| | One family company has held the monopoly on poker machine licences in Australia's poorest state for 25 years. This is how it happened. | | | Did you hear something snap this week? It was the sound of the last vestiges of any national policy coherence being tossed aside, writes Laura Tingle. | | | The next time your phone buzzes, it could be Craig Kelly. And there is nothing that can stop him. | | | It's been two decades since a group of hijackers brought America to its knees and killed almost 3,000 people. On that day, the Whittington-Falkenbergs thought they were embarking on a trip of a lifetime to Australia. | | | Home prices are up almost 20 per cent over the past year, with few signs of slowing down. Investment bank UBS warns a record level of so-called liar loans may be a key reason why buyers are able to pay so much. | | | One western Sydney area has been listed as a hotspot for more than a month, but residents are fighting to change that as they hit a 90 per cent COVID-19 vaccination mark. | | | In the years before September 11, America — the sole world superpower — was basking in Cold War glory, but political fractures were never far from the surface, writes Stan Grant. | | | In the face of new COVID-19 variants and enduring lockdowns, Australians stranded interstate and abroad say there is no sign of when they will get home. | | | A staff member at Brisbane's Griffith University who is a close contact of a school student with coronavirus has tested positive for COVID-19. | | | When live music starts to return, a crowded bar or club will pose a high risk for COVID transmission. Will you need to be fully vaccinated to get in the door? | | | | | | Download the ABC News app | Available on Android and Apple devices | | The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source. | | | | The ABC sent this message to wwwhindimen.australia@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
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