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'We won't be rushing legislation into Parliament just to please Bill Shorten'
Christopher Pyne has dismissed Labor's call for Parliament to sit for an extra two weeks to deal with the Hayne royal commission's recommendations.
Opinion
Negative gearing
Negative gearing changes will affect all, mostly for better
Despite all the talk about negatively geared nurses and property baron police officers, 90 per cent of taxpayers do not use negative gearing.
- by Danielle Wood
Darrell Lea heir's millions locked away by Queensland's Public Trustee
As one of the heirs to the Darrell Lea fortune, Robert Lea is worth nearly $15 million. But the Public Trustee of Queensland controls his money.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Exclusive
Battle for Warringah
'In the fight of my life': Abbott slams 'negative, cashed-up' independents
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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'Western culture's worshipping at the altar of osculation': The science behind kissing
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
Five children charged in fatal shooting of pop-punk singer
Five minors were charged with criminal homicide in the death of Kyle Yorlets.
Nine tossed the baby out and with it went Today's ratings
Rushing Karl Stefanovic’s departure has meant starting the year on a back foot.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Dating a younger man restored my confidence
'He said he didn't see me as someone aged 36, but as the sum of all my parts.'
- by Isabelle Broom
Police find crystal meth in car in Brisbane's north
The man driving a Holden Commodore sedan was stopped at Taigum.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
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Townsville Floods
When the rain came down: Queensland reels from flood disaster
- by Stuart Layt
National
Politics
Exclusive
Battle for Warringah
'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
World
Property bydomain
How offices are becoming more female friendly
Gender equality policies and culture are vital but so is the physical design and feel of the workplace environment.
- by Cat Woods
Decorating a blank canvas: Inside a home that looks like a gallery
As it is a relatively small home, the couple needs every space to be functional and beautiful, with “no room for redundant zones”.
- by Lucy Feagins
Business
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
Opinion
Interest rates
The economy isn't in trouble, but let's cut interest rates anyway
- by Ross Gittins
Bank leadership clearout needed to clean up culture
- by Clancy Yeates and Elizabeth Knight
Small business
Entertainment
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
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
Lifestyle
Smarter living
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
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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Cars bydrive
Sport
Updated
UFC
UFC boss details gruesome injury that forced Whittaker out of UFC 234
Australian UFC champion Robert Whittaker was forced to abandon his middleweight title defence because of a "freak" abdominal injury that could have proved fatal.
- by Ronny Lerner
Barty, Keys set for titanic Fed Cup clash with Australia, US locked 1-1
Australia's Fed Cup hopes will largely rest on the shoulders of Ashleigh Barty with the tie against the US locked at 1-1 heading into an intense final day.
- by Peter Mitchell
Analysis
Super Rugby
Super heroes or villains: How will the Reds and the other Aussie teams fare?
- by Sam Phillips
