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Last-ditch heritage bid launched to keep Apple out of Federation Square
A group opposed to the construction of an Apple store at Melbourne's Federation Square has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $40 million to outbid Apple’s offer for the site.
- by Craig Butt
'We won't be rushing legislation into the parliament just to please Bill Shorten'
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has dismissed Labor's call for Parliament to sit for an extra two weeks to deal with the recommendations of the banking royal commission.
UK scraps Brexit ferry deal with firm that has no ships
Plans to avert gridlock at ports in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit have gone awry in yet another hiccup.
- by Jill Lawless
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UFC
'His bowel and his intestines poked through a hole...'
Australian UFC champion Robert Whittaker is shattered after being forced to abandon his middleweight title defence due to a "freak" abdominal injury.
- by Ronny Lerner
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Opinion
Scott Morrison
With electoral failure likely, there's nothing stopping you from pursuing self-interest
No one in Morrison's government thinks they can win the election. Sometimes fatalism can be freeing
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Health
Marc was told he needed $1200 in dental fillings. So he got a second opinion
How could one set of teeth elicit two different treatment plans – six fillings for $1190 versus one sealing for $60?
- by Esther Han
Coal bites the dust in Europe's greenest nation
Angela Merkel just decided to close all of Germany's coal power plants. How on earth does she get away with it?
- by Nick Miller
Facebook tightens ad rules as India heads to elections
Users will see political advertisements with "published by" and "paid by" disclaimers, the company said.
- by Sankalp Phartiyal
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Battle for Warringah
Tony Abbott takes aim at 'cashed-up' independents
The ex-PM is focused on entirely his seat's problems - and he is not too proud to spruik the local need for new dunnies.
- by Michael Koziol
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Opinion & Perspectives
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Biodiversity
'Anarchistic' mountain bikers threaten inner city park's rare plants
- by Anthony Colangelo
Victoria
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Prisons
'9 out of 10 women are in prison because laws treat poverty as a crime'
- by Miki Perkins
National
Politics
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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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Sport
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UFC
UFC boss details gruesome injury that forced Whittaker out of UFC 234
Australian UFC champion shattered after being forced to abandon his title defence due to a "freak" abdominal injury that could have proved fatal in a bout.
- by Ronny Lerner
Dogs embrace underdog status ahead of North showdown
Both the Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne are unbeaten ahead of their Friday night meeting in Launceston.
- by Daniel Cherny
Cricket
