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'What kind of mother leaves her children?'
Melissa is part of an often maligned minority: the mother who appears to abandon her maternal instincts.
- by Marina Kamenev
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NRL launch Inglis racial abuse investigation
The Rabbitohs captain was allegedly racially abused by a member of the crowd at Panthers Stadium.
- by Adam Pengilly
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'Too late to leave': blazes rip through state
Firefighters are battling to contain a series of fires burning out of control in Victoria.
- by Benjamin Millar
Overdevelopment harming Sydney suburbs, say voters
Growing pains: 60 per cent of the state's voters are sick of the city's big squeeze, an exclusive poll shows.
- by Alexandra Smith
Bishop rejects Dutton's calls on South African farmers
Julie Bishop said the government had no intention of changing the current humanitarian visa program.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Xenophon falls short as Labor concedes defeat
Nick Xenophon has fallen dramatically short of his promise to shake up the major party "duopoly" in South Australia.
- by Mark Kenny
City set to swelter as 'unusual' temperatures continue
There's little relief in sight for the city, with 39 degrees predicted for the CBD and most of the greater Sydney region.
- by Sarah Muller
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New Idea claims extraordinary memory led to scoop
Gee, it’s convenient that the Uber driver has a detailed memory of the conversation between Karl and Peter Stefanovic.
Peter FitzSimons
The evidence is in: first-born siblings are better
Take a bow first-born children. New evidence proves what you've always known: you're better than your siblings.
Jessica Irvine
Australia is a far less equal place than it was in the 1980s
Where you live matters far more than you might think.
Peter Martin
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Batman votes: Labor claims victory after fierce byelection battle
- by Adam Carey and Noel Towell
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Batman votes: Labor holds seat in crucial byelection
Labor looks to have held onto its Melbourne seat of Batman, defeating a strong challenge from the Greens.
- by Adam Carey and Noel Towell
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Banking royal commission
Royal commission bombshells - great to watch, painful to receive
Banks appear to have been caught on the hop by the royal commission's “gotcha” strategy of taking witnesses to explosive elements of documents.
- by Jessica Irvine
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How to encourage a child who hates exercise to start moving
Not every kid is the sports-loving type, so how can we make sure these children still stay active?
- by Carolyn Tate
Fixed address? That's so last-century. Meet the new-gen digital nomads
Have laptop, will travel: meet the digital nomads riding the twin trends of work flexibility and soaring house prices into a new, palm tree-fringed era.
- by Kyle Chayka
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NRL launch Inglis racial abuse investigation, Panthers apologise
The NRL is set to launch an investigation into an allegation Greg Inglis was racially abused by a member of the crowd at Panthers Stadium.
- by Adam Pengilly
Dog fight: Security separate Dib and McIntyre as tensions boil over
Security rushed in to ensure Ray Dib and Gary McIntyre didn't come to blows after a raging argument inside Canterbury League Club.
- by Adam Pengilly and Andrew Webster
