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Under Mike Baird's timetable, the Metro West line was to be built next decade, and be "operational in the second half of ...

West and inner west to get up to 12 new train stations

EXCLUSIVE
Jacob Saulwick

Lindt Cafe siege victim Katrina Dawson while she was a solicitor at law firm King & Wood Mallesons.

Lindt siege psychiatrist 'should never influence police' again: family

1 hr ago

A helicopter gunship fires a rocket at Islamist militant positions in Marawi, a provincial capital on the southern ...

Battle sparks fears Islamic State is growing on Australia's doorstep

Marina Pink, Jack Pink and Destiny Pink were killed in a crash near Boggabilla.

Siblings killed in three-vehicle crash were travelling separately

58 mins ago

The end view of the recalled Infinity cable.

'Ticking time-bomb': Thousands of homes at risk from faulty cables

Origin tradition: retired NSW skipper Paul Gallen has fired a shot at the Maroons.

'I've got to be honest ...' Gallen's dire prediction for State of Origin

Adam Pengilly

Police officers surround farmhouse after colleague shot dead

Catholic claims of massive school fee hikes shot down

'Darkness nearly over': Mother's relief 33 years after child murder

Insurance catch-22 'tips homeowners over the edge'

Glimmer of hope for Super Rugby clubs facing axe in 2018

UPDATED

US President Donald Trump talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 summit.

'He wouldn't say it': Pointed Trump omission shocks European leaders

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Troy and Bec's storm out of the House Rules studio.

House Rules storm out ranks among TV's biggest meltdowns

COMMENT
50 mins ago

Kerr was said to have serenaded Spiegel (pictured here together last year) later in the evening with a Shania Twain song.

Kerr serenades husband in front of 50 guests at backyard wedding

The protein-making machine from golden staph, the bacterial ribosome.

Giant microscope scores hit in human v superbug 'Cold War'

HuffPost

Delicious low-carb recipes that aren't salad

KINGSCLIFF, AUSTRALIA - MAY 25: Mitchell Pearce and James Maloney run during a New South Wales Blues State of Origin ...

NSW thrive off Queensland's hate

Fashion consultant Margaret Zhang as she appears in the new issue of Elle Australia, on stands Monday, May 29.

Australian magazine uses iPhone to photograph cover in world first

Convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby leaves the parole offices in Denpasar after signing papers before ...

Origin side braces for collision with Schapelle Corby circus

President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the U.S. Embassy, ...

'It wasn't innocent,' Macron says of Trump handshake

16 mins ago

Gyton Grantley as Carl Williams in Nine's new drama, Underbelly Photograph supplied by Channel Nine Publicity 080209. ...

On our TV screens, it's basically still 2008

COMMENT

Getting rid of your belongings is kind of like going through a break-up.

Are you decluttering or giving up on unfulfilled dreams?

The Wentworth Memorial Church, designed by architect Don Gazzard and built in 1965, is for sale.

Property market to decide fate of mid-century church

63 Mandolong Road Mosman sold for $5,300,00 on Saturday.

Sydney's auction market heading into winter on a cooler note

Jennifer Hawkins in a advertisement for Trinity Point Development.

Forget almond milk, social media influencers spruiking property

Incentives to encourage more investment in affordable housing are not enough, according to experts.

Hard to see how affordable housing investment 'stacks up'

Georgina says she was denied vehicle access to her Circular Quay apartment despite just one pedestrian on the road.

'She called over two other men': Locked out over Vivid terror fears

Principals 'struggling to keep staff and students safe'

Judge clears husband of rape and assault in 'unusual' sexting case

Eddie Obeid was jailed in December for a maximum of five years.

Moses and Eddie Obeid waive right to committal hearing

Kate McClymont

George Gerges, from Bondi, told his boss that he did everything he could to minimise his risk of being caught.

Inside the cocaine syndicate that kept Sydney's dirty habit going

Rachel Olding

Luke Foley: "Mr Kunde has given firm undertakings to Labor."

Labor ups the ante with new pledge to boost affordable housing

Sean Nicholls

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'Turn on to highway, I pinch you': Town with four licensed drivers

Footscray Road elevated freeway. Artist's impression.

$5.5 billion tunnel to flood inner suburbs with car

VIC

Schapelle Corby at At Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar on Saturday.

'Didn't you know? She caught a flight': Corby's mum tunts media

QLD

The two-week trial, before Justice Michael Elkaim, continues.

'My daughter's clean like a baby': Mum said she stabbed herself

ACT
1 hr ago

East Fremantle council could soon wave goodbye to plastic bags.

First WA council bins plastic bags as $2500k fine looms

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John knew trouble was brewing at his $200-a-week 'home'

Miki Perkins
28 mins ago

Quiet leader: Blues skipper Boyd Cordner respects his rivals.

Cordner apologises for lack of spice in Origin build-up

Is there anything more disruptive to the workplace than hormones?

Testosterone needs to be banned from workplaces

SATIRE
Naomi Chainey

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Performers from Thursday Island during the opening ceremony of the First Nations National Convention in Uluru.

Mabo lawyer urges 'gutless politicians' to support decision

Michael Gordon

Afghanistan troop boost backed but 'where's the strategy?'

David Wroe

Catholic claims of massive fee hikes shot down from within

Matthew Knott

Health Minister Greg Hunt has ruled out a radical proposal to remake hospital funding.

Greg Hunt distances himself from department's secret hospital plan

Adam Gartrell

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister Ken Wyatt unveiled a portrait of Ken Wyatt the first indigenous MP in the ...

Strength, hope, sadness: politicians come together to unveil historic portrait

Fergus Hunter

What do we earn?

'Trivial': top official says bank levy should not raise interest rates

Peter Martin

John Fraser Secretary of the Treasury during Budget Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 May 2017.

No rose-coloured glasses': finally some good news on the economy

Peter Martin

Ali Jasmin: 'I was upset, angry, not with anyone in particular but with the system.'

Indonesian minors case 'an embarrassment to Australia'

Jewel Topsfield
3 mins ago

John Patterson, a nephew of Alexander Nininger, at his home in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

WWII hero's family suing in fight to identify remains

Dave Philipps

A helicopter gunship fires a rocket at Islamist militant positions in Marawi, a provincial capital on the southern ...

IS fears grow as foreign fighters among Mindanao dead

Lindsay Murdoch

President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the U.S. Embassy, ...

Not innocent: Macron says of Trump handshake

17 mins ago

Donald Trump's behaviour is ensuring his wife and children will become pariahs.

Trump's greatest success: destroying the Trump name?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Abbott's now infamous 2014 budget horror show was so manifestly unfair it has fundamentally altered the national ...

We should be thankful for Tony Abbott. No, really

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

SMH. NEWS. NO BYLINE PLEASE - Pictured is Dr Philip Goldstone, Medical Director of Marie Stopes Australia, in one of the ...

I can't enter my workplace without being abused by protesters

COMMENT
Philip Goldstone

Rezoning is a massive gift with many billions of dollars of profits subsequently lightly taxed.

How our tax system doesn't hurt the ultra-rich

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

The end view of the recalled Infinity cable.

'Ticking time-bomb': Infinity cables still in thousands of homes

Lucy Cormack

Mr Verrall is dealing with the health effects of a lifetime working in underground coal mines.

'Don't finish up like me': Calls for black lung compensation

Felicity Caldwell

The new Sephora will be the second store opened this year.

Cosmetics are the new battle ground for retailers

Carolyn Cummins

WA 'catastrophe' puts Rio, BHP in firing line

Diane's distress after home insurance policy cancelled

Esther Han

Banks, miners drag ASX into the red

Jessica Sier

ATO to work with Plutus clients at centre of alleged tax fraud

Nassim Khadem

When money isn't an issuel, there is no experience off-limits.

The secret service helping the super rich to jump the queue

Lifestyle

There's an artform to pulling off white pants.

What lies beneath: The biggest fashion mistake you can make

Men's Style

Kate Robertson discovered she was saving thousands when she was forced to stop drinking because of long-term medication.

'Giving up drinking saved me $4000 a year'

FIRST PERSON
Kate Robertson

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One thing wealthy super fund members need to do before June 30

Noel Whittaker

Jennifer Westacott launched the voluntary payment code on Monday.

'Major offenders' sign voluntary code on late supplier payments

Cara Waters

Sarah Holloway is the co-founder of Matcha Maiden and Matcha Mylk Bar.

From lawyer to Matcha Maiden

Cara Waters

John Fraser Secretary of the Treasury during Budget Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 May 2017. ...

Impact of bank levy 'trivial': Treasury

KINGSCLIFF, AUSTRALIA - MAY 25: Mitchell Pearce and James Maloney run during a New South Wales Blues State of Origin ...

NSW thrive off Queensland's hate

In this May 6, 2017 photo provided by Travis Kalanick, Uber Chief Executive Officer, Kalanick, center, poses with his ...

Uber CEO's mother killed in boating accident

Clinton predicts impeachment for Trump

Clinton predicts impeachment for Trump

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: A giant illuminated tiger glows bright in the dark. The colourful art installation is one of ...

Fairfax photos of the week

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming on Stan.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Troy and Bec's storm out of the House Rules studio.

House Rules storm out ranks among TV's biggest meltdowns

COMMENT
Aja Styles
50 mins ago

Actor and singer Jamie Foxx courted controversy on The Tonight Show when he signed in "gibberish".

Jamie Foxx slammed for 'gibberish' sign language

Broede Carmody

Claire Foy (Elizabeth II) and Matt Smith (Prince Philip) in The Crown.

The Queen has seen The Crown, and she 'really liked it'

Rob Moran

The first iteration of Underbelly, which saw Vince Colosimo as Alphonse Gangitano, was a masterpiece.

Everything old is new again on Aussie television

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

Nicole Kidman during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Kidman among major award-winners as festival wraps up

Stephanie Bunbury

In this image released by Disney, Orlando Bloom portrays Will Turner in a scene from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men ...

New Pirates of the Caribbean post-credits scene reveal

SPOILERS
Bryan Alexander

Schapelle Corby at Ngurah Rai airport in Bali before her flight back to Australia.

Schapelle leaves media lost for (non-silly) words

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

In this May 6, 2016 photo, Greg Allman performs at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, Oka. On ...

Cher's ex and rock icon Gregg Allman dies aged 69

Bill Trot

Fleet Foxes have changed their nature after five years away.

New, gnarlier Fleet Foxes return after a five-year break

Bernard Zuel

The Avalanches singer Eliza Wolfgramm perfoming at Vivid Live's Block Party.

More than a few surprises from these misfit geniuses

George Palathingal

Vivid 2017.

Lights? Fantastic! What to see when Sydney turns it on for Vivid

Nick Galvin

Fashion consultant Margaret Zhang as she appears in the new issue of Elle Australia, on stands Monday, May 29.

Elle Australia photographed their cover using an iPhone

Jenna Clarke

Kerr was said to have serenaded Spiegel (pictured here together last year) later in the evening with a Shania Twain song.

Miranda Kerr and Evan Speigel wed with her son by their sides

Amy Croffey

There's no 'sick leave' for stay-at-home mums.

There's no 'sick leave' for stay-at-home mums

COMMENT
Polly Dunning

Kim Kardashian gave insight into how celebrity women are defined by how they look.

Gird your ghd, Kim Kardashian's latest look may be more than a fad

Natalie Reilly

Kasey Edwards

I threw away my bathroom scales and have never been healthier

Kasey Edwards

Lena Dunham wears a reproductive system t-shirt to a Planned Parenthood event.

Feminist merch is fashionable but who actually wears it?

Natalie Reilly

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers the commencement address at Wellesley College.

Hillary Clinton's sad Wellesley address

Alyssa Rosenberg

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.

There's nothing 'sexist' about women-only Wonder Woman screenings

Britton Peele

Cheese might do our ecosystem good, but fast food does not.

Can knowing your gut microbes reveal much about your health?

Paula Goodyer

Reclaim your weekend and bring some balance back.

Combatting the 'Sunday Night Blues'

Evelyn Lewin

Food can really affect our mood.

Changing your diet could improve your mental health

Evelyn Lewin

Nasi lemak 'komplit' is a complete lunch.

Medan Ciak: Fatty delights come with skinny price

Myffy Rigby

Neil Perry's boiled mixed greens with olive oil and lemon.

Is it OK to use olive oil as your default cooking oil?

Richard Cornish

Warm salad of roast cauliflower, labne, olives and almonds.

Weekly meal plan: Find comfort in winter veg and healthy proteins

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I'm a stay-at-home mum. And I'm an addict

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'It was one of the scariest moments': shirt saves boy's life

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Are these really the 7 best reasons to date a single mum?

The stratosphere allows aircraft to operate in more stable weather.

Why do jet aircraft fly so high?

Michael Gebicki

Blue lagoons at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland.

Why these are the hottest destinations in the world right now

Ben Groundwater

Qantas 747-400 business class: A fully-flat bed makes all the difference.

Qantas business class with fully flat beds and built-in back massager

Flight Test
Sally Webb

Campbell Simpson.

How I threw away $4.8 million in Bitcoin

COMMENT

There's no way around it, Prey's monsters are boring.

Prey is a promising but deeply conflicted game

Model and Playboy bunny Dani Mathers appears in Los Angeles County Superior Court to answer charges related to her ...

Playboy model gets community service for body-shaming post

Android

How to abandon iOS and switch to Android

Gizmodo

Your data can't be held hostage if your backups are safe and sound.

#1 ransomware defence: shoot the hostage

COMMENT

Rolls-Royce Torpedo Photo: James Lipman / jameslipman.com Rolls-Royce built the Sweptail coupe for a particularly ...

Rolls-Royce unveils world's most expensive new car

David McCowen

2017 Porsche Panamera.

Porsche Panamera Turbo reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Mercedes-AMG says its Project One hypercar will have plenty in common with Lewis Hamilton's Grand Prix machine.

Inside Mercedes-AMG's F1-powered supercar

Greg Kable

BMW M8 2018 BMW 8-Series prototype.

BMW reveal new M8

Greg Kable

BMW has been busted for failing to meet consumer credit requirements.

Will car dealers trigger a new financial crisis?

David McCowen

Lotus Elise Sprint 220.

Volvo open to Lotus suspension tuning

David McCowen

Origin tradition: retired NSW skipper Paul Gallen has fired a shot at the Maroons.

'Too many players out': Gallen's dire prediction for Maroons

Adam Pengilly

Announcement: ARU chairman Cameron Clyne.

ARU won't rule out all five Super teams remaining next year

UPDATED
Emma Kemp and Vince Rugari

Angry: Cameron Smith says the NRL has misrepresented the players' pay proposal.

Cameron Smith refuses to rule out industrial action

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

John Buchanan, right, with Steve Waugh in 2002.

Scrap Boxing Day and New Year's Tests: former coach's radical plan

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

Welsh swipe: England head coach Eddie Jones

Gatland's squad 'too Welsh' to defeat All Blacks: Jones

Marc Hinton

Utility value: Reds fullback Karmichael Hunt.

Injuries open Wallabies door for new faces

Vince Rugari

Wenger with his seventh FA Cup. "Let us enjoy this win and not worry about the future," he said.

Will Wenger be in charge when Gunners get to Sydney?

COMMENT
Michael Lynch

A "much happier" Ricciardo with this third-place trophy.

Strategy, racecraft and luck see Ricciardo home

ANALYSIS
Andrew Tate
1 hr ago

Angry: Cameron Smith says the NRL has misrepresented the players' pay proposal.

Smith reveals Blues player Maroons are set to target

Phil Lutton

Quiet leader: Blues skipper Boyd Cordner respects his rivals.

Cordner apologises for lack of spice in Origin build-up

Michael Chammas

No distraction: Schapelle Corby is reported to be holed up in the Sofitel Brisbane - the same hotel NSW will stay at.

Blues braced for collision with Corby circus

Michael Chammas

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