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Taxpayer risks mount for Opal Tower fallout
Taxpayers in NSW may be forced to bear the burden of repairing the structure and compensating those who have lost out.
- by Jacob Saulwick
The phone call that changed hundreds of lives
Mick Kelly remembers the phone call from his friend in Pakistan as if it was yesterday.
- by James Massola
Finance sector set for a huge shake-up as response to Hayne report looms
Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg are poised to accept almost all the recommendations of the Hayne royal commission.
- by Shane Wright
'We don't know when this event will end': Townsville on edge as dam gates open
With 500 homes already under water, another big downpour forced the opening of a swollen Ross River Dam flood gates, releasing up to 2000 cubic metres of water per second.
- by Tracey Ferrier & Tom Rabe
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'How stupid can you be': Bank sends letter to dead father of royal commission witness
Suncorp has delivered a final insult to a banking royal commission witness just before the commission's final report is set to be published.
- by Cara Waters
'I was intimidated, harassed': Tomic breaks silence on Hewitt hotel room run-in
On the outer with Tennis Australia, Bernard Tomic has gone back on the offensive in a TV interview.
- by Chris Barrett
The dinner party that changed my life forever
Six feet tall and solidly built, Kenneth Cook did not look powerful, having narrow shoulders and long, thin limbs.
- by Jacqueline Kent
'It drove me crazy': Missy on media's attempts to 'out' her
Shortly after achieving pop stardom at 21, Missy Higgins quit the music industry. Now she's older and wiser.
- by Michael Lallo
Teenage sisters dominate Cole Classic swim event
Teenage siblings Kimberley and Emily and Katelynn Doyle swept onto the historic swim's podium on Sunday.
- by Josh Dye
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Politics
Every drop of sweat: Labor says Morrison is hurting ordinary workers
Australians feel "chained to a treadmill of low wage jobs", says Chris Bowen as he argues the economy is soft under the Morrison government
- by Shane Wright
World
Opposition calls for Venezuelan wave against Maduro as protests swell
- by Mariana Zuñiga, Anthony Faiola & Rachelle Krygier
Property bydomain
'Never seen so many paddles': Castle Hill house sells $425,000 above reserve
While economists fear Sydney property prices will continue to tumble, buyers were out in force trying to snap up good-value homes.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Before and after: New $7.3m home in the works for Anglican archbishop
Sydney's Anglican archbishops called the 1841-built mansion Bishopscourt home for more than a century but a more contemporary residence is in the works.
- by Lucy Macken
A partial defence of the hipster - they help our suburbs' retail
- by Peter Walters, The University of Queensland
Business
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Banking royal commission
Business heavy-hitters warn against panic over Hayne
“We’ve opened the biggest economic can of worms since federation,” says Professor Allen Fels, the former chairman of the ACCC.
- by Sarah Danckert & Clancy Yeates
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Financial planners
ASIC life ban overturned after AAT find key arguments not raised
- by David Estcourt
Small business
Entertainment
MAFS virgin Matthew responds to claims he's an actor
"I can understand people thinking [I'm an actor], but then why would someone go on national TV and declare themselves the 29-year-old virgin?"
- by Amy Croffey
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
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Dancing With The Stars
Destroying celeb lives: Britain's acid-tongue judge signs for Dancing
- by Nathanael Cooper
Lifestyle
Smarter living
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
'I was intimidated, harassed': Tomic breaks silence on Hewitt run-in
On the outer with Tennis Australia after a spectacular war of words with the Davis Cup captain, Bernard Tomic has gone back on the offensive in a TV interview.
- by Chris Barrett
'Very taxing': Khawaja reveals emotional toll of brother's troubles
Usman Khawaja has opened up on the effects his brother's legal issues after hitting an unbeaten 101 against Sri Lanka.
- by Andrew Wu
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