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Home loans that follow a benchmark interest rate are common in some countries, but not Australia.

'Cheap money': RBA cuts damage effort to curb prices

Georgia Wilkins
1 hr ago

Felicity Wilson was smiling following a successful byelection result.

Typo could save new Sydney MP after voter reported her to police

1 hr ago

Malcolm Turnbull with Australian troops at Camp Baird in the United Arab Emirates.

PM drops strongest hint yet that troops will stay overseas indefinitely

21 mins ago

Country Fresh Mushrooms CEO David Collins.

Grower's cheeky move puts him one step ahead of supermarket giant

1 hr ago

Australian Army officer Captain Yikang Feng at Taji Military Complex, Iraq.

Captain Feng quit the high life to become a full-time Army officer

David Wroe

President Donald Trump speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington, Friday, April 21, 2017, where he signed an ...

Trump looks to Australia for inspiration on his $1.3 trillion project

'Take that off and I can't go back': Coates saved event that wins us gold

COMMENT
Roy Masters

'You're going to be shaken': Sacked O'Reilly breaks his silence

'You did not listen to us': Arrest quickly followed by execution

Lindsay Murdoch

First double execution in US in 17 years doesn't go entirely to plan

Would you pay to watch free-to-air TV?

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

The group documented their road trip across Australia, cracking open ATMs, along the way.

They stopped for photos on the road trip, unaware police were watching

9 mins ago

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Honoree Abigail Breslin attends the National Women's History Museum 5th Annual Women ...

Four simple words sum up why actress never reported rape

Try time: Aiden Guerra scores in the traditional fixture back in 2014.

Roosters fight back in Anzac Day clash against Dragons

Live
1 hr ago

Topshop has released a pair of clear plastic 'jeans', which cost about $100.

It's hard to know what's most shocking about these 'jeans'

COMMENT

Kushikatsu is a dish made by battering skewered meat and vegetables, deep-frying them and then dipping them in sauce

A life-changing recipe for fried meat made Hiroe a millionaire

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California's 'weed nuns' operate million dollar business

After getting a refund, Conal Hanna is no longer grieving for his actual cash, just his pride in his budgetary acumen.

COMMENT

I spent three years paying someone else's tolls

A massive bull shark caught from Swansea Channel.?

Massive bull shark caught after 'a huge fight' at Lake Macquarie

Gallipoli

Multimedia special: Explore the story of Gallipoli 100 years on

Boy George and his buttons.

Confected catfights between the blokes to be The Voice's theme

Tamsin and daughter Martha in their vegetable garden.

'The hills were so green, I cried': Tamsin's triumphant treechange

“City shapers” can hold contradictory opinions on urban consolidation.

Vested interests behind 'city shapers' often subvert good policies

COMMENT

Customers who arrive on foot, by bicycle or by public transport contribute significantly more to the restaurant trade ...

One thing restaurant owners often get wrong

Photo: The Den Interiors

No place like home: Five science-backed tips to create a happier home

Understanding real estate jargon can give an insight into what to expect.

'Character-filled, cosy': Real estate jargon decoded

The Origami Horses sculpture in West Ryde.

Sydney's Origami Horses to be torn down after pedestrians injured

Thousands line streets for Sydney's Anzac Day march

Reality TV winner jailed over child porn photos taken at Sydney school

The majority of online shoppers in the workplace spend up to one hour a week surfing their favourite stores.

The one thing we waste two hours at work on every week

Mr Longley is the chief executive of Ageing, Disabilities and Home Care.

Charity defends donating to the NSW Liberals

Wendy Bowman, who has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Why Wendy's rainwater tank 'filled up with yellow sludge'

Islamic State ISIS generic

Backpackers the target of terrorist plot to kill dozens, Sydney trial told

Bus operator Transdev has consistently failed to meet its punctuality targets.

If you catch the bus, you're likely in for a long wait

VIC

The driver lost his licence for six months after he was caught on camera doing a burnout.

Expensive day for driver caught doing burn-out at traffic lights

WA

Canberra is one of the most beautiful cities in Australia and much of the criticism is unwarranted.

Stop bashing Canberra and take pride in Australia's capital

COMMENT

Lightning over Cunningham Pier on Geelong Waterfront on April 24.

Hundreds of calls to SES as Victoria is battered by storms

VIC

Perth actress Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why.

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Perth actress Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why.

Why I watched controversial show with my teenage son

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

Madeleine Ryan.

Fooling myself: Diagnosis of autism helped me drop the act

Madeleine Ryan
1 hr ago

Ahok is interviewed by one of the schoolchildren.

Governor uses Finding Nemo to fight blasphemy charges

Jewel Topsfield
31 mins ago

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A North Korean defector unleashes a coloured liquid protest on a poster of Kim Jong-un during a rally in Seoul. Kim Hwa ...

There are no easy answers for a nuclear North Korea

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Turnbull makes surprise visit to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bianca Hall

North Korea highlights US marines in Darwin to warn of nuclear war

Kirsty Needham

Australian Army officer Captain Yikang Feng at Taji Military Complex, Iraq.

From Shanghai to Baghdad: Captain Feng's Anzac journey

North Korean soldiers look out of a military vehicle as they are paraded on the Kim Il-sung Square during a military ...

There is an upside to North Korea's threat against Australia

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

PM Malcolm Turnbull.

'You are 268th in the queue': Citizenship changes spark chaos

Dismissed from office: Former Manus Island MP Ronny Knight appeared on Radio National on Monday.

PNG politician critical of Dutton was dismissed as MP

EXCLUSIVE

North Korean defectors prepare to release balloons carrying leaflets and a banner denouncing North Korean leader Kim ...

Kim Jong-un marks army's anniversary with subdued fireworks

Kirsty Needham
1 min ago

Heart

President stands accused in death of a boy called Heart

Lindsay Murdoch

Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters.

Russian hackers who targeted Clinton appear to attack Macron

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn attends a rally in Whitchurch in the Cardiff North constituency in Wales on April 21.

UK Labour facing election wipeout - if polls are right

Soldiers, sailors and airmen and women are at increased risk of taking their own life once they leave the Australian ...

Suicide is plaguing veterans. We need to fix the problem

COMMENT
John Bale

Ss individual traders load up on “safe” debt, they are putting us collectively at risk of another financial crisis.

Our addiction to safety could lead to another financial crisis

COMMENT
Hammad Siddiqi

Shops used to close for a whole day, but at some point politicians decided to value commerce over honour.

We're only paying lip service to Anzac Day while shops open

COMMENT
Bert Collins
52 mins ago

Interest rates on some riskier loans are still cheaper than a year ago despite a series of rate hikes, data shows.

Crackdown? What crackdown? The truth about home loan rates

Georgia Wilkins
1 hr ago

Aldi Home Deliveries has been registered to the corporate regulator - but not by Aldi.

Aldi Home Deliveries is here ... but not as you would expect

Madeleine Heffernan
1 hr ago

Would a cut to licence fees save commercial networks?

Would you pay to watch free-to-air TV?

ANALYSIS
Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

Bill O'Reilly has said he is "sad" that he's not on TV anymore.

'I am sad I am not on television anymore': O'Reilly breaks silence

Why is Trump 'looking very carefully' at Australia?

The biggest bet in town: who wins the $11b war for Tatts?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

How a lost street food recipe made Hiroe a millionaire

Wall Street jumps on French election results

Longines Heritage 1945.

10 new vintage-style watches that will never go out of fashion

Watches

- 125 S, la prima vettura costruita dalla Ferrari nel 1947.
- Nella foto la vettura replica realizzata nel 1987 dalla ...

Looking back at 70 years of triumphs and disasters at Ferrari

Luxury Cars

As BrickX chief executive, Anthony Millet heads a fintech start-up that offers a different way to invest in residential ...

How to protect yourself from housing bubble downside

ANALYSIS
Melissa Browne

After getting a refund, Conal Hanna is no longer grieving for his actual cash, just his pride in his budgetary acumen.

I spent three years paying someone else's tolls

FIRST PERSON
Conal Hanna

Unroll.me apologised, not for its actions, but for the fact users were upset.

Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough

COMMENT
Cara Waters

A budget measure announced last year that was meant to apply from July 1, 2016 has still not been passed.

The tax loophole for optimistic small businesses

Max Newnham

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Bellamy: Foran runs Warriors attack

SAT NEWS - Fiona de Jong - Queens Park

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - APRIL 21: Former AOC CEO Fiona de Jong on April 21, ...

Bullying allegations within Austalian Olympic Committee

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Dance teacher jailed over child porn

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie ... and quits acting?

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Thousands attend Anzac dawn services

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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Elton John fell ill after his recent South American tour.

'Violently ill': Elton John fights 'potentially deadly' infection

Busby Marou.

Busby Marou new song plays at Anzac AFL clash

Bernard Zuel

Molly Meldrum gifts Samuel Johnson with a golden Stetson.

'I profusely apologise if I upset anyone': Meldrum apologises

Rob Moran

House of Bond stars Adrienne Pickering and Ben Mingay.

Alan Bond's family condemn 'shameful' Channel Nine biopic

Broede Carmody

Erin Moran suffered a huge fall from grace after playing Joanie Cunningham.

Happy Days star's death not likely to be drug related autopsy finds

Germaine Greer takes aim at the 'odd' new citizenship test

Neil McMahon

Boy George and his buttons.

Confected catfights between the blokes to be The Voice's theme

Nathanael Cooper

Are the two (annoying) hastaggers, David and Betty actually among the best cooks of the MKR competition?

Are David and Betty the dark horses of MKR?

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Artist Reg Mombassa (aka Chris O'Doherty) with his daughter and artist Lucy O'Doherty at the shacks at Garie Beach. 12th ...

No roads. No phones. No coffee carts. No worries.

Peter Munro

Portrait of Stephen Taberner, leader of the Spooky Men's Chorale. 14th April 2017, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney ...

The endless search for the perfect boofchord

Nick Galvin

Academy of St Martin in the Fields led by Joshua Bell come together in a true collaboration.

Like someone leaping on a moving train

Harriet Cunningham

"My friend believed that had she given birth to daughters, rather than sons, her life would be complete."

There is nothing harmless about sex selection

Cat Rodie

Topshop has released a pair of clear plastic 'jeans', which cost about $100.

The most disappointing thing about Topshop's $100 clear plastic 'jeans'

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order reinstating the gag rule prohibiting receivers of aid from discussing ...

Trump's global policy on women's health should be called 'pro-death'

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristof

Stephen Belafonte and former Spice Girl Mel B.

Mel B's 'abusive' husband Stephen Belafonte granted visitation

Amy Croffey

Cabbage and cartooning with friends on the home-school porch.

Home-schooling my kids in Vanuatu has been a learning curve

Rachael Mogan McIntosh

Serena Williams won the Australian Open in January, and has regained her world number one title.

'I can't wait for you to join the players box': Serena's letter to unborn child

Sheryl Sandberg speaks at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.

Sheryl Sandberg: 'I felt like a ghost' after my husband's death

Alia E. Dastagir

Abigail Breslin.

The three reasons why this Abigail Breslin did not report her rape

Mary Ward

Drinking at home over dinner still counts.

More older Australians are drinking booze in a risky way

Sarah Berry

Healthier, happier and more productive?

The Swedish six-hour workday could help you live longer

Thomas Heath

Menopause: it's never too late to get moving.

Powering up - why women should get in training for menopause

Paula Goodyer

The Happy Kitchen's sesame seared tuna with crunchy Asian slaw.

Good-mood food: Seven recipes to boost your happiness

Neil Perry's bruschetta with cherry tomatoes, basil, olives and feta.

The Mediterranean diet is healthy. But is it actually Mediterranean?

Keep them fresh: Adam Liaw's spring greens salad.

Freeze the miso, rinse the chicken? Take our food safety quiz

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'Am I unreasonable?': woman shocked by cafe nappy change

Bradley Herbst, dressed in his daily costumes, with daughter Sydney.

Dad's social media deal with teen gets job done in hilarious way

This mum's method of managing her feuding siblings has divided the internet.

Mum shares unusual way to manage feuding kids

Berkeley River Lodge was built in 2012 and is open for eight months of the year.

No Wi-Fi, phones, or roads: Aussie hotel at the edge of the world

Louise Southerden

Silver Muse, the newest luxury cruise ship from Silversea.

New, ultra-luxury cruise ship takes to the sea for the first time

Brian Johnston

Half of the world's aircraft are expected to be equipped for Wi-Fi within the next six years.

How Wi-Fi actually works on planes and why only some airlines have it

Hazel Plush
1 hr ago

The Kitty Hawk Flyer is one of several prototypes being designed by Kitty Hawk, a start-up based in Mountain View, ...

Silicon Valley takes on dream of the flying car

The Galaxy S8 started shipping last week, but some people who pre-ordered in South Korea complained about the display. ...

Samsung to roll out fixes for Galaxy S8

Like Telstra Wholesale, NBN also denies there is a deadlock.

ACCC fails to break Telstra, NBN broadband deadlock

EXCLUSIVE

Amazon announces new products or services all the time that don't go anywhere. But the potential is intriguing.

Amazon takes on Apple, Google as digital master

Telstra only shut down its twenty year old 2G GSM network last year.

Future of Australia's mobile network

Holden Commodore VFII SS-V Redline Ute.

Two up: The best two-seat cars

Stephen Ottley

Few cars can match what HSV's Tourer offers.

Quick spin: HSV Tourer LSA

David McCowen

Honda Civic TypeR Nurburgring Time Attack
April 2017
Worldwide Copyright: ? Patrick Gosling, Chris Brown/ ...

Honda's supercar-beating hatch

David McCowen

Apple has kitted out a Lexus RX450h with computer game controls.

Apple's unconventional idea

Drive staff

The 2017 Suzuki Swift will arrive in June.

Suzuki Swift coming soon

Drive staff

The car features somewhat derivative styling.

Driven: MG's Mazda CX-3 rival

Andrew MacLean

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Mitchell Pearce of the Roosters makes a break during the round eight NRL match between the ...

Pearce try puts Roosters in front in gripping contest with Dragons

Live
Matt Bungard
1 hr ago

Costly hit: George Burgess has been banned for a shoulder charge on Anthony Milford.

George knows what to do: Burgess refuses to play big brother

Darren Walton

Strong voice for Australia: John Coates.

If Coates loses AOC job, Australia loses voice on world stage

COMMENT
Roy Masters

Back to his best: Jarryd Hayne celebrates with teammates during the Titans' win over the Sharks.

Eels will only take Hayne back on their terms - and less money

Adrian Proszenko
1 hr ago

Disappointed: Country Rugby League boss Terry Quinn.

'Disgrace': Country boss fears Dogs no-show just the beginning

Adrian Proszenko
1 hr ago

Brian Lara has suggested getting rid of draws in Test cricket.

Lara lobbies for Test draws to be dumped

Slow start: Swans captain Kieren Jack.

Matthew Lloyd calls for Kieren Jack's sacking

John Coates, president of the Australian Olympic Committee.

Coates hits back at 'vindictive' campaign

The Anzac Day Trophy before the match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters.

Rugby league gets a lot wrong – but it gets Anzac Day right

Andrew Webster

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 22: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans runs the ball during the round eight NRL match between the ...

Hayne sounds out Eels about possible return

Michael Chammas

City-Country ban: Bulldogs coach Des Hasler.

Hasler removes Bulldogs from City-Country

Michael Chammas

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