Ministers admit cabinet has leaks
11:45AMRACHEL BAXENDALEThree ministers acknowledge that the Turnbull cabinet has a problem with leaks, and one has called for an investigation.
Campaign trailPremier dances around Adani
11:53AMCharlie Peel, Sarah ElksIn a bizarre exchange she repeatedly refuses to rule out spending taxpayers’ money to help the mine go ahead, by upgrading roads.
Pell seeks journalist’s papers
11:50AMTessa AkermanGeorge Pell’s legal team seeks documents linked to a book by journalist Louise Milligan as he fights sex offence charges.
PNG police enter Manus centre
12:16PMRachel BaxendalePNG police have entered the mothballed Manus Island detention centre and given the remaining men an hour to leave, Peter Dutton has confirmed.
Immortal on child abuse charges
12:01PMRugby league great Graeme Langlands has been charged with six counts of indecent dealing with a girl under 16.
COMMENTMilestone not worth celebrating
12:32PMThe MockerTomorrow marks the ten-year anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s 2007 Federal Election victory. Forgive me for not offering a joyous reflection.
LiveAshes: England dig in
12:31PMWayne Smith, Peter LalorAfter losing Alistair Cook in just the third over, Mark Stoneman and James Vince have steadied the ship as Pat Cummins shows positive signs.
COMMENTWho’d take it by force anyway?
9:30AMPeter van OnselenPeter Dutton, Scott Morrison and Julie Bishop are the only alternative leaders to Malcolm Turnbull. Here’s why none are realistic hopes.
Australia ‘like abusive boyfriend’
7:20AMYassmin Abdel-Magied has compared Australia to an abusive boyfriend in an appearance on The Project | WATCH
Mag’s $500k settlement blow
12:00AMMark SchliebsThe Spectator has agreed to a massive payout over the fatal Grantham floods, putting the publication’s future in jeopardy.
ScoMo defends banks meetings
11:06AMRACHEL BAXENDALEScott Morrison has defended convening an urgent meeting with the chairs of the big four banks.
Mining jobs lose their lustre
11:09AMSamantha WoodhillMining must compete with Facebook as young Australians lose interest in a career in resources, says Evolution’s boss.
Facebook exposed over ads
11:00AMRhys BlakelyFacebook is allowing US landlords to publish ads designed to exclude groups such as African-Americans and Jews.
Amazon: the moment of truth
11:15AMStephen BartholomeuszWhy Amazon’s unique model will mean a truly “Black Friday” for many underprepared Australian retailers.
exclusiveThe NBN connection paradox
12:00AMANTHONY KLANHow a home is connected to the NBN makes almost no difference to what internet speed customers are willing to pay for.
Stocks slip in early trade
DAVID ROGERS, CLIONA O’DOWDThe ASX has defied expectations of a positive open, dipping into the red as broadbased losses more than offset energy gains.
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The shoes that geeks made cool
GLYNIS TRAILL-NASHSome have called Allbirds sneakers the most comfortable in the world. They’ve now arrived in Australia.
New ways for a better sleep
Chris GriffithAustralian mattress manufacturer A.H. Beard to make improving sleep through technology part of its mission.
Keeping well a walk in the park
SEAN PARNELLIf everyone added a 15-minute walk to their weekday routine Australia’s chronic disease burden could be slashed.
Youthful optimism on a plate
John LethleanAllium is one of Brisbane’s truly underrated contemporary restaurants.
Hard right ‘delaying’ SSM
RACHEL BAXENDALEMark Dreyfus has accused the ‘hard right of the Liberal Party’ of seeking to delay same-sex marriage legislation.
Drugs found at Sydney court
Sofia Gronbech WrightAn alleged high-ranking member of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang OMCG has been charged over drugs supply.
ALP’s secret Adani sweeteners
Michael McKenna, Sarah ElksThe Palaszczuk Labor government is set to offer infrastructure funding and a royalty holiday for Adani’s Carmichael mine.
China ‘pursuing its own interest’
SIMON BENSONChina is expanding its influence in the region to pursue its own interests, a white paper warns.
Le Pen sues HSBC over ‘fatwa’
Adam SageThe lender told her to close her account amid what she called a ‘banking fatwa’ against her and the National Front.
Merkel’s ratings at record low
David CharterAngela Merkel’s poll ratings have fallen to an all-time low after the breakdown of talks on a coalition government.
Justice for ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
A war crimes tribunal has convicted former Bosnian Serb chief Ratko Mladic over the slaughter of more than 8000 unarmed men.
He’s back: Hariri staying on
Richard SpencerTheories fly as to why the Lebanese PM withdrew his resignation, 18 days after quitting on Saudi TV, and returned to Beirut.
As he slept, a coup happened
Gabriele Steinhauser, Joe ParkinsonInside the elite coup that toppled Robert Mugabe’s tyrannical rule.
Telegram that started it all
ANDREW KIDD FRASERAn assault on the PM, a ‘violent breach of the laws’ and an urgent telegram. This is how the Australian Federal Police was formed.
COMMENTPacker would enjoy the irony
Mike AthertonI’ve been thinking of Kerry Packer’s influence, especially re players, as the most talked-up Ashes series gets under way.
Slammin Sam does it again
Sam Kerr’s out-of-this-world strike has headlined a record-breaking Matildas rout of China | WATCH
Speak up? How dare I!
Nikki GemmellI recently detailed my own revolting ‘Harvey Weinstein moment’ as a teen. The response I got was pure grubbiness.
Who’d be a monk today?
Greg SheridanAustralia’s newest and most remarkable monastery is already looking to expand. What attracts young men to a life of poverty and obedience?
‘Keating is such a hater’
Trent DaltonBob Hawke on Paul Keating’s grab for the credit, driving Blanche to the edge of suicide and his secret brush with death.
All smoke, no fire
John LethleanLame food, formulaic service. Brisbane’s Burnt Ends Kitchen is somewhere I have no desire to revisit.
Sex slave’s plea: ‘I’m lost’
Sally WilliamsOne morning Nadia Murad was summoned to the local primary school. Only later, as she was being groped on a bus, did reality dawn.
The curse of riesling
James HallidayThe oldest riesling I have tasted was a 1727 Rüdesheimer Apostelwein. I wish I could say it was good.
Home Hunt
Michelle SingerFrom a $9 million beachside pad in Byron Bay to a $580,000 Federation cottage, you’ll find something to dream about...
Aussies exposed by Uber hacking
ANTHONY KLANThe personal details of potentially thousands of Australian Uber users and drivers have been compromised in a hacking attack.
Thunderstorms go nuclear
JOHN ROSSLightning can trigger nuclear reactions in the atmosphere, generating a shower of radioactive isotopes.
Idol struggled with fame, fortune
David Cassidy came to hate his bubblegum pop past and attempted to reinvent himself as a serious singer and actor.
Georgie to ‘nail it’ at Today
Darren DavidsonLisa Wilkinson congratulates her successor at Today, Georgie Gardner, as the worst-kept secret in TV is confirmed.
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Packer would enjoy the irony
Mike AthertonI’ve been thinking of Kerry Packer’s influence, especially re players, as the most talked-up Ashes series gets under way.
Sniping helping Libs unravel
Niki SavvaIf any Liberal in the aptly named coward’s castle moves to destroy the PM, it will guarantee defeat and fracture the party.
What we really need from energy
Robert GottliebsenAustralians want low prices, less carbon and reliability from their power generation. Achieving all three is hard ... but just going for low carbon is a disaster.
Challenges for our dynamic region
JULIE BISHOPThe foreign policy white paper lays out our strategy for harmony and prosperity.
Labor to get back into business
David UrenBut the public sector lacks the commercial expertise to appraise entrepreneurial risk.
Fluidity in program comments
Kevin DonnellyQueensland Labor says it won’t impose the Safe Schools program on students, but its policy suggests it will.
Why Australia needs Trump
Cameron StewartAustralia’s new Foreign Policy white paper is a plea for the US, under Donald Trump, to remain engaged in the Indo-Pacific.
Busy week ahead for watchdog
John DurieThe ACCC is to launch a draft report into the dairy industry, and rule on big service station and office supply deals.
Back to the altar
PJ HoganMuriel’s Wedding was a career-defining triumph for writer-director PJ Hogan. Here he tells of turning it into a musical.
How to get a life
Troy BramstonPrime ministerial biography can be a hazardous profession, as my time with Paul Keating taught me.
Bridging the gap
Graeme BlundellAckley Bridge shows the Brits can still laugh at themselves, no matter how grim the surrounds.
Super trouper
‘We were two married couples in a band, but it had nothing to do with what we did,’ says ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
Citizenship crisis who’s who
MPs are dropping like flies in the dual citizenship crisis. Here’s who’s already gone and who’s under a cloud.
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Moore: 'It's what makes rugby special'00:21:40
Rugby: Stephen Moore is retiring after the Wallabies play Scotland, yet he is looking back at his career and the friendships he made fondly.
Moore: 'It's what makes rugby special'
Rugby: Stephen Moore is retiring after the Wallabies play Scotland, yet he is looking back at his career and the friendships he made fondly.
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