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Shorten promises to appoint a woman as Australia's next governor-general
The Opposition Leader said he believed Australians were ready to “share power” between men and women.
- by David Crowe
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Drugs
'We’re going to see young people die': Surge in ecstasy use by school students
A survey of drug and alcohol consumption by high school students reveals an "alarming" increase in the consumption of ecstasy, warns a leading expert.
- by Andrew Taylor
Liberal MP bills taxpayers to attend Gina Rinehart cruise with his partner
Scott Buchholz charged taxpayers for the cocktail function held on board the palatial Starship Sydney, billed as the largest glass cruising vessel on the harbour.
- by Michael Koziol
The lucrative industry springing up around ' breast implant illness'
Some doctors are charging women thousands of dollars to remove implants with no guarantee the surgery will make them better.
- by Kate Aubusson
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'Major distraction': school dumps iPads, and returns to paper textbooks
Sydney eastern suburbs private school Reddam House has dumped digital textbooks and returned to the paper variety.
- by Jordan Baker
'The dogs are their babies': Puppy-lovers spending $500 a week on doggy daycare
Grooming and daycare providers say demand for their services has never been higher, with owners paying top dollar to pamper their four-legged friends.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Police identify skeletal remains of missing St Ives woman
An extensive search conducted over six days involving ground, air and water patrols failed to uncover any sign of Gaida Coote four years ago.
- by Harriet Alexander
Opinion
Social media
The internet needs new, global rules, and this is where to start
Politicians often tell me we have too much power over speech, and frankly I agree. We shouldn't make so many important decisions about speech on our own.
- by Mark Zuckerberg
'The shame, the guilt, the pain': victims of Cromer High teacher speak out
Clint Churchyard was 39 when he first told anyone about the abuse he had suffered decades earlier at the hands of a teacher.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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University
'Beyond the ATAR': uni to admit top 1000 kids from disadvantaged schools
- by Jordan Baker
National
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Parliament House
Cocaine, escorts and unpaid workers: Parliament's security embarrassment
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Politics
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Parliament House
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
Jail time and billions in fines under fast-tracked crackdown on social media giants
- by Fergus Hunter and Jennifer Duke
World
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How many properties do the NSW government ministers own?
Since Gladys Berejiklian became premier, Sydney's market has changed. What hasn't changed is that some cabinet contenders lay claim to a vast array of property.
- by Lucy Macken
Annandale terrace sells for $105,000 above reserve
Bidders were out in force at auctions of homes up for sale for the first time in a generation or more, sending prices soaring.
- by Kate Burke
Business
Australians are deserting the scandal-plagued big banks
Not-for-profit lenders and industry super funds are taking business from the big banks following the damaging findings of the royal commission.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Wall Street
Brace for nightmare before Christmas, banking giant warns investors
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Rare move: Wesfarmers boss digs in on Lynas plan
- by Darren Gray, Colin Kruger and Hamish Hastie
Small business
Entertainment
Spoilt for choice: what the explosion in streaming services means for you
The TV streaming space is about to get seriously crowded. Disney is coming. Apple is coming. Warner is coming. But can they all survive?
- by Karl Quinn
From Mad Men to screen sorceress, Kiernan Shipka is on the rise
Kiernan Shipka made her acting debut as a baby in ER, spent much of her childhood in Mad Men and is the latest incarnation of teenage witch Sabrina.
- by Jenny Cooney Carrillo
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Sullivans Cove cleans up at World Whiskies Awards
The Tasmanian distiller continues their global domination of the whisky world.
- by James Atkinson
Review
Home tech
Combination smart speaker and Wi-Fi router is clever, but compromised
Netgear's latest works great as a mesh Wi-Fi network, but its flawed smart speaker implementation and high price makes it tough to recommend.
- by Adam Turner
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Sport
Barty seals maiden Miami Open crown in style
Ashleigh Barty has become the first Australian to win the Miami Open, and is now the first Australian woman in the top 10 since 2013.
Ivan Cleary paid $250,000 to buy his freedom from Tigers
Cleary coughed up the money so he could coach the team he wanted to coach. And be in charge of the destiny of his superstar son Nathan.
- by Danny Weidler
