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ExclusivePremiumMy baby saved me from cancer

Tiny Alberto Coda is being heralded as a hero who saved his Aussie mum’s life, after he helped find her breast cancer.

Sue Dunlevy

ExclusivePremiumNew blood test for breast cancer risk

Catching breast cancer before it develops is the holy grail, research into a new blood test could help achieve that.

Sue Dunlevy

ExclusivePremiumWhy Albo is haunted by Mother’s Day

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has shared a deeply personal story about his mother, who raised him alone, as he prepares his response to the upcoming federal budget, which will draw on his upbringing in a “two person household”.

Linda Silmalis

PollPremiumThe 35 best Aussie songs that changed the nation

These are the 35 songs that changed Australian music, and have been sung by millions over and over. But who’s your favourite?

Cameron Adams

ExclusivePremium$4200 health gouge exposed as Budget to cut medical costs

Aussies are paying twice as much for medical devices as the French. Now the Budget is set to cut costs to push health fund premiums down.

Sue Dunlevy

Full ListPremiumYoung rich Aussies make Forbes top 30 under 30 list

A number of young Australians made the recent Forbes 30 Under 30 list for their outstanding entrepreneurial skills.

Merryn Johns

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International border ‘indefinitely’ closed to the world

Australia’s border will stay closed even after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison warning he doesn’t see an ‘appetite’ to move beyond the elimination strategy.

James Campbell

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Cultural changeCommentsPremium
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What is ‘cheugy’ and are you it?

Do you enjoy rewatching Friends? Buy the odd candle from Dusk? Got any pillows with quotes like “I was born to be wild, but only until 9pm”? Congratulations, you are officially diagnosed as cheugy.

Jenna Clarke

Budget 2021CommentsPremiumExperts weigh in on Frydenberg’s COVID recovery Budget

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is confident as he prepares to deliver perhaps the most important Budget in decades, but what do the experts think of his plan? Lanai Scarr writes.

Lanai Scarr

Stop Asian HatePremiumCOVID-19 sees Asian Australians face racism pandemic

Dani, 19, had just stepped into a Midland clothing shop when an older man spewed racial abuse at her. ‘You’re not Australian made, you shouldn’t be allowed in here.’ It wasn’t the first time.

Annabel Hennessy

ExclusivePremium$354m budget sweetener for women’s health

Improved access to mental health for expectant mums and breast cancer screening are among the raft of services to receive a boost in Tuesday’s federal budget. See the list of changes

Linda Silmalis

ExclusivePremiumIndigenous music star’s mum protected him with a crowbar

Mitch Tambo has joined creative forces with his mum to encourage respect for women and curb domestic violence.

Kathy McCabe

ExclusivePremiumeBay Australia’s massive change to way you shop

Australia’s top online retailer is about to change the way senders mail their goods in a bid to get more people selling their gear.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

TransportPremiumNew crisis that could push up cost of food and goods

Movement restrictions and consumer demand has created a shipping container shortage that is set to hurt Australians.

Charles Miranda

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Trade tensionsPremium
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Top British diplomat backs Australia in China stoush

British High Commissioner to Australia Vicki Treadell has backed the Federal Government in its worsening feud with China and accused Beijing of coercion, and weaponising trade policy.

Rhianna Mitchell

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Date with destinyPremium
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Perth tech whiz kid’s US extradition trial date set

A hearing to decide whether Perth tech entrepreneur Zhenya Tsvetnenko will be extradited to the US to face criminal charges over a multimillion-dollar phone text scam will go ahead this year.

Emily Moulton

UpdatedPremiumReturned traveller from India admitted to ICU

A returned traveller from India who tested positive to COVID-19 and was isolating in a Perth quarantine hotel, has been transferred to intensive care after his condition deteriorated.

Jessica McSweeney, Maria Bervanakis, Anton Nilsson, James Hall, Amanda Sheppeard

Porter vs ABCPremiumPorter claims ABC motivated by malice

Christian Porter has accused the ABC of engaging in a witch hunt culminating in the publication of what he says was a defamatory article falsely implying he ‘brutally raped’ a teenage girl in 1988.

Josh Zimmerman

India crisisCommentsPremiumAus resident dies in COVID-ravaged India

Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell has confirmed an Australian resident has died there, as 9000 Australians remain stranded — but the cause of death is still being investigated.

Sarah Ison

NetballPremiumMundy’s Mother’s Day inspiration

Hannah Mundy want to be her own woman on the court but her mum’s stellar netball career will spur her on this Mother’s Day.

Emma Greenwood

Trend shiftPremiumWhy next generation is picking stocks over bricks

The strong rebound in share prices reflects that while volatile, the market is full of potential ... which is more than you can say for people priced out of the latest property boom.

Arian Neiron

‘Flight risk’Premium‘Tax-dodging’ WA property tycoon scores court win

Allen Caratti — who is accused of dodging millions in tax and impersonating an ATO employee — has had a win in court after his lawyers and prosecutors locked horns over a bail condition.

Shannon Hampton

Disturbing crimeVideoPremiumSA’s ‘10 second rapist’ jailed over Perth sex attack

The man once dubbed the ‘10 second rapist’ in South Australia has now been convicted of a sex assault on a mother in Perth, with his expected jail term leaving his victim weighing up a move overseas.

Tim Clarke

‘Dying on the streets’VideoCommentsStranded Aussies fear for lives in COVID-stricken India

India has reached another grim global world record, with stranded Australians living in constant fear of catching COVID-19 pleading for the Government to help them get home.

Rebecca Gredley