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Flames and black smoke were visible at a building blaze in Haymarket on Monday.

Three taken to hospital after George Street blaze

Georgina Mitchell

If only she had paid as much attention to her partner ...

Put down that phone and save your marriage

COMMENT

The attacker, armed with a long-barrelled weapon, shoots his way into the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, on Sunday morning.

Manhunt continues for gunman as IS takes responsibility

Medicare and other other benefits could be delivered by the private sector under a radical new government plan.

'It fails every time': new Centrelink system faces sustained criticism

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop hits back at Abbott's Palestine comments

Motorists queued for up to 15 kilometres around the state on Monday.

Holiday traffic: Cars queue for 15km on north, south coasts

'Bashed' asylum seekers 'deserved what they got': PNG minister

'Are you sick?': Bernard Tomic's fitness questioned by rival

War on hipsters gets hairier as cafe attacks turn nasty

Roads and public transport are about to get a lot worse

Tripped up by Trump: funds manager heads for the exit

Chris Sandow, left, has been charged over a public brawl in a street.

Former NRL player Chris Sandow charged after filmed street brawl

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In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 photo, a thick blanket of early morning fog partially shrouds the skyscrapers of the Marina ...

Where the world's highest-paid expats live

Merry Christmas from President-Elect Donald J Trump

I lived in Donald Trump's Twitter feed for a day. Here's what I saw

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Bambi Northwood-Blythe and her husband Dan Single at the Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel's NYD celebrations.

Where Sydney's socialites spent their New Year's Day

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Flickerfest 2017: Five movies everyone will be talking about

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New Zealand records more than 32,000 earthquakes in 2016

Lisa Origliasso and Logan Huffman pose in awards room during the 30th Annual ARIA Awards 2016 at The Star on November ...

The Veronicas' Lisa Origliasso announces engagement to actor

Horizon

The 17 video games to look forward to in 2017

Mariah Carey experienced a number of technical issues during her NYE performance in Times Square.

Mariah Carey bungles NYE performance in Times Square

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal scores the opening goal during the Premier League match between ...

Scorpion strike: back-heeled goal wows Premier League

Ramsey Vong, who performed CPR on the boy.

Man performs CPR on unconscious boy using YouTube knowledge

Total recall is a myth: memories are easily manipulated, says expert

Rachel Browne

Watsons Bay tours show 'how we used to live here'

Sue Williams

Christine Guzara at home in Little Bay.

'I was told to go to Centrelink': Compo benefits dumped

Barry Walsh was killed in a fireworks accident on Budgewoi Beach.

Wife, friends watched in horror as fireworks exploded in Baz's face

The link to WestConnex will play a key role in plans to cope with congestion on roads near Sydney Airport.

WestConnex link to airport could open ahead of schedule

Police.

Three teenagers charged over alleged sex assault at Sydney party

St Kilda beach was closed on Friday following thunderstorms the night before.

Tainted by faeces: Melbourne beaches unfit for swimming

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Emergency workers at the scene of a fatal drug overdose at Mount Lindesay.

Bush rave organisers to be grilled after overdose death

QLD

In Queensland, shots are banned after midnight and the sale of alcoholic drinks ends at 3am.

Queensland's lockout laws may be dropped after trial

QLD

Canberra grammar school year 12 students begin their HSC English exams

Fees are going up at all ACT private schools except one

ACT

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop rejects Abbott's Israel-Palestinian comments

Fergus Hunter

Bashed asylum seekers 'deserved what they got': PNG minister

Michael Gordon

Centrelink faces new criticisms over its debt recovery system

Tom McIlroy

Australia's fuel quality and emissions standards are the worst in the developed world.

No clear air for government's pollution proposals

Tony Abbott

Abbott calls for Palestinian aid cut and embassy relocation

The injuries of two Iranian refugees, allegedly bashed by local authorities on Manus Island.

Turnbull government must act now on 'bashing': advocates

Then prime minister Paul Keating during question time in March 1992.

Cabinet papers 1992-93: Keating's One Nation and the economy

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions carry an effigy of South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

Danish arrest in South Korean presidential graft probe

Migrants from Africa have again stormed a border fence to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco.

Hundreds of migrants storm border into Spain's Ceuta

A tribute to the new law? The Iconic Hollywood sign changed to Hollyweed on January 1, 2017

Hollywood sign changed to 'Hollyweed' in New Year prank

Funeral workers place coffins in a hearse after in a rare mass shooting in Brazil.

Gunman goes on killing spree at Brazil New Year's party

Take a lunch break - on your first day back, and every day from then on.

Nine ways to beat the back-to-work blues

COMMENT
Linda Blair

President Barack Obama: ''Egotistical, reluctant to compromise, even selfish.''

Barack Obama is the sorest of losers

COMMENT
Tim Stanley

Malcolm Turnbull spoke at a republican event. So what?

How to argue with a narcissist

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

After an eventful 2016 investors have a lot on their minds ahead of 2017.

It's time to answer the $1.3 trillion question

Fund Manager Peter Hall Photo by Domino Postiglione SPECIALX 00085820

'We zigged and the market zagged': Hall explains shock exit

Traditional wooden cuckoo clocks hang on display inside a souvenir shop in Lugano, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, ...

Where the world's highest-paid expats live

Brad Marsh is taking on Bakers Delight at the Fair Work Commission, claiming his 15-year-old daughter and her workmates ...

Bakers Delight's zombie deal 'exploits' workers

EXCLUSIVE

Thousands of injured workers to lose compensation benefits

Think small to benefit from Trump bump

COMMENT

Has Australia given up on shopper dockets?

ANALYSIS

The best time to retune your career? It's probably right now

The Railway Hotel in Boort, Victoria, on the market for $135,000.

The Aussie pubs you can buy for less than a Sydney flat

Eclectic Living Room by Daleet Spector Design.

Creative and space-friendly ways to park your bike at home

It's time to review what's going on in your life and in your home.

New Year, new you: six style resolutions to make for your home

The Dreamy Camera Cafe, South Korea.

The shops that give us a reason not to buy online

Make your home a place you can relax.

Is mindfulness the new lifestyle trend for your home in 2017?

Model Shaun Birley finds bargains online.

Everyday style habits of our best-dressed men

Men's Style

There's more to weight loss than losing weight.

21 hard truths I've learned since losing weight

Boot Camp

Investors turned on former market darlings such as Bellamy's Organic.

2016: A year of surprises

Scott Phillips

You need at least two weeks to get the benefits of relaxation.

The new cash bonus for workers that could harm your health

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Work and life coach Dr Lara Corr advocates addressing the tasks you're avoiding head-on.

Ten ways to plan - not plod - your way into the new year

Larissa Ham

Sexy doesn't always equal profitable.

What's the most profitable industry?

Louis White

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Mariah Carey's troubled NYE performance

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Thunder's BBL title defence in tatters

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Hollywood sign changed to 'Hollyweed'

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Manhunt begins for Istanbul nightclub attacker

Sydney NYE 2016. The 12am New Year's Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour, viewed from Mrs Macquarie's Chair. 1 January 2017. ...

Sydney New Year's Eve 2016 fireworks

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The Hunger Games - Binge all 4 movies now

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Brand new season of Mozart In The Jungle - now streaming on Stan.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Michael Fassbender's character Cal Lynch rebels against the world in a violent way.

Assassin's Creed has been turned into art film: review

Jake Wilson

New album due in 2017: Ed Sheeran in concert at Sydney's Allianz Stadium in December 2015.

Comeback: Ed Sheeran tries Love Actually woo on Twitter

Aja Styles

Robbie Williams, reluctant hand-holder.

Robbie Williams uses hand sanitiser after touching fans

Rob Moran

Mariah Carey experienced a number of technical issues during her NYE performance in Times Square.

Mariah bungles NYE performance, while organisers hit back

Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Megan Mullaly and Sean Hayes during the show's original run.

Will & Grace to return for 10-episode run, star confirms

Rob Moran

Controversial alt-right figure Milo Yiannopoulos.

Publisher forced to defend book deal for alt-right blogger

Rob Moran

Luma worked on Doctor Strange, starring Benedict Cumberbatch

Meet the Australian movie stars you've never even heard of

Karl Quinn

Claudia Karvan in the new ABC drama, Newton's Law

Killers, picnics and sequels, oh my! TV's 2017 slate unveiled

Michael Idato

<i>Dots Obsession,Tasmania</i>, 2016, by Yayoi Kusama. Mixed media installation. (Copyright Yayoi Kusama)

Don't leave home for your holidays without this handy guide

Lubomyr Melnyk: His innovative musical style developed in Paris in the 1970s.

Nineteen notes a second makes him the world's fastest player

Caitlin Welsh

Shakira Clanton and Billy McPherson in Home Country.

Multi-story carpark: Actors play and display their talents

Elissa Blake

Lisa Origliasso and Logan Huffman pose in awards room during the 30th Annual ARIA Awards 2016 at The Star on November ...

The Veronicas' Lisa Origliasso announces engagement with Instagram post

Mary Ward

Bambi Northwood-Blythe and her husband Dan Single at the Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel's NYD celebrations.

Where Sydney's socialites spent their 2017 New Year's Day

Amy Croffey

Demonstators at rally in New York on Thursday protest against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's remarks ...

Women's rights face a daunting new year worldwide, campaigners warn

Ellen Wulfhorst

My friends and family care enough about me to understand my triggers and patters, but don't I owe it to them to work on it?

Where do we draw the line at self-acceptance?

Koraly Dimitriadis

George Michael (R) with his then-boyfriend, Queensland-born Fadi Fawaz, in Sydney in 2012.

George Michael's boyfriend says hackers sent tweets about history of self-harm

Melanie C and Victoria Beckham perform on New Year's Eve.

Here is an impromptu Spice Girls reunion. 2017 is looking up

Mary Ward

Like so many online dating profiles, my job was perfect on paper, but not in real life.

Quitting my job made me feel like a failed feminist

Lauren Sams

The government website drew instant fury and was closed a day after launching.

South Korea shuts down site mapping location of child-bearing women

Hot yoga is not always a peaceful experience.

Is hot yoga good for you?

Roni Caryn Rabin

Sorghum grains.

Plant proteins, healthy fats and more 2017 food trends

Christy Brissette

Don't pass the bread...

Dietary needs etiquette for hosts and guests

Christy Brissette

Kale, quinoa and blueberry salad with coconut dressing. Zoe Bingley-Pullin. Supplied pics for apple cider vinegar ...

Weekly meal planner: Your healthy kick-start to 2017

Lola Berry Christmas Traditions story by Rachelle Unreich. Pub date: Dec 18, 2016. Mmag.

The ancient food philosophy making you secretly healthier

Sam Bailey

Fratelli Fresh is open on Christmas Day.

Which restaurants, bars and cafes are open over the New Year's break?

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How pregnancy changes your brain to help your mothering skills

Keep the kids reading over the summer.

Summer reading list: ten best children's books of the year

It's about listening to yourself and figuring out what you need in each moment>

Tips for teaching daughters about body kindness

What's on your wishlist for 2017?

Travel resolutions: The ultimate wishlist for 2017

A British Airways operated OpenSkies plane was forced to land after the toilets stop working.

Flight across Atlantic forced to land so passengers can use toilet

Soo Kim

Denis Bay, St.John, in the US Virgin Islands.

This island paradise is paying people to visit in 2017

Hazel Plush

Donald Trump has repeatedly doubted the intelligence community's ability to accurately detect cyberattacks.

Trump's stance on cybersecurity dangerous

Tesla chief executive Elon with the Model X in September 2015.

Tesla 'spontaneously' drove through house

Horizon

Here are the 17 video games we're most looking forward to in 2017

Twitter

Editing tweets is a really bad idea

Gizmodo

A killer whale making a dash for it after taking Patagonian toothfish from a commercial fishing line.

Whales have discovered take-away meals

2016 Holden Astra RS-V

Road Test: Holden Astra RS-V

Andrew MacLean

2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus.

Road Test: Audi R8 V10 Plus

Andrew MacLean

The iconic McLaren F1 turns 25 in 2017.

The biggest automotive milestones of next year

Stephen Ottley

Ford Motor Company is introducing its next-generation Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle, just in time for CES ...

Revealed: Ford's new driverless car

Drive team

The class of 2016.

What you read in 2016

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen has revealed a real-life version of its radical GTI Roadster designed for the Gran Turismo computer game.

Gamers and geeks to drive VW's future

Drive team

Chris Sandow, left, has been charged over a public brawl in a street.

Chris Sandow charged with public nuisance after brawl

Tony Moore
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First-round exit: Tomic serves against Spaniard Ferrer.

Sick? Or sick of exercising? Tomic says new regime behind early exit

Phil Lutton

Mitchell Starc strikes, taking the wicket of Babar Azam in the second Test against Pakistan.

Mitchell Starc on the verge of greatness: Wasim Akram

Jon Pierik

Incoming: Hilton Cartwright will make his debut for Australia at the SCG.

Does the theory of devalued baggy green cap fit?

Malcolm Knox

Steve Smith is on the verge of joining an elite club.

Smith marks half-century of Tests with history beckoning

Chris Barrett

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal scores the opening goal during the Premier League match between ...

Giroud's back-heeled strike was a goal of rare beauty, says Wenger

Hilton Cartwright.

Cartwright to make Test debut, O'Keefe picked ahead of Agar

Andrew Wu

Outmuscled: Samantha Stosur of Australia plays a backhand against Garbine Muguruza.

Stosur falls at the first hurdle in Brisbane

Phil Lutton

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Steve Smith in action during an Australian training session on January 1, 2017 in ...

Australia have one eye on Pakistan, one on India

Andrew Wu

Sodden: Australian captain Steve Smith heads off the field as play is suspended against the West Indies at the SCG last ...

Rain forecast to interrupt all five days of SCG Test

Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan leaves the field after being dismissed second ball during day five of the second Test at the MCG.

Misbah hopes tourists can end series with fireworks

Chris Barrett

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