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Fear and tears: Nayser Ahmed's wife and family are on a bridging visa and living in Sydney.

A quirk of fate and cold politics leave a family divided

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A speculated 50 franchise agreements will be approached to have their franchise agreements terminated before their ...

Horror at 7-Eleven: no compensation and no goodwill

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Malcolm Turnbull is at risk of being engulfed by a movement that will make no distinction between the establishment parties.

Dastyari affair confirms what many voters think about political system

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Port in a storm: Adam Giles, the former chief minister of Northern Territory toasts Ye Cheng, chairman of Shandong ...

'In time, this world will be China's': business expects a profound shift

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A Masters' fire sale looks set to dent trade at other hardware stores nationwide.

Under the hammer: Is the DIY industry screwed?

Cats and dogs have been rescued from rubble weeks after the earthquake struck.

Cats pulled from rubble two weeks after Italian earthquake

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Another Australia Post truck catches fire, parcels destroyed

There's a new battle looming over public and private school funding

Academics raise alarm over 'pay to cite' deal

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'A great friend to Australia': Julie and Boris meet

Nina Nicholson's killer has never been caught.

Small town secrets: Who killed nurse Nina?

Brothers in arms: Joel and Scott Selwood confront Sam Mitchell.

Hawks-Cats classic came down to shot after siren

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 24: The breakfast pasta served at Small Axe Kitchen in Brunswick on August 24, 2016 in ...

Pasta for breakfast is as good as it sounds at this Brunswick cafe

Melbourne's best bargains: sales round-up

I'm a 32-year-old virgin, and I'm living the feminist dream

Clive Palmer's bodyguards scrum with media outside court

Sailing in a wooden boat on the Amazon river in Peru. An indigenous girl sitting on the front of the boat whilst sailing ...

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"Chin up mate, what can you do about it," Alistair Clarkson said to Isaac Smith after the miss.

Weitering signs four-year contract extension

Sam McClure

How the Cats got the cream

Greg Baum

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Steve Johnson of the Giants celebrates winning the round 17 AFL match between the ...

Johnson's Giant love affair

Caroline Wilson

A slimmer Jobe Watson is back in Melbourne.

Jobe's back, but 'still not sure' of his future

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Refreshed Goldstein ready for finals

This three-bedroom townhouse at 20a Inga Street in Burwood East is selling privately for $1.15 million.

Melbourne suburbs where asking prices have shot up the most

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'They really didn't interest me': the plans buyers are snubbing

Queens Park in Moonee Ponds is family friendly.

Hello possums: there's more to Moonee Ponds than Dame Edna

372 Dorcas Street is the largest of three townhouses built within the elegant former Star and Garter Hotel.

Open for inspection: what to see this weekend

You may recognise these types of people in your building.

Eight types of people that live in every apartment block

Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius.

The bus trip that tore apart a local police station

John Silvester

Mice, motels and misery: what it's like when a home is out of reach

Tromp walkabout not the first Australian road trip to go wrong

Police are investigating after a man grabbed a girl at Northland Shopping Centre.

Man grabs girl at suburban shopping centre

Police are hunting two women who allegedly attacked a man in his home.

Two women follow old man into house and rob him

Police release image of missing Wallan woman

The western Victorian town Coleraine has been hit hard by flood waters.

Town flooded, 'snakes washed into streets' as rain batters state's west

Australian DJ Jake Mastroianni in a promotional poster for a Pattaya nightclub in 2014.

Jailed Aussie DJ a victim of Thai legal bungle, says lawyer

The boy, said to have 'an interest in history and politics' was given permission to dress up as Adolf Hitler.

Pupil's Hitler costume was 'innocent mistake'

The boy is loaded into an Ambulance helicopter on the school oval.

Boy airlifted from school oval after being stabbed

A 55-year-old NSW man was arrested after police found about 100 kilograms of a plant believed to be cannabis at the ...

Charges after alleged Opera House threats

Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash says she would like to 'level the playing field' over political donations.

Momentum builds for donation reform

James Massola

While Turnbull's away, Abbott comes out to play

Matthew Knott

Anglicans should vote 'according to conscience' on same-sex marriage

Michael Koziol

AFR. Portrait of Malcolm Turnbull in his office at Parliament House in Canberra. Pic by Nic Walker. Date 14th March 2012.

One year on, another leadership tragedy could be unfolding

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Paris Aristotle says: 'The immediate imperative is that Australia acts swiftly to change the present policy settings ...

Time to end this latest cycle of inhumanity

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The flaming out of Labor's backroom powerbrokers

Michael Koziol

Must explain: Attorney-General George Brandis.

Brandis must explain $370k appointment of Lib donor: Labor

Fergus Hunter

Boris Johnson and Julie Bishop catch up at 10 Downing Street on Thursday.

'A great friend to Australia': Julie and Boris meet

Nick Miller

Planes fly into the World Trade Centre in New York on September 11, 2001.

Sorrow and selfies ahead of 15-year anniversary

Gina Cherelus

The Pulitzer prize-winning <i>The Terror of War</i> by photographer Nick Ut.

Newspaper blasts Facebook censoring 'napalm' photograph

Nick Miller

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. World leaders have reacted angrily to North Korea's latest atomic test.

Warning after North Korea sets off biggest atomic blast

Philip Wen

A Turnbull leadership tragedy could be unfolding

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Michael Gordon

Former prime minister John Howard at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday.

Sadly, Howard's explanation on gender imbalance is right

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Clem Bastow

Meg Hutchins of the Bulldogs (centre) and teammates after winning the AFL Women's Exhibition Match last Saturday.

Five reasons the women playing AFL deserve a decent deal

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Under the hammer: Is the DIY industry screwed for spring?

If you do look at the figures you find little sign the economy is slowing.

The economic numbers game - it's not as bad as you think

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Ross Gittins

After 34 days Customer A had burned $100,000 on TitanTade's binary options

Cashing in on the TitanTrade boiler room

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Horror at 7-Eleven: no compensation, no goodwill

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Adele Ferguson

Who built Dick Smith's House of Cards?

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Elizabeth Knight

No stimulus, no peace as US stocks end two-month snooze with plunge

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Reforms would leave motorists to fend for themselves

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Childcare educators make their case for much higher pay

The Audi R8 V10 Spyder has a top speed of 318 km/h in the open air and is priced at close to $400,000.

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Sensational single malt whiskies (that aren't from Scotland)

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Depreciating assets can help pensioners

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The Three Sisters at Katoomba. 1st January 2015 Photo: Wolter Peeters The Sydney Morning Herald

Why you need guard rails for your financial life

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Franchising seems like a safe bet but that's not always true.

This 'safe bet' in business is anything but

Michael Schaper

Belonging to a faith shouldn't leave you excluded and demeaned at work.

Religious harassment at work: would you intervene?

James Adonis

7-Eleven 'bullying' tactics caught on camera

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Ballarat teen caught surfing floodwaters

Denver wins Super Bowl rematch

Senator Sam Dastyari leaves his home in Russell Lea, Sydney on Wednesday morning.

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Kate Miller-Heidke says <i>Muriel's Wedding The Musical</i> is a "dream project".

Kate Miller Heidke on making Muriel's Wedding: the Musical

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Patrick Dempsey and Renee Zellweger in <i>Bridget Jones's Baby</i>.

Patrick Dempsey on Bridget Jones and his racy passions

Lenny Ann Low

Tim Ferguson (of Doug Anthony All Stars fame) has co written a film called <i>Spin Out</i> starring Xavier Samuel around ...

Tim Ferguson directs Aussie rom-com - set at a B&S ball

Karl Quinn

It's true: TV drama has gotten literally darker over the years. Pictured: a scene from <i>Halt and Catch Fire</i>.

Will someone turn on the lights: Why has TV become so dark?

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Michael Lallo

Comedian turned serious actress Julia Morris.

Julia Morris on getting serious, reinvention and 16 hour days

Michael Idato

Amanda Knox is the subject of a new Netflix documentary.

Should we believe her? Netflix previews Amanda Knox doco

Michael Lallo

Martin Freeman is filming in South Australia.

Martin Freeman filming post-apocalyptic thriller in Australia

Garry Maddox

Harrison Feldman as Elliot and Bethany Whitmore as Greta in Rosemary Myers' <i>Girl Asleep</i>.

Awkward: Why Girl Asleep is the next Napoleon Dynamite

Karl Quinn

Ralph Fiennes in Almeida Theatre's <i>Richard III</i>.

Richard III: Ralph Fiennes in a performance to kill for

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What the world needs now is ... men in stilettos

Annabel Ross

Cristiano Martino as Nijinsky, playing the faun.

The Australian Ballet's triumphant rendition of Nijinsky

Elle Macpherson attends a special screening of "Trumbo" at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in New ...

MacPherson and first hubby Benison in Sydney for shoot

Andrew Hornery

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Jessica Chastain attends the Broadway Opening Night of 'Long Days Journey Into Night' at the ...

Mini trend: velvet looks for the warmer months

Melissa Singer

London-based Australian model, Rosie Nelson.

Aussie model's #nosizefitsall fashion campaign

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Sophia Tilley with her former boyfriend Stephen Wyllie, son of NSW Prosecutor Margaret Cunneen.

Socialite behind the ICAC car crash, Sophia Tilley, refused entry into US

Andrew Hornery
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Melissa George attended the Opening Night Gala at the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in May.

Melissa George reportedly bruised after 'incident' with partner

Jenna Clarke

The beauty brand that gives back

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Best dressed: Game of Thrones star slays on the red carpet

Michelle and Barack Obama on the cover of Essence magazine.

The photo of the Obamas that is real relationship goals

Amy Croffey

Why men neglect their mental health

Sarah Berry

A front view photo of a male fitness instructor

7 expert tips to kick start your spring training

Neela Shearer

Science still can't agree on the whole gluten-free thing

Benjamen Judd

Consumers have demanded the return of the original flavour since it was removed.

Arnotts snack backtrack: Pizza Shapes return to the menu

David Allan-Petale

Whisky caramel pie

Adam Liaw

Attica's marron dressed in lemon myrtle and pearl meat butter.

Best restaurants: The Age Good Food Guide Restaurants of the Year

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Is it acceptable to request people only give your baby handmade gifts?

Request for handmade christening gifts branded 'ungrateful'

Cat Rodie

Lisa Gash and her daughter Bethany, and the recently rediscovered letter.

Dying mum's heartbreaking letter found 15 years later

Adam Boult

The wedding gift that sat unopened for nine years.

Why this couple waited nine years to open one of their wedding gifts

Ariane Beeston

Bird's eye: Poolside paradise on the Celebrity Solstice.

On board the ship named Australia's best

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Julietta Jameson

Male Aussie tourists dress much worse than women

Why dropping your phone on a flight could be more dangerous than you might think.

Why Qantas won't let you pick up your phone if you drop it on board

Hazel Plush

Sony's new PlayStation 4 Pro plays the same games as the regular PS4, but will make many of them look better.

What the PlayStation 4 Pro is all about

Tim Biggs

William Shatner, left, DeForest Kelley and Leonard Nimoy on the set of the TV series <i>Star Trek</i>, which has clocked ...

Fan clubs bear the brunt of modern technology

Adam Turner

What's new in Apple's iOS 10, macOS Sierra and watchOS 3

Peter Wells

Pokemon GO will be on Apple Watch this year

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3SIXT's digital lightning buds plug into an iPhone's Lightning port, but they don't sound too flash.

My first experience with Lightning buds sucked

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Adam Turner

Mid-size luxury comparison test: Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Lexus IS, BMW 3-Series, Jaguar XE

Where does your car come from?

David McCowen

Road test: Jaguar F-Pace 20d R-Sport

Stephen Ottley

2017 Holden Trailblazer. Embargo: 9/9/2016

Holden's newest SUV reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Lexus has revealed its UX concept ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show

Lexus UX Concept hints at city SUV

Andrew MacLean

New Flying Spur W12 S revealed

Dom Tripolone

Porsche unveils 278km/h hybrid

Greg Kable

Puzzle solved: Novak Djokovic is into the final of the US Open with a four sets victory over Gael Monfils.

Djokovic solves Monfils puzzle to reach final

Steve Keating
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Cowboys coach Paul Green has turned the spotlight on the Storm's play around the ruck.

Coaches exchange fire over Storm ruck play

Roy Ward

Meeting with the Wallabies: Nigel Owens.

Wallabies buck trend by meeting ref before Springboks duel

Tom Decent