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A man holds his mobile phone bearing an application showing the credit earned after inserting a plastic bottle into an automatic recycling bin outside a subway station in Rome, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Rome unveiled Tuesday three test machines around metro stations where passengers can drop plastic water bottles, receiving five cents apiece, which goes to the passenger’s account in partner apps to be redeemed for public transportation tickets. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Data snooping gone wild

Laws to protect the private ­metadata of millions of Australians are being subverted by a vast array of organisations exploiting a loophole.

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Ex-chief justice backs voice

Former High Court chief justice Robert French has laid out a way to enshrine an indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution. Keep up with all the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Aussie professor’s Chinese generals

A UNSW computer science professor co-authored researc­h with Chinese generals linked to Beijing’s nuclear weapons program.

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Callum Forbes, owner of Chill Property Management,. Facebook

Clients burnt by Airbnb hotshot

A Sydney man’s management company has collapsed, owing millions to hundreds of owners.

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Tim Paine of Australia poses during the Australia Ashes Squad Portrait Session on July 28, 2019 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Captain’s call

Australian captainTim Paine reveals his Ashes game plan.