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The men's 100m freestyle champion Australian Kyle Chalmers.

New Olympic king 'did OK' in this year's school carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Karsten Forsterling (bow) of Australia, Alexander Belonogoff of Australia, Cameron ...

Australian quad rowers win silver in Rio de Janeiro

Melissa Woods
1 hr ago

Australia's dressage rider received 'admin sanction'

Patrick Bartley
44 mins ago

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	11	11	10	32
2. CHN	10	5	8	23
3. JPN	6	1	11	18
4. AUS	5	3	5	13
Full Medal Tally

Police say a teenager co-accused of the manslaughter of Mason Lee should stay in jail for his own protection.

Mason Lee death: Teen accused 'petrified' of jail

Jorge Branco

Uber ride-sharing will be legal in Queensland from September 15.

Uber to be legal in Qld but not everyone is celebrating

Amy Remeikis

Police are searching for David Charles Brown, 50, over an alleged stabbing attack in Helensvale.

Police searching for man over "savage" Helensvale stabbing

Brisbane's building boom drives up vacancy rates.

Brisbane rental vacancy rates among highest in the country

Jason Quelch

Model Elise Chambellant is still determined to compete in Miss Universe after her savage bashing.

Model bashed by women in Fortitude Valley club

A flotilla of boats searches the waters off Moreton Island for a diver missing from Henderson Rock.

Body of Fisheries boss found during search

Jorge Branco

Motorcyclist killed in crash north of Brisbane

Probe into Thermomix after customers suffer burns

Georgina Mitchell and Lucy Cormack

Delays expected as airport workers take strike action

Queensland's metropolitan taxi licence prices, at more than $500,000, were the highest in the country in recent years, ...

Ride-sharing reforms: a win for Queenslanders

COMMENT

Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, here in 2013, is set to inherit his father's fortune.

He's 25, super private, and the UK's third richest man

Electric car charger to be launched in Noosa next week, meaning electric cars can drive further.

Opening Qld highways to electric cars

Daniel Radcliffe is inextricably linked with Harry Potter.

Latest Potter breaks sales records

Runaway bull caught by cowboy

Hay bales were decorated as Pokemon to help raise money to bring a permanent neurosurgeon to the Darling Downs.

Darling Downs family uses Pokémon Go for good cause

World champ's favourite five spots on the Gold Coast

Census cyber attacks likely from low-level ...

11:46PM

Census-fail suggests Turnbull has the Midas touch ...

10:51PM

Lengthy airport delays expected as Border Force ...

10:45PM

Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

Barrier Reef fix cost is $8.2 billion: Environment Minister

Tony Moore

Accused killer of Brisbane chef pleads not guilty

Eggs disappear days after rare nest photographed for first time

Bridie Smith

Matt Le Nevez and Elizabeth Debicki are set to star in Foxtel's The Kettering Incident.

All-star cast lured to Queensland for new film for Foxtel

Nathanael Cooper

People's Day 2016 didn't disappoint, with patrons enjoying the classic combination of Dagwood Dogs and strawberry ...

Ekka proposals, rampaging cattle and a shortage of Pokemon

Toby Crockford

South Molle has been snapped by China Capital Investment Group.

Chinese buy Qld's South Molle Island

So far, 11 cases of black lung have been confirmed by the Queensland government.

Black lung cases continue to grow in Queensland

David Sigston

Census back online nearly 48 hours after outage

James Massola, Michael Koziol

Several locations around Bondi Beach have been defaced with swastika graffiti and racist slogans.

Bondi Beach defaced with racist graffiti, swastikas

A Canberra man has been sentenced to more than two years' in prison for raping his wife.

Husband raped wife in front of their young child

Eight aircraft, 16 boats search for missing diver

Most Australians are yet to complete the census

Census back online nearly 48 hours after census outage

Morrison blocks sale of Ausgrid to foreign bidders

Treasurer protects national security with sale block

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Prime MInister Malcolm Turnbull has been politically embarrassed by the census fiasco.

Who cares more about a computer cock-up than child abuse? We do

COMMENT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been embarrassed again.

Census-fail is a sign Turnbull has the Midas touch - in reverse

ANALYSIS

Dutton says asylum seekers self-immolating 'to get to Australia'

Disappointed: Australian Marriage Equality director Rodney Croome.

Three-quarters would oppose popular vote on own right to marry: poll

Clarinda MP Hong Lim at the Victorian Parliament, in front of a portrait of former premier Jeff Kennett.

Victorian MP barred from Cambodia over human rights remarks

Lindsay Murdoch

In case of loss, start blaming 'election fraud' now. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Fayetteville, ...

Crushed in polls, Trump renews talk of 'rigged election'

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Julian Assange speaks via video link from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

5 times WikiLeaks and Russia have crossed paths

ANALYSIS

Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, here in 2013, is set to inherit his father's entire, which is almost all of London.

Duke steps into father's $14b shoes at age of 25

As more major electricity assets face sale to foreign investors, will Australia eventually need foreign aid to provide ...

When all's sold off, will we need foreign aid?

COMMENT
Madonna King

Pauline Hanson's One Nation holds four seats in the new Senate, including two from Queensland.

Is One Nation merely a one state party?

COMMENT
John Harrison

Why is it wrong to have a child at 62, and more than acceptable to have a child at 32, when a mother weights 138 kg and ...

Woman, 62, has a baby and all have an opinion

COMMENT
Madonna King

Leap of faith: We need to improve our competitiveness by opening ourselves up to the world.

Australia needs confidence not cringe to move forward

Harold Mitchell

Victorian International Container Terminal chief executive Anders Dommestrup.

Sydney could become our shipping capital

Mark Hawthorne

A feud over weekend pay for 5500 Crown gaming and hospitality workers is ready to erupt.

Crown staff march for weekend wages

Nick Toscano

A moment in corporate history worth noting

Colin Kruger, CBD

Sexual harassment crisis continues to grow at Fox

JB get thumbs up for Good Guys buy

Georgia Wilkins

Lew's battle with ex-CFO heads to trial

Sarah Danckert

Mixed results for Telstra

Lucy Battersby

44 Carr Street, Bulimba, is for sale for $,375,000.

Brisbane's surprising suburbs with million dollar sales

Unavoidable truths all cat owners need to accept

Why young people should live with other people

Garden view of the Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire, England.

Meet the in-demand gardener who could set you back $50m

Pinterest is an infinite universe of unattainable perfection.

The pros and cons of Pinterest

David Farrier pursued a career in medicine before switching to journalism.

How the 'Kiwi Louis Theroux' made the year's must-see documentary

Culture
Stephen A Russell

What difference does the weight of your weights really make when building strength and muscle size?

Lifting light weights can be just as effective as heavy ones

Fitness Trends

A photo of Ron Barassi taken from a scrapbook compiled by his mother Elza. The scrapbook features original black and ...

Your chance to buy memorabilia from AFL great Ron Barassi's life

QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
James Cockington

When one half of a couple has no interest in money matters

ASK NOEL
Noel Whittaker

Most people who abuse customer service workers are just in a bad mood.

Top 10 worst customers: which one are you?

James Adonis

Karen Gee, finalist in the Ausmumpreneur competition.

How this designer retains her high profile clients

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Runaway Ekka bull caught by cowboy

Uber legal in Queensland

I am angry: Turnbull slams readiness for Census attack

Federal Politics

Trump Tower climber snatched mid-air

Rio 2016: the Australians to watch

Based on the popular kids book by Julia Donaldson

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

Customer service makers & deal breakers

Advertiser Content

Pollution cost adds up for businesses

Advertiser Content

Michael Leunig: View the collection

Fairfax Shop

Film Still

American actor Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and Canadian actor William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk appear ...

Star Trek television reboot on the hunt for a female leader

Michael Idato

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child fastest selling book in years

Kerrie O'Brien

Matt Le Nevez will star in a new film being shot in Queensland.

All-star cast lured to Qld for new film

Nathanael Cooper

"Villain" Keira Maguire with The Bachelor Australia's Richie Strahan.

This season of The Bachelor is a car crash

COMMENT
Ebony Bowden

Cate Blanchett as she appears in John Hillcoat's clip for the Massive Attack song The Spoils.

Blanchett's head stars in music video

Karl Quinn

MOVIE: GHOSTBUSTERS, Saturday 27 August at 7pm on 7Flix. M Mag tv previews by Melinda Houston. Image supplied by Sony ...

Ghostbusters sequels 'slimed by Sony'

Karl Quinn

Keira Maguire was in tears as she discussed her siblings on <i>The Project</I>.

The Bachelor's Keira sheds tears for polygamist cult siblings

Aja Styles

Childrens book author Andy Griffiths has enjoyed huge success with the Treehouse series.

The 78 Storey Treehouse is fastest-selling Australian book of all time

Lenny Ann Low and Aja Styles

Brisbane kids cafes with play areas

Lucy Hordern

A day at the Ekka is full of surprises, but this guide will help you prepare.

Ekka 2016: The complete guide

Jacob Miley

Rebecca Gibney and Geraldine Hakewill in Wanted. Producers have elected to shoot the second season outside Queensland.

Wanted mini-series leaves Queensland unwanted

Nathanael Cooper

The new Duke of Westminster is the most eligible of eligible bachelors

Jenna Clarke

"We're really in a pussy generation," Clint Eastwood recently said, and now science seems to be backing those claims.

Clint Eastwood was right, we are the weaker generation

Malia Obama may or may not have smoked cannabis and everyone seems upset.

The internet reacts to Malia Obama's cannabis claims

Amy Croffey

Carrie Bickmore attends An Evening with Susan Sarandon at Regent Theatre on August 7, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

The parties the celebrities were invited to this week

The admirable Kate Moss: she's started dressing in things that are more reflective of her age.

How to dress like a grown-up (when you're young at heart)

Nedahl Stelio

"It would be like measuring the desirability of Bachelor Richie by how well he serviced a jet plane."

The only kernel of reality from last night's ridiculous episode of 'The Bachelor'

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Simone Biles of the United States smiles before competing on balance beam during ...

Why is Simone Biles' relationship with her parents an issue for Olympic commentators?

Is it better to spend your money on 'experiences' than on 'things'?

Neha Kale

Nacif Elias carries the flag of Lebanon during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Don't ask athletes to set aside politics for the Olympics

Ruby Hamad

The Game of Thrones scene that proved too much for some viewers: Ramsay and Sansa on their wedding night.

7 questions I have for the showbiz industry about rape

Alyssa Rosenberg

Carb loading: is it really necessary?

Jacqueline Alwill

Approaching depression from another way

Evelyn Lewin

How to avoid burnout before the big race

Ben Lucas

McDonald's Aussie Angus 'n' Egg Legends burger.

The junk-food taste test for Olympics 2016 meals

Callan Boys

Satiate cravings with this supercharged peanut butter fudge.

Is gelatin the next superfood?

Sarah Wilson

Eden Valley Biodynamic Flour. Copyright Richard Cornish 2015. All Rights Reserved. Credit RIchard Cornish

How to make self-raising flour out of plain flour?

Richard Cornish

Blake Lively at the Cannes Film Festival in May 11.

Blake Lively shuts doen Sunrise presenters over baby weight comments

Staff writers

Teen lost in wilderness for days, found with mysterious new look

Katie Mettler

A number of egregious incest cases have been reported in Australia in recent years.

It is the ‘worst of the worst’ abuse, but it is often ignored

Michael Salter

Scoot, which flies between Australia and Singapore, is one of the world's cheapest airlines, based on cost per kilometre.

Are we being ripped off? World's cheapest airlines named

Airlines
Michael Gebicki

Up there: The Empire State Building viewed from the Rockefeller Centre.

The ten best things to do in New York with your family

Tracey Spicer

Singapore Airlines has flown a new Airbus A350 into Melbourne Airport.

Singapore Airlines' A350 arrives in Australia for first time

Craig Platt

Android man: a data scientist has shown how to tell which tweets are really from Republican presidential candidate ...

How to tell which tweets are really from Trump

Tim Biggs

Snapchat's lens gave users cartoon Asian eyes and exaggerated teeth.

Another Snapchat lens prompts calls of racism

Caitlin Dewey

The Roomba 980. While you're out, it roams your house.

Roomba 980: Vac your home from anywhere in the world

Tim Biggs

Apple's current MacBook Pro in 13-inch and 15-inch.

New MacBook Pros to have touchscreen keys

Mark Gurman

Andrew Denton's 2015 podcast, Better Off Dead, was very successful - unlike many.

The persistent problem with podcasts

COMMENT
Peter Wells

Audi's pothole-powered car

David McCowen

The all-new Mazda CX-9 has enough room to haul the whole team to the game.

Which car would win Rugby Sevens?

Dom Tripolone

Skoda Kodiaq teased again

Dom Tripolone

BMW has used motion-tracking technology to help US swimmers ahead of the Rio games.

BMW uses self-driving tech to help Olympic swimmers

Hyundai has offered a sneak peek at its next generation i30.

Hyundai teases new i30

David McCowen

2016 Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic.

Updated Range Rover revealed

Dom Tripolone

KAZAN, RUSSIA - AUGUST 09: (L-R) Bronze medallists Emily Seebohm, Taylor McKeown, Emma McKeon and Bronte Campbell of ...

'No room for cheats': Aussie determined to beat Russian

Australia's Kyle Chalmers celebrates winning the gold in the men's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions ...

Five things you didn't know about Kyle Chalmers

Stathi Paxinos, Emma Quayle

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Silver medalist Madeline Groves of Australia poses on the podium during the medal ...

Groves misses gold by 0.03 seconds

Chris Barrett

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Cameron Bairstow #10, Aron Baynes #12, Brock Motum #14 and Matthew Dellavedova #8 of ...

Everyone knows who the Boomers are now

After 112 years, golf tees off again at the Olympics

Steve Keating

Rugby's 'Harlem Globetrotters' lift Fiji toward history

Jerry Brewer

Trailblazer strikes a joyful blow for Nauru

Jonathan Liew

Aussies left with stinging eyes as another Rio pool turns green

Rookie sensation: Jarryd Hayne celebrates with Eels teammates after scoring an intercept try during his first year in ...

The coach who launched Jarryd Hayne's career into orbit

Adrian Proszenko

Time to spread the word: League must end a cycle that has kept it one of the world's great sporting secrets for almost a ...

Historic decision looms for rugby league

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

Big three: Luke Brooks, James Tedesco and Mitchell Moses.

Tedesco to urge Moses, Brooks to spurn big-money offers

Adam Pengilly

It was initially thought the 18-year-old became ill while playing overseas, but now doctors believe she may have been ...

Wimbledon teen may have been poisoned

The dreaded sandhills: Wanda Beach is a customary part of Cronulla's pre-season preparations.

Senior NRL players to get eight weeks annual leave

Adrian Proszenko

Veteran star: Ronaldinho controls the ball during a match for Fluminense against Atletico Mineiro in the Brasileirao ...

Ronaldinho's agent travelling to Australia for A-League deal

Dominic Bossi

All Blacks powerhouse names Wallaby he fears

Georgina Robinson

With all spots in the Australian team under review, Joe Burns says he's focusing on proving he belongs.

Battling Burns hopes to leave his mark in Colombo

Jon Pierik