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Husband makes citizen's arrest after his wife was assaulted with a hammer at Lurnea.

Couple hurt in hammer attack at Sydney bus stop

7m ago

One Nation senator-elect Malcolm Roberts wrote an affidavit to Julia Gillard demanding to be exempt from the carbon tax.

One Nation senator sends bizarre letter to Julia Gillard

1h ago

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'Do we need to tell patients?': Doctors' secret admission

38m ago

Brett Peter Cowan was convicted of the murder of Daniel Morcombe.

Inmate throws boiling water on Daniel Morcombe's killer

BREAKING
18m ago

Mohammad al-Halabi enters a hearing at Beersheba district court in southern Israel on August 4.

Millions in Aussie charity donations 'funnelled to Hamas'

20m ago

Since Trump announced he was running for president, foot traffic to Trump-branded hotels has dropped.

Trump's candidacy is having a serious effect on his business empire

57m ago

Rudd hits out at Turnbull's 'monstrous intrusion' over UN snub

Russian diplomat kills robber near Rio's Olympic Park

David Jones to add extra levels in $200m revamp of Sydney store

1m ago

The ripple effect from the chart-topping $80m sale in Vaucluse

1h ago

The man who made Pokemon an international phenomenon

1h ago

Stephanie Horan nearly died from an asthma attack after she stopped taking her medication as a teenager.

Stephanie's wake-up call after she was clinically dead for 12 minutes

Calm and in control: Yoga will make you appear calm and collected on your CV, says career consultant Alyssa Gelbard.

12 hobbies that look great on your CV, and one that doesn't

1h ago

couple holding hands, man and woman in Rome feeling great and relaxing, spring break and city life concept.

Eight things you need to know before travelling in Europe

40m ago

Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura trains on the vault on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Japanese gymnast runs up huge Pokemon Go bill in Rio

LIU

Cyber criminals target Australian businesses

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Mike Pence floored by 11-year-old

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

China's petrifying new glass skywalk

Rio: Australians to watch

A guide to Australia's best medal hopes in Rio

David Jones to shift HQ to Melbourne

12:28PM

Taliban fires on tourists, takes helicopter crew hostage

12:25PM

Hammer attack at Sydney bus stop leaves couple in hospital

12:21PM

Les Young and his partner Josephine Smith.

Two terriers, one penthouse and a very Sydney divorce

James Robertson
1h ago

Tragedy piled on tragedy for Kelly family

Kirsty Needham

The one thing students need more than high test scores

Kelsey Munro

Marketing executive and former journalist Dai Le.

Premier's choice squeezed out of another preselection

Sean Nicholls

Murderer Bruce Burrell has taken his secrets to the grave.

Double murderer dies without revealing his victims' whereabouts

Nick Ralston

Cham Tang.

Traditional emphasis that's holding back Asian Australians

Kim Arlington

From left, solictor Nick Di Girolamo, Moses Obeid, Eddie Obeid jnr, solicitor Tim Breene and Paul Obeid at the Supreme Court.

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

Michaela Whitbourn

Popular learning styles approach to teaching a harmful fad, says leading academic

Popular teaching style condemned as pseudo scientific 'rubbish'

Young mother Peta Fairhead was described as caring and loving by a friend on Thursday.

Woman left for dead at hospital was 'loving' mother-of-three

WA

Parents will now have to comb through their kids' hair to get rid of lice because the pests have become immune to common ...

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

Georgina Mitchell

A man has been stabbed in a McDonald's car park brawl believed to have started after an ice cream was thrown at a car.

Ice cream thrown at car sparks McDonald's stabbing

QLD
1h ago

Malcolm Turnbull's new nemesis, Kevin Rudd.

Sketch: Malcolm pleads with Julia - How to shut down Kevin?

COMMENT
Tony Wright
38m ago

Rudd accused PM of 'monstrous intrusion' over UN rejection

Fergus Hunter

Parliament's left-right divide a trap for Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

One Nation senator-elect Malcolm Roberts wrote an affidavit to Julia Gillard demanding to be exempt from the carbon tax.

One Nation senator-elect's bizarre letter to Julia Gillard

Michael Koziol
1h ago

"Watch out for 18c because that is going to be really right back on the table": Senator-elect Derryn Hinch.

Abbott-era 18c changes 'back on the table' in new Senate

Michael Koziol
22m ago

An example of a spit mask. The Immigration Department would not give details on what the masks used in immigration ...

Spit masks used against asylum seekers in Australian detention

Nicole Hasham

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull may now be held hostage to minor party ransom.

PM into unknown as Hanson wins four Senate seats

Mark Kenny

Melania Trump in New York in 2005.

Did Melania Trump immigrate legally to the US?

Since Trump announced he was running for president, foot traffic to Trump-branded hotels has dropped.

Trump's candidacy not good for his business

57m ago

A woman handles a gun at the National Rifle Association annual show in Nashville in 2015.

Islamic State likes America's 'dumb' gun laws, defector says

Khizr Khan, father of fallen US Army Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan, holds up his copy the United State Constitution as he ...

'Yes We Khan'? Khizr urged to run for office

1h ago

Stuart Kelly spoke out about the suffering he and his family endured following the death of his brother Thomas in a ...

Editorial: Stuart Kelly's legacy could save lives

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

Glenn Stevens oversaw the central bank's rate cut this week in his last major move as RBA Governor.

Growth could be stronger, says RBA

Marty Silk
33m ago

Eyes on stocks.

Markets Live: The easy money

Live
Patrick Commins

High Street retail store David Jones suffers record losses: . SMH NEWS PIC BY LEE BESFORD. Thursday 31st May 2012.

David Jones to shift HQ to Melbourne

1m ago

The fridge staples: "I also parboil vegetables such as cauliflower, which I often use as a rice substitute, and ...

Aussie rice growers warn of PNG hit

Brian Robins
8m ago

Meet the man who's responsible for Pokemania

1h ago

Australia's 138 new million-dollar suburbs

12 hobbies that look great on your CV, and one that doesn't

1h ago

322-year low: Bank of England cuts key interest rate

David Shein and his wife Colleen purchased this Point Piper home for $21 million.

The ripple effect from Sydney's chart-topping $80 million sale

Lucy Macken
1h ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 08: Model Megan Gale poses for a photo on the red carpet at the Logie Awards. The Logie ...

EXCLUSIVE: Model Megan Gale sells Palm Beach getaway

Lucy Macken
35m ago

The flat Carlisle businessman Chris Meyer bought six years ago, is actually the one next to the where he's been living in

Man tries to sell his home, finds out his neighbour owns it

1h ago

One of Sydney's sweet spots: Harris Park offers some of the best of what the city has to offer, with great transport and ...

Sydney's 'sweet spots': The 10 best suburbs at affordable prices

Jennifer Duke
1h ago

Tivoli Villa, Rose Bay.

Rose Bay's $16.8 million 'knock-down-rebuild'

Lucy Macken

Polyethelene-reinforced denim makes it possible to be safely stylish on a bike.

Biker style that's as tough as the rider wearing it

Jeremy Loadman

"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

Michael O'Reilly

NEWS: Four Leaf Clover found by 8 yr old Jasper Coverdale at Glenfyne.
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How much of a role does luck play in success and investing?

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Generic Melbourne public transport image, 2016. Photograph by Chris Hopkins

Here's how to get the most bang for your public transport buck

Alex Kidman

Fashion boss Grace Dlabik says only a small business gives her the freedom to adapt to her industry.

How small business affects women's finances

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran
1h ago

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

Empathy: why we should all strive for it

James Adonis

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Controversial CSG wastewater ponds

47m ago

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North Korea's moon-landing plans

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Andy Murray's flagpole swing needs work

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American woman killed in London knife attack

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Cartoons by Alan Moir

1h ago

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

AMEX

Five ways to attract high value customers

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AGNSW

Film montages from an Australian luminary

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WFI

The role of strata committees

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Daisy Ridley debuted as Rey in <i>Star Wars: the Force Awakens</i>. Is there a way to predict whether the movie will ...

Could a Star Wars TV series finally be on its way?

Michael Idato

Down Under

Black comedy's brutal reminder of Cronulla riots

Garry Maddox

The rhyme of the ancient mariner. Nine News presenter Peter Hitchener an unlikely rap star

Newsreader breaks into rap - amuses only himself

Bernard Zuel

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.

'Most unpleasant thing I've ever done': Margot Robbie

David Betancourt

Falls Festival star and ultimate

Falls Festival reveals its first big drawcard

Bernard Zuel

Family feud: Mariah Carey.

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

Michael Idato

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

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

The cast of <i>Post-Haste Histories</i>: (Back, from left) Atlas Adams, Marko Mustac, Daniel Cordeaux; (front) Ewan ...

Why Shakespeare in the pub beats watching Netflix at home

Elissa Blake

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

A very simple trick could help with shoulder strain at work.

Shoulder strain? Consider moving this desk object

Alison Bowen

Barack Obama says his daughters Sasha (left) and Malia have been raised to speak up when they see double standards.

Childcare fell 'disproportionately and unfairly' on Michelle: Obama

Mary Ward

The Upside founder Jodhi Meares and her husband Nicholas Finn Tsindos walk the David Jones spring-summer 2016 launch ...

Newlywed Jodhi Meares opens up about married life and starting a family

Amy Croffey

Lash extensions require tender loving care to make them last the distance.

How to wear eyelash extensions without breaking your real lashes

Stephanie Darling

Margot Robbie attends the "Suicide Squad" World Premiere at The Beacon Theatre on August 1, 2016 in New York City.

Celebrities spotted on the red carpet this week

Celeste Barber

Being famous on Instagram is like being rich in Monopoly

Celeste Barber

Marton family. Daughters Carmen (top right) and Caroline (bottom right) are both competing in the taekwondo competition ...

Nerves, rivalry and illicit pizzas: Three Olympic mums talk

Daisy Dumas

With a Bill on Pakistan's tribal law set to be voted on within weeks, the survivor of an attempted honour killing tells ...

'We knew my family were chasing me'

Andrew Marszal

A submission to Queensland's 2016 abortion law reform inquiry.

Facepalm-worthy submissions to Queensland's abortion law reform inquiry

Daisy Dumas

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

The one great character in 'Suicide Squad'

Clem Bastow

chin ups

For women, the chin up is an elusive but worthwhile goal

James Fell

Tim Robards

Tim Robards: How to get a body like The Bach

The Juice Daily
1h ago

plant protein

Plant protein is better for you than meat, new study finds

Sarah Berry

Aria restaurant.

Sydney's best business lunches and dinners 2016

Pasta may not be the thing to cut if you want to lose weight.

Will olive oil stop my pasta from sticking together?

Richard Cornish

Adam Liaw recipe - Turmeric fish skewers and garlic greens

9 health foods chefs actually love to cook with

FRANKI HOBSON

Carri Kessler and her twice-named baby.

How this mum realised she'd chosen the wrong baby name

Cat Rodie

A family had a lucky escape after a mobile phone left on charge set fire to a boy's pillow.

Fire warning: children urged not to charge mobile phones on beds

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

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

Cat Rodie

couple holding hands, man and woman in Rome feeling great and relaxing, spring break and city life concept.

The eight things you need to know before travelling in Europe

David Whitley
40m ago

Skiier in Canada.

The 10 things US ski towns have that Australia doesn't

Rachael Oakes-Ash

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

Unlike its bulkier brother, the Xbox One S can operate horizontally or, with the help of an included stand, vertically.

Review: Xbox One loses weight, adds 4K, HDR

Tim Biggs
1h ago

Facebook's algorithm is taking notice of sites that use misleading or distorted headlines in their posts.

Facebook to punish clickbait publishers

Seven's multi-channel Olympics coverage means Australian viewers will get to see more than Aussies swimming laps of the ...

Seven's Olympics streaming finally puts viewers in control

COMMENT
Adam Turner

New York to ban registered sex offenders from playing Pokemon Go.

Niantic explains Pokemon GO changes

Kotaku

Using colour techniques to reconstruct the hidden painting.

Synchotron reveals Degas' 'other woman'

Marcus Strom, Science Editor

Powerhouse: the Tesla Model S P90D can reach 100km/h in a claimed 2.8 seconds.

Which car would win a 100m sprint?

Dom Tripolone

Corey Burdick lost his eye when his Takata airbag exploded.

The human face of the Takata scandal

Stephen Ottley
33m ago

Aston Martin DB11 Launch.
Siena, Italy.
July 2016.
Photo: Drew Gibson

2017 Aston Martin DB11.

James Bond's new car reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2016 Nissan Bladeglider prototype.

Nissan revives Bladeglider

Stephen Ottley

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe

New Mercedes C300 Coupe reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Updated Toyota 86 on track at Fuji Speedway.

Track test: 2017 Toyota 86

Daniel DeGasperi

Police numbers have been bolstered in Rio for the Olympics.

Robber killed after altercation with Russian diplomat

Lia Timson

Dynamic duo: Carmelo Anthony and Draymond Green.

Dream Team's slapdown - and love - of Bogut

Andrew Webster

Aye, your majesty: Princess Anne reacts as Andy Murray struggles with the British flag.

Eye, Princess: Murray laughs off royal flag mishap

Daniel Cherny

Cate Campbell.

Australia's best gold medal hopes

Interactive Guide

The Kiwi who could propel Australia to glory

Chris Barrett

Bugs, bodies and barnacles, but Aussies raise the spinnaker

Greg Baum

How Rio sevens stars learned to tackle. Hard.

Andrew Webster
44m ago

'Fake news': China swim boss lashes Horton bust-up reports

Phil Lutton

Calling it a day: Ted Richards.

Veteran Swan set to hang up his boots at the end of season

UPDATED
James Buckley
1h ago

Giteau Law: Matt Giteau is back to play for the Wallabies despite plying his club trade overseas.

Giteau Law will damage rugby

COMMENT
Spiro Zavos

"Seriously, it's a thing where I don't think for a second that I'm going to put my leg out": Josh Reynolds.

I wish I knew how to stop tripping rivals, says Josh Reynolds

19m ago

Back in business: Will Genia.

Genia in for Frisby in reduced Wallabies squad

Tom Decent
11m ago

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

Shopping for A-League contract: former Brazil star Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho in line for guest outing in FFA Cup

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

Long-term vision: The Eels have opened negotions to keep Brad Arthur at the club.

Eels begin talks with Arthur over new deal

Adrian Proszenko

No chance: Eels chairman Max Donnelly on the appeal.

Eels withdraw appeal against NRL sanctions

Adrian Proszenko

Storm home: Billy Slater, Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk are all likely to be one-club players.

Storm star Cronk re-signs until end of 2018

Roy Ward

Raider of the Year Sia Soliola is becoming Canberra's Mr Fix-it.

Centred Soliola will pull 'overalls' back on

David Polkinghorne

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