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Almost one in 10 Queensland primary school classrooms are overcrowded

Almost one in 10 Queensland primary school classrooms are overcrowded

Analysis can reveal which schools have the worst score cards for the number of students per teachers.

  • by Felicity Caldwell

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Coffee shop owner says cafe 'scammers' wanted free food

Coffee shop owner says cafe 'scammers' wanted free food

A group of women who said they found glass in their food reportedly made questionable claims at other eateries.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Nats warned of 'avalanche of allegations' against Joyce
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Nats warned of 'avalanche of allegations' against Joyce

Confidential documents show some Nationals MPs considered asking a former governor to hold an inquiry. 

  • by Mark Kenny and Bevan Shields
'Outright disgusting': Warner breaks silence on wife sledge

'Outright disgusting': Warner breaks silence on wife sledge

The Australian vice-captain speaks out on his confrontation with Quinton de Kock after being fined by the ICC.

  • by Chris Barrett
Official connected to Cash media leak controversy quits

Official connected to Cash media leak controversy quits

Mark Lee resigned from the Fair Work Ombudsman last week as a federal police investigation continues.

  • by Adam Gartrell
Shipping container washes up on Moreton Island

Shipping container washes up on Moreton Island

A container has washed up on Moreton Bay after it was spotted bobbing in waters off the Sunshine Coast last week.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Debate over Brisbane's female leaders' masculine titles

Debate over Brisbane's female leaders' masculine titles

Several of Brisbane’s leaders may be women, but their professional titles continue to be masculine.

  • by Ruth McCosker
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Have feminists gone too far? We're just getting started

When people argue that feminism has gone “too far”, they exhibit an ignorance of the reality of violence for billions of women around the world.

Clementine Ford
    Clementine Ford

    The gig economy is endangering wages, economists say

    Uber, Airtasker and other parts of the so-called gig economy are driving down wages, nine of Australia’s most eminent economists believe.

    Peter Martin
      Peter Martin

      IWD: For women, this cultural moment is precious, and precarious

      Australia has had sexual harassment laws since the 1980s but reporting regimes remain patchwork or flawed. How best to end such insidious behaviour?

      Miki Perkins
        Miki Perkins
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        White House flags steel tariff carve-outs on national security grounds
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        White House flags steel tariff carve-outs on national security grounds

        The Trump administration has offered a glimmer of hope for the Turnbull government which has been arguing against steep import levies on steel and aluminium.

        • by Fergus Hunter

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        Female ASX 200 board appointments spike

        Female ASX 200 board appointments spike

        Women accounted for 47 per cent of board appointments across the ASX 200 companies in the first two months of 2018.

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        Migrant entrepreneurship is a big weapon for Australian business

        Migrant entrepreneurship is a big weapon for Australian business

        • by Tony Featherstone
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        Six things you should not risk buying second hand

        Six things you should not risk buying second hand

        You may be risking your family's health, just to save a few dollars.

        • by Ewan Sargent
        Oppo R11s review: iPhone looks without the price tag

        Oppo R11s review: iPhone looks without the price tag

        How Oppo has avoided the wrath of Apple's lawyers is anyone's guess, but this $659 phone is a great deal.

        • by Peter Wells

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        New CCTV footage shows moment Warner was provoked by wife sledge

        New CCTV footage shows moment Warner was provoked by wife sledge

        The ICC is investigating how initial vision of the vice-captain's altercation with Quinton de Kock was leaked.

        • by Chris Barrett
        Arnold to be named new Socceroos coach in football's worst-kept secret
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        Arnold to be named new Socceroos coach in football's worst-kept secret

        Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold is set to be named as long-term Socceroos boss on Thursday.

        • by Dominic Bossi