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Commonwealth Bank kept its dividend flat.

CBA puts brakes on lending to property investors

Clancy Yeates

Lili Chel - wife of Comanchero bikie boss and owner of The Rouge nightclub in Kings Cross. She has admitted she allowed ...

'It ruined my life': club owner sues over live sex show article

Curtis Cheng, who was shot dead outside Parramatta police headquarters, with his son Alpha.

Mr Trump, my father's murder isn't the tragedy the world missed

COMMENT
Alpha Cheng

Grabbing a line is accepted and, partly because of its illegality and expense, it has social cachet.

Why Australia is so popular for South American drug cartels

COMMENT

Charged: Real estate agent Chris Polley.

Police arrest real estate agent at work after he allegedly lied to them

Bill Shorten is engaged in tit-for-tat politics no matter how he tries to spin it.

Shorten nails the key problem for voters - now he has to fix it

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Popular shopping brands poised to fall to foreign ownership

'That's my food money': students to feel sting of PM's $8b trade-off

Dutton seeks 'Trump-like' power to target certain nationalities

Roll-out of new chain saves rag trader from carnage as labels sink

COMMENT

Cabinet didn't sign off on licence given to 'mate', Iemma tells trial

weather mp

Looming weather event has only happened four times before in Sydney

Far better suited, could this be the start of something new? Cheryl and Andrew hit it off on Married At First Sight.

How the Married At First Sight matchmakers got it so wrong

COMMENT
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Michelle McIlquham, who had a mild intellectual disability, died at the age of 28.

Doctors said Michelle was having a 'tantrum' - hours later she died

Malcolm Turnbull in full flight.

'Parasite' Shorten caught in crossfire as Turnbull lets rip

U.S. President Donald Trump sings along with the music as he dances with First Lady Melania Trump during the Liberty ...

Don't forget Melania is a Trump - lawsuits are their bloodsport

COMMENT

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Counterfeit Holden Commodore bonnet latch warning

Appeal: Anthony Mundine lost the fight to Danny Green.

Mundine and Green fight to resume in court: report

DT5A4K JUDY GARLAND THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

Judy Garland groped by the Munchkins, ex-husband claims

Dr Walker (not pictured) says he has suffered a loss of income.

Surgeon sues airline after mishap with tray table

Rather than the grim tale of a sadistic man grooming a naive young woman for sexual violence and abuse, the Fifty Shades ...

Why you should boycott 'Fifty Shades Darker'

COMMENT

Early education and care is a good thing for children - particularly for those who are born into low-income families.

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Early education and care is a good thing for children - particularly for those who are born into low-income families.

Turnbull's new 'benefits' will leave 72,000 children worse off

COMMENT
Lisa Bryant

Guard dog

Dogs and Xboxes: tax breaks claimed by small businesses

Nassim Khadem

Sue Dixon was affectionately known as "Salmonella Sue".

'Salmonella Sue' pinpointed origin of outbreak in babies

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Former NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli with his replacement Rob Stokes

New Education Minister declares he's 'no expert' on education

Driver was 'aiming for potholes' before truck crash killed soldier

Melanie Kembrey

Church a 'law unto itself', royal commission hears

Rachel Browne

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's new cabinet is poised to make a decision on the future of council amalgamations.

Millions in lost savings if councils demerge

Lisa Visentin

St Peters resident Cathie Hughes says locals have been left in the dark about future train services.

Commuters face longer journeys as suburbs left off metro line

Matt O'Sullivan

VPN-related searches on Google skyrocketed last year after new website-blocking measures were approved, and again this ...

'Spooky behaviour': The apps that are mining your data

The hole on Wentworth Street in Point Piper.

'Sinkhole' opens outside Point Piper mansion

Brisbane Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge.

Church a 'law unto itself', Archbishop tells commission

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi likened four-star hotel accommodation to "trash".

'I don't stay in trash': Lord Mayor's junket demands revealed

WA

Robin Fletcher leaving the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Girl-whipping Wiccan 'should no longer be supervised', judge says

VIC

A Mareeba farmer said he will buy his dream ute with his Oz Lotto winnings.

Farmer just wants a new ute after $15 million lottery win

QLD

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce laughs as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attacks Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

PM lights up backbench with savage attack on 'parasite' Shorten

Tony Wright

'Holding parents hostage': PM rolls welfare cuts into childcare reforms

Matthew Knott

PM moves to rebuild trust with Aboriginal Australia

Michael Gordon

TravelGeneric004.jpg SHD Travel Generic traveling with children image. Sydney Airport 2006. Solo, travel, lonely, child. ...

MPs' family reunion travel perks could be next on chopping block

Leading law firms are studying Centrelink's handling of the debt recovery scheme.

Centrelink robo-debt scheme an 'atrocity' but class action unlikely

Nationals MP David Gillespie says he will vote in line with his conservative-leaning NSW seat of Lyne,

Turnbull government minister under constitutional cloud

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Cory Bernardi

Cory Bernardi unable to explain why he's quit the Liberals

ANALYSIS

Sufia Begum, a Rohingya who crossed over to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state in November.

Where is the outrage about Myanmar's devastating cruelty?

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch

A group of Muslim men pray while supporters hold up signs during an interfaith prayer and rally against the ban at John ...

Trump lawyer proposes travel ban compromise in appeals court

Paul McGeough

Australia exports cattle to Japan. Pictured: a cattle show in New South Wales.

US cattlemen seek help to beat Australia

Peter Mitchell

Afghan villagers gather around the bodies of people killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in ...

Bombing near Afghan Supreme Court kills and wounds dozens

Curtis Cheng, who was shot dead outside Parramatta police headquarters, with his son Alpha.

Donald Trump, you're wrong about my father's murder

COMMENT
Alpha Cheng

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the Parliamentary Last Post Ceremony at the ...

The safest risk Turnbull can take to keep his job

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live.

The pointed weapon that hits Trump where it hurts

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

For 2016, Rio earned a net profit of $US4.6 billion, a reversal from the $US866 million loss in 2015.

Rio Tinto cash bonanza fails to trickle down to shareholders

Brian Robins

Commonwealth Bank has been expanding quickly in the housing investor market, where bank growth is capped at 10 per cent year.

CBA puts brakes on housing investor lending

One said he had to borrow a mattress from friends because he could not afford to buy any furniture.

Cafe owner threatened to 'kill' underpaid Indian cooks

Anna Patty

CIMIC chairman Marcelino Fernandez Verdeshabtoor leighton at the four seasons hotel

CIMIC boss gets $17m pay packet as company reels from allegations

Sarah Danckert

Holden in safety warning over counterfeit bonnets

Mark Hawthorne

Pencils and pyjamas prove the winning formula for Premier

Catie Low

ASX rises as investors buy into retail surprises

Jessica Sier

Fahour's $5.6m Australia Post packet doesn't stack up

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

The Twin Hills stud near Cootamundra.

Dubai Sheikh scores close to $12 million for famous NSW stud

The home up for offer at 10 Gillison Close, Melling.

Man decides to raffle off his mansion with $3 tickets

Adam Craven/CplusC Architectural Workshop.

Amongst the gum trees: What the Aussie bush house looks like now

Hyperloop Sydney to Melbourne. Artist impression. Hyperloop. Artist impression. Supplied

Australia's solution to housing affordability could be the Hyperloop

The surgery of microsurgeon Paul Lendvay, in Sydney's Woollahra, is for sale. Photo: Supplied

Surgery of renowned Sydney doctor on market after 50 years

Once you know the essentials to great style, you can start improving on them.

Check mate: Eight style rules every man should know

Men's Style

The Giulia goes head to head with the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4.

The car going head-to-head with BMW, Mercedes and Audi

Cars

Experts warn areas such as Melbourne's Docklands are "fraught with danger" for investors.

Property price boom masks risks for investors as yields plummet

John Collett

Centrelink's robo debt recovery scheme has been controversial because of high error rates.

Centrelink overload sees families unable to access payments

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner, found Veda had breached KB's privacy.

Veda freezes business' credit due to typo

Business etiquette is a minefield.

What not to put in a voicemail message

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Severe weather: High temperatures across central Australia

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Malcolm Turnbull's extraordinary spray

Parliament

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Summer's hottest days still to come

A giant sinkhole opens up in Sydney.

Sinkhole opens up near PM's house

A woman waits to cross a street during a severe thunderstorm in Sydney.

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding hit Sydney

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Far better suited, could this be the start of something new? Cheryl and Andrew hit it off on Married At First Sight.

How the Married At First Sight matchmakers got it so wrong

COMMENT
Aja Styles
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"They hold onto my arm and they tell me their stories": <i>Lion</i> director Garth Davis.

Director: 'Lion unlocked emotions people didn't know they had'

Garry Maddox

The annual Rainbow Serpent Festival has come under fire for drug-related incidents in recent years including deaths, ...

Police call for shorter Rainbow Serpent Festival following death

Hannah Francis

Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.

Judy Garland groped by the Munchkins, ex-husband claims

Tuesday night's show was the first time anything resembling the original Guns N' Roses lineup has played Brisbane.

Reunion brings Guns N' Roses to a new generation

Jorge Branco

Rosie O'Donnell has put up her hand to play Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon on SNL.

O'Donnell wants to play next gender-bending Trump staffer

Broede Carmody

Chan's new movie, Bleeding Steel, is being shot in Australia.

The best Jackie Chan clip ever: bring the tissues

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Lady Gaga performs during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show at NRG Stadium on ...

Lady Gaga's music sales jump after Super Bowl performance

Broede Carmody

Bruce Springsteen wheeled out the hayseed novelty tune <i>Don't Hang Up</i> at AAMI Park.

'Buoyed, elevated, soaring': How The Boss restores trust

Bernard Zuel

Entertainment. Lex Marinos and Benita Collings. Photograph by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 2nd Feb 2017.

The best way to stop people making a fool out of you

Ellen Parsons

The Age News 28/09/2010 Picture Justin McManus. 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. winner of the Nettie Palmer ...

You've had the 'fake news', now get ready for the facts

Jason Steger

In 2000 Melania Trump mused that being first lady is something every woman aspires to be.

Don't be shocked, Melania is doing what the Trumps do best

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Christie Brinkley poses with her daughters for Sports Illustated's 2017 Swimsuit Issue.

What we can learn from Christie Brinkley's bikini body

Annie Brown

Ruth Negga, star of 'Loving', poses at the premiere of the film in Beverly Hills.

Ruth Negga is about to be your next style inspiration

Bee Shapiro

Lena Dunham attends the the New York premiere of the sixth and final season of Girls.

Lena Dunham shares the 'Trump diet' behind her weight loss

Annie Brown

Tziporah Malkah (previously known as Kate Fischer) discussing her relationship with James Packer in the <em>I'm A ...

'Everyone is terrified of him': Tziporah Malkah says of Packer

Amy Croffey

I didn't need my parents to have some grand love story.

After their divorce, I got to know my parents all over again

Ali Kelley

Which way are you going to go? When politics wrecks your relationship.

Can a relationship survive in the era of Donald Trump?

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Hillary Clinton has declared women "heroes and history makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future."

Hillary Clinton declares 'the future is female' in new video

Nicole Economos

Stretch and stress relief: It's in.

Stretching muscles is in as the next fitness fad

JOANNE KAUFMAN

Are we inadvertently giving children the equivalent of alcohol for breakfast?

Are we giving children the equivalent of alcohol for breakfast?

Sarah Berry

Feeling sad? Ecotherapy could help.

Are you suffering from nature deficit disorder?

Alice Wilkinson

'Pretty much nothing in it': Chocolate cloud cake from Anthia Koullouros.

19 smart sweet swaps to crush sugar cravings

Canned butter, from Red Feather.

Tinned butter you don't need to keep in the fridge

Barbecued seafood with gochujang butter sauce.

Neil Perry's delicious barbecued seafood with spicy gochujang sauce

pink

'I'm normal!': Pink's post-baby statement

Facebook: Melinda Tankard Reist

Aussie preschooler's lunchbox prompts scathing note home

Movie time

What I said when my daughter asked me about my sex life

Airbus Beluga

Six incredible planes you'll never get to fly on

Craig Platt

You'll be sharing your European travel experience with many others.

The 10 things that will annoy you about Europe

Ben Groundwater

The infinity pool.

The exclusive Aussie resort where on 28 guests are allowed

Rachael Burnett

Counter-Strike is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists and ...

Online 'paedophile' gamer banned for life

Stan is stepping up, taking the fight to Netflix and Amazon in Australia's subscription video showdown.

Stan announces 4K content, offline viewing

COMMENT

Perth school boy Kai finds it easier to concentrate on the teacher's voice with Nuheara's IQbuds helping to compensate ...

Smart earbuds promise relief for kids struggling in classroom

Freeview

How to fill your phone with cheap data

Lifehacker

Twitter has a troll problem.

Twitter's plan to weed out abusive tweets

2017 Toyota Yaris.

New Toyota Yaris revealed

Drive Staff

The Audi A1 is offered with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine in Australia.

The age of smaller engines may be over

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mazda3 Maxx hatchback.

What safe small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV is powered by a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6.

Alfa's BMW M3 rival reviewed

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Core Plus.

Updated VW Amarok revealed

Dom Tripolone

Audi RS 3 LMS

Audi to build on local motorsport program

David McCowen

Surprised: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika didn't think anyone would be charged in relation to the discovery of a ...

Cheika not expecting an apology for 'ridiculous' bugging inference

Tom Decent

Not named: Steve Matai (R) and Brett Stewart (L) have not been named in the Sea Eagles 25-man squad for 2017.

Have Stewart and Matai played their last game for Manly?

Scott Bailey

Keen for the 15-a-side: Sharni Williams is tackled during the Sydney Sevens.

Sevens stars want to jump ship and play at World Cup

Tom Decent

Gag order: Arnold doesn't want his undefeated players mentioning the word "invincible".

The word Graham Arnold has banned from Sydney FC

Dominic Bossi

Mohit Ahlawat

Indian cricketer belts astonishing T20 triple ton in Delhi

James Buckley

Appeal: Anthony Mundine lost the fight to Danny Green.

Mundine to appeal Green fight loss: report

Dean Bouzanis has been banned for his slur towards Besart Berisha.

Bouzanis gets five-game ban for gypsy slur

1 hr ago

Rest: Nic Maddinson is taking an indefinite break from cricket.

Maddinson takes break from cricket

James Buckley

Chiefs flanker Liam Messam.

Players get set for punishing conditions

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Ugly affair: The InterContinental bugging saga saw no real winners.

It's time for the Kiwis to apologise for slurs against Wallabies

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

New signing: Digby Ioane.

Ex-Wallabies winger ready for action for Crusaders

Richard Knowler

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