headlines
Friday
27 October 2017
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More complaints surface over 'inappropriate' behaviour of US ambassador to New ZealandUS officials investigate envoy after he was accused of inappropriate behaviour at a party in Samoa and was alleged by one woman to have stared at her breasts -
Ashley Judd tells how she bargained to escape hotel roomActor who was one of the first to accuse the mogul of sexual harassment describes 1997 encounter: ‘I thought no meant no’
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Coalition braces for citizenship ruling and potential byelectionThe ruling on seven MPs’ eligibility, to be handed down at 2.15pm, could end the political terms of three senior figures -
Friday's top stories and must-readsFriday: The high court will hand down its citizenship ruling, which could risk Coalition’s majority. Plus: government may have paid millions for ‘ghost water’ -
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World's witnessing a new Gilded Age as billionaires’ wealth swells to $6tnNot since the time of the Carnegies, Rockefellers and Vanderbilts at the turn of the 20th century has so much been owned by so few
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The Letdown shows the darker side of motherhood – and it's a reliefNo matter how much you love looking after your baby, you cannot escape moments of devastation
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With our narrow interpretation of racism it's too easy to deny that we are racistAs members of a society built on the dispossession of its original owners we need better racial literacy for the challenges ahead
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Playing hicks is not where I come from but they keep throwing me on a horseThe actor has spent years playing ‘racists and rednecks’ and his latest role as a bigoted cop is already attracting awards buzz. He talks about his empathy with George W Bush and why Hollywood is not in crisis
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World Cup is Australia's to lose as legacy buildsNeither New Zealand nor a Wayne Bennett-coached England are likely to challenge a Kangaroos side farewelling the ‘big three’
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Australia crush England in second ODI to take commandAustralia captain Rachael Haynes scored 89 as the hosts set a target of 296-5 that England never looked like reaching after early wickets fell
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Season kicks off amid much hype but lessons still to be learntAfter a big 2017, the question now is how can the support for the Matildas be converted into support for the domestic league?
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Max Stafford-Clark pestered me for sex long before his strokeThe theatre director’s behaviour is not new, writes actor and writer Tracy Ann Oberman
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The troubling ascent of the LGBT right wingTrump has a significant fanbase in the LGBT community. But links forged between the right and the gay community aren’t just unique to America
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Jacinda Ardern sworn in as PMA crowd of about 1,000 people gather the third woman to lead the country and the youngest PM in 150 years
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Producer accused of rape by Natassia MaltheActor tells reporters that he barged into her London hotel room late at night in 2008 and forced himself on her
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Police and protesters clash over contested elections rerunOne man has been killed and three others injured in Kisumu as opposition supporters and officers fought running battles
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The press makes me more uncivil than I am
The US president blames the news media for his image and boasts about his intelligence
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The pioneering New York prison program transforming livesCan writing turn lives around? In the Bronx, the Prison Writes program is trying to do just that, and help young people move on from their past mistakes
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Man flies over country in a chair tied to helium balloons
A British adventurer has flown 24km over the countryside north of Johannesburg while suspended by 100 helium balloons
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Frydenberg says government will further reduce emissionsEnergy minister says he expects the states to act in the national interest and sign on to national energy guarantee
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Sea levels to rise 1.3 metres unless coal power ends by 2050, report saysUniversity of Melbourne paper combines latest understanding on Antarctica and current emissions projection scenarios
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Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North KoreaConyers-Markey legislation has two Republican backers in House after president’s threat to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea fuelled nuclear war fears
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Former president denies bombing cover-up plot in courtCristina Fernández de Kirchner is accused of plotting to protect Iranians accused in 1994 Jewish center bombing that killed 85
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explore
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Three lessons from Houston that could help your city fight the diabetes crisisI’ve worked in public health for 20 years but my peers and I were completely caught off guard by the true picture of the city’s obesity and diabetes problem
people
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Actor says Harvey Weinstein raped herMalthe alleges Weinstein forced himself on her in London hotel room in 2008 and had sex with her without her consent
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Marilyn Manson bassist splits from band after rape allegationJessicka Addams of the band Jack Off Jill makes sexual assault allegation on Facebook, while the death of former Manson guitarist Scott Putesky is reported
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A huge talent who inspired ska, the Beatles and blingThe boogie-woogie master, who has died aged 89, shaped the course of popular music over and over again
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She’s always been painted as this mystic, gloomy figureGriffin Dunne talks about his aunt, the subject of a new documentary that charts her rise and the impact her work had on a generation of would-be writers
the big picture
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Kenyan election rerun amid protestsKenyans headed to the polls on Thursday in a presidential election rerun that has been boycotted by the main opposition leader
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