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SMH News. Another day of wild wet weather hits Sydney. People try to shelter from the wind and rain in the city. Photo ...

Sydney braced for severe storm with hail, flash flooding

27 mins ago

Bellamy's shares surged on news of a change in Chinese policy.

Australian shares surge after surprise move from China

Kirsty Needham
17 mins ago

Police are negotiating with the man on the roof of a house in Tighes Hill, Newcastle. March 21, 2017 Photo : Marina Neil ...

Man holed up on roof in stand-off with police after Brookvale stabbing

51 mins ago

POLAIR locate missing propeller in bushland.?A 100-kilogram propeller that fell off a Regional Express flight bound for ...

Crime scene set up as police find plane propeller near houses

32 mins ago

AFR, GENERIC, BRISBANE Scales of Justice outside the District Court in Brisbane --- legal, law, QC, judge, litigation. ...

Private school boy accused of sex assault at eastern suburbs party

President Donald Trump pauses during his speech during a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Monday, March 20, ...

America realises there are no brakes on this President

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Google called in to wipe MPs' numbers off web after department bungle

1 hr ago

Latest fanatical tinkering is just another lose-lose for Turnbull

COMMENT
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Naked sleepwalker crawled through house before attack on woman

'Threats in Sydney steadily rising': Bubble speculation heats up

Letter that sparked civil war in the Australian Olympic movement

18 mins ago

Melissa George.

I shared the dummy spit that still haunts Melissa George - and I regret it

COMMENT
1 hr ago

President Donald Trump had an awkward meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Still stings: Trump carries out the classic workplace snub

COMMENT

Faces tell a story: The Tigers gather behind their own try line after another Canberra try on the weekend.

D-Day looms as Tigers consider ultimatum for 'big four' stars

1 hr ago

Australia's Shaun Marsh plays a shot during the fifth day of their third test cricket match against India in Ranchi, ...

'He's talking. Him!' Indian fielders chirped during run-ups

Professor Stephen Hawking says he no longer feels welcome in the US.

'I fear that I may not be welcome' in Trump's America: Hawking

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Was the Adele concert on-stage engagement pure luck?

Princess Diana wore a frothy meringue wedding dress with an 8-metre train, she then slept most of her honeymoon away ...

Letters reveal what Diana got up to on her honeymoon

Theresa May for Vogue. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz for American Vogue.

Theresa May makes history with high fashion debut

American singer, Chuck Berry, arrives at Mascot Airport, Sydney, 28 January 1959. SMH Picture by Trevor Dallen ...

A complicated legacy: What you didn't read in Chuck Berry's obit

COMMENT

The shopping strip at Bronte Beach is one where shops rarely change hands.

The shopping strips among the nation's hardest to buy into

Strata fees could fall in buildings that allow owners to list their properties on Airbnb, under a building program ...

Airbnb plays trump card straight into hands of NSW strata owners

COMMENT
57 mins ago

Why are more of us buying into big?

When did huge become great? The problem with mega mansions

14-16 Buckland Street, Chippendale, has sold to UTS.

UTS buys Chippendale warehouse for $11.25 million

Clare Gilligan of Makers Lane is on a mission to convince consumers that local handmade furniture is accessible.

Former property developer takes on disposable decor

Owners in buildings where controlled short-stay lets were wanted could pass bylaws participating in the Friendly ...

More than 200,000 unit owners in NSW 'gouged' with fees

56 mins ago

Mellissa Moore's red bellied black snake comes out from under her washing.

'They're absolutely everywhere': A nasty surprise in washing

Spreading the profits: Airbnb's new plan for apartment blocks

EXCLUSIVE

The 'healthy' bread that contains as much salt as packet of chips

Esther Han

North Sydney mayor Jilly Gibson calls for unity were not heeded on Monday night, as councillors walked out on the meeting.

'I felt dehumanised': Councillors walk out on mayor

Same house, several prices.

Why your neighbour's insurance might cost half as much as yours

Debris left on the platform at Burwood on Monday afternoon.

Commuter hurt when roof 'explodes' off train in Inner West

Mother-of-four Salwa Haydar stabbed to death at Bexley home. Photos; Facebook

'Extraordinary reaction' saw depressed husband kill wife: court

The man fell off his bike twice and rode into a pole while trying to make a swift getaway.

Bumbling bike-rider uses toy gun to mug woman, rides into pole

VIC

Helicopter crash survivors, pilot Robert Van Kuyl and passenger Garry Carroll.

Esky and tarp grabbed from chopper wreckage may have saved mates

QLD

Mr Barnett was not expected to lead the Liberals to the March election.

Barnett vehemently defended as Nahan takes the Liberal reins

UPDATED
1 hr ago

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'Kids Fattening Centre': Locals protest fast-food outlet

ACT
1 min ago

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WHARF.980413.SMH.NEWS.PHOTO BY JONATHON MARSDEN. PATRICK STEVEDORES AT PORT BOTANY, SITE OF AN MARITIME UNION OF ...

A century on, economic debate just won't die

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine
1 hr ago

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My arranged marriage began as a cold war - but it has lasted

COMMENT
Saeed Fassaie
49 mins ago

Before the Brexit vote, investors assumed Britain would not vote to leave the EU.

Why our assumptions - and share prices - might be wrong

Marcus Padley

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during a joint press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Malcolm Turnbull stands to lose both ways on 18C changes

COMMENT
Michael Gordon
22 mins ago

PM pushes race hate law change, despite warnings it will cost votes

James Massola

Google called in to scrub MP phone numbers from the internet

1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney-General Senator George Brandis in Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday ...

Gesture politics from the people who claim to be above it

COMMENT
1 hr ago

PM Malcolm Turnbull, the once respected urbane intellectual who argued the merits of policies in a clear, understandable ...

'Australians aren't racists': PM defends race law changes

Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the new chair of beyondblue, pictured with founder and outgoing chairman Jeff ...

Julia Gillard named as beyondblue chair, replacing Jeff Kennett

Amy Remeikis

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: MYOB Chairman Justin Milne rings the bell at the Australian Securities Exchange ...

Long-time friend of Turnbull to be named new ABC chairman

1 hr ago

Jose Ramos Horta in Dili Timor-Leste

Ramos Horta lashes Australia over 'failed state' fears

EXCLUSIVE
Lindsay Murdoch

Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron during the Re-invest France, the first of three televised debates before presidential ...

Macron clashes with Le Pen in marathon presidential debate

1 hr ago

Fretilin leader Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres, centre, is seen with former prime minister Mari Alkatiri, right, after voting.

Guterres on track to be East Timor president

Lindsay Murdoch
28 mins ago

FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday.

Reality dawns for Americans in Trump-Russia hearing

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

American singer, Chuck Berry, arrives at Mascot Airport, Sydney, 28 January 1959. SMH Picture by Trevor Dallen ...

The complicated legacy of Chuck Berry

COMMENT

Vague offers of help are genuinely not helpful.

Four things you shouldn't say to a friend going through divorce

COMMENT
Rachel Walker

An estimated 7 per cent of people sleepwalk at some time during their lives.

How to manage your loved one's sleepwalking

COMMENT
Helen Stallman

Bellamy's shares surged on news of a change in Chinese policy.

China wants 'level playing field' for e-commerce

Kirsty Needham
18 mins ago

Shares in supplements company Blackmores soared 13.1 per cent to $113.69 on Tuesday, after China surprisingly ...

China backflip fails to lift ASX

Myriam Robin
38 mins ago

Contractor Downer EDI has launched a full takeover offer for Spotless after building a 19.9 per cent stake late on Monday.

The only watcher who tipped Spotless to fly

Brian Robins

Signs are emerging that mining companies are slowly hiring again.

Mining recovery reaches the coalface

Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

'Build-up of risks': RBA sends warning on house prices

Westpac takes aim at ASIC over 'ambitious' home loan lawsuit

Michaela Whitbourn

Aldi calls for ban on plastic shopping bags

Madeleine Heffernan

Small businesses join the raw food revolution

Christine D'Mello

Common Projects Achilles low-top

Six super-luxury sneakers that actually increase in value

Men's Shoes

Challenge yourself with pace, not distance.

Training smarter, not longer, is the best way to improve

The Long Run

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How Airbnb hosts can avoid a land tax bill

Noel Whittaker

Before the Brexit vote, investors assumed Britain would not vote to leave the EU.

Why our assumptions, and current share prices, might be wrong

Marcus Padley

Yoko Inoue runs Cafe Shokuiku.

Small businesses join the raw food revolution

Christine D'Mello

Confusion exists over how to claim the GST included in car expenses.

GST confusion for cars

Max Newnham

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CCTV shows Orly airport attack

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Comey confirms FBI probe into Russia hacking

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Three men stabbed in a Brookvale gym

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Brexit trigger date confirmed

A woman places flowers on a train wagon at the old train station in Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday, March 19, 2017. ...

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Adele helped a Melbourne couple get engaged during the final leg of her Australian tour.

'It was unbelievable,' says man whose proposal wowed Adele

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

The late-Carl Williams arriving at a gangland murder in Carlton, with his then-wife Roberta Williams, in 2004.

The gangland trial that delayed Murder Uncovered report

Adam Cooper
38 mins ago

Richard Hammond in Mozambique, where he fell off his motorbike while filming an episode of Amazon Prime's The Grand Tour.

Richard Hammond 'hurt badly' in motorbike crash in Africa

Karl Quinn

Trump's 2018 budget threatens to cut funding to US public broadcaster PBS, home of Sesame Street.

Trump budget cuts put Big Bird on the endangered species list

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato

Mark Day.

Q&A panel gets caught up in 'misinformation ecosystem'

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Vanessa needs a man she can look up to.

Married at First Sight: Vanessa leaves Andy hanging

Karl Quinn

The Big Bang Theory cast are raking in TV dollars.

TV's biggest cash cow secures two more seasons

Michael Idato

Nikki, right, wants to slim down on <i>The Biggest Loser</i> before she wears her 'dream bikini'.

Biggest Loser trainer says critics are 'reverse fat-shaming' Nikki

Michael Lallo

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 10: Author Jane Harper on January 10, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Pat ...

Reese Witherspoon snaps up Australian first-timer

Linda Morris

In your face: <i>Consensual</i> explores the sexual politics of the classroom.

Can sex between a teacher and her pupil ever be forgiven?

Jason Blake

The Song Company's director Antony Pitts.

Uncommon optimism is inspired by conflict and loss

Peter McCallum

Melissa George.

Melissa George, I regret that interview and I'm sorry you're still being punished for it

COMMENT
Christine Sams
1 hr ago

Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr. responds to meme-makers: 'try harder'

Amy Croffey
52 mins ago

President Donald Trump and Theresa May during May's visit to Washington.

Theresa May on that photo of her holding hands with Trump

Laura Hughes

Toby Fleischman and her wife Lindsay Lanciault will give birth three weeks apart.

'We couldn't be more elated!' Married couple due to give birth three weeks after each other

Princess Diana wore a frothy meringue wedding dress with an 8-metre train, she then slept most of her honeymoon away ...

Princess Diana's honeymoon experience is highly relatable

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

One of Eun Kyung Park's incredible creations.

The truth about manicures that's not often talked about

Natalie Reilly

Polly Dunning

His and hers: The mothers who are living on pocket money

COMMENT

Getting divorced: Stephen Belafonte and former Spice Girl Mel B.

Mel B files for divorce from husband of 10 years

Walk towards better brain health.

For early Alzheimer's, try exercise

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Almond milk or not 'milk' at all?

Is almond milk really milk?

ANAHAD O'CONNOR

Men now lag further behind women in the longevity stakes than they did in back in the 19th century.

The new gender gap that is a matter of life and death

Paula Goodyer

Mixed grain porridge with turmeric-roasted fruit.

What are the best snacks before bedtime?

Roni Caryn Rabin

Crisp-fried school prawns.

The 50 best food and drink experiences in Australia

Short but smart menu: T-bone T-Rex, served with sauce au poivre.

T-Rex: The bistro putting beef back on the menu

Toddler Isla (Image: Facebook/Stacy Walton) & Ed Sheeran (Image: Getty Images)

Toddler who looks like Ed Sheeran has the internet losing its mind

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Ladies, rejoice: science says stop washing your bras so often

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Parents petition to change 'embarrassing' school name

Norway

Happiest country in the world named and it's not Australia

NIRAJ CHOKSHI
55 mins ago

The staircase on board a British Airways A380.

A380 'grand staircase' to go in plan to fit more than 600 passengers

1 hr ago

Batad village is located among the rice terraces on Banaue, Philippines.

Getting to the 'eighth wonder of the world' just became much easier

Gavin Haines
1 hr ago

The demise of JB Hi-Fi NOW Video doesn't bode will for the future of UltraViolet in Australia.

JB Hi-Fi cuts UltraViolet movie streaming service

COMMENT

Will Apple be able to avoid the issues that sunk Google Glass?

Apple's next big thing: augmented reality

lifehacker

Making the most of Google Maps

Former Uber president Jeff Jones

Uber president quits amid company turmoil

UPDATED

The British government has suspended its advertising on YouTube.

Google apologises for YouTube content fiasco

All-new 2017 Civic hatchback 2017 Honda Civic hatch.

New Honda Civic hatch prices revealed

Dom Tripolone
1 hr ago

Drive's Hyundai Tucson test car has matched its claimed fuel economy.

Is it possible to achieved the claimed fuel economy?

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Golf.

New Volkswagen Golf Australian specifications revealed

Dom Tripolone

MONTMELO, SPAIN - MARCH 08: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 ...

Webber: F1 drivers will have to work hard in 2017

Stephen Ottley

Mercedes-Benz has started an Australian testing program to refine safety features.

Mercedes-Benz tech team begins local testing

David McCowen

Audi's A5 coupe features more standard kt in New Zealand than Australia.

Audi, Volvo earn 'disappointing' five-star scores

David McCowen

Ultimatum: The players want to know who will be coaching the Tigers in 2018 and beyond before putting pen to paper.

Take it or leave it: Clock ticking as Wests Tigers look to set deadline

Michael Chammas
1 hr ago

John Coates, president of the Australian Olympic Committee, during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics.

Letter that sparked a civil war in the Olympic movement

Roy Masters
18 mins ago

Cricket Australia has defended the integrity of captain Steve Smith.

The big winners in cricket's $419 million new pay offer

Jon Pierik

Shaun Marsh backed away when a fielder was talking.

'He's talking. Him!' Indian fielders chirped during run-ups

Rob Forsaith

Jamie Elliott

Player banned for saying dog injured his hand. It didn't

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Virat Kohli accused Steve Smith of showing disrespect to Patrick Farhart.

Smith, Kohli argue over India team physiotherapist

Andrew Wu

Luke Morahan against France last year.

Another Wallaby quits Australian rugby

INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 19: Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland ...

Federer completes another chapter in a 'fairytale' season

Christopher Clarey

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 03: Titans coach Neil Henry looks on during the post match media conference at the end ...

'Poke in the eye' could cost Titans $50,000 in alleged concussion breach

Phil Lutton
53 mins ago

Glory days: Paul Sironen in his playing career.

'Good riddance': Tigers legend gives Taylor a withering send-off

Chris Barrett

Gone: Jason Taylor has been dumped three matches into the new season.

Coach killer: Farah's gone, so who's to blame for Taylor's axing

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

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