| | | | Commissioner Kenneth Hayne takes aim at the sales culture in banking and finance that "relegates customers to second place", with the Government saying it is "taking action" on all 76 recommendations in his final report, some of which could make parts of the financial sector obsolete. | | | | The banking industry faces its biggest shake-up yet, with the release of the banking royal commission's final report and the Government's response. Follow our live updates. | | | | Rather than a radical overhaul or a massive restructure of the system, the royal commission has taken aim at exactly where it will hurt our major financiers. But the pain won't stop there, writes Ian Verrender. | | | | The gates of Townsville's Ross River Dam remain fully open leaving thousands of homes inundated as torrential rain continues to fall in north Queensland today. Follow our live blog for updates. | | | | Authorities warn the worst is not over as another rain band descends on Townsville with hundreds of residents evacuated and thousands of homes inundated by rising floodwaters. | | | | United States President Donald Trump talks to Fox News so often, and tweets about its programs so frequently, that it's a surprise when he speaks to someone else, writes Micheline Maynard. | | | | Shahad's father beat her constantly but when she complained to her mother, he beat them both. She says her only option was to risk her life and escape Saudi Arabia. | | | | Exercise and a healthy diet can play an important role in treating and preventing depression. So what should you eat more of (and what should you avoid) to boost your mood? | | | | A former Australian Tax Office deputy commissioner who allegedly misused his position to benefit his son tells a Sydney court he would never have become involved in decisions about a tax matter involving his son and that he is "comfortable" he avoided a conflict of interest. | | | | Melbourne-based refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi will face 60 more days in a Thai prison after his request for bail is rejected. | | | | Though it's easy to dismiss Australia's massive series win over "just Sri Lanka", there are enough positives to take from the two Tests to render the exercise worthwhile and give cause for celebration, writes Dean Bilton. | | | | Taking selfies at Byron Bay's #yesroad is growing in popularity, with several groups of Instagrammers heading to the site each day to handstand, hug or lie down next to the graffiti | | | | Weeks after becoming the most-liked picture on Instagram with more than 52 million likes, the World Record Egg cracks open to reveal an important message about mental health. | | | | The NFL's game of games is no classic, but Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won't care after making history with a sixth Super Bowl title, beating the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. | | | | WA Liberal MP Ian Goodenough denies conflict after taking a group of overseas visitors to local businesses while being a director of a company that is paid for striking export deals. | | | | Farmers in parts of western Queensland rejoice as they watch their paddocks transform from drought to flooding rains. | | | | The residents of a Melbourne apartment complex, which was damaged after a fire spread up the side of the high-rise building, will not be allowed to return to their homes until "essential safety" work is done, the City of Melbourne says. | | | | Gas detection tests reveal readings "in excess of safe operating levels" in the bathroom of a party boat where a 39-year-old woman collapsed and died during a Sydney Harbour cruise at the weekend. | | | | NSW Labor will quarantine $100,000 of donation funds at the heart of a corruption investigation which is asking questions about a sitting Labor MP, former party boss, a billionaire property developer and cash donations linked to a prominent family of restaurateurs. | | | | Heartbroken family and friends gather to farewell one-year-old Seth Haddow, struck by a ute in the driveway of his family home in Tatura last week. | | | | Hong Kong police reportedly detonate a German-made explosive they believe to have arrived in a batch of fresh potatoes shipped from France. | |  |
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