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Debra Kelliher, who has resigned as principal of Kambala School.

Head of top girls' school quits after 'nasty campaign'

1 hr ago

The Reject Shop's share price is down 40 per cent in three days.

The Reject Shop cops $93 million wipeout as shares fall 40 per cent

Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is received by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a ceremonial welcome at ...

Reality check: Turnbull kills off Abbott's ambitious Indian dream

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Prices to fall

Ratings agency predicts next rise in Sydney house prices

Local villagers work to scavenge coal illegally from an open-cast coal mine in the village of Jina Gora near Jharia, India.

Main character refusing to play scripted role in Coalition's great fable

ANALYSIS

Roads in and around Macquarie Park suffer chronic congestion during peak periods.

'Fair dinkum': $60m plan to relieve traffic congestion at hotspot

'We have lost a giant': Outpouring of grief for satirist John Clarke

'Boring' Morrison spectacularly banned from 2GB

24 mins ago

After paying 'Microsoft' $499, Jason realised he'd been scammed

EXCLUSIVE

ARU chief Bill Pulver vows to stand down if it's best for the game

Hacking into negative gearing would be 'cruel': Treasurer

Leanne Shanahan, left, and Georgina Sawyer, the mothers of young men killed in a car crash at Bilpin.

Mother woke from her nap with a shock, knowing something was wrong

47 mins ago

The moment newsreader Natasha Exelby realised she was on-air.

ABC newsreader learns the hard way after 'daydreaming' on-air

New Zealand-born comedian and writer John Clarke has died at the age of 68 while hiking in the Grampians National Park ...

'How dare he die!': Australian comedians remember colleague

Police allege the man consumed a "significant" amount of seafood and alcohol then ran out without paying.

Two lobsters, 21 vodka oyster shots and a dip before water arrest

Kids school class classroom teacher children

Parents, your kids don't have to do NAPLAN if they don't want to

John Clarke

John Clarke: the best of

Sonny Bill's odd move on jersey logo baffles Kiwi PM

Supreet Kaur learned of her husband's death during a live news broadcast.

Heartbreak as news anchor reads report of husband's death

Smart cities map community preferences to improve services and infrastructure, using technology such as smart phones.

Why Sydney is far from the sharpest tool in the shed

Food writer Jay Rayner has written a scorching review of a Paris restaurant at which Michelin-starred Christian Le Squer ...

Veteran critic's scathing review of $850 dinner

55 Arcadia Road, in Glebe, has never been on the market.

The old Sydney homes that haven't ever been sold before

When you look at the data on mortgage stress the systemic risk of this overreach looks small.

Three charts that show mortgage stress isn't as bad as you think

Analysis

Smart cities map community preferences to improve services and infrastructure, using technology such as smartphones.

Sydney 'lagging behind': Why we should be more like Adelaide

Amanda Barrett and Michael Budworth of Earth & Baker create one-off pieces which they sell through their online store.

Not your nanna's hobby: The retro pastime taking over Australia

Joel Creasey hosts the gala.

Joel Creasey: 'I'm that Melbourne w**ker' wanting a warehouse'

SMH. Lunch with Mark Pearson - newly elected Animal Justice Party MP from Newcastle. Pictured at Scratchley's restaurant ...

'Difficult position': NSW MP interviewed by police

Gambler sues billionaire over sex-for-stardom offer for actress wife

Ignore rail, build roads: Explosive internal documents revealed

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Boy, 16, critically injured in scooter bashing at Albion Park: police

Boy, 16, critically injured after being bashed with a scooter

Shanon Heidemann has been orphaned.

'Utterly devastating': Parents killed in separate accidents

There is overwhelming support for a federal Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Overwhelming majority of voters want a federal ICAC: poll

Kate McClymont

One of the accused teenagers arrives in Queanbeyan after being extradited from the ACT.

Fatal stabbing accused was on bail for sex assault charges

Louise Hall

Wild windy weather hits St Kilda Beach on Monday morning.

Wet and wild: Cold snap and severe weather to continue

VIC
1 hr ago

Police allege the man consumed a "significant" amount of seafood and alcohol then ran out without paying.

Two lobsters, 17 vodka oyster shots and a swim before jet ski arrest

QLD

Not Canberra Avenue: hundreds of Canberra public servants should be on the road to Alice Springs, says Regional ...

Push for PM's public servants to move to Alice Springs

Noel Towell

Australian Jess Lees is already a veteran of some of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies.

'Imagine what my parents thought': Aussie faces up to crisis

Matt Wade

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Tony Wright

People gather outside the St. George's Church after a deadly suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt, ...

Solemn week takes on its most sombre tone yet after IS attack

ANALYSIS
Farid Farid
50 mins ago

Language such as calling a little girl 'princess' or 'bossy' can have negative effects.

'Throw like a girl': new tool targets 'nasty' one-liners

Annie Brown

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Politicians were quick to pay tribute to the man who lampooned them.

'The highest accolade': Politicians unite to pay tribute to John Clarke

Stephanie Peatling

'I don't like being lied to': shock jock bans Treasurer from his show

Matthew Knott
24 mins ago

Scott Morrison: Hacking into negative gearing would be 'cruel'

Eryk Bagshaw

Local villagers work to scavenge coal illegally from an open-cast coal mine in the village of Jina Gora near Jharia, India.

Coal smoke and mirrors reflect poorly on what's really happening

ANALYSIS

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says it is up to the Russians.

Position on Assad 'hardened after chemical attacks'

Former cabinet minister Andrew Robb.

Liberal review: respect the base, never stop campaigning

Members of the Indian student community protest at the lack of action after violent attacks on international students in ...

India Australia's next big education export market

All smiles: Then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Rex Tillerson, then chief executive of ExxonMobil on ...

Trump officials tell Russia to drop its support for Assad

The Russian flag.

Russian coder suspected in US election work arrested

Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt.

Palm Sunday church attacks in Egypt kill dozens of worshippers

Author Alex Renton: "Cruelty and bullying, by children and adults, was a function of the system."

Silver spoon: The power and privilege of Britain's private schools

Nick Miller

US President Donald Trump was dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping when a naval destroyer launched the first of ...

Trump's big disruption was a much-needed diversion

COMMENT
Bates Gill

The policy would cut the paid parental leave entitlement for many parents in low-paid jobs.

The unexpected consequence of generous parental leave

COMMENT
Megan McArdle

Ivanka Trump does not have the same "escape hatch" as her father.

The Cult of the First Daughter in US politics

COMMENT
Alyssa Rosenberg

Guvera

Another Guvera subsidiary goes into administration

Lucy Battersby
25 mins ago

The big four banks lead the bourse higher, followed closely by utilities and consumer staples, while healthcare stocks ...

BHP drives ASX to two-year high

Jessica Sier
51 mins ago

The Reject Shop's share price is down 40 per cent in three days.

The Reject Shop cops $93m share-price wipe out

Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

Former AWB executive Trevor Flugge.

Former AWB chairman banned for five years over oil-for-food saga

Jane Lee
26 mins ago

Seven-point plan to fix housing affordability crisis

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

Why you should stick with your blue chip stocks

Myriam Robin
1 hr ago

Too many stuff-ups about to put economic reform into reverse

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

'Vicious circle': Sydney's property market hurting families

Mother nature poses a very real threat to your beloved vehicle.

What people don't tell you about driving a supercar

Cars
Toby Hagon

Model Tess Holliday (second from left) and others in the Modcloth #effyourbeautystandards
campaign

How my partner changed my mind about overweight people

Life on Mars

Mortgage rates are on the rise and borrowers don't want to get in above their heads

How to avoid squeeze of rising mortgage rates

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The $300m GST grab hardly anyone knows about

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Ian and Leanne Neeland faced opposition from the local council when they first tried to build the Yarra Valley ...

How one couple risked everything for their chocolate dream

Cara Waters

Rachel Power, owner of the Waterfalls Cafe & Gallery, gets a feeling of "utter sickness" when she reads a negative review.

'You hold your breath waiting for it to load': Dealing with review sites

Christine D'Mello

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Newsreader caught out daydreaming on air

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Wake up Dallas, you've been hacked

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Pearl Jam join Hall of Fame

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Harry Styles releases debut solo single

A powerful cold front has swept the nation's south east delivering up to 20cm of new snow to the Alps in the first snow ...

Melbourne weather: Cold snap and severe weather to continue.

47 mins ago

STAN - better call saul

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

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. 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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Comedian John Clarke

Vale John Clarke, master of deadpan, who died on Mt Abrupt

Karl Quinn
50 mins ago

No, no Nanette: Hannah Gadsby?has had enough.

If you have to bow out of comedy this is how: Gadsby's swansong

Debbie Cuthbertson

New Zealand-born comedian and writer John Clarke has died at the age of 68 while hiking in the Grampians National Park ...

Comedian's tribute to Clarke after shock end: 'How dare he die!'

Rob Moran

The moment newsreader Natasha Exelby realised she was on-air.

Newsreader's worst nightmare comes true

Broede Carmody

Supreet Kaur learned of her husband's death during a live news broadcast.

Tragic: Indian news anchor learns of husband's death on air

John Clarke has died.

Renowned satirist John Clarke dead at 68

Staff writers

Eddie Vedder in concert with Pearl Jam in Melbourne in 2009.

Pearl Jam bassist uses speech to protest overlooked bands

Rob Moran

Alec Baldwin has appeared on SNL as Donald Trump again

Alec Baldwin Is Trump, O'Reilly and Trump (Again) on latest SNL

Dave Itzkoff

Michael Mulcahy's rendering of Carl Vine's new work was both smooth and deft.

Tricks of the mind make for compelling music

Peter McCallum

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From: Bernard Zuel
Date: 9 February 2016 at 11:23
Subject: FW: Bonnie Raitt ...

The passion is as strong as ever - it must be true love

Bernard Zuel

Rasputin Affair

He's got to go ... would anyone like a cyanide cupcake?

Jason Blake

Clementine Ford.

The actions behind the Dutch backpacker's brave escape are sadly familiar

COMMENT
Clementine Ford
14 mins ago

Jenna Price: In my 30s I felt like time was running out.

On my 60th birthday, this is what I wish I knew 30 years ago

Jenna Price
15 mins ago

Constance Hall has defended herself on Facebook amid cheating allegations.

Constance Hall forced to defend herself after acrimonious split from husband Bill

Jenna Clarke

Rich and luscious ... Caroline Velik's chocolate mousse.

'Tastes like stale air,' critic's scathing review of $850 dinner

Oliver Curtis being escorted to a prison truck on June 24, 2016.

Oliver Curtis put in 24hr detention after prison fracas

Amy Croffey

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Amber Sherlock at The Championships at Randwick Racecourse on April 8, 2017 in Sydney, ...

Since when did Sydney get so good at race day dressing?

1 hr ago

Anne Hathaway

Why is Anne Hathaway still being asked to explain being 'hated'?

Natalie Reilly

Daenerys, mother of dragons, knows that power of a bold shoulder and a well-cut suit.

The GoT winter fashion is coming, and it's on point.

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Annie Brown

Letting go can be hard: Sometimes it just requires a little reframing of our stuff.

Six reasons why it's hard to let go

Paula Goodyer

Family fun without sugar: it's possible, Shenker says.

Could you raise a sugar-free family?

Sophie Ellis

Happiness is about a sense of progress, so try something new.

The one thing no one realises about happiness

Susie Moore

Snapper in crazy water

Easter weekly meal plan (with tasty fish for Good Friday)

The DASH diet can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

The DASH diet is proven to work so why hasn't it caught on?

Meatballs

We've got a meatball recipe to match every mood

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'My name gave me social anxiety - don't do it to your kids'

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The downside of dads being 'mates' with their sons

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Four myths about only children - and why they're wrong

Eva Claire, plane captain and Instagram star.

Instagram star: Plane captain reveals what her life is really like

Hugh Morris

Hampstead Heath's mixed bathing pond: The one where bathers are required.

Bathers optional: Where London gets back to nature

Steve Meacham

Air New Zealand's Dreamliner premium economy seating.

Flight test: Dreamliner premium economy is worth it on long haul

Julietta Jameson

Lenovo's Miix 720 hybrid aims to offer the best of both worlds when you're on the move.

Hands on: Lenovo Miix 720 hybrid tablet

COMMENT
Adam Turner

NBN

What broadband speeds are you really getting?

Lucy Battersby

Is Snap even a 'public' company?

Myriam Robin

NBN

Homes without internet are stuck in regulatory limbo

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Turner

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Facebook takes new steps to stop 'revenge porn'

Hayley Tsukayama

Life & Leisure motoring column: SUV by Three (this is Land Rover Discovery Sport) Photographer: supplied by ...

New Land Rover Discovery Sport reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2007 Subaru Tribeca.

Was this Subaru's worst SUV?

David Morley

The Ford Fiesta Sport is the sweet spot in the Fiesta range.

The sweet spot: Which is the best Ford Fiesta?

David McCowen

Takata chief executive Shigehisa Takada apologised for his company's role in the death of motorists.

Five important questions about Takata airbag recalls

David McCowen

2017 Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition.

Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

Infiniti QX80 Monograph concept will be on display at the 2017 New York motor show.

Infiniti tease future SUV

Dom Tripolone

Support: Bill Pulver looks on as ARU chairman Cameron Clyne addresses the media.

Pulver prepared to stand down "in a heartbeat" as ARU chief

Tom Decent

On the charge: Sonny Bill Williams makes a break.

'Why is one different from the rest?' NZ PM slams SBW over tape

Sydney Bound: Liverpool FC will travel to the Harbour City to take on Sydney FC on May 24.

Liverpool to make historic Sydney debut against A-League Premiers

Sergio Garcia of Spain celebrates with caddie Glen Murray after defeating Justin Rose in the play-off.

The incredible transformation of Sergio Garcia

Barry Svrluga

The Melbourne Rebels face an uncertain future.

Canberra safe as Melbourne or Perth left to lose Super Rugby

Team captain Lleyton Hewitt, top, celebrates with Nick Kyrgios of Australia after he won his match against Sam Querrey ...

Davis Cup fervour transforms Kyrgios into Hewitt's leading man

Phil Lutton

Gutted: Force captain Matt Hodgson addresses the media after beating the Kings and learning of the SANZAAR decision.

Force captain weighs up move or AFL for son, as side faces the axe

Tom Decent

Paul Cully

Brutal game plan has Waratahs running hot and cold

TIGHT FIVE
Paul Cully

Dropped to the reggies: Matt Moylan playing for Penrith against Newcastle in the NSW Cup

Panthers expect 'devastated' banned trio to make amends

Matt Encarnacion
1 hr ago

Happy days: Joel Thompson at Dragons training.

Dragons ready for NRL 'big dogs'

Tim Barrow

Happy Rooster: Luke Keary.

Keary commits to the Blues

Scott Bailey

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