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Medibank complaints

Complaints soar against one private health insurer

BREAKING
1h ago

Pauline Hanson will control at least three, but likely four, senators in the new Parliament.

New force in the Senate after unexpected win

By choosing Donald Trump as its presidential candidate the Republican Party may be learning lessons for the future.

The game-changer that sent Trump's campaign off the rails

ANALYSIS
1h ago

Cham Tang.

'Only half the picture': The one thing holding back Asian Australians

Murderer Bruce Burrell has taken his secrets to the grave.

Double murderer dies without revealing where the bodies are

1h ago

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14: Mack Horton of Australia celebrates winning the Men's 1500 metre Freestyle during the ...

Aussie swimmer has training pool run-in with arch-rival

One in four cat food brands fail to deliver on nutrition

Emirates crash shows the stupidity of passengers

COMMENT

Millions of Aussies can now 'cash out' their annual leave

'Finger on the button': There is no button ... but there is a bag

Government fails to keep suspected extremist behind bars

1h ago

London knife attack

Woman killed, five injured in London knife attack

44m ago

The controversial Bill Leak cartoon about aboriginal children that has drawn criticism.

Backlash to newspaper's 'racist' Aboriginal cartoon

10m ago

Going to Rio: Alex Hartmann wins the 100m final at the national athletics championships.

Aussie sprinter turns down surgery after losing 10kg in 4 days

17m ago

The "gap" where Weir fell.

Nurse plunges 30m into river after stopping to help at crash

1h ago

Unfair advantage? One blonde contestant is best friends with The Bachelor Richie Strahan's first cousin.

Why you should stop pretending you don't watch The Bachelor

1h ago

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What passengers really do after a plane crash lands

"The rider of a bicycle must (a) sit astride the rider's seat facing forwards." Really?

The cycling road rule I never knew I was breaking

Man with back pain.

Bad back or injured?: This is what you need to do

The Australian's Bill Leak criticised over 'racist' cartoon

1:47PM

Gas, not renewables, to blame for SA's energy price hikes, report

12:45PM

Bank bosses hit back at 'one-sided' rate cut argument

1:30PM

Cham Tang, co-founder of Authentic Education, says hard work is "only half the picture" when it comes to leadership success.

The one thing holding back Asian Australians

Kim Arlington

Sydney Swans player Michael Talia pleads guilty to drug possession

Emma Partridge
53m ago

The cat food brands that don't meet nutrition standards

Marcus Strom

Epping Road is one of Sydney's most congested arterial routes at peak hour.

Sydney's worst stretch of road revealed

Matt O'Sullivan

Health Minister Jillian Skinner said patients were her first priority.

Cancer patient told 'not to run to the media'

Kate Aubusson
31m ago

Jamie Edward May will not be eligible for parole until 2029 after being sentenced for murdering his aunt while high on ice.

'She's dying and I can't do nothing': Tragic brick attack

Melanie Kembrey

Photo: The Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) (credit: Michael McFadden (Taronga Zoo))

April 11 ...

Why the state is in an 'extinction crisis'

Peter Hannam

A 61-year-old woman died while exiting the Pacific Fair car park on Wednesday.

Woman dies in freak shopping centre boom gate accident

QLD

The man police want to speak to after a phone was stolen from a Southbank apartment complex and this photograph was ...

Man steals phone, posts his own photo on victim's Facebook

VIC

Advertising for commercial office space is everywhere.

Office towers stay empty as vacancy rate hits record high

WA

Australians appeared less anxious about their own situation and more willing to help others in need in the past year, ...

'Fatfinger', curse of the ASIO spy who bugged wrong phones

David Wroe

Pauline Hanson will control at least three, but likely four, senators in the new Parliament.

New force: One Nation wins four Senate seats

Michael Koziol

Shorten rubbishes Turnbull's 'empty lecture and tax cut' for banks

Fergus Hunter

Minister breaks ranks with Turnbull, open to Indigenous treaty

Tom McIlroy

Greg Hunt with Dr Peter Czabotar at the launch of the Turnbull government's $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund at ...

Greg Hunt orders CSIRO climate science U-turn

EXCLUSIVE
Nicole Hasham

Margaret Stone, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, says spies are not perfect.

'Fat fingers' blamed for ASIO spy who bugged wrong phones

David Wroe

Backpackers Danny Keenan, 25, and Jonny Jamieson, 24, are among a dwindling number of Irish working holidaymakers.

Are backpackers really on a 'strike'?

Michael Koziol

In the driver's seat: Derryn Hinch officially elected to represent Victoria in the Senate.

Hinch elected to Senate, Greens retain balance of power

Michael Koziol

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivering a speech during the Republican Convention in July.

Donald Trump's campaign goes off rails

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1h ago

London police vehicles.

Knife attack hits central London

Chris Zappone
44m ago

Lei Xiying, a PhD student at the Australian National University.

Australian link to ultra-nationalist Chinese viral video

Philip Wen
56m ago

Harry Sarfo, a former Islamic State fighter from Germany, inside the maximum-security prison in Oldenburg, Germany,

How a branch of Islamic State built a global network of killers

Targeted digital attacks are a widespread, silent epidemic plaguing journalists, NGOs, political opposition and human ...

Another reason to avoid PowerPoint

COMMENT
Ron Deibert

Children and older mothers "must not be narrowly viewed as a women's rights issue".

Why I called out a 62-year-old's decision to have a child as selfish and wrong

COMMENT
Michael Gannon

Bill Shorten's call for a royal commission into the banks will gain support following the failure to pass on the full ...

Editorial: Malcolm Turnbull just needs banks to care

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer says moves to make banks safer come at a cost.

Bank bosses hit back at 'one-sided' rate cut argument

Clancy Yeates
27m ago

The ASX is set to lift after a two-day, 120 point slide.

Markets Live: ASX finds its feet

Live
28m ago

Karoshi has long been considered a male problem, but not anymore.

Where working to death is a dire concern

1h ago

Spending rose by just 0.1 per cent in June, below market expectations of growth of 0.3 per cent.

Retail spending growth at three-year low

1h ago

How 'lazy tax' doubled Hans' electricity bill

Lucy Cormack
1h ago

Saatchi exec quits after sexist remarks

Bond king Gross says time to buy gold, real estate

Hollywood's lobby group sued for discrimination

Patrick Hatch

You should definitely stop washing dishes before you put them in the dishwasher.

Household chores you should stop doing

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Epping Road is one of Sydney's most congested arterial routes at peak hour.

Traffic jams: Sydney's worst stretch of road revealed

Matt O'Sullivan

An artist impression of a development at the nine-hectare Castle Hill site.

Castle Hill mega lot of 90 homes 'almost unsellable'

The British Airways i360 tower is the skinniest in the world with a diameter of just 3.9 metres.

World's skinniest tower opens to the public

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Getting your online listing right is key to getting buyers to your front door.

Top tips for listing your property

Kate Burke

If you've ever ridden a bike, it's extremely likely you've broken this rule, too.

The cycling road rule I never knew I was breaking

On Your Bike
Michael O'Reilly

Don't be distracted by the view.

Taking it to the streets: what is the lure of parkour?

Jessica Hice

Amanda Cordner, 30, started her boutique marketing agency Sea Salt Marketing to be location independent so she could ...

Meet the growing tribe of people that can work from anywhere

Christine Long

Toon for Noel

What to do about a dodgy debit card charge

Noel Whittaker

Murray Hurps says the Brisbane office is taking a lesson from Sydney's demand for space and is factoring in future growth.

Start-up hub Fishburners opens first China office

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

The debate is too one note; genuine corporate leaders, male or female, want to be judged on merit and detest tokenism.

Diversity's fine, but don't discriminate against the best

Tony Featherstone

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Mystery of the female orgasm

1h ago

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Michael Phelp's dream come true

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Trump supporters unfiltered

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Chinese propaganda video goes viral

47m ago

editorial cartoon

Cartoons by Alan Moir

the circus

The Circus - It's the US election like you've never seen it before.

Episodes

Matt LeBlanc stars as…Matt LeBlanc. Episodes - now streaming

sicario stan

The critically acclaimed dark military thriller Sicario

Sicario

Amex launch of Apple Pay on Thursday Nov 19

The right way to give customers choice

Advertiser Content

AMEX

Why customer service matters in 2016

Advertiser Content

How to create a start-up mentality inside a big companies with plenty of bureaucracy. Accenture Strategy's Luca Martini ...

How to thrive in the digital age

Advertiser Content

James Packer's Sydney pals are all a flutter about gossip that Mariah Carey is "saving herself" for the big day.

Keeping up with the Packers? Jamie to star in reality show

Michael Idato
1h ago

Jared Leto in <i>Suicide Squad</i>.

Revealed: Brutal antics during the making of Suicide Squad

Travis M. Andrews

Bringing the hip-hop ... Mamoudou Athie (left) and Shameik Moore in <i>The Get Down</i>.

Our first look at Luhrmann's TV spectacular, The Get Down

Brad Newsome

Magical ... JK Rowling continues to thrill fans with her Potter series.

Harry Potter book set to smash sales records

Ebony Bowden

Viola Davis as Amanda Waller in <i>Suicide Squad</i>.

Ropeable Suicide Squad fans want review site closed

Sshhh, let's not talk album sales. Britney Spears makes enough money from other business not to worry about how well her ...

Britney's back - and, oops, she's making money again

COMMENT
Bernard Zuel

Whoops ... Cold Chisel's Jimmy Barnes makes a texting gaffe we can all relate to.

What happened when Barnsie dialled the wrong number

Aja Styles

Keira Maguire has been marked out as the villain of the series. Because there has to be one.

Competition and conflict the true currencies of The Bachelor

COMMENT
Debi Enker

Sydney's leading gallery owners have signed an open letter calling on the NSW government to preserve the independence of ...

Top end of town angry over plan to close art school at Callan Park

Andrew Taylor

Rarriwuy Hick as Ash. The economical production of Mary Anne Butler's work takes the form of a radio play.

Broken review: Entrancing tale of fate and love in the outback

Jason Blake

Director Kip Williams is rehearsing the Australian premiere of Caryl Churchill's <i>Love and Information</i> on at the ...

STC appoints Kip Williams as interim artistic director

Andrew Taylor

Model Jesinta Campbell hits out at "body shamers" at the David Jones spring-summer 2016 collection launch.

Jesinta Campbell: 'They call me pregnant one week and fat the next'

Amy Croffey

Ashley Graham

Plus-size model 'disappointed' fans by posting flattering photo

Jenna Clarke

Pregnant Gemma Ward, left, at the dress rehearsal for the launch.

David Jones has good news for pregnant women this summer

Jenna Clarke

Sofia Vergara shared this throwback of a vacation to the city of Barranquilla in her native Colombia. The <i>Modern ...

This week's best celebrity #throwbackthursday

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: Julie Bishop and David Panton arrive ahead of the David Jones Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion ...

Julie Bishop: the Minister for the red carpet

1h ago

Stuart Kelly receives a standing ovation at the Take Kare gala dinner.

How the Kelly family's grief has me reflecting on my own

Helen Pitt
1h ago

Margot Robbie in <i>Suicide Squad</i>.

The one great female character in 'Suicide Squad'

Clem Bastow

"That so much of the focus has been on the mother's age is an example of the way we continue to place the bulk of the ...

What the outrage about a 62-year-old mum crucially ignores

Erin Riley

Jenna Price is sick of dogs (and their owners) that have no concept of personal space.

Sorry, but I can't stand your dogs

Jenna Price

#MenInHijab is not a protest about Islam

Ruby Hamad

Men

Men are their own favourite authority, study finds

Banjamen Judd

Man with back pain.

Bad back or injured? This is what you need to do

Sarah Berry

Flossing

Feeling guilty about not flossing? There's no need

Catherine Saint Louis

Chef Neil Perry.

Neil Perry's picks from his new restaurant menu: Eleven Bridge

Sharnee Rawson

Baste'd burger

Former O'Porto owner fires up Baste'd Burger in Surry Hills

Scott Bolles

Slow-roast red cabbage, prune, parmesan and red apple at Town Mouse.

Veggies take main course: Cult vegetarian recipes

Jane Holroyd

cloe green

Mum becomes widow weeks after having eighth child

Cat Rodie
1h ago

Cailee Herrell, 6, with her mum, Catrina Frost.

Mum creates 'visual bucket list' for daughter before she goes blind

Cat Rodie

Blogger Mel Watts with her husband Nolan.

Tearful Mel Watts tells trolls "you won" after post on sex after kids

Ariane Beeston

A diverse selection of colourful spices used in Sri Lankan cuisine, Galle, Sri Lanka.

The nine hottest countries in the world for food right now

Food
Ben Groundwater

A traveller goes through an airport body scanner.

The most stupid things people try to take on to planes

Travel News
Michael Gebicki

Australian tourists at the now deserted riverside bars in Vang Vieng.

Hell on Earth: The destinations that aren't cool anymore

Travel tips
Ben Groundwater

Without a phone, am I supposed to just sit there, indulging in my own thoughts?

Six things I learned living without a phone

Mark Serrels

An artist’s rendering depicts Io’s volcanic plumes creating the atmosphere in sunlight.

Jupiter's moon has a crazy daily ritual

Rachel Feltman

A selfie taken by Liu Jinyu, a 21-year-old intern from Zhejiang province. "Every photo must be adjusted through Meitu ...

Chinese selfie start-up eyes international expansion

Emily Rauhala
57m ago

Samsung's Gear Fit2 is a fitness tracker with smart-watch tendencies.

Samsung's Gear Fit2 has features fit to burst

Peter Wells

Janis Joplin was a brilliant singer, but she could stuff up a stereo in seconds flat.

Why smoking is bad for your TV

Rod Easdown

A potential Toyota Supra illustration Drive.

Toyota Supra a step closer to return

Daniel DeGasperi

2016 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo.

Updated BMW 3-Series GT range revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Tesla Model X features 'Falcon Wing' doors.

Full Tesla Model X prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Toyota HiLux is on track to be the most popular new vehicle of 2016.

Winter chill for July car sales

David McCowen

Ford Edge, Scotland. July 2016

Photo James Lipman / jameslipman.com 2017 Ford Edge

Ford reveal Territory replacement

Stephen Ottley

2016 Toyota Tarago Ultima V6 2016 Toyota Tarago.

Toyota trims Tarago price

Daniel DeGasperi

Focusing on the game at hand: Sonny Bill Williams.

Sonny Bill snubs Australians

Michael Chammas

Caitlin Foord makes a beeline for the ball.

Matildas make horror start in Rio

Bad look: Sekope Kepu hits Dan Carter high in the World Cup final.

Chieka can get Wallabies fired up

COMMENT
Paul Cully

Keeping his cool: Mack Horton.

Australian hope in pool run-in

Phil Lutton

"I'm the only one that can control myself and that's really all I can focus on": Phelps.

Phelps admits doping doubts

Chris Barrett

Eyeing a haul in Rio: Cate and Bronte Campbell.

Why Campbell is grateful for London flop

Andrew Webster

Celebrations: Mick Fanning after winning the jBay Open.

Fanning puts hand up to coach Olympic team

1h ago

Michael Talia has pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited drug.

Talia pleads guilty to drug possession

Emma Partridge
53m ago

Man of many codes: Jarryd Hayne signs autographs for fans during a press conference at Gold Coast Airport on Wednesday.

How Titans snared Hayne deal

Adrian Proszenko

On the run in Darwin: Jarryd Hayne leaves the Canberra defence in his wake in 2014.

Eels 'homecoming' likely to be in Darwin

Adam Pengilly

James Tedesco is tackled by Greg Inglis in the third State of Origin game in Sydney.

Tedesco warns Hayne he'll fight for jersey

Adam Pengilly

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