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As a mother, Mary Pershall always thought she would one day get 'the call' ...
Her troubled daughter had been lost to addiction and anger. The horror calls had started when Anna was 15.
- by Mary K. Pershall
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Shorten pledges $500m to upgrade regional Qld roads
He also promises to widen the M1 and kick-start the Cross River Rail project, if he becomes Australia's 31st PM.
- by Toby Crockford
Turnbull Jr gives backing to Labor's Wentworth candidate
It's the 'best bang for the buck you'll get in political donations in your life', says the son of the Liberal former PM.
- by Michael Koziol
Police shot man 'armed with a knife' in Rockhampton
A detective couldn't confirm reports police had been told the man was armed with a gun.
Catholic Church slammed for 'linking abortion, child abuse'
Catholic mum who had termination “hurt and outraged” by Church’s claims about same-sex marriage bill.
- by Alison Brown
Is it fog? Cloud? No, it's dust over south-east Queensland
The dusty haze moved across from inland areas overnight, blanketing large parts of the south-east on Saturday morning.
- by Toby Crockford
Only 7 per cent of Qld's nurses are men — why that's an issue
One reason is that Australia’s nursing workforce is ageing rapidly, with a shortfall of 125,000 nurses by 2030.
- by Lucy Stone
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Opinion & Perspectives
Inequality: Nothing to see here is not the true picture
The Productivity Commission's findings on inequality in Australia will surprise you. But it wasn’t as even-handed as it should have been.
Ross Gittins
The NRL needs a cap, but it shouldn't be based on salary
The NRL is proud of its salary cap, but the headlines they shout about obscure the truth.
Malcolm Knox
Biggest scandal in the au pair affair has been overlooked
Peter Dutton may not have broken the rules, but his intervention to award a tourist visa exposes an ugly truth.
Waleed Aly
Politics
Exclusive
Julie Bishop
Bishop conquered the world – but couldn't face her own party
As she chatted with foreign counterparts, Julie Bishop took a sip of tea and spat it out. Russia's Foreign Minister had bribed a waiter to put scotch in it.
- by Peter Hartcher
Inside story
Leadership
The texts, threats and lies that will haunt the Morrison government
- by David Crowe
World
Property bydomain
New report reveals a glimpse of the elite property scene in Kenya
The number of high net-worth individuals in the nation has doubled to about 9400 over the past decade.
- by Elicia Murray
The season of re-birth: Paul Bangay reveals his favourite plants for spring
Like the rest of Australia, the blossom trees herald the start of spring and Bangay has planted them on mass to create impact and scale to a large garden.
- by Paul Bangay
Business
Pokie makers working on new machines to target gamer generation
The industry has a fast-approaching problem: pokies players are ageing. And young people have no interest in taking their place.
- by Nick Toscano
Analysis
Credit cards
The $4b 'buy now, pay later' startup built on a legal loophole
- by John McDuling & Peter Bateman
Small business
Entertainment
'Breast Master' surgeon and online site at loggerheads
In the world of cosmetic surgery, image is everything and Dr Michael Miroshnik takes his very seriously,
- by Andrew Hornery
The new thirst for Australian crime reads
Television and film companies are in furious negotiations to bring gritty stories of regional and outback Australia to the small and big screen.
- by Linda Morris
Lifestyle
Where does Meghan get her style tips? The answer may surprise you
- by Charlie Gowans-Eglinton
Smarter living
13 booze-inspired gift ideas for thirsty dads on Father's Day
Let dad unwind with a refined bottle of something sophisticated.
- by James Atkinson
Opinion
Parenting
Why I want my daughter to play basketball not netball
Next weekend I will complete my first season as a netball mum. Then we're switching to basketball. This is why.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Sport
Kewell the coach not a prediction many would have made in playing days
Harry Kewell might have seemed an unlikely candidate for coaching during his playing days, but the former Liverpool star has taken on an enormous challenge.
- by Michael Lynch
Ashleigh Barty storms into fourth round of US Open
Queenslander ends the run of Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4 to reach second week of a grand slam event for the first time.
- by Darren Walton
