#StonerSloth's message misses the mark
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Top lobbyist quits over clash
Exclusive: Lobbyist resigns after government negotiations descended into acrimony.
Holiday hotspot only rich can afford
Luxury rentals go for as much as $40,000 a week at this seaside spot in Sydney.
'Quite an unusual year'
Two surfside holiday spots along NSW coast have been described as 'like a tuckshop' for sharks.
Missing teen turns herself in
The 14-year-old left Marrickville for the beach on Thursday, and then disappeared.
Warning over Christmas toy
Parents warned about Christmas present that has caught the eye of authorities.
Australia's first setback after Paris
A leading think tank has suffered a major blow and is now fighting for survival.
Syndicate comes undone
Sydney's "most trusted" money lenders have been hit with stolen goods charges.
Christmas Day showers likely
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Who'd be mad enough to sell now?
It's the have-to-sells who put their properties up for auction, six days before Christmas, in a falling market.
What Asia's billionaires splurge on
Asia is minting billionaires faster than anywhere else in the world, and they're not shy when it comes to spending.
Five things we learnt about the market
Sydneysiders knew the end of the boom was coming.
The great debate
Where Sydney trumps Melbourne
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Review of agent training long overdue
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How to add value to your home in 2016
New South Wales
The real star performers of the HSC
Three years ago, Jasmine Kumar's academic results were among the lowest in the state for reading, writing and numeracy.
National
Probe to follow lock-up scandal
Autistic people were locked up in a large box designed to restrain them. Now the service behind scandal will be investigated.
World
How Putin's son-in-law made fortune
Kirill Shamalov married Vladimir Putin's daughter and ended up with a windfall.
Federal Politics
Tony Abbott should go: voters
The former PM should quit parliament at the next election, according to a majority of electors within his own seat.
Turnbull and Abe rebuff China
Australia and Japan call for 'freedom of navigation and overflight' in a signal to Beijing over disputed waters.
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- Defeat of IS in Iraq 'a matter of when, not if"
- Asylum seeker who lost eye in riot has claim settled
- Call for Aboriginal share of the bush tucker pie
- Crack down on 'top end of town' first: crossbenchers
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Hark the diversity
This festive season, Starbucks found itself at the centre of a religious dispute.
Bully shaming coming to a site near you
Overweight Haters Ltd have inspired other self-adoring narcissists around the world, but "victims" are now pushing back.
Business
Shkreli becomes 'Wolf of Pharma St'
Martin Shkreli has come to represent everything that was bad and wrong with drug companies.
Jingle sells: Retailers rejoice
Nicholas Egonidis​ can tell how well Christmas retail is travelling by counting his jocks.
Coal's future looking blacker
It's clear Australia will have to lift its game if we're not to be seen as global bludgers.
Pathology battle in every clinic
The backlash against the government's pathology cuts is building steam.
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Bosses who rarely go on breaks can create a culture where employees feel insecure about taking holidays.
This year's worst commodity
An obscure metal used to make steel has become this year's worst-performing commodity.
- Mining BHP dividend in Moody's sights
- Casinos Packer rolls the dice
- Harold Mitchell Try listening this Christmas
- Malcolm Maiden Fewer now focus on Canberra
- Nassim Khadem Tax data 'misleading'? Rubbish
- Law A tough road for Slater & Gordon
- Retail Coles' plan to shame suppliers
- Retail Boxing Day won't come early this year
- Mining Whitehaven demand models 'flawed'
- Economy 2016 will be 'better than expected'
- Directors' Trades Billabong founder drops in, buys up
Money
Surviving the Christmas crunch
If you're a business owner, cash flow can be tricky between December and March..
What to do when the kids leave home
Empty nesters must start a new chapter in their lives, which will inevitably involve making financial decisions.
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Australia's hottest new bars for 2016
Small bar culture has spread, and pubs are going glam to keep up.
Small Business
The Christmas e-card blight
Are e-cards a harmless way to spread Christmas cheer or spam polluting our inboxes this festive season?
Is your debt killing you?
The easing of bankruptcy laws by the government is a wise initiative but the impact of debt can still be crippling.
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Suppliers and ticket holders for cancelled three-city music festival left in limbo.
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Long-awaited instalment hurtles toward record-breaking figure at the US box office.
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Festive cheer with the rich and famous
James Packer only has eyes for Mariah this Christmas, but how has the season stacked up for others?
Putting your kids before your partner
You fall in love, life is perfect, you're a lucky bastard, and you know it but then you decide to have a baby.
Kerr fires back over nude cover ban
Model's manager questions motives behind supermarket's censorship.
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A naturopath tells exactly what to eat to build collagen for naturally younger skin.
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They're painful and appear out of nowhere, so how can you prevent them?
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Personal trainers share their expert tips for shaping up.
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Best books for cooks
The Good Food team reviews this year's Christmas hit list of cookbooks.
Weekly meal planner: Summer hits
Celebrate the warmth with these light meal ideas.
The coolest Christmas dessert ever
Adam Liaw's pavlova-pudding-ice cream mash-up, plus our favourite festive sweets.
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It becomes very clear how not-teen these actors look when you see how baby faced they actually were at that age.
Pop culture treats to look for in 2016
Round out a wonderful year by looking forward to what's around the corner.
25 bizarrely sexist vintage Xmas ads
We present Christmas ads with a smack of sexism, proving everything in Mad Men was not an exaggeration.
Out of the closet
Important 'coming out' moments of 2015
Waves of feminism
A young woman's guide to talking to older feminists
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Boy, 3, has world's worst timing
There are a few things no-one really needs to hear at a wedding.
Christmas movies all 90s kids watched
Everyone has their go to Christmas movies they look forward to watching every year and this year shouldn't be any different.
Kids' hilarious homework answers
These kids definitely deserve points for trying, even if they are technically incorrect.
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Why this is the new Aussie city of 'cool'
It was once considered an unexciting place, but this city has now become the capital of 'cool'.
Where Thai food snobs go to eat
Top notch, authentic Thai cuisine in a beachside town that's not been tampered by tourism.
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These cities are unforgettable for many reasons, but they all have one thing in common.
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Time to upgrade your Wi-Fi router
As a rule of thumb, the pricier the router, the faster your internet.
Tech winners and losers of 2015
Pirates and Netflix won but privacy and the NBN lost out in the year's big tech issues.
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Buying games can be daunting for those not in the know, but we've got your back.
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Long serving executive who oversaw Apple Watch, social responsibility initiatives has been made Apple COO.
Centrelink's web meltdown
Welfare clients around Australia are furious over missing payments.
Twitter warns of 'state-sponsored' hack
For the first time Twitter has issued a warning to certain users that their accounts may have been targets for attack.
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New cars spied this week
New models from Audi, Ford and Mercedes-Benz caught out this week.
Which is the best mid-size luxury SUV?
Mercedes' long-awaited GLC takes on its rivals.
Sport
Rabbitohs try to lure Roberts home
South Sydney have hatched a plan for James Roberts to become a focal point of their off-field community work.
Holosko's pearler cancelled out
Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix shared the points at Westpac Stadium - but it was anything but a thing of beauty.
Hayne confident he is developing fast
Jarryd Hayne's first NFL season is drawing to a close, but he insists his career in America's most popular sport is just beginning.
Cricket
Star won't be hamstrung for Thunder
Despite admitting his injured hamstring remains "under risk", Usman Khawaja says he will go for broke for the Thunder on Sunday.
Windies can expect no mercy: Lyon
Lyon warned it won't be hard to show the West Indies no mercy when the second Test resumes in Melbourne on Boxing Day.
BBL success could reshape summer
Three games into the new Big Bash season the event is living up to expectations.
