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ATO's Chris Jordan seeks to shoot the messenger
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Regulation

ATO's Chris Jordan seeks to shoot the messenger

Under pressure in the wake of a media investigation the tax chief came out swinging but he missed.

  • by Adele Ferguson

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Journalist covered himself in pig's blood to fake his death 

Journalist covered himself in pig's blood to fake his death 

Arkady Babchenko said he played dead while ambulance drove him to hospital and staff later placed him in morgue.  

The shooting teen gunmen measure themselves by

The shooting teen gunmen measure themselves by

Why a Texas teenager shot his fellow students and teachers remains a mystery. His model for carrying it out is clearer.

  • by Manny Fernandez
Outrage over comedian's 'vile' slur about Ivanka Trump 

Outrage over comedian's 'vile' slur about Ivanka Trump 

Samantha Bee's expletive-filled tirade has been compared to Roseanne Barr's racist tweet by some conservatives.

Denmark passes law banning the burqa

Denmark passes law banning the burqa

Anyone caught wearing clothing that covers the face such as the burqa will be fined by police and ordered home.  

  • by Teis Jensen & Emil Gjerding Nielson
Hanson to lose 'self-serving' senator after row

Hanson to lose 'self-serving' senator after row

Pauline Hanson came close to tears in a fiery television interview, revealing Brian Burston approached another party.

  • by David Crowe
'Vandalism': Court decision puts women, children at risk

'Vandalism': Court decision puts women, children at risk

A former Family Court chief justice says there has been an "insidious campaign" to undermine the court.

  • by Michael Koziol
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China - and Australia - brace for epic baby boom

It's not just the makers of car seats and baby formula that are set to benefit from Beijing's touted plan to ditch its two-child policy.

Dr William McKeith

    The aim of breath tests is to fill the quota - not the courts

    General duties police have a vested interest in not catching drunk drivers - and it has nothing to do with being lazy.

    John Silvester
      John Silvester

      Greg Hunt, the minister whose bedside 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.

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        Offshore hacker's wave of calls swamped triple zero potentially put lives at risk

        Offshore hacker's wave of calls swamped triple zero potentially put lives at risk

        An onslaught of 1800 suspected offshore calls tripped up Telstra’s triple zero services on Saturday morning, leaving some Australians without a call back.

        • by Jennifer Duke

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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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        Inside the first NSW team meeting when Fittler laid down the law

        Inside the first NSW team meeting when Fittler laid down the law

        The rookie Blues coach always said he was picking players on character ahead of ability for Origin I. He reminded them in brutal fashion on Monday night.

        • by Andrew Webster
        NSW brains trust to feast on Bellamy's wisdom

        NSW brains trust to feast on Bellamy's wisdom

        Blues players will have the opportunity to pick the brain of super coach Craig Bellamy after the Melbourne mentor was invited into Brad Fittler's inner sanctum.

        • by Adrian Proszenko

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