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How Sydney suburbs compare when it comes to child vaccination rates

How Sydney suburbs compare when it comes to child vaccination rates

When Jac Taylor began the hunt for a school for her daughter, she was shocked to find vaccination rates well below the national average at many Sydney schools.

  • by Pallavi Singhal

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Tax agent steals $1.3 million, leaving clients to face ATO bill

Tax agent steals $1.3 million, leaving clients to face ATO bill

Clients were promised "efficient tax planning". Now the ATO is pursuing them for taxes they thought they had paid.

  • by Cameron Houston & Chris Vedelago
Solar powered clean drinking water maker trialled

Solar powered clean drinking water maker trialled

A solar-powered device that creates clean drinking water from the air is being trialled in Australia.

  • by Cole Latimer
Could Trump have succeeded where Obama failed?
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Could Trump have succeeded where Obama failed?

While Trump and Kim Jong-un taunted one another last year, many feared the world was on the brink of nuclear war.

  • by Nick O'Malley
AMP's potential fines unlikely to influence conduct

AMP's potential fines unlikely to influence conduct

Will the penalties for corporate law breaches have a deterrent effect on the company which made $800m in profits?

  • by Anna Patty
'I gotcha': How a taunting killer left a trail of horror

'I gotcha': How a taunting killer left a trail of horror

Residents wanted their horror movie of an existence to end. Little did they know, the perpetrator was a policeman.

  • by Dan Barry, Tim Arango & Richard A. Oppel Jr
'Now I can see it was an absolutely warped reality'

'Now I can see it was an absolutely warped reality'

It was all very ‘Sydney’: a suntanned Adonis driving about the eastern suburbs, dealing cocaine from his black Lexus.

  • by Angus Thompson
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Opinion & Perspectives

Dear Barnaby, it's time to shut your mouth

Let’s start with the fact, Barnaby, that 24 years ago you made a vow of fidelity to your wife Natalie.

Wendy Squires

    Two red flags to spot a dodgy financial adviser

    Starting your own fund is a choice that needs to be supported by strong benefits. It’s your money, don’t trust blindly.

    Noel Whittaker
      Noel Whittaker

      The alcohol industry's latest dirty tricks campaign

      State and federal governments must step in with effective legislation that will stop alcohol companies advertising to children.

      Sarah Jackson
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        AMP under pressure on executive pay, as Brenner tipped to go

        AMP under pressure on executive pay, as Brenner tipped to go

        AMP chairman Catherine Brenner is expected to announce her resignation on Monday, as calls grow louder for the company to claw back executive pay.

        • by Nassim Khadem

        Small business

        Why the food truck boom could be over

        Why the food truck boom could be over

        • by Cara Waters
        Small businesses: the social influencers

        Small businesses: the social influencers

        • by Nina Hendy
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        Entertainment

        At first I was afraid, I was petrified: What it's like being in Priscilla

        At first I was afraid, I was petrified: What it's like being in Priscilla

        When Nathanael Cooper was invited to appear in Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical, he found the action backstage was just as fascinating as on stage.

        • by Nathanael Cooper
        The irony of the Warner family paparazzi window smash incident

        The irony of the Warner family paparazzi window smash incident

        It seems a little ironic to The Goss that the Warner family set upon one pap, when they have been staging shots for years with another.

        • by Amy Croffey

        Lifestyle

        Weigh Free May starts tomorrow. Are you in?

        Weigh Free May starts tomorrow. Are you in?

        • by Kasey Edwards
        So you married a sexual anthropologist

        So you married a sexual anthropologist

        • by Bella Ellwood-Clayton
        Battle of the brands: who's hot and who's not

        Battle of the brands: who's hot and who's not

        • by Melissa Singer
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        Smarter living

        Hannah Thiem at home in Sydney, with some of the items she buys in bulk to avoid disposable packaging.

        How to achieve a waste-free lifestyle on a budget

        Inspired by the War on Waste but think waste-free living is unattainable? Try this.

        • by Siobhan Ryan
        Tesla, sedans and wannabe luxury cars at the Beijing Auto Show

        Tesla, sedans and wannabe luxury cars at the Beijing Auto Show

        Big bold statements were being made at the annual auto show, including the return of the sedan.

        • by Ying Tian

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        Sport

        NRL, bookies at war over taxes as Greenberg ready to intervene

        NRL, bookies at war over taxes as Greenberg ready to intervene

        Some of Australia's largest bookmakers are resigned to having no active integrity agreement with the NRL within days as Todd Greenberg stands to intervene.

        • by Adam Pengilly
        Stranded Rawiller faces toughest of penalties for betting in Hong Kong
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        Stranded Rawiller faces toughest of penalties for betting in Hong Kong

        Nash Rawiller knew the risks when he became involved in a betting scandal, and now he could be heading to jail.

        • by Chris Roots

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