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"See, if we help wealthy investors buy all the housing, then some of those houses will probably trickle down to you ...

Coalition's housing affordability inquiry scrapped

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Trump lead image

How Donald Trump compares to Mussolini and Hitler

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

The banking regulator is keeping a close eye on mortgage lending standards.

New mortgage rules locked in to ensure 'prudent' loan risk

ICAC chief Megan Latham has argued against a three commissioner model

Public inquiries under threat as corruption overhaul looms

EXCLUSIVE

Attorney-General George Brandis maintains the new restrictions are legal.

The Brandis versus Gleeson fight was anything but fair

ANALYSIS

Gmail

Part of Google's email privacy policy has quietly been erased

Woman, 69, charged with killing ex-husband in bed

China's president expected to 'bend rules' to secure new term

Vocational education data shows extraordinary wastage

Eryk Bagshaw

Senator to vote despite resignation announcement

'Milestone': Global greenhouse gas levels pass key marker

In this Tuesday Oct. 4, 2016 photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures with a firing stance as he announces ...

Asia's Trump has turned the tables on our region

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher
1 hr ago

Guo Kaimin stands between trees he planted to help hold back the sand in the Tengger Desert in China, June 15, 2016. ...

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

Irene Falcone of Nourished Life beauty products.

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

King tide surrounds a sculpture by Rebecca Rose at Tamarama Beach.

Sculptures by the sea swamped by surging tide

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

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

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Sculpture by the sea washes away

Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helps Rick out of the tight spot he has dropped him in.

Who dies in The Walking Dead's series return?

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

This 5-storey tower next door redefines close living

Former Socceroo Steve Herczeg 'died after bladder ...

12:28AM

Fancy making $36.5m in one year? Singaporeans win ...

12:17AM

IOOF chair hooks up the caravan for new adventures

12:15AM

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

'Pain in the neck': Tim never has to worry about finding a park again

Plan to build 40,000 affordable homes in Sydney in a decade

Lisa Visentin

The Skytrain problem they didn't want you to see

Only 6243 out of more than 30,000 NSW students completed diplomas they began in 2013 by the end of 2015.

Vocational education data shows extraordinary wastage

Eryk Bagshaw

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

1 hr ago

The majority of Australians think we are not doing enough to meet infrastructure needs

Suspicion stands in the way of faster projects

EXCLUSIVE
Matt Wade

Nsw Premier Mike Baird speaking at the NSW Liberal Prty State Council meeting at Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney 22nd October ...

Warnings of Crown land 'fire sale' by Baird government

EXCLUSIVE

Melbourne's city centre has scored 100 out of 100 for walkability.

Walk this way: Melbourne most and least walkable suburbs

VIC

The creator of caradvice.com.au, Alborz Fallah, tells his story.

Former student's $35 website sells for $35 million 10 years later

QLD

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

Once 'the nation's powerhouse' Western Australia's economy is now in the doldrums.

Fading mining boom makes WA the country's worst economy

WA

March into folly risk: Hillary Clinton.

The perils of Trump are obvious but don't ignore the dangers of his rival

COMMENT

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

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

Historians award Benitos to Donald Trump's 'fascism'

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

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

Heath Aston

George Brandis v Justin Gleeson: anything but a fair fight

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Solicitor-General resigns over George Brandis dispute

"See, if we help wealthy investors buy all the housing, then some of those houses will probably trickle down to you ...

Coalition's housing affordability inquiry scrapped

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Family First senator Bob Day outside Parliament House.

Bob Day to return to Senate despite resignation

Tom McIlroy

Square, dink, dinks, dinkus, head shot,federal politics, federal, Stephanie Peatling

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

No cattle were exported to Indonesia in September.

Trade experts in talks to save cattle industry amid breeding debate

Jewel Topsfield

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

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

Fate of Calais child migrants uncertain as Jungle demolition begins

David Gonski: Philanthropy doesn't let governments off the hook.

Donations are not a substitute for government funding of schools

COMMENT
David Gonski

Donald Trump voters have judged that, whatever his flaws and demerits, he is a better pick than Hillary Clinton.

Aftrer the election, let's forget Trump happened

COMMENT
Noah Feldman

We have ways of making you shop.

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

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

Home loans that follow a benchmark interest rate are common in some countries, but not Australia.

Why 'tracker' home loans shouldn't be put on the scrapheap

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

IOOF chair hooks up the caravan for new adventures

CBD
1 hr ago

HBO is responsible for blockbuster shows such as Game of Thrones, Westworld and The Sopranos.

Content is king for the future of media and telcos

The glass and concrete tower at 114 William Street, Melbourne, sold for $161.5 million.

$36.5m in one year: Singaporeans win in local property deal

48 mins ago

Crean to hold talks in Jakarta amid cattle breeding rule debate

APRA locks in tougher mortgage rules to ensure prudence of banks

Google drops ban on personally identifiable web tracking

Aussies among 'least open' to foreigners owning infrastructure

EXCLUSIVE

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

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.

11 fragrances for men that they've probably never worn before

Grooming

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.

ash v evil dead

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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King tide surrounds a sculpture by Rebecca Rose at Tamarama Beach.

Artwork destroyed by swell and high tide at Sculpture by the Sea

Georgina Mitchell

Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helps Rick out of the tight spot he has dropped him in.

Spoiler alert: The Walking Dead returns with stakes raised

Karl Quinn

Todd McKenney on <i>Dancing with the Stars</i>.

Dancing with the Stars won't return, says Seven

Nathanael Cooper

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

Morrissey slams 'X-factory' reality shows

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

Actor and rapper Donald Glover has been cast in a Star Wars spin off.

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

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 is comfortable and so is his audience.

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 said she was groped on a plane.

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

Jenny Noyes

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

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 has 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

Think pink: Steve Smith bowls during the Test against New Zealand in Adelaide in 2015.

Skipper Smith intervened to ensure Gabba pink-ball trial

Chris Barrett

Winx ridden by Hugh Bowman

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

Andrew Webster

Lachie Whitfield argues that instead of dodging drug testers, he was hiding from his girlfriend.

Whitfield claims 'drug' texts a lie to fool girlfriend

Nic Maddinson has been ruled out of the Blues Sheffield Shield team through concussion.

CA looking at sensors in helmets

Andrew Wu

Pilgrimage: The author after a Cubs win in St Louis.

Sweet home, Chicago: Why I fell in love with the Cubs

Dan Nancarrow

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 24: Rotnei Clarke of the Hawks is challenged by Kevin Lisch of the Kings during the round ...

Newley leads Kings to win over Hawks

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

Coach Graham Arnold has stepped up the training sessions for Sydney FC.

Sydney FC 'still only at 60 per cent', says Arnold

Phil Lutton

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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