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A quarter of household debt growth over the past decade has been attributed to rising house prices.

Basic economics Scott Morrison can't grasp

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

Bogged ute from Good Weekend cover story

Photograph that revealed just how much my boyfriend had lied

Specialist Criminal Defence Lawyer, Rob Stary in a Melbourne laneway EMBARGOED FOR USE IN GOOD WEEKEND, 29/17 ISSUE Rob ...

Meet Rob Stary, the man Australia's accused terrorists turn to first

Saturday, April 29 marks 100 days in office for US President Donald Trump.

The first 100 days of 'American carnage' under Donald Trump

Nick O'Malley

Dyldam. Photo shows (l to r) Fayad Fayad, Ray Hadley, Joe Khattar, David Nader. story by Kate McClymont. photo: supplied.

Hadley wields axe over $20m debt as complaints hit 2GB

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Network Ten chief executive Paul Anderson.

'Un-investible': Why Network Ten is now only worth $99m

N Korea test-fires missile, blows up minutes into flight

Mother drove into oncoming freight train with three kids in car

The Redfern I loved has changed beyond recognition

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Listen, mate: The four-letter words Australians should stop using

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

'It could have been any of us': Bali nine member speaks out

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Cunning timing behind N Korea's latest missile test

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham
5 mins ago

EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND, APRIL 29/17 ISSUE. Good Weekend. Portrait of Mia Feedman, founder, publisher and editorial ...

'I have inadvertently shared too much': Mia Freedman

Today host Lisa Wilkinson at the 59th Annual Logie Awards on Sunday.

The 'travesty' that has marred Lisa Wilkinson's 20 years on TV

Navagio Bay is one of the most popular spots to visit on the Greek island of Zakynthos.

The six most beautiful beaches you've never heard of

Rather than criticise the - male - writers and director of SATC 2, it was the female stars who were the targets of ...

I couldn't help but wonder - is Sex and the City a lie?

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Manly thrash Souths as Uate grabs four

Under fire for an Anzac Day Facebook post: ABC presenter and youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

Yassmin challenged Australian myth. An ugly pattern emerged

The right man for the job? Alan Jones coaching the Wallabies in 1987.

Peter FitzSimons

Call me crazy, but it's time to get Alan Jones to coach the Waratahs

Actor Adrienne Pickering has transformed into the raucous Eileen 'Red' Bond for <i>House of Bond</I>.

It took 10 minutes for Eileen 'Red' Bond to storm out of Nine biopic

PRIVATE SYDNEY

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead, which returns from its mid-season hiatus.

Why your favourite TV shows could be about to vanish

ANALYSIS

High rental yields could mask the property's scarcity value.

The worst investment advice property experts have ever had

Panovscott Architects saw the Jacaranda tree as a structural element, to be used rather than discarded.

The tree that defined the design of an inner west cottage

The sale of Elaine, in Point Piper, has smashed the $70 million national house price record.

$70m house price record smashed by Point Piper home

EXCLUSIVE

Family friendly: Children ride their bikes around Salt Resort in Kingscliff.

Once-seculded holiday village attracts crowds with affordability

An artist's impression of Tailors Walk, one of the Frasers developments where first-home buyers are being given a leg up.

Developers try to lure first-home buyers ahead of Budget

A NSW Fire Brigade member fights a fire in the Lake Macquarie area.

'Can't be trusted': New charge to cost home owners up to $500

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

Reading superiority in girls starts early, Naplan study finds

Pallavi Singhal

NSW government abandons option to force council merger

Catholic bishops have been warned about the risks if they start charging Catholic schools rent

Furore over proposal to charge Catholic schools rent

EXCLUSIVE
Deborah Snow

Sydney University senior lecturer Tim Anderson.

Lecturer used Anzac Day to accuse Australian soldiers of murder

The figures for the first 27 days of April from property researcher CoreLogic show Sydney house prices declining 0.1 per ...

House prices fall for first time in 18 months

Jordan Brown is taken into custody after being sentenced to 4½ years in jail.

'Driven to their deaths': P-plater jailed for crash that left three dead

Police on the scene at Remick Street, Stafford Heights where the body of a woman in her 60's was found.

Woman stabbed to death at home in Brisbane's north

UPDATED
43 mins ago

The worse the news for immigrants and their lawyers, the better it has been for the two prison operators.

Major underworld figure stabbed in prison

VIC

Ella Knights, from Sydney, has died while on a holiday in Bali.

'World a poorer place': Mother's pain after Bali scooter tragedy

Appalled: Former Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles at the royal commission

Ex-Territory chief minister gives royal commission a big miss

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MERC, NEWS, UOW GRADUATIONS Pic taken 20th April 2017 of author Kathy Lette. RE, UOW graduation ceremony. Picture: ...

Snobbery among academics: it's a matter of degrees

COMMENT
Kathy Lette

Claire Rogers, new CEO of World Vision. 18th April 2017. Photo by Jason South

From banker to charity boss: World Vision's new CEO

Tammy Mills

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines speaks to media during a press conference at ...

Pacquiao wants more than just a win over Aussie

James Buckley
1 hr ago

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The Gorgon Gas Project in Western Australia.

Gas tax review confirms nation faces decade wait for revenue

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Police reveal they have illegally accessed journalist metadata

Michael Koziol

Dutton comments could raise Manus tensions: police chief

Michael Gordon

Donald Trump's heated phone call with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in January made headlines around the world.

How does Turnbull solve a problem like Donald Trump?

ANALYSIS
Judith Ireland

Resources Minister Matthew Canavan has suggested Queenslanders avoid banking with Westpac after the bank ruled out ...

Westpac's anti-coal stance exposes a Coalition out of touch

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Sydney University senior lecturer Tim Anderson.

Uni lecturer used Anzac Day to accuse Diggers of murder

President Donald Trump

Turnbull downplays need for shield as Trump sends warning

A man watches a TV news program reporting the North Korea's missile firing with a file footage, in Seoul, South Korea, ...

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile, news agency reports

A billboard welcomes Pope Francis at St Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt.

Pope Francis to meet 'controversial' cleric in tense Cairo

Farid Farid

Flowers are left on a police car to show their gratitude to law enforcement officers following the truck attack in April.

Fifth person dies following Stockholm truck attack

A shattered window at the scene of the raid.

Woman shot, six arrested in London terror raids

Donald Trump promised big but has been forced to deliver small on some proposals - and that's a relief.

Trump's 100 days worrying, but could have been worse

EDITORIAL

Clancy Glover, the most perfect dog in the world.

It's a dog's life renting with a pet

COMMENT
Richard Glover

Hundreds of people gather at the Shrine of Remembrance for the ANZAC Day dawn service.

You know who's really offensive? The faceless social media warriors

COMMENT
Martin Flanagan

Pizza Hut franchisees are hoping to take the company for $80 million.

Pizza Hut set for the courts over its cut-price pizzas

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Simon Bosch

How high is too high for Australia's marijuana stocks?

Patrick Hatch

On Thursday, Scott Morrison will tell business economists in Sydney of his plans for infrastructure investment borrowing.

The basic economics Scott Morrison can't grasp

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

Joseph Gutnick outside the Federal Court in Melbourne.

Diamond Joe's business life stacked up in sad, neat binders

Sarah Danckert

'Un-investible': Why Network Ten is now only worth $99m

Lucy Battersby

'Culture' hampering probes into financial crimes

Georgia Wilkins

'We can't hold back the tide' on house prices, says bank watchdog

Clancy Yeates

Westpac branded 'wimps' over coal pledge

Peter Hannam

The Alpha Romeo Giulia is one of many modern classics.

Money makers: 13 new cars that will make you richer

Cars

Shooting tequila with salt and lemon is not the way to do it.

Wait, you're officially drinking this the wrong way

Fine Drinks

First home buyers in many states get grants or stamp duty exemptions.

Is it time to fix your mortgage interest rate?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Noel Whittaker.

Get rich by focusing on process not outcome

Noel Whittaker

Tattoos can result in reverse discrimination.

Tattoos can be good for your career

James Adonis

CBA says its changes will give small business customers more control to avoid defaulting.

CBA removes controversial loan clause

Clancy Yeates

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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile

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Mother fronts court over train near miss

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Robots kill more jobs than China

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Eels ambush Cowboys in Townsville

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming 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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SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 24: American director Oliver Stone attends the "The Untold History of the United ...

Stone on his newest film subject: Putin

EXCLUSIVE
Garry Maddox

Harry Styles performs at the American Music Awards.

Harry Styles to tour Australia in November, but few will see him

Lenny Ann Low

Classic 90's sitcom Roseanne is being revived

'Roseanne' being revived with original cast

Joe Otterson
1 hr ago

Samara Weaving.

From Summer Bay to Hollywood via 'lesbian' thriller Bad Girl

Karl Quinn

Author Paula Hawkins.

Into the Water: A dark follow-up to The Girl on the Train

Sue Turnbull

At Lunch With Robin Nevan at the Il Bacaro. 3 October 2016. The Age Spectrum. Photo: Eddie Jim.

When Robyn Nevin met Julie Andrews

Jason Steger

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

George Miller reveals plans for at least two more Mad Max sequels

Rob Moran

Lena Headey in a scene from Game of Thrones. The series has been one of the most popular borrowed from ACT libraries in ...

Game of Thrones stars to become TV's highest paid actors ever

Rob Moran

"I'm constantly confusing people. But I think everything is really confusing": Nevo Zisin.

Transgender activist Nevo Zisin 's inspiring story of life

Linda Morris

the Bodyguard

This modern diva is the real deal as she does Whitney

Jason Blake

Annanroma Food, Beer and Wine Festival has a new Sweet Street this year.

Mmmm! Got a plan for the weekend? We have, right here ...

Today host Lisa Wilkinson at the 59th Annual Logie Awards on Sunday.

Why Lisa Wilkinson keeps getting overlooked for a television gong

Amy Croffey

Sophie Monk arrives at the 2017 Logie Awards.

Sophie's courage to put herself out there is why we love her

Natalie Reilly

In the fashion and luxury world, it's about being on the inside.

What the new 'status symbols' really tell us

Annie Brown

Under fire for an Anzac Day Facebook post: ABC presenter and youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

Clementine Ford: The hypocrisy behind the vitriolic reaction to Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Rose Bertam, pictured with fellow models including Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski, promoting Fyre Festival on Instagram.

Fyre Festival: Celebrity-endorsed Bahamas festival ends in disaster

Polly Mosendz and Kim Bhasin

Kim Kardashian's make-up is always set to perfection.

How to ensure your makeup lasts the distance

Stephanie Darling

Brigitte with her husband Emmanual Macron.

Brigitte Trogneux doesn't dress like a typical French woman, and it should be celebrated

Annie Brown

IKEA responds to Balenciaga

IKEA claps back to Balenciaga over new $2800 plastic bag

Walk it out, shake it off.

4 ways to detach from work and finally enjoy your downtime

Susie Moore

Craving protein? It might be in your guts.

Listen to your gut - it can tell you what you need to eat

Sarah Berry

Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 85-year-olds age group 100m sprint at the World Masters Games.

'Winning makes her happy': She's 101 and still competing

Cindy Boren

The key to cooking with salt is using the right amount at the right time in the right form.

The single most important ingredient: Salt

Energy load: A large kale smoothie can contain 2500 kilojoules.

People think juice is good for them - they're wrong

COMMENT

Salisbury steaks with mushroom and onion gravy.

Make every meal interesting: 48 sauce, gravy and puree recipes

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The hilarious song lyrics every mum will sing along to

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If your kids haven't asked for one of these yet, they will soon

Let it go... again!

Frozen 2 release date announced - don't say we didn't warn you!

Have vegetarians become the sacred cows of air travel?

Traveller letters: Special meal? Get over yourselves, vegetarians

There's a wild side to Europe.

Side of Europe few Australians see: 10 spectacaular natural attractions

Ute Junker

Claims that Jetstar is "the world's worst airline" are overblown.

'World's worst airline': Jetstar angry over survey claims

COMMENT
Craig Platt

It stands up like a regular all-in-one PC if that's what you prefer.

For Microsoft, Surface loses but Windows wins

Neither side of politics can claim the moral high ground when it comes to bending the truth.

War on fake news lost as phrase gets corrupted

Reviewers have been praising of the wall-to-wall glass screen.

Samsung Galaxy S8: The good and the bad - so far

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch ticks over the millions

Kotaku

A concept Airbus A3 from Uber's flying cars plan.

Don't expect to catch a flying taxi soon

Terrafugia

The Breakdown: Flying cars

David McCowen

The driver received serious facial injuries as a result of the smash.

Australian driver seriously injured by Takata airbag in Darwin crash

David McCowen

Ferrari GT4CLusso at Targa Tasmania.

Targa Tasmania in a Ferrari

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche 911 GT3.

Is this the ultimate Porsche 911?

Greg Kable

2017 Mazda CX-5

Mazda reveals CX-8

Stephen Ottley

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda Kodiaq price revealed

Dom Tripolone

In a good place: Nick Kyrgios

Are we finally witnessing the turning point for Nick Kyrgios?

Simon Briggs

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines speaks to media during a press conference at ...

Pacquiao plans to knock out Horn

James Buckley
1 hr ago

Players are fighting for more of a say in scheduling.

Cricketers stumped over fixture advisory request

Jon Pierik
27 mins ago

Hearbroken: Josh Reynolds will leave the club he loves to join Wests Tigers next season.

How Cleary convinced Reynolds to join the Wests Tigers

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

Injured again: Kurt Tippett

Tippett a late out for the Swans

Scott Spits
1 min ago

Happy days: John O'Shea and Zac Purton after It's Somewhat's Doncaster win earlier this month.

Godolphin and head trainer John O'Shea part ways

Chris Roots

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates is seen arriving at the 2017 ...

Olympics were once our ego incarnate. Not so anymore

Greg Baum

The right man for the job? Alan Jones coaching the Wallabies in 1987.

Call me crazy, but it's time to get Alan Jones to coach the Waratahs

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Slippery Eel: Parramatta playmaker Corey Norman skips out of Michael Morgan's tackle on Friday night.

Thurston-less Cowboys succumb to electric Eels

Oh, what a (former) Knight: Daly Cherry-Evans and Tom Trbojevic congratulate Akuila Uate.

Ropeable Rabbitohs fans turn on their heroes as Manly run riot

Adam Pengilly

'I think that's just Gal playing the game': Paul Gallen has refused to rule out an Origin return.

'NSW has a problem if Gal is needed': Flanagan's shot at Blues

Adam Pengilly

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