Dirty secret that could spark a financial meltdown

YOU DON’T need a “good job” to get a mortgage if your loan documents bump up your salary by $288,000. But the potential consequences are frightening.

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Queen laughs at sweet races prize

THE Queen could hardly believe her luck. The 90-year-old monarch scored an awesome prize when her horse won at the races.

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The big business of medical marijuana

AUSSIE doctors are planning clinical trials that could be a major boost for the economy as the multi-billion dollar medical marijuana industry opens up.

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Myer chalks up sales spike

MYER has reported a strong quarterly sales update after shoppers hit the group’s department stores in force during the three months to April.

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Google bans ‘harmful’ ads

INTERNET giant Google said on Wednesday it would ban all ads from this one industry, calling it “deceptive” and “harmful”.

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Illegal brothels ‘will continue to spread’

COUNCILS say they will be forced to spend hundreds of thousands of ratepayer dollars on private investigators in the war on illegal brothels.

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Myer warns of warm winter slump

AN UNSEASONABLY warm start to winter and the federal election campaign are causing headaches for Myer — but it’s not all bad news.

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