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Extreme flood risk for 5000 planned Sydney homes

29 mins ago

Stinging rebuke: Canning MP Andrew Hastie.

Coopers 'didn't do anything wrong': stars of PR stunt hit back

1 hr ago

Married At First Sight

Decline of My Kitchen Rules a seismic shift in Australian television

ANALYSIS

Internet capabilities of the We-Vibe product line allow devices to be controlled long distance.

Vibrator makers to pay out $4m for spying on users' sexual activity

1 hr ago

Optus concedes responsibility for the rapid cable switchoff.

'Nightmare': Optus cutting off customers without warning

EXCLUSIVE

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on health care in the White House ion Monday.

Trump is a genius if he can sell his political swindle

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Cancer fraud Belle Gibson facing $1m fine after guilty verdict

UPDATED

Student, 13, accused of assaulting principal with garden stake

The wages chart that will make workers scratch their heads

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Market astounded as company's share price rockets 8300%

'Expensive catch-up for his own failures': PM hits out over gas crisis

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow holds up Donald Trump's 2005 tax return.

TV host reveals Trump's tax returns live on air

16 mins ago

Adam Voges batting average is set to stand the Test of time.

Two Australian Test players call time on first-class careers

BREAKING
1 hr ago

The Zoom Vaporfly Elite, a customized shoe to be used for the Breaking2 project, as Nike calls its effort to crack the ...

Unfair advantage? Nike's latest shoe so good it could be banned

The woman was badly burnt when her headphones exploded on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne.

Passenger shocked as headphones explode on flight to Australia

1 hr ago

Alcohol and weight: there's a key to making sure it doesn't blow out.

Turns out you might not have to give up alcohol to lose weight

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Timelapse: snowstorm blankets northeastern US states

An artist's impression of Ash Bolland's Audio-Creatures on the Sydney Opera House sails.

Vivid spreads its reach with unexpected addition

Andrew Fifita felt like "the world's most hated man" during a controversial 2016 season.

'World's most hated man': Fifita came close to walking away

Self inflicted: Will Genia sits dejected after the Wallabies' narrow loss to Ireland.

Will Genia ready to strike over club's controversial merger

Married At First Sight: I'm not moving for anything less than love, says Nadia.

Married at First Sight: Nadia finally calls out Anthony

It's time to think about how to provide secure homes not only for people today but their children and grandchildren in ...

Time to stop treating home ownership as a requirement for success

Comment

Sydney was the only Australian city to make the top 10 in Mercer's 19th annual Quality of Living survey, which examines ...

Just one Australian city ranked in global top 10 for quality of life

Sargood on Collaroy

$30 million beachfront site saved from developers' clutches

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 14: Barber Andrea Fiorentino cuts hair Jack Rabbit Slims Barbershop on March 14, 2017 in ...

The rise of the barber shop: Tenfold spike in past five years

Invisible House at 2493 Jenolan Caves Road, Hampton

Concrete back in vogue for Australia's distinguished homes

Western Sydney surgeon Fred Betros says doctors and nurses are overstretched to meet targets.

The Sydney hospitals struggling under deluge of sicker patients

Father speaks out after finding ex and son dead in Sydney unit

The terms and conditions that take 8 hours 59 minutes to read

One-third of students from advantaged schools say their classrooms are disruptive.

Why our school students are still behind the best in the world

Kimberley McGurk said she felt "sick, shaky" and "very frightened" when a shadowy figure appeared outside her window.

Widowed stay-at-home mother needed 'a dose of reality': court

Storms have so far dumped lots of rain in parts of Sydney while the CBD has mostly been spared.

Commuters set for damp journey to work on Wednesday

Peter Hannam

Former NSW mining minister Ian Macdonald outside the NSW Supreme Court in Darlinghurst.

Macdonald had 'no motive' to favour alleged mate: court

Michaela Whitbourn

The fire took nearly three hours to put out.

Suspected arson causes millions of dollars damage

WA

The court heard most of the money was blown at Crown Casino.

Accountant jailed for defrauding clients of $2.2 million

VIC

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says Brisbane City Council has achieved carbon neutrality.

Heads roll over $60 million council IT blow-out

QLD

Dylan Voller shackled in youth detention.

Jail guard returned to work to assault again, commission told

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media at Parliament House ahead of a meeting with gas executives on Wednesday.

Real Malcolm muscles up on gas

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull blames state governments for gas crisis

Tom McIlroy

Coopers gay marriage back-down a 'craven capitulation': Andrew Hastie

Nathan Hondros, Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

Labor MP Kate Ellis at the National Press Club last year.

Labor MP Kate Ellis pregnant with her second child

The Japanese warship Izumo will tour the South China Sea for three months.

China weighs in as Bishop backs Japan over troubled waters

Richard Di Natale is urging Australian society to seek a better life-work balance for the sake of everyone.

Work fewer hours and be happier: Greens leader Richard Di Natale

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Nationals MP George Christensen during Question Time at Parliament House in ...

Christensen cools on rebranding LNP in Queensland

1 hr ago

Donald Trump listens during a meeting on health care on Monday.

Republican voters the biggest losers under Trumpcare health bill

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Anti-aircraft machine guns, grenades and pistols were among 10,000 weapons destined for criminal and terrorist groups.

Spanish police seize more than 10,000 weapons 'destined for terrorism'

Lia Timson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his wife, Sara in Sydney last month.

Netanyahu and wife testify in libel suit against Israeli journalist

Girl Guides of Canada

Canadian Girl Guides snub US travel after Trump's ban

Jason Yosar is an ophthalmologist working in a Brisbane public hospital

'Hi, my name's Jason. I'm your doctor. This is why I'm running late'

COMMENT
36 mins ago

The bank of mum and dad is recycling large amounts of housing wealth to the next generation through intergenerational ...

The bank of mum and dad is helping with more than just housing

COMMENT

Wages growth chart.

The chart that will leave Australian workers scratching their heads

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Foreign exchange traders have caused issues for big banks.

Westpac, ANZ give $6m to charity for currency trading breaches

Mathew Dunckley
1 hr ago

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Markets Live: ASX slips despite miner rally

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
35 mins ago

If you have to lose money, do it in Tokyo.

Is this the world's most honest city?

21 mins ago

Rod Sims: "I am continually puzzled as to why some large companies treat their customers so badly."

ACCC boss slams big companies for treating customers 'so badly'

1 hr ago

Regulator's case over Medibank's 'secret sting' hits stumbling block

Sarah Danckert

Consumer sentiment steadies, despite wage growth worries

Macquarie sells out of deal that dubbed it the Vampire Kangaroo

Colin Kruger, CBD

The investment Aussie super funds go crazy for

Hipster Couple in Spring Fashion Colors Couple in pastel colours?

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Hipster Couple in Spring Fashion Colors Couple in pastel colours?

When men claim to be feminists just to abuse women

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Abalone diving.

Despair is not an option when it comes to climate change

COMMENT
Tim Winton

EMBARGOED UNTIL 15TH MARCH 2017. Sally McManus will be the first female secretary of the ACTU. Photographed here in the ...

Sacking of teacher inspired the first female ACTU secretary

Anna Patty

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The Zoom Vaporfly Elite, a customized shoe to be used for the Breaking2 project, as Nike calls its effort to crack the ...

Nike's latest runner is so good it could be banned

Fitness Trends

Is it what you eat, or how much you move, that counts?

Food or fitness? The case against dieting over exercise

Boot Camp

"We have, at times, let down our customers and we are not proud of this," ANZ bank CEO Shayne Elliott says.

Credit cards under scrutiny but personal loan rates also too high

John Collett

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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Nearly one in two couples ask for cash on their wedding day

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Chris Lucas, owner of Melbourne restaurant Chin Chin.

Top restaurants slap on Sunday surcharge

Cara Waters

Freelance art director Chris Eichberger uses volunteering to build his network.

How I learnt to love networking – and you can too!

Alexandra Cain

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Trailer: Atomic Blonde

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Flooding throughout Sydney

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Trailer: Dave Chappelle Netflix special

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Best garages in the world

Marie Kahnemann performs during the ' Baltic Lights' festival in Heringsdorf, on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom, Germany.

World of Photos

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. Only on Stan.

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Justin Bieber explaining his actions towards Seven News.

Bieber punks Seven News with Summer Heights High gag

Nathanael Cooper
21 mins ago

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.

Academy president addresses 'beautiful' Oscars blunder

Rob Moran

Ian Thorpe with child psychologist and bullying prevention expert Professor Marilyn Campbell.

Thorpe's Bullied airs to largely positive response

Matt Bungard
52 mins ago

Potential replacement: Scarlett Johansson, seen here in <I>Avengers: Age of Ultron</i>, could take up the role of ...

Portman, Johansson tipped for The Girl In The Spider's Web

Matt Bungard

Netflix's new film boss Scott Stuber with his wife Molly Sims.

Netflix hires Hollywood film boss; pushes expanded film slate

Michael Idato

Married At First Sight: I'm not moving for anything less than love, says Nadia.

Married at First Sight: Nadia finally calls BS on Anthony

Karl Quinn

Manu Feildel with fellow My Kitchen Rules judge Pete Evans. The show has suffered a drop in ratings.

My Kitchen Rules a lot less than it used to

ANALYSIS
Debi Enker

Rooney Mara in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Girl With Dragon Tattoo sequel is happening - but without Mara

Wounded government soldiers, Huambo, Angola.

Can we handle the truth in Stephen Dupont's pictures?

Henry Zwartz
52 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 01: Katie Miller-Crispe (red skirt) and performer Jessica Harper from Operantics on March 1, ...

Fed up waiting for the call, young singers make their own luck

Joyce Morgan

Somewhere between irreverance and respect: Virginia Gay with Tony Taylor and Sheriden Harbridge.

She shoots! She scores! Feisty cowgirl is right on target

Jason Blake

Baby Avery, the 17-month-old son of Kayne West's cousin died unexpectedly on Monday.

Kanye West's one-year-old cousin dies unexpectedly

Amy Croffey
19 mins ago

Robert Kelly and his wife, Kim Jung-A, said they were mortified at first but found the video funny "like everybody else".

Robert Kelly speaks out after viral video: 'it was chaos for me'

Rachel Olding
1 hr ago

Study after study shows men and women exaggerate this disparity by seeking out taller-shorter pairings for relationships.

The dating preference that women need to drop

Tracey Spicer

Black is the new black - Sigrid McCarthy's signature style

This woman wears the same thing every day. Could you?

Clare Press

Affleck thanked his "co-parent" Jennifer Garner for her support.

Ben Affleck thanks 'co-parent' Jennifer Garner post rehab stint

Amy Croffey

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 30: Miranda Kerr is all smiles as she departs from LAX on June 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, ...

Bargain hunters: the celebs who (sometimes) wear affordable clothes

1 hr ago

Gillian Anderson opened up about entering early menopause in Lenny Letter.

X-Files star: 'I felt like somebody else had taken over my brain'

Annie Brown

Adele performs at ANZ Stadium on March 10, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

Why Adele is a role model for my two girls, swearing and all

Cat Rodie

A yoghurt smoothie for good mental health?

Yoghurt may help some forms of depression, study says

Sarah Berry

Alcohol and weight: there's a key to making sure it doesn't blow out.

Do we need to give up alcohol to lose weight? Not necessarily

JANE E. BRODY

We give and we all receive health benefits.

Gain five years of your life by doing this

Sarah Berry

Potty in the pub? People are not happy.

A toddler used a potty in a pub - and people weren't happy

William, 2, and Ayden, 6, died within six weeks of each other.

Family devastated by loss of two kids in six weeks

The "eraser challenge' causes serious burns and places students at risk of severe infection.

Parents warned about 'eraser challenge' danger

Green smoothie.

Is too much wellness making us anxious?

COMMENT
Rohan Anderson

Kung pao chicken.

21 tongue-tingling chilli recipes

Great for lunch: the rye bread Reuben sandwich with corned beef, pickled cabbage and swiss cheese.

Reuben sandwiches for lunch in Sydney's lower east side

The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.

Hate at first sight: Eight cities you won't like the first time around

Ben Groundwater
10 mins ago

The US pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi's airport has given Etihad a big advantage in the wake of Donald Trump's ...

Trump's travel ban just gave Etihad a huge advantage over rivals

Harmony of the Seas' canyon design means many cabins have balconies facing into the ship.

The biggest cruise ship of all time is currently being built

Soo Kim

We're being bested by most developed Asia-Pacific nations.

Australia's internet speeds lag behind world

1 hr ago

Social networks have come under fire for working with third parties who market the data to law enforcement.

Facebook, Twitter face fines over hate speech

1 hr ago

"We have suffered considerable inconvenience, damage and cost to our business," says Optus customer.

Optus cuts off customers without warning, blames NBN

EXCLUSIVE

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Choosing the right VPN in Australia

Lifehacker

Attendees wait at the 2017 South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin.

Uber alternatives face first big test at SXSW

Volkswagen's emissions crisis has rocked the entire car industry.

Volkswagen not ruling out merger with Fiat Chrysler

2010 Range Rover Sport.

Is a Range Rover a good used-car buy?

David Morley

Peugeot has updated the 308 range for 2017, adding more equipment to the mid-range Allure hatch.

She says, he says: Peugeot 308 Allure review

Daniela Intili and David McCowen

2014 Nissan X-Trail.

What used SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

German World Champion driver Michael Schumacher, of the Ferrari team, gives the okay sign to start out on a test run at ...

What are the seven best Ferrari race cars?

David McCowen

The new camera technology detects drivers using their phones.

Drivers reveal what they think is the major cause of road deaths

David McCowen

Fonda Metassa crashes over in the 1969 grand final. The tackler is Valleys? fullback Norm Clarke. Others in the photo ...

Fable of Fonda Metassa is the greatest league story of them all

Phil Lutton

The All Blacks celebrate Malakai Fekitoa's try.

England's plan for $5 million All Blacks showdown: report

48 mins ago

Adam Voges batting average is set to stand the Test of time.

Two Australia Test players call time on first-class careers

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Nick Kyrgios of Australia celebrates match point against Alexander Zverev of German.

Nick Kyrgios enters horror draw with stunning win

Darren Walton

Dan Vickerman played three seasons with the Brumbies before moving to the Waratahs.

Waratahs and Brumbies to play for Dan Vickerman Cup

44 mins ago

Self inflicted: Will Genia sits dejected after the Wallabies' narrow loss to Ireland.

Will Genia set to strike over controversial merger

Warren Barnsley

ALBURY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 12: Lance Franklin of the Swans gathers the ball during the JLT Community Series AFL match ...

Buddy Franklin in one of AFL's most formidable partnerships ever

James Buckley

Bruno Fernandes playing for Flamengo in 2010.

Outrage as club signs goalkeeper convicted of horrific killing

Harriet Alexander

Dale Copley has left the Roosters after just a year at the club.

Gold Coast Titans swoop on Rooster to ease the Hayne pain

Scott Bailey

New stadium: Artist's impression of western Sydney Stadium.

Thirty NRL games a year but only Parramatta Eels commit

Michael Chammas

Blue boy: James Tedesco.

Whispers grow that Tigers Fab Four want coach decision soon

Michael Chammas

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