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Asylum seekers will come to Australia, Morrison admits
Scott Morrison says Indian citizens among the 157 Tamils will be returned to India and none would be allowed to settle in Australia -
Further West Bank protests expected
Medics say 120 protesters being treated for gunshot wounds as Israeli security cabinet to discuss ground operation and ceasefire-
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- Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 15
- Hamas among civilians. Just like in Israel
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Whitehaven coal hoaxer avoids jail
Jonathan Moylan given 20 month suspended sentence over bogus ANZ release that temporarily wiped $300m off mining company's value -
100 more police sent to MH17 site
Police may be armed and backed up by defence personnel, but PM stresses their only brief is to bring bodies home -
Plane crashes with 116 aboard
Air Algérie flight comes down in northern Africa, bringing the week's air death toll to 450 -
SA abuse suspect 'faced past inquiry'
Minister unable to confirm reports that carer charged with sexually abusing seven young children had been previously investigated -
Mothers face work discrimination
Half of mothers and more than a quarter of fathers face discrimination during pregnancy, parental leave or return to work, government report says -
CSIRO warns telescopes may shut
Budget cuts of $114m has ramped up pressure on the Parks and Narrabri telescope external funding is needed to survive, astronomer says -
Climate change linked to health
Australian Academy of Science brings experts together to map out effects global warming on public health and food security -
Bishop in court on child sex charge
WA police allege Bishop Max Davis, head of the church's military diocese, indecently assaulted a 13-year-old boy in 1969 -
Labor denies Age theft claim
Victoria party threatens legal action and denies seizing journalist's device and using its recordings to try to damage the state's ruling Coalition -
Indigenous children in care crisis
Report says Indigenous children are 10.6 times more likely than non-Indigenous to be placed in out-of-home care -
'Gillard offered to stand aside for me'
Former minister Greg Combet says former leader made offer at height of Labor turmoil last year -
Greste will launch appeal
Brother of jailed Australian journalist says the family are appointing Egyptian lawyers paid for by his employer al-Jazeera -
Australian aid workers leave Kenya
At least 39 Australians working on aid projects are told to leave due to ongoing attacks by militant Islamic group al-Shabaab -
Shift workers at high risk of diabetes
Research finds shift work carries 9% higher risk of type 2 diabetes, especially in men and those with rotating shift patterns -
Ten wins ratings after long dry spell
A resurgent MasterChef Australia and the opening day of the Commonwealth Games pushed the network's share to 31.4% -
Ukrainian prime minister resigns
Yatseniuk quits as he berates parliament for failing to pass law to increase army financing and regulate country's energy situation -
Journalists arrested in Iran
Jason Rezaian, his wife who works for a UAE-based newspaper, and two American photojournalists detained in unknown location -
Isis denies ordering FGM in Mosul
Doubts grow over UN report, seemingly reliant on year-old document from Syria thought to have been doctored -
Fifty Shades trailer provokes outrage
US-based Morality in Media criticises trailer for 'cultivating rape culture' while Parents Television Council calls for action
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Dolly Parton: my 'slaughtered' songs
Queen of Country on people singing her classics and being the toast of Glastonbury -
Is it irrational to avoid air travel?
James Ball: You've undoubtedly heard that you're more likely to get hit by lightning or die in a car wreck. But is that really true? -
New tattoos get under my skin
For years I had a perfectly serviceable prejudice against body art. But now nice people are inking up -
India's rich to get much more wealthy
A sixth more people are worth at least ÂŁ2.2m than a year ago and demand for luxury goods is on the rise -
Toys are we: royal childhood
Baby progress books, milk teeth, rocking horses, a polo mallet – and mini Aston Martin – go on display
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Record-breaker Meares sets tone
Commonwealth Games: Anna Meares led the way for Australia on a golden opening day on the cycling track and in the pool -
Hird to stay away until 2015 season
AFL: Essendon have announced James Hird will not play a match-day role in the coach's box until next season -
NRL: five things to look out for
Nick Tedeschi: Craig Bellamy's grudge match; rugby league country-style; and a Homebush hoodoo
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Guardians of the Galaxy review
A new troupe of intergalactic comedy badasses sets out to save the universe in Marvel's superhero movie -
20 acts to hear in rest of 2014
Have a look at the blog aggregator's list of newly-emerging acts tipped to make it big this year -
Devil's Knot: Toronto 2013 - review
Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon might like to drop Atom Egoyan's take on the West Memphis Three from their résumés
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Both Israelis and Palestinians lose
Daniel Barenboim: There can be no military solution. Both sides need to acknowledge the other's suffering and their rights -
Let statistics be your guide
James Ball: You've undoubtedly heard that you're more likely to get hit by lightning or die in a car wreck. But is that really true? -
Misleading women to 'rescue' them
Van Badham: If those who oppose abortions cared about women's health, they would not link the procedure with breast cancer
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Fast fashion – outfitting Team Sky
Peter Walker visits clothing company Rapha to find out about designing ultra-high-performance apparel -
Peter Greste preparing to appeal
Brother of jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste says a legal team is being assembled -
Sick chicken: Meat industry exposed
A Guardian undercover investigation exposes conditions inside the UK's chicken factories
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