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Building new stadiums should have nothing to do with Alan Jones.

Sydney, a vote for stadiums is not a vote for Alan Jones

Building new stadiums should have nothing to do with Alan Jones.

If we’re going to really get to the heart of the stadium debate, it’s about Alan Jones. And the belief that he runs this city instead of elected officials.

  • by Andrew Webster

Christchurch police charge mosque shooter over the wrong person

Christchurch police charge mosque shooter over the wrong person

The police made a mistake: the woman whose name was used during the shooter's court appearance is still alive.

  • by Martin van Beynen, Sam Sherwood and Charlie Mitchell

The sudden shift that should have all of us worried about the global economy

''Growth is slowing somewhat more than expected.'': Federal Reserve Board chairman, Jerome Powell.

Donald Trump, and the rest of the world, ought to be concerned about the message the Fed has just sent.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

'Come back and tell me what it all costs': Premier defends $730m stadium rebuild

'Come back and tell me what it all costs': Premier defends $730m stadium rebuild

Ms Berejiklian said the report, prepared in May 2016, was one of many pieces of advice she received upon becoming Premier.

  • by Lisa Visentin

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Mongrel Mob Waikato president Sonny Fatu with Hanad Ibrahim from Jamia Mosque in Hamilton.

Bikies pledge to stand guard at mosques during Friday prayers in New Zealand

Chapters of three large bikie gangs have promised to their 'Muslim brothers and sisters for however long they need us'.

  • by Florence Kerr
Daley to 'deliver justice' for light rail affected

Daley to 'deliver justice' for light rail affected

Mr Daley said he would 'deliver justice' and create a $100 million fund to help residents and businesses.

  • by Rachel Clun and Jenny Noyes
Counterfeit notes can be a costly problem for retailers with the RBA estimating it takes $2200 in sales to make up for one fake $100

Counterfeiters cause pain as they lift their game

Fake notes cause financial pain for businesses, the Reserve Bank finds in a new report

  • by Shane Wright
Officials inspect the cockpit of a Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in a hangar at Garuda Maintenance Facility at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on March 12.

Pilot's prayer caught on cockpit voice recorder as plane dived into the ocean

As the seconds ticked by, the pilot handed the controls to his co-pilot and flipped through the pages of a manual.

  • by Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono
Jaquelline with some of her Perth-based family. Rebecca is in the centre, Luke is to the right.

Minutes away from his mum's birthday, police knocked on Luke's front door

Jaquelline Satie was called to Christmas Island shortly after she returned from sick leave. Days later, she was dead.

  • by Hannah Barry
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'They want every box ticked': What well-heeled Australians insist on

'They want every box ticked': What well-heeled Australians insist on

From butler's pantries to sweeping staircases that allow for dramatic entrances, these features have gained 'must-have' status.

  • by Sue Williams
What buying a one-room shack in the middle of nowhere taught me

What buying a one-room shack in the middle of nowhere taught me

I discovered the shack while trying to buy the block next door. Six months later, the owner rang me to see if I was still interested.

  • by Jayne D’Arcy

Business

I can kill you with a single tweet: Donald Trump's Twitter outbursts could sink company's share prices.

'Tantrum congestion': Companies no longer fear Trump’s Twitter wrath

Two years ago, powerful CEOs sought to accommodate the US president, fearful he could sink their stocks with a single tweet. Their new strategy: Ignore him.

  • by Alan Rappeport

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Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Margot Robbie and Damon Herriman in first-look at Tarantino's new flick

The first trailer for Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood features a couple of familiar Aussie faces.

  • by Brian Truitt
Kit Harington has revealed he sought therapy following Game of Thrones success.

Kit Harington sought therapy after Jon Snow's epic Game of Thrones twist

"I felt I had to feel I was the most fortunate person in the world, when actually, I felt very vulnerable," he said.

  • by Cydney Henderson

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Parenthood cliques.

How parenthood brings back the cliques of your youth

When you start a family, a new sort of clique-iness creeps back in. It's subtle at first.

  • by Jill Johnson Mann
Nicole Livingstone.

AFLW CEO Nicole Livingstone is kicking serious goals

Former swimming champ Nicole Livingstone has the winning edge to take the AFLW to the next level.

  • by Luke Ryan
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Back in action: Crusaders star Ryan Crotty runs the ball for the Christchurch club.

'Everyone's got different emotions': Crusaders return to face Waratahs

Captain Sam Whitelock said his team were still coming to terms with last Friday's terror attack on Christchurch in which a gunman claimed 50 lives at two mosques.

  • by Daniel Gilhooly
Cook something up: Adam Reynolds and Damien Cook share a joke at Souths training, but their form in round one was anything but a joke.
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Without their stars, Dragons can't stop Bunnies in full flight

They are playing at Kogarah, so I’m expecting the match to be tight for the first 60 minutes, but Souths’ strength in the forwards will see them kick away.

  • by Andrew Johns

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