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'No more apologies': Orr tells royal commission

'No more apologies': Orr tells royal commission

'No more apologies': Orr tells royal commission

It's the top brass of Australia's banking sector and their regulators' turn to be grilled over damning revelations of misbehaviour by banks, wealth managers, and insurance companies.

  • by Simon Johanson

'The worst in living memory': How short-term thinking is creating long-term problems

'The worst in living memory': How short-term thinking is creating long-term problems

It’s almost 120 years since the ground rules for Australia were set. The world has changed dramatically and Australia’s system for making important decisions hasn’t kept up. 

  • by Ralph Ashton

Man dies in state's second fatal gyrocopter crash in three weeks

Man dies in state's second fatal gyrocopter crash in three weeks

A man died in a gyrocopter crash in NSW's north on Sunday, following two deaths in a crash late last month.

  • by James Lemon

New homes are the smallest they've been in 22 years

New homes are the smallest they've been in 22 years

The average house size in NSW fell to a 23-year low in 2017-18, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

  • by Marnie Banger

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'It's going to take years to get rid of the ferals': Nudist beach faces closure

'It's going to take years to get rid of the ferals': Nudist beach faces closure

“What started off as a great idea has become a cover for people who want to engage in sex in public places, at the beach."

  • by Rachel Clun
Want to buy the Pacific Highway or Lane Cove National Park? Now, you can

Want to buy the Pacific Highway or Lane Cove National Park? Now, you can

Who needs Mayfair when you can destroy relationships over the purchase of the Roseville Bridge instead?

  • by Maani Truu
'Uber Eats and Deliveroo should be worried': Ruling to reshape gig economy

'Uber Eats and Deliveroo should be worried': Ruling to reshape gig economy

A ruling by the Fair Work Commission has put the business models of Uber Eats and Deliveroo under extra scrutiny.

  • by Cara Waters
'Demolition by neglect': Former inner west insane asylum needs a new tenant

'Demolition by neglect': Former inner west insane asylum needs a new tenant

The rambling antidote to the concrete geometry of much of Sydney’s inner city is crumbling in parts.

  • by Jacob Saulwick
Baby dies on Surfers Paradise beach, man and a woman in police custody
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Baby dies on Surfers Paradise beach, man and a woman in police custody

A member of the public found the infant girl, believed to have been about nine months old.

  • by Toby Crockford
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Gangland figure Roberta Williams' former Melbourne home for sale

Gangland figure Roberta Williams' former Melbourne home for sale

On the market after Tax Office skirmish, Carl Williams' ex-wife's free-standing townhouse could draw interest from professional couples, agent says.

  • by Jim Malo
Entire town for sale for less than Sydney's median house price passes in

Entire town for sale for less than Sydney's median house price passes in

An entire township in WA still awaiting a new owner after the former wilderness retreat failed to sell under the hammer.

  • by Lisa Calautti

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CBA's Comyn 'not unwilling' to scrap variable pay for bankers

CBA's Comyn 'not unwilling' to scrap variable pay for bankers

CBA's Matt Comyn has left the door open to scrapping variable pay for frontline staff, after admitting these payment schemes came with “inherent" risks.

  • by Clancy Yeates
ASX prices board.

Markets Live: Viva Energy profit warning

  • by Lucy Battersby

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How should we grieve dead celebrities?

How should we grieve dead celebrities?

Actor Armie Hammer sparked a new debate with his ‘grief police’ tweet following the death of Stan Lee.

  • by Robert Moran
Gigi Hadid's message to her critics: 'F you'

Gigi Hadid's message to her critics: 'F you'

Usually one to shy away from controversies, Hadid found her voice in Sydney to defend herself.

  • by Amy Croffey

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Four dating dealbreakers to avoid at all cost

Four dating dealbreakers to avoid at all cost

The old rules no longer apply in an era when a Netflix binge can make or break a relationship.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Children with autism thrive in mainstream preschools, study finds

Children with autism thrive in mainstream preschools, study finds

Early intervention is the key to helping children with autism, regardless of of the setting where that intervention is delivered. 

  • by Bianca Wordley

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'Timmy time' can wait - it's our show first, says Socceroo Mabil

'Timmy time' can wait - it's our show first, says Socceroo Mabil

Tuesday night's friendly against Lebanon might be Tim Cahill's Socceroos farewell, but Awer Mabil says the first 85 minutes will be all about the team.

  • by Vince Rugari
Tensions rise over hearing into ball-tampering bans

Tensions rise over hearing into ball-tampering bans

CA's handling of a submission to reconsider the bans of Smith, Warner and Bancroft threatens to anger the players' association.

  • by Jon Pierik

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