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Cocaine, girls, million-dollar fraud: What this CommBank lender did next
Investigation
Crime

Cocaine, girls, million-dollar fraud: What this CommBank lender did next

This loans officer did everything wrong but, despite making full admissions, he was never reported to the police.

  • by Chris Vedelago & Cameron Houston

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How a $2 million gift turned Miguel's club into the laughing stock of Sydney
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Sydney

How a $2 million gift turned Miguel's club into the laughing stock of Sydney

Anthony Albanese is keeping mum after handing over the money in 2013.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Turnbull, One Nation reap benefits in shock poll

Turnbull, One Nation reap benefits in shock poll

The survey holds out hope that the Prime Minister can increase his majority ahead of the "byelection blitz".

  • by David Crowe
The lies unmasked in Trump's latest rage-filled tirade
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Donald Trump

The lies unmasked in Trump's latest rage-filled tirade

Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen drafted her resignation after Trump unloaded on her for 30 minutes.

  • by Greg Sargent
Members teed off as Royal Sydney golf club descends into all-out war 

Members teed off as Royal Sydney golf club descends into all-out war 

A revolt is pitting the current president against two of its former captains.

  • by Andrew Hornery
The challenge facing the ABC: Time for a clear channel

The challenge facing the ABC: Time for a clear channel

The relationship between the public broadcaster and the government is at a low. Here's what needs to be done.

  • by Jennifer Duke
Town wracked with grief after 'happy' family's death

Town wracked with grief after 'happy' family's death

A mother and her four children are among the victims in a mass shooting that left seven dead on a WA property.

  • by Emma Young & Hamish Hastie
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Bowen seizes chance to make history

Labor's budget reply outwitted the government on the politics and outmanoeuvred it on the economics.

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    Peter Hartcher

    The way we hear cricket on our screens will never be the same

    The hirings of the last fortnight or so have confirmed that very few of the Channel Nine commentators will make it over to the new broadcasters.

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      Peter FitzSimons

      Seven myths about being 50 (which we wish were true ...)

      Sex is only getting better; speaking up at work is a doddle; who isn't doing a marathon?

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        'The ship has sailed' - push back against on women on boards will fail

        '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

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        And the winner of the 2018 Archibald Prize is . . .

        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
        Acclaimed Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis dies aged 59
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        Acclaimed Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis dies aged 59

        His family said in a statement he will be greatly missed.

        • by Garry Maddox

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        Parenting a 'spirited' child

        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

        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

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        Souths star Cody Walker: 'I thought my mum would live forever'

        Souths star Cody Walker: 'I thought my mum would live forever'

        After his emotional display only 48 hours after the death of his mother, the Rabbitohs five-eighth opens up about the woman she was and how she shaped him.

        • by Andrew Webster
        Ronke sends Swans to seventh heaven

        Ronke sends Swans to seventh heaven

        Ben Ronke became an overnight cult hero for Sydney fans after jagging seven goals as the Swans toppled Hawthorn in an upset.

        • by Andrew Wu

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