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National

Sunday explainer – should I buy my kids more stuff?

The bizarre world of crowdfunding: Australia's most wacky requests revealed

Social media: when death doesn't mean out of range

Does Australia's first IV hangover clinic promote consequence-free drinking?

Richard Branson calls on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to decriminalise drugs

Improving the climate for women

Children at risk as alcohol and gambling get free kick in new television code

From ruin to recovery: How 50 days in ice rehab saved my life

Virtual dreaming - Indigenous Australia restored in the digital world

Design for permanent memorial to Martin Place siege features hundreds of flowers

Qantas will no longer carry racing greyhounds on flights to Asia

Guinea pig nuclear scientist reveals stone age

The danger when porn becomes sex ed

Screen grabs: Amy Schumer is gloriously shocking and Sean Penn's still got it

Labor loses legal bid to silence whistleblower

Missing from the classroom and in court

Kurdish fighter Ashley Dyball tried to join the Australian Army

Australians wasting millions on international money transfers, as entrants offer big savings

Santa isn't the only busy one: families outsource decorating of the Christmas tree

Koko Makura's journey in pictures

'Only bishops' could refer child abuse allegations to police, commission hears

Rich student, poor student: what your VCE subjects say about you

ACCC issues urgent warning against buying 'hoverboards' online for Christmas

Donald Trump's political star likely to keep shining

Test your knowledge with our superquiz

Australian greyhounds exported to Asia receive a 'death sentence': ABC 7.30 report

Born in the Bougainville conflict: a photography series

Priest says it was 'impossible' that George Pell joked about child sex abuse

Australians rally behind toddler at risk of genital mutilation but she's 'still not safe'

Foreign prawns linked with human trafficking and environmental havoc, says Greenpeace

World

Photos of the week

Best of the world - June 3, 2015

Two terror suspects arrested in Switzerland may be linked to Paris attacks

South African President Jacob Zuma denies affair with airline boss

Korean talks end in bickering on both sides of the North-South divide

US calls for more German military power in the fight against Islamic State

India to get Japan's bullet train, deepens defence and nuclear ties

Paris UN climate conference 2015: World on the cusp of historic deal

Saudi election makes history by including women

Egyptian judge postpones trial of 739 as courtroom cage too small

Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal calls Donald Trump a 'disgrace'

Gaddafi son seized in Lebanon

Taliban resurgent as Afghanistan struggles to revive peace talks

Phone-hacking investigation comes to an end with no new charges

Paris UN Climate Conference 2015: Zombies trying to avoiding a warming apocalypse

Gun sales rise in America in aftermath of mass shooting

Julian Assange could soon be questioned after Ecuador-Sweden deal

Public art to drive Bogota's rejuvenation

Force awakens as Star Wars memorabilia sells out at Sotheby's auction

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets first planeload of Syrian refugees

Police officer Daniel Holtzclaw guilty of raping multiple women

Victims of Oklahoma ex-police officer said they were forced into sex through fear

Ukraine lawmaker manhandles Prime Minister Yatseniuk, sparking brawl in parliament

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group buys South China Morning Post

Taliban claims attack on guest house near Spanish embassy in Kabul

Morocco issues arrest warrant for Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam

Michelle Obama takes to rap for university campaign

New Zealand Flag referendum result: Voters choose Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue)

Donald Trump's hate rants have an eager audience

Thai police may sue fugitive ex-general over people smuggling claims

Business

Your last chance to beat the Christmas shopping rush

Oil plunges on persistent global glut

Dow's Andrew Liveris closes most elusive deal

Dow Chemical, DuPont will merge as equals

Tatts Group chief Robbie Cooke has unfinished business with Tabcorp deal

Telstra poaches senior Optus executive Vicki Brady to lead consumer team

Atlassian ... What do they do again?

New class actions on Porsche Cayenne, VW, Audi 3.0 litre models in wake of VW scandal

Start me up: GradeProof a smarter spellcheck

Paris UN Climate Conference 2015: Here's the climate deal the world really wants

Asciano quarterly earnings 5 per cent 'below budget,' says Grant Samuel

Woodside Petroleum, North West Shelf venture to invest $US2b in gas development

Origin Energy begins production at Queensland's third LNG project

Atlassian is worth as much as Qantas after its massive trading debut

Atlassian: the millionaire factory

US company Hilcorp gives 1350 employees $137,000 bonus

Crude slips as OPEC output at three-year high

Rocklea's Brisbane Markets faces hostile takeover bid

New BIS Industries chief Brad Rogers tips thermal coal prices to recover in 2016

Sexual servitude raids at karaoke bars add sinister edge to worker exploitation

Sport

Australia v West Indies: Shane Warne issues SOS to Brian Lara to save tourists

Manchester City grab late winner against Swansea, Palace beat Southampton

Nebojsa Marinkovic brace sees Perth Glory past Central Coast Mariners

Live scores: English Premier League fixtures and results

Canberra Cavalry boss Donn McMichael says ABL rule changes unacceptable, unprofessional

Sport results for Saturday, December 12

Teenage British junior cycling champion admits EPO doping

Heat on Mick Fanning in world title fight

Roar come from behind to post 2-1 A-League win over Phoenix in Cairns

Golden State Warriors need double overtime to defeat Boston Celtics

Pssst: Brad Hogg eyes spot in Australia squad for World Twenty20

Cricket: Queanbeyan hopes lightning strikes twice in Gallop Cup one-day final

Romeo Castelen dazzles as Western Sydney Wanderers beat Melbourne Victory to stay top

Nick Olive and Richie Bensley chasing 100th winner together at Thoroughbred Park

New Zealand v Sri Lanka: Kane Williamson milestone helps NZ build 308-run lead over Sri Lanka

WNBL: Dandenong Rangers hold on to keep University of Canberra Capitals winless

Daniel McConnell wins national mountain bike series at Stromlo, Rebecca Henderson third

V8 Supercars want government funding to keep Vic events

Winners chase bigger targets while Damian Lane makes it 10 winners in six days

Australia vs West Indies first cricket Test: Short course could whet appetite for leftover pies

Chop or stick? The Dustin Martin mess

Alastair Clarkson – a statue in waiting

It's time for the AFL to walk the talk, says White Ribbon

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt will keep role in 2016, says Mav Weller

St Kilda stopper Mav Weller backtracks on criticism of former Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna

Essendon's Mitch Brown rewarded for keeping the faith

Contract extension would give Hawks, Clarkson 2020 vision

Cats still trail the Hawks, WA clubs: Dangerfield

Twilight matches for VFL games next season

Going too far off in the off-season

Jarryd Hayne, Johnathan Thurston and Sonny Bill Williams: 2015's big three

St George Illawarra Dragons remain in the hunt for James Roberts despite Tim Lafai signing

Robert Finch re-joins NRL referees' ranks after leaving St George Illawarra

St George Illawarra Dragons' Jason Nightingale develops Elite Athlete Business School

San Francisco 49ers' Jarryd Hayne backs Kieran Foran to handle Parramatta Eels pressure

St George Illawarra Dragons recruit Tim Lafai reveals Josh and Brett Morris endorsement helped seal deal

Canberra Raiders take a punt on Kato Ottio, Papua New Guinea volleyball star

Ben Garcia gives Penrith Panthers a new French connection

South Sydney Rabbitohs dismiss claims of Adam Reynolds departure

St George Illawarra sign Tim Lafai on two-year deal, Chris McQueen joins Gold Coast Titans

Rebels' winger Sefanaia Naivalu primed for Super return

David Pocock wins another award as ARU launches plans to re-sign him to Wallabies

ACT Brumbies on mission to unlock Tom Staniforth's mongrel for Super Rugby

Jarryd Hayne's agent Jack Bechta set to try out Rugby World Cup stars for NFL code switch

All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams 'ignorant' of refugee crisis before Lebanon visit

Henry Speight left out of Aussie sevens squad as Brumbies lock in trial against Reds

Waratahs step up pre-season training under new coach Daryl Gibson

Women's sevens captain Sharni Williams waiting for results of knee scans

Sonny Bill Williams snubs All Blacks legends Dan Carter and Richie McCaw in his Dream Team

Results alone won't tell the story of incoming England coach Eddie Jones' reign

Opinion

Engineers Australia pin oak forest competition to 'draw out creativity': Annabelle Pegrum

Boston Marathon a journey from trauma to recovery

Marathon running - it's a love-hate thing

Faith

Fortress Canberra needs reinforcement

The budget facts that Canberra isn't telling you

Migrating flak away from the minister

Entertainment

Humour: overheard in Gertrude Street, Melbourne

How Angela Ahrendts rocks the meetings at Apple

The Source: Stylish storage and long-haul luxury

Giveaways: Win tickets to a retro New Year's Eve bash

Eight days: what's on in Sydney

Gatecrasher at the NGV, Chadwick Christmas party and Biggie Smalls opening

Dame Edna: 60 years of mega-stardom

No Strings Attached: Melbourne-based Tinder web puppet series inks TV deals

Gardening: Eat Your History looks at Australia's edible past, from 1788 to the 1950s

Does my head look big in this? Dough sitters rise to the challenge

Wanted: the perfect holiday house (doohickeys and whatsits not necessary)

Amy Schumer's Pirelli moment may not be the leap we were looking for

We don't need another Mel: why tomorrow's women deserve their own screen heroes

Postcard from San Francisco: in the footsteps of Kerouac and other 'mad ones'

Are these the best-looking books of 2015?

Watch out for falling turtles: why famous authors sometimes finish weirdly

Bjork emerges from her internal battle, with strings attached

Cal Wilson: Taking a walk on the festival side with Ron Sexsmith

Serial Podcast season two launches online

Saturday, December 12

Columns

Editorial: Mr Rudd's lurching, all right


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