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Would a President Clinton be able to overlook the consensus that Russia was behind her campaign's email hacking?

The conventional wisdom about Clinton is all wrong

COMMENT
Bob Carr
24 mins ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. ...

Trump launches final trademark attack on 'the face of failure'

Live
1 hr ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, newly elected Hong Kong lawmakers Yau Wai-ching, center left, and ...

Her extraordinary public act of defiance enraged the leaders in Beijing

1 hr ago

The Masters decision was an effective admission that Woolworths couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Rich-listers' development plans for 19 prime Masters sites

42 mins ago

Ms Hanson in the new documentary directed by Anna Broinowski.

Lambie and Hanson team up for super plebiscite at election

49 mins ago

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: Ben Barba of the Sharks signals to the bench during the round 16 NRL match between the ...

Troubled Barba dumped by the Sharks over positive drug test

1 hr ago

'Politics is broken': Christensen hits back at 'elitist' colleague

1 hr ago

With hours to go, Clinton has 90 per cent chance of winning: poll

The simple change that could fix Sydney's crowded trains

COMMENT

Outrage in Hong Kong as China over-rules courts

Philip Wen

Australia no better than 'insane, racist' Trump: Klein's Q&A spray

Donald Trump has awoken a sleeping electoral giant.

Sleeping giant may have cost Trump the election

Nick O'Malley

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, ranked No.3 in the world on Friday with $US65.7 billion, led the surge with a $US2.7 ...

$48b bonanza: It's a good day to be a billionaire

2GB morning presenter Ray Hadley has marked his 100th consecutive ratings win.

Talkback station's unprecedented winning streak

37 mins ago

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Feliks Zemdegs - Australian Rubik's Cube champion
Photographed for Good Weekend in Melbourne, June, ...

Rubik's cube solved in less than five seconds in new world record

12 mins ago

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The ultimate girls' weekend away in Sydney

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Hillary Clinton pantsuit flashmob

The Santa Parade at the Rouse Hill Town Centre this year had more than 800 people involved.

Deck the halls: the business of selling Christmas

This house in Chatswood sold after an hour-long auction battle

Deceased estate sells for $910k over reserve after epic auction

Muesli

12 easy brekkie swaps to help you feel lighter in the morning

Sheldon Cooper, lead character of The Big Bang Theory.

Prequel series to tell the tale of show's breakout star

Dr Arthur Laffer last year in Sydney.

Key Reagan adviser is no longer betting on a Republican landslide

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a 90% chance of winning, according to the latest poll.

Clinton has 90 per cent chance of winning, according to final poll

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. ...

A surge seen in Latinos voting early in Florida and Nevada

Nick O'Malley

A National Pantsuit Day was held in honour of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton's pantsuits inspire flashmob video

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

'One magnificent chance': Trump on the home stretch

Live
Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Patronage has surged by almost 22 per cent on the Airport Line over the past year.

Huge windfall from Sydney Airport train fees revealed

Woman dies after being hit by a truck in Caringbah

Julie Power
47 mins ago

Obeid family associate in line for fish market windfall

Sean Nicholls

The RFS has been deployed its large aircraft to dump fire retardant to contain blazes.

Cool change to bring relief but add to risks for crews battling blazes

Peter Hannam

A map showing the recent legionnaires' disease outbreaks in Sydney.

Cooling towers test positive for legionnaires' disease strain

Kate Aubusson

Deng Adut has been named NSW Australian of the Year for 2017.

Deng Adut named NSW Australian of the Year

Michaela Whitbourn

Shinobu Sushi Bar provided false records during an audit of the outlet at Park Beach Plaza in Coffs Harbour.

Sushi chain donates $10K to avoid legal action

Premier Daniel Andrews' government has been called out for Grinch-like behaviour.

Premier accused of 'Grinch-like' behaviour over Christmas pay

VIC

A friend who knew his dive plans raised the alarm with police, prompting a massive air and sea search.

Diver rescue like finding a 'needle in a haystack'

QLD
47 mins ago

Kevin David Barron was released from prison on Monday for his third dangerous driving causing death conviction.

'He may do it again': Son's anguish over drink driver

WA

Matthew and Elizabeth Pallett at home with their dog Champ.

'Compassion no crime': Cannabis grower claims he sold to the ill

VIC

Senator Penny Wong puts questions to DFAT officials during an estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Labor break 'unity ticket' to vote against lifetime ban on refugees

Live
Stephanie Peatling
4 mins ago

Christensen hits back at 'elitist' Coalition colleague

Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

Same-sex marriage plebiscite defeated in late-night Senate vote

Michael Koziol

Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs

Gillian Triggs backs changes to 18C race laws

1 hr ago

Jacqui Lambie.

Lambie and Hanson push for a super plebiscite

49 mins ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 7 November 2016. fedpol ...

Shorten offers alternative super plan for PM's budget woes

Russell Broadbent addresses Federal Parliament on Monday night.

Time to rise above the politics of fear says Liberal MP

A New York subway stop.

Woman thrown in front of train at Times Square subway station is killed

1 hr ago

The widow of Wayan Sudarsa, Ketut Arsini, and her son Kadek Toni, hold a portrait of the police officer who was killed ...

Crowdfunding campaign raises $10,500 for widow of killed Bali police officer

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Tatiane do Nascimento holds her son Willamis Silva, who was born with microcephaly, as a result of his mother's Zika ...

Treatment protects mice from Zika during pregnancy

20 mins ago

A face of a character from a biblical scene painted on the side of a church is seen after being defaced by Islamic State ...

Islamic State brutality revealed as military advances

Hard choice? Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton

Rehab or fight club: America is facing two stark choices

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

A simple operating change could help alleviate congestion on Sydney's crowded trains.

The simple change that could fix Sydney's crowded trains

COMMENT
Pablo Guillen Alvarez

Christian Porter announced a national scheme to compensate victims of child sexual abuse but a clause in the scheme ...

Too many religious institutions consider themselves beyond reach

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

The Aussie dollar has been boosted by the prospect of a Clinton victory and surging commodity prices.

Australian dollar cracks US77¢ ceiling

31 mins ago

Global sharemarkets rallied as Northern Hemisphere investors caught up with the latest FBI intervention putting Hillary ...

Markets Live: Markets vote for Clinton

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
36 mins ago

BA said growth in its income had slowed "slightly" compared with the previous financial year.

Commonwealth Bank profits flat on higher costs and interest rates

1 hr ago

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, ranked No.3 in the world on Friday with $US65.7 billion, led the surge with a $US2.7 ...

$48b bonanza: Good day to be a billionaire

BHP told to reinstate worker sacked for anti-Muslim views

NBN helping telcos with marketing costs

Super funds eye class actions to hold companies to account

Wall St soars as investors see higher chance of Clinton win

Alinghi Residence: Rocky Point, QLD.

Secluded Australian homes worth making the trip for

Tim Ross, pictured in his own home, is a self-confessed lover of simpler 1950s and '60s houses.

Australians building their very own little 'Fortress Australis'

Agents are increasingly encouraging vendors to sell off-market, but experts say this could result in sub-par sale prices.

Off-market homes 'sell for 10 per cent less'

This house in Chatswood sold after an hour-long auction battle

Home sells for $910,000 over reserve after epic hour-long battle

Why there's no place like a 'builder's own home'

Mark Webber's talked candidly about his career at a recent event for Porsche and AFR Magazine.

Mark Webber on life after Formula One: 'My best days are over'

Cars
24 mins ago

Solid communities are forming around gingers and their admirers

19 things that only redheads will understand

Grooming

Don't hide your money from your spouse.

Nicole helps ... get a couple on the same financial page

Policies to help first-home buyers can backfire.

Why governments are powerless to make housing affordable

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

Business owners need to know when the home office is a tax write off.

Can you write your home office off on tax?

Max Newnham

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Cofounder, Scholly Christopher Gray attends the opening bell during Forbes "30 Under 30" ...

How to be a successful student entrepreneur

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Hillary Clinton pantsuit flashmob

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Final day frenzy for Donald Trump

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Clinton kicks off final campaign day

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Q&A;: Watson says Trump presidency 'unspeakable prospect'

Ron Tandberg

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Nov 8

56 mins ago

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Radio 2GB announcer, Ray Hadley pictured in his Pyrmont studio, Sydney. The station is part of the Macquarie Radio ...

2GB scores unbeaten century at top of Sydney radio

Peter Munro
37 mins ago

Not so super ... the cast of The Big Bang Theory.

Big Bang Theory prequel tipped to replicate show's success

Michael Idato

Come hither, for a beating. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman's female love interest

Ebony Bowden
50 mins ago

Poor Daryl (Norman Reedus) is tortured like never before by Dwight (Austin Amelio).

The Walking Dead's Guantanamo moment thanks to a pop song

SPOILER ALERT
Karl Quinn

Michael Moore says he's not allowed to perform a one-man show about the presidential race at a central Ohio theater ...

Don't hold your breath, Moore in Trumpland is tepid viewing

COMMENT
Neil Genzlinger

Pixar Animation Studios' new short, Piper, a hungry sandpiper hatchling.

Calling it, this is the cutest Pixar animation ever

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Australia's <i>Today</i> show hits the streets of New York ahead of the US election on Wednesday.

Where to watch 'unprecedented' US election coverage

Ebony Bowden

Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in 1996's <i>Romeo + Juliet</i>.

Luhrmann reveals Romeo + Juliet secrets, 20 years on

Rob Moran

SMH/ARTS. Portrait of Actor Gaden aged 74 He is in a play called A Life In Theatre. He plays an older actor giving a ...

Fall in love with a co-star? Go for it if you're lucky enough

Elissa Blake

Leon Ford in Sydney Theatre Company?s A Flea in Her Ear.

Double trouble inspires farcical chaos at the Snatch Time hotel

Jason Blake

Peter Phillips / Tallis Scholars (supplied image)

Pristine clarity, balance and purity - this is about as good as it gets

Peter McCallum

Women have the right to reject romantic partners.

Women have the right to reject romantic partners, guilt-free

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville
44 mins ago

two children in school uniform reading books on a park bench

Why there is no place for single-sex schools in 2016

COMMENT
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Best Picture Gallery, photo by Justin McManus. An Aboriginal woman raises her fist in defiance after speaking out ...

Why I'm finding it hard to care about the US election

COMMENT
Celeste Liddle
1 hr ago

After wearing blue and red to the two previous debates, Hillary Clinton wore all white to take on Donald Trump in Vegas.

The reason why women are wearing white to vote

Jenna Clarke

Ellery "Audacity" shirt ($1790)

Try the new season trend for artful embellishment

Jenna Clarke

Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says he has been dealing with depression and anxiety for some time.

What we can learn from Scott Ludlam's leave of absence

COMMENT
Brandon Cook

It is likely to be a narrow fight to the finish for Hillary Clinton.

I volunteered to door knock for Hillary

Scarlett Harris

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's daughter Luna made a cameo in his new music video, and totally stole the show.

Move over North and Blue - baby Luna takes centre stage

Amy Croffey

Forget something? Memory loss is caused by a variety of factors.

Forgetfulness, stress or memory fail?

Linda McSweeny

Getting it right: Making the connection, without distraction.

The one thing you can do now to improve your wellbeing

Sarah Berry

No shortage: A protein problem?

Enough with the protein, people

Deena Shanker

Sopa Seca is delicious, spicy and unusual: Just don't think of it as a pasta bake.

Awesome (vegan) dinners from Smith & Daughters

Corn on the cob with chipotle sauce.

No risk, no reward: how to order at Sydney's East Village

1 hr ago

Don't forget to pack a corkscrew in your picnic basket.

Chef Fergus Henderson on putting together the perfect picnic

16 mins ago

Paula D'Amore gave birth in the hospital car park.

The $7000 fee for mum who gave birth in carpark

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with their daughters Malia and Sasha, pictured in 2014.

Obama's daughters have started dating - here's why he's not worried

Ariane Beeston
1 hr ago

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

Kids tell it like it is in these hilariously honest notes

The characteristics we Australians think of as being uniquely our own are actually far more universal.

The things we think make us 'Aussie' aren't 'Aussie' at all

Ben Groundwater

The world's three largest cruise ships meet for the first time.

World's three biggest cruise ships meet for the first time

Kylie McLaughlin
26 mins ago

First class on board a China Southern Airbus A380.

Chinese airlines ramp up luxury to attract Western passengers

gmail

Gmail app for iOS has finally been updated

Tim Biggs
40 mins ago

The Galaxy Note7 may have been a disaster, but Samsung is plotting a 2017 comeback.

Samsung seeks AI-powered comeback

Google Home, a smart speaker that can control your home and manage other connected environments, is not officially sold ...

Google Home is promising, but still a work in progress

Huawei's new Porsche Design Mate 9, standard Mate 9 and fitness tracker.

Huawei's Porsche phone costs more than $2000

Gamers rolling out the heavy artillery with TANKS in the tabletop section of PAX Australia 2016.

PAX Australia 2016 plays its cards right

COMMENT

2016 Drive Car of the Year best Utes.

2016 Drive Car of the Year: Best Ute

Andrew MacLean
36 mins ago

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best 4WD category.

Drive Car of the Year: Best 4WD

Stephen Ottley

The NSW Police have added a BMW i8 to its fleet.

Police car you won't hear coming

Stephen Ottley
1 min ago

Muzilla: a cross between a 2010 Nissan GT-R and a 1970 Ford Mustang at the 2016 SEMA Show.

Is this the best car show on earth?

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW M760Li.

BMW's V12 flagship coming to Oz

Dom Tripolone

2017 Range Rover Evoque Convertible.

Evoque Convertible reviewed

David McCowen

In the spotlight: Ben Barba.

Sharks release Barba in wake of alleged positive cocaine test

Adrian Proszenko
1 hr ago

Glen Ella's Ellavation is standing by Jim Williams.

Ella brothers reveal they knew about secret loan

Georgina Robinson

Single paper and online use ONLY. Fee applies. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 07: Usman Khawaja of Australia looks dejected ...

Last chance saloon looms for battling Australians

Andrew Wu

Injury scare: Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle.

Sore paceman Peter Siddle sent for scans

21 mins ago

Inside man: Matt Taylor, during his time with Glasgow Warriors.

The Australian coach helping Scotland

Tom Decent
1 hr ago

Calling time: Danny Wicks

Wicks quits Eels, retires from NRL

Tatafu Polota-Nau will be in Western Force colours next season.

Polota-Nau heads west after deal falls through

Georgina Robinson

Axed: Opener Joe Burns was dropped during the Sri Lanka tour.

Burns, Ferguson drafted into misfiring Test squad

Jon Pierik

Disappointing match: Nathan Lyon does not appear to have the confidence of his captain.

Tale of woe: rating the Australian players

Jon Pierik

Back up: Dwaine Pretorius.

South Africa name Steyn replacement

Under the pump: Australian skipper Steve Smith.

Un-Australian: the decline of Smith's team is startling

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

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