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'Very distressing': Man, 22, dies after taking 'unknown substance' at music festival
Festival organisers say the death at the 'drug-free' event was distressing as they co-operate with police.
- by Megan Gorrey & Sally Rawsthorne
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Boxing Day Test
Covers off - then back on again - as rain delays start
India are two wickets away from winning the MCG Test with passing showers - and Pat Cummins - standing in their way.
- by Daniel Cherny
Tampon tax out, ATM fees in: rules and regulations that kick in on January 1
Student welfare payments ABSTUDY and Youth Allowance will be boosted in the new year, in measures worth $92 million over the forward estimates.
- by Max Koslowski
Video shows helicopter crashing after stomach-churning tailspin
The local Civil Aviation Authority said the Agusta 139 helicopter crashed during a rescue mission.
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'He ruled it like a cult': inside drug crop enforcer's brutal regime
Two women and a young boy were subjected to brutal violence at the hands of their overseer at a sophisticated cannabis operation.
- by Angus Thompson
Ruth Strauss, wife of former English cricketer Andrew, dies aged 46
"Ruth was kind, generous and only thought about others."
- by Megan Gorrey
'Just don't get your partner's name': tattoo regret on rise
Jess Buxton works in a tattoo parlour, and has loved them since she was a child. But even she's a victim of tattoo regret.
- by Cassandra Morgan
'No reminders': Thousands of Sydneysiders caught in car rego trap
Fines for driving unregistered are up to more than 64,000 a year since the removal of rego stickers.
- by Nigel Gladstone
'He doesn't have a political bone in his body': Dutton's spray at Turnbull
"Malcolm had a plan to become Prime Minister but no plan to be Prime Minister," Mr Dutton says.
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Sydney
'It is a warning to be aware of where your children are and what they are doing'
- by Ben Weir & Pallavi Singhal
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Cancer
'You’ve got to think it’s environmental': Questions over cancer deaths
- by Debbie Cuthbertson
Politics
Bob Hawke increasingly frail but not 'on his last legs' yet
People close to the much-loved former prime minister say people should be realistic about his prospects.
- by Fergus Hunter
World
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'A moment in time': Why 2018 was the year renters finally got a break
After years of being treated like second-class citizens, a growing wave of tenants were able to ride a tide of momentum. But experts say there's more work to do.
- by Elizabeth Redman
The Sydney suburbs that set house price records in 2018
Nothing showed off Sydney's two-speed property market this year as much as the prestige suburb highs amid dramatic median house price falls.
- by Lucy Macken
Business
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Sharemarket
Defensive stocks top 2019 playbooks
Growth-oriented sectors like tech or communications services usually dominate year-end investment ideas, but some other sectors could do better next year.
- by April Joyner and Caroline Valetkevitch
Small business
Entertainment
The biggest music tours of 2019: Here's to looking forward to looking back
There are so many golden oldies touring in 2019 that in years to come, we'll probably look back at this as the golden age of nostalgia.
- by Karl Quinn
Opinion
Private Sydney
From Tracey Jewel to Davina Rankin, fame is more fleeting than ever
As a fresh batch of celebutants prepare to grace our TVs in 2019, what has become of the Class of 2018?
- by Andrew Hornery
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Australian whisky named world's best single malt ... again
Tassie distiller's American Oak expression wins at prestigious World Whiskies Awards.
- by James Atkinson
The year in Google: what Aussies searched for in 2018
From the World Cup to the royal wedding, and from Barnaby Joyce to My Health Record, this is what we wanted to know about this year.
- by Adam Turner
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Boxing Day Test
Boxing Day Test: Australia v India, day five, live
Follow the action as Australia try to hold on against India in the Boxing Day Test.
- by Daniel Cherny
Local support: Kyrgios champions the rise of the Demon
Alex de Minaur soared up the rankings in 2018 to become Australia's highest-placed male and the man he replaced is an unabashed fan.
- by Laine Clark
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