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NSW Premier Mike Baird addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Tuesday 29 November 2016. fedpol ...

Baird bounces back despite tumultuous times, poll shows

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

Most Indian nationals working in the IT industry in Australia are sponsored by Indian IT companies.

More and more Indian IT workers on 457 visas put on base salaries

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 1 December 2016 Photo: ...

Malcolm Turnbull can clean the political swamp in Canberra

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Andrew Quilty won a Gold Walkley for this image, taken at a hospital in Kunduz in 2015 following US air strikes.

Afghanistan hospital photo wins Gold at the Walkley Awards

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A Border Force official arrests workers

Workers flee as Border Force raids suppliers to top supermarkets

EXCLUSIVE

How Ivanka's Chinese-made clothing is a problem for her father

Infant formula stocks dumped by investors after China warning

Don't move, grab a bite, stream a film and watch the economy grow

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Man stabbed multiple times in the back in northern beaches

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Arrests for 'treason' ahead of huge Jakarta anti-blasphemy rally

1 hr ago

Just right: Sydney is the Goldilocks of Australia

COMMENT
Richard Glover

Ryan Stokes and his groomsmen leave his apartment in Walsh Bay to board a boat for his wedding on Garden Island, Sydney. ...

Ryan, Stoked: Australia's most eligible bachelor ties the knot in sizzler wedding

EXCLUSIVE
Andrew Hornery

Nico Rosberg celebrates winning the Formula One World Championship for Mercedes.

Nico Rosberg stuns Formula One with shock retirement

2 mins ago

Real Housewives Of Sydney. Image supplied by Arena/foxtel.com.au

Real Housewives of Sydney cast gobsmacked by Singapore slap-up

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Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade

Maxwell-Wade furore puts NSW switch back on the cards

Hamish and Andy will have a new show on Nine but details are being kept under wraps.

Hamish and Andy to quit radio to concentrate on TV

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Penguin rescued from Sydney stormwater drain

Israel Folau and his Australia teammates will be seeking revenge against England on Sunday morning.

The Fitz Files

Rah rah! Buoyant union has league fearing for its survival

Dolly Parton is donating money to victims of the Tennessee fires.

Dolly's extraordinary gift to victims of Tennessee wildfires

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Why cereal asks to be stored in a cool, dry place

Nihonium was the first element to be given a name with Japanese origin.

Oh, hello, oganesson: The new elements on periodic table

Bec and Lleyton Hewitt are currently living in Melbourne.

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt selling their Sydney mansion

Lucy Macken

Liberal MP John Alexander has sold his Putney home for $2.7 million.

MP John Alexander sells Putney home for $2.7 million

A working paper by Treasury officials Chris Wokker and John Swieringa released on Friday said compared to the average ...

Foreign buyers have only 'slight' impact on prices, study shows

Temple and Webster. Stylist: Allira Bell & Jono Fleming.

Experts predict the hottest interior design trends for 2017

The tower was designed by architects Woods Bagot.

Sale of $3.2 million penthouse smashes Parramatta record

Artists impression of the new suburb to be created in Ingleside on Sydney's northern beaches, where up to 3,400 new ...

Plans for Sydney's new beachside suburb unveiled

Lisa Visentin

'Consistent defects': Limits imposed on Hawkesbury rail bridge

Jacob Saulwick

Quadriplegic killer jailed after calling victim 227 times in 11 days

Cyclists in NSW will not be obliged by law to carry ID.

Cyclist law hits the skids in latest Baird government about-turn

Jacob Saulwick

The mangled wreckage of the car is taken away after the fatal crash in Dapto.

Passenger incinerated in car crash as neighbours pull driver out alive

Glowing testimonies: Eddie Obeid will be sentenced on December 15.

Cast of characters rally behind Eddie Obeid in fight to avoid jail

Kate McClymont

Members of the NSW Rural Fire Service fight a blaze at Londonderry in November.

Very high fire danger for Sydney as 'heatwave' strikes NSW

Heatwave warning.

'Everyone's under threat': Australia's big killer

More buying than selling this week.

'No one knew': Magic mushrooms with your morning coffee

Police investigate at the scene of a stabbing death in the Northern Territory.

NT outback stabbing: Police yet to speak to traumatised wife

After a warm weekend, thunderstorms are expected to strike Melbourne on Sunday.

Asthma alert expected as ambos, forecasters swap notes on storm

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott wasted no time after the US election in speaking about "disenfranchised voters" in ...

Highlights, lowlights and lowlifes: Where did it go wrong?

Tony Wright

Why it's time to take George Christensen seriously

Matthew Knott

Dutton portfolio expands - his investment portfolio, that is

<i>The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott</i> by Andrew P. Street.

How to be a minister? Newly promoted MP consults a book

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson on Sky News on Thursday night.

Hanson angry at Culleton over backpacker tax vote

Australian Network on Disability chief executive Suzanne Colbert says there has been no improvement in hiring workers ...

Why employers don't take on people with disabilities

Peter Martin

Donald Trump rode to power promising to restore manufacturing jobs in the United States rust belt, an economically ...

The economic crunch that could usher in an equality revolution

COMMENT

A protester at the national monument, Monas.

High-profile figures arrested ahead of blasphemy rally

Jewel Topsfield
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 ...

How Putin, ayatollah and Saudi prince got OPEC deal done

Then Marine General James Mattis testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2013.

Trump chooses ex-Marine as defence secretary

Pro-Brexit demonstrators protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London last month.

Brexit paralysis could spark hunt for 'enemies'

ANALYSIS
Anne Applebaum

Donald Trump's agenda to clean up politics has merit although he may not be the one to deliver it.

Malcolm Turnbull can clean the political swamp

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The big squeeze: More Sydney slickers are expected to live in unit blocks.

My high-rise home is not all it's cracked up to be

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

For beauty to confer its power it must be valued for its own sake, not exploited for its usefulness.

Beauty should be a necessity, not an afterthought

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Illustration: Simon Bosch.

Cybercrime to cyber warfare: Australia is woefully unprepared

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem
1 hr ago

Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen.

George Christensen backflipping like a Seinfeld character

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu thinks problems with work have produced Donald Trump.

Save the world, give workers a share in profits

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Economists are entering a period of puzzlement and uncertainty.

Economists forced into productivity guessing game

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Apartment site sales are declining around Australia

Cyber Monday sets a new click frenzy record

Are Australians Netflix-bingeing face-stuffers?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Property trusts looking at buybacks as takeovers loom

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Christmas crackers: 42 gift ideas for men who have everything

Luxury

Nocturnal Animal's sumptuous set hides more sinister messages.

Animal instinct: Inside Tom Ford's glamorous prison

Luxury
Troy Patterson

Any change to the super system feeds public distrust.

Dump super in haste, repent at leisure

Noel Whittaker

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

What was good for fending off mammoths is bad for investing

LinkedIn is handy for "networking".

'I write this with hesitation and a big gulp'

James Adonis

Kate Carnell is Australia's first small business and family enterprise ombudsman.

Four things the banks were forced to concede about small business

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Five on one: police arrest

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Farms raided over labour exploitation claims

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Aaron Voon silent outside of court

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How music is helping kids battle cancer

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Cabramatta's striking colours inspire photographer

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hamish and Andy will have a new show on Nine but details are being kept under wraps.

Hamish and Andy to quit radio next year to concentrate on TV

Jack Martin stars as Ben Hall, with?Jamie Coffa as John 'Happy Jack' Gilbert and William Lee as John Dunn, in Matthew ...

Bushrangers get sexy, with Ben Hall kicking off epic trilogy

Karl Quinn

David Walliams, man of many talents.

Inside the brilliant, eccentric mind behind 'computer says no'

Kerrie O'Brien

Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan in the original <i>Twin Peaks</I>. Both have returned for the new series.

"We are all gonna die": Twin Peaks' dark reality lures us in

Michael Idato

Down for a major role in a US TV series ... Sam Worthington.

Sam Worthington lands major role in Unabomber drama

Garry Maddox

Neil Young will not be coming to Byron Bay for the 2017 Blues Fest.

Neil Young pulls out of Blues Fest

Bernard Zuel

Napoleon Dynamite throws his weight behind the Pedro campaign.

Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro recreate classic scene

Rob Moran

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has plans to reshape the organisation.

Change at the ABC is only going to continue

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

10 of the Best, dec 2

Sydney, we have your weekend plans right here

The Pinchgut Opera Theodora lead of Theodora Valda Wilson lying on a table set for a banquet. 9th November 2016. Photo: ...

Seraphic beauty would make choirs of angels sing with joy

Peter McCallum

An accomplished musician, Bailey frequently rocks out on stage.

Move over Alec Baldwin. THIS is a Trump impression

Sarah Thomas

Jennifer Lawrence attends the "Passengers" Paris Photocall at Hotel George V on November 29, 2016 in Paris, France.

J-Law brings back the preschooler's jumper and tutu

Ian "Dicko" Dickson with Timmy "Djawa" Burarrwanga in East Arnhem Land.

First Contact was traumatic, and a bonanza for bigots

COMMENT
Celeste Liddle

Polyamory is now more accepted by millennials than any generation before.

What if we thought of monogamy as a spectrum?

Zachary Zane

It's "a messy, messy business" for women to honour their sexuality, says Emily Ratajkowski.

Emily Ratajkowski hits out at book of her nude pictures

Carly Mallenbaum

"Now I am a mother and I have learned to see my face through different eyes again", writes Clem Ford.

Having a baby has changed the way I view my own face

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

It's time to get waisted.

Elegantly waisted ... is this the accessory for 2017?

Melissa Singer

Michelle Williams arrives at the 2016 Governors Awards on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan ...

Heath Ledger's death 'won't ever be right', says Michelle Williams

Amy Croffey

For someone so extravagant her makeup is a surprisingly neutral affair.

Mariah Carey's makeup range is a surprisingly neutral affair

Stephanie Darling

Outdoor shot of a fit young woman running.

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Have more fun: The unlikely tips of top trainers

Sarah Berry

You don't need a holiday to take a break.

Seven ways to slow down so you can actually get more done

Susie Moore

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Create your own advent calendar with these 25 Aussie tinnies

Double chocolate and peanut butter shake.

Shake it off: 19 smoothie and milkshake recipes

Justin Hemmes' empire now stretches from Sydney's northern beaches to the CBD, the east and the south.

Hemmes snaps up the Tennyson for record $37.5m

Keith and Sherri Papini with their two children.

Husband speaks out in puzzling case of kidnapped Sherri Papini

So many mums look and feel harassed at this time of year.

Let's not catch up before Christmas

Who can say what takes people to that point of no return?

The tragedy of realising too late that you had been a bully

The hotel's lagoon-like swimming area.

Just open: Australia’s most expensive hotel. Take a look inside

Ute Junker

Save money, time and stress when you use a travel agent.

Why you should you be using a travel agent instead of Skyscanner

What is glamping?

Travel quiz: What is glamping?

Mal Chenu

Netflix downloads are more fleeting than you might hope for.

Limits of Netflix downloads revealed

COMMENT

Snap started with a new idea but it has since branched out.

Snapchat not just popular – it's important

The recently-released $US100 Pebble 2 tracks activity, sleep and heart rate, is water resistant, allows for interaction ...

Fitbit to buy and kill off smartwatch pioneer Pebble

MSY

The ACCC is going after MSY, again

Kotaku

Martin Shkreli has congratulated a group of Australian high school students in a YouTube video.

Shkreli congratulates 'rival' schoolkids

Michael Cheika launched a spirited defence of the Wallabies while ripping into Glen Ella.

Step aside Eddie, Cheika has a new target

Tom Decent

Israel Folau and his Australia teammates will be seeking revenge against England on Sunday morning.

Rah rah! Buoyant union has league fearing for its survival

Peter FitzSimons

Under pressure: ARLC chairman John Grant.

Why move to axe Grant is short-sighted

ANALYSIS
Darren Kane

Heating up: Adam Scott has produced the best golf of his summer swing on the Gold Coast.

Scott moves into prime position at Australian PGA as mercury rises

Phil Lutton

Dark to light blue?: Glenn Maxwell could be on the move to NSW following his comments about having to bat below ...

Maxwell furore puts switch to NSW back on cards

Chris Barrett

On loan: Manchester City's Aaron Mooy, left, playing for Huddersfield Town against Wigan Athletic in England's second tier.

Don't count on Man City's Australians wearing sky blue

Michael Cockerill

Australian Rugby Union CEO Bill Pulver thinks there is "merit" in rugby having its own state of origin fixture.

No Izzy, Quade or Hooper in rugby 'state of origin': Pulver

Georgina Robinson

Out of reach: International offers for Robbie Keane have made him a long shot for the A-League

Keane may have priced himself out of A-League market

Dominic Bossi

Mitchell Starc, the best one-day bowler in the world.

Dean Jones: How to build a better Australian ODI team

Test questions: Pat Cummins will make a comeback to international cricket on Sunday.

Cummins credits patient build-up for Australian comeback

Chris Barrett

'Exciting challenge': New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and Tom Latham will be two of the visitors' danger men.

Australia still biggest scalp in one-day cricket, say New Zealand

2017 Porsche Macan

Cheapest new Porsche in 30 years

Andrew MacLean

2017 Maserati Quattroporte.

First drive: 2017 Maserati Quattroporte

Stephen Ottley

2015 Toyota HiLux 4x4 SR double cab 2016 Toyota HiLux SR 4x4 Double Cab.

Best new car deals this Christmas

David McCowen, Dom Tripolone

2017 Ford Everest Trend RWD

New cheaper Ford Everest reviewed

David Morley

Holden Monaro CV8.

Holden Monaro CV8 used car review

David Morley

2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Professional Cab Chassis.

Mercedes debuts military-grade ute

Dom Tripolone

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