North Korea has defied international pressure to conduct yet another missile test-
What's believed to be a scud-class ballistic missile has been fired about 400 kilometres, landing in the Sea of Japan off North Korea's east coast after flying for around six minutes.
It landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone, about 300 kilometres from the Japanese islands of Oki
- Australia will send an extra 30 troops to Afghanistan to train local soldiers, bringing the total number of Australian soldiers in the country to 300.
The extra troops will be provided in response to a request from NATO*, which coordinates the mission in Afghanistan.
The government says the request came around a month ago, with the general in charge saying the mission is currently short by a few thousand troops.
Defence Minister Marise Payne has told a Senate Estimates panel the 30 Australians will help train Afghan soldiers.
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is accusing the head of ASIO of trying to avoid the links between extremist Islam and terrorism.
His comments come after ASIO chief Duncan Lewis told One Nation leader Pauline Hason in a Senate hearing last week there's no evidence to suggest a link between refugees and terrorism.
Mr Abbott has told Sydney radio station 2-G-B nearly all terrorist incidents are associated with people shouting Islamic slogans as they kill, and authorities shouldn't be in denial.
Schapelle Corby has arrived home in Australia more than 12 years after she was convicted of importing marijuana into Indonesia.
But there's been no confirmed sign of the 39-year-old since she touched down at Brisbane airport early on Sunday morning.
There's been a media frenzy over coverage of her return..
The Seven Network's David Koch has defended what some call excessive media coverage.
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