headlines
Friday
5
December
2014
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Mars exploration one step closer after Nasa’s flawless Orion test flightOrion crew capsule not only survived launch and orbit, but temperatures of about 2,200C as it returned to Earth -
Senior parliamentary official may have provided misleading evidenceCarol Mills, the secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS), is accused of misleading parliament about how much she knew about an investigation into one of her employees.
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Residents flee coastal areas ahead of typhoon HagupitTens of thousands evacuated as storm is set to hit the country a year after thousands were killed by typhoon Haiyan -
Families of British students back policeThailand murders Families of British students back police
Doubts surround the apparent confessions of two Burmese men accused of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller -
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Lebanese soldier killed by al-Qaida offshootNusra says action was taken in retaliation for the arrest of wives of Islamist militants
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Investigation reports delayed until after Cunneen appealNSW’s corruption watchdog says it will not release its reports on developer donations and Australian Water Holdings until the high court rules
highlights
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Sean Abbott still to decide on return to cricket after death of Phillip HughesSean Abbott will make a decision on whether to return to first class cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday
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Brisbane Broncos' Darius Boyd faces nine months out with Achilles injuryOff-season recruit suffers suspected torn tendon in first week back in training after treatment for depression
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Guardian Live!David Marr introduces Alan Rusbridger on the, nature of press freedom
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Former Melbourne cutlery salesman jailed for five years
Arms deal conspiracy Former Melbourne cutlery salesman jailed for five years
Richard Chichakli, caught living as a cleaner in Australia, ordered to forfeit $1.7m after trying to buy aircraft to ferry weapons to war zones -
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Rosie Batty reveals her sadness as inquest into son's death endsRosie Batty says she is most saddened that Luke’s killer father could have been treated for his mental illness
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Yoga guru's 'handmaiden' had sex with 14-year-old-boy
Royal commission Yoga guru's 'handmaiden' had sex with 14-year-old-boy
Royal commission into Mangrove Mountain Ashram hears that its second-in-command had sex with young boy and later had child with him -
Icac to appeal after court decides it cannot investigate prosecutor
Margaret Cunneen Icac to appeal after court decides it cannot investigate prosecutor
Cunneen wins bid to prevent corruption commission investigating alleged attempt to pervert course of justice, but matter will now be taken to high court
in depth
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Will ‘DisGrace’ Mugabe become country’s first female president?Many Zimbabweans fear a continuation of the Mugabe dynasty, especially in the form of the president’s scandal-prone wife
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How we shot the Guardian and Royal Court microplays
Up close and political How we shot the Guardian and Royal Court microplays
Cinematographer Eben Bolter sheds light on the look and feel of the six works in our Off the Page project, where journalism met theatre -
Anyone but Bibi: why election is unlikely to be easy for NetanyahuAllies turned foes, economic fears and poll saying 60% of voters would prefer a PM other than him points to a volatile campaign
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Great white sharks: 10 myths debunkedEvery time you enter the ocean, anywhere on Earth with a temperate or subtropical climate, you cross into the domain of the great white shark. But almost everything the average human thinks he or she knows about these sharks – other than the fact that they are big and dangerous – is wrong. We unpick 10 of the most tenacious myths
pictures and video
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Philippines bracing as evacuations begin
Typoon Hagupit Philippines bracing as evacuations begin
Thousands of Filipinos flee their homes as the country prepares to be hit by typhoon Hagupit on Saturday
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‘I can’t breathe’: hands up from across the globe at Eric Garner protests – video
As protests into a chokehold death at the hands of the NYPD continue, Guardian US columnist Steven W Thrasher visits the 'scene of a crime that is not the scene of a crime' and looks ahead to a movement that isn't going to end anytime soon
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Huge dust storm engulfs Queensland town
In pictures Huge dust storm engulfs Queensland town
Enormous dark clouds of sand and dirt turn day into night in the small outback town of Bedourie on the edge of the Simpson desert -
Nasa's Orion launched into space - video
Nasa successfully launches its new Orion spacecraft on Friday for an unmanned trial run around Earth
people
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A star is scorned: Hollywood Walk of Fame plaque defaced‘Rapist’ was written three times across the 30-year-old sidewalk tribute to the comedian as accusations of sex abuse proliferate
the big picture
The Coalition's own messages are neither coherent nor convincing