Nervous wait for Greens
MICHAELA WHITBOURN | Progressive heartland of Newtown is new battleground for Labor and Greens.
NSW state election: LIVE
Quentin Dempster and Sydney Morning Herald journalists report on voting in key seats around Sydney and New South Wales via livestream.
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Baird shows electorate he has what they want
Analysis: Mike Baird has a rare quality that voters value - and such men or women have been in short supply of late.
Coalition to win, polls predict
Surveys of more than 4000 voters point to comfortable Coalition victory, with a swing to Labor.
Elephant in the room after crash
Comment: A mentally ill pilot taking control of a plane is truly terrifying. But pause for a moment.
Sans Souci redbrick sells for $6m
The old house attracted 63 bidders and 250 onlookers. The result shocked everyone.
Property
with Domain.com.au
Baird's electorate an auction hot spot
Gavin Paterson had lived in the same house for 60 years. On Saturday he met the Sydney property market.
What's really going on in share houses
Think share houses are full of students in their 20s? Think again.
Sydney's highest clearance rate ever
There were more than 1100 auctions scheduled, but the demand from buyers was insatiable.
New developments
The one thing buyers want most
Globetrotting
What $1m buys you around the world
Weekend auctions
Family's election-day gamble pays off
New South Wales
Oblivious to tragedy awaiting them
The photo shows Alana with her classmates as they neared the end of their course. Less than 24 hours later, their joy would turn to horror.
NSW Election
Baird votes among the hipsterati
No more hard hats and fluoro vests, the Queenscliff polling station was Baird country.
World
Living with a bomb: life after Gaza war
For seven months, the Nasser family lived above an unexploded bomb that crashed through their roof during the Gaza war.
Federal Politics
ABS merger off, census goes Code Red
Federal government has rejected plan to merge Bureau of Statistics with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Macfarlane confident on renewable energy target
Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane believes he does not need Labor to pass major reductions to renewable energy target.
Comment
Two-person rule isn't the answer
Once again in the face of tragedy, outrage and sadness have manifested themselves into irrational action.
Will the real Abbott please stand up?
The flip-flopping Prime Minister is keeping Australians guessing as to his true identity.
Business
2015: The year Netflix killed TV?
The entry of video-on-demand services into Australia could be the demise of free-to-air TV and Foxtel.
GoCatch accuses Uber X of tax evasion
Taxi booking app GoCatch escalates the taxi wars by making a formal complaint to the tax office.
Kerry Stokes feeling the heat
Confronted with significant challenges after turning 75, businessman Kerry Stokes is far from standing still.
Chevron exit Caltex in $4.6b trade
US oil major Chevron has decisively taken the long-awaited step to exit Caltex Australia.
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Cinderella story has a dark message
At first glance, Kenneth Branagh's remake of the classic Disney film seems innocent, but a troubling economic lies within message.
Be rational on privatisation
I'm never sure who annoy me more, the business types who think everything should be privatised, or the lefties who oppose every sale.
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- Janet Yellen says Fed will increase US rates slowly
- Bigwigs won't be held to account
- Wavering faith in US sends ASX down
- EnergyAustralia cops $1.5m in fines
- Australia mulling cockpit rule change
- Markets Live: Bargain hunters jump in
- Banks say they are 'paying their way'
Money
Dollar dazzler destinations
Base you travel plan around the best-value foreign currencies and you could save a packet.
Gearing system showing its age
The system is pushing up existing property prices, encouraging even further levels of geared property investment.
Executive Style
This is what climate change tastes like
Its makers admit this beer tastes terrible, but say you'd better get used to it.
Small Business
Why I hate Shark Tank
Why are we not yet tired of ritual humiliation on TV?
Face it, you're racist
Reckon you're not? Complete one of these tests to find out for sure.
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RAW VISION: Lioness has rare five-cub litter
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'The Sound of Music' turns 50
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Australia crush India in World Cup semi
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All eyes on NSW
It's an election that will be closely watched in Canberra- so what can we expect? With Contributing editor Quentin Dempster and Online political editor Chris Hammer.
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| NSW Votes | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
ABC NSW |
| Coast | 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
SBS ONE Sydney |
| 2015 NSW Election | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
Channel Seven Sydney |
| NSW Decides - Election 2015 | 5:30pm - 9pm |
Channel Nine Sydney |
| Bondi Vet | 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
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| NSW Votes | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
ABC NSW |
| You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | 7:30pm - 9:20pm |
SBS ONE Sydney |
| 2015 NSW Election | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
Channel Seven Sydney |
| NSW Decides - Election 2015 | 5:30pm - 9pm |
Channel Nine Sydney |
| 2015 Melbourne Comedy Festival Supershow | 7:30pm - 9:45pm |
Network TEN Sydney |
| TV show | Time | Channel |
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| NSW Votes | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
ABC NSW |
| You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | 7:30pm - 9:20pm |
SBS ONE Sydney |
| 2015 NSW Election | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
Channel Seven Sydney |
| NSW Decides - Election 2015 | 5:30pm - 9pm |
Channel Nine Sydney |
| 2015 Melbourne Comedy Festival Supershow | 7:30pm - 9:45pm |
Network TEN Sydney |
| TV show | Time | Channel |
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| NSW Votes | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
ABC NSW |
| You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | 7:30pm - 9:20pm |
SBS ONE Sydney |
| 2015 NSW Election | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
Channel Seven Sydney |
| NSW Decides - Election 2015 | 5:30pm - 9pm |
Channel Nine Sydney |
| 2015 Melbourne Comedy Festival Supershow | 7:30pm - 9:45pm |
Network TEN Sydney |
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| NSW Votes | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
ABC NSW |
| The Wackness | 9:20pm - 11:10pm |
SBS ONE Sydney |
| 2015 NSW Election | 5:30pm - 9:30pm |
Channel Seven Sydney |
| The Switch | 9pm - 11pm |
Channel Nine Sydney |
| 2015 Melbourne Comedy Festival Supershow | 7:30pm - 9:45pm |
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| NSW Votes: Call Of The Board | 9:30pm - 10pm |
ABC NSW |
| The Wackness | 9:20pm - 11:10pm |
SBS ONE Sydney |
| Panic Room | 9:30pm - 11:45pm |
Channel Seven Sydney |
| The Switch | 9pm - 11pm |
Channel Nine Sydney |
| Bondi Rescue | 9:45pm - 10:15pm |
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'Dog or Jewish boyfriend'?
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Duality: our public and private faces
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Ten great whiskies for $80 or under
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Like Cate and Cara this week, these famous folks awesomely fought for what's right.
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When our ads make America look progressive, you know we have a problem.
Sexist 'holidays' that need to go
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She lost her baby to a preventable illness six years ago - and she's angry that governments still aren't protecting our babies.
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This woman disrupted Silicon Valley
Ellen Pao's gender bias case has accomplished something improbable.
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: first look
Samsung needs to drive home a message with their new phones: 'we have changed'.
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Flight test: Malaysia Airlines economy
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Island's $200 million 'pleasure palace'
Quirky island's 'pleasure palace' turned out to be just the ticket for a man pursuing fame and 'chicks' .
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Good news for travellers who like to cruise solo
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The Big Picture: Readers' travel photos
Traveller letters
Dirty toilets or bad plane food?
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Optus admits security 'failure'
Telco admits to not taking reasonable steps to secure information and security of 300,000 customers.
Apple moves forward with streaming
Sweeping overhaul of digital music services would allow the company to compete directly with streaming upstarts.
Facebook Messenger open for business
Facebook opens app to developers, wants it to change the way we communicate with businesses, each other.
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Toyota RAV4 to go hybrid
Popular SUV to be released in petrol-electric form.
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We put three of the best new mid-sizers to the test.
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Live Super Rugby: Waratahs v Blues
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High-voltage showdown looms in final
New Zealand side has vowed to maintain the high voltage style which has taken them to within one victory of a fairytale Cup triumph.
Skipper spares selectors tough call
Clarke's decision to retire from one-dayers spared senior figures from tough call.
Rugby League
Knights claim biggest scalp of spree
Newcastle are the NRL's new outright leaders and only undefeated team after a 26-14 triumph against Penrith.
Roberts intercept sinks winless Sharks
Cronulla's torment at home continued when they slumped to their 10th consecutive defeat at Remondis Stadium.
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