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Labor lands on replacement for embattled Husar

Labor lands on replacement for embattled Husar

Labor lands on replacement for embattled Husar

The Lindsay MP has been trying to keep her job at the next federal election. But it might be too late.

  • by Kylar Loussikian

Plan for new federal ICAC derailed by Malcolm Turnbull's downfall

Plan for new federal ICAC derailed by Malcolm Turnbull's downfall

Federal cabinet was due to decide on the national anti-corruption commission in a plan with substantial support from ministers until the August leadership challenge.

  • by David Crowe

Pressure builds for Liberal renewal after state defeat

Pressure builds for Liberal renewal after state defeat

PM Scott Morrison has been warned of a brutal defeat at the next election unless he takes swift action to repair the Liberal Party in Victoria.

  • by David Crowe

'You won't get a single cent': Labor stands firm on stadium cash

'You won't get a single cent': Labor stands firm on stadium cash

NSW Labor will not rebuild either Sydney Football Stadium at Moore Park or proceed with an $800m upgrade to ANZ Stadium if it wins government.

  • by Lisa Visentin & Jacob Saulwick

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Georgia wanted to take six months off to travel. Her employer had other ideas

Georgia wanted to take six months off to travel. Her employer had other ideas

Georgia planned to take six months off to travel around Australia in her 80s camper - but her employer had another idea.

  • by Anna Patty
Sean started by saving $US5 a day - now he's on the road to becoming a millionaire

Sean started by saving $US5 a day - now he's on the road to becoming a millionaire

When Sean put numbers into financial calculators, it was always the same.

  • by The Money Wizard
Corrupt cop demanded $50 million before jailing: court

Corrupt cop demanded $50 million before jailing: court

Just before he was jailed for life for murder, Roger Rogerson increased an extortion demand by $35m, court hears.

  • by Kate McClymont
'Wet and windy': Flooding predicted as wild weather heads toward Sydney

'Wet and windy': Flooding predicted as wild weather heads toward Sydney

Much of eastern NSW is in for a soaking, including in the Sydney region.

  • by Peter Hannam
NAB's culture could take 10 years to fix, chairman says

NAB's culture could take 10 years to fix, chairman says

Comments came after bank boss was forced to explain his involvement in the matter that led to an executive's sacking.

  • by Sarah Danckert & Clancy Yeates
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Turnbull's downfall derailed cabinet plan for new anti-corruption watchdog

Turnbull's downfall derailed cabinet plan for new anti-corruption watchdog

A corruption crackdown was stalled by the Liberal Party’s leadership implosion and could be delayed until next year.

  • by David Crowe

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Banned property spruiker seeks buyer for $3.5 million Bondi Beach house

Banned property spruiker seeks buyer for $3.5 million Bondi Beach house

Less than two weeks after property spruiker Rick Otton was slugged a record $18 million fine, he has put his Bondi Beach house up for sale.

  • by Lucy Macken
'We can do more together': The sister cities finally working as one

'We can do more together': The sister cities finally working as one

After more than a century of going their separate ways, these two inland centres have decided they're stronger together. Here's how it'll work.

  • by Mary O'Brien

Business

NAB might have a new management mantra but it's already an EPIC fail
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NAB might have a new management mantra but it's already an EPIC fail

It only took a day for the royal commission hearings featuring NAB to make a mockery of the bank's new management mantra EPIC - Empathy, Perform, Imagine, Connect.

  • by Elizabeth Knight

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Last Tango in Paris director Bernardo Bertolucci dies at 77

Last Tango in Paris director Bernardo Bertolucci dies at 77

The famed director, whose final years were shrouded in controversy, had been battling cancer.

Ray Martin lashes coverage of 60 Minutes' Lebanon debacle

Ray Martin lashes coverage of 60 Minutes' Lebanon debacle

"The idea of journalists turning on other journalists for what is a legitimate story appalled me," Martin says.  

  • by Broede Carmody

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How to take your kids to a music festival - and still have a good time

How to take your kids to a music festival - and still have a good time

When some parent friends suggested we take our families to a music festival this summer, I thought to myself - yeah, we could do that! 

  • by Alice Gage
Where to find the hottest new hotels in Australia

Where to find the hottest new hotels in Australia

The country's coolest new hotels offer a luxury retreat in the heart of the city.

  • by Michael Harry

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Sport

Enough is enough: Cannon fires up at Rugby Australia

Enough is enough: Cannon fires up at Rugby Australia

Former Test hooker says the RA board and executive has no choice but to take action to arrest the Wallabies' alarming decline.

  • by Georgina Robinson
Broncos-Souths coaching circus has been resolved. Or has it?

Broncos-Souths coaching circus has been resolved. Or has it?

Uncertainty continues over which clubs Wayne Bennett and Anthony Seibold will coach next season, despite Bennett seemingly having come to an agreement with the Broncos.

  • by Chris Barrett & Phil Lutton

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