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Albert Rapovski tried to fly to Macedonia after killing his friend.

'Guns, drugs and stupidity don't mix, never will'

Employment minister Senator Michaelia Cash in her at Parliament House office with a quote from US President Ronald Regan ...

PM's secret weapon is equal parts exhausting and intoxicating

Matthew Knott

Treasurer Scott Morrison is determined to ensure money for affordable and social housing is better spent.

Leaked report identifies four ways to generate affordable housing

James Massola

Sara Connor

'I don't know why I'm here': Bali murder suspect breaks silence

Jewel Topsfield
11 mins ago

A security guard patrols the lawns at Parliament House.

Walled off: The fence is unfortunate but unfortunately we need it

COMMENT

President-elect Donald Trump: standard media reporting no longer applies.

Can we stop pretending Trump's campaign was anything but a con

COMMENT

'Tight knit' community rattled by bones discovery

Public transport use soars but Sydney buses 'almost never' on time

'Failed experiment' as blackout shuts down mine again

Mathew Dunckley

Done deal: Senate breakthrough on backpacker tax

Star-struck MPs revisit their teens with visit from Van Damme

Amy Remeikis

Martin Shkreli at a US House of Representatives hearing on drug prices in February.

'Most hated man in world' responds to Sydney schoolboys' drug success

Marcus Strom

SYDNEY, NSW - MARCH 23: Portrait of Justin Hemmes on the deck of the Newport Arms, which is being redeveloped by ...

Justin Hemmes snaps up another Sydney pub for record price

DUBLIN, IRELAND - NOVEMBER 25: Lopeti Timani of Australia in action during the Australia Captain's Run on the eve of ...

Cheika opts for 'extra grunt' in team to face England

Oly with his new Google Pixel phone and, left, holding his old Nokia.

Man with a 13-year-old Nokia turns off 2G network

Models in Levi's jeans: The company's CEO has asked shoppers to leave their guns at home when they go clothes shopping.

Leave your guns at home, Levi's CEO asks shoppers

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Weekend heatwave warning

Adele will play to more than 600,000 people in Australia in February and March.

Rolling in the deep: Superstar's tour will net $35m in 21 days

Young Australian Ivan Zelich has developed a wholly new mathematical formula.

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With an IQ of 154, is this teen Australia's own Einstein?

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

White, working class men have nothing to fear but other white men

COMMENT

An investor snapped up the block of apartments with water views situated opposite Barangaroo Reserve.

Government makes $35 million in one night in sell-off

Spring was another sunny, mild season for Sydney.

Biggest turn in the weather in Sydney in 53 years

Man who withdrew $2.1m after bank error wins fraud appeal

Big banks tight-lipped on deal that could increase property costs

NSW Premier Mike Baird may be paying close attention to the effect of voter ID laws on the US election result.

The bombshell that brings an American problem to NSW

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Officers lead the man into a waiting police car after carrying out a firearms search.

Police roll out firearm raids across Sydney in bid to tackle gun crime

Sydney buses, rarely meeting punctuality targets

Damning audit as Sydney's use of public transport soars

Be extra careful when hanging Christmas lights from a ladder or chair, NSW Health warned.

Health warning: the festive habits we need to break

Police at Black Hill Primary School.

Schools evacuated across Australia over threatening phone calls

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The Calder Freeway crash involving a petrol tanker, truck and several cars.

Woman charged over horrific fatal freeway crash

Ayllie White was stung by an Irukandji jellyfish while swimming at Fitzroy Island in the Great Barrier Reef.

'I knew I was in some trouble': Irukandji sting prompts warning

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French tourist stabbed to death in NT outback as wife watched on

Chloe Booker, Neelima Choahan
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are all smiles as they announce the Greens deal ...

Greens strike deal with Coalition for 15% backpacker tax

Michael Koziol

Big fence is unfortunate but unfortunately we need it

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull's secret weapon is a woman on the rise

Matthew Knott

The Prime Minister might be right to look cheered.

Ban on PM attending Mardi Gras overturned

Tom McIlroy

One Nation Senator Rod Culleton says it is fair for the public to view a rift between himself and the rest of One Nation.

One Nation splits over Culleton High Court fight

Amy Remeikis

A security guard patrols the lawns at Parliament House.

'We're getting like a gated community: very American style'

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Treasurer Scott Morrison is determined to ensure money for affordable and social housing is better spent.

Treasurers' housing summit to focus on cheaper rentals

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, centre, gestures to the media as he leaves after being ...

Fake news report on Jakarta Muslim hardliner linked to Australia

Jewel Topsfield

Historic agreement: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, front left, and the top FARC commander Rodrigo Londono, ...

Colombia approves revised FARC peace deal, triggers disarmament

A Ukrainian serviceman inside a surface-to-air missile system.

Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia

Donald Trump and Wilbur Ross.

Is Donald Trump draining the swamp or fishing it?

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said Australia would bring a "principled and pragmatic" approach when serving on ...

We don't deserve a seat on the UN Human Rights Council

COMMENT
Alexandra Lancaster

Anika Molesworth.

Politicians are letting farmers down with their disbelief

COMMENT
Anika Molesworth

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

Guess what, Malcolm? Voters don't care about your Big Wins

COMMENT
John Hewson

New investment figures suggest the sun is setting on Australia's remarkable run of growth.

'Plain disappointing'. Did Australia just go backwards?

Peter Martin
38 mins ago

BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine was one of several big facilities cut off by the blackout.

Lights out at Olympic Dam riles BHP

Levi's CEO Chip Bergh: "You shouldn’t have to be concerned about your safety while shopping for clothes or trying on a ...

Leave your guns at home, Levi's CEO asks shoppers

Lana Hopkins, founder and CEO of Mon Purse: "This is a true 'pinch-me' moment."

How a small Australian outfit scored a deal with Selfridges

Who is the proposed US Treasury Secretary?

ANALYSIS

Hemmes snaps up Sydney pub for record $37.5m

Best day in eight years for ASX's energy stocks

Float adviser cuts McGrath earnings, price outlook again

An investor snapped up the block of apartments with water views situated opposite Barangaroo Reserve.

Millers Point sell-off gives $35 million boost to housing coffers

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

Eclectic Bedroom by Katy SB.

Stylish alternatives to the traditional bedside table

Elizabeth Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay

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

The eastern suburbs have led the way in auction clearances.

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

The print advertisement for M7.

Brut and beyond: 10 men's fragrances that changed the game

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Executives are re-learning the art of writing with fountain pens.

How the fountain pen became a status symbol in the digital world

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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

Illustration: Simon Letch

Mum to lose pension after inheriting small parcels of rocky land

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Lana Hopkins, founder and CEO of Mon Purse: "This is a true 'pinch-me' moment."

How a small Aussie outfit scored a deal with Selfridges

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Bored telephone operator, call centre, Telstra, telco, telecomms, phone company

You're doing reference checks wrong

Tony Featherstone

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OPEC deal: What's next for oil?

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Botany controlled burn causes giant flame

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Irukandji sting 'pretty scary'

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The final call on 2G network

A cadet from the Interior Ministry with the word Fidel painted on her face attends a rally honoring the late Cuban ...

World of Photos - December 1, 2016

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Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

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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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Flume

Drake, Flume, Sia among Spotify's most streamed artists of the year

Rob Moran

David Oldfield, left, doesn't take the news too well. He's with Natalie Imbruglia and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson.

David Oldfield claims First Contact prison ban was 'payback'

Karl Quinn

Adele will play to more than 600,000 people in Australia in February and March.

Hello! Adele to reap upwards of $30 million in biggest Oz tour ever

Bernard Zuel

Canadian police are using Nickelback as a drink-driving deterrent these holidays.

Police threaten drink-drivers with Nickelback songs

Rob Moran

Steve Jacobs, with daughter, announces he's leaving <i>Today</i>.

Steve Jacobs announces departure from Today

Rob Moran

Just a hint of <i>Mad Max</i> ... <i>Mad Shiela: Virgin Road</i>

China's Mad Max: meet Mad Shelia: Virgin Road

Garry Maddox

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

The unknown filmmaker leading the world in VR

Garry Maddox

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie.

Hundreds of local musos protest against ABC cuts

Rob Moran

Back again ... Bill Bailey is on his 11th visit to Australia and revelling in our nature.

Bill Bailey: 'I think I'm some sort of harbinger of doom'

Sarah Thomas

Of Dust

Young choreographers strut their stuff in surprising ways

Jill Sykes

Allan Zavod in 2009

Jazz piano legend and composer Allan Zavod dies aged 71

Susan Alberti and Moana Hope on the Brownlow red carpet earlier this year.

'I had no idea it was going to turn out like this': Moana's stellar year

Daisy Dumas

Brandon Cook

My mother bought me PrEP for Christmas

Brandon Cook

Every ex's dream: Bella Hadid bumping into her ex The Weeknd on the Victoria's Secret runway in Paris on Wednesday.

Bella Hadid's awkward encounter on the Victoria's Secret runway

Amy Croffey

Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday in Paris.

Victoria's Secret 2016: Kendall, Gigi and Bella take to the runway

"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

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

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

Goodbye Dolly, and thanks for the 'spunks' and body advice

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Stay-at-home fathers are still a rarity.

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

COMMENT
Shevonne Hunt

Mariah Carey on stage in London in March with back-up dancer Bryan Tanaka.

Mariah Carey seen kissing back-up dancer after James Packer split

Amy Croffey

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

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

Sarah Berry

Crying: A natural painkiller?

Why do we cry? To dull the pain. Literally

Sarah Kaplan

Working your way to health but not necessarily weight loss.

Why do I tend to gain weight when I exercise?

Gretchen Reynolds

Champagne lobster, french toast, Sterling caviar and finger lime served at Aria in Sydney.

Review: The diva of french toast at Aria Sydney 2.0

Pops bellini icy pole.

Boozy icy poles arrive in time for summer

Lemon and oregano skewers with cucumber yoghurt.

34 recipes for people who love to eat things on sticks

Keith and Sherri Papini with their two children.

Husband speaks out in puzzling case of kidnapped Sherri Papini

Ben Carter and his family are celebrating thanks to Tommee Tippee

Tommee Tippee makes 500 cups for boy with autism

Monkey see, monkey do!

Oops! When you're accidentally a bad role model for your kids

Border security: You're next.

Border force: The world's toughest customs and immigration

Ben Groundwater

Evening light on Boyeeghter Strand, Ireland.

Why everyone wants to move to this country

Oliver Smith

Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head.

Hawaii's most popular activity for Australians may surprise you

Sheriden Rhodes

Select Netflix shows — including a lot of the service's 'orginals' — can now be saved to a mobile device for offline ...

What you need to know about Netflix downloads

Steve Huffman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Reddit.

Reddit gets proactive in banning abusers

The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most.

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

Eyes on the road: the TomTom Go 520.

Why we still need standalone satnavs

COMMENT

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

Hands on: RadioApp live streaming radio

COMMENT

2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Professional Cab Chassis.

Mercedes debuts military-grade ute

Dom Tripolone

Holden Monaro CV8.

Holden Monaro CV8 used car review

David Morley

BMW plans to expand its electric car range.

BMW reinvents itself

Greg Kable

2014 Ford Fiesta ST.

What used hot hatch should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

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

First drive: New Mercedes-AMG E63

Jonathan Hawley

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

Not going anywhere: ARLC chairman John Grant.

The two clubs that hold the key to Grant's future

Adam Pengilly

Back in gold: Lopeti Timani has been recalled to take on England.

Cheika recalls 'extra grunt' of Timani for England clash

Tom Decent

Australia's Glenn Maxwell celebrates scoring a century against Sri Lanka during their first Twenty20 cricket match in ...

'Painful': Maxwell says Wade's decision to bat above him hurts

Chris Barrett

"A beautiful player": West Australian Hilton Cartwright has made a big impression on his teammates with his courage.

Cartwright true grit left teammates in awe

Andrew Wu

Adam Scott has positioned himself perfectly after day one of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast.

Rum punch for PGA leader Dodt

Phil Lutton

Captain's counsel: Lleyton Hewitt is happy with where Nick Kyrgios is at.

Kyrgios can win back the public: Hewitt

Linda Pearce, AAP

Alex Brosque says the Sydney FC players are disappointed to have missed out on the FFA Cup but the A-League is their ...

Brosque: Refs didn't have guts to make late call

Dominic Bossi

A trainer who allegedly used a 6000-volt prod on a greyhound will not be charged.

Trainer who used cattle prod unlikely to face charges

Adam Pengilly

No fear: Sami Aslam of Pakistan bats during day five of the second Test match between New Zealand and Pakistanin Hamilton

'Best chance to beat Australia': Waqar's high hopes for Pakistan

Andrew Wu

Michael Clarke.

Clarke's autobiography fails to fly off shelves

Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu

Under lights: Cricket Australia are pushing ahead with pink-ball cricket after the third Test against South Africa in ...

Players want say about lead-in to next year's Ashes series

Chris Barrett

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