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LONDON TERROR ATTACK

People walk away about 10 minutes after midnight from inside a police cordon after an attack in London, Sunday, June 4, ...

'Her throat had been cut': Victim staggered into pub after attack

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5 mins ago

Emergency personnel on London Bridge after an incident in central London, Saturday, June 3, 2017. British police said ...

At least 20 injured in multiple attacks across London

19 mins ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 19: Anthony Chang poses for a photo on May 19, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley ...

'Watched and tracked': The uni students China is spying on

Herman Maifoffer, who was exposed to asbestos in 1978 and died of mesothelioma in August 2015.

'This house killed me': How a Sydney DIY turned deadly

INVESTIGATION

Release request: David Klemmer wants out of the Bulldogs.

Klemmer requests release from Bulldogs contract

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

Trapped in the Canidrome: Sam Cauchi said he did not ask questions about where the dogs ended up after he exported them.

Racing identities guilty of selling unwanted dogs to Asia for profit

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

An anaesthetist who had alcohol issues has been approved to return to work.

Anaesthetist sacked for drinking on the job wins reappointment

Australia is on the brink of hitting a technical recession

Father and ex-boxer to face court again for hitting his child

New study casts doubt on claims that moderate drinking is good for you

Banksy 'offers free art' to those who vote against Tories

Hiking foreign buyer fees 'totally defies economic logic'

Emergency personnel tend to wounded on London Bridge after an incident in central London, Saturday, June 3, 2017. ...

'Run, hide, tell': One dead in London terror attacks

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World War II poster Keep Calm and Carry On. Barter Books, Alnwick, UK. Image supplied. SHD TRAVEL MARCH 20 BOOKSHOP CAFES.

Londoners not keeping calm: The new message during terror attacks

25 mins ago

Rebel Wilson arriving to the Supreme Court, Melbourne, for her libel case against Woman's Day.

The picture Rebel Wilson does not want you to see

At the double: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the final whistle.

Ronaldo stars as Real Madrid win Champions League final

1 hr ago

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

Amid howls of protest, Schapelle Corby deserves a break

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'Get down!': London Bridge bar in lockdown

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

'You don't look...' The question Australians need to stop asking

WHANGAREI, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 03: Rhys Webb of the British & Irish Lions is hauled down short of the tryline during the ...

Limp Lions struggle past Provincial Barbarians

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

Wetsuit pioneer who built a surf brand empire dies aged 94

Changes are coming to frequent flyer programs.

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

COMMENT

Increased stamp duty and land tax for investors to fund first-home buyer affordability measures has been described as ...

Hiking foreign buyer fees 'totally defies economic logic'

Gone fishing: Port Stephens has long attracted investor holidayers and retirees for its sleepy coastal vibes.

"We've run out of land": Red hot Port Stephens market

1 hr ago

* For Domain Mag feature on dream objects - Jeff Provan ** 'Pumpkin' by Yayoi Kusama, 1994, YAYOI KUSAMA Benesse Holdings

What five designers would buy if money was no object

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

1 hr ago

The Yarramalong property has fallen into disrepair in recent years.

Scientologists opt out of drug rehab plans for Yarramalong

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

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': An affair worthy of an Opera House

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

The exterior of the new Australian Embassy building planned for Washington DC.

Green light given for new Washington embassy building

Derek Josephs and his wife, Christine.

Tragedy after a brief lapse in concentration

VIC

Rick Maddison was shot dead by police on Tuesday morning after a 19-hour siege.

Cop killer's final violent act was not his first

QLD

Jamison YMCA Camp being run for kids with cancer. Emily Capper camp leader and Maddi 5. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos

Camp brings laughter and Disney magic to child cancer patients

ACT

China's Operation Australia

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The Australian uni students China is spying on

Exclusive investigation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 01: James Oliver Manager of the Capsule Hotel sits up in one of the delux capsuls, at the ...

Need a crash pad? $50 gets you a night in a futuristic pod

Esther Han

David Wenham has made his debut behind the camera, with the release of the short film Ellipsis.

David Wenham turns director for slice-of-life 'experiment'

Craig Mathieson

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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

The wreckage of a suicide truck bomb attack in Kabul on Thursday.

Explosions rock funeral in Kabul, killing at least 18 Afghans

The crowd on Friday night during a performance by Swedish band 'In Flames' at the Rock am Ring music festival.

German rock concert resumes after terrorist threat

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

Accused drugs mule Cassandra Sainsbury. Cassie Sainsbury.

'We're all either bogans or bogan-mockers'

COMMENT
Imre Salusinszky

A dumpster diver retrieved this food which would otherwise have gone to waste.

Hunger amid plenty: Our food waste scandal

Editorial

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

Might be time to get a job, Schapelle

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

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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UK armed police respond to multiple incidents in central London

1 hr ago

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Roosters see off Broncos in tense finish

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Prop forward try for the ages

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The Mabo decision twenty-five years on

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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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Comedian Bill Maher performs in Las Vegas on Nov. 17, 2005.

Bill Maher apologises for using racial slur on his show

53 mins ago

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

90,000 evacuated from German music festival over terror threat

Bernard Fanning: 'It's hideous the way that music is 'consumed' now.'

Bernard Fanning goes off-trend with new album

Jenny Valentish

David Wenham has made his debut behind the camera, with the release of the short film Ellipsis.

Wenham shrugs off risk of shooting 10 day film

Craig Mathieson

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

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

Actress Rebel Wilson arriving for her case in the Supreme Court, Melbourne. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 26TH MAY 2017

The picture Rebel Wilson does not want you to see

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Head off problems before they blow up.

The everyday behaviours that can harm a relationship

Olivia Blair

'Heartbroken': Vicky and Chris Cornell.

Cornell's wife releases heartbreaking statement after drug report

1 hr ago

It's about being your authentic self and playing to your moods.

Men should take as much pride and joy in fashion as women do

Wendy Squires

Lara Worthington (nee Bingle) at the Tiffany & Co. HardWear collection launch party on Thursday at Carriageworks, Sydney.

Lara Worthington's very nice payday for 30 minutes of work

Amy Croffey

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

Josie Pohla with her grandmother Avril.

Meet four Australian women changing the face of activism

Lindy Alexander

Ariana Grande visits fans in hospital following the Manchester bombing.

Ariana Grande visits young UK bomb victims

Even moderate drinking doesn't protect our hearts, a study finds.

Don't raise a glass to alcohol protecting your heart

Sarah Berry

Sex can improve as we age.

The feeling that affects our sex lives as we age

Sarah Berry

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, JUNE 4/17 ISSUE. My Day On A Plate - Mark Olive (no credit, no archiving)?

Chef's day on a plate doesn't get top marks

cr: William Meppem. GW food - March 7. Neil Perry's zucchini parmigiana.
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89 vegetarian meals: you'll find more than the usual risotto here

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

'Flexible' eating as effective as counting calories, says CSIRO study

Ziti is the cheesy, layered Italian-American spin on pasta al forno

Weekly meal planner: start winter off with a 3-cheese pasta bake

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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

Porsche sport driving school.

Why luxury cars cost too much in Australia

David McCowen

NRMA Driving instructor Lynnette Thomas, with learner driver Samantha Kazar, 21.

Top 10 tips for teaching your teenager to drive

Alessandra Melville

Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin, two-time World Champion and Australian Olympic Snowboarder.

How to pack your car for a trip to the snow

Andrew MacLean

2017 Renault Megane wagon.

New Megane wagon launched in Oz

Dom Tripolone

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Highline.

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

Stephen Ottley

All the leading car brands are offering discounts at the end of the financial year.

The best end of financial year deals revealed

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

At the double: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the final whistle.

Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid claim Champions League

1 hr ago

WHANGAREI, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 03: Rhys Webb of the British & Irish Lions is hauled down short of the tryline during the ...

Limp Lions struggle past Provincial Barbarians

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

Matt de Boer of the Giants celebrates kicking a goal.

Victory over Dons sends Giants top of the ladder

Daniel Cherny

Kyrgios pointed to the death of his grandfather in April as an explanation for his second round exit at the French Open.

Nick Kyrgios' French Open campaign all over

Fairytale continues: Samantha Stosur in her victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Stosur has eyes on a French Open fairytale

Darren Walton

All smiles: Andrew Fifita enjoys himself during Wednesday’s big win over Queensland.

Fifita lodges with old mate on eve of Origin

Danny Weidler

Bad break: Tyson Frizell could miss out on a potential series sealer in State of Origin Game 2, after being taken to ...

Frizell Origin spot under threat in hospital visit

Scott Bailey
57 mins ago

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

Disgraced Simona makes a fresh start

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Adrian Proszenko

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