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Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson SC during a public hearing before the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References ...

'Irretrievably broken': Solicitor-General resigns

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Surry Hills resident Tim Chapman embraced car sharing about a year ago.

Why Tim never has to worry about finding a park again

Matt O'Sullivan
50 mins ago

In 2013, Mike Pence signed a bill as Indiana Governor that would jail same-sex couples applying for a marriage license ...

Trump is no longer the greatest threat to America

COMMENT

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman says consumers complain most about slow data speeds, unusable services and ...

Chart that shows how bad our high speed broadband is

Social Services Minister Christian Porter with his son Lachlan and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer with her ...

Stripping away basis of your parental leave as you enter last trimester

COMMENT

Action from the Build for a Cure auction day in Teralba.

Home built for charity in three weeks sells to Sydney investor

Sex assault claims: school didn't act properly: headmaster

The impossible conundrum behind Morrison's housing plan

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Clinton's position in the polls leaves Trump as a sideshow

ANALYSIS

Former Deloitte director avoids jail over child pornography

'Big punter' owed Tom Waterhouse $1.9m

Barnaby Joyce is under pressure to be seen to be doing something to help Murray Goulburn's dairy farmers.

Bureaucrat questioned Barnaby Joyce's 'integrity' days before being sacked

1 hr ago

Span crack in the skytrain for the North West Rail.

The Skytrain problem they didn't want you to see

On the highways and byways, the T. Rump bus rolls on.

Campaign bus revels in absurdity, baffles the Donald's fans

James Packer and Kate Fischer before their engagement ended abruptly in 1998.

Kate Fischer sets record straight on break-up with James Packer

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: A light drenched Times Square on May 5, 2015 in New York City. In an effort to reduce Manhattan's ...

The most overrated - and underrated - cities named

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Sculpture by the sea washes away

Victorians rush to Daniel Hughes after he was struck on the helmet by a short delivery.

Cricket's new concussion subs rule gets thumbs-up

Alvarez wants Fred's to feel like a comfortable home, rather than "a restaurant kitchen with lots of stainless-steel ...

Years in the making, Fred's is finally opening in Sydney

ASX slides as CC-Amatil shares fizzle

5:19PM

‘It was just a pain in the neck’: Why Tim never ...

5:06PM

Fate of Calais child migrants uncertain as Jungle ...

5:02PM

The surfer was lucky to escape with minor injuries to his thigh.

'There was a lot of blood': Surfer bitten by shark at Byron Bay

Suspicion stands in the way of faster projects

EXCLUSIVE
Matt Wade

Warnings of Crown land 'fire sale' by Baird government

EXCLUSIVE

One can of Rockstar Punched contains 21 teaspoons of sugar.

'Six cans a day': How some students get through their HSC

Collaroy's beach front houses were among those hardest hit when an east coast low unleashed wild weather in June.

The Sydney suburbs worst hit by storms

An artist's impression of the Parramatta light rail project, the cost of which has increased to above $3.5 billion.

Australian transport project costs blow out by at least $28 billion

Land owners want to sell Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, to a major property developer.

Kings Cross owners unite to seek mega property deal

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 20: Gable Tostee leaves court a free man. on October 20, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. ...

Tostee's 2300-word account of what he says really happened

Syrian refugee Fadi Mansour, who was detained at Istanbul airport for a year until moving to Melbourne. He now lives ...

Still haunted: Fadi Mansour lived in an airport for a year

Farid Farid

Census area supervisor Nora Stewart says her field workers have still not been paid for out-of-pocket expenses.

Workers who rescued Census still owed $30 million in wages

Noel Towell

Josh has a degenerative muscular disease which means he needs a carer to attend to his every need. Josh is pictured with ...

Centrelink asks paralysed man to prove he deserves his pension

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally on Saturday.

Historians award Benitos to Donald Trump's 'fascism'

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

The T.Rump bus.

T. Rump bus trails Donald Trump baffling fans

Nick O'Malley

Former federal treasurer Joe Hockey spent less than three months in his newly refurbished office before he was dumped ...

When the Trump campaign greeted Joe Hockey with a kiss

Peter Hartcher

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

Bureaucrat questioned Joyce's 'integrity' days before being sacked

Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Solicitor-General resigns over George Brandis dispute

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Has anyone in the Coalition ever actually met a pregnant woman?

COMMENT

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter: Taking on the usual suspects.

Paid parental leave designed 'to get women back to work': minister

Treasurer Scott Morrison will discuss housing affordability in a speech on Monday.

Scott Morrison puts states on notice over house prices

RSL national president Rod White.

Emergency meeting called, RSL president steps aside

Tony Abbott attending the NSW liberal Party council meeting, Four Seasons Hotel 22nd October 2016 Photo by Louise ...

'I think it was a moral win': Abbott claims victory for reformers

Liu Jiali, 3, runs through the dunes behind her home in the Tengger Desert, China, June 15, 2016. China?s deserts have ...

China's expanding deserts on a collision course with its cities

A woman walks along razor wire set up by South Ossetian authorities.

While the world watches Syria, Russia is on the move here

1 hr ago

A painted message on a tent in the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France, on Sunday.

Fate of Calais child migrants uncertain as Jungle demolition begins

55 mins ago

Could AI one day replace judges?

AI computer 'judge' predicts court findings

We have ways of making you shop.

Stop being a grinch: Christmas doesn't come soon enough

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

March into folly risk: Hillary Clinton.

Don't ignore the dangers of Trump's rival

COMMENT
Ross Douthat

Parliament 2016 is flying the flag on royal commissions and plebiscites.

The minority party holding Australia to ransom

COMMENT
Tim Dick

Now aged 46, the victim still has no idea what motivated the attack.

'I was blindsided': More than $1m paid out for workplace bullying

1 hr ago

It was a rough start to the week for sharemarket investors.

ASX slides as CC-Amatil shares fizzle

Jessica Sier
37 mins ago

CBA's school program will promote women as financial decision makers, and explore the gender pay gap and savings gap in ...

'A man is not a (financial) plan', CBA to teach female students

The Daily Planet is owned by Australia's only ASX-listed strip club and brothel owner, Planet Platinum.

Does sex sell real estate? Administrators hope so

How China's dealmakers pulled off a $270b global spree

Commbank's experiment could change trade forever

1 hr ago

Chinese group to take majority stake in Aussie mortgage insurer

Changing TV habits behind media mega-deal

An apartment block has sprung up next to another home at 6 William Street, Lewisham.

'How did this get approved?' Unit block springs up next to semi

13 mins ago

Action from the Build for a Cure auction day in Teralba.

Home built in just three weeks sells to Sydney investor for charity

Once the no-brainer design choice, the days of the all-white kitchen may be ending.

Why once-trendy all-white kitchens are on their way out

The sky has been dotted with cranes for months, but housing affordability hasn't improved.

Treasurer's 'supply solution' to affordability is missing one thing

Comment

Donald Trump's real estate business extends far beyond the US.

Five surprising places around the world that have a Trump Tower

These women's perfumes actually smell better on men.

Scent of a woman: Why real men aren't afraid to wear perfume

Grooming
1 hr ago

Rose gold Cobalt Valkyrie-X plane.

All I want for Christmas is a $2 million rose gold private jet

Luxury

It helps to cut up old credit cards when trying to climb out of debt.

Nicole helps… beat a $20,000 credit card debt

You don't have to be pulled into full-scale financial planning.

The trick to seeing a financial adviser

Irene Falcone of Nourished Life beauty products.

From $100 and a blog to $8 million annual revenue

Christine D'Mello

Alan Jones is a start-up evangelist at BlueChilli Group.

What is the most livable city for start-ups?

Alana Christensen

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Chelsea thrash Manchester United

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Wonder Woman controversy at UN

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Katich hits back at Clarke''s tumour claims

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Cubs first World Series in 71 years!

In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, a vet holds a pygmy anteater, also known as a silky anteater, at the Huachipa Zoo, on the ...

World of Photos

the circus

Every episode of The Circus now streaming on Stan.

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Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3 - now streaming on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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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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X Factor judges, from left, Adam Lambert, Iggy Azalea and Guy Sebastian.

Morrissey slams 'X-factory' reality shows

46 mins ago

Kit Harington as Jon Snow in Game Of Thrones.

Leaked set pics hint at epic Game of Thrones alliance

Broede Carmody

Samantha Armytage replaced Melissa Doyle as <i>Sunrise</i> co-host in 2013.

Spin machines in overdrive as Today and Sunrise claim No. 1

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Donald Glover participates in the "Atlanta" panel during the FX Television Critics Association summer press tour on ...

The 'perfect' Star Wars casting choice everyone's hyped about

Broede Carmody

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump for SNL.

The whole world laughs at Trump in SNL's latest debate sketch

He's a handsome devil. But very much a devil.

The Walking Dead returns: Who does Negan kill?

Karl Quinn

Jennifer Lawrence is reported to be set to play Jazz Age icon Zelda Fitzgerald.

Jennifer Lawrence tipped to play Great Gatsby muse

Linda Morris

Prince in 2007 performing at the Super Bowl in Miami.

New Prince music to be released from the vaults of Paisley Park

Hansard plays a generous, brilliant show.

Glen Hansard gives a charming and passionate performance

Portrait of renowned Japanese classical pianist and composer, Nobuyuki ?Nobu? Tsujii who will perform a special piano ...

Nobuyuki Tsujii with Sydney Symphony Orchestra: sublime

Peter McCallum

Bernard Fanning on the eve of the release his third solo album, <i>Civil Dusk</i>.

Bernard Fanning: Comfortable and gentle, just as fans wanted

Bernard Zuel

James Packer and Kate Fischer before their engagement ended abruptly in 1998.

The former Kate Fischer sets the record straight on her break-up deal with James Packer

Ariana Lenarsky posted this photo of a man she says groped her and tried to kiss another passenger.

Woman tweets groping incident on plane, then posts photo when police do nothing

Jenny Noyes
27 mins ago

Taylor Swift's deposition in an alleged groping case has been released to the public.

Taylor Swift's assault statement made public

Mary Ward

"He kept telling me I was really bad with money, I couldn't be trusted to make decisions."

'I was brainwashed': Three women on suffering financial abuse

Cosima Marriner

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 19: Rihanna steps out in a Hillary Clinton supporter t-shirt in Manhattan on October 19, 2016 ...

Rihanna makes a fashion statement with Hillary T-shirt

Donald Trump had just called Hillary Clinton a "nasty woman," and Clinton's childhood girlfriends started laughing.

Debate-watching with Hillary Clinton's BFFs

Jessica Bennett

Single motherhood is an option, the difficulty is knowing when to start down that path.

When is the right time to start a family on your own?

Danielle Braff

Salma Hayek claims Donald Trump leaked a false story to a magazine after she refused to go out on a date with him.

Salma Hayek says Trump harassed her, planted tabloid gossip when she refused his advances

Jenny Noyes

Doing squat: Conditioning coach Michelle Drielsma says this one exercise helps everything.

The secrets of a supple body

Paula Goodyer

Activated charcoal: Fab or fad?

Activated charcoal: hot stuff for your insides?

Exercise: A game-changer.

Prediabetes no 'doomsday message'

Gabriella Boston

Alvarez wants Fred's to feel like a comfortable home, rather than "a restaurant kitchen with lots of stainless-steel ...

What to expect when Fred's (finally) opens this week

37 mins ago

Matcha pancake stack with chocolate sauce from Matcha Mylkbar in Melbourne.

9 of the best matcha recipes (including that lava cake!)

Adam Liaw's vegetarian spring pasta: Spaghetti with zucchini and spinach.

Weekly meal planner: easy dinners for mid-late October

Baby Freya at 5 days.

The five-day-old 'happiest baby in the world'

Staff writers

Dylan Wray, 6, gave his dad quite the hilarious surprise when he was reviewing the home security footage.

Boy's hilarious middle of the night antics caught on camera

Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler has opened up about the challenges of motherhood with Multiple Sclerosis.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler opens up about motherhood with MS

Ariane Beeston

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 05: A light drenched Times Square on May 5, 2015 in New York City. In an effort to reduce Manhattan's ...

World's most overrated (and underrated) cities named

Dragonair was named as Skytrax's World's Best Regional Airline four times in a row.

Flight Test: What's all the Dragonair fuss about?

Tatyana Leonov

Calcata sits perched on a clifftop.

The 'grooviest' village in Italy was once home to Jesus' foreskin

Steve Meacham

Google has long held that its ad data would be kept separate from user's personal data, but that changed this year.

Google drops ban on personal web tracking

The Ektra as a plastic faux-leather finish and big camera bump - reminiscent of old Kodak cameras.

Kodak to release a new photo-focused phone

James Titcomb

Paper Mario exists in a world of cardboard and crafts.

Review: Paper Mario is reams of fun with arts and papercraft

tesla

All Teslas now have full self-driving hardware

Gizmodo

The LG V20 has the same dual camera setup as the G5.

LG's V20 gets Australian release details

Campbell Simpson

2017 Subaru Impreza.

New Subaru Impreza prices revealed

Stephen Ottley

The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf will be updated in November.

Updated VW Golf coming soon

Greg Kable

Ford's Ranger could join the SuperUtes grid (Illustration)

Utes to join V8 Supercar circus

David McCowen

The upgraded model scored five stars in a recent crash test.

5-Star safety for Toyota's oldest truck

David McCowen

Range Rover Evoque Convertible.

The best convertibles on sale

Dom Tripolone

Tesla has updates its self-driving features.

Tesla: All new cars to have self-driving hardware

David McCowen

Winx ridden by Hugh Bowman

Winx is better than Black Caviar. There, I said it

Andrew Webster

Reason to smile: Nick Kyrgios has moved to a career-high No.13 in the world rankings.

'Lol': Banned Kyrgios soars to highest ever ranking

Emotional: Michael Cheika's outburst after the Wallabies lost to the All Blacks has been poorly received across the Tasman.

Being drawn as a clown is least of Cheika's problems

COMMENT

Spelling: Winx.

Waller reveals his plan for Winx

Adam Pengilly
36 mins ago

Delayed concussion: Nic Maddinson was cleared to play the Matador Cup final, but has been ruled out for the start of the ...

Why NSW batsman played final but now ruled out for concussion

Jamie Marcuson

More woe for Wallabies: Dean Mumm has been cited for striking Brodie Retallick in the final Bledisloe Cup game.

Mumm banned for striking All Black

How the Herald captured Katich's exclusion from the ACB's national list of contracted players in 2011.

Katich hits back at 'tumour' remark

Chris Barrett

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.

Ricciardo third as Hamilton wins easily

Under investigation: Police leave the office of Sam Ayoub.

Up to 10 player managers face possible criminal prosecution

Roy Masters

Special moment: Andrew Fifita celebrates the Sharks' premiership with Michael Ennis.

Fifita seeks assurance Sharks will back him

Danny Weidler

St Joseph's Rugby Union player Blaise Barnes

Eels win race for schoolboy rugby sensation

Adrian Proszenko

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