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The politics of Sunday penalty rates

Analysis: Advocates of scrapping penalty rates don't get them and don't need them.

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Trees mark eight murdered children

Eight frangipani trees were planted to remember eight children who were killed in a Manoora house in 2014.

Eight frangipani trees - one for each of the eight children killed in a Cairns house - have been planted to mark the first anniversary of their deaths.

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Indonesia on high terrorism alert

An Indonesian surf instructor dressed as Santa Claus at Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia.
Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies

Indonesian authorities have identified 13 areas they think might be attacked over Christmas and New Year periods.

Federal Politics

Best political cartoons of 2015

Rocco

Choppergate, knighthoods and leadership spills. Here are 2015's best political cartoons, care of Fairfax's award winning cartoonists.

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Why I'll never watch a Star Wars movie 

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 Pic shows Chewbacca, Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi (Alec Guiness) in the cockpit of the Millenium Falcon.
Anthony Frith

If the Star Wars franchise is the cultural high point it is made out to be, what does that say about humanity?

Plebiscite would set a precedent

Same-sex marriage is an issue that arouses strong views on both sides.
Dean Smith

Putting marriage equality to a popular vote would require careful management not to repeat plebiscite errors of the past.

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More Aussies turning to fast cash

Kim Kardashian is a role model for many.
Michelle Hutchison

Are consumerism influencers like Kim Kardashian to blame for the rise in short-term lending right before Christmas?

How Sydney homeowners add value

Trend setters:  Val and Paul Buckley who live in a granny flat on a property owned by their daughter.
James Robertson and Samuel Roberts

Construction in NSW is reaching new records, but more and more of it is happening in people's backyards.

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Bracing for the stamp price hike

Australia Post is hiking prices on stamps as the volume of letters continues to fall and it turns its focus to parcel delivery.
Nina Hendy

Small businesses are scrambling to find ways to avoid the Australia Post price hike to be implemented at New Year.

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Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, front, reacts after she was announced as the new Miss Universe at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez was incorrectly named Miss Universe. In back is finalist Miss USA Olivia Jordan. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Miss Universe's shock Murdoch moment

Miss Colombia has been accidentally crowned the winner of the Miss Universe pageant.

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San Fran curse could let in Hayne

Chasing his dream: Jarryd Hayne.
Peter Mitchell

​The 49ers' running back injury curse has struck again - and it could elevate Jarryd Hayne back into the game-day squad.

Cricket

Khawaja ready for Boxing Day

Back in white?: Usman Khawaja is fit and readt to return to Test cricket.
Daniel Lane

Usman Khawaja is confident his recurring hamstring woes are over, with the fit-again batsman set to be recalled for the Boxing Day Test.

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