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'The last straw': Furious MP to quit over Turnbull axing

'The last straw': Furious MP to quit over Turnbull axing

Julia Banks has blasted the “vindictive” behaviour of the Liberal Party’s factional powerbrokers in a thinly-veiled attack on those who pushed for Peter Dutton's rise.

  • by David Crowe

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'The hardest part of being a parent': School mourns death of boy, 9, and mum

'The hardest part of being a parent': School mourns death of boy, 9, and mum

Erica Bond, 47, and her son Lachlan, 9,  were found at their Central Coast home.

  • by Rachel Clun
7-Eleven rejects pleas to close dangerous store at night
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7-Eleven rejects pleas to close dangerous store at night

Paresh Davaria's Sydney store has been held up twice. Police want him to close at night, but 7-Eleven won't allow it.

  • by Cara Waters
'I paid my half in everything, but I get called a gold digger'

'I paid my half in everything, but I get called a gold digger'

This label "gold-digger" has haunted my relationship. My crime was merely that I was poorer than my partner.

  • by Jess Gately
The woman who is set to decide the seat of Wentworth

The woman who is set to decide the seat of Wentworth

The former Waverley mayor and friend of Malcolm Turnbull has just secured more power as the byelection battle heats up.

  • by Alexandra Smith
Millman unloads on US Open officials after first-round win

Millman unloads on US Open officials after first-round win

The Aussie won in heatwave conditions that he described as the most brutal of his grand-slam career. Then he unloaded.

  • by Darren Walton
Virgin Australia falls deeper into red with $653m loss
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Virgin Australia falls deeper into red with $653m loss

Virgin Australia has reported its sixth consecutive full-year loss, falling deeper into the red with a $653m after-tax loss. 

  • by Patrick Hatch
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What if Trump did actually shoot someone on Fifth Avenue?

My biggest challenge in writing this? Worrying that readers wouldn't realise it was made up.

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'A truth which must not be spoken': what's really happening to prices

We keep hearing about the high cost of living. But with a few glaring exceptions, the cost of living isn’t rising much.

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    Why the PM will be paying close attention to a scuttled boat in Qld

    Less than nine months out from a general election, the Coalition needs to protect one of its last bastions of credibility.

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      Politics

      Top government adviser blasts Australia's flawed financial response to drought

      Top government adviser blasts Australia's flawed financial response to drought

      The head of the Productivity Commission says extra help would be ‘condemned to failure’ if policy mistakes of the past were repeated.

      • by Eryk Bagshaw

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      What if Trump did actually shoot someone on Fifth Avenue?

      What if Trump did actually shoot someone on Fifth Avenue?

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      Telstra slammed after 21 Indigenous Australians left $90,000 in debt

      Telstra slammed after 21 Indigenous Australians left $90,000 in debt

      "Pushy tactics": Telstra has been criticised by a consumer advocacy group for selling to vulnerable, remote Australians plans they couldn't afford.

      • by Jennifer Duke
      The Australian sharemarket is set to edge lower on Wednesday.

      Markets Live: ASX opens flat, Telstra, Bellamy's down

      • by William McInnes
      Bellamy's Organic records $43 million profit

      Bellamy's Organic records $43 million profit

      • by Darren Gray

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      Toni Collette to perform 'first female orgasm' ever shown on BBC One

      Toni Collette to perform 'first female orgasm' ever shown on BBC One

      The actress has hyped up a scene in new series Wanderlust. But sceptical types online are questioning who really came first?

      • by Robert Moran
      Even in death Aretha Franklin dresses like a queen

      Even in death Aretha Franklin dresses like a queen

      5-inch patent leather Christian Louboutin pumps that match a tea-length ruby red dress made of lace, Aretha Franklin is as glamorous in death as she was in life.

      • by Phoebe Wall Howard

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      The woman judged for wearing control underwear
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      The woman judged for wearing control underwear

      • by Jane Gilmore
      How one little dog defines the men's march
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      How one little dog defines the men's march

      • by Clementine Ford
      Why liars lie: what science tells us about deception
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      Why liars lie: what science tells us about deception

      • by William Wan and Sarah Kaplan
      How hypnotherapy cured my son's stutter

      How hypnotherapy cured my son's stutter

      • by Libby-Jane Charleston
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      10 exercises to sculpt and tone every muscle in your body

      10 exercises to sculpt and tone every muscle in your body

      Get every muscle moving with these easy moves that will bring maximum results.

      • by Michael Jarosky
      How to tell your child you’re getting divorced

      How to tell your child you’re getting divorced

      It's never going to be an easy conversation. Try these expert tips to help you break the news to your kids.

      • by Rachael Sharman

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      Pommy granite: Big Sam reinforces his toughest man in league status
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      Pommy granite: Big Sam reinforces his toughest man in league status

      South Sydney forward Sam Burgess played just eight days after elbow surgery as he winds up for the NRL finals.

      • by Christian Nicolussi
      Harry Kewell on the coaching radar of rival clubs

      Harry Kewell on the coaching radar of rival clubs

      Notts County have requested permission from Crawley Town to speak with former Socceroo Harry Kewell about their vacant managerial position.

      • by Ian McCullough

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