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Republicans drop ethics rules change after Trump rebuke

US House Republicans scrapped Tuesday a controversial rules change that would have gutted a congressional ethics office, after President-elect Donald Trump rebuked the strategy hours before lawmakers were to vote on the measure.

Turkey makes more arrests in hunt for Istanbul attacker

Turkish authorities on Tuesday intensified efforts to identify a suspected jihadist from Central Asia behind the massacre of 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub who had reportedly fought in Syria for the Islamic State group.

'Wait a second, I actually won it!' Ugandan refugee wins prestigious Shakespeare scholarship

Joel Loum Okumu, 17, arrived in Australia from war-ravaged Uganda without one word of English. Now he's about to perform Shakespeare with one of the biggest theatre companies in the country.

Britain's EU envoy Ivan Rogers resigns

Ivan Rogers, Britain's ambassador to the EU has resigned, effective immediately.

Ford scuttles Mexico plant as Trump targets GM

Ford scuttled a plan to build a new factory in Mexico Tuesday following criticism from Donald Trump, and just hours after the president-elect attacked General Motors for importing Mexican-made cars into the US.

Ninth suspected irukandji sting on Fraser Island

A ninth person is believed to have been stung by the potentially deadly irukandji jellyfish in waters off Queensland's Fraser Island since December 22.

Five little-known diseases to watch out for in 2017

Climate change and ecological degradation may be contributing to a situation where zoonosis – the movement of a disease from a vertebrate animal to a human host – is more common, writes Derek Gatherer.

Dutton keen to overhaul citizenship test

The Immigration Minister is pushing for changes to the citizenship test to better assess whether migrants are willing to embrace Australian values.

Could you pass Australia's citizenship test?

Most people who become Australian citizens must take a short computer-based test. Would you pass the test?

Wildcard Jasika ready to cause an upset at 2017 Australian Open

Omar Jasika returns to the Australian Open as the wildcard entry for the second year running ready to take the next step in his career.

Sussan Ley chartered private jet because commercial flights 'not suitable'

Health Minister Sussan Ley chartered a private jet to the Gold Coast to attend a portfolio commitment because a commercial flight was 'deemed not suitable'.

Things you were taught at school that are wrong

The prescriptivist stranglehold on grammar isn't just restrictive, it's often just plain wrong, writes Misty Adoniou.

Scissors pulled from man's stomach 18 years after surgery

A Vietnamese man has had scissors removed from his abdomen which were left behind during surgery 18 years ago, after reporting a stomachache that was nearly two decades in the making.