Stay informed: March 27, 2015

NATIONAL
How the Anzac spirit is being exploited for profit
Ocean cruises, trashy T-shirts, kitsch coffee mugs. Despite laws protecting it, there is no limit on how the Anzac legend is being used to boost sales.
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NATIONAL
Union push for $27 wage rise for nation’s lowest paid
The ACTU says workers need a pay rise, but employer groups warn the wage and super claim is “unsustainable”.
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FINANCE NEWS
Is the NSW Premier too close to the bankers?
Investment bank UBS is feeling the heat over the poles and wires debacle, but Mike Baird has so far got off lightly.
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CRICKET
India came and saw, but Australia conquered
India and their fans arrived in Australia full of hopes and dreams. Ultimately, they all left disappointed after bowing out in a World Cup semi-final.
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YOUR BUDGET
It’s a rip-off: save hundreds on travel insurance
Airlines and travel agents are peddling travel insurance at absurdly high premiums. Wise up and go direct.
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AFL
The three men who’ll decide the future of footy
Next week the members of an anti-doping tribunal will decide the immediate future of Essendon players and, in many ways, the AFL itself. So who are they?
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NATIONAL
Defence reshuffle banishes Labor appointments
Army and Air Force heads join list of Labor appointments replaced with heads from the Abbott government inner circle.
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CELEBRITY
Paid pets: the internet’s highest-earning animals
They’re fluffy, they’re cute and they make more money than you. Meet the internet’s animal sensations.
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