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'Not a cent left': Members of Sydney gym locked out

Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

Senator Sam Dastyari leaves his home in Russell Lea, Sydney on Wednesday morning.

Out of exile, Labor bad boy Sam Dastyari becomes an author

Michael Koziol
51 mins ago

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a "USA Thank You" tour event on Thursday.`

White workers voted for Trump, and now they will get their reward

COMMENT
Paul Krugman
6 mins ago

Farhad Qaumi is led from court in May 2006.

Police probe claim gang figure offered 'contract' to kill detective

Ava Benny-Morrison
19 mins ago

Two motorists were killed after a motorbike sped through a red light in Lane Cove on Saturday morning.

First days of summer marked by a deadly weekend on NSW roads

Sarah Muller
1 hr ago

US President-elect Donald Trump appears to be flying by the seat of his pants.

Obama's reassuring words about Trump were clearly wrong

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Revealed: Criminal double life of a high-flying Mosman CEO

EXCLUSIVE

Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes upper South Island of New Zealand

1 hr ago

NSW agrees to reclassify Adler shotgun, opening way for imports

Semi Radradra says he will stay with Parramatta Eels in 2017

Jamie Marcuson

Will Ivanka Trump be the most powerful first daughter in history?

wo buses destroyed, a third damaged in a blaze alongside Sydney Airport.

Two buses burnt out in Sydney Airport car park

Sarah Muller
1 hr ago

Last Tango in Paris' rape scene using a baguette and butter was never consented to by actress Maria Schneider.

Director admits classic Brando rape scene was not consensual

Last Tango in Paris

Not picked: Glenn Maxwell.

Maxwell not picked by Aussies after Wade spray

Wayne Duncan of Daddy Cool performs on stage in concert ahead of The Beach Boys at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne on ...

Daddy Cool's Wayne Duncan dies, aged 72

Gingerbread house from Phillippa's. To be used for upcoming Christmas story. Photos by Kristoffer Paulsen, please credit.

We have a cannibal to thank for all the gingerbread houses

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Oakland fire: 'we're expecting the worst'

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra at the 2011 Logies.

Wilkinson's tirade breathes life into Stefanovic saga

Guy Sebastian writing songs in Bali during a music retreat.

Guy's heartbreak

'I ended up holding this kid's hands as he took his last breath'

Former hoarder Lee Shuer co-founded Buried in Treasures workshops in the US and regularly gives advice to Australian ...

Professional organiser finds $280k in a hoarder's house

A Bikini a Day's Tash Oakley on Bondi Beach on Saturday morning wearing Seafolly.

Bikini 'role model' brushes off photoshopping claims

Underbidders Kate Bryan and Stephen Long were careful to stick to their limit.

Happy auction losers predict day of reckoning for buyers

Muller House, Palm Beach, uses glass to blur the lines between inside and out.

How to make windows work in an energy-efficient home

Hillsvale at Meroo Meadow in Shoalhaven.

From rundown fisherman's cottage to beach dream home

The property at 11 Wyuna Road, Point Piper, NSW was designed by architect John Suttor.

Point Piper's Paul Lederer lists investment digs for $20m

Small is beautiful: At this Ann St, Surry Hills house, architect Ben Giles worked with a barely plausible block that ...

Sydney architect proves big design comes in small packages

Patricia Gleeson at her Northmead home, has waited two years for her cataract The story is that people who are on the ...

'Worst thing was waiting for the letter': Patricia's long wait for surgery

Victoria Ticha

How councils are beating the government on housing crisis

Lisa Visentin

Retired emergency doctor killed in crash with 'supersonic' bike

Independent MP for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, has written to Premier Mike Baird requesting an investigation into the ...

CBD residents claim they were 'bullied' to sell apartments

Kirsty Needham

The NSW government is enjoying a huge stamp duty windfall due to the booming Sydney housing market, but it won't last.

Young and old at odds on how to solve Sydney housing crisis

Kirsty Needham

A Caribbean Princess cruise ship officer waves as the cruise ship Caribbean Princess leaves from the Bayport Cruise ...

Sydney cruise ships warned after record $53 million pollution fine

Portrait of (from left) Fred Schebesta, co founder of finder.com and Wayne Perry, digital design lead on Bondi Beach. ...

'Boring, expensive' Sydney missing out on jobs bonanza

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

Hundreds rally for bullied teen Tyrone Unsworth

QLD
1 hr ago

Admitted a sexual relationship: Father Tom Knowles.

First priest defrocked for 'inappropriate' sexual relationship

Asthma sufferer Angelique Harkins uses a spacer with her puffer, overseen by Dr Mark Hotu.

Asthma stock in demand ahead of Sunday thunderstorm

VIC

The nine-year-old boy was rushed to hospital but tragically died.

Boy, 9, dead after suspected heart attack in basketball game

WA

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Julie Bishop has ordered a review of diplomats' allowances.

Diplomats' perks on chopping block as Bishop orders review

EXCLUSIVE

Stalin to Harry Potter: How pollies will be relaxing over summer

Adam Gartrell

George Christensen on the photo that broke the internet

Matthew Knott

SMH NEWS 100629. Before Pic - Steve Irons. Feature on people who cut sugar out of their diets by Amy Corderoy. Image ...

WA Liberal Steve Irons charged taxpayers for wife's travel to QLD

Tom McIlroy

Clive Palmer was one of the year's biggest losers in more ways than one.

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

Tony Wright

George Christensen Federal Member for Dawson for the LNP in a sugar cane field with his grandfather?s cane knife near ...

Why it's time to take George Christensen seriously

Matthew Knott

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, whose department has produced a telemovies to deter asylum seekers.

Dutton portfolio expands - his investment portfolio, that is

A Syrian boy displaced from eastern Aleppo holds a sandwich and bread bag in the village of Jibreen on Saturday.

Russia seeks talks on full withdrawal of Aleppo rebels

1 hr ago

Islamic State leader and "caliph" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses inhabitants of Mosul in 2014, shortly after the group's ...

Islamic State 'met to choose leader's successor'

US President-elect Donald Trump appears to be flying by the seat of his pants.

Trump's Taiwan unpredictability will be a cue for other nations

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Trump broke decades of diplomatic protocol when he spoke with Tsai on the phone.

China lodges diplomatic protest after Trump's call with Taiwan's Tsai

Philip Wen

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

Turnbull's approach leads to some perverse results

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

A couple of blokes tend to the glass ceiling...

Women still getting screwed

COMMENT
Michael Short

Peter FitzSimons.

Sons of guns: Old soldiers never back down

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Li Ka-shing

Cheung Kong Infrastructure makes $7.3 billion offer for Duet

Sarah Danckert

Electric vehicles sit parked at charging stations at Kongens gate near Akershus festning in Oslo, Norway.

Electric cars could take an OPEC-sized bite from oil demand

Jessica Shankleman

Wall Street is in and Silicon Valley is out, as President-elect Donald Trump builds up his network of advisers and ...

Trump snubs Silicon Valley

Aldi aims to be 20 to 25 per cent cheaper on a basket of groceries than Woolworths and Coles.

'No history' of large supermarkets beating discounters on price

Madeleine Heffernan

Airbnb to drop New York City lawsuit over short-term rentals

Joshua Brustein

Markets brace for Italian referendum

Vesna Poljak

RBA 'relaxed' despite looming growth slump

Jens Meyer
9 mins ago

Why Trump's 1000 jobs get more hype than Obama's 16m

ANALYSIS

Vintage Electric.

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

Former hoarder Lee Shuer co-founded Buried in Treasures workshops in the US and regularly gives advice to Australian ...

Professional organiser finds $280k in a hoarder's house

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Our early Christmas present that can't be tied with a bow

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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Lethargic Wallabies embarrassed by England

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Last Tango rape scene non-consensual

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Chelsea stun City in heated clash

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Castro funeral cortege reaches destination

Karley Miller

Legally blind photographer Karley Miller lives her dream

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only 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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Levi Miller and dog in Red Dog True Blue.

All hopes on Red Dog 2 as box office share plummets

Karl Quinn

Wayne Duncan of Daddy Cool performs on stage in concert ahead of The Beach Boys at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne on ...

Daddy Cool's Wayne Duncan dies, aged 72

Martin Boulton

Rape victim and actress Evan Rachel Wood calls Brando and Bertolucci 'very sick individuals to think that was OK'.

Actors slam Last Tango rape scene conspirators as 'sick individuals'

Felicity Jones portrays Jyn Erso in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

We saw part of Rogue One: Here's what we learned

Gordan Churchill plays young recruit Maki in the footy comedy <i>The Warriors</i>.

ABC kicks off Entourage-style comedy about footy

Karl Quinn

Guy Sebastian and Kate Waterhouse at The Bathers Pavilion in Balmoral.

Guy Sebastian on why he's no longer trying to please everyone

Kate Waterhouse

<i>Moana</i> succeeds with no prince in the picture.

Ex-Disney outcasts reveal their billion-dollar comeback

Gerard Depardieu and friend.

Gerard Depardieu is about to explode, and I can't look away

REVIEW
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

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2014 file photo, Amy Schumer arrives at the GQ Men of the Year Party in Los Angeles. Schumer ...

Amy Schumer body shamed over possible Barbie role

Jenny Noyes

Actress Rosamund Pike at the 60th BFI London Film Festival.

Rosamund Pike: from hopeless romantic to Hollywood darling

Cosmia Marriner

Noni Hazlehurst is matriarch Elizabeth Bligh in <i>A Place to Call Home</i>.

Women of the Year finalist Noni Hazlehurst: 'It really feels like I touched a nerve'

Daisy Dumas

Planned Parenthood supporters attend a September rally in Los Angeles to campaign for access to reproductive health care.

Women prepare for reproductive health care changes under Trump

Jordan Rudner

Sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid pose backstage prior to the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris.

This is what a commercial mid-life crisis looks like

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

<i>Today</i> show hosts Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson.

Lisa Wilkinson's outburst on Stefanovic saga did more harm than good

Andrew Hornery

A Bikini a Day's Tash Oakley on Bondi Beach on Saturday morning wearing Seafolly.

Tash Oakley brushes off photoshopping accusations

Amy Croffey

Melania Trump walks on stage to deliver her speech.

Does Melania Trump deserve a dressing-down?

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Outdoor shot of a fit young woman running.

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Marin Lazic.

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

Don't feel like cooking? Flying Fish is one of several Sydney restaurants open on the public holiday.

Where to eat in Sydney on Christmas Day 2016

Lee Tran Lam

Quick dinner: Jill Dupleix's chicken kofte skewers with with turmeric tahini.

35 chicken dinner winners

Pirate Life Throwback IPA

The top 25 Aussie tinnies for Christmas

jamie

'Only strange people found it odd': Jamie Oliver's confession

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

Cossies Beach, Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

'Heavenly': The best beach in Australia noone has ever heard of

Belinda Jackson

Waikiki, Hawaii.

Last-minute guide to the world's best summer escapes

Tracey Spicer

Bouquets for our Border Force staff.

Traveller letters: Australian Customs staff are angels

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

Australian skipper Steve Smith.

Steve Smith posts record-breaking score as Australia cruise

Live

On the move: Nicolas Martinez races away from Adam Berry and Connor Pain.

A-League training loads greater than Europe and South America

Dominic Bossi
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd prepares to hold aloft a Come play! scarf with Frank Lowy and Opposition Leader Malcolm ...

Time to stop licking our wounds and bid for a FIFA tournament

Michael Cockerill

Staying put: Semi Radradra will play with the Parramatta Eels next season, according to reports.

Semi Radradra says he will stay with Eels

Jamie Marcuson

Transition: Nene Macdonald is happy to swap the Titans for the Dragons.

Why a new Dragon is happy to defy girlfriend's barbs

Adam Pengilly

Dylan Hartley of England lifts the trophy after the final whistle.

England continue Wallabies dominance

Tom Decent

David Pocock of Australia (C) looks dejected after the final whistle during the Old Mutual Wealth Series match between ...

Luckless and limp Wallabies badly need the beach

COMMENT
Paul Cully

Fighting back: David Pocock has spent his own money defending his reputation against online slurs.

Why Pocock will continue to earn the big bucks on his gap year

Georgina Robinson

Not picked: Glenn Maxwell.

Maxwell not picked after Wade spray

Patrick Cummins (right) in a rare moment of celebration on the field, alongside Shane Watson playing against South ...

Cummins' return another step on long road back

Geoff Lawson

Fined: Glenn Maxwell

Maxwell fined and slammed by Smith

Daniel Cherny

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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