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Michael McCormack becomes Deputy PM in the wake of Barnaby Joyce affair
Nationals elect a new leader after a surprise ballot triggered by a contest from notorious troublemaker George Christensen.
- by Fergus Hunter
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Youths break into home, hit two over head, steal items
Police are investigating after a group of teens burst into a Taylors Hill home at 1am and terrorised occupants.
- by Nicole Precel
Australian spread measles across New York: officials
An Australian tourist confirmed to have measles visited numerous hotels and the Metropolitan Museum of Art this month.
- by Alex Horton
Aldi and IGA score low in obesity prevention efforts
Aldi, IGA receive extremely low scores in a study that assessed the efforts being made by to help tackle obesity crisis.
- by Esther Han
The world loves Sydney. But Australians aren’t that fussed
Each day an average of 129 people leave Sydney for elsewhere in Australia. Only 85 move the other way.
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Seems Abbott dozed off in some economics lectures
Having derided economics as boring, it appears former PM may have snoozed off at a crucial point in his lectures.
- by Jessica Irvine
Hospital staff take a stand against violent patients
Tired of feeling unsafe, Royal Melbourne Hospital staff are taking a stand, releasing footage from inside the ED.
- by Nicole Precel
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Gordon Merchant
'Early days were the fun days': Billabong founder readies for a final split
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion & Perspectives
Our bail process is accusation, judgment and punishment in one
Despite our fears, we should be wary of harsher bail laws. Like sentencing and parole, bail is easily politicised.
Karen Gelb
Most of us are clear... But here's how to tell who your real friends are
Most of us are pretty clear on how to tell a Real Friend from a lower case friend or a frenemy, but, just in case, a reminder...
Shane Watson
Forget about recycling, we need to start re-using
Excessive packaging is costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. That is a problem.
Peter Cox
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Calls for 'horrific drunken rituals' to be outlawed after death of son
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Michael McCormack to be Deputy PM as Barnaby Joyce goes to backbench
Nationals MPs have turned to a former newspaper editor to lead the party after a horror three weeks.
- by Fergus Hunter
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Facebook, Google to be probed over role in creating ‘filter bubbles’
Facebook and Google’s use of algorithms to show people only the news they want to see is under scrutiny.
- by Jennifer Duke
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Gordon Merchant
'Early days were the fun days': Billabong founder readies for final split
- by Colin Kruger
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5 tips to help your baby ditch the dummy
It's one of parenting's most dreaded struggles.
- by Laura Lifshitz
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Why keeping your landline is a waste of money
Australians remain surprisingly keen on landline phones, but if you're paying for one then you're probably spending money unnecessarily.
- by Angus Kidman
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Life for bowlers is better away from 'frustrating' MCG wicket
Victorian quick Chris Tremain enjoyed getting away from the "frustrating" MCG wicket to claim 7-82 against Western Australia.
Russians sing banned anthem after beating Germany to Olympic gold
After their thrilling overtime win to snatch gold against Germany, Olympic Athletes from Russia defied a ban by singing the Russian national anthem.
- by Dan Burns & Steve Keating
