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Troubled: Jamie Dowling arrives at Southport Magistrates Court for a hearing in 2015.

How a suicide attempt shattered a family

Roy Masters

The Gold Opal represents one of the state's few universal concessions based on age.

'Fare evader' allegedly headbutts three police officers

9 mins ago

The Sydney Magazine Sydney on a fiver - prawn taken 29th June 2006 SMH, features pic Natalie Boog

Christmas feast: seafood worth $30,000 stolen from hotel

Police were led to the crime scene after stopping at a car crash.

Hotel staff's horrific find after man had not left room for five days

1 hr ago

Holiday Rental. 11 December 2015. Photo by Peter Braig. Palm Beach Generic pic for Christmas Holiday Rental.

Sydney suburb with $40,000-a-week holiday rentals

The object iis baffling experts and members of the public.

Another mystery object, 100m long, washes up on NZ beach

60,000 Londoners live in them, but Sydney Harbour has just four

The Canberra 'insiders' who are thinking like 'outsiders'

COMMENT
James Massola

Obeid family nets $10 million pay day from 25-year-old

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Clinton blames Russian hacking for US election loss to Trump

Mercedes smashes into six other cars in exclusive Sydney suburb

Promotional shoot for National Lampoon's Vacation, with Anthony Michael Hall, Chevy chase and Beverly D'Angelo (Photo by ...

Pitfalls that turn family holidays to hell-idays

Lola Borg

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 17: Steve Smith of Australia plays a shot during day three of the First Test match ...

Double act: skipper leads fightback after top-order wobbles

Live
33 mins ago

Netflix's new sci-fi drama The OA has been released on the platform without any pomp and ceremony.

Netflix drops a new show and it is 'weird, weird and triple-weird'

12 mins ago

Research has found there is no clear evidence that Anne Frank and her family were betrayed to the Netherlands' German ...

New study says Anne Frank may not have been betrayed to Nazis

The popular Christmas toy 'Elf on the Shelf' loses its magic, according to the story, when it is touched.

The story behind the 'Elf on the Shelf'

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Pakistan victim of millimetre close run out

Latest victim of the out-of-control Laughter Police

Parris Goebel (front) and her hip-hop dance squad (right to left), Kirsten Dodgen, Althea Strydom, Kyra Aoake and Kaea ...

Fame is for Kardashians, I want to be a legend

Anastasia Lin says her human rights advocacy work as Miss World Canada has resulted in threats being made against her ...

Miss Canada causes a Miss World stink

Liam Mendes, 22, the self-styled paparazzo who took photos of Samantha Armytage going about her business on a Bondi ...

The baby-faced pap who started Sam Armytage furore

Cuadra san Cristobal is considered one of Barragan's masterpieces.

Own an architecturally important home? Good luck selling it

Ivanka Dwyer outside her recently sold home in Killara. Saturday 10th December 2016. Photograph by James Brickwood. SHD ...

The winners and losers of Sydney's spring property market

Auctioneer Lachlan McDonald selling 5/52 Edward Street, Bondi.

House prices surge: Sydney is still seeing boom-time results

This is one of only four licensed houseboats on Sydney Harbour.

Could houseboats be the solution to Sydney's housing woes?

cover story, sept 5/6 - Ben Collier, McGrath Estate Agents

McGrath's top agent leaves after 23 years, following others out

Maria Claudia Lutz and Fernando Manrique with their children,
Martin and Elisa.

Death in Sydney's suburbs: 'We knew, he's killed them'

Ex-criminal builds $16m portfolio - almost none of it in his name

EXCLUSIVE

She landed in Sydney on day 51 of a world 'cocaine' cruise

Overjoyed with her HSC results: Adriana Esho.

The schools punching above their weight in the HSC

Kelsey Munro

Supplied images for Northern Beaches Council coastal cycling and walking path from Manly to Palm Beach.?

Sydney coastal walking, cycling route gets $33 million upgrade

The so-called 'Latte Line'.

The 'Latte Line' that separates Sydney's haves from have-nots

The Australian Lawyers Alliance has warned against proposed criminal trial evidence ...

'He must have done it': Push to have juries hear past offences

Grace Corr can begin university without spending a year working to raise funds.

Reclusive millionaires help to fast-track 18-year-old's plans

Kelsey Munro

West Gate Bridge traffic jam

Victoria's $60 billion transport underspend

VIC

Ms Dhu.

Ms Dhu's tragic final few days

WA

While Parliament passed legislation in October that allowed for the medicinal, prescribed use of cannabis products, ...

Smoking pot would give Qld millions of reasons to smile: economists

QLD

The home ownership inquiry, commissioned by Joe Hockey in April 2015, has a long and tortured history.

'It's laughable': Coalition slammed for housing affordability probe that proposes no changes

Dutton wrong on refugees' citizenship, court finds

Michael Gordon

Australia poised to ignore protests and ratify China extradition treaty

Philip Wen

One opportunity for a fresh start for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looms in an area former prime minister Tony Abbott ...

Turnbull's chance for a fresh start

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are both trying to come to grips with the fact that ...

How to be an outsider when you're already an insider

COMMENT
James Massola

Greens leader Richard Di Natale wants Labor to join with his party to push for a federal ICAC-style body.

MPs say Obeid sentence supports case for federal ICAC

James Massola

Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour

We can't rely on being Asia's quarry: Australia Post chief

A Chinese Navy frigate and a Russian Navy ship take part in a joint naval drill in the South China Sea.

Tensions rise as Chinese warship seizes US drone

Hillary Clinton says Russian President Vladimir Putin has a "personal beef" with her.

Clinton blames Russian hacking for loss as Obama vows response

President-elect Donald Trump has been a purveyor of conspiracy theories for years, Holthaus writes.

Trump's 17 cabinet picks all wealthier than one-third of US

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Hologram wife Azuma Hikari.

A hologram wife for Japan's legion of lonely hearts

Julian Ryall

<em>Daily Mail Australia</em> has apologised to Samantha Armytage.

The most controversial thing a woman can wear

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

What happens to Australia when Donald Trump makes the calls?

Could Australia win The Apprentice, international edition?

COMMENT
Daniel Flitton

Little moments, like watching childhood joy, can help.

How to find your own peace in a brutal world

COMMENT
Julia Baird

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Float flops: the no-good, the bad and the ugly of IPOs

IN DEPTH
Sarah Danckert

It's wrong to think that part-time jobs are inferior to full-time jobs.

Employment is growing. So is unemployment. Huh?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

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Katie Page
CEO Harvey Norman
First woman appointed to the board of the National Rugby ...

The industry dominated by women - except at the top

IN DEPTH
Catie Low

Col Fullagar is principal of Integrity Resolutions and also volunteers as a firefighter.

From firefighting to the life insurance frying pan

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Why Packer's Crown is cashing in its chips at Macau

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Fake news is sickening, don't make the cure worse than the disease

COMMENT
Margaret Sullivan

Star Wars, cricket books and drones: Christmas 2016 shapes up

SurfStitch strikes back against ex-CEO, Coastalcoms

<b>Archie Rose Copper Cocktail Kit</b><br>
As used by leading Aussie distiller Archie Rose, this deluxe cocktail kit ...

Holiday cheers: 27 boozy gift ideas for a very merry Christmas

Fine Drinks

There are some trends we hope don't make it into the new year.

What were we thinking? Nine shocker trends to kiss goodbye

Men's Style

Kyle Frost and Amy Miller planned exactly how much they would spend on their three-week trip to the US and Mexico – and ...

How to budget daily spend for your holiday

The lies we tell ourselves are the most dangerous of all.

The lies we tell ourselves about investment

Cutting corners in a workplace can lead to injuries.

Corner-cutters at work: a profile of the main culprit

James Adonis

"We completely reverse engineered the business rather than just overlaying a digital strategy" – Adam Laurie of Digital360.

Data pros bought a waste water plant to prove their point

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Aussies eye victory as Pakistan collapse

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MYEFO: budget deficit to deteriorate

Budget

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Trump makes hardline Israel envoy choice

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Obeid belongs in jail: Shorten

Federal Politics

Outside view of the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney on 13 September 1966. SMH NEWS Picture by R.L. STEWART Sheraton Sofitel ...

Rewind - The Wentworth Hotel turns 50

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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Netflix's new sci-fi drama The OA has been released on the platform without any pomp and ceremony.

Triple weird: the first word on Netflix's new cryptic drama

12 mins ago

Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in Rogue One.

Star Wars' Rogue One the year's official box office hit

Catfished: Scammed digital dater just wants to know why

Karl Quinn

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling put on their dancing shoes for <i>La La Land</i>.

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone make the musical sexy again

Tim Finn is about to have two shows at the Sydney Festival.

Tim Finn's sell-out musical heads to the Sydney Festival

Toby Creswell

Levi Miller and Phoenix in <i>Red Dog: True Blue</i>.

The eight month search for Red Dog with the X factor

Garry Maddox

Lisa Gormley and Dan Ewing play Heath and Bianca in <i>Home and Away: Revenge</i>.

How Home and Away became the great Aussie soap opera

Michael Lallo

Dane Swan doesn’t regret putting family and friends before football.

Party drugs and musicals: The Dane Swan you've never met

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Marion Cotillard, left, and Brad Pitt in a scene from, "Allied," in ...

Robert Zemeckis pushes into new territory with romantic thriller

Darryn King

Hollywood star and performance artist Shia LaBeouf with fellow performance artists Luke Turner and Nastja Sade Ronkko.

Hollywood A-lister Shia LaBeouf turns performance artist

Elissa Blake

Witty and charming illustrations: <i>Mr Chicken Arriva a Roma</i> by Leigh Hobbs.

A Christmas guide to children's books

Frances Atkinson

Melanie Chisholm opened up to Fairfax Media.

Melanie C on raising her very own Spice Girl

Amy Croffey

Liam Mendes, 22, the self-styled paparazzo who took photos of Samantha Armytage going about her business on a Bondi ...

The 22yo pap who took Sam Armytage 'granny pants' pictures

Andrew Hornery

Hailey Baldwin in Sydney last week.

Hailey Baldwin shares baking tips (but not for cakes)

Stephanie Darling

Diane von Furstenberg attends the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom on June 6, 2016 in New York City.

Diane von Furstenberg is open to dressing Melania Trump

Sarah Polus

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are the Hollywood pair most revered for their red carpet appearances, that is until their ...

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively make public debut with family

Amy Croffey

Illustration by Simon Letch.

Be armed and know your allies in the Christmas shopping war

Benjamin Law

Beyonce and Lemonade - a combination that made 2016 all the perkier.

2016's not all bad! 16 excellent moments of the year that was

Dom Knight

Jay Newton-Small started a business writing anecdote-filled profiles of dementia patients after her father got ...

Former journalist's 'weird' idea is transforming patient care

Breathing affects the way we feel.

How breathing affects our brain

Sarah Berry

Bad fat and good food? People are confused.

It's time to get over our fear of dietary fat

Carrie Dennett

It's surprising that a demographic so conscious of appearance is failing the tooth-care test.

Young women have the worst dental hygiene

Pete Evans whole-baked whiting.

39 gluten-free/dairy-free/paleo recipes for allergy-ridden guests

Aldi's Turducken

The Aldi Christmas food taste test

Burgers are on the menu at the new Pub Life Kitchen venue.

Are these Sydney's best burgers?

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Mum sparks controversy by holidaying while her baby was sleep trained

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner at an Oscars party in March. In June, the couple announced their intention to divorce.

Ben Affleck calls Jennifer Garner 'world's greatest mum'

Mum's genius Santa hack to remind her kids to behave.

Mum's genius Santa hack for getting her kids to behave

Cityscape of the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.

Forget Venice: Europe's best cities that aren't overrun with tourists

Tim Richards

Traveller letters: Beware in Barcelona train stations

Vinicunca Mountain (Rainbow Mountain) Peruvian Andes. The climb to get here is a challenge but well worth it to stand ...

The Big Picture competition: Readers' top travel photos

VPN-related searches on Google skyrocketed last year after new website-blocking measures were approved, and again this ...

Pirate Bay block won't stop VPN-savvy Aussies

Tim Biggs

As long as you're running, old foes like goombas and koopas won't stop Mario this time. He vaults right over them.

Super Mario Run is elegant and addictive

Tim Biggs

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive and founder of Facebook: "extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth".

Facebook rolls out anti fake news measures to select newsfeeds

star wars

Every Star Wars video game ever, ranked

Kotaku

surface

Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

The Mazda CX-9 is a great everyday family car.

Hits and Misses: Best Daily Driver

The Drive Team

BMW Australia will introduce a limited-edition M4 to celebrate victory in the European DTM championship.

BMW's M4 DTM on the way to Australia

David McCowen

2016 Volvo XC90

New Volvo XC90 hybrid reviewed

David McCowen

Holden has launched a micro site for a trio of limited edition Commodores due to be revealed in January.

Swansong Commodores confirmed

Andrew MacLean

Volkswagen has produced a new Polo 'beats' special edition.

New VW Polo Beats reviewed

David McCowen

Toyota will build a Yaris hot hatch following its WRC experience.

Toyota confirms GTI rival

David McCowen

Pink ball fever: Josh Hazlewood celebrates another wicket on day two.

Australia lose openers cheaply after choosing to bat again

Live
James Buckley
33 mins ago

Jamie Dowling.

How a suicide attempt shattered a league family

Roy Masters

Early retirement: Johan Goosen.

The Springbok who has enraged French rugby by retiring at 24

Sold: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone sold the sport to Liberty Media this year.

Formula One is a castle built on sand, and Ecclestone is to blame

COMMENT
Oliver Brown

Off-field trouble: Ben Barba.

Off-field careers and education vital to NRL players' welfare

Roy Masters

On song: Norwich City's Youssuf Mulumbu and Aaron Mooy battle for the ball at Carrow Road

Mooy man of the match in Huddersfield win

1 hr ago

Pink ball fever: Josh Hazlewood celebrates another wicket on day two.

Hazlewood leads assault as Pakistan crumble

Chris Barrett

Saddened: Antonio Conte is not happy that Oscar has left Chelsea for a big-money move to China.

Chinese money is threat to us all: Conte

Matt Law

Good in the conditions: Josh Hazlewood.

Pink-ball Tests an evolution in a long history of progress

Geoff Lawson

Missed stumping: Matthew Wade can't catch the ball, missing a stumping against Pakistan.

The missed stumping that could cost Matthew Wade his Test spot

Assault: Josh Hazlewood is congratulated by Nathan Lyon after dismissing Wahab Riaz.

Pakistan mugged by pace cartel in Gabba's dark alley

Malcolm Knox

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