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Brighette RyanWeekend Digital Editor

Brighette Ryan is The Australian’s digital night editor. She was previously Social Media Editor, leading the paper’s social media strategy across platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Brighette has also worked as a producer for 2SM and as a social media producer for the Nine Network.

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National Affairs

Malcolm and Daisy Turnbull with Dave Sharma

Turnbull campaigns for Sharma

Malcolm Turnbull has finally campaigned for Dave Sharma, seven weeks after the crucial Wentworth by-election.

National Affairs

Barnaby Joyce appears on Paul Murray Live.

‘Turnbull threw me under bus’

Barnaby Joyce criticises Julia Banks’ resignation and reflects on his own departure as deputy PM during a colourful exchange on Sky News.

Sascha O’Sullivan

Aviation

An investigation has been launched into an incident in which a pilot fell asleep during a one-hour charter flight, resulting in the aircraft overflying its destination by 46km. The 6.21am Vortex Air flight from Devonport to King Island on November 8

Sleeping pilot ‘couldn’t be raised’

Air traffic controllers complained they could “not raise” a pilot fell asleep during a freight flight from Devonport to King Island.

Robyn Ironside

Q&A recapBroadcast

Abetz accuses Jones of bias

Last night’s fiery episode of Q&A launched with Liberal senator Eric Abetz accusing Tony Jones and the ABC of political bias.

Sascha O’Sullivan

The Nation

A man uses his smart watch to pay for his train trip at Wynyard Station in Sydney, Monday, November 26, 2018. The NSW Opal Card system will now accept credit card, smart phone and smart watch devices for trip payment. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Tap-and-go on Sydney transport

Sydney commuters can swipe their credit cards, phones and smart watches to use the city’s trains, ferries and light rail.

Chris Griffith

Financial Services

Woman worried about financial problems. Jobless or to many bills

Worry over mortgage conversion

Borrowers with interest-only loans who move to mortgages with principal-and-interest repayments are twice as likely to default, report finds.

Michael Roddan

The Nation

A 54-year-old man has been arrested by detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad at Maroubra Police Station this afternoon. After being deemed fit by doctors, the 54-year-old man was transported to Maroubra Police Station by specialist correctives officers about just after 4pm today (Sunday 25 November 2018). Custody was handed over to NSW Police Force and detectives are expected to lay a number of charges in relation to the incident at Kogarah on Thursday 15 November 2018. Further information will be available once the charge process has been completed. Source: NSW Police

Dance studio accused has cancer

Anthony Sampieri was set to be charged last night over the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl, but may never face trial.

Andrew, Clennell and Emily Ritchie

Rugby Union

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Michael Cheika head coach of Australia attends an Australia press conference at The Lensbury Conference Centre on November 22, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Cheika riled up over sledging

Kyle Sinckler wanted to get under the skin of the Wallabies with a series of sledges, but it was their coach who became riled up.

Jacquelin Magnay

walkley awardsMedia

Journalist Hedley Thomas at the Walkley Awards in Sydney, 22-11-2018. Picture: Adam Hollingworth

Gold Walkley for Teacher’s Pet

The Australian collects three Walkleys, including the nation’s most prestigious journalism award for Hedley Thomas and producer Slade Gibson.

Lilly Vitorovich

The Nation

The boat at the centre of the ill-fated fishing trip.

WA Police locate doomed boat

Police have solved the mystery of where a boat disappeared with its crew of four male family members nearly three weeks ago.

Victoria Laurie

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