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Spiritual healer ordered to open his books after he gave client 'ovarian reading'
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Spiritual healer ordered to open his books after he gave client 'ovarian reading'

A former bankrupt tennis coach accused of running a cult is suing a client who has questioned his practices which also include 'deeper femaleness'.

  • by Kate McClymont

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Huawei slashes local research as 5G ban looms

Huawei slashes local research as 5G ban looms

The Chinese communications giant spent $10 million on research in Australia in 2014. Now it's zero.

  • by David Crowe
Common female infection could actually be an STI 

Common female infection could actually be an STI 

An Australian university trial is seeking to prove that men could be key to stopping an infection inflicting women.

  • by Mary Ward
What voters really think of Turnbull and Shorten
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What voters really think of Turnbull and Shorten

A new poll asked Australians to rate their leaders. We now know who has the edge,  but will it be enough to win the election?

  • by David Crowe
Dogs are taking over this city.

We are being overrun by dogs and it's about to get worse

More off-leash dog parks will just create more spaces where people like me can be certain our walks will be miserable.

  • by Jenna Price
Don't let wives drive: Saudi men bristle at women driving

Don't let wives drive: Saudi men bristle at women driving

Amid the celebratory end of a ban on women driving, some Saudi men fear the change will undermine the kingdom.

  • by Ayat Basma
Meet the woman taking on extremists on Facebook
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Meet the woman taking on extremists on Facebook

Dr Erin Marie Saltman has a saying: "You don't go online shopping for shoes and accidentally become a jihadist."

  • by Lucy Cormack
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It takes a village to raise a child but the village is missing

These days new parents find they are on their own, juggling care and work, until primary school.

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    How many votes can you buy with $144 billion? None

    Perhaps voters decided that $10 is a bit low-rent in a country where the average dwelling costs $687,000.

    Peter Hartcher
      Peter Hartcher

      Studying the Western canon 'future-proofs' students

      Following a US model, the Ramsay Centre might enrich the lives and prospects of future generations of Australian students.

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        World Cup 2018

        Final round of group matches: All the possibilities

        Final round of group matches: All the possibilities

        A look at the state of play across the board as the group stage reaches its pointy end.

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        Politics

        Polling gets personal: What voters really think of Turnbull and Shorten
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        Ipsos poll

        Polling gets personal: What voters really think of Turnbull and Shorten

        A new Fairfax-Ipsos poll asked Australians to rate their leaders. We now know who has the edge - but will it be enough to win him the election?

        • by David Crowe

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        CBA to spin off wealth management and mortgage broking arm

        CBA to spin off wealth management and mortgage broking arm

        The bank will also undertake a strategic review of its general insurance business, including a potential sale.

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        Entertainment

        'I made myself a hate magnet': Roseanne Barr in tears in emotional interview

        'I made myself a hate magnet': Roseanne Barr in tears in emotional interview

        The disgraced star said she feels remorse for the racist tweet that prompted ABC to cancel the revival of Roseanne.

          Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins: Paranoid Bachelor fears honey-trappers

          Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins: Paranoid Bachelor fears honey-trappers

          Channel Ten have been warning fans, "You've never seen a Bachelor like this before" and we couldn't agree more.

          • by Amy Croffey

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          Smarter living

          5 steps to improve kids' eating patterns

          5 steps to improve kids' eating patterns

          Monkey see, monkey do: it's important to be a good food role model.

          • by Clare Collins, Li Kheng Chai & Tracy Burrows
          Asus bests MacBook with second screen

          Asus bests MacBook with second screen

          Turning the standard trackpad into a full touchscreen sounds weird, but it's a surprisingly useful feature.

          • by Krishan Sharma

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          Sport

          Freddy's Blues end Queensland dynasty with backs to wall in Origin II

          Freddy's Blues end Queensland dynasty with backs to wall in Origin II

          NSW 18 Queensland 14: Finally. Freddy's finished it. And not before time. NSW are State of Origin winners once again.

          • by Adam Pengilly
          Freddy’s new Blue order proves that sometimes the good guys do win

          Freddy’s new Blue order proves that sometimes the good guys do win

          Fittler picked up everything that had been done in recent years and dumped it firmly on its arse. Convention? Out the window.

          • by Andrew Webster

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