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Two-thirds of voters back Labor’s changes as crossbenchers push to tighten tax breaks for wealthy
Australia Post
Organisation paid millions in bonuses to senior staff after board deemed them ‘appropriate’
Boris Johnson
Former UK PM ‘nominates father for a knighthood’
Indigenous voice to parliament
Labor approves $9.5m for ‘facts of the voice’ but says it is not funding de-facto yes campaign
Ukraine invasion
Fight for city continues as Russian forces call for more support
Bakhmut
Fight for city continues as Russian forces call for more support
Wagner group oligarch warns entire frontline could collapse amid shortages of ammunition in battle for Ukrainian city
The rural network
The Murray-Darling Basin water rights balancing act
Drought and flooding rains
The Murray-Darling Basin water rights balancing act
Floods brought the Macquarie Marshes back to life, but landholders need guaranteed environmental flows to help maintain a healthy marsh ecosystem that also supports businesses
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Bennett’s Dolphins flip the script to ambush Roosters
Bennett’s Dolphins flip the script to ambush Roosters
'Might as well go out there and run'
Bol vows to prove himself on the track
Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd
Ten Hag accuses his team of being ‘unprofessional’
Culture
Succession, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Weird Al
What’s new to streaming in Australia this March
What’s new to streaming in Australia this March
Adelaide festival
A Little Life review – four hours of brutality and misery, but what for?
The Hollywood sign at 100
How a hillside ad became an enduring monument
Opinion
People with an opioid addiction are often in denial about their problem. Recovery requires a team effort
People with an opioid addiction are often in denial about their problem. Recovery requires a team effort
Rightwing culture has Alex Jones-style craziness to energise it. What does the left have?
The joy of mediocrity: we need hobbies, even if we’re bad at them, to free us from perfection
What’s really at stake in the defamation trial of the century?
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Lifestyle
No money, no time, no space, no company?
Seven tips for eating well on a solo budget
Seven tips for eating well on a solo budget
Paris fashion week
After the scandal, Balenciaga keeps it simple
Technology
Artificial intelligence
AI apps such as ChatGPT could play a role in Whitehall, says science secretary
AI apps such as ChatGPT could play a role in Whitehall, says science secretary
From gig worker to start-up founder
 In 2020, with a clear purpose and vision, read how Benjemen made his move to South Australia to launch My Gigsters from Lot Fourteen. <br><em>Advertisement<em><br>
In 2020, with a clear purpose and vision, read how Benjemen made his move to South Australia to launch My Gigsters from Lot Fourteen.
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Evolution
New analysis of ancient human protein could unlock secrets of evolution
New analysis of ancient human protein could unlock secrets of evolution
Environment
New Zealand
We can’t afford to choose adaptation over cutting emissions – suggesting otherwise is dangerous
We can’t afford to choose adaptation over cutting emissions – suggesting otherwise is dangerous
Queensland politics
Queenslanders to be banned from dumping solar panels in landfill under new recycling program
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'I don't think it's Manchester United': Ten Hag after mauling at Anfield – video
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