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Attorney-General George Brandis consulted former Solicitor-General David Bennett after rejecting advice from Justin Gleeson.

Advice on same-sex marriage vote intensified row

EXCLUSIVE
Michaela Whitbourn
21 mins ago

Malaysian court rules on Australians' 'moment of folly' at grand prix

1 hr ago

'Having a new CEO can often reinvigorate a company': Former Google exec Chris O'Neill took over as Evernote's CEO in July.

The $1.3b 'unicorn' startup that could be in deep trouble

Will Hoskin-Elliott

GWS stripped of preferential treatment on salary cap

1 hr ago

NAB boss Andrew Thorburn.

Bank boss banned political donations 'to be clean'

Two men died in the crash in Erskine Park on Thursday.

'Did anyone see him get out?': Two truck drivers die in fiery Sydney crash

Holidaymakers evacuated as bushfire flares on South Coast

35 mins ago

Aussies warned of risks as mortgage debts soar

ANALYSIS

311,000 homeowners 'have no equity in their property'

'Even if you're saving $2, it's still shoplifting'

1 min ago

George Brandis' uncanny ability to put himself in the dock

ANALYSIS

Branden Stobbs, front, and Thomas Laslett arrive at the Sepang Magistrate in Sepang, Malaysia.

How pride and privilege can only get you so far

White people are cross at Netflix for its supposed lack of 'racial diversity' in <i>Luke Cage</i>

White people say Netflix's new series is 'racist' - against them

COMMENT

Mr Bao at Night Noodle Markets

Crackling pork belly fries? The best of the Night Noodle Markets

How stores know what you want to buy and when

COMMENT

Party

To the parents of the kids who partied at my house

1 hr ago

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New Netflix series 'racist'?

Pixel is filled with all sorts of custom tweaks not found in the standard version of Android.

Showing them how it's done: Why Pixel is the anti-iPhone

Angry hotel woman

The 10 most annoying things about staying in hotels

'Even if you're saving $2, it's still ...

8:26PM

Same-sex marriage plebiscite advice intensified ...

8:06PM

Senior Nationals comment on spill prospects

7:59PM

An artist's impression of the new trains that will be built in South Korea.

End of the line: $2.3b fleet of trains won't fit at all stations

Senior NSW National MPs comment on spill prospects

28 mins ago

Teen 'very happy' with jail sentence for not answering questions

Grove Creek Falls Walk, Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve

Race to save woman after 100-metre fall from NSW lookout

Ava Benny-Morrison
1 hr ago

A woman has been awarded $300,000 in damages after she fell off a chair at Kmart.

Shopper awarded $300k after garden chair collapse in Kmart

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: ( L to R) Deputy Priemer Troy Grant and RSPCA Chief Executive Steven Coleman listen while ...

Baird's overexposure hints at a bigger problem

COMMENT

Police at Chris Whiteley's home on Main Street in Lithgow after his body was found on September 7.

Couple 'broke into ex-teacher's home, stabbed him to death'

The collapse of transmission lines led to the shutdown of SA's entire power network.

What's really going wrong with electricity

COMMENT
Adam Morton

A concrete slab fell at Eagle Farm Racecourse, with reports two people were crushed.

Two men crushed to death by concrete at racecourse

QLD

One of the victims, a woman aged in her 60s, being taken into an ambulance.

'It was scary': Women bitten, pushed to ground in train attack

VIC
1 hr ago

Someone has been leaving underwear at a tree out the front of someone's house.

Briefs encounter: serial panty planter stumps police

Tom Cowie

Republican vice-presidential nominee Governor Mike Pence

'That Mexican thing' takes on life of its own after the VP debate

Donald Trump feeds off the energy of the crowds at his rallies, and he will likely hope that something similar will ...

Four years ago, Obama was in same position Trump is in now

ANALYSIS

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

Attorney-General George Brandis consulted former Solicitor-General David Bennett after rejecting advice from Justin Gleeson.

Same-sex marriage plebiscite advice intensified Brandis row

EXCLUSIVE
Michaela Whitbourn
21 mins ago

George Brandis' uncanny ability to put himself in the dock

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Coleman discharges a hopeless task

Amy Remeikis

NAB boss Andrew Thorburn.

NAB boss banned political donations 'to be clean'

Michael Koziol

Marcia Langton warns that the same-sex marriage plebiscite will 'unleash the dogs' on Aborigines in a referendum campaign.

Ditch plebiscite or hate will spread to referendum, PM warned

Michael Gordon

Attorney-General George Brandis is embroiled in a matter so esoteric we can't afford the legal advice to explain it here.

What price a legal battle at these giddy heights? A swirl of silk

Tony Wright

Martyn Iles of the Australian Christian Lobby.

Fighting fund to bankroll same-sex marriage legal actions

Apologies as 'Budgie 9' Australians are discharged

Haylena Krishnamoorthy
1 hr ago

Dutch Foreign Minister Albert Koenders says parties must be disciplined in their approach to prosecution of the downing ...

Dutch minister urges patience in MH17 prosecution

Nick Miller

Hurricane Matthew looking like a skull in an undoctored photo.

Deadly Matthew flattens Cuba's oldest town

Antonio Guterres will likely succeed Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General.

Former refugee high commissioner to be the next UN boss

One reason for substandard US airports is that American infrastructure is chronically underfunded.

Trump is right about America's 'third world' airports

COMMENT
Adam Minter

How stores are using big data to track their customers

COMMENT

Australians arrested in Malaysia for stripping down at the Grand Prix.

Wearing flags never ends well, so stop doing it

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

What everyone should know by now is that the cards that offer points charge very high interest rates and/or expensive ...

Credit card point chasers more hopeless than previously thought

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
1 hr ago

Former Dick Smith CEO Nick Abboud leaves the Supreme Court with his solicitors on Thursday.

Dick Smith CEO Nick Abboud denies role in dud rebates

1 hr ago

"The best example of a comparable developed market is Canada," said CBA's Ian Narev on Tuesday.

Canadian bank returns pip big four, for now

Not so healthy: Estia Health stock plunged in early trading following a downgrade to earnings.

Estia Health shares dive following earnings downgrade

Citi tips ASX to hit 6000 by end of next year

Energy buoys ASX, while Telstra weighs

311,000 homeowners have no equity in their property: survey

'Saving $2 is still shoplifting': Crackdown on DIY checkout theft

1 min ago

The Keepers Cottage, Old South Head Road, Vaucluse.

Chinese heavyweights buy piece of Sydney history for $7.5 million

Su-Lin Tan

White paint: it's a tricky decision.

How to choose the right shade of white for your paint

Elizabeth Clarke

The "pick 'n' flickers" have been busy at the 20-level Aqua in Bondi Junction.

Resale frenzy for off-the-plan apartments in Sydney

There is much you can learn about someone from the inside of their home.

What your design style says about you

NCH NEWS rent, rental, house for rent, rental shortage, for lease. Newcastle. 2nd April 2008 NCH NEWS Picture by DEAN ...

Investors shouldn't expect rental growth, research shows

Zac and Jordan Stenmark in new perfume commercial they created for Giorgio Armani

Under the influence: 19 men ruling Australian fashion right now

Men's Style

Richard Branson granted new fathers at Virgin up to 12 months' paternity leave on full pay.

Ten inspiring books that every aspiring CEO must read

Culture

A pair of bronze Buddhist attendants, 18th century.

Chinese investors expected at sale of Buddhist and Hindu statues

James Cockington

JV and Simon on holiday together.

How to keep what's yours when a relationship fails

John Collett

Dan Kurzius, founder of MailChimp.

This company bucked all the start-up cliches and still succeeded

Farhad Manjoo

Want to enjoy a beer on the beach? Not in Australia.

Do you have what it takes to be a freelancer?

Nina Hendy

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'That Mexican thing': Mike Pence's defence of Trump's rhetoric

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Is Jessica Kumala Wongso a cyanide coffee killer?

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Bathroom incident leaves All Black with a suspension

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Volcano lava lake in high definition

Sun's up: Monday is predicted to be in the 30s.

Sydney, you're in for a scorcher.

46 mins ago

no activity

The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

the circus

Every episode of The Circus now streaming on Stan.

Activities that could make your kids smarter

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Directors facing more personal liabilities

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Lady Gaga at the Maxwell Spring/Summer 2017 collection at The Russian Tea Room in New York, where she showcased songs ...

Lady Gaga launches new album with a dive bar tour

Kerrie O'Brien

White people are cross at Netflix for its supposed lack of 'racial diversity' in <i>Luke Cage</i>

Quit whining, white folk. How can all-black show be racist?

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Flight Facilities may not look like classical musicians but the ARIA for classical album of the year is now in their hands.

Flight Facilities' "classical" ARIA Award prompts outcry

Bernard Zuel

Matt Goss and Luke Goss announce the reunion.

Hearthrob boyband pair will get back together - aged 48

Bernard Zuel

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2012 file photo, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at the iHeart Radio Music Festival ...

Green Day announce Australian stadium tour

Bernard Zuel

Temperton and his wife Kathy attending a Teenage Cancer Trust concert in London in 2012.

'Invisible man' behind Jackson's Thriller dies

New animated series from Working Dog ... <i>Pacific Heat</i>..

Santo Cilauro says Pacific Heat is more Scooby-Doo than Archer

Garry Maddox

Shannon Noll.

The reality of Australian Idol: Shannon Noll slams talent shows

Artist Greg Semu at the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation 5th October 2016 Photo by Louise Kennerley Story by Andrew ...

Greg Semu turns the body of Christ into tattooed artwork

Andrew Taylor

My Fair Lady is the biggest selling show to play at the Sydney Opera House.

My Fair Lady tops Sydney Opera House sales record

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

''To suggest I'm putting myself in this vulnerable position for short-term fame is quite offensive'': <i>The ...

7 ways The Bachelorette exposes our sexist dating culture

Kasey Edwards
58 mins ago

Michael Cox and Taylor Anderton want to have a baby.

Michael and Taylor's desire to have a baby divides Australia

COMMENT
Claire Pullen

Compelling viewing: The fourth season of Girls starts on Monday.

Lena Dunham heard your criticism of Girls - and agrees

Jenny Noyes

Cate Blanchett attends the IWC Gala in honour of The British Film Institute at Rosewood Hotel on October 4, 2016 in ...

Red carpet watch: Cate Blanchett puts a spin on Snow White

Thousands of women demonstrate in front of the Polish parliament against a legislative project that will effectively ...

Why a work strike is the perfect way to protest an abortion ban

COMMENT
Naomi Chainey

"My desire not to commit isn't about the men I meet; it's about me. For a while, I would feel bad about hurting these ...

Men don't believe me when I tell them I don't want commitment

Anjali Sareen

It was a return to the 1980s during the Kenzo show at Paris Fashion Week, while innovation around sustainability in high ...

Milan and Paris' catwalks need to up their game

COMMENT
Clare Press

Aboriginal activist Celeste Liddle.

What if we actually listened to Indigenous women on DV?

COMMENT
Celeste Liddle

Do cold baths help? It depends.

Ice baths: helping or hindering your performance?

Sarah Berry

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

Mr Bao at Night Noodle Markets

Pork belly fries, Peking duck fries and other fully loaded fries at Night Noodle Markets

Sharnee Rawson

Chicken stir-fried in XO sauce.

27 speedy stir-fry recipes

Fryer and Ice: hot and cool deep fried caramel and coconut gelato with a good splash of passionfruit caramel.

Gelato Messina's take on deep-fried ice-cream

Lee Tran Lam

Corissa with her son, who she calls Gizmo

Mum left speechless after stranger pulls out toddler's dummy

Cat Rodie

Issac in his outfit.

'I am fuming': mum explodes after delivery driver's comment

Cat Rodie

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

Angry hotel woman

The 10 most annoying things about hotels

Michael Gebicki

Cathay Pacific's last jumbo jet has made its final flight.

Cathay's last jumbo jet makes its final flight

Craig Platt

Jennifer Aniston finds a little surprise in her first class seat.

Video: Jennifer Aniston takes a turn in economy in new Emirates ad

Pixel is filled with all sorts of custom tweaks not found in the standard version of Android.

Why Google's Pixel is the anti-iPhone

COMMENT
Tim Biggs

The Samsung Galaxy Note7.

Smoking Samsung prompts plane evac

TwoSpace co-founders Tashi Dorjee and Rob Walker are launching their service in Sydney next week.

TwoSpace turns closed restaurants into co-working spaces

Mahesh Sharma

The rocket carrying Sky Muster II lifts off.

NBN product launch was out of this world

Stephen Hutcheon

The modern nuclear family is weaning itself off broadcast television.

TV viewing figures saved by older Australians

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Ford Australia's Broadmeadows plant.

Could Ford have been saved?

Andrew MacLean

Bentley Flying Spur V8 S

The app that brings fuel to you

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen has announced details for its updated 2017 Passat range

VW confirms new Passat prices

Andrew MacLean

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

AMG plans a successor to its electric-powered SLS E-Cell

Mercedes-AMG outlines hybrid plans

Daniel DeGasperi

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Andrew Fifita of the Sharks celebrates scoring a try only to have it disallowed for a ...

Fifita threatened to quit NRL over Kangaroos ineligibility

Adam Pengilly and Nick Ralston

Austin Waugh celebrates his ton.

Steve Waugh's son Austin scores ton in cricket final

Defending champ: Winx is set for a Cox Plate showdown with Hartnell.

Winx and Hartnell set for the big blue in the Cox Plate

Chris Roots
49 mins ago

Aaron Smith

Rugby must get it right with Aaron Smith punishment

COMMENT

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

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Boost for women's cricket: NSW player Ashleigh Gardner.

NSW Breakers to become fulltime professionals

James Buckley

Aaron Smith photographed at Christchurch Airport, where the incident took place.

Star All Black caught having sex in airport disabled toilet

Laura Walters

South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo, left, and David Miller, celebrate the winning runs as the Australians ponder a series ...

How did we lose this? South Africa cruise to series win

Ed Jackson

No start for Kangaroo: Semi Radradra.

Fifita, Radradra decision is a mess

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Andrew Fifita of the Sharks and Michael Ennis of the Sharks embrace after winning the ...

Senior Kangaroos back Fifita, Radradra axe, says Thurston

Phil Lutton

Suburban supporter: Treasurer Scott Morrison believes grounds such as Cronulla's have a long-term future.

Morrison wants help for Sharks' upgrade

Adam Pengilly

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