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Leaders weigh up a challenging year of transitions in the Australia-US relationship

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imageBarack Obama has become adept at welcoming new Australian prime ministers to the White House.EPA/Michael Reynolds

Malcolm Turnbull has held talks with President Barack Obama at the White House on his first official visit to the US as Australian prime minister. With the fight against Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East high on the agenda, Obama...

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Tarantino's The Hateful Eight: review and cast interview

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imageAn unlikely group of bounty hunters, bandits, and lawmen take shelter from a merciless blizzard.Roadshow

This review contains some spoilers for The Hateful Eight.

Quentin Tarantino has secured his place in popular culture by reaching into neglected corners of cinema for genres that are ready for reinvention and rediscovery.

This approach saw the...

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Science fact vs fiction in Star Wars and other sci-fi movies: relax, and enjoy the entertainment

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imageThe X-wing fighters have been criticised for doing World War II dogfights in space.YouTube/Star Wars (screen grab)

It’s a month since the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and for pedants there’s much to find wrong with the Star Wars movies. Laser beams moving slower than 300,000 kilometres per second, and that sort of thing.

To...

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  20. After the Essendon saga, any reform to anti-doping regimes must give athletes a greater say
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  23. Malcolm Turnbull should have the government apologise ASAP to Save the Children over Nauru fiasco
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  26. Masters was spoiled from the start, now Woolworths must go back to basics
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