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Josh Frydenberg, unveiling his first budget, talked up the economy's chances. Things have changed since then.

The graphs which reveal the economy is not going well

Josh Frydenberg, unveiling his first budget, talked up the economy's chances. Things have changed since then.

The year started with both the RBA and the federal government upbeat about the economy's fortunes. Half way in, the story is changing rapidly.

  • by Shane Wright

'Flight shame': Climate guilt is the newest threat to airlines

'Flight shame': Climate guilt is the newest threat to airlines

More travellers are feeling guilty about boarding an aircraft knowing the environmental cost. And airlines want to put a stop to it. 

  • by Patrick Hatch

'Deeply concerned': Labor demanded an investigation into classified leak

'Deeply concerned': Labor demanded an investigation into classified leak

Mark Dreyfus has sought to downplay a letter that shows he urged Malcolm Turnbull to order an investigation into a national security leak.

  • by Bevan Shields

Exposed: A second-rate country unwilling to defend press freedom

Exposed: A second-rate country unwilling to defend press freedom

The US, Britain and many other nations have laws to protect journalists and their sources. This week's Australian Federal Police raids expose a vulnerable democracy.

  • by Geoffrey Robertson

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How one hippie town became the anti-vaxxer capital of Australia

How one hippie town became the anti-vaxxer capital of Australia

Anti-vaccination fervour has taken off around the globe, with dire consequences for public health. Ground zero for this kind of thinking in Australia is Mullumbimby.

  • by Tim Elliott
Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend say they were attacked on the top deck of a London night bus.

Gay couple says they were attacked after refusing to kiss in front of male gang

The men were "behaving like hooligans" and demanding they kiss "so they could enjoy watching".

  • by William Booth
Nowhere man: There's one conspicuous absentee in the Goodes documentary 

Nowhere man: There's one conspicuous absentee in the Goodes documentary 

Director Ian Darling could not include footage of the former AFL chairman for a simple reason - there was none.

  • by Vince Rugari
Justine Damond, left, was killed by  Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, centre.

'I caused this tragedy': US cop jailed for killing Australian Justine Damond

Mohamed Noor said he "knew in an instant I was wrong" and apologised to Justine Damond's family.

  • by Steve Karnowski
Ashleigh Barty with her parents Robert and Josie.

Barty's parents set to miss Paris grand slam finale

Ash Barty's improbable charge to the French Open final has seemingly caught even her fondest two fans off guard.

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Josh Frydenberg, unveiling his first budget, talked up the economy's chances. Things have changed since then.

Seven graphs which reveal the Australian economy is not going well

The year started with both the RBA and the federal government upbeat about the economy's fortunes. Half way in, the story is changing rapidly.

  • by Shane Wright

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Rich Lister Andrew Roberts sells $18m Bellevue Hill home

Rich Lister Andrew Roberts sells $18m Bellevue Hill home

Saturday proved a good seller's market for Rich Lister Andrew Roberts and his wife Andrea, who have owned the mansion for less than four years.

  • by Lucy Macken
How vanity has paid off for Laser Clinics co-founder Babak Moini

How vanity has paid off for Laser Clinics co-founder Babak Moini

He might have made his fortune from Sydneysiders' penchant for botox and hair removal but now he's cashing in on the other obsession – bricks and mortar.

  • by Lucy Macken

Business

Lendlease chief executive Steve McCann.
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'Cloud' over Aussie builder and its $75bn construction pipeline

Lendlease's CEO Steve McCann has been through tough times before in his decade in charge but there's no doubt he is now under serious pressure.

  • by Sarah Danckert

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Mining mogul Gina Rinehart is now in second spot on the Rich List.

Cattle queen Gina cooks up nostalgic fare with all the trimmings

The very private Gina Rinehart has revealed some intimate details of her early family life.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Despite early enthusiasm for 3D, audiences have become increasingly hard to impress in recent years.

3D is dead (almost), long live the (food-to-your-seat, luxury) cinema

Technological change has long driven cinema attendance, but operators are increasingly turning to luxury to extract more dollars from fewer customers.

  • by Karl Quinn

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How binge-watching is hazardous to your health

It might sound glorious to TV fans, it's a bit worrisome to health experts.

  • by Jenna Birch
With eighth-generation Intel CPUs, the 2019 iMacs are significantly faster than the previous models.

Apple's 2019 iMac makes some internal improvements

New iMacs sport the latest Intel i9 processors, bringing a major performance boost over the previous generation.

  • by Peter Wells

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Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates winning her semi-final at the French Open.

Brave Barty overcomes first-set capitulation to charge into final

The eighth-seeded Barty will take on unseeded Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday.

  • by Ian McCullough
Cheryl Salisbury, Sharon Black and Traci Bartlett at the launch of the Matildas fundraiser calendar taken 20 years ago.

It's been 20 years since the 1999 Matildas posed nude. What's changed?

As the modern-day Matildas prepare for the Women's World Cup, some of the players and officials involved in the nude calendar of 1999 reflect on whether it was worth it.

  • by Charlotte Grieve

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