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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, ...

Turnbull ditches coolness for first-ever UN address

55 mins ago

Compared to the June quarter 2015, housing affordability improved
across the country.

'Crisis levels': Dire warning on soaring home prices

Malcolm Roberts on The Project

Hanson senator shocks hosts on The Project with Waleed Aly claim

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Stubbornly uninformed Trump is confused

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

First home buyers may have to rethink their dreams when looking for an affordable city property.

(Almost) impossible task: affordable house within 15km from CBD

52 mins ago

SMH News story by, Lucy Cormack . Photo shows, Patrick Sidoti, is a 25 year old video producer living in a household of ...

What the average Sydney household spends on groceries

1 hr ago

How scientists read fragile biblical scroll without unrolling it

25 mins ago

ANZ takes $145m hit after settling legal dispute with Oswals

6 mins ago

Rudd hits back at Turnbull in a battle that will never end

ANALYSIS

Pester power and pyjamas power Premier sales past $1 billion

29 mins ago

World's top university toppled after six years as No.1

Ivana Clonaridis.

Centrelink started demanding money a month after Ivana died

Stevie Wonder and Hollywood divorce attorney Laura Wasser.

Jolie lawyer's client list reads like the Hollywood Walk of Fame

COMMENT

Empty seats: Do airlines cancel a flight at the very last minute if too few passengers show up?

What's the real reason why airlines fly half-empty planes?

19 mins ago

Kate Symons, showing the enhancing effects of Snapchat's butterfly halo

The ugly side of Snapchat's butterfly filter

LEMONADE
Old-fashioned lemonade ($5) is made from scratch, the juice of fresh lemons mixed with a raw sugar syrup, ...

Easy ways to make water more delicious and less boring

1 hr ago

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'Avengers' assemble for a political statement

A glasshouse studio above a boat house in Ontario, Canada.

Seven beautiful and unique glass houses around the world

Peter FitzSimons photographed at Fairfax Studio, ODI on March 13, 2012. SHD photo by Marco Del Grande

Sell Hayne and Folau and buy, buy, buy women's sport

ANZ settles high-profile dispute with Oswals

11:35AM

Can $A break to new yearly high?

11:23AM

Dastyari donor steps down from university post

11:20AM

Exclusive first look at SMH stories

Patronage on Sydney Trains' network is growing at about 8 per cent a year.

More Sydney trains scheduled as passengers numbers surge

Matt O'Sullivan

How HP blocked the use of cheap ink cartridges

Esther Han

Dumped: $55m reading program used in 960 schools doesn't work

Eryk Bagshaw

Monsignor John Usher gives evidence at the royal commission.

Senior church figures under police investigation, inquiry told

Rachel Browne

A redback spider.

Redback spider discovery not for the faint-hearted

Marcus Strom

Image of the man police say may be able to assist with inquiries.

Man in wheelchair allegedly robbed at Sydney train station

Court.

Amirah Droudis' alibi witness provides conflicting accounts

Melanie Kembrey

Tiahleigh Palmer was in foster care when she was allegedly murdered by her foster father Richard Thorburn.

Accused murderer operated family day care until April

QLD

Brayden O'Hara, from the Albury Tigers, was filmed appearing to urinate into the premiership cup.

AFL players in hot water over lewd Mad Monday behaviour

VIC

Census 2016.

Five things we now know about the census

EXCLUSIVE
Matt Wade

Matthew Bruce, one of two brothers who bashed a man outside a Chapel Street nightclub.

Man bashed after believing he was racially abused: court

VIC

Malcolm Turnbull with then prime minister Kevin Rudd in March 2010.

Turnbull accuses Rudd of 'biggest policy failure' in Australia

Mark Kenny

Time to move on from Labor 'corruption of Gonski': Minister

Matthew Knott

States urged to introduce targets to tackle spiralling incarceration rates

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says, 'calmly and soberly', that housing affordability is at 'crisis levels'.

Labor's blunt prediction of a housing crisis

James Massola

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill and Kevin Rudd sign an agreement over asylum seekers in July 2013.

Rudd lashes 'concocted' Turnbull reason to block UN ambition

ANALYSIS
Daniel Flitton

School children walk by as heavily armed members of a police anti-gang force search men in El Salvador.

The 'triangle of death' Australian-bound refugees are fleeing

HOSPITAL 040304 AFR PHOTO BY VIRGINIA STAR Generic pic of a doctor with a stethoscope in hospital , medical , medicare , ...

Australians pay thousands more for private health cover

The strain of the E. coli bacteria.

Countries unite against superbugs scurge

People jump off a boat moments before it overturns off the Libyan coast, in May.

Boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump applauds as he is introduced by boxing promoter Don King.

Don King says black people 'need Trump'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, last year.

North Korea accidentally reveals it has just 28 websites

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Stress. The real reason our extraordinary low rate of Newstart is dangerous

Peter Martin

Not seeing the light – married churchgoers Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull.

Turnbull's weakness on display with same-sex marriage

Julie Szego

Ivanka Trump speaking at the Republican National Convention.

Trump's human shield is taking damage herself

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

Smiggle's bright colours and clever marketing have captured the tween market.

Premier breaks through $1 billion with PJs and pester power

29 mins ago

Investors in equities have reacted positively to the Fed's decision to hold rates steady.

Markets Live: Central bank boost

Live
1 hr ago

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, as they prepared for their speech on Wednesday announcing their new goal: ...

Zuckerberg and Chan's $4b pledge to end all disease

Pankaj and Radhika Oswal were seeking $2.5 billion.

ANZ settles $2.5 billion legal dispute with Oswals

7 mins ago

Can $A break to new yearly high?

19 mins ago

Andrew Mackenzie pays the price for a poor year

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

OrotonGroup's return to luxury brand roots pays off

1 hr ago

The secret to a good marriage: Keep small financial secrets

1 hr ago

First home buyers may have to rethink their dreams when looking for an affordable city property.

Bargain homes you can buy for under $750,000 in the city

Kate Burke
52 mins ago

Update your kitchen with these tips.

15 kitchen updates that won’t hurt your hip pocket

A glasshouse studio above a boat house in Ontario, Canada.

Seven unique glass houses from around the world

Pauline Morrissey

It's time to rethink the Great Australian Dream, says Minister Rob Stokes.

Each house could be replaced by five terraces, minister says

Kate Burke, Jennifer Duke

Listowel, in Woollahra, was built in 1933.

Woollahra trophy home sold between old boys breaks suburb record

Lucy Macken

We used to think 60 or 70 was old age, but what if you still had one third of your life left to live?

Could you work until the age of 80? Get ready, it could be the new norm

Performance Matters

SilverKris Lounge, Sydney.

Six of the best business class lounges in the country

High Flyer

Howard and Gillian Tuxworth, with their children Harry and Molly, at the Collingwood home the Victorian government ...

What you can do if you're facing compulsory acquisition

Christine Long

If it's true love, like Wesley and Princess Buttercup in The Princess Bride, you might want to consider putting assets ...

The Money guide to shacking up with your partner

Melissa Browne

Work, unhappy, woman, misery, office, worker

How workers cope with shattered office morale

Tony Featherstone

David Poxon's start-up company, Velvet, allows people to sell their unused internet data to others nearby via Wi-Fi.

Aussie entrepreneur's plan to sell unused data

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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John Kerry calls out Russia

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Malcolm Roberts said what about Waleed Aly?

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Which are the worldâs top universities?

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US senator eviscerates Wells Fargo CEO

Illustration Matt Davidson

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Sept 22

transparent

Catch up on Transparent ahead of Season 3 on 24th September.

Adventure Time

Season 3 of cult classic Adventure Time now streaming

m&s

Exposing the history of lingerie

Advertiser Content

nswgov

Healthy employees save you money

Advertiser Content

LIU

Directors facing more personal liabilities

Advertiser Content

Angus Young is the only remaining original member of AC/DC but is he pulling the strings?

Could AC/DC become the Wiggles of rock 'n' roll?

COMMENT
Bernard Zuel

'The weak get weeded out': Carlos explains Darwin's theory of evolution in the season debut of <i>The Bachelorette</i>.

Bachelorette hopeful brings the bling - then gets dumped

Michael Lallo
58 mins ago

Robert Downey Jr lead the cast of The Avengers in the new ad.

'Avengers' call out 'racist, abusive coward' Trump

Libby Hill
54 mins ago

Adele is also in the top 10 first dance tunes with <i>Make You Feel My Love</i>.

Just what Brangelina need: 2 hours of misery from Adele

Bernard Zuel
27 mins ago

Sacha_1936.NEF Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden in the film Snowden.?

Hero or traitor? How Snowden has changed US politics

Paul Byrnes

Burke Ramsey being interviewed by Dr Phil.

Lawyer for JonBenet Ramsey family vows to sue CBS

Keith Coffman

Emily Blunt as Rachel Watson in <i>The Girl on the Train</i>.

Emily Blunt 'too beautiful' for new movie role

Ebony Bowden

Riding shotgun with Bruce Springsteen in his new memoir Born To Run is long, ecstatic, exhausting, filled with peaks and ...

Springsteen's new memoir is part seance and part keg party

Dwight Garner

Nigel Helyer and John Drummond's Heavy Metal turns a painting by Arthur Boyd into a musical instrument.

What does an Arthur Boyd painting sound like?

Andrew Taylor

Former prime minister Gough Whitlam and Director of the Australian National Gallery James Mollison in front of Blue ...

Australia's most controversial investment goes on display

Latika Bourke

Playwight Nakkiah Lui. 15th September 2016. Photo: Steven Siewert

Nakkiah Lui puts Q&A under the spotlight in Power Plays

Elissa Blake

Hopes of an amicable divorce between Pitt and Jolie is in doubt.

Amicable divorce for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in doubt

Amy Croffey

Kate Symons, showing the enhancing effects of Snapchat's butterfly halo

The ugly side of Snapchat's 'pretty' filter

Kate Symons

"We always said 'I love you'. But we would also say, 'I like you'. That second part was just as important."

It's not enough to love your spouse, you have to like them

Melissa Gould

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Four reasons why Brangelina's split is not a surprise

Lisa Bonos

Susan Carland in her Sunday Life shoot.

I envy those who come into Islam from the outside, like Susan Carland

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Stablemate: E! also make <i>Keeping Up With The Kardashians</i>, the world's most successful reality television show.

Kim Kardashian takes out full page ad in New York Times

Jenny Noyes

Kendall Jenner in the ballet-inspired shoot for Vogue Espana.

Criticism of Kendall Jenner's Vogue video goes too far

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Brad Pitt and George Clooney attend the west coast premiere of "8" at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on March 3, 2012 in Los ...

'Wow': George Clooney learns of Brangelina split from reporter

Mary Ward

Loneliness: Some people are more inclined to feel it.

Why we are predisposed to loneliness

Sarah Berry
1 hr ago

Omega-3s: A fishy story?

Is omega-3 the holy grail of health?

Benjamen Judd

If we use our envy as motivation, it can be positive.

There is an upside of envy

Evelyn Reich

Roast salmon with macadamia and rocket pesto.

Healthy dinner: Roast salmon with macadamia pesto

Adam Liaw

Expect cocktails and cool interiors at Kittyhawk.

The CBD is back! Sydney city is the hottest new spot to eat or drink

Bonnie Sutherland
1 hr ago

Chicken and chickpea stew.

Adam Liaw's slow-cooker recipe for chicken and chickpea stew

Adam Liaw

Researchers say intelligence genes come from a child's mother.

Proof that children really do inherit intelligence from their mothers

Mara Wilson, as a child actor and as she is now.

Where Matilda's Mara Wilson is now - in her own words

Amy Kaufman
1 hr ago

You don't want to mess with Zoe.

Feisty fifth-grader shuts down boy who can't keep his hands to himself

Cat Rodie

Empty seats: Do airlines cancel a flight at the very last minute if too few passengers show up?

What's the real reason why airlines fly half-empty planes?

Michael Gebicki
19 mins ago

Cape Town's iconic Camps Bay beach.

The amazing destination no one cares about

Ben Groundwater

Vlogger Casey Neistat discovers the joy of flying first class on Emirates.

What happens when a vlogger gets upgraded to $27,800 first-class seat

China's Tiangong-1 is heading back to Earth.

Space station to hit Earth in 2017

Ben Guarino

Ancient text unfurled.

How to read a biblical scroll without unrolling

Rachel Feltman
25 mins ago

Four three-pronged structures off the coast of Itu Aba, as seen on Google Earth.

Taiwan wants Google to blur out new South China Sea facilities

Inventor Ric Richardson.

One-click system could change web transactions

Andrew Colley
53 mins ago

Biological anthropologist Michael Westaway from Griffith University obtains a saliva sample from Thanakwith elder Thomas ...

Aborigines confirmed as first Australians: DNA

Pallavi Singhal

Apple is reportedly in talks for a stake in British supercar maker McLaren.

Will Apple buy McLaren?

Audi Q2

Audi confirms Q2 details for Australia

Andrew MacLean
59 mins ago

The Ford Ranger will get a performance upgrade from the new Tickford operation.

Tickford returns to build fast Fords

Stephen Ottley
55 mins ago

Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse All Terrain; Outdoor; 2016; Exterieur: designo hyazinthrot metallic // Mercedes-Benz E-Class All ...

Benz reveals E-Class All-Terrain

Daniel DeGasperi

Holden Colorado Space Cab 4x4

Tested: Holden Colorado Space Cab

Mark Short

Ford Coupe Utility

We drive the original Ford Ute

David Morley

Of the AFL preliminary finalists, the Giants have the smallest membership base.

Give leftover GWS tickets to rival members: fans

Ronny Lerner

On the move: Susan Pettitt.

Swifts lose Green, Pettitt to new NSW team

16 mins ago

Joe Mennie is among the bowlers who have the opportunity to make a name for themselves in South Africa.

South Africa tour offers new star opportunities

On the rise: Australia's rugby sevens women celebrate their Olymnpic gold in Rio.

Sell Hayne and Folau and buy, buy, buy women's sport

Peter FitzSimons

All the latest sports news as it happens.

SportsDay Live: Messi ruptures groin, as City set United date

Bobo of Sydney FC contests the ball with Matthew Lewis of Blacktown City on Wednesday night.

Bobo propels Sydney FC into FFA semis

The Swans' Kieren Jack celebrates one of his three goals in the win against Geelong in round 16.

Cats will use extra space of the MCG to advantage

Opposition Analyst
1 hr ago

Joe Barakat watches pupils from Hurlstone Agricultural High School during his time with the Waratahs.

Force lure Barakat home from Europe

Georgina Robinson
1 hr ago

Not biting: Shane Flanagan.

Stuart's attack not on us: Flanagan

52 mins ago

Hot water: Greg Bird.

Hoffman to leave Titans, Bird could be next

UPDATED
Adrian Proszenko

Shark for life: Wade Graham.

First Gallen now another star wants to be Shark for life

Adam Pengilly

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