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Phelps set to win even with best postal vote result for Libs
In a trend that threw the outcome into doubt early on Sunday, Liberal candidate Dave Sharma secured about 64 per cent of the postal votes being counted.
- by David Crowe
Byelection backlash reignites tensions inside Coalition over climate policy
“We are going to have to go to the next election with a clear plan to meet our Paris targets.”
- by David Crowe & David Wroe
Analysis
Tony Abbott
The person with the most to fear from Wentworth debacle
A swing even as half as big as the one in Wentworth would likely end Tony Abbott's 25-year career in Parliament.
- by Bevan Shields
Meghan pulls out of Invictus Games events
The Duchess of Sussex is resting ahead of the couple's trip to Fraser Island on Monday.
- by Tim Barlass
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Crime
Russell Street bomber wants parole and deportation to UK
Craig Minogue wants to renounce his Australian citizenship and has asked Peter Dutton to deport him.
- by Cameron Houston & Chris Vedelago
Analysis
Federal election
Voters will punish Liberals' factional parlour games
Will this record protest vote chasten the Liberals and jolt them into a state of unity? Of course not.
- by Peter Hartcher
'This is serious': abuse victim speaks out ahead of apology
Stephen McClung's parents were believers in God when they sent their son to get a good Catholic education.
- by Joanne McCarthy
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Healthcare
'Soft porn' and Instagram fuel body image anxiety
Plastic surgeons who pander to social media to create on-trend procedures earn stern rebuke at symposium.
- by Kate Aubusson
'Headless chicken monster' filmed in Southern Ocean
Australian scientists have filmed a deep-sea cucumber known as the "headless chicken monster" in the Southern Ocean.
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Opinion & Perspectives
Dreadful abuse of children's trust must never happen again
The decision to instigate the royal commission into child sexual abuse was not an easy one to make. I wrestled with it. One concern worried me deeply.
Julia Gillard
Why would anyone pick a lover by their online reviews?
No one sane ever chooses a restaurant for its TripAdvisor rating. So why on earth would you choose a lover that way?
Jemima Lewis
The real takeout from Wentworth: democracy ain't broke yet
By voting against the government of the day in droves, Wentworth voters have sent a clear message to Canberra, and to a cynical political class.
Tony Walker
Melbourne
Tributes for Earthcore founder who died at Melbourne bar
- by Goya Dmytryshchak & Chloe Booker
Victoria
National
AFL
Delisted Saint Weller says he still has plenty to give
Maverick Weller was surprised and disappointed to be delisted, but he's hopeful of getting another opportunity when the AFL free agency window opens.
- by Michael Gleeson
A Long story with a new footy twist
Danielle Ponter comes from a very, very famous football family. And her relatives have given plenty of advice.
- by Daniel Cherny
Politics
Even the best postal vote scenario for the Liberal Party would still see Kerryn Phelps win Wentworth
Even the most optimistic scenario for Dave Sharma leaves him 58 votes short of Kerryn Phelps.
- by David Crowe
World
Property bydomain
AirShip 002, the tiny 'pod' home in Scotland that you can rent on Airbnb
On Scotland's remote west coast, you'll find a building that looks uncannily like a whale-shaped submarine that is a surprisingly comfortable abode inside.
- by Elicia Murray
Why two North Melbourne auctions had five bidders each in weak market
Homes that meet basic fundamentals of what makes a a good property purchase are boosting a receding market.
- by Jim Malo
Business
Opinion
Interest rates
Interest rate rises only a matter of time, despite property gloom
Despite predictions the Reserve Bank may have to cut interest rates to counter the housing downturn, evidence is rolling in that rates are set to rise.
- by Jessica Irvine
From Russia with love: Oligarch close to losing $827m divorce battle
- by Jonathan Browning & Irina Reznik
Small business
Entertainment
The Goss: Justin Hemmes' rumoured new 'girlfriend' on their romance
Model Montana Cox opened up for the first time to The Goss about the rumours surrounding her relationship with the recently single Merivale millionaire.
- by Amy Croffey
The jostle for power and position on the regal ladder
While Prince Harry and Meghan enjoy life at the top of the royal ladder, further down things are not quite so rosy.
- by Andrew Hornery
Bradley Cooper gushes about Gaga and A Star Is Born. But that's where it ends.
- by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
review
Melbourne Festival
Dancers, musicians and audience unite in participatory work
- by Jordan Beth Vincent
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Parents only have 32 minutes of 'me time' a day
It's news that will surprise approximately no one raising small children.
- by Ariane Beeston
Opinion
Superannuation
Lifetime accounts the real fix to lost super
The pile of "lost" super will not be reduced to acceptable levels unless employees have a single fund that follows them from employer to employer
- by John Collett
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Sport
Is this three-year-old the horse that could dethrone Winx?
Coolmore boss Aidan O'Brien may yet try to rain on Winx's parade by running Rostropovich in the Cox Plate, with a decision likely to be made in next few days.
- by Michael Lynch
Chelsea and Barcelona's loss is W-League's gain for A-lister Kerr
Matildas star Sam Kerr, among the top female footballers in the world, resisted the lure of European giants to stay home at Perth Glory... for now.
- by Vince Rugari
