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Hanson to lose 'self-serving' senator after tax row

Hanson to lose 'self-serving' senator after tax row

Pauline Hanson came close to tears in a fiery interview, revealing One Nation senator Brian Burston approached another party - but was knocked back.

  • by David Crowe

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Perth braces for massive cold front set to hit on Monday
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Perth braces for massive cold front set to hit on Monday

Thursday's relatively small storm cell has got nothing on what looms for the metro area next week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

  • by Franziska Rimrod
Part-time bureaucrat on $250k solved one gripe a week

Part-time bureaucrat on $250k solved one gripe a week

The role was created by former prime minister Tony Abbot to appease wind farm critics.

  • by Nicole Hasham
WA prison officers need to be 'treated as first responders'

WA prison officers need to be 'treated as first responders'

“I’ve been to the funerals of 12 prison officers in my time in the job that have taken their own lives," Mr Smith said.

  • by Hannah Barry
Centrelink callers are waiting longer, but it's not all bad

Centrelink callers are waiting longer, but it's not all bad

The number of busy signals is expected to be 10 million lower than last financial year.

  • by Sally Whyte
Lifetime cap on student loans to hit 30,000 postgraduates

Lifetime cap on student loans to hit 30,000 postgraduates

More students are taking long and expensive pathways through higher education, putting them near the $100,000 cap.

  • by Michael Koziol
Greg Hunt, the minister whose manner deserted him
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Greg Hunt

Greg Hunt, the minister whose manner deserted him

Greg Hunt regularly wears a furrow-browed expression, which suits a fellow who looks a bit like a GP who knows that at any moment he might have to deliver very bad news.

  • by Tony Wright
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I punished my children, but it was me who suffered most

The kids were having a ball. I seethed. This was supposed to be a punishment for them, not me!

Cat Rodie

    Vikki Campion says you 'can't help who you fall in love with'. Really?

    It seems that neither party is willing to take responsibility for the love affair that has outraged the nation.

    Kasey Edwards
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      'Profoundly irresponsible': How the NDIS is failing the autistic

      If the NDIS is going to help, it must support our individual differences rather than use them against us.

      Madeleine Ryan
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        It's early days, but Amazon may have misread Australian market
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        It's early days, but Amazon may have misread Australian market

        The idea that Amazon couldn't figure out a way to comply with the government's GST rules without such drastic changes stretches credibility.

        • by John McDuling

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        US judge sticks it up the Muppets in Happytime Murders ruling

        US judge sticks it up the Muppets in Happytime Murders ruling

        The distributors of the Melissa McCarthy puppet crime caper The Happytime Murders have been given the A-OK to keep referencing both Sesame and the Street.

        • by Karl Quinn
        Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) gets into the mind of Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in season two of <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i>.

        Blessed be the 2nd season: Expanded Handmaid's Tale is still a triumph

        Taking the dystopian tale beyond the confines of Margaret Atwood's novel was a bold move, but it has paid off handsomely, writes Karl Quinn.

        • by Karl Quinn

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        How to be the most stylish gent in the office without wearing a suit

        How to be the most stylish gent in the office without wearing a suit

        The rise of freelancers and creative industries has seen a whole new office attire take centre stage.

        • by Jane Rocca
        The simple trick I use to get my kids to eat their vegies every night

        The simple trick I use to get my kids to eat their vegies every night

        It's so simple I can't believe I didn't think of it years ago.

        • by Suzanne Catchpole

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        New Bloods: young Swans keeping club's premiership window open

        New Bloods: young Swans keeping club's premiership window open

        The Swans fielded the second most experienced team for games played last week but it's their next generation keeping them in premiership contention.

        • by Andrew Wu
        Big shoes to fill, following Langer at WA: Voges

        Big shoes to fill, following Langer at WA: Voges

        Former Test player Adam Voges says he has big shoes to fill after being named Western Australia's new coach.