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Passport machine outage causes major delays at airports
Passport control machines have gone down at international airports across Australia, causing lengthy delays on Monday morning.
- by Rachel Clun, Toby Crockford and Josh Dye
'The bar is being set a bit higher': Building industry looks overseas for workers amid skills shortage
Australia's home-building sector says it is highly vulnerable to a looming skills shortage and needs further support to find building talent from overseas.
- by Emma Koehn
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Australia votes
Preference whisperer Glenn Druery brokers deal between Derryn Hinch and Labor
Preference deal will likely boost the chances of Justice Party candidates joining the former broadcaster in the Senate, however, Labor has said it made no policy promises in exchange for the influential crossbencher's support.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Christensen says voters don't care about his Philippines trips - and he's mostly right
The conservative MP is an out-and-proud maverick - a trait that strategists believe will help him retain his marginal Queensland seat.
- by Michael Koziol
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A 'silent revolution': How early voting is changing the nature of elections
Adam Muller is about to join a rapidly growing group of Australian voters.
- by Judith Ireland
Audience stunned as model collapses and dies on catwalk
Show in Sao Paolo went on, although models brandished handwritten placards on the catwalk with messages of love.
- by James Rothwell
The CBD tower that's worth $2, but earns $14m a year
Property giant GPT joins the exclusive club of landlords earning millions from heritage sites with nominal values of $1.
- by Simon Johanson
Chief sniper at Lindt cafe siege sues NSW Police
Chief sniper during siege claims lives of cafe manager Tori Johnson and barrister Katrina Dawson could have been saved.
Opinion
Australia votes
If Shorten loses the election, three things will follow
The surprising thing about this very boring election is that it really is important, for policy and for politics.
- by Sean Kelly
Featured
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Forget romance, there's only one relationship in life that counts
- by Wendy Squires
Federal election
Analysis
Australia votes
A moment designed to get Australian voters to sit up and take notice
- by David Crowe
Opinion & Perspectives
Melbourne
'We didn’t bring our children here to die': Hundreds attend vigil
- by Matilda Boseley and Joe Hinchliffe
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Crime
Shooting death: Gunman on the run as SES continues search for evidence
- by Joe Hinchliffe and Goya Dmytryshchak
Victoria
Exclusive
Recycling
Fears Victoria's recycling woes could worsen as e-waste ban kicks in
- by Farrah Tomazin and Ben Preiss
National
AFL
4 Points: Unearthed treasure Parker is key in St Kilda renovation
Tattooed, rangy forward a big part of Saints’ rebuild; Suns' Jack Martin needs more golden moments; Swans gift Cats a forward jewel; Hawk Wingard steps up.
- by Michael Gleeson
'I won't sleep tonight': Blues coach haunted by Hawks nightmare
Injury to veteran Kade Simpson adds to the pain for Brendon Bolton and his side after Carlton coughed up a six-goal lead to lose to Hawthorn in Launceston.
- by Daniel Cherny
Politics
Shorten sets up election contest over budget priorities in $35b cash splash
Bill Shorten has launched a major cash splash to woo families and seniors during the final weeks of the federal election campaign.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Judith Ireland
World
Property bydomain
'The worst it's been': Australia's rental affordability disgrace
Annual survey finds the number of properties available for the people who need it most has plummeted to its lowest level in a decade.
- by Tawar Razaghi
A jaw-dropping apartment in one of Australia's first warehouse conversions
The South Yarra home of interior designer Mardi Ola is one of the first examples of a warehouse conversion in Australia.
- by Lucy Feagins
Business
Cathryn had a high-flying role at Mimco but faced an 'ethical conundrum'
Just over a year ago, using $500,000 of savings, Cathryn Wills started her own label.
- by Cara Waters
Small business
Entertainment
#FreeBritney is everything that's wrong with celebrity fandom
"Leave Britney alone!" remains a better option.
- by Robert Moran
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The best way to watch tonight's episode of Game of Thrones
Cheer on your favourite Westerosi House with a toast to their good health.
- by James Atkinson
Review
Gadgets
Specdrums turn the colour around you into music
Smart rings let you finger-drum on any colour to turn it into beats, samples and loops via an app.
- by Cynthia Karena
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Sport
Ricciardo cops three-point grid penalty for 'crappy' moment of 'panic'
Daniel Ricciardo will have a three-place grid drop at the Spanish F1 Grand Prix as punishment for what he described as a moment of panic in Azerbaijan.
Chaos breaks out after controversial Leeds goal against Aston Villa
Leeds missed out on automatic promotion to the EPL as their coach insisted fair play was more important than victory in a crazy match against Aston Villa.
