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George Christensen says the Queensland change is akin to legalising older men being able to groom boys.

Age-of-consent change will allow 50-year-olds to groom boys: MP

Amy Remeikis
1 hr ago

Fire engulfs the State Transit bus on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursday night.

36 and counting: Why Sydney buses keep erupting in flames

Bree Stanford (right) with a friend.

'Catastrophic': Truckie took his eyes off the road for a few seconds

26 mins ago

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K. opposition Labour Party, pauses during his keynote speech on post-Brexit Britain at ...

Cult figure exposes inconvenient truth of new political reality

1 hr ago

Acting Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek didn't know Senator Conroy had even quit when asked about it at a press ...

'Leading, did you say, or leaving?': Plibersek caught off guard

ANALYSIS

There are only a few places in Sydney that are really conducive to walking - Bondi being one of them.

The six best Sydney suburbs to go for a walk

Jacob Saulwick
1 hr ago

Tycoon behind Grindr to pay $1.5 billion in divorce

Police shoot dead 13-year-old after mistaking BB gun for real firearm

Conroy drops political bombshell by quitting

Fergus Hunter

'Is everything on the table?': Turnbull pressed by radio host

Cashed-up buyers ditching suburbs for rural mansions

Star casino

The $500 million plan to take on James Packer

16 mins ago

Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, pauses between points against Illya Marchenko, of Ukraine, during the U.S. Open tennis ...

Save us from midweek Mogadon of Hayne, Hayson, Kyrgios

COMMENT

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan.

Alex's win on the Bachelor is a win for all single mums

COMMENT

business man wearing boxing gloves ready for tough opposition , isolated on white background. ISTOCK Boxing Business ...

21 signs you're mentally stronger than average

10 meals that taste even better as leftovers

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Sydney's stunning coastal walk

Part caravan park, part boutique hotel: Notel in Melbourne.

Can spending a night at this hotel turn you into a hipster?

Canberra’s Bentspoke has become one of the country’s busiest brewpubs.

A trend is brewing on the pub scene

ASX roars back but not enough to avoid red

4:51PM

Staff at National Gallery of Australia told their ...

4:49PM

China expels 45 legislators over election fraud

4:46PM

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There are only a few places in Sydney that are really conducive to walking - Bondi being one of them.

The six best Sydney suburbs to go for a walk

Jacob Saulwick
1 hr ago

Is artificial sweetener safe? It depends who you believe

Marcus Strom
1 hr ago

Boy taken to hospital after being hit by car at Bankstown

BREAKING
Georgina Mitchell
59 mins ago

A 36-year-old woman has been charged with murder after allegedly drowning her two-year-old in the bath and then taking ...

Mother found reading Bible after drowning daughter, police allege

Emily James.

'I knew straight away something was wrong': A flicker of hope for Emily

Marcus Strom

The accident scene where Ms Shaylor's handbag was allegedly stolen.

Charges laid after handbag stolen from fatal crash site

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 Sydney airport

Brenda Goudge

'Somebody got away with murder': Killed by someone she knew

VIC

Police

Pregnant woman attacked with hammer in robbery

VIC

Elijah Doughty's death sparked the Kalgoorlie riots.

House fire linked to Elijah manslaughter accused: reports

WA

Dylan Voller in a restraining chair in the footage aired on Four Corners.

Teen strapped to chair, Dylan Voller, has parole bid rejected

Nick Toscano

Senator Stephen Conroy and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in 2015.

Stephen Conroy: the Right's man of political intrigue

Tony Wright

Hardman's soft exit could leave Bill Shorten exposed

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Turnbull open to compromise on marriage plebiscite

Fergus Hunter

George Christensen says the Queensland change is akin to legalising older men being able to groom boys.

Age-of-consent change will allow 50-year-olds to groom boys: MP

1 hr ago

Senator Michaelia Cash hugs Senator Pauline Hanson after her speech in the Senate on Wednesday.

A tale of two speeches: one a cut above the other

Jacqueline Maley

Senator Stephen Conroy during an estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 26 February 2014.
Photo: ...

Labor powerbroker Stephen Conroy resigns from the Senate

Fergus Hunter

Labor senator Stephen Conroy will leave the Senate.

'I scored a hat-trick...must be time to say farewell'

A man walks among hundreds of lifejackets scattered by UK charities ActionAid and Islamic Relief on the bank of the ...

Europeans have not lost their hearts: poll

Radical pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, second from right, and other protesters during a demonstration outside ...

China closes Wukan to the media

Migrants, mostly from Eritrea, during a rescue operation at the Mediterranean sea, north of Sabratha, Libya last month.

Boris Johnson joins 'turn back the boats' chorus

'A crackpot': Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump according to Nicholas Kristof.

'Mythomaniac' Donald Trump is not normal

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristof

Senator Michaelia Cash hugs Senator Pauline Hanson after her speech in the Senate on Wednesday.

A tale of two speeches: one a cut above the other

Jacqueline Maley

"The number one thing about good accordion technique is posture. All the power is the shoulders."

Has Turnbull finally succeeded in killing the plebiscite?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street
34 mins ago

Prime Minister Robert Menzies holds last press conference in Canberra on 20 January 1966.

Was Menzies better on gender equality than his protege Howard?

COMMENT
Anne Summers

Former BBY executive chairman Glenn Rosewall.

BBY chairman Rosewall 'a tyrant', court hears

1 hr ago

The gears of the global financial system have been crunching of late.

Markets Live: ASX roars back

Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
14 mins ago

Colin Falls, a farmer from the plains north of Bendigo, standing in his bumper canola crop this week. Farmers are ...

Aussie Farmers see dark clouds from $88b global mega-deal

Patrick Hatch
55 mins ago

Star casino

The Star casino plans new $500m, '6-star' hotel

16 mins ago

10 things you didn't know about the new RBA power duo

Palmer denies role in QNI administration decision

Why Myer should be left on the shelf

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

21 signs you're mentally stronger than average

laundry

How to make your family laundry work harder

More buyers are using profits from sales to move to the country – but beware of the risks.

Cashed-up buyers ditch suburbs for rural mansions

Sebastian and Snjezana Barrack have finally settled on their $18 million trophy home in Bellevue Hill.

$18 million trophy deal hatched by Macquarie bankers

Murals Wallpapers in Britain has released a new collection of high-definition marble printed wallpaper.

Marble wallpaper delivers style on cheap

Madeleine Wedesweiler

When toxins become floating dust they can enter the body and even at low levels, affect your health.

How your favourite homewares are slowly killing you

Eric Roston

You can't got wrong with a Comme des Garcons striped T-shirt.

Weekend style checklist: what to wear when you're off duty

Stitched Up
54 mins ago

Canberra’s Bentspoke has become one of the country’s busiest brewpubs.

Twelve great Aussie brewpubs making their own beer on-site

Fine Drinks

Demand from China has sent Bellamy's stock soaring, making it one of the ASX's recent success stories.

There's no such thing as 'smart money'

Scott Phillips

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The best way to give property to your children

George Cochrane

Detch Singh, co-founder of Hypetap.

This huge trend in start ups continues apace

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran
27 mins ago

Joji Felicitas Pantoja speaks in an inclusive business conference.

The best country in the world for women social entrepreneurs

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Sydney fans queue for iPhone 7

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Air Force bases slated to close

Air Force

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'New' Myer's first year drives profit

Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge

In this Sept. 14, 2016 photo a wake boarder is silhouetted by the sun set as he performs a jump in Garbsen near ...

World of Photos

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The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

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Younger - from the creator of Sex and the City.

NPS

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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nswgov

Healthy employees save you money

Advertiser Content

LIU

Insurance in a changing market

Advertiser Content

Levi Miller will play Mick, a boy living on a Pilbara cattle station in the 1960s.

Can Red Dog perform new tricks?

Ebony Bowden
57 mins ago

Maurizio Cattelan's America, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Sitting pretty: Gallery installs solid gold toilet for art lovers

Karl Quinn

Dr. Oz, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Trump's icky comment about daughter cut from Dr Oz Show

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan after Nation was named the winner of <i>The Bachelor</i> during the season four finale ...

Ropeable fans call for royal commission into Richie's pick

Ebony Bowden

The best on earth & the best on Mars. Spike Lee as Mars Blackmon, Tracy Camilla Johns as Nola and Michael Jordan as ...

Legendary director jumps on the Netflix bandwagon

Karl Quinn

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

The shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

COMMENT
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

A parliamentary inquiry is examining ICAC inspector David Levine's report on the watchdog's powers.

Sydney Modern dismissed as 'money-making pleasure dome'

Andrew Taylor

Scenes from the Tess de Quincey Co's dance work Metadata.

Metadata review: Dance meets science in five-star work by De Quincy

Jill Sykes

Kate Cheel in 4 Minutes, 12 Seconds.

4 Minutes 12 Seconds review: Anxiety and class collide in story of online shaming

Jason Blake

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan.

Alex's win on the Bachelor is a win for all single mums

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Models Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner wear fake dreadlocks at Marc Jacobs' NYFW show.

Marc Jacobs called out for putting dreadlocks on models at NYFW

Rob Moran

Should you shop at the 'new' Katies?

Melissa Singer

008: Goodbyn lunchbox. Comes with five compartments and just one easy-open lid to keep track of, 100-plus cool stickers ...

My child's lunchbox is the source of my secret shame

COMMENT
Kelley Benham French

'Our instincts are always to save energy.'

Harvard professor: 'It is natural and normal to be physically lazy'

Colby Itkowitz

His money worries comes at a time when West has been criticised for paying his 1200 models and extras AU$140 each for a ...

Is Kanye West fooling us all? Tim Gunn has his suspicions

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

"I love my sister, but she can bugger off with that smug look she gives me when people ask who is older," writes Celeste ...

I look older than my older sister, and it's all her fault

Celeste Barber

Orlando Bloom is a latecomer to going public on Instagram.

Bloom's Insta pics crack 30 likes after he makes account public

Mary Ward

Shot of a group of people doing squats in a gym

Understanding the 'cult' of group fitness

Lindy Alexander

fish

Why the Mediterranean diet works

Ellie Krieger

Male Athlete Doing Pull Ups - Chin-Ups In The Gym

How to do the perfect pull-up

Benjamen Judd

(Fish)head-to-tail: Snapper with its liver, asparagus and broad beans.

Saint Peter: Paddo's new seafood restaurant

Terry Durack

Morgan McGlone, of Belles Hot Chicken fame, reveals his favourite places to get fried chicken in America.

Belles Hot Chicken chef shares his top five USA fried chicken shacks

Lee Tran Lam

Otto's vegetarian taglioni

Otto's mushroom pasta plus 5 other family meal ideas

A US fertility doctor is accused of using his own sperm while treating patients.

Fertility doctor used own sperm '50 times' when treating patients

Cat Rodie

Jonathon Taylor Thomas, Zachery Ty Bryan, and Taran Noah Smith starred in Tim Allen's <i>Home Improvement</i>.

Home Improvement is 25 years old and the boys are all grown up

Ariane Beeston

Think twice before you hit upload and post to Facebook.

Teen sues parents for posting embarrassing photos on Facebook

Cat Rodie

Part caravan park, part boutique hotel: Notel in Melbourne.

Reviewed: Can spending a night here turn you into a hipster?

Kylie McLaughlin

Snow selfie.

Vote for the Miss Snow It All Instagram photo of the season

Rachael Oakes-Ash

What was the name of the pilot in 'Tahiti looks nice' 1970s TV ad for Cussons Imperial Leather soap?

Traveller quiz: Who is the pilot in 'Tahiti looks nice' 1970s TV ad?

As Tim Cook hones Apple's smartphone design, what will the next iPhone look like?

Has iPhone's weight loss finally plateaued?

COMMENT
Adam Turner

The fundamental nature of lithium batteries means the potential for 'thermal runaway' is always there.

Why your phone is a ticking time bomb

Alex Cranz

dq7

Review: Fixing the past to save the present in Dragon Quest VII

Tim Biggs

pac-man

Latest Pac-Man game breaks the rules

Kotaku

The Galaxy S7 Edge, which debuted in March.

Does S7 Edge have battery problem too?

Jon Swartz

Mazda MX-5 US road trip.

One in a million

Andrew MacLean

Mazda hopes Australian car fans will turn to the Mazda6.

Mazda chasing Aussie car refugees

David McCowen

2016 Audi A4 Allroad.

Driven: Audi A4 allroad

Peter McKay

The car offers a choice of four cylinder petrol or diesel engines.

Volvo's SUV alternative

David McCowen

2016 Holden Spark.

What little runabout should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2016 Mercedes-Benz E350d.

Driven: Mercedes-Benz E350d

Andrew MacLean

Marquee match: Quade Cooper played just about his best game as a Wallaby number 10 in Brisbane last weekend.

A win is a win, but Wallabies backline still needs work

COMMENT
Spiro Zavos

Josh Hodgson of the Raiders runs the ball against the Cronulla Sharks.

Hodgson and Austin fit for Raiders Panthers semi

David Polkinghorne
1 hr ago

Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, pauses between points against Illya Marchenko, of Ukraine, during the U.S. Open tennis ...

Hayne, Hayson, Kyrgios? Yawn. Wake me up when the footy starts

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Holding court: Eddie Hayson held a bizarre hour-long media conference on Thursday.

Why Hayson needs to stop hanging around footballers

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios' cheeky shot at Djokovic after Davis Cup win

Michael Chammas
1 hr ago

Rapid rise: Nathan Cleary has proved to be pretty unflappable in the Panthers' No.7 jersey.

Nathan Cleary opens up on his rapid rise at the Panthers

Adrian Proszenko

Stepping down: Joe Kelly, left, with Daly Cherry-Evans.

Joe Kelly resigns as Manly Sea Eagles CEO

Adrian Proszenko

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

Hayson denies he used O'Sullivan info for bets

Chris Barrett

Shark alarm: Cronulla are NRL's most penalised team.

The tactic the NRL must stop

Roy Masters

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

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

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