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Investigated for deliberately hiding from drug testers: Lachie Whitfield.

AFL investigates GWS Giants over drugs allegations

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

"The only way" to resolve the issue: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defends the same-sex marriage plebiscite.

Labor keeps Coalition guessing on plebiscite

Youi has built a profitable Australian personal lines insurance business since its launch in 2008 and last year expanded ...

'That's not my car': Youi customers' share their horror stories

A Federation is demolished this month to make way for WestConnex.

Poll reveals how many oppose WestConnex

Matt O'Sullivan

AT THE PUMP: Drive-offs were considered "significant" for many firms.

Fuel crackdown causing 300 deaths a year

EXCLUSIVE

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Dividend contradiction that is baffling analysts

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

9 Aussie athletes fined in Rio, but 'recycled' ticket scam was bigger

Sara Connor in teary Bali reunion with ex-husband

MK's death raises 'hard truths' on how the system fails children

Melanie Kembrey

Most ingenious disguise for donations revealed, but is it corrupt?

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Where will we get a decent latte after

Prepare to pay $8 for a flat white

COMMENT

Celebrity chef Pete Evans is a vocal advocate for the paleo lifestyle.

Pete, 'you're a chef, not a doctor'

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Strange reason why ‘humanely raised’ meat tastes better

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Olympians' festive return

Top talent: Bevan French scores a try during the round 25 NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the St George ...

French stars as Eels vanquish Dragons

Kanye West delivered a seven-minute smack down of white privilege and a peace offering to Taylor Swift while on stage at ...

Kanye West's seven minute smack down of white privilege

Brandis to Labor: 'Get out of the way' on ...

12:57AM

Possible US Fed hike may keep RBA cut at bay

10:35PM

Eels should be playing finals football: Arthur

10:24PM

Hundreds of schools are at or over capacity and expecting surging enrolments.

180 NSW schools stretched beyond capacity

Woman dies after being hit by car at Homebush

Georgina Mitchell

25,000 commuters forced onto buses for months

Judy Webster

'He took the money and never came': Biggest fine for removalist

The demand-driven system can lead to an over-supply of graduates.

The truth about university rankings

Kelsey Munro

Rally car driver Bruce Garland felt ripped off by the high cost and lack of price transparency for his prostate surgery.

Why Bruce paid $18,000 for surgery and others pay far less

Harriet Alexander

PIC JIM RICE...07.03.05 PIC FOR AFR . PIC SHOWS...STATE STAMP DUTY SPECIALX 34152 mortgage

Slump shows Sydney property market may be cooling off

Great Barrier Reef's future is in the dock, ACF said.

Federal Court clears mega coal mine near Great Barrier Reef

Peter Hannam

The truck driver.

'I'll smash you': Truck driver's tirade at cyclist caught on camera

VIC

A fundraising campaign has been set up for Elliot Tate who drowned in a backyard watertank near Helidon. Elliot is ...

'Sweetest boy' drowned in water tank

QLD

Champion driver Nathan Jack was arrested on Sunday.

Top harness racing driver allegedly involved in race fixing

EXCLUSIVE

AT THE PUMP: Drive-offs were considered "significant" for many firms.

Fuel crackdown inadvertently leads to hundreds of city deaths

EXCLUSIVE
Nicole Hasham

PM echoes Rudd on 'massive moral challenge' over budget

James Massola

Labor keeps government guessing on plebiscite

Michael Koziol

The image of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull giving money to a begger in Melbourne on Wednesday has been widely shared.

Brutal reality: no free vote of marriage equality

COMMENT
Matthew Knott

Prime MInister Malcolm Turnbull can expect pressure for a parliamentary vote from Liberal MPs who support marriage ...

Same-sex marriage lobby looks to Lib MPs to help stalled reform

The Chief Minister of the NT , Adam Giles after The Northern Australia Investment Forum. Pic Glenn Campbell

'Giles for Canberra' hits turbulence as brawl breaks out

Protesters assembled outside the gates of the Australian embassy in Dili in February, demanding negotiations over the ...

Australia rejects jurisdiction of East Timor bid

In this Tuesday, July 21, 2015, photo, a Palestinian boy runs outside his family tent in the village of Susiya, south of ...

Julie Bishop should visit this village in the West Bank

William Booth

Anthony "Twig" Connor visits his ex-wife Sara Connor at Denpasar Police Station.

Sara Connor in emotional reunion with ex-husband

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa

Made Wijaya in his natural setting.

'He set the bar for how deeply a foreigner could understand Bali'

Jewel Topsfield

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is responsible for spreading the virus.

Zika spreading across Singapore with more than 40 cases reported

Lindsay Murdoch

Illustration: John Shakespeare

The cost of petrol is higher than you think

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher
1 hr ago

Many people who support a change in the law seem to think blocking a plebiscite is a victory.

I cried when Abbott backed a plebiscite but now it's a must

COMMENT
Tim Wilson

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

Bill, get out of the way and let the government govern

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Most of the blue-chip stocks that are popular with small investors have lagged the market in the past year.

Blue-chip stocks feeling the pinch of the soft economy

Clancy Yeates

Judy Webster

'He took the money and never came near us'

Lucy Cormack

Guvera co-founders Darren Herft and Claes Loberg.

Guvera must pay $1m by Wednesday

Lucy Battersby

Illustration: John Shakespeare

PM gets in touch with his feminine side

Carolyn Cummins

Call for VET overhaul, skills under threat

Anna Patty

Possible US Fed hike may keep RBA cut at bay

Dividend contradiction baffles analysts

COMMENT

Trump's tax-cut pitch falls flat

Lynnley Browning

With great space comes great productivity.

Seven ways to boost style and productivity in your home office

Pauline Morrissey

The selling agent will invite you inside the property and start negotiations.

So you missed out on a house at auction. Here's what to do next

Chris Tolhurst

The Living Room presenter Barry Du Bois

TV renovation expert tells of his biggest furniture mistake

View on blue wall, window with frame of the same color and potted plant Interior paint, paint colours

What you need to know before painting your house

Elizabeth Clarke

The despairing couple in marketing photographs for 33 Lamb Street, Lilyfield

The bizarre method agents are using to 'bring homes to life'

Stephen Nicholls

Baume et Mercie luxury watch.

Watch out: 40 of the year's most blinging luxury watches

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Bani McSpedden

Poor networking can be counterproductive and see you marked as someone others would prefer to avoid working with.

Six common networking mistakes that are holding you back

Management Advice

The government has released sufficient information to allow you to plan ahead for retirement.

How to plan ahead for the superannuation changes

Daryl Dixon

Australian Czarlette Menzagopian was on her honeymoon in Miami last year when the credit card she shares with her ...

United States the hot spot for Aussie victims of card fraud

John Collett

Emily Carding joined two friends, Kylie Pratt and Kerena Berry, to launch Designbx, a fixed-price interior design service.

The importance of having a fixed price service

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

A 7-eleven franchisee asks about tax reduction.

Trusts are best for reducing tax on business income

Max Newnham

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German vice-chancellor gives the bird

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Man City carve up West Ham

SPA, BELGIUM - AUGUST 28: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the Formula ...

Rosberg edges Ricciardo in Belgium GP

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Rabbitohs sour Knights' home finale

Jonas jumps into the water of the Walensee lake near Murg, Switzerland, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. (Gian ...

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Burnt - Starring Hollywood heart-throb Bradley Cooper.

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The classic children's book The Gruffalo, now streaming.

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Beyonce accepts the award for Video of the Year for <i>Lemonade</i>.

MTV VMAs 2016: Beyonce scores big for Lemonade

Nick Galvin

Andy, a marketing manager originally from England, weds hairdresser Craig in season 3 of Married At First Sight.

Married at First Sight breaks new ground with gay wedding

PREVIEW

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Jane Levy, left, and Dylan Minnette in a scene from "Dont Breathe." (Gordon ...

Don't Breathe rivals Silence of the Lambs for horror

Nick Galvin

Frank Ocean's long-awaited album debuted unsurprisingly at number one.

Frank Ocean's long-awaited Blonde hits number one

Lenny Ann Low

Pauline Hanson on 60 Minutes.

Pauline Hanson on 60 Minutes: It was like 1996 all over again

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

L.A. Larkin, author, loves the fast pace of thrillers.

Antarctic drill for ancient life fuels Aussie thriller

Karen Hardy

Tim Freedman, far right, is the only surviving member of The Whitlams' original line-up.

Sometimes political, always adaptable, The Whitlams turn 25

Michael Koziol

Mel Gibson looks the part as an ex-convict trying to stay off the booze and out of trouble.

Mel Gibson is true to form as an old action hero with a grudge

Sandra Hall

Lev Grossman is in Sydney to speak at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Dangerous waters: How Amazon and the internet killed the critic

Susan Wyndham

Emma Booth and Stephen Curry in Hounds of Love.

Australian films on the world stage at Venice and Toronto

Stephanie Bunbury

Crime writer Emma will be awarded two Davitt awards and a Ned Kelly award over this coming weekend. 26th August 2016. ...

Author Emma Viskic joins Kelly gang with weekend crime spree

Jason Steger

Kanye West delivered a seven-minute smack down of white privilege and a peace offering to Taylor Swift while on stage at ...

Kanye West for President isn't a joke anymore

Jenna Clarke

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The best and most creatively dressed at 2016 MTV VMAs

Jenna Clarke

Blue Ivy Carter and Beyonce attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden.

The moment Blue Ivy stopped loving the VMAs red carpet

Mary Ward

I was furious that it had taken a photo to shake me out of my naivety.

The photo that revealed my husband had fallen out of love

COMMENT
Erin Anderson*

"In addition to the 'what are we?' question of a new romantic connection, dating a woman brings up questions about my ...

Will I end up with a guy or a girl? I'm not sure

Jacklyn Collier

Nicole Kidman poses for Peter Lindbergh during a shoot for the 2017 Pirelli Calendar.

Kidman in Pirelli's calendar line-up for 2017

Mary Ward

Beyonce Knowles and and her Lemonade cast and supporters arrive at the MTV VMAs.

Beyonce pulls a 'Swifty' at the VMAs

Jenna Clarke

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Nicki Minaj attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, ...

MTV VMAs red carpet photos

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9 healthier gifts to give dad this Father's Day

Benjamen Judd

Man watching movies in the house

Six ways to keep moving while you watch TV

Paula Goodyer

A woman embracing her man with engagement ring on hand.

In relationships, do opposites truly attract?

Jo Hartley

Gnocchi with turkey at Besser in Surry Hills.

Pasta disaster for chef Eugenio Maiale

Scott Bolles

Caroline's Velik's simple chicken souvlaki.

Weekly meal planner: Chicken souvlaki, tasty sausage meatballs

Good Food Guide 2017 Cafe finalists.

Why these are Sydney's five best cafes of 2016

Georgia Waters

PREGNANCY CELEB PHOTOS: Nev Schulman (hot of MTV's <i>Catfish</i> and his fiancee Laura Perlongo on the red carpet for ...

The VMAs maternity outfit that had everyone talking

Staff writers

The teenager was worried about a backlash after she posted photos to a private group.

Teen took her life fearing fallout of joke photo

Mel Watts: the face says it all.

Mel Watts on moment she "stripped her son's childhood" away

Ariane Beeston

Qantas A380 aircraft Premium economy cabin.

Flight test: Premium economy that's worth the upgrade in price

Tim Richards

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Adults only cruising: A luxurious way to find romance at sea

Sally Macmillan

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How to get a first-class upgrade every time

Eric Rosen

Nope. That's not where that is.

Bing puts Melbourne in wrong hemisphere

Tim Biggs

The APF says the government's project 'harbours enormous threats to individuals'.

Government's 'digital identity' slammed

Rae Johnston

As it serves up more global original content like <i>Stranger Things</i>, Netflix is locking down its borders.

UFlix surrenders in expensive war on Netflix geoblocking

COMMENT
Adam Turner

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Could the rotary engine live again?

Gizmodo

Jack Zhang

Meet the man helping a robot write a movie

Kim Arlington

Peugeot's 508 is a comfortable cruiser.

New Peugeot 508 reviewed

David McCowen

Porsche has previously previewed a wagon variant at the 2012 Paris motor show with its Panamera Sport Turismo concept.

Porsche Panamera wagon likely

Stephen Corby

Unlike some rivals, Kia's Cerato is not a household name.

Kia's new Corolla rival reviewed

David McCowen

The 2016 Infiniti Q30 S ofers impressive on-road manners.

First drive: Infiniti Q30

David McCowen

Outback Comparison: Ford Everest v Toyota Prado v Toyota Fortuner.

Which is the best 4WD?

Toby Hagon

Ford's SYNC3 infotainment system.

Ford introduces new SYNC

Stephen Ottley

Top talent: Bevan French scores a try during the round 25 NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the St George ...

Eels dazzle one last time at Pirtek to beat Dragons

James Buckley

Still chasing fourth spot: Bulldogs players show their dejection during the round-25 match between Canterbury and the ...

NRL mulling finals double-header to escape stadium bind

Adam Pengilly

No charge: Owen Franks appears to gouge the eye of Kane Douglas.

SANZAAR stands by decision to not cite Franks for alleged eye-gouge

Tom Decent

Lachie Whitfield.

AFL investigates GWS over drugs allegations

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gleeson
1 hr ago

Some of the athletes who were detained by police for accreditation tampering leave a police station in Rio.

80 Australian athletes in Rio 'recycled' tickets at Boomers game

Chris Barrett

Seeking a release: Cameron McInnes.

McInnes wants out, clearing path for Farah at Rabbitohs

Adrian Proszenko

Making his mark: Lance Franklin has been in fine form for the Swans.

Buddy Franklin relishing finals action

Andrew Wu

Bob Holland

Former Test cricketer recovering from attack

Josh Leeson and Matt Carr

Tigerish spirit: Mitchell Moses celebrates with teammate Dene Halatau after scoring a try during the round 25 NRL match ...

Tigers will roar if they make finals: Moses

Chris Barrett

French connection: Bevan French Eels celebrates one of his three tries with teammates during the round 25 NRL match ...

Eels should be playing finals football: Arthur

James Buckley

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: Lance Franklin of the Swans celebrates kicking a goal with Ben McGlynn of the Swans ...

NRL gives up stadium to AFL over Sydney final

Roy Masters

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