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A detail image of the bikes of Great Britain.

Track cyclists, coach ask awesome Team GB: what's your secret?

Samantha Lane
32 mins ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 15: Murray Stewart of Australia reacts after winning the Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single ...

Murray Stewart sets his sights on canoeing gold

Live
Jamie Marcuson
1 hr ago

Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dives over the finish line to win the gold medal in the Women's 400m Final.

Desperate dive for line secures 400m gold

Michael Chammas

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	26	23	26	75
2. GBR	16	17	8	41
3. CHN	15	14	17	46
9. AUS	6	7	9	22
Full Medal Tally

A motion to suspend work preparing CBD intersections for the Queens Wharf development was voted down in council.

Labor has hung out 'closed for business' sign

COMMENT
Tim Nicholls

CEO Andrew Mackenzie revealed BHP's financial results on Tuesday.

BHP slumps to record $8.3b loss, dividend slashed

Peter Ker

The government has directed the council to "consider" reducing its minimum block size to 400 square metres.

Gold Coast to debate 'smaller blocks' plan to tackle urban sprawl

Tony Moore

The senator from Wonderland dons his aluminium helmet

Sketch
Tony Wright

Fugitive arrested a day after launch of most-wanted website

'Sick feeling': Quirk not hopeful of recouping defrauded money

Cameron Atfield

Man filmed sex acts in Gold Coast parks: police

Tony Moore

ABC host Jim Maxwell falls ill during live Rio broadcast

Megan Levy

Matthews set to quit Lions, Leppitsch to lose job

Caroline Wilson

Murray Stewart of Australia wins the Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 1000m first semi-final.

Olympics All the action from Rio

Live
1 hr ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: Lord Mayor Graham Quirk announces the start of construction to restore Teneriffe?s ...

Riverside engine room to be cafe

The 'open, public and ongoing invitation' to Pauline Hanson to join Gosford Anglican Church for lunch to discuss a 'safe ...

Church reaches out to Hanson

The Tates have lived at this corner block on Midshipman Court, Paradise Waters, for the past five years.

Gold Coast mayor's home for sale

Trams compared to 40 rhinos

Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn share a love of cooking, surfing, fresh food, travel and adventure, and that?s exactly ...

Surfing the Menu boys film in SEQ

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'I’d just hit the love of my life'

Barr jumps on Raiders bandwagon and calls for ...

9:54PM

Call summit on Nauru, Manus, PM urged

10:00PM

Hollywood Hayne: Why you can’t overstate Jarryd’s ...

8:48PM

Note: the pork roast found in the man's pants was uncooked.

Pork roast falls out of 'heavily intoxicated' man's pants

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Prostitute jailed over 'senseless' Craigslist death

Meningitis death: Nurse 'more vigilant' over prescriptions

Jamie McKinnell

The 13-year-old was last seen at an Acacia Ridge school four days ago.

Police search for teen, man missing across state

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Fentiman questioned over safety of children in care

Amy Remeikis

Police charged a teenager late Monday night.

Teen charged after violent threats made to Cairns school

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Vegemite alone does not make a home brew

Science proves Vegemite makes 'pretty awful' beer

Tony Moore

Flu outbreak leaves 45 dead across NSW

Hungry crew 'left for dead' aboard ship off Qld

Ryan Trevor Clegg running from the media outside court on August 4 after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a ...

'Evil 8' child rapist omitted from sex offender register

'Greedy' ACT man embezzled $500k from taxman

The Guardian's "Nauru files" represented the biggest leak of information about Australia's offshore detention network to ...

Call summit on Nauru, Manus, PM urged

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon
40 mins ago

Be nice to each other. And watch your waistline: advice to new MPs

Matthew Knott

Labor to play hardball and test government's working majority

James Massola

Halls Head pre-primary students Sienna Angi and Alyssa Weal enjoy a calcium-rich start to the morning with Brownes Hilo ...

Xenophon calls for a new school milk scheme

Tom McIlroy

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meet with representatives of the Devondale ...

Joyce to host dairy symposium amid industry crisis

'Pauline, how about lunch?': Church reaches out to Hanson

Police investigate alleged Villawood gang-rape

China launches 'hack-proof' quantum satellite

Philip Wen

A more subdued Donald Trump speaking in Youngstown, Ohio.

Trump calls for 'extreme vetting' of would-be immigrants

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Hungarians are using creepy scarecrows to stop migrants

Wendi Murdoch and Ivanka Trump on holiday in Croatia.

Wendi Murdoch holidays with Ivanka Trump

Nick Miller

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

'Off his chops' cop stop could have been worse

COMMENT
John Birmingham

There is a line between genuine collecting and compulsively hoarding.

Collector or hoarder, which are you?

Adele Blair

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

It has been a nightmare ride and one that resulted in huge write-downs for BHP.

The Big Australian needs to lick its wounds and move on

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

SocietyOne chief executive Jason Yetton says the P2P lender is starting to loosen the banks' stranglehold in personal ...

New lending jumps tenfold in one year

Clancy Yeates

High-security hospital staff walk out over violence

Nick Toscano

Radhika Oswald leaving the Supreme Court in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Mrs Oswal tells court it's 'not my signature'

Sarah Danckert

BHP slumps to record loss, dividend slashed

Peter Ker

ASX eases in mixed day of results

Vanessa Desloires

From foot massages to $50b start-up: How Cheng Wei tamed Uber

'Too much of a good thing': JB Hi-Fi downgraded

Patrick Commins

Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate lists Paradise Waters home for sale

The regional NSW estate where I bought my tree-change future home.

Why I bought my retirement home in my 20s

The "guy-in-the-garage house" was always going to be a tough sell.

The biggest break-up property mistakes (and how to avoid them)

The drinks trolley is making a comeback.

15 retro design trends that are making a comeback

Serious potential: 4 Mangaroon Court, Shailer Park

The best homes for sale in Logan

Carlene Duffy

Skipping breakfast, dozing in front of the TV and using electronic items are all impacting the way you sleep.

Four things you do during the day that make you sleep badly at night

Self
Anna Magee

From Winton to Wolfe: 10 books every bloke should read this spring

Culture
Stephen A Russell

Domino's Pizza has long had a high PE ratio, not because it's overpriced but because it's a quality growth stock.

The Domino's effect: why stockbrokers give bad advice

THE HONEST BROKER
Marcus Padley

Skiing is expensive, but if you truly love something it's worth time and money because it makes everything else in life ...

What I learned about life and money from the man in the ski chair lift

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk answering questions about the alleged fraud in Teneriffe on Tuesday,

Fraudulent suppliers scam $450 000 from local government

Cameron Atfield

When it comes to a business, which will only be owned by the members of one family, the best tax result is achieved by ...

Should I set up my business as a company or a trust?

Max Newnham

Trams compared to 40 rhinos

Rocky bandit meets his match

Carrie Bickmore raises $1 million

Donald Trump vows to combat terrorism

Michael Leunig: colour cartoon/illo/illustration/toon/art work

Michael Leunig colour cartoon. For Life & Style ...

Michael Leunig Olympic Cartoons

The Last Ship - humanity's last hope.

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

The take up of contactless payment options is accelerating at a rapid rate.

How to present choice to customers

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Hacker with binary codes looking directly to the camera iStock pic for Cyber Crime story Hacker / computers /technology ...

Cyber criminals target Australia

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Michael Leunig: View the collection

Fairfax Shop

<i>The Project</i>'s Carrie Bickmore had been working toward the $1 million goal since launching the charity one year ago.

Bickmore tears up as brain cancer charity reaches $1 million

Ebony Bowden

Geoffrey Rush is to play Albert Einstein in the television series <i>Genius</i>.

Geoffrey Rush to play Albert Einstein in Genius

Garry Maddox

New Australian musical "Ladies in Black" that will be on at the Lyric Theatre. Pictured are Tim Finn, Simon Phillips ...

QTC's Ladies in Black musical hits the road

Louise Rugendyke

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts denied the existence of climate change and said that NASA had 'manipulated' data on ...

'NASA?': One Nation senator makes cringeworthy Q&A debut

Neil McMahon

Will Smith as Deadbolt in Suicide Squad.

Why Suicide Squad and superheroes are just like us at the office

A.O. Scott

Thomas Gibson has reportedly previously been put on an anger-management course.

Sacked Criminal Minds actor considers legal suit as details emerge

Aja Styles

Actor Sam Neill slams NSW goverment's decisions on greyhound racing and lockout laws.

Sam Neill attacks NSW greyhound ban, lockout laws

Danielle McGrane

Melissa Doyle and Matt White during a promo shoot for their new Seven program.
Photo Jeremy Piper Mel Doyle

Melissa Doyle replaced as Seven's weekend news anchor

Ebony Bowden

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

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

Nathanael Cooper

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

NBA player Kris Humphries shot to fame for marrying Kim Kardashian for 72 days.

Kim Kardashian's ex was a better swimmer than Michael Phelps

Jenna Clarke

Michelle Bridges has managed to scale the dizzying heights of the Sydney celebrity fishbowl.

Michelle Bridges fails to attract a crowd at parenting expo

Melissa Singer

Amber Heard has claimed Johnny Depp cut off his finger tip during an argument.

Johnny Depp cut off his finger, accused Amber Heard of cheating

Why is Wendi Murdoch holidaying with Ivanka Trump?

Nick Miller

Bec Judd invented a new furniture craze at her frill-free baby shower

Melissa Singer

We're already working harder and longer. Now we can cash in our leave, too.

We need to fix our workaholism, but we're making it worse

Koraly Dimitriadis

"Society secretly categorises single mothers in gradients of respectability depending on income, race and, most ...

The heirarchy of single-motherhood

Kimberly Seals Allers

Large breasts can cause some women health issues such as back, neck and shoulder pain.

Why doesn't Medicare cover breast reductions?

Naomi Chainey

"You know those moments in old cartoons, where the dripping tap sounds like a cannon? Welcome to my life," writes Clem ...

What it's like living with 'misophonia'

Clem Bastow

The question I wish I'd asked my alcoholic dad

Bern Morley

The zero restriction diet

Steph Ayre

Living a perfect life in an imperfect world

Dr Tim Sharp

The upside to fidgeting

Evelyn Lewin

Photograph by William Meppem (GW food - aug 6 issue) Neil Perry Recipe : Olive oil and Sauternes cake with maple roasted ...

Make Neil Perry's Sauternes cake with maple-roasted pears

Review: The Apo, Fortitude Valley

Callan Boys

Weekly Meal Planner: Pete Evans' paleo shepherd's pie

Too many parents clueless about safe sleeping: study

Cat Rodie

Joe and Stacey Crescitelli with their children Anna, Sophia, Henry, and Grace.

They thought it was just puberty, it was something more sinister

Cat Rodie

The Harry Potter typo that could make you $40,000 richer

Ariane Beeston

Passengers will only need to arrive 15 minutes before take-off.

World's shortest flight? Airline launches 12-minute trip

Hazel Plush

Dinner and show: Dancing squid bowl dish.

Dancing squid: Strange Japanese foods you may never want to eat

Kylie McLaughlin

Cycling through a traffic jam on Rohtang La on the Manli to Leh highway.

The 10 most epic bike rides you can ever do

Andrew Bain

Google's Duo video chat app makes it easy to catch up with friends in a galaxy far, far away.

Hands on with Google's new video chat app

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Primordial soup made sense when little was known about the universal principles of life's energetics, but it's time to ...

'Primordial soup' was not the origin of life

COMMENT

How long have you endured with a smashed phone screen.

Most Aussies in no rush to replace smashed smartphone screens

Tim Biggs

Bryan Johnson
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Beating AI with implantable brain chips

Elizabeth Dwoskin

UNSW's John McGhee holds the virtual reality mask that allows you to explore inside a breast cancer cell. Mitochondria ...

VR trip inside cancer can help design better drugs

Marcus Strom

Volkswagen has tweaked its Passat range.

VW's plans to win back customers

David McCowen

Multiple Supercars champion Jamie Whincup will spearhead the new Red Bull Holden Racing team in 2017 and beyond.

Holden commits to Supercars

Stephen Ottley

New Honda Civic hatch revealed

David McCowen

New BRZ to arrive by end of year

David McCowen

Nissan develops new type of engine

Dom Tripolone

Will that red light end soon? Audi's countdown clock can tell you

Australia's Dani Samuels throws in torrential conditions at the Rio Games.

Aussie overcomes 'insane' conditions to make discus finals

Michael Chammas

Russian doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova.

'No accident' if something happens to me: Russian athlete

Nick Kyrgios will have to wait for a Davis Cup tie in his home town.

Where are they now? The athletes who brushed or missed the Rio Olympics

Michael Chammas

Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha, left, celebrates winning the men's 800-meter final during the athletics competitions of ...

Rudisha, the lion of the track, wins back-to-back gold

Michael Gleeson

I expect barrage of criticism, says teary Meares after shock exit

Da Silva gives Brazil first athletics gold

Michael Gleeson

'I've got a point to prove': Murray Stewart to paddle for gold

Melissa Woods

The missing ingredient in Australia's swimming campaign

ANALYSIS
Phil Lutton

"We're probably the underdog": Israel Folau.

Folau concedes Wallabies could be rusty going into Bledisloe Cup

Tom Decent

Jason Day and Adam Scott pose with the trophy after winning the teams event of the World Cup of Golf in 2013.

Day, Scott head powerful Australian team for World Cup

Warriors admit interest in Kieran Foran

Worrying scenes: Ostersund goalkeeper Aly Keita is attacked on the pitch.

Swedish teen arrested after pitch attack

Shaun Marsh is a picture of concentration on the way to his fourth Test century.

Smith, Marsh celebrate centuries as Test tightens

Jon Pierik

Victim: Dalian Atkinson contests the ball while representing England B against the Republic of Ireland in 1990.

Former Aston Villa player dies in police stun-gun incident

Michael Holden

Raiders skipper Jarrod Croker charges into the Storm defence.

Raiders close to sealing top-four spot after win over Storm

Jon Tuxworth

No malice in Ryan tackle, Titans claim

James MacSmith