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Shared equity could help thousands more households into home ownership, the research indicates.

How 8 per cent of houses can become more affordable

1 hr ago

"There was no prior intelligence of his intent": Britain's PM Theresa May on the Westminister attacker.

Westminster attacker was British-born and known to police: May

1 hr ago

Detectives escort a 63-year-old man through Sydney Airport before he is charged with murder.

Man charged with murder of 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer

Breaking News

Man arrested in Belgium driving at pedestrians at high speed

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Not an 'investigation': Harvey Norman stoush descends into farce

"The only true conservative candidate": Silvana Nile, wife of Fred Nile.

Silvana Nile, Fred Nile's wife 'the only true conservative candidate'

Property ad 'reassures' buyers Middle Eastern people are 'not local'

'Deeply concerning': Google ad crisis as marketers pull funds

Southern migration takes hold as NSW loses to Victoria

London attack: Police swoop on six addresses, make eight arrests

1 hr ago

Turnbull won't stay in power by defending the indefensible

COMMENT
John Hewson

Aysha Frade, 43, was one of two people killed on Westminster Bridge on Wednesday.

London victim was on her way to pick up daughters

Nick Miller

Goalscorer: Matt Leckie in training before the game.

Socceroos stutter to draw with Iraq in World Cup Qualifier

27 mins ago

The rostrum, or snout, of a sawfish.

How the sawfish uses its remarkable weapon

Katherine Allen.

I weigh 78kg, should I be on The Biggest Loser?

COMMENT

Mullets and raw meat: Kevin Hardwick and Tommy Raudonikis will be on my staff.

Andrew Webster's blueprint for Wests Tigers' success

Comment

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Sydney storm timelapse

Hot water: Sam Burgess did not feature in the second half.

Sam Burgess concussed in Rabbitoh's loss to Sydney Roosters

Don't treat your partner the way you want to be treated

Don't treat your partner the way you want to be treated

Jennifer Aniston appears in an advert for Emirates released in response to the laptop ban.

Emirates roll out Aniston to hit back at electronics ban

Under fire: President Donald Trump said the suggestion of any collusion with Russia was "fake news".

'Like a drunk': Wall Street Journal rips into Donald Trump

Along the River Torrens, Adelaide draws plenty of people particularly in March with its festivals.

'Near irresistible value': Perish the thought, could Adelaide be cool?

Artist Ken Done with some of his works.

Ken Done sells Mosman investments he bought at height of career

The Malo Road home beat the Moran family's beachfront digs for top honours in the suburb's sales this year.

$8 million the magic number for record prices in Whale Beach

Dogs at Naked Brew

Suburb guide: How to spend the perfect Saturday in Erskineville

Photo: Kohler.

Future bathrooms will tell you when you need a health checkup

Rhys Pagalday, 21, had his Centrelink payments cut despite receiving treatment for terminal cancer.

'The final straw': Centrelink delivers final insult to dying man

More Sydney hospitals embroiled in fake doctor scandal

CEO speaks out after leaving students in limbo and owing $1.5m

Businessman Savas Guven with his barrister Stuart Littlemore outside Parramatta Local Court on Thursday.

Intimidation and assault case against Savas Guven thrown out

UPDATED

A Rex Saab 340 aircraft in a file picture.

Second emergency for Rex in a week as Sydney flight is forced to divert

Wednesday's storm rolls over Newton in Sydney's inner west.

Storm mop-up gets under way - but more rain to come

Peter Hannam

A fake scientist was appointed as editor to almost 50 journals.

Who is Dr Anna O. Szust? The honeytrap that uncovered a scandal

Centrelink is to begin harvesting financial data on hundreds of thousands of Australian pensioners.

Government to launch mass data-harvest on Australia's pensioners

Emily Collie died in Phuket after her jet ski collided with her boyfriend Thomas Keating's jet-ski.

Australian sentenced over girlfriend's jet ski death in Phuket

Left: at the boat ramp. Right: At the weighing station.

Exmouth fishers left massive tiger shark to slow death, locals allege

WA

Bethany Farrell died in 2015.

Dive company fined $160k over British tourist's death

QLD

Hairdresser Melanie Coombes from Bliss Hair Artists in New Lambton.

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Hairdresser Melanie Coombes from Bliss Hair Artists in New Lambton.

Hairdressers form union to fight threats to penalty rates

Anna Patty

The Hazelwood Power Station is is due to close next week.

Twin blasts for government over energy, climate policies

Peter Hannam

Vaccinations at Broadmeadows town hall in 1968.

'No Jab, No Play' vaccination policies aren't the solution

COMMENT
Sarah Gill

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Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Study shows how 8 per cent of houses can be made more affordable

Eryk Bagshaw
1 hr ago

Jacqui Lambie is upset and angry - but not ashamed of her story

Amy Remeikis

Joyce forecast of gas royalty riches for farmers questioned

Heath Aston

Minister Stuart Robert during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 10 February 2016. Photo: Andrew ...

Turnbull government MP called before corruption inquiry

Adam Gartrell

Melbourne and Victoria are popular places to live.

Victoria fills up as the rest of the nation moves in

Peter Martin

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a statement on the London attack during a press conference at Parliament House ...

PM moves to reassure Australians after London attack

Adam Gartrell

A tearful Jacqui Lambie attacks cuts to welfare in the Senate on Wednesday night.

'Shameful': What's in the government's welfare cuts

Michael Koziol

An Emirati soldier fires blanks in Abu Dhabi, UAE, earlier this month during a major military exercise as the nation ...

Iran steps up support for Houthis in Yemen's war

Huns and other nomadic populations in central Asia sometimes bound infants' skulls to modify their shapes.

Romans depicted Huns as barbarians but their bones disagree

Armed officers attend to the scene outside Westminster Bridge.

London attack: What we know and what we don't know

Josephine Tovey

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the Meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition on the Defeat of ISIS ...

Tillerson urges other countries to cough up more for war on IS

Paul McGeough

More security personnel near obvious terrorism targets, such as Parliament, clearly helped to minimise the damage during ...

We, too, should prepare for terror

ANALYSIS
Clive Williams

SBS news reader Anton Enus who has been diagnosed with bowel cancer.

'A state of the purest despair': Anton's cancer fight

COMMENT
Anton Enus

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has the chance to do something transformative and lasting in May's budget.

How Turnbull can kill stamp duty and produce a budget to remember

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Nick Bishop couldn't claim on his policy

CommInsure report is a sad indictment on whole industry

Adele Ferguson

Airport fees have grown dramatically over the past 10 years.

Airport profits out of kilter, claims Virgin Australia

Patrick Hatch

school

It's some 60 years later and I'm the class fool

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Illustration:John Shakespeare

Stock burns after hedge fund crashes formula one sports star party

Colin Kruger, CBD

'Review' is no 'investigation' roars Harvey Norman

Catie Low

Hairdressers organise to fight penalty rate cut

Anna Patty

Brickworks warns of import shift amid looming energy crunch

Brian Robins

Domestic airfares have now hit a five-year high

Patrick Hatch

The crowds cutting loose at Heineken.

Life in the fast lane: Hot cars and cool bars at this year's Grand Prix

Luxury

Hublot's Techframe Ferrari Tourbillon Chronograph in titanium.

Baselworld: Hublot's latest beauty is already a collector's item

Watches

Markets can over-react to an event in both directions.

ASX rout was fall we had to have

Scott Phillips

Apple's quiet update of the iPhone SE has only bumped up the storage.

Resale value to crash for iPhone SE

Alex Kidman

Google has been criticised for publishing ads in the wrong places.

Scattergun online ads are killing brands

Tony Featherstone

Colin Porter from CreditorWatch says there is a domino effect that a failing business has on the other businesses within ...

Revealing small business tax debts to credit agencies a major win

Colin Porter

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In Full: British PM's statement on London terror attack

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Parliament House security increased

Federal Politics

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Rex Tillerson strategy to defeat ISIS

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How events unfolded inside the Houses of Parliament

Divers looking at fish and staghorn coral life.

Saving the reef: a special series

STAN - better call saul

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

Stan - Underground

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

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Richard Simmons speaks to the audience before the start of a summer salad fashion show at Grand Central Terminal in New ...

Richard Simmons is not missing, contrary to podcast

Kelly Lawler

MKR contestants Josh and Amy have been painted as this season's villains.

MKR contestants defend Josh amid 'angry' barbs on Eat Street

Broede Carmody

Disney's Zootopia is facing a lawsuit.

Disney sued for allegedly stealing Oscar-winning Zootopia

James Lemon

Love Actually

Love Actually 2 trailer asks who's aged best since the original

Broede Carmody

Show stealers: Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad (left) as Lefou.

Review: Gaston and LeFou are Beauty and Beast's best couple

Jake Wilson

Dan Stevens as The Beast and Emma Watson as Belle.

Hollywood finally plays catch-up with LGBT representation

Garry Maddox

Matthew Newton's latest film has opened to wide acclaim in the US.

Matthew Newton directing new Hollywood film

Michael Idato

Ed Sheeran will be sharing his royalties with a few more writers after conceding similarities with a '90s hit.

Ed Sheeran quietly admits to 'copycat' claims over new hit

Bernard Zuel

There's a limit to the baby's adult personality traits.

Baldwin's turn as a toddler is just weird and confusing

Jake Wilson

Italian Mezzo Soprano, Jos? Maria Lo Monaco (who will perform the role of Carmen) Standing in Farm Cove, in front of the ...

Ugly opera stoush threatens to swamp Carmen on harbour

Nick Galvin

SMH/ARTS. Portrait of Comedians Mitch Garling and Alex Jae for a story about unknown comedians that you should know ...

The comedians you've never heard of but should go and see

Lenny Ann Low

The new leaders of the WA Nationals Mia Davies and Jacqui Boydell (right).

Presenting the Oprah and Gayle of West Australian politics

Jenna Clarke

Mariah Carey performs during the opening show of <i>Mariah Carey: All I Want For Christmas Is You</i> at Beacon Theatre ...

We have some questions about Mariah's new Christmas movie

Caitlin Gibson

Katherine Allen

I weigh 78kg, should I be on The Biggest Loser?

COMMENT

There are a few signs parents can look out for that may indicate your child is bullying.

No parent can bear idea of their child being the bully, but what if they are?

Kasey Edwards

Ruby Rose can do no wrong when it comes to hair colour.

Ten beauty products we've added to cart this year (so far)

Stephanie Darling

This throwback picture posted to Kylie Minogue's Instagram account has more houndstooth than a David Jones store. The ...

Kylie Minogue's all-houndstooth everything look was really something

Retro fun

Former Vice President Joe Biden gets a kiss from a dog as he greets the crowd on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, ...

Adorable photo alert: Joe Biden meets puppy called Biden on Capitol Hill

Emily Heil

The Shorten family as they appear in the new issue of The Weekly.

Bill Shorten does dad jeans better than Obama in new photo shoot

Jenna Clarke

The exercise guidelines for pregnant women have changed.

Doctors urge more exercise for pregnant women

Amby Burfoot

Forget hours slept and sleep with your cycle? Uh, no.

Can we 'hack our sleep' to wake up feeling more refreshed?

Sarah Berry

Slow down your workout and you might just speed up your results.

Now strong, slow and steady wins the race

Victoria Lambert

When it comes to pizza, there's nothing better than homemade.

27 easy pizza recipes to make at home

Heart attack fries and Nevada Get me Wrong burger at Miss America's.

Diner date night: Burger queens transform cafe into Miss America's

Adam Liaw's kari-kari chicken with spiced yoghurt.

If you like peri-peri chicken, try this Indian kari-kari chicken

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The photo that sums up how dads really feel during labour

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'I was made to feel like garbage': Jerry Maguire child star, 20 years on

While the giant chicken caused some people to be scared and horrified, the Brahma is actually a placid breed.

11 answers about THAT giant chicken video

The bones of this train are old and must be treated with great care.

South-east Asia's greatest, most luxurious train journey

Catherine Marshall

Generic. A Delta Airlines plane flies into Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., Monday, July 20, 2009. ...

Overseas flights cheaper than ever: But when's the best time to book?

Michael Gebicki

The End of the World, Saudi Arabia.

Six incredible hiking trails you've (probably) never heard of

Nina Karnikowski

Deciding whether to pay $749 for the new iPhone is almost entirely a cosmetic decision.

New Apple iPad, iPhone: to buy or not to buy?

"If Twitter, Facebook and other social platforms make money in the same way as traditional media companies, they should ...

Facebook can't have it both ways, Germans say

COMMENT

They're the premiers, and captain Bob Murphy is back, but how hungry are the Western Bulldogs?

Shut up, the footy's on the internet (with apologies to TISM)

COMMENT

Building a PC doesn't have to be daunting.

Five things to know before building a PC

Kotaku

The location-sharing feature is aimed at helping people find each other in crowded places.

Google allows users to share locations in Maps

Bentley Continental GT.

Why the Bentley Continental is a used car bargain

David Morley

2013 Hyundai i30 Elite.

What used small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

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

How Formula 1 drivers prepare for battle

David McCowen

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR Toyota has updated its Yaris hatch for 2017

New Toyota Yaris prices revealed

David McCowen

McLaren has offered a further glimpse to the spiritual successor to its original F1 road car.

McLaren 'hyper-GT' F1 successor previewed

Greg Kable

BMW will join the likes of Audi's Abt team (pictured) in Formula E.

BMW joins Formula E series

David McCowen

Goalscorer: Matt Leckie in training before the game.

Socceroos struggle to fourth draw in a row

Vince Rugari
27 mins ago

Hot water: Sam Burgess did not feature in the second half.

Burgess concussed as Roosters triumph over Rabbitohs

Michael Chammas
1 hr ago

Friendly fire: The Dragons Josh Dugan receives medical attention after being his by his own teammate.

Fines could scare medicos out of the game: Dragons boss

Chris Barrett

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 18: Michael Hooper of the Waratahs looks dejected as Henry Speight of the Brumbies celebrates ...

Hooper slams talk that Waratahs are 'training for pay cheque'

Georgina Robinson

Uncertainty: Des Hasler.

Hasler contract saga won't destabilise us, says Peponis

Chris Barrett

Australia's Josh Hazlewood: "The pressure is still firmly on them."

'All the pressure is on them': Hazlewood's warning to Kohli

Andrew Wu

Dustin Martin celebrates one of his four goals.

Martin stars to steer Tigers past Blues

Daniel Cherny

Ruck: Sam Naismith.

Naismith wins battle for top ruck spot

James Buckley

Back in form: Elijah Taylor trains with Wests Tigers.

He's more than a coach: Taylor backs Cleary

Michael Chammas

Mullets and raw meat: Kevin Hardwick and Tommy Raudonikis will be on my staff.

Here's my blueprint for Wests Tigers' success

Andrew Webster

Playing for keeps: Clint Gutherson is determined to "get better and better each game".

'I want the No.6 to be mine': Gutherson hopes Bird hasn't flown

Adam Pengilly

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