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A handwritten note tells the inside story of CBA's fall from grace

A handwritten note tells the inside story of CBA's fall from grace

A handwritten note tells the inside story of CBA's fall from grace

The note from the Commonwealth Bank's chief executive gave a rare glimpse into internal battles within the country’s biggest bank.

  • by Clancy Yeates & Sarah Danckert

SEQ growth needs planning not immigration cuts

SEQ growth needs planning not immigration cuts

Experts warned the federal government of the risks of tinkering with migration levels in a state with one of the worst-performing economies in the country.

  • by Warren Barnsley

Trump's Saudi ties to be investigated

Trump's Saudi ties to be investigated

Democrats on the US House intelligence panel will investigate the US President's response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

  • by Susan Heavey

It's ugly but there is a way Morrison could win

It's ugly but there is a way Morrison could win

It's fashionable to write off the Coalition government, and for good reason. It's also wrong.

  • by Peter Hartcher

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Caravans destroyed, mulch machine burning in fires

Caravans destroyed, mulch machine burning in fires

The QFES issued a warning for some residents to leave immediately.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
How Muay Thai is saving Thailand's young boys
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Thailand

How Muay Thai is saving Thailand's young boys

Critics say it is a form of child abuse, like "cockfighting with children".

  • by Julie Power & Kate Geraghty
Bennett to stay in Brisbane after Broncos meeting

Bennett to stay in Brisbane after Broncos meeting

He is adamant there will be no conflicts of interest ahead of his move to Souths.

  • by Adrian Proszenko
Drugs, public nuisance and balcony 'stupidity'
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Drugs, public nuisance and balcony 'stupidity'

Almost 40 schoolies and non-schoolies were arrested overnight.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
Sex slaves in the Congo: 'I was one woman to 20 men'

Sex slaves in the Congo: 'I was one woman to 20 men'

It’s crisis involving women and children that should horrify the world.

  • by David Wroe
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Is Labor's energy plan really a wrecking ball for industry?

Is Labor's energy plan really a wrecking ball for industry?

The Coalition has warned that Labor's new energy plan would cripple local manufacturing, but not everyone believes cutting emissions will destroy the economy.

  • by Nicole Hasham

World

Major US climate report says more epic disasters coming

Major US climate report says more epic disasters coming

  • by Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney
Meet the robot conquering old French hearts

Meet the robot conquering old French hearts

  • by Adam Satariano & Elian Peltier and Dmitry Kostyukov

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Learning to design with the best: Why having a design mentor is so important

Learning to design with the best: Why having a design mentor is so important

Mentorship gives a professional an opportunity to understand how the industry, whatever industry you are in, works from the inside.

  • by Darren Palmer
Solutions for small-scale living: Inside a pocket-sized apartment

Solutions for small-scale living: Inside a pocket-sized apartment

When Jack Chen bought this pocket-sized, top-floor unit in a 1970s walk-up block, he bought a terrific laboratory for experimentation.

  • by Jenny Brown

Business

How about a Robin Hood carbon tax to combat climate change?

How about a Robin Hood carbon tax to combat climate change?

Two public-spirited citizens have come up with a plan for a $50 per tonne carbon tax which would take from the rich and give to the poor.

  • by Ross Gittins

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Entertainment

James Packer by Karl Stefanovic's side at big, fat Mexican wedding

James Packer by Karl Stefanovic's side at big, fat Mexican wedding

Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough have already 'done the paperwork' and will celebrate their marriage at Mexico's One and Only resort, with billionaire James Packer revealed as one of seven groomsmen.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Music festival in honour of the late Richard Gill to be held in Sydney

Music festival in honour of the late Richard Gill to be held in Sydney

Renowned Australian musical icon, the late Richard Gill, will be honoured with a music festival to be established in his memory in Sydney’s inner west.

  • by Nathanael Cooper

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Smarter living

The thing you should never say to a mum of only boys

The thing you should never say to a mum of only boys

I can't think of any old fashioned derogatory rhyming saying directed at people with only daughters, so why is it okay to throw remarks our way? News flash, it isn't.

  • by Annaliese Dent
Better deals on car loans through dealerships now law

Better deals on car loans through dealerships now law

New laws start on Thursday that will help better protect consumers who sign up to car loans through dealerships.

  • by John Collett

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Sport

How the Australian women's team saved cricket
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Australia

How the Australian women's team saved cricket

The Australia women's team has shown how the game should be played in reaching the World Twenty20 final in the Caribbean.

  • by Jon Pierik
Croatia on brink of winning historic Davis Cup final
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Croatia on brink of winning historic Davis Cup final

France captain Yannick Noah's gamble on players and court surface backfired against Croatia on the opening day of the Davis Cup final.

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