headlines
Wednesday
9
March
2016
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Short-term and populist – the Trumpification of Australian businessLabor’s former treasurer says repeated calls from the business community for a lower company tax and a higher GST are morally hideous and ignore evidence
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Nike and Tag Heuer cut ties with RussianBig sponsors suspend relationship with world’s highest-paid female athlete after tennis star said she failed a drug test -
Ten-year-old Aboriginal girl kills herself in far north of stateChild the youngest of 19 Indigenous people to take their own lives in remote areas of the state since December -
highlights
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The world's best cities for millennialsFrom Copenhagen to Bogotá and Johannesburg, here’s our pick of the hottest spots for a good life
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Emma Watson: 'Call me a feminazi – it won't stop me'Join us for live coverage as people around the world mark IWD2016. Plus we’re asking: “What does equality mean to you?”
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How nature could transform the structure of citiesIn the race to replace concrete and steel, bioengineers and architects are experimenting with alternatives including blood, bone and eggshells
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When it's happening and how to watch itAn eclipse will occur in Asia Pacific on Wednesday 9 March, visible to varying degrees from Japan to Australia, with totality across Indonesia
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Millions of ordinary Americans support Donald Trump. Here's whyWhen he isn’t spewing insults, the Republican frontrunner is hammering home a powerful message about free trade and its victims
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It’s not lack of confidence holding women back, it’s the myths we tell ourselvesPerceptions about the way working women should behave – including negotiating and having ‘executive presence’ – are part of the problem
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Coalition to finalise plebiscite details next weekCabinet to reveal exact question to be put in plebiscite
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Queensland cannot factor in miners' overseas record for clean-up costsIn deciding how much money Adani should set aside to clean up after Australia’s largest proposed coalmine, Queensland cannot take into account its compliance record elsewhere
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EU-Turkey deal could see Syrian refugees back in war zones, says UNUNHCR Filippo Grandi says sending back refugees en masse to Turkey not consistent with international law
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Netanyahu turns down Obama meeting and cancels US tripWhite House disputes reports that it could not find a suitable date for Israeli PM, in a sign of tensions between two leaders
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in depth
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How priest child abuse tore apart Pennsylvania townsA grand jury report issued last week details abuse by dozens of Catholic leaders in the small communities of Altoona-Johnstown from the 1950s to the 1990s
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A woman died in my arms: her crime? To refuse FGMFor the last eight years, Gift and her husband, Augustine, have spent most of their married life on the road fighting FGM in south-east Nigeria
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Five writers share their painPeople who improve their lifestyles in middle age can expect a healthier retirement. A marathon addict, a couch potato and others share their struggles
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Why the Tory project of Thatcher and her heirs is bustThe long read: They claim to have rescued Britain from industrial chaos. But in fact the Conservatives have created a selfish and divided society in which politicians and the people regard each other with mutual contempt
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The feminist cartoonist putting women back in the pictureIn her new book, Jacky Fleming focuses on the brilliant women left out of the history books, from the first female doctor to an architect who inspired Christopher Wren
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Are smartphones bad for students?Phones can have nasty side effects, but there are ways to minimise their impact on students
pictures & video
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Don't send us back. We came to you for helpSyrians waiting in Greece on the border with Macedonia appeal to world leaders not to send them back to Turkey
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Australian Open surfers tackle Manly’s wavesOur photographer Jonny Weeks captured the spectacle of finals weekend at the 2016 Australian Open of Surfing, which saw big crowds and clean waves in Manly, as well as home victories in the men’s and women’s competitions
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Kesha delivers emotional speech while accepting human rights awardKesha accepted the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award at the 2016 Nashville Equality Dinner, telling her audience: ‘Don’t be afraid to speak up’
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It's gone to the dogsAt the Noosa Festival of Surfing on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, paddle- and long-boarders are joined by their best friends for the dog surfing competition
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My designs celebrate womenStella McCartney’s latest fashion collection reaches the catwalk on Monday at Paris fashion week
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Car flips trying to change lanes on motorwayA car attempts to change lanes on a motorway in China but does not have enough room for the manoeuvre, causing it to collide with a car behind
people
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AC/DC frontman to stop touring to save his hearingDoctors tell the veteran frontman that if he stays on the road he risks total hearing loss
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Google hires founder of 4chanChris Poole founded the controversial online community 4chan when he was 15, and many speculate he’s going to help Google tackle social media
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Author's will to be sealed, protecting her final secretsJudge in Alabama signs order keeping details of To Kill a Mockingbird author’s will private, with only relatives and heirs allowed to view it
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Who should be the next James Bond?Four well-spoken white Brits, one charming black Londoner and an Irishman prone to taking his shirt off are the favourites to don Daniel Craig’s tuxedo
the big picture
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Ageing party girls and pint-sized beauty queensRosalind Fox Solomon, 85, didn’t take her first photo until she was 38. Since then she has amassed hundreds of images
Universities warn education policy chaos is harming students