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Nearly half of international students enrolled in NSW universities are studying management and commerce courses.

Fears uni courses 'dumbed down' for overseas students

Pallavi Singhal

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Portrait of Rowan Barker and his Opal card at Circular Quay on September 8, 2014 in ...

Opal data shows where weekend warriors go to

Matt Baker

Ihsas Khan being apprehended by police at the Minto stabbing, 10 September 2016. Photo Supplied

Suburban stabbing in south-west Sydney 'the new face of terrorism'

Criminals are taunting police bound by the limited pursuit policy.

Man charged after gun and knife seized after vehicle stop in Menai

Kieran Gair

Greyhounds suffocated, revived and killed again in university tests

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate a fatal collision between two light planes at Adelaide's ...

Runaway plane: pilot dies in South Australia plane crash

Government at war with itself over marriage plebiscite funding

Former ICAC boss slams 'egregious' plan to restructure agency

Michaela Whitbourn

With Clover Moore's win Mike Baird must change his stupid laws

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Jacob Saulwick

Obeid's $1.6 million mansion renovation turns to dust

Appeal lodged over conviction for deadly Rozelle explosion

Emma Partridge

Adam Whittington gives his exclusive tell-all to Sunday Night about what really happened in Lebanon.

60 Minutes 'fabricated lies' over child snatching operation: Whittington

Aja Styles

Sunday SMH/Age Money pages. Story by, John Collett Story details: The story is on how to find good tradespeople. Photo ...

Renovation boom means a shortage of good tradies

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 20: American journalist and author Lionel Shriver attends a photocall at Edinburgh ...

US author's speech prompts writers festival walk-out

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 06: Andrew Fifita of the Sharks fends off Aidan Sezer of the Raiders during the round 22 NRL ...

New details emerge as to why police warned Sharks star

Natural ways to cure jet lag

Australian sports broadcaster Norman May dies, aged 88

Is the contraceptive pill helping to reduce rates of ovarian cancer?

The contraceptive pill has lowered ovarian cancer deaths globally

Mr Wall's Facebook post has gone viral, receiving overwhelming support for his kind action.

Aboriginal man brews a novel response to racist remarks

France PM warns of new terror attacks

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Robed women petrol-bomb police station in Kenya's ...

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Thailand's king recovering after respiratory ...

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The Block recap: judges' tiff and a stink over no toilet

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - SEPTEMBER 10: The winning bidders for 127 Annandale Street Annandale on September 10, 2016 in ...

Young family nabs Sydney dream home in tight spring market

Is it worth bringing up your true feelings about those lightshades?

What to do when you hate all your partner's stuff

Alyise and Brendan Roberge, Makayla (11) and Fiona Cosgrove, Stuart and Christina Bate and Jean -Camille ...

Two years later, still no home: When house and land disappoints

Transforming a shack into a million-dollar property

NSW Premier Mike Baird gives the State Of The Region Address at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.

Backlash for Baird in council votes in western Sydney, regional NSW

Jacob Saulwick, Anna Patty and James Massola

Sydney penguins' nest 'cleared' by restaurant

Six-hundred persons of interest, one little boy lost

Ava Benny-Morrison

Young, dumb and armed: How Melbourne became a gun city

Andrea found out that the satchel she fund was made for Sir H.M.Nelson, who was born in 1833 and became the 7th colonial ...

'Kerbie' finds historical treasure in pile of verge collection rubbish

Senior Constable Elise Martin has told of her experience attending a suicide.

'I'm sorry. I can't do this anymore'

Giralang residents Sarah Hulbert, Susan White, Noel White, Margaret Matthews and Paul Leighton, pictured outside the ...

Giralang residents angry as Woolworths gives up store dream

Former prime minister John Howard gave a rather underwhelming response to a question about the under-representation of ...

Howard calls for Turnbull to water down Racial Discrimination Act

What has Turnbull achieved in his first year in power?

Adam Gartrell

Donations, Dastyari and Chinese soft power

Joyce blames Baird's greyhound ban for local election results

Is Malcolm Turnbull turning into Malcolm Fraser, extolling free trade abroad, but practising protectionist policies at home?

'So far, so good': Malcolm Turnbull reviews his first year as PM

Adam Gartrell

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

Momentum builds for donation reform

James Massola

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

PM, Joyce at odds over 'troubling' $7.2 billion tax proposal

A jubilant American sailor clutching a white-uniformed nurse in a back-bending, passionate kiss as he vents his joy ...

Woman in WWII Times Square kiss photo dies

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton .

Clinton apologises for 'deplorables', doubles down against racists

The 'International Convention of German Russians' protest against sexual assaults by migrants in Berlin. The sign reads ...

Who controls our news? Australia in the time of the global information war

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In this file photo from a June attack, civil defense workers and Syrian citizens rescue people after airstrikes hit a ...

Jets strike Syrian city of Idlib, killing 25

The Sam Dastyari case says nothing positive about Bill Shorten.

What kind of world does Sam Dastyari live in?

Amanda Vanstone

We need a think tank that sees hope in partnership with China

Bob Carr

Taking time off work for paternity leave had its highs and lows writes Mathew Dunkley.

Paternity leave: a pile of poo and princesses

Mathew Dunckley

Dick Smith's strategy and accounting have come under the forensic microscope.

Who built Dick Smith's House of Cards?

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Elizabeth Knight

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

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

Two more Queensland coal miners have been diagnosed with black lung this week.

Coal rises from grave to become one of hottest commodities

The detailed annual study from one of the world's biggest banks argued that all the conditions underlying the previous ...

Deutsche sees world economy reversing for next 35 years

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

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

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Ross Gittins

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

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.

Hot rods: New luxury cars we can't wait to drive in 2017

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Peter McKay

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

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Luke McCarthy

Marie Najjar is very happy with painters from Maikhael Painting who were recommended to her.

Renovation boom means a shortage of good tradies

John Collett

The family home is protected in public policy settings.

The truth about home ownership and the age pension

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Patriot Campers need to push themselves as a premium product in order to survive.

How automation might help save manufacturing jobs

Sylvia Pennington

Alan Jones of Blue Chilli start-up accelerator.

Why you don't need that business degree after all

Alana Christensen

Man charged with committing terrorist act in Minto

Clover Moore claims another election victory

Sharks edge Raiders in thriller

Committed Wallabies down Springboks

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

Fairfax photos of the week - September 8, 2016

Binge Season 1 of Ash Vs Evil Dead ahead of Season 2 in October!

Power - From Executive Producer Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson.

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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Whittington says 60 Minutes 'fabricated lies' over payment

Aja Styles

Nicole Kidman arrives at the Lion premiere on day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Kidman says adopting helped as Lion movie gets mixed reviews

American journalist and author Lionel Shriver.

US author's Brisbane Writers speech prompts walk-out

Nathanael Cooper

<i>Q&A</i> host Tony Jones. The top concern for TV Tonight viewers is ensuring ABC and SBS remain independent of ...

Aussie TV viewers' biggest gripes revealed

Michael Lallo

Actor/director Ewan McGregor reveals nerves over American Pastoral film ay the Toronto International Film Festival.

Ewan McGregor admits to nerves in debut as director

Matt Scuffham

Flight Facilities filled the Domain with beats, an orchestra and a few lessons

Flight Facilities gig is a lesson to Sydney's lockout laws

Bernard Zuel

Filipino film maker Lav Diaz holds the Golden Lion award for his movie Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left) during ...

Venice top prize delivers blow to capital-C cinema

Stephanie Bunbury

Margaret Cho: offending people "the right thing to do"

Kylie Northover

Robert Collins (left) teams up with Cleverman colleague Josh McConville for <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i>.

Rob Collins and Josh McConville: From Cleverman to the Bard

Elissa Blake

Kate Miller-Heidke is co-writing the music for <i>Muriel's Wedding the Musical</i>.

Hopes to make Muriel's Wedding a musical beyond Aussie shores

Andrew Taylor

Catherine Wait, aka Missy, in Love, Loss and Lattes.

Roll up! Circus goes from zombies to coffee and hula hoops

Elissa Blake

Elle Ferguson and Tash Sefton: the Australian Trinny and Susannah.

Are these Aussie bloggers the new Trinny and Susannah?

Jenna Clarke

Juliette Binoche has a message for Europe about Muslim women

Marton Dunai

-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE SUNDAY, SEPT. 11, 2016. -- Humberto Leon and ...

Opening Ceremony: The designers bringing politics to the runway

Guy Trebay

Reshma Quereshi preparing for her appearance at NYFW.

Acid attack survivor redefines beauty at NYFW

Patricia Reaney

***EMBARGOED FOR SL, FIRST PERSON PIECE - SEPT 11/16*** Why I secretly love my house of hormones (supplied image, no ...

The 'hormonal hell' of being a menopausal mum of teens

Annabel Abbs

"The long and the short of it is that we've decided to regularly stay over at each other's houses, so we can both spend ...

Meshel Laurie: Why I rarely find celebrities memorable

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London-based Australian model, Rosie Nelson.

Aussie model's #nosizefitsall fashion campaign

Daisy Dumas

The Age, News/Online. Melissa Singer story on Black Tie Melbourne. The people who service Melbournes A list. David ...

Another world: Meet the (real) life-hackers of the super-rich

Melissa Singer

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

Weekly meal planner: early spring recipes

Cauliflower gratin recipe. It's almost Paleo. Almost.

Neil Perry

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

Arnotts snack backtrack: Pizza Shapes return to orignal

David Allan-Petale

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

Deer Cave, which is home to a colony of wrinkled-lipped bats when they're not out feeding.

The extraordinary corner of Southeast Asia tourists forgot

Anthony Dennis

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

With 2850 party people on board the ship named Australia's best

Cruising
Julietta Jameson

Male Aussie tourists dress much worse than women

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

Kotaku

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

Sam Perrett meets the Panthers defensive line on Sunday afternoon.

Panthers rout Bulldogs in clinical display

Adam Pengilly

Gallen back issue may be related to surgery a decade ago

Chris Barrett

Powerhouse performance: Sharks prop Andrew Fifita.

New details emerge of Fifita's police warning

Steve Mascord

Shining bright: Will Genia starred for the Wallabies against South Africa.

Wallabies like golfer with the yips - par against Boks is good enough

Paul Cully

Renowned commentator Norman May dies, aged 88

Michael Gleeson

The Canberra Raiders expect star hooker Josh Hodgson's scans back on Monday.

Great divide over Raiders' hopes without Hodgson

David Polkinghorne

Jarrad McVeigh in action for the Swans against the Giants on Saturday.

McVeigh challenges Swans to be ruthless hunters against Crows

Andrew Wu

Second no more: Stan Wawrinka is stepping out of the shadow of countryman Roger Federer.

Wawrinka will be big challenge for Djokovic

Lisa Dillman

A cut above this year: Ben Barba makes a break during the play-off win over the Canberra Raiders.

Barba: I thought I would never regain form

Michael Chammas

Moses Mbye of the Bulldogs celebrates scoring a try with Bulldogs teammate Josh Morris.

Hasler wanted Bunker involvement on Morris no-call

Adam Pengilly

Michael Ennis said his Viking clap was to pay respect to visiting Sharks fans.

Viking clap 'intimidated' Barba

David Polkinghorne