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With a few choice words, Hayne condemned NAB duo

With a few choice words, Hayne condemned NAB duo

With a few choice words, Hayne condemned NAB duo

When the royal commissioner singled out Andrew Thorburn and Ken Henry with harsh criticism, the final blow was inevitable.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

NAB's 'golden handshakes' blasted as Shorten pushes for rapid change

NAB's 'golden handshakes' blasted as Shorten pushes for rapid change

The federal opposition and governance experts are unimpressed by the dramatic resignations of NAB's chairman and chief executive.

  • by Sarah Danckert and Sumeyya Ilanbey

Eight-year-old boy allegedly pushed into a wall by teacher

Justice, generic

The student said he felt his Year 3 teacher was like the 'Miss Trunchbull' character from the movie Matilda.

  • by Sarah Keoghan

'Abuse of trust': former AMP worker pleads guilty to downloading customers' personal data

Yi Zheng, a former contractor for financial services company AMP, has pleaded guilty to the unauthorised access of customers' identity-related documents.

The documents contained information about customers' names, date of births and addresses.

  • by Laura Chung and Angus Thompson

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Thousands of seats at Allianz Stadium have been removed in recent days as part of "soft demolition" works.

Sydney mayors lash 'farcical' plan to raze Allianz Stadium

The mayors wrote to Planning Minister Anthony Roberts, demanding the crucial meeting be delayed until their "serious concerns" with the community meeting process have been addressed.

  • by Megan Gorrey
Today show ratings 'plumb to depths rarely seen before'

Today show ratings 'plumb to depths rarely seen before'

Nine's morning show was watched by a almost half as many people as its major rival on Wednesday. Is it time to panic?

  • by Karl Quinn
The scandal is the latest to hit China's medical products.

Blood plasma scandal latest stain on China's medical products image

China’s second biggest medical blood products company has been forced to issue an emergency recall.

  • by Kirsty Needham
Melbourne has long thought of itself as our sporting capital. Not any more
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Melbourne has long thought of itself as our sporting capital. Not any more

Melbourne’s self-appointed title as the sporting capital of the world has been usurped, a new survey has revealed.

  • by Roy Masters
Firefighers work to contain a blaze near Bolton, England, in June 2018.

'A worrying signal': it's hot and only going to get hotter

Global temperatures were the fourth highest on record in the midst of its hottest decade since reliable data has been collected, agencies say.

  • by Peter Hannam
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RBA governor Philip Lowe has admitted growth forecasts in the bank's monetary policy statement will be downgraded

Reserve to slice growth forecasts amid signs of consumer anxiety

RBA set to slice growth forecasts as consumers grow more anxious about jobs and cost of living

  • by Shane Wright

World

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The real deal: How to tell a designer piece of furniture from a fake

The real deal: How to tell a designer piece of furniture from a fake

These three classics make great investment pieces if your budget stretches to the real deal. Here's how to spot the genuine article.

  • by Domain
The Australian connection behind this 70-storey Los Angeles skyscraper

The Australian connection behind this 70-storey Los Angeles skyscraper

In a notoriously car-clogged city, this, the architect claims, will be the healthiest place you can live. And it has some very Australian features.

  • by Jenny Brown

Business

NAB Chairman Ken Henry and CEO Andrew Thorburn have both resigned.

NAB chief executive and chairman both resign after horror week

National Australia Bank is preparing to announce changes in leadership, days after chairman Ken Henry and CEO Andrew Thorburn were slammed in the royal commission.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Rueful: Lucas Dow is frustrated public sentiment has turned against some large mines, but proud to be a miner.

Adani chief rues original plans for 'mega-mine'

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Major smelters are the kind of businesses AEMO calls upon to reduce their power usage.

New energy rules may force more big business power cuts

  • by Cole Latimer

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Entertainment

The Four Weddings and a Funeral cast are back for a shirt in aid of Comic Relief.

There is going to be a Four Weddings and a Funeral sequel ... sort of

Twenty five years after the cult romantic-comedy classic first hit cinemas, the cast are reuniting for a short in aid of Comic Relief.

  • by Amy Croffey
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper at the premiere of A Star Is Born in London in September.

Bradley Cooper was 'embarrassed' by Oscars best director snub

"The first thing I felt was embarrassment, actually," the A Star Is Born director told Oprah Winfrey.

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5G smartphones are launching in 2019.
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Why you should not buy a new 5G smartphone in 2019

Let's put aside the hype for a moment and look at what a 5G smartphone in 2019 really means for you.

  • by Krishan Sharma
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So your child wants to be a Youtuber, what now?

With 14 per cent of children now aspiring to have a career as a YouTuber, should parents be worried?

  • by Victoria Lambert

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Gallen and Hopoate

Fists almost fly early as Gallen and Hopoate come face to face

Paul Gallen and John Hopoate shaped up for the cameras on Thursday ahead of their big fight. You'll never guess what happened next.

  • by Adrian Proszenko
Call-up: Ashton Turner of the Scorchers.

Starc out, bolter named for Indian one-day series

Selectors have named a bolter for the tour of India but Mitchell Starc is out with a torn pectoral muscle.

  • by Andrew Wu

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