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Tesla erupts in chaos after resignations and interview

Tesla erupts in chaos after resignations and interview

Turmoil hit a fever pitch as news emerged that two senior executives will leave the company a matter of hours after Musk smoked marijuana on online podcast.

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    Mum, son charged over fatal inner Sydney hit-and-run

    Mum, son charged over fatal inner Sydney hit-and-run

    The 20-year-old victim was crossing a street in Waterloo when she was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop.

    • by Jenny Noyes
    'Bonking Boris' affair news prompts leadership whispers 

    'Bonking Boris' affair news prompts leadership whispers 

    'Johnson out' says The Sun, as the former foreign secretary announces his divorce after a reported affair.

    • by Nick Miller
    Trump's trade war will cost Australia at least $36 billion

    Trump's trade war will cost Australia at least $36 billion

    US President set to unleash his biggest strike yet on China as further escalation could cost thousands of local jobs.

    • by Eryk Bagshaw
    Heavy rain, hail, strong wind lash Sydney during peak hour
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    Heavy rain, hail, strong wind lash Sydney during peak hour

    First Friday of spring delivered a sudden deluge that left roads flooded and backyards blanketed in snow-like hail. 

    • by Jenny Noyes
    Sydney's 'school shoppers' targeted in crackdown

    Sydney's 'school shoppers' targeted in crackdown

    A new policy aimed at encouraging parents to take a closer look at their local school puts onus on principals.

    • by Jordan Baker
    'A hellscape': Inside Amazon's 'cult-like' Aussie warehouse
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    Amazon

    'A hellscape': Inside Amazon's 'cult-like' Aussie warehouse

    Workers say they are too stressed to function, walk up to 30 kilometres a shift, and are too scared to go to the toilet.

    • by Patrick Hatch
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    In Down Under Abbey, the political class is taking it easy

    Below the stairs the Aussie workers are slaving, but our political leaders upstairs are wasting time on petty intrigue.

    Peter Hartcher
      Peter Hartcher

      The only question I have for Liberal men in denial

      To everyone else it is obvious that the party has a problem.

      Julia Baird
        Julia Baird

        Hey Todd, if NRL is so flush, why are taxpayers footing stadiums bill?

        Things have never been better financially, with the governing body’s revenue set to top $530 million – a rise of nearly $200 million on last year.

        Peter FitzSimons
          Peter FitzSimons
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          Sydney property 'stand-off' as clearance rates soften, prices slip

          Sydney property 'stand-off' as clearance rates soften, prices slip

          Sydney's cooling property market is taking a bite into the city's auction scene, as sellers take their sales behind closed doors.

          • by Kate Burke, Tawar Razaghi
          The low-key campaign to sell a high-profile $100m property

          The low-key campaign to sell a high-profile $100m property

          When it comes to selling a house for nine digits, it's more about who you know than balloons and flyers to spruik the bricks and mortar.

          • by Lucy Macken

          Business

          Further 'out-of-cycle' bank rate hikes on the cards, experts say
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          Home loans

          Further 'out-of-cycle' bank rate hikes on the cards, experts say

          Even if the RBA leaves official interest rates unchanged until 2020, borrowers may still face further higher mortgage costs over the next couple of years.

          • by Clancy Yeates
          A beautiful set of numbers gets you only so far
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          A beautiful set of numbers gets you only so far

          • by Ross Gittins
          Elon Musk and the revenge of the Tesla sceptics
          Opinion
          Elon Musk

          Elon Musk and the revenge of the Tesla sceptics

          • by Elizabeth Knight
          ASIC stubs out 'smoker' rip-off on insurance in super

          ASIC stubs out 'smoker' rip-off on insurance in super

          • by John Collett & Clancy Yeates

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          Entertainment

          Jason Bateman in season 2 of Ozark.

          There's nothing funny about Jason Bateman's turn in Ozark

          Mild-mannered accountant Marty Byrde is the most unexpected but rewarding role in the actor's career.

          • by Ebony Bowden
          <i>The Bachelor</i> 2018: virtually no-one takes the show seriously, apart from those who are on it.

          By turning the serious into satire, The Bachelor finally hits a sweet spot

          The dating show is car-crash television, where no one gets hurt.

          • by Craig Mathieson

          Lifestyle

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          Smarter living

          Six ways to improve meal times with your children

          Six ways to improve meal times with your children

          Having trouble getting your kids to eat? Here are six things you could do at the table, and before, to make meal times a bit less stressful.

          • by Carly Moores, Jacqueline Miller & Lucinda Bell
          Marvel's Spider-Man review: the greatest Marvel video game ever made

          Marvel's Spider-Man review: the greatest Marvel video game ever made

          With lots of twists and turns, a brilliant story and a near-flawless traversal and combat system, this is everything you could hope for in a Spider-Man game.

          • by Tim Biggs

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          Sport

          Wobbly Munster field goal breaks Rabbitohs' hearts in finals thriller

          Wobbly Munster field goal breaks Rabbitohs' hearts in finals thriller

          A battered South Sydney lost 29-28 and will need to pick themselves up physically and mentally to keep their finals dream alive.

          • by Christian Nicolussi
          Hey Todd, if NRL is so flush, why are we footing the stadiums bill?
          The Fitz Files
          The Fitz Files

          Hey Todd, if NRL is so flush, why are we footing the stadiums bill?

          Things have never been better financially, with the governing body’s revenue set to top $530m – a rise of nearly $200m on last year.

          • by Peter FitzSimons

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