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'Labor hasn't thought this through': Voter fury over losing 30% of income

'Labor hasn't thought this through': Voter fury over losing 30% of income

Fully-self-funded retiree, Margaret Osborne, 64, is a rusted-on Labor voter but will abandon the party at the next election.

  • by John Collett

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'Steve Jobs of biotech' no more: CEO's fall from grace  

'Steve Jobs of biotech' no more: CEO's fall from grace  

She raised hundreds of millions saying her startup would change medicine with a drop of blood. It was a fairytale.

  • by Matt Robinson & Rebecca Spalding
'Problem' with immigrants is where they want to live

'Problem' with immigrants is where they want to live

Building a new city is hard. Australia has only successfully done it once.

  • by Peter Martin
Democrats claim victory in easy-win Republican seat

Democrats claim victory in easy-win Republican seat

Republicans sound alarm bells after Democrats claimed victory in an election seen as a referendum on Trump.

  • by David Morgan & Susan Cornwell
Australian income inequality crisis looming, Keating warns

Australian income inequality crisis looming, Keating warns

Income inequality is growing to the point where Australia risks a similar situation that led to the GFC, Paul Keating says.

  • by Stuart Layt
Bitcoin is worthless, bubble about to burst: global insurer

Bitcoin is worthless, bubble about to burst: global insurer

It's a matter of when, not if, the Bitcoin bubble will pop, according to Allianz Global Investors.

  • by Cormac Mullen
Don't like travelling backward on a train? Too bad

Don't like travelling backward on a train? Too bad

They are the seat of choice for NSW train passengers, but flip seats won't be a feature on the trains the govt is buying.

  • by Matt O'Sullivan
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When good things happen to bad people

I’d much rather believe in karma. I’d much rather believe that the people who have wronged me will be wronged in turn.

Kerri Sackville
    Kerri Sackville

    Unlikely saviours: Landlord deal in the bag for Oroton

    Within two weeks the fate of Oroton will be decided, but the top end handbag chain appears to have been saved.

    Elizabeth Knight
      Elizabeth Knight

      No one should have to pay for the privilege of working

      Taking on an unpaid internship is one thing. Asking students to pay to work is another thing entirely.

      Clare Millar
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        Shorten promises pensioners they will get their money back from $59b tax take

        Shorten promises pensioners they will get their money back from $59b tax take

        Bill Shorten has pledged to compensate up to 250,000 pensioners for any dollar they lose under his $59 billion dividend imputation policy.

        • by Eryk Bagshaw

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        Tax boss tells 'scamming' tax agents to end short-term 'sugar hit'

        Tax boss tells 'scamming' tax agents to end short-term 'sugar hit'

        Tax agents need to ensure they are “guardians” of the tax system rather than trying to help their clients scam it, tax commissioner Chris Jordan has warned.

        • by Nassim Khadem
        The ASX is set to sag.

        Markets Live: ASX to weaken again

        • by Sarah Turner

        Small business

        Huxtaburger: expanding with the lot

        Huxtaburger: expanding with the lot

        • by Kate Jones
        When a ‘side hustle’ becomes a hassle, or worse

        When a ‘side hustle’ becomes a hassle, or worse

        • by Tony Featherstone
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        When good things happen to bad people
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        When good things happen to bad people

        • by Kerri Sackville
        When we lose weight, where does it go?

        When we lose weight, where does it go?

        • by Ruben Meerman & Andrew Brown
        What it's like being Muslim and LGBTQ
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        Daily Life

        What it's like being Muslim and LGBTQ

        • by Roqayah Chamseddine
        Katy Perry and the issue of consent

        Katy Perry and the issue of consent

        • by Nicole Economos
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        Smarter living

        True wireless earbuds are freeing, but fraught

        True wireless earbuds are freeing, but fraught

        Bose's answer to the Apple AirPods are great for the gym, but what would happen if I dropped one into the cross fit?

        • by Rod Easdown
        Donating good-quality used goods is another way to help charity.

        Going direct reduces costs when you give to charity

        Face-to-face fundraising is here to stay, but while it's effective for charities, there are more effective ways to give.

        • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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        Sport

        Cahill is no World Cup certainty: van Marwijk

        Cahill is no World Cup certainty: van Marwijk

        Tim Cahill's inclusion in Australia's squad was a nod to his historical importance but it would not guarantee him a World Cup spot.

        • by Michael Lynch
        Terence Crawford's hand injury delays fight with Jeff Horn

        Terence Crawford's hand injury delays fight with Jeff Horn

        Jeff Horn's US boxing debut has been delayed after his opponent suffered an injury during training.

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