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Spirit of Australia: Cahill still sets the standards for the Socceroos

Spirit of Australia: Cahill still sets the standards for the Socceroos

The only constant over a turbulent 14 years of Australian football, Tim Cahill's off-field leadership has shaped the culture of today's Socceroos.

  • by Dominic Bossi

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Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer
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Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer

Within seven years, one American school community buried five students. It’s a case with huge significance in Australia.

  • by Carrie Fellner
Elitist land grabs are destroying Sydney

Elitist land grabs are destroying Sydney

I’ll tell you what is elitist - grabbing every damn thing for the wealthy and powerful. 

  • by Elizabeth Farrelly
 Liberal Party council votes to sell off the ABC

 Liberal Party council votes to sell off the ABC

The Liberal Party’s peak council voted overwhelmingly in favour of privatising the public broadcaster.

  • by David Crowe
'You don’t see this very often': Large shark washes up on Bondi Beach

'You don’t see this very often': Large shark washes up on Bondi Beach

"He’s got to be close to 200 kilograms, he’s a big, heavy Mako."

  • by Linda Morris
'Master-slave relationship': The consequences of cut-price pizzas

'Master-slave relationship': The consequences of cut-price pizzas

When franchisors squeeze franchisees too hard, the consequences can be profound.

  • by Adele Ferguson
Put down your glasses, the race for quote of the year is over

Put down your glasses, the race for quote of the year is over

Tell the folks what you said, Mahe Fonua. Nice and loud, so everyone can enjoy it.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
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How Donald Trump betrayed his allies

To suggest that Australia now needs its own atomic arsenal is to suggest that there has been a breakdown in trust. 

Peter Hartcher
    Peter Hartcher

    Trump makes a mess of handshake etiquette

    It is a fundamental principle of etiquette that a handshake should be firm but not alarming. And yet, and yet, we have Donald Trump.

    Julia Baird
      Julia Baird

      Don't let Eurydice Dixon's death be a 'cautionary tale'

      The people who have the power to change things think it’s easier to keep women afraid.

      Clementine Ford
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        Ronaldo hat-trick earns Portugal draw with Spain in thriller

        Ronaldo hat-trick earns Portugal draw with Spain in thriller

        In what is sure to go down as a World Cup classic, Ronaldo scored an 88th minute equalizer in a thrilling game.

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          He has script, stars and $18m for his film. He just needs a director

          He has script, stars and $18m for his film. He just needs a director

          Former hedge fund manager James Wallace claims he has everything in place to make a movie based on his life - except the person to call the shots.

          • by Karl Quinn
          Packer still waiting on his $200m 'Italian job'

          Packer still waiting on his $200m 'Italian job'

          Billionaire James Packer finally has a little silver lining among all those stormy clouds - in the form of a $200 million "gigayacht"

          • by Andrew Hornery

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          Is there an ideal time to have a second child?

          Is there an ideal time to have a second child?

          My partner and I pretty quickly decided we were all-in on the baby thing and we'd go for another. But when?

          • by Tanya C Snyder
          Countdown to tax time

          Countdown to tax time

          If your tax planning usually consists of joining a queue to buy stationery shortly before midnight on June 30, it might be time to think ahead.

          • by Christine Long

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          Campbell-Gillard ruled out of Origin II with fractured jaw

          Campbell-Gillard ruled out of Origin II with fractured jaw

          NSW prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard is out of next Sunday's second State of Origin match, and potentially the series.

            Let's get physical: Colombia show Australia the way to beat France

            Let's get physical: Colombia show Australia the way to beat France

            The only team to beat France in the past year believes Australia can snare an upset if they win the mental and physical battles on Saturday night.

            • by Dominic Bossi

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