Aussie hopes of finishing top boosted by 86-run drubbing of New Zealand

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Sign up to the Four Corners newsletter Get the best investigative journalism delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to receive alerts from Four Corners about investigations, recommended reading and links to ground-breaking stories. Top Stories Aussie hopes of finishing top boosted by 86-run drubbing of New Zealand Australia's chances of finishing on top of the standings at the Cricket World Cup have received a boost with a drubbing of New Zealand at Lord's. Learning to read is highly political and it comes down to this — can your child sound out words? Educators are again going into battle over how young students are taught to read amid a new push for a nationwide phonics check. Asylum seeker rescue ship captain rams Italian border police motorboat The captain of a humanitarian rescue ship is arrested after ramming her vessel into an Italian border police motorboat while docking at a tiny Mediterranean island in defiance of Italy's anti-migrant interior minister. 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He says it's not enough A Syrian refugee who took a deal from Australia to settle in Cambodia says he needs nearly $80,000 a year to cover his family's health and education costs. Analysis and Opinion Why you should let up on the Logies hate By Alana Schetzer Supporters and critics both left surprised by how far WA's proposed euthanasia laws go By Jacob Kagi 'Never hate your enemies': Advice ignored in a coup gone wrong By Laura Tingle I tried living like a successful executive. It broke my brain By Caroline Zielinski World Abandoned baby now 'thriving' after being found wrapped in plastic bag   Pride and protest: Marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots   Donald Trump wants to meet Kim Jong-un at the border to 'say hello'   Australia 'He's so small, I struggle to watch': Should kids' sports be grouped by size, not age?   Election mandates and why politicians keep talking about them   Why you should let up on the Logies hate   Business Healthy lollies? Confectioners chew on changing customer tastes   A small Chinese bank has collapsed and experts worry China's financial system may fail with it   Here's what you can and can't claim on tax. And beware, the tax office warns it's watching   Politics Election mandates and why politicians keep talking about them   Jodi McKay wins NSW Labor leadership after bruising three-month process   Donald Trump wants to meet Kim Jong-un at the border to 'say hello'   Sport Aussie hopes of finishing top boosted by 86-run drubbing of New Zealand   Bulldogs beat the Power in the wet, Pies dumped by North   Parramatta comeback stuns Canberra in the Territory   Arts and Entertainment Why you should let up on the Logies hate   Evie and Pat mystery solved after owners of lost photos found   The secret brain injury that changed Michael Hutchence forever   Health Restless legs syndrome is more than just twitching. Here's what to look for   This man has been in a vegetative state for 11 years. France has now ruled he can die   I tried living like a successful executive. It broke my brain   Science and Technology Restless legs syndrome is more than just twitching. Here's what to look for   Woman wakes to find 'mud volcano' crater eroding backyard   Fast radio bursts are incredibly brief and violent — and now we know where one of them came from   Environment Recyclers tackle growing farm waste problem with innovative plastic products   Europe battling heatwave so hot it's causing chicken manure to combust and spark bushfires   Protesters locked together inside canoe in South Brisbane after blocking bridge       Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy. 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