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Casting a shadow: The EU could force the global giant to pay billions in back taxes related to incentives from Ireland.

EU orders Apple pay $19b taxes to unwilling Ireland

Nick Miller

Labor says they are still waiting to hear from Minister for Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer.

The case against a banking royal commission

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Kelly O'Dwyer

The Zika virus is spread by both mosquitoes and sexual intercourse.

Zika: Australia issues Singapore travel warning

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"Just resting the eyes for a minute": Senator Derryn Hinch during the opening of the 45th Parliament on Tuesday.

Shame, shame shame! Hinch falls asleep on first Senate day

Michael Koziol

Labor senator Sam Dastyari says the donation has been declared.

Chinese interests paid for Senator's travel overspend

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

Paul Keating at Labor's federal campaign launch in June.

Australia 'urgently needs foreign policy' to deal with China: Keating

Talk is cheap: 7-Eleven needs to wake up to itself and pay up

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

'Strikingly persistent' bonuses nine in ten Aussie CEO's pocket

Clancy Yeates

250,000 low-paid workers sold out in union deals

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Baird accused of letting former Liberal MPs 'off the hook'

'Dream job in Paris' cloaked in air of Cold War mystery

The second stage of the new metro line will run from Chatswood to Bankstown via the CBD.

Temporary closure of Sydney train line a 'necessary evil'

Father's Day ... how to make the man feel loved.

What Dad really wants on Father's Day but is too afraid to ask

Legal, but damaging: Regan-Campbell Gillard is tackled by Ryan James.

The real culprit in the tackle that cracked a couple of vertebrae

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When talking to dogs, what you say and your tone matters

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The people who are the hardest to love need it the most

The quick white car jumps over the lucky dog...

Automata in Sydney is darkly glamorous with dishes such as lemon posset, blueberry, lemon thyme and black sesame.

The SMH Good Food best new restaurant finalists are ...

"When I saw her I didn't see the girl who bullied me: I saw a woman who was filled with regret."

Confronting my schoolyard bully

Zika: Australia issues Singapore travel warning ...

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When talking to dogs, both what you say and your ...

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The case against a banking royal commission

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Ariana Grande's songs are popular with the Musical.ly crowd.

Private school bans social media app that 'sexualises' young girls

'Extinction by government decree': the species threatened by new road

Peter Hannam

'I liked older women': Former teacher denies abusing 6 boys

Dead baby mistakenly cremated, woman's body mislabelled

NSW Premier Mike Baird holds a doorstop outside his office in Sydney. Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 2016.

'Deeply undemocratic': Danish MPs banned from visiting Nauru

Riot police in Kalgoorlie were called in after tensions boiled over on Tuesday.

Slow-boiling rage finally 'bubbled to surface' in Kalgoorlie: council

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

Sara Connor and boyfriend David Taylor to be reunited in Bali

British backpacker Thomas Jackson has died in hospital following the alleged attack.

'Hero' backpacker succumbs to his injuries days after alleged attack

Senator had Chinese interests pay for travel overspend

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

Bernardi leads Senate rebellion in new headache for PM

James Massola

Shame, shame shame! Hinch falls asleep on first Senate day

Michael Koziol

Labor boss George Wright quits for corporate gig

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove embraces Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek after the opening of the 45th ...

Sir Peter grasps the moment, the big guns boom, and it's on

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten addresses the media during a doorstop interview in Queanbeyan after visit to a small ...

'We're not all haters': Priest confronts Shorten

Tina Brown delivers the Welcome to Country at the opening of the 45th Parliament

The new face greeting Turnbull and Shorten

Sara Connor at Denpasar police station on Friday.

Sara Connor and David Taylor to reenact night Bali police officer died

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa

Donald Trump wants to deport "the bad dudes" within an hour of taking office.

Donald Trump's immigration policy up in the air

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Paul McGeough

Deadly blast at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan

Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff waves goodbye after appearing at her impeachment trial in Brasilia on Monday.

Brazil's Dilma Rousseff makes impassioned speech to stay in office

Simon Romero

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison issued a dire warning on federal finances last week.

'Taxed-nots': Treasurer's attack on the old

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Ross Gittins

ICAC. 100202. AFR PIC BY PETER BRAIG. INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, 133 CASTLEREIGH ST, SYDNEY. PUBLIC ...

How to clean up politics

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John Hewson

No surprise the young support lock-out laws

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Jennifer Duke

Kelly O'Dwyer, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, in the chamber.

The case against a banking royal commission

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Kelly O'Dwyer

Allan Fels, architect of the 'two strikes' rule.

7-Eleven 'laughable' claim it's on top of fraud

The case for a banking royal commission

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Sam Dastyari

Poker machines are by far the biggest gambling addiction.

More than $100 million stolen to gamble

Patrick Hatch

NAB sits out on $8 billion in loans

Clancy Yeates

Apple ordered to pay Ireland over $19 billion in back taxes

Nick Miller

SurfStitch might be up on Justin Cameron's agenda

Colin Kruger, CBD

Masters 'fire sale' has a wet start

Chris Johnston, Brendan Foster

Tech billionaire and Aussie wife list mega mansion for $181m

Nicole Frost

Some people will feel more comfortable being at home while tradies are in their house, especially if multiple people are ...

What's the etiquette with tradies working in your house?

Lee Suckling

The off-the-grid farmhouse on French Island relies on solar power, wood heating and a worm farm sewage system.

'Why we quit the city and moved to an island instead'

What we actually want from the city isn't harbour views - it's the internet.

The one thing Sydneysiders just can't live without

Researchers have found 100,000 Australian are enduring poor quality to derelict housing.

Slum fears: more than one million Australians in poor housing

Emily Power

A smartphone app activates and personalises the tag.

Check mate: the electronic suitcase that does away with travel tags

Technology
Stephen Lacey

Forty of the year's most spectacular luxury watches

Watches
Bani McSpedden

Many of these classic personal finance books will be available in the library.

5 self-help books to help you master money

Emma Vuletic

How to choose your first credit card

Kate Jones

Emma Lovell might change flying forever.

You can forget about crying babies on flights

Alexandra Cain

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

How this business will change Australian homes

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Best flipping goal ever?

Lightning kills 300 reindeer in Norway

Wife attacked with machete

Gene Wilder dies aged 83

In this underwater picture a woman floats in a swimming pool during a summer day in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 ...

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Power Season 3, new episode now streaming.

Roadies - complete season 1 now streaming.

Watch Cate Blanchett recite manifestos

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Louise Hearman and her Archibald Prize 2016 winning portrait of Barry Humphries ? Art Gallery of NSW

See the Archibald finalists at AGNSW

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Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka holds a special place in the hearts of a generation of movie fans.

How much loss can our collective childhood take?

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Michael Idato

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: (L-R) Actors Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario, Shay Mitchell and Lucy Hale, winners of ...

End is nigh for Pretty Little Liars

Nick Galvin

Shane Brennan is putting $1 million into a program to help develop local screenwriters.

This man is paying $1 million to fix Australian TV

Karl Quinn

Gene Wilder as one of his most beloved creations - Willy Wonka.

Hollywood comic genius Gene Wilder dead at 83

'The hedge funds wouldn't miss it ' ... <i>Q&A</i> panellist Sir Michael Marmot proposed taking a billion dollars from ...

Q&A panellist's plans to address inequality tagged 'fantasy'

Neil McMahon

Beyonce arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by ...

Five MTV Video Music Awards moments you should know about

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

Karl Quinn

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

Tate Modern director Frances Morris is visiting Australia for the first time.

Tate Modern's Frances Morris on why the art world is still a boys' club

Andrew Taylor

Singer Stacey Alleaume will perform in the silent opera <i>Sydney Opera House – The Opera (The Eighth Wonder)</i>.

Shhh: Story of Opera House to be world-first silent opera

Elissa Blake

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

Tormented: Schools need to step up on bullying.

I confronted my schoolyard bully 23 years later

Claire Harding

Picking an accent colour from a pattered dress for your hat or crown is one of the best ways to tie your outfit together.

$30m race for the perfect spring carnival outfit

Melissa Singer

'Book ninjas' are hiding free books to get commuters reading

Rob Moran

"It's possible to get a climax AND the baby. Still get tingly thinking about it."

Nobody told me that childbirth could be glorious

Jenna Price

There was an upside to wearing the same pair of shoes for a year.

What I learned after wearing the same pair of shoes for a year

Renée Turner

Potential juror and pop star Taylor Swift poses for a photo with Bryan Merville in a courthouse waiting area in Nashville.

Taylor Swift stuns fans by showing up for jury duty

Out of breath? There may be benefits in slowing down.

The benefits of jogging slowly

Alison Bowen

Naomi Watts is seen in Tribeca on August 22, 2016 in New York City.

Celebrity street style

Is the pain of HIIT worth the gain?

Emily Sohn

Use this tool to achieve your goals

Cat Rodie

Indulging in pizza could help keep weight off

David Millward

The SMH Good Food Guide Awards 2017: Best New Restaurant Finalists

Terry Durack and Myffy Rigby

Royal Stacks Sydney Road. Royal Stacks burger shop at 800 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Picture: Eugene Hyland Royal Stacks ...

Melbourne's Royal Stacks burger joint opens in Sydney

Lee Tran Lam

Josh and Julie Niland are about to open a restaurant called Saint Peter on Oxford Street in Paddington.

Sea urchin crumpets and marine offal on the menu at Saint Peter

Scott Bolles

The Brummel family will soon be getting another member.

Husband surprises wife with pregnancy news after vasectomy

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Mayim Bialik and Marcie Leeds as CC Bloom and Hillary in <i>Beaches</i> (1988).

Child stars of Beaches recreate famous scene as adults

Ariane Beeston

Kimberly Jones: "In what world is it acceptable to call out and embarrass a child over THIS outfit?"

School shames 11-year-old girl for wearing leggings

Cat Rodie

A hare-brained scheme that worked: The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.

Dubai's giant, artificial island not such a hare-brained idea

Ben Groundwater

Rachel Grant shows us two key features of packing that really work.

Bond girl shows how to cram 130 items into a carry-on bag

First-ever drone footage of Uluru shows rock from new perspective

Russia's RATAN-600 radio telescope, which detected the signals in May 2015.

Alien life? Scientists detect 'strong signals'

Bridie Smith

The Fitbit Flex 2 is water resistant and can track your swimming.

Fitbit's new device can track your swimming

Natalie DiBlasio

Deus Ex gets better, faster, stronger in stealthy sequel

Tim Biggs

Tim Cook's Apple is poaching employees from other companies, sometimes leading to those companies no longer existing.

What to expect from Apple's event next week

Hayley Tsukayama

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

UFlix surrenders in war on Netflix

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Adam Turner

SH NEWS. Speed limit removal in the Northern Territory. Road signs 20km north of Alice Springs on the Stewart Highway. ...

NT to drop open speed limits

Daniel DeGasperi

ACT government orders hydrogen-powered Hyundais

Andrew MacLean

New Lexus sports car due in 2017

Dom Tripolone

Citroen Cxperience Concept is set to make its debut at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Citroen's futuristic coupe revealed

Dom Tripolone

VW Passat R36 successor revealed

Andrew MacLean

New Peugeot 508 reviewed

David McCowen

Showdown for the top spot: Valentine Holmes breaks the Storm defence earlier this season.

NRL's broadcast deal blunder denies free-to-air viewers of minor premiership showdown

Michael Chammas

Investigation: Giants star Lachie Whitfield is still expected to play next weekend.

Giants back Whitfield amidst AFL investigation

James Buckley

James' tackle was legal – and there lies the problem

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Phil Gould

"Once the ball bounces any of those talks fall out the window straight away. Both sides are really evenly matched": John ...

Longmire expecting Giant challenge

James Buckley

Foreign raiders set their sights on Melbourne Cup riches

Michael Lynch

Looking good: Semi Radradra in action against the Raiders.

Radradra right to play for 'Roos: Jennings

Comeback win: James Duckworth in action againdst Robin Haase.

Aussie Duckworth in US Open comeback win

Allan, centre, denies deleting the texts.

Allan faces allegations texts were deleted

Caroline Wilson

David Klemmer wants the Bulldogs to put together a consistent performance.

We can win comp from outside top four, say Dogs

Michael Chammas