Australian News

1. 39 bodies found in back of truck in England

   British police say the bodies of 39 people have been found in a truck container at an industrial estate to the east of London and they have arrested a Northern Irishman in relation to the incident.

2. A twang, silence, a blood-curdling scream: Witness recounts horror at seeing man fall to death from zip-line

   Mardi Liebelt was next in line to take a flying fox through the rainforest canopy when the zip-line snapped, watching in horror as a 50-year-old South Australian man fall to his death and his wife writhed in pain.

3. John Setka accuses Anthony Albanese of trashing Labor values as he exits party

   Union boss John Setka, facing the prospect of being expelled from the Labor, resigns from the party after a four month legal battle to retain his membership.

4. Hundreds of millions in drought support under consideration among senior ministers

   The ABC understands drought-stricken towns will be the target of federal stimulus potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars under a program designed to support regional communities enduring hardship.

5. Bankrupt romance scam victim had no idea she'd lost her house — so she kept paying the mortgage

   Robyn Hausler continued paying her mortgage and rates for six years, not realising the house she'd lived in for 20 years wasn't hers anymore. Now a court has ruled she can have her property back.

6. Skipper of boat laden with 700kg of cocaine found guilty, faces life in jail

   A man who denied knowing anything about $245 million worth of drugs onboard a catamaran he skippered from Tahiti faces life in jail after being found guilty of the crime.

7. Daintree zip-line victim Dean Sanderson remembered as a 'loving husband'

   The family of the man who died while zip-lining in Far North Queensland has described him as a "loving husband, father, son, brother and friend to all".

8. Insurance red zones are spreading through our biggest cities

   Insurance premiums for thousands of Australians are likely to double or even triple within decades. New data reveals the suburbs facing the biggest jumps.

9. Murder suspect who sparked Hong Kong protests released from prison as extradition bill formally withdrawn

   Chan Tong-kai is accused of the murder of his girlfriend in Taiwan, but his case exploded onto the international scene when his proposed extradition kicked off protests in Hong Kong that have since morphed into a massive pro-democracy movement.

10. Rarely seen gravity waves captured on satellite footage off Western Australia's north coast

    Satellite images have captured a usually invisible phenomenon known as atmospheric gravity waves pulsing through clouds off Western Australia's north-west.

11. Samantha Fraser escaped religious cult, was 'petrified' of husband before death, murder hearing told

    A Victorian court is told Samantha Fraser, who was allegedly murdered by her husband at Phillip Island last year, was disowned by her extended family when she left their religious cult.

12. Paralympian Marieke Vervoort dies by voluntary euthanasia

    The gold, silver and bronze medallist, who had spoken of living with unbroken pain due to an incurable, degenerative disease, ends her life in Belgium, where euthanasia is legal.

13. 'Deficiencies' that led to deadly Lion Air crash revealed to victims' families

    A combination of mechanical issues and "deficiencies" in crew and pilot reactions were to blame for the Lion Air 737 MAX crash in Indonesia last year, the victims' families are told.

14. Chinese billionaire says 'dark forces' behind his $141m tax bill

    Billionaire property developer Huang Xiangmo publishes a lengthy and scathing attack at the ATO, which is pursuing him over a $141 million tax bill, and ASIO, which revoked his permanent residency.

15. Fans are obsessing over this moment in the Rise of Skywalker trailer

    The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has landed. And fans are already putting every moment under the microscope.

16. 'Mind-boggling': Adam Neumann stays on as advisor to WeWork after billion-dollar buyout

    Adam Neumann has been bought out of We Work and dumped from the board after SoftBank agreed to a $US10 billion takeover of the office-sharing company, but he has also managed to retain a role as an advisor to the company.

17. One drug is linked to 18 vet suicides per year, but it doesn't have to be stored in a locked container

    An inquest into the deaths of two young vets who took a drug linked to almost 20 suicides per year within the industry urges better mental health support for veterinary professionals.

18. 'Sloppy work': Cop tells inquiry she guessed weight of drugs on revellers

    A NSW police officer is accused of "sloppy work" in an inquiry after she mistakenly inflated the quantity of drugs found on a reveller at Splendour in the Grass last year by nearly eight times.

19. Tax boss Chris Jordan hits back at ATO whistleblowers and media reporting

    Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan takes the extraordinary step of talking in detail about the affairs of individuals while before Parliament.

20. Outback town unites to oust local supermarket, changes locks and staff

    Sackings demanded and threats to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars are at the centre of a clash between an outback community and a Commonwealth-owned business.