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Tickets seized at the Next Flat hotel in Barra da Tijuca.

Irishman arrested in Rio for scalping Olympics tickets

Lia Timson

Strong winds buffeting athletes across Rio

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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.CHN	1	2	3	6
Full Medal Tally

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev will have the opportunity to explain the bank's interest rate move this week.

Commonwealth Bank profits tipped to hit $9.5 billion

Science graduates are finding it hard to get work.

Lack of jobs awaits science and technology graduates: think tank

Andrews government on cusp of 100,000 full-time jobs target

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

Donald Trump goes over the top with fresh attacks on Clinton

Notorious Australian corporate fugitive dies owing more than $1.3b

Proposed conditions for NDIS workers will risk abuse, neglect

Commuters warned as Metro cancels 29 Friday-night trains

Oscar Pistorius taken to hospital with injuries suffered in jail: reports

FareShare charity that feeds homeless robbed and ransacked

Footy fan rescued after becoming stuck in Yarra mud overnight

Reclaim Australia-linked man charged after counter-terror raid

The former care worker demonstrates how the intellectually disabled woman's arms were tied above her head for 30 minutes ...

'I am not a monster, but that turned me into one'

Megan Doherty

Australia's Horton, centre, second placed Yang, right, and Italy's Gabriele Detti, left, hold their medals after the ...

Chinese fury after Mack Horton taunts Sun Yang

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

Susan Sarandon smacks down Real Housewives of Melbourne

07/08/16 Melbourne City Councillor Arron Wood and North Melbourne footballer Scott Thompson inspect the solar panels ...

Roos get on the ball and make the solar power connection

Even babies born a second before midnight must be included in the census.

Census: Every second counts, baby, for population data

Russia shows off at air show

The happiest Aussie demographic in the Household Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) survey may surprise some of us.

Why outsourcing doesn't make chores fairer for women

Sustainable and good value: Habitech prefabricated townhouses in Melbourne.

A flat-pack house weaves its modular magic in Mornington

Thailand approves for military-backed constitution

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Erdogan stages mass Istanbul rally in wake of coup attempt

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Irishman arrested in Rio for scalping Olympics tickets

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

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Larry Maloon poses for a photo with his partner Kimberly, his 22-month-old daughter ...

Why ground-floor apartments are suddenly in vogue

From historic seaside port to highly sought bayside resort

Building a million-dollar home from scratch

Flat-pack home gets off the ground after 48 planning changes

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

Horton bombarded with abuse after baiting Chinese rival

Scott Spits
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Deputy Commissioner Andrew Crisp spoke about how police were tackling the problem ...

Police Association: Youth crime 'will simply not go away'

Emily Woods

Andrews dismisses claims CFA pay deal could cost $700 million as wrong

Josh Gordon

'Sounded like loud thunder': Minor Mornington earthquake hits

Deborah Gough

Detectives have released photos of Jessie Grace Lauder, who was sexually assaulted twice in Newport in the 1980s.

Police offer $500,000 reward to solve 1980s sex attacks

Emily Woods

John Samuel Thackray has been charged over two violent attacks.

Man arrested after two violent attacks in South Yarra

Deborah Gough

17 year old Charlotte Verley and sheepdog Bob on her family farm.

New push to lower probationary driving age to 17

Darren Gray

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 06: BioHack Van by Streaker / BioFoundry James Bush ,Meow-Ludo,and Enrico Penzo on August ...

Unique technology start-ups get under the skin

Emily Woods

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

Teenager dies, six injured in stabbing at Sydney party

John O'Brien and Michelle Minehan are now in a relationship after they connected following the Rozelle tragedy.

'She's saved my life': Life after the Rozelle fire

Jockey Danny Nikolic with partner Tania Hyett entering court in June.

Jockey Danny Nikolic in new betting scandal

The 20-year-old man was shot several times, most seriously in the hip.

Mother hears son shot outside the family home

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.

Turnbull's best chance for a stable government

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Mark Kenny

It is feared the surge of cyber attacks may lead to sabotage, manipulation of information and even blackmail of ...

Strengthening our cyber defences

David Wroe

Malcolm Turnbull will be keen to share the spotlight with US President Barack Obama.

Turnbull to attend UN summit – guess who will be there too

COMMENT
Daniel Flitton

Thailand's Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn announces that voters had backed a constitution that lays the ...

Thailand approves military-backed constitution

Lindsay Murdoch
1h ago

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Erdogan stages mass Istanbul rally in wake of coup attempt

Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall

A resident waves his stained hands after being finger-printed as he undergoes processing by the authorities for ...

Archbishop uses pulpits to slam Duterte's crime crackdown

Lindsay Murdoch

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Ottawa.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's torso creates internet storm

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Jim Pavlidis illustration for Daniel Flitton Opinion article, Saturday August 6 2016

Turnbull will attend a UN summit – guess who will be there too

COMMENT
Daniel Flitton

Australian taxpayers spend $370 million on training Olympians, we'd like to see some return for the money spent.

We shouldn't spend taxpayers' money on ungrateful Olympians

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Property values in Kings Cross have dropped 20 per cent since the lockout laws.

One of these cities treats adults as grown-ups, the other doesn't

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

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

Stitched Up
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

Melany McBride and Amy Parfett started WedShed together.

Wedshed: its like Airbnb for weddings

Larissa Ham

Encourage mobile shopping which creates a sense of ownership.

Nine ways to get customers to love your business

Nina Hendy

Rio 2016: Gymnast's harrowing leg break

Terror raids: Braybrook, Bacchus Marsh, Tatura

Barrier collapse at Snoop Dogg concert injures 40

Machete attacker shot in Belgium

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.

Customer service makers & deal breakers

Advertiser Content

The business rules of attraction

Advertiser

Ballerinas by Degas: View the collection

Fairfax Shop

Flashbacks dog TV host and journalist Peter Stefanovic.

'I thought I was going to die': Peter Stefanovic's panic attack

Linda Morris

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

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

Reviewed by Michael Harry

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

Stanley Gawurra Gaykamang has won four awards, including New Talent of the Year, at the National Indigenous Music Awards ...

Gawurra feels the love at National Indigenous Music Awards

Debbie Cuthbertson

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: 91-year-old artist Anne Marie Graham poses for a photo on August 2, 2016 in ...

At 91, Melbourne artist Anne Marie Graham opens a retrospective

The members of Platform Youth Theatre, which will be forced to close due to funding cuts.

Funding 'extinction' forces Platform Youth Theatre to close

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.
JOSH GOOT Sleeveless coat, CUE ...

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

"Longing for a connection is no more a failure as admitting you are longing for food."

It's okay to admit you'd rather be coupled up

Kerri Sackville

Islamophobia has become normal. How do we stop it without doing more damage?

Mariam Veiszadeh

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

Indigenous dads' powerful response to Bill Leak cartoon

Jenny Noyes

"I love men, but they can be a liability - one I'm not willing to risk when I'm on my own in a foreign place."

I'm usually bisexual, but that changes when I go on holidays

Breena Kerr

A message to Australia's oldest mum

Michelle Fincke

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

How to store fruit and vegetable

Katie Falkiner

There's a new Bouza in town for drinks: The North Melbourne Hotel

Nola James

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

Hawks skipper Luke Hodge looks dejected as Demons Dom Tyson and Jack Watts celebrate the round 20 win.

Demons' turn to deliver the tough stuff; The Last Word on round 20

Rohan Connolly

Alan Richardson and the Saints are still a mathematical chance to play finals.

Saints still a finals chance after thumping Blues

Ronny Lerner

Pace setter: Geelong midfielder Patrick Dangerfield has a quiet game, by his lofty standards.

Classy Cats cream Bombers, but get knocked from top four

Emma Quayle

Lions given 'nothing as a footy club': Leppitsch

Ashley Porter and Emma Quayle

Skin in the game: Luke Shuey and Josh Kennedy celebrate a West Coast goal.

Eagles down Dockers in Western Derby

Brad Elborough

Plenty to ponder: Carlton's Brendon Bolton.

Bolton laments 'sluggish' Blues after Saints hammering

Ronny Lerner

Tricky finish: Geelong coach rues missed opportunities in tight race for top-four position.

Missed chances leave a lot to work on for finals, says Cats coach

Emma Quayle

Swans midfield not the best in AFL: Hannebery

James Buckley

Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon is working to add extra options to his spin bowling ahead of the third Test in Sri Lanka.

Lyon works to put a fresh spin on Test defeat

Jon Pierik

The secret behind Horton's gold medal

Phil Lutton

2015 Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance and jockey Michelle Payne with her brother, the strapper.

Payne is on the outer

Patrick Bartley