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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said there were plenty of affordable homes in his home town of Tamworth.

Joyce's advice for Sydneysiders who can't afford a home

13 mins ago

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: Joe Mennie of the Redbacks bowls during day one of the Sheffield Shield match between ...

Australian fast bowler in hospital with brain bleed and fracture

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

'People are trying to get me': New blow for beauty entrepreneur

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, ...

All too often, it is the rights of women that are conceded

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad
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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman told The New Yorker "New Zealand" has become a code word for apocalypse preparedness ...

Doomsday coming? Rich Americans planning to escape to New Zealand

59 mins ago

President Donald Trump shows off his signature on an executive order about the Dakota Access pipeline on Tuesday. Oh ...

Pope gave Trump a high five as crowd stretched all way to the moon

SATIRE
1 hr ago

Sally McDow paid a heavy price for speaking out against her bosses

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Being single and childless an advantage for Berejiklian

COMMENT

'Unwise and immoral': Trump to undo major Obama decision

Photo of Donald Trump's entourage sparks global outrage

China becomes largest coal miner in Australia after $3.2b Rio deal

Federer

Federer's theory that explains shock exits at Australian Open

1 hr ago

<i>Fresh Off The Boat</i> actress Constance Wu has called out Hollywood's 'white saviour' complex on Twitter.

Actress leads backlash to Casey Affleck's Oscar nomination

23 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 28: Sam Burgess of the Rabbitohs and wife Phoebe Burgess arrive at the 2016 Dally M Awards ...

'My everything': Sam and Phoebe Burgess welcome first child

23 mins ago

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka, left, is congratulated by France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after winning their quarterfinal at ...

Wawrinka goes within millimetres of an international incident

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How to care for your feet during running season

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The 100 photos that travelled nearly five billion kilometres

Dev Patel is nominated for best supporting actor for Lion.

My life story has been nominated for an Oscar

Mel Gibson takes a selfie with Nicole Kidman at the AACTA Awards. Both were nominated for an Oscar.

Oscar nominations: A record year for Australian film

Roger Federer celebrates with the crowd after his victory.

Federer wins match, moves closer to historic 18th grand slam title

Researcher Lei Wang said his researcher was partly inspired by Star Wars.

Childhood love of Star Wars inspires breakthrough

Sophia Hatzis, 20, of Manly, lives at home with her parents and cannot afford to enter the housing market.

The $1.1m hit that has left a generation with nowhere to go

Lucy Cormack

Man attacked by dogs before being set on fire by owner: police

Sydney Now: More rain for Sydney forecast

James Robertson

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

'Driving up rents': Premier urged to allow ban on Airbnb rentals

Sean Nicholls

Portrait of Richard Pearson, administrator of Inner West Council. 26th October 2016. Photo: Wolter Peeters The Sydney ...

The company cashing in on Sydney's council mergers

Sydney University is lobbying for a train station to be built at its Camperdown campus.

Uni's desperate plea for new train station on Metro line

Matt O'Sullivan

You asked: Economics writer Jessica Irvine and premier Berejiklian

Dear Gladys, here are 11 ways to improve housing affordability

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Johann Ofner died after he was shot in the chest during the filming in Brisbane.

Music video shooting: Rap band says prop guns used blanks

QLD

Request ignored: Department of Human Services secretary Kathryn Campbell.

Public service bosses receive backlash over robo-debt debacle

ACT
23 mins ago

Brian jnr was born weighing six kilos on Tuesday morning.

'Big, chubby baby' Brian born weighing 6kg

VIC
59 mins ago

Zara and Zachary Bryant.

Funeral held for baby as two other Bourke Street victims fight for lives

VIC

Centrelink and Medicare offices on King St, Newcastle.

Centrelink debt debacle failure rate much worse than thought

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

Can't afford housing? Get out of Sydney and Melbourne, says Joyce

Michael Koziol
13 mins ago

TPP was never that good for jobs, never that good for growth

ANALYSIS

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says penalty rates 'are not a luxury'.

Shorten vows new protections for lower-paid in penalty rates salvo

EXCLUSIVE

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says it is important to raise awareness about the risks of cyber attacks

'Irresponsible': PM defends publicising secret briefings

People generally believe Bill Shorten has fewer positive characteristics than Malcolm Turnbull.

Trade wars: PM lines up Shorten over TPP retreat

Alexander Downer says China's inclusion in the TPP would be 'desirable'.

Downer: China joining TPP would be 'desirable'

One of two people killed in a double shooting in the Manila suburb of Baclaran, lies in the street.

Duterte's drug war encouraging lawlessness in Philippines

Lindsay Murdoch
34 mins ago

Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, arrives at Southwark Crown Court to be sentenced, in London in 2014.

Rolf Harris trial: first jury 'got it wrong', court hears

Nick Miller

Trump refuses to say anything critical of Vladimir Putin.

America's gutless reaction to Russia and Putin

COMMENT

Boris Johnson, one of the most prominent proponents of the "Leave" campaign, is now foreign secretary.

Brexit ruling a mess that could have been avoided

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

Saroo Brierley with his adopted mother Sue Brierley in Sydney this month.

From Tasmania to Tinseltown via Google Earth

EXCLUSIVE
Saroo Brierley
59 mins ago

William Drummond, professor of journalism at UC Berkeley.

Take a lesson in prison reform from San Quentin

COMMENT
William Drummond

Rosie Batty by Fiona Bilbrough at the Hidden Faces exhibition at the Hilton Melbourne in South Wharf.

We need a national picture of domestic violence homicides

COMMENT
Kate Jenkins and Gillian Triggs

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Markets Live: Bulls back in charge

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Jens Meyer
50 mins ago

Yancoal is buying Rio's NSW coal mines.

Rio shares hit two-year high after $3.2b sale

Brian Robins
27 mins ago

Financial and technology stocks led the way as Wall Street gained.

Wall St hits records as Trump 'comes out of gates strong'

1 hr ago

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman told <em>The New Yorker</em> that "New Zealand" had become a code word for apocalypse ...

Doomsday coming? Silicon Valley elite plan to escape to NZ

59 mins ago

BHP cashes in on surging iron ore prices with record output

Brian Robins

Unpaid super giving us 'little chance of a decent retirement'

Whistleblower paid a heavy price to speak up

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Rio Tinto raises $US2.5 billion from sale of NSW coal assets

Entire homes and apartments listed on Airbnb, according to Inside Airbnb.

Airbnb closes the gap on Sydney's empty rental properties

28 mins ago

Wollongong is fast making a name for itself as one of the priciest real estate markets in Australia.

You'd never guess. This is now Australia's third most expensive city

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The designers at the forefront of contemporary Australian design.

The designers at the forefront of contemporary Aussie design

The Qantas WiFi service will be free to all passengers.

Flying Qantas? Your inflight experience is about to change

High Flyer

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Do you know your whisky from your whiskey?

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Interest rates are low in Britain.

How can we help our disabled son?

George Cochrane

The only way seems up for interest rates.

The most effective debt reduction strategy for you

ANALYSIS
Darryl Dixon

Ben Thompson, founder and CEO of Employment Booth, says virtual reality has multiple benefits.

Are you keeping up with this big business trend?

Alexandra Cain

Owner operator Jack Chadwick of Chadwick Electrical Contracting is juggling a new business and contract work.

The top suburbs for business growth revealed

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Famous movie stunt fatalities

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Trade is critical: Turnbull

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Kurri Kurri bushfire downgraded

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Australia isn't just beautiful, it's also smart

Illustration: Alan Moir

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Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Flume is the bookies' favourite to take out the top spot in this year's Triple J Hottest 100.

Flume may be Hottest 100 fave but never overlook the outsider

Reece Hooker
1 min ago

Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins.

Streep responds to nomination using a GIF as her statement

Rob Moran

Constance Wu arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los ...

Constance Wu leads backlash to Casey Affleck’s Oscar nomination

Rob Moran
24 mins ago

Ewan McGregor has pulled out of a television appearance over comments Piers Morgan made.

Ewan McGregor skips Piers Morgan interview over comments

Michael Idato

FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, an Oscar statue is displayed at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ...

Oscar nominations: Lion and Hacksaw Ridge up for best picture

Garry Maddox

Break-out role: Australian actress Danielle Macdonald as aspiring New Jersey rapper Patricia Dombrowski in <i>Patti ...

You've never heard of her but Hollywood says she's next J-Law

Amber Wilkinson

The Rings prank video has gone viral.

This horror prank has a sick sense of humour

ANALYSIS
Aja Styles

Donald Trump embraces his son Barron Trump after he delivered his speech on the fourth day of the Republican National ...

SNL suspends writer for "insensitive" Barron Trump tweet

Michael Idato

Portrait of playwright David Williamson. 20th January 2017, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney Morning Herald.

Could the Trump era be a golden age for playwrights?

EXCLUSIVE
Elissa Blake

TheDrovers Wife - Leah Purcell. Photo by Brett Boardman

Big names lose out as smaller companies bag a swag of awards

Elissa Blake

King Roger Opera Australia's King Roger

Completely seduced by this rich and strange beauty

Peter McCallum

Sam Burgess and Phoebe Burgess arrive at the 2016 Dally M Awards at Star City on September 28, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.

Sam and Phoebe Burgess welcome first child

Mary Ward
23 mins ago

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International catwalk model reveals she is intersex

Susan Miller
1 hr ago

The motherhood question

When it come to motherhood, women can't win either way

Erin Riley

President-elect Donald Trump's children, from left, Tiffany, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump.

Designer flew $800 boots from London for Tiffany Trump

Emily Heil

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order reinstating the gag rule prohibiting receivers of aid from discussing ...

The photo of Trump that enraged women around the world

Arielle De Bono

Why is Taylor Swift’s tweet about the Women’s March so controversial?

Taylor Swift stirs controversy with Women's March tweet. But why?

Emily Yahr

Ruby Hamad.

From Russia to the US, women's rights are bargained away

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad
41 mins ago

This image released by Octavia Spencer, center, in a scene from <i>Hidden Figures</i>.

Oscars not so white, but still very male

Mary McNamara

From treadmill to deadmill.

Gym exercises you should try in 2017

Joel Snape
2 mins ago

When you eat may make a difference.

How much does meal-timing matter?

Sarah Berry

Potatoes: better than some say?

Potatoes get a bad rap. They don't deserve it

Tamar Haspel

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Pavlova fest! 22 indulgent recipes from modern to traditional

Supermarket sausage taste test 2016, Good Food, February 2016.

Should you prick sausages before cooking?

Coconut Smoothie Cup with Cinnamon

What new snack will bump kale off its mantle for 2017?

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Mother charged with murder after change table accident

1 min ago

Mum, Alicia Holder, has taken to Facebook to warn parents about her batch of Children's Nurofen.

Mum warns parents to 'taste test' children's Nurofen after daughter's reaction

Colour by Disney - the adult colouring app of your childhood dreams.

Colour by Disney is the adult colouring app of your childhood dreams

Only seven per cent of Swedes claim their country is the best in the world.

The countries that don't think they're 'the best in the world'

Ben Groundwater
36 mins ago

1. Aria Hotel, Budapest.

World's best hotel named in annual TripAdvisor awards

Sinead Pearson
47 mins ago

Read the warning signs and you can avoid a bad restaurant meal.

Ten signs the restaurant you've chosen is terrible

David Whitley

Facebook has made live, user-generated video a top priority, but it has been repeatedly used to broadcast disturbing ...

Three arrests for alleged Facebook Live rape

Professor Michelle Simmons who gave the 2017 Australia Day Address at the Conservatorium of Music.

Professor's horror at 'feminised' physics

Dr Daniel Kronauer, shown in a double exposure image, studies ants with altered DNA in order to understand complex ...

Gene-modified ants shed light on how societies are organised

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Lei Wang said his research was partly inspired by Star Wars.

Star Wars spurs ANU hologram breakthrough

Tickford Ford Mustangs 2017 Ford Tickford Mustang.

Tickford ups Mustang's power

Dom Tripolone
1 hr ago

Isuzu MU-X tackled the Flinders Ranges with aplomb.

Pushing the limits at 4km/h

Lucas Kennedy

2016 Subaru XV concept previews the second-generation hatch due to be revealed at the 2017 Geneva motor show.

New Subaru XV teased

Drive Staff

2017 Mazda CX-9 Azami.

What seven-seat SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Kia Rio SLi.

Driven: New Kia Rio

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mini Countryman John Cooper Works.

The not so mini Mini revealed

Dom Tripolone

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: Joe Mennie of the Redbacks bowls during day one of the Sheffield Shield match between ...

Australia and Sixers fast bowler in hospital with brain bleed

Jon Pierik

Roger Federer overcame a slow start to reach the quarter-finals.

Federer's Theory of Everything that explains shock results

Liam Mannix
1 hr ago

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka, left, is congratulated by France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga after winning their quarterfinal at ...

'What are you looking at?' Tsonga and Wawrinka get snarly

Greg Baum

Kevin Pietersen: Darren Lehmann isn't a fan.

Darren Lehmann urges Stars to sack Kevin Pietersen

Jon Pierik
33 mins ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 17: David Warner and Steve Smith of Australia smile during day three of the First Test ...

Defend or attack? Smith, Warner at odds over India approach

Andrew Wu

He's still got it: Mitchell Johnson delivered one of the most devastating spells of bowling in Twenty20 history.

Wicked Mitch of the West's incredible bowling spell

Roger Federer celebrates with the crowd after his victory.

Zverev had style but it was no match for Roger Federer's grace

Michael Gleeson

Ambassador: Waratahs and Wallabies star Israel Folau will take part in the Global Tens.

ARU gives Wallabies green light for Global Tens despite AB queries

Phil Lutton

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Mitchell Starc of Australia celebrates dismissing Asad Shafiq of Pakistan during day ...

Starc ready to spearhead pace attack in India

James Buckley

ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA - APRIL 15: Brad Hogg of Australia in action during training at the Grenada National Stadium on ...

BBL trade period suspended as tensions over pay grow

EXCLUSIVE
Jon Pierik

Bash smash: Shane Watson accepts the Twenty20 International Player of the Year Award.

Convert Big Bash fans to Test cricket: Watson

James Buckley

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