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The bitter split behind Australia's Rio failures

Roy Masters

Usain Bolt from Jamaica celebrates after crossing the line to win the gold medal in the men's 200-meter final, during ...

'I am the greatest': But by how far, Usain?

Three runners were separated by 0.01sec; and the bronze decided by 0.003.

Race for bronze decided by 0.003 seconds

Daniel Cherny

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	35	33	32	100
2. GBR	22	21	13	56
3. CHN	20	16	22	58
10. AUS	7	10	10	27
Full Medal Tally

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 14: Emma McKeon of Australia speaks during a press conference at the Main Press Centre ...

Chiller knew she'd be vilified, still punished them

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Franco Abad outside the County Court on Friday.

Judge sympathises with guard who had sex with 'worldly' 14-year-old

25 mins ago

Woolworths customers have complained about the current loyalty scheme, saying it is too hard to earn Woolworths Dollars.

Woolworths set to dump 'confusing' shopping program

55 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison has blocked the sale of Ausgrid.

After Ausgrid sale block, Baird warns future foreign bidders

1 hr ago

The Chinese team, shortly before they were bumped out of the final.

'Ridiculous': Bumped Chinese fume at US relay re-run

Philip Wen

Laura Pilati, who was targeted by a pornographic photo-sharing website.

'I cried for a week': Anger at photo posted on porn site

Roosters' talent spotter stood down over NRL investigation

Authorities scour Bali for Australian woman over officer's death

Jewel Topsfield, Amilia Rosa

It didn't happen: US Olympic Committee apologises to Brazil

'A human reaction': Turnbull defends giving $5 to beggar in street

Matthew Knott

Dumb Lochte represents a special category of obnoxious American

COMMENT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with homeless man Kent Kerswell in January.

'A little stingy': Homeless man tells of brush with the millionaire PM

1 hr ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West arrive for the Gala to celebrate the Vogue 100 Festival at ...

Fans queue 5 hours, get 2 minutes inside and can't touch the clothes

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: Gold medalist Mack Horton of Australia poses during the medal ceremony for the ...

It could be worse: Where Australia sits in the 'real' medal count

Good Food. Short Black. Bovine & Swine, 92 Enmore Road. Meat plate. Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 12th Nov 2015.

Sydney's top five cheap places to eat revealed

LIU

Pollution is bad for business

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It's OOO-Orangutan day for our disappearing primate friends

This castle-like dwelling is within a 45-minute drive from Melbourne's CBD.

Cabins, churches and castles: Weird homes for sale

The wide combs on the station's wooden escalators can be a trap for high heels.

This is what wearing high heels all day does to your body

The land where the crow flies backwards: ...

6:31PM

HIV prevention wonder drug won't be subsidied by ...

6:27PM

Roosters recruiter stood down over Hayson link

6:24PM

Green and gold: Renae Ingles with twins Milla and Jacob.

Meet the twins Boomers' Ingles left behind

Usain Bolt smiles as he crosses the line.

'You can do it clean': Bolt wins 200m

Michael Gleeson

Charlotte Caslick in full flight.

Coach arrives home: 'That glamour is going to change women's rugby'

44 mins ago

Ryan Gregson has made Australian history in Rio

Gregson the first Aussie to reach 1500m final in 40 years

'A good track for girls': BMX champ crashes out

Samantha Lane

'Amazing athlete' wins gold - aged just 15

Lochte charged with lying about robbery after trashing toilet

Aussie decathlete nearly takes out cameramen with javelin

A powerful new education authority is aimed at lifting standards in schools.

'Make schools nervous': Radical new powers for education authority

Kelsey Munro

Road tunnel plan could close Oxford Street for years

Jacob Saulwick

Housemate 'shocked' as Byron woman linked to Bali beach death

Josh Dye

Simon Gittany was convicted in 2013 of murdering his fiancee Lisa Harnum in 2011.

Gittany loses appeal over balcony murder of fiancee

Emma Partridge

police

Woman found dead in central west NSW home, man arrested

Josh Dye

The truck rolled near Sydney Airport about 3.50am, spilling hundreds of litres of fuel and causing peak-hour traffic chaos.

Traffic nightmare after tanker crash near Sydney Airport

Michael Photios has been asked to resign from the NSW Liberal Party state council.

NSW Liberals push to clear out lobbyists after Abbott attack

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

CCTV images appear to show a teenager with ankle-cuffs being held down at the Townsville centre.

D'Ath orders review as reports allege youth detention abuse

Banks woman Kerry Evans was attacked by a wombat while walking dogs Murphy and Pirate (pictured) in the suburban street ...

'I thought I was going to die': Wombat mauls woman walking dogs

EXCLUSIVE
Katie Burgess
1 hr ago

Ticket to ride? Premier Daniel Andrews checks out the journey to Waurn Ponds.

Dan Andrews' bad week gets worse as chief of staff quits

VIC
Richard Willingham

Alfred John Impicciatore, 46, faces four charges of sexually penetrating a child aged between 13 and 16, breach of bail ...

Accused in Evil 8 sexual abuse case bailed again

WA

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives a homeless man five dollars.

'It was a human reaction': PM defends giving money to a beggar

Matthew Knott

Another form of torture

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Autistic boy's family granted residency after ministerial intervention

Tony Abbott, pictured surfing in 2014, went to hospital for a "couple of stitches" after encountering rough surf ...

Abbott goes to hospital for stitches after surf accident

Treasurer Scott Morrison has blocked the sale of Ausgrid.

Morrison confirms decision to block Ausgrid sale

1 hr ago

Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Smith receives the report at Parliament House on August 10 from Mark Sullivan from the Defence ...

Long Tan battle commander urges respect for Vietnamese

46 mins ago

Liberal senator Cory Bernardi.

'Worthy arguments' to change race act but not a 'priority', says PM

A Trump campaign aide covers the microphone while Paul Manafort checks the teleprompter ahead of a Donald Trump speech ...

Trump advisers waged covert campaign on behalf of Ukraine leader

Jeff Horwitz

Fearful passengers crouching at Kennedy Airport after gunman false alarm.

Did Usain Bolt trigger airport stampede?

A Malaysian police photo of Encep Nurjuman, also known as Hambali or Riduan Isamuddin.

Bali bomber seeks freedom after 13 years

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

The image of Omran Daqneesh.

I take no comfort from response to this picture

COMMENT
Maher Mughrabi

He also got very sad about this photo, so definitely don't circulate it around.

How can the nation make Dutton feel happy again?

Andrew P Street
7 mins ago

Gentle giant Katie died at the age of 12

Why do you care more about my dog than a Syrian refugee?

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristoff

Forgiven: Ryan Lochte

Why the Olympics still matter

Paul Hayward

Three children lying on the ground in front of the tv.

Television love affair endures retail downturn

Patrick Hatch
50 mins ago

Mamak attracts large crowds, but has not escaped the attention of the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Mamak fined almost $300,000 for short-changing workers

Anna Patty

The Big Short: Steve Eisman's character was portrayed by Hollywood actor Steve Carell.

Bank class action linked to The Big Short

Sarah Danckert

Woolworths Reward Card.

Woolworths set to relaunch rewards program

Esther Han
55 mins ago

ASX weathers earnings tsunami to end flat

Vanessa Desloires
1 hr ago

US judge delivers blow to Uber

Mike Isaac

Customers the new focus after Medibank Private health scare

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Ardent sells Goodlife gyms for $260m to private equity

This castle-like dwelling is within a 45-minute drive from Melbourne's CBD.

Seven weird and wonderful homes for sale around Australia

Pauline Morrissey

Glencoe, Cremorne.

Cremorne trophy home makes a tilt for the record books

31 Gardyne Street, Bronte

A deluxe Bronte beach house with all the trimmings

While neutral colours are always in, why not go bold with your paint choice?

Don't decorate your home without these 10 must-know rules

The Harris home on Wyuna Road, Point Piper, goes to auction on September 19.

The mansion bequeathed to its neighbour, not family

Marion Wine Bar by IF Architecture, Fitzroy, Victoria.

Hot shots: 17 of our most ridiculously good looking bars

Fine Drinks
Stephen Lacey

Italian Roberto Malizia's blog <i>This Is Malice</i> has picked up over 15,000 followers.

The overseas 'style influencers' finding success in Australia

Men's Style

Many retirees are planning to spend savings on home renovations or holidays in order to qualify for a part age pension ...

Retirees are spending their savings to qualify for age pension

Daryl Dixon

Raised from the dead: Unlike the character Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, death is final and we need to plan for it.

The biggest gift Jon Snow's parents could have given him

Catherine Robson

Sponsoring the Olympics is big business. Simone Biles is now considered the greatest female gymnast in the world.

Sports sponsorship: Why it's a big deal

James Adonis

An advertised image of the "sharelarium".

The business you should never run from your garage

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Private Sydney: Usher in diversity

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Rio 2016: Usain Bolt works for 200m gold

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Ex-NFL star jailed for drugging, rape

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Airline invites James Corden to 'Cockpit Karaoke'

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Kiki Kisses, Miss Sanders, Miss Ambrey, Miss Bambi L'amour and Miss Kat D'vyne at the ...

Photos of the week: August 18, 2016

unreal

Season 1 & 2 of UnREAL, now streaming.

spaced

Spaced - starring Simon Pegg.

AGNSW

The Cate Blanchett monologues at AGNSW

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Influential artist now at AGNSW

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SMEG

Is this the perfect oven?

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English comedian and talk show host Alan Carr.

Chatty Man Alan Carr tells why Rihanna is his favourite guest

Kylie Northover

Director Todd Phillips at the Los Angeles premiere of <i>War Dogs</i>.

War Dogs: how two stoners ended up selling the US serious weapons

Andrew Purcell

<i>Mr Huff</i>

The Australian children's books your kids must read

Linda Morris

Trevor Noah says he deploys humour to understand issues that are no laughing matter

Trevor Noah on why Donald Trump is a dangerous clown

Andrew Taylor

Scandal has hit actor/director/writer Nate Parker before the release of his slave film <i>The Birth of a Nation</i>.

Scandal hits Nate Parker's vaunted film, Birth of a Nation

Brooks Barnes, Cara Buckley

The 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey has never been solved.

Could JonBenet's murder be solved through new TV series?

Ebony Bowden

Lady Gaga has reinvented herself a few times on her journey from shock value pop star to Tony Bennett collaborator to ...

Lady Gaga to star in remake of A Star Is Born with Brad Cooper

Ebony Bowden

Back to Gotham: A new animated <i>Batman</i> movie featuring the voices of Adam West and Burt Ward is on the way.

Holy comeback! Ageing caped crusaders return to Batman

Linda Morris

Awkar Ruel, who moved to Australia from Iraq via Syria, has won the Mulitdisciplinary Australian Danish Exchange, ...

After fleeing war, refugee scores Opera House scholarship

Julie Power

Writer/director Catriona McKenzie at Charlie's in LA.

Emerging Australian filmmakers have a new home in Hollywood

Michael Idato

Force Majeure's Off the Record. Photo credit: Gregory Lorenzutti

Off the Record review: Movement makes way for spoken word

Jill Sykes

"Twitter has proven, again and again, that it doesn't care about meaningful steps towards stopping harassment," writes ...

Delete your Twitter and leave the whole thing to the trolls

Clem Bastow

The stores will be selling Kanye West-branded sweatshirts, T-shirts, denim and swimwear.

Big queues as shoppers flock to Kanye's Australian pop-up

Melissa Singer and Jenna Clarke

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy.

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy

Frank T McAndrew

amber heard

Heard to give $9m from Depp divorce settlement to charities

THE GOOD: This white napkin and these criminally high waisted pants would look terrible on so many, but Nicole ...

Best & worst dressed celebrities of the week

Being a stepmum isn't easy.

I don't love my stepchildren

COMMENT
Michelle Smith

A typical fake Ray-Ban ad on Facebook.

The spam Facebook invites for 'Ray-Ban charity sales' explained

Caitlin Dewey

Architects all over the world are using new techniques to integrate buildings with nature.

10 homes that get up close and personal with nature

Houzz

pushups

Why pushups are your new favourite exercise

Benjamen Judd

Green jackfruit on the tree

Is jackfruit the new vegan superfood?

Lindy Alexander

fitness

How to get fit without spending a cent

Victoria Hoff

How to cut your shopping bills.

9 tips that will save you money at the organic grocer

Katie Faulkiner

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

The Katering Show: how do I eat at a fancy restaurant?

KATE MCCARTNEY AND KATE MCLENNAN

Bovine and Swine BBQ co-owner "Hillbilly" Wes.

The Good Food Guide Awards 2017: Best Cheap Eat Finalists

The Good Food Team

Jordyn Ann Dumont.

When she vanished, he called police. Now he's charged with murder

Katie Mettler

Danny Fitzgerald, 13, took his own life after relentless bullying.

Parents share bullied son's heartbreaking suicide note

Ariane Beeston

Mum pens hilarious letter to husband as she is leaving for a girls weekend away.

Mum leaves hilarious note for dad before leaving for the weekend

James Corden with Adele on Carpool Karaoke.

Air NZ invite James Corden to 'boring' NZ for 'Cockpit Karaoke'

Singapore Airlines business class cabin on an A350 aircraft.

What it's like to fly business class for the first time

Siobhan Downes

Keep your eyes open for special planes, such as Japanese carrier ANA's R2-D2 style Star Wars jet.

The perfect place for a plane spotter in Sydney

Craig Platt

Devices that include the new kind of battery could go for twice as long without needing to be plugged in.

These batteries could double your phone's life

Tim Biggs

Rather than go to war with streaming giants like Netflix and Apple Music, Telstra is using them to win over mobile customers.

Telstra aims to sway Netflix fans

COMMENT
Adam Turner

New technology could help minimise train delays by identifying faults in overhead wires.

The internet of things system helping the trains run on time

Andrew Colley

Egg

Pokemon GO players break gyms with eggs

Kotaku

Twitter's filter has been available to users with a blue tick for more than a year.

Twitter finally gives 'quality filter' to all

Caitlin Dewey

Traxxas Slash 4x4 radio controlled car.

Father's Day Gift Guide

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen Australia will boycott the AAA's Australia's Best Cars awards.

Volkswagen takes aim at car clubs

David McCowen

The new Holden Colorado LTZ is a significant improvement on its predecessor.

New Holden Colorado reviewed

David McCowen

The 2016 BMW 2-Series Coupe.

More power for BMW 2-Series

Dom Tripolone

2016 McLaren 570GT by MSO Concept.

McLaren reveals 570GT concept

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen is set to introduce a baby SUV based on the T-Cross concept.

VW prepares SUV onslaught

David McCowen

Out for revenge: Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore.

Wallabies ready to win back holy grail

Tom Decent
45 mins ago

Moment of madness: Sam Kasiano lashes out.

Kasiano's 'Bad Friday' antics could come back to bite him

Adam Pengilly
1 hr ago

Urnging changes: CrownBet's Matthew Tripp believes NRL teams should have more time before naming weekend teams.

Leading bookmaker urges NRL team lists be delayed to strengthen integrity

Adam Pengilly

Directing traffic: Stephen Larkham at Wallabies training this week.

Larkham's learning curve gets tougher

Georgina Robinson
1 hr ago

Late call up: Codie Taylor.

All Blacks injury crisis worsens

Tom Decent
1 hr ago

Experience: Heath Shaw will play a key role for the Giants heading into September.

Finals inexperience won't stop Giants: Shaw

James Buckley

Back in attack: Harry Cunningham marks the ball under pressure from the Saints' Tim Membrey.

Cunningham no longer a floating Swan

Andrew Wu

Bullet pass: Will Genia returns No.9 for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup Test.

Cheika goes for experience and mongrel to beat All Blacks

Georgina Robinson

Changes afoot? Dragons coach Paul McGregor reckons talk of an overhaul at the club is premature as an end-of-season ...

McGregor says shake-up to coaching structure

Tim Barrow

In the dark: Cameron McInnes wants Souths to be upfront on his future.

McInnes wants Souths to come clean on Farah

Adam Pengilly
1 hr ago

Tense exchange: Sam Kasiano and Corey Parker after the Brisbane captain appeared to be kicked in the face by the ...

Bennett blows up over brutal face kick

Ed Jackson

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