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Jewels, shoes and 2XU tights: Bishop facing new questions
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Julie Bishop

Jewels, shoes and 2XU tights: Bishop facing new questions

Julie Bishop's glamour lifestyle - rubbing shoulders with fashion and film A-listers -  has raised questions over disclosures.

  • by Latika Bourke

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Tenants need better protection: expert

Tenants need better protection: expert

Swedish study finds that people who are evicted from their home are four times more likely to die by suicide.

  • by Alison Worrall
'Life is going to be different after Brexit'

'Life is going to be different after Brexit'

PM Theresa May has warned the British public that they must accept some trade-offs to achieve independence.

  • by Karla Adam & William Booth
'President for life. And he's great' 

'President for life. And he's great' 

US President praised his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for his recent move to consolidate his grip on power.

  • by David Shepardson
Facebook users lured into iPhone, cash muggings

Facebook users lured into iPhone, cash muggings

A series of Facebook Marketplace-related robberies have prompted police to launch an investigation.

  • by Amber Schultz
Plastic and cigarette butts make up debris in waterways

Plastic and cigarette butts make up debris in waterways

Up to 1000 pieces of rubbish occupy each kilometre of Australian coastline, new statistics show.

  • by Sarah Muller
Joyce raises doubts over paternity of Campion's baby
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Barnaby Joyce

Joyce raises doubts over paternity of Campion's baby

Barnaby Joyce has sparked intrigue over whether he is the biological father of his former staffer's unborn child.

  • by Mark Kenny
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The 'bonk ban' has nothing to do with respecting women

Banning consensual relationships is simply a defensive response to this new male vulnerability, whatever the patronising spin about respecting women.

Julie Szego

    Meet the MP who actually wants to know what works

    Politicians are forever promising programs. This is why Andrew Leigh is different.

    Peter Martin
      Peter Martin

      Forget the spin, 'free trade' is cover for dubious special deals

      The Trans-Pacific Partnership, is presently receiving CPR from the lips of our own heroic lifesaver, Malcolm Turnbull.

      Ross Gittins
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        'Leave the crown in the garage': The hidden taxes women pay

        'Leave the crown in the garage': The hidden taxes women pay

        The working world is unfair to many women, and even when they succeed, their successes are taxed in ways that men's are not.

        • by Sendhil Mullainathan
        Australia's gold production may rise to record in 2018

        Australia's gold production may rise to record in 2018

        • by Melanie Burton
        Plug in for pre-paid power bills

        Plug in for pre-paid power bills

        • by Cole Latimer

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        How the NDIS helps young people living in aged care
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        How the NDIS helps young people living in aged care

        There are more than 6000 young people who live in aged care who can now access the NDIS.

        • by Rachel Lane
        You don't need a PT to get ripped - just a nutrionist

        You don't need a PT to get ripped - just a nutrionist

        The fitness industry is making a motza, but we may be paying the wrong person.

        • by Gary Nunn

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        'My mindset is lizards at the moment': The alter ego of Kyle Chalmers

        'My mindset is lizards at the moment': The alter ego of Kyle Chalmers

        The Olympic champion says an unusual hobby out of the pool has been vital to his sanity as an elite athlete.

        • by Phil Lutton
        How debrief with Warner helped Bancroft turn things around

        How debrief with Warner helped Bancroft turn things around

        The under-pressure opener needed some runs and delivered in a confidence-boosting outing.

        • by Chris Barrett