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Leaked document sets off alarm over Treasurer's power to break up companies

Leaked document sets off alarm over Treasurer's power to break up companies

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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China uses the cloud to step up spying on Australian business

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 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

'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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'I can always tell the students who’ve had a gap year'
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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

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

'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'

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'

'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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Half of first-home buyers rely on help from parents to buy a home

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

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

Tech wreck: Wall Street plunges as Apple, trade concerns worry investors

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
Wall Street and major European bourses closed in red overnight.

Markets Live: NASDAQ down 3 per cent

  • by Lucy Battersby

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Entertainment

Social media users slam rapper YG for harassing women at Spilt Milk

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 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

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The importance of sleep - and how to help your child get it

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 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

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

'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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