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Is the federal government using the sudden concern for the wellbeing of renters as an excuse to do nothing?

Sydney rental affordability hits new crisis levels

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland is said to be targeting $200 million annually for a new five-year ...

Cricket has flipped on its head and CA is facing a disaster

ANALYSIS

This Audi R8 sedan was stolen at gunpoint in Balgowlah, police say.

Sports car stolen at gunpoint taken on wild ride through Sydney

ate school enrolments are set to surge by 21 per cent, or 164,000, by 2031.

Revealed: the $5b plan to tackle overcrowding in NSW schools

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

President Donald Trump was elected promising big tax cuts.

Trump's `biggest tax cut' in US history leaves unanswered questions

1 hr ago

''The central stabilising force in east Asia is China, not Japan'': Paul Keating at the Lowy Institute on Wednesday.

'Glug, glug, glug': Keating's stark warning on China

'Australia must build a missile defence shield' to combat threat

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Why PM has made an extraordinary gas prices intervention

ANALYSIS

Man with cancer only told the truth just before he died

First 'Made in China' aircraft carrier unveiled

Kirsty Needham

Macron campaign targeted by email cyber attacks

Detective Ashley Bryant in 2006.

Police officer made final phone call to ask colleague to investigate his death

20 mins ago

A Kiama drone operator has told of his urgent efforts to raise the alarm after a shark made an unexpected appearance in ...

'There's a shark right under the surfers': Drone operator's panic

Woeful: The Waratahs' loss to the Kings was one of their most embarrassing performances ever.

Thought it couldn't get any worse? Waratahs sink to new low

French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife Brigitte.

Gossip about French candidate shows we're stuck in the past

COMMENT

MERCURY.NEWS.separated men are six times more likely to suicide than separated women.
the illawarra division of general ...

Men are killing themselves to be 'real men'

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China launches its first homegrown aircraft carrier

Jonathan Demme , 73, has died of cancer and complications from heart disease.

Acclaimed Silence of the Lambs director dies at 73

Marija Pericic is the winner of Australia's richest literary prize for an unpublished work.

English language teacher wins prize for book no one knew about

A security guard looks out of the the News Corp. headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.

Fox News accused of 'abhorrent' racial discrimination

Coca Cola Amatil has cut prices to levels not seen since the aftermath of the Coke Life launch

Coca-Cola drops 'health' drink from Australian shelves

Tegan Lawson is a single mum and has used fractional investing to get into the property market.

How a single mum got her foot on the property ladder for peanuts

Qubix is a year-old company founded by Youssef Farag and Karim Rafla.

'Cargotecture' company transforms shipping containers into homes

A townhouse that was painted in red and white stripes by its owner Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring after a planning dispute ...

Court rules homeowner can keep red and white stripes on house

What qualifies as a dream home around Australia?

The six most incredible dream homes across Australia

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The renovated carriage is located in no ordinary train. We're talking Great Southern Rail's iconic Ghan.

The inside of this train is more glamorous than most restaurants

Police said the young girl was crossing the road when she was fatally hit.

Mother sees daughter, 5, killed after being hit by truck

Plot foiled when boy's mum picked up shorts to wash them: court

Rachel Olding

Security fears over new technology being rolled out across NSW

More than 70 per cent of Australians say they would prefer to die at home.

Young man's dire medical situation 'was never discussed'

Salim Mehajer leaves Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.

Mehajer fronts court over alleged assaults of taxi driver, TV reporter

Sydney ferries

Six years after last revamp, ferry wharf undergoes another makeover

An artist's impression of the suburb, where up to 3400 houses would be built.

Fears buses, roads won't cope with Sydney's new 9000 person suburb

The image of Dylan Voller in a spit-hood at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre that helped trigger the royal commission.

'Dude, you're not going to get it': minister's response to help plea

Damien Murphy

Two mountain bike riders have been allegedly attacked by a man and his dog near Belgrave.

Man attacks mountain bikers with pole, chases them with chainsaw

VIC

Former policeman Mark Ellis has withdrawn his candidacy for One Nation.

Ex-cop One Nation candidate quits over 'threats to family'

QLD

Brett Puttick took to the side of the street on Friday in a desperate attempt to find a job.

Father's desperate attempt to find work pays dividends

WA

Jennifer was 18 when she first started working in bars.

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Erin, Cassey and *Jennifer have all experienced harassment while working in hospitality.

Sleaze, assault, rape claims: Harassment rife in hospitality

Lucy Gichuhi, who will take the Senate spot vacated by Bob Day, will sit as an independent.

Bernardi and Family First game a flawed system

EDITORIAL

Shale oil threatens to undermine OPEC's hopes of raising oil prices.

BHP prepares to clean up its $49 billion mess

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

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Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg and Malcolm Turnbull had a blunt message for representatives of the gas industry in ...

PM intervenes in gas market to tackle surging prices

James Massola

New budget rules allow Treasurer to boost spending on big projects

James Massola

'Australia must build a missile defence shield'

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

A photograph showing an injury allegedly sustained in the Good Friday incident at Manus Island regional processing centre.

'We didn't do anything wrong': refugees hit back at Peter Dutton

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

Cory Bernardi announced on Wednesday that his Australian Conservatives movement will merge with Family First

Bernardi looks for more mergers after Family First takeover

Matthew Knott

Australians all let us rejoice, for we are girt by a national anthem that is almost universally derided.

Girt by derision: a tortured history of our national anthem

COMMENT
Tony Wright

A study of Chevron's and Exxon Mobil's Australian operations concluded that the petroleum resource rent tax regime is broken.

Global gas giants use loophole to avoid tax on billions

Mark Kenny

President Donald Trump holds up the signed executive order in Washington on Wednesday.

Trump orders review of national monuments to open land for drilling

1 hr ago

The newly-built Chinese aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock at a shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning Province, on ...

First 'Made in China' aircraft carrier unveiled

Kirsty Needham

US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Mar-a-Lago promotion pulled from official US sites after uproar

A Kayapo paints the face of her daughter during an assembly in Brasilia,on Monday. Indigenous ethnic groups are in the ...

Brazil indigenous protest over land rights turns violent

It's not just about how much time you spend in or out of the office.

What we get wrong about work-life balance

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Cory Bernardi has solidified his chances of squeaking in at the bottom of the South Australian senate vote.

What Bernardi got from the Family First going-out-of-business sale

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Sanctions neither contain nor deter Kim Jong-un's behaviour because he does not feel the pain they are supposed to bring.

How entrepreneurs are thriving in the country you'd least expect

COMMENT
Justin Hastings

Coles is subject to an enforceable undertaking from the Fair Work Ombudsman regarding its trolley chain service.

Coles' trolley push reduces underpayment of workers

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Ardent Leisure's new chief executive Simon Kelly.

Ardent's new boss gets $1.5 million sign-on bonus

Sarah Danckert

Nine's new live streaming service doesn't include the cricket due to existing online rights deals.

Cricket's revenue problem is all in its timing

ANALYSIS
Mark Hawthorne

Illustration John Shakespeare

Little's $340m sell out to Japan Post isn't taking Toll

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Timber! Lendlease completes first wooden office

Carolyn Cummins

Clyne to chair 'TripAdvisor for health care'

Clancy Yeates

BHP takes the broom to shale assets

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Security fears over new technology being rolled out across NSW

Lucy Cormack

Comfort and variety are the biggest trends in denim right now.

The most uncomfortable trend in menswear is finally over

Men's Style

When do you know you've finally transitioned into adulthood?

When does adulthood begin? Here's five signs you've officially made it

Self

A-REITs have done very well, including ALE Property Group, which owns pubs.

The best-performing asset class of the past five years

John Collett

Make sure your offset account isn't really a redraw facility in disguise. Illustration: Michael Mucci

The fake offset accounts that could make your savings vanish

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

There's a steady stream of would-be childcare educators who don't understand the basics.

No clue in reality: when vocational training falls short

Sylvia Pennington

Physiotherapist Pete Hunt is starting to see a lot of people with neck and back pain related to their mobile.

There's one very good reason your neck's sore

Alexandra Cain

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MKR: Tyson feels the Semi Finals heat

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Trump's wall delayed amid government shutdown threat

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Ivanka Trump defends father's stance on women

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Melbourne crack Warriors in Anzac Day special

A penguin pauses during a swim to check out the crowd celebrating World Penguin Day.

World of Photos

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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Demme, left, Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins all won Oscars in 1992 for their work on 'Silence of the Lambs'.

Acclaimed 'Silence of the Lambs' director dies at 73

Valarie and Courtney fight back tears after it's announced they made it into the grand final.

MKR grand final battle revealed as one team crumbles

Broede Carmody

Jude Law and Diane Keaton in <i>The Young Pope</i>.

The Young Pope is a very human story, says Jude Law

Michael Idato

From English language teacher to writer, Marija Pericic has been named winner of the 2017 Vogel Literary Award for ...

Fake memoir wins richest prize for undiscovered manuscript

Linda Morris

Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Did Mark Hamill give away The Last Jedi plot twist?

Broede Carmody

Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Die Hardy: Tom Hardy chases down motorbike thief in London

Rob Moran

The ABC has said Yassmin Abdel-Magied's personal views do not represent those of the national broadcaster.

ABC stands by Yassmin Abdel-Magied after Anzac Day outrage

Broede Carmody

Disney's mega release date announcement is part of a Hollywood land grab.

Why Disney's 'save the date' spree is the new normal

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato

Nick Earls, shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards for the third novella in a series of five published to ...

NSW Premier's Award shortlist celebrates short storytelling

Linda Morris

Normal Rickard taking part in the Artful program.

A creative way to tackle one of our greatest scourges

Peter Munro

Romesh Ranganathan is well-known on the British panel show circuit.

Sydney Comedy Festival review: When bile becomes beautiful

Sarah Thomas

Emma Watson is understandably wary of the role model title.

We get why Emma Watson is afraid of being a role model

Annie Brown

Madeleine Ryan.

How my autism diagnosis helped me drop the act

Madeleine Ryan

Ivanka Trump defended her father's views and record on women.

Ivanka jeered while defending her father's views on women

End of days or exactly what we deserve?

These $600 mud-stained jeans are exactly what we deserve

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Beyonce in a scene from her visual album Lemonade.

Beyoncé creates Formation Scholarships for women

Nicole Economos

In some significant ways, it’s the single people who are doing particularly well.

More people than ever before are single - and that's a good thing

Bella DePaulo

Changing a lightbulb just seems too risky to contemplate.

The one household chore I cannot bring myself to do

Jenna Price

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is sprayed with water during the London Marathon.

Prince Harry sprayed William with water and Kate Middleton loved it

Jenna Clarke

The weather affects whether we want to exercise.

How climate change could affect the way we exercise

Sarah Berry

"Flossing": Easing in and out of a nerve stretch.

Nerve Flossing – the easy method for pain relief?

Elizabeth Clarke

Drinking at home over dinner still counts.

More older Australians are drinking booze in a risky way

Sarah Berry

Australians are consuming too much sugar.

Soft drinks feeling the squeeze in the war against sugar

Adam Liaw's belly-warming garlic fried rice.

Adam Liaw's quick Filipino garlic fried rice

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

Good-mood food: Seven recipes to boost your happiness

Abby Plested's children Houston, 3, and baby Goldie.

'Let them learn': why this mum doesn't believe in baby gates

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

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

Mackenna posted this photo to Twitter.

Husband keeps sick wife company in sweetest way

Air Koryo only offers one dish on board, and no one is quite sure what it is.

'World's worst airline' serves only one dish: A cold, mystery burger

Jonathan Kaiman

COMAC could be the single biggest threat over the coming decades to the dominance of Boeing and Airbus, both in China's ...

China's answer to the Boeing 737 ready, but will anyone fly it?

A hiker walks at Barn Bluff at Cradle Mountain Lake, in Tasmania.

Don't forget: 10 essential things you need to take on any hike

Andrew Bain

NBN's Fixed Wireless towers are delivering metro broadband speeds beyond the major cities.

NBN regional Fixed Wireless trials hit 1Gbps

COMMENT

Hipchat is Atlassian's long-running chat app.

Atlassian's Hipchat hacked for user details

In Silicon Valley, what matters is having the biggest and most engaged network. And because Facebook is that network, ...

Tech world witnesses robbery led by 'ruthless' Zuckerberg

ANALYSIS

usb-c

Is the USB-C standard really that good?

Lifehacker

Concept image of a Joby S2, one of the emerging flying vehicles highlighted by Uber in a new White Paper.

Uber to test flying taxis by 2020

A unique BMW Individual interior trim made from salmon skin.

Is this the most unusual car trim in the world?

David Morley

One of the 600 Chrysler Pacifica people mover modified by Waymo, Google's self-driving car company.

Google expands self-driving fleet

Stephen Ottley

Harley-Davidson Street Rod.

Harley-Davidson's sportiest little Hog reviewed

David Morley

Great Wall's Steed did not fare well in ANCAP's crash test.

New Great Wall ute's two-star crash result

David McCowen

2015 Hyundai i30 Series 2.

What long-distance cruising car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

Nismo set to expand

Stephen Ottley

On the move: Josh Reynolds.

Leaving the Bulldogs 'was the toughest decision of my life'

Market mover: James Tedesco of the Wests Tigers.

Contract window could open a trade circus, says Grant

Adam Pengilly

Woeful: The Waratahs' loss to the Kings was one of their most embarrassing performances ever.

Thought it couldn't get worse? Waratahs sink to a new low

Tom Decent

Stock movements: John Coates and Danni Roche are heading in opposite directions.

Buy, sell or hold your sporting investment portfolio?

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

John Coates.

AOC submits to independent review amid bullying claims

Greg Baum and Michael Bachelard

Confidence: Manny Pacquiao says he is studying Jeff Horn's style.

Shades of a famous upset as Horn and Pacquiao finally face off

Phil Lutton

Cocaine irregularity: Nathan Turnbull can continue to train despite the sample results from Destiny Warrior.

Trainer beats stand down after cocaine user's admission

Chris Roots

Price to pay: Ticket prices for the A-League finals series are among the least affordable of the four major winter codes.

Finals tickets more than double the price of NRL seats

Dominic Bossi

Loyal: Mal Meninga.

Slater's Roos career not over, says Meninga

Adam Pengilly

Milestone man: Cameron Smith.

Meninga names strong squad for Anzac Test

"Ask him": Broncos coach Wayne Bennett is a man of few words.

Bennett plays down record against Griffin

Phil Lutton

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