96 m. ago In NSW personal injury law, Maurie Stack was ‘the equivalent of Pele or Beyonce’

Maurie Stack was more than just a lawyer; he was devoted to public service and was even writing his own operetta based on The Dismissal.

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9 h. ago 19 killed in building collapse in Moroccan city popular with tourists

Search and rescue operations are ongoing after two adjacent buildings collapsed in the country’s second-largest city.

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9 h. ago 22 killed in building collapse in Moroccan city popular with tourists

Search and rescue operations are ongoing after two adjacent buildings collapsed in the country’s second-largest city.

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13 h. ago ASX slips for a third day as tech stocks fall, gold miners advance

Gold miners bolstered the Australian sharemarket on Wednesday, but their gains weren’t enough to offset losses by interest-rate sensitive sectors such as technology.

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14 h. ago Banking services restored after thousands of customers hit by Westpac outage

The outage affected eftpos terminals and online banking, including through apps or other browsers. 

Economics

14 h. ago Panda Mart banned from trading after hundreds of illegal items found on shelves

An urgent court order has banned budget retailer Panda Mart from operating in Victoria after hundreds of illegal items were discovered on the shelves. Assignee

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15 h. ago Litchfield lands 148m monster copper hit in Northern Territory

Litchfield Minerals has hit a whopping 148m of copper, including 90m at 0.6% copper and 1.8% zinc at its Oonagalabi copper-zinc project in the Northern Territory.

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17 h. ago I wrote the book on anxious kids. It doesn’t matter if this ban isn’t perfect

The American author of The Anxious Generation writes that parents around the world are cheering on Australia as its pioneering social media law comes into effect today.

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19 h. ago ‘Parents need help’: US Republicans back Australia’s social media ban as tech groups attack

Australia’s move has galvanised advocates for reform in the United States, despite lobby groups claiming the Australian ban will “severely disadvantage” US companies.

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20 h. ago Gold miners hold up ASX; Wall Street drifts ahead of Fed’s rate call

Gold miners led the Australian sharemarket slightly higher on Wednesday morning after US stocks were treading water overnight.

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20 h. ago Kids can still use social media – they just can’t sign their lives away to tech giants

The American author of The Anxious Generation writes that parents around the world are cheering on Australia as its pioneering social media law comes into effect today.

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20 h. ago Kids can still use social media – they just can’t sign their lives away

The American author of The Anxious Generation writes that parents around the world are cheering on Australia as its pioneering social media law comes into effect today.

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22 h. ago ASX set to gain as Wall Street drifts ahead of Fed’s rate call

The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher, with futures pointing to a gain of 0.3 per cent.

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26 h. ago ‘Tech bros have stolen my family’: Sydney household debates social media ban

Things get real when Hamish, Cristina, Ariel and Elena De Souza-Bell chat about the social media ban and how it will impact all of them.

Society

38 h. ago ASX finishes in the red after RBA keeps rates on hold; TPG shares fall

The Australian sharemarket stayed in the red after the Reserve Bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday afternoon and said recent data suggested “the risks to inflation have tilted to the upside”.

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40 h. ago ASX stays in the red after RBA keeps rates on hold; TPG shares fall

The Australian sharemarket stayed in the red after the Reserve Bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday afternoon and said recent data suggested “the risks to inflation have tilted to the upside”.

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43 h. ago ‘People want me to fail’: The woman in charge of enforcing Australia’s social media ban feels the heat

Julie Inman Grant is battling tech giants and High Court challenges while navigating her 13-year-old daughter’s conviction that the ban will “ruin her life”.

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44 h. ago Succession supercharged their careers. But who’s done the best work since?

Actors from this hit show have since enjoyed an Oscar, Tony Awards and a Netflix sensation. Let’s rank their post-Succession hits.

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50 h. ago ASX set to slide on RBA day as Wall Street retreats; Magnum ice cream disappoints in debut

US stocks are pulling away from their record heights, setting up the Australian sharemarket to open lower this morning.

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59 h. ago Embattled Olympic sport hit with legal action over ‘cyberattack’

Strife-torn Equestrian Australia is being sued by its former digital services provider amid a bid to boot out members of the board.

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