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After six torturous hours, they allegedly threw their mate off the Windsor Bridge
An off-handed remark led to the 19-year-old woman being kidnapped, burnt, stabbed and thrown, bound and blindfolded, into the Hawkesbury River by friends.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Analysis
ABC
All bets are off: Crisis leaves ABC at the crossroads
What happens next to the national broadcaster is sure to have implications for years to come.
- by Bevan Shields
Camera crews were poised to catch pre-grand final greeting
The forgotten story of this week has been the reportedly strained friendship between Smith and Cronk. Not any more.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Analysis
Interest rates
No longer 'envy of the world': Federal Reserve on collision course with Trump
The Fed's economic projections set the stage for confrontation with US President.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
ABC
This is about more than the ABC, a pact has been broken
This is a time of unprecedented demands, unprecedented capitulations and inevitably, unprecedented dysfunction.
- by Waleed Aly
Exclusive
National
First photo of secret tunnel in cliff below Sydney lighthouse
Modern technology is trying to solve unanswered questions about a secret WWII tunnel.
- by Tim Barlass
Sydney couple's alleged cryptocurrency and identity fraud web unravels
Two people have been arrested after allegedly laundering more than $300,000 into offshore cryptocurrency accounts.
- by Lucy Cormack
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Now that Milne is gone, the entire ABC board is exposed
The ABC board's handling of the crisis gripping the public broadcaster deserves serious scrutiny.
John McDuling
'Our children deserve better': Coalition's budget strategy in tatters
The overnight transformation of the PM from penny-pinching Treasurer into ‘soft-touch’ dad has gone almost unnoticed.
Jessica Irvine
Invoking Hillsborough for stadium rebuild a bridge too far
If, after all the other arguments have been knocked over, safety is the only argument left, I respectfully submit that it is game over.
Peter FitzSimons
Sydney
Father of woman allegedly kidnapped and thrown off bridge thanks police
- by Sally Rawsthorne & Rachel Clun
NSW
National
Motorcyclist who cost a young mother her life was career criminal
- by Simone Fox Koob & Melissa Cunningham
Politics
Analysis
ABC
All bets are off: 72-hour crisis leaves the ABC at an unprecedented turning point
The leaderless broadcaster is at a crossroads. What happens next will have implications for years to come.
- by Bevan Shields
World
The football league that can't stop killing its supporters
- by James Massola & Karuni Rompies
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![Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes buys Australia's most expensive house](http://web.archive.org./web/20180927092720im_/https://res.cloudinary.com/domain/image/upload/c_fill,w_640,h_360/v1538009383/annie_and_mike_dki7eo.jpg)
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes buys Australia's most expensive house
Exclusive: Point Piper estate Fairwater has sold for near $100m, ending Fairfax family's century-long hold on exclusive stretch of beachfront.
- by Lucy Macken
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Controversial Nimbin development site is put up for sale
Two adjoining properties in the “hippy capital of Australia” are up for sale after its owner’s successful eight-year campaign to build a hotel on the site.
- by Denham Sadler
Business
Breaking
Big four
Westpac flags $235m hit to earnings for advice scandal, litigation
Westpac has increased its provisions for recent litigation and refunds to customers charged for inadequate or non-existent financial advice.
- by Melanie Beeby
Small business
Entertainment
'Desperate Housewives' star Marcia Cross is 'happy to be alive' after battling anal cancer
The actress broke the news of her health battle in a series of Instagram posts.
- by Cydney Henderson
A show people will actually watch emerges from the dust of ABC's calamity
The '70s and '80s had Countdown and the '90s had Recovery, now there's The Set.
- by Robert Moran
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Why I let my children have 'mental health days'
I can tell when one of my children need a day to recharge their soul.
- by Bianca Wordley
The Nokia 8110 4G is another retro revival gone wrong
With support for Wi-Fi and 4G but serious core issues, the new 8110 is an improvement and a step back.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
Unprecedented: Australia announce joint Test vice-captains
Cricket Australia have taken the unprecedented step of naming joint vice-captains for the Australian Test cricket team.
- by Andrew Wu
Updated
Sea Eagles
Manly salary cap breach appeal denied, club to pay huge fine
Manly's appeal against their salary cap penalties has been knocked back.
- by Steve Zemek