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Rent or buy: A new study reveals the years in which it was financially superior to rent or buy.

Renting versus buying: The evidence is in

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Health Minister Sussan Ley bought an investment property while on a taxpayer funded trip.

As questions grow over 14 trips, Ley's response is hopelessly inadequate

COMMENT
51 mins ago

President-elect Donald Trump speaks in Washington.

No deal: Donald Trump 'to block Australia-US refugee plan'

EXCLUSIVE
Tom McIlroy

Vasco Rodrigues was on holidays in Ubud, Bali when he was found in his resort's pool.

Sydney man found dead at the bottom of Bali resort pool

1 min ago

Maureen Houssein-Mustafa, founder of the Australasian College Broadway.

'Devastated': College accused of 'phantom students' collapses

Temperatures will top 45 degrees in some parts of the state.

NSW heatwave to send temperatures above 45 degrees for days

Man charged with murder after domestic incident on Central Coast

19 mins ago

'They should leave': Greens tensions boil over as Milne wades in

Man stabbed, another beaten unconscious in CBD attack

Rolf Harris faces trial on seven new indecent assault charges

Sussan Ley admits 'error of judgment' over Gold Coast trip

30-year-old Lauren Wood poses for a photo on Seven Shiilings Beach, Double Bay, on January 7, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

When will all my friends be married (and divorced)?

Inga Ting

"He and I were very close for about six months, until the inevitable falling-out ...": Peter FitzSimons with former ...

Before I fell out with Alan Jones, he said things that stuck with me

Delicious cake at the pastry shop. Two women owning a new bakery business in Italy.

Doctors warn office 'cake culture' is now the biggest risk to health

COMMENT
24 mins ago

Queen Elizabeth II arrives with Prince Philip for the morning church service

Queen seen in public for first time since illness - with Kate and Pippa

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Mark Hamill arrives for the European Premiere of 'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' at ...

Mark Hamill reads Trump tweet as The Joker, terrifies everybody

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Stars gear up for Golden Globes

Jacenko with husband Oliver Curtis, Pixie and Hunter.

'In hindsight, it was a disaster': Roxy's big mistake with her kids

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada looks on in her first round match against Shuai Zhang of ...

Bouchard motivated by 'the hate' to claim first win in 12 weeks

Brian Rudd, who was a regular shoeshiner in Sydney's Pitt St Mall has passed away.

Sydney's beloved Shoeshine Brian dies - for the second time

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Alex De Minaur of Australia reacts during the Boy's Singles Semi Finals match against Ulises ...

'They were really nice': Prodigy taking tips from Kyrgios, Tomic

House prices end the year up nearly 11 per cent, according to CoreLogic.

Plan to boost Sydney's housing supply with council overhaul

Salim to return to politics to do what he loves most - 'help others'

Amy Croffey

Man 'secretly filmed teenager' in north coast public bathroom

Kieran Gair

Lawyer Terrance Anthony Sullivan was suspended from practice until he answers questions about his child support obligations.

Sydney lawyer suspended over $80,000 child support dispute

Michaela Whitbourn

Police engaged in a car chase on the Hume Highway at Mittagong.

Couple sparked 100km high-speed chase, court hears

Stephanie Gardiner

Rox Subramany, with her 10-year-old daughter: "I felt unsafe. I thought I was going to be physically attacked."

Church settles with Sydney mum on unfair dismissal case

CCTV vision allegedly shows Paul Azzo leaving the Vy Vy Garden Cafe.

Sydney politician accused of offering $80,000 bribe

EXCLUSIVE
James Robertson

Former One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin says she was not given a chance to defend herself.

Mayor threatens festival funds over Lin's social media comments

QLD

Shark bitten in half

Fisherman captures shark biting other shark in half off Exmouth

WA

Police vehicles at Melbourne Youth Justice Centre in Parkville late on Saturday night.

Government working to fortify Parkville youth centre after riot

UPDATED

Luke Newsome and partner Caity Lye.

Blanket ban after Luke died falling from ute at Summernats

ACT

Health Minister Sussan Ley bought an investment property while on a taxpayer funded trip.

Why Ley's statement will not end her problems - or Turnbull's

COMMENT
Michael Gordon
51 mins ago

Ley apologises for Gold Coast trip, agrees to repay expenses

Matthew Knott

Centrelink 'farce' must end, Shorten says

Matthew Knott

Former One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin says she was not given a chance to defend herself.

Dumped One Nation candidate hits back at party

Dr Bastian Seidel, head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Oversupply of doctors to hit this year amid calls to halt imports

Senator Pauline Hanson at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 13 September 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

One Nation will get bigger but can Hanson steady the ship?

COMMENT

Health Minister Sussan Ley.

This is not the time of year to submit to the pub test, Minister

COMMENT

Israeli emergency services personnel at the scene.

Four Israeli soldiers dead in truck ramming attack in Jerusalem

William Booth

A missile is launched during a drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

North Korea ready to test-launch ICBM at any time: official news agency

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer during a campaign rally, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in ...

Trump supporters indifferent to Russian interference fears

Obama: "Russia is not on our team."

Obama: I didn't underestimate the threats from Putin

Rent or buy: A new study reveals the years in which it was financially superior to rent or buy.

Rent or buy? The evidence is in

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

What is it about Russia that winds everyone up so much?

Russia isn't the bad guy you've been led to believe it is

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

With people's life expectancies on the increase, restructuring superannuation so that it still works is a major ...

Retirement will disappear like fax machine

Elizabeth Henderson

Cancer drugs are the most expensive on the market but drug companies are resisting pressure over high prices.

How cheating death can cost you $275,000

Naomi Kresge

The ASX rally looks set to extend to a fifth day.

8@eight: New high in sight for ASX

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Chris Weston
53 mins ago

Interest in holiday home properties on the NSW and Victorian coasts is on the rise after years of stagnation.

Sydney, Melbourne coastal holiday homes bounce back

Simon Johanson

The international banks accused of rigging the Singapore intra-bank interest rate including ANZ and Macquarie say the US ...

ANZ, Macquarie join push to have rate rigging case dropped

Sarah Danckert

How Cotton On mastered the middle market

Catie Low

Trump and Yellen twin risks for investors

Patrick Commins

'It will not work': Nobel Prize winners slam Trumponomics

Extra toppings: Domino's staff get big Sunday pay rise

As far as moving mistakes go, mixing up your dates is one of the worst.

I moved 11 times in 13 years: this is my cautionary tale

Living with fewer possessions can help you to feel happier and less psychologically weighed down

Live with less: how to embrace minimalism at home

Three Parts House by Architects EAT.

The architecture trends to say goodbye to in 2017

Welcome to the year of the renter.

2017: Welcome to year of the renter

The dos and don’ts of applying for a rental property.

How to get the home: six tips for a successful rental application

Sell yourself, but remain genuine.

10 ways to guarantee you get that promotion in 2017

Ceiling Crashers
1 hr ago

Bausele Oceanmoon.

Eight Australian watch brands you need to know

Watches

You don't have to retire to go on holidays to distant places like Montenegro.

Your Questions: when can I afford to retire?

George Cochrane

Speak up, and put your hand up.

Invest in yourself in 2017

Annika Bradley

Wing La Cakes owner Wing La expects fellow existing businesses to adapt to the newcomers.

'We need the hipsters': Asian small business leader

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

HiSmile founders Nik Mirkovic and Alex Tomic have used Kylie Jenner to spruik their product.

Dental dimes: $10 millon turnover in 18 months

Kate Jones

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Parkville rioters sent to Barwon Prison

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Shark bites shark in half off Exmouth

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Another important US earnings season

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Rooney equals all-time goal scoring record

2SM Sports commentator Reg Grundy, pictured in January 1953. SUN NEWS Picture by LAURIE SHEA Radio broadcasting hhollins ...

Rewind - When they were young

Room

In "Room", 5-year-old Jack and his Ma escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life.

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock now streaming, Only on Stan.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 06: Actor Joe Klocek poses for a photo on January 6, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo ...

Kidman, Jackman ... Klocek. Our rising stars revealed

Broede Carmody

Mel Gibson attends the 6th Annual AACTA International Awards held at Avalon Hollywood on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Los ...

'I wanted to strangle him' - Mel is still dirty on Gervais

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Elvis and Priscilla Barbie dolls are displayed for sale at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP ...

How Elvis makes more money now than when he was alive

Nick Miller

Melbourne author Liam Pieper.

Holiday hell: Why trying to relax sends me into a panic

Liam Pieper

Tony Martin and Damian Cowell of TISM

TISM's Damian Cowell and Tony Martin's star-studded adventure

Michael Dwyer

06.tif David Bowie: Fenton Lake, New Mexico, 1975. From the Blender Gallery's Celebrate Bowie exhibition. To be run only ...

The untold story of how John Lennon's killer targeted Bowie

Gabriel Wilder

Carrie Fisher, left, and her mother Debbie Reynolds perform together in archival footage from the documentary, ...

'Heartbreaking' film shows Fisher and Reynolds together at home

Yvonne Villarreal

This image released by STX Films shows Hailee Steinfeld, left, and Haley Lu Richardson in a scene from "The Edge of ...

Hailee Steinfeld and the birth of a new teen classic

Paul Byrnes

Influential: Jackie Orszaczky

Nine years gone and his spirit still lives on in Sydney music

John Shand

Triple threat: Mikelangelo, AJ True and Michaela

Australian bands finally given a fair go at the festival

John Shand

Legs of woman wearing white roller skates with red wheels, holding radio. Get your skates on for the Sydney Festival ...

The festival's best family-friendly events

Elissa Blake

It's time to talk about the expectations around what girls wear to school..

Why do we still make girls wear skirts and dresses to school?

COMMENT
Amanda Mergler
36 mins ago

Roxy Jacenko with Hunter, two, and Pixie, five.

What Roxy Jacenko tells her kids when they ask to see their incarcerated father

Amy Croffey

Nicole Kidman led the fashion pack at the 6th AACTA International Awards.

Nicole Kidman leads the charge on the AACTAs red carpet

La La Anthony, Terrence J, Kelly Rowland, Will Packer and rapper Wale all posed for a group photo before heading into ...

President Obama's farewell party draws star-studded line-up

Michelle Obama delivers remarks honouring the 2017 School Counsellor of the Year and counsellors from across the country ...

'I hope I've made you proud': Michelle Obama's final speech

Joe Heim

Sunglasses, $429, Karen Walker.

Monochrome swimwear: anything but boring

Melissa Singer

Emma Jane

Rapeglish - the hyberbolic, sexualised vitriol found online

Emma Jane

Disgraced deputy Auburn mayor, Salim Mehajer, wants to return to politics in 2017.

Salim Mehajer to return to politics to do what he loves most - 'help others'

Amy Croffey

Green juice? Great. Let's put some play into our eating too.

Healthy-ish: the answer to good health?

Sarah Berry
1 hr ago

There's a time for refined foods.

Newsflash: why some refined carbs may be good for us

Paula Goodyer

Regular breaks can make you work and feel better.

Work. Walk 5 minutes. Work.

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
1 hr ago

The Fuel Bento box from Bento Buzz is great for organised people.

How to nail work lunches every day (when you have no spare time)

Sharnee Rawson

Good Food. The Norfolk Hotel in Surry Hills. Photo Edwina Pickles. 7th March 2013.

Sydney's best beer gardens

Callan Boys

Peach and prosciutto salad.

Weekly meal planner: Fruit-spiked summer meal ideas

smart cycle

The latest gadget that's dividing parents: smart idea or just ridiculous?

Staff writers

It's okay for mums to have a rest.

Why I'm aiming to be a worse mum in 2017

Family holidays are about sharing new experiences.

The five trends that will dominate family travel in 2017

The economy seat pitch in Jetstar's A320-200 aircraft is a leg-scrunching, in-your-face 29 inches (74cm).

Flight test: Jetstar economy - 'a cramped and miserable chore'

Max Anderson

Italian guys, they're so good looking?

'Why are Italians so handsome?' What people Google about Italy

Hazel Plush

Symi island, Dodecanes, Greece .

Fourteen amazing islands that offer more than just beaches

Brian Johnston

Tim Baxter, president and COO of Samsung Electronics America, speaks at CES.

Humble Samsung blunt about its 2016 struggles

A 75-inch Samsung QLED TV.

Everything Samsung announced at CES

Kuri is an adorable smart hub on wheels that can stream audio, map your home for navigation and send video to your ...

CES 2017 all about TVs, cute robots and 'hearables'

razer

Razer's prototype laptop has three 4K screens

Gizmodo
50 mins ago

The Cerevo Taclim VR shoes.

Shoes let you feel what you're not walking on

Bentley Continental GT Supersports Photo: James Lipman / jameslipman.com 2017 Bentley Continental Supersports.

The world's fastest family car

Andrew MacLean

Honda NeuV concept at 2017 CES.

The car that will make you money

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-AMG has teased a new hybrid supercar at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Mercedes teases F1 hybrid supercar

David McCowen

2016 Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport.

Next Infiniti Q30 won't be based on Benz A-Class

Laurance Frost

2017 Hyundai Sonata.

2017 Hyundai Sonata reviewed

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda now offers five year warranty

Andrew MacLean

Revved up: David Carney celebrates the match-winner.

Sydney FC target emergency Euro recruit to avoid defensive crisis

Dominic Bossi

Crowd hero: Substitute fielder Mickey Edwards.

Mickey's parents nearly missed his moment in the spotlight

Jamie Marcuson

Run of form: Grigor Dimitrov celebrates victory against Kei Nishikori.

How Street Fighter and Daytona led to Dimitrov's Brisbane title

Phil Lutton

Shock draw: Liverpool's Sheyi Ojo, left, battles for the ball with Plymouth Argyle's Paul Arnold Garita during their FA ...

Liverpool held by fourth-tier team at Anfield

Steve Tongue
1 hr ago

Match-winner: Shane Watson goes on the attack.

Thunder still alive in BBL as Watson fires up

James Buckley

Striking problems: Ronda Rousey was visibly outmatched in her boxing skills against Amanda Nunes.

The reason Rousey's sparring partners aren't talking

Marissa Payne

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada looks on in her first round match against Shuai Zhang of ...

Bouchard motivated by 'the hate' as she breaks victory drought

Michael Chammas

Miles Scotson takes out the elite men's road race in Buninyong.

Joy to nightmare: what happened when cyclist celebrated too soon

Eyes on India: Usman Khawaja.

Skipper tells players to start plotting strategies for India now

Andrew Wu

Focus: Chris Lynn of the Heat bats during the BBL clash with Scorchers this month.

Baggy green still a goal for BBL sensation Lynn

Andrew Wu

Time off: In-form fast bowler Josh Hazlewood.

Hazlewood misses first ODI after heavy Test workload

Andrew Wu

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