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Acclaimed journalist Liz Jackson has died

Acclaimed journalist Liz Jackson has died

The Walkley Award winner was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2014.

  • by Genevieve Rota

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ANU Bar poised to make a comeback - but there's a catch

ANU Bar poised to make a comeback - but there's a catch

Can you imagine Canberra's iconic ANU Bar without live music?

  • by Sherryn Groch
Samantha Maiden announces resignation from Sky News

Samantha Maiden announces resignation from Sky News

The announcement comes after an internal investigation and multiple workplace complaints. 

  • by Broede Carmody
Preschoolers win exemption under new childcare subsidy

Preschoolers win exemption under new childcare subsidy

Preschoolers will have subsidised care regardless of their parents' work activity, says federal government.

  • by Jordan Baker
Jong-nam murder suspects are trained killers, trial told

Jong-nam murder suspects are trained killers, trial told

Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam, who face the death penalty if convicted, have pleaded not guilty.

  • by Eileen Ng
Shorten's most obvious rival has laid bare his ambitions

Shorten's most obvious rival has laid bare his ambitions

The sudden fascination with Anthony Albanese is simply that he is not Bill Shorten.

  • by Catherine McGregor
Suspicious fire in building at Dickson gym

Suspicious fire in building at Dickson gym

Police are investigating a suspicious fire that happened in a building housing a gym in Rosevear Place, Dickson.

  • by Daniel Burdon
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Shorten's most obvious rival has laid bare his ambitions 

There is more to understanding how the economy is affecting workers than donning a South Sydney jersey. 

Catherine McGregor

    The death of single-use plastics - it's in the bag

    I can't say I am in a hopeless panic about the restriction on single-use plastic bags by the major supermarkets.

    Jenna Price
    Jenna Price

    Past failures demand we open our hearts to Indigenous voices

    After 230 years of ignoring them, it is time for Australia to respond thoughtfully to the Uluru statement.

    Michael Kirby
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      Would things have been different under Ange?

      Would things have been different under Ange?

      Bert van Marwijk took the Socceroos to Russia, but the spectre of his predecessor Ange Postecoglou always loomed somewhere in the background.

      • by Michael Lynch

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      Rogue banker who inflated loan values rewarded with Hayman Island trip

      Rogue banker who inflated loan values rewarded with Hayman Island trip

      A Bankwest banker who quit under a cloud of "conduct issues," including inflated property valuations, had previously been given a trip to Hayman Island .

      • by Clancy Yeates & Felicity Caldwell

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      Acclaimed Australian journalist Liz Jackson has died, aged 67

      Acclaimed Australian journalist Liz Jackson has died, aged 67

      The Walkley Award winner was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2014.

      • by Genevieve Rota
      And we're down to 10: Contestant Hoda Kobeisso eliminated from Masterchef

      And we're down to 10: Contestant Hoda Kobeisso eliminated from Masterchef

      The Sydney mum was a little too heavy-handed with the cinnamon.

      • by Genevieve Rota

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      Apple's iOS 12 beta: what you need to know before you upgrade early

      Apple's iOS 12 beta: what you need to know before you upgrade early

      Apple's newest operating system has entered a public testing period. Here's what you should know.

      • by Hayley Tsukayama
      'Grief is like guerrilla warfare': selling your home after bereavement

      'Grief is like guerrilla warfare': selling your home after bereavement

      It’s often said that you shouldn’t let emotions get in the way of financial decisions, but it’s seldom that easy.

      • by Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

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      Wighton stood down for Broncos game
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      Wighton stood down for Broncos game

      Canberra Raiders fullback Jack Wighton stood down for their season-defining game against the Brisbane Broncos.

      • by David Polkinghorne
      Reformed policy on could clear Mouncey for AFLW

      Reformed policy on could clear Mouncey for AFLW

      Transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey was controversially deemed ineligible for the AFLW Draft last October.

      • by Eamonn Tiernan