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Both sides expect the election to be dirty. Few thought Dutton would stoop so low so quickly

Both sides expect the election to be dirty. Few thought Dutton would stoop so low so quickly

Both sides expect the election to be dirty. Few thought Dutton would stoop so low so quickly

Ali France has a very good chance of achieving a remarkable victory. Peter Dutton knows it and is lashing out.

  • by Bevan Shields

Ryde tower delay 'costing Harry Triguboff's company $50,000 a day'

The original plan from Meriton that included a 63-storey tower was rejected by Ryde Council. The latest plans are for a 42-storey tower.

Billionaire Sydney developer Harry Triguboff launched legal action against Premier Gladys Berejiklian days before the March state election.

  • by Megan Gorrey

Sydney property prices to keep falling, says RBA

Sydney property prices to keep falling, says RBA

Australia's financial stability is being hit hard by rising household debt and shrinking economic growth, the RBA has warned.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
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Norvill never wanted her report to be made public. She became collateral damage

Norvill never wanted her report to be made public. She became collateral damage

It’s hard to imagine what it must be like to sit through legal evidence about your own breasts.

  • by Jacqueline Maley

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Folau fronts up at Rugby Australia headquarters in bid to save career
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Folau fronts up at Rugby Australia headquarters in bid to save career

Israel Folau arrived at Rugby Australia's head office on Friday to meet with officials after another social media post which could cost him his rugby career.

  • by Tom Decent
Young hacker: Julian Assange outside court 1995 after being accused of hacking into global computer systems.

Shocking video that changed the world and thrust Assange into the spotlight

Nineties hacker, Noughties activist and journalist, then a fugitive whose fans refer to him in messianic terms.

  • by Nick Miller
'People are terrified of saying anything': Alan Jones condemns Folau sacking

'People are terrified of saying anything': Alan Jones condemns Folau sacking

Alan Jones says the sacking of rugby superstar Israel Folau is a 'slippery slope' for free speech in Australia.

  • by Ben Weir
After a year in space, astronaut's body not quite the same

After a year in space, astronaut's body not quite the same

Scott Kelly was subjected to a battery of biological tests while his identical twin underwent the same tests on Earth.

  • by Tom Avril
Cheryl Ardler's boyfriend Dennis French was on Friday charged with her murder

Man charged with murder of woman who vanished from Sydney bus stop

Cheryl Ardler's three sisters and her mother attended court on Friday as Dennis French was charged with murder.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is concerned by the hacking revelations.

Both sides expect the election to be dirty but few thought Peter Dutton would stoop so low so quickly

Ali France has a very good chance of achieving a remarkable victory. Peter Dutton knows it and is lashing out.

  • by Bevan Shields

World

The suit of Islamic laws introduced under Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah includes death by stoning for sex between people of the same gender.
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Scott Morrison slams Brunei's anti-gay laws, risks diplomatic rift

  • by James Massola
Pakistan has suffered a number of bombing attacks in recent months.

Bomb kills several in Quetta, Pakistan

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Is housing with buyer protection and no serious faults too much to ask?

Is housing with buyer protection and no serious faults too much to ask?

A new report identifies problems including water leaks, structurally unsound roof construction and poorly constructed fire-resisting elements.

  • by Geoff Hanmer
Former PM's Canberra penthouse sale price revealed

Former PM's Canberra penthouse sale price revealed

The sale of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's Canberra residence was finalised in February and the price has now emerged.

  • by Lucy Bladen

Business

Australia's sagging property market is weighing on Australia's financial stability.

Sydney, Melbourne property prices to keep falling, says RBA

Australia's financial stability is being hit hard by rising household debt and shrinking economic growth, the RBA has warned.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw

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Kit Harington as Jon Snow, left, in a scene from Game of Thrones.

'It's like The Beatles, on top of the building, doing the last gig': Game of Thrones readies for its finale

The fantasy drama that re-wrote the rule book on television is coming to its bittersweet finish.

  • by Michael Idato
Chris Lilley as a South African pet psychic by the name of Jana.

Netflix tight-lipped on controversial new Chris Lilley character

The trailer for Lilley's new show has dropped, introducing six new characters - and one of them is generating plenty of discussion.

  • by Broede Carmody

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The Mega Sg plays all Mega Drive, Genesis and Master System cartridges, and can play Mega CD games too if you have the requisite original hardware and discs.

The Mega Sg is the Ferrari of playing old Sega games in HD

If old game cartridges are like vinyl, Analogue's machines are like expensive reference-quality turntables.

  • by Tim Biggs
Yes, it's totally possible to get me time on a family holiday - here's how I do it

Yes, it's totally possible to get me time on a family holiday - here's how

Take these four steps to ensure you enjoy some time to yourself on your next family trip.

  • by Sara Ahmed

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Israel Folau.
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Folau fronts up at Rugby Australia headquarters in bid to save rugby career

Israel Folau arrived at Rugby Australia's head office on Friday to meet with officials after another social media post which could cost him his rugby career.

  • by Tom Decent

One for the road for the man in the driver's seat of amazing career

Doug Hill has for years been known as Winx's driver – and he doesn't know how he'll feel taking the mare to the races for the last time.

  • by Adam Pengilly

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