General news

• The NZ warriors, deserters and thieves sent to Australia as convicts

  24-10-2017 23:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Early colonial New Zealand had no room for reprobates and was at war with Maori resisters. So between 1843 and 1853, it shipped the worst offenders across the Tasman Sea.
  
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• Butter price spike: Why sweet treats are getting more expensive

  24-10-2017 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Strong global demand for dairy products is driving up the price of butter. But how is it happening during a period of mostly stable milk prices?
  
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• What convinced these scientists climate change is real?

  24-10-2017 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Three once-sceptical scientists reveal the evidence that convinced them climate change is real, and needs to be urgently tackled.
  
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• AWU attempt to stop examination of documents obtained in police raids

  24-10-2017 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Workers Union will today head to the Federal Court in an attempt to stop the documents obtained by Australian Federal Police in yesterday's raids from being examined by the Registered Organisations Commission.
  
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• We can't tell you if you need the NBN, but we can give you an idea

  24-10-2017 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Rather than explaining what the NBN is, we thought we'd go through the things you'd probably use it for and whether it would make a difference for you.
  
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• Turns out Australians aren't too lazy to fill out optional same-sex marriage survey

  24-10-2017 10:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Three-quarters of voters have sent back their survey form to declare their view on same-sex marriage, making a lie of warnings Australians are so used to compulsory voting that they would be too lazy to fill in an optional survey and find a post box and send it back.
  
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• Is Australia's internet really that terrible?

  24-10-2017 10:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of you have answered our call and told us what your internet speeds are like. The responses don't paint a pretty picture for the National Broadband Network.
  
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• Government stalling on referendum to establish Indigenous body, Labor says

  24-10-2017 10:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Opposition accuses the Government of stalling on the road to a referendum to establish constitutional change for Indigenous people, saying momentum has been lost on the issue.
  
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• Federal police raid Australian Workers' Union offices in GetUp probe

  24-10-2017 07:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal police raid the AWU headquarters in Melbourne and Sydney over donations made to GetUp, one day after it was revealed the Australian Electoral Commission is investigating the activist group's funding.
  
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• You don't need water to dive with the new 'tortilla maker'

  24-10-2017 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  It is an odd name which has nothing to do with Mexican cuisine, but the "tortilla maker" is making it possible for divers to perfect their form without having to even dip their toe in the water.
  
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• Aussie troops to provide counter-terror training in Philippines

  24-10-2017 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian soldiers will be sent to the Philippines in "coming days" to provide urban warfare and counter-terror training to help the nation's military fight Islamic State-inspired militants.
  
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• Australian family's lucky escape from frightening PNG hold-up

  24-10-2017 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian family driving down a narrow road in Papua New Guinea was blocked by a car and chased by thugs armed with guns and bats. A father's quick thinking helped them escape.
  
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• Politicians are squabbling over who's to blame for the NBN, but it's not helping anyone

  24-10-2017 01:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Kevin Rudd is the latest to weigh in on the sarcastic, self-righteous political ruckus over internet speeds and prices. He says Malcolm Turnbull messed up the rollout of the NBN, but the Coalition is calling the former PM a "fantasist".
  
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• Tomic serves underarm, loses to Frenchman in bizarre Vienna opener

  24-10-2017 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Bernard Tomic's terrible 2017 season continues with a Vienna Open defeat to qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert, during which the Australian was occasionally brilliant but mostly erratic.
  
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