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Women who worked at one of Australia's most exclusive boys' schools warn its culture is toxic
Source: Four CornersTopic: Private Schools
Liberals choose former McKinsey consultant to contest Morrison's former seat of Cook
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Liberal Party of Australia
Samantha Murphy search shifts to phone data as former detective warns volunteer searchers may be hurting police investigation
Source: 7.30Topic: Missing Person
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The US pays its whistleblowers instead of sending them to prison. Should Australia do the same?
The sentencing of David McBride next week will be a clarifying moment for whistleblowing protections in this country, writes Adele Ferguson.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics
The stark reality is Dutton's 'working-class' strategy wasn't a hit with voters
The relief among Labor MPs and officials was palpable, but the celebratory speeches at the Liberal Party function did appear incongruous with the stark reality of an election loss, writes Patricia Karvelas.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Elections
It was banned for almost two decades — now Fiji's 'Great Chiefs' are back, and they want more say
Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs, a organisation banished for almost two decades, has returned to re-establish its place in modern Fiji. But not everyone is convinced.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Foreign Affairs
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Why the quoll got its spots and other animal camouflage questions answered
When it comes to blending in, there's a lot we can learn from the animal kingdom. And while the reasons for camouflage vary, they all come back to survival.
Source: ABC ScienceTopic: Science
Why this expensive seafood delicacy is proving to be a golden export opportunity
Workers from Australia and overseas are happy to help far south coast sea urchin factories crack the export market for the roe of a marine menace.
Source: ABC South East NSWTopic: Food Processing
The seven books our critics couldn't put down so far this year
Our favourite new reads include the much-anticipated second offering from US novelist Kiley Reid, the final instalment of a sleeper hit series set in Canada's Métis community and a bold work of First Nations speculative fiction.
Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Books (Literature)
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Peter was 16 when he marched in the 1978 Sydney Mardi Gras. He's determined to march again today
Peter, who is now 62, remembers what it was like being gay and living with disability as a teenager in the 70s — and marching in the first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978.
Source: ABC EntertainmentTopic: LGBT
How CeCe Peniston wrote one of the biggest LGBT anthems of all time
What started as a poem written in a chemistry class has become one of the world's most revered LGBT anthems. CeCe Peniston reflects on how she built a career on Finally.
Duration: 8 minutes 13 seconds
Source: Double JTopic: Dance Music
Moments in History
Pompeii fresco depicting Greek myth uncovered in ancient ruins
The paintings were found during excavation operations to restore part of the ruins called Leda's House.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Archaeology
New data suggests historic Odysseus Moon lander is lying sideways, US company says
Experts say we may look back on the first landing of a US spacecraft on the Moon in more than 50 years as the day everything changed for space exploration.
Source: ABC ScienceTopic: Astronomy (Space)
'You can feel it in your bones': 141-year-old suburban football club recognised as Australia's oldest
Balgownie Rangers Football Club is added to a prestigious list of the world's oldest continuously running soccer clubs, marking an exciting chapter in the Wollongong club's 141-year history.
Source: ABC IllawarraTopic: Australia Soccer
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