headlines
Sunday
19 February 2017
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Liberal MP says Coalition 'working on' changes to capital gains taxJohn Alexander maintains Coalition is working on changes to help with housing affordability, despite ministers saying have no ‘intention’ to change CGT
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Turnbull threatens funding delay if Perth Freight Link scrappedPM warns if Labor wins the Western Australian election it can’t demand $1.2bn for an alternative project such as Metronet -
Trump's Sweden comment referred to 'rising crime', White House saysPresident appeared to refer to a non-existent terror attack in the country during a rally on Saturday in Florida, prompting questions from Swedish officials -
spotlight
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You know he's dangerous, why are you overriding your instincts?The Australian author’s Storm and Grace plumbs the dark territory of domestic violence she knows well, but she brings a fresh fury to her sixth novel
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Bruce Springsteen closes his Australian tour in the sodden Hunter ValleyWind, rail and hail didn’t come between the performer and his devoted fans as he played three hours of blockbuster songs
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Teens document their final school year in insightful new seriesThe ABC is pushing the innovation of handing cameras to teens in year 12 but the series’ real strength is the talent itself
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What does the future hold for students starting university today?New Australian undergraduates will contend with an uncertain world of climate change, job insecurity and unaffordable homes. So what are their chances?
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Gunaratne does for Australia in final-ball T20 thrillerFor the second time in as many days, Sri Lanka beat Australia on the final ball of a T20 international, as the tourists secured the series 2-0
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Wigan turn on style against Sharks to win World Club ChallengeGeorge Williams excelled as Wigan produced an outstanding performance to beat Cronulla 22-6 and secure a clean sweep for the Super League in the World Club Series
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FFA flounders as spectre of tipping point becoming vanishing point loomsWhile the current stoush might manifest as a power struggle, at its core is a perhaps necessary debate on the best way to generate and distribute money
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Ibrahimovic comes off bench to complete comebackZlatan Ibrahimovic came on after an hour and scored the winner for Manchester United in 2-1 defeat of Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup fifth round
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The NDIS is now a political gaming chip. I'm surprised it took so longPolitical history is littered with the hollowed out remains of grand schemes launched to universal approval, then gored by realpolitik
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Trump’s fragile male ego craves the dangerous drug of adulationThe president’s hyped-up behaviour at his Florida rally was an alarming display of his neediness. Maybe he should have his own theme park
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video and pictures
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WA Liberals groove to Daft Punk at campaign launchMembers of the Western Australian Liberal party got into the spirit of things at their election campaign launch on Sunday with French electronic duo Daft Punk’s 2001 hit One More Time
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Search and rescue in the MediterraneanPhotographer David Ramos was onboard the rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro, operated by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms
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Trump’s first month of liesThe Guardian examines Donald Trump’s most egregious falsehoods in his first month as president
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20ft sinkhole swallows car amid California ‘weather bomb’A minivan collapses into a 20ft sinkhole in the Studio City suburb of Los Angeles, California, as the state continues to experience its heaviest rainfall in six years
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Palm Springs by moonlightThe Australian photographer Tom Blachford discovered a dark side to the desert oasis of Palm Springs, shooting its modernist housing by moonlight
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Comedians mock Trump's press conferenceDonald Trump’s first solo press conference provided the bulk of material for late-night hosts on Thursday
Wisdom of Ages
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Police cast doubt over future of Melbourne music festivalPolice to meet with organisers of Electric Parade festival after more than 20 people treated at event and 40 arrested for drug possession
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Prominent Australians write open letter opposing Israeli PM's visitIsrael’s prime minister will be its first serving PM to visit Australia but he is expected to face protests
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UN says civilians at extreme risk as west Mosul offensive beginsEarly advances by Iraqi forces meet limited resistance but Isis thought to have prepared ambush points in urban centre
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Successful launch and landing of Falcon rocket for ISS voyageFalcon 9 rocket takes off from launchpad that was home to some of Nasa’s best-known missions
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explore
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Inside Trump's super-rich south Florida social setHow the 1% lives in the town now dominated by Trump’s lair Mar-a-Lago, where glitzy parties and rounds of golf can lead to business deals and ambassadorships
people
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Broadcaster to narrate BBC's Blue Planet IISeven-episode series to air this year will include footage of newly discovered and never-before filmed creatures
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I have got lighter as I’ve got olderShe is the darling of independent French cinema who’s also been a Bond girl. After becoming a mother, she tells Will Lawrence how she balances her crippling anxiety with an exhibitionist streak
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Presenter pulls out of hosting Royal Television Society awardsPresenter cites a campaign that claims his hosting show would be ‘damaging’ as his reason for quitting
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Maybe to beat Chinese divers you have to eat like themBritain’s Olympic diver on childhood broccoli dinners, training camp chicken claws and why wine is like a doughnut
the big picture
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Venice carnival and snow horse racingThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
Indigenous incarceration Breaking the cycle of colonisation's cruel third act
Opinion This is not an intractable problem – we have the solutions