headlines
Thursday
9 March 2017
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‘Robo debt’ recovery system charged 97,300 welfare recipients the fee in the last six months of 2016 alone
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Malcolm Turnbull condemns the treatment of one of his predecessors by CFMEU members rallying in Sydney’s CBD
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Boots on the ground near Raqqa a sign that the White House will give military chiefs more freedom to tackle Islamic State
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spotlight
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Two years ago, 57,000 refugees were stranded when Europe’s southern borders closed. What followed has been called the most expensive humanitarian response in history
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The wife of prime minister Justin Trudeau divided opinion on social media with a post inviting praise for men and boys who promote gender equality
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Essendon have denied allegations the AFL club reached out to underworld figure Mick Gatto to obtain information relating to the doping scandal
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The Human Rights Commission offers an important neutral environment where incidents of racism can be resolved respectfully
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Until the official inquiry into the thousands of lives ruined – at Tuam and elsewhere – widens in scope, people will never heal
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video and pictures
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Women from the UK, France and Spain discuss the taboo of childlessness – and celebrate International Women’s Day by affirming female identity beyond motherhood
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The former prime minister needed to be escorted by police after accidentally running the gauntlet of a CFMEU rally against penalty rate reductions
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Irishman Nick Dwyer and Frenchwoman Barbara Heftman arrive safely in Balmain on Wednesday after being rescued by the NSW police vessel Nemesis
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The landmark limestone arch that once featured in Clash of the Titans and Game of Thrones has tumbled into the sea
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Our roundup of this year’s celebrations, featuring events to mark the ongoing fight for women’s equality
Wisdom of Ages
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One Nation senator says she was wrong to suggest parents do own tests on vaccine safety but says ‘go and do your research’
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Aid agencies condemn mooted hundredfold increase in cost of permits despite earlier promise to allow ‘unimpeded access’ to 100,000 starving people
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people
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Speaking at the launch of her archive at the University of Melbourne, the feminist says women need to achieve more than simply drawing level with men
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The casting of black British actor Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out, a horror film about racism in America, has sparked debate about a trend some find troubling
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Comedian who played Tom the Innkeeper in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban suffers broken neck and punctured lung in collision
the big picture
Despite its woes, the Victorian government deserves credit for brave policymaking