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'Yeah, bro, I murdered an innocent man': Teen pleads guilty over rider's death
In a shocking phone call, police heard a teenager admit to hitting a Melbourne father and dragging him for 85 metres along the road.
- by Tammy Mills
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Minister confirms Coalition won't replace energy target
The move creates a policy vacuum that opponents say will stifle clean energy investment and lead to higher prices.
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
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Banking royal commission
ASIC deputy resigns just months into contract
Peter Kell has departed the corporate watchdog amid criticism of the regulator at the royal commission.
- by Mathew Dunckley & Eryk Bagshaw
'In three days we lost it all': Strawberry farms devastated
Tonnes of strawberries dumped as Queensland Premier announces a $1 million fund to counter sabotage.
- by Lucy Stone & Felicity Caldwell
Analysis
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
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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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'Cowboys' warning as solar scammers ride into town
- by Noel Towell & Joe Hinchliffe
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AFL
Frost warms to the task of stopping the best
Melbourne defender Sam Frost is brimming with confidence the Demons can restrict West Coast's big guns in the preliminary final
- by Peter Ryan
AFL finals ticketing: Empty-handed Magpies fans get live site
Collingwood fans who missed tickets to their team’s blockbuster preliminary final against Richmond will have to again turn to Ticketek for the next best thing.
- by Ronny Lerner & Daniel Cherny
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
Breaking
Banking royal commission
ASIC deputy resigns just months into extended contract
Peter Kell has departed the corporate watchdog amid criticism of the regulator at the royal commission and from the government.
- by Mathew Dunckley & Eryk Bagshaw
'Cascade crap to others': how Allianz staff approached compliance
- by Clancy Yeates & Ruth Williams
Small business
Entertainment
How Foxtel is spending its $30 million government handout
It's been more than 12 months since it was revealed the television company would receive taxpayer money.
- by Broede Carmody & Jennifer Duke
Emmys 2018: An Aussie win, a proposal and history-making moments
It was the smaller categories that made the most noise at this year's awards.
- by Michael Idato
Game of Thrones named outstanding drama at 2018 Emmy Awards
- by Melissa Singer, Karl Quinn & Michael Idato
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
Good goes back to the future to reboot career with Melbourne City
Teenage centre half Curtis Good looked set for glory when he joined Newcastle in the EPL as a teenager. Now he returned to Melbourne City to reboot his career.
- by Michael Lynch
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
