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Top Stories Police officer dies after shooting west of Brisbane A gunman is on the run after a police officer was killed following a shooting in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane. What will sink the housing market and drown property investors? Australia's big east coast property markets have been riding high for years, but a lack of liquidity could drown investors when the real estate market turns, writes Michael Janda. Navy's troubled warships 'expected' to be back in service by October The Chief of Navy says he expects Australia's two largest and most expensive warships will be back in service by October this year. Will travel insurance cover you in a terror attack? When you fork out hundreds of dollars for travel insurance, you probably expect it will cover any kind of emergency. But you might want to check the fine print. 'My handshake wasn't innocent': Macron describes first meeting with Trump French President Emmanuel Macron says his now famous white-knuckle handshake showdown with Donald Trump was "a moment of truth" — designed to show that he's no pushover. She's got the media's attention, but could Schapelle make a profit? Legal expert Bill Potts says it would be illegal for Schapelle Corby to profit from her drug smuggling past, but there are other ways around the legislation which could see her make the most of her celebrity status. Why your wrong to care about grammar Proper grammar as we know it was invented in 1762 by an Anglican bishop. It's time has passed, and that's okay. Are global alliances what they used to be? A clearly dispirited Angela Merkel may be circling Europe's wagons for a future where US and British support may no longer be assumed as a given, writes Greg Jennett. Why you're almost certainly wasting time rinsing your recycling Many Australians are confused about what they can and can't recycle, and whether they need to clean everything before it goes in the bin. The best plan is to check the details with your local council. Joyce's comments show he 'misunderstands' Uluru statement Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's comments that an Indigenous chamber of parliament "will not fly" are met with derision from a policy adviser, who says the Nationals leader "misunderstands" the proposal. Lindt Cafe siege victim's family wants police commanders' jobs reviewed The family of Tori Johnson call on the NSW Police Commissioner to review the current positions of the two most senior commanders in charge at the end of the Lindt Cafe siege. Meet the woman buying houses for Melbourne's homeless Jessica Pearce was so moved by the sight of Melbourne's homeless people that she started buying houses for them. Rebel Wilson dumped from movie 'before articles published' Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson has negotiated lucrative movie deals since the publication of a series of articles she claims ruined her career, a Melbourne court is told. Man pleads guilty to 1984 rape, murder of Melbourne child Kylie Maybury Victorian man Gregory Keith Davies, 74, pleads guilty to the rape and murder of six-year-old Kylie Maybury, who was taken from a Preston street on Melbourne Cup day in 1984. Health officials apologise over teen's suicide in NSW mental health unit Health officials in the NSW Hunter Valley admit failings and apologise to the family of a teenager who took her own life in a mental health unit. John Travolta donates historic jet to regional aircraft museum Hollywood star John Travolta is donating his historic Boeing 707 to Albion Park's Historic Aircraft Restoration Society, south of Wollongong. Black lung inquiry finds 'catastrophic failure' in handling of suspected cases A parliamentary committee into black lung disease finds "catastrophic failings" in public administration in Queensland, and warns more cases are likely to be diagnosed in the future. Can an ancient board game give Google the keys to the Middle Kingdom? The robots have had another victory with Google's AlphaGo AI beating the world champion in an ancient Asian board game, in what's seen as a charm offensive to help the tech giant woo the Chinese market. Australia to send additional 30 troops to Afghanistan: Payne Australia agrees to deploy an additional 30 troops to a training mission in Afghanistan, after NATO requested more training and mentoring forces to help bolster the Afghan army. Tasmanian skies turn technicolour as aurora australis arrives Social media is again flooded with luminescent images of the aurora australis — or southern lights — turning the skies above Tasmania pink, purple and green, but is the spectacle really becoming more frequent? Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Saudi Arabia hopes Trump will restore natural order in Middle East By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown School funding 'savings' blunder puts Gonski 2.0 reforms in trouble By 7.30 political correspondent Andrew Probyn Grattan: Hanson could soon be asking herself why she has Ashby around By Michelle Grattan How did the Manchester attacker slip through the security net? 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