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Is a brutal dictator about to change his mind? What Kim Jong-un does next

Is a brutal dictator about to change his mind? What Kim Jong-un does next

The success or failure of the unprecedented talks in Singapore this week will depend on whether Kim wants to swap nukes for economic success.

  • by Kirsty Needham

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'Around here, you flip a coin, maybe you'll get cancer or you won't'
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'Around here, you flip a coin, maybe you'll get cancer or you won't'

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

  • by Carrie Fellner
No redress for the wicked

No redress for the wicked

Will history, and our grandchildren, be forgiving of our callousness, asks Jack Waterford.

  • by Jack Waterford
John James foundation says it can now double cash it distributes

John James foundation says it can now double cash it distributes

Board members have come under fire for selling the John James Hospital for $100 million without consulting foundation members.

  • by Daniella White
Visiting the battlefields of Flanders is a family affair for many

Visiting the battlefields of Flanders is a family affair for many

Thousands of Australians a year travel to France and Belgium to see where family members fought during WWI. David Ellery was one of them.

  • by David Ellery
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
The first person Greg Inglis called after Origin I was not who you'd expect

The first person Greg Inglis called after Origin I was not who you'd expect

In the lead-up to Origin II, the Qld captain opens up about his battles.

  • by Andrew Webster
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Trump triggers talk of Australia going nuclear

To suggest that Australia now needs its own atomic arsenal is to suggest that there has been a fundamental breakdown in trust. In short, that the US alliance is dead.

Peter Hartcher
    Peter Hartcher

    What doors would a 'Western Civilisation' degree open?

    In all of the fire and fury about the ANU’s decision to decline private funding for a course in Western Civilisation, a few questions remain.

    Richard Denniss

      Pizza wars: paying heavy price for a slice

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

      Adele Ferguson
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        World Cup 2018

        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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          Ireland captain defends David Pocock against 'cancer' sledge

          Ireland captain defends David Pocock against 'cancer' sledge

          The Ireland captain rejected a tasteless jibe aimed at David Pocock and said his team would have to produce something special to keep the series alive.

          • by Georgina Robinson
          Tom Rogic's journey to the World Cup has been 25 years in the making

          Tom Rogic's journey to the World Cup has been 25 years in the making

          Rogic was left devastated when a groin injury ruled him out of the 2014 World Cup on the eve of the Socceroos' campaign.

          • by Eamonn Tiernan