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File-This Oct. 7, 2016, file photo shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pausing during a meeting with ...

Trump 'entirely unsuitable' to be president: Shorten

Tom McIlroy

Mike Baird has backed down on his pledge to ban greyhound racing.

'Stands for nothing': Baird's assertion may come back to haunt him

ANALYSIS
Sean Nicholls

Australia's housing market is taking off again as a growing population tries to squeeze into too few properties, posing ...

Economy in 'bust' territory for second time in two decades: bank

Tense: there was a hard edge to the second debate.

'The ugliest debate in American history': US pundits have their say

Georgina Mitchell
1 hr ago

Mike Baird is under huge pressure over his decision to ban greyhound racing.

Baird slammed over greyhounds back-down

Sean Nicholls
1 hr ago

Jack Walker, centre, and his father John Walker, left, arrive at Perth international airport on Friday afternoon.

Pyne advisor initially hired to man office phones: Credlin

Medical school can be brutal, and it's making many of us suicidal

COMMENT

The one issue that puts Australia and NZ on the same team

Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential nominee, stands during the second U.S. presidential debate at Washington ...

Disrespectful Donald Trump should quit the presidential race

EDITORIAL

Executive producer Steven Spielberg arrives for the world premiere of Universal Pictures motion picture Cowboys & ...

'A renaissance': China's richest man teams up with Spielberg

Prior to donning this outfit, Melania Trump said her husband's lewd comments about women were "unacceptable and offensive".

Melania Trump's silent rebellion at the second debate

The Freeview app will offer "live-streaming from all the free-to-air networks" and feature at least 15 of the 25 ...

Free-to-air networks unite to put live TV in your pocket

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump looks on during ...

Why this is the best TV EVER

Paraglider stuck in tree

Peter McClelland of suicide prevention charity Mates in Construction.

Is the pressure to be an 'Aussie bloke' killing our men?

Devastating loss: Phillip Hughes died two days after being hit on the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield game ...

The answer that had the Hughes family shaking their heads

Right-wing powerbroker Don Farrell restored to ...

1:02AM

Investa raises $790 million in debt and equity

12:00AM

'Not who we thought he was': Mike Baird slammed ...

11:46PM

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the ...

Trump like a drunk having an argument with a mirror

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, right, speaks as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens ...

Trump's debate showing can't paper over Republican dismay

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

In the ring: The moderators of the second presidential debate, Anderson Cooper of CNN, and Martha Raddatz of ABC News.

'It's one-on-three here': Trump takes fight to the moderators

A six year old boy has died in a backyard swimming pool at Raby, in Sydney's south-west.

Boy's drowning serves as tragic reminder of water dangers

Matt O'Sullivan, Rachel Olding

Bollinger denies alleged 'I'm going to kill you' sledge to Phil Hughes

Warm waters point to stormy summer, weather bureau warns

George and Theodora Taousanis, whose father and husband died of stroke in August.

Hospital refused Nick treatment. Four days later, he was dead

Olympic Park masterplan to create '10 times as many homes, 10 times as many jobs'

"I know in my heart I didn't sledge Phil": Phillip Hughes's NSW opponent Doug Bollinger on the first day of the inquest.

Cricketers deny targeting Phillip Hughes with sledges, short balls

Patrick Begley

Galy O'Connor - images for Anna Patty story Working at Virgin Active

'This could be a death sentence': Galy's shock at rare diagnosis

Tia Landers, 28, was reported missing from the Redcliffe, Deception Bay, area on June 19. On July 3, police conducted a ...

Mother pleaded for life before machete torture: court hears

A clown was seen on public transport in Surfers Paradise on Saturday night.

Police warn 'clown purge' won't be tolerated

The woman was tortured, Tasered, hit with a rake and threatened with a blowtorch, after a dispute over rent money.

Man tortured, tasered, locked housemate in boot

Bishop Roger Herft leaving Newcastle Court House after a session of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to ...

Perth Archbishop stands down over child abuse failure

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE. Masoud Ali Shiekh, 31, Somalia aid worker based on Manus Island. Credit: Matthew Abbott

Get me off Manus: Assaulted refugee and aid worker's plea

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

Only 5% of oil and gas companies pay resource tax

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Trump 'entirely unsuitable' to be president, says Shorten

Tom McIlroy

Apple Watches banned from cabinet room over security fears

David Wroe

Martin Parkinson says Australia is only 'mid-range' when it comes to manufacturing management practices.

PM's man says Australian managers below par

Peter Martin

Donald Trump says he's not going anywhere.

Republicans only have themselves to blame for Trump implosion

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz says a campaign has been under way since the 1970s to deconstruct marriage and "rob it of ...

Abetz wants people who switch from gay to straight to be honoured

REHAB MANILA Ramson Donado (center) listens to a lecture during a community rehabilitation program at San Roque Church ...

Addicts offered ten steps to amnesty, but is this rehab?

Lindsay Murdoch

People inspect the aftermath of the strike on the Sanaa reception hall, which killed at least 100 people and injured ...

Saudis vow to investigate bombing as US Navy targeted

Israeli border police raid the family home in the West Bank town of al Ram, north of Jerusalem, of the Palestinian ...

Israelis shot dead during rampage by Palestinian

NJ Transit train prior to departure in Penn Station.

New York trains collide, injuring nearly three dozen

We should look to Hong Kong for a warning about China's influence

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

"Trump wasn't being crude for a cause. He was just being himself."

The real Trump was always in full view, but now there's no ignore it

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Gina Rinehart has made an offer for the Kidman cattle station empire, along with Chinese investors.

Gina Rinehart has a valuable lesson for Australia

COMMENT
Hannah Bretherton
1 hr ago

Several large corporate donors are curbing political spending or reviewing their approach.

The corporate donors cutting political spending

COMMENT

Watkins never fails to add value at Coca-Cola

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

A trader pauses while monitoring financial data on computer screens at ETX Capital, a broker of ...

Forcing Europe to rethink its painful embrace of austerity

ANALYSIS

Impression of 60 Martin Place, where the co-owners Investa and Gwynvill Group have appointed Lendlease Building as the ...

Investa raises $790 million in debt and equity

1 hr ago

Pharmaceutical giant's 'ambiguous' price hike statement

Moody's warns on rising commercial property risks

Success with CIMIC raid on UGL to hinge on troubled Ichthus project

Economists await fiscal policy moves

The auction crowd: Two per cent committed bidders, five per cent possible bidders, and 93 per cent sticky-beak neighbours.

The truth about the people you see at every auction

Danny Katz

MONEY. Portrait of resident Peter Wilson (far left) with some of his neighbours on McElhone Place, Surry Hills. 5th ...

Sydney's friendliest streets all have one thing in common

Nicole Frost

Mum and Dad become Australia's fastest-growing mortgage lenders

An expert renovator on how to design the perfect laundry

Dea Jolly

Jessica Marais in <i>The Wrong Girl</i>.

Wrong Girl, right plan: why Jessica Marais doesn't own a house

Christine Sams

<b>Tom Ford Buckley Alligator Duffle</b><br>
If even the best simply won't do, this is the bag for you. Crafted of ...

If you only have one bag for work, then make this the one

Men's accessories

The world's most luxurious watches get a surprise revamp

Watches

Home ownership is a good foundation for building wealth.

8 reasons home ownership is one of the best investments you can make

Mark Bouris

A one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work for defined benefit pensions.

Inequities in defined benefit pensions

Daryl Dixon

HiSmile founders Nik Mirkovic and Alex Tomic have used Kylie Jenner to spruik their product.

Dental dimes: $10 millon turnover in 18 months

Kate Jones

Swipe right: why small businesses are turning to Tinder

Larissa Ham

Obama weighs in on presidential race

Boy drowns in pool

Hinch v Hanson: The on air spat

Federal Politics

Matthew Wade's spat with Proteas spinner

A visitor looks at a work on display at the Tape Art Convention on October 8, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

World of Photos - October 11, 2016

36 mins ago

The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

Every episode of The Circus now streaming on Stan.

Activities that could make your kids smarter

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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The Girl on the Train led North American theaters in ticket sales with $24.7 million, according to studio estimates ...

Hurricane Matthew threatened to derail movies at US box office

Patrick Ryan

Trump versus Clinton or why this is the best TV EVER

Lenny Ann Low

Tom Cruise and Alibaba chief executive Jack Ma at the Shanghai premiere of <i>Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation</i>.

China's richest man teams up with Spielberg in a big deal

Bush suspended by NBC over Trump's lewd video scandal

What I Drink When - David Oldfield with his drink of choice a glass of Penfolds cabernet shiraz wine a his Fairlight ...

One Nation co-founder joins celebrity First Contact

Karl Quinn

Matt Damon stars as a warrior in medieval China in <i> The Great Wall</I>.

Matt Damon defends The Great Wall against whitewashing charge

Alex Baldwin has parodied Donald Trump's half-baked apology on Saturday Night Live.

Alex Baldwin mocks Trump video scandal on Saturday Night Live

Ebony Bowden

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

Why the Bachelorette Australia is a ratings bomb

ANALYSIS
Ebony Bowden

Julia Lezhneva soars to secret heights in Baroque Brilliance

Reviewed by Peter McCalllum

Actor Richard Roxburgh has turned children's author and illustrator.

Richard Roxburgh writes a kids' book based on his own childhood

Linda Morris

Ellie Goulding brought a little bit of everything on her Sydney leg of the 2016 Delirium tour.

Ellie Goulding review: high energy but not quite delirious

Lucy Cormack

Melania Trump's silent rebellion at the second debate

Jenna Clarke

We have all been Arianne Zucker in that Donald Trump video

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Donald Trump poses with his daughter Ivanka Trump at a party in Los Angeles.

Why are men pretending to be so shocked at Trump's comments?

COMMENT
Linda Tirado

Samantha Harris married partner Luke Hunt in a secret, low-key ceremibefore he went to jail.

Samantha Harris reveals secret wedding two years later

Amy Croffey

Elsa Pataky (R) goes for lunch with friends on October 4, 2016 in Madrid, Spain.

Celebrity street style

What do you tell children about Trump's latest round of offensive comments?

'What does it mean to grab someone by the p----?'

Danielle Paquette

Beyonce and Blue Ivy's secret handshake.

Beyonce shows off sweet secret handshake with Blue Ivy

Mary Ward

Gigi Hadid sporting on trend red lips at the Giambattista Valli.

How to get Paris Fashion Week's tomato sauce lips

Stephanie Darling

Fit to fight? Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

How Donald and Hillary fuel to fight

Withdrawal: dementia or depression? Photo: iStock

Combating depression

Roberta B. Ness

Young fitness female exercise with kettle bell. Mixed race woman doing gym workout on grey background

How CrossFit changed the face of fitness

Paula Goodyer

Coconut banana bread: the perfect lunchbox treat.

17 healthy spins on lunchbox snacks

Franki Hobson

Cauliflower and chickpea salad with almonds, fried onion and sultanas.

Banish boring salads for good with Middle Eastern inspired recipes

Linda and Paul Jones

The Cook's Grocer click-to-buy recipes for Good Food. VEGETARIAN PAELLA TANTANMEN PORK RAMEN YOGHURT DILL CHICKEN WITH ...

7 easy dinners you can make in less than half an hour

Nude pregnancy photo of Victoria's Secret model shared after birth

Staff writers

Creepy clowns are being spotted around the country.

Mayor's message to clowns: 'You're not funny, you're idiots'

Ariane Beeston

Ethiopian girls, like many in Africa, often walk long distances to bring back jugs of water.

Sad but true: Girls do 40% more chores than boys

Ariane Beeston

The giant Vasa is the only surviving ship of its era.

Worse than the Titanic: The huge ship that sank almost immediately

Craig Platt

Get Naked London: A boon for clubbers who can never decide what to wear on a night out.

UK's nude nightclub shut down, but not for the reason you'd expect

John O'Ceallaigh

The itinerary will include travel on luxury trips such as the Ponant ship Le Soleal.

World's longest cruise launched: Seven continents, 357 days

Teresa Machan

A US plane was evacuated last week after a phone caught fire.

Three new Note7s catch fire in one week

Tim Biggs

Using the same password for everything makes life easier for hackers.

Sticking with one email address is a security risk

COMMENT
Adam Turner

The 9 best browser extensions to make the web less annoying

Alan Henry

A new Google Pixel smartphone sits on display during a product launch event in San Francisco.

Pixel: Telstra's plans for Google's first phone

Gizmodo

Lizard Squad has previously bragged about taking down popular gaming services like Xbox Live and PSN.

Alleged Lizard Squad DDoS attackers arrested

Cecilia D'Anastasio

Spy shots of the Opel Insignia testing in Europe.

Commodore may get drift mode

Stephen Ottley

Last Volkswagen Sciroccos to go on sale

Dom Tripolone

HSV Clubsport Track Edition review

Mark Short

Noodle from virtual band Gorillaz is Jaguar Land Rover's new ambassador.

Jaguar's virtual ambassador revealed

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai's current SR range includes the i30 (pictured), Elantra, Veloster and Accent.

Will Hyundai N end SR?

Stephen Ottley

Dick Johnson with the 2016 Ford Falcon Sprint.

Driving the last Falcon with Dick

David McCowen

The answer that had the Hughes family shaking their heads

Andrew Webster

Veteran Tim Cahill is likely to come off the bench as he did against UAE in September.

Postecoglou poised to make changes for critical Japan clash

Michael Lynch

The Wallabies and All Blacks are big drawcards when they head north for November tours and the SANZAAR nations want that ...

The one issue that puts Australia and NZ on the same team

Georgina Robinson

$6 revenue from a $120 jersey: Why clubs have their hands out

Dominic Bossi

Phillip Hughes walks out to bat in a Test at the SCG in 2010.

'I'm going to kill you': Hughes inquest hears alleged NSW sledge

Chris Barrett

Flying south: Tom Mitchell is headed to the Hawks' nest.

Tom Mitchell wants to leave the Swans

Sam McClure

Sent off again: Michael Hooper became the Wallabies' most sin-binned player, with another yellow card against Argentina.

The Wallabies' new plan to overcome Eden Park hoodoo

Tom Decent

Racing NSW won't bend the rules for Winx

Adam Pengilly

Why Farah nearly signed with rivals for 2016

Matt Encarnation

Dejected: Storm coach Craig Bellamy and several players after the game.

NRL teams to snub World Club Challenge

Media no-show yet again: England coach Wayne Bennett.

Bennett faces fight for England captain

Steve Mascord