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Billionaire Gina Rinehart during a tour of Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill Mine operations.

Rinehart launches fresh legal attack on her children

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Agreement with the government is "clear-cut": Brenton Scott.

New dispute erupts between Baird and greyhound industry

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls
1 hr ago

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Telstra faces a threat so stark that it is mobilising an army

IN DEPTH
Lucy Battersby

Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, right, during a "Coffee with Ivanka" presidential campaign event at Spring Mill Manor in ...

Ivanka returns to campaign trail after lewd tapes released

NEWS REVIEW - Lunch With - Justin Hemmes at Long Chim Restaurant, Angel Place, Sydney 12 October 2016 Photo by Louise ...

'Melbourne's laughing at us': Justin Hemmes wants 4am closing time

Michael Evans

A screen grab from the census video.

Census meltdown played out in new FOI documents

Tom McIlroy

Gonski pitches in his own money to fund needy public schools

26 mins ago

Man tasered at hospital after 'potentially cocaine-fuelled fury'

Melanie Kembrey

Officers charged after boy, 8, left in caged police wagon

Brexit fallout sends British pound to 168-year low

It has not been a terrific week for George Brandis QC, but what's new

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

EMBARGOED FOR GW, ISSUE DATE TBC. DO NOT USE WITHOUT CHECKING WITH TEGAN FIRST. Portrait of property guru James Dack, ...

'Dear everyone, today is my last day': why Sydney's real estate king quit

Jana Wendt

The 'Budgie Nine' at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Exclusive Palm Beach club welcomes back the Budgie Nine

Novak Djokovic returns a shot against Mischa Zverev in the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

Djokovic reaches Shanghai semis but something doesn't seem right

1 hr ago

Peter FitzSimons.

The Phillip Hughes inquest was a necessary investigation

Coles: "This terrible campaign is designed simply to make innocent people feel like criminals."

Coles is making innocent people feel like criminals

COMMENT

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Super-sub Santalab sinks Adelaide

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Seven books you can (and should) devour in a day

The Great White smashes through the diving cage.

Great white shark smashes open dive cage - with diver still inside

The body of Thailand's King Bhumibol is taken to ...

12:47AM

Gonski's plan: Private funding for public schools

12:21AM

Families of 21 Chibok girls wait to be reunited ...

12:13AM

Goat Island was owned by Bennelong's family when the First Fleet arrived in 1788.

Goat Island to be returned to Aboriginal people of NSW

EXCLUSIVE
James Robertson

'Pretty much useless': How poor internet can break a real estate deal

'Very surprised': the absent element in the HSC English exam

Eryk Bagshaw

A blown-out window of a Bondi Junction apartment block that was evacuated on Friday morning following an explosion.

Residents evacuated as explosion rocks Bondi Junction unit block

Frank Iero is in St Vincent's Hospital.

US rock star 'pretty banged up' after Sydney bus crash

A teenager arrested on Wednesday with a bayonet knife and a note pledging allegiance to Islamic State had allegedly ...

Alleged terror plotters were about to make 'final prayers': police

Premier Mike Baird (right) and Opposition Leader Luke Foley put political pragmatism before principles in the racing saga.

Hope for leadership with integrity has gone to the dogs in NSW

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Accused killer Gable Tostee, left, leaves the Supreme Court in Brisbane with defence barrister Saul Holt, right.

Tostee's defence argues 'irrational' move led to Wright's death

QLD
Jorge Branco

Janusz Skarbek says he was sexually abused during his time at Xavier College.

Private school's unprecedented step in sex abuse case

EXCLUSIVE
Bianca Hall

The fire has burned over a million hectares.

Massive bushfire threatens WA wildlife sanctuary

WA
David Allan-Petale

Two pythons battling it out in Dayboro.

Outdoor kitchen becomes python battleground

Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka during a "Coffee with Ivanka" event at Spring Mill Manor in Ivyland, Pennsylvania.

Ivanka Trump hits campaign trail a week after lewd tapes leaked

Trip Gabriel

Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential nominee.

Trump 'could win if he had discipline': Beattie

Felicity Caldwell

Boris Epshteyn in one of his many TV appearances supporting Donald Trump.

The Russian-born lawyer who became Trump's top attack dog

Senator Barry O'Sullivan and Senator Linda Reynolds question Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson.

A petulant, red-faced tantrum: senators lose war with the law

Amy Remeikis
1 hr ago

Justin Gleeson flouts 'radical' directive from George Brandis

Michaela Whitbourn

PM accuses Labor of 'union stitch-up' over Kitching appointment

A screen grab from the census video.

Census meltdown played out in new FOI documents

Former prime minister Julia Gillard at the Labor Party's election launch in June.

Sorry advocates, but the Gonski review didn't say what you think it did

ANALYSIS

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during the Summit for Refugees and Migrants at UN headquarters.

Terrible suffering in the name of protecting Australian values

COMMENT

Tony Abbott spoke to Alan Jones.

Abbott blasts 'toxic' culture of leaks, says he stands 'ready to serve'

EXCLUSIVE

An arresting scene from the VR film <i>Collisions</i>.

Virtual reality tells Indigenous story as bones bound for home

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

Filipino drug suspect wearing a band with the name of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has his hands tied together ...

Philippine Duterte in sights of The Hague

Lindsay Murdoch

A resident attempts to pass a tree downed by the high winds of Hurricane Nicole in St Georges, Bermuda.

Hurricane Nicole hits Bermuda

Gina Miller a founder of investment management group SCM Private, waits before going in the High Court for the start of ...

Brexit's most significant legal test

Nick Miller

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in the cabinet ...

In Barnabyland, the bumpkin calls the shots

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Paul McCartney and John Lennon in 1968.

The biggest blight Baby Boomers have inflicted on us

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Home truths strike at heart of our habitat

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Phone

Telstra's fight to keep mobile network to itself

IN DEPTH
Lucy Battersby

Billionaire Gina Rinehart during a tour of Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill Mine operations.

Gina Rinehart launches fresh legal attack on her children

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Illustration: Glen LeLievre

How tweaking interest rates can transform the economy

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Liberal MP Julia Banks during the bank hearings at Parliament House in Canberra.

A shame ASIC's report on life insurers not out in the open

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Life insurance not so super as sector faces scrutiny

ANALYSIS
Ruth Williams

The new resources boom - blink and miss it

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Work-life balance starts with smart offices

Suzette Lamont

Sydney landlords riding a high rental wave

Carolyn Cummins

The recently renovated property at 149 Alexander Street, Crows Nest.

Home buyers in Crows Nest 'jumping on anything'

Kate Farrelly

Interior designer Greg Natale in his Horizon apartment, which he is selling.

Suburbs where tiny apartments are in hot demand

Kate Farrelly

Deluxe package, October 14/15 - 368 Dath Henderson Rd, Tinbeerwah, Qld

Luxury home in the hills comes with 18-hole golf course

World's cutest homes.

10 of world's cutest homes for your viewing pleasure

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project (Sydney, New South Wales).

Hope for a green future among country's leading urban designers

Christina Zhou

Lark Distillery, Single Malt Whisky was a breakthrough.

Nine Australian spirits that changed the way we drink

Smart Sipping

Tom Cruise set tongues and Twitter wagging when he appeared on the red carpet at the BAFTAs in February.

Filler fail: Why do men get cosmetic surgery so wrong?

Grooming

Keep your ear to the ground for financial advice.

Motley Fool: What's a defensive investor to do?

Scott Phillips

Telstra was one of the big public floats of the 1990s and 2000s.

The best way to become a financial winner

Catherine Robson

Have you been at your workplace long enough to receive a gold watch?

The consequence of being a loyal employee

James Adonis

Rosario Chozas and Julia Ford-Carther, founders of Bammies.

Startup wants you to wear your pyjamas to work

Nancy Dahlberg

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Blast destroys Bondi apartment

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Inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes wraps up

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Post Brexit pound sparks a tourism boom

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Severely disabled man asked for proof of penison eligibility

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House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Legendary fast bowler Brett Lee.

Brett Lee, Mike Hussey to leave Nine, Michael Clarke takes over

Long before he hosted the Oscars, Chris Rock was a busboy at Red Lobster.

Chris Rock to earn a massive $52m for two Netflix gigs

Ebony Bowden

Stormtroopers prove they ain't afraid of no damp in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

There's a new trailer for Rogue One. Here's what we now know

Garry Maddox

Musician Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel prize in literature.

Gasps as Bob Dylan wins Nobel prize for literature

Ron Charles

Addiction: Rapper 360 aka Matthew Colwell has written a song about his ordeal.

Rapper 360 says anti-ice ads only make addicts want to score

Aja Styles

Taylor Swift

Is Taylor Swift about to drop a surprise new album?

Ebony Bowden

James Nesbitt was enthusiastic for a Cold Feet reboot.

Was bringing back Cold Feet a brilliant idea or a terrible one?

Linda Morris

Comedy gold: Sam Pang on Have You Been Paying Attention?

Have You Been Paying Attention to the naughtiest show on TV?

COMMENT
Debi Enker

The Powerhouse Museum has been accused of trying to thwart attempts to find out how much money it spends on staff ...

Labor accuses Powerhouse staff of 'excessive' travel bill

Andrew Taylor

Destination unknown ... Eleonara Giovanardi and Luca Medici in <i>Where Am I Going</i>?

The colourful, silly comedy that Italy has gone nuts over

Jake Wilson

Joe Cinque and Anu Singh in a 1998 photo.

Why did no one speak up? The sad question at the heart of Joe's killing

Paul Byrnes

More than 27 million men, women and children are estimated to be trapped in slavery today.

Chained to a bed and servicing 50 clients a day

Daisy Dumas

Musician Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel prize in literature.

Why no woman won the Nobel prize this year

Jenna Price

The sad truth is that we can't afford to give harassers the benefit of the doubt.

We are expected to humour harassment. This is why we can't

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Jemima Khan attended the annual UNICEF UK Halloween Ball.

Jemima Khan dresses as Melania complete with groping Donald

Jenna Clarke

Rebecca Wilson waged a very private battle with cancer. She died aged 54.

'Rock on, darling Bec'

Andrew Hornery

Celeste Barber and #hothusband enjoy a two-week sojourn in the US.

I went away without my kids for two weeks

Celeste Barber

We need these safe spaces to have important conversations on manly topics.

Please don't take away our locker rooms

Ben Pobjie

Radio talk show host and political commentator Rush Limbaugh.

Rush Limbaugh unwittingly gave a great lesson on consent

Mary Ward

Fitness First's Michael Cunico noticed his mental clarity was not as good.

What happens when fitness fanatics give up exercise

Sarah Berry

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Most vitamins are useless, but these are the ones worth taking

Erin Brodwin

Michaela Werner and fellow mermaid, Vicky.

Mermaiding: The water sport making a splash this summer

Sarah Berry

Josephine Perry began working with her father Neil at 14.

Neil Perry weighs in on daughter's restaurant closure

Scott Bolles

CInnamon and sugar crusted custard tarts.

Review: Portuguese custard tarts and super duper sangers

Myffy Rigby

Soft-boiled egg.

You can eat eggs every day, according to new CSIRO study

Zoe Meunier

The tip of baby Lilly's finger was cut off by a nurse.

Nurse cuts off part of newborn's finger

Donna-Lee Biddle

Beware of Magpie swooping season.

Queensland girl,7, left blind in one eye after magpie attack

Ariane Beeston

A child's grief deserves privacy, it is not for public consumption.

Don't watch the viral video of a boy learning of his mum's death

OPINION Kerri Sackville

Women be warned while travelling in Iran.

Traveller letters: My wife was groped by security guards

The Turnbull Suite.

Stay in the 'Turnbull Suite': PM gets his own hotel room

Kylie McLaughlin

Entertainment monitors sit on the back of passenger seats in the economy class cabin of an Airbus SE A350 aircraft, ...

Airbus plans to create the 'perfect' economy class space

Justin Bachman

Samsung has recalled six models of its top-loader washing machines.

Samsung's history of problematic products

Brian X. Chen and Choe Sang

Scientists believe a comet hitting the Earth caused global warming 55.6 million years ago, an event that can help us ...

Clues to ancient climate change could help us

Sarah Kaplan

Virtual Reality is ready to come out and play, but does it have staying power?

Virtual reality is here, but how long will it stick around?

COMMENT
Adam Turner

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Australia, as shown by Forza Horizon 3

Kotaku

The PlayStation VR headset.

PlayStation VR: virtual reality for the masses

Tim Biggs

Honda will offer its new model with a turbocharged engine.

Honda unveils new CR-V

David McCowen

2016 Maserati Quattroporte GTS GranLusso.

New Maserati Quattroporte prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo.

Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Drive editor Andrew Maclean enjoyed an epic road trip across New Zealand.

The Long and Winding Road

Andrew MacLean

Isuzu MU-X.

Road test: Isuzu MU-X LS-T 4x4

Toby Hagon

The 2017 BMW 5-Series.

Revealed: New BMW 5-Series

Greg Kable

Unanimous: Ray Dib and Raelene Castle address the media after the four-hour meeting in which they said the board was ...

Hasler survives Dogs board meeting after Mortimer's exit

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 14: Late cricketer Phil Hughes brother and sister Jason and Megan leave Downing Centre after ...

This is not a family like most. The Hugheses' pain is relentless

Malcolm Knox

Late show: Adelaide players look on as Brendon Santalab celebrates scoring the winning goal.

Santalab's late winner seals upset for Wanderers over Reds

Pacific neighbours: Ben Volavola of Fiji makes a break against Australia during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

The story behind Fiji's historic NRC move

Georgina Robinson

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

Enormous and painful gulf between a family and cricket

Team man: Bobo's team-first approach impressed Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold.

Why Sydney FC selected Bobo out of a field of 180

Dominic Bossi

CRANBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 08: Jameka playing up in the stables after winning Heat One during the Cranbourne barrier ...

Golden girls best chance of keeping Caulfield Cup in Australia

Michael Lynch

Safe bets: Dave Warner and Steve Smith.

'Cherry ripe to be ripped apart': Warning of horror summer

James Buckley

No time to chat: Canterbury Bulldogs coach Des Hasler arrives at ANZ Stadium.

Mortimer exits Bulldogs after board meeting

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: Trent Merrin of the Panthers looks on during the round 25 NRL match between the Gold ...

Call-up is a boyhood dream for Merrin

Adrian Proszenko

New Blue: South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds has been selected for NSW.

Reynolds makes call on NRL future

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