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Donald Trump went back to his off-the-cuff style when the teleprompters broke during a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How Trump reacted when his prompters cut off

Same-sex marriage could be further away now than before.

Naive campaign shattered the goal of marriage equality

COMMENT

Crown Resorts executive general manager Jason O'Connor.

Top Packer executive among Crown workers held in China

All smiles: Hillary Clinton laughs with Ellen Degeneres on Thursday.

Clinton's shrewd move pays off as Trump implodes

ANALYSIS

Frank Robson in Sydney's Pittwater.

Across the Tasman: why Kiwi expats are leaving Australia

Jesuit mentor Michael Chaouk visits a prisoner at Fulham prison as a part of the African visitation and mentoring ...

'I would be dead or would have killed if I didn't come to jail'

All four major airlines ban Samsung phone due to fire risk

Billions in child care fraud left to five investigators

Mourning Thais anxious over Prince's taste for fast cars and women

'Big' wandering hands: Trump's main problem is himself

Why do women stick with Donald Trump?

Roz and John Bradbury are the proud owners of the last Ford Falcon XR6 sedan.

The last Ford Falcon: They paid $122,000 for a car they will never drive

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 14: Chris Mannix and her children Hannah, 5 (L) and Lucy, 7 (R) at their Southgate ...

'They're gobsmacked': Why people get this suburb all wrong

Tim City: Cahill celebrates after scoring the opening goal.

'Tim Cahill goes on a football pitch and things just happen'

A Three Springs man has been fined after stealing and eating a roast chicken to cure his hangover.

How overly fussy eating can send you blind

SMH GOOD LIVING. One and a half butternut pumpkin.
butternut; pumpkin; squash; one; half; seeds; vegetable; food; fresh; ...

The simple hack for peeling a butternut pumpkin

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Trump's teleprompters break

Illustration by Steven Moore

What can I do about my neighbour's mean 'Joe Pesci' cat?

Well duh, it's pronounced AH-dih-dahs.

How to pronounce 'Adidas' and other tricky brand names

Hillary Clinton heavily favoured to win Electoral ...

7:45AM

Failed North Korean missile test detected

7:19AM

Police investigate suspicious house fire in ...

7:12AM

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 14: Chris Mannix and her children Hannah, 5 (L) and Lucy, 7 (R) at their Southgate ...

'They're gobsmacked': has Melbourne got this suburb all wrong?

1 Derwent Drive, Bayswater

Ssshhh! Which Melbourne suburbs are under-the-radar?

Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, one of Melbourne's most lively and densely packed suburbs.

Neighbourhoods: Where it all Fitz - a suburb unmatched for culture

70 Barrett Street, Albert Park

Saturday auction results: see what sold near you

The Rice House, a unique, heritage-listed, mid-century building in Eltham, is on the market.

Rice House: lumps and all, is this Melbourne's most unusual home?

Fire claims this Neasham Drive, Dandenong North house. Image Patrick Herve

Police investigate suspicious house fire in Dandenong North

40 mins ago

This is what happens when you let kids cut loose

Parks become illegal dumping grounds for asbestos

A Craigieburn teenager has been charged.

Teenager threatens to kill couple with fake gun in Melbourne's north

A man was taken to Austin Hospital after being bitten by tiger snake in north-east Melbourne.

Man bitten by a tiger snake in north-east Melbourne

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 15: A racegoer holds onto her hat in the strong winds on Caulfield Cup Day at Caulfield ...

Spring in their step: punters out in force for Caulfield Cup

Karl Frederick Bonnett.

Old faces of crime: Australia's dirty dozen of the '70s

John Silvester

A portion of the MDMA seized by police displayed at a media event on Saturday.

Police make huge drug bust worth $145m

NSW

The rabbit reaper chain made for Kristian Nairn who played Hodor in the TV series Game of Thrones.

Brisbane's little known jewellers to the stars

QLD

Over 100 pallet loads of line have been delivered so far.

Holy sheet: Charity linen project is now too big

WA

James Dack has become Australia's top real estate agent as head of Sunshine Group Investments and co founder of McGrath ...

Revealed: Why Sydney's real estate king quit

Jana Wendt

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands on stage with female supporters during a campaign rally North Carolina.

Why do women stick with Donald Trump?

Nick O'Malley

Big hand problems: Donald Trump.

Wandering hands: Trump's big problem is himself

Paul McGeough

Billy Bush was suspended after the video was released.

Billy Bush to receive multi-million dollar payout from NBC: report

Ellen Connolly

Senator Pauline Hanson at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 13 September 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

No deals with One Nation: Voters' warning to Turnbull

Adam Gartrell

Families in limbo as Bob Day attempts to keep company afloat

Adam Gartrell

Census meltdown played out in new FOI documents

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

The Gonski review didn't say what you think it did

ANALYSIS

Senator Ian Macdonald led the attack.

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

ANALYSIS

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis fronts the Senate inquiry on Friday.

Justin Gleeson flouts 'radical' directive from George Brandis

Kimberley Kitching.

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

A missile is launched during a drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

Failed North Korean missile test detected

34 mins ago

People display flags during the test cricket match between New Zealand and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in August.

How Zimbabwe made its own flag illegal

Seven people drowned in Quang Binh province.

Floods kill 11 people in central Vietnam

Thai Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok in May.

Thailand names a temporary regent

Lindsay Murdoch

Adam Goodes said things Aboriginal people don't normally say to a non-Aboriginal audience.

The limits of sport's influence

COMMENT
Martin Flanagan

Same-sex marriage could be further away now than before.

Naive campaign shattered the goal of marriage equality

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

A spouter of conspiracy theory and innuendo: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

If Donald Trump scares you, you should fight for facts everywhere

COMMENT
Chris Zappone

Westpac's life insurance arm, BT Financial Group, briefed politicians on Friday night then issued a public statement ...

The insurer that knocked back 1-in-3 TPD claims

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Telstra's fight to keep mobile network to itself

Jason O'Connor

'I can't believe how dumb they are': Crown staff held in China

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

Gina Rinehart launches fresh legal attack on her children

EXCLUSIVE

How tweaking interest rates can transform the economy

COMMENT

Life insurance not so super as sector faces scrutiny

ANALYSIS

The new resources boom - blink and miss it

ANALYSIS

Work-life balance starts with smart offices

'70s inspired swimwear is on the radar for men this summer.

22 hot boardshorts to keep you looking cool this summer

Handsome Things

Lark Distillery, Single Malt Whisky was a breakthrough.

Australian spirits that changed the way we drink

Smart Sipping

Robo-advisers are pitching their services at self-directed investors.

Can robots beat humans as financial advisers?

John Collett

We derive more happiness from buying an experience than an object. How about BridgeClimb?

12 smart things to do with the average tax return of $2112

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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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Trump: the victim of a great smear

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Fisherman takes on shark with broom

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US lifts limits on Cuban rum, cigars

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Australian Crown staff detained in China

The Tivoli Theatre aka The New Tivoli in Castlereagh Street, Sydney in May 1939. SMH HOME Picture by GORDON SHORT Sydney ...

Rewind - Illuminations

house of lies

House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

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Arctic Adventure Norm of the North

Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Why more people are studying online

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Mariska Episodics Mariska Hargitay NUP_157522_0064.JPG

Sexual allegations force network to pull Trump-inspired episode

NORAH JONES IMAGES FOR SPECTRUM. Supplied publicity photo.?Courtesy of EMI

How Norah Jones found freedom in a tiny piano in her kitchen

Chris Johnston

John Currin's Honeymoon Nude, 1998.

The secrets and scandals of the world's great nudes

Justin Paton

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 was 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

Viktor&Rolf, Performance of Sculptures haute couture collection, spring/summer 2016.

Viktor&Rolf; bring their fairytale fashion to Melbourne's NGV

Lindy Percival

The free-skating troupe was banned from some municipal skating rinks in Canada.

Canada's Le Patin Libre steer clear of cheesy icecapades

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Stephanie Bunbury

Deborah Conway and Tim Rogers in rehearsal for Nothing Has Changed.

Local music royalty celebrate David Bowie in style: with an orchestra

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Hannah Francis

"I never thought I was fashionable enough."

Stella McCartney: I never felt fashionable enough

Lisa Armstrong

Pastors from the Las Vegas area pray with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a visit to the ...

What's with Donald Trump's ill-fitting suits?

Amy Croffey

Karen Alexander, Helena Christensen, Amber Valletta, Andie MacDowell and Tatjana Patitz.

How the beauty world woke up to the power of older models

Kate Finnigan

Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian have dominated the headlines for the past 24 hours but ... what are they actually ...

Cyberbullying is a form of PR - just ask Kim and Taylor

Amanda Hess

Six babies a day are stillborn everyday, says Stillborn Australia's Victoria Bowring.

'Last week you were pregnant, this week you're not'

Daisy Dumas

Musician Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize in literature.

Why no woman won the Nobel prize this year

Jenna Price

It can be difficult to know exactly when to discuss mental health issues in the delicate early stage of a relationship.

Dating with a mental illness

Linda Moon

Alima from Jilkminggan, with Kelly Wright. Alima is the same age as Wright's son.

'I'm not going to leave Jilkminggan in third world conditions'

Daisy Dumas

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

Saori Inokuchi's bento box from a class in Tokyo on preparing school lunches.

The Japanese art of making school lunch

Anna Fifield

Adam Liaw's almond milk panna cotta with blood oranges.

Adam Liaw's almond milk panna cotta

Add some Turkish flavour to your dinner table with Anason's chicken kebab and bulgur herb recipe.

Turkish chicken kebabs and six other easy recipes to try this spring

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

Tourists at the Full Moon Partyh on Koh Phangan, Thailand. Thousands of people from around the world pack the Haad Rin ...

Tourists warned about behaviour in wake of Thai king's death

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

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

fh3

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

Jobe Watson with his Brownlow Medal the night he won it in September 2012.

Galbally: No legal route for Jobe to retain Brownlow

Jon Pierik

Former Essendon football operations manager Paul Hamilton has joined AFL Victoria.

AFL Victoria hire former Bombers' 2012 football manager

Larissa Nicholson

Friends: Dane Swan and Dustin Martin.

Swan expects Martin will remain a Tiger

Daniel Cherny

Whose banner will Jordan Lewis be running through next year?

Lewis 'not filthy' with Hawks as talks continue

Melissa Coulter Ryan

Joel Hamling of the Bulldogs is going to become a Docker.

Hamling leaves the kennel to head west

UPDATED
Larissa Nicholson

Jordan Lewis: His future is still slightly up in the air.

Hawks get crucial pick as Dees keep eyes on Lewis

Daniel Cherny and Michael Gleeson

Western Bulldogs defender Marcus Adams.

Dogs on the move, Saints get Steele

Michael Gleeson

Back in the game: Jobe Watson seems equipped to handle whatever comes his way after his time in New York.

Saying yes to life brings positive change for Watson

Martin Flanagan

Victory goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas is beaten by a shot from Bruno Fornaroli.

Cahill strikes stunner as City rout Victory in derby humiliation

Michael Lynch

Tim Cahill 'worked hard for the team' and looks to be quickly settling in at Melbourne City.

Van 't Schip plays down title favourite talk, praises Cahill

Michael Lynch

Nicholas Hall riding Jameka

Favourite Jameka takes out the Caulfield Cup

Michael Lynch

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