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Rodney Croome: "If the Coalition allowed a free vote, marriage equality could pass tomorrow.''

Marriage equality free vote 'would pass both houses'

Michael Koziol

A photo of the woman who is alleged to have thrown a banana at footballer Eddie Betts on Saturday night.

Banana-thrower admits 'terrible mistake' even as father defends her

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Israel Dagg of the All Blacks tackles Will Genia of the Wallabies during the Bledisloe ...

Coach has an 'easy fix' for the Wallabies after flogging

This Macgregor house was sold by overseas scammers in 2014.

ACT to pay property scam victim more than $540,000

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A Birchgrove auction on Saturday.

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Roxy Jacenko opens up to Alison Langdon during the interview on 60 Minutes.

Why have we made Roxy Jacenko into the essence of a female villain?

COMMENT

Let's hope he's right: Census boss calls fiasco a blessing in disguise

ANALYSIS
Matt Wade

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Sara Connor to confess 'honest truth of what she did' on Bali beach

Japanese PM owns closing ceremony with Mario costume

Controversial former mayor sues staffer for negative report mention

James Robertson

A photo of Sara Connor from her supporters in Byron Bay.

Death in Bali: Questions that need to be answered

Jewel Topsfield
58 mins ago

Chloe Esposito wins gold in the women's modern pentathlon.

Rio's most surprising moments

Frank Ocean has finally delivered his second studio album, <i>Blonde</i>.

Frank Ocean finally delivers album

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I was diagnosed with dementia at 49 and it was a gift

I was diagnosed with dementia at 49 and it was a gift

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Woman faces jail over online dating scam

Tiger prawns at One Ford Street.

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This three-bedroom house with ocean vistas is on the market for $720,000.

Is this island the ultimate Aussie seachange?

Austin says the Raiders "would play in Africa" ...

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Israel strikes Gaza after rocket targets 'people ...

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Michael Bohl.

Swimming Australia hits back at criticism over Rio performance

Phil Lutton
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Matthew Dellavedova.

Boomers lament ref decisions after heartbreaking loss

"Well short": Kitty Chiller sums up Australia's disappointing performance in the Rio Olympics.

Kitty's final word: We fell short; well short

Samantha Lane

Bitter defeat: Australia's Andrew Bogut.

The Boomers had an Olympic medal, but for five seconds

Rainy Rio wraps up on upbeat tropical note

CLOSING CEREMONY

Ethiopian wins silver but fears he will be killed if he goes home

32 mins ago

Usain Bolt tries his hand at javelin

Melo stars as Team USA win third straight gold in men's basketball

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Motorists missing out as global oil prices plummet

Matt O'Sullivan

Dumping official allegedly accepted bribes to ignore asbestos: ICAC

Lisa Visentin
30 mins ago

Controversial former mayor sues staffer for negative report mention

James Robertson

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

The downside for Woolies shoppers under new loyalty program

Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

FAMILY 050706 BRW PICTURE BY JESSICA SHAPIRO / afrphotos.com GENERIC family business, people, staff, employer, employee, ...

The $22,000 running cost Sydney families pay each year

Michael Evans

Cheryl Ardler's Facebook account was accessed more than 100 times in 2013.

Woman's Facebook page 'accessed 100 times after she was killed'

Megan Levy

Sydney wet weather in August this year. Photo by Edwina Pickles.

Pack your umbrella, winter isn't finished with Sydney yet

Dominica Sanda

Home for a few days: Tyson Daymond in front of his possessions on Hosier Lane.

'It's become a joke': The decline of iconic Melbourne laneway

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Toys based on former prime ministers Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott had been sold as dog toys.

RSPCA pulls Julia Gillard dog toy off shelves

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Police will allege the sex assault took place in a park in Mirrabooka in 2009.

Perth man to face US extradition on spanking festish charges

Overseas scammers sold a Canberra property in 2014 without the owner knowing. She lived in South Africa at the time. The ...

Property scam victim sues government for compensation

EXCLUSIVE

Same-sex marriage

Marriage equality would pass both houses if free vote granted

Michael Koziol

Half of female AFP members say they've been sexually harassed

Premier has a 'sinister purpose' says Malcolm Turnbull

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Asylum seeker Mehran Jabar says everybody in Nauru detention has stress, depression and many 'use tablets for sleep'.

In Nauru's ghost camps, refugees sleep away the pain

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Nicole Hasham

Former High Court justice Michael Kirby has warned against a plebiscite on same-sex marriage.

Michael Kirby warns gay marriage plebiscite 'a dangerous precedent'

Tom McIlroy

Nick Xenophon will move that the Senate economics committee investigate replacing the inflation target with one for ...

Xenophon leads push to axe inflation target

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Call for a cultural change in banks: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Bank profits skyrocket: Labor says only royal commission will do

Advertising material from the commemorative event.

Mao tributes in Australia sharpen community divide

Philip Wen

Silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa repeated his protest on the podium.

What is the story behind Olympian's crossed arms?

Colin Cosier
19 mins ago

In what would be a stunning turnaround, Donald Trump looks poised to set out a plan for "legalisation" of illegal immigrants.

Trump's change of heart on migrants could be his biggest flip-flop yet

ANALYSIS
Aaron Blake

Sergey Aksyonov, "prime minister" of the autonomous republic of Crimea, right, attends the opening day of the St ...

Promised prosperity never arrived in Crimea, locals say

Maria Tsvetkova
1 hr ago

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

The topic we don't mention when we talk about school results

COMMENT
Sonia Orchard

Airbnb could become part of the solution to the housing crisis not part of the problem.

How Airbnb can help fix our inner-city housing crisis

COMMENT
James Norman

Teens are sharing their lives online like never before.

Why I'm glad I was a teen without a smart phone

COMMENT
Jennifer Duke
1 hr ago

Commonwealth Bank says higher funding costs and capital requirements are causing it to reduce the size of interest rate ...

Commonwealth Bank pulls back in mortgage discount war

Clancy Yeates
53 mins ago

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Greg Medcraft.

Banks scolded in BBSW stoush

Patrick Durkin
12 mins ago

The wholesale cost of diesel isn't being passed on to consumers in the same away that unleaded fuel is

Motorists failing to reap full benefits of lower oil prices

Matt O'Sullivan

Individual stock moves on profit results belied the muted overall performance of the ASX on Monday.

ASX slips on US rate hike talk

Vanessa Desloires
1 hr ago

Airtasker taken to task over '$20,000' claim

Georgia Wilkins
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ATO pledges tougher action on tax debts

Georgia Wilkins

ATO, Oswals ordered to mediate over $100m-plus tax bill

Sarah Danckert

Woolies confirms revamp of customer loyalty scheme

Lucy Cormack
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There's a lot to consider when it comes to paint.

Renovate safe: the best products for the biggest home jobs

Linda Moon

Reigning Block champion Dea Jolly.

Dea Jolly: Ten things I wish I'd known before The Block

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A Birchgrove auction on Saturday.

The 'conundrum' keeping Sydney's auction market hot

Jennifer Duke

The sale of Origin Energy chief Grant King's Neutral Bay home has set a new suburb price record.

Sale of Neutral Bay trophy home smashes suburb record

Lucy Macken

Jarryd Rubinstein holds the Guinness world record for the most consecutive muscle ups, which he has held since 2010.

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Mortlach 1939 is billed as the oldest single malt ever bottled.

Rare whisky turns to rivers of gold for investors

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When Woolworths South Africa bought David Jones, once shareholders passed a scheme of arrangement, it became compulsory ...

Corporate takeover? Decide for yourself whether to sell your shares

Scott Phillips

A mortgage broker puts the borrower at the centre of the process.

Why using a mortgage broker gives borrowers more power

Mark Bouris

Jess May is an accidental entrepreneur who has forged a new direction.

I started my business from a Facebook post

Christine D'Mello

The way forward will involve serious regulation of the online SME lending industry.

Online SME payday lenders are alive and all too well

Neil Slonin

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Luck lands major title

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Sydney tops nation's transport costs

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Spaced - starring Simon Pegg.

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Roxy Jacenko on 60 Minutes: the two-segment interview split viewers.

Roxy Jacenko is a ratings winner for 60 Minutes

Karl Quinn

Barbra Streisand is tired of your pronouncing her name incorrectly.

Barbra Streisand has an age-old problem with Siri

Ebony Bowden

Lou Pearlman was credited for starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync.

Backstreet Boys, 'NSync creator dies in prison

Michael Burke

Frank Ocean's 17-track album Blonde is a compelling and stimulating experience.

Frank Ocean's second album is more low key brilliance

Bernard Zuel

Let's take this challenge offline so we can unpack the synergies and tear down the silos.

This bunch of Survivor contestants are damn hard to like

COMMENT
Michael Lallo
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Toby Kebbell plays Messala Severus (back) and Jack Huston plays Judah Ben-Hur in <i>Ben-Hur</i>.

Ben-Hur flops as audiences lose faith in biblical tales

ANALYSIS
Karl Quinn

Is time running out for 60 Minutes who devoted 30 minutes to an interview with Roxy Jacenko?

60 Minutes reaches new low with Roxy Jacenko interview

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

Bruce McAvaney on duty at the Rio Olympics.

Has Seven's $170 million Olympics investment paid off?

Michael Idato

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Fawlty Towers review: Strong start but Basil and crew need to let fly

Jason Blake

Andrew Henry in <i>Look Back in Anger</i>.

Look Back in Anger review: Plenty of heat but little cold fury

Jason Blake

Ben Folds.

Ben Folds with yMusic review: The piano pop maverick still has it

Lucy Cormack

Roxy Jacenko opens up to Alison Langdon during the interview on 60 Minutes.

Roxy Jacenko: don't like her? Then look away

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

Callie Thorpe's wedding portraits and candid words have gone viral.

'You are deserving of happiness no matter your size'

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Members of Team United States dance during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana ...

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Hooray, sexism erased!

Pop the champagne, 56 per cent of men say sexism is over

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Life Beyond the Warzone, words by Ruby Hamad, images by Dalia Khamissy.

Life beyond the warzone in Syria

Ruby Hamad
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Tall people are more likely to be right-wingers, finds study.

Tall people more likely to vote conservative, study finds

Lee Kofman's visit to Sexpo with her mother was a surprisingly bonding experience.

I took my mother to Sexpo

Lee Kofman

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Jennifer Morton

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How to overcome food cravings

Jacqueline Alwill

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Paula Goodyer

Cubby's Kitchen is at the forefront of a Middle Eastern wave in Surry Hills.

Just Open: At the forefront of Surry Hills' Middle Eastern resurgence

Scott Bolles

Spicy hot beef and tofu by Neil Perry.

Weekly meal planner: Neil Perry's spicy tofu 'n' mince

Tiger prawns at One Ford Street.

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Good Food Guide Team

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The intimate photos that helped a mum get her groove back

Cat Rodie

Nicola Jackson, 15, says she doesn't plan to change her ways and is expecting another letter.

Parents' list of teen girl's "catalogue of crimes" has gone viral

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Helping children grow up to be happy, healthy, strong, kind and capable.

Raising awesome teens in a chaotic, sexualised world

Maggie Dent

Cathay Pacific Premium economy.

We test premium economy seats on one of the world's best airlines

Andrew Bain

The Plitvice Lakes are laced together by waterfalls in a pocket of wooded hills in central Croatia.

These are the most beautiful destinations on the planet

Brian Johnston

Aurora Australis in the ice.

The cheapest way to experience Antarctica

Annie Dang

Microsoft's Hololens augmented reality headset offers a glimpse of the future.

Hands on with Microsoft's Hololens

COMMENT
Adam Turner

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The social network Facebook would kill for

Selina Wang

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Gizmodo

Why intelligent aliens might look like us

Matthew Wills

The 2016 Lamborghini Centenario was unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Lamborghini's new $3m drop-top

Dom Tripolone

2016 BMW 2002 Hommage.

BMW 2002 Hommage revealed

Dom Tripolone

the fact that Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 carries the Maybach designation could signal that Mercedes-Benz plans to let its ...

Maybach reveals its future

Greg Kable

In hot demand: the 2017 Ford GT supercar.

Ford GT production to double

Stephen Ottley

Subaru's Levorg GT-S offers WRX power in a practical package.

New Subaru Levorg GT-S reviewed

David McCowen

Traxxas Slash 4x4 radio controlled car.

Father's Day Gift Guide

Dom Tripolone

Easy fix: Nathan Grey is not concerned after the Wallabies' rout at the hands of the All Blacks.

Wallabies defence woes easy fix: Grey

Adrian Warren

Marquee: Brazilian Bobo has signed for Sydney FC from Gremio.

Sydney FC sign Brazilian striker Bobo as second marquee

Adrian Warren

FFA Cup debut: Tim Cahill.

Cahill in line for shock FFA Cup debut in northern Brisbane

Twitter rage: Robert Allenby

Allenby unleashes on 'haters' comparing him to Lochte

A photo of the woman who is alleged to have thrown a banana at footballer Eddie Betts on Saturday night.

Banana-thrower agrees to undergo training: Port

Full house: University of Hawaii's home turf, Aloha Stadium.

Why you should be excited for Sydney Cup

Matt Bungard

New faces: Damian McKenzie is one of five new faces to come into the All Blacks squad for the second Bledisloe Cup game.

Uncapped Ioane among quintet called into All Blacks squad

Listening device: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.

Bugging scandal: NZ delay 'not ideal'

Tom Decent

Storm captain Cameron Smith congratulates Cooper Cronk after he scored a try in the round 26 match against Brisbane.

Storm can't afford to let momentum slip: Cronk

Roy Ward

Old-fashioned carve up: Blake Ferguson breaks through the Dragons defence.

Sorry Dragons blown off the park by Roosters

ANALYSIS
Phil Gould

Chris Lawrence

NRL to review players using phones in sheds

Adam Pengilly

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