The Editorial Team

Andrew Backhouse is the audience editor at news.com.au. He has worked as a journalist for 11 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Queensland in 2010. He is currently a Juris Doctor student at the University of Southern Queensland.

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Space

The strangely shaped, rust-coloured ice rock. Picture: NASA

NASA renames ice world after backlash

NASA has quietly changed the name of the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft after backlash over its connotations.

UpdatedWA

Police found two bodies in Perth. Picture: Nine Newspapers

Screaming heard: Dad’s horrific discovery

Two girls whose bodies were found by their father in Perth have been identified, as their mother remains under police guard in hospital.

Space

‘It’s a planet’: Pluto storm erupts

Fans of Pluto were in mourning after it lost its planetary status. But now an intriguing statement from a NASA official has renewed interest.

Mobile Phones

Trump’s massive Huawei U-turn

The technology world was in shock when the US announced a sweeping ban on Huawei. Now it has suddenly changed course.

Natural Wonders

Scientists have identified signs of a huge aquifer off the US coast. Picture: Nature

Gobsmacking find under the ocean

Hidden off the coast of the US is an invaluable treasure — which could be a boon with the world’s population set to spike.

Asia

A huge cyclone is bearing down on India. Picture: Ryan Maue/Twitter

Huge cyclone threatens millions

Millions of people are in the firing line of a huge cyclone that is expected to strengthen into the most powerful system in 20 years.

Mobile Phones

Astonishing scenes in Huawei clash

There have been heated scenes, with a Huawei executive accused of being a “moral vacuum” as he squared off against MPs.

Climate Change

Climate scientist Peter Gleick posted this graph showing the disturbing rise in CO2 levels, now at 415 parts per million in the atmosphere. Picture: Peter Gleick/Twitter

This graph should worry you

The last time humans saw something like this was — never. Humans didn’t exist. The world should be concerned about this.

VIC

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Murder charge at nursing home

A nursing home in Victoria has been rocked by the news a man has been accused of murdering one of the residents.

National

NEWS2019ELECTION 21/4/2019. DAY11/Job1The Prime Minister Scott Morrison with his wife Jenny on Easter Sunday at the Horizon Church in Sutherland. Picture Gary Ramage

First look inside ScoMo’s church

For the first time, PM Scott Morrisson has allowed media inside his church, which he has attended for about a decade. See the pics.

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