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Macquarie bankers drug colleague with valium and laxatives

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Discarded syringes down a little-used laneway.

Extra syringe sweeps ordered amid drug debate

Students with disabilities are putting a strain on teachers and schools, Pauline Hanson has told parliament.

Autistic children 'holding our kids back': Hanson

Victoria's own Disneyland? Park set for $50m makeover

GetUp! activist Carla McGrath was appointed to the Australian Press Council last month.

Press Council head falls on sword amid GetUp! furore

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs wood waste to help replace coal-fired power.

The 'renewable future'? Push for wood-fired power to replace coal

Australia kept its place in the top 10 largely due to its strong performance in the opportunity section of the index.

Australia drops five places in 'best places to live' survey

Expert rebuffs Dutton over English language test 'red herring'

No sign of Bali escapees in waste tunnel amid drowning fears

$27 billion wiped from sharemarket in worst day of year

Coalition wins key vote to secure school funding victory

Uber boss quits in face of shareholder revolt

The Oxford Scholar will close next week.

'We can't afford this': Iconic pub shuts its doors amid metro tunnel works

Grenfell Tower after the blaze. Up to 78 people are dead and bodies remain inside.

Australians, stay away - London is no longer a holiday town

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Is it a crime to admit you love co-parenting after divorce?

Paul McCartney, now a knight, is on his way to Australia in December.

Paul McCartney to visit four cities on Australian tour

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"Parenthood is much, much more than genes," says Professor Michael Gilding.

The nerd factor: Older dads have geekier sons

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Daggy Gumbuya Park gets makeover

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We're sick of you: The hotspot cities that now hate tourists

Bulldog Jake Stringer has hit out at rumours about his family

Bulldog Jake Stringer hits out at hurtful rumours about family

People in a manic episode have reduced impulse control, which makes them less likely to take time to accept spell-check ...

Can your iPhone tell if you're depressed?

Jaeger O'Meara.

The full story about Hawk Jaeger O'Meara's knee

In Hong Kong there's a dark side to a housing boom, as attempts to increase supply fail to help affordability.

Tiny new flats in Hong Kong smaller than nearby prison cells

Apartments such as 410/115 Bulcock Street, Caloundra, are being snapped up for less than $200,000.

Where you can buy a beach holiday unit for under $200,000

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These are the items you should be looking for in op shops

Foster and Partners Bund Finance theatre with moving curtain.

Shapeshifters: The buildings that move in all the right ways

672 Centre Road, Bentleigh East, has attracted buyers who suspect the properties could be in the expanded McKinnon ...

One school zone, two prices: The price to get in the 'right' area

Renee Sullivan with the thnote dead cats

'Cat lover' poses next to three kittens she shot with bow

'They'd try and spit on you': Ex-inspector calls CFMEU threats real

No jail for ex-imam who married teen bride to a much older man

Angelo Gargasoulas at the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a hearing in March.

Suburb off limits for brother of Bourke Street accused

Brooklyn resident Gulen Sarantis, with her two-year-old Georgia, has concerns over the 7000 extra trucks that will hit ...

West Gate Tunnel will bring 7000 more trucks to Brooklyn

The scene of the crash at Ardmona.

Fatal bus crash: Nursing home residents were on a trip to bakery

Former train tagger Ashley Goudie with year six students at Brighton Beach Primary School.

The former train tagger teaching graffiti in schools

Deb Clelend poses in a cheeky social media campaign hoping to keep Canberra 'nude' - billboard-free.

Canberrans are getting their gear off for this cause

ACT

John Edwards is expected to be charged with the murder of estranged wife Sharon Edwards.

Sharon Edwards' husband to be extradited

NSW

Christine Cronau in a video posted to her website.

Uni backflips on decision to host 'nutrition adviser'

WA

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Rising power bills force families to 'switch to candles'

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In defence of the internet 'pile on' and public shaming

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Privatisation: has it really been so brilliant? Look at electricity

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Aussie celebs mourn Channel 31's free-to-air demise

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The government has sealed a deal on school funding thanks in part to the support of the Nick Xenophon Team.

Government wins over crossbench in stunning victory for Gonski 2.0

Matthew Knott

Shorten forced to repudiate militant union leader's threats

Adam Gartrell

Expert rebuffs Peter Dutton over English language test 'red herring'

Michael Koziol

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs wood waste to help replace coal-fired power.

Energy body pushes for wood-fired power to replace coal

James Massola

Students with disabilities are putting a strain on teachers and schools, Pauline Hanson has told Parliament.

Children with autism are 'holding our kids back': Pauline Hanson

Timna Jacks

Australia kept its place in the top 10 largely due to its strong performance in the opportunity section of the index.

Australia drops five places in 'best places to live' survey

Eryk Bagshaw

Australians dislike Donald Trump but have accepted he's in power and remain wedded to the US alliance.

Australians positive despite worries about the world

David Wroe

Karen Handel declares victory during an election-night watch party.

Republican win in Georgia byelection a victory for Trump

Paul McGeough

US President Donald Trump with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, now installed as Saudi Arabia's crown prince, in March.

Saudi king upends succession, promotes 31-year-old son

Soldiers ride a military vehicle on the outskirts of Marawi city, southern Philippines, earlier this month.

Islamist militants take hostages in Philippine school

Remy Bonnaffe took the picture of the flames after the explosion in Brussels' Central Station.

'Some luck tonight': Brussels commuter saw bomb explode

Illustration: Simon Letch

Time to stop pretending consumer power will save the world

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Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Anyone who visits the estates targeted for renewal — in suburbs such as Preston, Prahran, Flemington and North Melbourne ...

Housing renewal shouldn't entrench disadvantage

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Lesley Dredge

Police responding to the hostage crisis in Brighton.

We can't ignore the role Islam played in the Brighton shooting

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Richard Shumack

A global sell-off of Australian assets appears to have wiped almost $27 billion, or 1.6 per cent, off the value of the ...

ASX sheds $27b as investors sell out

Myriam Robin

The unconscious victim.

Macquarie bankers drug colleague with valium, laxatives

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Darkest day in its eight-year history: Uber announced this week that its chief executive Travis Kalanick is taking an ...

Uber founder resigns amid shareholder revolt

Retreat to Australia: James Packer's casino empire has given up on its global expansion in the wake of the China arrests.

As China trial looms, Crown's Asian offices suddenly disappear

ASX suffers worst fall of the year as $26b wiped

Myriam Robin

The six charts that explain oil's slump into bear country

Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

Now Amazon is taking on bricks-and-mortar's last big advantage

Nick Wingfield

MLC Centre stars in $1.1 billion buying spree

Mathew Dunckley

If you're looking for a timepiece that will increase in value, look no further.

This little-known watch brand could be your best investment ever

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We have trainers for the gym, why not our day to day life?

How a life coach could be the answer to all your problems

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Shirley O'Riley, 58, works as a ward assistant, which involves lifting patients. She is annoyed that she will not be ...

Coalition won't retire its policy to lift pension age to 70

John Collett

Erin Riley and her 9-month old daughter Abby at their rented home in Panania.

'I moved to the burbs to escape city rent'

Erin Riley

On Spinder, when students find an Australian Peacock Spider with traits they like and swipe to the right, those traits ...

Why would anyone download Spinder: a dating app for spiders?

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

John Winning, boss of Appliances Online isn't fazed by the entrance of Amazon.

'We're not doing anything to prep for Amazon'

Alexandra Cain

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RAAF ceases Syria operations

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Lies, a witches brew and con-ski

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Labor's red herring: Dutton

Federal Politics

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Do you need to buy health insurance?

In this photo taken Monday, June 19, 2017, a displaced family carrying their belongings walks in search of refuge ...

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Paul McCartney, now a knight, is on his way to Australia in December.

Paul McCartney announces Australian tour dates

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FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2013, file photo, Daniel Day-Lewis arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the ...

Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting

Is this the end of Pamela Rabe's extraordinary Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson?

Why Wentworth is the best drama on television

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Nathanael Cooper

Keira Maguire says she will no longer appear on the US Bachelor spin-off.

Keira Maguire backs out of scandal-hit Bachelor spinoff

Rob Moran

Rapper Prodigy (left) of Mobb Deep in 2004.

Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep, dead at 42

Rob Moran

Rebel Wilson was all smiles after the verdict was announced last week.

The price of defame: Rebel wants $7.093m for lost parts

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Melissa Iaria

Retro glamour: Kat Stewart in the foyer of Melbourne's historic Astor Theatre, May 2017

'Our first kiss was a pretend one': Offspring star's quirky love story

Michael Lallo

On Tuesday night's episode of The Project, host Carrie Bickmore peformed a hilarious tampon tax rap.

'It's 2017!': Carrie Bickmore's epic tampon tax rap battle

Broede Carmody

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 20: People are seen during White Night Melbourne on February 20, 2016 in Melbourne, ...

Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital, but better watch its back

Debbie Cuthbertson

The National Gallery of Australia launch their new exhibition Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial. ...

NGA Indigenous art show Defying Empire strong on politics

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Sasha Grishin

Please find MPavilion 2017 design renders by Rem Koolhaas & David Gianotten of OMA - embargoed until 20 June 2017. Image ...

Rem Koolhaas' MPavilion design uses cityscape as a stage

Debbie Cuthbertson

The New Crew (left to right) : Broad Ken, Curvy Barbie, Original Ken, Slim Ken, Original Barbie, Broad Ken, Original ...

Meet the new Ken Doll: he's 'broad' and has a man bun

Annie Brown

Lorde and Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards.

Lorde apologises for 'insensitive' friendship comment

Nicole Economos

Women are primed for motherhood from birth, is it little wonder the experience can let them down?

Regretting motherhood doesn't mean that you're a bad mother

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Amy Gray

Rapper YG performing in Los Angeles last year.

I have attended gigs since I was 14, and I've felt the fear

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Carlie Ballard's Baby range uses the same organic hand-woven cotton as her womenswear line.

Children's fashion trend that's good for the environment

Clare Press

Lena Dunham has spoken out about the Cosby mistrial in a series tweets.

Lena Dunham debuts her most dramatic chop yet

Vanessa Hudgens is seen on June 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Vanessa Hudgens brings the feminist slogan tee back

Mustariya Jamal, a 22 year old Kenyan woman who has lived her whole life from birth in Ethopia's Kakuma refugee camp.

The Bottom 100 is an important list with a difference

Nicole Economos

Not all smiles: Gus Worland has started the Gotcha4Life foundation.

'Always the most unlikely guy': Worland on mental health

Sarah Berry

Green lentils with cherry tomatoes and marinated feta.

The 'superfoods' that don't break the bank

Paula Goodyer

Having moments without distraction or sound lights up different parts of the brain.

The 'working hours diet' and other ways to ban busy

Cat Rodie

Hong Kong-style waffles with chocolate parfait and pumpkin caramel.

Workshop Brothers opens fourth cafe in Glen Waverley

Neil Perry's spiced roast pumpkin (see recipe below).

30 protein-packed vegetarian meals

Ezard at Levantine Hill Estate.

Vine dining: Australia's best winery restaurants

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Why parents are paying $100 for a single baby dummy

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20 kids' names likely to be on the 'naughty' list

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The 6 questions this mum asks her daughters about their clothing

A pilot uses a smartphone to take a photograph from the cockpit of a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 aircraft.

World's best airline for 2017 named as Qantas hits lowest ranking

Craig Platt

La Boqueria market in Barcelona.

We're sick of you: The hotspot cities that now hate tourists

Ben Groundwater

The US planemaker said it had more than 240 orders and commitments from at least 10 customers for the new 737, which can ...

Airlines get on board as Boeing launches new jet

Uber said the changes were "long overdue".

Uber introduces tipping to appease drivers

Choosing a path for the narrative can be done via touchscreen, remote or controller.

Netflix launches interactive TV for kids

Sea of Thieves aims to be the most accessible, welcoming shared world online game.

The online Treasure Island video game you never knew you wanted

Blockchain

Blockchain: a very simple explainer

Lifehacker

Fire Emblem remake an echo of unfamiliar past

Jaguar has teased its 2018 E-Pace compact SUV.

Jaguar E-Pace SUV to cost sub-$50k

Stephen Ottley

2017 Hyundai Accent Sport.

Hyundai cuts back Accent range

Dom Tripolone

2017 Porsche 911 GTS

Is this the best Porsche 911?

David McCowen

Honda has teased its upcoming 10th generation Accord sedan via a design sketch.

New Honda Accord teased

Dom Tripolone

Ford's Ranger FX4 builds on the popular XLT.

Ford's new Ranger FX4 reviewed

Mark Short

Hyundai plans to offer N performance packs once it has launched its i30N hot hatch.

Hyundai to sell N Sport packs

Toby Hagon

The Bulldogs leave the ground after their loss to the Demons.

Howling at the moon, the year of the Dogs

Michael Gleeson

Barry Hall

Flashback: Hall says he shouldn't have played '05 grand final

Greg Baum

Brodie Grundy could be All-Australian at season's end and is set to remain a Magpie

Grundy to stay a Magpie, May closing in on Suns deal

Michael Gleeson

Bulldog Jake Stringer has hit out at rumours about his family

Stringer hits out at hurtful rumours about his family

The stats that matter: Giants veteran Heath Shaw joked he had been "best on ground for Mad Monday four times out of 13".

Shaw reels off 'best stats' ahead of 250th game

James Buckley

Jaeger O'Meara.

The battle of wounded knee: hope at last for O'Meara

Michael Gleeson

Huge deal: Luke Shuey has signed with the Eagles until 2022.

Shuey signs one of West Coast's biggest deals

Luke Michael

Sorry: Zak Jones has apologised to his Swans teammates for getting suspended.

Banned Jones says sorry for missing key game

Andrew Wu

Paul Marsh believes "in nine days time, cricket potentially will be a sport in a world of pain".

Cricket Australia lying, says Marsh

Greg Baum

ACA chief Alistair Nicholson has praised the AFL and its players' association for embracing a partnership.

Pay war: AFL deal puts heat on Cricket Australia

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Bound for Europe: Danny Vukovic is set to join Belgian club, Genk.

Sydney FC sell Vukovic to Genk for record transfer fee

Dominic Bossi
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Stand-in skipper Mark Milligan.

Socceroos set to make changes for must-win clash against Cameroon

Testing the market: Aron Baynes starred for the Boomers at the Rio Olympics.

Aussie's $8.6 million gamble in the NBA

Peter Mitchell

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