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The loyal voters still backing Tony Abbott in Warringah as he fights for his career

The loyal voters still backing Tony Abbott in Warringah as he fights for his career

The loyal voters still backing Tony Abbott in Warringah as he fights for his career

The former prime minister faces a tough battle to defeat independent candidate Zali Steggall.

  • by Jacqueline Maley and Andrew Taylor

Sydney house blaze reveals a cannabis crop in every bedroom

Police have found hydroponic cannabis crops in each of a suburban home's five bedrooms.

Emergency services have uncovered a cannabis crop in each of the five bedrooms of a suburban home in Sydney's south-west after responding to reports the house was on fire.

  • by Angus Thompson

Man unwittingly ends up behind bars on drug charges after approaching police

A man has wound up behind bars on drugs and weapons charges after approaching police searching another car in Sydney's west on Friday.

A driver has unwittingly wound up behind bars on drugs and weapons charges after approaching police to tell them he knew another man whose vehicle they were searching.

  • by Angus Thompson

'Holding our breath': Donald Trump's trade war with China gets real

'Holding our breath': Donald Trump's trade war with China gets real

Trump, so far, has received remarkably little political blowback for his trade policies. But that could be about to change.

  • by Matthew Knott

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Drumlines with smart device caught a 3.5-metre Tiger Shark off Newport Beach on Thursday.

Huge sharks caught off NSW beaches in trial

A three-and-a-half-metre tiger shark caught off Sydney was among dozens of sharks intercepted in a trial of high-tech drumlines off NSW in recent months.

Sydney city pool eyes 'doggy pool parties'

Sydney city pool eyes 'doggy pool parties'

One of Sydney's most famous pools may soon go to the dogs, if a proposal to open it up for "pooch pool parties" is passed on Monday night.

  • by Helen Pitt
A man driving a mobility scooter has been seen moving along a busy Melbourne motorway.

Elderly man drives scooter down 100km/h freeway

The 92-year-old can be seen attempting to merge into high-speed traffic along a Melbourne freeway on Friday afternoon. 

  • by Matilda Boseley
Sam Goodman, aspiring journalist, had to leave class to talk to Tony Abbott.

Sam took a call from Tony Abbott while in class

Yes, the campaign for Warringah is bitter, but all the candidates found time for a local student.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Working mums to get tax windfall under Labor's $4 billion childcare policy

Working mums to get tax windfall under Labor's $4 billion childcare policy

Mums returning to work will have up to 20 per cent of tax sliced off picking up an extra day of work under Labor’s $4 billion childcare policy.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
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The loyal voters still backing Tony Abbott in Warringah

The loyal voters still backing Tony Abbott in Warringah

The former prime minister faces a tough battle to defeat independent candidate Zali Steggall.

  • by Jacqueline Maley and Andrew Taylor

World

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Southern Highlands scores again with $9.2 million sale of stately property

Southern Highlands scores again with $9.2 million sale of stately property

Grazier family cash in their trophy home less than two years after they bought it and for more than $1 million more than they paid.

  • by Lucy Macken
Can the new Metro Northwest lift property prices along its route?

Can the new Metro Northwest lift property prices along its route?

It's one of Australia's biggest transport projects but opinion is mixed as to whether prices that have slumped recently may get a bump once it opens.

  • by Kate Burke

Business

News Corp has tipped in $300 million to Foxtel.

News Corp gives struggling Foxtel a $300 million lifeline

News Corp has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Foxtel to cover expiring debt without financial support from the pay-TV platform's joint owner Telstra.

  • by Jennifer Duke

Small business

Manager from hell? It's unlikely they're behaving in a malicious way.

Managers from hell: the four causes

  • by James Adonis
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Is Gwyneth Paltrow your pick of the celebrity mums?

Which topical celebrity mum are you?

Which celebrity mother are you? Take the quiz to find out.

  • by Mary Ward
Grand entrance ... Lady Gaga arrives at the Met Gala.

What really went down at the Met Gala

Andrew Hornery ponders what actually happened when all the VVVIPs got inside the party of the year.

  • by Andrew Hornery

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Client Liaison's Harvey Miller and his mother

The most important thing my mum ever taught me

Tie your shoelaces, how to reverse-park and change a tyre - your mum's the best teacher you'll ever have.

  • by Alexia Petsinis
The Nest Hub Max can be used for video calls, or to send and receive video messages.

Hands on with Google's face-recognising Nest Hub Max

Building on last year's smart display, Google's Nest Hub Max is bigger, sounds better and has a built-in camera for video calls.

  • by Adam Turner
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Sport

'It's in the past': Mitchell Pearce scores for the Knights against the Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

‘It changed my life’: Pearce opens up on penalty for infamous incident

Mitchell Pearce is a spiritual bloke who believes everything in life happens for a reason. That may be a good thing after Todd Greenberg's admission.

  • by Danny Weidler
Skipper Michael Hooper was inspirational for the Waratahs.

Waratahs hard done by in narrow Super Rugby loss to Lions

The Waratahs' season is on life support after falling to the Lions 29-28 in Johannesburg on Saturday.

  • by Tom Decent
Nightmare: Ben Hunt can't hide his disappointment.
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Dragons

Ghosts of 2015 grand final return to haunt Hunt against Warriors

  • by Christian Nicolussi

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