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Pub baron Justin Hemmes was two days late with his rent, and faced eviction
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Pub baron Justin Hemmes was two days late with his rent, and faced eviction

Hemmes' monthly rent on the Coogee Pavilion was due on a Saturday. He paid it on Monday, but was issued with a termination notice. Now he's suing.

  • by Kate McClymont

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'Detestable' Tony Abbott to launch Pauline Hanson book

'Detestable' Tony Abbott to launch Pauline Hanson book

She used to detest the former PM, but now the One Nation senator is trusting him to launch her new book.

  • by Tracey Ferrier
Manly fined, club legend faces ban over salary cap breaches
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Manly fined, club legend faces ban over salary cap breaches

The NRL informed the Sea Eagles on Monday of the heavy sanctions after a nine-month investigation.

  • by Adam Pengilly
Warner's comments on ball tampering come back to bite

Warner's comments on ball tampering come back to bite

"The rules are in place for a reason," Warner said after Faf du Plessis was charged with ball-tampering in 2016.

  • by James Lemon
Dutton intervened to grant visa to foreign au pair

Dutton intervened to grant visa to foreign au pair

For two years, Mr Dutton's department has been trying to suppress key details of the case and reasons for the decision.

Mehajer accuses estranged wife of 'grandstanding'

Mehajer accuses estranged wife of 'grandstanding'

Salim Mehajer's lawyer has told a court Aysha Learmonth was being "nothing more than a drama queen".

England suspected ball tampering during Ashes

England suspected ball tampering during Ashes

England had concerns about Australian ball tampering during the Ashes, but there was never any solid evidence.

  • by Nick Hoult
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This is a rare opportunity for a complete purge in cricket

"Same old Aussies, always cheating," goes the Barmy Army chant, and it's impossible to be offended now.

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    We have a bad case of misdirected compassion

    The Senate’s passing of the Orwellian Welfare "Reform" Bill will, in its first year, add to homelessness by cutting off payments to more than 80,000 people.

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      'Thirty polls test' for PM ignores nightmare backstory

      Tony Abbott, as prime minister, had lost the confidence of the party room and his cabinet. That takes some doing.

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        Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull walks from his Bligh St office to the Intercontinental Hotel to meet with former US President Barack Obama during Obama?s brief visit to Sydney. 23rd March 2018, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney Morning Herald

        Politics Live: Deadline looms for Turnbull government's tax cuts

        The Prime Minister and his colleagues are mounting a last ditch effort to get the two votes it needs.

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        Flat-Earth rocket-maker finally launches

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        Telstra admits it misled up to 100,000 customers over third-party charges

        Telstra admits it misled up to 100,000 customers over third-party charges

        Telstra has admitted to misleading up to 100,000 customers by charging them for content like games and ringtones many didn’t know they had bought.

        • by Jennifer Duke

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        'It was full on': Bachelor In Paradise's Florence defends rowdy debut

        'It was full on': Bachelor In Paradise's Florence defends rowdy debut

        The Dutch 27-year-old found herself caught in a love quadrangle and the episode's most dramatic scene.

        • by Rob Moran
        Spielberg says Netflix movies don't deserve Oscars

        Spielberg says Netflix movies don't deserve Oscars

        "Once you commit to a TV format, you're a TV movie." 

        • by Broede Carmody

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        Aussies given an extension to apply for a British pension

        Aussies given an extension to apply for a British pension

        Worked in the UK? You might be able to top up your National Insurance contributions.

        • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
        The case for fixed wireless over waiting for the NBN

        The case for fixed wireless over waiting for the NBN

        With many in metropolitan areas facing an unclear NBN timetable, providers of fixed wireless are moving in.

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        Manly fined, former CEO suspended over salary cap breaches
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        Manly fined, former CEO suspended over salary cap breaches

        NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg informed the Sea Eagles on Monday morning of the heavy sanctions.

        • by Adam Pengilly
        Steve Smith booed as Australia's humiliation capped with heavy defeat

        Steve Smith booed as Australia's humiliation capped with heavy defeat

        The disgraced tourists fell to a 2-1 series deficit inside four days in Cape Town.

        • by Chris Barrett

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