Top stories – Wednesday 9 March, 2016
How Turnbull could win an early election but lose control of his party
Exclusive analysis by The New Daily shows the PM could win the election only to find himself under siege from Abbott loyalists. Read more
Apple users exposed for the first time to ransomware hack attacks
It seems Macs aren’t as unhackable as some believed. This is how thieves are taking control of computers and making the user pay. Read more
Why Maria Sharapova’s confession should be no surprise to anyone
She’s the latest in a long list of tennis royalty to test positive to drugs. And she’s not the only star to be busted for using meldonium. Read more
Here’s how much money your friends are making from the technology boom
Salaries in this sector are growing much faster than the rest of the economy. And the industry is crying out for more plugged-in workers. Read more
Everything that’s coming to Presto, Stan and Netflix this month
March is set to be a bumper month for entertainment. Here are the best films and TV series that will have you binge-streaming. Read more
Immigration chief furiously defends detention centres, slams critics
They’ve been described as ‘gulags’, ‘places of torture’ and their conditions compared with Nazi Germany. Here’s the boss’s comeback. Read more
These are the jobs that could be taken by robots in the next 30 years
It’s a ‘confronting’ truth some of us don’t want to accept, but many of our jobs will soon be lost to machines. These will be the first to go. Read more
Seven things we know to be true about Game of Thrones season six
While we can’t figure out if Jon Snow is dead or alive, we do know a few juicy details about the show’s other characters. Read more
Legendary Daddy Cool guitarist Ross Hannaford ‘a musical genius’
The man known simply as ‘Hanna’ dies after a battle with cancer, just months after releasing his latest solo album. Read more
Sports reporter awarded $74 million over explicit hotel video leak
A US court has awarded a whopping damage payout to this aggrieved woman. But there’s no way that would ever happen in Australia. Read more