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Think about Adam Gilchrist in the 2003 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka. The reputation took a short-term hit. The character compounded.

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Embracing character a signature move for good leadership

Reputation can be as fickle as the scoreboard. It’s the share price, the last election cycle, the most recent grand final. But character is something else entirely, says Justin Langer.

Justin Langer

Three senior Ministers quit Jacinta Allan’s front bench on Monday, with the Premier announcing replacements on Wednesday.

POLITICSMajor update after resignation bombshell

The Victorian Premier has revealed the reshuffle of senior ministers following a mass resignation earlier in the week.

Blair Jackson

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NEWSPremium‘Threats of rape’: Campaigners harassed online

The UN has asked the Australian government to explain an onslaught of violence, rape and doxxing threats directed at anti-gendered violence campaigners.

Blair Jackson

Atlassian boss Mike Cannon-Brookes saw the value of his shares drop sharply overnight. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

FINANCEPremiumWall Street wipes $1bn off Aussie tech fortune

Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes finished work $1bn poorer on Tuesday as Atlassian shares crashed.

Blair Jackson

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UPDATEDPremiumHuge change for resource giants revealed

The world’s largest mining company and Australia’s biggest energy player have unveiled their new top bosses, in a major shake-up to the ASX.

Blair Jackson

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PoliticsPremium‘Strictly complied’: Minister defends travel

One Senator who racks up more travel expense claims than most has defended his wife’s presence at meetings at Uluru, paid for by taxpayers.

Blair Jackson

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POLITICSPremiumSecret docs reveal Howard’s doomed policy

The ill-fated WorkChoices policy was developed in the context of a widely held belief the government was being “undermined”, new documents reveal.

Ria Pandey

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POLITICSPremium‘Rampant’: Former PM unleashes on Albo

A former prime minister has launched a blistering attack on Anthony Albanese over his response to the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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BreakingJobs to go in major shake-up at top of Qantas

Qantas has announced a shake-up of its leadership team, with a number of the company’s staff tipped to lose their jobs in the lead-up to Christmas. 

Cameron Micallef

The CCC obtained evidence from the Australian Army that showed he was enlisted as an Army Reservist, but never served in the SAS. Shae Beplate.

NewsPremiumControversial mayor’s cancer claim debunked

A CCC investigation has uncovered several dishonest claims made by former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson, including that he never had cancer.

Emma Kirk

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NewsPremiumAwards fiasco: Wrong winner named, twice

Two South Australians have been named Senior of the Year following an embarrassing awards blunder at the official ceremony.

Emma Kirk

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UPDATEDPremium‘Concern’: Jobs fuelling Aussie wage rise

Australian wages are climbing at their fastest pace in years, but economists say the rise won’t trigger alarm bells at the Reserve Bank.

Cameron Micallef

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NEWSPremiumBig step in landmark Aussie media deal

There’s been a huge development in the proposed Seven West-Southern Cross Media merger deal, set to transform Australia’s media landscape.

Duncan Evans

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UPDATEDPremium‘Six months’: Big call on Ley’s future

The MP key to landing the Liberal Party’s position on net zero has revealed his thoughts on whether Sussan Ley will last as leader.

Ria Pandey

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UPDATEDPremiumKerr ‘should have warned’ Whitlam

A Sky News documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the sensational sacking of the Whitlam government by the governor-general will air on Tuesday.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Former South Australian premier Jay Weatherill will be the next high commissioner to the UK. Sarah Reed

UPDATEDPremium‘AUKUS’: Albo’s pick for key UK job

Anthony Albanese has revealed his pick for one of the most important overseas postings.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Defence Minister Richard Marles previously described the military incident as “dangerous”. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

UpdatedPremiumAlbo tight-lipped after Xi encounter

The Prime Minister has been grilled on whether he raised a controversial flare drop in the South China Sea with China’s President Xi during an “informal” meeting.

Ria Pandey, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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PoliticsPremiumKevin Rudd’s surprise Canberra visit

Kevin Rudd has made a surprise appearance in Canberra one week after the ambassador to the US was dressed down from President Donald Trump.

Emma Kirk

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BUSINESSPremiumMining billionaire’s economic warning

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest says Australia has a ‘fantastic’ future in manufacturing, but only if business and political leaders avoid this one big thing.

Duncan Evans

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updatedKey question Barnaby can’t answer

Barnaby Joyce has awkwardly avoided giving a clear answer on a major question looming over his bombshell decision to leave the Nationals at the end of his term.

Blair Jackson, Ria Pandey

Housing Australia chairwoman Carol Austin will resign two years after being appointed to the role of leading the Commonwealth agency tasked with improving the nation’s housing crisis.

PoliticsPremiumChair tasked to fix housing crisis resigns

The woman leading an agency tasked with fixing Australia’s housing crisis has resigned weeks before a parliamentary inquiry.

Emma Kirk

Former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce will reveal the highs, lows, and controversies of his 15-year tenure in a forthcoming memoir. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

AviationPremiumEx-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to release tell-all memoirs

Alan Joyce, at the helm of Qantas during some of its most turbulent years, will lift the lid on his leadership in an upcoming memoir.

Andrew Hedgman

Australia’s worst boss has been revealed. Picture Supplied.

FINANCEPremiumBizarre lunch habit of Australia’s worst boss

Australia’s worst boss has been revealed following the bizarre way the employer expected a worker to spend his lunch break.

Cameron Micallef

Australia and the US have signed a new partnership in critical minerals supply. Supplied

FINANCEPremiumMining stocks surge on Trump-Albo deal

Aussie mining stocks are surging higher in the aftermath of the Trump-Albanese critical minerals announcement.

Duncan Evans