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The super maxi has claimed back-to-back line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in an event marred by the death of two sailors.

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21 hours ago A fleeting moment of calm before an unreturned phone call reignited Liberal loathing

Brad Battin and Jess Wilson could have led a next-generation Liberal Party, but neither wanted to play second fiddle, leaving the party riven by the same hatreds that consumed John Pesutto.

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8 hours ago Voter perceptions of Albanese and Dutton are set in cement. Let’s shake things up, fellas

Underwhelmed Australian voters look likely to desert the major parties and vote in a hung parliament in 2025. Here are four ideas for each party leader that just might hand them the keys to The Lodge.

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18 hours ago Brad Battin, having rolled Pesutto, promises unity and makes election pitch

The 49-year-old former police officer, flanked by his new all-male leadership team, has vowed to bring the party together and said he would toughen bail laws and slash taxes.

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19 hours ago ‘Devastated’: Two sailors die, third saved from surging sea in Sydney to Hobart

Two experienced sailors have lost their lives, another was swept into the sea and lucky to survive, on a black night for the Sydney to Hobart.

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22 hours ago This race is no place for beginners, yet trainee sailors buy their way onto boats

Anyone who wants to add a Sydney-Hobart race to their bucket list, but who has very limited sailing experience, can effectively buy a berth on a yacht.

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