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The heat was already kicking in as the sun rose in Hyde Park on Boxing Day.

Temperatures soar into the 40s as heatwave kicks in

1 hr ago

Police on John Street in Lidcombe, where a man died early on Monday morning.

Trail of blood leads two women to body on Lidcombe path

55 mins ago

A 2017 priority will be to review Operation Free Flow, a strategy of placing highway patrol officers on major arteries ...

Worst type of drivers named as road toll spikes to six-year high

Rachel Olding

Kids jumping off rocks into Wattamolla lagoon.

Christmas tragedy: Man dead after swimming at Royal National Park

NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced MPs convicted serious offences during their time in office will lose their ...

Mike Baird is robbing families of their Christmas together

COMMENT

Treating your credit card's minimum repayment as an anchor can lead to greater financial risk.

The 'anchor' credit cards use to trick you out of paying your debt

An outrageous fortune: How one man made $5 billion in 2016

Queen forced to miss Christmas service for first time in decades

Why this year's Sydney to Hobart may be the fastest of all time

14 mins ago

Terrorism not ruled out as plane crash into Black Sea kills 92 people

37 mins ago

Doctor 'dismissed' man's illness before his death

Michael Gordon

** FILE ** In this Dec. 15, 2005 file photo, British singer George Michael poses for a photo session prior to a press ...

Singer George Michael dies aged 53 on Christmas Day

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13 mins ago

BUCKLEBURY, BERKSHIRE - DECEMBER 25: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince ...

Kate breaks protocol, choosing kids over Royals for Christmas

Two from two: Australia are looking to win a third Test on the trot in the Boxing Day Test.

Boxing Day Test: Bowlers line up as Pakistan wins the toss

Live
4 mins ago

Bargain hunters pore over handbags.

Sydney shoppers lead retail binge as Boxing Day sales kick off

1 hr ago

Christmas Day is still set to be a scorcher.

Sweltering through the hottest Christmas since World War II

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Karl Quinn's Boxing Day blockbuster picks

This image released by Lucasfilm Ltd. shows Ben Mendelsohn as Director Krennic in a scene from "Rogue One: A Star Wars ...

Cinemas brace for big Boxing Day, but Star Wars ticket sales down

A successful Boxing Day requires good planning, and comfortable shoes.

How to survive the Boxing Day sales (Tip: BYO toilet paper)

Extended trading hours will take place across Sydney this festive season.

What's open, what's closed in Sydney over Christmas, New Year

Doom costs about $80 from Steam, owned by Valve Corporation.

Video games website Steam fined $3 million for refusing refunds

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A town in Tasmania called Nowhere Else, has the same name as a town in South Australia.

The state with the weirdest place names

Father Christmas’ house has been listed for sale for $876,000.

Santa Claus's North Pole home listed for sale

Wave House in Malibu

Eight beach houses we wish we were staying in this summer

The Victorian Italianate-style mansion was built in 1904 for MP and Supreme Court judge Augustus James and his wife Altona.

The 52 Sydney suburbs that set price records in 2016

Avoid these real-life mistakes when restoring or renovating a period home.

Experts reveal the worst renovations in heritage properties

Sydney mum Faria Hossain.

'It was the only way to save my son': Sydney mum's miracle baby

Faria Hossain

Coal miner gets expansion nod despite secret, incomplete studies

Peter Hannam

His parents fled, now Savio, 2, celebrates Christmas in 'freedom'

Missing man, Kim Mackell, last seen at Blackheath station.

Family of missing man seeks help to brighten their Christmas

James Lemon

The wheels of justice keep turning, even on Christmas Day

Domestic violence features heavily in bail court on Christmas day

Lisa Visentin

Ambulance leaving the street in Glenwood.

Toddler dies after being left in parked car in Sydney suburb

Rachel Olding

Antonio Hermiz, as posted on social media.

Sydney park shooting victims linked to street gang DLASTHR

Ava Benny-Morrison

A woman had to be cut free from a vehicle after it crashed into a creek in the Moreton Bay region.

Woman's unborn baby killed in one of several Christmas crashes

English tourists Megan, Katie and Sammy enjoy the Christmas heat on St.Kilda Beach.

Melbourne sweats through hottest Christmas in 18 years

VIC
Neelima Choahan

A seven gill shark.

Shark sightings confirmed off Great Ocean Road beaches

VIC
Chris Vedelago

The woman will face court on December 28.

Woman charged with stabbing murder of man on Christmas Eve

Neelima Choahan

Senator Rod Culleton has been declared bankrupt.

Rod Culleton declared bankrupt, place in Senate in doubt

Fergus Hunter

How to fix our broken political system

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Turnbull's five biggest mistakes and how he can fix them in 2017

COMMENT
James Massola

Sudanese man Faysal Ishak Ahmed, 27, has died after being airlifted to Brisbane from Manus Island due to a 'fall and ...

Why did Faysal die? The questions Peter Dutton has to answer

Michael Gordon

Compulsory, state-subsided preschool is something economists are switching on to.

A sure-fire budget fix - but politicians don't have the guts

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Seventy-six per cent of the 1443 people surveyed agreed that the ABC should be protected from political interference.

ABC most trusted news source, poll shows, as minister accuses it of 'fake news'

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

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

Pope Francis has called for peace in the world's conflict regions.

Pope offers peace for terror victims in Christmas message

The Chile quake triggered a tsunami warning.

Major Chile earthquake tsunami warning lifted

Members of a Syrian refugee family who arrived seven months ago prepare a meal for another family about to arrive to ...

In US heartland, a house made a home for Syrian refugees

Family members mourn Oktay Durak, who was killed fighting for Turkey in al-Bab, Syria.

Erdogan plans to seek support of Trump in attack on Raqqa

This image released by Disney shows Moana in a scene from the animated film Moana.

Why Moana is the perfect Disney princess for 2016

COMMENT
Joel Meares

Tom Wills as a young man in 1857/58, when he was regarded as the finest cricketer in Australia. At roughly the same time ...

The pioneering Aboriginal team that took cricket by storm

COMMENT
Greg de Moore

Boxing Day sales may draw in shoppers but perhaps we should think more about those having to work.

Shops shouldn't open on Boxing Day

COMMENT
Bernie Smith

Illustration John Shakespeare

It was the year of living dangerously: 2016 CBD Wrap

Colin Kruger, CBD

Gifts put us into a relationship with someone. They're like a maintenance fee for your relationship.

The gift economy: Why we keep buying presents no one needs

JDate would seem to be one of the success stories of online dating but all may not be rosy at owner Spark Networks, with ...

For online dating sites it's a bumpy road to love

Alina Tugend

Ooshies

How a superhero toy could save Australian retail

Catie Low

Knowledge, not resources, drive our economic growth

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Forget Christmas cheer for Seven board members

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Front running, insider trading, collusion: Scandals keep rolling

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Sharing economy revolution overshadowed by Uber

ANALYSIS

Wines for drinking outdoors with old mates and an Esky.

Cheers to that! 50 of the best Australian wines under $50

Fine Drinks

<b>Range Rover Vogue</b><br>

Nine of the best luxury SUVs that really can go off-road

Cars

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

Illustration: Simon Letch

What happens to my health care card when I lose my pension?

Noel Whittaker

Adam Stone, entrepreneur and founder of Speedlancer.

22-year-old entrepreneur on to his second company

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Exit interviews are standard: but do they need to be rethought?

How to make exit interviews work

James Adonis

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Boxing Day shoppers at it again

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Drowning at Wattamolla lagoon

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9-year-old critical, hit by car in Springwood

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Animals evacuated in Kogarah vet fire

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

Masters of sex - Stan

The sexual revolution will be televised. Every episode ever of Masters of Sex now streaming.

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Every episode ever of Younger, now streaming.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Still from the film PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK film stills supplied by Umbrella Entertainment 03 8415 0877

Producers respond to Hanging Rock backlash

Ebony Bowden

Musician Tim Minchin penned one of our most popular Aussie Christmas carols.

How writing a Christmas carol is Tim Minchin's proudest moment

Tim Byron

This image released by Disney shows Moana in a scene from the animated film Moana.

What's showing in cinemas on Boxing Day

Garry Maddox

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the musicla <i>La La Land</i>.

Boxing Day releases reviewed: Oscars pundits take note

Paul Byrnes and Jake Wilson

Nigella Lawson in Simply Nigella.

The perfect recipe: hams, carols and a royal fixture

Michael Idato

Savannah Knoop, left, posing as JT LeRoy, with Laura Albert.

'I wrote out of suffering': Woman behind JT Leroy hoax speaks out

Jake Wilson

Denis Walter at rehearsals for Carols By Candlelight.

Denis Walter has performed at Carols for more than half his life

Kerrie O'Brien

Nothing in the world is free: You have to earn leisure, Christos Tsiolkas says.

Not just a life of leisure: Christos Tsiolkas on childlessness myths

COMMENT
Christos Tsiolkas

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

David Williamson, left and Anny Laplante in Circus 1903

Stuck for a last minute present? This could be your answer

Jason Blake

Chantelle van der Hoek as Clara and Edward Smith as the prince.

Company could do better than this ... a lot better

Jill Sykes

A comfy couch, doughnuts, coffee, and a book make this a pretty hyggelig nook.

Move over, Marie Kondo. The next lifestyle craze is all about coziness

Penelope Green
1 hr ago

A successful Boxing Day requires good planning, and comfortable shoes.

How to survive the Boxing Day sales (Tip: BYO toilet paper)

Melissa Singer

In happier times: Kim Kardashian West, husband Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2015 Grammy Awards.

Kimye vs Taylor and the rest of 2016's biggest celebrity feuds

Amy Croffey

Pink Shopping Lady with doughnut using technology

Why sometimes it pays to forget being frugal

COMMENT
Kate Hagerty

Harrison Ford: "Shocked and saddened" by his former co-star's heart attack.

Carrie Fisher's Hollywood friends react to news of her health crisis

Bryan Alexander

Claremont murder victims Ciara Glennon (left) and Jane Rimmer (right). Investigations into the disappearance of Sarah ...

How the Claremont serial killer changed Perth

Jenna Clarke

Lucy Hale arrives at the 23rd Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills ...

Lucy Hale speaks out after topless photos stolen and published

Kelly Lawler

RETAIL . Generic . Woman in a long skirt sitting at a bus stop with her shopping in paper bags as Autumn leaves pass her ...

Where to find the best Boxing Day bargains at the shops and online

Melissa Singer

Your liver doesn't know it's the season to be jolly...

Your liver doesn't know it's the holidays

Steph Yin
6 mins ago

Turn it around in the new year and have more fun.

Lessons in wellness from 2016

Sarah Berry

Cheyann Shaw.

The bodybuilder Instagramming her battle with ovarian cancer

Lindsey Bever

Sometimes the revamped version is even better than the original.

Clever ways to revamp those Christmas leftovers

Ice-cream with fruit salad dressing.

Make Adam Liaw's vanilla ice-cream with fruit salad dressing

Fratelli Fresh is open on Christmas Day.

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

Mum, Sarah, pays it forward with bathroom nappies and wipes in case of a "pickle".

Mum 'pays it forward' leaving nappies in bathroom

What is the definition of strength?

What is it that makes a woman 'strong'?

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

SMH NEWS
Sea Cliff Bridge that forms part of the Grand Pacific Drive on the scenic Lawrence Hargreave Drive south of ...

The nine summer road trips every Aussie should do

Lee Atkinson

Bridgewater Beach, Cape Bridgewater near Portland, Victoria.

Eight stunning Victorian gems you've probably never heard of

Gabrielle Costa
1 hr ago

Woman making an online booking with a credit card and a laptop.

Traveller letters: We couldn't check in to our flight after booking online

A slime mould, or Physarum polycephalum, which can learn simple lessons by fusing with members of its own species.

How single-cell slime teaches without a brain

There might be hope to jump on the high speed bandwagon even if Telstra has previously denied you access to the HFC ...

How I finally got Telstra to fix my internet

COMMENT

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The very worst gadgets of 2016

Gizmodo

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Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

Mario

Mario sets app records, but price a sore point

Mercedes-Benz is set to expand its small car range with a new A-Class sedan, featuring a more conventional body style ...

Mercedes plans A-Class sedan

Greg Kable

2017 Kia Picanto teaser.

New Kia Picanto teased

Drive Staff

Ford commit $450m to research and development in Australia in 2017.

Ford to invest $450m in Oz

Drive Staff

2017 Audi Q8 concept

Audi set to reveal new Q8 concept

Greg Kable

The last Australian-made Ford Falcon rolled off the production this October.

2016 will be remembered for...

The Drive Team

The Volkswagen Group has settled a compensation claim with owners of vehicles fitted with the 3.0-litre diesel engine in ...

Volkswagen reaches deal with 80,000 US owners

David Shepardson

Two from two: Australia are looking to win a third Test on the trot in the Boxing Day Test.

Pakistan win the toss and choose to bat first on Boxing Day

Live
Rohan Connolly
4 mins ago

Members of the team that played at the MCG on Boxing Day in 1866 and later went on tour.

The greatest team photo in Australian sporting history

Martin Flanagan

Channel Nine hopes that new players Nic Maddinson, Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb will revitalise the Australian team.

Boxing Day at the MCG a test of nerves

Malcolm Knox

Ready for anything: Balance skipper Paul Clitheroe (right) is preparing for a rough ride despite favourable conditions.

Why this year's Sydney To Hobart may be the fastest of all time

James Buckley
15 mins ago

Meteoric rise: Australia's 100m freestyle gold medallist Kyle Chalmers.

The big 2016 sports quiz

Stephen Samuelson

Game-winner: Kyrie Irving hit the winning basket again for the Cavs.

Deja vu as Cavs come back to down Warriors

1 hr ago

Enigma in 2011.

Enigma withdraws, Sydney to Hobart fleet down to 88

James Buckley
1 min ago

Cleveland's Danny Shelton (right) and Jamie Meder celebrate their win.

Browns pull off a Christmas miracle

Nate Ulrich

Nic Maddinson has kept his spot in the Test side.

Nic Maddinson gets nod for Boxing Day Test

Jon Pierik

The revenue-sharing model is the best for Australian cricketers, says Tim May.

May day for ACA as lightning strikes twice

Greg Baum

Key to success: Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq says dismissing Steve Smith early will be vital to their chances in the ...

Here's how Pakistan hope to curb Smith

Jon Pierik

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