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Coalition should still give preferences to 'constructive' Hanson: Abbott

Coalition should still give preferences to 'constructive' Hanson: Abbott

Coalition should still give preferences to 'constructive' Hanson: Abbott

The former prime minister said he stood by his recommendation to preference One Nation above Labor and the Greens.

  • by Michael Koziol

Property slump drives biggest Australian wealth drop in seven years

Property slump drives biggest Australian wealth drop in seven years

Slumping house prices and a jittery sharemarket have led to the huge decline in household wealth.

  • by Michael Heath

Stunning win for Chemist Warehouse workers after shortages on shelves

Stunning win for Chemist Warehouse workers after shortages on shelves

The workers have been on a two-week strike at the cut-price Chemist's distribution hubs, which had led to shortages on the shelves.

  • by Ben Schneiders

India shoots down satellite, shifting balance of power

India shoots down satellite, shifting balance of power

Narendra Modi said that India had test-fired a rocket that shot down a satellite, escalating a rivalry with China and demonstrating a strategic capability in space that few countries possess.

  • by Jeffrey Gettleman and Hari Kumar

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'Stitched-up': Pauline Hanson faces media over Al-Jazeera investigation
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'Stitched-up': Pauline Hanson faces media over Al-Jazeera investigation

The One Nation leader criticised the media's coverage of her party and called Prime Minister Scott Morrison a "fool".

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Could the Democrats choose a gay 37-year-old mayor to take on Trump?

Could the Democrats choose a gay 37-year-old mayor to take on Trump?

Buttigieg is a Rhodes scholar, military veteran, practising Christian and the first openly-gay man to run for president.

  • by Matthew Knott
William Tyrrell's biological mother and father appeared before the Coronial inquest on Thursday.

'If I took him I would be gone': William's biological mother enters witness box

William Tyrrell vanished as he and his sister played in his foster-grandmother's front yard in Kendall on the NSW Mid North Coast.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
'He was pleading for his life': Teen's body found buried at Blue Mountains lookout

'He was pleading for his life': Teen's body found buried at Blue Mountains lookout

Three teenagers have been charged over their alleged roles in the abduction and murder of teenager Justin Tsang, whose body was found at a Blue Mountains lookout.

  • by Matt Bungard and Rachel Clun
A group of disgruntled physicians who have been impacted by the computer glitch that occured during their RACP exam. 20th FebruARY 2018, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Low-level employee triggered disastrous IT meltdown, damning investigation finds

A critically compromised computer-based test triggered a disastrous IT meltdown.

  • by Kate Aubusson
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Politics

Tony Abbott launched Pauline Hanson's book in Parliament House in March 2018.

Abbott says Coalition should still give preferences to 'constructive' Hanson

The former prime minister said he stood by his recommendation to preference One Nation above Labor and the Greens.

  • by Michael Koziol

World

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Justin Hemmes lists Potts Point landmark for $11m

Justin Hemmes lists Potts Point landmark for $11m

Sydney's multimillionaire bar tsar is renowned in property circles for his big-ticket property plays, but his latest move takes things in a new direction.

  • by Lucy Macken
Soak it up: Australia's most breathtaking outdoor bathtubs

Soak it up: Australia's most breathtaking outdoor bathtubs

Take a peek at some short-stay homes and boutique accommodations where you can still soak it up in the great outdoors.

  • by Pauline Morrissey

Business

'Priced for recession': Markets are on edge reading the signs of the bond market.

'Murderous risks': All of a sudden, the 'R' word is back on our lips

Are we heading for a global recession? Should the US economy tip over at this juncture, the tail risks for the world are murderous.

  • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

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Entertainment

ABC broadcaster Virginia Trioli: what can't she do?

ABC's embarrassment of riches as top TV spots open up

What is a network to do with so many prized positions up for grabs?

  • by Debi Enker
Miranda Tapsell and Nakkiah Lui hosted the final episode of Get Krack!n.

'One for the history books': ABC's Get Krack!n bows out with a bang

The tag 'must-watch TV' gets bandied about often, but ABC satire Get Krack!n just gave Australian TV its most searing half-hour in living memory.

  • by Robert Moran

Lifestyle

Smarter living

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Encouraged and supported - why I am sending my daughters to a girls' school

My husband and I figure our girls will be dealing with enough, without also having to navigate gender politics.

  • by Bianca Wordley
Watch out for hazards.

Why more cyclists are facing a new challenge on the roads

I was rolling along on a crisp, damp morning. The next thing I knew, I was on the ground.

  • by Michael O'Reilly
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Sport

The Roosters won the Nines in 2017, the last time the competition was held.
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NRL Nines could make shock return to calendar next year

When the NRL dropped the Nines at the end of 2017, it appeared to be the demise of the club-based competition. However, it could be back next season.

  • by Adrian Proszenko
Ravi Ashwin Mankads Jos Buttler in IPL.

The Mankad is here to stay, like it or not

I do not like the message Ashwin's action sent out. It is a shame. But it would not surprise me if we see it in the World Cup or even in four-day cricket in the future.

  • by Michael Vaughan

NRL

Cronk is out of Saturday's game against the Roosters.

Cronk ruled out of Roosters clash with Eels

  • by Darren Walton
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Dragons risk getting 'Pangaid' by the Broncos

  • by Andrew Johns
Powerhouse club: Penrith would have been earmarked for relocation when they were struggling eight years ago.

We could have been the Perth Panthers

  • by Christian Nicolussi

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