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The 10 places in Sydney that look like Paris. They're not where you might think
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The 10 places in Sydney that look like Paris. They're not where you might think

Artificial intelligence found relationships between our suburbs and 1700 other cities around the world.

  • by Nigel Gladstone

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'I find it hard to keep calm': Quest investors revolt

'I find it hard to keep calm': Quest investors revolt

For the first decade, David's serviced apartment investment performed as expected, later things started to unravel.

  • by Simon Johanson
Execs who look the other way no better than common crook

Execs who look the other way no better than common crook

Some people, mostly men, have real trouble owning up to a stuff-up.

  • by Amanda Vanstone
The car wash that saved Milena from her ex-husband
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The car wash that saved Milena from her ex-husband

Shelden googled "carotid artery neck" before he drove to his wife's work. Luckily her colleague was running late.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn & Megan Gorrey
'Big Fella' duped customers  into buying fake cocaine

'Big Fella' duped customers  into buying fake cocaine

The frontman for a sophisticated drug syndicate spent all his profits on his own $6000-a-day cocaine habit.

Giuliani: the aggressive new face of Trump's legal team

Giuliani: the aggressive new face of Trump's legal team

Rudy Giuliani was once known as "America's Mayor" and hailed for helping unite a wounded city after September 11.

  • by Jonathan Lamire
Next time you're at brunch, ask if they pay penalty rates
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Next time you're at brunch, ask if they pay penalty rates

We need to ensure our coffees aren’t just lining the pockets of a business owner who spent the summer in Mykonos.

  • by Joshua Dabelstein
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Whatever Tuesday's budget holds, it's sure to be fudged

Treasurers and finance ministers use creative accounting to make their budgets look better – and taxpayers pay the price.

Ross Gittins
    Ross Gittins

    Time to take stock of Australia’s fuel security

    Australia has been non-compliant with the International Energy Agency's domestic oil holding requirements since 2012.

    Josh Frydenberg

      Forgiveness is a test of parenthood

      Our children do stupid things, make bad decisions and disappoint. It's easy to condemn but more powerful to forgive.

      John Watkins
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        Westpac and the end of the golden age
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        Westpac and the end of the golden age

        Westpac produces the best, perhaps last, of the good bank results as a cycle nears its end.

        • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

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        One giant leap for mankind: Apollo's music mission has a launch date

        One giant leap for mankind: Apollo's music mission has a launch date

        The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, Tim Tam ads... music? Apollo Jackson diversifies his attempts for fame.

        • by Broede Carmody
        Not invited: MKR winners won't welcome detractors to new restaurant

        Not invited: MKR winners won't welcome detractors to new restaurant

        "There have been some serious trolls out there." 

        • by Broede Carmody

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        Home loan discounts aren't all they're cracked up to be

        Home loan discounts aren't all they're cracked up to be

        The widespread practice of banks offering interest rate discounts is less helpful to customers than you might think.

        • by Clancy Yeates
        Keeping the peace: why fighting is not good ex-etiquette

        Keeping the peace: why fighting is not good ex-etiquette

        From not returning my phone calls to making plans on my weekends - it's always a fight.

        • by Jann Blackstone

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        Cahill a 'special case' for Socceroos selection, says van Marwijk

        Cahill a 'special case' for Socceroos selection, says van Marwijk

        Despite playing only 63 minutes in the last six months the 38-year-old features in the preliminary Australian squad for the World Cup in Russia.

        • by Dominic Bossi
        South Africa to quit Super Rugby: report

        South Africa to quit Super Rugby: report

        SANZAAR said the report was unfounded and South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina remained committed to future participation.

        • by Melissa Woods

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