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Zali Steggall is on track to win the seat of Warringah, according to a GetUp poll.

'I can't imagine these numbers help him sleep at night': Poll points to Abbott loss

Zali Steggall is on track to win the seat of Warringah, according to a GetUp poll.

Independent Zali Steggall is on track to replace the former prime minister as the MP for Warringah, according to a ReachTEL poll commissioned by GetUp.

  • by Dana McCauley

'Don't assume you're OK': Bezos selfie saga sparks alarm for world's billionaires

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.

Labor campaign 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
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Crime

Killer on the run after man shot dead in Melbourne's south-east

The scene in Oakleigh East, where a man was fatally shot.

Police do not yet have a description of the shooter, but believe more than one person visited the apartment in which the man was shot.

  • by Nicole Precel

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Lips, Inc … the primal power of the kiss

Lips, Inc … the primal power of the kiss

Mad passion may seem to drive a human being to smooch the object of their desire but, according to scientists, romance has little to do with it.

  • by Sharon Bradley
Rob Phillpot experienced mixed emotions after selling Aconex.
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'We built something amazing': Life after $1.6b sale

After selling his business to Oracle last year, Aconex co-founder Rob Phillpot is looking for the next challenge.

  • by Cara Waters
'Gender stereotypes imprison men as well' 

'Gender stereotypes imprison men as well' 

She has been instrumental in improving gender equality in Australia. Now Elizabeth Broderick is going global.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
Leon Morton, left, and Cameron Ford, two of the five-man Australian crew behind <i>The Bikes of Wrath</i>.

The Aussies who cycled across America on $420

The Bikes of Wrath documents a 2600-kilometre, 30-day bike journey on the trail of John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath.

  • by Karl Quinn
What it was really like to work for the Obamas

What it was really like to work for the Obamas

These are tumultuous times in US politics. But there are reasons to be optimistic, says a former Obama staffer.

  • by Amelia Lester
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Politics

He's back: Sinodinos goes from cancer patient to cancer survivor

He's back: Sinodinos goes from cancer patient to cancer survivor

The Liberal backbencher returns to Parliament on Tuesday after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with new insights into making the most of life.

  • by David Crowe

World

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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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How to freshen up the home while it's still new year

How to freshen up the home while it's still new year

Make your first pledge to not be a hoarder. From a clean slate, you can place items where they’re meant to be.

  • by Darren Palmer

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

Small business

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Entertainment

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

Lifestyle

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Smarter living

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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Sport

Melbourne's Tegan Cunningham shakes off the Collingwood opposition to head toward goal.

No joy for Magpies in return to Victoria Park as Demons dominate

Melbourne spoiled the Magpies party on their return to the club's spiritual home at Victoria Park for the first time

  • by Peter Ryan
Ellie Blackburn of the Bulldogs (centre) celebrates a goal with teammates Aisling Utri (left) and Lauren Spark (right) .

AFLW: Second-term blitz helps Dogs to win over Cats

Usual suspects fire as reigning premiers continue unbeaten.

  • by Daniel Cherny

Cricket