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The Save Our Sirus sign that lights up at night.

Inside Sydney's most controversial apartment building

Melanie Kembrey
1 hr ago

Lance Franklin kicked four the last time these two sides met.

Buddy strikes early in Swans do-or-die match against the Crows

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Skylar Dore, the former police chief of Jonesville, La., was fired after he posted a profane message on Facebook ...

Police chief's ugly social media rant divides small American town

Auctioneer Damian Cooley selling 3 Sardinia Place, Birchgrove.

Property red hot again as auction clearance rate bounces back

The penalty regime in Australia needs to be far harsher

Counting the cost of our big banks breaking bad

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Adele Ferguson

Julian Leeser delivers his first speech at Parliament House on Wednesday.

Deep impact: Amid ugly claims, one new MP told a different story

The new divorce nasty: 'Slogging it out' over public v private schools

When you think about the Wallabies, one word comes to mind

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Matthew Burke

'That was the point where we knew 100 per cent, he's our man'

How Scientology waged war on Kidman's marriage to Cruise

He's no Terminator: Malcolm Turnbull's secret Senate weapon

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Sekope Kepu of the Wallabies runs the ball during the Rugby Championship match between ...

Wallabies off to a brutal start against Pumas

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Lelani Latu of the Panthers is tackled at GIO Stadium.

Raiders hold advantage over Panthers in Canberra

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CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Julian Savea of New Zealand scores a try against Bryan Habana of South Africa ...

All Blacks swat aside Springboks

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Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner pose backstage at the Marc Jacobs Spring 2017 fashion show.

Designer calls haters 'narrow minded' for dreadlocks backlash

Cricket's biggest sledge: Please, he got runs on an absolute road

Blind soccer's 'Paralympic Pele' stuns fans

10 cool things to try in Apple's iOS 10

Actor Mel Gibson, right and Rosalind Ross pose for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony at the 69th ...

Mel Gibson expecting ninth child

Trump once again hints at violence against ...

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A look inside Sydney's most controversial building

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Former Manly forward takes Sea Eagles to court ...

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The successful bidder, Robert, and his family celebrate after the auction.

Retired couple buy one-bedroom apartment for $1.51 million

Antony Lawes
1 hr ago

An artist's impression of a penthouse in The Artisan at Centennial Park.

Suburbs where it's almost impossible to buy a new apartment

Stephen Nicholls

'We wanted to prove we could do it': Dea Jolly's home renovation

Oh là là: A sophisticated French-style semi in Queens Park

Kate Farrelly

Investor Jenny Jang believes Ultimo is the next investor hot spot.

Investors back with a bang as demand in Sydney surges

Sue Williams

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Hillsong United, the youth worship band of Hillsong Church, feature in the new movie.

Rockumentary from most famous band you've never heard of

Nick O'Malley

Motorcyclist killed after collision with truck in CBD

Man stabbed outside cafe on shopping strip

Phoebe Moloney

The Sydney Running Festival will cause havoc on Sydney's major roads on Sunday.

Running festival road closures to cause chaos for Sydney drivers

The truth about our education system

Kelsey Munro

One in five Australian children are overweight or obese.

Obesity new normal for kids: Issue even doctors are getting wrong

Wagga has been hit by flooding with a further "burst" of rain expected this weekend.

More rain to follow major flooding in NSW, Victoria

Buffy Ashley of 'Grey Hounds New Beginnings' sits with Dakota during the RSPCA Big Adopt Out at the RNA Showgrounds.

Thousands join quest to find new homes for greyhounds

Cameron Atfield

Sean Davison and his mother Patricia in Kathmandu in 2001, to celebrate her 80th birthday.

'You murdered our mother': Email that brought family undone

Peter Munro

Annabelle Chen and one of the tiles found inside the suitcase dropped at the Fremantle Traffic Bridge.

Body-in-suitcase woman was big time gambler at casino

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Michael Mucci: cartoon / illo / ...

Public v private: the rise in parents splitting up over schools

Malarndirri McCarthy, Ken Wyatt, Linda Burney, Pat Dodson and Jacqui Lambie at Parliament House.

In historic gathering, nation’s Indigenous MPs reject hate

Fergus Hunter

The dark side of Australia's border protection success

Michael Gordon

Conroy quietly exits politics for expected business role

Heath Aston, Fergus Hunter

Stephen Conroy with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in 2015.

Hardman's soft exit could leave Bill Shorten exposed

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Former communications minister, Labor senator Stephen Conroy is believed to be one of the people being raided.

Stephen Conroy: the Right's man of political intrigue

Outgoing Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 Brigadier Kathryn Campbell, CSC, left, with incoming Deputy Commander ...

Women may soon have clean sweep in defence and foreign affairs

Julian Leeser: young fogey and constitution lover

Residents of Bukit Duri, on the banks of the Ciliwung river are fighting to be able to stay.

Proud slum residents fight eviction from Ciliwung river bank

Jewel Topsfield

Eddie Braun did what Evel Knievel couldn't.

Daredevil powers rocket over US canyon

Anti-migrant graffiti on a rubbish bin in downtown Budapest.

Hungarian migrant referendum off to a 'xenobophic' start

Helen Womack

This illustration shows a glowing stream of material from a star, disrupted as it was being devoured by a supermassive ...

Black holes caught swalling stars and burping energy back up

A mandate, a mandate, my kingdom for a mandate

Peter Hartcher

Food is the universal Western obsession, and not because we're short of it.

Be a good egg and make dinner for everyone

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Hells Angels motorcyle gang members have to be careful with whom they mix.

What you may have missed this week

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

The money men: Guy Debelle and Philip Lowe.

Meet the odd couple who'll be running our central bank

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Volatility returned to global markets last week in ...

Global stocks slip as oil hits multi-week lows

How Gina Rinehart could help create 25,000 start-ups

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Yes, people did queue outside Apple stores around the world to get their hands on the latest iPhones. But it was a far ...

The Apple store line is dying

Barf and the beautiful: beneath the dust of mining in the Pilbara

Brendan Foster

Is the power of king coal overstated?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

ATO investigates 35 e-commerce companies

Counting the cost of banks breaking bad

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

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

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

The best way to give property to your children

George Cochrane

This huge trend in start ups continues apace

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Joji Felicitas Pantoja speaks in an inclusive business conference.

The best country in the world for women social entrepreneurs

Iggy Azalea shows patriotism

Tintin and the rocker: meet the incoming RBA bosses

Merrin: Penrith's belief growing

When magpies attack

Theda Station's Megan and Brandy Jones rely on the plane to deliver their schoolwork, as well as movies and presents ...

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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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Emmys 2016: who's nominated, who should win and why

Michael Idato
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Edward Albee in Sydney in 2010, aged 83.

Edward Albee: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright dies

Jacqui Taffel

The teenage cast of Gonzo: (DETAILS OF NAMES TO COME)

Boys and porn, in their own words: the facts of modern life

Kylie Northover

Tim Verlinden said he has no plans rekindle his romance with ex Nikki Gogan now that The Bachelor Richie Strahan has ...

Leah Purcell pulls no punches in her play The Drovers Wife

Elissa Blake

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

Indigenous model Magnolia Maymuru was the first Indigenous woman from a traditional community to become a finalist in ...

Is this the end of Aussie fashion's 'blonde-ocracy'?

Andrew Hornery

North West with mother Kim Kardashian West and Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.

North West finds new direction

Amy Croffey

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

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Netflix's <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Eleven from Stranger Things is a new style icon

Natalie Reilly

WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - MAY 31: Alexa Chung attends Christian Dior showcases its spring summer 2017 cruise collection at ...

How to wear sequins in the daytime

Melissa Singer

And the award for worst feminist goes to ...

Andrew Hornery

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

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

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Kerri Sackville

Miranda Kerr in Harper's Bazaar Australia.

Cleaning up, Malibu Miranda style

Andrew Hornery

Shot of a group of people doing squats in a gym

Understanding the 'cult' of group fitness

Lindy Alexander

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

Five dinners you can make-ahead and freeze

Sophie Gilliatt and Katherine Westwood

Buttermilk fried chicken with hot sauce.

Buttermilk fried chicken and hot sauce recipe

Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy

Pumpkin pie cheesecake recipe

Adam Liaw

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

Addison Quinn, 16, is in search of a weekend job.

Down syndrome teen's letter asking for a job goes viral

Ariane Beeston

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

Himalayan ride 6 - Riding the Friendship Highway, Tibet Must credit?Nomadic Knights ?Iain Crockart

The world's 10 most epic motorcycle rides

David McGonigal

Mantua, View towards Mantua and Lago Inferiore.

Italian city-states where art was used for power and influence

Ute Junker

Welcome to Australia? Customs at Melbourne Airport.

Traveller letters: Melbourne Airport is embarrassingly bad

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

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

Tim Biggs

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

One in a million

Andrew MacLean

Mazda hopes Australian car fans will turn to the Mazda6.

Mazda chasing Aussie car refugees

David McCowen

Driven: Audi A4 allroad

Peter McKay

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

Volvo's SUV alternative

David McCowen

What little runabout should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Driven: Mercedes-Benz E350d

Andrew MacLean

Will Genia dots down under close attention from Tomas Cubelli.

Pumas hit back after Wallabies' flying start in Perth

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Stephen Samuelson
5 mins ago

Joseph Leilua makes a break at GIO Stadium.

Panthers battle to keep season alive against Raiders

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Steve Mascord
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Kyle Cheney of the Crows marks over Gary Rohan of the Swans during the First AFL Semi ...

Swans take on the Crows in AFL finals battle at the SCG

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Larissa Nicholson

Late change: The Cowboys handed an NRL debut to Kalyn Ponga on Friday night despite not naming him in the original squad.

League eyes squad-naming shake-up to beat fixers

Adrian Proszenko

Too easy: Julian Savea goes over to score in the corner.

Rampant All Blacks swat aside Springboks

Richard Knowler
59 mins ago

Talking tactics: John Peers and Sam Groth confer during their doubles match against Andrej Martin and Igor Zelenay of ...

Australia through to Davis Cup world group

Michael Chammas

Dogs board grills Foran on off-field woes

Danny Weidler

What a mighty fine man: Cowboys star Johnathan Thurston hands his headgear to a delighted fan in Townsville.

Epic displayed the best things about our game

COMMENT
Phil Gould

Familiar feeling: Paul Gallen, left, has been on the wrong end of some of Cronulla's most crushing losses.

A history of heartbreak: Sharks' finals woes

Matt Bungard

Foran starts work in retail during NRL hiatus

Adrian Proszenko

Downcast: The Sharks look on in-goal waiting for a conversion attempt by the North Queensland Cowboys during last year's ...

Sharks out for revenge against Cowboys

Adrian Proszenko