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Audit finds 'insufficient scrutiny' to $443m Barrier Reef grant
Bureaucrats took just three days to choose the Great Barrier Reef Foundation as the government's "obvious partner".
- by Michael Koziol
The world's 15 hottest sites on Tuesday were all in Australia
Australia was home to all 15 of the world's hottest temperatures on Tuesday, a feat it may well repeat on Wednesday and beyond as a huge swath of the nation bakes.
- by Peter Hannam
Deb Hutton's ex convicted over staged break-in at her Sydney home
Robert Dulhunty faked a break-in and placed rope, cable ties, condoms, and a "jar of plum jam" in a bag at the celebrity's eastern suburbs home.
- by Angus Thompson
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Victoria Police
Woman's body found in bushes near shopping centre in Melbourne's north
Tradesmen found a woman's body in bushes near a suburban shopping centre this morning. Police believe she had caught the 86 tram last night and was assaulted before she died.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Simone Fox Koob & Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Who could hate Gillette's campaign for positive masculinity? Men could
How are MRAs upset by the idea that men can be good?
- by Clementine Ford
Woman handed suspended sentence for meerkat theft
The woman pleaded guilty to receiving the stolen animal and had her sentence suspended.
Flashback to 1968: Canberra's hottest day on record
Temperatures reached into the 40s across the capital on February 1, 1968 – which is still Canberra's hottest day on record.
- by Staff writers
Opinion
Work in Progress
Why we are too busy for our own good
Relentless busyness is a health hazard – yet another contributor to our epidemic of stress and anxiety.
- by Ross Gittins
Too hot to change church sign as Canberra heads for 40 degrees again
Canberra is on track to break its record for the most consecutive days of 40 degrees or above, according to forecasters.
- by Jasper Lindell & Steve Evans
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'It could have gone further': the true cost of working in the sun
- by Rachel Clun
Politics
Audit finds bureaucrats applied 'insufficient scrutiny' to $443 million Barrier Reef grant
Bureaucrats took just three days to choose the Great Barrier Reef Foundation as the government's "obvious partner".
- by Michael Koziol
World
Three North Korean officials reportedly booked on flight to Washington
- by Joyce Lee & Hyonhee Shin
Property byallhomes
Prestige prices to rise in 2019 according to new report
A bump in Australia's high-net-worth population should see prices rise in the high-end market.
- by Sue Williams
‘Just advertising tools’: Incentives on offer in crowded new-build market
Want to buy a home for 1990s prices, rack up the frequent flyer points or win a free car?
- by Jim Malo
Business
Port giant loses last-ditch bid to halt union strife on the waterfront
Stevedoring giant Hutchison Ports has lost an eleventh-hour bid to force its employees to delay beginning of a wave of industrial action this week.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
World markets
Why markets should be more nervous about what lies ahead
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Commercial real estate
$800m stake up for grabs: A piece of historic Sydney strip on market
- by Sarah Danckert
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Swim school Jump! CEO unloads on red tape as tradies complain about payment
- by Emma Koehn & Cara Waters
Entertainment
Ajay Rochester opens up about 'years of hell and torture' that left her homeless
The TV host details her welfare fraud charge on a new episode of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
- by Genevieve Rota
Gillette defends controversial short film 'The Best Men Can Be'
"If we get people to pause, reflect and to challenge themselves... this campaign will be a success."
- by Broede Carmody
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Daily Life
Who could hate Gillette's campaign for positive masculinity? Men could
- by Clementine Ford
Opinion
Summer Reads
As soon as I started saying 'no', my life changed for the better
- by Melissa Singer
Smarter living
How to find the right meditation technique that works for you
Something as simple as walking the dogs can be used as a tool for mindfulness.
- by Michael Jarosky
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Apps
Why Pokemon GO is better than ever in 2019
Almost three years after the app's initial explosion of popularity, I'm so glad Pokemon GO sucked me back in.
- by Alice Clarke
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Sport
Will the Canberra heat force W-League to cancel United's fixture?
Canberra United's crunch clash against Melbourne Victory on Thursday could be postponed with the temperature expected to hit 33 degrees at 7.30pm.
- by Eamonn Tiernan
Canberra Cavalry slugger Zach Wilson's love-hate relationship with ABL
Love me, hate me. If you're an ABL pitcher it's probably the latter given Zach Wilson leads the league in home runs.
- by David Polkinghorne
Royal Canberra young gun's 94-under par stats boost amateur hopes
- by Chris Dutton & Eamonn Tiernan
