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Kingston residents angered after 129-bed aged care facility approved

Kingston residents angered after 129-bed aged care facility approved

Residents on a Kingston street are calling for a review of the planning decision that approved a 129-bed aged care facility.

  • by Han Nguyen

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Brumbies open to shifting games to 'boutique' venues as crowds drop

Brumbies open to shifting games to 'boutique' venues as crowds drop

Australian Super Rugby bosses have met to discuss the future of the competition.

  • by Chris Dutton
Something's going on at North Korea's nuclear site
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North Korea

Something's going on at North Korea's nuclear site

North Korea could be taking preliminary steps to close its nuclear test site, or Kim Jong-un is bluffing the world.

  • by Anna Fifield and Adam Taylor
Cold front bringing snow to central NSW moves in on ACT

Cold front bringing snow to central NSW moves in on ACT

There have already been reports of snow in the Brindabella ranges, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

'Bill Shorten lies': Budget attacks get personal

'Bill Shorten lies': Budget attacks get personal

"I have never seen anyone who is so shameless, so deliberate and so persistent in lying."

  • by Fergus Hunter
Call for witnesses to brawl at women's soccer match

Call for witnesses to brawl at women's soccer match

The women's game between Majura and the O'Connor Knights was abandoned following the melee.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Extra protections planned for ACT tenants facing eviction

Extra protections planned for ACT tenants facing eviction

Canberra renters facing potential eviction due to unpaid rent will be given extra protections from immediate eviction.

  • by Daniel Burdon
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Opinion & Perspectives

You call that a tax cut? Bill Shorten hits back at Coalition budget

By this time next year, Bill Shorten will either be prime minister or another failed opposition leader.

Mark Kenny
    Mark Kenny

    Why are all our dual citizens white?

    I’m far from the first to observe it is those of Anglo-Celtic or Anglo-Saxon stock who are caught in this mess. And it’s worth considering why.

    Waleed Aly
      Waleed Aly

      Welcome to the weirdest collection of tax cuts on record

      Has there ever been a more weird collection of tax cuts? Some of them won't even be paid out until way after the end of each financial year.

      Peter Martin
        Peter Martin
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        Politics

        Bill Shorten orders Anne Aly to confirm she renounced dual citizenship

        Bill Shorten orders Anne Aly to confirm she renounced dual citizenship

        Fresh concerns have been raised over the Labor MP in the wake of this week's High Court decision and resignations over citizenship.

        • by Fergus Hunter

        World

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        Business

        Australian shares are poised to rise to a 10-year high.

        Markets Live: ASX aiming for 10-year high

        The ASX has fallen 10 points shy of the 10-year intraday high during morning trade.

        • by William McInnes

        Small business

        How to get staff to do what you want

        How to get staff to do what you want

        • by James Adonis
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        Entertainment

        Kate Holden: ''You ask me innocently why girls like bossing or why pink, and I’ll shrug because I don’t know."

        Remember how to say no and to hear it: A letter to my son in the era of #MeToo

        On the eve of Mother's Day, a heartfelt message to tomorrow's men.

        • by Kate Holden
        Peter Garrett seen on stage in the documentary <i>Midnight Oil 1984</I>.

        Divide between the power and the passion lives on: Midnight Oil 1984 documentary

        Ray Argall's rocking Midnight Oil documentary is set in a turbulent time for Australia and the world.

        • by Craig Mathieson

        Lifestyle

        What we're really saying with Mother's Day gifts
        Opinion
        Parenting

        What we're really saying with Mother's Day gifts

        • by Kasey Edwards
        What 'Australia's most hated Muslim' did next

        What 'Australia's most hated Muslim' did next

        • by Roqayah Chamseddine
        Is the 'five second' rule safe?

        Is the 'five second' rule safe?

        • by Cathy Moir
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        Smarter living

        Parenting a 'spirited' child

        Parenting a 'spirited' child

        My child has two speeds: either flat out, or sleeping.

        • by Catherine Rodie
        How to get property investment right

        How to get property investment right

        Buying an investment property is no guarantee of financial success - you need to buy well in the first place.

        • by Noel Whittaker

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        Sport

        Ricky Ponting set to sign with Seven

        Ricky Ponting set to sign with Seven

        Ricky Ponting is on the verge of signing a lucrative contract with the Seven Network to be the face of their cricket coverage.

        • by Jon Pierik
        'Freakish' Jordan Rapana inspires Canberra Raiders star Nick Cotric

        'Freakish' Jordan Rapana inspires Canberra Raiders star Nick Cotric

        Nick Cotric has been learning from Jordan Rapana and it has thrown him into the mix for a State of Origin debut in his second season.

        • by Caden Helmers