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Australia ranks in bottom three rich countries for green policies
On environmental indicators, Australia was ranked 25th, only ahead of South Korea and Japan. The United States is 24th.
- by Fergus Hunter
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First annual home price fall in six years
Less demand for homes and a tightening of lending to investors played a role in the falls.
- by Marnie Banger
PM blasts 'stupid games' after Sudmalis' bully claims
Scott Morrison has berated Liberal apparatchiks for playing "stupid games" with preselections.
- by Fergus Hunter
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Budgeting
Should we worry about the slump in savings?
As we mark a decade since the global financial crisis, households appear to be slipping back into a old habits.
- by Clancy Yeates
Elon Musk sued for defamation for calling Thai cave rescuer a paedophile
One of the divers is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
- by Jonathan Stempel
Opinion
Trade
Trump's put a gun to China's head. We're in the crossfire
Trump's simplistic view of trade is a threat to the global economy, the rest of Asia, Australia and his own country too.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Tragedy
Man was trying to secure load when hit by crane
"The crane truck is a left hand drive truck so it's mind-boggling as to why he didn't observe the stationary truck."
- by Simone Fox Koob
Featured
Evictions v holdouts: How to painlessly dissolve a strata title
- by Duygu Yengin and Jonathan Pincus
Opinion & Perspectives
Why Western Christianity has a death wish
Why should non-believers care? The answer to that question explains why Christians persist against the odds.
Tim Stanley
One by one, the panaceas are toppling: now it's aspirin
Long-term studies all too often downgrade the impact of treatments from seismic to meh.
Steven Lewis
Official probe needed into retirement village industry
An investigation by Fairfax Media and the ABC into one of the biggest companies in the sector should spark concerns.
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Victoria Votes
'Cowboys' warning as solar scammers ride into town
- by Noel Towell & Joe Hinchliffe
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AFL
Rance the man for De Goey, says Pie forward
Star Tiger likely to pick up the deepest Magpie forward, says Mason Cox.
- by Jake Niall
Gawn taking Stynes and Bailey with him into battle against West Coast
Jim Stynes and Dean Bailey will be front and centre in Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn's mind against West Coast on Saturday in the second preliminary final.
- by Ronny Lerner
Politics
Australia ranks in bottom three rich countries for environmental policies
High per capita greenhouse gas emissions have contributed to the poor result in a global report.
- by Fergus Hunter
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Liberal Party
Twenty-five year low: Liberals could be left with just five women in the House
- by David Crowe
World
Hugs and challenges: Kim and Moon meet for high-stakes summit
- by Hyonhee Shin & Joyce Lee
You're tariffed! Trump unveils $US200B in tariffs on Chinese goods
- by Matthew Knott & Kirsty Needham
Property bydomain
Meet Bob, the 102-year-old man who planted 7000 trees
He was one of New Zealand's great plantsman: founder of an arboretum and curator of one of the largest collections of Mexican oaks in the world.
- by Peter Malcouronne
Serena Williams drops asking price of her home amid controversy
In a fortnight dogged by furore, the tennis superstar probably has other things on her mind than her Bel Air property.
- by Colleen Hawkes
Business
'Deficient': Allianz sent customers to wrong insurance documents
Allianz's processes for ensuring its website content complied with the law were "deficient", the royal commission heard on Tuesday.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Entertainment
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Emmys
Game of Thrones named outstanding drama at 2018 Emmy Awards
The 2018 Emmy Awards are about to begin. Join us for our live coverage of TV's big night.
- by Melissa Singer, Karl Quinn & Michael Idato
Director Glenn Weiss proposes during Emmys acceptance speech
"Do you know why I don't like to call you my girlfriend? Because I want to call you my wife."
- by Broede Carmody
Lifestyle
The six types of teenage spirituality in Australia
- by Andrew Singleton, Anna Halahoff, Gary D Bouma & Mary Lou Rasmussen
Smarter living
Bonding with a teen is important, but don't force the connection
Just remember, the average 13-year-old is not known for a deep desire to talk to her parents.
- by Meghan Leahy
Opinion
Motley Fool
Forget million-dollar homes: The Millennials chasing a different dream
They don’t feature in the smashed avo-laced headlines, you won’t see them living the high life on Instagram.
- by Scott Phillips
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Sport
Billy Slater eyes new mural and premiership farewell
Billy Slater will do all he can to make Friday's preliminary final his farewell to Melbourne but not to the NRL as he chases one final premiership.
- by Roy Ward
Worth the punt: Mitch Marsh should be new vice-captain, says Ponting
Mitch Marsh should be Australia's new Test vice-captain and lead the one-day international side, says Ricky Ponting.
- by Jon Pierik
