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Theresa May speaks to Parliament after her Brexit divorce deal was rejected for the third time.

UK Parliament rejects Theresa May's Brexit plan for the third time

Theresa May speaks to Parliament after her Brexit divorce deal was rejected for the third time.

It wasn't even close. The UK Parliament has defeated Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal once again, possibly the death knell for the plan and her leadership.

  • by Nick Miller

'The family always comes first': Murdochs fly into Sydney to celebrate

Lachlan Murdoch at Bondi Icebergs on Friday.

Their wealth and power has set the scene for many a Shakespearean drama, but on Friday afternoon they had a little more reason to smile.

  • by Andrew Hornery

How the Liberals got stuck in a long, demented cycle of vengeance

Treasurer Scott Morrison speaks with Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 20 August 2018.

Malcolm Turnbull threatened to call the Governor-General on Peter Dutton, according to sources who were present. Read the final installment of Peter Hartcher's Endgame series.

  • by Peter Hartcher

Steve thought he was coping as a lawyer, until he received an unexceptional email

Steve thought he was coping as a lawyer, until he received an unexceptional email

Anxiety is the mental health problem of our age – but to what extent has it always been around, and how much is 21st-century life driving this condition?

  • by Miriam Cosic

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David Gooley runs a company charged with making Parliament House safer from terrorist attacks.

Cocaine, escorts and unpaid workers: Parliament's security embarrassment

Nine months after crucial security upgrades to Parliament House were due to finish, the building is still wrapped in scaffolding.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
High immigration is hiding the economy's long-running weakness

High immigration is hiding the economy's long-running weakness

Australia's rapid population growth – plus the ups and downs of the resources boom – is masking a problem.

  • by Ross Gittins
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 winter coats as the mercury plummets.

  • by Matt Bungard
Eddie McGuire mocks plane crash survivor Cynthia Banham's coin toss
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AFL 2019

Eddie McGuire mocks plane crash survivor Cynthia Banham's coin toss

The Collingwood president has apologised to double amputee Cynthia Banham.

  • by Michael Fowler
Life's a beach for wealth Palm Beach residents, who have just been named in Sydney's wealthiest postcodes.

Sydney's wealthiest postcode wasn't in top 20 six years ago

Residents in the suburb have seen their average incomes leap up more than $100,000 since 2013-14.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
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Finance boss buys neighbouring houses for $32m just to demolish them

Finance boss buys neighbouring houses for $32m just to demolish them

Vaucluse locals love their neighbours, but affection comes at a hefty cost. This latest play would create a 2700-square metre holding with harbour views.

  • by Lucy Macken
Stress tests and borrowing boosts: How to set a first-home buyer budget

Stress tests and borrowing boosts: How to set a first-home buyer budget

Wondering how much you can borrow, or how much you need for your deposit? There are three factors you need to consider.

  • by Daniel Butkovich

Business

Retail revolution: The robot warehouse has arrived.

Pick, pack and stack: the robot warehouse has arrived

Retailers and other industries are turning to robots to do the "4D" tasks: dull, difficult, dirty and dangerous work.

  • by Simon Johanson and Patrick Hatch
Lynas chief executive Amanda Lacaze.

Rare move: Wesfarmers boss digs in on Lynas plan

  • by Darren Gray, Colin Kruger and Hamish Hastie

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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Entertainment

Hariet Wran, supported by her mother Jill Hickson Wran, addresses the media outside Silverwater prison following her release in 2016.

Hickson Wran's nightmare returns after daughter's drug arrest

A mother's love knows no bounds as Jill Hickson Wran stands by her daughter Harriet after her drug arrest on the Central Coast this week.

  • by Andrew Hornery
English comic Fin Taylor.

Can a straight white guy joke about #MeToo?

A refined Englishman making gender-based jokes in 2019. What could go wrong?

  • by Michael Lallo

Lifestyle

Smarter living

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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

Great Scott: Australia's director of rugby, Scott Johnson, addresses the media on Friday in Sydney.
The Fitz Files
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Welcome home, Johnno, and may your Midas touch save this game we love

You have managed to lift every rugby outfit you’ve ever been involved with . . .your timing couldn’t be better, because you’ve never been needed more.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Out of his depth: replacement playmaker Mack Mason had a night to forget for the Waratahs.

Gibson backs rotation policy despite Sunwolves humiliation

The Waratahs became just the Sunwolves' second road victims in four years but coach Daryl Gibson refuses to point the finger at head office.

  • by Georgina Robinson

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