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Man treated for electric shock, thousands without power after severe storms
Repeated lightning strikes left steam billowing from the top of the Gold Coast's Q1 skyscraper.
- by Toby Crockford and Amy Mitchell-Whittington
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Meet the women who run Queensland
Queensland is smashing the political glass ceiling but don't expect parliament to be any better behaved now both leaders are women, an expert warns.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Barnaby Joyce's career hangs in the balance
One more revelation about Barnaby Joyce's personal life could force him to step down as Deputy Prime Minister and party leader.
- by James Massola and Adam Gartrell
A site has been picked for one of the first new inner-city high schools in 50 years
5000 new students came to the area in the past 10 years but the last new secondary campus was built in 1963.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Investigation
Religion
Catholic Church's massive wealth revealed
The Catholic Church in Australia is worth tens of billions of dollars and massively wealthier than it has claimed in inquiries into child sexual abuse.
- by Royce Millar, Ben Schneiders and Chris Vedelago
As panic gripped markets, bitcoin soared 53 per cent
What's supposed to be the world's most volatile asset is proving to be a bastion of stability compared to wild swings and carnage in global equities this past week.
Commuter delays after beer bottles smashed on Pacific Motorway
Smashed glass bottles across the Pacific Motorway following a two-truck crash is causing a headache for motorists,
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
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Opinion & Perspectives
Death by hacking is no longer a far-fetched idea
With everything from cars to treadmills being connected online, security flaws and even unintentional glitches can be fatal.
Ben Grubb
Economists do little to promote bank competition
The royal commission into banking, whose public hearings start on Monday, won't get a lot of help from the Productivity Commission's report on competition within the sector. It's very limp-wristed.
Ross Gittins
The motherhood penalty is still deeply entrenched ... even in Denmark
It will take more than progressive government policies to ensure equal opportunities for mothers and fathers.
Matt Wade
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'She's a brilliant student': family of alleged IS stabber shocked
- by Aisha Dow and Neelima Choahan
'One hell of a bucks' party': Group removed from Sydney cruise ship
- by Saimi Jeong, Miriam Webber
Politics
The woman who could be Australia's next foreign minister
Penny Wong has been a prominent figure in domestic politics. But her main game is on the world stage.
- by David Wroe
PM commits to keeping company tax cuts in the budget
- by Eryk Bagshaw, James Massola and Peter Martin
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JB Hi-Fi brushes off Amazon to post 21 per cent jump in profit
JB Hi-Fi has brushed off the pre-Christmas arrival of Amazon in Australia to post a 21 per cent jump in profit for the first half of the financial year.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Smarter living
Insurance increases: How to beat the health hikes
Private health premiums will rise at twice the rate of inflation on April 1, leaving more people in search of a way to cut costs.
- by John Collett
Apple's HomePod offers amazing sound for a limited audience
This smart speaker makes marvelous music, but Apple Music exclusivity and a hobbled voice assistant make it one for the superfans.
- by Tim Biggs
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Olympics
Australians fall agonisingly short in women's Olympic moguls
Jakara Anthony was fourth and Britt Cox fifth in the women's moguls.
- by Warren Barnsley
OPINION
New Zealand rugby
Why All Blacks coach is presiding over the collapse of golden age
There is a crack in the shiny black hull of the All Blacks.
- by Mark Reason
