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Celebrity financial planner's world comes crashing down

Celebrity financial planner's world comes crashing down

He was a TV host and award winner but the self-styled financial whiz met his match in client Donna McKenna.

  • by Sarah Danckert & Jennifer Duke

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'I'm at a loss to explain': HSC maths results baffle experts
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'I'm at a loss to explain': HSC maths results baffle experts

Students of similar ability who took advanced maths enjoyed 'advantage' over those who did general mathematics.

  • by Michael Koziol
The woman asking the hard questions at banking inquiry

The woman asking the hard questions at banking inquiry

Silk Rowena Orr offered a blunt assessment of the task confronting the landmark royal commission.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
'Not about money': Why Bogut has gone all in for the Kings

'Not about money': Why Bogut has gone all in for the Kings

The 13-year NBA superstar revealed he has a piece of the club waiting for him when he finishes playing.

  • by Andrew Webster
Salim Mehajer guilty of intimidating estranged wife

Salim Mehajer guilty of intimidating estranged wife

The scandal-plagued former deputy mayor of now-defunct Auburn council has been found guilty.

The ATO’s big launch to give back $3.7b worth of super
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The ATO’s big launch to give back $3.7b worth of super

Tax office has launched an extensive campaign to notify recipients in the hope of reuniting them with their savings.

  • by Olivia Maragna
'Bewildered': Former ACCC boss' warning over inquiry

'Bewildered': Former ACCC boss' warning over inquiry

'Self-anointed experts' need to stop making proclamations over the royal commission, Graeme Samuel says.

  • by Clancy Yeates
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Royal baby and wedding jewel in the crown for monarchists

Australians will remain content to ride the wave of constitutional monarchy further into the 21st century.

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Amid reluctant truth-telling, one lie has yet to be probed

From the chief executives and company directors to middle managers, it’s not the shareholders’ pockets they’ve been so keen to line, it’s their own.

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    The luckiest prince: a life of opportunities and no pressure

    Younger princes escape the pressure. Without the fear of inheritance, a prince's life can be pleasant.

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      'I'm at a loss to explain': Experts baffled by HSC maths results
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      'I'm at a loss to explain': Experts baffled by HSC maths results

      HSC students of similar ability who took advanced mathematics enjoyed a "significant advantage" over those who did general maths.

      • by Michael Koziol

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      A hung parliament looms in Malaysia: opposition
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      A hung parliament looms in Malaysia: opposition

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      'Bewildered': ex-ACCC boss says don't jump to conclusions on commission

      'Bewildered': ex-ACCC boss says don't jump to conclusions on commission

      Graeme Samuel says "self-anointed experts" need to let the royal commission "get on with the job", rather than making procalamations..

      • by Clancy Yeates

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      'I'm famous all over the world': Boy George sledges Delta Goodrem

      'I'm famous all over the world': Boy George sledges Delta Goodrem

      Harsh words were used while the pair were trying to win over the youngest person to ever audition for The Voice. 

      • by Broede Carmody
      Eddie McGuire has a case over fake ad, just not against Facebook

      Eddie McGuire has a case over fake ad, just not against Facebook

      Lawyers suggest Eddie McGuire could win against publishers of an erectile dysfunction ad but taking down the social media giant could be a lot harder.

      • by Karl Quinn

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      The financial traps revealed at the banking royal commission

      The financial traps revealed at the banking royal commission

      Here's five ways the inquiry into the banks has shown you how to save money.

      • by Nicole Pederson-McKinnon
      Want to encourage your child's creativity? Do this

      Want to encourage your child's creativity? Do this

      How limiting access to toys has benefits that could extend into adulthood.

      • by Suzanne Catchpole

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      Manly foursome fined $1500 each for breaking curfew in Gladstone

      Manly foursome fined $1500 each for breaking curfew in Gladstone

      With skipper Daly Cherry-Evans already copping a $10,000 hit, the Sea Eagles have fined four more players. However, the club wouldn't identify them. 

      • by Christian Nicolussi
      'It's not about money': Why Bogut has gone all in for the Kings

      'It's not about money': Why Bogut has gone all in for the Kings

      In his first media conference as a Sydney King, the 13-year NBA superstar revealed he has a piece of the club waiting for him when he finishes playing.

      • by Andrew Webster

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