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Albanese's captain's call has backfired and he's left with the worst of both worlds

Albanese's captain's call has backfired and he's left with the worst of both worlds

Albanese's captain's call has backfired and he's left with the worst of both worlds

"He's like the sun burning everything in its path," one MP said of Albanese.

  • by Latika Bourke

Sydney lawyer executed over $200,000: police

Sydney lawyer executed over $200,000: police

Ho Ledinh was having coffee with friends at the Happy Cup cafe when he was shot three times at close range last year.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne

Shorten blames 'corporate leviathans' and media for Labor's shock election loss

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten.

Bill Shorten has broken his silence following Labor's shock election loss, blasting corporate Australia for "telling lies and spreading fear".

  • by Bevan Shields

Netanyahu's defeat sets up religious battle for Israel's 'character'

Netanyahu's defeat sets up religious battle for Israel's 'character'

Just seven weeks ago, when Netanyahu basked in a 'tremendous post-election victory," he seemed invincible.

  • by Isabel Kershner

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'A new era of rail in Sydney': Inside the $300m control centre bigger than NASA

'A new era of rail in Sydney': Inside the $300m control centre bigger than NASA

The second-biggest TV screen in the world is the centrepiece of the NSW government's multimillion-dollar transport hub, which had its official opening on Thursday.

  • by Matt Bungard
Australia is wrapping up one of its five warmest autumns in more than a century of records, and generally above-average temperatures are expected to continue through the winter.

Milder than normal winter expected after record hot start to 2019

Australia will post one of its warmest autumns on record and faces a milder and drier than usual winter.

  • by Peter Hannam
Ashton Kutcher 'freaking out' after date found slain, court told

Ashton Kutcher 'freaking out' after date found slain, court told

The actor was testifying as a witness at the trial of a man dubbed the Hollywood Ripper who is charged with the murder.

  • by Jill Serjeant
ABC reporter Ashleigh Raper.

'We were collateral damage,' says ABC reporter 'who was groped'

Ashleigh Raper was unmasked as the reporter at the centre of an incident leading to the resignation of Luke Foley.

  • by Emily Brooks
'If rules had been imposed, they could've saved our daughter's life'

'If rules had been imposed, they could've saved our daughter's life'

A coroner has recommended making it a criminal offence to allow young children to ride adult-sized quad bikes.

  • by Angus Thompson
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Rugby league star Greg Inglis sells $2.5m Coogee house

Rugby league star Greg Inglis sells $2.5m Coogee house

The recently retired Rabbitohs captain sold his property just days before it was scheduled to go under the hammer.

  • by Lucy Macken
This is it: Dannii Minogue puts her Melbourne home up for sale

This is it: Dannii Minogue puts her Melbourne home up for sale

The singer has called time on the four-bedroom property that she bought almost a decade ago, with the property going under the hammer next month.

  • by Tawar Razaghi

Business

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman: markets are fragile, but won't 'collapse'

"Equity markets have more downside than upside...[but] I don't think we're looking at a collapse," he said.

  • by Christopher Anstey

Small business

Organisations can be much more strategic about redundancies so they harness the goodwill and talent of employees when they leave.

Why empathy in redundancy is smart business

  • by Tony Featherstone
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Entertainment

Australian actress Jacki Weaver stars alongside Ben Kingsley in Perpetual Grace, LTD.

Jacki Weaver's neo-noir thriller shaping up to be must-see viewing

Weaver and Renée Zellweger tackle the neo-noir genre in separate shows, and a fictional documentary series highlights the making of a very real Australian movie.

  • by Brad Newsome
Adam Goodes visits his ancestral lands in the documentary The Australian Dream.

Adam Goodes doco The Australian Dream to open Melbourne Film Festival

Journalist Stan Grant and AFL legend Adam Goodes help tell a story that's about far more than footy.

  • by Karl Quinn

Lifestyle

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The SF90 Stradale is the first Ferrari sports car to be equipped with four-wheel drive.

Ferrari goes electric with their fastest ever road car

The SF90 Stradale promises to set new performance benchmarks for the brand.

  • by Toby Hagon
parent phone addiction

Ring of truth: why your kids think you're addicted to your phone

Most parents worry their kids are addicted to screens, but about four in 10 teenagers have the same concern about their parents.

  • by Niraj Chokshi
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Sport

Origin Game 3 fight 2009.

'She's on here': The untold story of State of Origin's last great meltdown

When Brett White and Steve Price started trading blows, it set in motion one of the wildest Origin finishes in the history of the interstate series. Ten years on, we revisit that night through the eyes of those at the centre of the drama.

  • by Phil Lutton
David Warner has already had a taste of crowd reaction in warm-up games.

Australia peaking but Warner, Smith will need 'thick skin': Lee

Brett Lee has declared Australia are peaking at the right time but has warned Steve Smith and David Warner they will need 'thick skin' to deal with sledging.

  • by Jon Pierik

NRL

Racing

They're off: Gosford hosts an eight-race card on Thursday.
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Race-by-race preview and tips for Gosford on Thursday

  • by Ray Hickson

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