PM takes a hammering after broken promises
In another body blow for the Coalition, voters have rejected Tony Abbott's 'year of achievement' as Shorten soars.
Voters get personal: it's not me it's you, Prime Minister
Comment Abbott liked to say Gillard was incompetent. Voters have bad news for him.
State hospital beds 'don't exist'
Health Minister insists there's a record number of beds and on paper, she's right, but there's a catch.
Wanderers' eleventh hour stand-off
Crisis talks over 'disrespectful' deal continued at airport as Club World Cup boycott goes unresolved.
Alleged Uber rapist on the run
Female executive dozed off in taxi in India only to wake up in a secluded area before driver assaulted her.
Hockey to lock horns with big four
Higher interest rates will be likely if Joe Hockey agrees to bank reforms.
Comedy takes Tropfest's top gong
A small but enthusiastic audience were rewarded for enduring the inclement weather on Sunday.
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Aussie glut Britain's answer
Schools across England are set to benefit from Australia's oversupply of teaching graduates.
Shoplifters Of The World
Shoplifting has escalated to bulk operations generating hundreds of thousands of dollars a hit.
New South Wales
Baird's plan may hit hip pockets
Mike Bairds' plan to privatise electricity network by selling off 'poles and wires' risks driving household power prices up.
National
Australia sets record in solar efficiency
Australian researchers have achieved world-beating levels of converting sunlight into electricity.
World
Most hacked computers in the world
So hacked are Taiwan's computers government staff get two, one for the internet and a second that stays offline.
Federal Politics
Voters desert Tony Abbott: poll
Bill Shorten has forged ahead of Tony Abbott as preferred PM and is now regarded by voters as stronger and more trustworthy, poll shows.
Breach of trust key to Abbott's slide
If Abbott has delivered so substantially on his election commitments, why is he rated so harshly by the electorate?
- Elizabeth Knight Banking sector reform will affect every Australian
- Comment:Abbott's policy backdown is meek
- Hockey urges banks to co-operate with regulators
- Liberal voter unhappy with the Prime Minister
- PM 'refines' paid parental leave scheme
- Hockey vows to take on banks
- Morrison's unprecedeted powers
Comment
Senate's three malevolent monkeys
To see the dysfunctional, debt-drunk, elected-by-fluke dominated Senate in action, I attended the final question time of the year last week.
Hope for change in Eric Garner's death
Eric Garner's death and America's burgeoning civil rights movement - a chance for change?
Business
Murray has made right call on banks
Poacher turned gamekeeper David Murray is right to tell the big banks they must boost their capital and make themselves safer.
Fears of pressure on home buyers
Searching for a home loan can be a process riddled with complexities and hidden fees.
Murray sides with crowd on net funding
The Murray inquiry rejects calls from some banks that digital competitors should face regulations.
Ten broke in two years without change
Ten Network has two years to turn itself around or it could go broke, analysts say.
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Rattled banks up the ante
When it comes to reports to government there is a deep schism between recommendations and implementations.
Banks brace for $28 billion hit
The banking industry and the federal government look set for a showdown over the Financial Services Inquiry.
- Murray Tax breaks benefit rich: Murray
- Hockey vows to take on banks
- Murray Inquiry's key recommendations
- Economy Doing more with less as incomes shrink
- Tougher line on white collar crime
- US Surprise US jobs surge
- Markets Future Fund bets on falling $A
- SMSF Retirees hope for a merry Christmas
- Murray Small business eyes $2.5b card windfall
- Michael West Peculiar treatments in accounts
- Tax We don't dodge tax, it's Google
- Economy Wages growth hits the wall
Money
Comparator websites under regulator scrutiny
Comparator websites could face penalties for misleading or deceiving consumers.
Shady business can prove lucrative
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One Christmas gift to rule them all
Hollywood’s gift-bag guru names the item that never fails to win over celebrities.
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Never lose a pet again
An ingenious device can monitor your pet with GPS.
Get fit at your desk
There are lots of things you can do to beat the sedentary blues.
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Megaliner returns to Sydney 'home'
The biggest cruise ship to ever be based in Australia has returned after an $80 million makeover.
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Smart technology disrupts fishing
Once the preserve of tech-free summer afternoons, fishing is about to undergo a revolution.
Will this Facebook post protect you?
A viral post doing the rounds says it will shore up your copyright if you post it. But does it work?
Apple creation story is a 'bit of a myth'
Steve Wozniak says not much happened in the Jobs family's Silicon Valley garage.
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'It's probably safer than a PIN'
Bank to offer customers with smartphones fingerprint access to online banking from January.
North Korea still prime suspect
Despite denials, US security services still believe communist nation to blame for crippling cyber attack on Sony Pictures.
Australian start-ups to watch in 2015
The tech start-up world is a game of 'heroes and zeroes' with just one in 10 making a return.
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Watson: We're winning mind games
As Mitchell Johnson confronted his demons by sending down some red-hot bouncers, Shane Watson was learning how to hold his nerve.
Roosters prop in Raiders' sights
The Canberra Raiders are closing in on their biggest recruitment target in years.
Wanderers' cash dispute unresolved
$2,500 a player: The 'insulting' offer that has Wanderers players on verge of mutiny
