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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: An RSPCA work holds a rescued greyhound who is up for adoption at the RSPCA centre at ...

Federal National MPs united in their take on Baird's ban

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston
32 mins ago

Eddie Obeid leaves Darlinghurst Court in June.

New Obeid delay due to 'constellation of medical conditions'

Kate McClymont

NAB is mulling options for its stake in the manager of Singapore-listed Cambridge Industrial Trust.

Sun setting on banks' 'tainted' pot of donations gold

Some machines are spitting out the new $5 note.

'Design flaw' with new $5 note causing headaches

Police on Progress Avenue in Eastwood on Wednesday.

Woman 'six times legal limit' crashes, pins girl between parked cars

52 mins ago

Shayne Elliott easily survived his three-hours of questioning.

Sorry, sorry, sorry... then silence from bank chief

ANALYSIS

Milo joins list of 'worst of the worst' products

1 hr ago

Warning education overhaul will 'cripple' legitimate providers

Kelsey Munro
44 mins ago

Angry commuter confronts PM over Opal card at Central

Hospital charges new mum $64 to hold her baby after childbirth

'Are they serious?': Melbourne Cup winner stunned by NSW ban

Monica-Rose Weight, then 11, pictured with her mother, Jennie-May Weight, at the funeral for her sister, Stevie-Lee, in ...

Hit-and-run driver sued by slain teen's sister

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: Kim Kardashian attends the Balmain show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear ...

This is why I hate Kim Kardashian

COMMENT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05: JiLL a 57cm tall NAO robot, joins the JLL team as the firm's corporate front of house ...

Robo-ceptionists the next frontier for office automation

1 hr ago

The new Google Pixel phone is displayed next to a Daydream View virtual-reality headset, right, following a Google ...

Step aside smart phone, the genius phone is coming

COMMENT

GOOD FOOD UNDER 30. Ramen Ikkyu Noodle shop, Sussex centre food court. Photo by Brianne Makin

How to order healthy meals in a food court

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Alfred Nobel: 'the merchant of death'

The Bachelor star Olena Khamula at the Kookai SS1617 fashion launch on Tuesday.

The Bachelor's Olena reveals why no one will date her

Aminata Conteh-Biger on the stage in The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe. The making of the play has now been ...

'I was kidnapped and raped for being too beautiful'

Attorney-General George Brandis urged to resign ...

6:22PM

Morrison argues for preservation of suburban ...

6:20PM

'Infection-fighting' camel milk referred to ACCC

6:18PM

Exclusive first look at SMH stories

A man has been charged over two alleged indecent assaults on Sydney trains.

Two women 'indecently assaulted' by man on Sydney trains

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

COMMENT
Eryk Bagshaw

Unexpected bright spot for gender equity at NSW universities

Kelsey Munro

Strong winds have caused widespread power outages in NSW.

Thousands left without power as winds reach 100km per hour

Ava Benny-Morrison

A man has died after a fire at the Shiralee Lodge in Bermagui on Tuesday night.

Man dies in second fatal house fire in NSW in less than a week

Accused: Mahmoud Barakat leaves the NSW Supreme Court this week.

Mahmoud Barakat found not guilty of the murder of Ali Jammas

Emma Partridge

The greyhound industry says it is capable of reform.

New greyhound injury figures revealed as court challenge begins

The Australian National University campus.

Top-ranked university to lower share of Chinese students

Water rushes over the spillway at Lake Eppalock.

Extraordinary scenes as dams start to spill over

VIC

Jason Goodwin has died in hospital seven days after being the victim of a coward punch.

Parents of man killed by 'coward's punch' speak out

WA

96,000 public servants may have been affected in the most recent data privacy scare.

96,000 public servants in new data breach

ACT

Republican vice-presidential nominee Indiana Governor Mike Pence, right, shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential ...

US election: VP debate was 'non-sense'

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
51 mins ago

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine speaks during the vice-presidential debate with Republican ...

Five takeaways from the vice-presidential debate

Trump's appeals to white voters is working.

Want to know why Trump's winning Ohio?

The NSW government plans to ban greyhound racing from July 2017.

Every federal Nationals MP opposes Mike Baird's greyhound ban

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston
32 mins ago

Writing on the wall for political donations as NAB imposes ban

Michael Koziol

Sorry, sorry, sorry, then silence: Banks strategy becomes clear

ANALYSIS
Amy Remeikis

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

Education scheme scrapped, student loans to be capped

Matthew Knott

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Turnbull spent nearly $200,000 on parties in first six months

Tom McIlroy

Tony Abbott is still confident of making comeback to the top job.

Tony Abbott tells UK Tories he believes he can be PM again

EXCLUSIVE

No more donations: NAB chairman Ken Henry.

NAB quietly bans political donations

Michael Koziol

Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean.

Hurricane Matthew hammers Haiti with 230km/h winds

Makini Brice and Sarah Marsh

"Instead of helping us, the first to hit was the State Department," Rodrigo Duterte said.

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte tells Obama 'go to hell'

Professor Thors Hans Hansson gives a demonstration after revealing the winners of the Nobel prize in physics in Stockholm.

Unusual states of matter studies win Nobel prize in physics

Julian Assange during Tuesday's press conference.

Trump backers lash out as WikiLeaks fails to deliver October surprise

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton walks off the stage with her husband Bill after the first debate.

Why Trump's attack on Clinton's marriage will rebound on him

COMMENT
Jenna Price
59 mins ago

End of the race: With greyhound racing to shut down in NSW, what's to become of Wentworth Park?

Mike Baird's war on Sydney's working class

Anne Summers

Female doctors and medical students face sexism.

Sexism is rife for women who want to be doctors

COMMENT
Allyson Herbst

Gold stocks smashed, ASX in red.

$3b lost: Gold stocks turn deep red on ASX

Jessica Sier
54 mins ago

ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott appeared at the parliamentary inquiry into banking.

'It's a fair question': ANZ chief asked to justify $6.1m salary

JiLL a 57cm tall NAO robot is the new receptionist at JLL

Robo-ceptionists the next frontier for office automation

1 hr ago

The completion of a new processing plant may lift earnings from BHP's Bass Strait assets.

BHP upbeat about oil, gas rebound

Brian Robins
42 mins ago

FIRB chairman bows to conflict of interest pressure

Sarah Danckert
37 mins ago

Woolworths South Africa's $60 million swoop on Politix

Catie Low
19 mins ago

Salmon on menu for investors as world's population grows

Jessica Sier
1 hr ago

Snack machines spitting chips over new fivers

Patrick Hatch

Zara and Barney Kassabian, with their daughters Vivian and Christine.

'My parents don't baby me, I'm still independent'

Kate Burke

Rubber thongs

20 things around your home with surprising cleaning powers

Kathleen Lee-Joe

Justin Bieber

Australia, Justin Bieber needs your spare bed ... at a price

A spa is tucked away on the deck offering privacy, yet also great views of the Pacific Ocean below.

Take a look inside Leonardo DiCaprio's $14 million Malibu pad

The Linear Bed in American Walnut by Curious Grace.

How to choose the right furniture for your bedroom

The 488 Spider roars over the West Gate Bridge.

Behind the wheel of the new Ferrari everyone wants to drive

Sports Cars

Brioni's Justin O'Shea is out of the top job in record time.

'Bewildering': Aussie designer out at Brioni after just six months

Men's Style

A financial agreement gives peace of mind for (from left) Simon Lyster, Galileo Lima, 10, Shahrazad Lima 13, and ...

How to keep what's yours when a relationship fails

John Collett

A little pain now in terms of planning can mean you avoid a financial hangover later on.

Plan ahead for the festive season to avoid a financial hangover

Melissa Browne

Melissa Behrend is a director at HR on Call.

She worked 62 hours in four days. This is what her boss did next.

Alexandra Cain

Marketing guru Franziska Iseli

How the #Girlboss movement might be holding women back

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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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

An overcrowded cell in Manila.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs

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The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

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Every episode of The Circus now streaming on Stan.

Sleeker cars cut fuel bills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Directors facing more personal liabilities

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Gone to rehab: Kid Cudi says he's been battling depression everyday, even when pictured here performing at the ...

Kid Cudi checks into rehab after Twitter war with Kanye

Aja Styles

The Bachelor star Olena Khamula at the Kookai SS1617 fashion launch on Tuesday.

Why Bachelor star Olena Khamula can't find a date

Amy Croffey

The Age, News, 03/09/2016, photo by Justin McManus. Banksy exhibition called "Art of Banksy" is an unauthorised ...

Subversion from within as street artist bags Banksy show

Chris Johnston

Salman Rushdie has hit out about the unveiling of Elena Ferrante's identity as 'tawdry'.

Rushdie declares 'I am Elena Ferrante' over 'tawdry expose'

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Ambrose Kenny Smith of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard performs during Splendour in the ...

Offbeat ARIA nominees bucking the cleancut trend

Bernard Zuel

Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel in The Gilmore Girls ... earning $US750,000 an episode for the revived series.

The surprising names leading the list of top US TV earners

Garry Maddox

Finn Jones in a still from the forthcoming series

Netflix's latest bingeworthy superhero gets a launch date

FILE - In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Neil Young poses for a portrait in Calabasas, Calif. Young will be Dan Rather's ...

Neil Young added to Byron's Bluesfest line-up

Nelson Earl will perform in <i>ORB</i>, the Sydney Dance Company's double bill of works in its 2017 season.

Class acts: SDC goes back to school for 2017 season

Elissa Blake

Camera Obscura photographic artist Robyn Stacey

Robyn Stacey's light touch turns the world upside-down

Lenny Ann Low
1 hr ago

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

Sierra Leonean refugee Aminata Conteh-Biger now runs a charity delivering better healthcare outcomes to mothers in ...

'I was kidnapped and raped for being too beautiful'

Daisy Dumas

New research reveals that when we have a newborn, there's something we just aren't prepared for.

The unexpected challenge being faced by new parents

Jenna Price

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards ...

One part of Kardashian's robbery leaves ex-jewel thief puzzled

Maria Puente
1 hr ago

A woman was charged for "skin-to-skin after c-sec" to the tune of US$39.95.

US woman charged $39.95 for holding her baby in hospital

Mary Ward

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Ben Stiller (L) and Christine Taylor attend the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of ...

Ben Stiller reveals his battle with 'aggressive' prostate cancer

Jayme Deerwester

Samira Wiley, right.

"Yes": OITNB's Samira Wiley announces engagement

Mary Ward

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

Before the shocking robbery, Kim was shaking up Paris

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

A survey found staff at home were happier, more diligent, and less likely to leave.

7 reasons why working from home makes you more productive

SPONSORED
Alexandra Cain

Tully Smyth was 15 when her mother's younger onset Alzheimer's was diagnosed.

It was a fate worse than Tully Smyth could imagine

Sarah Berry

Sugar: part of the problem.

Big Sugar wasn't only nutrition science manipulator

Running woman close up on a gray background

Brain training: Save your brain and don't skip exercise

Sarah Berry

<a href="http://www.essentialkids.com.au/recipes/steamed-fish-with-spring-greens-20150908-42dxw.html" ...

19 excellent zucchini recipes that you need to try this spring

A sight for weeping eyes.

How do I stop my eyes from watering when I chop onions?

Richard Cornish

Corn, zucchini and haloumi fritters with smoked salmon: one of the highlights at Cook & Archies in Surry Hills.

Indecisive? Avoid this cafe - because its entire menu looks great

Jacqui Taffel

Maria and her three sons at a family wedding recently.

Years later, 'No excuses' mum admits there are actually some excuses

Letitia Rowlands

Mount Franklin water bottle on Friday 22, February, 2008 SMH News Mount Franklin photo by Peter Morris ...

"Bottle-flip" craze has parents flipping out

Ariane Beeston

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

Ariane Beeston

Smart phones: You can't find them at travel equipment stores.

The 11 essential items every traveller should own

Ben Groundwater

Rhiannon Taylor.

Ultimate dream job: The Aussie who sleeps in luxury hotels for a living

Jayne D'Arcy

The National Palace Museum, Taipei.

Inside the Chinese version of the Louvre

Julie Power

A reporter looks over the new Google Pixel phone following a product event, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in San Francisco. The ...

Smartphone? The genius phone is coming

COMMENT

Australia's broadcasters are their own worst enemy, with the death of Presto handing more Aussie viewers over to Foxtel.

Death of Presto will only hurt Aussie networks

COMMENT
Adam Turner

The new Google Pixel phone is displayed next to a Google Home smart speaker.

Every device and AI-powered gadget Google just announced

Stephen Hutcheon

The essential apps for all your devices

Lifehacker

Professor Thors Hans Hansson gives a demonstration after revealing the winners of the Nobel prize in physics in Stockholm.

Unusual states of matter studies win Nobel prize

Ford's final Australian car will be a kinetic blue Falcon XR8 Sprint.

Ford to keep final cars

David McCowen

The Mazda3 was the most popular new model in September.

SUV boom continues

Stephen Ottley

Ferrari's final manual model was a V12-powered 599 GTB.

Why Ferrari won't build manuals

David McCowen

Allan Moffat leads Colin Bond over the line to win the 1977 Bathurst 1000 in a 1-2 finish for the Ford Dealer Team.

Ford Australia: Blue oval in racing

Stephen Ottley

2016 Tickford Ranger.

New Tickford Ranger revealed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Suzuki Ignis.

Suzuki confirms new Ignis

Stephen Ottley

Long fight: Greg Florimo (right) is leading the battle to bring the Bears back into the top league.

Bears, Jets next in line for NRL fairytale

Peter FitzSimons
43 mins ago

Out of favour: Cronulla's Andrew Fifita.

Senior Kangaroos back Fifita, Radradra axe, says Thurston

Phil Lutton

Australia's Joe Burns is under pressure to perform.

Taylor turns the heat on Burns and Khawaja

Jon Pierik

Centre of attention: Australia's Tom Robertson gets to grips with South Africa.

Robertson no longer a 'fraud' but wants to make up for Boks display

Tom Decent

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 04: FFA CEO David Gallop speaks during the 2016/17 A-League Season Launch at ANZ Stadium on ...

The A-League has every reason to be bullish

COMMENT
Michael Cockerill

Dual licence: Michelle Payne is eyeing a career as a trainer.

Why Cup winner Payne has been banned from riding in Sydney

Chris Roots

Star turn: David Andersen showed at the Olympics in Rio he can still match it with the best.

NBL season preview: Melbourne United tipped to win it all

Roy Ward
1 hr ago

More controversy: Tyson Fury has told Rolling Stone magazine he has been taking cocaine.

Fury says he took cocaine to deal with depression

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

State of Origin next on player misbehaviour crackdown

James Buckley

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

Cronulla killed the romance in rugby league

COMMENT
Phil Lutton

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

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