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Great Barrier Reef
How reef funds went from $5 million to nearly $500 million in five days
After the surprise funding announcement, officials scrambled for a celebrity, kids and an idea of what to do with the money, FOI documents reveal.
- by Carrie Fellner & Peter Hannam
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School funding
PM's $4.6b deal slammed by NSW Education Minister
Rob Stokes said he would not sign any deal that didn't treat every student and school with fairness.
- by Michael Koziol & Jordan Baker
Angry Trump unprotected amid mounting crises
His declaration that "I don't have an attorney general" was not merely the cry of an executive feeling betrayed.
- by Ashley Parker & Philip Rucker
World's earliest known animal a 540-million-year-old defenceless blob
“I thought that was the most stupid idea I’d heard in my life,” one scientist said at first. Then, he said he "fell off my chair".
- by Liam Mannix
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Wallabies
'Next Folau' tipped to become a Wallaby while at school
He is the 15-year-old fullback who shook like a leaf when he met his namesake earlier this year.
- by Georgina Robinson
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Crime
Couple charged over '$3m detention centre love scam'
Police allege the elaborate scam was being run by a detainee at Villawood Detention Centre with 16 mobile phones.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Mass shooting
Woman goes on deadly rampage at US warehouse
A woman armed with a handgun opened fire at a distribution centre, killing three people and wounding three others.
- by Gina Cherelus
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Opinion & Perspectives
Morrison's bid for religious freedom looks like legislated homophobia
What the PM envisages is a law to permit Christians engaged in trade or commerce to refuse service to queer people.
Catherine McGregor
Win-win for private schools: PM's cash splash fixes politics, not policy
The latest salvo in the school funding war shows that when lobbyists kick up a fuss, they get results.
Michael Koziol
Universities are lowering teacher standards by focusing on profit
Certain universities have lost sight of their societal duty and view teaching degrees as income streams.
Rob Stokes
Politics
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School funding
Win-win for private schools: Morrison's cash splash fixes politics, not policy
The latest salvo in the school funding war shows that when lobbyists kick up a fuss, they get results.
- by Michael Koziol
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School funding
Scott Morrison's $1.2 billion bonus for private schools slammed as a 'slush fund'
- by Michael Koziol & Jordan Baker
World
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Analysis: Australia's population surges on the back of overseas migration
Australia is now home to 25 million people - a reality that will impact the property market. And to meet our higher number of residents, some changes are needed.
- by Trent Wiltshire
Ex-health boss scores $7.8m pre-auction sale of Double Bay home
Former Primary Health Care chief Peter Gregg sold his Double Bay home on Thursday afternoon just hours before it was set to go to auction.
- by Lucy Macken
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Media & marketing
$10: The do-or-die number for Foxtel's 'Netflix of sport' play
Netflix costs as little as $10 a month in Australia. And Foxtel may need to match that price point for its experiment to truly realise its potential.
- by John McDuling
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Entertainment
Devastated bachelorette tells Nick Cummins, 'You should've just kissed me'
Thursday night's episode saw the most emotional elimination of the season so far.
- by Genevieve Rota
Most powerful people in Hollywood: #MeToo accused out, Ronan Farrow in
What a difference a year makes, as industry bible The Hollywood Reporter unveils its annual list of the 100 most powerful people.
- by Michael Idato
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Music festivals
Britain's drug testing charity is ready to roll out in Australia
- by Latika Bourke
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Smarter living
The car you buy when all your friends have Ferraris
The Monza SP1 and Monza SP2 are all about sleek open-top styling and exclusivity.
- by Toby Hagon
PlayStation Classic: Sony announces a retro micro-console of its own
Tiny replica will include 20 games pre-installed, although Sony has so far only disclosed five of them.
- by Tim Biggs
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Cooper Cronk
'When the game is on the line, that’s when Cronk earns his money'
Cronk's former Australian and Queensland teammate Johnathan Thurston knew the Roosters' decision to sign him and squeeze out Mitchell Pearce was the right one.
- by Andrew Webster
Shark alarm: Gallen ruled out of preliminary final against Storm
The inspirational Cronulla captain has run out of time to be fit for Friday's grand final qualifier against Melbourne.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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Wallabies
The 'next Folau' tipped to become a Wallaby before leaving school
- by Georgina Robinson
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