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Tax

Why Treasury can spend billions and not lift the deficit

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Derek Josephs and his wife, Christine.

Tragedy after a brief lapse in concentration

Sacked FBI director James Comey is at the heart of a political storm in the United States.

Could Trump stop Comey from testifying in Russia probe?

Canberra's mushrooming information technology sector buoyed job prospects in the capital this quarter.

The jobs with the happiest workers

COMMENT

Student Mitch Van Oosten: "I'm an immigrant and I understand that we don't get the same rights as Australian citizens".

'Betrayed': Couple's hopes dashed after $10,000 fees

US Defence Secretary James Mattis.

US warns on 'most urgent threat' for Australia's region

Young children: The 'tiny opportunity for early intervention'

Mother's threat after horrific abuse of daughter: court

'Miracle economy': Recession talk as Australia takes world record

Just when you thought government couldn't get any madder

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

(Really) Lucky Country: treasurers reveal insights about the job

Mark Kenny

Steve Tsoukalas, who has been working at the Opera House for 49 years, is responsible for the green cleaning revolution ...

'I fell in love with two ladies': A cleaning affair worthy of an Opera House

Julie Power

Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood in House of Cards

Netflix shows are all worldwide hits - until they are not

ANALYSIS

Amie Baines has produced a new video and photo series featuring 25 women who call Australia home.

The question about race Australians need to stop asking

COMMENT

Jack O'Neill, in Santa Cruz, California in 2006.

Surfing pioneer dies aged 94

HOSPITAL

I was clinically dead for two minutes. This is what I saw

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Roosters see off Broncos in tense finish

Big week: Nathan Peats.

Improving Cowboys look to take down injury-hit Titans

Getting away: James Lowe of the Chiefs offloads in the tackle of Tom Robertson and Dean Mumm.

Four second-half tries not enough for the Waratahs

Ariana Grande visits fans in hospital following the Manchester bombing.

Ariana Grande makes surprise visit to young bomb victims

I can no longer support the Salvation Army.

Why I won't give to the Salvos appeal

COMMENT

Larry Lei and Cindy Tan, with children Ava, five months, Yuning, 11 and Matthew, 8, now own both neighbouring homes.

Neighbours nab the semi next door for $1.31 million

The Yarramalong property has fallen into disrepair in recent years.

Scientologists opt out of drug rehab plans for Yarramalong

Cameron Taylor, of Milk & Sugar, says large rugs create an illusion of spaciousness in a small room.

The key to choosing a rug for your home

Felicity Marshall

116 Edinburgh Road, Marrickville

Auction Results: See what sold near you on Saturday

Rebecca Judd

How to pull off a vertical garden in the backyard

Rebecca Judd

Faye Leveson (centre) is comforted by a family friend and her husband Mark Leveson (left) at the edge of the crime scene ...

Levesons had no idea they were so close to their son's body

Seeds for Macdonald's destruction were sown over an $1800 dinner

Kate McClymont

I found my dad dead. This is what I wished I'd said to him

Kim Arlington

Stabbed: Aged care nurse Jovi Pilapil.

Man pleads guilty to stabbing ex-partner, murdering her date

Polluted groundwater spread from this service station in Randwick and may have posed a "vapour risk" to residential ...

Watchdog not declaring contamination despite health risks

The median Sydney house price is hovering above $1 million.

Analysis shows how many Sydney properties would get new tax break

Tony Campbell, pictured with his wife Robyn, died after falling down a ravine at Fox Glacier.

Australian grandfather died in New Zealand 'doing what he loved'

Australian man Matthew Bate has been killed in the US.

Australian man killed in US after 'verbal altercation' identified

UPDATED
1 hr ago

A proposal by Chinese developer Zhongren for the Maribyrnong Defence Site would include up to 6000 homes. Source: Zhongren

The $2.5b plan to turn contaminated land into a luxury suburb

VIC

The teenager was first approached near the playground adjacent to the bike path at Yerrabi Pond in Gungahlin.

Man grabbed 17-year-old girl in indecent assault

ACT

Callers to Centrelink got an engaged signal 42 million times in just 10 months, a Senate committee was told on Thursday.

Smartphones blamed as Centrelink sends out 42 million engaged signals

China's Operation Australia

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China's Operation Australia

The Australian uni students China is spying on

Exclusive investigation

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK opposition Labour Party, poses for a photograph with supporters after delivering a ...

Everything you need to know about the British election

Nick Miller

Jim Pavlidis illustration for Greg Baum column, Saturday June 3, 2017

The future of sport glows in the dark and crackles a bit

Greg Baum

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Four Australian Treasurers for Ipad

Keating, Costello, Swan and Hockey.

The (Really) Lucky Country: dark clouds as Oz takes world record

The money men: Keating, Costello, Swan and Hockey

Mark Kenny

Lucky Country? Take it from me, another bad recession is coming

ANALYSIS
Ross Gittins

Illustration: John Shakespeare

How our record growth let to complacency, and bad politics

ANALYSIS
Peter Hartcher

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Winning the fairness debate in our miracle economy

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Malcolm Turnbull delivers the keynote address at the Asia Security Summit on Friday.

Turnbull warns China against bullying in pro-US speech

David Wroe

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce remains a big figure in Queensland.

Why Turnbull and Shorten have inundated Queensland

Amy Remeikis

The Philippines' cybersex industry has been estimated to be worth $1 billion a year.

Children as young as two rescued from cybersex dens

Lindsay Murdoch

Vijayalaxmi Sharma, left, with her mother Kamla who was opposed to her daughter's campaign but is now proud of her.

One girl's fight against child marriages in India

Amrit Dhillon

A Greenpeace banner showing US President Donald Trump is projected onto the facade of the US Embassy in Berlin, on Friday.

World pledges to save 'Mother Earth' despite Trump's snub

Jeremy Corbyn.

Corbyn's refusal to consider using nukes 'chilling'

Nick Miller

White collar workers tend to be happier than blue collar workers.

Where to find the world's happiest workers

COMMENT
Matt Wade

If Court applied the literalism with which she reads Genesis to the whole of the Bible, she'd find herself in hot water.

It's important not to airbrush bigotry from our history

COMMENT
Julia Baird

I can no longer support the Salvation Army.

Why I won't give to the Salvos appeal

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Bunnings Group chief executive John Gillam is blunt about the big turnaround task in the UK but he's convinced it can ...

Bunnings finds it can afford to shun online

ANALYSIS
Madeleine Heffernan

Changes are coming to frequent flyer programs.

It's about to get harder to earn Frequent Flyer points

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Are the wheels really falling off Australia's economy?

ANALYSIS
Myriam Robin

Uber has become a global headache for the taxi industry.

Uber is transportation, but keep that on the down low

ANALYSIS
Nir Kaissar

Netflix shows are all worldwide hits - until they're not

ANALYSIS
Lucas Shaw

How Treasury spends billions without hitting key deficit

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Talk about tech bubble is flashback to the dot-com era

COMMENT
Shira Ovide

The new rules of choosing a career

Work
Tom Ough

Aston Martin’s next hypercar, the Valkyrie.

Need for speed: The race to create the fastest car in the world

Cars

New Zealand as a backdrop: Founded in 1946 as a shirting business, Rodd & Gunn has repositioned itself as a purveyor of ...

Smoking Gunn: This Kiwi brand is taking over the USA

Men's Style

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Can we improve our retirement income?

Noel Whittaker

Investment returns will grow more slowly than the post-GFC recovery.

Lower returns ahead for investors

COMMENT
Daryl Dixon

Greens senator Nick McKim will introduce to parliament legislation aimed at eradicating late payments to small businesses.

Greens introducing small business payments legislation

EXCLUSIVE
Cara Waters

Appearance-related ageism tends to be harshest among the female gender.

Older workers: 'rusty, invisible and threatening'?

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Prop forward try for the ages

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The Mabo decision twenty-five years on

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Muslims pray outside Trump Tower during Ramadan

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Chiefs hold off Waratahs comeback

Fireworks and bonfire for Empire Night in Sydney on 25 May 1957. SMH NEWS Picture by BERT POWER Queens Birthday cracker ...

Rewind - Cracker night

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

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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How to create a better customer checkout experience

Advertiser Content

Ten activities to aid toddler development

Advertiser Content

Ninety-thousand people had flocked ot the three-day festival.

90,000 people evacuated from music festival over terror threat

Melissa Cunningham

Maybe it was the Tim Tams which had Bill Callahan smiling between intense songs at the Opera House

Winning with baritone and Tim Tams

Bernard Zuel

Goldfrapp had spectacle and performance but it was missing some heart.

All that glitters is not Goldfrapp in a shiny Vivid show

Review
Bernard Zuel

Vanessa Redgrave directed and features in the refugee crisis documentary Sea Sorrow, which she hopes will have an impact ...

Redgrave on directing: 'I want to save lives'

Garry Maddox

Expect to see a lot more of Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory on prime time TV.

A-League moves to Network Ten in new FTA deal

Michael Lynch

Refocusing: Jimmy Barnes at Pellegrini's.

Barnesy on his brutal childhood, real blokes, and poetry

Martin Boulton

Shari Sebbens: "Why would I want to audition for a film called <i>Australia Day</i>?"

New film exposes 'the horrible side' of Australia

Garry Maddox

Ben Hall and Tim Draxl in <i>Only Heaven Knows</i>.

Only Heaven Knows: a musical which still resonates

Jason Blake

One the Bear: An all-ages hip-hop fairytale.

Sydney, we're got your weekend sorted right here

Nick Murphy, formerly known as Chet Faker, beefed up sound and vision for his Opera House show

Faker no more - he's back and this time it's physical

Bernard Zuel

Michaela McGuire, new artistic director of the Sydney Writers' Festival brings in audiences.

Sydney Writers' Festival wraps with robust attendances

Linda Morris

Amie Baines has produced a new video and photo series featuring 25 women who call Australia home.

The question about race Australians need to stop asking

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Ariana Grande visits fans in hospital following the Manchester bombing.

Ariana Grande visits young UK bomb victims

Josie Pohla with her grandmother Avril.

Meet four Australian women changing the face of activism

Lindy Alexander

The Piazza at Castle Towers.

Rebel Wilson's 'ghetto' only packed with evangelising teens

Andrew Hornery

"Charging Bull" and "Fearless Girl" face off against each other in New York.

How the 'pissing pug' became an ideal metaphor for MRAs

COMMENT
Naomi Chainey

We're moving into an era of customisation.

Where will makeup be in five year's time?

Stephanie Darling

My interest in tattooing stems from my upbringing.

Power and passage – the history of the female tattoo

Emily Poelina-Hunter

Shari Lea Hitchcock posted a photograph on Instagram, claiming she was assaulted.

Hitchcock's vision blurry after alleged attack

PRIVATE SYDNEY
Andrew Hornery

Circles of focus

The easy way to get focused in less than 2 minutes

Susie Moore

Sex can improve as we age.

The good news: sex doesn't end at age 40

Sarah Berry

Jill Simpson's data art provides a visualisation of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Visualising anxiety: What does mental illness look like?

Sarah Berry

Cold brew coffee is often served over a 'spherical ice cube that melts slower than the devil's heart'.

Road-test: Making cold-brew uses a lot of coffee beans. Is it worth it?

"Flexible" eating allows a day a week to have whatever you want.

'Flexible' eating an effective diet, CSIRO study finds

Jaffna dosa with chutneys at Mathura.

A foodies' guide to Sydney's Little Sri Lanka

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The unique baby names literally no one is choosing

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Mum rewrites daughter's outdated homework assignment

Lizeth and her mother, with the offensive award. Photo: Khou

Honour student labelled 'Most Likely to Become a Terrorist' by teacher

Your overweight carry on luggage could be dangerous.

Letters: Don't compare overweight passengers to excess carry on

Traditional Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany.

The 50 amazing experiences you can only have in winter

18 hours: United Airlines is looking launch a new US to Singapore route.

Almost 18 hours: US airline says new route could be world's longest

For accurate shooting, raising the rifle to eye height will let you see a reticule on its tiny glass display.

Farpoint the best home VR shooting experience

The new Skype puts an emphasis on group messaging.

Skype copies Snapchat in big redesign

NBN is encouraging retailers to be less stingy with bandwidth, but will they play ball?

Will NBN's new CVC bandwidth pricing fix congestion woes?

Robocop

Dubai's Robocop rolls onto city streets

Under fire: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook shareholders not happy on fake news

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Highline.

Is this the best dual-cab ute on the market?

Stephen Ottley

2017 Renault Megane wagon.

New Megane wagon launched in Oz

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mazda3 Maxx hatchback.

The best end of financial year deals revealed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Kia Optima GT.

Carpool: Kia Optima GT

Andrew MacLean

Jeep Wrangler around Bathurst Island

Jeep looks to toughen its vehicles in the outback

Toby Hagon

Audi e-tron quiattro concept.

Audi confirms more EVs

Stephen Ottley

Release request: David Klemmer wants out of the Bulldogs.

Klemmer requests release from Bulldogs contract

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

Rugby League player Jamal Idris at Bondi Beach. 2nd June 2017 Photo: Steven Siewert

'You call this an obstacle?': Idris opens up on future

Adrian Proszenko

That'll do: Coen Hess goes in to score a four-pointer.

Improving Cowboys take lead over injury-hit Titans

Live
Steve Mascord
47 mins ago

Getting away: James Lowe of the Chiefs offloads in the tackle of Tom Robertson and Dean Mumm.

Waratahs leave it too late against Chiefs in Hamilton

Tom Decent

Big performance: NSW Origin captain Boyd Cordner.

Roosters hold off fast-finishing Broncos to win thriller

James Buckley
14 mins ago

Back in the winning business: Gareth Widdop.

Widdop steals the show as Dragons hold off Tigers

Mitch Jennings

Fixed share: Cooper Cronk is leading the RLPA's push for more revenue to players.

Players refuse to back down in pay war

Adrian Proszenko

On the burst: Rhys Webb.

Limp Lions struggle past Provincial Barbarians

1 hr ago

Deregistered: Tim Simona was banned after betting against his own team.

Disgraced Simona makes a fresh start

Sin Bin
Adrian Proszenko
1 hr ago

Smith in the unusual setting of the coaches' box during the Storm's win over Newcastle.

Bellamy hopes to see Smith fit for showdown

Roy Ward
56 mins ago

Bitter divide: Embattled ARLC Chairman John Grant.

The bombshell clause that threatens to cause chaos in the NRL

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

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