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'A life sentence': Kerry recalls the night fatigue shattered her world
Twenty years after the fatal crash that killed her husband and young daughter, Kerry Norton is still feeling the trauma.
- by Matilda Boseley
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Victorian budget
Schools splurge: Record $483m budget spend
Daniel Andrews to dial up schools infrastructure spending with $1.25 billion in Tuesday's budget.
- by Noel Towell
Ex-Fiat Chrysler Australia boss took $2.5m in bribes
A London judge has ruled that he took the bribes to help an IT company win his company’s contract for websites.
- by Nick Miller
First seven international cricket games to be on pay-TV
The schedule marks a significant shift in the media landscape after the sporting code's $1.2b deal with Foxtel and Seven.
- by Jennifer Duke
Decision day has arrived for George Pell
A magistrate will decide tomorrow whether the cardinal will stand trial on historic sexual assault offences.
- by Adam Cooper
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Crime
Sainsbury's lawyer says Australia owes him money
The lawyer for convicted drug trafficker Cassie Sainsbury wants $20,000 of tax payers' money.
- by Andrew Wight
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Fremantle
Coach Ross Lyon at centre of Fremantle payout
The AFL club reached a confidential settlement with a former junior staffer after comments about her clothes.
- by Jon Pierik & Cameron Houston
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Opinion & Perspectives
Despite its best attempts, the AFL still has a women problem
The AFL’s wish to manage social behaviours has created difficulties that are really beyond its scope as a sporting body.
Jake Niall
Who wielded the blades on AMP's night of the long knives
The AMP board resembles a season of Survivor as directors battle to keep their place.
Elizabeth Knight
Give us better, not cheaper public transport
A public dollar frittered on fare discounting is invariably a waste, whereas that same dollar invested in better off-peak service gets great results.
Chris Hale
AFL
Are the Bombers being badly coached?
What Essendon are doing on the field at the moment clearly isn't working.
Ablett back, Giants hope on trio
Geelong are confident that superstar Gary Ablett will return for Friday night’s blockbuster with fellow top-four hopefuls Greater Western Sydney.
- by Sam McClure
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Fremantle
Ross Lyon at centre of Fremantle payout over harassment claim
- by Jon Pierik & Cameron Houston
Injury Wrap
Western Bulldogs
AFL injury wrap: Bulldogs captain out, Buddy doubt remains
- by Anthony Colangelo
Politics
Cut our tax but don't cut company tax, say voters in pre-budget survey
An overwhelming majority of voters from all sides of politics oppose the Coalitions plan to extend company tax cuts to big business.
- by Peter Martin
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Workplace
It's time to give people the ability to call in on an off day
A new plan shows how investing $4 billion in mental health could provide three times that in economic benefit.
- by Anna Patty
Opinion
Banking royal commission
Who wielded the blades on AMP's night of the long knives
- by Elizabeth Knight
Small business
Entertainment
Ali Oetjen confirmed as Australia's next Bachelorette
Reality star hopes she'll be third-time lucky in love.
- by Michael Lallo
In an age of Facebook, Westworld's question of identity is more relevant
With the hosts fully awake and running off program, the future looks bleak for the humans in the second season of this ambitious sci-fi series.
- by Karl Quinn
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Performing arts
A performance that takes you inside the world of the hearing impaired
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Consumer rights
How to buy a secondhand car if you're lazy or nervous
Buying a used car is fraught with risk and hard work at the best of times, but there are easier ways to do it.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How to save young men from themselves
Incels would be absolutely hilarious if they weren't so incredibly dangerous.
- by Phil Barker
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Racing
Smerdon had a long 'habit of cheating', Aquanita hearing told
Group 1-winning trainer Robert Smerdon had a habit of cheating amid a widespread practice of covert race day treatment of horses, an inquiry has heard.
- by Patrick Bartley
Williams out of A-League grand final, hope remains for youngster
Melbourne Victory are resigned to being without defensive linchpin Rhys Williams in the A-League grand final.
