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Whether it's personal or not, Packer's Crown is up for grabs

Whether it's personal or not, Packer's Crown is up for grabs

Whether it's personal or not, Packer's Crown is up for grabs

The billionaire's troubled personal life may be behind his decision to sell, or perhaps he's decided it's simply time to get out.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
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Bill Shorten tells allies of plans for a comeback

Bill Shorten tells allies of plans for a comeback

Bill Shorten has told allies he wants to return as Labor leader, and is preparing to be denied his preferred frontbench positions as health or foreign affairs spokesman.

  • by Latika Bourke

Fisher-Price invented a baby sleeper without safety tests and kept selling it, even as babies died

Fisher-Price Auto Rock 'n Play Sleeper.

Fisher-Price thought it had a hit on its hands. It was 2009, and a team of engineers at the toy company seemed to have solved one of the most vexing problems for new parents: getting babies to sleep.

  • by Todd C. Frankel

The $300 billion property market that Australia's big banks are pulling away from

Mainstream banks are estimated to control about 85 percent of commercial real estate lending in Australia’s market.

Fast-growing non-bank financiers expect to grab a 10 per cent share of Australia’s $300 billion commercial property lending sector.

  • by Simon Johanson

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Jeni has multiple personalities, and they're all about to give evidence in court
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Jeni has multiple personalities, and they're all about to give evidence in court

She says her dad has killed her chances of a normal romantic, sexual relationship with men. "I am alone and will probably always be alone."

  • by Tim Barlass
'Greatest catch ever': Stunning Stokes leap sparks Cricket World Cup into life

'Greatest catch ever': Stunning Stokes leap sparks Cricket World Cup into life

The 2019 Cricket World Cup might already have its best catch of the tournament.

Christine Holgate left Blackmores to run Australia Post.

Microchips in infant formula cans: How Blackmores tackles Chinese counterfeits

Ex-Blackmores CEO Christine Holgate is blunt when assessing the widespread problem of counterfeiting in China.

  • by Cara Waters
Trump to propose his own version of 'turn back the boats'

Trump to propose his own version of 'turn back the boats'

The US President is considering radical policies to reduce the number of migrants trying to enter the US.

  • by Matthew Knott
Police arrested Darren Butler (left) on Thursday morning. Andrew Russell (right) has been charged with murder; police are still hunting Holly Green (centre).

Dramatic police chase leads to second murder charge over fatal crash

Darren Butler is the second man charged with murder over the death of Daniel Clulow, killed during a car chase.

  • by Jenny Noyes
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Parking meter tycoon splashes $12.5m in Mosman mansion sale

Parking meter tycoon splashes $12.5m in Mosman mansion sale

Title Deeds: Parking meter magnate Phillip Verity buys John Kinghorn's $12.5m Mosman mansion and Olympic rower and Citi banker scores in Bellevue Hill.

  • by Lucy Macken
The new material that could change how Australian homes are built

The new material that could change how Australian homes are built

It's termite and moisture-free and is better for the environment than concrete. The only catch? It's expensive, but researchers are aiming to change that.

  • by Jim Malo

Business

Indonesia  has expressed concerns Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could eventually end their trade war with a deal that hurts other countries economically.
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We need to stop blaming the trade war for everything

It's becoming fashionable to blame the ongoing US-China trade war for all manner of economic and financial developments.

  • by Daniel Moss

Small business

There are six types of jobseekers who test the market even though the market is already serving them well.

The six types of job seekers

  • by James Adonis
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

U2 will bring their acclaimed Joshua Tree tour to Australia in November.

U2 return for their first Australian shows in nine years

To celebrate their chart topping 1987 album, U2 will bring The Joshua Tree tour to Australian fans in November.

  • by Martin Boulton
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Defqon.1 'postponed indefinitely', nine months after reveller deaths

Organisers were unable to secure an alternative location for the festival after the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith opted out.

  • by Genevieve Rota

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The smaller Echo Show will be much more at home on a bedside table.

Amazon's tiny new smart display makes it even with Google

The Echo Show 5 is even smaller and less expensive than Google's Nest Hub.

  • by Tim Biggs
Andrew McConnell.

The Private Chef: Andrew McConnell's rock 'n' roll origins

One of Melbourne's most celebrated restaurateurs got his break cooking for music royalty.

  • by Jane Rocca

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England's Ben Stokes pulled off an unbelievable catch to dismiss South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo.

'Greatest catch ever': Stunning Stokes catch sparks Cricket World Cup into life

The 2019 Cricket World Cup might already have its best catch of the tournament.

United: Brad Fittler and Greg Alexander at Blues training this week.

Through life and death, Freddy and Brandy still stand together

Notwithstanding all the important cogs in the NSW machine, a critical part of the state’s rebirth as an Origin force comes down to two former teammates bonded by premiership success and then unfathomable tragedy.

  • by Andrew Webster

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