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Sydney braces for its biggest dumping of rain in three years
Emergency services are preparing for chaos across the city with over 100mm of rain forecast as wild weather is set to hit Sydney and surrounds on Wednesday.Â
- by Jenny Noyes & Peter Hannam
Morrison's hold on power shaken by shock defection
Extraordinary resignation of Liberal MP could see a key conservative referred to the High Court over their eligibility to sit in Parliament.
- by David Crowe
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Liberal Party
It's not women who are the problem: Banks hits the Liberal Party where it hurts
We are going to need a new noun. The Coalition’s Woman Problem, so named after a cascade of incidents, has broken ranks.
- by Jacqueline Maley
'Not happy about it': Trump fumes as 15,000 auto jobs slip away in political heartland
It will be crucial for Trump to capture states like Michigan and Ohio - where car manufacturing jobs are being lost - if he is to win re-election.
- by Matthew Knott
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Dragon flies: homesick Widdop shocks club with request for immediate release
St George Illawarra's skipper has three years to run on his contract, but wants to leave now.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Once 'chocolate by the bald man', new Max Brenner owner's quiff puts Elvis to shame
Failed cafe chain now owned by Italian-born cinema mogul Roy Mustaca.
- by Colin Kruger
Gilmore the merrier: Steph Gilmore joins Layne Beachley as a seven-time world champ
'Smiling Assassin' Stephanie Gilmore is top of the surfing world yet again.
- by Peter Ryan
Cancer conwoman Belle Gibson faces jail threat for not paying $410,000 fine
The wellness charlatan has been warned of the consequences if she continues to thumb her nose at the penalty handed down in September last year.
- by Tom Cowie
Howard plays down loss in 'Massachusetts of Australia'
Former prime minister said Liberals were 'upset', but the federal government's fundamentals remained strong.
- by Michael Koziol
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'One word – hope': Hong Kong's richest man donates $4.5m to Sydney trial
- by Kate Aubusson
'Reconsider travel': Police issue warning as big low builds
- by Peter Hannam & Ben Weir
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Politics
'We have to stop beating up our women': Liberals seethe after Banks quits party
Later on Tuesday Greens leader Richard Di Natale was suspended from the chamber after defending another senator over what he considered a sexist slur.
- by Michael Koziol
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Great Barrier Reef
Federal government botched scrutiny of plan to bulldoze pristine forest
- by Nicole Hasham
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Liberal Party
Strewth. Trying to kick-start things, the PM gets kicked where it hurts
- by Tony Wright
World
Argentina considers charging Saudi Crown Prince ahead of G20
- by Daniel Politi and David D. Kirkpatrick
Property bydomain
One group of Australians most likely to be discriminated against in housing
Public debate is appropriate, but emerging hysteria and sensationalism are shifting into animosity towards people with Chinese heritage in Australia.
- by Alanna Kemp, Ana-Maria Bliuc, Kathleen Blair, Kevin Dunn
I'm a smug inner-city dweller, but here's what I miss about suburbia
Initially I couldn’t wait to escape suburbia’s insular claws. I swore blue murder I would never return. Now I'm getting the itch to go back.
- by Stephen Lacey
Business
Opinion
Banking royal commission
Ken Henry ponders the state of capitalism - and agrees it's not pretty
Ken Henry’s soliloquy on the state of capitalism provided one of the more philosophical moments in an at times testy appearance before the royal commission.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Small business
Entertainment
Osher Gunsberg on how The Bachelor helps his mental health struggles
"You're in this space where it's all very choreographed."Â
- by Broede Carmody
'Disgraceful and disruptive': Gang of Youths call for Viagogo ban
ARIA winners Gang of Youths have called for global ticket reseller Viagogo to be banned in Australia.
- by Robert Moran
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Adult advent calendars to get you through December
From beer and wine to beauty or stationery - there's an adult advent to suit everybody.
- by Suzi Catchpole
Staying fit with a newborn baby is easier with this
A new baby doesn't mean you have to give up running, but it does make it creative.
- by Laura Hill
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Sport
'Not going to win s--t': Clarke slams Australia's nice-guy attitude
As Australia's players vow to improve behaviour, Michael Clarke fired a broadside, saying "we're not going to win s**t" if they worried about their image.
- by Andrew Wu
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Dragons
Widdop shocks Dragons with release request with three years left on deal
St George Illawarra's skipper has three years to run on his contract, but wants to leave now.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Sydney will lose NRL grand final if stadium spend stops: Greenberg
- by Adrian Proszenko & Vince Rugari
