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As the 20th International AIDS Conference gets underway in Melbourne, workers in the sex industry are hoping that a range of HIV and AIDS issues relating to them will be addressed, as well as bring about attention to its causes and issues.

DON'T book flights for a Friday afternoon. And always get groceries on Monday. Save cash by shopping smarter, not shopping less.

Betsy is - well, was - Mr. Jelley's 1962 'Vette. They have been together nearly 41 years, a lifetime filled with Sunday drives.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed to maintain pressure on Vladimir Putin after a phone call to the Russian President.

When faced with a heart-stopping situation, one brave Bensenville, Illinois, woman didn't hesitate to step up to the plate.

DAVID WENHAM, PRESENTER: Hello. This is David Wenham and this is coming to you via my smart phone in Manchester, England.

Hit by two astonishing tragedies in quick succession, the Malaysia Airlines brand may become the airline industry's equivalent of asbestos or News of the World: toxic to the public and, experts say, impossible to redeem.

ELEANOR HALL: The Queensland Government is promising to re-assess its controversial law-and-order agenda in response to its massive defeat in the weekend by-election.

A TRUCK has collided with a number of vehicles on the Hume Hwy and motorist are advised to expect delays near Campbelltown.

On July 17 Putin warned biting sanctions will boomerang and hit back at US national interests, will inflicting "very serious damage" on an already tattered US-Russia relationship.

New Delhi, July 19: Thursday's missile attack on a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine has triggered a race between America and Russia to lobby India ahead of a tense diplomatic calendar where New Delhi's clout among developing nations could prove critical.

Ukraine officials accuse Russia of helping separatists of destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down on the Russia-Ukraine border.

TONY Abbott has described the crash scene of MH17 as 'chaotic' and 'outrageous' and says there can be no room for excuses or blame shifting by Russia.

An Australian family is in mourning again after losing relatives on MH17, just months after grieving the loss of loved ones on MH370.

A rare blue-colored red king crab was part of a fisherman's catch earlier this month in Nome, Alaska.

G20 trade ministers reaffirmed Saturday their commitment to free trade as a central driver of growth and to streamline the flow of goods through borders.

Apple is set to open its third brick-and-mortar retail store in Western Australia, at the Lakeside Joondalup shopping mall in Joondalup, Perth.

Aboriginal communities from across Australia met in Brisbane on July 11 to attend a day of protest and planning against the ongoing removal of children from Aboriginal families .

As emergency workers search for victims of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, Ukraine releases security vision it says shows a launcher with two missiles missing heading towards the Russian border.

A central Queensland family has been hit by both Malaysia Airlines' tragedies this year, reports SMH Crime Editor Nick Ralston.