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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd addresses the United Nations, while PM, in 2009.

Barnaby reveals Cabinet 'majority' vote on Rudd

Michael Koziol

Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, had been living in Australia for 14 years, leaving Singapore after run-ins with Muslim ...

Terror arrest man's 'independent' life in suburban Australia

Goya Dmytryshchak
50m ago

Australia's Steve Smith

Defeat looms in first Test as Australian wickets tumble

Jon Pierik
33m ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump speaks Friday, July 29, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Stacie ...

Angry Trump lashes out, wants to hit the 'very little (billionaire) guy'

The Annangrove house where two masked men threatened a couple with a long knife.

Two men in balaclavas at large after botched home invasion

Lucy Cormack

Photos of the Camerons nearly always show them in close physical contact. “We love each other more than ever,” says David.

The former PM's wife who earned three times more than he did

Discarded cigarette sparks Olympic tension after fire

From 'Mr Coal' to 'Mr Climate': new minister offers 'hope' for change

Peter Hannam

Time for Test cricket to emerge from the dark ages

COMMENT

Failed marriage? It wasn't about the money, study finds

'Hi Cuddles': Under fire deputy mayor caught out again

Professor Veena Sahajwalla. UNSW engineering. Here with some tyres. Her recycling invention has seen more than two ...

Veena is mining for gold in the most everyday places

Too hot to handle: James Tedesco.

Tigers take aim at depleted Eels

Live
47m ago

Swedish police officer Mikaela Kellner, left, arrests a thief.

Arrest by bikini-clad police officer

Legal tangle ... Prince on stage during his 1984 Purple Rain tour.

Judge rules on wannabes chasing cash from Prince's estate

formal party - generic

How to go out and have fun without drinking

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Sydney school embraces coding

blob

Scientists startled by strange purple blob on ocean floor

Li Chi Pan, a lifestyle blogger, who bought in Central Park.

The last piece of Sydney's Central Park puzzle is ready

Magic Johnson delights in Penrith

5:34PM

Putin in the Pacific: Why we should worry

5:29PM

'In Australia you can think independently': Terror arrest man's Melbourne past

5:20PM

Three "no reserve" auctions were held in Yelarbon, in south-central Queensland, on Saturday.

No reserve auction: Town sells for $156,000

Jason Quelch
57m ago

Developers are facing a harsher lending environment.

Banks put the brakes on high-rise developers

Clancy Yeates, Jennifer Duke

Auction winners and neighbours, Tony Damian with two of his four daughters, Eliza, 7 and Abigail, 5.

Neighbourhood watch pays off for Wollstonecraft investor

Given that short-stay lets earn double or treble residential rents, challenging bylaws would have to be worth a spin on ...

Worry over investors on 'wheel of fortune'

Jimmy Thomson

The Ella Apartments, 445-555 Liverpool Road, Ashfield

The quiet achiever in Sydney's inner west

Elicia Murray

The boot was uncovered behind the fireplace at Children's Court in Surry Hills, more than a century after it was hidden.

Why a boot was hidden in the Children's Court a century ago

1h ago

Two men in balaclavas at large after botched home invasion

'Hi Cuddles': Under fire deputy mayor caught out again

James Robertson

Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione and his deputy Catherine Burn are set to give evidence at the Lindt siege inquest.

The questions that must be answered about the siege

Sheryl Aldeguer was found dead while wearing headphones, after a faulty charger sent a high current through her body.

Store that sold faulty USB charger faces $605,000 fine

The NSW greyhound industry has launched a legal challenge against its closure.

'Invalid and of no legal effect': greyhound industry fights ban

A spider web captured in an autumn early morning.

The scientists who want your spiderwebs

Josh Frydenberg is Australia's first Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy.

Best hope for climate bipartisanship 'in a decade'

Peter Hannam

Three people, including a 17-year-old Morayfield man, have been charged with the manslaughter of Caboolture toddler ...

Three charged over the death of toddler Mason Lee

UPDATED

Karen Ristevski with her husband Borce and daughter Sarah.

Police searching river after new tip over missing Karen

VIC

How do you convince a global audience to come to Perth in big numbers?

Pokemon Go flasher reported to police

WA

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been given a face-saver or a hospital handpass, depending on how you spin it.

Turnbull's wings clipped before he even gets airborne

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Rudd snubbed by Turnbull: no job, no meeting

Mark Kenny

Racist taunts keep Nauru refugees from school

Nicole Hasham

SMH. Still Portraits of federal labor Senator Penny Wong as part of the Politicains for the Instagram Fairfax ...

Wong warns Australia not to go it alone

Daniel Flitton

Kylie Sturgess is leading the 'Don't make yourself as Jedi' campaign.

Atheists urge: don't put Jedi as census religion

Matthew Knott

Kevin Rudd's UN bid is over.

Roughshod rules in PM's decision to block Rudd

Analysis

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ignored us over the NT royal commission, say Aboriginal groups.

Aboriginal groups push back against royal commission

Mr Trump said he hoped Russia would find Ms Clinton's emails.

Don't expect America's media to stop barbarian Donald Trump

COMMENT
B.J. Bethel

A worker of a restaurant bar puts up a banner which partly reads: "South China Sea is China's territory" in Beijing ...

Australia a country of 'inglorious history' says Chinese media outlet

Chris Zappone

Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, has been living in Australia for several years, leaving Singapore after run-ins with ...

Singaporean detained for 'terrorism-related activities'

Fathin Ungku

US President Barack Obama will add his weight to Hillary Clinton's campaign to get into the White House.

Clinton v Trump: how the battle will be fought

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday.

Malcolm Turnbull is in fear of his own party

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The Pokemon Go game launched on July 6 has gripped the world.

How Pokemon Go has let me enter my son's world

COMMENT
Julia Baird

Archibald Prize finalist Troy, by Mark Horton, which features NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant.

What these two portraits reveal about our world view

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has added $US7.9 billion to his personal fortune this year, more than any billionaire.

Tech billionaires rock global rich list after a whopper week

The High Court dismissed an appeal from ANZ Bank customers on Wednesday, ending a class action that has been running for ...

After ANZ bank fee case, are class actions cactus?

Sarah Danckert

On high alert: French police officers patrolling near the Eiffel Tower after the Paris attacks.

Tourists avoid Europe amid terror fears

PROPERTY. PIC RAYNER. PROPERTY SPLIT UPS. Generic divorce picture.

Failed marriage? It wasn't about the money

Oil giants tumble in doomsday market

Joe Carroll

Hunt for value amid tight earnings

No clean bill of health for EU banks

Huw Jones and Andrew MacAskill

Four mega trends set to disrupt the economy

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Qantas considered a similar bar/lounge for its Airbus A380s but couldn’t justify the space required.

What it used to be like to fly the boozy skies

Business Class
David Flynn

Better known as a high-end sipping spirit, cognac is finding new fans as a cocktail staple.

Cognac's back, and very much in the modern mix

Jane Rocca

Martin Flood is concerned that ASX rule changes will make it harder for him to access sharemarket floats.

Small investors to be locked out of sharemarket floats

John Collett

Personal loans are cheaper than credit cards.

The cheaper debt product Aussies forgot. Hint: it's not plastic

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Men who take a primary carer role feel their careers stagnate, as has been observed in women's careers in previous ...

How being a carer affects your career

James Adonis

"All I want viewers to do is smile at the end of the show" – Ricardo Goncalves of Small Business Secrets with Whitney ...

Why migrants are so good at small business

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Clinton's history lesson for Trump

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Erdogan's shakeup in Turkey

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Sydney school embraces coding curriculum

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Stan Grant 'struggles to contain rage'

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The early years of Mary, Queen of Scots. Reign - Season 1

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Join the Community - every episode ever, now streaming.

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Ryan Reynolds stars in this off the wall comedy

ING

Six unforgettable retirement adventures

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Accenture

How to thrive in the digital disruption

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AMEX

Customer service makers & deal breakers

Advertiser Content

Legal tangle ... Prince on stage during his 1984 Purple Rain tour.

US judge snubs wannabes claiming a slice of Prince's cash

Vivien Gray in 1980.

Vivean Gray, Neighbours busybody Mrs Mangel, dies

Kerrie O'Brien

Woody Allen ''was famous in a very different time'', Kristen Stewart points out. "We have had entirely different ...

Straight-gay, tomboy-style queen Kristen Stewart keeps us guessing

Stephanie Bunbury

Jared Leto as the Joker in Suicide Squad.

Suicide Squad is this generation's Dirty Dozen, says Margot Robbie

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Gentle adventures ... Postman Pat delivered for millions of youngsters.

Ken Barrie, voice of Postman Pat, dies

Jimmy Barnes

What it took for Jimmy Barnes to confront his shocking past

Toby Creswell

Delta Goodrem is cast as a reading recovery teacher in <i>House Husbands</I>.

Delta Goodrem makes acting comeback in House Husbands

Linda Morris

Lenny Kravitz performs during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Democrats beat Republicans in entertainment battle

Ebony Bowden

Bela Fleck

Meet the virtuoso who tackles Bach on the banjo ... beautifully

John Shand

SMH-ARTS. Portrait of Chris Hanley, a book-loving real estate agent who started the Byron Bay Writers??? Festival 20 ...

'It's weird having a real estate agent running a writers' festival'

Susan Wyndham

Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton has collected and catalogued tens of thousands of letters written to her during the 1980s ...

Dear Lindy: The letters that won't stop coming

Sally Pryor

Sydney escort Samantha X, real name Amanda Goff, has started a school for would-be sex workers.

Why escorts don't wear pink nail polish, according to Samantha X

Amy Croffey

Working in the kitchen of Catalina in Rose Bay has been a "life-changing" experience for Jack Studholme, 20, from North Ryde.

Chef with autism lands dream job at top Sydney restaurant

Amy Croffey

Mariah Carey and James Packer share another Instagram moment from their travels.

The Carey caravan is rocking the boat

Andrew Hornery

Richie Strahan with the girls from the Bachelor for PS - main pic

'I'm a catch': The Bachelor's Keira Maguire

Andrew Hornery

The art of double cleansing originated in Japan and Korea.

The ancient Asian art of double cleansing

Stephanie Darling

Introverts need quiet and calm.

The joy and anxiety of socialising as an introvert

"I've found myself forcing my love life into a Manic Pixie Dream Girl narrative too many times."

I was 13 the first time I wanted to save a boy. If only I stopped there

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Stocksy.

Caught with porn at work? Maybe you have UPV

Ben Pobjie

Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) appear in the first trailer for the 'Gilmore Girls' reboot.

Amy Schumer and John Oliver both responded to Gilmore Girls trailer

What do you love to do that you are really good at and can be paid for?

The 11 questions to ask yourself when you feel uninspired

Refreshing Golden Ginger Beer with Lime and Mint

It's worth making the switch for this wellness trend

Sarah Berry

Kelsey Wells

Fitness blogger shows why we should throw away the scales

Searching for best composition in a forest at sunset. Stock photo.

For a healthy mind, try a different way of thinking

Evelyn Lewin

The go-to dish: sheftalia caul-wrapped sausage with lemon and pita.

Ex Quay chef's delicious cooking at the inner west's Bazaari

Terry Durack

Neil Perry's braised chicken with lentils and vegetables.

Chicken casserole: Neil Perry's braised chicken with lentils

Neil Perry

UberEATS food delivery app launched in Sydney on Tuesday.

Ubereats launches in Sydney with a hatted restaurant

Esther Han

Baby Phoebe

Mum welcomes baby 19 - doesn't rule out number 20

Cristina Criddle

Tawny Nelson with three of her four kids.

Elderly man rescues single mum and four kids from nightmare situation

Karen Walsh stages photo shoots to help her get through her cancer treatment.

Mum counts down chemo treatments with funny, inspiring photos

Ariane Beeston

Radisson RED Hotel Brussels.

Seven amazing new hotels you need to sleep in

Hotels
Julietta Jameson

Qantas still flies 747 jumbo jets on several routes, but Boeing may stop making them after nearly 50 years.

Goodbye, jumbo? Boeing may stop making iconic 747s

Why I still went to Nice on my holiday

Letters

Was Marina on drugs? Had she been kidnapped? Both? On the internet it's hard to tell.

The crazy conspiracies of #SaveMarinaJoyce

Henry Cooke

Watch out for telephone scammers demanding you pay your tax bill using gift cards.

ATO never asks you to pay with iTunes cards

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Xperia X Performance

Xperia X Performance review: a comfy, quiet powerhouse

Tim Biggs

Pokemon Go players in Peg Paterson Park, Rhodes.

Pokemon GO still making mess of Rhodes

Kotaku

LastPass remembers all your passwords so you can use a different one with each online service.

Major flaw in popular password manager

Andrea Peterson

The all-new Mazda CX-9 has arrived with much fanfare, but can it topple the segment benchmarks the Kia Sorento, Toyota ...

Which is the best seven-seat SUV?

David McCowen

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

The car that's smarter than an A380 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Updated 2016 Mazda3 Maxx.

New Mazda3 reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Suzuki Baleno.

Suzuki's new Corolla rival reveiwed

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen's Golf GTI 40 Years has proved popular with traditional car enthusasts.

VW buyers snap up manual Golf GTI

David McCowen

Renault Koleos.

New Renault Koleos prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

Too hot to handle: James Tedesco.

Live: Eels host the Tigers

Live
Steve Mascord
47m ago

Australia's captain Steve Smith, right, reacts after playing a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal runs for ...

Australia in trouble in Kandy

Live

Australia's Steve Smith speaks with umpire Sundaram Ravi as the light fades on day four of the first Test between Sri ...

Time to emerge from dark ages

COMMENT
Jon Pierik

Giant Rory Lobb leaves Tigers in his wake before injuring his ankle.

GWS roll Tigers, and roll on towards September

Jon Tuxworth
8m ago

Unhappy with smokers: Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller.

Australian athletes evacuated

Staff reporters

New direction: John Steffensen.

Steffensen joins board that banned him

Samantha Lane
1h ago

Lakemba Roos coach Mohammed Younus with his daughter and Osman show their appreciation.

How football gave Rohingya refugees hope

Dominic Bossi
8m ago

Australia's Steve Smith

Australia tumbles as defeat looms

Jon Pierik
33m ago

Safe and sound: Neil Henry's success with the Gold Coast Titans has silenced calls for his sacking from pre-season.

All 16 NRL coaches set to survive season

Adrian Proszenko
1h ago

Match-winner: Shaun Johnson did what he does best on Saturday night.

Magic Johnson delights in Penrith

36m ago

Yet to announce his playing future: Kieran Foran.

Schubert may exit as Eels release Foran

Chris Barrett

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