It should have been a time of celebration for a Sydney woman, who had bought a new home for herself and her daughter.

But as settlement loomed, her application for a mortgage unravelled in shocking fashion. And it was all over $44.11.

Kishor Napier-Raman appraises what led a judge to demand that the head of one of the big four banks be hauled before a court this week.

It should have been a time of celebration for a Sydney woman, who had bought a new home for herself and her daughter. But as settlement loomed, her application for a mortgage unravelled in shocking fashion. And it was all over $44.11. Kishor Napier-Raman appraises what led a judge to demand that the head of one of the big four banks be hauled before a court this week.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

A Sydney mother, the big bank and the court stoush over $44.11

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Tony Wright, the associate editor of The Age, has been writing for 50 years. He is the master of what we call the political sketch. Sketches are akin to a verbal cartoon, and when done well, capture a moment in politics.
Today, we bring you Wright's latest sketch, titled: 'Nation’s worst government? Jane Hume’s hyperbolic historical claim'.

Read Wright's columns, and sketches, by clicking here.

Tony Wright, the associate editor of&nbsp;The Age, has been writing for 50 years. He is the master of what we call the political sketch. Sketches are akin to a verbal cartoon, and when done well, capture a moment in politics. Today, we bring you Wright's latest sketch, titled: 'Nation&rsquo;s worst government? Jane Hume&rsquo;s hyperbolic historical claim'.
Read Wright's columns, and sketches, by <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/by/tony-wright-hve1u">clicking here</a>.

The Sketch: Tony Wright on 'Nation's worst government? Jane Hume's hyperbolic historical claim' 

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We are in a dangerous new nuclear age, according to a growing number of world leaders. The signs are not just in Russia’s threats to use itsnuclear arsenal, or China’s steady build-up of its nuclear capabilities.

The signs are also plain to see in a singlesentence, buried in an otherwise dull strategic document, released last month by the Trump administration.

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on Donald Trump’s nuclear ambitions. And why Australia must begin thinking about acquiring its own nuclear weapons.

We are in a dangerous new nuclear age, according to a growing number of world leaders. The signs are not just in Russia&rsquo;s threats to use its nuclear arsenal, or China&rsquo;s steady build-up of its nuclear capabilities.
The signs are also plain to see in a single sentence, buried in an otherwise dull strategic document, released last month by the Trump administration.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on Donald Trump&rsquo;s nuclear ambitions. And why Australia must begin thinking about acquiring its own nuclear weapons.

Trump won’t shelter us. But does Australia really need nuclear weapons?

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“Our character is essentially Anglo-Celtic and Judaeo-Christian. That's what has made our country attractive to migrants, and we should keep it that way.’’

That was former prime minister Tony Abbott on the position he would like the newly minted Coalition leader Angus Taylor to adopt, saying that for the Coalition to win voters back from One Nation, it needed to take a harder line on immigration and move away from diversity.

Today, political analyst Sean Kelly, on how far Angus Taylor will go, in cracking down on immigration.  And his connection to Tony Abbott.

&ldquo;Our character is essentially Anglo-Celtic and Judaeo-Christian. That's what has made our country attractive to migrants, and we should keep it that way.&rsquo;&rsquo; That was former prime minister Tony Abbott on the position he would like the newly minted Coalition leader Angus Taylor to adopt, saying that for the Coalition to win voters back from One Nation, it needed to take a harder line on immigration and move away from diversity.
Today, political analyst Sean Kelly, on how far Angus Taylor will go, in cracking down on immigration.&nbsp; And his connection to Tony Abbott.

How far will Angus Taylor go to crack down on immigration?

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A Sydney mother, the big bank and the court stoush over $44.11

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