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Leaked document sets off alarm over Treasurer's power to break up companies
A draft energy law shows Treasurer seeks the personal power to force big energy retailers to sell their assets.
- by David Crowe
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Security
China uses the cloud to step up spying on Australian business
The Australian Signals Directorate has detected multiple attacks on Australian companies, whose defences, they say are frustratingly lax.
- by Nick McKenzie, Angus Grigg & Chris Uhlmann
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Terrorism
Three men arrested over alleged Melbourne terror plot
Three men have been arrested for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Melbourne, less a fortnight after Hassan Khalif Shire Ali carried out the Bourke Street rampage.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Robyn Grace & Tammy Mills
'Enough, enough, enough': PM says he will cut Australia's migration intake
"The roads are clogged, the buses and trains are full. The schools are taking no more enrolments."
- by Bevan Shields
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Opinion
Education
'I can always tell the students who’ve had a gap year'
It's that time of year when parents worry about their kids at schoolies, but there are worse things they should fear.
- by Jenna Price
Big houses and tiny units: new report reveals size of Canberra homes
The average floor area of new apartments in 2017-18 in Canberra is 118.0 square metres.
- by Han Nguyen
'It's not all beer and skittles': Concerns over ATO's mobile panic button
The smartphone app would let employers locate their staff indoors to within 10 metres.
- by Doug Dingwall
From brothels and fireworks sellers to 'a coffee shop on every street'
At one stage, there were 15 adult stores in Fyshwick, but the suburb has come a long way since the 1970s.
- by Andrew Brown
'It's mind-blowing that we just refuse to wake up about how serious this is'
Famine deaths, disease, and a doubling of world wheat prices after a heatwave have been attributed to climate change.
- by Peter Hannam
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Police
Jarryd Hayne posts $20,000 bail to secure release over alleged sex assault
- by Lucy Cormack
Opinion & Perspectives
Canberra
Eastman jury tell judge of stalemate, told to keep deliberating
- by Alexandra Back & Michael Inman
Public Service
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The Future Fix
'Shocking results' that show public servants are facing a 'crisis of confidence'
- by Jessica Irvine
Auditor-General reveals which agencies want to gag him next
- by Doug Dingwall & Sally Whyte
National
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Public service
'I wouldn't play ball': NSW public servant sacked after reporting corrupt conduct
- by Joanne McCarthy
Politics
'Enough, enough, enough': PM says he will cut Australia's migration intake
"The roads are clogged, the buses and trains are full. The schools are taking no more enrolments."
- by Bevan Shields
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Superannuation
'Life-changing': New measures to help women leaving abusive relationships
- by Stephanie Peatling
World
Opinion
Mark Zuckerberg should - at least - step down as Facebook chairman
- by Margaret Sullivan
Property byallhomes

Half of first-home buyers rely on help from parents to buy a home
Despite improving affordability in Australia’s biggest housing markets, 49 per cent of first-home buyers get help from parents.
- by David Ross

Former Queer Eye star Carson Kressley's apartment decor tips
Who better to ask about making the most of a small space than New York apartment dweller – who’s soon returning to our screens.
- by Caroline Botting
Business
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World markets
Tech wreck: Wall Street plunges as Apple, trade concerns worry investors
Technology and internet companies hit hard as Wall Street made a dismal start to the week.
- by Caroline Valetkevitch
Opinion
Banking royal commission
CBA's one big culture problem is loud and clear
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Small business
Entertainment
Social media users slam rapper YG for harassing women at Spilt Milk
The US rapper reportedly demanded female fans show their breasts at the Canberra festival on Saturday night.
- by Serena Coady
The Veronicas' Jessica Origliasso accuses ex Ruby Rose of 'harassment'
The drama between the former couple shows no signs of abating, seven months after they split .
- by Amy Croffey
Review
Art reviews
'Uncomfortable truths': Boynes still pushing boundaries in exhibition
- by Sasha Grishin
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The importance of sleep - and how to help your child get it
Sleep is very important to a child’s health and development - not to mention their parents’ health.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A new pill could revolutionise hair loss treatments
A trial testing Minoxidil in pill form shows promise for men losing their locks.
- by HealthShare
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Sport
Canberra's Heather Reid elected onto FFA board in landslide
The former Capital Football boss is considered a pioneer of the women's game.
- by Eamonn Tiernan
'Here we go again': Jones ignoring latest Pocock merry-go-round
David Pocock did not train on Monday but Eddie Jones says speculation over the back-rower's fitness in Australia-England Test weeks is nothing new.
- by Tom Decent
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Police
Jarryd Hayne posts $20,000 bail to secure release over alleged sex assault
- by Lucy Cormack







