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Australian of the Year organisers have severed a 38-year partnership with the Commonwealth Bank over fears the scandal-plagued finance industry was damaging the reputation of the national awards. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age understand the National Australia Day Council and the bank reached the decision before Saturday's election. Labor last November seized on […]

Michael Maguire not only won an historic premiership at South Sydney, he handed NRL debuts to no fewer than six Rabbitohs who will start against his side on Saturday night. Maguire was in no mood to reflect on his time at Souths this week – "I'm all about the Wests Tigers now'' – as he […]

The Reserve Bank will go further than previously thought by cutting the cash rate not two, but three times before 2019 is over, according to a leading economist. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans , who in February became the first top economist from the big four banks to predict two rate cuts this year, said […]

At one point in his sneaker collecting "career", DJ Jerome Salele’a owned 400 pairs. These days, the 34-year-old has considerably fewer – he keeps about 50 at his home in Sydney's south-west, with the remainder in storage – but his passion for "kickz" is as strong as ever. New Zealand-born Salele'a is part of the […]

The artistic director of the Australian Ballet, David McAllister, has announced he is stepping down after two decades in the role. Australian Ballet chairman Craig Dunn announced the news at the company's annual general meeting in Melbourne today. McAllister will finish up at the end of next year, which will be his 20th year at […]

Justin Hemmes' construction boss has agreed to pay the Sydney hospitality tsar's Merivale group almost $230,000 in the wake of allegations he authorised false invoices to be paid into his bank account. In civil proceedings on Thursday, NSW Supreme Court Justice Michael Pembroke finalised the settlement deal by making consent orders that Joel Cheeseman, 30, […]

Dating has never been more confusing. People make specific plans to meet up and then cut off all contact and block you. (That's called "cloaking.") Others might ghost and then attempt to come back from the dead. (Also known as zombie-ing.) Having a word for confusing dating behavior can make it a little easier to […]

I used to think rallies worked. I used to believe that the power of large volumes of people could sway the mood of the wider population and break through to politicians and other people of importance. But on Friday I have begun to doubt this, a lot. I will be upfront with you and state […]

“Will we ever sleep again? What have we done wrong?” These are the questions infant and child sleep consultant Chantal Cohen hears regularly from exhausted parents. Sleep deprivation is a universal experience for new parents. Anyone who has been active in tending to the needs of a newborn will recognise the all-consuming fog that seems […]

Anthony Albanese has called on Labor to reconnect with aspirational Australians who rejected the party at the federal election, declaring that voters have "conflict fatigue" over political arguments that pit one part of the community against the other. Mr Albanese, who is set to become Labor leader within days, said the party needed to end […]