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'It's harassment': Darrell Lea heir's millions locked away by state

'It's harassment': Darrell Lea heir's millions locked away by state

'It's harassment': Darrell Lea heir's millions locked away by state

Robert Lea and his wife Simone are living in a run-down house with mouldy tiles and a cracked ceiling - and they have to beg to be able to spend their own money.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

'Biggest shake-up in building laws in our state's history' follows Opal Tower debacle

Tradesmen working on the Opal Tower at Sydney Olympic Park

The government will also tighten protections for homeowners and owners’ corporations, to help ensure they receive compensation if builders or engineers have been negligent.

  • by Jacob Saulwick

'Barren and bleak building site': How did one of Sydney's most liveable suburbs come undone?

'Barren and bleak building site': How did one of Sydney's most liveable suburbs come undone?

A group of north shore residents opposed to the construction of a tower over a new metro station have earned a sharp rebuke from North Sydney mayor Jilly Gibson.

  • by Andrew Taylor

'In the fight of my life': Abbott takes aim at 'negative, cashed-up' independents

Tony Abbott is out on the hustings earlier than usual, battling to save the seat he has held for 25 years.

The former PM opens up about the "basics" of politics and says his challengers "don’t know what they're for but they know what they're against".

  • by Michael Koziol

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How can one set of teeth elicit two astronomically different treatment plans and prices?

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'We're in a state of shock': fives children charged in fatal shooting of singer

'We're in a state of shock': fives children charged in fatal shooting of singer

Two boys and three girls have been charged with criminal homicide in the death of Kyle Yorlets, which has shocked a local music community.

How dating a 24-year-old changed my life

How dating a 24-year-old changed my life

'When I tentatively asked if my age was a concern, he explained that he didn't see me as a 36-year-old, but as the sum of all my parts.'

  • by Isabelle Broom
Nine  tossed the baby out with the bath water and with it went Today's ratings

Nine  tossed the baby out with the bath water and with it went Today's ratings

It’s been three months since Karl Stefanovic last graced the set of Today but the waft of his Old Spice still lingers.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
'Freak accident': Whittaker's injury usually strikes elderly
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Robert Whittaker won't defend his middleweight title at UFC 234 due to emergency surgery.

  • by Ronny Lerner
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Tony Abbott is out on the hustings earlier than usual, battling to save the seat he has held for 25 years.

'In the fight of my life': Abbott takes aim at 'negative, cashed-up' independents

The former PM opens up about the "basics" of politics and says his challengers "don’t know what they're for".

  • by Michael Koziol

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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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Kate Miller-Heidke at Eurovision: Australia Decides.

Kate Miller-Heidke to represent Australia at Eurovision

The singer-songwriter was chosen from a pool of 10 artists after a televised showdown. 

  • by Broede Carmody
Australia's Banksy: Doco about anonymous street artist wins Tropfest 

Australia's Banksy: Doco about anonymous street artist wins Tropfest 

A moving documentary about an anonymous female street artist who paints portraits of train commuters won the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney on Saturday night.

  • by Josh Dye

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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
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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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UFC 234 LIVE: Whittaker withdraws, Silva and Adesanya to headline

Robert Whittaker won't defend his middleweight title at UFC 234 due to emergency surgery on a hernia. The new main event is Anderson Silva v Israel Adesanya.

  • by Ronny Lerner
Turmoil: Jarryd Hayne is facing legal action at home and abroad.
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Hayne's lawyer jets to US for depositions in sexual assault case

If the NRL thought its summer from hell was about to end, think again. The two men facing the most serious allegations will be in the news cycle this week.

  • by Danny Weidler

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