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The Labor attack ad aimed at Liberal MP Nicolle Flint.

Labor targets marginal Liberals who brought down Turnbull

The Labor attack ad aimed at Liberal MP Nicolle Flint.

Labor has fired the first shot in a new campaign that targets Liberal MPs who signed a petition that helped bring down Malcolm Turnbull, urging voters to turn against those who backed last year’s leadership spill.

  • by David Crowe

Bezos selfie controversy triggers alarm for billionaires worldwide

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.

Those in billionaires' inner circles are a particular risk for the information they have access to and could share, either maliciously or inadvertently.

The rise and fall of Ken Henry: how 'the smartest guy in the room' came undone

Outgoing NAB chairman Ken Henry.

Few could have predicted that one of Australia's most decorated public servants would become the biggest scalp of the royal commission into banking.

  • by Jessica Irvine

Former ATO deputy commissioner in a 'Shakespearean tragedy'

The allegations against former Tax Office deputy commissioner Michael Cranston have been likened to a "Shakespearean tragedy".

Michael Cranston was a distinguished public servant of 40 years until he acted on a request from his son, a jury has heard.

  • by Angus Thompson

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Elizabeth Broderick version of feminism is empathic, non-threatening and favours consensus over confrontation.

How Elizabeth Broderick is taking soft-power feminism to the world

Australia's former Sex Discrimination Commissioner has set her sights on global change.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
A 40-year-old woman was found dead in a semi-rural property in Karawatha.
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Crime

Woman dies in shooting incident in Brisbane's south

The incident occurred at Karawatha, near Logan Central, on Saturday morning.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
Scott Buchholz has apologised for behaving like an "idiot".

It’s time for quotas ... for mediocre men

The evidence is in: quotas for female politicians will not dilute merit. 

  • by Julia Baird
Rich new contract comes at a cost for Israel Folau

Rich new contract comes at a cost for Israel Folau

After the 'gays go to hell' controversy  Folau must observe beefed-up protocols.

  • by Georgina Robinson
Police had to break up a big brawl in Noranda.

Man knocked unconscious after street fight in Lawnton

A crowd dispersed when police arrived after the man was punched in the head.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
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Auction results: See what sold under the hammer near you today

Auction results: See what sold under the hammer near you today

How did properties up for auction in your street, suburb and city fare today? Check the latest results here.

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The top-tier properties that Australia's top bank executives call home

The top-tier properties that Australia's top bank executives call home

As tighter lending rules hit property values, take a look at what our most senior bank executives like to call home.

  • by Lucy Macken

Business

The government banned Huawei from using its equipment in Australia's 5G network rollout.

Weakening domestic economy to crimp company earnings

Profits are under pressure for top 200 companies, with aggregate earnings growth tipped to be below average at 4.25 per cent for 2018-2019.

  • by Stephen Miles

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VIP guests Edwina McCann and Carla Zampatti.

Selective southern comfort as DJs designers revolt

The theme may have been The Art of Living but some David Jones designers thought it was more The Art of Slumming It.

  • by Lucy Manly and Helen Pitt
Eurovision aspirants Tania Doko, Ella Hooper and Alfie Arcuri.

'A lot of pressure': Artists prepare for first-ever Eurovision decider

"The sets, the lighting, it's on a whole other scale to anything I've worked on before." 

  • by Broede Carmody

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Dads are happier than mums.

Dads are happier than mums - and this is why

Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new large study.

  • by Ariane Beeston
Whisky cocktails.

The perfect cocktails to take the edge off summer

The traditional cool weather drink is the perfect summer cocktail ingredient.

  • by Jane Rocca

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Trainer Darren Weir holds aloft his 2015 Melbourne Cup.

Where does the shadow of the Weir jiggers scandal end?

Darren Weir's fall from grace brings down the curtain on this act of racing's greatest rags-to-riches drama - but how much more is still to come?

  • by Michael Lynch and Peter Ryan
Australian men's Super Rugby player for the Queensland Reds, Samu Kerevi poses for photographs during the launch of the 2019 Super Rugby season in Sydney, Tuesday, February 5, 2019. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Reds skipper Kerevi aims to build on partnership with childhood friend

Samu Kerevi believes his passing game can flourish alongside longtime mate and fellow Queensland centre Chris Feauai-Sautia this Super Rugby season.

  • by Murray Wenzel

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