Woeful figures prompt stores to rethink sales
David Jones reportedly has pallets of sales stock ready to roll out early, as retailers face their worst Christmas in years.
Lyon spoils Pujara's party
Live
Indian was heading towards a century. Then he made a terrible mistake.
The only Aussie trend that counted
Only one Australian hashtag made it into the world's top 30 trends this year.
Pirate Bay founder 'feels good'
The site may have been shut down forever. The man who helped set it up is celebrating.
Buckle up for a rollercoaster ride
2015 will be tough, but potentially also the year we will look back at as the low point in everything.
70 million photos a day
It's the number that shows why Instagram is beating Twitter. But two other players are growing faster.
Watson pips Clarke in house sales
Test captain sells waterfront home for $2.55m. His teammate has done better.
- Friends question death of tycoon
- Abbott eyes Ukraine nuclear deal
- 'I was shaking' over Hopoate clash
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When Malcolm went bananas
Comment: It was a simple question about blocking websites, the minister's response had no filter.
Fierce lighting, ominous clouds: a photographer's view of the week
Images captured by Herald photographer Nick Moir sum up the wild storms that are still battering NSW.
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New South Wales
'When I saw her, I just collapsed'
Kalynda Davis' father reveals the efforts to bring her home, saying it was his "worst nightmare".
National
Made with 'some' real vegetables
The less healthy the food, the more likely it was to enthuse about its fruit content, study finds.
World
Palestinian minister dies at protest
The Palestinian Authority suspends security co-operation with Israel after a minister dies at a protest.
Federal Politics
Faulkner resigns from Parliament
Move paves the way for new blood in the Senate but leaves Labor deprived of one of its most respected figures.
#auspol: the trend that counted in 2014
Whoever believes people are not interested in politics was not spending much time on Twitter this year.
Comment
Immigration Minister is a tyrant
Australia are known as the most inhumane, the most uncaring, the most selfish of all the wealthy countries, according to former prime minister Malcolm Fraser.
School that threw away the rule book
I am a teacher. For the greater part of my career, I have taught in schools on the other side of the tracks.
Business
Ten 'outrageous predictions' for 2015
Amid the flood of gloomy forecasts, Saxo Bank has once again flagged its most "outrageous predictions" for global markets.
Markets Live: Telstra leads comeback
Live
Shares have halved early losses as better than expected local jobs data lifts spirits, and the dollar.
DJs, Myer ready for early Boxing Day
Santa may come early if department stores decide to bring forward their clearance sales.
Oil rout: It's not just supply, demand
There's many factors, but no matter what you look at: The low oil price is with us for a while.
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'Why should we cut production?'
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi seems unfazed by all the fuss over the plunging oil price: "For any commodity, what does it do? It goes up and down, up and down."
Superjumbo or white elephant?
Superjumbos like the A380 may not be around for much longer, with not a single plane ordered by airlines this year.
- Economy Unemployment rate edges up to 6.3%
- Advice Older men are advisers' best customers
- Aviation Travellers flying high as airfares fall
- Will loan curbs set stage for rate cuts?
- Retail New generation's private label boom
- Fuel Caltex flags profit jump thanks to oil plunge
- Michael West David beats corporate Goliaths
- Energy Power plants mothballed
- Malcolm Maiden Plunge a shocker for retailers
- EBA Qantas pilots to vote on new union deal
- CBD Rupert makes it rain in time for Christmas
- Hotels Double Bay's Golden Sheaf sold
Money
Regulator laments quality of advice
Whatever happens, consumers will still need to be vigilant when seeking out financial advice.
How will health card rules affect me?
I'm 65 next year - will grandfathering work for me?
Executive Style
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Response to 'smart' bike helmet is telling
Frenzied feedback to untested drawings tells us a lot about attitudes to cycling.
Small Business
Nothing wrong with 24/7 work culture
It might be stressful, but we're better off for it.
Harnessing the 'yoof' of today
Eleven ways to develop a new wave of entrepreneurs.
Video
Ebola fighters named 'person of the year'
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Palestinian minister dies at protest
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Now Spain bans Uber – who next?
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What is it like to be a Hobbit 'dwarf'?
New Zealand actor William Kircher talks about his role as Bifur outside The Hobbit premiere in Los Angeles.
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Triple J host's parting shot over cuts
Lindsay McDougall says the Abbott government has behaved like a school bully.
Gervais boasts favourite Fallon gig
Ricky Gervais barely held it together in a 'lip flip' sketch on The Tonight Show. Watch here.
Corgan says rockers are not as good
Billy Corgan has dissed a handful of rockstar peers in a tell-all interview with Howard Stern.
Spoiler alert
Home & Away character may not live
Spoilers for kids
How The Project ruined Christmas
War of words
Drake in brawl with P Diddy over 'song'
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Detoxing is a scam, isn't it?
So says The Guardian in a new feature that has been reverberating around the internet, ruffling feathers.
Katie Price and the surprise boob job
Six boob jobs, five children and three marriages later, former topless model Katie Price has gone under the knife for a seventh time.
Are nipple pasties the new earrings?
Tom Ford has revived nipple pasties as fashionable. Oh boy ...
Beating Justin Bieber
Ellen claims most retweeted tweet of the year
Secret to better coffee
Mug colour can change how you perceive coffee's taste
Twin babies for Charlene
Prince Albert of Monaco and wife welcome twins
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The colour ruining your coffee
There's more to tasting coffee than the beans alone. Even the colour of your mug can affect the flavour of the brew.
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The bar with one of the best views in the country has kicked off summer with a massive overhaul.
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It's that time of year again, where the pointy end becomes the party end.
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I visited my death row pen pal in jail
Aussie Nicola Cameron has been writing to an American prisoner since 2006.
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90s food trends then and now
Let's take a look at the most embarrassing food cliches of the 90s and see how far (or not) we've come.
Yumi Stynes
'Looking at that photo of my daughter now, I could cry'
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Fashion regrets
Most embarrassing men’s style trends
The Eva
Two women who want to make sure you can orgasm
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The aftermath of a traumatic birth
Well-meaning people say, 'Oh, you've got your baby, you're both healthy and alive, just put it behind you.' But trauma doesn't just disappear.
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A video of a young girl dancing with a band in the New York subway has gone viral, and for good reason.
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Have you ever been tempted to cancel Christmas? Well, these parents did and it has been the best decision they ever made.
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What the future of economy looks like
The future of economy class seating isn't pretty. Here's what it looks like.
Truth behind credit card 'hold' charges
Pending charges at hotels are like an episode of 'Unsolved Mysteries' that plays itself endlessly for travellers.
Beaches you can have all to yourself
Escape the crowds. Here are six beautiful places you're guaranteed to have the whole beach to yourself.
Technology
Anti-piracy wordplay defies logic
Comment: When is an internet filter not an internet filter? When Malcolm Turnbull says so.
Aussie engineers develop bionic bra
Big and small-busted women the world over can rejoice. Aussie engineers are developing a very smart bra.
Pirate Bay founder celebrates demise
The site may have been shut down forever. The man who helped set it up is celebrating.
- Social Momentum shifts in social media war
- Digital life What we talked about on Facebook
- Piracy Pirate Bay taken offline during raid
- Roaming Telstra takes some sting out of roaming
- Social 30 text and sext acronyms decoded
- Games Pokemon returns in new evolutions
- Piracy Ethical? No. But it's not a crime
IT Pro
Pyne urged to reject review's proposal
Minister should reconsider tech education reform, says former Young Australian of the Year.
First Apple and IBM apps now out
Retail and aviation apps among the new offerings from Apple and IBM for business customers.
Why a tiger is worth 7.4 Beyonces
One of the biggest known corporate hacking incidents has a few lessons to teach Sony and the rest of us.
Property
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How low will rates go in 2015?
Economists are now predicting at least two rate cuts, and perhaps even three.
Investment loans under fire
Experts: APRA's focus on speculators will cool an already deteriorating market.
Clarke achieves the impossible - a sale
Test captain scored $2.55m, but has been outdone by teammate Shane Watson.
- North Neighbourhoods: Balgowlah
- International Home hunters taken for a ride
- Prediction Property prices to go up again in 2015
- Derelict Would you pay $1 million for this?
- Results Sydney auction market at 18-month low
- New Homes Flour Mill buyers rise to the occasion
- Sydney Going, going, gone
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Ford confirms local Mustang specs
Details of the Australian models locked down.
Mercedes-Benz GLA250 new car review
Mercedes' diminutive SUV is fun and funky, but it's no off-roader.
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Sport
Johnson bouncer rattles players
Mitchell Johnson rattled India and himself after the tourists made a cavalier start to their innings in Adelaide.
Live: Australian PGA, round 1
Live coverage from the first round of the Australian PGA Championship.
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LiveCoverage of day three of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval.
