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Snowy project deal to pump $4 billion into state's coffers

Snowy project deal to pump $4 billion into state's coffers

NSW and Victoria will share a $6 billion "bonanza" from the sale of the iconic Snowy Hydro project in a deal that will pour new money into road and rail projects.

  • by David Crowe

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'Let ourselves down': Woolies edges away from pokies

'Let ourselves down': Woolies edges away from pokies

Woolworths chairman Gordon Cairns has taken personal responsibility for the retailer's response to its pokies scandal.

  • by Nick Toscano
Universe's start may have been found in the outback

Universe's start may have been found in the outback

Working in the middle of the desert in remote Western Australia, astronomers have made a significant discovery.

  • by Liam Mannix
Australia left with work to do after Maharaj lands key blow

Australia left with work to do after Maharaj lands key blow

The Australian captain had seemed on track for yet another hundred but was stopped shortly before tea.

  • by Chris Barrett
'A certainty': Gates insists another GFC is not far off

'A certainty': Gates insists another GFC is not far off

2008 was the worst economic downturn since Great Depression. Bill Gates thinks were heading toward another just like it.

  • by Melia Robinson
Trump's gun meeting went off the rails quickly

Trump's gun meeting went off the rails quickly

It was a window into the President's bizarre negotiating style that we usually hear about secondhand.

  • by Aaron Blake
Dream of return to Balmain Tigers' home in tatters

Dream of return to Balmain Tigers' home in tatters

The inner west site may soon resemble a 'mine in the middle of the city' as part of a plan described as a disaster.

  • by Matt O'Sullivan
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If Americans can rise up against guns, why can't we act on pokies?

We seem powerless to do anything about an obvious problem we well understand.

Waleed Aly
    Waleed Aly

    Ferry network needs fine-tuning as more services come on board

    Services and comfort levels have improved on Sydney Ferries, but this development has come with added complexity.

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      Spotify's symbolic (non) IPO - and why it's no Netflix for music

      Spotify isn't disrupting the music industry. It actually helped save it.

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        McCormack's 'minimal' reshuffle aims to soothe divided Nationals party room

        McCormack's 'minimal' reshuffle aims to soothe divided Nationals party room

        The Nationals leader has restored two of his colleagues to the ministry, while avoiding a clash with key cabinet ministers loyal to his predecessor Barnaby Joyce.

        • by David Crowe

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        Woolworths chairman vows to fix pokies pubs scandal

        Woolworths chairman vows to fix pokies pubs scandal

        Woolworths chairman Gordon Cairns has taken personal responsibility for the retailer's response to its pokies scandal.

        • by Nick Toscano

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        How renters and apartment dwellers can get solar panels

        How renters and apartment dwellers can get solar panels

        New approaches to power can help cut electricity bills even if you can't install solar panels yourself.

        • by Cole Latimer
        Thirsty work: reboot your system with a three-day water fast

        Thirsty work: reboot your system with a three-day water fast

        An earlier experiment inspired this writer to try and test and rest his body with a water fast.

        • by Michael Jarosky

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        NRL games could be taken to United States next season

        NRL games could be taken to United States next season

        NRL matches could be taken to the United States next season in a historic first for the code.

        • by Adrian Proszenko
        Open questions remain after Bancroft fails to deliver again

        Open questions remain after Bancroft fails to deliver again

        Cameron Bancroft could be playing for his Test career in the second innings of the first Test against South Africa.

        • by Chris Barrett

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