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The sales whisperer: Sydney's best shopping June 2- 9

Prepare yourself as winter is coming so to is a storm of sales both instore and online.

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Twice as many households worse off under Coalition's Medicare levy rise plan

ANU modelling finds Coalition's Medicare levy plan hurts hip pockets more than Labor's alternative.

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Father of Zynab Al Harbiya mourns loss of daughter in Baghdad bombing

Khalid Al Harbiya saw his daughter's lifeless body sprawled in the morgue after she was killed in a bombing by Islamic State terrorists.

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Schappelle's in Cairns: Corby's mum taunts media

The convicted drug smuggler has not been seen since returning to Australia early on Sunday morning, successfully evading dozens of media crews through the use of decoy car convoys.

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The $6 million Stefanovic divorce deal a legal 'unicorn'

In my 20 years' of experience as a family lawyer, I can safely say that this property settlement is a 'unicorn'. You don't see them often, if ever. Some lawyers claim they are so rare, that they are nothing more than mythical beasts; existing only in the minds of ultra-feminists and men's confraternity groups.

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'Love beats hate' says Manchester, defiant on its darkest day

After a night of terror Manchester rallied in defiance, determined to respond to hate with charity, love and tolerance.

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After the Manchester Arena bombing at the Ariana Grande concert, the Europa League final must go ahead

To play a match so soon after such outrage is not callous. Rather it is the sharpest, most effective public metaphor for the city.

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Do we need to suffer in order to reach peak fitness?

The effort lit fire in my lungs and released lactic acid in my legs, but I made it to the top and somehow I came third. It was a small victory, the memory of which I've conjured in moments of physical or mental challenge ever since.

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Ex-FBI chief Robert Mueller to oversee probe of Russian interference in election

Former FBI director Robert Mueller appointed as a special counsel to oversee investigation.

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Corruption on a Commonwealth level higher than documented, expert says

The federal Parliament should assume that there is more corruption yet to be exposed, a governance and public policy expert says.

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Students set to protest Q&A's federal budget 2017 special

The episode, which will be broadcast live from the Gold Coast, is set to feature education minister Simon Birmingham, shadow treasurer Chris Bowen and Greens senator Larissa Waters.

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Federal Budget 2017: First-home buyers get 'super' saver scheme

The federal government is giving first home buyers a hand.

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Why are so many scientists studying this spice?

What do depression, dementia, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and cancer have in common - apart from being modern plagues? They're linked by inflammation - not the acute painful inflammation that erupts from a throat infection and then subsides, but the chronic inflammation that smoulders in the body and is linked to many chronic diseases.  

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8@eight: Strong start in store for ASX

It's a good time to hold equity and credit and it seems a dark cloud in the form of the French elections has swiftly departed from the investment landscape, providing fresh impetus to chase returns.

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Hyundai app exposed vehicles to high-tech thieves

Software vulnerabilities in a Hyundai app that lets a car be started remotely made the company's vehicles susceptible to theft for three months, a cyber security firm said.

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Sydney FC defender George Timotheou hoping A-League action leads to Europe

Sydney FC defender George Timotheou is hoping A-League action next season leads to Europe.

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Private equity sets a higher bar for former Spotless boss Bruce Dixon

Former Spotless boss, Bruce Dixon, promised he would not be doing anything more strenuous than propping up the bar at one of his son's pubs when he retired. He was being modest.