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In the old days, when people split up, they called it a divorce. Now it’s ‘conscious uncoupling’. In the old days, when people lost their jobs, they got the sack. Now they leave work to ‘explore new opportunities’. In the old days, governments used to raise taxes. Now they introduce ‘levies’. All of which is […]

On the condition of anonymity, a senior figure of Mr Abbott’s Liberal ministerial team told the Sydney Morning Herald that the suggestion of a tax could become “Tony’s Gillard moment, when she announced the carbon tax”. The Prime Minister admitted to considering a levy to help reduce the nation’s debt on radio earlier in the […]

The 67-year-old had his left breast removed at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Private Hospital on April 7 and is now free of cancer. Mr Greiner first suspected something was wrong last May, when he noticed a small spot of blood on his shirt. The blood was coming from his nipple, but he ignored it. When it […]

Ross – who spent 40 years working at Channel Nine and Channel Seven – was diagnosed with cancer shortly before Christmas. He had gone to the doctor to seek treatment for a sore foot when a blood test revealed he was battling the disease, which had already spread to his liver. He was told he […]

“Some people feel that they have been let down and I deeply apologise for that,” Huegill told the Nine Network. While NSW Police declined to confirm the identity of the couple involved, they said that a 35-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were issued with the notice at Randwick Racecourse about 6pm on Saturday. According […]

Wearing a black J’Aton gown, Keddie won the Logie award for most popular actress and outstanding actress. In her acceptance speech for outstanding actress, the 39-year-old praised the other nominees, including her Offspring co-star Kat Stewart. “I feel so honoured to a part of this group of women,” she said. “I watch you all, I […]

Mourners congregated at St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence church in the village of Davington, near Faversham in Kent to say their final goodbyes to the mother-of-two following her tragic death on April 7. Peaches’ coffin was decorated with paintings of her young family. Peaches’ coffin was decorated with paintings of her young family. A […]

The Manly MP, who is a father of three, was elected leader unopposed in a joint ticket with friend and Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian, 43. “Today Gladys and I stand here uncontested,” he said. “It’s a party room that has come together, despite the challenge of past few days, to say we believe in what […]

Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian is the deputy leader. The ascension of the youthful Mr Baird to the state’s top job has come following the sudden resignation yesterday of former Premier, Barry O’Farrell after he misled the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) about the receipt of a bottle of Penfolds Grange. While reports from inside NSW […]

In a shock press conference he said he accepted the consequences of his “massive memory fail” after the Independent Commission Against Corruption revealed he was sent the bottle by the boss of Australian Water Holdings boss Nick Di Girolamo. Under oath Mr O’Farrell said he did not recall receiving the bottle despite evidence to suggest […]