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Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	21	14	17	52
2. CHN	13	10	16	39
3. GBR	8	10	6	24
6. AUS	6	6	7	19
Full Medal Tally

Shots fired: plan to tackle Sydney's gang violence

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SMH News story by, Lisa Visentin. Burwood Local Court, Sydney. Story, The family of, Michelle Leng, whose body was found ...

$200m break-up: When Sydney wife discovered husband's mistress

Sydney early childhood teacher Stephanie Maber, 23, has been on the pasireotide for two years and says it has ...

Stephanie's disease was so rare her medication cost $50,000 a pop

"We're sons of parents who love of us and would have loved to have been at our wedding": Gennaro Hellmanns and Brett ...

Why no one went to Gennaro's wedding

Michael Koziol

Extraordinary: The life and times of Anthony Ervin.

Sex, drugs, a gold medal - and the baby daughter Ervin has yet to meet

Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was allegedly murdered by her brother in an honor killing earlier this year.

Police arrest ex-husband over social media star's 'honour killing'

Man stabs and burns six passengers on Swiss train

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Spy kids: spooks aim recruitment campaign at teen hackers

Astounding auction clearance figure after interest rate cut

Weight loss clinic director issued placebo and caffeine for $3500

Wondering whether to end a relationship? Toss a coin, seriously

Peter Martin

Brennan all smiles for first Olympic gold

Live
Matt Bungard

Dimmi CEO Stevan Premutico and restaurateur Neil Perry, at Eleven Bridge, say Australians are more flexible about when ...

Dining trend sweeping Australia (and no, it's not extreme milkshakes)

Johnny Depp reaches for a bottle of wine in the video.

'I'll show you crazy': Video emerges of ranting Depp

supplied image, no archiving (SL, aug 14) The Dinner Ladies

How meals in a shed became big business for Katherine and Sophie

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Alex Cullen loves living near Maroubra Beach on August 5, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. ...

The underrated beachside suburb drawing in big names

Spain, Portugal struggle to control wildfires

Heartbreak: Alanna Kennedy is comforted after missing the final penalty in the Matildas' loss to Brazil.

'Heartbreak': Matildas lose to Brazil in 'courageous effort'

Our long march down the aisle is filled with rainbow moments

At least six people wounded in Swiss train attack

3:33AM

German far-right leader wants to send refugees to ...

2:12AM

New police operation to stamp out street gang ...

2:03AM

Medal tally: Phelps with Schooling after the 100 metres butterfly final.

The boy who grew up to beat his idol

Malcolm Knox

Support: Cate Campbell is comforted by Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom and Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen after her shock 100m loss.

'I love her to bits'... the poignant moment rivals rallied around Campbell

Phil Lutton, Chris Barrett

Australia guard Penny Taylor controls the loose ball during the second half of a women's basketball game against Belarus.

Opals escape with 74-66 win over Belarus

Roje Adaimy
19 mins ago

Aussie excluded from ceremony, awarded in mock re-run

Samantha Lane

Kim Brennan snaps Australia's rowing gold drought

Roy Masters

French tennis physiotherapist collapses and dies

From fun run to Olympic final for Australian

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Aussie gold: what is a medal worth these days?

Chris Johnston

140 Riley Street, Darlinghurst, sold for $1010,000, $110,000 above reserve.

Homes across Sydney sell for more than $100,000 above reserves

Stephen Nicholls, Anita Balalovski

Sydney's CBD could face an oversupply of apartments, after record building levels and with vacancy rates starting to rise.

Emerging signs one pocket of Sydney could face unit oversupply

Jennifer Duke

Parents Briohney and Matt Anderson (back) Taylor, Oliver (right) and their Staffy Axel relax in their Davidson home.

For Sydney's best areas for families, head north

Em Tardy-Green at 3/45 New Beach Rd darling Point

The migratory habits of lower north shore downsizers

Lucy Macken

Renters get very little love from either landlords or politicians.

Call for better laws to protect tenants

Jimmy Thomson

The new Greens NSW upper house MP Justin Field.

Lock the Gate campaigner wins bitter Greens NSW race

Kirsty Needham

Private education giant distances itself from One Nation senator

Kelsey Munro

Teen dies in hospital after head-on collision

Phoebe Maloney

Christmas Island immigration detention centre is run by Serco.

'There is no holy grail to make money out of poor people'

Students from Australia Street Infant School with their Street Library which was painted by kids in after school care.

School joins street libraries in a tiny reading revolution

The revelations have put added pressure on NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner.

The doctors most likely to skip approvals

Royal North Shore Hospital doctors have been issuing powerful restricted antibiotics without approval

Superbug scandal at top Sydney hospital

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

The Smithsonian tiger bone collection includes bones from the Roosevelt collection (1893).
Adjunct Professor Rebecca ...

Aussie scientists helping to bust crime in Asia

Dick Smith's OzEmite vies with AussieMite in court battle

Josh Bavas recorded an encounter with a police officer who believed he was under the influence of drugs. "I have a ...

ABC journalist with cold detained, accused of being 'off his chops'

The rare encounter was captured while the pair were relaxing in the Kimberley.

Huge crocodile joins sharks circling couple's boat

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has a new Tony Abbott headache to round out a messy week.

Abbott's return to fray caps another scrappy week for PM

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Abbott speech reopens racial discrimination debate

James Massola

Code Red: inside the census debacle

Peter Martin

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

Coalition, Labor team up to clear out crossbenchers

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says government funding is not bottomless.

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

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Clinton to Trump: Show me your money

Paul McGeough

Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, carry the coffin of a fellow Houthi who was killed during fighting against ...

Ten children killed in their classroom by air strike

A member of a breakaway faction of the Taliban.

Afghan Taliban free crew of Pakistani helicopter after crash

Bangladeshi Security Personnel on guard near Holey Artisan Bakery cafe, after it was stormed by gunmen on July 1 in ...

Bangladesh allows extended detainment of men over cafe attack

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Kissimmee, ...

Will Pence trump The Donald for presidency?

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

What Freakonomics found out about how to make big life decisions

Peter Martin

Square, dink, dinks, dinkus, head shot, comment, Annabel Crabb

Get some perspective people: census outrage was over the top

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

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

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Chris Jordan says the ATO is prepared to take more companies to court.

ATO warns 136 multinationals under new law

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

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?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

The best performing stock you have never heard of

Tara Lachapelle

Wall St lower as data disappoints

Oliver Renick

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

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem

No gold medals in reporting season

Elizabeth Knight

Twenty of the latest headphones combining sound and style

Handsome Things

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz gin for the Good Food hot list

Unique craft gins that could only be made in Australia

Smart Sipping

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

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

Manhunt leads to arrest

Tribute to killed Miss World Australia finalist

Claws out in Maylands cat fight

Australia's rugby sevens women celebrate their win in Rio.

Rio Olympics 2016 - Best of week 1 by Joe Armao

Based on the popular kids book by Julia Donaldson

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

Watch the Cate Blanchett manifestos

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Evocative images at Art Gallery NSW

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Three kitchen designs you'll love forever

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Thomas Gibson (centre) with the Criminal Minds cast.

Gibson sacked from Criminal Minds after 'altercation' on set

Julian Clary is embarrassed for Australians on one score . . .

Conviction overturned: Brendan Dassey is escorted out of court in 2006.

Making a Murderer: Brendan Dassey has conviction overturned

Michael Idato

Mel Gibson at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Mel Gibson on past sins and second chances

Garry Maddox

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

Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down: Masterpiece or mess?

Linda Morris

The Katering Show's Kate McCartney (top) and Kate McLennan

The new talent migrating from web to TV

Karl Quinn

Felicity Jones in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.</i>

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story latest trailer is out

Michael Idato

GW. Portrait of Author Kate Grenville for a story about her new book on her mother. Photographed at Studio Neon in ...

The threat to Australian books

Kate Grenville

SMH/SPECTRUM. Portrait of Charlotte Wood for a story about a book how to be a writer. Photographed in her house in ...

Novel ideas: Charlotte Wood and DBC Pierre on how to get the write stuff

Debra Jopson

Punch brothers received a standing ovation at the City Recital Hall in Sydney on August 12.

Punch Brothers review: When Debussy sounds better in bluegrass

Lucy Cormack

Ainsley Melham leads the local cast in <i>Aladdin</i>.

Aladdin review: A magical spectacle that rubs the right way

John Shand

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

Bill Shorten hits back at his body shamers

Jenna Clarke

Rupert Murdoch and his fourth wife, Jerry Hall.

'Rupert's a very good father': Wendi

Andrew Hornery

Model Elle Macpherson is being suitably coy about her new underwear range.

The Body shows off another body

Andrew Hornery

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's Vogue cover is a win for Kris Jenner

Mary Ward

Why I'll never let go of my childhood letters

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

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?

"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 US politics

Dom Knight

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

Relenting is not the same as consenting

Clementine Ford

"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 ...

Why boys should read books about girls

Kasey Edwards

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

Find brilliant burgers by a one-hat chef at this new venue

Lee Tran Lam

Clams with slow-cooked pig's head, confit garlic and greens is the go-to dish.

Time to relax at the new Three Blue Ducks in Rosebery

Terry Durack

Good Food's ultimate pancake recipe collection.

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

An Italian lawmaker wants to stop parents from raising their kids as vegans.

Could parents be prosecuted for feeding their kids a vegan diet?

Elise Schmelzer

Abraham fought for daughter, 7, to go to school in makeup

Ariane Beeston

Turn your photo in to a personalised 3D LEGO minifigure head

Suzi Catchpole

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

'It's my house': Jarryd Hayne stakes his claim to hometown bragging rights.

'It's my house': How Hayne celebrated homecoming victory

Dominic Bossi

Running roughshod: Josh Dugan makes a break at Jubilee Oval.

Dragons not giving up on finals after Sharks upset

Andrew Parkinson

Fit and firing: Lance Franklin celebrates after kicking another goal with Dan Hannebery.

Franklin stars as Swans destroy Saints with blistering third term

Andrew Wu

In demand: Jarryd Hayne talking to Fox Sports after his heroics for the Titans.

Fox and Nine do battle to land the Hayne plane

Danny Weidler

Hard yards: David Fusitu'a of the Warriors is tackled by Damien Cook and Sam Burgess.

Warriors' finals hopes dealt a blow from Bunny boilover

David Long

To the rescue: Dhananjaya de Silva helped his team recover from a bad start.

Australia let Sri Lanka off the hook

Jon Pierik

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 07: Matt Giteau of the Wallabies looks dejected following the 2010 Tri-Nations ...

Burke's Wallabies team to win back the Bledisloe

Matthew Burke

Eagles hero: Nic Naitanui grapples with the impressive Rory Lobb at Spotless Stadium.

Naitanui breaks GWS hearts in one-point thriller

James Buckley

Role reversal: Josh Reynolds does not always play the part of the traditional half.

Are Bulldogs contenders or pretenders?

Phil Gould

Welcome back: The Bulldogs have invited Sonny Bill Williams to the club's 80th anniversary celebrations.

Steve Waugh tried to stop SBW fleeing Dogs

Adrian Proszenko

Subject of an AVO: Parramatta Eels' Fijian winger Semi Radradra has yet to return to the club.

Fiji hoping to reunite Hayne and Radradra

Adrian Proszenko