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Great barrier reef

The five-year time bomb set to explode off Australia's coast

Saving the reef: A Herald investigation

Westpac lifts interest rates on fixed rate mortgages

Going up: Big banks 'will follow' Westpac's rate hike

John Collett

A worker inspects equipment at Meadowbank substation, where residents heard a loud bang.

Blackout leaves 30,000 without power in Sydney's north-west

BREAKING
9 mins ago

Chinese police patrol a street in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang region.

China orders residents of entire region to turn in their passports

Philip Wen

Until now, smoking on common property has been a no-no under most strata schemes' by-laws.

Get ready for 'smoking zones' in NSW apartment blocks

Pete Evans has been ribbed on social media about his diet of activated almonds, which are soaked in water to force ...

'You can learn anything anywhere': chef dishes out medical advice

Jane Cadzow

Attorney-General George Brandis is facing calls for his resignation or sacking.

'PM must sack Brandis today': A-G under pressure to resign

'The ABC is letting Australia down': Keating unloads on broadcaster

Chinese property buyers return, reigniting bubble fears

Defiant league boss won't quit despite NRL clubs' anger

Government agenda in doubt as Turnbull faces new crossbench threat

Man charged over alleged repeated rape of 15-year-old girl

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 26 March ...

Unfit to sit at the apex of the nation's legal system

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Usman Khawaja of Australia bats during day two of the Third Test match between ...

Khawaja posts century as Australia close in

Live

Florence Henderson with her on-screen family in <i>The Brady Bunch.</i>

This is the story: Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson dies

1 hr ago

HOLLIS, NH - NOVEMBER 3: Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, speaks during a ...

Conflicted Ivanka splits her business and pleasure online

Corona founder Antonino Fernandez left £2 million to every resident of Cerezales del Condado, the Spanish village where ...

Beer baron leaves more than $3 million to everyone in his village

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Massive fireworks burning in Peru

Matthew McConaughey as Newt.

Forbes reveals list of biggest box office flops of 2016

Maroubra will be the busiest suburb for auctions this weekend. This home at 54 Boyce Road is one of 14 up for grabs in ...

Sydney sellers brace for the biggest auction day of the year

The Airbus A350-1000 comes into land following its first flight at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, on Thursday.

Largest Airbus A350 makes first flight as 'ghost plane' appears

Grinch

Grinches out there, here are Christmas treats just for you

Melissa Jade Higgins outside the Downing Centre for her bail hearing.

'Risk' cited as convicted $3.6m day-care fraud seeks bail

Eryk Bagshaw

'Tragedy': Mother jailed over crash that killed daughter, 2

Barilaro hired out $2m home on Airbnb undeclared

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes says supply alone will not solve Sydney's housing affordability problem.

Top Liberal breaks ranks over Sydney's housing affordability

Jacob Saulwick

Sydney 2026: landing page

Sydney 2026: How we'll live and how our city will work in 10 years

Service station attendant throws bags of lollies to stop an aborted robbery.

Sweet revenge as worker fights off armed robber with bag of lollies

Melissa Jade Higgins allegedly falsified children's attendance records.

How Melissa made $3.6 million 'rorting' child care

Neil Prakash in a photograph from an IS propaganda video.

Australia's most wanted terrorist arrested in the Middle East: reports

Jaxon Dowal at Sunshine Hospital's emergency department.

Health authorities under pressure over thunderstorm asthma

EXCLUSIVE
4 mins ago

Jamie Murphy and his father Brendan arrive at Denpasar International Airport on Thursday.

Father of Jamie Murphy 'relieved he is home' after Bali ordeal

WA

Scott Driscoll.

Ex-MP Scott Driscoll pleads guilty to fraud

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Attorney-General George Brandis is under renewed pressure.

George Brandis is unfit to sit at the apex of the nation's legal system

ANALYSIS
Michaela Whitbourn
1 hr ago

'The ABC is letting Australia down': Keating slams broadcaster

Peter Dutton, the voice of moderation?

COMMENT
Michael Gordon
27 mins ago

Malcolm Turnbull will not have the backing of the Nick Xenophon team.

PM's final week agenda in doubt as Xenophon makes threats

The botched census was estimated to have cost taxpayers an additional $30 million.

IBM pays about $30m to taxpayers over botched census

Attorney-General George Brandis is facing calls for his resignation or sacking.

'PM must sack Brandis today': Attorney-General under pressure

Prime Minister Turnbull in the 3AW studio earlier in the year.

Turnbull rebuffs Liberal minister's intervention on negative gearing

John Davey whose mentor is the Queen.

Meet John Davey, the retiree mentored by the Queen

Nick Miller

A newborn baby at the Akanksha Clinic, in Anand, India which has now outlawed commercial surrogacy.

Cambodia calls on Australia to do more for babies in limbo

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Chinese police patrol a street in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang region.

China orders Xinjiang residents to turn in passports

Philip Wen

Corona founder Antonino Fernandez left £2 million to every resident of Cerezales del Condado, the Spanish village where ...

Corona beer founder leaves £2 million to everyone in his village

Pauline Hanson, during her parliamentary rendition of Moving Picture's classic 'What About Me?'

Why are freedom of speech warriors such a bunch of crybabies?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Leila Alavi made 12 unsuccessful attempts to get into a refuge before she was murdered by her estranged husband.

When two boys died, laws changed. But these 32 deaths deserve more

COMMENT
Anne Summers

President-elect Donald Trump held a meeting with Arthur Sulzberger jnr, right, publisher of <i>The New York Times</i>, ...

Trump is the reason we can't just get along

COMMENT
Charles M. Blow

Waiter

Thousands of workers discover they're being ripped off

27 mins ago

The ASX posted a strong gain for the week.

ASX climbs to 3-month high

The US lacks the workforce and supply chains necessary for Apple to move its iPhone operation back home.

Sorry Donald, iPhones should still be made in China

COMMENT
Adam Minter

The proposed Alpha coal mine will be a full open cut mine producing 32 million tonnes a year.

Surpreme Court dismisses Adani mine challenge

The new workplace is agile and non-stop. Can you keep up?

Big banks 'will follow' Westpac's rate hike

Markets Live: Feasting on weekly gains

Chinese property buyers return, reigniting bubble fears

Planning Minister Rob Stokes previously said Sydney needed more housing types than suburban blocks or apartment towers. ...

Industry calls on government to pull the other affordability lever

Jennifer Duke

Maroubra will be the busiest suburb for auctions this weekend. This home at 54 Boyce Road is one of 14 up for grabs in ...

Buyers and sellers brace for biggest auction day of the year

Private equity investor Patrick Keenan and his wife Elizabeth have bought the gothic revival mansion Atherfield in ...

Chinese businessman the new owner of $30.8m mansion

Architect Craig Rossetti's home in Hawthorn, Victoria.

It's a near-impossible task ... but we found 2016's 10 best houses

Sydney titan Nathan Birch has 200 properties at just 31.

The wealthiest Australian cities for home equity

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There's a first timepiece for everything.

Nine mechanical watches perfect for first timers

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The 11:11.

On board the world's most astounding superyachts

Lifestyle

Many miners earn high incomes but spend it all on things like nice cars.

The difference between financial winners and losers

Noel Whittaker

The US Federal Reserve is expected to lift official interest rates in the US.

Rising interest rates make bonds less attractive

'It's a catch-22 - I can't get a job in Canberra without a security clearance; I can't get a clearance without a job.'

Job ads: why are they so awful?

James Adonis

Angela Ferguson of Futurespace.

Five ways to affordably create the perfect office

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Special needs boy locked in school bus

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Israel fire: thousands evacuated

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Syrian girl's 'Harry Potter' wish granted

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CCTV: Pair steal cigarette machine

ST AUSTELL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: The Eden Festival of Light and Sound lasers illuminate the interior of the ...

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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Matthew McConaughey in Free State Of Jones

The worst movies of 2016? Standup Snowden and Grimsby

Rob Moran

Author J.K. Rowling was dropped from Forbes billionaires list, but they may need to rethink that.

Opening the chamber of secrets: J.K. Rowling's mystery billions

James B. Stewart

Aussiest interview ever guy? Daniel McConnell, with Sunrise host David Koch.

'Aussiest guy ever' hits pay dirt with Sunrise interview

Andrew Hornery

Hannibal Buress is touring Australia in December.

Meet the US comedian who outed Bill Cosby - he's coming to Oz

Sarah Thomas

Curtis Stone and My Kitchen Rules US co-host Cat Cora.

Curtis Stone debuts celeb version of My Kitchen Rules in the US

Rob Moran

Neil Finn of Crowded House performs on stage during the Encore tour at Sydney Opera House.

Wake up Alan, Crowded House are on

Bernard Zuel

Dave Chappelle as Rick James on Chappelle's Show.

Dave Chappelle returns to TV with three new comedy specials

Rob Moran

Michelle Guthrie, who will replace Mark Scott as managing director of ABC in May.

ABC staff lose confidence in management

Ebony Bowden

Actor Emele Ugavule (left) and director Nicolette Kay from <i>Hurried Steps.</i>

Hurried Steps moves to alert people to violence against women

Sarah Thomas

Popular exhibition <i>The Art of the Brick: DC Comics</i> helped to drive visitor numbers at the Powerhouse Museum.

Powerhouse has last laugh over claims it's in 'rapid decline'

Peter Munro

Puppet master: Karanga the bay elephant plays with members of the audience in <i>Circus 1903</i>.

It's puppetry of the pachyderm as circus comes to town

Hannah Francis

Tyrone Unsworth, 13, who took his own life after being bullied.

Tyrone Unsworth's death is why we need Safe Schools

Brandon Cook

Gorman founder and head designer Lisa Gorman (second from right) with models.

Gorman wants to be taken off Oxfam's 'naughty list'

Amy Croffey

Kim Kardashian West poses in another dirty photoshoot by husband Kanye West.

Kardashian West makes comeback with 'dirty' photoshoot

Amy Croffey

Steve Price and Jamila Rizvi duelling on The Project after the US election.

The reason why women are interrupted more than men

Daisy Dumas

The 'Trump Make America Great Again Red Cap Collectible Ornament'.

$200 Trump ornament inundated with hilarious reviews

I still cringe when I think back to that day. What on earth possessed me to wear a skirt in summer?

An ode to women whose thighs touch like mine

Elizabeth Fritz

Alexandra Pascalidou is a celebrated Swedish broadcaster and author.

'I've been called a dirty whore and threatened with gang rapes'

Julie Posetti

Adichie has pointed out women perfectly capable of caring about lipsticks and serious political and cultural issues.

Why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the beauty ambassador we need

Nicole Economos

Blame your nitrogen balance: We can eat the same foods and have very different responses.

The real reason why you don't lose weight on the same diet as your friend

Sarah Berry

Get dirty for good health.

The psychological and physical benefits of getting dirty

Linda Blair

Cheese please? Sure.

For a healthy diet, be choosy about your cheese

Hope Warshaw

Tella Ball's icing-covered 'Gelat-doughs'.

Attention Nutella nuts. Sydney is getting a third Tella Balls bar

Watermelon juice is the new coconut water.

2017 superfood forecast: Watermelon is the new coconut

White Christmas parfait

Good Food's favourite Christmas recipes of all time

danny devito

12 babies who (hilariously) look like celebrities

Amy and Justin

Couple matched by dating site 30 years after pre-school crush

Russell Crowe helps Woolloomooloo locals replace their basketball nets.

Russell Crowe slam dunks with inner-city kids

The Airbus A350-1000 comes into land following its first flight at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, on Thursday.

New, largest Airbus A350 makes first flight as 'ghost plane' appears

The Aussie dollar is up 91 per cent in Mozambique, which has a coastline with spectacular beaches.

Cheap as: Six countries where the Aussie dollar has surged

David Whitley

La Promenade Hotel Noumea, New Caledonia.

The 14 best places for a four-day short break

Weekends away

Amazon's The Grand Tour has come to Australia, but there's no simple way to watch it on your television.

Chromecast's arch rival could come to Australia

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Samsung introduced the Note 7 in August and recalled the first batch in September after customers reported they were ...

The top 10 technology flops of 2016

dishonored

Dishonored 2 review: a game of swords and sneakery

Tim Biggs

No Man's Sky mixes a saturated, low-fi presentation and meditative synth metal soundtrack with?mysterious, old-school ...

Was this the worst game of the year?

Kotaku

Researchers have developed a phone battery that could last for days after being charged for a few seconds.

Study may see phones that charge in seconds

Miriam Webber

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best Small SUV: Volkswagen Tiguan 110TSI.

2016 Drive Car of the Year revealed

Andrew MacLean

Last year's Drive car of the Year Best Performance Car Over $60,000, the Porsche Cayman GTS, has been replaced and has ...

Best Performance Car over $60k

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota C-HR.

Toyota's new Mazda CX-3 rival reviewed

Stephen Corby

Walkinshaw Performance has unveiled its W407 tuning package.

Walkinshaw unveils HSV rival

David McCowen

2017 Suzuki S-Cross Turbo Prestige.

New Suzuki S-Cross prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Ford Focus ST is back to defend its Best Performance Car under $60,000 title against two of its stablemates the Ford ...

Best Performance Car Under $60k

Stephen Ottley

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Usman Khawaja of Australia bats during day two of the Third Test match between ...

Khawaja posts century as Australia close in

Live
Larissa Nicholson

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman John Grant speaking to the media at Rugby ...

Defiant Grant won't quit ARLC

Georgina Robinson and Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Pink ball master: Faf du Plessis.

How far is CA prepared to take day-nighters?

ANALYSIS
Malcolm Knox

Leaving nothing to chance: Coach Michael Cheika says the focus has been on the Wallabies' attitude, intensity and skill ...

Wallabies will need to lift like never before, says Cheika

Tom Decent

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Eddie Jones the head coach of England looks on during the Old Mutual Wealth series match ...

Jones' cheeky Wallabies sledge

Tom Decent

Blow-up merchant: Tony Popovic is one of four coaches to have been sanctioned already after just seven rounds of this ...

The solution to A-League's refereeing problems

COMMENT
Michael Cockerill

David Warner

Du Plessis' 'Warner tactic' explained

Daniel Cherny

Support: Mark Philippoussis understands Kyrgios' troubles.

Could the Poo be the answer for Kyrgios?

Peter FitzSimons
1 hr ago

The Tonk

How the ICC learned of ball tampering appeal

Andrew Wu, Chris Barrett
27 mins ago

Back in action: Matthew Wade walks onto the field with Peter Handscomb.

Wade changes tune of Australian team

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Having a ball: Ellyse Perry.

Perry climbs in ICC cricket rankings

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