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'Some people you just don't want to get on the wrong side of'
Aaron Cockman, the grieving father of four children who were shot dead on a West Australian farm on Friday, has spoken for the first time since the incident.
- by Lucy Cormack & Michaela Whitbourn
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Opinion
Sydney Writers' Festival
#MeToo movement takes a totalitarian turn
I’m all for this reckoning but what disturbs me is the outcome, the total annihilation of a person.
- by Julie Szego
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Federal
'Absurd': British MPs question dual citizen ban
Australia, alone in the anglosphere, takes the most strident stance on dual nationalities in Parliament.
- by Latika Bourke
Analysis
Income tax
Compare Labor and Liberal personal tax plans
Everyone who earns less than $125,000 a year - that is, most Australians - will get a bigger tax cut under Labor.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Case for gender diversity will survive post-AMP backlash
Cascade of female director resignations at AMP have sparked rumblings of a revolt against corporate diversity targets.
- by Ruth Williams
Cate Blanchett to lead Cannes film festival protest
Australian actor among 82 highlighting the limited number of female filmmakers selected for the competition lineup.
Demand booming for crisis and homelessness services
Rising inequality is behind the skyrocketing need for emergency assistance in the past three years.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Confronting story highlights challenge awaiting us all
Most seniors are living without a map, through two decades when previous generations were in a nursing home or dead.
Neil Jeyasingam
Drop the 'himpathy': Clarion call of festa's #MeToo moment
I am encouraging every woman of every age to drop the "himpathy". I call on you to call these men, and call them out to their face.
Helen Pitt
Women's endurance gives them a financial edge
In tough conditions, women complete the Boston Marathon at a higher rate than men. This psychological edge can also help with finances.
Catherine Robson
AFL
Magpies' Elliott suffers fresh injury blow during VFL match
Collingwood star Jamie Elliott has suffered a fresh setback with the oft-injured forward departing Sunday's VFL match against Geelong before half-time.
- by Jason Phelan
Jack Macrae enters elite midfielders chart with a bullet
An increased focus on leadership has helped Bulldog Jack Macrae enter the elite midfielders' chart with a bullet after back-to-back 40-disposal games.
- by Peter Ryan
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
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Terrorism
Suicide bombers strike at three churches in Indonesia
- by James Massola, Karuni Rompies & Amilia Rosa
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Business
ACCC names and shames most expensive petrol retailers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has named Coles Express as nation’s highest-priced petrol company in a new industry report.
- by Cole Latimer
Small business
Entertainment
Cate Blanchett to lead Cannes film festival protest
The actress will be among 82 women set to walk the red carpet to highlight the limited number of female filmmakers who have been nominated.
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
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The new Rolls-Royce Cullinan could be world's most luxurious SUV
It comes with all the trimmings, but this million-dollar machine is more resort than desert.
- by Toby Hagon
You can't outsource motherhood, but you can share the load
Mother's Day is a time to reflect on the unpaid contribution of mothers and grandmothers to families and communities.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Sport
Jedinak gives Aston Villa early advantage in Championship playoff
Socceroos skipper Mile Jedinak has once again risen to the occasion in a big game after his header gave Aston Villa a slender 1-0 advantage over Middlesbrough
Hamilton ends his Formula One pole drought in style
Lewis Hamilton summed up his feelings in a few words after leading team mate Valtteri Bottas to the first Mercedes qualifying one-two of the season.
- by Alan Baldwin
