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Bishop Bede Heather in 1996.

Bishop 'destroyed all papers' after police search

19 mins ago

Gili Cat fast boat similar to the one on which there was an explosion on Thursday

One tourist dead, 14 injured as Bali ferry explodes

BREAKING
Jewel Topsfield
5 mins ago

Deputy Premier Troy Grant has been criticised for a lack of consultation

The one NSW minister who really should resign

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls
53 mins ago

The Fair Work Commission found a "sarcastic" Facebook post supporting IS was not a valid reason for sacking a worker.

Airport worker sacked over 'sarcastic' post

George Christensen delivers his own press conference at Parliament House after the government backed down on super reforms.

Is this man running the government? For a second, it looked like it

ANALYSIS

Donald Trump reportedly said his gesticulating is enough exercise.

Donald Trump's weight is now a health (and campaign) issue

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

If you save $500 a week, you still won't own a home before 2020

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1 hr ago

Hayson admits he tried to put $30,000 in Foran's betting account

Bigger, tastier, pinker: The $2 billion hunt for the perfect prawn

1 hr ago

Super change brings lump-sum tax into focus

COMMENT

Senator Pauline Hanson delivers her first speech in the Senate.

Beneath the fireworks, there's a far bigger problem no one can solve

COMMENT
Waleed Aly
2 mins ago

Désir à l'Anglaise: Vera Wang's spring 2017 bridal collection.

Too far? Vera Wang unveils 'lingerie inspired' bridal gowns

Italian driver Alex Zanardi, car breaks up after it crashed with Canadian driver Alex Tagliani during the CART car race ...

Alex's heart stopped 7 times after horror crash. Now he's won gold

56 mins ago

Say goodbye to 'slide to unlock'.

iOS 10's most annoying change, and how to (maybe) fix it

Avoid wardrobe indecision with these organisational tips.

Slow fashion: Mindful ways to deal with old clothes

1 hr ago

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Kochie fires up on Hanson: 'I have a mixed-race family'

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This is what plane food looks like around the world

Ibrahim Hamadtou of Egypt competes in the men's singles Table Tennis - Class 6 on day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ...

Meet Ibrahim - the table tennis player without arms

One dead, 14 injured after explosion on Bali ferry

3:00PM

Retrospective? Pull the other one, but it's a win ...

2:54PM

Myer shrinks its way to growing profit

2:48PM

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The Wedgetail dancers during the Welcome to Country ceremony at the opening of 45 federal Parliament in Canberra in August.

Acknowledgement of country a 'tokenistic gesture'

Lisa Visentin
58 mins ago

'A price for progress': Lane closures to cause chaos for two years

Matt O'Sullivan

The four ways your social network is different to real life networks

Marcus Strom
1 hr ago

"We tell the truth, he tells the lies": Neil Albert Futcher leaves Downing centre court after a hearing on August 30.

'I've been fighting this so long': Former Trinity teacher guilty

Melanie Kembrey

This 2006 photograph depicted a female Aedes aegypti mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal ...

Disease that kills 438,000 people a year now has Sydney searching for a cure

Harriet Alexander

Wagga flooding from the air. Tuesday, September 13 2016. Photos by Stephen Mudd, The Daily Advertiser.

Wagga flood crisis to worsen with 'significant' rain system forecast

Stephen Mudd

More funds for preschool places.

New preschool funding misses 70pc of children

Kelsey Munro

Flooding close to Burrumbeet Creek, near Ballarat.

Worst September deluge in a century hits Victoria

VIC

Workers at the Wacol processed food business mill outside as the man was barricaded inside.

Man in custody after lengthy siege at food business

QLD

A car crashed into a train on the Union Road crossing near the Surry Hills train station. 14 September 2016. The Age ...

Two killed in horror crash as car crushed by train at level crossing

VIC

Meningococcal symptoms may include high fever, chills, headache, neck stiffness, nausea and vomiting.

Child dies from meningococcal disease

WA

George Christensen delivers his own press conference at Parliament House after the government backed down on super reforms.

George Christensen, humble backbencher, steals the limelight

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Politics live as Morrison announces changes to super policy

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Defiant PM pledges: 'We will deliver'

James Massola, Michael Gordon

Senator Michaelia Cash hugs Senator Pauline Hanson after her first speech in the Senate at Parliament House on Wednesday ...

My hug for Hanson merely 'goodwill' gesture: Cash

1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Prime Minister's suite at Parliament House in Canberra on the anniversary of ...

Plebiscite v super: some election promises seemingly don't matter

ANALYSIS
Heath Aston

Treasurer Scott Morrison addresses the media at Parliament House on Thursday.

Super deal struck as Morrison axes $500,000 cap

54 mins ago

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, pictured in question time on Monday, said Senator Hanson was entitled to her views.

Turnbull ministers cautiously criticise Hanson's first speech

1 hr ago

Dr Rory Gallagher, head of the Behavioural Insights Team in Australia.

Government nudge unit to attempt to change people's behaviours

Nick Miller

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, shakes hands with Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion earlier this month.

Hun Sen threatens force as tensions escalate in Cambodia

Lindsay Murdoch

File photo of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Trump a 'national disgrace': Colin Powell hacked email

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Donald Trump, arrive for a news in Las Vegas in 2012 where Trump endorsed Romney.

Trump's fate may rest with college-educated, affluent Republicans

Troy Grant.

The one minister who really should resign

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls
53 mins ago

Senator Pauline Hanson delivers her first speech in the Senate.

To walk or not to walk?

COMMENT
Waleed Aly
2 mins ago

Manus Island: Causing suffering to complement and reinforce the 'turnback' strategy was always morally questionable, but ...

The extraordinary costs of detaining asylum seekers are more than financial

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Having so closely linked the RBA's easing cycle to the weakness in the terms of trade (and earlier decline in mining ...

Did the RBA just signal the end of rate cuts and no-one noticed?

25 mins ago

Investors remain anxious ahead of the US Fed and Bank of Japan next week.

Markets Live: CBA back in favour

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

For the past year, Myer's strategy has been marked as a great culling exercise.

How Myer shrinks its way to growing profit

Elizabeth Knight
17 mins ago

The Sydney Magazine Sydney on a fiver - prawn taken 29th June 2006 SMH, features pic Natalie Boog

Bigger, tastier, pinker: The $2b hunt for the perfect prawn

1 hr ago

Super change brings lump-sum tax into focus

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Heroin, Nazis and Agent Orange: Inside the biggest deal of the year

Myer doubles profit but still playing catch-up to DJs

Manufacturing is back: Australia can take a leadership stance

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1 hr ago

Even those putting close to $500 aside a week likely won't be able to buy before 2020.

How much first-home buyers need to save to own by 2020

Jennifer Duke

Don't fork out too much on the bathroom or kitchen; 2 per cent of the property's value is ideal.

How much you should be spending on your renovation

Sandy Smith

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 08: Former international Australian cricketer Shane Warne exclaims 'Fuck The Age' and shies ...

Warne one step closer to moving back to marital mansion

1 hr ago

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10 questions to ask if you're planning an extension

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Sue Williams

R.M. Williams brings Australian woolshed chic to the urban villages of New York City.

Iconic Aussie brand takes on Manhattan for the first time

Men's Style
Stephen Lacey

Gin is made using 10 botanicals which are ideally suited to a spring fragrance.

Ever wanted to smell like a gin and tonic? Now's your chance

Fine Drinks

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

Why Warren Buffett doesn't care that he just lost $1.9 billion

Scott Phillips
1 hr ago

Chris Brycki, founder of automated investment advisor Stockspot, says the technology sector is too frothy.

Don't board the Spaceship: big tech is worst place to invest

COMMENT
Chris Brycki

Jada Moxham and Leigh Newlan are unable to save for retirement.

Small businesses may never retire at this rate, study shows

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran
47 mins ago

The millennial mentor also brings a different take on business and career development.

Would you take career advice from someone much younger?

Tony Featherstone

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Typhoon Meranti batters Taiwan

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How to read a closed book

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Trump chastised by pastor

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Pauline Hanson's anti-Muslim manifesto

One Nation

A rainbow appears over the Empire State Building in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

World of Photos

1 hr ago

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Every episode ever of Nurse Jackie now streaming on Stan.

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Younger - from the creator of Sex and the City.

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The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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LIU

Insurance in a changing market

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Singer Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse for his child molestation trial May 23, 2005 in ...

Michael Jackson businesses groomed kids: claim

Karl Quinn
1 hr ago

The tactical batsuit is for when the everyday bat gear just won't cut it.

Holy Bat Nipples! Caped Crusader covers up in new suit

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Contestant Clare Verrall was battling PTSD when she was matched with TV husband Jono Pitman, who had been charged with ...

Married at First Sight star hijacks finale in Twitter rant

Ebony Bowden

Ben Mendelsohn has embraced his dark side again in a new Netflix drama, Bloodline.

Netflix just axed one of its shows. No, really

Michael Idato

'We don't need to know about [a newsreader's] personal life': <i>The Bachelorette</i> star Georgia Love on why she might ...

'Very hurtful': Bachelorette's pain before show even starts

Michael Lallo

Ryan Lochte, the US Olympic swimmer who lied about a drunken encounter at a gas station in Brazil during the Rio Games.

Ryan Lochte branded 'a coward and a liar'

Michael Idato

The Bachelor Richie with his final two - Nikki and Alex

Recap: Bachelor Richie's blonde ambition revealed

James Mitchell

Will this be the last we see of Asher Keddie's Nina Proudman?

Dear Offspring, if we take you back again here are our conditions

COMMENT
Larissa Dubecki

Jonathan Jones' Barrangal Dyara (Skin and Bones) outdoor art installation as seen from the air. It shows 15,000 white ...

Dramatic aerial footage shows Sydney landmark we all forgot

Nick Galvin

The documentary Who's Gonna Love Me Now? charts Saar Maoz's attempt to reconcile with his Orthodox Jewish family who ...

'I'm so worried about you': Documentary reveals how a family reconciled over gay son

Andrew Taylor

Foy Vance, whose voice brings flickers of folk and soul, at times nodding to the sounds of Eric Clapton or Van Morrison.

Foy Vance review: The look, the sound, but where was the journey?

Lucy Cormack

Bella Hadid walks the runway for Michael Kors prior to her tumble.

Bella Hadid takes a tumble at NYFW, but her career could soar

Amy Croffey
6 mins ago

Désir à l'Anglaise: Vera Wang's spring 2017 bridal collection.

Too far? Vera Wang unveils 'lingerie inspired' bridal gowns

Amy Croffey

"Until we lose the 'in spite of their singleness/their loneliness/their solo income' caveats, this doesn't feel like a ...

Our ongoing obsession with single womanhood

Lauren Rosewarne

"Watching friends 'couple off' as I remained somewhere in the middle sometimes spurred a light form of jealousy."

Reunions can be heartbreaking, here are my top 10 survival tips

Jenna Price

Anne Hathaway at the premiere of Colossal at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The male inspiration behind Anne Hathaway's bizarre new movie

Rob Moran

Elle Macpherson has a new lingerie range after two years away from the underwear business.

'I want to use my experience in a different way'

Jenna Clarke

The landmark experiment on mice could pave the way for a baby to be born from the DNA of two men.

Hold the eggs: Scientists working on a new way to make babies

Sarah Knapton

"I am sure fewer parents would set out on high-performance parenting if they could foresee how miserable it would make them."

I was a tiger mum - it made us all unhappy

Tanith Carey

organic skincare

Is organic skincare all it's cracked up to be?

Benjamen Judd

back pain

Back pain: is it all in the mind?

Anna Magee

joy

It's a wonderful world: Why are we scared?

Dr Tim Sharp

Fat Pig Farm, Matthew Evans' new cookery school.

Cook like Matthew Evans: 24 things I learned at his Tassie cooking school

Can a label be trusted to indicate a wine's worth?

Can you judge a wine by its label?

Callan Boys

Chicken and 100 almonds.

Five dinners you can make-ahead and freeze

Sophie Gilliatt and Katherine Westwood

Carlee combines her love of yoga with her love of her daughter.

Yoga mum's unbelievable breastfeeding poses

Ariane Beeston

Think twice before you hit upload and post to Facebook.

Teen sues parents for posting embarrassing photos on Facebook

Cat Rodie

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20 gorgeous Studio Ghibli cakes that are true works of art

Suzi Catchpole

Visiting south-east Asia? Cover up to prevent mosquito bites.

Zika advice: No sex for six months for visitors to south-east Asia

Michael Gebicki

Do you hold one of the world's most powerful passports?

The surprising reasons behind the colour of your passport

Soo Kim

Passengers are advised to stay in their seats with seat belts on during severe turbulence.

Why severe turbulence is becoming more common when you fly

Gavin Haines

Gmail has been experiencing issues since 1am in Australia

Gmail outage hits workers worldwide

Eryk Bagshaw

A NASA-led project is surveying the Great Barrier Reef using a cutting-edge sensor to give a clearer picture of its health.

NASA takes 'naked' pictures of Barrier Reef

Adam Morton

Say goodbye to 'slide to unlock'.

iOS 10's most annoying change, and how to (maybe) fix it

Tim Biggs

Riot Games co-founders Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck.

The two gamers behind sport with 100m players

Tim Biggs

Upgrading to Apple's iPhone 7 might offer a good excuse to give your old wheels an audio overhaul.

Death of headphone jack prompts car rethink

COMMENT
Adam Turner

2016 Holden Spark.

What little runabout should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Audi will update its RS3 Sportback next year with a new 294kW 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine that debuts in the TT RS

More power for updated Audi RS3

Stephen Corby

Toyota reveals Mazda CX-3 rival

Stephen Ottley

Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster.

Mercedes-AMG's new GT Roadster

Greg Kable

Ken Block in Gymkhana Nine, which he originally hoped to film in Sydney.

Sydney rejected Ken Block

Stephen Ottley

Subaru has revised its BRZ sports car for 2016.

Subaru BRZ future unclear

Stephen Ottley

Eddie Hayson speaking to the media on Thursday.

Hayson confirms he tried to put $30k in Foran's betting account

Chris Barrett

Rob Simmons comes back into the starting XV for Kane Douglas.

Douglas dropped as Cheika makes one change for Pumas game

Tom Decent
1 hr ago

Putting in maximum effort: Drew Mitchell attempts to break away as Bernard Foley hurdles clear against the Boks.

Wallabies should be happy to be in top three

COMMENT
Paul Cully

Hopefuls: Bernard Tomic, John Peers, Sam Groth, Nick Kyrgios and captain Lleyton Hewitt.

Kyrgios first up for Australia in Davis Cup

1 hr ago

Graeme Hick: Australia's specialist batting coach until 2020.

Hick named Australia's specialist batting coach

Jon Pierik

Incoming: Toby Nankervis (R).

Laidler and Nankervis likely to come in for Swans

James Buckley

If the exchange between Shane Mumford and Lance Franklin crossed a line, we all need to understand where that line is.

Wayne Carey: If it's personal, don't say it

COMMENT
Wayne Carey
1 hr ago

Leicester's Riyad Mahrez, right, is congratulated by teammate Luis Hernandez after scoring a penalty.

Leicester off to a flyer in Champions League debut

Speaking his mind: Eddie Hayson at his press conference.

What the Hayson circus tells us about ourselves, fascism and NRL

Steve Mascord
1 hr ago

Guilty: James Roberts.

Broncos star Roberts banned by NRL judiciary

Adam Pengilly

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans during the round 24 NRL match between the Newcastle Knights ...

The highs and lows of Jarryd Hayne

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

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