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'Equal scale and intensity':
China gets out big stick against Trump on trade

'Equal scale and intensity': China gets out big stick against Trump on trade

China's latest punitive package is likely to hit car plants and farmers in Donald Trump's voter base. 

  • by Kirsty Needham

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Tensions rise inside the Coalition over energy policy

Tensions rise inside the Coalition over energy policy

Two senior cabinet minsters have offered different public positions over the future of coal in Australia.

  • by Mark Kenny
'Billionaire tradie' escapes more jail for drugs charges

'Billionaire tradie' escapes more jail for drugs charges

He made international headlines two years ago when his lawyer told a court he had almost $600 million in the bank.

  • by Jorge Branco
Salim Mehajer leaves jail under strict conditions 

Salim Mehajer leaves jail under strict conditions 

Ex-deputy mayor will spend his first night out of custody since January after $200,000 was posted to secure his bail.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Traffic chaos from bridge drama comes at a huge cost

Traffic chaos from bridge drama comes at a huge cost

Analysis shows that the major disruption could cost the city about 1 per cent of its daily economic output.

  • by Matt Wade and Rachel Clun
DNA test shows woman's dad was parents' fertility doctor

DNA test shows woman's dad was parents' fertility doctor

When Kelli Rowlette received the results from a DNA sample, she assumed there had been a mistake.

  • by Lindsey Bever
Smith, Bancroft accept bans over ball-tampering crisis

Smith, Bancroft accept bans over ball-tampering crisis

The duo won't challenge their penalties, sharpening the focus on the alleged architect of the plot, David Warner.

  • by Andrew Wu
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Deadheads of coal wars aren't worthy of a giant like Monash

Would Sir John Monash, an innovator,  want his name associated with propping up a creaking industry?

Tony Wright
    Tony Wright

    'Officious Games' have been ruined by petty bureaucrats

    Now the Commonwealth Games have been corporatised and monetised, nobody cares about them. They are the officious games.

    Duncan Fine

      Why AGL is likely to rebuff any and all suitors to 'old lady Liddell'

      Liddell might appear to be the perfect power station to offload to an eager buyer - indeed any buyer at all.

      Peter Hannam
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        Social media rants about the boss less likely to lead to sacking

        Social media rants about the boss less likely to lead to sacking

        New research has found the Fair Work Commission is increasingly protecting the privacy of workers expressing their feelings online.

        • by Anna Patty

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        Duffer brothers accused of stealing Stranger Things idea

        Duffer brothers accused of stealing Stranger Things idea

        A short filmmaker, who has also worked on TV shows such as Daredevil and Jessica Jones, is suing the men behind the hit Netflix series.

        • by Broede Carmody
        How I Met Your Mother star to tour Australia with Ben Lee

        How I Met Your Mother star to tour Australia with Ben Lee

        The unlikely friends formed the band two-and-a-half years ago, and released their debut album in November.

        • by Rob Moran

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        The expert's guide to getting through airport customs faster

        The expert's guide to getting through airport customs faster

        It's the last hurdle before you hit the ground running, but customs doesn't need to be a struggle.

        • by David Flynn
        Little protection for consumers in weak code for hire car companies

        Little protection for consumers in weak code for hire car companies

        There's a new Car Rental Code of Practice but it’s your smartphone that will safeguard you from future rental car rorts.

        • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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        Folau sparks controversy by saying God's plan for gay people is 'hell'

        Folau sparks controversy by saying God's plan for gay people is 'hell'

        Wallabies star answered a question on social media saying gay people will go to 'hell... unless they repent'.

        • by Georgina Robinson
        Arm combat: NRL explains difference between Burgess and Packer elbows

        Arm combat: NRL explains difference between Burgess and Packer elbows

        NRL says raised elbow that cost Burgess two weeks on the sideline was vastly different to Russell Packer's.

        • by James Buckley

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