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A member of the media stands near a shattered window on a bus in the Deodoro area of Rio de Janeiro after it came under ...

Media bus comes under attack

52m ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 09: Serena Williams of the United States reacts during a Women's Singles Third Round ...

Williams close to tears after shock third round loss

1h ago

Zimbabwe's Marjory Nyaumwe, left, and Australia's Clare Polkinghorne jump for the ball on Tuesday.

Matildas smash six past Zimbabwe - but face difficult quarter-final

4m ago

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	8	8	8	24
2. CHN	8	3	6	17
3. AUS	4	0	5	9
4. RUS	3	6	3	12
Full Medal Tally

Small Business minister Michael McCormack and Australian Statistician David Kalisch during a press conference on the ABS ...

Minister, ABS clash on whether census was 'attacked'

3m ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

'Assassination threat': Donald Trump's Clinton comments turn sinister

ANALYSIS
18m ago

Cyber security adviser Troy Hunt.

Census site taken down by simple attack usually done by children: expert

Ukraine gymnast Maksym Semiankiv, pictured here in 2015, forfeited in Rio.

'Not sure what just happened': Gymnast baffles with routine

The country's heavyweight lenders dragged on the ASX, contributing to the bulk of the sharemarket's decline.

It's clear that CBA prefers its shareholders over its customers

COMMENT
1h ago

"It's so green": United States' Amy Cozad, top, and Jessica Parratto before diving into the green pool.

'Ermm...what happened?': Rio diving pool turns green

1h ago

South Korea takes revolutionary step amid fears of 'domino effect'

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

Driver crashes into cars, power pole, traffic light, pedestrian

Parents of two Americans killed in Benghazi sue Clinton

Australia needs 'forceful, sustained' Trump response

Inseparable siblings: until they race each other

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 09: Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates winning gold in the Men's 200m ...

History re-written: Phelps makes it 20 gold medals

Live
30m ago

Tough decisions: Strahan chooses his women in a dramatic rose ceremony.

Chaos as Channel Ten forced to shut down The Bachelor set

32m ago

Eric Martin accidental Jet.com millionaire

Eric's response to instant fortune: 'occasional, hysterical laughing'

56m ago

Enzo Lefort, right, takes on Germany's Peter Joppich in the men's foil.

Fencer booed after phone falls out of his pocket during bout

The chocolate might be 'Made in Australia' but where did the cacao beans come from?

The surprisingly beautiful process of making chocolate

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Olympic pool turns green

Sweden was voted the nation with the best reputation in 2016. Pictured, Gamla Stan (old town) in Stockholm.

Travel News

The world's most respected country named

There's plenty to consider before choosing an investment property.

10 things to look for in an investment property

Census website attacked by hackers, ABS claims

12:13PM

Consumer confidence gets modest boost from rate cut

12:13PM

Vaya chasing market share with super cheap mobile plans

12:01PM

Australia's Jamie Dwyer, right, after lost the ball against Belgium's goalkeeper Vincent Vanash, left, during a men's ...

Do or die now for Kookaburras after another loss

4m ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 09: Simone Biles of the United States looks on during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's ...

First of five? One gold in the bag for gymnastics star Biles

Reality bites: Sonny Bill Williams' Olympic dream is over.

His Olympics are over, but it's time to stop shooting down SBW

COMMENT

Australia Mack Horton in Rio.

Horton the centre of attention as he gets back in the pool

Another medal for Australia as riders come to the party

1h ago

Move over Liz: Taylor earns Opals key win as Cambage rests up

'I have always been clean,' insists reprieved Russian swimmer

POOs (Parents of Olympians) pledged tattoos for rugby glory

Light rail contruction.

Discovery will delay light rail completion in Sydney CBD

One group of hospital patients find privacy an issue

Harriet Alexander

How schools are failing some of NSW's most vulnerable students

Rachel Browne

Police are trying to identify this man who was seen at the scene in Casula after one of the fires.

DNA on arsonist's glove at Sydney fire linked to old gun case

Ava Benny-Morrison

Eddie Obeid's sentencing has been delayed after the court heard he had suffered an acute stroke.

'It's not a delaying tactic at all': Obeid sentencing on hold

Amirah Droudis, pictured at the Downing Centre in December 2014, is charged with murder.

Monis wanted insurance payout after murder, court hears

Melanie Kembrey

Sophia Tilley at a previous court appearance for a traffic offence in November 2014.

Sophia Tilley handed good behaviour bond for drug possession

Portrait of Diaa Mohamed, the founder of Australia's first Muslim political party, in Parramatta.
16th November ...

Australian Muslim Party founder charged over alleged fraud racket

EXCLUSIVE

Brisbane councillor Angela Owen (Calamvale).

One councillor, 17 'points of order', one big waste of time

QLD

A Google Drive folder of nude and semi-nude pictures of women across Australia has resurfaced.

Google Drive folder with nudes of women and girls resurfaces

WA

A coronial inquest in October will look at the circumstances surrounding the death of Oxley's Tim Smith-Brown.

Police chase crash driver had drugs in system

ACT

The error message received by Glenn when he tried to complete the census on his phone.

Census meltdown the latest in a series of bungles

ANALYSIS

Labor calls for minister to resign over census fiasco

Latika Bourke

Beazley warns Australia will need to battle mayhem if Trump wins

David Wroe

Indigenous recognition referendum council co-chair Mark Leibler.

Indigenous recognition referendum unlikely for 2017

Tom McIlroy

Senators Bob Day and David Leyonhjelm are pushing ahead with separate bills to amend or remove Section 18c.

'We will split the Libs': Crusade for doomed 18c changes

Michael Koziol

David Kalisch says: 'We are now being more transparent about it'.

Politicians risk $180 fines for not completing the census

Old Parliament House was turned into a polling booth for election day both for ACT and interstate voters in any ...

Voter turnout lowest since it became compulsory

Nicole Hasham

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking at the University of North Carolina.

Trump's words are sinister, even with spin

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
18m ago

Minister for Justice Michael Keenan

Money card crackdown to fight terror funding

Jewel Topsfield
54m ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Trump alludes to shooting Hillary Clinton

Paul McGeough

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Erdogan meets Putin as coup attempt spurs reconciliation

SMH letters dinkus

Incensed by census? You are not alone

To be fair, who could have predicted that getting the entire nation to log onto the same government website at once ...

ABS census survey for hackers of ABS census survey

Andrew P Street
52m ago

You'd be surprised how many winners got a lucky break.

The secret to success successful people don't like to admit

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Vaya has released a monthly mobile phone plan that costs the same as a sandwich and milkshake.

How much? Super cheap mobile plans a threat to Telstra, Optus

Lucy Battersby
16m ago

Generic Australian Securities Exchange ASX, bell, listings, floats, listed companies. Monday 20th June 2016 AFR photo ...

Markets Live: ASX turns lower on profits

Live
Patrick Commins

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: Head of the CBA, Ian Narev, announcing the full year results for the CBA on August 12, ...

Why it's better to be a CBA shareholder than a customer

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
1h ago

Eric Martin: "It feels good; it feels really good. The way, I think, to describe it is 'occasional hysterical laughing.' "

Wal-Mart megadeal makes an accidental millionaire

Gerrit De Vynck
56m ago

Consumer confidence gets modest boost from rate cut

4m ago

Worker sacked for failing to disclose Uber income

Asbestos fears as WorkSafe proposes cuts

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano

CBA posts record profit, but pressure is rising

Clancy Yeates
1h ago

There's plenty to consider before choosing an investment property.

The top 10 things to look for in an investment property

Sue Williams

10-minute home styling tricks

Short on time? Try these quick home styling tricks

Bring Rio into your home.

Brazilian interior trends to bring into your home

For the JRR Tolkein fan who has everything this luxury hobbit home has ht the market.

The luxury underground home that is fit for a hobbit

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Storm clouds could be ahead for Sydney if urban planning isn't more of a consideration, academics say.

Sydney 'losing its edge' as a desirable city, experts warn

Jennifer Duke

How much longer will we see first class on the Flying Kangaroo?

Is flying Qantas first class really worth the money?

High Flyer
David Flynn

2016 Jaguar F-Pace.

Game-changing SUV becomes the hottest car in the US

Cars
Kyle Stock

Diana Eiszele was seven months pregnant with her daughter Palmer-Jane when her mother Nicky unexpectedly died.

Why Diana has planned her own funeral

Bina Brown

Talk to other women about money and there may be a few surprises in store.

Women, let's apply mindfulness to money matters

Melissa Browne

Naomi Simson, host of <I>Shark Tank</i>, believes business is a "people game".

What not to say in a pitch meeting with investors

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Instead of paying 78 per cent tax, this woman will receive a refund.

Why shareholders and not companies really pay tax

Max Newnham

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CommBank profit hits $9.2b

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Trump hints at 'shooting' Clinton

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ABS says website hacked

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'Mack Horton is a boss'

1h ago

Anatomy of an athlete

Rio 2016: anatomy of an athlete

room on the broom

Based on the popular kids book by Julia Donaldson

1h ago

the circus

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

AGNSW

Rage against the art machine

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AGNSW

Film montages from an Australian luminary

Advertiser Content

WFI

The role of strata committees

Advertiser Content

Trouble on the set: Felicity Jones in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.</i>

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer to screen during Olympics

Karl Quinn

Robert De Niro is no stranger to working with Russell or stories about crime.

Are these Oscar heavyweights moving to TV?

Karl Quinn

HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 19: Actress Jessica Alba attends Premiere of Dimension Films' "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" at ...

The super-rich stars who didn't make their money from movies

Rebecca Hawkes
26m ago

Richie Strahan with the women from <i>The Bachelor</i>.

Paparazzi drone forced The Bachelor to shut down set

Michael Lallo
32m ago

Out for retaliation the day after the Cronulla riots, Justin Rosniak as Ditch (left) and Damon Herriman as Jason in ...

How do you sell a film about the Cronulla riots?

Garry Maddox
1h ago

Keira Maguire's mother Michelle.

Mother of Bachelor's Keira defended cult in old ACA footage

Aja Styles

Chris Hemsworth as Thor, the latest instalment of which has come under fire.

Thor: Ragnarok crew in Australia on 'decade old wages'

Ex-60 Minutes host Michael Usher has joined Seven News.

60 Minutes' Michael Usher decamps to Seven News Investigates

Aja Styles

Actors Julia Patey and Scarlett Waters are working to a five-year plan to bring more complex roles for women to the stage.

'There is a serious lack of young female voices on stage'

Elissa Blake

Smooth operation: Selena Gomez performs on the Revival Tour.

Selena Gomez review: She brings the moves but vocals struggle

Lucy Cormack
1h ago

Out for retaliation the day after the Cronulla riots, Justin Rosniak as Ditch (left) and Damon Herriman as Jason in ...

How do you sell a film about racism in Australia?

Garry Maddox
1h ago

"I didn't mind not being invited", delivered pointedly the next time you see the host, probably does not take on the ...

Ten things we say but never mean

Shane Watson

Laziness is now a trait of higher intelligence.

Being lazy could mean you're highly intelligent

Jenna Clarke

Ian Thorpe, pictured winning gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, was admitted to rehab for depression in 2014.

An athletes' biggest rival is often depression

Steve Dorfman

Anyone asked the same question over and over will eventually respond impatiently, which is not good for the person with ...

How to talk to people with dementia

Donald Trump Jr., and his sister Ivanka Trump pose inside the Chicago offices of their father Donald Trump.

Ivanka champions working mothers, except her employees

"It seems clear that to all too many people, 'no' doesn't mean anything except 'try harder'."

Relenting is not the same as consenting to sex

Clementine Ford

Citizen Vain: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a meme sensation #DonaldTrumpTheMovie.

Trump is a reflection of America's white male fragility

"The next time I buy a book as a present for a boy, I'm going to make sure it's about a girl. He can make up his own ...

How I helped teach boys that girls are boring

Kasey Edwards

Benn

Hilarious woman celebrates new job offer with a romantic photo shoot

Rob Moran

Being an introverted mum is not easy.

I'm an introverted mum, and it's not easy

Raidah Shah Idil

happiness

The equation for happiness - and how to use it in your own life

Dr Tim Sharp

coffee

Why coffee is the secret to sexy winter skin

Bianca Mauceri

to do list

It’s time for a five-minute micro-intervention

Evelyn Lewin

The Ultimate Toastie with black truffle at Devon cafe in Surry Hills.

Sydney's best toasties: from a lasagna jaffle to the ultimate dish

Edited By Lee Tran Lam

Head chef Regan Porteous and co-head chef Gabriel Valenti, owner Michael Fegent and co-head chef Matt Taylor Watkins of ...

Tequila Mockingbird: our city's top chefs plus 34 tequilas on the menu

Scott Bolles

Burnt orange and chocolate bread and butter pudding (with fennel ice-cream).

Is this orange and choc dessert the best bread and butter pudding?

Darren Robertson and Mark LeBrooy

lion

Remember the time a lion grabbed a toddler on live TV?

The Tippett family from Lennox Head are facing deportation from Australia due to Sienna's illness. From left to right ...

Family faces deportation due to daughter's mystery illness

Ariane Beeston

Georgie Henley as Lucy in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

The next Chronicles of Narnia book is finally being made into a movie

Ariane Beeston
1h ago

Sweden was voted the nation with the best reputation in 2016. Pictured, Gamla Stan (old town) in Stockholm.

Not Australia: The world's most respected country named

Travel News
Annie Dang
1h ago

Airport workers filmed a passenger defying all odds to make his flight.

Passenger chases plane on tarmac to catch flight: video

Air Tavel
Hugh Morris
22m ago

Researching your travels on social media can lead to unique experiences #unique.

Travellers, you're using social media all wrong

The Backpacker
Ben Groundwater

Cyber security adviser Troy Hunt.

Census should have withstood DDoS attack

Tim Biggs

How did the harmful effects of fire shape our evolution?

The lingering embers of discovering fire

Steph Yin

UNSW QB50 project leader Elias Aboutanios holding the Ec0 CubeSat.

Australian know-how used to design 'planetary probes'

Marcus Strom

iPad

Pro showdown: Surface Pro 4 v 12.9 iPad Pro

Lifehacker
1h ago

A very Huawei-ish back houses a prominent camera and the fingerprint scanner.

Review: Kogan's first 'high-end' phone

Tim Biggs

2016 Mercedes-AMG C43 4Matic Coupe.

Mercedes-AMG C43 prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2015 Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series VX Toyota LandCruiser.

Which car would win a marathon?

Dom Tripolone

New Holden Colorado development vehicle.

Holden Colorado a 'truck' not a ute

David McCowen

The 2016 Bentley Bentayga.

Which car would win the dressage?

Dom Tripolone

Rolls-Royce chose to launch the new car in Las Vegas.

The secret to Rolls-Royce's success

Peter McKay

Holden plans to offer a full complement of Commodores until its factory closes.

Commodore on sale until the end

David McCowen

''He will only get better'': Jarryd Hayne was quickly into the thick of things during his comeback match with the Titans.

Hayne's dad tips best to come from code-hopper

Adrian Proszenko

Michelle Payne leaves hospital in early June.

Payne's angry tweet gets tongues wagging

UPDATED
Patrick Bartley
44m ago

Struggling: Opener Joe Burns is one of many out-of-form Australian batsmen.

Australia faces 'tough and tight' selection

Jon Pierik

Trophy time: Sydney coach Graham Arnold.

'It's time for trophies': Arnold

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans catches the ball during the team warm ups before the ...

Hayne showed he hasn't lost magic

Phil Gould

Reality bites: Sonny Bill Williams' Olympic dream is over.

It's time to stop shooting down SBW

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

First Giant: Chad Cornes sees a long period of success ahead for Greater Western Sydney.

GWS finals rise only the beginning

Heading to the EPL: Paul Pogba.

Manchester big guns locked in arms race

Only focused on the main event: James Maloney.

Topping the eight is meaningless: Maloney

Putting his family first: James McManus.

McManus forced to retire from NRL

Sticking in France: Krisnan Inu on the burst for the Bulldogs in 2013.

Inu commits future to Catalans

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