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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves to members of the media as she boards her campaign plane in ...

Clinton cashes in as Trump takes a beating on taxes

ANALYSIS

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during debate on the Omnibus Bill at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 14 ...

Politicians are on trial as much as bankers in inquiry

ANALYSIS

Grisly find: The tip where the two legs were discovered.

$16,000 fine after amputated legs dumped at rubbish tip

1 hr ago

Julian Assange during Tuesday's press conference.

Trump backers played as Assange fails to deliver #OctoberSurprise

1 hr ago

Ian Narev CEO of the Commonwealth Bank appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ...

CBA's $12m-a-year man shows who holds the power at banks' grilling

ANALYSIS

haw050212.001.004.jpg Melbourne Lifeline call centre taking a call for help picture wayne hawkins

Lifeline introduces crisis call category for same-sex marriage plebiscite

Anxious parents adding to pressure on specialist waiting lists

Millions of Poles strike against no-exceptions abortion ban plan

Suspended jockey gave Eddie Hayson access to his girlfriend's TAB account

NAB apologises for mobile banking network outage

Andrew Fifita doesn't deserve this shabby treatment

COMMENT
David Leyonhjelm

Maria Sharapova

Sharapova wins partial victory on doping appeal

BREAKING
16 mins ago

Kim Kardashian will grace the June cover of Vogue Australia.

The truth Kim haters should hear

COMMENT

Quickflix.

Quickflix back from the dead on the day Presto's plug is pulled

The tactical batsuit is for when the everyday bat gear just won't cut it.

A Batman film by any other name: how much does the title matter?

Emily Blunt as overweight alcoholic Rachel Watson in the film adaptation of <i>The Girl On The Train</i>.

Blunt slightly miscast in pallid The Girl on the Train adaptation

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Hurricane Matthew bears down on Haiti

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The woman who decides what you'll be wearing next year

Book 2: The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante.

What's the point of exposing a shadowy writer?

Being sacked can cost much more mentally than ...

12:15AM

Trump backers played as WikiLeaks fails to ...

12:05AM

$16,000 fine after amputated legs dumped at ...

11:37PM

Exclusive first look at SMH stories

Various websites, including one run by the government, offer speed tests.

Telcos say consumers have 'unrealistic' internet speed expectations: ACCC

New greyhound injury figures revealed as court challenge begins

Monis may have contracted hit on ex-wife, court told

Salim Mehajer, pictured in November 2015, has been found not guilty of driving while using a mobile phone.

Mehajer doubles his money with $8m property payday

William Maslin is unable to sign up to the internet service provider of his choice.

William's internet shock after signing lease on apartment

Robert Linnane, 49, (right) has been missing since Friday in flood waters in Burcher in Central West NSW.

Boat found but man still missing in NSW floodwaters

Ava Benny-Morrison

Police.

Mosman woman bashed by stranger while walking dog

Surfers in the storm at Kerferd Road Pier.

500 trees down, towns on flood watch after storms lash Victoria

VIC

A St John ambulance rushed to the South West beach.

Shark attack or heart attack? Confusion over triple zero call

WA

A Go Fund Me page was set up for young Eli, who suffered a cardiac arrest after he was bitten by a taipan.

Parents face nervous wait after toddler bitten by deadly snake

QLD

Tax Office accused of designing a fast-track-to-the-sack system for workplace slackers.

Public service prepares to sack the slackers

ACT

A Clinton supporter wears a large Donald Trump head in Saginaw, Michigan.

Clinton acquires spring in step as Trump takes a clobbering

ANALYSIS

Republican vice presidential candidate, Mike Pence.

The issue missing from the US election campaign

Question of temperament: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's manhood under attack on two fronts

ANALYSIS

Dodgy private colleges will be banned from accessing taxpayer funds under the new scheme.

Education scheme scrapped, student loans to be capped

Matthew Knott

An end to the country's largest get-rich-quick scheme

COMMENT
Eryk Bagshaw

Loughnane advising Commonwealth Bank

Fergus Hunter

Ian Narev CEO of the Commonwealth Bank appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ...

Narev, the $12.3m-a-year man, holds the power

ANALYSIS

RSL national president

RSL volunteers share in hundreds of thousands of dollars paid as consulting fees

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Malcolm Turnbull has been urged to the Tax Justice Network to only invest in companies with track records of paying ...

PM backs innovation in latest personal investments

The Prime Minister's annual inquiry into the banks will itself come under scrutiny.

Pollies on trial as much as bankers

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Pakistani Zulfiqar Ali is on death row in Indonesia

Death row prisoners in limbo in Indonesia after unexplained stay of execution

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Australians' fate in hands of scandal-hit Najib government

ANALYSIS
Lindsay Murdoch

A woman carries a hanger to protest against criminalisation of abortion at Castle Square, Warsaw, on Black Monday.

Millions of Polish women go on strike against abortion ban

A map showing the expected wind speeds generated by Hurricane Matthew.

Matthew forecasts worsen, Florida declares state of emergency

Why the NDIS misses the point: Peter Bisset has had cerebral palsy most of his life.

Change our focus to abilities, not disability, and barriers will fall

COMMENT
Peter Bisset

woodland

The unviable industry that taxpayers shouldn't be backing

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Raw deal: Andrew Fifita seemingly has been penalised due to his choice of friends.

Andrew Fifita doesn't deserve this shabby treatment

COMMENT
David Leyonhjelm

CBA chief executive Ian Narev batted away questions with ease.

Bank hearing spun to the point of meaninglessness

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer is pushing ahead with a reform package that leaves life ...

Government stands by commissions for life insurance

There are 1,347 apartments in the City of Melbourne used year-round as short-stay accommodation.

Flood of AirBnB listings sees hosts income drop by 40 per cent

David Coleman and Ian Narev. Cartoon by John Shakespeare for 5th october 2016.

CBA boss hit with wet lettuce at banking inquiry

CBD
Sarah Danckert

South Australia to get third enquiry into prolonged blackout

Service stations in hot demand from investors

NAB apologises amid online banking outage

Super money crowd funding property developments

26 The Anchorage, Noosa Waters. QLD

7-Eleven co-owner selling off Sunshine Coast retreat

Rachel Clun

The Linear Bed in American Walnut by Curious Grace.

How to choose the right furniture for your bedroom

Dea Jolly

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to a question during a town hall with the Retired American ...

Aussie connection to Trump's childhood home for sale

Aussie property owners want more and more to part with the keys.

Confidence rising: buoyant market sees home sellers up prices

Kirsten Robb

$700,000 will get you beachside in Costa Rica.

What you can buy for the same price as a 2-bedroom Sydney unit

Nicole Frost

Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 self-lacing shoe.

Why Nike's self-lacing shoes are the beginning of the end

Culture

Yoga can be a worthwhile supplement to your running regimen, but research reveals it's not ideal as a replacement.

Is this something all runners should be doing?

The Long Run

Jackson Pollock's 'Blue Poles' is on loan to the Royal Academy of Arts in London for the 'Abstract Expressionism' exhibition.

Was buying Blue Poles for $1.3m in 1973 a good investment?

Scott Phillips

Invest for the long term and then you can enjoy a steak sandwich in peace.

The eat-a-sandwich rule for investment strategy

Mitchell Sneddon

Marketing guru Franziska Iseli

How the #Girlboss movement might be holding women back

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Melissa Behrend is a director at HR on Call.

She worked 62 hours in four days

Alexandra Cain

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Trailer: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

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CCTV: Brazen attempted armed robbery

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Trump Foundation hit with cease and desist

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Bulldogs party on Mad Monday

Edit Piros, an ethnic Hungarian from Transylvania, central Romania, exits a voting cabin after voting in the referendum ...

World of Photos - October 4th, 2016

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Younger Season 3 now streaming on Stan.

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House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

Exposing the history of lingerie

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Directors facing more personal liabilities

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Last time around: Ben Affleck as Batman in <i>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</i>.

Affleck's new Batman movie: how much does the title matter?

Garry Maddox

Emily Blunt as overweight alcoholic Rachel Watson in the film adaptation of <i>The Girl On The Train</i>.

Blunt slightly miscast in pallid The Girl on the Train adaptation

Jake Wilson

Digital Cable TV. Picture Phil Carrick. first use AFR. Foxtel, C7, Seven network, Ten, Nine. SPECIALX 42216 Sydney Swans ...

With Presto almost dead, all eyes are now on Foxtel

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Todd Sampson taking blows for his show BodyHack.

Todd Sampson sets the record straight on mixed martial arts

Melinda Houston

Solange Knowles

Solange's new album is superb and vital

Bernard Zuel

Michael Palin (left) and Terry Jones arrive for the 25th British Academy Cymru Awards.

Monty Python to rally around Terry Jones after teary BAFTA

Emily Blunt plays the lead role in the film adaptation of <i>The Girl on the Train</i>, to be released in Australia on ...

Critics divided over The Girl on the Train film

Michael Lallo

Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women on the set of reality show <i>The Apprentice</i>, according to an Associated ...

Apprentice insiders blast 'Lewd, sexist' Trump

Michael Lallo and AP

Dodd Darin with David Campbell, who plays Dodd's father Bobby in the musical <i>Dream Lover</i>.

Is David Campbell too handsome to play musical idol Bobby Darin?

Elissa Blake

The director of The Baulkham Hills Ladies Troupe, Ros Horin, with performer and refugee Yordanos Haile-Michael.

Refugees take another step on path to recovery

Elissa Blake

Dr Desmond Griffin, a former director of the Australian Museum, says museums in Melbourne and Brisbane are better than ...

NSW museums have fallen behind Victoria and Queensland

Andrew Taylor

Kardashian West at the Givenchy show as part of Paris Fashion Week, hours before the robbery.

The shocking truth Kim Kardashian haters should hear

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

The Story of the Lost Child
Elena Ferrante

Why Ferrante's fans are so angry her identity has been revealed

COMMENT
Ann Deslandes

Models dance flashmob style.

Stella McCartney surprises Paris with moment of 'fun'

Amy Croffey

"My first taste of tipple was a sip of Dad's KB en route to the tip when I was not quite ten."

I expect my children to drink, but hope it's for the right reasons

Jacinta Tynan

A narcissist will reel you in with what looks like love.

This is what I learned after dating a narcissist

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian attended a dinner hosted Azzedine Alaia as part of Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 ...

What we know about the Kim Kardashian Paris robbery

Jenna Clarke

Kim Kardashian West, right, with her sister Kourtney.

Kim Kardashian tied up and locked in Paris bathroom

Jenna Clarke

Don't want to go for coffee? Just say 'No'.

More women need to learn the art of the 'no sandwich'

Jo Hartley

Focus your brain for better performance?

Is the next big trend in supplements safe?

Sarah Berry

Stands by her research: Psychologist Amy Cuddy.

Power poses do not work, study co-author says

Fat shaming: the effects of a lifetime of stigma can be profound. Photo: iStock

The shame of fat shaming

Gina Kolata

Belly Bao saves the day - and night.

A bao a day: 7 favourite places to get your bao fix

Myffy Rigby

Eggplant, tomato and mozzarella stacks on plate vegetable stack.

15 meat-free dishes you should never serve to a vegetarian

Larissa Dubecki

The team behind Nour in Surry Hills.

Why this Middle Eastern restaurant has banned baba ghanoush

Scott Bolles

Junior 'baby bear' has an incredible head of hair.

Adorable baby has the best bouffant hair

Cat Rodie

Daisy Edmonds, 8, was far from impressed when she noticed the differences between the boys' and girls' clothing in Tesco.

Eight-year-old perfectly explains what is wrong with kids' clothing

Cat Rodie

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Student's heartbreaking response to "What I wish my teacher knew"

Ariane Beeston

Flight attendants travel more than most, so can offer expert tips.

Secrets of pilots, flight attendants and travel insiders revealed

Nina Karnikowski

Worth every penny: A dish from Arzak.

Why I spent a ridiculous amount of money on one meal

Ben Groundwater

Australians travellers can now earn Qantas frequent flyer points when they stay with Airbnb.

You can now earn Qantas points on Airbnb bookings

Annie Dang

Renders leaked by Carphone Warehouse show the Pixel and Pixel XL, which appear to have a two-tone gloss and matte finish ...

Google's Pixel phones apparently leaked early

Hayley Tsukayama

LED is the underdog in the television wars, but Sony's Z9D Ultra HD Android television might be a winner in your lounge room.

Sony's latest Android TV a premiership contender

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Phoneys are little blue stickers with phrases that you place in your conversation, and on your contact's phone it will ...

The iMessage stickers Apple is not happy about

Christina Warren

Insta

How to keep trolls out of Instagram comments

Gizmodo

Rosetta prepares to drop its landing probe over a fast-moving comet.

Rosetta lands on comet, ending historic mission

Mercedes-AMG E43

Driven: Mercedes-AMG E43

Daniel DeGasperi

Ford Australia employee Andrew Higginbotham.

Ford Australia: The faces of manufacturing

David McCowen

2016 Range Rover SVAutobiography.

Range Rover: The 'king' of SUVs

Kez Casey

Hyundai is preparing a range of performance cars.

Hyundai plans three-car N Performance range

David McCowen

Volkswagen's new Tiguan takes on two of its key rivals - Mazda's CX-5 and Hyundai's Tucson.

Which is the best mid-size SUV?

Andrew MacLean

Renault Clio RS 16.

Renault Sport's future plans revealed

Stephen Corby

Overlooked: Cronulla's Andrew Fifita was not considered for the Four Nations.

Origin bans next in the crackdown on bad boys

James Buckley

Ruled out: Andrew Fifita.

Fifita and Radradra ruled out of Kangaroos as game takes a stand

UPDATED

Sweet victory: Paul Gallen is mobbed by Sharks fans after the game.

Why Cronulla's fairytale win has killed the romance in rugby league

COMMENT
Phil Lutton

Launching the A-League: Matt McKay, Vince Lia, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Roslyn Griffiths, Nigel Boogaard, Eugene ...

Gallop confirms expansion, promotion - but not just yet

Michael Lynch
1 hr ago

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika watches players warm up prior to the Rugby Championship ...

Scrap June Test matches and leave Super Rugby alone: Cheika

Tom Decent

Changing times: Australian Cricketers' Association boss Alistair Nicholson believes it is time for better conditions for ...

Cricket's pay war set to open innings

Jon Pierik

Anywhere on the floor: Ben Simmons said he can play anywhere on the court for the 76ers.

Simmons may miss entire NBA season with foot injury: report

Des Bieler

Solid: Leroy Houston has been called into the Wallabies squad for their Test against Argentina at Twickenham.

Houston eyes Test debut 11 years after call-up

Tom Decent
53 mins ago

Selected: James Maloney is one of seven debutants in Australia's Four Nations squad.

Maloney and Holmes in, Gallen out of Roos squad

James Buckley

Will to win: Paul Gallen meets Sharks fans at Shark Park after Cronulla's grand final win.

Gallen's dad slams ASADA pursuit 'a joke'

Adam Pengilly

New Kiwi Test player: Jordan Rapana.

Kiwis pick five new faces in Test squad

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