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Australia votes
Scott Morrison refuses to say whether he’ll quit if he loses majority
Speaking to Leigh Sales on ABC’s 7.30, the prime minister says he is “not getting into those scenarios” and will accept the outcome of polls on Saturday.
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Loading‘We met the requirements’: PM rejects claims he politicised AUKUS agreement
Scott Morrison has denied assertions that he delayed briefing Labor on the AUKUS agreement, as Anthony Albanese accused him of putting politics before the national interest.
‘Debilitating effect’: AustralianSuper boss hits out at PM’s housing plan
The chair of the country’s largest superannuation fund has warned the Coalition’s super-for-housing policy will reduce investment returns and push up house prices.
Opinion
First-home buyers
Just another nightmare for first home buyers
The Coalition’s superannuation policy will do little, if anything, to help first home buyers but may affect Australians’ standard of living in retirement.
Angela Jackson
Economist
Opinion
Australia votes
House now, super later: Life is too short to delay purchase
I’ve been on a decade-long journey that transformed me from a super fan to super’s biggest critic.
Cameron Murray
Explainer
Australia votes
If there’s a hung parliament, here’s who holds all the power
If neither major party secures an outright majority to form government they must win the support of the independents or minor party members who have been elected. But how would it work in practice?
‘Ukraine can win’: Zelensky’s troops drive Russians to border in key battle
Video posted from Ukraine’s Defence Ministry claims to show soldiers flashing victory signs at a border post, as Russia loses ground in the east.
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Media & marketing
Television networks urge government to beef up media code
Australia’s television sector wants additional measures added to landmark news media laws to ensure Google and Meta strike commercial deals for years to come.
Craig McLachlan denies getting nude in front of three female colleagues
McLachlan gave evidence for a fifth day in the defamation case he brought against the ABC and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Dawsons’ home lost ‘loving feeling’ before Lynette vanished, court told
Patricia Jenkins has told the NSW Supreme Court her sister Lynette Dawson would speak about her husband Chris’ relationship with a teenage babysitter.
Christian Porter returns to the bar as defence lawyer in Perth gun heist trial
Once touted as a potential future prime minister, Christian Porter has retired from politics and returned to private legal practice.
Graeme Innes fights to change how disabled people are treated when they fly
Former disability discrimination commissioner is leading fight to change the people with disabilities are treated by airlines after recent experience at Adelaide Airport.
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NSW floods
The day one person was left to monitor nine river systems as floods swept the state
A report into the 2021 floods in NSW has painted a grim picture of understaffing and under-preparedness.
‘I wish we had one more day, one more phone call’: Symonds’ impact measured by tributes
The tributes paid to Andrew Symonds illustrate the impact he had on those who watched him on the field, or shared their lives with him.
Tonga eruption was biggest explosion ever recorded, dwarfing nuclear blasts
New research shows that the eruption at Tonga was a far bigger explosion than any in the 20th century.
It’s gibberish, but Nude Tuesday could be the next hit comedy
Written in English, performed in a completely made-up language and then subtitled by comedians, this movie is like nothing you’ve heard before.
Opinion
Digital transformation
That syncing feeling: How I sparked a Twitter intervention
No matter if you’re Kim Kardashian or a columnist’s mild-mannered partner, you can be analysed and criticised by complete strangers.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist
Australia votes 2022
Liberal minister admits super-for-housing policy could ‘bump’ home prices
Superannuation Minister Jane Hume has conceded the scheme may temporarily lift house prices, as Labor likened it to “throwing kerosene on a bonfire”.
Analysis
Australia votes
Will first home buyers be better off using the Liberal or Labor schemes?
First home buyers are being offered a chance to buy a home on a low deposit through a Coalition program. Labor will match it and offer its own, where it co-purchases with the buyer. Which is better?
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Sydney
‘D-Day’: Perrottet enters fray on train fleet industrial dispute
Premier Dominic Perrottet has stepped into a long-running industrial feud between the government and rail unions over a mothballed train fleet.
NSW transport minister open to cheaper fares in bid to boost patronage
David Elliott says he is open to considering cheaper public transport fares if it could help ease financial pressures on the network.
Drug trade ‘the common denominator’ in recent gangland murders
NSW Police have launched a taskforce that will combine investigations into three recent underworld killings into one.
Hawkesbury mayor stabbed after group of men invade home
Pat Connolly was stabbed in the arm after five to six men broke into his home in Sydney’s north-west just after midnight.
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Domestic violence
Domestic violence services raise warning over grant program
A sector leader says there could be “dire consequences for victim-survivors” if the program does not improve.
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Industrial relations
Millions entitled to 10 days’ domestic violence leave after ‘historic win’
In a landmark decision, the Fair Work Commission has held workers should be able to access the leave on a yearly basis at their base rate of pay.
Business
$16 trillion and counting: Investors warned to brace for more pain
A mass exodus of money, an $16 trillion wipeout, and the worst losing streak for global stocks since the 2008 financial crisis. The bad news is that it may not be over yet.
World
‘All this hate! For what?’: Anger and heartbreak as Buffalo grieves the dead
“I thought there was a bomb or something going off: boom, boom, boom,” says Buffalo resident Cecelia Williams. “But this was a terrorist act. ”
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Property
The other housing tax no one’s talking about this election
Negative gearing and capital gains tax arrangements are off the table, but there’s another tax reform that could improve housing affordability over time.
Sydney upsizers face record gap between unit and house prices
More than $794,000 now separates the harbour city’s median house price of almost $1,591,000 and unit price of about $796,500.
Lifestyle
The woman taking the front-row seat in Melbourne fashion
The incoming chief executive of the Melbourne Fashion Festival is ready to energise the city and solidify its claims as the country’s fashion capital.
Culture
I’m struggling to have the jokes about motherhood: Anne Edmonds
The comedian, who returns for the 10th season of Have You Been Paying Attention?, says being a new mother is “the most joyful experience of my life”.
Sport
Analysis
NRL 2022
‘It’s not good enough’: The point Bulldogs realised Barrett had to go
The coach’s exit came after another humiliation on the field, a frantic weekend of discussions between powerbrokers and an emotional phone call with club supremo Phil Gould.
‘I wish we had one more day’: Symonds’ impact measured by tributes
Andrew Symonds’ sister has made a heartfelt tribute to her brother.
‘A job for an experienced man’: Gould wants veteran coach to replace Barrett
Phil Gould has spoken about Trent Barrett’s decision to quit, and why he was not fibbing when he declared his job safe just two weeks ago.
‘It’s personal’: Eels snub spurring on Manly’s Blues prospect
Sea Eagles second-rower Haumole Olakau’atu was rejected by Parramatta as a junior. The Origin bolter admits he has a score to settle on Friday night.
Opinion
NRL 2022
Trent Barrett is gone - who should coach the Bulldogs?
It would require a supercoach to turn the broken Bulldogs around.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘How did that come off?’: Magic man Murray even shocked himself
North Queensland’s Murray Taulagi explains his miracle ball for the Cowboy’s first try - but rated Joseph Suaalii’s leaping try the real Magic moment.
Monkeygate’s huge toll on Andrew Symonds
Monkeygate may have shortened Andrew Symonds’ international career by as much as five years, according to those close to him.
Have Your Say
‘Hang your head in shame, Shark’: Wayne Grady attacks Norman over Saudi golf
The US PGA champion and former friend of Greg Norman has been brutal in his reaction to Norman’s involvement in the rebel tour.