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Charging the dead and taking a cut: Hayne steps in to tackle CBA boss

Charging the dead and taking a cut: Hayne steps in to tackle CBA boss

Charging the dead and taking a cut: Hayne steps in to tackle CBA boss

Commissioner Hayne cut through CBA boss Matt Comyn’s corporate language with a series of simple but probing questions.

  • by Simon Johanson

Crisis talks under way amid threats to cancel all elective surgeries at new hospital

Crisis talks under way amid threats to cancel all elective surgeries at new hospital

Specialists at Northern Beaches Hospital are so concerned about patient safety they have threatened to cancel all elective surgeries, calling a crisis meeting.

  • by Kate Aubusson

'Simply not good enough': Upton demands answers over $500k credit card bill

'Simply not good enough': Upton demands answers over $500k credit card bill

Antiques and groceries have been itemised in ABC documents that included other personal items charged to the credit card.

  • by Alexandra Smith

Court told of possible death threats if war hero's accuser is named

Court told of possible death threats if war hero's accuser is named

The woman who has accused Australia's most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, of domestic violence could be killed if her identity became known, a court has been told.

  • by Adam Cooper

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'Bankstown is just geographically the wrong place': Yagoona Metro is on the cards

'Bankstown is just geographically the wrong place': Yagoona Metro is on the cards

Yagoona station may emerge as the termination point of the metro rail service that has been proposed to run to Bankstown.

  • by Jacob Saulwick & Matt O'Sullivan
'Good men': Accused terror plotters' father says sons weren't radicalised

'Good men': Accused terror plotters' father says sons weren't radicalised

The father of two men accused of plotting a terror attack denies his sons are would-be terrorists.

  • by Melissa Cunningham, Robyn Grace, Tammy Mills & Sumeyya Ilanbey
Get the popcorn: YouTube quietly adds 100 movies for free viewing

Get the popcorn: YouTube quietly adds 100 movies for free viewing

Want to watch The Terminator or Rocky for free? Now you can on YouTube.

  • by Jefferson Graham
'Team effort': ABC's 7.30 ratings lift after Humphries' arrival

'Team effort': ABC's 7.30 ratings lift after Humphries' arrival

But is the political satirist responsible for the program's best ratings all year?

  • by Broede Carmody
'I can always tell the students who’ve had a gap year'
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'I can always tell the students who’ve had a gap year'

It's that time of year when parents worry about their kids at schoolies, but there are worse things they should fear.

  • by Jenna Price
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ABC uses chaos at the top to demand more money and 'funding certainty'

ABC uses chaos at the top to demand more money and 'funding certainty'

The broadcaster said government control over its budget could influence or be seen to influence its editorial independence.

  • by Michael Koziol

World

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Why the bank of mum and dad is going to get a bigger workout

Why the bank of mum and dad is going to get a bigger workout

Despite improving affordability in our biggest housing markets, 49 per cent of first-home buyers get help from parents, a trend experts expect will continue.

  • by David Ross
Married for 49 years, Tim and Mariam live apart and together simultaneously

Married for 49 years, Tim and Mariam live apart and together simultaneously

The retired medicos made an economically pragmatic decision to live together, but separately at the same time.

  • by Jenny Brown

Business

'Temper your sense of justice': How then-CBA chief rebuffed Comyn's plan

'Temper your sense of justice': How then-CBA chief rebuffed Comyn's plan

Matt Comyn says his repeated attempts to stop selling insurance that he thought was a poor product were rebuffed by his then boss, Ian Narev.

  • by Clancy Yeates

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Entertainment

SBS in 2019: New dramas, documentaries – and more 'slow TV'

SBS in 2019: New dramas, documentaries – and more 'slow TV'

Footage of a moving train – no music, no breaks – drew big audiences to SBS this year. In 2019, that concept will be expanded.

  • by Michael Lallo
'Team effort': ABC's 7.30 ratings lift after Mark Humphries' arrival

'Team effort': ABC's 7.30 ratings lift after Mark Humphries' arrival

But is the political satirist really responsible for the program's best ratings all year?

  • by Broede Carmody

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The importance of sleep - and how to help your child get it

The importance of sleep - and how to help your child get it

Sleep is very important to a child’s health and development - not to mention their parents’ health.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A new pill could revolutionise hair loss treatments

A new pill could revolutionise hair loss treatments

A trial testing Minoxidil in pill form shows promise for men losing their locks.

  • by HealthShare

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Sport

'Jarryd has issues to deal with': Greenberg steers clear of Hayne charge

'Jarryd has issues to deal with': Greenberg steers clear of Hayne charge

NRL chief Todd Greenberg has refused to weigh in on the future of Jarryd Hayne.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
Bid blocked as Warner, Smith and Bancroft ball-tampering bans to stay

Bid blocked as Warner, Smith and Bancroft ball-tampering bans to stay

Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will have to serve out their bans.

  • by Jon Pierik & Andrew Wu

NRL

Sharks grant Holmes release to pursue NFL dream
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Sharks grant Holmes release to pursue NFL dream

  • by Adrian Proszenko

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