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Rent spikes up to 80 per cent as property fight heats up

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Rents spike up to 80 per cent as people are pushed from homes to units
Surging rental costs have been conscripted into the political fight over the nation's property market, with new data showing rents have spiked up to 80 per cent in some areas while falling 30 per cent in others.
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Posting this photo was a big mistake for a club trying to re-establish itself as an NRL giant
Parramatta posted two photos of controversial former star Jarryd Hayne in their dressing rooms last weekend, and the backlash was swift and damning for a club trying to re-establish itself as an NRL giant.
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Specsavers told Nicole she needed glasses. Then, she had a car accident
Nicole was told by Specsavers she needed glasses after developing cataracts, which a leading researcher said should have been picked up, before she had a car accident.
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It’s been 25 years since Tampa. A documentary aims to show the story behind it isn’t ‘black and white’
A new three-part documentary marks 25 years since the Tampa diplomatic stand-off at sea that redefined Australia's border protection policy, aiming to show the story behind it isn't 'black and white'.
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It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award
A film that was the critics' pick of Cannes has won the $140,000 top prize at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, a story about social destiny and chance.
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