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Simple query to PM remains unanswered ... possibly because it is unanswerable
Opinion
Leadership

Simple query to PM remains unanswered ... possibly because it is unanswerable

New Prime Minister Scott Morrison makes sure he doesn't answer the simplest of questions: why is Malcolm Turnbull no longer the prime minister?

  • by Tony Wright

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'Traitors meet a bad end': The little fish with a big enemy

'Traitors meet a bad end': The little fish with a big enemy

Sergei Skripal was significant in the eyes of one man – an intelligence officer of the same age and training.

  • by Michael Schwirtz & Ellen Barry
'Heaven gained five angels': Sister's heartbreaking tribute
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Tragedy

'Heaven gained five angels': Sister's heartbreaking tribute

Mara Harvey, who was killed with her children and their grandmother in Perth, has been described as a devoted parent.

  • by Hannah Barry & Phil Hickey
Peter Dutton email sheds new light on au pair saga

Peter Dutton email sheds new light on au pair saga

The email calls into question a previous claim that the appeal for help was not made in the name of a former colleague.

  • by Fergus Hunter
Everyone and thing lost in Serena's quadruple fault

Everyone and thing lost in Serena's quadruple fault

In her outbursts, she invoked sexism and, implicitly, racism, and so managed to set back both those momentous causes.

  • by Greg Baum
'A problem for one is likely a problem for all'

'A problem for one is likely a problem for all'

Australian households and the financial system are over exposed to an economic shock, the central bank has warned.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Grandsons of Australian of the year charged over brutal AFL finals assault

Grandsons of Australian of the year charged over brutal AFL finals assault

Three men were arrested and charged over the savage beating, two of them sons of a prominent Melbourne QC.

  • by Tammy Mills
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'Let me buy Rio Tinto': China's brazen bid to buy our companies

A meeting between Joe Hockey and the Chinese finance minister is emblematic of the country's growing arrogance.

Peter Hartcher
    Peter Hartcher

    Can National Australia Bank buy trust and at what cost?

    If ever there was a time that NAB needed to create some goodwill, it is now.

    Elizabeth Knight
      Elizabeth Knight

      Word that created GFC shockwave is on everyone's lips again

      A decade after the global financial crisis measures taken by the authorities then have helped create vulnerabilities in the financial system today.

      Stephen Bartholomeusz
        Stephen Bartholomeusz
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        Views washed away as residents fume over extra 45 centimetres

        Views washed away as residents fume over extra 45 centimetres

        Up in arms over claimed over-development, Northern Beaches residents left with an obscured view demand councils enforce their own rules.

        • by Sue Williams
        Locked out: The housing debate leaving councils excluded

        Locked out: The housing debate leaving councils excluded

        A landmark survey of every Australian municipality has revealed the country's patchwork approach to the housing affordability crisis.

        • by Tawar Razaghi

        Business

        Woolworths hit with $100m class action over shock downgrade

        Woolworths hit with $100m class action over shock downgrade

        The supermarket giant is facing a potential $100 million payout to aggrieved shareholders who saw the value of their investments plunge in 2015.

        • by Patrick Hatch

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        Triple J host Gen Fricker allegedly stalked for months

        Triple J host Gen Fricker allegedly stalked for months

        Police have been told the man grabbed a host Gen Fricker inside the ABC offices and kissed her on the mouth last week.

        • by Sally Rawsthorne & Broede Carmody
        Who can drag 2DayFM's breakfast show out of its doldrums?

        Who can drag 2DayFM's breakfast show out of its doldrums?

        Monday marked the first day of 2DayFM’s long struggling Sydney breakfast show since Em Rusciano announced her departure.

        • by Robert Moran

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        Sony XAV-AX5000 review: give your car audio a smart makeover

        Sony XAV-AX5000 review: give your car audio a smart makeover

        Letting your phone and voice control your in-car music and navigation is a huge upgrade.

        • by Peter Wells
        Altered states: The woman changing the face of Australian skincare

        Altered states: The woman changing the face of Australian skincare

        Co-founder Suzanne Santos was instrumental in taking Aesop to the global stage without losing its soul.

        • by Benjamen Judd

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        Sport

        Tedesco wins Brad Fittler Medal as NSW's Origin best

        Tedesco wins Brad Fittler Medal as NSW's Origin best

        The fullback was overlooked as the Origin player of the series but was named his state's leading contributor at a presentation ceremony on Monday night.

        • by Adam Pengilly
        Enough excuses, it's time to fill stadiums for Sydney finals showdowns

        Enough excuses, it's time to fill stadiums for Sydney finals showdowns

        Just for one weekend, stop moaning about trains and beer prices and stadiums and just go to the bloody football, can you?

        • by Phil Lutton

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