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Guthrie files lawsuit against ABC for unfair dismissal
Sacked ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has filed a lawsuit against the public broadcaster, specifically naming former chair Justin Milne and three board directors.
- by Jennifer Duke
These CEOs got massive bonuses. Their companies paid little or no tax
The chief executive officers of some of Australia's largest companies received multi-million dollar bonuses while their companies paid little to no company tax, according to tax office transparency records.Â
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Extreme heatwave set to scorch city with some suburbs tipped to hit 39
Victorians are set to swelter through one of the hottest days of the year with the mercury tipped to soar to 36 degrees.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Desperate race to save a man who drowned in Grampians rock pool ends in tragedy
Two men jumped into the rock pool in the Grampians but one failed to surface - the latest in a spate of drowning deaths that began on Christmas Eve.
- by Melissa Cunningham & Anthony Colangelo
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A request to visiting expats: Keep the snide comments to yourself
It feels like the entire million Australians who live overseas have flown home for frenzied catch-ups with those of us lucky enough still to be deemed their friends.
- by Dom Knight
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Boxing Day Test
Cummins takes on Pujara as day two gets under way
Follow all the action from the Boxing Day Test with our live blog of the third Test against India from the MCG.
- by Scott Spits
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus marry in secret
Suspicions arose that the couple had married after Instagram posts from the couple’s family and friends.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
He runs one amateur football game a year and makes $1m
Jim McVay has benefited staggeringly from a second-tier game sponsored by an Australian-themed restaurant chain.
- by Will Hobson
Doctor wrote Trump's bone spur diagnosis 'as a favour'
In late 1968, Donald Trump received a timely diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels, the doctor's daughter says.
- by Steve Eder
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'They were holding hands and playing': Woman watches family drown in horror
- by Chris Vedelago & Yan Zhuang
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Accident
Abalone diver drowns in rough seas off Cape Schanck
- by Carolyn Webb & Anthony Colangelo
National
Politics
'Big ships to turn around': Department stores face new year slump
Industry pessimism has set in as big retailers struggle to compete with the shift online.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Australia lashes Japan's decision to restart commercial whaling
- by Fergus Hunter & Steve Jacobs
World
Russia successfully tests its nuclear-armed hypersonic glider
- by Anton Troianovski & Paul Sonne
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Summer selling checklist: How to get your house ready for sale
If you want to sell your home early in the new year, the Christmas break is the ideal time to prepare it for sale.
- by Kate Farrelly
Australia's top 10 houses of 2018: The year's best designs
They may have missed out on the the major design awards, but these architectural gems deserve a second look.
- by Jenny Brown
Business
Michelle Guthrie files lawsuit against ABC for unfair dismissal
With mediation failed, the sacked ABC managing director has sued the public broadcaster, specifically naming former chair Justin Milne and three directors.
- by Jennifer Duke
US stocks jump in biggest rally since March 2009; oil soars
- by Vildana Hajric & Jeremy Herron
Small business
Entertainment
What's the best movie of 2018? (Hint: you probably didn't see it in a cinema)
Our film writers rate the top 20 movies of the year. Let the debate begin.
- by Karl Quinn, Stephanie Bunbury, Sandra Hall, Craig Mathieson, Garry Maddox, Paul Byrnes & Jake Wilson
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth marry in secret Christmas celebration
The confirmation came via a series of intimate pictures.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
What to see at the movies: Your Boxing Day film review guide
- by Sandra Hall, Jake Wilson & Paul Byrnes
Lifestyle
Smarter living
From Assassin's Creed to Florence: These are the best video games of 2018
It seems like 2018 had far too many video games to get through in a single lifetime, let alone a year.
- by Tim Biggs
Qantas reveals their new hack to achieve Gold and Platinum status
Just how much is your Qantas frequent flyer status really worth to you?
- by David Flynn
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Boxing Day Test
Boxing Day Test: All the latest from the MCG on day two
Follow all the action from the Boxing Day Test with our live blog of the second day of the third Test against India.
- by Scott Spits
Brady, 41, looking at extending NFL career beyond 2019
Already well beyond the age that players typically retire from the NFL, seemingly ageless New England quarterback Tom Brady has no plans of slowing down.
