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Kenneth Hayne made 76 recommendations for sweeping reforms across the financial services industry.

Like it or not, royal commission will likely have an impact on your money

Kenneth Hayne made 76 recommendations for sweeping reforms across the financial services industry.

You've heard all the horror stories of major misconduct and possible illegal activity. This is what it means for your money.

  • by Stephen Miles

Bali Nine drug trafficker Renae Lawrence sentenced over car theft

Renae Lawrence leaving Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, where she avoided further jail time.

Renae Lawrence was convicted of five charges relating to the theft of a car in NSW before she spent 13 years in an Indonesian prison.

Bank short sellers feeling $5b worth of Hayne pain

Retail investors had a win from buying up bank stocks while short sellers have been burnt.

That noise you're hearing that's like a painful intake of breath is the sound of bank short sellers being squeezed - $5.3 billion worth of pain.

  • by Elizabeth Knight

'I didn't see it coming': Shooters' lead candidate knifed ahead of state election

'I didn't see it coming': Shooters' lead candidate knifed ahead of state election

The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MLC Robert Brown has been dumped as the party's lead candidate for the NSW upper house.

  • by Lisa Visentin

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The hardest word: Elton John sang it, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is feeling it. 

It's getting absurd: Josh Frydenberg's struggle with one little word

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg can't find the words to apologise for attempts to avoid the royal commission on banking.

  • by Tony Wright
Carolyn Corrigan, Mosman Mayor, will run for the seat of North Shore

Independents line up to run against north Sydney Libs

A mayor and a former mayor in Sydney’s lower north hope community disquiet will propel them to State Parliament.

  • by Jacob Saulwick
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Animals

They're in your bedroom. But they're not the flesh-eating monsters you think they are

White-tailed spiders may be Australia's most misunderstood animals, caught in a tangled web of myth and hysteria.

  • by Chloe Booker
Trump invites bullied 11-year-old Joshua Trump to State of the Union

Trump invites bullied 11-year-old Joshua Trump to State of the Union

Joshua has been ridiculed on the school bus and elsewhere, to the point that he began using a different last name.

Accused murderers Hannah Quinn and Blake Davies leave court on Tuesday flanked by their mothers

Accused samurai sword killers living together in Blue Mountains

The pair will live together as they prepare to face trial, charged with murdering Sydney rapper Jett McKee.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
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'No reprieve': What potential home buyers face post-royal commission

'No reprieve': What potential home buyers face post-royal commission

Some mortgage broking groups saw their share prices slump 25% on Tuesday amid suggestions that proposed changes to their sector could be damaging.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Rates on hold again, but RBA less optimistic about Australian economy

Rates on hold again, but RBA less optimistic about Australian economy

Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold despite weak inflation, falling house prices, weakening construction sector and growing risks to global growth.

  • by Trent Wiltshire

Business

Financial markets put the chance of a cut in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank at better than 50 per cent by year's end.

RBA holds rates at 1.5%, cuts economic growth forecast

Financial markets predict the next move in rates will be down, not up.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
ASX prices board in Melbourne.

Markets Live: ASX closes at 6005.9

  • by Lucy Battersby and William McInnes

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw

The best and worst movie trailers from the Super Bowl

The on-field action may have been anti-climactic, but the pop culture attractions in the ad breaks more or less scored.

  • by Robert Moran
Kate Langbroek has produced a podcast about online dating fraud, <i> Scamming the Scammer</i>.

Kate Langbroek wants you to better understand the victims of online dating scams

A radio segment on Hughesy and Kate's drive show has spawned a four-part podcast.

  • by Peter Wells

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How smart is your smart watch.

How to know if your GPS running watch is worth it

They're a must-have for fitness fanatics, but how do you know if it's worth the investment?

  • by Laura Hill
Apple has accused Qualcomm of illegally charging too much for licences.

Apple has fixed FaceTime security bug, update delayed until next week

A software update will be released next week for owners of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.

  • by Jack Nicas and Brian X. Chen

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Deregistered: Ben Barba's attempted return to the NRL is over.

'Find a new vocation': Greenberg bans Barba for life

NRL CEO has advised sacked Cowboys fullback Ben Barba to pursue an alternative career after deregistering him over a physical altercation with his partner.

Steve Smith, David Warner

Warner, Smith likely to be kept waiting for national recalls

The odds are lengthening on David Warner and Steve Smith making instant returns to the Australian team after their suspensions finish next month.

  • by Andrew Wu

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