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Sports training academy collapses owing $5 million

Sports training academy collapses owing $5 million

A sports training academy has collapsed with debts of more than $5 million after running courses costing up to $23,000 that qualified its students 'for nothing'.

  • by Cameron Houston & Chris Vedelago

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Gullible Trump finds out Kim Jong-un isn't 'honourable'

Gullible Trump finds out Kim Jong-un isn't 'honourable'

If they did not see Pyongyang's latest manoeuvre coming, Trump and his team are more gullible than we imagined.

  • by Jennifer Rubin
'Seething': Killer junction was a well-known blackspot

'Seething': Killer junction was a well-known blackspot

Angry resident who lit a candle for hit-run victim Aivy Nguyen says he will keep flame burning until intersection is safe.

  • by Simone Fox Koob & Anna Prytz
Peddling conspiracy theories: Frydenberg slams Alan Jones

Peddling conspiracy theories: Frydenberg slams Alan Jones

'Alan, if we could only bottle your rage this morning, we'd have a new energy source,' Minister told the radio host.

  • by Fergus Hunter
Paramedic hospitalised after  'punched in face' by patient
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Paramedic hospitalised after  'punched in face' by patient

Another ambo has been injured, just days after women had jail sentences quashed for attacking veteran paramedic.

  • by Aisha Dow
Citizenship crisis: PM backs new rules, shirks referendum

Citizenship crisis: PM backs new rules, shirks referendum

A parliamentary committee has strongly recommended the issue be put to the Australian people.

  • by Michael Koziol
Unemployment rate climbs to higher-than-expected 5.6%
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Unemployment rate climbs to higher-than-expected 5.6%

There were 32,700 more full-time jobs, while part-time employment fell 10,000, the latest figures from the ABS show.

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'Koala's sharp claws': Chinese tabloid tears into Australia

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's spat with a former ambassador has the Chinese media - and many readers - in a spin.

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    Kirsty Needham

    I feel sorry for Meghan Markle's poor, ill-prepared father

    The Middletons had to endure snobbish scorn, but at least Kate's father was familiar with upper-middle class life.

    Allison Pearson

      Indonesian attacks a reminder how jihad turned into a family affair

      ISIS managed to turn the concept of jihad into a family affair, with a role and mission for everyone.

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        Adelaide's injury crisis claims Walker for more games

        Adelaide's injury crisis claims Walker for more games

        Adelaide's injury crisis has worsened with captain Taylor Walker ruled out of action in coming weeks.

        Wood back for Bulldogs as Morris returns via VFL

        Wood back for Bulldogs as Morris returns via VFL

        Western Bulldogs skipper Easton Wood will play against Adelaide; however, the club has decided veteran Dale Morris should return via the VFL.

        • by Peter Ryan

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        Business

        Is the 36-year bond bull market finally coming to an end?
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        Is the 36-year bond bull market finally coming to an end?

        It has taken us nearly a decade to get to the point where a real normalisation of the post-crisis settings is in sight.

        • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

        Small business

        'No magic bullet': How franchisees make it work

        'No magic bullet': How franchisees make it work

        • by Sylvia Pennington
        Why small business owners must invest in themselves

        Why small business owners must invest in themselves

        • by Tony Featherstone
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        Entertainment

        HBO producing documentary series on Serial's Adnan Syed

        HBO producing documentary series on Serial's Adnan Syed

        Adnan Syed is about to be tried - again - in the court of public opinion.

        Portia De Rossi says she has quit acting

        Portia De Rossi says she has quit acting

        However, she delayed her decision in order to film Arrested Development's fifth season.

        • by Broede Carmody

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        Smarter living

        Eight stylish pieces of carry-on luggage for the high-flying traveller

        Eight stylish pieces of carry-on luggage for the high-flying traveller

        For ease of travel and pure functionality, skip the frills and thrills and stick to basics.

        • by Christopher Elliott
        Brigitte Perik had to tackle her ingrained belief that money was evil.

        How to set financial goals you actually achieve

        Our desire for change is strong but making resolutions stick can be challenging.

        • by Christine Long

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        Sport

        Simmons shortlisted for NBA rookie of the year

        Simmons shortlisted for NBA rookie of the year

        Ben Simmons has been shortlisted for the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, along with Utah's Donovan Mitchell and Boston sensation Jayson Tatum.

        Michigan university agrees to pay Nassar's sex abuse victims $665m

        Michigan university agrees to pay Nassar's sex abuse victims $665m

        The settlement will pay $US425 million to the girls and women who have come forward to date, averaging about $US1.28 million per victim.

        • by Will Hobson & Susan Svrluga