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HEAT. Heat haze on the Great Western Highway at Blacktown where the temp has reached 43 degrees. 20th November 2015 ...

'They are sitting on a time bomb': The heat is on a developing city

Sydney 2026: A Herald Series

A Perth teen could face a lengthy jail term in Bali if convicted on drug charges.

'School leaver' arrested over white powder in Bali club

BREAKING
52 mins ago

Whistleblowers who expose corrupt behaviour at their workplace could soon enjoy a financial reward.

Whistleblowers could get lavish 'bounty' under new Senate deal

Matthew Knott

Children are vaccinated at six to eight weeks of age, then at four months, six months, four years and high school.

The child deaths immunisation could have stopped

Harriet Alexander

Ambulance Victoria was flooded with calls about thunderstorm asthma.

500 in hospital after mass incident prompts disaster response

UPDATED

Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka behind him.

Trump in a tough position over $13m property deal

The poll that showed half of all Australians wanted to ban Muslim immigration has been excoriated by Monash University ...

The poll that shocked the nation may not have been that accurate

1 hr ago

Student dies from meningococcal disease after waking up sick

UPDATED

The next fire sale begins as Pumpkin Patch shuts its doors

Party deemed too weak to stand up to Baird's 'mad rush'

When infrastructure opportunity knocked, Canberra wasn't home

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Mother dies after being hit by son's car on side of the road

Nudie was last year taken over Philippines-based food company Monde Nissin Corporation.

How founders of Nudie went sour with lies and $125m tax bill

Nassim Khadem

Triple J's Matt and Alex have announced they're leaving the station.

Triple J announce new breakfast hosts to replace Matt & Alex

1 hr ago

Ruby Hamad.

Society demanded my shame, now I demand minister resigns

COMMENT

Kanye West has reportedly been hospitalised in Los Angeles.

Kanye West hospitalised 'for psychiatric evaluation'

The mass pile-up on a Chinese highway left 17 people dead.

17 killed as dozens of cars crash on Chinese highway

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Why did Trump's grandfather move to the US?

housing

Sydney 2026: A Herald Series

Housing revolution: Time for a new Great Australian Dream

Canberra is becoming an attractive bet for NSW buyers

City Australia loves to hate now attractive bet for buyers

The town of Atrani on the famous Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy.

The eight countries you'll want to go back to over and over

The group of five shops and three townhouses in Palm Beac for sale.

Unprecedented number of shops for sale in Palm Beach

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Quanne Diec went missing in 1998.

The strange past of man accused of killing Sydney schoolgirl

Curtis Cheng shooting accused victim of police ruse, lawyer says

Mystery couple could help solve death of man after assault

Arthur Laundy is fighting against a 'strike' on The Steyne hotel in Manly.

Confidential review excerpt used in hotel court battle over 'strike'

EXCLUSIVE

The Rural Fire Service says the role and response from NPWS would remain the same.

Senior fire managers sacked as season ramps up

Peter Hannam

News. Mike Baird. ACOSS National Conference: Leading the Big Debate is Premier MIKE BAIRD. Photo by Edwina Pickles. ...

'Ambitious and interventionist': Baird urged to act on housing

Phil Donato has secured the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party its first seat in the lower house of the NSW Parliament.

Byelection decided: Orange is state's most marginal seat

Ambulance Victoria was flooded with calls about thunderstorm asthma.

'Breaking point': Two dead as storm creates asthma 'disaster'

UPDATED

Jamie Michael Richardson, pictured during a previous ACT Supreme Court appearance, lost an appeal against his ...

Drunk driver loses appeal over crash that killed his friend

ACT
Megan Gorrey

A woman was pulled over by police after they found her driving around with a swing set attached to her vehicle.

Woman had swing set lodged on car after driving through garden

QLD

The academic burden at medical schools can be intense.

Dozens of doctors and nurses dying of drug overdoses each year

The UNHCR's Volker Turk said the asylum seekers he had met on bridging visas struck him as people who would make "the ...

'Social time bomb': UN's warning on asylum seekers in Australia

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon
53 mins ago

One Nation senator referred to police over 'threatening' letter

Tom McIlroy
14 mins ago

Revealed: Senate deal could see whistleblowers paid a bounty

Matthew Knott

The poll that showed half of all Australians wanted to ban Muslim immigration has been excoriated by Monash University ...

Research throws doubt on poll that shocked the nation

1 hr ago

Senators Bridget McKenzie and John Williams crossed the floor and effectively voted for the gun.

Turnbull's Micky Mouse excuse for his missing ministers

46 mins ago

One Nation Senator Rod Culleton is congratulated by Pauline Hanson after giving his first speech in October.

Frozen out by Hanson: No calls, not even a coffee

Brett Fallon during a press conference at Parliament House.

'Loneliest man in the world' Brett is back from dead

A newborn baby is transferred to an ambulance from a clinic in Anand, India, which has also banned surrogacy services ...

Cambodia surrogate paid $400 a month to carry $50,000 baby

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Plan in view: Kris Kobach holds his meeting papers.

What's that in Kris Kobach's hand?

A school bus is wrapped around a tree at the scene of a crash in which multiple people have been reported dead in ...

Multiple children dead as school bus wraps around tree

Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka behind him.

Scramble under way to assess the impact of president-elect's empire

Donald Trump used the same tactics as arch-segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace did in 1968.

Why Hillary and co still just don't get it

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Looking forward to that first beer.

Hey Fitz, I too am off the grog - but not forever

COMMENT
John Birmingham

President-elect Donald Trump could enter office a completely different person – prudent, inclusive, responsible – but ...

Does it matter that Trump starts as the least popular president ever?

COMMENT
Paul Waldman

A2 Milk chief executive Geoff Babidge: "The opportunity in a variety of segments in adult nutrition could potentially ...

A2 to milk wellness trend with adult nutrition products

18 mins ago

Hamish Douglass of Magellan waited a long time for his restricted stock to convert into ordinary shares, but it was ...

$220m share bonanza for Magellan co-founder

Colin Kruger, CBD
1 hr ago

Pumpkin Patch had seen its market capitalisation dwindle to just $10.1 million.

1600 Pumpkin Patch jobs to go by February as fire sale begins

Nudie was last year taken over Philippines-based food company Monde Nissin Corporation.

Lies and $125m tax bill: How Nudie founders' fortunes soured

Telstra apologises for taking ABC, SBS digital radio off-air

Lucy Battersby
37 mins ago

ASX joins global rally as miners regain mojo

39 mins ago

Former TZ chairman found guilty of defrauding company of $9m

22 mins ago

Infrastructure opportunity knocked – Canberra wasn't home

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Genie Laborde at the home she rents out to start-up tenants in downtown Palo Alto, California.

Who is Genie and why do billionaire's love her garage?

Marisa Kendall
1 hr ago

Being in the thick of it, close to friends, amenities and entertainment, just adds to the sense of community.

Could this be the solution to a happy home life?

A little creativity can work wonders with the space under the stairs.

The most difficult space in your home and how to make use of it

Canberra is becoming an attractive bet for NSW buyers

The city Australia loves to hate now an attractive bet for buyers

Not a bad view to wake up to each morning.

The best modern beachfront homes in Australia

A Zegna shoe, close to being finished.

Zegna's new bespoke shoes designed to fit every kind of man

Men's Shoes
Paula Knight

Did indecisiveness give Trump victory?

Blind self-belief: Trump's dangerous superpower

Culture
Liam Pieper

The average super account balance is just $42,000, but nest eggs are bigger than that figure implies.

How does your super nest egg compare?

Jessica Irvine

Many investors turn to stocks such as Telstra for the income.

Time to sell 'safe income' stocks

Business leader Richard Branson started the journal to combat dyslexia.

One thing you can start today to help your business

Jack Delosa

Look before you leap into the deep end of this sale.

Best way to minimise the income tax on your sale

Max Newnham

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Barnaby has a fight on his hands

Federal Politics

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The crown of thorns

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan's northeast

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Dave Chappelle to do stand-up specials on Netflix

A Tibetan Buddhist, wearing traditional attire, looks at his mobile phone as he attends the purification ceremony of ...

World of Photos

Good Behaviour

Michelle Dockery as you've never seen her before. Good Behaviour now streaming on Stan.

seinfeld

Every single episode of Seinfeld now streaming. Only 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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The new Triple J team: Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton (centre) take over as Breakfast hosts from Matt Okine and Alex Dyson.

Triple J announce new breakfast hosts to replace Matt & Alex

Aja Styles
1 hr ago

Brandon Victor Dixon replaced Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr on Broadway in the smash hit Hamilton.

Sorry Pence: Hamilton actor says 'there's nothing to apologise for'

Eric Abetz and Nakkiah Lui go head to head on Q&A

Q&A recap: Panel goes to war for final episode of the year

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Michael Keaton as the ghost Betelgeuse in Tim Burton's 1988 horror comedy <i>Beetlejuice</I>.

Is this cult '80s classic finally getting a long-awaited sequel?

Karl Quinn

<i>X Factor Australia</i> 2016 finalists Natalie Ong, Isaiah Firebrace and Amalia Foy with judge Adam Lambert.

And The X Factor winner is... (hint: Adam Lambert is proud)

50 mins ago

Kanye West has cancelled the remained of his Saint Pablo tour after a bizarre rant earlier this week.

Kanye West cancels rest of tour after bizarre rant in Sacramento

Indigenous leader and activist Noel Pearson.

Noel Pearson lambasts 'racist' ABC at Keating biography launch

Georgina Mitchell

Selena Gomez accepts the award favourite female artist pop/rock at the American Music Awards.

Gomez admits being 'broken' as Trump slayed at AMAs

Tame Impala at the Opera House forecourt show. Photo supplied by Opera House. Photo credit Daniel Boud

Sydney Opera House pays the price of terrorism

Andrew Taylor
30 mins ago

Alfred Walker and Nicole Cabell will perform a semi-staged production of <i>Porgy and Bess</i> with the Sydney Symphony ...

Can audiences overlook the race problem in Porgy and Bess?

Elissa Blake

Jonathan Brown and Kassidy Walters perform a scene from the dance work <i>Emeret Lu</i>, part of <i>From Sand to Stage</i>.

Dances with sand display power of protest

Jill Sykes

When it comes to abortion, women still face stigma on multiple fronts.

Women don't need Pope Francis' forgiveness for having abortions

Naomi Chainey
1 hr ago

There are links between sexist behaviour and mental health problems.

Study reveals sexism is bad for men's mental health

1 hr ago

Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the 2016 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards.

The stumbling block to JLaw's friendship with Emma Stone

Nicole Economos

Chrissy Teigen is sorry for showing you her 'hooha' in pelvic bone baring dress at the AMAs on Sunday.

Chrissy Teigen is sorry, not sorry for showing you her 'hooha'

Amy Croffey

Ruby Hamad.

I am one of Peter Dutton's migration 'mistakes'

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

For anxiety sufferers, it can be heartbreaking to recognise the same struggles in their children.

The fear of passing anxiety down to your children

Kerri Sackville

Kanye West has reportedly been hospitalised in Los Angeles.

Kanye West hospitalised after cancelling tour

Amy Croffey

Let's get talking about our genitals, no matter what they are known as

Let's banish prudishness and start talking about our boxes

COMMENT
Cat Rodie

Female performing deadlift exercise with weight bar. Confident young woman doing weight lifting workout at gym.

Why women need to train differently to men

Sarah Berry

Dharam Pal Singh, a herder who regularly runs and claims to be 119 years old, trains on a dirt road near his home in the ...

Still running at 119? Not so fast

JERE LONGMAN and HARI KUMAR

Emily Skye has ditched cardio for weight training, and is all the happier for it.

Emily Skye happier after putting on 13 kilograms

Cakes don't always have to be sweet.

Farewell salad cakes; sushi cakes are the new savoury trend

Sofia Levin

The winning ham, from Meatsmith, Melbourne.

Taste test: Who sells Australia's best Christmas ham?

Richard Cornish

Corn fritters with jalapeno butter and heirloom tomato salsa.

Beat the heat: Quick, cool dinners that don't require an oven

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POLL: Do we need more parking spaces for parents?

Bridgette Veneris, 10, is on her way to NASA thanks to her invention.

How this 10-year-old Australian girl won her way to NASA

Jessica Whelan, 4, passed away on Sunday.

Girl whose portrait touched thousands has died from cancer

Ariane Beeston

The town of Atrani on the famous Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy.

The eight countries you'll want to go back to over and over

Ben Groundwater

Crown Metropol Perth.

How James Packer kept a 30-year-old hotel on the cutting edge

Mal Chenu

Spectacular views are on offer on a Antarctica sightseeing flight, from the comfort of a Qantas 747 jumbo jet.

How to take a Qantas 747 jumbo jet to Antarctica

Sue Bennett

Encryption is a fancy computer-person word for scrambling your data until no one can understand what it says without a key.

Protect your digital life in 7 easy steps

Jonah Engel Bromwich

LG's E6 and G6 Ultra HD OLED have a sound bar across the front to improve the audio.

The new gold standard for home cinema

COMMENT

VicHyper says its prototype Hyperloop rail pod will travel at 300km/h at a test in Los Angeles in January.

Aussie students unveil prototype pod for Hyperloop challenge

Getting fit, accomplishing tasks and making money. But can Deliveroo be full time?

Deliveroo for a day: can you make a living in the gig economy?

Aedes notoscriptus - better known as the common backyard mosquito.

What actually works to stop mozzies?

Bridie Smith

Can the new Jaguar XF, Mercedes-Benz E-Class or Volvo S90 knock the Tesla Model S off its perch in the 2016 Drive Car of ...

Best Luxury Car over $80,000

David McCowen

2015 Chrysler 300 SRT

Chrysler to stay in Australia

Peter McKay

2016 Renault Megane GT.

Quick Spin: Renault Megane GT

Andrew MacLean

Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo ACTIVITY, 220 CDI

The Mercedes-Benz of campervans

Andrew MacLean

Can last year's Best Luxury Car Under $80,000, the Mercedes-Benz C200, see off the new Audi A4.

The Best Luxury Car under $80,000

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota 86 GTS.

2017 Toyota 86 prices revealed

Drive Staff

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 20: Matthew Renshaw of the Bulls after being named in the the Australian Test team during ...

For those in the know, Renshaw's Test selection was not a surprise

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

"I'd be very disappointed if one of our team members did that and how they were reacting": David Warner.

Warner has no sympathy for Proteas skipper

Andrew Wu

Michael Slater and Kevin Pietersen were not wearing a seatbelt in the video.

Warnie, Slats and KP fined for not belting up in a Hobart hire car

Tom Cowie
1 hr ago

Plot twist: Chris Sandow did not report to pre-season training.

Chris Sandow walks out on Warrington

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Outspoken: Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic has been fined.

Popovic made to pay for costly ref tirade

Dominic Bossi
30 mins ago

Raring to go: Michael Hooper is keen to pull on the jersey again.

Cheika wants rested players back into gear 'quick-smart'

Tom Decent

Knocking on the door: Matthew Wade is feisty behind the stumps.

How colourblind 'keeper will see pink ball

Andrew Wu

Will hard times help Steve Smith develop as a captain?

Losing streak will do Smith good: Lehmann

Jon Pierik

Confrontation: Zunaid Wadee shoulder charges reporter Will Crouch.

Security guard should be sent home

COMMENT
Chris Barrett

Callum Ferguson did not impress in the latest Shield round.

Ferguson keen to avoid one-Test wonder tag

Test newcomers Matthew Renshaw and Chadd Sayers.

That selection was fun. Now what?

ANALYSIS
Greg Baum

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