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Jaya Taki has revealed why she lifted the lid on Simona's string of bets on opposition players.

Simona scandal: Abortion on Friday, partying Saturday

EXCLUSIVE
Danny Weidler

US rock and roll legend Chuck Berry.

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry found dead at 90

BREAKING
2 mins ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens as President Donald Trump speaks during their joint news conference.

Trump attacks Germany after Merkel flies out from awkward meeting

19 mins ago

Jockey Ben Melham rides She Will Reign to win race 7, The Golden Slipper, during Sydney Racing at Rosehill Gardens ...

Man stopped with sawn-off shotgun outside Golden Slipper

31 mins ago

PHOTOS?of Grahame Lonnie to go with story on doctors fees SUPPLIED by Julia Medew THE SUNDAY AGE NEWS 18th March 2017

Can you haggle with a doctor? Grahame did and saved $3000

Hillary Clinton has urged a divided country to work together to solve its problems.

Hillary Clinton says she is now 'ready to come out of the woods'

Top cop refused to investigate alleged police corruption

EXCLUSIVE
Eamonn Duff
35 mins ago

How Australia's famed 'two-speed economy' worm has turned

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Tensions on Korean peninsula now at 'dangerous levels'

Kirsty Needham

Tony Abbott tied in knots over Brexit and the monarchy

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Man shot dead at Paris airport after grabbing army officer's gun

steve smith

VVS Laxman undone by optical illusion after fierce attack on Steve Smith

Andrew Wu

Hollow: England struggle to celebrate their Six Nations victory.

Long faces as England raise Six Nations trophy but record denied

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Melissa George with <i>Sunday Night</i> reporter Steve Pennells.

Teary Melissa George lifts Seven PR fatwa with paid interview

justin bieber

'You guys suck': Bieber now a pale imitation of his once cheery self

PS

Budgeting can be overwhelming, especially on a low income. Start by setting yourself specific targets.

Don't be disheartened, you can still own a house on a low income

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2000 cut off in NSW floods

Pat Cummins took four wickets, three of which were with short-pitched balls.

Cummins is on the march, and nowhere near done yet

Warriena Tagpuno Wright, 26, from Lower Hutt, New Zealand. "She was all about dignity, equality, fairness, what's ...

What happened to Warriena that night after her Tinder date?

Michael Hooper of the Waratahs looks dejected after defeat

Sloppy Sydney affair: Speight magic sinks Waratahs in wet

Mr Bean

Somebody recut Mr Bean clips into a deranged horror trailer

Jorge Campano entertains the blokes during lunch at the PUG Men's Shed at Glebe.

Underneath the arches: inside Glebe's Men's Shed

Demand for affordable housing saw tenants assigned for all 104 units at City West Housing's Exordium apartments before ...

How we are holding ourselves back from affordable housing

Rob and Ruth Peters are being forced to sell their Manly home as part of the government's crackdown on illegal foreign ...

Couple forced out of home by foreign buyer crackdown

You may not know this but Australians are a force in the interiors world.

Five things Australians do best in the world of home design

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 18: Auction of 258 Henderson Rd Alexandria is successfully sold.The Auctioneer James Keenan on ...

Alexandria terrace triples in price in just over 10 years

A shark breaches at Bennetts Beach.

Picture-perfect water at tourist hot-spot is swarming with sharks

Sydney's miserable March: the wet weather has just kept coming

'It's really gone': pilot tells passengers of plane's lost propeller

The community is mourning the death of Ryan Teasdale.

A community shattered by the death of Ryan Teasdale in Unanderra

Police officers rush to seize Captain Francis De Groot.

Sydney's 'iron lung': Harbour Bridge's 85th anniversary

Sarah Hudson from Indigenous justice group Just Reinvest NSW.

'A tragedy': It's a record for the state, but not one to be proud of

Three men were arrested in raids across Sydney targeting a south-west Sydney drug syndicate.

Three men arrested in raid on 'Sydney drug syndicate'

Rachel Olding

Consumers are being left with home loans larger than they can afford.

How dodgy mortgage brokers land you with bigger repayments

A man has been charged with culpable driving causing death after a multiple car accident on the Calder Freeway at ...

Driver behind deadly crash was on suicide mission, court hears

VIC

The haul included spiders and scorpions. Don't worry - the fingers at the bottom are a reflection, the Border Force says.

Man arrested smuggling thousands of beetles, spiders and scorpions

WA

Henry Palaszczuk has shared childhood photos of his daughter, Annastacia Palaszczuk, the premier of Queensland,?on Facebook.

Even premiers can't escape their embarrassing dads

QLD

James Bradley (centre) with his extended family.

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James Bradley (centre) with his extended family.

War veteran, 92, denied visa due to health costs

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

The LNG plant at Gladstone in Queensland.

Biggest loser of gas shortage is the city that's sucking it all up

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

"I'm living out my rebellious side on set."

Aussie actor Tiarnie Coupland living out her 'rebellious side'

Cosima Marriner

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'We aren't going to be bullied by CEOs or anyone else': Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

We 'won't be bullied' by CEOs on same-sex marriage: Dutton

Michael Koziol

ABC boss delivers home truths about the broadcaster

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

The plan that could wipe $40,000 off the cost of a house

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

Breakaway: Is Senator Cory Bernardi's break from the Liberals the sign of a major shake-up of politics?

Tipping point: One in four voters sick and tired of major parties

EXCLUSIVE
Damien Murphy

Iraqi Federal Police shoot toward Islamic State militant positions during fighting in western Mosul, Iraq, on Thursday.

Drones, car bombs and mortars: Inside Iraq army's battle for Mosul

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Malcolm Turnbull with Snowy Hydro chief Paul Broad at Talbingo, NSW.

Energetic political row - but will there be light as well as heat?

Adam Morton

'Bonkers mad': Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is opposed to a sugar tax.

Joyce floats plan to dismantle coal seam gas bans across Australia

Amy Remeikis

Erdogan has called on his country's citizens in Europe to step up their rates of procreation.

It's time to start a baby boom across Europe, Erdogan tells Turks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right), meets with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Beijing Saturday.

Trump's man Tillerson lands in China as tensions rise in Korea

Students laugh at the Prerna Girls School, a place where girls are taught their rights as women in the world.

One school converts submissive girls into empowered women

Amrit Dhillon

The Large Blue butterfly, or Maculinea arion, which is the largest and rarest of blue butterflies.

Police net butterfly killer, and he may face prison

Less recognised is the behavioural impact of Trumpist anti-establishment populism on mainstream politics.

Trump has changed the rules of politics, even in Australia

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during his tour of the Snowy Hydro Tumut 3 power station.

Old regret: The man from Snowy Hydro has a plan

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

A new Reserve Bank report finds that one-fifth of Australians carried no cash whatsoever on the day they were surveyed.

If your wallet is empty, you're part of the new majority

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Gladstone's main thoroughfare, Goondoon Street, sits empty as the city struggles to adjust to the aftermath of the LNG boom.

The biggest loser from gas shortage is city sucking it all up

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

How the two-speed economy worm has turned

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Game of phones: Telstra's regional roaming rage

Lucy Battersby

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Dishonest, illegal and fraudulent 'bad apples' still at large

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Banks are itching to increase your mortgage interest rate

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

A lawyer's love for all creatures great and small

Mark Hawthorne

Boom time for the box out the back of Bourke

Lucy Battersby

Big gun malls in the billion-dollar sales club

Carolyn Cummins

You call that a drink? 35 of the craziest cocktails from the world's best bars.

Thirsty? These are the craziest cocktails you'll ever drink

Fine Drinks

In his 50s, George Clooney sets the benchmark for aging gracefully.

Want to look great at 50 and beyond? Start doing this now

Grooming

Tim Harcourt, author of The Airport Economist, says tipping was considered patronising in 1950s Australia. It has slowly ...

Tipping is a choice, but there are consequences for getting it wrong

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Pot stocks have enjoyed fevered interest since the government's moves to legalise the nascent sector.

Medical cannabis stocks are all the rage, but it's a bubble

Scott Phillips

Rob Deutsch, the founder and owner of F45 Training, has relocated to the United States.

The fastest growing franchise you've never heard of

Cara Waters

Call centres are often denigrated, ridiculed, avoided and despised.

Life in a call centre: could you handle it?

James Adonis

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Man found with loaded shotgun at Golden Slipper races

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Roosters edge Panthers in thriller

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Smylie Kaufman freaked by alligator

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Peter Dutton strikes out at Alan Joyce

National Zoo and Aquarium Jura, Cheetah.

Wild Side: Building a zoo

Stan - Billions

Brand new season of Billions - 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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US rock and roll legend Chuck Berry.

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies at 90

BREAKING
Kate Aubusson
2 mins ago

The bigger picture.

Adele gets shock about Melbourne that's usually butt of Aussie jokes

Hannah Francis

Australian actress Melissa George and former husband Jean=David Blanc in happier times.

Teary Melissa George promos signal lifting of Seven PR fatwa

Andrew Hornery

Amy Shark.

Is Amy Shark destined to be a one-hit wonder?

Reviewed by George Palathingal
17 mins ago

This is not the first time Hasbro has used a public marketing campaign to update the game's pieces.

Booted: Hasbro ditches 'tokens' and unveils new Monopoly

Michael Idato

HAMBURG, GERMANY - MAY 10: Adele performs at Barclaycard Arena on May 10, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Joern ...

Give it up, Australia. You've been owned by Adele

Bernard Zuel

Scarlett Johansson plays the Major in Ghost in the Shell from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures in theaters ...

Why Scarlett Johansson is playing legendary Japanese heroine

Andrew Taylor

Who could forget the over-hyped and expensive G20 summit in Brisbane in 2014?

Hollywood commissions comedy based on Obama-era White House

Michael Idato

Nicole Kidman as Sue Brierley in <i>Lion</i>

Special treat in store for fans of hit movie Lion

Garry Maddox

Jordan Rakei: Part of a renaissance for jazz.

Review: Jordan Rakei proves that groove is in the heart

Jonathan Seidler

Paris Combo

The night that David got the gig and won the girl

Nick Galvin

All of a sudden, you're back in the middle of that school yard surrounded by people you don't know.

There’s always room for new friendships, even as a grown-up

Nicola Moriarty

Last year's The Bachelor Richie Strahan with contestants, including Keira Maguire (in the front, second from left).

STD tests, critique a stranger: The Bachelor's odd casting process

Amy Croffey

Kyle Sandilands with Michael and Kyly Clarke's baby, Kelsey Lee, last year.

Why a clucky Kyle Sandilands will have to wait for a baby

Amy Croffey

Sjana Earp yogi and photojournalist.

Meet three women who found financial freedom on Instagram

Lindy Alexander

I have to pre-empt this gallery by saying it was very, very dry on the goods this week (everyone must be in hibernation ...

Sarah Paulson rewrites fashion's colour chart

The Kiwi spoof pokes gentle fun at the viral BBC interview ... and has subsequently gone viral.

The perfect parody of that BBC interview

Everyone has a moment that changes them forever. Mine exists in that classroom.

I was in Year 3 when I learnt my first lesson about sexism

Amy Butcher

President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, ...

Another overseas leader, another awkward Trump handshake moment

Breakfast: it's worth the effort.

Breakfast, fasting, snacking: the verdict on meal-timing

Amby Burfoot

Fuel your mood with happy foods.

Eating your broccoli can make you feel less stressed

Sarah Berry

Taryn Brumfitt believes that there has been a shift in the way many people view the "perfect" body; it no longer has to ...

Taryn Brumfitt on stripping down to shape up

Sarah Berry

Jo Alderdice saved a 3-year-old child from attempted abduction.

'I thought I would have to stab him': mum stops child abduction

Five siblings seeking a forever home have sparked a viral response.

Five siblings on the search for their 'forever family'

Jason Momoa with his two children with Lisa Bonet, Nakoa Wolf, 8, (left) and Lola, 9.

Jason Momoa's photo of daughter with 'naked' rock star causes outrage

Adam Liaw's classic roast chicken with bread and butter stuffing.

15 things you should be able to cook by the time you're 30

Leading Melbourne chef Teage Ezard.

Ezard severs ties with The Star Casino

Yotam Ottolenghi's rosemary, olive oil and orange cake with crystalised rosemary sprigs.

Yotam Ottolenghi on baking with citrus

Qantas A380 QF2 is stranded in Dubai due to technical difficulties.

Traveller letters: Qantas flight delay results in five-star stay

Bondi Beach girls ... but can anyone become one?

What it's like to be a Bondi chick for a weekend

Annie Dang

Cathedral Gorge, Purnululu National Park. Western Australia. must credit: Sean Scott Photography, supplied by Western ...

Photos: Stunning images of the Kimberley's record-breaking wet

The S8 would be the first to use the technology to verify financial payment applications.

Samsung S8 users to pay with their faces

This wanted poster provided by the FBI shows Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev, 33, a Russian national and resident. The ...

What the Yahoo case says about Russian spies

COMMENT

Quantum physicist Professor David Reilly in his lab at the University of Sydney.

The Australian helping Microsoft deliver its billion-dollar project

A screenshot from the first instalment of the game.

Video game banned by Australian censors over 'ritualistic' sex scene

LoL

The League of Legends team house that folded

Kotaku

Which is the best dual-cab ute: Volkswagen Amarok V6 Highline, Ford Ranger XLT, Toyota HiLux SR5 and Holden Colorado Z71.

What is the best dual-cab ute?

Stephen Ottley

The Australian consumer watchdog is continuing its investigation into Volkswagen Australia.

Aussies slow to grab VW's diesel fix

David McCowen

KTM X-Bow.

The $170k four-wheeled motorcycle

Andrew MacLean

Mobileye suppliers sensor technology to car companies including BMW.

The Breakdown: Intel buys Mobileye

David McCowen

Lexus LC500 Coupe.

Is this the best looking car on sale?

David McCowen

Hyundai has been refining its i30N hot hatch.

Too cool: Hyundai tests new hot hatch on ice

David McCowen

Football whisperer: Joe Wehbe (left) and Stephen Kearney during their time together with the New Zealand national team.

Mystery departure: Chances of Tigers keeping 'big four' plummet

Adrian Proszenko

Pat Cummins took four wickets, three of which were with short-pitched balls.

Pat Cummins quickens Australian hearts

ANALYSIS
Greg Baum
2 mins ago

Shocked: England players come to terms with their loss against Ireland.

Eddie Jones blames himself as Ireland deny England world record

UPDATED
George Burns
1 hr ago

Virat Kohli claps Steve Smith after failed DRS call.

Kohli's mocking of Smith backfires spectacularly

Andrew Wu

Stuck in the middle: Israel Folau of the Waratahs

Daryl Gibson concedes Waratahs are in a hole after Brumbies loss

Tom Decent

Australia's captain Steve Smith celebrates his century during the third day of the first cricket test match against ...

The optical illusion which prompted Laxman's rant at Smith

Andrew Wu

Hal Robson-Kanu scores West Bromwich Albion's second goal.

Highlights: Arsenal lose to West Brom, Chelsea leave it late

1 hr ago

FIFA in push for second A-League tier as pressure builds on FFA

Dominic Bossi

Jaya Taki has revealed why she lifted the lid on Simona's string of bets on opposition players.

'I sacrificed my child for you:' Anguished message to Simona

EXCLUSIVE
Danny Weidler

Icons: Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston after victory over New Zealand.

The incredible story behind Thurston and Smith's parallel careers

Phil Gould

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 18: Jorge Taufua (r) of the Sea Eagles celebrates after scoring a try during the round ...

Manly pull off upset of the season

Rohan O'Neil

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