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Top Stories Apartment owner questioned over Australian's disappearance in Rio Missing Australian Rye Hunt checked into an apartment after leaving Rio International Airport and his laptop, camera and travel bags were found in the room, his family says. Steven Peet remanded in custody over triple murder The man charged with the murder of Adeline Yvette Wilson-Rigney and her two children at Hillier in Adelaide's north does not apply for bail during a court hearing. National minimum wage lifted 2.4 per cent Australia's lowest paid workers will receive a 2.4 per cent pay increase, following the annual minimum wage decision, to $672.70 a week. Part-time Coles worker wins Fair Work case Coles could be forced to renegotiate wages and conditions of thousands of employees as a worker wins a David-and-Goliath battle against the supermarket chain and one of Australia's most powerful unions. Live: PM says Pauline Hanson not welcome in politics The Prime Minister hits out at former One Nation politician Pauline Hanson, saying she would not be a "welcome presence" in the Upper House. Follow all the political developments live. Croc population steady, no need for cull Qld Government says Crocodile numbers in Queensland remain steady and there is no need to cull the population, the State Government says. Federal MP Bob Katter is calling for a cull after Cindy Waldron was taken by a crocodile north of Cairns on Sunday night. Peris replacement Malarndirri McCarthy not enrolled to vote in NT Nova Peris's replacement in the Senate, Malarndirri McCarthy, confirms she is not a member of the Labor Party, nor is she enrolled to vote in the Northern Territory. Tradie dies after fence collapse in Geelong A bricklayer dies after the fence he was working on collapses onto him in the Geelong suburb of Belmont, emergency services say. Police excavate site at Ipswich in search for Sharron Phillips Police excavate a site in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, in the hunt for the body of Sharron Phillips who disappeared 30 years ago. Harambe was protecting boy from screaming crowd: expert Screaming adults above the enclosure, rather than the little boy who fell in, the real 'threat' perceived by the silverback gorilla shot at a US zoo on the weekend, animal behaviour expert says. NRL to scrap golden point for finals The NRL prepares to scrap golden point for finals games, as the competition committee approves the introduction of extra time. Police feared teen who self-immolated was being groomed for sex Police were concerned a teenager who died in regional Victoria after setting himself on fire was being groomed for sexual servitude, an inquest hears. Australian man arrested on child pornography charges in Canada An Australian man is charged in Canada with child pornography offences after he was allegedly caught filming a boy in a public bathroom. 'Cute' kangaroo ruptures woman's breast implants in attack A South Australian woman will undergo surgery after her breast implants were ruptured during a kangaroo attack while she and a friend were out cycling. Foreign businessman buys Tasmanian island for $5.5m Waterhouse Island, off the north-east coast of Tasmania, which gained global interest when put on the market last year, is sold to a Singaporean businessman who will use it as a private retreat. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Beers, bubs and breakdowns: We put our pollies to the sniff test By Peter Lewis Election 2016 is our chance to demand a better version of politics By Jonathan Green My friend's Labor of love doesn't extend to Shorten By Mungo MacCallum Why we're seeing less pork barrelling this election By Chris Berg World • Video: Giant alligator stuns golfers in Florida • Housing oversupply stokes fears of Chinese property bust • World's most expensive handbag sells for $417,000 Australia • Cronk to make call on his own fitness hours out from Maroons' Origin opener • Economists expect 0.8 pc rise in GDP for March quarter • Fraudsters blamed for higher insurance costs Business • Economists expect 0.8 pc rise in GDP for March quarter • Fraudsters blamed for higher insurance costs • National minimum wage lifted 2.4 per cent Politics • Turnbull defends Bishop over on-air super stumble • How does Australia's minimum wage compare? • National minimum wage lifted 2.4 per cent Sport • Roughead refuses to be down over cancer battle • NRL to scrap golden point for finals • Cronk to make call on his own fitness hours out from Maroons' Origin opener Entertainment • Turnbull and Shorten criticised over 'snoozefest' debate • Jodie Foster looks back at half a century of making movies • 'I hated myself': Australian teens losing thousands in Counter-Strike gambling Health • Victoria Police mental health review critical of 'suck it up' culture • Call for stricter safety standards for 'deadly' button batteries • Hope and heartbreak in the baby business Science and Tech • Harambe was protecting boy from screaming crowd: expert • 'I hated myself': Australian teens losing thousands in Counter-Strike gambling • Some credit card info at risk after transport website security breach Environment • Shorten pledges $500m for reef as surveys reveal mass coral die-offs • Coral bleaching and that UNESCO list. 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