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Cheryll loves her son – but she’s installed double locks on her bedroom door

Cheryll loves her son – but she’s installed double locks on her bedroom door

The locks stop her son from sneaking in while she’s sleeping. It’s a slight reprieve from the intensity of his frantic pacing, up and down her hallway, hunting for money or property worth hocking.

  • by Cydonee Mardon

'No pencils, no lunch': why teachers are dipping into their own pockets

'No pencils, no lunch': why teachers are dipping into their own pockets

A survey finds that 93 per cent of teachers use their own money to purchase supplies and a quarter of those spend more than $1000 a year.

  • by Jordan Baker

'First thing': Phelps set sights on reviving climate body

'First thing': Phelps set sights on reviving climate body

The independent candidate said the byelection made clear that climate change – and lack of policies – was of high concern to Wentworth voters.

  • by Peter Hannam
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Sharemarket

Markets weren't ready: The sledgehammer blow that triggered this rout

Markets weren't ready: The sledgehammer blow that triggered this rout

Rate rises in the US have started the share market correction, but the effects of central bank tightening will only be clear when it's too late.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

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'I never got over what happened to me': Former teen tennis prodigy found dead

'I never got over what happened to me': Former teen tennis prodigy found dead

A Davis Cup pick and on the cusp of the world's 100 by 18, Reid had few other complaints - just a lingering sense of what might have been.

  • by Darren Walton
Meghan makes passionate first Australian speech

Meghan makes passionate first Australian speech

The Duchess of Sussex has paid tribute to the family members and friends who have supported 500 wounded and ill defence veterans at the Invictus Games.

  • by Helen Pitt
Wallabies woes continue in Japan as All Blacks dominate

Wallabies woes continue in Japan as All Blacks dominate

It is hard to imagine, on current Wallabies form, that these two teams will meet again at the same venue in a year's time for the World Cup final.

  • by Georgina Robinson
Ramsay Centre will provide an education 'in the old and important sense'

Ramsay Centre will provide an education 'in the old and important sense'

If negotiations succeed, the first Ramsay scholars will file into their classrooms in February 2020.

  • by Jordan Baker
Seven ways to save money this Christmas (tip one is to start now)

Seven ways to save money this Christmas (tip one is to start now)

'Tis the season to be jolly but costs can make Christmas feel more like a folly. A guide to keeping things finance-friendly.

  • by Vivienne Pearson
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Opinion & Perspectives

Growth is great, but how on earth will the planet cope? Here's an idea

If the world’s population keeps growing, and the poor world keeps catching up with the rich, how will the environment cope?

Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins

Who is the 'base' the conservative faction keep talking about?

The pursuit of the base is the most consistently articulated concern of the Libs' conservatives. But does it exist?

Nick O'Malley
Nick O'Malley

Warning is prescient over Sydney's hunger for housing

I made an ominous prediction 13 years ago. There's no joy in saying I told you so, but so it came to pass. And it's inexcusable.

Elizabeth Farrelly
Elizabeth Farrelly
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Politics

NDIS funds to be 'repurposed' for drought relief under Morrison plan

NDIS funds to be 'repurposed' for drought relief under Morrison plan

Disability advocates have slammed PM's decision to "repurpose" $3.9 billion originally set aside for the NDIS.

  • by Dana McCauley

World

Property bydomain

Will all five Block apartments sell? 'Unlikely' say experts

Will all five Block apartments sell? 'Unlikely' say experts

With auction clearance rates at their lowest level in years, it's likely that at least one of the apartments will pass in.

  • by Allison Worrall
Sydney's top and bottom performing suburbs for house prices

Sydney's top and bottom performing suburbs for house prices

Experts predict the property market downturn has some way to go, yet some suburbs appear to be bucking the trend.

  • by Kate Burke

Business

How I learned to love a big stock market downturn

How I learned to love a big stock market downturn

Market declines create opportunities. If the price of milk or a car or an Apple iPad dropped 10 per cent, would you sneer? Or would you run out and buy it?

  • by Thomas Heath

Small business

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Entertainment

Meghan and Harry's  entourage a 'right royal pain'

Meghan and Harry's  entourage a 'right royal pain'

With a personal entourage of 10, things were bound to get a little cramped around the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

  • by Andrew Hornery
'He was weird': Ayda Williams on the rocky start to her relationship with Robbie

'He was weird': Ayda Williams on the rocky start to her relationship with Robbie

After cutting her acting teeth on the American soap Days of Our Lives, Ayda Williams is now proving more than a match for her famous husband, Robbie.

  • by Nick Curtis

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Smarter living

Eco friendly? When going vegan isn't always the best idea

Eco friendly? When going vegan isn't always the best idea

Just like sugar free doesn't always mean healthy, vegan products can still have environmental impact.

  • by Damien Woolnough
Amazing images capture what children around the world eat in a week

Amazing images capture what children around the world eat in a week

The project aims to examine the infiltration of westernised junk food into the diets of kids around the world.

  • by Suzi Catchpole

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Sport

VAR strikes again: Confusing no-goal call baffles everyone at SCG
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Sydney FC

VAR strikes again: Confusing no-goal call baffles everyone at SCG

It was a Sydney derby that began in a malaise and finished with a feeling that's becoming depressingly routine in the A-League.

  • by Dominic Bossi
Hasler turns attention to luring Foran back to Sea Eagles
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NRL

Hasler turns attention to luring Foran back to Sea Eagles

Des Hasler wasn’t completely disconnected from rugby league during his year out of the game – he has been working closely with Kieran Foran.

  • by Danny Weidler

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