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Mouldy, rotten produce, off meat: Aussie Farmers Direct franchisees are reeling
Abi and Trenton Scaf wanted to support local agriculture when they bought four Aussie Farmers Direct franchises. The now-collapsed business was not what it seemed. In fact, the Scafs never even met a farmer, despite asking to - repeatedly.
- by Cara Waters
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Local council
Queen Vic Market plans on ice after council backs down
Plans for Victoria Market drastically altered by Melbourne City Council after it bowed to heritage pressure.
- by Clay Lucas
Costello praises budget tax relief for 'forgotten people'
The former treasurer says the Turnbull government has delivered tax relief to those who need it.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Federal budget
How we arrived at budgets we cannot trust
Misleading practices have reached point where the public’s disrespect and distrust of politicians is spreading.
- by ROSS GITTINS
Entsch slams preselection defeat of assistant minister
But senior members of government are resisting calls for intervention in defeat of assistant minister to former staffer.
- by Fergus Hunter
Telstra warns profit to be at lower end amid challenges
Telstra shares slump after it says the NBN continues to one of many challenges facing the company.
- by Jennifer Duke
'The kids went to sleep and now they are nothing'
Grieving father of four children who were shot dead said he knew why Peter Miles, 61 killed his wife, daughter, grandkids.
- by Lucy Cormack & Michaela Whitbourn
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Shorten reaps post-budget dividends, PM left in dismay
Unlike the government's seven-year plan, Bill Shorten ignored the complexity and came up with a simple $928 cut instead.
David Crowe
Why do politicians refuse to believe decades of polling?
Today's poll proves anew that voters often care more about the health of the nation's health than about themselves.
Peter Hartcher
News Corp's war on Facebook is a decade in the making
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp wants a government body monitor opaque tech algorithms. How would that work?
John McDuling
AFL
Analysis
Essendon
Four Points: Beaten in the middle, Bombers get grounded
Everyone and no one to blame at Essendon; More questionable contact; Surprise stars go up a gear; Magpies get hamstrung.
- by Michael Gleeson
Scott backs Worsfold ahead of clash with struggling Dons
Geelong coach Chris Scott has rubbished suggestions Essendon are a team in disarray and backed under-pressure counterpart John Worsfold.
Politics
Peter Costello praises budget for delivering tax relief to the 'forgotten people'
The former treasurer says the Turnbull government has delivered tax relief to those who need it but warned of the political difficulties of getting it passed.
- by Jessica Irvine
Opinion
Ipsos poll
Why do politicians refuse to believe decades of polling and research?
- by Peter Hartcher
World
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Business
Telstra shares slide as it warns profit to be at lower end
Telstra says the NBN is one of many challenges facing the company as it delivers profit forecast.
- by Jennifer Duke
Small business
Entertainment
Go your own way: Buckingham speaks out about Fleetwood Mac departure
Lindsey Buckingham has described his departure from Fleetwood Mac as "not my doing or my choice".
'Terrible': Eurovision historian criticises Jessica Mauboy
He also suggested Australia has overstayed its welcome.
- by Broede Carmody
Lifestyle
Smarter living
12 ways parents can boost their kid's confidence right now
Number 4: Don't rescue them. What else can you do to raise a confident child?
- by Katharine Stahl
Alexa and Siri can hear this hidden command. You can't.
Researchers show they can send secret commands to Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant.
- by Craig Smith
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Sport
A month out from the World Cup, van Marwijk keeps cards close to chest
Van Marwijk already is a world champion in a complex game of deep-thinking tactics - not at football, but a card game.
- by Steve Larkin
Ricciardo's mid-race woes in 'pretty boring' Spanish GP
Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix, recovering from a mid-race spin in a race he labelled "pretty boring".
