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Sisters in arms: Cate and Bronte Campbell after the 100m freestyle final.

Frozen in time: Can Campbell sisters survive shattered dreams?

Mack Horton called him a drug cheat - that's not fair

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A photo of Helio Vieira Andrade posted by Brazilian Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes with the words : mourning for a ...

Officer shot dead as Rio violence continues unabated

Lia Timson
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Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	16	12	10	38
2. CHN	11	8	12	31
3. JPN	7	2	13	22
5. AUS	5	5	6	16
Full Medal Tally

Former prime minister Tony Abbott wanted to water down section 18c but later abandoned the plans.

Abbott reopens race debate in new headache for PM

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

Gymnast lights up Rio, Instagram and Hollywood

Your refillable water bottle could be as dirty as a dog toy.

Your refillable water bottle can be as dirty as a dog toy

Barrister Cameron Baker has been found guilty of stalking and drug offences.

Barrister guilty of stalking 'young hot stud'... but keeps his job

Chloe Booker

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says government funding is not bottomless.

Minister tells unis to stop acting like 'petulant toddlers'

Matthew Knott

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says it 'stands to reason' senators who attracted more primary votes and preferences ...

Coalition and Labor team up to clear out crossbenchers

Co-ordinated bomb blasts target Thai tourist industry

Lindsay Murdoch

Ivanhoe man charged over alleged up-skirting offences

Darren Gray

Crown Casino workers protest for better pay and conditions

ANZ warns customers of SMS scam to 'delete immediately'

Violent murder-suicide leaves boy, 3, an orphan, inquest told

Adam Cooper

Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten preparing for the 2016 City2Surf in Hyde Park.

Bill Shorten hits back at 'man boobs' body shaming

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: Darcy Moore of the Magpies reacts after missing an easy goal during the round 21 AFL ...

Collingwood v Bulldogs came down to just three points

Rio Olympics day seven: Kim Brennan wins single sculls semi

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Does it matter when you eat your calories?

New strata laws will encourage absentee owners to take part in annual general meetings.

How strata committees affect your investment

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Bombs, fires hit Thailand's tourist hotspots

More kale and more stripes: Avalon Now returns

Being overweight can age your brain up to 10 years

Code Red: inside the census debacle

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Bulldogs battle sets standard for Collingwood, ...

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Morrison rejects suggestions he kowtowed to ...

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Bad night in the pool: Cate Campbell, left, and sister Bronte failed to win a medal.

Campbell sisters hit the wall - together

Greg Baum

Mack Horton calls him a drug cheat - but that's not fair

COMMENT

The men who claim to be behind Australia's women's sevens gold

Roy Masters

Simone Biles lights up Rio, Instagram and the Kardashians

Alexandra Ulmer

Day seven: All the action from Rio de Janeiro

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Matt Bungard

Michael Phelps collects 22nd gold

Childs Walker

Bronte Campbell insists she is content despite missing bronze

'We can beat any team here': Matildas ready for Brazil

Protesters call for better pay and conditions for Crown Casino workers.

Crown Casino workers call for better pay and conditions

Darren Gray

'Please acquire us!': The plea from Yarraville homeowners

Clay Lucas

Public servant guilty of putting hand up schoolgirl's skirt on tram

Chloe Booker

Wangaratta girl Zoe Buttigieg, whose body was found the day after a party at her home.

'Life of the party' admits murdering 11-year-old Zoe Buttigieg

Students who don't meet school behaviour standards face "the most severe consequences": St Michael's Grammar School head ...

Student accused of creating porn ring leaves elite private school

The firefighters dispute has run about three years.

CFA crisis: Just what is the political firestorm about?

The dramatic arrest unfolded on a suburban street in Mornington.

Mornington rocked by petrol bomb, man arrested at gunpoint

Tobacco boss bashed, stabbed in botched kidnap

Nick McKenzie

Police investigate an incident in Logan, where a bread truck was found and a sedan was stolen.

Gunman on the run after stealing bread truck

Will the domestic violence levy get to the root of the problem?

'Domestic terror' victim forced to rebuild her life

The metal pool fence structure at the centre of the ACT's withdrawal space crisis.

Autism cage details emerge as UN investigates abuse

Education Minister tells unis to stop acting like 'petulant toddlers'

Sophie Mirabella was defeated in the 2013 election. She recontested the recent election but again lost.

Sophie Mirabella goes to work for Gina Rinehart

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis has refused to consider the request.

Brandis continues bid to keep diaries secret

PM forced to counter Pyne census attack theory

Emergency services at the scene of a bomb attack in Hua Hin, Thailand.

Thais, foreigners urged not to panic after wave of attacks

Lindsay Murdoch

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison must be taken on trust over Ausgrid.

China slams 'absurd' Ausgrid decision

Philip Wen

'What does your highness spend your time on?': Abdullah Abdullah lashed out at the president in a talk with students.

Major crack appears in Afghan power couple

Mujib Mashal

Aaron Driver, also known as Harun Abdul Rahman, leaves court in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in February of this year.

Dead Canadian jihadist had contacted Anzac Day plotter

Andrea Hopkins

Lindsay Murdoch's Walkley Award-winning coverage from Dili on the front page of <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i> on ...

We're turning a blind eye to war crimes on our doorstep

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Lindsay Murdoch

Census privacy debate: Why it can pay to reveal yourself online

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Jessica Irvine

Dyson illustration; re gender equality. Age Opinion 12 August 2016

Single sex schools are not the answer for our girls

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Aubrey Perry

Banks under pressure from parliament

Clancy Yeates

The gap between rich and poor is behind the rise of "Mr Crazy" Donald Trump.

What is causing the world to go crazy?

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Ross Gittins

How tax authorities are taking on the likes of Google and Facebook

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Nassim Khadem

CBA chief Ian Narev insists his bank's customers "are more satisfied than they have ever been".

Royal commission into banking: not a populist whinge

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Adele Ferguson

No gold medals in reporting season

Elizabeth Knight

One burning question for ScoMo

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Michael Pascoe

TV execs anxious to see media shake-up passed

Lucy Battersby

Modern buildings soon to be a shadow of themselves

Peter Black

Where will Melburnians want to live in 2026? Increasingly in the areas they never used to.

Why you'll wish you'd have bought a house in these suburbs by 2026

The links between Victorian heritage and the modern extension at 52 Elizabeth St, Malvern, were about tonality, subtle ...

Home confidential: Melbourne houses hiding secrets

Dan Gayfer designed the house to flow and mutate ''so everything turns into something else''.

High hopes: inside a perfectionist's dream house

Open for inspection: what to see this weekend

'We swapped our modern home for a filthy old mess'

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz gin for the Good Food hot list

10 unique craft gins that could only be made in Australia

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Luke McCarthy

Luke Mangan has got 19 restaurants around the world.

Luke Mangan cooking on board the world's poshest train

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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

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James Cockington

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

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Noel Whittaker

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business Australia, is concerned small businesses could fall ...

Small businesses fear being next target of bad financial advice

Georgia Wilkins

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

Top 10 worst customers: which one are you?

James Adonis

Bombs, fires hit Thailand's tourist hotspots

Fiji bursts into party after rugby Olympic win

Rio 2016: Mitch Larkin takes silver in 200m backstroke

Abused toucan gets a new 3D-printed beak

The most famous Australian race-car driver you’ve never heard

Based on the popular kids book by Julia Donaldson

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

Three kitchen designs you'll love forever

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The business rules of attraction

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A scene from the new trailer of <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story latest trailer is out

Michael Idato

President Barack Obama's summer playlist is all kinds of cool.

Obama's playlist – from Courtney Barnett to Billie Holiday

Bernard Zuel

Networks in battle: Seven's Rio Olympics commentator Hamish McLachlan, left, and Nine's former London Games commentator, ...

Television networks in battle over Olympic TV ratings

Michael Lallo

Picture supplied for publicity 1998 / Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting

Revisiting Robin Williams' legacy, two years on from his death

Garry Maddox

Ricky Gervais at the world premiere of <i>David Brent: Life on the Road</i> in London.

David Brent is as bad as he wants to be in Life on the Road

Bernard Zuel

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Criminal Minds' Thomas Gibson suspended after 'altercation'

Michael Idato

Herizen Guardiola (left) and Justice Smith in <i>The Get Down</i>.

The Get Down is a lavish remix of hip-hop history – and a big mess

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Tom Hiddleston unleashes his dark side in drama High-Rise

Stephanie Bunbury

Rebecca Hall and Tracy Letts in a scene from Christine, based on the life and death of news reporter Christine Chubbuck.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts an unassuming MIFF guest

Still from 360-degree video of the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival opening night.

360 video: Melbourne International Film Festival

Kim Min-hee and Jung Jae-young in <i>Right Now, Wrong Then</i>.

MIFF review: Hong Sang-soo's Right Now, Wrong Then

Bill Shorten hits back at his body shamers

Jenna Clarke

Your refillable water bottle could be as dirty as a dog toy

Adam Boult

Kendall Jenner is on the cover of <i>Vogue's</i> September issue.

Why Kendall Jenner's Vogue cover is a win for Kris Jenner

Mary Ward

Amal Clooney and husband George leave their meeting with the Pope in Vatican City last week.

Fans slow to fork out $2200 to meet Amal Clooney

Christine Sams

THE GOOD: Margot Robbie’s Gucci dress is pretty and yet still kooky: it seems like the perfect choice for a <i>Suicide ...

The best & worst dressed celebrities of the week

The US men's gymnastics team considered competing topless at Rio to raise, ahem, interest in the sport.

'Hottest Olympic Dudes': Is it OK for women to objectify male athletes?

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 20: NBC News correspondent Katy Tur arrives to the 39th Gracie Awards Gala at The Beverly ...

This reporter needed Secret Service protection after Trump called her out at a rally

"The Donald is a guy whose main purpose in life is to stick his surname on as many things as possible... and now wants ...

Help. I've become addicted to American politics

Dom Knight

Why I'm heading to my first AFL game this weekend

Roz Bellamy

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

The one kernel of reality from The Bachelor's robot baby challenge

Why you get sick at a new job - and how to stop it

Benjamen Judd

The upside to IVF

Lindy Alexander

Miss Universe Australia's tips for healthy living

The Juice Daily

Good Food's ultimate pancake recipe collection.

Want to make perfect pancakes? Try these top recipes and tips

Kaya toast with Thai coffee served at Oneyada Cafe.

Oneyada Cafe brings Bangkok-style market breakfasts to our cafe scene

Matt Holden

Andrew's Burgers and ShanDong Mama open new outlets

Nola James

Blake Lively at the Cannes Film Festival in May 11.

Blake Lively shuts down Sunrise presenters over baby weight comments

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

Katie Mettler

Elyse Miller-Kennedy has died after a head-on collision in far north Queensland

Miss World Australia finalist, 17, dies after head-on collision

The USA's most underrated state is packed full of spectacular sights

Jane Reddy

Edible escapes: Australia's favourite destinations for food

Andrea Black

Have you given up your seat for a couple?

Traveller letters: Are travelling couples more entitled than singles?

Facebook is granting us more control over which ads we see but wants to ensure that we're not blocking them completely.

Facebook's war on ad blockers blocked

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Humans are bad at remembering complex passwords.

The key to choosing the right password

Inga Ting

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

Roomba 980: Vac your home from anywhere in the world

Tim Biggs

Best-looking game consoles of all time

Kotaku

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

Is this the best Porsche ever built?

Sam Charlwood

Peugeot 308 GTi 270 long term report

Andrew MacLean

Toyota Corolla Hybrid reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Audi's pothole-powered car

David McCowen

Skoda Kodiaq teased again

Dom Tripolone

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

Hyundai teases new i30

David McCowen

Darcy Moore of the Magpies reacts after missing a goal.

Collingwood outpointed in a Dogfight

Larissa Nicholson

Natural leader: St Kilda's Jarryn Geary is an ambassador for LGBTIQ support group "Stand Up Events".

Geary getting the job done

Rohan Connolly

Poor season: Collingwood are still committed to Travis Cloke, says football manager Neil Balme.

Balme: Of course Cloke will be with us next year

Ronny Lerner

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Players wrestle after a bump by Jack Ziebell of the Kangaroos on Sam Mitchell of the ...

Six pointers: Your Round 21 guide

Dockers forward Chris Mayne is considering his contract options.

Fremantle forward Mayne weighs up move to Victoria

Emma Quayle

Hayden Ballantyne is widely considered the heart and soul of the Dockers but he could be on his way out of town.

Freo shock as Ballantyne joins list of Dockers looking elsewhere

Kim Hagdorn

Clarkson: Monster clash with Kangas just another game

Ronny Lerner

Brett Montgomery has been left in limbo.

Montgomery ditched by Dogs and left to flounder in limbo

Caroline Wilson

A spinner's paradise: Colombo set to torment Australia

Jon Pierik

World-record signing: Paul Pogba will be hoping to make Manchester united genuine title contenders again.

Galacticos kick start another EPL campaign

Michael Lynch

Innocent: Shane Heal, the former head coach of the South East Queensland Stars.

Heal cleared as police lay no charges after betting probe

Roy Ward