headlines
Tuesday
4 April 2017
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Former senator's election invalid due to 'indirect pecuniary interest', high court rulesRuling means vacancy will be filled via recount of election’s votes, which will likely return second Family First candidate
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Bitter battles mark the road to Australia's urban futureThe controversial 33km road and tunnel project in the city’s inner west has become a litmus test for Australian urban planning -
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Suspected chemical attack kills at least 60 in Idlib provinceDoctors say victims from attack on Khan Sheikhun were bleeding from the nose and mouth, had constricted irises and suffered from convulsions
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spotlight
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Private v public: when parental fear comes up against the researchIn the anxious race to get our children ahead of others, the local high school is collateral damage. Neoliberalism might be unravelling, but its legacy lives on
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President's daughter distances herself from controversial policiesAmid questions over her White House role, president’s daughter tells CBS she voices her opinions to her father ‘with total candor’
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Maggie Alderson: the skincare line that has been 'life-changingly brilliant'In a new series, we chat to people who love both books and beauty products. Here writer Maggie Alderson reveals her top reads and lotions
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Robots may change the sex industry but could they replace intimacy?With ‘perfect’ sex robots not far away, experts warn they could lead to ‘ethical and emotional de-skilling’
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Ibrahimovic’s late penalty denies Toffees victoryA 94th-minute penalty from Zlatan Ibrahimovic secured an unimpressive Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Everton and prolonged their unbeaten run
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Confusion over AFL rules comes from policy made on the runThe past decade of AFL football has seen an increase in league rule changes, which are often reactive and not in the interests of the game’s aesthetic
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Republic of Ireland women's footbal team threaten to strikeMembers of the Republic of Ireland women’s football team have threatened to go on strike after accusing their governing body of failing to provide the team adequate support, including being forced to get changed in public toilets on the way to matches and sharing tracksuits with youth‑team squads
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What England's T20 can learn from the Big BashAustralia’s Big Bash has been a success because the people behind it realised the vast numbers not watching cricket outweighed the outdated concerns of those who were
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Livingstone ran London so well. Now he’s trashed his reputationBack in 2004, the former mayor showed the world how effective leftwing government could be. It’s sad that his career has come to this
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How did we wind up back in the Mad Men era at work?Social scientists say we are witnessing a backlash to the loss of male dominance in the workplace, a phenomenon that helped Donald Trump become president
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video and pictures
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To bring a city together, WestConnex tears suburbs apartThe New South Wales government promises that Sydney’s $16.8bn WestConnex motorway project will dramatically ease the city’s dire congestion problems, but critics say it is a damaging waste of money
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Dozens die in suspected chemical attackDozens of people have died and several more injured in a suspected chemical attack in northern Syria
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Ken Livingstone suspended from Labour partyFormer London mayor Ken Livingstone avoided expulsion from Labour on Tuesday over controversial comments about Adolf Hitler and Zionism
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Road project changes the face of St Peters – in picturesA collection of images shot around one of the main construction sites for Sydney’s $16.8bn WestConnex road and tunnel project. The photos tell a tale of significant infrastructure development, lost trees and the removal of families from their homes
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Is digital privacy no longer possible?From Russian hacking to WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden and CIA cyber weapons, does digital surveillance mean the end of privacy?
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Passengers scramble out of St Petersburg metro minutes after blastAmateur video shows passengers jumping from the wreckage of a train carriage in St Petersburg after an explosion on the metro on Monday
Renewables roadshow
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Stronger culture would cut deaths, health congress toldWorld Congress on Public Health told focus on drug and alcohol abuse not enough to reduce global suicide rates
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Reserve Bank head warns price speculation is a risk to Australian economyPhilip Lowe says too many interest-only loans being issued to people with the ‘skinniest of buffers’
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Pyongyang launches ballistic missile into sea, says SeoulSouth Korean military’s report of launch from east coast port of Sinpo comes as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for Florida summit this week
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TV anchor faces new pressure as 12 companies pull ads from Fox News showHyundai and Allstate among companies taking action following reports he and employer paid several women to settle sexual harassment claims
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explore
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The indigenous communities pushed out by immigrations ... from the USAs property developers edge closer to the home town of 5,000 Cocas, the community has appealed to the government for help
people
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A history of official first lady portraitsFrom the soft-focus sheen of the current Flotus to Nancy Reagan’s fashion-forward style, official White House photos reveal more than you might think
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Actor not to be punished over piloting near-missFederal Aviation Administration will not fine actor and he retains pilot’s licence after incident in February
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Is the lauded British author's view of historical fiction out of date?Courting controversy by calling her contemporaries ‘cringing’, perhaps the author hasn’t noticed the exciting developments in her own genre
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I never felt that I had very many choices. EverThe actor, who is on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie, talks about being typecast and struggling to find roles while balancing life as a parent
Wisdom of Ages
the big picture
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Hindus gather and an angry rhinoThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Ashtami Tithi in Bangladesh and a relocated rhinoceros
After the flood No tourists please. Help welcome
‘Disaster alley’ Australia could be set to receive new wave of climate refugees