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Mayor fumes as 'university site' sold in budget blindside

Mayor fumes as 'university site' sold in budget blindside

Questions are being asked after the federal government on Tuesday night sold land at Birkdale that Queensland saw as a potential university site.

  • by Tony Moore

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Budget winners and losers: Medicare up, ABC slashed

Budget winners and losers: Medicare up, ABC slashed

The Turnbull government loosens the purse strings ahead of a likely election. We look at areas you care about most.

Who, when and how much: Income tax cuts explained

Who, when and how much: Income tax cuts explained

Every Australian taxpayer will enjoy a tax cut this coming financial year under a detailed plan of rolling tax changes.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Katy Gallagher loses Senate spot over dual citizenship

Katy Gallagher loses Senate spot over dual citizenship

She had sent a certified copy of her birth certificate rather than the original while trying to renounce her British citizenship.

  • by Doug Dingwall & Sally Whyte
Israel Folau is back with another controversial post

Israel Folau is back with another controversial post

Weeks after saying gays would go to hell unless they repented, Folau posts a link to a video with anti-homosexual themes.

  • by Phil Lutton
Trump pulls out of 'decaying, rotten' Iran nuclear deal

Trump pulls out of 'decaying, rotten' Iran nuclear deal

After months of threatening to abandon the deal, the US President has made a decision that will affect the entire world.

  • by Rachel Olding
Rider dies after electric skateboard collides with car

Rider dies after electric skateboard collides with car

The 33-year-old rider suffered critical head injuries in the crash on the Robina Parkway at the Gold Coast.

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Why this budget is just too good to be true

If you believe Malcolm Turnbull's luck can turn on a sixpence, this is the budget for you. From now on, everything's coming good.

Ross Gittins
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    Knee-deep in blood - AMP feeds directors to baying crowd

    As four women have been chopped there's plenty more change required on the troubled giant's board.

    Adele Ferguson
      Adele Ferguson

      A victimless budget that will require patience and trust from voters

      The political imperative is clear. Voters are offered sweeteners now because the government may not get another chance.

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        CBA to pay $25m to settle rate-rigging allegations; quarterly profit slips

        CBA to pay $25m to settle rate-rigging allegations; quarterly profit slips

        The bank will admit it tried to engage in unconscionable conduct as part of a planned settlement with ASIC.

        • by Clancy Yeates
        Australian shares are set to finish higher on Wednesday.

        Markets Live: ASX up on miners, banks fall

        • by William McInnes
        Budget 2018: The winners and losers in business

        Budget 2018: The winners and losers in business

        • by Clancy Yeates & Patrick Hatch

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        Get set for another excellent adventure: Reeves, Winter to reprise Bill and Ted

        Get set for another excellent adventure: Reeves, Winter to reprise Bill and Ted

        Party on, dudes.

        • by Nathanael Cooper
        Nine countries cut in semi-final as Eurovision competition tightens

        Nine countries cut in semi-final as Eurovision competition tightens

        The tough first semi-final was loaded with some of this year's strongest contenders, including strong performances from Israel, Cyprus and Estonia.

        • by Michael Idato

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        Eight clever ways to make your rental house a home

        Eight clever ways to make your rental house a home

        How to make the best of the home we have, for the time we have it.

        • by Carolyn Tate
        A few hours of work on the weekend can leave a cloud over the rest of the weekend.

        Money can buy happiness if you spend it on experiences, time or others

        How would you spend $20 for the biggest payoff in happiness? What did you actually spend your last $20 on?

        • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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        Folau shows no signs of silence with another controversial post

        Folau shows no signs of silence with another controversial post

        Just weeks after saying gays would go to hell unless they repented their sins, Israel Folau has posted another link to a video with anti-homosexual themes.

        • by Phil Lutton
        Awkward pink: Snooker champ swaps shirt and tie for birthday suit

        Awkward pink: Snooker champ swaps shirt and tie for birthday suit

        Mark Williams stuck to a pre-tournament promise by conducting his press conference in the nude after winning the World Snooker Championship.

        • by Jim White