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World
Bus blast kills government employees in north-west Pakistan
JIBRAN AHMAD 5:05pm Bomb on bus carrying government workers kills 15 with the toll likely to rise.
Innovation
Amazon files patent for pay by selfie
ELIZABETH WEISE 5:04pm The ubiquitous selfie could soon have a functional purpose in the online payments sector.
Mining & Resources
Sodexo wins $2.5b contract to manage FIFO camps for Rio Tinto iron ore division
PETER KER 5:00pm Room upgrades and other ''user pay'' options could become common at FIFO villages, according to the company that will run Rio Tinto's iron ore camps for the next ten years
Victoria
Airbnb to open complaint line for neighbours of share site houses
MARC MONCRIEF 4:57pm Neighbours of houses listed for rent on share site Airbnb will be able to lodge complaints directly to the website within the next month amid concerns short-stay rentals are creating...
Video BusinessDay
How Australia Post became delivery engine of the internet
4:50pm Ahmed Fahour of Australia Post on the dramatic impact connectivity can have on traditional businesses.
Basketball
Louisiana State University coach defends Australian basketball star Ben Simmons
BRYAN LAZARE 4:49pm Louisiana State University coach Johnny Jones has defended Australian teen basketball star Ben Simmons and accepted responsibility for the team's disappointing season.
National
Best of the world
4:46pm The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique
Video Federal Politics
Taxing question time for Turnbull
4:45pm The opposition targets the government's abandonment of income tax reform as the government attacks Labor's fiscal record in question time on Thursday.
WA News
Troy Buswell car crashes: CCC says 'misconduct' by chief of staff Rachel Turnseck
4:44pm Troy Buswell's chief of staff engaged in misconduct when she gave misleading information to a West Australian government inquiry into his 2014 car crashes, the corruption watchdog has found.
Video Trailers
Promo: Janet King Season 2
4:41pm Senior Prosecutor Janet King returns from maternity leave to confront a high-profile murder, and a conspiracy which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system.
Video World News
Helicopter escape from jail
4:39pm Helicopter escape of two inmates in 2013 from a detention centre in St-Jérôme, Quebec.
Business
McAleese future hangs on financial restructure after $97m net loss
JENNY WIGGINS 4:37pm Transport group McAleese has warned its liabilities exceed its assets and it will need the support of its banks to stay afloat if it cannot complete a financial restructure.
Political News
Backbench launches second revolt against Safe Schools program cleared by review
MICHAEL KOZIOL 4:36pm Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing a renewed push against the Safe Schools anti-bullying program, with conservative Coalition MPs rubbishing an independent review that failed to call for the...
Video BusinessDay
Mackenzie: It's not about the share price
4:28pm BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie says he focuses on running the business rather than speculating on the share price.
World
China opens tsunami alert centre in South China Sea
SHAO XIAOYI 4:27pm China has set up a tsunami alert centre in the South China Sea, in the latest effort to bolster its jurisdiction in the disputed waters.
Sport
Olympics: IOC retesting Beijing, London samples to keep cheats away from Rio
4:25pm Retesting of hundreds of athletes' samples collected at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Games is under way as the International Olympic Committee tries to root out cheats before Rio 2016.
Horseracing
Champion Better Loosen Up dies, aged 30
4:19pm Champion racehorse Better Loosen Up has died of heart problems aged 30 at Living Legends near Melbourne.
Media & Marketing
Free-to-air television loses chief lobbyist Julie Flynn at crunch time
DOMINIC WHITE 4:16pm Julie Flynn, chief lobbyist for the powerful free-to-air commercial television sector, has resigned.
Rugby Union
RU:Pocock hopes sabbatical will extend career
4:13pm David Pocock hopes a year away from Australian rugby will ultimately extend his illustrious career until at least the 2019 World Cup.
Business
Formula One car cooler PWR joins Tesla in keeping storage batteries colder
SIMON EVANS 4:12pm An ASX-listed firm which makes high-tech radiators for 90 per cent of the Formula One car racing teams is working closely with $36 billion US giant Tesla on prototypes to keep home energy storage...
Video QLD News
Cyclone watch as deluge expected
4:12pm Up to 200mm of rain is expected over north Queensland with a tropical low set to develop into a cyclone on Wednesday night.
Video BusinessDay
Helou: 'Asia is the destination'
4:10pm Gary Helou, Managing Director of Devondale Murray Goulburn says Australian businesses that lack global ambition will stagnate and die.
Queensland
Newman's plan for more Queensland regional casino resorts a firm bet under Labor
AMY REMEIKIS 4:06pm State stands by Newman plan for two regional casino resorts to compete with world's best.
Political News
South China Sea: US warning 'might makes right' imposed on Asia
DANIEL FLITTON 4:02pm A resurgent trend of "might makes right" has settled over vulnerable waters in the South China Sea, the commander of the US Pacific fleet has warned.
Political News
The policy platform two years in the making: Jenny Macklin's magnum opus
JUDITH IRELAND 4:00pm When Labor lost the election in 2010, Jenny Macklin was among those who suffered the most. But instead of quitting, she went back to the drawing board.
Horseracing
Hugh Bowman hopes for Good Standing in Golden Slipper
CHRIS ROOTS 3:55pm Sydney's premier jockey Hugh Bowman has labelled Saturday's Golden Slipper anyone's race, but believes his mount Good Standing will need everything to fall into place if he is to claim his first win...
WA News
WA Police to introduce new portable drug testing machines
HEATHER MCNEILL 3:54pm WA Police have moved to purchase new drug testing kits after it was revealed earlier this month that nearly a third of its roadside testing kits had failed to return adequate results.
Horseracing
Winx looks to make it sixth time lucky against First Seal in George Ryder Stakes
CHRIS ROOTS 3:49pm Winx might be Australian racing's superstar but there is one significant statistic against First Seal she needs to overturn to continue her perfect season in the George Ryder...
Business
Cashing in on the tourism boom is this group's Mantra
DONNY BUCHANAN 3:48pm Australian tourism is growing at the fastest rate in decades, and accommodation group Mantra is ready to make the most of it.
Video Sports HQ
Grand Prix: guide around the track
3:48pm Here's our insider's guide to the critical twists and turns at the Albert Park Formula 1 circuit.
Business
Asciano credit rating under Moody's review for downgrade
3:40pm Moody's has placed Asciano's credit ratings under review for a downgrade, saying the proposed carve-up of the company among rival suitors will weaken its financial metrics.
Executive Style
Cape Wickham: Australia's new must-play golf course
3:37pm The newly-developed course uses the King Island coastline's raw beauty to stunning effect, weaving a challenging layout together with stunning vistas and temperamental weather to create one of...
NSW
Criminal charges dismissed against former SES Commissioner Murray Kear following ICAC probe
MICHAELA WHITBOURN 3:33pm Former State Emergency Service Commissioner Murray Kear has been cleared of criminal charges following a high-profile corruption inquiry which had concluded he sacked his deputy in an act of reprisal.
CBD
BHP Billiton boss channels his dark side with Darth Vader impression
COLIN KRUGER 3:31pm It has been a tough year for the BHP Billiton boss, but it's good to see he has not lost his sense of humour.
The Economy
Effects test: Malcolm Turnbull comes to blows with big business over competition reform
ELIZABETH KNIGHT 3:31pm The Goliaths of big business have sustained a damaging loss against the small business Davids thanks to the Turnbull government's decision to beef up competition laws.
Motorsport
McLaren-Honda improved, but still off the pace: Jenson Button
LARISSA NICHOLSON 3:30pm McLaren-Honda should show improvement at the Melbourne Grand Prix after their woeful 2015 season, veteran driver Jenson Button said.
Victoria
CFA and MFB merger rejected by Victorian government
RICHARD WILLINGHAM, STATE POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT 3:28pm Merging together the Country Fire Authority and Metropolitan Fire Brigade will not improve a poor culture in the fire services, the Andrews government has declared after it rejected a push to combine...
US Election
Super Tuesday 2016: Voter anger delivers staggering Florida result for Donald Trump
PAUL MCGEOUGH 3:27pm In Florida on Tuesday, Donald Trump polled higher than the combined vote for...
Executive Style
What's next for men of style
3:26pm All the key men's looks from the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Video Entertainment News
Perth twins vow to fall pregnant at the same time
3:25pm Identical twins, Anna and Lucy Decinque, tell SBS current affairs program Insight that they must have children at the same time, because their bodies "must be the same".
Video World News
Lewis Hamilton's selfie trouble
3:23pm New Zealand police are investigating a SnapChat video in which Formula One star Lewis Hamilton appears to be taking video of himself while riding a motorbike on an Auckland highway.
Executive Style
Fifty ways to wear a black suit
3:21pm You can always rely on a black suit to nail it, from the boardroom to the ballroom.
Video WA News
Security guard colleague speaks outside court
3:21pm Michael Riley, a colleague of the Good Life Festival security guard who was kicked in the head speaks outside court.
Your Brisbane
White lie led Brisbane lad to a dazzling dance career in Ireland
NATHANAEL COOPER 3:19pm Ethan Walker's entire career pretty much began with a cheeky white lie to his parents.
Video Car News
Going to superbike school
3:16pm Sam Charlwood comes to grips with BMW's S1000RR superbike at the track.
World
American student Otto Warmbier sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea
SAM KIM 3:15pm North Korea sentenced a US college student to 15 years hard labour for what it called crimes against the country, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
Markets
Yellen's FOMC and markets still night and day on US interest rates expectations
VESNA POLJAK 3:12pm The credibility of the Federal Reserve's "dots" risks eroding.
Executive Style
Ten new Aussie gins you need to try
3:12pm They're delicious, in some cases highly innovative, and they're ours. Get amongst them.
Digital Life News
Artist's nude photo censored by Facebook
Internationally acclaimed artist Ella Dreyfus is shocked that her 1999 image of a nude woman's hands has been removed from Facebook under 'community guidelines'.
Sport
Matt Wilkinson wins World Surf League event at Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast
Australia's Matt Wilkinson has won the World Surf League event on the Gold Coast.
AFL News
Dane Swan unsure when his AFL career will end
Collingwood star Dane Swan rates the chances of continuing his AFL career beyond this season as 50-50.
World
Super Tuesday 2: Clinton Sweeps Sanders in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina
JUSTIN SINK Hillary Clinton turned her sights on the general election and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump after decisive wins in the Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina Democratic primaries strengthened her...
Ultimate Footy News
Ultimate Footy: The Hunch Report - NAB Challenge in review
ANTHONY WINGARD, FOOTY PROPHET Each week, the team at Footy Prophet will cast a glance across each of the AFL's 18 clubs to help benefit coaches and their Ultimate Footy teams.
League News
Teething problems for a baby NRL season
STEVE MASCORD After two rounds, the denizens of League Central deserve a few pats on the back, some high fives and a couple of hip-hip hoorays. You know there's going to be a 'but….
Comment
Sydney is too expensive for young people to take a risk on a good idea
DOMINIC KNIGHT My generation was lucky, Sydney seemed as cheap as our jokes. Who can blame today's young people for choosing a nice, safe bank job in expensive, uncertain Sydney?
Comment
Turnbull government's next target: limiting claims for work-related expenses at tax time
ALEX MALLEY Your right to claim full work-related expenses in your year-end tax return could be at stake.
Music
Public invited to a memorial service for Jon English
BERNARD ZUEL Fans as well as actors, musicians, friends and family will be able to say goodbye to Jon English.
Environment
'Very poor': Environment office opposed miners using rehabilitation work as biodiversity offset
PETER HANNAM New documents show how coal firms won the right to claim planting of grass or trees on old mine sites as conservation offsets for future woodland destruction.
Queensland
Premier warns MPs to behave after 'rat', 'traitor' attacks on defector Rob Pyne
AMY REMEIKIS Rob Pyne's been called a 'rat' and a 'traitor' and Premier wants it to stop.
Media & Marketing
Paul McCartney's tip to Michael Jackson pays off in $1 billion Sony deal
BEN SISARIO Decades ago, Michael Jackson received some sound financial advice from the former Beatle. Now, his estate sees the $1 billion payoff.
