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Fewer residents near the new airport at Badgerys Creek will be exposed to aircraft noise under the latest plans.

Winners and losers from flight paths for new airport

Matt O'Sullivan

Plumes of smoke rise from a bus fire on Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Harbour bridge bus fire creates hours-long traffic headache

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Health Minister Jillian Skinner is under fire

'Surprise' plan: Five NSW hospitals to be privatised

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'Punisher' accused of ordering hits on opponents while mayor

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Treasurer Scott Morrison and Kelly O'Dwyer minister for Revenue at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 15 September ...

It's the best tax shelter for well-off this side of Cayman Islands

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Onlooker: Corey Norman in the stands at Pepper Stadium on Sunday.

NRL star successfully appeals drug sentence

Robbie Farah has a new home after Dragons snare rival hooker

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

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'No foul play': 1 tourist dead, 19 injured in Bali ferry explosion

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

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Waleed Aly

NRL players are not being asked to behave, but disown their friends

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Steve Mascord

Nevine Rottinger, owner of Essential Energies, provided counsel to BBY's Glenn Rosewall.

'$5m coming in': Psychic advised stockbroking firm on budgets, court hears

Michaela Whitbourn

None of us is gettig any younger, right? Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Diary.

The shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

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Swimmers, either open water or pool, can now track laps, distance and average pace.

Verdict on Apple Watch Series 2

Hadid, in a sequinned black dress and sky-high platforms, saved herself from a face-plant by landing on her hands and knees.

Bella Hadid's stumble at NYFW may just be her best move yet

Singer Iggy Azalea performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" summer concert series at Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage on ...

Iggy collects massive cheque for top-secret gig in Australia

Eddie Hayson: 'I've never fixed a match'

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

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

Stressed worker for Jobs feature. Generic ThinkStock pic.

Hating your job might be making you sick

Raiders turn to depth to ease injury heartbreak

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Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge

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One of state's most dangerous prisoners found ...

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

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

Melanie Kembrey

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

The car wedged under the train on Wednesday afternoon.

'I will miss them for a long, long time': Friend mourns crash victims

Former Fairfax journalist Natalie O'Brien.

Former Fairfax journalist loses ABC defamation case

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Ben Dean was missing for more than 18 hours after going missing from his family's property.

'He's adventurous': The moment missing six-year-old found in bush

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The chase comes to a head after the car spirals out of control.

Police arrest escapee after dramatic high speed chase

Australia welcome home 33 Australian service personnel and dependents, including 22 Vietnam War veterans, on in one of ...

Defence targets sprawling Sydney and Melbourne bases for closures

David Wroe

New data shows pay for teachers peaks after 10 years

Matthew Knott

George Christensen, humble backbencher, steals the limelight

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Matthew Knott

Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty wants the government to end chronic underfunding of the Family Court, and ...

'Victim-blaming': Rosie Batty slams Hanson's murder claim

Michael Koziol

Senator Pauline Hanson delivers her first speech in the Senate on Wednesday afternoon.

Pauline Hanson's howlers in a speech off-key

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Daniel Flitton

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

Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer address the media during a press ...

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

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Peter Martin

Duterte accused of ordering hits on opponents

Lindsay Murdoch
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'Not enough union': Jean-Claude Juncker adjusts his tie as he prepares to deliver his address.

EU's Juncker promises tougher controls on external borders

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

Single and pregnant: Renee Zellweger in <i>Bridget Jones's Baby</i>.

The shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

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Karl Quinn

The one minister who really should resign

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Sean Nicholls

Senator Pauline Hanson delivers her first speech in the Senate.

To walk or not to walk?

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Waleed Aly

Li Ka-shing, chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa, is one of the richest men in the world.

Asia's second-richest man sues Australian Goldman Sachs

Sarah Danckert
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Super cap change a cave-in to the wealthy

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John Collett

Stockbroking firm BBY took advice from a self-proclaimed psychic.

Psychic advised BBY chairman Glenn Rosewall, court hears

The larger iPhone 7 Plus also features a second camera lens to allow 2x optical zoom.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus sold out before hitting shelves

Palmer alleges 'corruption at its highest level'

ASX turns positive as banks, miners lift

How Myer shrinks its way to growing profit

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Elizabeth Knight

Manufacturing is back: Australia can take a leadership stance

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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

10 questions to ask if you're planning an extension

When homes are designed to showcase great art

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

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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

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

Scott Phillips

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

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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

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

Would you take career advice from someone much younger?

Tony Featherstone

Typhoon Meranti batters Taiwan

How to read a closed book

Trump chastised by pastor

Pauline Hanson's anti-Muslim manifesto

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

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The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

Younger - from the creator of Sex and the City.

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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Insurance in a changing market

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The shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

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Karl Quinn

Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor and Rob Sitch in Utopia.

Making mischief on TV matters more than gags, says Rob Sitch

Rob Sitch

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

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

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 been nominated for a best supporting actor Emmy for his role in Bloodline, which Netflix has now axed.

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

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

A scene from Piya Behrupiya, an award-winning theatre production of Twelfth Night by Mumbai's the Company Theatre.

'High drama, sexual politics, exaggerated poetry': a cheeky Indian take on Shakespeare

Matt Wade

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

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

Bella Hadid's runway stumble may be her best move yet

Amy Croffey

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

Amy Croffey

"I've found myself forcing my love life into a Manic Pixie Dream Girl narrative too many times."

How to achieve gender equality? Start with an orgasm

Beh Lih Yi

'Having a full hysterectomy doesn't make me a man'

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"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

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

A Woman Talks with Her Friends and Drinks Wine

So you said yes to the reunion - here's how to do it right

Jenna Price

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

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

Benjamen Judd

Back pain: is it all in the mind?

Anna Magee

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

Five dinners you can make-ahead and freeze

Sophie Gilliatt and Katherine Westwood

Iggy's bread hits Sydney's north

Scott Bolles

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

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

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Adam Turner

Toyota reveals Mazda CX-3 rival

Stephen Ottley

Details: Renault's VW Golf rival

Dom Tripolone

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

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

Holding court: Eddie Hayson and Max Markson attend their press conference in Sydney.

Hayson denies he used O'Sullivan info for bets

Chris Barrett

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Nick Kyrgios of Australia speaks to the media during the Davis Cup World Group Playoff ...

Nobody knows the real me: Kyrgios says bad boy act all show

Starc in hospital after being hurt during training drill

Jon Pierik

Robbie Farah at the South Sydney club in Rabbitohs kit on Thursday.

It's official - Farah's a Rabbitoh

Adam Pengilly

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

Douglas dropped as Cheika makes one change for Pumas game

Tom Decent

Josh Kennedy during Saturday's qualifying final.

AFL clears Swans of concussion mistreatment

James Buckley

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

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Paul Cully

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

Kyrgios first up for Australia in Davis Cup

It's official - Farah's a Rabbitoh

Adam Pengilly

No bad blood: James Tedesco had four plates inserted in his jaw.

'Welcomed with open arms': no bad blood between Tedesco, James

Adam Pengilly

Speaking his mind: Eddie Hayson at his press conference.

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

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Steve Mascord