| | | | Stunt merchants often struggle to get beyond a reputation for wackiness, but Nick Xenophon has managed to be both notable but also powerful, writes political correspondent Louise Yaxley. |
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| | Cardinal George Pell will face a four-week committal hearing next March as he fights historical sexual offence allegations, some of which his lawyer says could not even be possible. |
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| | Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock did not fit the usual profile of a mass murderer. He was not a loner, he had a partner who said she was madly in love with him, and he was a multi-millionaire. |
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| | Take a guided tour of what the polls tell us about the same-sex marriage survey — then take the reins of our calculator to explore how the result might pan out. |
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| | Australian Federal Police find almost four tonnes of the drug precursor ephedrine — enough to make up to $3.5 billion of methamphetamine — hidden in green tea bottles sent from Thailand. |
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| | America's most powerful gun lobby says "bump stocks" need tougher regulation. It's a surprising move, but here's why it isn't really about gun control. |
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| | A flood of cashed-up Sydneysiders could inject more than $8 billion into Queensland's economy in coming years as they flee soaring property prices. |
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| | A father labelled a "sicko" for changing his son's nappy in a parents' room at a Queensland shopping centre was a victim of indirect sexual discrimination, a lawyer says. |
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| | It's a common perception that Chinese buyers are descending upon Australia and driving up housing prices to unaffordable levels — but how true is it? |
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| | With a rise in graduates defaulting on their loans, there could be billions of dollars on Wall Street that are backed by nothing, writes David Taylor. |
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| | We're the world's great electric vehicle laggard, but thanks to our poor fuel security we need to catch up, writes Behyad Jafari. |
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| | Australia should consider 'leasing' its rare and endangered wildlife to raise cash for biodiversity conservation, similar to what China already does with the giant panda, according to Australia's retiring Threatened Species commissioner. |
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| | A professor who was dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight in Maryland by police after telling the crew she had an allergy to dogs says she was discriminated against because she was "a brown woman with a hoodie". |
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| | Both of Australia's political leaders have tried their hands at dropping some dope rhymes. Take a look at both raps and decide who came out on top. |
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| | The daughter of a woman killed in Melbourne's west a decade ago says it was "obvious someone was trying to mess with her" in the days before her murder, as police offer a $1 million reward for information. |
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| | It took a year teaching cello to kids in war-torn Kabul for Eddie Ayres to accept the truth: he was ready to transition from a woman to a man. |
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| | Knowing there were lives to be saved, former marine Taylor Winston found the keys in a truck and started ferrying dozens of victims to safety. But he knows not everyone he rescued survived. |
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| | Queensland's coroner recommends that an inquest into the disappearance of Sharron Phillips in 1986 be reopened, after police reveal they have identified a man believed responsible for her murder. |
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| | DNA has verified that a captive population of stick insect is genetically the same as the "extinct" Lord Howe Island species, as the island prepares for a controversial pest eradication program. |
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| | The once-proud professional accountants group is struggling to rebuild its reputation and retain members in the wake of events that saw its chief executive and more than half the board depart. |
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| | Socceroos linchpin Robbie Kruse hits out after a contentious penalty costs Australia an invaluable away World Cup qualifying win over Syria. |
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By Karen Thorpe, Sally Staton, Simon Smith and Susan Irvine |
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By Clint Miller, Deakin University |
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By political correspondent Louise Yaxley |
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