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Bushfires
Multiple ignitions: Police investigate 'clearly suspicious' Sydney fires
Homes were destroyed across the state but lives were spared as the Rural Fire Service boss suspected some of Sydney's blazes were deliberately lit.
- by Rachel Clun and Jenny Noyes
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'Take it down a few notches': Morrison urges calm as fire blame game escalates
The Prime Minister's plea came after Greens senator Jordon Steele-John accused the two major parties of being "no better than a bunch of arsonists".
- by David Crowe and Max Koslowski
Temperatures plummet 12 degrees in 15 minutes as change marches up coast
More than 10 emergency warnings have been issued for bushfires in northern NSW as a southerly buster swept across Sydney and made temperatures plunge.
- by Josh Dye, Natassia Chrysanthos, Jenny Noyes and Max Koslowski
'Salt in the wounds': Fire victim's friend outraged by Barnaby Joyce’s comments
The former deputy prime minister has criticised the Greens for linking climate change policies and the bushfires raging around NSW.
- by Tom Rabe, Max Koslowski and Michael Koziol
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Courts
'Relax' says Gatto's son-in-law as he's jailed for $12 million cocaine scheme
There were tears in the County Court after Danny Awad was jailed for attempting to possess 22kg of cocaine imported from Mexico, hidden inside Xerox printers.
- by Adam Cooper
Opinion
Commonwealth Bank Australia
CBA number that shows what households are doing with their extra billions in cash
Commonwealth Bank profit better than expected but no cause for celebration.
- by Elizabeth Knight
With the launch of Apple TV+, the tech giant just moved the goalposts
Back in 2011, Steve Jobs told his biographer he had figured out how Apple could re-invent TV. With its launch, Apple TV+ is placed to become the tollroad of the streaming future.
- by Craig Mathieson
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NSW BUSHFIRES
'Really lucky': Flames come within metres of Sydney homes
- by Tom Rabe and Sally Rawsthorne
'Shoulder to shoulder': Fire circles a tiny NSW town
A fire is engulfing bushland that backs on to farmland, where homesteads sit dormant, the owners gone.
- by Lucy Cormack
'The worst is ahead': state faces multiple bushfire emergencies
As parts of NSW look to have escaped one of its most dangerous bushfire days, the firefighting chief warns the worst is yet to come.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Bushfires
The Sydney suburbs most at risk to bushfire
More than 100,000 homes in the Sydney basin alone are within 100 metres of bushland, placing them at risk of destruction.
- by Peter Hannam and Nigel Gladstone
IS recruiter charged over Sydney terror plot
Hamdi Alqudsi, 45, is accused of leading a Sydney-based terror cell in 2014.
- by Angus Thompson
One of two Bondi hoarders fined $2000 for wilful obstruction
Elena Bobolas has been fined over her actions during a council clean-up in 2015. Her sister Liana was also found guilty and will be sentenced on Wednesday.
- by Margaret Scheikowski
National
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Tragedy
Schoolgirl in serious condition after 'freak' tree branch fall
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Charlotte Grieve
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Renewables
'Australia must stop selling coal': Branson calls for climate 'revolution'
- by Matt Bungard
PONG SU INVESTIGATION
How the plan to board the Pong Su was made on the map of a Qantas in-flight magazine
The Master of the Pong Su had ignored police directive to take his ship to port, so the Australian Government sent in the SAS on extremely short notice.
- by Richard Baker
North Korean drug trafficker found hiding in bush near Great Ocean Road
Ta Sa Wong was found without a passport on him. All he had, was $1000 in US currency, a Nokia mobile, cigarettes, some water, a bottle of alcohol, binoculars and a GPS device.
- by Richard Baker
Politics
Downer says Assange should not expect Australian intervention
The former Australian high commissioner to the United Kingdom says the decision whether to extradite Julian Assange to the US rests with a British court.
- by David Crowe
Business
Older Australians more wary of an automated future, survey reveals
More than one in three Australians are either pessimistic or sceptical about the future of work – and that increased the older they get.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Foreign relations
Australian teacher expected to be freed in Taliban prisoner swap
Wagga Wagga man Timothy Weeks, held captive in Afghanistan since 2016, is one step closer to home after the Afghan government agreed to a prisoner exchange.
- by Hamid Shalizi
Australian to walk free in weeks after fly-kick attack on scooter driver
- by James Massola and Amilia Rosa
Opinion
The higher the flames in the bush, the lower the politics
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Finding the spark: How to fall back in love with your home
I get it. You're just not that into it right now. All you can see are the things you wish you could change. It may be that all you need is a little one-on-one time.
- by Kate Alexander
We tested the cleaning product that’s got everyone talking
With incredible online reviews and more than 250,000 Australian customers, does the hottest eco cleaning product since Enjo actually stack up?
- by Kimberly Gillan
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Stephen King
Go ahead and walk out of that movie if it's not for you
Remembering that you're free to leave a movie will save you time and resentment, just as leaving yourself open to being surprised can be a source of unexpected joy.
- by Alyssa Rosenberg
With the launch of Apple TV+, the tech giant has moved the goalposts
Back in 2011, Steve Jobs told his biographer he had figured out how Apple could re-invent TV. With its launch, Apple TV+ is placed to become the tollroad of the streaming future.
- by Craig Mathieson
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'They are like six Beyonces': musical about Henry VIII's wives finds its cast
- by Matt Bungard
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Sport
Fifita forced to pay $30,000 to secure Bali freedom
Broncos star David Fifita was forced to pay about three times the amount of a typical peace agreement before he was allowed to walk free from a Bali jail.
- by Sam Phillips and Adrian Proszenko
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NRL off-field behaviour
Fainu under house arrest after release from custody
Manase Fainu's application for bail in the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning has been granted and the Manly standout has been freed from custody.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Ritchie's death puts Zerafa bout into perspective, says Horn's trainer
Glenn Rushton says Dwight Ritchie's family will constantly be in their thoughts as Jeff Horn prepares for the rematch with Michael Zerafa in December.
- by Phil Lutton
Smith shows dismay at dismissal as Short, Marsh keep WA in hunt
Steve Smith's insatiable appetite for runs at all levels, and in all formats, was on display on Tuesday when he expressed extreme disappointment at an umpiring decision.
- by Sam Phillips
AOC reaches out to ABC in hope of reversing Tokyo broadcast decision
With the cost of broadcasting the Tokyo Games revealed to be $1m, the ABC insists they have no room to move. But the AOC remain hopeful of a breakthrough.
- by Phil Lutton
O'Hanlon sets Australian Para record after bagging 100m bronze
O'Hanlon secured third place in the 100m (T38) final in 11.05 seconds, taking him to 12 medals in five world championships.
Ernie's Spain pain goes way back but he'll probably get off scot-free
The Newcastle Jets coach will likely escape sanction for criticising a referee for speaking Spanish to players despite have a longstanding issue with other languages in the A-League.
- by Dominic Bossi
Have Your Say
'National shame': ABC to end 67 years of live Olympics broadcasting
The ABC blamed budget pressures for its decision not to pursue radio broadcast rights for next year's Tokyo Olympics.
