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Hello readers. Economic growth is the slowest since the GFC, and court grants Tamil family a legal reprieve.

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Economic growth slowest since GFC

GDP figures show Australia’s economic growth is now at its most sluggish since the GFC, writes Adam Creighton.

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family portrait of Sri Lankan Tamils Priya and Nadesalingam and their two Australian-born children Kopika and Tharunicaa (L) Nadesalingam.

Court grants Tamil family legal reprieve

The Tamil family’s ­eleventh-hour bid to prevent their ­deportation has been pushed to 4pm Friday, with an injunction granted.

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Recession unlikely: PM

Scott Morrison cannot see Australia entering a recession despite expectations of sluggish economic growth figures today. Robert Gottliebsen has some thoughts on how to kick start the economy.

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boris Johnson addresses the house of commons

After historic defeat, what comes next?

Boris Johnson faces a tumultuous few days after losing control of parliament in the first vote he’s faced since becoming PM.

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Aussie jihadi found in Syria prison

One of four Australian brothers who left Sydney to join IS in 2104 was captured earlier this year.

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Identity storm in a teacup now a tempest

What happened after Yassmin Abdel-Magied walked out on my literary festival speech was more like game hunting than art, writes Lionel Shriver.

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Australian tennis legend Rod Laver (left) and our current men's no.1

‘Kyrgios lacks discipline’

Legend Rod Laver says only a superhuman coach could tame untapped ability of Nick Kyrgios.

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The long read: Everyone’s nightmare

Michael Guider is a pedophile, child killer and soon to be a free man. Hedley Thomas reports.