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Samir Ait Said of France broke his leg while competing on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team ...

Gymnast Samir Ait Said suffers horrific leg break during vault

Megan Levy

Jessica Hall, Kerry Hore, Jennifer Cleary, and Madeleine Edmunds, of Australia, look to shore after competing in the ...

Rio Olympics Day Two: Rowing delayed by one hour due to windy conditions

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Roy Ward
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Australian rowing coaches robbed at knifepoint near Ipanema Beach

Megan Levy

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1.AUS	2	0	1	3
2.HUN	2	0	0	2
3.USA	1	4	0	5
4.KOR	1	1	0	2
Full Medal Tally

Universities across the board believe the current course-fee model is hopelessly outdated, with many anomalies.

The uni degree for jobs that don't exist yet

Kelsey Munro

Notorious Australian corporate fugitive dies owing more than $1.3b

Oscar Pistorius inside the High Court in Pretoria during his trial.

Pistorius taken to hospital from jail with 'injuries'

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Windham High School, Saturday, Aug. 6, ...

Trump, in scathing attacks, questions Clinton's mental health

Aidan Smith, centre, died after being stabbed at a party in Ryde on Sunday.

Aidan heard someone wanted to fight before the fatal Ryde stabbing

Jetstar flight makes emergency landing on Pacific island

Kieran Gair

John left for an hour. When he returned, his wife and baby were dead

Data reveals how Sydney's east is outrunning the west

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Inga Ting

Sydney woman dies after suspected domestic violence attack

Kieran Gair
29m ago

'Highly intelligent' Hanson will hold the party together: Senator

Australian women's relay team win gold in world record time

Chris Barrett

Sun in the mixed zone immediately after the race.

Reduced to tears: Chinese fury over Horton's taunts

Philip Wen
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Titans recruit Jarryd Hayne and the referee collide.

'Hayne Cam' threatens to bite code-hopping superstar

Samantha Armytage said she had to 'Google' Haussegger to find out who she was.

'Paps hiding in the bushes': Sam's frustration at new photos

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: Susan Sarandon arrives at a charity event at Crown Casino on August 7, 2016 in ...

Susan Sarandon smacks down Australia's Real Housewives

Andrew Bolt's show The Bolt Report did not breach the television code of conduct in a November, 2015, episode.

Regulator declares Andrew Bolt too hyperbolic to be factual

Russia's show of force

The best way to warm up before you run

The Edwardian S-curve corset was designed to shrink the waist and emphasise the backside. Ouch!

Suffering for beauty: Corsets, tape worms and lead foundation

Discovered in a dacha wall, a clue to a Cold War mystery

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Woman dies following suspected domestic violence attack in Liverpool

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Pistorius taken to hospital with injuries suffered in jail: reports

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Live above Sydney in this incredible penthouse

Respecting a home's history well into its future

'Around-the-world' holiday homes on Australian soil

Building a million-dollar home from scratch

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 06: The no name successful bidders. Property auction at 29/16-18 Eastbourne Road, Darling ...

North shore buyers being tempted to cross the bridge

Chinese fury over Mack Horton 'taunts'

Philip Wen
24m ago

Bloodiness in the water: Horton has the last word

Greg Baum

Champions: Australia's 4x100m freestyle relay gold medal winners after their world record swim.

Australia's women smash world record to take relay gold

Golden girls: Australia's 4x100m freestyle relay team celebrate with their medals.

Campbell hopes golden night can propel Australia to record haul

Chris Barrett

Matildas blow chance to beat Germany after late equaliser

'They call me Mr Skyball': Star's incredible 30-metre serve

Horton sees off arch-rival to win gold in 400m freestyle

Russia set for Rio Paralympics ban, Aussie boss backs strong stance

Animal Logic made its name doing digital effects for films such as <i>Happy Feet</I>.

The uni degree for jobs that don't exist yet

Kelsey Munro

'Help me! My daughter is in there!'

Kim Arlington
1h ago

Bulga residents take the fight for their village to Sydney

Han Nguyen

Householders can get rid of paint at local government-run collection schemes.

The five things you should never put in the rubbish

Lucy Cormack

The 10 jobs almost nobody does

Cassandra Morgan

'Scary and weird': Jules Sebastian's plan to change lives

Kirsty Needham

Some working mothers feel the need to continue doing a significant amount of housework even though they are paying for ...

Why outsourcing doesn't make chores fairer for women

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Matt Wade

A crocodile attacked a kayaker off the Queensland coast.

'Fastest he's ever paddled': trapped kayaker rescued after crocodile attack

Terror raids in Braybrook this afternoon.

Arrest made following Melbourne terror raids

Researchers have found the technique does not harm early embryonic development.

IVF clinics caught flouting ban on payments to donors

A gas rig in the Timor Sea - is the Great Australian Bight next?

BP plans to drill in Great Australian Bight marine reserve

Hanson is 'highly intelligent', colleague says

Nicole Hasham

Large Senate crossbench puts Turnbull's tax plan in doubt

Matthew Knott

Power behind One Nation's throne

Damien Murphy

Not an identity document, but the census will help the bureau keep track

Turnbull's best chances for stable credible government will come from dealing with Labor.

Crocodile catching competition: what could go wrong?

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa

Syrian protesters in Geneva demonstrate against the bombing of Aleppo.

Rebels say Aleppo siege broken, but others deny claim

Lisa Barrington

A petrol station sign with prices in euros and pounds sterling near the border between the Republic of Ireland and ...

A question lingers on the Irish-British border: what's next?

Stephen Castle

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Domestic violence victim 'Sarah' talks about her experiences being homeless to promote the St Vincent De Paul ...

Editorial: Women's refuges need reinvention

Whole election campaigns have been fought on the noble assumption that governments have something to do with interest rates.

Never believe anything anyone tells you about interest rates

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Final fling: Guitarist Angus Young, the only original AC/DC member left in the band.

AC/DC: you have to go out with a bang in Sydney

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

A Woolworths truck is parked outside a Coles Supermarket as competition in supermarket supremacy heats up

Supermarket wars are gaining traction

Carolyn Cummins

Police at the Warana beach where Steve Halgryn was found.

Death in paradise: ASIC asleep to Ponzi scheme

Sarah Danckert

Wages battle breaks out at Crown Casino

Nick Toscano

Not all super funds are looking after their members. Illustration: Matt Davidson

Devils are in the detail in super life insurance

Adele Ferguson

Why the official interest rate is at a new low

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

'Piggies' need to go to a royal commission

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Pankaj and Radhika Oswal catch a break in legal stoush

Sarah Danckert

How Australia's worst airline turned itself around

Patrick Hatch

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

Not sure which tone you want to omit your marvelous character from for evening drinks? Well, Thom Browne has thought of ...

Blazers of glory: 15 jackets to take you from drab to dashing

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Louise Edmonds

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

Banking royal commission a 'populist whinge': Morrison

Teen dead, six injured after Ryde party stabbing

Rio 2016: Gymnast's graphic leg break

Barrier collapse at Snoop Dogg concert injures 40

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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Regulator declares Andrew Bolt too hyperbolic to be factual

Lucy Battersby

Harley Quinn is everything that's wrong with female superheroes

Karl Quinn

Pop singer Selena Gomez is seen performing on stage at Margaret Court Arena during her Revival World Tour on August 6, ...

A tired Selena Gomez hits Australia with missing vocals

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More than 40 have been injured after a railing collapsed during Snoop Dogg concert in New Jersey.

Railing collapse leaves dozens injured at Snoop Dogg concert

Kate Aubusson

Party with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis by all means but they are serious about Black Lives Matter too. Pictured performing ...

That was one sweet doughnut throw by Macklemore in Sydney

Reviewed by George Palathingal

Gurrumul was named artist of the year for the first consecutive time at the NIMAs.

Gurrumul leaves hospital to accept Indigenous music award

Debbie Cuthbertson

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Bernard Fanning on the 'Finger, Facebook and the future

Barry Divola

Peter Wall holding his and and Tony Ansell's score of the old theme music for ABC News.

Changing their tune: ABC news theme update back on agenda

Matthew Knott

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

Samantha Armytage is getting a bit fed up with prying lenses.

Sam Armytage fires up about her 'new man'

Andrew Hornery

Susan Sarandon's advice for Australia's Real Housewives

Melissa Singer

Therese Alshammar carries the flag of Sweden during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Why Team Sweden are the talk of the Rio Olympics

Jenna Clarke and Mary Ward

Cr: Trevor King. Fashion. 5 Ways With an A-Line skirt using a Cue A-Line skirt.
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There is now more than one way to pay for your clothes at Cue

Jenna Clarke

Renee Zellweger at the Austin Music Awards, March 16, 2016.

Renee Zellweger denies plastic surgery in Aniston-style essay

Mary Ward

"My dad's all sorts of awesome!" Twitter users counter hate with love.

Indigenous dads' powerful response to Bill Leak cartoon

Jenny Noyes

A message to Australia's oldest mum

Michelle Fincke

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Jared Leto attends the European Premiere of "Suicide Squad" at Odeon Leicester Square on ...

The celebrities who give zero f--ks on the red carpet

No Holds Barred

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

THE BAD: Dascha Polanco is so gorgeous, and so delightfully talented on <i>OITNB</i>, that I'm loathed to slate her… but ...

Designers refused to dress these stars. Now they're sorry

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

James Fell

Tim Robards: How to get a body like The Bach

The Juice Daily

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

Sarah Berry

Add a twist to your traditional Christmas side of baked potatoes.

Weekly meal planner: TV dinners so you can sit and watch the Olympics

The puffy, scorchy pizza Margherita is the go-to dish.

Is The Newport as good in winter?

Terry Durack

In the fridge or out? How to store fruit and vegetables

Katie Falkiner

Four easy steps to being a grown-up online

Johanna Poole

Trapped by emotions: stress can push teens to tipping point.

Taming the teen stress monster

Maggie Dent

Top six: Kids movies that aren't Disney.

Six best non-Disney movies from the 80's and 90's

Livia Gamble

To have the best travel experiences, you sometimes need to follow divine instructions.

The ten rules every traveller needs to follow

Travel Tips

Sydney's own Flatiron: The Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Sydney.

Inside Sydney's answer to New York's famous Flatiron building

Hotel review
Craig Platt

'The captain won't take off with these seats occupied'

Letters

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

COMMENT
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.
Siena, Italy.
July 2016.
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

Tiger's roar: David Nofoaluma celebrates his vital score.

Tigers move into top eight after dominant win over Cowboys

Dominic Bossi

Hayne in referee touching controversy

Adam Pengilly

Back in the NRL: Jarryd Hayne takes on the defence in his first run for the Titans during the round 22 NRL match between ...

It took two minutes to show why Hayne belongs in NRL

Adam Pengilly
1h ago

Champions: Vaea Fifita, right, and Julian Savea celebrate.

Hurricanes show winning beats style in New Zealand

Paul Cully

New horizon: Things are looking up for the Parramatta Eels.

Eels move on from Hayne, off-field dramas

Adrian Proszenko

Swans midfield not the best in AFL: Hannebery

James Buckley

Socceroos star Tim Cahill has been photographed at MLS club New York City.

Cahill-Melbourne City announcement close: reports

We're given 'nothing as a footy club': Leppitsch

Ashley Porter and Emma Quayle

David Nofoaluma of the Tigers celebrates a try.

Cowboys tied up in knots by Tigers ambush

Phil Gould
1h ago

Rabbitohs turned corner: Inglis

Perform or perish: Sam Moa is in danger of not being resigned by the Roosters.

Roosters tell Moa to perform or perish

Steve Zemek