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Airport rail link: After 60 years of discussion, it looks like it's finally taking off
Malcolm Turnbull says there's no doubt a funding deal will be done. But what are the pros and cons of each possible route?
- by Clay Lucas
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World's richest 1% are getting richer. And it won't stop soon
The world's richest 1 per cent of people will control close to two-thirds of all global wealth by the year 2030: report.
- by Will Martin
Opinion
Immigration
Destruction looms as Abbott plays immigration card
Anxiety about population growth is a force that cannot be contained once it is unleashed.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Scandal
Online abuse allegations to be probed in doctor elections
The scandal is another sign of ongoing dysfunction within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
- by Aisha Dow
Trinity headmaster vows to fight on amid uncertainty
The headmaster of Trinity Grammar has vowed to fight on despite a cloud of uncertainty hanging over his job.
- by Henrietta Cook
Opinion
Finally, we're understanding what Facebook is. Do we care?
We’re in an age where many don’t value privacy, and won’t until they're convinced their nude photos will be published.
- by Waleed Aly
More African athletes disappear at Comm Games
A men's squash pairing from Sierra Leone have become the latest African athletes to miss their event at the Gold Coast.
- by Ed Jackson and Holly Nott
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
I downloaded the information Facebook has on me. It's a lot
Using Facebook's tool, I found out more than I wanted to know about the social network, the ad industry and myself.
Brian X. Chen
Why it's up to the public to regulate Facebook's omnipresence
Ready Player One tells the story of an all-powerful tech creator. Are there parallels with Zuckerberg's impact on our world?
Chris Zappone
Insurance helps you sidestep this holiday home pitfall
A shattered shower screen in a holiday rental nearly left this family in the lurch. But a crisis can be averted with planning.
Noel Whittaker
Melbourne
Where will it go? Airport rail link route remains a mystery
- by Clay Lucas and Timna Jacks
Victoria
National
Exclusive
Corruption
Corruption probe: Snowy 2.0 lead contractor under cloud
- by Nick McKenzie, Fergus Hunter and Richard Baker
AFL
Optus Stadium acts on LED fence after Cat mishaps
A protective covering will immediately be placed in front of the LED signage fence at Optus Stadium.
- by Ronny Lerner
Struggling Saints hit with another injury blow
St Kilda have been dealt another blow with defender Jimmy Webster set to miss Sunday's game with a hip flexor issue.
- by Daniel Cherny
Politics
'Protectionist tariff:' Warning over tax hit coming for online shoppers
Consumers have less than three-months to prepare for a $70 million-a-year online GST.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
World
Analysis
China
China-Australia tension as biggest trading partner gives us the cold shoulder
- by Kirsty Needham
Property bydomain
Business
Opinion
Trade
The Putin myth: why Russia is no economic superpower
Vladimir Putin's Russia is posing as a world-class superpower. The reality is much different.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Analysis
Apple
Apple is the most valuable company on the world but has a billionaire shortage
- by Tom Metcalf & Anders Melin
Small business
Entertainment
Cinemagoers say it's too stressful to snack during silent film A Quiet Place
"The movie is silent and you're about to hear every crunch of popcorn [and] slurp of diet coke."
- by Broede Carmody
Commonwealth Games reporter falls into pool during live cross
"I have to be careful here," said BBC Breakfast's Mike Bushell.
- by Broede Carmody
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Would you pay over a million dollars a night for these views?
This could be the final frontier in the ultimate weekend getaway experience.
- by Justin Bachman
How to check if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Facebook has published a support page to inform users if their personal data was shared.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
Simmons' 76ers clinch third seed in the east, face Miami in play-offs
Ben Simmons' Philadelphia will face Miami in the first round of the NBA play-offs, finishing third in the eastern conference after easily beating Milwaukee.
Gillespie: 'I don't expect people to agree with me'
Jason Gillespie laughs when it is put to him that he is a little different to the caricature of an Australian fast bowler. "I have been called different all my life."
- by Tim Wigmore
