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The 'great inequality' of women's super
Our three-decade-old super system has failed to keep up with an increasingly flexible workforce. The new minister says fixing it is one of his top priorities.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Leadership
Regional needs to guide population policy
Scott Morrison has cleared the ground for a migration overhaul that confronts the surging growth in Sydney and Melbourne.
- by David Crowe
Hugs and howls for Australian film in Venice
The Babadook director Jennifer Kent says her new film The Nightingale is about love, not violence.
- by Garry Maddox
The Chinese students shaking up university politics
International students are dominating the campus elections that were once the plaything of Labor and other factions.
- by Michael Koziol
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Courts
Private school teacher had sex with boys 'under duress'
Woman tells NSW court students threatened to report her if she didn’t keep sleeping with them.
- by Angus Thompson
Eagles swoop late to deny Pies in thriller
West Coast survived a spirited challenge from Collingwood to win their qualifying final at Optus Stadium by 16 points.
- by Brad Elborough
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USA
Australia has been without a US ambassador for two years
That may not be a bad thing. Trump appointees have already caused difficulties for their hosts elsewhere.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Opinion & Perspectives
The birds! We're trapped in a murmuration of politicians
There are plenty of theories to explain our outbreak of leadership changes since 2010. Here's one from the natural world.
Tony Wright
All for what? Economic news shows how pathetic coup was
Watching parties change leaders in cycles of vengeance is like watching the clothes in a dryer. But this was the worst yet.
Peter Hartcher
Dreaming of retiring in your 30s? You have a maths problem
Presenting this as a goal achievable to anyone prepared to live frugally and invest carefully looks like a sham. We do not quit our jobs as equals.
Lionel Laurent
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Naked City
'There's a man outside with a gun': An insider's account of the day from hell
- by John Silvester
National
AFL
Eagles swoop late to deny Pies in thriller
West Coast have survived a spirited challenge from Collingwood to win by 16 points and earn a home preliminary final.
- by Brad Elborough
Analysis
Sydney Swans
Buddy or Bust: Sydney Swans endure finals deja vu
It wasn’t meant to be like this. Five years down, and no premierships to speak of for the Buddy-era Swans.
- by Daniel Cherny
Politics
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Scott Morrison
Morrison to change religious freedom laws but won't be a 'culture warrior' PM
“If people expect me to be a culture warrior in this job, that’s not my job."
- by David Crowe
World
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Melbourne has paid a price for its obsession with warehouse conversions
Online retailers and manufacturers are being forced to the outer suburbs because of our penchant for warehouse conversions.
- by Rachel Wells
'Off-duty style': Inside the relaxed, chic home of fashion stylist Tash Sefton
Sefton, her partner, Mark, and sons Jay and Mac have lived in their Mosman home for three years
- by Lucy Feagins
Business
Burning and churning: Why Suncorp really shuttered its advice business
Ahead of the next round of royal commission hearings, documents shed new light on an advice outfit that flogged life insurance to tens of thousands of clients.
- by Adele Ferguson & Ruth Williams
Small business
Entertainment
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
'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
Lifestyle
Smarter living
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
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
Wallabies hold off Springboks to ease pressure on Michael Cheika
A double knock-on prevented Francois Louw from scoring a match-winner for South Africa in the 78th minute and helped Australia clinch their second win of 2018.
- by Tom Decent
Marsh fitness to sway balance of Test squad for Pakistan series
All-rounder Mitch Marsh needs to show he can bowl in the second of Australia A's first-class matches against India A.
- by Jon Pierik
