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Hawthorn's $10 million Dingley boost

Hawthorn's $10 million Dingley boost

In one of the most generous gifts in AFL history, Flight Centre co-founder Geoff Harris has donated $10 million to the club's new headquarters.

  • by Jake Niall

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Big names line up to talk down South Yarra helipad

Big names line up to talk down South Yarra helipad

One of Australia's richest men is facing the wrath of influential Melburnians over a private helipad atop $500m skyscraper.

  • by Madeleine Heffernan
Former deputy PMs' blunt warnings over Joyce's future
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Former deputy PMs' blunt warnings over Joyce's future

Nationals MPs urged to urgently resolve the personal and political crisis engulfing the Coalition partner.

  • by James Massola, Adam Gartrell and Mark Kenny
'Wolf of Crypto Street' started with $100 at 15... and now?

'Wolf of Crypto Street' started with $100 at 15... and now?

When Eddy Zillan first started trading he was too young to open an account. NOw, at 18, he's a millionaire.

  • by Zoe Bernard
Safety fears after car drives down Bourke Street Mall

Safety fears after car drives down Bourke Street Mall

A wayward car captured driving down tram tracks during peak hour fuels concerns over how to stop vehicles.

  • by Chloe Booker
Russia, Putin targeting 2018 elections: intelligence heads

Russia, Putin targeting 2018 elections: intelligence heads

As midterm elections approach, Russia is likely to throw more propaganda at Americans, intelligence bosses say.

  • by Matthew Rosenberg and Nicholas Fandos
Packer gift link: Police say Netanyahu should be charged

Packer gift link: Police say Netanyahu should be charged

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be indicted in two corruption cases, police recommended.

  • by Loveday Morris and Ruth Eglash
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Private health insurance is a con job, unfair and self-defeating

I've been writing about the high cost of private health insurance for as long as I've been an economic journalist.

Ross Gittins
    Ross Gittins

    Political advisers: a case of who you know, not what you know?

    When it comes to politicians and the employment of staff, the codes of conduct need to be made clearer

    Jenna Price
      Jenna Price

      Smokescreen fails to hide who's really to blame for education cuts

      It is another thing to implement the kind of changes that have a genuine, long-term impact on student outcomes.

      Meredith Peace
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        Two former deputy PM's issue blunt warnings over Barnaby Joyce
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        Two former deputy PM's issue blunt warnings over Barnaby Joyce

        Former deputy PMs urge Nationals MPs to urgently resolve the deepening personal and political crisis.

        • by James Massola, Adam Gartrell and Mark Kenny

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        Banks wary of higher fraud risk from real-time payments

        Banks wary of higher fraud risk from real-time payments

        Banks are on guard for an increase in money-transfer scams as a shift to near real-time payments pressures them to detect suspicious transactions more quickly.

        • by Clancy Yeates

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        Calm your farm: Six strategies to teach your angry child to calm down

        Calm your farm: Six strategies to teach your angry child to calm down

        Like most humans, kids get angry, but they don't always know the right way to let off steam. 

        • by Laura Lifshitz
        'Go hard or go home': The deadly addiction no-one talks about

        'Go hard or go home': The deadly addiction no-one talks about

        What should be a way to get healthier has become a dangerous obsession.

        • by Gary Nunn

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        Victory come from behind three times to share Champions League spoils

        Victory come from behind three times to share Champions League spoils

        Meloburne Victory showed plenty of courage and character to claw their way back into a gripping ACL game, drawing 3-3 with Ulsan Hyundai.

        • by Michael Lynch
        "I've got a lot more to give": Australia's Scotty James.

        Scotty James hits form early to advance to snowboard halfpipe final

        The scene is set for the greatest halfpipe showdown the Winter Olympics has seen.

        • by Glenn Cullen