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Barton Highway crash victims mourned

Barton Highway crash victims mourned

The women killed in a head-on crash on Friday were recent immigrants who are being remembered as generous people with a zest for life.

  • by Blake Foden

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Geocon's pitch to Chinese investors ahead of massive expansion

Geocon's pitch to Chinese investors ahead of massive expansion

More than 3200 apartments are slated for construction.

  • by Steven Trask
ACT spending on public schools fell after Gonski

ACT spending on public schools fell after Gonski

ACT funding in public schools was slashed by $660 per student in the first three years after the Gonski deal.

  • by Sherryn Groch
Michael Pezzullo, another tech wreck, and some bad language

Michael Pezzullo, another tech wreck, and some bad language

The weird, tense, awkward and funny from week one of Senate estimates.

  • by Sally Whyte & Doug Dingwall
'Spiderman' who saved child from balcony offered French citizenship

'Spiderman' who saved child from balcony offered French citizenship

Macron said Mamoudou Gassama would be rewarded for his "exceptional act" with papers to legalise his stay.

  • by Sylvie Corbet
After just two questions, Clive Palmer tells Leigh Sales 'keep quiet'

After just two questions, Clive Palmer tells Leigh Sales 'keep quiet'

The former MP threatened to walk out on the ABC 7.30 interviewer when uncomfortable questions started. But they continued.  

  • by Jenny Noyes
When my father needed help, no one was there
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When my father needed help, no one was there

Never in the whole of my existence had I once thought about my dad making a choice to leave me behind, when I only felt safe through his existence.

  • by Cidney Jenkins
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Opinion & Perspectives

The ramifications of these hearings have never been greater

Unions and employers are about to slug it out again over minimum wage increases.

Jessica Irvine
    Jessica Irvine

    ACT Labor party members, it’s time to lead the way

    ALP members blindly supporting the party without constructive criticism is not what Labor needs right now.

    Kim Fischer

      Why Millennials should be optimistic

      Cheer up. Earlier doom-mongering predictions about population growth have not been fulfilled.

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        Q&A recap: Miracles and moral dilemmas in the nicest possible way

        Q&A recap: Miracles and moral dilemmas in the nicest possible way

        It was a night for moral dilemmas on Q&A, with some questions taking on biblical proportions.

        • by Neil McMahon
        Those bizarre Gold Logie nominations are enough to make you see stars
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        Those bizarre Gold Logie nominations are enough to make you see stars

        If you're scratching your head at the nominees for TV's most popular crown, you are far from alone. 

        • by Karl Quinn

        Lifestyle

        Jacqui Lambie's dating mistakes
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        Daily Life

        Jacqui Lambie's dating mistakes

        • by Kerri Sackville
        Autism screening tool may not detect the condition in some women

        Autism screening tool may not detect the condition in some women

        • by Rachel Moseley & Julie Kirkby
        The latest beauty trends present a depressing new reality
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        The latest beauty trends present a depressing new reality

        • by Roqayah Chamseddine
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        Smarter living

        Why it's important to remember your first born is still a child too

        Why it's important to remember your first born is still a child too

        How to ensure your eldest child isn't expected to grow up too soon.

        • by Jo Hartley
        Revisiting the golden era of 90s games with Sega Mega Drive Classics

        Revisiting the golden era of 90s games with Sega Mega Drive Classics

        Sega continues to reach into its past for a thoughtful collection of more than 50 old-school games.

        • by Tim Biggs

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        Sport

        Brumbies searching for fifth-string hooker after Folau ban

        Brumbies searching for fifth-string hooker after Folau ban

        The Brumbies are scrambling to find a replacement hooker for the clash with the Sunwolves on Sunday.

        • by Eamonn Tiernan
        Josh Papalii becomes Queensland's most experienced forward

        Josh Papalii becomes Queensland's most experienced forward

        Josh Papalii's nine Queensland caps will make him the most experienced member of the Maroons pack.

        • by Caden Helmers