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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Minister for Human Services Stuart Robert during House of Representatives question ...

Turnbull MP in new donations scandal

Adam Gartrell, Amy Remeikis

Those who sat in on the 12-week trial have described it as the worst case of child abuse they have heard.

Abused sisters kept apart for years as they sought justice

Mike Baird should ignore the concerted campaign against the proposed ban on greyhound racing.

A message to Mike Baird: stay strong on greyhounds

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

A video image shows a suspect wanted by the authorities regarding the shooting.

More confirmed dead as gunman on the run after shooting in US mall

Jade Guven and Savas Guven whose renovation has been objected to by Travers Duncan and blocked by Mosman Council.

Controversial miner calls in the lawyers over couple's dream home

The NSW town of Forbes.

'Starting to realise this is serious' as water rises in evacuated town

'Move to that country': Pauline Hanson's advice to same-sex couples

Paradise lost: The dark side of Byron Bay

Corbyn survives 'coup' to stay leader of Britain's Labour Party

1 hr ago

We only have ourselves to blame for high credit card interest rates

COMMENT
Peter Martin

'I thought he was a friend': fraudster's elaborate trail

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

DIGICAM 001 prh990629.001.002.jpg...Pic by Paul Harris. Pic shows Australia Tibet Council Bilateral Human Rights/ China ...

Lawyer lauded as a hero despite sex abuse claims

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt married in France, overshadowing Aniston's latest movie release.

Divorce news is big news, as Brangelina will learn the hard way

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Dan Mac and Jim Finn of Art vs Science play near the shuttered Exchange Hotel on Oxford Street to protest against ...

'The place is just dead here': Musicians flee from lockout laws

Josh Hodgson of the Raiders is challenged by his opponents.

Storm survive late Raiders flourish for NRL final return

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How to extend a holiday high

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Melbourne Storm book final date with Cronulla Sharks

"The relationship between the client and the tattooist at this level is sacred," says photographer Kip Fulbeck. Tattoo ...

The stigma of the full-body tattoo

Giving it everything: Lachie Hunter of the Bulldogs is tackled by Tom Scully of the Giants.

Heartbreak for Giants as Bulldogs end 50-year drought

Could you pass a test on your mobile phone ...

12:18AM

Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as leader of Britain's ...

12:08AM

Canberra Raiders lose to Melbourne Storm but not ...

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3 Bronte Marine Drive, Bronte

Bronte time capsule sells for $1.35 million over reserve

Stephen Nicholls

SHD AUCTION - 1801 A/27-31 Belmore St, Burwood. Saturday 24th September 2016. Photograph by James Brickwood. SHD DOMAIN ...

Flashy Burwood penthouse sets suburb record

Anita Balalovski

1178 Botany Road, Botany: A covered deck gives way to a level lawn with a feature fire pit.

Sydney suburb once a holiday destination now a city gateway

38 Gilpin Street,?Camperdown

Old butcher's shop reborn as inner-city designer home

Kate Farrelly

Urban Taskforce chief executive Chris Johnson believes Sydney will have to transform suburbs like Liverpool into ...

Sydney's potential housing lots nearing capacity

Kate Burke, Jennifer Duke

Lauren

Lauren joins top teachers whisked overseas before they even graduate

Kelsey Munro

The $1 million campaign against hospital privatisation

EXCLUSIVE

Man charged with murder after body found at Sydney home

Han Nguyen

Ambulance

16-year-old girl critical after being hit by two cars

Han Nguyen

SMH News story by, Kate McClymont. Dr Stephen Larkin pictured leaving the Downing Centre , after appearing in court. ...

Serial fraudster Stephen Larkin's elaborate trail of deception

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

A local consortium has made a proposal for Ausgrid.

Local consortium lodges proposal for Ausgrid lease

Sean Nicholls

Jailed: Former Marist brother Darcy O'Sullivan, also known as Brother Dominic, in 2014.

Ex-Marist brother jailed for 'opportunistic' preying on boys

Melanie Kembrey

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Sally Beattie (left) is gay however she worked at a Catholic education office and ...

Hidden human cost of faith-based hiring

VIC

The report says everyone starting a job in a Commonwealth agency get schooled in the issues around domestic violence.

Woman played dead in pool of her own blood to stay alive

QLD

A prison guard has been suspended after an inmate became pregnant at Bandyup Womens' Prison.

Calls for prisoner-guard sex to be outlawed after pregnancy case

WA

This image of Tiahleigh Palmer was released in the search for the missing schoolgirl.

Tiahleigh's foster father kept a dark secret, police allege

Megan Levy

Advocates say it is a myth that large corporate donations will prop up the "yes" campaign for gay marriage.

Corporate cash for same-sex marriage a 'myth', say advocates

Michael Koziol

Blame all around as Bureau deflects Census 2016 criticism

Peter Martin

Lacking a Plan B, Turnbull will need Shorten

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

John Smyth, director and secretary of Children's Future and previously the secretary of the Galston branch of the ...

Liberals behind same-sex marriage misinformation campaign

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Education Minister Simon Birmingham has accused the states of 'political chest-beating' over their post-Gonski complaints.

Post-Gonski school funding talks off to fiery start

Labor's new national secretary Noah Carroll.

ALP appoints Victorian party boss to steer next campaign

Labor's Richard Marles: "We have got to see leadership from our government."

'Lack of leadership': Labor links Dutton to anti-Muslim sentiment

Jeremy Corbyn MP gives the thumbs up to supporters after being announced as the leader of the Labour Party on the eve of ...

Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as leader of Britain's Labour Party

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Mattea Twinn marches with her 3-year-old son, Khalil Khang in downtown Chicago in solidarity with the tribes fighting to ...

Tribes unite to block North Dakota pipeline

Dozens of Cubans camped outside Mexico's embassy in Quito , Ecuador, in June, appealing for help in reaching the United ...

Costa Rica 'gets 100-plus migrants a day'

Oscar Wilde

Britain recognises six sites of gay history significance

In 10 years the average low-rate card charge has gone from 10.8 per cent to 12.7 per cent.

Why credit card interest rates are so high

COMMENT
Peter Martin

End times: The questions raised by this split are profound.

The demise of Brangelina is the beginning of the end

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Mike Baird should ignore the concerted campaign against the proposed ban on greyhound racing.

A message to Mike Baird: stay strong on greyhounds

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Reserve Bank independence a tick for a resilient economy

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Could this be our new home?

Elon Musk looks to Mars as Earthbound businesses hit a snag

Dana Hull

Hands-on: Pana chocolate production.

How organic vegan chocolate went mainstream

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

'Cross the line and you are out for life.'

Better call Sol: The king of Australia's cash registers

Why we trust Uber drivers but not banks

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

How the planets fell out of alignment for BBY

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Baby Boomers prepare to support children for decades

Twitter surges amid takeover talk

Little Creatures first can.

Top tinnies: 12 cans of beer that crush the competition

Fine Drinks

Custom motorbike builders from around Australia will showcase their trophy bikes at the fifth annual Deus Boundless ...

The cool custom cult which stretches from Bondi to Bali

Lifestyle

Lachlan Macquarie modified Spanish coins to create Holey Dollars, Australia's first coins.

'A fascinating coin': Macquarie's Holey Dollars showcased online

James Cockington

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Superannuation compromise fair and logical

COMMENT
Daryl Dixon

Sprinkle can handle shifting water restrictions.

'Crappy sprinkler systems' inspires invention

Work, unhappy, woman, misery, office, worker

How workers cope with shattered office morale

Tony Featherstone

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Swans stars fire to sink Cats

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Cronulla book spot in the NRL Grand Final

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Australian World Orchestra comes home

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ASX closes on a high

BROADHURST; 980911; SMH SPORT 12/9; PHOTO ROBERT PEARCE; PHOTO SHOWS MANLY'S MARK BROADHURST (L) AND NEWTOWN'S STEVE ...

Rewind - Football finals

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

Adventure Time

Season 3 of cult classic Adventure Time now streaming

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Exposing the history of lingerie

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Aptamil

Ten activities to aid toddler development

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LIU

Directors facing more personal liabilities

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High body count in remake of The Magnificent Seven in which Chris Pratt plays a wise cracking card shark.

It's not terrible but . . . : The verdict on The Magnificent Seven

Paul Byrnes

"You've got to get the laksa," Ella Hooper says at Old Raffles in Collingwood.

Killing Heidi star on rock fame at 13: "I'd write on the school bus"

Martin Boulton

Glee wrapped up with many happy endings, except for the loss of star Cory Monteith.

Glee producer reveals behind-the-scenes tensions on hit series

Michael Idato

Dan Mac and Jim Finn of Art vs Science play near the shuttered Exchange Hotel on Oxford Street to protest against ...

Sydney musicians flee lockout laws for Melbourne

Peter Munro

Paz Lenchantin (left) has replaced Kim Deal as the Pixies' new bassist.

Whatever the f . . . ! Pixies' Frank Black on making new music

Andrew Stafford

Farhad Darya wants to spread positive messages through music.

They call him Afghan Elvis and the Taliban are no fans of his

Annabel Ross

Jeffrey Tambor as Maura.

Transparent creator hints at what's next for Tambor's Maura

Michael Idato

Some of the cast of the West Wing will reunite to campaign on behalf of Hillary Clinton in Ohio this weekend.

West Wing stars reunite to endorse Hillary Clinton in Ohio

Amy Croffey

"The relationship between the client and the tattooist at this level is sacred," says photographer Kip Fulbeck. Tattoo ...

The stigma of the full body tattoo

Elissa Blake

Jolly Japes! The Famous Five go to Dorset.

Jolly Japes and Ices make return to Enid Blyton books

COMMENT
Richard Glover

Composer Elena Kats-Chernin. Summer Herald. 12th of december 2013 Photo: Jacky Ghossein

Our finest composer on the "magic from my fingers"

Lissa Christopher

Jennifer Aniston - a symbol for the scorned.

How Jennifer Aniston became a symbol for spurned lovers

Amy Croffey

Karl Stefanovic and wife Cassandra photographed together in 2012. He has long credited her as the foundation on which he ...

Strictly business for Karl Stefanovic and Co.

Andrew Hornery

Models walks the runway at the Top Shop Unique show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2016/2017 on ...

Three looks to try from London Fashion Week

Stephanie Darling

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24: Oliver Curtis' wife Roxy Jackenko leaves St James after her husband was sentenced to 2 ...

Roxy Jacenko catches up with ex while husband is away

Andrew Hornery

Entering adulthood can be unpleasant.

Eight freakouts it's totally OK to have in your early 20s

McKenzie Maxson

THE GREAT: There's so much happening here, but I'm on board with all of it. Emily Blunt's Alexander McQueen gown is ...

Emily Blunt makes busy beautiful on the red carpet

Terry Jones (left)

Monty Python actor diagnosed with dementia

Gigi Hadid after the Max Mara show.

Gigi Hadid fights off man who lifted her off the ground in Milan

Like your coffee black and bitter? Watch out.

What your diet says about your personality

Work issues: woman overloaded with stuff at work

Stress can erase the benefits of your healthful diet

Melissa Healy

Experts say being overweight or obese is not a hopeless situation.

Don't blame your genes for your weight: study

Sarah Berry

Reynold Poernomo's impressive chocolate mousse dessert.

Ex-Masterchef maestro, Reynold Poernomo's chocolate mousse plus his cheesecake recipe

Reynold Poernomo

No carb beef and zucchini lasagna

7 fool-proof recipes to cook this week (including carb-free lasagne)

Fine apple tart at Butcher and the Farmer.

All aboard for Rozelle Tramsheds' new food ventures

Scott Bolles

Baby Madeline is a fan of her big new friend.

Proof that grandparents can't be trusted to buy presents

Cat Rodie

Katie and Dalton Prager on the their wedding day.

Real-life 'The Fault in Our Stars' wife dies five days after her husband

Ariane Beeston

Daily Juice Co confirms that as of August 2016, they have ceased production of SunnyBoy ice blocks.

SunnyBoy ice blocks are gone forever, Zooper Doopers survive the cut

Ariane Beeston

Guests can transfer to Sangoma by helicopter.

Adults-only luxury retreat opens in the Blue Mountains

Sheriden Rhodes

The North Star capsule observation deck on board the billion-dollar mega-liner.

Twenty amazing ships that are set to change the world

Sally Macmillan

Letters: Don't tell me what I cannot wear when I travel

Apple's tiny Lightning to 3.5mm audio adaptor bundled with the iPhone 7.

How is iPhone 7's headphone adapter?

Adam Turner

More than 500 million user details had been stolen from Yahoo.

Have a Yahoo account? Here's what to do

Hayley Tsukayama

The conservation team, pictured, found a fragment of <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i> from 1883 inside this sunfish.

SMH stuffed in massive fish in 1883 still there, found by museum

Marcus Strom

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Tokyo police dealing with Pokemon GO chaos

Kotaku

First-round bids for the company's main web assets are due April 11, a person with knowledge of the matter said last week.

500m users hit in 'biggest breach ever'

Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro

The (tyre) burning question

Andrew MacLean

The 2017 Holden Equinox will replace the Captiva.

Holden Equinox replaces Captiva

Stephen Ottley

Mad Max Falcons

Driven: The most famous Falcon

David Morley

Hyundai will reveal more about its N Performance arm at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Hyundai's VW Golf GTI fighter

David McCowen

2016 Mini John Cooper Works Convertible.

First drive: Mini Convertible JCW

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen has been told it faces "serious consequences" in a court case filed by the ACCC

VW lashed for "playing games" in court

David McCowen

Dominant: Marika Koroibete of the Storm breaks through a tackle.

Sin bin swings game as Storm survive late Raiders flourish

Michael Chammas

"I want to make history": Matt Prior and Chad Townsend celebrate with Andrew Fifita on Friday night.

Fifita has no regrets about his support for one-punch killer

Michael Chammas

Giving it everything: Lachie Hunter of the Bulldogs is tackled by Tom Scully of the Giants.

GWS Giants miss out on grand final berth

James Buckley

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 23: Kieran Foran of the Eels makes a break during the round 11 NRL match between the Parramatta ...

Foran's ex-partner could be key witness

Danny Weidler

Tumultuous year: Former Parramatta star Kieran Foran.

The 10 biggest storylines of the NRL season

Phil Lutton

Superstar forward: Lance Franklin.

Ireland: Buddy deal doesn't need a flag for justification

Jon Pierik

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Will Genia of Australia is congratulated by team mates after crossing for a try during ...

Wallabies overseas tour a great chance for team to bond

Tom Decent

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: James Maloney of the Sharks is tackled during the NRL Preliminary Final match between ...

Maloney an outstanding footballer – not just lucky charm

Phil Gould

A work in progress: Former Gold Coast and South Sydney forward Paul Carter works on a building site in Bronte.

Carter rebuilding his life and his NRL career

Adrian Proszenko

New deal: Kieran Foran.

Why Foran struggled to say no to Bulldogs

Adrian Proszenko

Chad Townsend.

Townsend holds no grudges over demotion

Michael Chammas

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