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'Almost traitorous': Shooters slam One Nation over Al Jazeera exposé

'Almost traitorous': Shooters slam One Nation over Al Jazeera exposé

'Almost traitorous': Shooters slam One Nation over Al Jazeera exposé

Robert Borsak used the Shooters' first press conference since the state election to position his party as "in the dead centre" when it came to gun laws, while claiming One Nation and the Liberal Democrats were more extreme.

  • by Lisa Visentin

Multi-property owning landlords grow as negative gearing wanes

The number of people negatively gearing three or more properties has grown despite the falling proportion of loss-making landlords

The proportion of Australians losing money on rental homes is falling but new figures reveal a growing number of people with at least three properties.

  • by Shane Wright

'I do not want to have a heart that's boiling like a volcano'

'I do not want to have a heart that's boiling like a volcano'

There is a Maori saying that "tears avenge death". But if there were tears at New Zealand’s national remembrance service on Friday, they were mostly shed in pride.

  • by Michael Koziol

Millionaires' beach: Australia's new richest postcode revealed

The people of Palm Beach are the richest in Australia.

A Sydney northern beaches postcode has dethroned the wealthy eastern suburbs for the first time in seven years.

  • by Derek Rose

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Ongoing battle: Firefighters battle the blaze at Rent A Space in Brookvale. 

Queenscliff Beach and Manly Lagoon closed as Brookvale blaze continues

Crews worked throughout the night on Thursday to battle a fire at a northern beaches storage facility and it may take a few more days to extinguish the blaze.

  • by Matt Bungard
The spider bites happened before and after the publication of Chloe Booker's white tail explainer article.

First I blamed mozzies. Then I realised I'd slept through 7 white tail spider bites

Denial is comfortable when you are faced with the thought of a spider crawling on your face in your sleep.

  • by Fleta Page
Light rail vehicles at a stabling yard next to Randwick Racecourse have been undergoing testing.

'This is a tragic loss': Sydney light rail construction 'destroys' heritage site

Light rail construction destroyed a "significant" heritage site in Sydney's east that shed light on early interactions between Indigenous people and British settlers, a report has found.

  • by Megan Gorrey
Sydney is set for the coldest March morning in 15 years.

Sydney bracing for coldest March morning in 15 years

It may have only just ticked into autumn, but Sydneysiders will be reaching for their winter coats as the temp plummets.

  • by Matt Bungard
The MV Luna is back in the hands of oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov.

Russian tycoon wins back $616m superyacht as divorce battle takes a turn

The billionaire has had a victory in the courts as one of the world's costliest divorce battles continues.

  • by Lisa Barrington
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'It was a bit of a death trap': How well-known Aussies bought their first home

'It was a bit of a death trap': How well-known Aussies bought their first home

The experience of buying a home was much the same for these three media personalities as it was for any another Australian.

  • by Amelia Barnes
January negative gearing changes could mean more investor activity

January negative gearing changes could mean more investor activity

Investors could return to falling property markets across the nation before the year's end, in bid to beat proposed changes to negative gearing, CGT: experts.

  • by Kate Burke

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Amazon pricing - not so keen
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Aussie retailers are fighting the Amazon Armageddon - and winning

The online giant has been far less aggressive entering this market than anticipated, and local retailers are staging a successful rearguard action.

  • by Elizabeth Knight

Small business

From the construction sector to the military, hazing rituals can occur out of sight of bosses.

Workplace hazing: how it arises

  • by James Adonis
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Dave Hughes lunches with Michael Lallo at The Clarendon in South Melbourne.

Why Dave Hughes wore a nappy on stage

The show must go on, as they say. But Hughesy has taken this attitude to extreme lengths.

  • by Michael Lallo
Jussie Smollett spoke outside court, maintaining his innocence.

Trump says FBI and Justice Department will look into Jussie Smollett case

In a tweet, Trump called the case "outrageous" and "an embarrassment to our Nation!"

  • by Megan Crepeau

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Sullivans Cove cleans up at World Whiskies Awards

The Tasmanian distiller continues their global domination of the whisky world.

  • by James Atkinson
All aboard the coffee can battery-powered train.

Pitfalls and pipe cleaners in Yoshi's cheerful, childish lands

Yoshi returns with a wonderful handmade look and a streamlined, accessible take on his most traditional adventures.

  • by Tim Biggs

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Sport

Extended: Dean Pay has won another year on his deal.
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Bulldogs extend Pay's deal despite dismal start to season

The coach inherited a salary cap which needed a major makeover and will be in charge until the end of 2020.

  • by Adam Pengilly
Steve Smith, David Warner, Cameron Bancroft

Revealed: Australian bowlers considered Test boycott if Warner wasn't banned

Steve Smith and David Warner are now free to return to international cricket but a year on from Cape Town details are still emerging of the sandpaper scandal.

  • by Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik

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