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Inside the studio of the notoriously private fashion designer, Akira Isogawa
Stories swirl around Isogawa. Of the fashionista who has every Akira garment she buys copied. Of when he lingered on the catwalk, and seemed finally to accept acclaim. In fact, he had almost broken his leg.
- by Helen O'Neill
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Tax cuts for the wealthy are in the pipeline
Scott Morrison's third budget will provide income tax relief across the board as well as a fast path back to surplus.
- by Mark Kenny
Opinion
Education
Children's education should not be a competition
My eager little granddaughter came to regard herself in that first precious year of school as a "failure".
- by Stephanie Dowrick
Comment
USA
World leaders know how to play to Trump's fragile ego
From Moscow to Pyongyang, from Paris to Jerusalem, presidents, PMs and dictators seek to weaponise his vanity.
- by David Rothkopf
Australian actor dies after long cancer battle
TV star Catherine 'Cathy' Godbold was best known for her roles in Home and Away and The Saddle Club.
- by Goya Dmytryshchak
Shorten targets Sydney seat that could win him election
The unemployment rate is 9.5 per cent, household incomes less than the rest of Australia. And Shorten is right at home.
- by David Crowe
Melbourne win fourth A-League championship
Melbourne Victory have made history by winning a fourth A-League grand final in 13 seasons, beating the Newcastle Jets.
- by Michael Lynch
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
We call for people to change minds but jeer when they do
This week, I realised I was wrong on an area of public policy. But you will rarely hear people admit error in public.
Julia Baird
'Not just a bribe': what a tax cut will really do to economy
When politicians seek to win elections by promising tax cuts, they invariably claim they will improve things for all of us.
Ross Gittins
Economic reckoning is on its way - and we'll have to pay
We are about to get a paltry tax cut and a beer discount. With an economic shock looming, it's an insult to our intelligence.
Peter Hartcher
Sydney
Investigation
Crime
Sisters arrested in $5.7 million day care fraud case free on bail
- by Patrick Begley
NSW
National
Formal investigation into Telstra triple zero outage
- by Jennifer Duke & Darren Gray
Politics
More than tax cuts: Scott Morrison plans for budget savings
Scott Morrison says the government would stick to its rule of matching every new spending decision with a saving made elsewhere in the budget.
- by David Crowe
Scott Morrison's dilemma: Avo toast and early surplus mightn't cut it
- by Peter Martin & Mark Kenny
World
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Business
Rupert Murdoch among star-studded investors duped by Theranos
High-profile investors who collectively lost hundreds of millions of dollars included media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Walmart's Walton family.
Our $130 billion super giant is starting to throw its weight around
- by Nassim Khadem & Ruth Williams
Opinion
Banking royal commission
David Murray has taken a job nobody wanted at AMP and it's gargantuan
- by Adele Ferguson
Small business
Entertainment
Nobel literature prize won't be awarded this year following sex abuse allegations
The Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following issues within the ranks of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner.
Chappaquiddick unblinkingly revisits a shameful moment in Kennedy history
Ted Kennedy was a leading light of US politics. But he was also responsible for a young woman's death.
- by Karl Quinn
Sydney Comedy Festival review: Ange Lavoipierre chips away at the patriarchy
- by Reviewed by Michael Ruffles
Lifestyle
Opinion
Retail
Hey, global fashion brands, stop treating Australian shoppers like fools
- by Melissa Singer
Smarter living
26 luxe gifts mum really wants for Mother's Day
If you're stuck on finding the perfect way to say happy Mother's Day, we've got you covered.
- by Jane Rocca
Blended families need an inheritance plan more than most
Having an up-to-date will is crucial for those who bring assets and children to a new relationship.
- by John Collett
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Sport
In a season of VAR blunders, this was the lowest of lows
Nothing short of a real villain would be enough to deny Jets the fairytale finale - but for once, it wasn’t Besart Berisha.
- by Dominic Bossi
Victory and VAR end Jets' fairytale season
A night that started with unbridled hype and hope in the Hunter ended in heartache.
- by James Gardiner
NRL
