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Labor 'blew $20bn on NBN rollout'
10:16AM NICOLA BERKOVIC Malcolm Turnbull says Labor's inefficient rollout of the broadband network is the biggest waste of funds in any public project.
EXCLUSIVE Why spies targeted SBY's wife
CAMERON STEWART AUSTRALIAN intelligence agencies targeted Indonesia's first lady in 2009 because of her position of influence on the President.
Safety check fail grounds Brindabella
5:24PM Steve Creedy BRINDABELLA Airlines has been put into receivership and its flights suspended indefinitely.
Gillard's house sells easily
2:08AM JULIA Gillard's Melbourne home has sold for a high $921,000 - to a fan.
EXCLUSIVE Budget deficit to jump to $50bn
Sid Maher and Dennis Shanahan AUSTRALIA faces a blowout in the deficit to $50 billion as Tony Abbott promises to launch into a "budget repair job" next year.
Australia near regaining Ashes
9:42PM Andrew Faulkner A RELENTLESS Australia has batted England out of the third Test and is poised to reclaim the Ashes as soon as tomorrow.
Dissident to president laid to rest
2:19PM AFP NELSON Mandela will be laid to rest in a funeral reflecting the traditions of his tribe.
Rabbit landing one giant hop
12:34PM Nicola Smith CHINA has landed a robotic rover on the moon, a historic leap forward for the superpower's ambitious space program.
Tears as Fanning takes world crown
11:56AM Will Swanton In Oahu, Hawaii AN emotional Mick Fanning has won his third world title under dramatic circumstances at Hawaii's Pipe Masters.
- Fawcett auction items sell for $200,000
- Missing Qld man found after four days
- Police assaulted at NSW soccer game
- Aussie held over alleged arson in Thailand
- Red-suited revellers hit NY bars
- Eight more dead in Bangladesh riots
- Qld lifts pokies ban on big notes
- Wind fears for WA bushfire near homes
- Police officer stabbed in the neck
- I don't expect marriage bill, says Abbott
- Safety check fail grounds Brindabella
- Nervous trading ahead of Federal Reserve
- Iran cancels Pakistan gas pipeline loan
- Labor 'blew $20bn on NBN rollout'
- Toyota to enter US settlement talks
- VW replaces head of struggling US division
- Amazon to take on supermarkets
- US stocks down for second week
- Chinese economy faces 'downward pressure'
- Watkins' parting shot at Hockey
Opinion
'The first lady had become one of the most powerful figures inside Indonesian politics'
THE decision in 2009 to tap the phone of the wife of the Indonesian President was fully reported to the then prime minister Kevin Rudd.
'Tony Abbott remains defiantly hopeful and doggedly determined to deliver his election promises in full'
TONY Abbott remains defiantly hopeful and doggedly determined to deliver his election promises in full and on time.
'Invest for growth or retire debt: the dilemma has our politicians in a bind'
INVEST for growth or retire debt: the dilemma has our politicians in a bind.
'The managing director should manage, not look to outsiders for inquiries into bias'
THE managing director should manage, not look to outsiders for inquiries into bias.
'Tony Abbott needs to sleep with one eye open, and I think he knows it'
TONY Abbott needs to sleep with one eye open, and I think he knows it.
'Cosy arrangements between unions and employers call for a royal commission'
COSY arrangements between unions and employers call for a royal commission.
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Why did we listen in on SBY's wife?
CAMERON STEWART HER political role made Indonesia's first lady a legitimate target for our spies.
Lift in indigenous literacy
Justine Ferrari READING skills among indigenous primary school students jumped this year.
Australian Nobel winner dies
Sun Dec 15 02:28:23 EST 2013 JOHN Cornforth, an Australian who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1975, has died.
Farce as Hird paid a year in advance
CHIP LE GRAND A FIERCE dispute between the AFL and Essendon over whether James Hird could be paid while suspended has meekly ended in farce.
EXCLUSIVE Williamson pulled HSU strings
BRAD NORINGTON A TRAIL of emails reveals how convicted Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson secretly controlled his union while on leave.
Abbott flags first aid over Holden exit
SID MAHER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE PM has flagged help for two states to help them cope with Holden's decision to end manufacturing in Australia,
Kiwis take jobs Aussies don't want
PAUL CLEARY THE growth regions in Australia that offer the best job prospects have been mainly attracting overseas-born workers.
Australians finish trek with Harry
Sun Dec 15 03:25:37 EST 2013 TWO Australian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan have completed the trek to the South Pole with Prince Harry.
Solar burning hole in family finances
ANNABEL HEPWORTH NATIONAL BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT THE renewable energy target is responsible for 17 per cent of a typical power bill.
Skydiving death in Victoria
Sun Dec 15 02:42:58 EST 2013 A US citizen has plunged to his death in a skydiving incident in Victoria's northeast.
EXCLUSIVE Watkins' parting shot at Hockey
Andrew White GRAINCORP'S outgoing CEO Alison Watkins has attacked the reasoning used by Joe Hockey to block ADM's $3.4 billion takeover bid.
TOP FEATURES
UPDATED WA bushfire out of control
2:56PM LIVES and homes are in danger from a bushfire burning out of control east of Perth.
Gillard's house sells easily
2:08AM JULIA Gillard's Melbourne home has sold for a high $921,000 - to a fan.
Kim's aunt still in favour
3:23PM AFP THE powerful aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears unscathed after the shock purge of her husband who was executed for treason.
Bells toll for 26 Sandy Hook victims
9:24AM AP THE 26 victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting have been remembered on the anniversary of the tragedy.
Rudd made right call on tapping phone
Greg Sheridan THE decision in 2009 to tap the phone of the wife of the Indonesian President was fully reported to the then prime minister Kevin Rudd.
Give us leaders who dare face change
Peter van Onselen INVEST for growth or retire debt: the dilemma has our politicians in a bind.
Bleak gallery
Get a dose of satire in our Bill Leak cartoon gallery.
Too often, businesses simply have to give in to union demands for work practices that harm profitability. This is rife in the car industry."
T on There must be something we can make
Paul Kelly's View
The Australian editor at large Paul Kelly talks about the Holden decision and the new Abbott government.
3:12Mick Fanning wins remarkable third world title
Relive the moment Mick Fanning claimed his third world title in remarkable fashion at the Pipe Masters.
2:44Mandela's 'long walk' nears its end
Nelson Mandela's remains are on their way to be returned to his rural childhood home for traditional burial.
2:07Turnbull speaks on gay marriage
Malcolm Turnbull said he believes the Coalition should allow a free vote on the issue of same sex marriage.
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Best albums of 2013
THE Spin Doctor picks his favourite albums of 2013.
EXCLUSIVE Watkins' parting shot at Hockey
Andrew White GRAINCORP'S outgoing CEO Alison Watkins has attacked the reasoning used by Joe Hockey to block ADM's $3.4 billion takeover bid.
EXCLUSIVE Ailing fashion houses seek healing
REBECCA URBAN CAMILLA Franks may have been on to something when she called on a spiritual healer to bless her new concept space in David Jones.
Hutchinson's honourable fall
MICHAEL BENNET BELINDA Hutchinson knew it was bad when she was handed detailed actuarial and valuation reports on its US business.
Finally, lift-off for Doha dodo
CRAIG EMERSON ONE year ago I wrote that the world's trading nations must not give up on the decade-long global trade talks.
Labor's GM hysteria overblown
PETER SWITZER TANYA Plibersek's reaction to the Holden decision was an Academy Award performance.
Dockets no hurdle for rivals
Blair Speedy ACCC figures show independent petrol stations were doing just fine before it forced Coles and Woolies to cap their fuel discounts.
Labor 'blew $20bn on NBN rollout'
NICOLA BERKOVIC Malcolm Turnbull says Labor's inefficient rollout of the broadband network is the biggest waste of funds in any public project.
Budget deficit to jump to $50bn
Sid Maher and Dennis Shanahan AUSTRALIA faces a blowout in the deficit to $50 billion as Tony Abbott promises to launch into a "budget repair job" next year.
We're 'out of step' on gay marriage
NICOLA BERKOVIC MALCOLM Turnbull says the Coalition should allow a free vote on gay marriage.
Scott must rid ABC of its green hue
GERARD HENDERSON THE managing director should manage, not look to outsiders for inquiries into bias.
Rudd made right call on tapping phone
Greg Sheridan THE decision in 2009 to tap the phone of the wife of the Indonesian President was fully reported to the then prime minister Kevin Rudd.
Time for PM to look on the bright side
Dennis Shanahan TONY Abbott remains defiantly hopeful and doggedly determined to deliver his election promises in full and on time.
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- 52% ALP
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Australia near regaining Ashes
Andrew Faulkner A RELENTLESS Australia has batted England out of the third Test and is poised to reclaim the Ashes as soon as tomorrow.
Tears as Fanning takes world crown
Will Swanton In Oahu, Hawaii AN emotional Mick Fanning has won his third world title under dramatic circumstances at Hawaii's Pipe Masters.
Eckstein exacts revenge on rival
Margie McDonald IRONMAN Shannon Eckstein has crossed the line ahead of rival Matt Poole after a clash on the sand yesterday.
There's snow doubting them
A week at a time: Simon King THIS was always about the fans - those loyal souls willing to sit out a blizzard for their team.
Cool youngster en route to Lord's, 2015
Gideon Haigh SO deep are we in the Ashes present, that the Ashes future is hard to contemplate.
A million for Hird to twiddle thumbs
Patrick Smith THIS is humiliating for Andrew Demetriou and utterly embarrassing for the AFL commission.
Foxtel keeps Telstra in the game
STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ NEWS that Foxtel will bundle broadband and voice with pay-TV next year points to looming shifts in the marketplace.
See ya Twerk, Pantsula's here
Jackie Bischof A DANCE that looks like a cross between hyped-up hip-hop and Irish line dancing is taking the world by storm.
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