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'Miss my girl': Champion water-skier's mother demands safety overhaul
Sarah Teelow, 20, was travelling at up to 136km/h on the Hawkesbury River when she hit a small wave that flipped her ski into the air, fatally injuring her.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Offshore hacker's wave of calls swamped triple zero
An onslaught of 1800 calls tripped up Telstra’s triple zero services, leaving some Australians without a call back.
- by Jennifer Duke
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.
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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 in public
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
Pauline Hanson came close to tears in a fiery television interview, revealing Brian Burston approached another party.
- by David Crowe
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
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Opinion & Perspectives
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
Fifty years on, Trump exploits divisive wedge
Robert Kennedy fused a coalition of the least, the lost and the lonely. After his death, the Republicans adopted a sophisticated political strategy that has served them well ever since.
Catherine McGregor
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
Politics
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Income tax
Labor considers Senate plan to avoid blocking $140 billion tax cuts
The political strategy could save Labor from any backlash for denying tax relief.
- by David Crowe
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Heritage
Boost recognition of Indigenous history to protect colonial statues: report
- by Fergus Hunter
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Amazon
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
'Ridiculous': Bank boss slams George Soros' warning of a new GFC
- by Tom Mackenzie & Christopher Anstey
Small business
Entertainment
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
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
Lifestyle
Smarter living
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
It's so simple I can't believe I didn't think of it years ago.
- by Suzanne Catchpole
Opinion
Money & relationships
Young adults living at home are costing Aussie parents $12.2b a year
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Sport
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State of Origin
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
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
Brumbies refuse to rest Wallabies trio Pocock, Sio and Alaalatoa
- by Chris Dutton & Tom Decent
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