No recommendations from two-year inquiry into housing prices

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A parliamentary inquiry established nearly two years ago to investigate housing affordability makes…

NT youth detention royal commission extended by four months

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The federal and NT governments agree to extend the Royal Commission into the Protection and…

Live: Handscomb out for 105 as Australia collapse continues

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Peter Handscomb is bowled for 105 as Australia's middle-order collapse continues after the first…

Critic's top 5 films of the year

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In a golden age of TV, RN's film critic Jason di Rosso found the movies that took formal risks affected him most this year.

Is social media making people ruder in real life?

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What impact is online rudeness having on our real-life interactions? Are we on a slippery slope to a less civil society?

Australian makes acting debut as Barack Obama

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24-year-old actor Devon Terrell from Perth makes his Netflix acting debut today as Barack Obama in the new biopic, Barry.

The true story of Gary the Goat

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The story of the long and winding track that brought Gary, Australia's most famous goat, to his owner.

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Can being optimistic help you live longer?

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Several studies have shown an optimistic thinking style is linked with better health and living longer.

Heart attacks 'twice as likely' for those who do not finish high school

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Australians without a high school education are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack than those with a university degree.

Less work, more money: The argument for a universal basic income

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Could less work be more fair? That's the question at the heart of a new discussion paper by the Green Institute.

Roll down Parliament lawns before ban kicks in

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Hundreds of people are set to tumble down the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra this weekend.

Decking the CWA hall with Christmas trees

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The Loxton Christmas Tree Festival proves that there are no rules when it comes to decorating your tree.

The Matt and Alex Legend of The Year Award

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Matt and Alex commemorate and replay the most busted and/or memorable on-air moments of 2016.

Searching for the genetic links of stuttering

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A WA researcher is gathering saliva from families to discern whether stuttering has a genetic cause.

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With the fall of Aleppo, Idlib province becomes rebels' final stronghold

Men celebrate Syria's Government reclaiming Aleppo from the rebels.By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown

Trump's response to conflicts of interest only makes things worse

Experts say Donald Trump needs to place all his wealth in a blind trust, and not hand over to his children, to avoid being in breach of the Constitution.By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

NAPLAN results show it is time to hand trust back to teachers

Politicians can't address educational standards because they're not teachers, says Gabrielle Stroud.By Gabrielle Stroud

Leigh Sales' top 10 interviews of 2016

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