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Premier announces interest-free loan scheme to boost solar power

Premier announces interest-free loan scheme to boost solar power

Premier announces interest-free loan scheme to boost solar power

A day after the Opposition announced a rebate, the NSW government has offered no-interest loans.

  • by Garry Maddox

Knowing they'll likely have to vacate the joint, the Coalition is doing its best to trash it

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

No one in Morrison's government thinks they can win the election. Sometimes fatalism can be freeing.

  • by Jacqueline Maley

Why Warringah should send me back to Canberra

Why Warringah should send me back to Canberra

Only a dyed-in-the-wool Labor voter would want to deprive the parliamentary Liberal Party of a most effective political warrior.

  • by Tony Abbott
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Marc was told $1200 in dental fillings was needed. Suspicious, he experimented

Marc Pelletier became suspicious when he was told he needed $1200 worth of dental work.

The cost of dental care providers can vary drastically between providers. So what can be done about it?

  • by Esther Han

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Over 20 swastika symbols appeared around the Bondi area in Sydney's east overnight.

'Ultimate race hatred': Bondi Beach mural defaced with swastika symbols

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after the symbols were found at the beach and at Bondi Junction.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
You've heard the song. Now the Aussie behind it is up for the Grammys' top prize

You've heard the song. Now the Aussie behind it is up for the Grammys' top prize

A multi-platinum global hit, including lengthy top ten runs in the US and Australia, the single finds Sarah Aarons up for the top songwriting prize.

  • by Robert Moran
'We're in a state of shock': five children charged in fatal shooting of singer

'We're in a state of shock': five 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.

'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
Robert Whittaker.
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UFC

'His bowel and his intestines poked through a hole...' 

Australian UFC champion 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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Politics

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

World

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Decorating a blank canvas: Inside a home that looks like a gallery

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
How offices are becoming more female friendly

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

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

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

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

Mum's the word: Shane Warne faces the media after being suspended from cricket for 12 months in 2003. Cricket Australia want to apply the lessons of Warne's post-ban reintegration to the returns of Steve Smith and Dave Warner.

Cricket Australia use Warne suspension as a guide for Smith, Warner returns

The sport's governing body wants a more rigorous process in place for the suspended pair than what was used in Shane Warne's return in 2004.

  • by Jon Pierik
Robert Whittaker.
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UFC

UFC boss details gruesome injury that forced Whittaker out of UFC 234

Australian UFC champion Robert Whittaker is shattered after being forced to abandon his middleweight title defence due to a "freak" abdominal injury that could have proved fatal in a bout.

  • by Ronny Lerner

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