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Tesla in crisis after Musk's train-wreck interview

Tesla in crisis after Musk's train-wreck interview

Shares plunge as two senior executives quit company, hours after Musk smoked marijuana with comedian during live interview.

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    Obama launches blistering attack on successor Trump

    Obama launches blistering attack on successor Trump

    Former president says Americans are living in dangerous times and accuses Republicans of threatening democracy.

    • by John Whitesides
    High stakes for Peter Dutton as showdown looms

    High stakes for Peter Dutton as showdown looms

    It used to be said that a week was a long time in politics, but now a day seems like an eternity. Just ask Peter Dutton.

    • by Michael Koziol
    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
    Heavy rain, hail, strong wind leave Sydney awash
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    Heavy rain, hail, strong wind leave Sydney awash

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

    • by Jenny Noyes
    Parents who 'school shop' targeted in crackdown

    Parents who 'school shop' 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
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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

          Trump, escalating trade war, threatens tariffs on all goods from China

          Trump, escalating trade war, threatens tariffs on all goods from China

          The US President Donald Trump has warned he is ready to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports into the US, rocking global markets.

          • by Steve Holland & David Lawder
          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

          Small business

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          Entertainment

          Tears and tiaras: Ugly stoush over Miss World Australia beauty pageant

          Tears and tiaras: Ugly stoush over Miss World Australia beauty pageant

          Australia's Miss World competition has been rocked by claims that the pageant was ''dodgy'' and ''rigged''.

          • by Andrew Hornery
          Sir Tim Rice: "Not many people in England had heard of [Eva Peron] and now everybody has."

          'You have good moments, you have bad moments': Sir Tim Rice on his regrets

          Don't cry for him! The author and lyricist gets candid about the game of life and cricket.

          • by Ginny Dougary

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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

          Attack of the clone: How Tedesco became the Roosters' new Minichiello

          Attack of the clone: How Tedesco became the Roosters' new Minichiello

          The former Tigers star has more than lived up to the hype in his first year at the Roosters – and drawn comparisons with a club legend.

          • by Andrew Webster
          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

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