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gym

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

The McLaren F1 car valued at several million dollars covered from prying eyes.

Australian charged after crashing multimillion-dollar supercar

57 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 29 November 2016 Photo: Andrew Meares

PM eyes $1 billion Adani loan backed by new infrastructure fund

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

Buses destroyed by fire near the Blue Emu carpark at Sydney Airport, Mascot, 4 December 2016. MUST CREDIT: 7 News Sydney

Two buses burnt out in inferno at Sydney Airport car park

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

IS 'met to choose leader's successor' as caliphate shrinks

Storms and scattered showers expected for the week

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

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

NSW agrees to reclassify Adler shotgun, opening way for imports

Obama's reassuring words about Trump were clearly wrong

ANALYSIS

Yazidi refugee Renda Barakat, 11, with Majid Dhalriaiyam, 17 from Afghanistan outside a snow covered Die Johanniter, ...

Australia's hardline policy is turning heads in Europe

Eryk Bagshaw

What a catch: Matt Wade embraces Steve Smith after the captain's stunning grab.

Steve Smith stuns cricketing world with outrageous catch

19 mins ago

Jennifer Lawrence's face at Chris Pratt's magic trick was priceless.

Did Pratt just pull off 'real magic'?

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

Arnie in Sydney earlier this year for the <i>Terminator: Genysis</i> publicity tour.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a message for Australia

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Sydney six points clear with win

Breakfast battle: <i>Sunrise's</i> David Koch and Samantha Armytage, and <i>Today's</i> Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson.

PRIVATE SYDNEY

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

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

Daddy Cool bass player Wayne Duncan dies, aged 72

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

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology campus.

The kids moving to Hong Kong to get a competitive edge

Kelsey Munro

'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

Dr Vincent Wong, 76, was killed in a crash at Lane Cove.

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

Abortion won't be removed from the Criminal Code in 2016.

Abortion to remain illegal as debate delayed until 2017

QLD

Backpacker Marilina Greco speaks about her encounter with Pande Veleski.

'Getting really weird': backpacker's near miss with accused killer

Hospitals, including Sunshine Hospital, were inundated on Monday night.

Asthma warning as fire risk and Melbourne thunderstorms loom

VIC

Admitted a sexual relationship: Father Tom Knowles.

First priest defrocked for 'inappropriate' sexual relationship

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

Out of exile, Labor bad boy Sam Dastyari now set for a promotion

Diplomats' perks on chopping block as Bishop orders review

EXCLUSIVE

George Christensen on the photo that broke the internet

Matthew Knott

Some of the nation's leaders will be catching up on <i>House of Cards</i> during the Parliament's summer break.

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

Adam Gartrell

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

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

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

The policy quagmire of school education is crying out for Treasury's guiding hand.

Education efficiency should start with Grattan compromise

Ross Gittins

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

'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
1 hr ago

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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

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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Phew! Chris Pratt did not have to 'eight' his words about being able to perform magic.

Did Chris Pratt just pull off 'real magic'?

Aja Styles

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

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

Photograph of Hillary Clinton walking her dog taken by Gregory Locke near White Plains, New York. Photo from Facebook

Why the sight of Hillary Clinton 'in the wild' has become a post-election salve

Amanda Hess

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

Life advice: Mariah Carey in a bathtub with diamonds.

Life lessons learned from Mariah Carey's TV show

Jenna Clarke

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

Noni Hazlehurst: 'It really feels like I touched a nerve'

Daisy Dumas

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

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

Andrew Hornery

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

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

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

Set for a busy summer: Steve Smith.

Guptill departs after posting century

Live

Influential: Glenn Maxwell carries the drinks at the SCG on Sunday.

Maxwell 'too influential' not to be playing, says Katich

Chris Barrett

Record-breaker: Smith salutes the crowd after his superb 164.

Steve Smith's record-breaking innings wows cricket world

Chris Barrett

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

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

Reflective in defeat: Michael Cheika has given credit where it's due after Eddie Jones' England defeated the Wallabies again.

Cheika disappointed to finish year on low note

Tom Decent

Main man: Milos Ninkovic has been in superb form for Sydney FC.

Sydney FC shake off Cup loss to win in Newcastle

Emma Kemp
1 hr ago

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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