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Baird replaces local employees with 457 visa workers

Now researchers in the United States and China think they might have found many - or even most - of the girls, and argue ...

30 million girls who went missing in China may have been found

1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

PM made the wrong call on negative gearing, this is how to fix it

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Abuzar Sultani was arrested at Olympic Park on Tuesday.

Away from his high-rise digs and uni studies was an alleged hit man

John Singleton at the opening of the Marlborough Hotel garden bar in Newtown with Riversdale Group executive Geoff Dixon.

Singleton and Dixon launch sale of iconic Sydney pubs

Dylan Siow-Lee, 16, at Sydney Grammar School. He is holding about 30grams of the drug.

The Sydney schoolboys taking on the 'most hated man in the world'

Bali murder accused seen running near beach 'covered in blood'

1 hr ago

Finally, our pollies spot the billions of dollars sitting just off our coast

ANALYSIS

England Ashes clash to be held under lights for first time

CIA chief warns Trump against 'height of folly'

$1 million in discounts: Why Uber is offering free rides this Christmas

Screenshots from the video Michael Luciano recorded while fleeing from a wildfire in Tennessee.

'People behind me were trapped, there was no way they could have made it'

57 mins ago

Netflix's original series The Crown is one show available for download.

Netflix just changed the game for binge-watching

Holiday house

How to book a summer holiday for virtually nothing

Uber says its services have helped drive down drink-driving.

$1m in discounts: Why Uber is offering free rides this Christmas

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Five tips for running a race from people who have nailed it

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Thief brazenly steals bucket of gold

The injured seagull seemed pretty content after being hit by an errant soccer ball.

Goalie stops match to rescue seagull downed by ball

Miranda Kerr on the cover of <i>Dolly</i> magazine.

It was the teenage bible we not only loved but also needed

Tim Cahill of Melbourne City celebrates after kicking a goal during the FFA Cup Final match.

Cahill: Win is up there with 'proudest moments' of career

A model showcases designs during The Iconic Summer 2017 Swim Collection Fashion Show at Bondi Beach.

Bondi Beach gets its first official fashion show

Ophthalmology patients face the longest wait times for elective surgery, an AIHW report shows.

The elective surgery with the longest waiting list

Kate Aubusson

Sydney Now: What you need to know today

James Robertson
24 mins ago

Police seize $2.5 million in drugs in extensive Sydney raids

Miriam Webber
26 mins ago

Robert Pashkuss and Stacey McMaugh were killed in their Caves Beach home near Newcastle in 2008.

$250k reward to find killer of drug dealer and 'innocent bystander'

Dan Proudman
1 hr ago

"Always upfront with what I knew at the time": Gladys Berejiklian.

Audit report reveals public misled on Sydney's light rail cost blowout

Matt O'Sullivan

Just a few minutes in the sun without protection is enough to cause damage, experts warn.

The four things that could kill you this summer

Kim Arlington

NSW Premier Mike Baird (left) at the breaking ground ceremony.

Drilling begins on new WestConnex tunnel

Filip Stempien

The bum print found on one of the entrance doors to the hall.

Police get to the bottom of infamous 'bum print' burglary

VIC

Former head of the Digital Transformation Agency Paul Shetler.

Turnbull's digital guru quits after just six weeks in the job

Noel Towell

Matthew O'Connor is accused of killing cyclist Peter McGuffie, 54, in a hit and run on Barkly Street, West Footscray.

Driver allegedly hit and killed cyclist, took off his clothes and ran

A view of the severe thunderstorm as it approached Brisbane CBD.

State battered by dangerous storms now braces for heatwave

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Protestors on the forecourt of Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 1 December 2016.

Glue protesters who stopped question time return to Parliament

8 mins ago

Barnaby Joyce vows Christensen will become a cabinet minister

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

PM triumphs on union bill but is betrayed on backpacker tax

Mark Kenny

Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Finally, gas tax inquiry is moment of clarity for Scott Morrison

ANALYSIS
Heath Aston

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Leaked cabinet papers savage 'two-tier society' visa overhaul

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference on the government's ABCC victory.

Turnbull delivers lesson on politics of the centre - unlike his predecessor

ANALYSIS

The 1996 Parliament House riot turns bloody.

Superglue? Screaming? Call that a protest?

Australian Sara Connor sits during a court appearance in Bali.

Sara Connor's boyfriend 'covered in blood'

1 hr ago

Harry Sarfo is an Islamic State defector who has given a lot of insight into the organisation.

Islamic State exposes former German militant after he denounced them

1 hr ago

A burned out building smolders in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

'It's devastating': Death toll rises in Tennessee wildfires

57 mins ago

Young stellar jays.

Contagious H5 bird flu virus found in Ukraine, Egypt

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

How Turnbull could be the new Menzies and help first home buyers

COMMENT
Peter Martin

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The one thing I'd do to revolutionise science in Australia

COMMENT
Adam Spencer

Donald Trump's election victory has created massive global economic uncertainty.

Where the Trump resistance is gathering force

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

Where royalty-based taxes are based on revenue, the PRRT is a profit-based tax.

The fool-proof way to know if a tax is being rorted

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Wall Street dropped on firming prospects for a December rate hike.

8@eight: Finally, something other than Trump takes hold

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Cleaner Victor Barrientos was warned not to get sick, because if his employer lost the contract he "lost his pay".

The dirty truth behind state school cleaning

EXCLUSIVE

Apple Pay launches in this Thursday without the support of Australian banks

Apple is ANZ's decisive weapon in battle for your home loan

Oil jumps after OPEC's first production cut agreement since 2008

Caltex class action on the cards amid worker exploitation claims

Baird government replaces local employees with 457 visa workers

ANZ warns on overbuilding in apartment market

Can the government supply its way out of the housing affordability problem in major Australian cities?

Changes for off-the-plan foreign buyers rely on broken argument

Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay

Homes with Harbour Bridge views in time for New Year's Eve

Eclectic Bedroom by Katy SB.

Stylish alternatives to the traditional bedside table

The eastern suburbs have led the way in auction clearances.

Eastern suburbs 'need to shoulder more of the density load'

McDonalds Clifton Hill

Six buildings you'd never guess were heritage-listed

Don't let the lag get the better of you.

Pro tips: The top hacks used by pilots to beat jetlag

Business Travel
1 hr ago

Jeep Renegade is also available in a matte finish.

Matte is the new black as glossy cars lose their shine

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Flight responses that protected our species so well can make us poor investors.

What was good for fending off mammoths is bad for investing

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Mum to lose pension after inheriting small parcels of rocky land

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Lana Hopkins, founder and CEO of Mon Purse.

How a small Australian outfit scored a deal with Selfridges

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Never use a full set of false eyelashes: a half set works best.

The day I (nearly) lost my eye lashes

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Police bust Sydney cannabis ring

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Seagull steals show at FFA Cup final

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Trump to leave business

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Stepbrothers film harrowing escape from Tennessee fire

Ballerina Stephanie Kurlow, 14, practicing ballet in her backyard. Stephanie is crowd sourcing to raise money to become ...

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

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Lynette Wallworth is leading the world in virtual reality film making.

The unknown filmmaker leading the world in virtual reality

Garry Maddox
38 mins ago

ABC's Robyn Williams,who presents a Science Show on ABC Radio.

More staff lash 'morally bankrupt' ABC over redundancies

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie.

Hundreds of local musicians protest against ABC cuts

Rob Moran
5 mins ago

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 09: Tom Cruise attends the Tokyo Premiere of the Paramount Pictures' 'Jack Reacher: Never Go ...

King of Queens star claims Cruise tried to squash Scientology report

Aja Styles

Trolls hits cinemas in November.

Trolls review: stars can't save this disposable, saccharine schlock

Jake Wilson

Bette Midler

Fans get weepy over first look at Beaches remake

Rob Moran

Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.

Based on a true story ... or not: When movies get it very wrong

Rob Moran

We shall not be moved: David Oldfield sticks to his guns in <i>First Contact</i>.

'It should have died out': David Oldfield's First Contact verdict

Karl Quinn

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 14: At Lunch with...Wesley Enoch. Sydney festival Artistic director Wesley Enoch at El ...

So exactly what is the point of all these festivals?

Peter Munro

Screwtape

Devilish advice on the best way to do the wrong thing

Jason Blake

Morgan Stern

'You can't see me. But every now and then you'll get a … shiver'

Jason Blake

DOLLY MAGAZINE Historical COVER tears through the years and editorial spread contents SPECIAL for THE SUNDAY AGE NEWS ...

It was the teenage bible we not only loved but also needed

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly
1 hr ago

"White men are so keen on eroding the collective power of working class men in Australia that we just had a bizarre ...

Who white, working class men really have to fear

Kasey Edwards

Stay-at-home fathers are still a rarity.

We are now expecting more from fathers, but not less from mothers

COMMENT
Shevonne Hunt
1 hr ago

"A doula has your back," says Helen Callanan.

Doulas are now helping families through death

Evelyn Lewin

Labor's Anne Aly has delivered the annual Emily's List Oration in Canberra.

'I'm under no illusions': Why all eyes are on Anne Aly

Daisy Dumas

The Duchess of Cambridge is a fan of adult colouring books, her husband has confessed.

William reveals Kate has fallen for a mindfulness craze

Mental illness should be taken as seriously as any other condition says Amanda Seyfried.

Amanda Seyfried surprises with baby bump on the red carpet

Nicole Economos

Graduating student Andrea Lorei, who helped organise campus demonstrations following the Brock Turner case, holds a sign ...

Honour roll: The statement that made waves around the world

Daisy Dumas

To butter, to not butter or to miss the point?

A big, fat problem: saturated fat and heart disease risk

Sarah Berry
7 mins ago

Crying: A natural painkiller?

Why do we cry? To dull the pain. Literally

Sarah Kaplan
1 hr ago

Working your way to health but not necessarily weight loss.

Why do I tend to gain weight when I exercise?

Gretchen Reynolds

Christmas fruit and nut semifreddo.

Pete Evans shares all the recipes you need for a paleo Christmas

Nick Haddow tackles the big question: what do you drink with cheese?

What drink does a cheese expert pair with cheese? Hint: it's not wine

The Alfio's team opens Wilmer in Potts Point. (Promotional use only.)

Don't miss this pop-up by talent from Hubert and Bar Brose

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5 things I swore I'd never do as a parent (and how wrong I was)

Parents are not happy about unisex toilets being introduced at a UK school.

Parents outraged over unisex primary school toilets

Tania Murphy is urgently searching for a bone marrow match.

Mum's urgent appeal to find life-saving bone marrow donor

Border security: You're next.

Border force: The world's toughest customs and immigration

Ben Groundwater

Good times at the Coachella Arts and Music Festival.

Pool parties, festivals: 20 reasons to visit the home of modernism

Kylie McLaughlin

It costs around $30 to dry clean a doona.

Is it really that clean? Ten things you should know about hotels

Michael Gebicki

RadioApp puts your favourite Australian commercial and national radio shows in your pocket.

Hands on: RadioApp live streaming radio

COMMENT

Trevor Pitkin in the north-west corner of Melbourne University's 160-year-old system garden, which is set to make way ...

Fears 'sacred botanical site' could shrink

The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most.

Review: Sony's latest is a beautiful phone most will overlook

Our phones are leaving us mentally aroused and unable to sleep.

Infographic: Why Australians suck at sleep

Lifehacker

Designer Veniamin Geskin has been imagining curved iPhones for quite a while. Here his iPhone 8 concept is seen in a ...

Apple could launch curved iPhone next year

2014 Ford Fiesta ST.

What used hot hatch should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Four of the world's largest car makers have joied forces to investigate building a fast-charging network for electric ...

Car makers join forces to create electric highways

The new Mercedes-AMG E 63 S comes with a drift mode.

First drive: New Mercedes-AMG E63

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Ford Fiesta.

New Ford Fiesta revealed

Dom Tripolone

Last Holden V6 built in Australia.

Holden builds its last engine

Andrew MacLean

2017 Holden Barina.

2017 Holden Barina prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

Tim Cahill of Melbourne City celebrates after kicking a goal during the FFA Cup Final match.

Cahill breaks Sydney FC hearts and delivers City's first trophy

Michael Lynch

Burnt out: Jonathan Trott.

Pink ball Ashes: England agree to first day-night Test

Chris Barrett

Forget everything: A Wallabies win over England will erase an imperfect year.

If the Wallabies beat England all will be forgiven

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Under pressure: Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant and NRL CEO Todd Greenberg.

Clubs believe inner circle at NRL controls the game

Roy Masters

A disappointed Graham Arnold after Sydney's loss.

Arnold rues Cahill's timing, condemns Brattan challenge

Michael Lynch
59 mins ago

Maddinson says only a Shield ton will do.

'Lazy feet': What Test newcomer did wrong and what he needs to do to stay in

Andrew Wu

Canterbury Bulldogs.

Bulldogs breach NRL salary cap: report

Semi Radradra leaves Parramatta Lical court after he failed to appear on a domestic violence related matter. Photo Nick ...

Radradra wants to stay in NRL: Eels

Emma Kemp

Babar Azam raises the bat after one of his three One Day International tons.

Pakistan's rising star 'as good as' Kohli at same age: Arthur

Andrew Wu

There were celebrations all round at the Adelaide Oval

Smith hopes to build special new era

Maddinson says only a Shield ton will do.

'Lazy feet': I know what I did wrong

Andrew Wu

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