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Worried about burglaries? Your address plays a big part in whether you'll be a target
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Worried about burglaries? Your address plays a big part in whether you'll be a target

Where you live can make you far more likely to be the victim of a burglary, and it can hinge on whether thieves see your home as an easy target.

  • by Craig Butt

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Cash come out swinging with Canberra’s latest weapon

Cash come out swinging with Canberra’s latest weapon

Canberra represents a perfect environment for infidelity - long hours, away from family, it’s lonely...

  • by Jacqueline Maley
Public good outweighs private bad. Cut Barnaby some slack

Public good outweighs private bad. Cut Barnaby some slack

We just can’t keep tearing our leaders down and ignore their contributions and abilities. We need some balance.

  • by Harold Mitchell
Workers fear the sack, struggle to pay bills: survey

Workers fear the sack, struggle to pay bills: survey

The results of biggest ever union survey of Australian workers will underpin a claim for a big rise in the minimum wage.

  • by Adam Gartrell
Trump White House is a place where turmoil never ends
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Trump White House is a place where turmoil never ends

The upheaval is without precedent in a modern White House and there is no assurance it's over.

  • by Dan Balz
Mining giants are back, facing multi-billion dollar question
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Mining

Mining giants are back, facing multi-billion dollar question

BHP, Rio, and Glencore's will soon need to do more than raise dividends, but their next phase may be unorthodox.

  • by Clara Ferreira-Marques
'If the allegations are true, we have let ourselves down'

'If the allegations are true, we have let ourselves down'

The chairman of Woolworths has taken personal responsibility for the retailer's response to the poker machine scandal.

  • by Nick Toscano
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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.

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    Waleed Aly

    The great investment dilemma: shares or property?

    Despite the gearing value and the feeling of owning an asset, shares beat property as an investment on a number of fronts.

    Paul Benson

      Dubious donations create almighty mess for politicians

      Fact that Turnbull had to donate $1.75m showed just how dire things were. So when Huang offered cash, who'd say no?

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        Turnbull buys Snowy Hydro scheme from NSW and Victoria for $6 billion

        Turnbull buys Snowy Hydro scheme from NSW and Victoria for $6 billion

        NSW and Victoria will share a $6 billion "bonanza" from the sale of the iconic Snowy Hydro project.

        • by David Crowe

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        Apple could become the world's first trillion-dollar company this year
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        Apple could become the world's first trillion-dollar company this year

        The tech giant is on track to reach another milestone in 2018, becoming the first company with a market value of more than $US1 trillion. If Amazon lets it.

        • by Barry Ritholtz
        President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with steel and aluminum executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

        Markets Live: Shares lower on Trump tariffs

        • by Vesna Poljak
        Belly indicator: Pregnancy rates can predict recessions

        Belly indicator: Pregnancy rates can predict recessions

        • by Gene Marks

        Small business

        Are you a workplace prisoner?

        Are you a workplace prisoner?

        • by James Adonis
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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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        Maharaj lands key blow against Smith to give South Africa an edge

        Maharaj lands key blow against Smith to give South Africa an edge

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

        • by Chris Barrett
        Warner and Bancroft in heart-to-heart after opener's bizarre exit

        Warner and Bancroft in heart-to-heart after opener's bizarre exit

        The Australian vice-captain took his partner aside after his cheap dismissal at Kingsmead placed more scrutiny on his place in the side.

        • by Chris Barrett