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New York City police stand guard outside the Jacob Javits Convention Centre as runners arrive to register for Sunday's ...

Terror threat on election eve in the United States

BREAKING
32 mins ago

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn.

Leaked letters: bugging bombshell for top cop

Kirsty Needham

Peter FitzSimons.

Whose fault is it that the Wallabies aren't going to be on TV?

Peter FitzSimons

Demonstrators rally in Jakarta on Friday to demand the arrest of the city's governor, Ahok.

Tear gas and torched cars as 150,000 storm streets of Jakarta

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Indonesian President Joko Widodo being interviewed by Fairfax journalists Jewel Topsfield and Peter Hartcher at the ...

Jokowi's historic first visit to Australia

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

The government has been accused of breaking it's promise not to sell assets.

It won't be so easy to become a real estate agent next year

Esther Han

How the lucky country turned cruel

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Why America's democracy is broken and unfixable

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

Uni vilification case thrown out as 18C inquiry looms

Five reasons Americans should vote for Donald Trump

COMMENT

'I've been dealing with it for a while': Senator Ludlam takes depression leave

Jessinta Campbell and Buddy Franklin on their wedding day.

Top-secret nuptials: Jesinta Campbell and Buddy Franklin marry

Tony Bellia was seen at Gina Rinehart's side at this year's Melbourne Cup.

Is this Gina Rinehart's new beau?

PS

Unhappy: Steve Smith throws his arms out in frustration after he was given out lbw.

Smith can't whinge over lbw call

Can someone please tell Beyonce Vogue says cleavage is "over"?

Someone please tell Beyonce Vogue says cleavage is over

COMMENT

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This is the right way to say 'scone'

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Jakarta on edge: thousands demand governor's arrest

Riley Keogh and Shia LeBeouf in American Honey

How trawling a beach during spring break unearthed a star

Exploring polyamory was a gradual process for the writer.

After surviving cancer, my husband wanted an open relationship

Jennifer Lawrence next stars as an interstellar space traveller who wakes up 90 years too soon in <I>Passengers</I>.

Grab your popcorn: A guide to this summer's best movies

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The most valued leadership qualities, according to employees

There's one item you should avoid buying from IKEA.

The one item you should never buy at Ikea

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Their purchase will conveniently prevent any over-development of the site into something that might obstruct the view ...

$13 million just to save the view? Welcome to Point Piper

The Port House, in Antwerp, by Zaha Hadid Architects.

7 of the coolest office spaces around the world

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Make a great first impression at your open for inspection.

The tricks to make your house more appealing when selling

More than 800 homes will go under the hammer in Sydney on Saturday.

Another big day of auctions for strong Sydney market

Andrew Wilson

Fire crews work on Northern Road in Llandilo, where a fire burned through the reserve.

'Everything's on fire': Out-of-control blaze engulfs properties

Georgina Mitchell, Rachel Olding

'Life is co-ed': Private school to transform itself after 126 years

Eryk Bagshaw

Man charged with raping missing teen he detained for four weeks

Nick Ralston

The state government believes the agreements could be slowing down the housing sector.

Move to tackle councils holding planning process 'to ransom'

James Robertson

A private Hillsbus caught on fire on Friday.

'Wake-up call': Another Sydney bus fire sparks public safety fears

Josh Dye

The government is promising a significant reduction in premiums for motorists.

The plan to cut insurers' green slip 'super profits' revealed

EXCLUSIVE
Esther Han

Pollution in China.

'Human tragedy': Why emissions are our problem

The female driver died at the scene.

Water tragedies: One man dead, young child fighting for life in

VIC

Three police officers are in hospital.

Tomahawk-wielding man injures three police officers in carjacking

WA

Phil Hughes who was killed by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield game.

Hughes' 'minuscule misjudgment': Coroner reveals findings

A representation of Mars with its small moons, Deimos and Phobos.

Mission to Mars: Australia's help wanted by US, Europe

Marcus Strom

Entering the final weekend of campaigning, Trump has all the momentum.

Clinton's firewall standing between Trump and White House

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

New York City police stand guard outside the Jacob Javits Convention Centre as runners arrive to register for Sunday's ...

FBI and NYPD probe election terror threat

BREAKING
32 mins ago

Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the Main Line Sports Centre in Berwyn, ...

Melania, without irony, pledges to tackle online bullying as first lady

ANALYSIS
Josephine Tovey

Can anyone hear the voters of America?

Forget Clinton and Trump - America's democracy is broken

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles at a union hall in Las Vegas.

Polls show Hillary Clinton has narrow edge

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has signalled that an inquiry will be held into the 18C provision and freedom of speech.

University vilification case thrown out as 18C inquiry looms

Scott Ludlam takes leave for depression and anxiety

Fergus Hunter

'I don't have to care any more': Wyatt Roy's excellent adventure

Fergus Hunter

North East Vocational College added five new photos from a May 2015 visit by senators Simon Birmingham and Bob Day.

Pictures question minister's claim about Bob Day's role in college

EXCLUSIVE

CEO of the Catholic Church's Truth, Justice and Healing Council, Francis Sullivan has welcomed the announcement of a ...

Government announces compensation scheme for sex abuse victims

Tom McIlroy, Rachel Browne

Malcolm Turnbull's chances of passing his key industrial relations bills have received a much-needed lift.

Refugee visa ban a likely breach of UN convention

Michael Gordon, Fergus Hunter

The decision will have ramifications for the gambling industry in Australia.

'Beyond redemption': Turnbull shuts down gambling body

Adam Gartrell

Muslim protesters chant slogans near burning police trucks.

Violence in Jakarta as protesters demand jail for Christian governor

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, centre seated, in court charged with manslaughter by the Israeli military. His father prays ...

Trial of soldier Elor Azaria tears at Israeli army and society

Cambodia has banned commercial surrogacy following similar action in India, Nepal and Thailand.

Cambodia bans commercial surrogacy after 'human trading'

Lindsay Murdoch

TV screens show the moment Park Geun-hye took sole blame for a "heartbreaking" scandal that threatens her government.

South Korean president apologises, is willing to be investigated

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Indonesian President Joko Widodo in September in Laos.

Turnbull should look north to get out of his funk

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

We consider ourselves the good guys.

Australia's fall from Lucky Country to Cruel Country

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

More than one in three Australians admit to using cannabis.

The US could go up in smoke - but not because of Trump

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Trump

Bear ballot: Investors sweat on Trump victory

ANALYSIS

In the past year Caltex has terminated five franchisees who operated 13 sites.

'I've employed a lot of those exploited people'

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Recent cold, wet weather has challenged clothing retailers.

Discount department stores face testing times

ANALYSIS

Appco chief executive Martin Gaffney has defended his company.

Just one charity severs ties with Appco after bullying claims

Politics of tax reform tests assumptions

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Wings clipped on $1.1 billion Ingham's chicken IPO

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Ardent's new chairman no stranger to scandal

Tourism boom drives hotel occupancy higher

Archie Rose Distillery has one of the strongest gins available in Australia.

Hard liquor: 12 of the strongest craft spirits on the market

Fine Drinks

Wang Deshun, who turned 80 in autumn, at the China Fashion Week in Beijing last year.

China's new supermodel is an 80-year-old grandfather

Culture

Queensland Police assistant commissioner Brian Codd speaks to media at Dreamworld, where four people died after a ...

Making sense of the Dreamworld tragedy for investors

Scott Phillips

Low growth is squeezing investment returns.

Low investment returns bite

James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has advice on leadership worth heeding despite his own ...

Surprising management reason to admire FBI boss

James Adonis

Text appeal: URGE founders Daniel Reyes, Dean Steingold and Doron Ostrin.

Agile and innovative? Not in the real world

Noel Towell

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Phillip Hughes' death caused by 'minuscule misjudgment'

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Hillary Clinton's race for the White House

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Man shot dead, woman stabbed on NSW North Coast

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What happens on the US election day?

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Herbert Leslie Collins playing cricket in a suit, New South Wales, ca. 1923 [picture]. [nla.pic-vn6329458] .

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Discovered on a beach during spring break: Sasha Lane in <i>American Honey</i>.

Meet the movie star discovered while sunbaking at the beach

Jennifer Lawrence next stars as an interstellar space traveller who wakes up 90 years too soon in <I>Passengers</I>.

Grab the popcorn: This summer's silver screen highlights

Much-loved film: Greg Rowe and pelican in <i>Storm Boy</i>.

Much-loved Aussie film Storm Boy to be remade

Michael Fassbender stars as Tom Sherbourne and Alicia Vikander as his wife Isabel in <i>The Light Between Oceans</i>, ...

The light between oceans: when Fassbender met Vikander

Chrissie Swan during an emotional re-union in <i>Long Lost Family</i>.

Bad news for Chrissie Swan as Ten dumps one show, shelves another

You lookin' at me? Comic Amy Schumer tours Australia in December.

Amy Schumer: hilarious prophet or loudmouth opinionista?

COMMENT

Aidan Turner as the smouldering hero Poldark in the series of the same name.

Scrumpy pumpy: Poldark's sexual tension takes a shocking turn

REVIEW
Karl Quinn

THE 50th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS - The 50th Annual CMA Awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, broadcasts live ...

Beyonce's Country Music Awards performance sparks racism row

Rob Moran

SMH. Portrait of Theatre director Simon Philips and set designer Gabriele Tylesova. Story about their amazing ...

There are no taboo subjects for this proudly 'unfashionable' pair

Elissa Blake

SMH Arts. Sydney. Portrait of incoming director of The Song Company Antony Pitts pictured at the Wharf Theatre. Photo: ...

'Hothouse' Australia proves fertile ground for The Song Company

Nick Galvin

Jon Rose with his violin robot, which plays "the sound of money".

Rosenberg Museum: From Paganini's penis to the sound of money

Nick Galvin

Brisbane-based start up Nomadic Thinkers has "ruffled feathers" by only including males in their workplaces.

Why a start-up's male-only workspace is 'ruffling feathers'

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Exploring polyamory was a gradual process for the writer.

The day my husband told me he wanted an open relationship

Jill Baker*

Speaking to the media after Ardent Leisure's AGM on 27th October 2016.

The double standard treatment of Ardent CEO Deborah Thomas

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Can someone please tell Beyonce Vogue says cleavage is "over"?

Vogue declares end of cleavage and women are having none of it

COMMENT
Amy Croffey

Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday in Arizona.

Trump supporters flood internet with 'Drunk Hillary' memes

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: DJ, host, model and actress Amy Pham and beauty blogger Nura Afia (pictured) offer a sneak ...

CoverGirl names Muslim beauty blogger as latest ambassador

Stephanie Darling

THE GOOD: Sexy widow doesn’t necessarily sound like a compliment, but by heck I mean it as one when I say that’s what ...

Best dressed: Kate Upton has a modern take on old Hollywood

Mila Kunis has revealed her experiences with industry sexism.

Mila Kunis threatened after she refused to pose semi-nude

Mary Ward

A fit future? The trends for 2017 have been announced.

Top fitness trends 2017: the digital age and exercise collide

Sarah Berry

Get a boost with bananas.

How to eat for an energy boost

Carrie Dennett

Are our photos changing the way we eat?

How 'foodstagramming' has changed the way we eat

James P Hall

Leave the cake to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before turning out.

Can you leave a cake to cool completely in the tin?

Neil Perry's chicken flautas with sweetcorn and avocado salsa.

Pick up a cooked chook for Neil Perry's Mexican chicken flautas

Clayton Wells serves his version of eggs benny with black pudding.

Automata's brunch spin-off Auto.Lab pops up at Old Clare Hotel

The new parents of four and the judge who made the adoptions official.

Couple adopts four kids under two in one day

Brutally honest kid <a href="http://imgur.com/5EhV9dd" target="_blank">Image</a>

Kids tell it like it is in these hilariously honest notes

Jessica was given four weeks to live.

Father of terminally-ill child wants everyone to see this photo

Otherworldly: To Sua ocean trench in Upolo, Samoa.

This hole is one of the world's most incredible swimming pools

Jane Richards

Rock Bar at the Ayana Resort Bali.

The 50 hottest holiday deals for next year

Julietta Jameson

Traveller letters: Airlines need to enforce their own carry-on limits

Have an old handset or a cheap prepaid SIM? It might be worth checking if you're still on the ill-fated 2G network.

Bracing for Australia's 2G shutdown

Adam Turner

The Samsung HW-K950 consists of a soundbar, wireless sub-woofer and wireless rear speakers.

Samsung offers instant cinema sound at home

Peter Wells

A representation of Mars with its small moons, Deimos and Phobos.

Mission to Mars: Australia's help wanted by US, Europe

Marcus Strom

Sony's new PlayStation 4 Pro plays the same games as the regular PS4, but will make many of them look better.

What's going on with the PS4 Pro?

Kotaku

Microsoft Teams aims to save staff from drowning in their inbox.

Can Microsoft Teams out-Slack Slack?

COMMENT
Adam Turner

2016 DCOTY preview.

Preview: 2016 Drive Car of the Year

David McCowen

2016 Toyota HiLux.

What is Australia's most popular car?

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-Benz Concept X-Class concept.

The rise - and rise - of the ute

Toby Hagon

2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet.

Audi A5 Cabriolet revealed

Greg Kable

MG has previewed its upcoming small SUV

MG previews Mazda CX-3 rival

Greg Kable

The Toyota 'GT4586' - a one-of-a-kind Toyota 86 powered by a Ferrari V8 engine.

Toyota gets Ferrari heart

Stephen Ottley

Out for season: Dale Steyn has broken a bone in his shoulder.

Steyn out for series on day of drama at the WACA

Andrew Wu

Australian cricket team captain, Steve Smith, returns to the pavilion at the end of the day's play on the second day of ...

Steve Smith could be ruled out of second Test on dissent charge

Jon Pierik

Devastated: Phillip Hughes' parents Greg and Virginia at the inquest.

The family of Phillip Hughes may never have closure

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Scary funny and scary scary: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika.

Get rid of Pulver but never sack Cheika

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Switch: David Pocock of Australia is preparing for a new challenge on the blindside of the scrum against Wales.

Pocock to learn on the run at No.6 against Wales

Tom Decent

Lightning Down Under: Usain Bolt in Melbourne on Friday.

Coach Bolt ready for Melbourne with his All Stars

Michael Gleeson

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Will Genia of Australia releases a pass during an Australia training session at The ...

Why the Wallabies aren't on TV

Peter FitzSimons

Reunited: Bobo (left) and Filip Holosko formed a close bond while playing together at Turkish club Besiktas.

The partnership that could deliver Sydney FC a third title

Dominic Bossi

Unhappy: Steve Smith throws his arms out in frustration after he was given out lbw.

Smith can't whinge over lbw decision

Malcolm Knox

'Trend': David Warner says he's sick of the middle order capitulations.

Warner sick of seeing Australian collapses

Andrew Wu

Mo man: James Sutherland has joined the Movember campaign.

CA working towards making neck guards compulsory

Andrew Wu

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