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Treasurer Scott Morrison during the release of MYEFO at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.

We're on the brink but government is ignoring reality

COMMENT
John Hewson

The moment: Gary Ablett soars in the 1989 grand final.

Ruck and rule changes help restore the game we knew

COMMENT
Rohan Connolly
1 hr ago

"Successful people plan ahead when a holiday break is approaching, because they recognise that it's a rare opportunity ...

15 things successful people do over holiday breaks

The popularity of gift cards continues to boom.

Thinking of buying a gift card this Christmas? Better read this

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Resources and Northern Australia Minister Matthew Canavan.

Minister accuses ABC of running 'fake news' in bizarre interview

Paul Sant poses in a cockpit.

Bail for man accused of making hoax radio calls to airport, pilots

28 mins ago

Kennett slams 'ego-driven' Bernardi, tips One Nation Libs accord

State government charged over violent prison riot

Man airlifted to hospital after injured by stingray barb at Portsea

Woman arrested after 93-year-old grandma bashed in 'feral' attack

'Worst kind of company': Alarm bells over Macquarie Bank

EXCLUSIVE

Trump

Trump critic appeared on TV, then was sent a tweet which sparked a seizure

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) in director Damien Chazelle's second film after <i>Whiplash</i>.

Actress says directors stole her jokes, gave them to male co-stars

1 hr ago

The security guard could well have the safest pair of hands in South Australia.

Security guard stars with casually amazing BBL catch

1 min ago

Family Break Finder have assembled a list of tourism slogans.

Welcome to .... every nation's tourism slogan, mapped

Top view image of leafy green mix of kale, spinach, baby beetroot leaves and garlic over rustic wooden background Kale ...

How leafy greens may protect the brain from ageing

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Youtube star kicked off flight

Ivana Alexander is getting legal advice about her injury.

Hospitals urged to reduce birth injuries for women

Mario

Mario breaks download records, but users revolt over price

The Stephenson family have transformed a historic gaol into boutique accommodation.

We live in a gaol: One of Australia's most unusual renovations

Turkey dinner

Chef tips on how to make the perfect roast this Christmas

A family escaped unharmed after their home in Moira Street, Sunshine, was gutted by fire.

Santa visits family whose house was destroyed by fire

Our holiday havoc: Hospitals brace for flood of drunk Victorians

Government admits it can't find secure accommodation for 15 boys

ANALYSIS

Liberal preselection candidate for the seat of Narracan Stephanie Ross, pictured with Brighton preselection winner James ...

Liberal right pivot flagged amid One Nation panic

EXCLUSIVE

South Kensington train station which will be relocated to make way for the Metro rail tunnel. 26th November 2015. The ...

Melbourne Metro changes deliver reprieve to homeowners

A police car which was involved in a smash in Dandenong.

Police officers may have run red light before major car crash

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 04: External photo of the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct on September 4, 2016 in ...

Jail for 'destructive' Parkville teenager who threw urine at staff

A crocodile on the banks of the Daintree River, north of Cairns.

Facebook leads authorities to crocodile hunters

QLD

Fencing surrounding the ministerial entrance could be extended to other parts of the building.

Calls for a pause on Parliament House fence plan

ACT

Anika, 2, plays in a water feature in Sydney.

Cryptosporidium outbreak at pools, splash parks

NSW
24 mins ago

A photo of a storm rolling in near Port Hedland.

Pilbara prepares for Christmas Day cyclone

WA
28 mins ago

Resources and Northern Australia Minister Matthew Canavan.

Cabinet minister accuses ABC of 'fake news' in bizarre interview

Stephanie Peatling

ACT Police cast doubt on Christian Lobby's explosion theory

Fergus Hunter

Government considers banning Australia's most popular petrol

Matthew Knott

The hard-left Greens faction has grouped around Senator Lee Rhiannon.

Hard-left faction forms inside Greens aiming to 'end capitalism'

1 hr ago

Lyle Shelton managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby examines the scene where a van with gas bottle exploded ...

ACL head searches for meaning in surreal aftermath

47 mins ago

Liberal senator Cory Bernardi.

'Do Turnbull a favour': Bernardi urged to defect from Liberal Party

Danica Weeks, whose husband was aboard the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, in Sydney. 6th March 2015 Photo: ...

MH370 widow condemns decision to halt search

Lara was born with microcephaly in a hospital in Brazil. When indications mounted that the increase in microcephaly was ...

Year of shocking surprises: major global events of 2016

Lia Timson

Peter Navarro, centre, has been picked for a trade advisory role.

Trump picks 'Death by China' author for trade advisory role

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad appears to prefer military solutions over negotiations.

Aleppo evacuations end brutal war chapter

An Aston Martin luxury handbag.

'Compulsion to have expensive handbags' lands woman in prison

Illustration: Matt Davidson

Why does so much of our new housing have to be so badly built?

COMMENT
Clay Lucas

Channel Nine presenter Sonia Kruger on the <i>Today Extra</i> program.

Fear not, technology isn't actually making us dumber

COMMENT
Duncan Fine

Turkish police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas shoots and kills Andrei Karlov Russian Ambassador to Turkey.

This isn't 1914: when historical analogies lead us astray

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Matthew Perrin, pictured leaving Brisbane's federal court, enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle for a number of years until it ...

Ex-Billabong boss to be sentenced in January

23 mins ago

Futures trading suggests a pause today in the ASX's already generous Santa rally.

Markets Live: Banking on Santa

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

Matt Moran is extending his footprint in landmark hospitality venues.

Matt Moran, Bruce Solomon snap up Clovelly Hotel

45 mins ago

PMP prints magazines and catalogues.

Printer PMP's shares plunge 20 per cent as merger looks shaky

1 hr ago

15 things successful people do over holiday breaks

The billionaire investor advising Trump on Wall Street regulation

'Tis the season to complain about superannuation

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Seven board launches independent probe into sex scandal

"It's not a house, it's a home." The Kerrigans in the 1997 movie, "The Castle".

House from The Castle's future uncertain, won't be heritage listed

The Stephenson family have transformed a historic gaol into boutique accommodation.

We live in a gaol: One of Australia's most unusual renovations

The Greendo units are made to replicate the landscape of Takamatsu, Japan.

Is it a rolling hill or is it a home? Japan's architectural experiment

States are becoming over-reliant on inefficient property taxes.

Mixed outlook with weaker year ahead for housing markets

Here are the paint trends to look out for in the new year.

The paint trends you'll be seeing everywhere in 2017

If you only buy one bottle of whisky this Christmas, make it this one

Fine Drinks

You won't find any of these fantasy gifts in Santa's sack.

Wish list: Six fantasy gifts any cyclist would dream of

On Your Bike

Almost one in 10 Australian workers is underemployed.

The truth behind the official jobless figures

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Aged care is destined to have increasing demand, but there may be oversupply.

The hidden danger of investing in aged care

COMMENT
Graham Witcomb

Small business owners make the mistake of coming back to work too soon.

You don't want to think about 2017 yet but you should

Gabrielle Dolan (centre) warns against the use of business jargon.

The worst business buzzwords of 2016

Alexandra Cain

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Western Aleppo evacuees arrive in Syria

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Germany cleans up as manhunt begins

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Queen Elizabeth to lighten workload

null

Cash crisis hits Zimbabwe at Christmas

SMH NEWS
A buyer wheels out some Yellow Fin Tuna after the sales at the Sydney Fish Markets. 17th December ...

Christmas rush at the fish market

Good Behaviour

Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery) as you've never seen her before. Good Behaviour now streaming only on Stan.

The choice - Stan

Young love, marriage and family. The Choice based on the noval by Nicholas Sparks now Streaming.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

Advertiser Content

Hit the road and escape the city

Advertiser

Emma Stone in La La Land.

Emma Stone says directors nicked her jokes and told her to zip it

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Baz Lurhmann, The Get Down.

60 Minutes debacle to Please Like Me: 10 things TV taught us in 2016

Debi Enker

YouTube star Adam Saleh who claims he was kicked off a Delta Airlines flight for speaking Arabic.

Airline denies removing YouTube stars 'for speaking Arabic'

Jonah Engel Bromwich

Wes Anderson teases Isle Of Dogs on Edward Norton's Crowd Rise.

Wes Anderson's next film to star Bryan Cranston, Yoko Ono as dogs

Rob Moran

It wasn't meant to be Donald Trump in office, says Alec Baldwin as he continues his spoof on SNL with Kate McKinnon as ...

Baldwin will continue to play Trump for pocket change

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in <i>Allied</i>.

Allied defies the conventions of the sexy spy genre: review

Jake Wilson

Art meets life: Boyd Holbrook, Steve Murphy, Javier Pena and Pablo Pascal.

Agent behind Netflix's Narcos tells of real terror on Escobar hunt

Nick Galvin

Sansa Stark with half-brother Jon Snow in <i>Game of Thrones'</i> season 6 finale.

Sansa Stark 'ruthless' in new season of GoT, says Turner

Ebony Bowden

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

Sappy Red Dog: True Blue has marketing paw prints all over it

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Wind in the Willows is on again in the Botanical Gardens, celebrating it's 30th Anniversary. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The ...

Animals, assemble! Wind in the Willows at the gardens turns 30

Hannah Francis

The Rainbow Serpent Festival.

Rainbow Serpent festival tackles sexual assault

Hannah Francis

Keep the presents under the tree to a minimum.

How minimalism has stolen Christmas (in a good way)

Clare Press

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus' family.

Liam Hemsworth is all of us at the in-laws' for Christmas

I had to prioritise my own safety, too.

Months after our Tinder date, he threatened to commit suicide

Ariel Henley

In the company of women, there's "more likely to be reciprocity and mutual respect, and a willingness to search for ...

What it's like when you don't have a girl gang

Lena Dunham arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Lena Dunham gives a very Lena Dunham apology

A throwback to 90s make-up was all the rage.

Our verdict on Sephora's top makeup products of the year

Stephanie Darling

They may not be the ones who are disappointed.

What psychologists really think about the Santa lie

Ana Swanson

Mariam Veiszadeh, Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year.

Ban reversed after Mariam Veiszadeh's 'unfair' troll attack

Daisy Dumas

One theory is that the difficulty in gaining release for a woman attracts her to a partner who is capable of providing it.

The female orgasm: a way to create social control?

Sarah Berry

Pomegranate: A sweet relief from sugar?

My answer to the holiday sugar glut: Pomegranates

Casey Seidenberg

Eat fruit like a monkey... or something.

It's not the holidays until you read about avoiding weight gain

Vicky Hallett

Rachel Khoo's pimped up pavlova: Coconut, lime and mango pavlova roulade.

A new spin on pav: Rachel Khoo's mango meringue roulade recipe

Christmas dinner disasters are more common than you think.

The worst kitchen Christmas injuries

Brent Savage's summer-friendly dishes for a vegetarian Christmas.

Vegetarian Christmas recipes you will actually love

James, two, knows how to please the crowd.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's baby name revealed

candy

Mariah Carey's ex-husband builds a 'candy room' for the kids

Prince Harry has opened up about the death of his mother, and his charity work, in a new interview.

Prince Harry opens up about mother's death: 'It was a lot of buried emotion'

Family Break Finder have assembled a list of tourism slogans.

Every country in the world's tourism slogan, mapped

Ellen Creager

North Korea's Koryo Air has been named the world's worst airline.

Unfriendly skies: The world's worst airlines named

Oliver Smith

Scary: The 'invisible' footbridge.

China's most terrifying idea yet: An 'invisible' glass bridge and hotel

Soo Kim

Mario

Mario sets app records, but price a sore point

Twitter

Does anyone still work at Twitter?

When we leave our daily routine for the holidays, our data usage typically skyrockets.

Don't get sucked down the mobile data drain these holidays

Firewatch

Our picks for the 10 best video games of 2016

xbox

Christmas tech gift guide: under $1000

Hits and Misses: Best Concept Car

The Drive Team

2017 Subaru Impreza hatch.

Driven: Subaru's all-new Impreza

Andrew MacLean

Porsche 911 Turbo S

Is this the best car in the world?

Andrew MacLean

The Ford Mustang failed to live up to its hype according to much of the Drive's staff.

The biggest letdowns of 2016

The Drive Team

BMW wants to sell 500,000 electric cars annually by 2025.

Fully driverless BMW due in 2021

Dom Tripolone

2017 Skoda Octavia RS.

New go-fast Skoda wagon revealed

Drive Staff

Inside the Garrison Gunners changing room at half time on match day in the Isles of Scilly.

Welcome to the world's smallest soccer league

The security guard could well have the safest pair of hands in South Australia.

Security guard's casually amazing BBL catch

Claire Siracusa
1 min ago

Jockey James McDonald arrives at Racing NSW where he has been acussed of betting on a race he was riding in.

Jockey's associates stood to win almost $1m from Astern races

13 mins ago

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 21: Jack Wildermuth of the Brisbane Heat bowls during the Big Bash League match between ...

This is 'the Wilderbeast'. He's on track for big things

1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 20: FFA CEO David Gallop (1st R) addresses media during a press conference where they ...

The bright side of FFA's new pay-TV deal

Roy Masters
1 hr ago

Matthew Dellavedova was a fan favourite at Cleveland.

Dellavedova finally collects his NBA ring from Cavs

Record chance: Wild Oats XI

Come in spinnaker. Forecast fuels record Wild Oats Hobart tilt

James Buckley

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Cooper Cronk of the Storm waves to the crowd after playing his 300th game the NRL ...

Golden Boot Award caps Cooper's sparkling season

1 hr ago

The moment: Gary Ablett soars in the 1989 grand final.

Ruck and rule changes help restore the game we knew

Rohan Connolly
1 hr ago

Mark Evans said there was a 50-50 split among coaches in terms of support for the rule change.

At least nine AFL coaches disapprove of penalising third man up

Ronny Lerner

Key AFL personalities

Footy's most influential of 2016

Rohan Connolly

Aaron Sandilands and Nic Naitanui contest a ruck. They will not have to deal with a 'third man'.

New stats behind the death of 'third man up' tactic

Sam McClure

Heritier Lumumba has announced his retirement.

Lumumba 'accepts medical advice' and gives the game away

Larissa Nicholson

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