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Australian firefighters shot at while battling US wildfire
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Australian firefighters shot at while battling US wildfire

The firefighters were chased and shot at in an incident so alarming that one firefighter in their group used his phone to record a last message to his family.

  • by Kylar Loussikian

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Banks set to face massive class action over rip-offs

Banks set to face massive class action over rip-offs

Two of Australia's financial powerhouses face the threat of class actions for ripping off their superannuation clients.

  • by Mathew Dunckley
Dutton sought help for his mate to get Border Force job
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Dutton sought help for his mate to get Border Force job

Fresh revelations are set to escalate the furore surrounding Dutton's decisions during his time as immigration minister.

  • by Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
Ex-school house mistress had sex with other boys

Ex-school house mistress had sex with other boys

The judge said he hoped he didn't make a mistake in the "extraordinarily lenient" sentence handed to the woman, 25.

  • by Angus Thompson
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
Alleged killer 'stayed with bodies for several days'
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Alleged killer 'stayed with bodies for several days'

Police will allege Anthony Harvey killed his wife, their three children and his wife's mother at their Perth home.

  • by Hannah Barry & Phil Hickey
Woolies hit with $100m class action over shock downgrade

Woolies hit with $100m class action over shock downgrade

Woolworths is facing a potential $100m payout to aggrieved shareholders who saw the value of investments plunge.

  • by Patrick Hatch
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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.

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    Stephen Bartholomeusz

    '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.

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      Peter Hartcher

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

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

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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

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        One word that created the GFC shockwave is on everyone's lips again

        One word that created the 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.

        • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

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        'That says it all': High school students show up politicians on Q&A

        'That says it all': High school students show up politicians on Q&A

        On Monday night’s Q&A, the program’s special high school edition threatened to make the nation’s politicians sound sensible.

        • by Neil McMahon
        Triple J host Gen Fricker allegedly stalked for months

        Triple J host Gen Fricker allegedly stalked for months

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

        • by Sally Rawsthorne & Broede Carmody

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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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        Latrell Mitchell should buy himself lottery ticket if he beats the rap
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        Latrell Mitchell should buy himself lottery ticket if he beats the rap

        The Roosters centre will have his work cut out trying to have a crusher tackle charge overthrown at the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night.

        • by Andrew Webster
        ITF backs US Open chair umpire over Serena meltdown

        ITF backs US Open chair umpire over Serena meltdown

        The International Tennis Federation has offered its complete support for chair umpire Carlos Ramos over the fallout from the US Open final.

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