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'Bullying, betrayal': Sudmalis attacks Liberal colleagues

'Bullying, betrayal': Sudmalis attacks Liberal colleagues

The outgoing MP used parliamentary privilege to launch an extraordinary attack on Liberal Party 'backstabbing'.

  • by Bevan Shields

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Corkhill Brothers set to make $139 million in Ginninderry 

Corkhill Brothers set to make $139 million in Ginninderry 

The Corkhill Brothers group is entering into a crossborder land venture with the ACT government.

  • by Katie Burgess
Health Minister dismisses calls for board of inquiry

Health Minister dismisses calls for board of inquiry

Ms Fitzharris said the AMA's call for a board of inquiry was "sudden" and unwarranted.

  • by Daniella White
Has the federal government cut funding to aged care?
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Has the federal government cut funding to aged care?

No, according to an analysis of seven years of budget papers.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Twenty-five year low: Liberals could be left with just five women in the house
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Twenty-five year low: Liberals could be left with just five women in the house

Poor polling and departures could reduce the number of female Liberals to the lowest level since the early 1990s. 

  • by David Crowe
PM says he will pursue 'preventative regulation' on religious freedom

PM says he will pursue 'preventative regulation' on religious freedom

The PM said the Christian school to which he sent his children should be able to hire and fire staff as it pleased.

  • by Michael Koziol
Father who lost son to overdose at Defqon.1 says don't stop festival
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Father who lost son to overdose at Defqon.1 says don't stop festival

Plea comes as NSW Premier appears to waver her pledge to ban the Defqon.1 music festival.

  • by Tim Barlass & Alexandra Smith
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No handmaids here! Liberal women launch their red resistance

The women of the Liberal Party see red over their treatment by the party's men.

Tony Wright
    Tony Wright

    My child goes to music festivals but I don't want them shut down

    Who, in the real world, thinks that shutting down music festivals is going to help win the war on drugs?

    Peter FitzSimons
      Peter FitzSimons

      Tips for our new PM: #1, learn to shout less

      If Scott Morrison wanted to do something really useful he would initiate a debate about an absence of constitutional support for free speech.

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        Experts rubbish claims of 40 per cent house price fall in 12 months

        Experts rubbish claims of 40 per cent house price fall in 12 months

        The worst case scenario was presented, experts say, rather than what Australians should really be aware of.

        • by Jim Malo
        Stroke of genius: Throsby house for sale with artworks included

        Stroke of genius: Throsby house for sale with artworks included

        No. 7 Gilder Crescent on the market and it comes with a striking four-metre-high luminescent artwork in the main living area.

        • by Lucy Bladen
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        Woody Allen's wife Soon-Yi Previn breaks silence on sexual assault claims

        Woody Allen's wife Soon-Yi Previn breaks silence on sexual assault claims

        Previn claims that Dylan Farrow's allegations against Allen are false, and that Mia Farrow abused Previn.

        • by Erin Nyren
        Friends star Matthew Perry reveals he's been in hospital for three months

        Friends star Matthew Perry reveals he's been in hospital for three months

        The 49-year-old actor underwent an operation last month.

        • by Keiran Southern

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        How surfing's record-breaking daredevil finally grew up

        How surfing's record-breaking daredevil finally grew up

        After conquering the world's largest wave, Garrett McNamara is on a quest for enlightenment.

        • by Jane Rocca
        The right trousers: robotic pants could help disabled walk again

        The right trousers: robotic pants could help disabled walk again

        Pants with artificial muscles will give frail people bionic power so they can live independently for longer.

        • by Sarah Knapton

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        Sport

        Andrew McFadden joins Canberra Raiders coaching ranks

        Andrew McFadden joins Canberra Raiders coaching ranks

        Andrew McFadden returns to Canberra after a six-year stint in Auckland.

        • by Caden Helmers
        Jason Floros bolsters Cricket ACT's premier ranks

        Jason Floros bolsters Cricket ACT's premier ranks

        Jason Floros' retirement was a year in the making, but he couldn't pull up stumps completely.

        • by Caden Helmers