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TUESDAY, JANUARY 30
76 years ago today, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated

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    NEWS

    Concerns tax cut tinkering worse in long run

    Concerns tax cut tinkering worse in the long run
    Independent MPs are calling for the government to take on wide-ranging tax reform as debate turns to how much new tax cuts will cost workers over the decade.

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    'Threat' of rivalry enough to lower airfares

    'Threat' of rivalry can be enough to lower airfares
    A little competition goes a long way in bringing airfares down, based on fresh research from a federal task force.

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    Woman allegedly assaulted in Bonner

    Woman allegedly assaulted at Bonner roundabout
    A woman was allegedly assaulted at a roundabout in Bonner late on Thursday night.

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    'Legend' vet lauded for shark attack response

    'Legend' vet lauded for shark attack response
    A 'heroic' vet who applied tourniquets to the mauled leg of a woman after she was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbour is being credited with saving her life.

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    Lessons smarten Clarke's skateboarding skills

    Lessons smarten up Clarke's skateboarding skills
    Seven-year-old Clarke has fallen in love with skateboarding. She has been skateboarding for around a year, she tells reporter KATARINA LLOYD JONES.

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    Sales fall 2.7 per cent after Black Friday boost

    Sales fall 2.7 per cent after Black Friday boost
    Consumers are shifting their spending habits ahead of Christmas to lean into discounting over the cyber weekend sale period.

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    FEATURES

    Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
    The PM broke a promise on the Stage 3 tax cuts. Cartoonist PAUL DORIN thinks there may be more to come.

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    7% on public transport, tram doesn't stack up

    With 7% on public transport, tram doesn't stack up
    "Who, apart from fragile government egos, benefits from continuing to pour our rates into the bottomless tram pit? Of course, the answer is the developers," says letter writer IAN PEARSON, of Barton.

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    ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

    Tribute band takes to the limit, one more time

    Tribute band takes it to the limit, one more time
    Life in the Fast Lane, the Australian Eagles tribute show, will include The Linda Ronstadt Story, a show within a show dedicated to the singer-songwriter who had a seminal influence on the American band, reports HELEN MUSA.

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    There's music all around town

    There's music all around town
    It’s music all around as Canberra’s arts scene shifts back into gear – especially folk music, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.

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    This week's digital edition

    CLIVE HAMILTON and MYRA HAMILTON critique the relentless tide of baby boomer bashing that implies it’s become a crime to be born in the 15 years after World War II.

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