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Australia · ABC

Court hears suspended Torrens to Darlington contractor still awaiting $2m

30 Oct 18:47

The labour hire company at the centre of a controversy surrounding alleged bikie threats is still awaiting a payment of about $2 million from the lead contractor of the state government’s Torrens to Darlington project, a court has heard.

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

The four horsemen of the apocalypse are coming. One for each political party

The parties share the same problem; none are polling above 30 per cent. But each disorder is different, and potentially fatal.

31 Oct 05:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

From the grimly real to the surreal: images from the Head On Photo festival

Striking shots from Australia’s largest celebration of photography capture our world right now.

31 Oct 05:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

The October 31 edition

What is football club culture teaching men about women? | Jelena Dokic on a crucial life lesson | Chris Bowen’s make-or-break moment | Comedian Dara Ó Briain

31 Oct 05:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

How to perform CPR: why compressions are vital

Only one in 10 people survive a cardiac arrest outside hospital – though this doubles if someone starts CPR early, says the Heart Foundation.

31 Oct 05:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

My teammates stood naked, surrounding two women. I didn’t know what to say. I still don’t

It’s where sport, mateship and sex collide – when it comes to football club culture and misogyny, has anything really changed?

31 Oct 05:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

I couldn’t hold my second son, but my obstetrician did

A grieving mother is comforted by the link her doctor provides to her children.

31 Oct 05:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

‘Your career choices were unemployed or Australian’: Dara Ó Briain

The Irish TV presenter and author originally studied maths and theoretical physics before he hustled his way into making laughs for a living.

31 Oct 05:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

‘Someone needs to save the Florey’: Famous institute at war with its scientists

Top names at one of Australia’s best-known science organisations are walking, or being pushed out, amid allegations of a toxic culture and intense financial pressure.

31 Oct 05:00