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'Gift horse's teeth': ANU's warning for universities

'Gift horse's teeth': ANU's warning for universities

Chancellor Gareth Evans has revealed details about the failed multi-million dollar deal with the Ramsay Centre to create a degree in Western Civilisation.

  • by Sherryn Groch

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Australia's 'shonkiest' brands and products named

Australia's 'shonkiest' brands and products named

Choice's awards are for the "shonkiest products and companies taking advantage of Australian consumers".

  • by Rachel Clun
New road ignores real problems with Yarralumla traffic, say residents

New road ignores real problems with Yarralumla traffic, say residents

Yarralumla residents are concerned plans to build a new roundabout and road divert attention from more urgent issues.

  • by Han Nguyen
ABC board hires investigator to examine explosive Michelle Guthrie claims

ABC board hires investigator to examine explosive Michelle Guthrie claims

Directors agreed to hire an independent expert to probe the allegations at a board meeting on September 23.

  • by Michael Koziol
Malcolm Turnbull's extra overseas travel perk

Malcolm Turnbull's extra overseas travel perk

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has quietly granted Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy a taxpayer-funded perk no other former PM has listed in their allowances.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
As Australia prospers, fairness goes out the window

As Australia prospers, fairness goes out the window

Australia's unrivalled run of economic growth has lifted living standards and income for most of us. But not everyone.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Foreign aid picks up for Indonesia's desperate tsunami, quake survivors

Foreign aid picks up for Indonesia's desperate tsunami, quake survivors

Concern is growing for hundreds of thousands of survivors in the wake of the country's devastating earthquake.

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Opinion & Perspectives

ABC: for the same price as a fighter jet we get good value

The ABC is protecting our democracy from within.

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    Parking woes not pretty after visiting Floriade

    No doubt this year’s visitors won’t bother coming again next year.

    Letters to the Editor

      How big firms break wanna-be lawyers before they've even started

      The gruelling process of getting a job in a top law firm takes a terrible toll and can't continue, a law student writes.

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        Renters penalised, forced offline, under tough rules to get connected

        Renters penalised, forced offline, under tough rules to get connected

        Thousands of Australians are paying exorbitant fees and facing long waiting times to get connected.

        • by Tawar Razaghi
        'Disappointing': ACT slides down in latest HIA Scorecard

        'Disappointing': ACT slides down in latest HIA Scorecard

        Detached housing approvals have dragged down the nation’s capital.

        • by Lucy Bladen
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        Entertainment

        Nicki Minaj reveals she was in an abusive relationship

        Nicki Minaj reveals she was in an abusive relationship

        "I was scared to get in the studio."

        • by Cydney Henderson
        Jones, Hadley see radio ratings surge on back of Turnbull spill

        Jones, Hadley see radio ratings surge on back of Turnbull spill

        The controversial pair have again cemented their spots atop Sydney's radio ratings.

        • by Robert Moran

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        Meg Lanning still chasing Australia's perfect game

        Meg Lanning still chasing Australia's perfect game

        Meg Lanning wants a series whitewash before they set their sights on a record fourth World Twenty20 crown.

        • by Caden Helmers
        'Anything is possible': Goddard says gender shouldn't define coaches

        'Anything is possible': Goddard says gender shouldn't define coaches

        The AFLW premiership winning coach will sidestep into basketball and hopes a stint in the WNBL gives her a fresh perspective on her career.

        • by Chris Dutton

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