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'It drove me crazy': Missy Higgins on media's attempts to 'out' her
Shortly after achieving pop stardom at 21, Missy Higgins quit the music industry. Now older and wiser, she is getting her head together and embracing motherhood.
- by Michael Lallo
West Australian student numbers swell as new schools open around Perth
New schools are opening to cater for the expanding population in Perth's outer suburbs.
Dockers prevail against Demons in second highest scoring AFLW clash ever
In a see-sawing affair, Fremantle prevailed 59-55 against the Melbourne Demons at Casey Fields on Sunday in what was the second highest scoring AFLW contest ever.
- by Michael Fowler
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AFL great Robert Walls at centre of out-of-control fire
A lightning strike at the home of Carlton legend Robert Walls sparked what eventually became an out-of-control blaze in central Victoria.
- by Paul Sakkal
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'Not what people think': Jack Watts snorts white powder in video
A video surfaced online on Sunday showing Jack Watts snorting a white substance at an Oktoberfest celebration. But it's "not what people think", according to his manager.
- by Paul Sakkal
Cameraman collapses on air during Bill Shorten interview
A cameraman who collapsed on-air has been treated by paramedics.
LeedyPalooza to stop traffic in Leederville from Friday
Nine music, food and cultural events - mostly free - over eight summer days.
'A bad idea': the perils of starting school too early
Repeating kindy 'more likely' if kids sent to school before they have vital skills.
- by Jordan Baker & Sarah Keoghan
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Aussies declare with huge lead after Khawaja ton
Sri Lanka survives six overs without losing a wicket as bad light ends game.
- by Eamonn Tiernan
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Victoria Bushfires LIVE: Residents told to evacuate as fire threatens Hepburn Springs
- by Robyn Grace, Liam Mannix & Craig Butt
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Turnbull's former staffer pulls out of Warringah contest to back Zali Steggall
Alice Thompson will withdraw from the battle for Tony Abbott's seat and move her campaign to the adjoining northern beaches electorate of Mackellar.
- by Peter FitzSimons & Bevan Shields
World
Opposition calls for Venezuelan wave against Maduro as protests swell
- by Mariana Zuñiga, Anthony Faiola & Rachelle Krygier
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Head start for home owners makes a big difference for housing stress
How does affordability change over the years after people have bought their home?
- by Mustapha Bangura, Chyi Lin Lee
A partial defence of the hipster - they help our suburbs' retail
The first to colonise an area are “renter gentrifiers”. They are responsible for making the place hip or edgy through music, art, fashion and start-up businesses.
- by Peter Walters, The University of Queensland
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ASIC life ban overturned after AAT find key arguments not raised
ASIC is challenging the overturning of a life ban it gave to an ANZ financial advisor after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal found the regulator did not make key arguments to justify the ban.
- by David Estcourt
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15 years of Facebook: has it made the world, and Australia, a better place?
- by Jennifer Duke & John McDuling
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Naming rights are a great honour but can also court controversy
I'm not sure how tennis legend Margaret Court would have felt about it, but I wasn't the only "gay" inside her eponymously named arena at the Australian Open.
- by Andrew Hornery
'It drove me crazy': Missy Higgins on media's attempts to 'out' her
Shortly after achieving pop stardom at 21, Higgins quit the music industry. Now older and wiser, she is getting her head together and embracing motherhood.
- by Michael Lallo
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Dancing With The Stars
Destroying celeb lives: Britain's acid-tongue judge signs for Dancing
- by Nathanael Cooper
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Why being pregnant has been good for my career - and other surprising benefits
Pregnancy itself often gets a bad rap, but there are actually plenty of unexpected upsides.
- by Jessica Mudditt
Genius' Assemble: Moncler's ambitious vision
The Italian label has a bold vision for fashion, focused collaboration that pushes boundaries.
- by Benjamen Judd
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Sport
Trolls reported to police amid spate of online attacks on Matildas
The fallout from the sacking of Alen Stajcic has reached a new level of toxicity, with online trolls reported to police over abuse of female footballers.
- by Dominic Bossi
Dockers prevail against Demons in second highest scoring AFLW clash ever
In a see-sawing affair, Fremantle prevailed 59-55 against the Melbourne Demons at Casey Fields on Sunday in what was the second highest scoring AFLW contest ever.
- by Michael Fowler
