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Through to the final: Neymar celebrates.

Neymar scores fastest ever Olympic goal

Ryan Lochte has already returned to the US.

Judge orders Lochte to stay in Brazil - but he's already gone

Luiz Claudio da Silva refused to move and now lives in one of the newly-built homes.

The other Olympic legacy in Rio de Janeiro

Lia Timson

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	28	30	28	86
2. GBR	19	19	12	50
3. CHN	17	15	20	52
10. AUS	7	8	9	24
Full Medal Tally

Sound advice: Ian Thorpe.

Thorpe speaks out over Rio failure of Aussie swimmers

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is about to feel the backlash from the Coalition's treatment of the Gillard minority ...

Swings and round-houses: Turnbull reaps Abbott's bitter harvest

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COMMENT
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'You're kidding me': China laments its Olympics of woe

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ANALYSIS
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Elizabeth Knight

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Megan Marx refuses a rose from Richie Strahan on Wednesday night's <i>The Bachelor</i>.

'Super, super weird': Megan storms out of The Bachelor

Crash-landing: Edžus Treimanis.

BMX rider face plants, does not finish, but still qualifies

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JK Rowling is keeping the Potter franchise alive.

Rowling announces 'brand new treat' for Harry Potter fans

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37 mins ago

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Rio 2016: IOC official arrested in his bathrobe

Chinese businessmen Sun Shaofeng has been revealed as the new owner of the Vaucluse estate Werribe.

One of china's richest businessmen buys Vaucluse mansion

Shaunae Miller falls over the finish line to win gold ahead of Allyson Felix in the women's 400-metre final.

Forget the winning - these are the things we remember

China's property market continues to cool off

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Donald Trump's new hires will reinforce ...

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Vietnam gives ground on Long Tan commemoration ...

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Australia's Melissa Wu competes during the women's 10m platform diving preliminary round.

Aussie duo dive their way to Rio success

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1 hr ago

Worth the wait: Kim Mickle is assisted by medical staff after dislocating her shoulder.

Aussie endures three-hour wait for shoulder to be put in

1 hr ago

Brazil's Gui Lin, celebrates after her table tennis match win against Spain's Galia Dvorak at the 2016 Summer Olympics ...

44 table tennis players in Rio are Chinese-born. Six play for China

Mario Andrada may just have the toughest job in town.

Meet the man with the hardest job at the Rio Olympics

Reality bites for Abbey after fall that got the world to smile

Robinson sets up Farah clash as champion nearly falls again

Semenya cruises into semis in hunt for 800m gold

Brazil arrests IOC member in ticketing scandal

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione arrives at the Lindt cafe siege inquest on Wednesday.

'Buck stops with me': Scipione takes blame after siege grilling

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Man fighting for life after being stabbed more than 20 times

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Mind the gap: video cameras catch dangerous tumbles on platforms

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Standover man Vasko Boskovski died from gunshot wounds to his head, thigh and chest.

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'It belongs to the internet': Nude photo scandal at NSW schools

Rachel Olding

EasyMeals has admitted it breached consumer law by "making false or misleading representations."

Pre-packaged food retailer misled consumers with meal claims

Lucy Cormack

Not quite upside down weather for Sydney but temperatures remains unusually warm for August.

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$3000 a paper: The dark art of the academic black market

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QLD

Jeffrey David Lee pleaded guilty to the murder of his stepfather Neal Keith Wilkinson.

Man stole mum's cash after killing stepfather 'extremely callous'

ACT

There are 110,000 registered doctors in Australia and about 4 per cent of them have notifications against their registration.

'Some are slipping down': 6600 doctors underperforming

Harriet Alexander

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison field questions about the failed census night.

Census still short by millions of responses

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Dutton plays down early closure of Manus detention centre

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Researchers have found you are more likely to die after surgery performed on a weekend.

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Tony Wright

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is about to feel the backlash from the Coalition's treatment of the Gillard minority ...

Turnbull reaps Abbott's bitter harvest

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Liberal senator Cory Bernardi compares 18C to totalitarian, Orwellian language.

Bernardi to reintroduce bill winding back 18C

Fergus Hunter

A firefighter prepares to battle a wildfire in the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino county on Tuesday.

Out-of-control California wildfire forces evacuation of more than 80,000

North Korean diplomat Thae Yong Ho.

North Korean diplomat defects from London embassy

1 hr ago

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan survived a coup that has raised more questions about its origins.

Turkey is releasing 38,000 prisoners to make room for more post-coup detainees

If Clinton prevails, this will be the third election in a row in which Democrats prevailed with young voters.

Trump apart, 'Crooked Hillary' is a real issue for many US voters

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

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Let's say no to WA, the prodigal state

COMMENT
Peter Martin

"Also, people are saying that Hillary Clinton is really eight ducks in a human suit. I've seen no proof that she's not."

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COMMENT
Andrew P Street

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My new Olympic hero, period

COMMENT
Madeline White

Uber is running up against the roadblock that has thwarted many upstart businesses: Profit.

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Mrs Oswal told the court the bank's chief legal officer said their children 'would be orphans'

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Sarah Danckert

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Michael Evans

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Elizabeth Knight

Fed minutes reveal split on timing of rate hike

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Results of the major banks have been mediocre at best.

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Women entrepreneurs are in the spotlight at Amazon.

Amazon courts women entrepreneurs

Spencer Soper

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Sri Lanka whitewashes Australia

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JK Rowling is keeping the Potter franchise alive.

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Megan Marx refuses a rose from Richie Strahan on Wednesday night's <i>The Bachelor</i>.

Megan walks out because 'feelings for Richie couldn't develop'

Christine Sams

Artist Marina Abramovic has been criticised for her alleged description of Australian Aboriginals.

Artist calls Indigenous Australians 'dinosaurs' in book draft

Jon Snow left for dead at the end of <i>Game of Thrones</i> season five.

The Jon Snow resurrection was a bit soft: Kit Harington

Ebony Bowden

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Caitlyn Jenner's 'docuseries' <i>I Am Cait</i> has been cancelled by E! Channel following poor ratings.

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Michael Idato

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Australian film Burns Point rises from the ashes of Big Brother

Garry Maddox

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ACO moves mountains as it teams up with director for 2017 season

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Zac Efron surprised US gymnast Simone Biles by flying to Rio to watch her compete.

'Just call me Mrs Efron already': Simone Biles meets celebrity crush

Mary Ward

My parents' strong relationship gave me unrealistic expectations about my own search for a partner.

My parents' happy marriage ruined my love life

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Tracey Lloyd

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp will settle their divorce case.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard settle divorce case

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3D printed clitoris, developed by French researcher Odile Fillod.

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Superfood alert: this is why you should care about bone broth

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New York cheesecake.

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'We didn't know there was a toy stuck in my baby's throat for weeks'

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Mark Short with his three children, Mark Jr., 5, Liana, 8, and Willow, 2.

Father-of-three killed wife and children before taking his own life

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

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Happy tourists grab a selfie at Bondi Beach.

Australian city named second friendliest in the world

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Ovation of the Seas will be the biggest cruise ship to ever visit Australian waters when it arrives in December.

Why this mega-ship will wow Australians

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Screenshots provided by developer Hello Games show off the many different ways to play.

Lost, lonely and loving it in No Man's Sky

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A smartwatch that's smart in both senses of the word.

New Moto 360 watch combines looks, brains

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DuoSkin's metallic tattoos allow people to create three types of user interfaces on their skin.

These temporary tattoos can control your phone or store your files

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A compact camera, great for high-quality holiday snaps.

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VW boss blasts Hyundai

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Ford plans to have a fleet of self-driving taxis on the road in 2021.

Ford to build self-driving taxi

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The Ferrari LaFerrari open top is due to be officially unveiled at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Man sues Ferrari over snub

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MG set to be reborn in Australia

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

Holden commits to Supercars

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Volkswagen has tweaked its Passat range.

VW's plans to win back customers

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COMMENT
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Australia's Steve Smith.

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Rising: Lance Franklin and the Swans are legitimate title threats.

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