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There are plenty of experts blaming Monday's fall on computer generated selling.

What $30b market plunge means for Aussie investors

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Senator Derryn Hinch delivers his first speech in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra.

'Vermin': Hinch names alleged paedophiles in maiden speech

1 hr ago

Senator Hatter has the Senate floor and Senator Alice and Senator March Hare ponder the riddle of the day with nothing to do.

Frightful Senate tea party where time means nothing at all

Tony Wright

Premier Mike Baird.

Stop lecturing, start listening on lock-out laws Mike Baird

COMMENT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Ben Buckler's, north Bondi: People enjoying the early spring sun after work on ...

More to come as Sydney clocks 10th straight day above 20 degrees

Social Services Minister Christian Porter did not address the question of living on $38 a day when approached by Fairfax ...

Dole minister ducks charity challenge to live on $38-a-day

'I've done something stupid': Catholics knew of priest's sex offences

Scissors rampage preceded Minto 'terror' stabbing

EXCLUSIVE

Attacks in Syria widen ahead of sunset truce

Dastyari praises Communist Party mouthpiece

56 mins ago

ASX loses $35b as only five of top 200 stocks post gains

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 12: Portrait of Vanessa DeSouza with a photo album from her wedding day showing a picture ...

Margaret joined the cruise in Sydney, four days later she was dead

9 mins ago

Xavier Richards, of the Swans, marks in front of Adam Tomlinson, of the Giants, during the first qualifying final ...

Swans v Giants a gigantic blow for rugby league? Please

COMMENT

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 04: Solange Knowles attends the H&M show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter ...

Beyonce's sister pelted with rubbish at Kraftwerk concert

Unleashed: Tony Williams charges through the Manly defence.

Tony Williams close to signing for a new NRL club in 2017

Don't confuse this thing with the USB stick that has your work files on it.

This USB stick can kill any device it touches

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Driver escapes death at the Nurburgring

Research suggests that wearing make-up can make women seem more competent.

When everything else was in decline, this industry boomed

Eric Abetz's constant demands that senate colleagues pull his finger grew increasingly tiresome.

Why is there a debate whether to fund hate speech?

One dead after suspected gastro cruise outbreak

8:22PM

Bird says Gallen on right track despite missing ...

8:10PM

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte 'will not ...

7:53PM

Exclusive first look at SMH stories

Adam Wadi from Get Qualified Australia.

Half of this Sydney company's customers didn't get what they paid for

Lucy Cormack

'Emergency' rule used to fast-track greyhound ads

Sean Nicholls
1 hr ago

The insurance products that cost more than you can possibly claim back

Lucy Cormack

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - SEPTEMBER 10: ELECTION - Christine Forster, who is running against Clover Moore for the City ...

Defeated Liberal calls for voting revamp

Jacob Saulwick

Homes being built in Elderslie, one of the new suburbs surrounding Camden.

Easing Sydney's growing pains with the Barcelona solution

Rachelle Yeo was killed by her former lover Paul Mulvihill.

Murder victim 'provoked' attacker: court told

An image of William Tyrrell released on the two-year anniversary of his disappearance. A $1 million reward has been ...

$1 million reward to find William, two years after he disappeared

Both babies were rushed to hospital after they were found unresponsive by their mother.

Newborns in coma after being left in care of unregistered nanny

QLD

Northern Territory chief minister elect Michael Gunner and Attorney General Natasha Fyles (right) greet locals at ...

Most number of women in cabinet in Australian history

Eryk Bagshaw

Police arrested a Year 10 student in the Girton Grammar schoolyard on Friday.

Drug probe: Student arrested as police swoop on private school

VIC

Travis Mills with his daughter Ruby.

Four found guilty in body-in-boot murder case

WA
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House on Monday.

Cabinet considers February plebiscite but Labor hardens stance

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola
1 hr ago

Turnbull government needs to wake up to itself, fast

COMMENT
James Massola

Hinch names five alleged paedophiles in Senate speech

Amy Remeikis
1 hr ago

Senator Hatter has the Senate floor and Senator Alice and Senator March Hare ponder the riddle of the day with nothing to do.

Senate tea party where time means nothing at all

Senator Sam Dastyari was the only one of several MPs on the video to specifically praise People's Daily.

Dastyari praises Communist mouthpiece People's Daily

56 mins ago

Social Services Minister Christian Porter did not address the question of living on $38 a day when approached by Fairfax ...

Dole minister ducks charity challenge to live on $38-a-day

Ihsas Khan being apprehended by police following the Minto stabbing.

We must understand how IS message turns troubled to terror

ANALYSIS

A photoshopped image of a Sally Jones dressed in a nun's habit, holding a gun.

'A sort of jihadi feminism': Britain's most wanted on the run

A Syrian child at a refugee camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border.

As cease-fire hour in Syria nears, carnage mounts

Anne Barnard

After the incident: Hillary Clinton's campaign said the Democratic presidential nominee left the 9/11 anniversary ...

Hillary Clinton cancels California trip after pneumonia: aide

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she walks from her daughter's apartment building on September ...

Clinton's health stumble cracks open her transparency issue

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Premier Mike Baird.

Baird must save Sydney's night life

COMMENT
Darcy Byrne

Derryn Hinch was caught snoozing during the Governor-General's speech on the opening day of Parliament. The photo would ...

I'm a Senate newbie but some of its rules are plain stupid: Hinch

COMMENT
Derryn Hinch

The Sam Dastyari case says nothing positive about Bill Shorten.

What kind of world does Sam Dastyari live in?

Amanda Vanstone

ASX bear

ASX sell off heralds a volatile September

1 hr ago

There are plenty of experts blaming Monday's fall on computer generated selling.

There's no need to panic over ASX's plunge

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Executive producer, Eugene Kelly, at Docklands Studio in Melbourne, where they are filming the final season of The ...

Hollywood finds a new home in Australia

The ACCC is one of several groups supporting tougher penalties for breaching consumer protection laws.

Consumer protection laws need tougher penalties

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Govts 'determined to put QNI out of business': Palmer

ASX loses $35 billion in worst day since Brexit

The trumpet player, the governor and the market's red ink day

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Want to be a CEO? The quickest path is a winding one

The house in the middle has been dubbed London's skinniest house.

London's narrowest home comes with whopping price tag

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Charlie Pickering, a Spectrum Now Festival ambassador, picks his highlights.

Why Pickering's house was nicknamed 'The Smokatorium'

The trends to look out for if you're thinking of doing a spring update.

Hot home decor trends to watch out for in 2017

An auction in Paddington, which has a variety of housing styles and stock.

Sydneysiders 'denying the city a chance to become a better place'

The Block 2016, main bathroom reveals.

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

MOO produces a 'Patrick Bateman template' inspired by the movie <i>American Psycho</i> and its iconic card-swapping scene.

Raised lettering? Why business cards are crucial in the digital age

Leadership
James Atkinson

Japanese whisky.

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

Smart Sipping
Luke McCarthy

Petar Sabados owns a slice of two investment properties, which he tracks on his phone.

Fractional ownership of residential property a first

John Collett

American Express was independently rated by Choice and Mozo to have some of the best rewards programs.

How to be a power user of credit card rewards programs

Kate Jones

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

Why 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

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Football dad dies after tackle

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Journalist witnesses terrifying police car chase

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Hajj pilgrims climb Mount Arafat

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Senators have no work to do

Federal Politics

A goat is transported in a yellow cab near a live stock market ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Kolkata, ...

World of Photos September 13

ash v evil dead

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

Power

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

NPS

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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nswgov

Healthy employees save you money

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LIU

Insurance in a changing market

Advertiser Content

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper on the scene said that a Harry Potter movie was showing on the DVD player.

Daniel Radcliffe returning to Harry Potter?

Michael Idato

Nick Cave's new album is suffused with the grief of losing his teenage son.

Nick Cave's first album since his son's death marks you deeply

Bernard Zuel
50 mins ago

Thor: Ragnarok's Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba talk up the Byron Bay Film Festival.

Thor stars brew up a Byron Bay Film Festival storm with video

Karl Quinn
1 hr ago

In this image released by HBO, Kit Harington appears in a scene from "Game of Thrones." On Thursday, July 14, 2016, ...

Australian Game of Thrones team sweated blood for Emmy win

Karl Quinn

Barbra Streisand took to mocking Donald Trump as a clown at a Hillary Clinton fundraiser

Streisand sends in the clowns for Donald Trump

Bernard Zuel

One of the last p[ortraits of david Bowie by his long-time photographer, released on his website.

Bowie ashes reportedly scattered at Burning Man festival

Michael Idato

Alexis Arquette has died.

Transgender actress Alexis Arquette dies, aged 47

Michael Idato

Michelle Bridges misses her habitual training session every morning.

Biggest Loser sheds a few kilos and two presenters

Ebony Bowden

Tommy Wiseau (centre) in a still from his film The Room.

'World's worst filmmaker' threatens Sydney festival

Andrew Taylor

"I will try to get back to the Dojo": Dene Olding.

From the SSO to the dojo: Concert master Dene Olding bows out

Elissa Blake

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

Flight Facilities review: Gig a lesson to Sydney's lockout laws

Bernard Zuel

The Christian Siriano Spring 2017 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. (AP ...

'It was the right time': Diverse show wins over NYFW

Rob Moran

Tyga, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian sit front row at the Kanye West Yeezy season 4 fashion show in New York.

When did NYFW become all about the celebrities in the FROW?

Amy Croffey

Great, let's all hear what Kate Upton has to say about #BlackLivesMatter.

Kate Upton criticised after sharing #BlackLivesMatter protest

Rob Moran

Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles pelted with rubbish at a Kraftwerk concert

Jenny Noyes

Zimmermann debuts Spring 2017 Ready-to-wear collection, Stranded, at New York Fashion Week.

Zimmermann debuts Spring 2017 collection at NYFW

Beyonce on stage with dancers John Silver and Ashley Everett after their proposal.

Beyonce stops Single Ladies mid-song for a surprise proposal

Mary Ward

Clementine Ford

The invisible weights dragging women down

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Bird's nest parenting separated parents go back and forth between residences while the kids remain in "the nest".

How to make the 'bird's nest parenting' solution really work

Cosima Marriner

Performance enhancing music?

Benjamen Judd

Healthy food in heart and cholesterol diet concept on vintage boards

Blood sugar wars: The best diet for diabetes

Paula Goodyer

Jacqueline Alwill

The seven day vegan challenge

Jacqueline Alwill

Rachel Khoo's smoky chickpea, aubergine and tomato one pot.

Meat-free Monday: Smoky chickpea and eggplant one-pot wonder

Rachel Khoo

Matcha Mylkbar's blue latte combines algae with ginger, lemon and coconut milk.

Our favourite 2016 food trends from blue lattes to OTT ice-creams

Gemima Cody and Myffy Rigby

Lamb tenderloins,
charred eschallot and salsa verde.

Weekly meal planner: Spring lamb, minestrone and more

Doctor Megan Meier at work.

The working mum who makes multi-tasking look easy

Megan Blandford

CHOICE tests reveal cleaning wipes don't do all they claim to do.

CHOICE tests reveal cleaning wipes just "push dirt around"

Jo Hartley

Teach kids to tie their shoelaces with this mum's genius hack.

Mum's genius hack for teaching kids to tie their shoelaces is going viral

Ariane Beeston

A group of eight Chinese tourists notched up a bill of more than $US4000 after an evening at a hummus eatery.

How did 8 Chinese tourists end up paying a $5k bill at hummus eatery?

Double Six Hotel, Seminyak, Bali.

TripAdvisor's CEO reveals his favourite hotels

Steve Meacham

An Airbus A340-600, which like the Airbus A340-300, flies the Johannesburg-Perth route.

Flying long-haul with cheese, wine and crisp linen tablecloths

Alison Stewart

Don't confuse this thing with the USB stick that has your work files on it.

USB stick can kill any device it touches

Spandas Lui

As the Saudis act urgently to escape the grip of fossil fuel addiction, what is Malcolm Turnbull's "agile and ...

How 'dematerialising' might save the planet

Drew Turney

traffic.

How livestreams of nothing became online obsessions

Caitlin Dewey

Apple introduces the wireless AirPods.

Apple AirPods surprisingly not terrible

Gizmodo

Apple's event may have been more about theatre than substantive changes to its devices.

How to deal with no headphone jack

Brian Chen

2016 Skoda Superb 4x4.

Skoda sets sights on Mazda

Stephen Ottley

Head-to-head: Peugeot 308 GTi 270 v Ford Focus RS.

Peugeot 308 GTi v Ford Focus RS

Stephen Ottley

New ute on the way for Renault

David McCowen

Great Wall's new Steed is available from $24,990 drive-away.

Great Wall reveals Australian prices for new Steed Ute

David McCowen

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

2016 Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 20d.

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

Stephen Ottley

Xavier Richards, of the Swans, marks in front of Adam Tomlinson, of the Giants, during the first qualifying final ...

Swans v Giants a gigantic blow for NRL? Please

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Limbering up: Nick Kyrgios practises on Monday ahead of Australia's David Cup play-off against Slovakia.

Hewitt rates Kyrgios a 50-50 chance to play in Davis Cup

Michael Chammas

Denied: Josh Morris.

Archer admits Bunker made major Morris error

Adam Pengilly

Flashpoint: Steve Johnson and Lance Franklin clash at the quarter time break during the 2016 AFL First Qualifying Final ...

Johnson banned from GWS Giants' preliminary final

UPDATED
Andrew Wu

Panthers winger Josh Mansour celebrates beating Canterbury at Allianz Stadium on Sunday.

Mansour close to pushing Radradra out of Kangaroos team

Michael Chammas
1 hr ago

Learning the ropes: Winger Dane Haylett-Pettysays he is 'just happy to play wherever I can'.

Dane determined to be a 'world-class winger'

Tom Decent

Controversy: James Roberts appeared to lash out at Ryan Simpkins in a clash that was missed by the on-field referees.

Broncos to fight Roberts kicking charge

Adam Pengilly

Grant Cook, pictured with his wife Colleen, died after a tackle during a rugby league match in Murwillumbah.

Rugby league player dies after tackle during game

Megan Levy

Running men: Trent Merrin and the Panthers.

The ploy Panthers use more than anyone

Adam Pengilly

Jubilant: Chris Heighington, Jack Bird and Andrew Fifita celebrate victory with their Sharks teammates after the NRL ...

Bird says Gallen on right track to regain fitness

Chris Barrett
22 mins ago

Josh Hodgson injured his ankle during the qualifying final loss to the Sharks.

Raiders refuse to rule out Hodgson for final

David Polkinghorne

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