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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 01: Steeplechaser Genevieve LaCaze poses for a photo ahead of the Melbourne Track Classic ...

In Rio, love comes second for Ryan and Genevieve

Michael Gleeson

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 08: A FILE PHOTO of Keiran Foran crossing the road to attend Parramatta Eels training last ...

$18,000 bet made minutes before Foran took the field

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Malcolm Turnbull's new nemesis, Kevin Rudd.

Malcolm pleads with Julia: How to shut down Kevin?

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Tony Wright

The Dolphins abandoned the 'soupy' warm-up pool for the much more crowded main competition pool.

Aussies swimmers abandon 'cloudy, soupy' Rio pools

Soldiers stand in guard next to a wall decorated with photographs showing fans and athletes of the Russian team at the ...

Eddie Obeid hospitalised after suffering a stroke

What the best-dressed will be wearing on August 14

Jenna Clarke

Indonesia arrests six suspects allegedly planning Singapore attack

The 11 daily habits of self-made billionaires

Jockey Danny Nikolic with partner Tania Hyett appears to learn if he's allowed to return to racecourses after police ...

Jockey implicated in new betting scandal

Nick McKenzie, Kate McClymont

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Joshua Starling of Manly looks to pass the ball during the round 22 NRL match between the ...

Eels take the lead with only two minutes to go

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 18: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika watches his team warm up during the International Test ...

Cheika's massive gamble with the Wallabies will end in tears

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Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath, celebrates the wicket of Australia's Peter Nevill as non striker Mitchell Marsh watches on ...

Sri Lanka set Australia 410 to win second Test

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Ball lightning caught on camera

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

China's petrifying new glass skywalk

A guide to Australia's best medal hopes in Rio

Man in critical condition after 'drive-by' shooting at Heckenberg

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Raiders sign schoolboy sensation

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'It's a great time to acquire companies'

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The emergence of Craig Chung is another element in a typically spiky contest for Sydney's Town Hall.

Ryde councillor's bid to sit on Sydney council as well

Jacob Saulwick

'Do we need to tell patients?': Doctor's secret admission

Two terriers, one penthouse and a very Sydney divorce

James Robertson

A mother's farewell: Kathy Kelly blows a kiss to her son Stuart Kelly's coffin.

Tragedy piled on tragedy for Kelly family

Kirsty Needham

Elementary Student at Art Gallery Generic for Children and Art tem number:78617518Photographer:FuseRelease info:Model ...

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

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

Popular teaching style condemned as pseudo scientific 'rubbish'

One Powerball ticket purchased in Canberra has scored the whole division one prize pool in Thursday night's Powerball ...

Single ticket wins $35 million lotto jackpot

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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

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

Derryn Hinch at the Melbourne Press Club luncheon on Friday.

Senator Headline, just warming up for Canberra, exercises free speech

Tony Wright

Morrison ratchets up the heat on Labor to pass savings

Mark Kenny

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

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Tony Wright

Turnbull has more in common with Julia Gillard than he'd like to acknowledge.

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

Michael Koziol

One Nation senator-elect Malcolm Roberts used a press conference on Thursday to call for the overhaul of section 18c.

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

Michael Koziol

Rudd accused PM of 'monstrous intrusion'

Fergus Hunter

States back Turnbull on preventative detention for terror prisoners

Australian Trade Minister Steve Ciobo (right) meets with former former Indonesian trade minister Thomas Lembong (left) ...

Australia-Indonesia FTA plan defies odds

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Jewel Topsfield

Kaiowa boy Josiel Benites, 12, was shot twice in the stomach during a confrontation with farmers in Mato Grosso do Sul, ...

Far from Rio, Brazil's tribes and farmers in land war

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'? Fallen soldier's father urged to run for office

The ANC's standing has been hit by corruption scandals involving President Jacob Zuma, seen here on a voter's dress, but ...

Mandela's party stung in South Africa election

Sam Mkokeli

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The CSIRO about-face is the least the government could do

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Andrew P Street

ABS appears to be ignoring the fact that public trust in governments to protect their privacy has plummeted.

The census is too important to boycott

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Tim Singleton Norton

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

ACCC chairman Rod Sims: "Hopefully this will send a clearer signal on cartel conduct."

Too many cartels in Australia

Virgin recorded a $224.7 million full-year loss.

How Australia's worst airline turned itself around

Patrick Hatch

Euromonitor said children's breakfast cereals had declined for several years.

More and more Australians chowing down on cereal

Madeleine Heffernan

Artist David Bromley with his new Mercedes Van, he's just upgraded. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 4TH AUGUST 2016

Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz? Or an Audi ...

Mark Hawthorne

ASX posts worst week in a month

Vanessa Desloires

11 daily habits of self-made billionaires

David Jones to shift HQ to Melbourne

Economic growth could be stronger, says RBA

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

Adam Boult

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': Where affordability and liveability collide

Jennifer Duke
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A buyer's guide to open house etiquette

EXCLUSIVE: Model Megan Gale sells Palm Beach getaway

Lucy Macken

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

A couple of shiny Lamborghinis are the perfect accompaniment for a Japanese road trip.

I had the best job in the world, but now I'm giving it away

Steve Colquhoun

"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

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

Empathy: why we should all strive for it

James Adonis

Controversial CSG wastewater ponds

North Korea's moon-landing plans

Andy Murray's flagpole swing needs work

American woman killed in London knife attack

Cartoons by Alan Moir

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

'UnREAL - "Best TV show of 2016 so far" - TV Guide Magazine.

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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What did I just say? Ozzy Osbourne explains his extra-marital behaviour: it was all out of context.

Ozzy Osbourne says lover took sex "out of context"

Bernard Zuel

No tears, no regrets but a swag of new songs and a solo career for Peter Garrett

Bitter? Not Garrett, he's making music

Bernard Zuel

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

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

Awkward: Britney gets weird on Jimmy Kimmel's bed

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.

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

David Betancourt

Falls Festival reveals its first big drawcard

Bernard Zuel

The mind bending King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will take you on a fabulous trip during their live show.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Trippy night to remember

Bernard Zuel

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

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 GOOD: Lena Dunham is rocking this off-the-shoulder Gabriela Hearst dress as she spruiks for Hillary Rodham Clinton ...

Best & worst dressed celebrities of the week

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 causing breakage

Stephanie Darling

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

The one great character in 'Suicide Squad'

Clem Bastow

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

James Fell

Tim Robards: How to get a body like The Bach

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

Sarah Berry

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

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

Cat Rodie

No need for parents to fret about their 'regular' picky eater.

Severe picky eating linked to psychiatric problems, finds study

Cat Rodie

We are separated but I let my husband live with us on weekends

Jaimie Seaton

Not everything you've heard about travelling in Europe is true.

The eight things you need to know before travelling in Europe

David Whitley

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

Rachael Oakes-Ash

The Ahwar, Iraq. One of the new World Heritage listed places around the world.

Quiz: How many new World Heritage sites just got added?

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Mal Chenu

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

Apple offers big rewards for spotting bugs

Jim Finkle

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

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Adam Turner

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

Niantic explains Pokemon GO changes

Kotaku

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

Facebook to punish clickbait publishers

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

New Holden Colorado development vehicle.

Behind the scenes: Holden's future

Sam Charlwood

Aston Martin DB11 Launch.
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Photo: Drew Gibson

2017 Aston Martin DB11.

James Bond's new car reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Nissan revives Bladeglider

Stephen Ottley

New Mercedes C300 Coupe reviewed

Stephen Ottley

'Cloudy' Rio pool raises Aussies' concerns

Australia's best gold medal hopes

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Colourful: The revamped Port District area in Rio.

Why Rio was an inspired choice for the Games

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Malcolm Knox

Charlotte Caslick is considered the best women's rugby sevens player in the world

How Rio sevens stars learned to tackle. Hard.

Andrew Webster

Youngest athlete of Games tells her tale of earthquake survival

Michael Chammas

Robber killed after altercation with Russian diplomat

Lia Timson

WADA hits back at critics of Russian drug claims

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Samantha Lane

In Rio, love comes second for Ryan and Genevieve

Michael Gleeson

Finals charge: Manly's Darcy Lussick has been in fine form.

Eels clash with Sea Seagles

Matt Bungard
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Josh Hazlewood appeals for the dismissal of Rangana Herath.

Sri Lanka set Australia 410 to win second Test

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Gearing up for his Titans debut: Jarryd Hayne.

Titans sponsor wants to cash in with Hayne in US

Adam Pengilly

Facing scrutiny: Kieran Foran passes for the Eels against Manly at Brookvale on April 14.

Hayson, Kieran and Liam Foran, under scrutiny over plunge

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Kate McClymont, Nick McKenzie

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

Giteau Law will damage rugby

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Spiro Zavos

Brad Arthur: 220516: SMH Herald Sports: May 22, 2016: Story by Micheal Chammas: Parramatta Eels Coach Brad Arthur on the ...

Eels reward Arthur with new contract

Adrian Proszenko

The Olympics have lost the magic

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Peter FitzSimons

All lined up: Michael Cheika speaks to the Wallabies at training on Friday.

Cheika rules out Folau midfield switch

Georgina Robinson

Family man: Ben Barba and his daughter Bodhi wave to fans following the round 20 NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks ...

Why Sharks should be thanking Cherry-Evans

Adam Pengilly

Tight ship: Manly chairman Scott Penn (right) has vowed a zero-tolerance policy to integrity breaches.

Manly to take report proposals on board

Tom Decent

Target: Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen expects to be singled out for treatment by the Raiders.

Gallen bracing for Stuart ambush

Adam Pengilly