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WA tragedy: Mother and four children believed to be among shooting victims
Seven people are dead after a mass shooting near Margaret River.
- by Kate Hedley, Emma Young, Melissa Cunningham & Simone Fox Koob
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National Press Club sells off a a bit of history
Grab a piece of history this weekend.
- by Megan Doherty
End ASIO's detention powers, parliamentary committee says
The domestic spy agency's powers to detain people should be repealed, an inquiry has found.
- by Doug Dingwall
Tara Costigan's killer bashed in his jail cell
Axe murderer Marcus Rappel is under protection after he was bashed at the Alexander Maconochie Centre.
- by Michael Inman
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Light rail
Federal parliament launches inquiry into stage two of Canberra's light rail
The Barr government will feel the blowtorch of a federal parliamentary inquiry.
- by Katie Burgess
DFAT told to improve 'inconsistent' security at embassies
The department has copped criticism over its protection of diplomats overseas.
- by Doug Dingwall
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
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Stop criticising Meghan Markle for her decisions
Isn't the whole point of feminism to give women the freedom to make their own decisions?
Kara Alaimo
The jaywalking phone zombie plague is completely out of control
Before mobile phones infiltrated society and dictated our lives, the annoyance of pedestrians not paying attention to road rules was known as jaywalking.
Wendy Squires
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
Canberra
Public Service
National
'Cutting into muscle': ABC faces dilemma in absorbing latest funding freeze
- by Michael Koziol & Broede Carmody
Politics
Exclusive
Income tax
The verdicts are in on who gains the most from rival income tax plans
Labor has gained a short-term edge over the Coalition in a crucial political fight over the fairness of radical income tax reform.
- by David Crowe
Welcome to the tax election. The fairness election. The enterprise election
- by Mark Kenny & Matt Wade
World
Property byallhomes
Business
'The ship has sailed' - push back against on women on boards will fail
The cascade of female director resignations at AMP have sparked rumblings of a revolt against corporate diversity targets.
- by Ruth Williams
Opinion
Banking royal commission
AMP shareholders voted again, this time with their wallets
- by Elizabeth Knight
Small business
Entertainment
And the winner of the 2018 Archibald Prize is . . .
Melbourne art teacher Yvette Coppersmith has won Australia's most prestigious art prize.
- by Linda Morris
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Obituaries
Acclaimed Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis dies aged 59
His family said in a statement he will be greatly missed.
- by Garry Maddox
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Parenting a 'spirited' child
My child has two speeds: either flat out, or sleeping.
- by Catherine Rodie
The Young Gun of Wine Awards announce their top 50 winemakers
Now in their twelfth year, the awards have opened the market to a new breed of Australian winemaker.
- by Emily Bitto
Food bygoodfood
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Sport
Proof in the pudding for AIS sports science at Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia sports scientist and former AIS employee Dr David Martin helped resurrect the 76ers using AIS methods.
- by Eamonn Tiernan
Canberra Raiders on the cusp of locking in big-name stars
Ricky Stuart doesn't need a domino effect. He needs players saying yes "because they want to be a Raider".
- by Caden Helmers
