Court: A convicted drug trafficker who has been handed a 20-year sentence was consuming up to $5000 worth of cocaine weekly before his arrest, a court has heard.
Opinion: The challenge for leaders is not just dealing with the immediate increasing threats to cohesion, but with longer term policy, writes Michelle Grattan.
Sport: "The chemistry within the team is strong, and it's a dream for all of us, so there is an extra level of motivation to get to that and you'll see it."
Super Rugby: Julia Gillard was still hanging on as prime minister, the Harlem shake video craze swept the internet, Macklemore's Thrift Shop was the biggest song of the year.
Technology: The pornography industry desperately needs to be regulated as websites prioritise profits over people, an international sexual violence expert says.
National: A hunt for a huge crocodile is under way in the Torres Strait after a search for a missing 16-year-old boy ended in tragedy.
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