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Attorney-General George Brandis in the Senate on Monday.

Brandis' direction to Solicitor-General 'unlawful'

EXCLUSIVE
Michaela Whitbourn

The choosing wisely campaign aims to reduce unnecessary tests.

The medical tests you should think twice about

Julia Medew
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 11 October 2016. ...

Government accidentally supports Labor

Tom McIlroy

Leaving: Greg Bird.

Bird quits Titans as NRL trio involved in Thai holiday drama

Footage payed in court showed Gable Tostee walking around the Gold Coast entertainment precinct for an hour and ordering ...

CCTV shows Tostee ordering pizza after Tinder date's fatal fall

The pound has continued to plummet.

Why Brexit hard landing to be worse than you think

Masters employs muscle to control obnoxious customers

Study that debunked common assumptions about violent criminals

The age of entitlement goes on forever in the minds of some old MPs

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Turnbull's first priority isn't actually leading the country

COMMENT

'It's nice to be popular': Beaming Abbott almost back with cool bunch

The Age, News, 11/10/2016, photo by Justin McManus. Kate Murphy and her husband Fergus are hoping to have a baby through ...

Katie's superannuation gamble is her last chance to have a baby

COMMENT

Nick Kyrgios had a night to forget against Mischa Zverev.

'Go home then': Kyrgios in bizarre on-court meltdown

Movie popcorn is overpriced.

$20 for canned oxygen? Please. 13 biggest rip-offs money can buy

WhatsApp is being widely used by senior members and staff of the Turnbull government.

Turnbull and senior ministers in strife for 'security risk'

EXCLUSIVE

Shortly after appearing in 'The Moulin Rouge', actress Nicole Kidman teamed up with director Baz Luhrmann to shoot what ...

The role that has Nicole Kidman in line for an Oscar

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Politicians need bigger pensions? Tell 'em they're dreamin'!

Garlic

The science-backed trick to get rid of garlic breath fast

It's time to upgrade your sleeping situation to a decent mattress and good-quality bedding.

Ten things every adult should know how to do

Life insurance a lottery for sick and dying ...

12:15AM

Doctors urged to curb unnecessary and potentially ...

12:06AM

Russian Olympic chief to step down

10:50PM

School teacher Stephanie Scott

'We had no idea': killer's odd behaviour unnoticed by employers

Emma Partridge

'Not a quitter': championship swimmer's HSC challenge

Eryk Bagshaw

'I can't believe I said that': The sledge that haunts Hughes inquest

Medical experts have cautioned against any relaxation of bottle shop trading hours.

Medics' grim warning over alcohol sale laws

James Robertson

Aged-care nurse Megan Haines, pictured, learned of two complaints against her by elderly patients the night before they ...

Nurse spoke of 'how easy it was to kill with insulin'

The greyhound report found 68,000 greyhounds had been euthanised in the past 12 years because they were too slow or ...

Former premier urges RSPCA to engage with greyhounds reform

Sean Nicholls

A photo on Facebook, believed to be the board of the man bitten by a shark at Ballina on Wednesday.

'He thought it was going to come back': Shark attack north of Ballina

A scene from the Four Corners program, at the Don Dale Detention Centre.

'Don't just put it in the filing cabinet': witness pleads to commission

Creepy clowns have been spotted across Victoria.

Creepy clown threats send private school into lockdown

VIC

Cassandra Cooney was ordered to pay $5000 in fines in NSW.

Fraudster takes tenants to cleaners by not turning up

WA

Globe-trotting Victorian speaker Telmo Languiller.

Globe-trotting speaker racks up a $50k on overseas trips

VIC

Sound and fury. Donald Trump speaking to the faithful in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Fears keep more Republicans from abandoning Trump

Paul McGeough

John Podesta's personal email account was hacked.

Trump campaign 'colluding' with WikiLeaks

"Disloyal R's are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don't know how to win - ...

What blokes really say in the locker room, Mr Trump

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Malcolm Turnbull

Turnbull, cabinet ministers using WhatsApp for private chats

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Government accidentally supports Labor in embarrassing blunder

Tom McIlroy

Every MP asked to link arms in Parliament in historic gesture

Michael Gordon

Special Minister of State Scott Ryan says a bill to kill of the Life Gold Pass will be reintroduced.

Life Gold Pass for former MPs back on the chopping block

Adam Gartrell

Federal MP Warren Entsch

The same-sex marriage warrior left shouldering the blame

ANALYSIS
Amy Remeikis

Former prime minister Tony Abbott responds to opposition cheers as he rises to ask a question on trade with Singapore ...

It's nice to be popular: Tony Abbott's back in from the cold

Tony Wright

Attorney-General George Brandis in the Senate on Monday.

Brandis' direction to Solicitor-General 'unlawful'

EXCLUSIVE

Thais hold portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital where the king is being treated in Bangkok.

Thai King in people's prayers as condition unstable

Salah Abdeslam

Lawyers for Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam quit

Andrew Callus

A Rafale jet fighter leaves France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to join the US-led coalition against IS.

IS drones strikes French troops in Iraq: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin wears special glasses at a research facility in St Petersburg

Venezuela awards Vladimir Putin a peace prize

SMH News story by Ava Benny-Morrison. Story, The NSW Government will announce a reward for information that leads to the ...

Too risky: Baird must stay the course on liquor laws

COMMENT
Toby Hall and Nadine Ezard

Quietly, the mining industry has just doubled the price of coking coal.

What's mining ever done for us? Just wait

COMMENT
Peter Martin

"I got it wrong": Premier Mike Baird at the press conference regarding the greyhound industry on Tuesday.

Plenty of backflip opportunities for Baird

COMMENT
Jacob Saulwick

Michael Gill was declined by CommInsure because they ruled his case of rheumatoid Arthristis was an out of date definition.

Life insurance a lottery for sick and dying consumers

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson
58 mins ago

Mitre 10-owner Metcash has assembled the executive team for the combined Mitre 10-Home TImber & Hardware business.

Metcash axes staff, assembles executive team

David Reddin

Over 50, but 'not over the hill' for career change

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Livingstone has her work cut out at CBA

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

'Gig' staffer the new kid on the block

Masters employs muscle to keep control of obnoxious customers

Vocus leadership coup rattles investors

Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think

When living in an apartment, it's particularly important to have some consideration for your neighbours.

The extreme solution to harmonious apartment living

Jimmy Thomson

Canberra house rents increased $5 a week over the September quarter to $475.

The only city where house rents are still on the rise

Christina Zhou

The complexities of fixed and variable loans can be a steep learning curve, while everything from bank fees to interest ...

What first-time owners wish they'd known before buying

House feature.

Take a peek inside the stylish home of funnyman Dave Hughes

SH. Date with Kate. Kate Waterhouse and Collette Dinnigan at Alimentari in paddington. . Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken ...

Collette Dinnigan's stylish Watsons Bay home on the market

Lucy Macken

The new BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 is straight out of a sci-fi movie.

BMW's new motorcycle is so smart you won't need a helmet

Technology

Turning 30 can be great. Just make sure you're prepared.

Thirty things you should never do after the age of thirty

Self Improvement

Movie popcorn is overpriced.

The 13 biggest rip-offs money can buy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Big banks have been accused of side-stepping financial planner laws.

Beware of bank staff spruiking their super funds

John Collett

Mom's Organic Market has found a niche in the market.

A simple method for making money: don't waste it

Thomas Heath

Rory Kennard, founder of Makinex.

This Australian company has a very rare goal

Alexandra Cain

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What's up with WhatsApp?

Cyber security

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That cheese is made from what?

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Momentous political occasion

Federal Politics

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There's life after Year 12

A woman worships Jibika Bajracharya, the newly appointed child goddess Kumari, in the street on October 7, 2016 in ...

World of Photos - October 12, 2016

Locke

Tom Hardy stars in the intense drama Locke

younger

Younger Season 3 now streaming on Stan.

Activities that could make your kids smarter

Advertiser Content

Hit the road and escape the city

Advertiser Content

Ten activities to aid toddler development

Advertiser Content

Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones hunt for clues in <i>Inferno</i>.

Tom Hanks too good for Inferno, the latest Dan Brown adaptation

Jake Wilson

In contention for an Oscar nomination: Nicole Kidman in <i>Lion</i>.

Kidman an Oscar contender as Lion begins to roar

Garry Maddox

Taraji P. Henson at the 67th Emmy Awards in September.

Taraji P. Henson claims she lost out to Naomi Watts over racism

Ebony Bowden

Billy Bush has since been sacked over the video.

Billy Bush is leaving the Today show over Trump tape scandal

It's going to be more expensive to see artists such as Axl Rose, left, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, who are ...

Why Aussie tours are in danger from new visa changes

Bernard Zuel

Putting his claws away for good ... Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in 2000's <i>X-Men</i>.

Wolverine 3: Logan to be the darkest outing for Jackman yet

Ebony Bowden

Silvia Colloca.

Razer takes knife to ABC cooking show over 'fatuous property porn'

Andrew Hornery

Nancy O'Dell, the host of <i>Entertainment Tonight</i> is the married woman Donald Trump "moved on like a bitch".

Nancy O'Dell slams Trump: 'no room for objectification'

Ebony Bowden

Destination unknown ... Eleonara Giovanardi and Luca Medici in Where Am I Going?

Where Am I Going review: Italian comedy hits the mark

Jake Wilson

Jerome Meyer as Joe Cinque and Maggie Naouri as Anu Singh.

Joe Cinque's Consolation review: Questions left

Paul Byrnes

Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones hunt for clues in <i>Inferno</i>.

Inferno review: Adaptation is a child's story for adults

Jake Wilson

Julia Gillard.

Julia Gillard at Jo Cox memorial: Women in public life are threatened 'almost daily'

Jenny Noyes

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with supporters at a campaign rally at the Zembo Shrine ...

Why I'm still not excited about a Hillary Clinton victory

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Beyonce

'This is insane': Beyonce brought into Trump debate

Jenny Noyes

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall-style forum, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.

Woman quits Republican party with epic rant against sexism

cr: Stocksy (supplied image, one time use only) SL - making decisions story, aug 28/16

Today I shall atone - and maybe you should try it, too

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Gwyneth Paltrow was called an "asshole" by her own father.

'You're getting a little weird': How Paltrow's dad intervened

Amy Croffey

Doctors need to understand the mental health needs of their patients.

LGBTI people need doctors to leave their prejudice at the door

Roz Bellamy

Khloe Kardashian appears on The Ellen Show on October 11, 2016.

Khloe Kardashian: 'Kim's not doing that well'

Mary Ward

Simply swapping sugar-dense drinks for water can halve our intake.

Sweet news: the anti-sugar message has toned down by half

Sarah Berry

Half Body Shot of Two Happy Healthy Woman at the Park Showing Thumbs Up at the Camera After their Training.

A gift better than gratitude

Dr Tim Sharp

Worrying results: the effect of concussion.

A single concussion may have lasting impact

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Bright, healthy asparagus is a spring winner.

Here are 23 amazing asparagus recipes you should try this spring

"Barbecue isn’t a fad or a trend. It’s a lifestyle". Nashville native Carey Bringle is coming to Sydney for Good Food Month.

Tennessee's barbecue king comes to Sydney and shares his top tips

Callan Boys

Jill Dupleix's mac 'n' cheese frittata.

How you can easily raid your fridge to make mac 'n' cheese frittata

Jill Dupleix

Krystin and Somchai Lisaius.

No jail time for mum who passed cocaine on to baby via breast milk

Staff writers

Paul Van Der Toorren proposed to his girlfriend of seven years, Elysia Simons, at Uluru, the place they first met as ...

Wedding bells for pair who met as children, filming iconic Qantas ad

Suzi Catchpole

"I think the LGBTQ alphabet could continue forever," says Miley Cyrus, who identifies as "pansexual".

Miley Cyrus talks about sexuality and coming out to her parents

Ariane Beeston

'I'll drink to that': Pints are $5.70 in the UK.

Visiting the UK just got a lot cheaper for Aussies

David Whitley

Tradition and modernity: A Geisha in Gion, Kyoto

The essential things you need to know before visiting Japan

Ben Groundwater

The path can glow in the dark for up to 10 hours.

Glow in the dark: The world's most beautiful bike lane opens

Hannah Meltzer

Samsung's Note7 was a great phone, apart from the overheating, but the Note name may now be tarnished forever.

What Samsung should do next

COMMENT
Alex Kidman

Keep your credit card details safe when shopping online.

Don't make scammers' Christmas come early

Adam Turner

Attendees try out PlayStation VR during a Sony Corp. event ahead of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, ...

What Sony's loungeroom-ready VR headset is all about

Tim Biggs

disc

8 reasons I'm sticking with DVDs, Blu-Rays

Lifehacker

'Forbidden for transport by aircraft': Samsung's return box for the Galaxy Note7.

Samsung's fireproof box for Galaxy Note7 returns

Bryan Menegus

Ford has paused Mustang production in the wake of reduced demand in the US.

Ford shuts Mustang factory

The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003S is claimed to be the fastest cornering supercar in the world.

Meet the newest rival to Ferrari and Pagani

Stephen Ottley

The 2016 Volvo S90 Inscription is a stylish alternative to German rivals.

First drive: Volvo's E-Class rival

David McCowen

2017 Kia Soul.

Kia cuts Soul price

Dom Tripolone

2016 Audi RS Q3 Performance.

Driven: Audi RS Q3 Performance

Peter McKay

The BMW M3 Competition.

BMW M3 Competition reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Leaving: Greg Bird.

Greg Bird parts company with Gold Coast

Adrian Proszenko

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

SCG becomes scene of bitter division at Hughes inquest

Chris Barrett

Model and fame game, Melbourne Cup

How the big cups races went out of fashion

Adam Pengilly

Wanderers captain Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Vince Lia of Wellington Phoenix, Roslyn Griffiths of Perth Glory, Mariners ...

A win for A-League club owners

Dominic Bossi

Phillip Hughes died two days after being hit on the head by a short ball during a Sheffield Shield game in 2014.

'Confused and upset': Sean Abbott breaks his silence

Chris Barrett

Chris Waller with stable favourite Preferment.

Waller prefers Sacred Master over stable favourite

Chris Roots

Resilient: Doug Bollinger celebrates the wicket of Tim Ludeman in NSW's Matador Cup clash with South Australia.

Cooper, Bollinger shine despite harrowing week

James Buckley

"Disloyal R's are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don't know how to win - ...

What blokes really say in the locker room, Mr Trump

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

A meeting on Friday will decide Des Hasler's fate at the Dogs.

'Dumb idea': Bulldogs tipped to dump Des Hasler

Adrian Proszenko

Andrew Fifita is on the outer but Thaiday wants him to sort himself out and return to the game

Thaiday's desperate plea to Fifita

Brisbane would be keen to play the world club series.

Broncos keen to play world club series

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