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Opinion
Immigration
Fraser Anning achieves what he deserves: denunciation from the ages
Senator Fraser Anning is a political nobody, but he has managed to get a prime minister and an opposition leader to reach across the divide and shake hands in condemnation of his odious views about immigration.
- by Tony Wright
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Anning's speech 'absolutely magnificent', says Bob Katter
"I love it. Our phones are on fire. Ninety per cent of Australia have been waiting for someone to say it and believe it."
- by Michael Koziol
Breaking
Banking royal commission
Super fund manager's $1.5m deals with brother exposed
Explosive testimony by Catholic Super which uncovered conflicts of interest while preparing for the royal commission.
- by Sarah Danckert
Computer game fail wipes $21b off value in one day
It is already having this year's biggest wipeout of shareholder wealth - and a computer game just added to its troubles.
- by Lulu Yilun Chen
Father of murdered family 'can't look at photos of kids'
Aaron Cockman hasn't been able to look at photos of ex-wife, children since their murder at hands of his ex-father-in-law.
- by AAP
Analysis
Australian dollar
How Turkey and Trump shot down the Australian dollar
The Aussie dollar has slumped heavily in the past week. Blame Turkey, its economy and its stoush with the US President.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Catholic Church hid abuse of 1000 children: report
Bishops and other leaders of a US church covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over 70 years.
- by Laurie Goodstein and Sharon Otterman
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Why Bunnings has become the new Coles for investors
Bunnings is the new Coles - its earnings and its outlook is now Wesfarmers’ major performance driver.
Elizabeth Knight
The Wrong Skin series has given Julie Buck a voice
The podcast brings to the wider world the unabashed, blatant and unquestioned power that some men have wielded.
Munya Andrews
The Asian nation that Australia needs to embrace
A deeper economic relationship with India would reduce Australia's economic exposure and bolster resilience.
Matt Wade
Melbourne
Updated
Crime
Teenager charged after 'military assault rifle and drugs found in home'
- by Chloe Booker & Simone Fox Koob
Victoria
National
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Bushfire
Bushfire threatens homes near Ulladulla on NSW South Coast
- by Megan Gorrey, Peter Hannam & Jenny Noyes
AFL
Breaking
Richmond
Cotchin signs new deal with Tigers
Another Richmond star has recommitted to the club, with premiership captain and Brownlow medallist Trent Cotchin signing a two-year contract extension.
- by Daniel Cherny
'If I can save one life it's a great result': Lions assistant reveals cancer battle
Brisbane Lions strategy coach Danny Daly had just sat through his side's five point loss to Port when he received news that would change his life forever.
- by Hannah Higgins
Politics
Opinion
Immigration
Fraser Anning achieves what he deserves: denunciation from the ages
Senator Anning is a political nobody, but he has managed to get politicians to reach across the divide.
- by Tony Wright
World
Property bydomain
The robot revolution? Well, it's still a little way off yet
Anyone hoping to welcome new overlords will have to wait a little while. For one company, the next step in smart homes is all about artificial intelligence.
- by Nicole Frost
Where the banks are discounting, and who pays the price
New customers have become the main battleground as banks wrestle over mortgage market share in a new lending landscape.
- by Chris Kohler
Business
Analysis
Tesla
Elon Musk's oil conspiracy against Tesla ends with Saudi billions
The Tesla boss has always hated the fossil-fuel industry, making it his stated mission to hasten its demise. Now he is courting billions of oil dollars.
- by Tom Randall
Small business
Entertainment
'Not an easy time': Chris Pratt stands by James Gunn after firing
The actor said he and his castmates have been "pretty clear" about how they feel.
Analysis
TV ratings
Bad ratings killed Family Feud – but Pointless is doing even worse
Is Ten's new quiz show destined for the chop?
- by Michael Lallo
Lifestyle
Opinion
TV news and current affairs
Andrew Bolt, your shameful hypocrisy is not welcome here
- by Clementine Ford
Smarter living
It's time to say goodbye to eating meat - at least for this week
Eating less meat has documented benefits, but giving it up altogether is an entirely different challenge.
- by Michael Jarosky
Do kids really need to know how to read an analog clock?
With digital clocks an easier option, are analog clocks still important?
- by Vivienne Pearson
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Sport
Don't clobber Stokes with new ban, says Michael Vaughan
Former England captain claims Ben Stokes has brought cricket into disrepute but said the all-rounder has "suffered enough punishment".
Langer, Arthur break bread before main event
Australian coach Justin Langer and Pakistan counterpart Mickey Arthur caught up on Wednesday.
- by Jon Pierik