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Harbour Tunnel closed in both directions

BREAKING
2 mins ago

Once a scammer steals credit card details online, they can launder the money on eBay before too many red flags go off.

'I got the shock of my life': How Mary spotted a scam

Esther Han
55 mins ago

Bol and twins Madit and Anger all died.

Mother murdered three of her children by driving car into lake

BREAKING
29 mins ago

Pence could be 'most powerful VP ever ... or kicked to the curb fast'

"Moving your body in a really joyful way is a great way to develop a better body image," psychologist and curvy yoga ...

Aussie arm of popular clothing brand is struggling

1 hr ago

Sussan Ley was forced to quit for breaking a basic rule of Australian politics, that politicians shouldn't take ...

If only the Sussan Ley scandal had involved Peter Dutton instead

COMMENT

Serial sex attacker on CCTV chasing woman on Sydney street

1 hr ago

'Choking' fate: Huge issues ahead for Sydney as home delivery booms

Delays at North Sydney after motorcyclist slid under bus

1 hr ago

'You're fired': Trump purges Obama appointees

Scandals take their toll as PM's popularity plummets: poll

A group of men surround a young woman and shout 'black top, black top' requesting she remove her top. She didn't remove ...

'Black top! Black top!': This behaviour isn't funny, and it isn't healthy

COMMENT
Clementine Ford
1 hr ago

'Alkalise' with lemons or just eat more unprocessed foods?

'It's become too loaded': The big problem with clean eating

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.

'A golden opportunity': Baldwin makes his SNL return as Trump

1 hr ago

Amber Sherlock's career can't be defined by a white wardrobe surely? Asks Sarah Thomas.

Sinister edge to furore over leaked newsreader footage

COMMENT

Isabelle Fabre, a popular blogger and kite surfer, was being filmed with a drone while she kitesurfed over the shallow ...

This kitesurfer came frighteningly close to a great white shark

1 hr ago

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Sam Dastyari returns as 'Halal Elvis'

Singer Shannon Noll was arrested outside an Adelaide strip club.

Shannon Noll arrested outside strip club in Adelaide

Brodie Atkinson reaches the top of the fence.

Mother's video of son to send message about pool fences

Both Anne Frank and Karoline Cohn were born in Frankfurt, and historians have found no other pendants like theirs.

Pendant identical to Anne Frank's found at notorious Nazi camp

"In the space of one verse, he can sing the same note in three different ways": Moses Sumney's level of control was ...

Just try and get Moses Sumney's glorious voice out of your head

Andrew Denton addressed the National Press Club on Wednesday.

Why politicians don't want to back assisted dying legislation

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Secret emails reveal 'safety threat' on Sydney's $20b rail line

EXCLUSIVE

Sydney Now: Warning for swimmers, fishers

The levy on car parks in Sydney's CBD amounts to $2350 a year.

Levy on car parks 'stings car sharing and small businesses'

Matt O'Sullivan

Woollahra council building.

Woollahra councillor's fears over High Court action

Professor Michael Biercuk in his laboratory.

How science can help us see into the future

Senator Arthur Sinodinos.

'You can't legislate for morality'

ANALYSIS
Kate McClymont

Back in 2009, the on-court temperature at Rod Laver Arena passed 40 degrees.

Intense heat: Tennis stars set to swelter through a scorcher

VIC
1 hr ago

Daniel Meyers show the injuries sustained after being mauled by two dogs in a public housing block.

Numerous complaints about dogs months before they did this

ACT

The thieves stormed the jewellery store on Toorak Road in October 2016.

Jewellers set for crisis talks with cops after frightening robberies

VIC

Police allege the couple stole a car with a pet chihuahua inside and demanded money for its safe return.

Your money or your Chihuahua: pair's bizarre ransom spree

WA

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces the resignation of Sussan Ley.

Turnbull slips further in midst of Centrelink, entitlements furore

Amy Remeikis

Abbott slapped down as Turnbull opts for 'minimalist' reshuffle

Michael Gordon

2017 will be better than you think

Amy Remeikis

Japan's giant abattoir ship Nisshin Maru with a minke whale on the deck.

First glimpse of Japan's whale slaughter since hunt ruled illegal

Faysal Ishak Ahmed, who died on Christmas Eve after being flown from the Manus Island detention centre.

Refugee's death set to be probed by Senate committee

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is not keen on a major reshuffle.

Turnbull's plan to avoid major reshuffle after Ley expenses furore

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has defended his use of taxpayer-funded entitlements

Cormann bills taxpayers $23,000 for weekend trips to Broome

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Trump says Hillary Clinton was 'guilty as hell' over the email claims.

Outgoing CIA director tells Donald Trump to watch his words

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called the United Nations' human rights chief an "idiot".

Duterte green light for bombing kidnappers and their captives

Lindsay Murdoch

John Kerry uses a map to identify the location on the Mekong River Delta where the action took place for which he ...

'I'm glad we're both alive': John Kerry's Vietnam encounter

US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is to be marked by protests across the country.

Trump dumps top officials in purge without precedent

Jacqui Manning

Five tips to survive returning to work

Jacqui Manning
2 mins ago

Star power: Matt Damon will launch a new clean water initiative at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, ...

Global elite parties on at star-studded gabfest

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Sussan Ley was forced to quit for breaking a basic rule of Australian politics, that politicians shouldn't take ...

The scandal that gave me comfort

COMMENT
Tim Dick

The crackdown on super tax concessions makes geared property portfolios more attractive.

NAB and ANZ Bank hike fixed mortgage rates

Clancy Yeates
29 mins ago

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Markets Live: Banking on gains

Live
Jens Meyer
27 mins ago

Dealers said the market was reacting in part to a report in The Sunday Times newspaper that British Prime Minister ...

British pound tumbles on 'hard Brexit' concerns

1 hr ago

Companies exporting to Chinese consumers, such as Bellamy's, face challenges that did not apply for miners selling to China.

Selling to China proving to be risky business

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Country where male make-up is big business

Bellamy's board to push to unmask the Black Prince

Why the Aussie is unlikely to rise to US80¢

'Backlash': Exec pay a symbol of inequality for Davos crowd

Tennis champion and former Olympian Rennae Stubbs is a commentator for the Seven's Summer of Tennis.

How Sydney prices cost Rennae her first home at the eleventh hour

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: Actress Portia de Rossi (L) and tv personality Ellen DeGeneres attend the People's Choice ...

Ellen and Portia 'shopping' for a new house in Australia

The 1979 Melbourne train carriage that Jeanette Hergenhan turned into a rainforest retreat.

Rainforest refuge: The woman who lives in a 1979 train carriage

While Airbnb asks hosts to tick a box saying they are allowed to let the property, its policy does not include checking ...

Homeowner discovers 'ghost host' illegally renting unit on Airbnb

Korean architect builds house to make it look like an owl

A great relationship has some seriously good perks.

The best thing you'll ever do in your life

Life on Mars

The 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder Owned by Steven Tyler.

Million dollar babies: 10 rare luxury rides that could be yours

Cars

Sometimes focusing on the details means we miss the bigger picture.

Investors should focus on the forest, not the trees

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

Many people are paying for gym services they don't use.

How to avoid spending too much on gym memberships

John Collett

Inner-city congestion costs Australian businesses $3.37 billion annually, according to recent data.

Traffic congestion could ruin the delivery economy

Caroline James

First lady Michelle Obama is perceived as a succesful leader.

The one factor that determines leadership success

James Adonis

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Threat of arrest looms over Samsung boss

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Patriots break record with Texans victory

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Everton destroy Manchester City

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Batting collapse costs Australia in Melbourne

Marjorie Cox Crawford serving during a tennis game, New South Wales, ca. 1930, 2 [picture]

Rewind - Tennis time

Triple 9 - STAN

Dirty cops and the Russian Mob face-off in all star action thriller Triple 9 - now streaming on Stan

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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian.

How 10 years of Khloe, Kim and Kourtney has change television

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Nicole Kidman in <i>Lion</i>.

Nicole Kidman on sudden loss and the personal connection to Lion

Garry Maddox

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.

Alec Baldwin returns to SNL to mock Trump’s ‘pee pee’ moment

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Amber Sherlock's career can't be defined by a white wardrobe surely, asks Sarah Thomas.

Just stop with the misogyny onslaught that is Jacketgate

COMMENT
Sarah Thomas

Dev Patel as Saroo in <i>Lion</i>.

Lion is not a great film, but it's effective: review

Craig Mathieson

Sienna Miller as Emma Gould.

Miller escapes gossip in search of career-defining role

Andrew Purcell

Hundreds "flee' fictitious monsters in Brisbane's CBD as Pacific rim - The Maelstrom - begins shooting in Brisbane's CBD ...

Hundreds flee as 'monsters' attack Brisbane during filming

Tony Moore

Carrie Fisher on the set of <i>Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. </i>

Lucasfilm shuts down rumours of digitally recreating Carrie Fisher

Sarah Thomas

"In the space of one verse, he can sing the same note in three different ways": Moses Sumney's level of control was ...

Otherworldly, beautiful: Moses Sumney is hard to ignore

Reviewed by Jonathan Seidler

Opera singer Diego Torres who is a Mexican Australian and who will be singing two dramatic roles for Opera Australia. ...

Twice a night puts Diego in very exalted company

Elissa Blake

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's retro futuristic electronic music was never less than pleasant.

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith review: pleasant but nothing special

Bernard Zuel

A group of men surround a young woman and shout 'black top, black top' requesting she remove her top. She didn't remove ...

The behaviour that cannot be excused or ignored

COMMENT
Clementine Ford
1 hr ago

The character slowly peels off her prosthetic mask, revealing a young woman with black hair and dark eyes underneath ...

Katy Perry's chilling PSA comes with a shock twist

Kristine Guerra

Portsea Polo. January 14, 2017. Shanina Shaik at the Peroni marque

Celebrity style: Portsea Polo in pictures

Meghan Markle has reportedly met the Duchess of Cambridge.

Meghan meets Kate, now let's imagine the conversation

Mary Ward

Kim Kardashian West with bodyguard Pascal Duvier in Paris on September 30, 2016, one week before the heist.

Kim Kardashian's bodyguard has no regrets about night of robbery

EXCLUSIVE
Amy Croffey

Prince arrives with his then wife Manuela Testolini for the 2005 Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Prince divorce files unsealed: Luxe lifestyle, jewels, photos revealed

Rochelle Olson and David Chanen

Saturday afternoon action on Tuff St at Summernats 30 in Canberra.

Surrounded and hounded: This is 'the street where you don't go'

Kelly Landry and Anthony Bell with their children Charlize and Thea together in happier times.

The moment that cast a shadow on Anthony Bell and Kelly Landry

Andrew Hornery

Carrots: Don't slice away the goodness, keep the skin on.

Diet tweaks for a healthier 2017

Paula Goodyer

Nutella: A jam or nut butter on toast?

How Nutella plans to 'trick' you into thinking its healthier than it is

Caitlin Dewey

'Alkalise' with lemons or just eat more unprocessed foods?

Why clean eating is now a dirty word

Dr Giles Yeo

Now there's no excuse for left-over chicken this Christmas.

9 BBQ chook recipes from top Aussie chefs

It's just the beer talking...

What your beer says about you

Pasta alla gricia

Weekly meal planner with an easy, delicious pasta dish

1 hr ago

Sarah Louise Bryan and the shoes that started it all.

Mum demands $530 for daughter's shoes after playdate

Can these songs help you through the last weeks of school holidays?

School holidays top ten playlist - for parents

There are ways to avoid falling into the 'dadsplaining' habit.

Kids, let me tell you all about how dadsplaining works

Flight times are getting longer for a number of reasons, including fuel costs.

Why flights take longer now than they did 40 years ago

Hugh Morris

Swaying palm trees, white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, beautiful coral and fish filled lagoons, Fiji really is ...

Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Fiji

Sheriden Rhodes

Air India will have rows reserved exclusively for women from January 18.

Airline creates women-only rows after groping incidents

Samantha Schmidt
29 mins ago

Ubtech's Lynx, a video-enabled humanoid robot with Amazon Alexa.

Robots must get smarter to rule the world

Mark Zuckerberg has described telepathy as the "ultimate communication technology".

Facebook targets a way to read your mind

Exclusive shows like <i>Stranger Things</i> are one of the main reason consumers sign up for Netflix.

Apple looks to launch own content in 2017

Nintendo Switch

Australian details for Nintendo Switch launch

Kotaku

Screenshot of <i>The Lion King</i> on the Jaunt VR app.

Want VR on the cheap? Try these phone apps

The Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept was one of the stars of the show.

Six best cars from Detroit show

Stephen Ottley

The Holden manufacturing plant at Elizabeth, Adelaide, South Australia will close October 20, 2017.

Holden confirms factory shutdown date

Stephen Ottley

The Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept has been revealed ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show.

Mercedes goes cold on hydrogen

David McCowen

Life and Leisure Abarth 124 Spider for Tony Davis Column

2017 Abarth 124 Spider reviewed

David McCowen

Electric cars like the Chevrolet Bolt (pictured) have the potential to dramatically change car design.

GM design boss: 'Shackles are off'

Stephen Ottley

2018 Lexus LS.

Lexus rejects autonomous tech war

Daniel DeGasperi

Nick Kyrgios is a tough opponent on any given day, but hasn't shown endurance yet, says Roger Federer.

Kyrgios hard to beat, but not ready to win Open: Federer

EXCLUSIVE
Linda Pearce

Probe: Yankee Rose.

Fairytale filly in drug probe with case to set precedent

Adam Pengilly
1 hr ago

Man of the match: Mohammad Hafeez on his way to a commanding 72 at the MCG on Sudnay.

Pakistan grind out victory after solid start

Andrew Wu

Matt Giteau in the Bledisloe match in August.

Giteau earns praise in Toulon return

1 hr ago

Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp had to be separated by the fourth official.

Mourinho plays down Klopp touchline clash

Sevilla's Stevan Jovetic, right, celebrates after scoring the winner against Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's 40-game unbeaten run is over

1 hr ago

Everton's Romelu Lukaku denies City's John Stones the ball at Goodison Park on Sunday.

Video highlights: City's title chances over, Zlatan rescues United

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy.

Leading jockey slams tactics in Adelaide race

Patrick Bartley

DHARAMSALA, INDIA - MARCH 18: Mitchell Marsh of Australia looks dejected after being dismissed by Mitchell McClenaghan ...

Marsh out of ODI series with shoulder injury

Andrew Wu

Composed: India's Kedar Jadhav, right celebrates his ton with captain Virat Kohli.

India chase England's record score with ease

Not again: Mitchell Marsh is dismissed for a duck on Sunday.

The disagreement over Marsh the all-rounder

Andrew Wu

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