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"This relationship finished some years ago and I apologised at the time, and am still trying to make amends": Seven boss ...

TV stars fight to keep names out of Worner sex scandal

Kate McClymont

It's the ween before Christmas and Sydney's streets are heaving with slow walkers and those who are angry at slower walkers.

Sydney, you're at your absolute worst right before Christmas

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Police have established a crime scene at a home in Kewdale, with reports connecting it to the Claremont serial killer ...

A break in the nation's longest running murder investigation

BREAKING
11 mins ago

Many experts have warned that personal phone data could be mined for civil lawsuits.

Private phone and email records could be used against owners in court

Security guard indecently assaulted lost girl, 3, at Homebush shopping centre: police

Security guard cannot account for missing 11 minutes with girl: court

Rooster: Chad Robinson in 2004.

Body of missing former NRL player found in car in Sydney's north-west

We're on the economic brink but government is ignoring reality

COMMENT
John Hewson

Vivid accused of 'obvious deficiencies' in harbour drowning

Man told child to wait while he 'bashed mummy again': police

White supremacists ditch swastikas, aspire to power in Trump age

Australian Christian Lobby rejects police finding on explosion

Former Rebels bikie gang member Ricky Ciano.

The alleged $500,000 pizza delivery murder plot that went wrong

EXCLUSIVE
41 mins ago

Exasperation: Steve Smith reacts during Pakistans' run chase on day five of the first Test.

Steve Smith's carrying the drinks as ICC names its 2016 Test team

Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain.

The world's 10 greatest cities to visit in summer

They may not be the ones who are disappointed.

What psychologists really think about the Santa myth

Emma Stone in La La Land.

Emma Stone's improvised jokes were 'stolen' for male co-stars

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Goggle-wearing parrot helps understand flight

Queen Elizabeth II arrives by carriage on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, in June.

Royal Christmas plans on hold as Queen and Prince Philip fall ill

Oh great, another two hours of Gordon Ramsay yelling at kitchenhands.

Comment

TV networks are most vulnerable in summer non-ratings period

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

Mobile data tips for the holidays

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

Security guard stars with casually amazing BBL catch

Span crack in the skytrain for the North West Rail.

The 'disappointing' failures in Sydney's Skytrain construction

Jacob Saulwick

Gattellari in court accused of conspiring to defraud Medich

Ava Benny-Morrison

Sydney council loses merger appeal, hints at further challenge

Lisa Visentin

Matt Moran is extending his footprint in landmark hospitality venues.

Matt Moran, Bruce Solomon snap up Clovelly Hotel

Carolyn Cummins

Firefighters extinguish a fire on a bus in George Street, Sydney, on Thursday night.

Bus catches fire on busy George Street causing delays in Sydney CBD

1 hr ago

The popularity of gift cards continues to boom.

Read this before buying a gift card this Christmas

COMMENT
Esther Han

The alleged 'opportunistic attack' took place in the DFO Homebush shopping centre.

Guard cannot account for missing 11 minutes with 3-year-old: court

Gull founder Fred Rae with then New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark in 2007.

Never heard of the Rae family? They just made over $300m

WA

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

QLD

Some of the youths pictured at the party.

Home owner shattered as house trashed by out-of-control party

WA

A chart showing extreme Arctic temperatures.

Arctic to hit 50 degrees above normal - in the middle of winter

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

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

EXCLUSIVE

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are rising

Adam Morton

Australian Christian Lobby rejects police finding on van explosion

Fergus Hunter

Many experts have warned that personal phone data could be mined for civil lawsuits.

Australians' phone and email records could be used in civil lawsuits

Resources and Northern Australia Minister Matthew Canavan.

Minister accuses ABC of 'fake news' in bizarre interview

Liberal senator Cory Bernardi.

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

Lyle Shelton has fired shots at former Greens senator Robert Sims and Greens MP Adam Bandt.

ACL head searches for meaning in surreal aftermath

Nathan Damigo, who oversees a group called Identity Evropa, in Sonora, California earlier this month.

White supremacists have a dream in the age of Trump

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

It's the week before Christmas and Sydney's streets are heaving with slow walkers and those who are angry at slower walkers.

Sydney, you're at your absolute worst right before Christmas

COMMENT
Emma Lord
1 hr ago

Complainer-in-chief: Trump capitalised on the seductive appeal of kicking against the elites.

'Tis the season to be cynical

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

The popularity of gift cards continues to boom.

Remember Dick Smith gift cards? Don't become a victim

COMMENT
Esther Han

Scott Morrison

The overlooked MYEFO bit that matters most

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Shoppers are spending less than usual over Christmas, and retailers are suffering because of it.

Bah humbug: Retailers hurting at Christmas

Cooling towers at the brown coal-fired Loy Yang power plant in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

Power workers told to 'give ground' for plant's survival

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano

"This relationship finished some years ago and I apologised at the time, and am still trying to make amends": Seven boss ...

TV stars fight to keep names out of Worner sex scandal

Westpac subsidiary taken to court for providing super advice

Making power while the sun don't shine

Lacing dog treats with cannabis is big business

Trump needs to thwart a US recession

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

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

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

Architectural experiment: A rolling hill or a home?

In Sydney, couples spent an average of 8.4 years raising the $214,600 required for a deposit on a median-priced house.

Eight years to save deposit for first home in Sydney

States are becoming over-reliant on inefficient property taxes.

Mixed outlook with weaker year ahead for housing markets

IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph.

Eight new watches coming in 2017 to get excited about

Watches

The 200-year-old, Australian-Scotch whisky you need to try

Fine Drinks

Don't take the jolly out of your holiday season by overcommitting on your Christmas spending.

Warning about new 'buy now, pay later' system in festive frenzy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge (played here by Jim Carrey) is the fictional archetype of the miserable rich person.

Rich is a state of mind, not a bank balance

Marcus Padley

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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Will Cory Bernardi split from the Liberals?

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Germany cleans up as manhunt begins

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Trump: 'You've known my plans' on immigration

Gene Wilder

Farewell to some famous souls in 2016

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 novel by Nicholas Sparks now Streaming.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Emma Stone in <i>La La Land</i>.

Emma Stone: directors stole her jokes, gave them to male co-stars

Baz Lurhmann, The Get Down.

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

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'

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

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

ShortList. All-female dance piece with a soccer theme in Sydney Festival 2017. Dancers (blue top) Miranda Wheen, (red ...

Dancers, soccer players ... they've got a lot in common

Elissa Blake

Pauline Hanson's stance on copyright protections could be crucial to whether legislation before the Senate is passed.

Could Hanson ride to the aid of the book industry?

Linda Morris

Cate Blanchett with Husband Andrew Upton at the Sydney Theatre Company Thursday 12th September 2013.Photo: Danielle Smith

Cate Blanchett's plans shredded by City of Sydney

Andrew Taylor

"Hello, how do you do, fellow kids?"

From 'cuck' to 'woke': The words you'll need to know if you're joining the kids' table this year

Mary Ward

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

Actresses Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps attend a special screening of <i>Manchester by the Sea</i>.

Celeb friendships we want in on

Celeb Friendships

"I may have friends scattered around the globe but I don't have anyone near me."

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

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

Fratelli Fresh is open on Christmas Day.

Which restaurants, bars and cafes are open over the Christmas break?

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

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

Sydney's best steak frites.

Where to find Sydney's best steak frites

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

Versailles, France - February 2, 2012: The Versailles Park on a sunny winter day. The Versailles is a suburb of Paris, ...

The 10 amazing palaces every traveller should visit

Travel tips
Brian Johnston

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

Unfriendly skies: The world's worst airlines named

Oliver Smith

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 Skoda Octavia Scout.

Skoda debut new high-riding wagon

Drive Staff

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 i8

Fully driverless BMW due in 2021

Dom Tripolone

Rooster: Chad Robinson in 2004.

Body of Chad Robinson found

Nick Ralston

Horror start: Kurtis Patterson of the Thunder walks after being dismissed first ball.

Sorry Thunder smashed by Renegades

1 hr ago

Jockey James McDonald has been banned for 18 months.

How a $1000 bet wrecked a multi-million dollar career

Adam Pengilly

Court case: Former Knights player Alex McKinnon plans to sue the NRL.

McKinnon case may change rugby league forever

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

Disappointing: Kerem Bulut's second stint with the Wanderers hasn't worked out as anyone would have hoped.

Unhappy homecoming comes to abrupt end for Bulut

Dominic Bossi

Still undefeated: Paul Gallen after his fight with Junior Paulo.

Gallen's opponent calls him peptide cheat

Steve Zemek

Australian Open Day 5. Australian player Daria Gavrilova Vs Kristina Mladenovic at the Hisense Arena. 22 January 2016. ...

'My back is so sore from carrying you': Kyrgios' sledge for Gavrilova

Michael Chammas

Controversial figure: Andrew Fifita.

Fifita fined over support for killer

Matt Bungard

Number 12: Australian skipper Steve Smith is a stunning omission from the ICC's starting XI.

You won't believe who took Smith's spot in ICC Test team of the year

Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu

Australian opener David Warner will be keen to boost his scoring record at the MCG in the Boxing Day Test.

Can Warner overcome his Boxing Day bogey?

Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu

Australia's Nathan Lyon has not captured five wickets or more in a Test innings for more than two years.

Turning MCG deck could have Nathan Lyon in a spin

Jon Pierik

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