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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: A police officer guards the scene of a knife attack on August 4, 2016 in London, England. ...

Australian injured in fatal London mass stabbing

Latika Bourke

Out the door: Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts has resigned following his remarks that women lacked "vertical ...

Saatchi 'guru' quits top agency amid furore over sexist remarks

Jena McGregor

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

In Japan, the term is 'karoshi', or simply as 'death by overwork'

Anna Fifield

In the event that the Greens will not play ball with legislation, Malcolm Turnbull will need nine of the 11 other ...

Parliament's divide is a trap all of Turnbull's own doing

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Stuart Kelly, 18, was found dead on Sydney's northern beaches.

His mother kept 'hoping to see the light' in Stuart Kelly's eyes again

Elementary Student at Art Gallery Generic

Stuart Kelly's legacy could save lives

EDITORIAL

New reason to worry if your child can't stop scratching their head

Georgina Mitchell

Brazilian crowd hurls offensive slurs at Matildas keeper

**FILE** A Nov. 2, 2005, file photo of Bruce Burrell leaving the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Sydney. A NSW ...

Murderer Burrell takes his secrets to the grave

Nick Ralston

Clint Eastwood says "everyone is walking around on eggshells".

'Dumb' Trump is on to something: Hollywood legend

Former Brazilian great to face Sydney FC in the FFA Cup

Australia's David Warner plays a shot on day one of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in ...

Late Aussie pain after Starc fires

Young people need to hear about porn before they see it

Wine floods French town

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

The crazy thing that happens to Jupiter's moon every day

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

The road rule I never knew I was breaking

No evidence a 'rogue pilot' hijacked and crashed MH370: Malaysia

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Centred Soliola will pull 'overalls' back on against Sharks

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Students taught pseudo scientific "rubbish", experts warn

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

Traditional emphasis that's holding back Asian Australians

Kim Arlington

Obeids' case against ex-ICAC counsel a 'mirage', court hears

Michaela Whitbourn

'It makes no sense': The change that doubled Hans' electricity bill

Lucy Cormack

The royal commission is conducting hearings in Newcastle this week.

Former altar boy tells inquiry of four years of abuse by priest

Ian Kirkwood

Michael Talia has pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited drug.

Swans player Michael Talia pleads guilty to drug possession

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Emma Partridge

Do we know what we are feeding our cats?

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

Snowdropper Marco Raulli stole women's underwear from clothes lines in Northcote, Richmond and South Yarra.

Panty theft catches up with Melbourne 'snowdropper'

Gobi and Dion Leonard celebrate at the finish line.

Stray dog follows Aussie runner through 125km China trek

Simon White

The child sex abuse royal commission is hearing evidence about disability groups.

Another 'Evil 8' paedophile pleads guilty to sex abuse

Room 680 nightclub in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn.

String of nightclub deaths prompts police probe

Parliament's left-right divide a trap for Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Spit masks used against asylum seekers in Australian detention

Nicole Hasham

PM into unknown as Hanson wins four Senate seats

Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull now needs to win nine votes from an 11-member crossbench in the Senate

Please explain: PM orders banks to face Parliament each year

Tom McIlroy

Science Minister Greg Hunt was equivocal when asked if the CSIRO would reinstate climate scientists.

Labor slams government's CSIRO 'flip-flopping'

Nicole Hasham, Peter Hannam, Marcus Strom

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

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

Instagram posts may have escalated fatal standoff

Daniel Victor

Zhou Shifeng, of Beijing-based Fengrui Law Firm, seen here in the dock, has been sentenced to seven years' jail for ...

Chinese law firm director latest to be jailed for subversion

Philip Wen

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

Australian student behind viral Chinese propaganda video

Philip Wen

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

Donald Trump's campaign goes off rails

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: a persistent, nagging sense that whatever the plan is meant to be, nothing is quite ...

How Turnbull became stationary target

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Saakshi Koul, Ryde Secondary College - Year 7/8 winner

People like me, we matter

Saakshi Koul

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's contribution to the Coalition coffers might have made its July 2 win possible.

Turnbull's $2m donation exposes him as a hypocrite

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

It took 50 years for television to reap 30 per cent of all advertising dollars.

There is still a place for old media

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Bad privatisations have turned Rod Sims against the policy

Rod Sim's concerns will be big news in Portugal

Colin Kruger, CBD

The competition watchdog is comfortable with Macquarie's acquisition of Esanda.

ACCC to review comms sector

Lucy Battersby

Tabcorp CEO David Attenborough says the company has "raised the bar" on compliance in the past year.

Legal costs climb higher for Tabcorp

The one thing holding back Asian Australians

Kim Arlington

Buffett's bet on in-your-face CEO

Noah Buhayar

Are glory days over for fast food?

Bloomberg News

Oswals v ANZ: 'Find out what yanks their chain'

Sarah Danckert

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

Household chores you should stop doing right now

Madeleine Wedesweiler

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

Don't look down: Travel up the world's skinniest tower

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Traffic jams: Sydney's worst stretch of road revealed

The next architectural trends to make a comeback

Stephen Crafti

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

Castle Hill mega lot of 90 homes 'almost unsellable'

Kate Burke

Model Jason Dundas showcases swimwear by Stella McCartney on the runway.

David Jones previews what men will be wearing this summer

Style Trends
Jane Rocca

The cycling road rule I never knew I was breaking

Michael O'Reilly

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Portrait of Rowan Barker and his Opal card at Circular Quay on September 8, 2014 in ...

How to get the most bang for your public transport buck

Alex Kidman

What to do about a dodgy debit card charge

Noel Whittaker

Hillary Clinton's campaign is focusing on her empathy for women, minorities and children.

Empathy: is it only a woman's domain?

James Adonis

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

Mystery of the female orgasm

Michael Phelp's dream come true

Trump supporters unfiltered

Chinese propaganda video goes viral

Cartoons by Alan Moir

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

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

Five ways to attract high value customers

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Film montages from an Australian luminary

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The role of strata committees

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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

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 Barnesy 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

Norman Carter's 1936 portrait of Howard Hinton (detail shown) will be exhibited at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery.

Mystery lingers over one of Australia's greatest art collectors

Andrew Taylor

Jennifer Saunders as "Edina" and Joanna Lumley as "Patsy" in the film ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE. Photo by David ...

What's on in Sydney: 20 things to hear, see and do this weekend

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

Ironing doesn't have to take longer than it should.

Tired of ironing? Learn to use your clothes dryer correctly then

Jura Koncius

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

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

The one great female character in 'Suicide Squad'

Clem Bastow

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

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

"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

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, Jared Leto and Jai Courtney attend the European Premiere ...

Jared Leto gives his interesting outfit choice the thumbs up

No Holds Barred

Men are their own favourite authority, study finds

Banjamen Judd

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

Sarah Berry

Feeling guilty about not flossing? There's no need

Catherine Saint Louis

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

Sharnee Rawson

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

Scott Bolles

Cult following: Spice Temple's amazing fish-fragrant eggplant dish doesn't actually contain fish.

Veggies take main course: Cult vegetarian recipes

Jane Holroyd

Help - my spouse wants to date his ex

Jann Blackstone

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 countries with the world's best 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

China has really outdone itself this time with the most terrifying glass walkway yet.

Don't look down: China petrifies travellers with new glass skywalk

China
Kylie McLaughlin

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

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

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

Toyota has recalled its Toyota 86 sports cars built between 2012 and 2015.

Toyota recalls 86 sports car

Dom Tripolone

A potential Toyota Supra illustration Drive.

Toyota Supra a step closer to return

Daniel DeGasperi

Holden Insignia VXR reviewed

Jessica Miles and Stephen Ottley

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

Jamaican star Usain Bolt is predicting 9.6 seconds for the 100 metres.

American rivals to feel Bolt's 'full wrath' as he chases treble-treble

Kayon Raynor

New director Steffensen mentored banned sprinter

Michael Gleeson

IOC clears all 11 Russian boxers to compete

Eyeing a haul in Rio: Cate and Bronte Campbell.

Why Campbell is grateful for London failure

Andrew Webster

Brazilians hurl offensive slurs at Matildas keeper

Sonny Bill snubs Australians

Michael Chammas

Meares, tears and cheers: Anna steals GG's show

Greg Baum

Crash and virus - key Australian cyclists hit

Samantha Lane

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Tyrone McCarthy of the Dragons is tackled during the round 22 NRL match between the ...

Broncos snuff out Dragons' finals hopes with win in the wet

Australia's Mitchell Starc acknowledges the crowd after taking a haul of five Sri Lankan wickets on the day one of their ...

Starc's tribute to mentor after record five-wicket haul

Jon Pierik
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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 28: Ronaldinho of Milan celebrates after scoring the winning goal during the Serie A match ...

Ronaldinho in line for shock guest outing for Wollongong in FFA Cup

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 06: Eels coach Brad Arthur watches on from the bench during the round one NRL match between ...

Eels begin talks with Arthur over new deal

Adrian Proszenko

Centre of attention: Jarryd Hayne with his new teammates.

Hayne Cam to capture Jarryd's every move on Titans debut

Adam Pengilly

Sporting new colours: Jarryd Hayne training with the Gold Coast Titans on Thursday.

Kangaroos unlikely to pick Hayne, admits Meninga

Adrian Proszenko

Downtown: Charlie Ngatai of the Chiefs kicks ahead against the Crusaders.

Chiefs 'down' following Mad Monday stripper furore

Georgina Robinson

Australia's Mitchell Starc celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket with the first ball.

Starc fires as Australians turn the tide in second Test

Jon Pierik

No chance: Eels chairman Max Donnelly on the appeal.

Eels withdraw appeal against NRL sanctions for salary cap rorts

Adrian Proszenko

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