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Leonardo DiCaprio stars as <i>The Wolf of Wall Street</i>, a film about rampant fraud and corruption.

Leonardo DiCaprio hands Oscar gift over to the law

Police on the scene of the siege in Epping.

Woman, four children held hostage in Melbourne siege

BREAKING
28 mins ago

Electricity prices are increasing across Australia.

'Struggling to put food on the table': Power bills hit hard

Salim Mehajer arrives at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday for second day of his electoral fraud trial.

'Have you been deleting stuff?': Police reveal Mehajer allegations

Australian Education Union campaigners showcasing the union's "I Give a Gonski" campaign

The unions holding progress on school funding hostage

COMMENT
Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

ABC Radio host Red Symons.

'What's the deal with Asians?': ABC in damage control over Symons

1 hr ago

'Lives in peril': Brothers for Life leader gets 60 years

'Drenched in 100-degree liquid': Thermomix caught out

How did she get away with it? Revelations should horrify taxpayers

ANALYSIS
Michael Evans

'ISIS all the way': Sydney man denied bail after airport arrest

'Witch hunt': Odd reality of Trump's Russia crisis

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Mike Cannon-Brookes

'Someone is going to figure it out': The fear that drives this billionaire

1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Hilton Cartwright of Australia bats during day two of the Third Test match between ...

Surprise call-ups for Test squad

Good for the planet: Green energy such as solar power is getting cheaper.

Why solar power will kill coal faster than you think

1 hr ago

Geoffrey Edelsten has congratulated ex-wife Brynne on her 'engagement.' Pictured here together in November 2012.

Geoffrey Edelsten surprised by ex Brynne's 'engagement'

The Goss

Airport firefighters, not pictured, perform a water salute for an Airbus SE A350 aircraft, operated by Singapore ...

20 hours in economy? New planes will fly further than ever before

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Bat signal lights up LA in tribute to Adam West

Conor McGregor, left, fights Jose Aldo during a featherweight championship mixed martial arts bout at UFC 194, Saturday, ...

Conor McGregor will be outboxed, but maybe not outpunched

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor is better known by her stage name Lorde.

Lorde's new album, Melodrama, is brilliant

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman's sword trick has inspired a social media movement

A blimp falls to the ground during the first round of the US Open golf tournament.

Blimp flying over US Open golf tournament crashes and burns

Some regions in Sydney are slowing faster than others.

Once-booming Sydney areas now leading property slowdown

What are the five best ways for plucky non-millionaires to get a seat on the exciting not-poverty train?

Five pieces of totally sensible advice for would-be home buyers

COMMENT

Fires continued to rage in the Grenfell Tower block in London well into the next day.

Despite disasters defected buildings are here to stay

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Cat Rodie was criticised by her landlord over her weight, parenting skills and having her washing drying on the rack.

'You're very fat': I was fat-shamed during a home inspection

Auctioneer Alex Pattaro prepares to sell the property.

Sydney price growth easing as record listings flood June market

Walsh Bay redevelopment, and inset, Brigid Kennedy.

Restaurateur deals major blow to $210m Sydney development

Australian democracy may yet owe a debt of gratitude to Sam Dastyari

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Fleeing gunman caught on CCTV after shooting in busy Sydney park

Smoke billows from the fire that engulfed the 24-storey Grenfell Tower on Wednesday.

Fire authority issues warning over dangerous Sydney cladding

July 1 is D-Day for consumers and their electricity bills.

'Bad news for families': new price hike set to shock households

Fatima Mehajer arrives at the Downing Centre Court complex on Thursday.

Mehajer's sister pleads guilty to electoral fraud

If your one-year-old laptop stopped working, could you get your money back?

Revealed: How quickly you realise you have bought a lemon

In a world first, Dr Ben Tang and co-researchers have developed a blood test to predict which flu patients will develop ...

How one drop of blood could thwart the flu before it strikes

Velvel (Zev) Serebryanski, a former member of Melbourne's ultra-Orthodox community.

'Infatuated': Chilling confrontation over abuse caught on video

VIC
1 hr ago

Amnesty: Justice Minister Michael Keenan.

Government calls national gun amnesty amid terrorism threat

Madi Craig says she was at risk of disengaging from high school but preserved with the help of the Smith Family.

'It's high stakes': the real cost of dropping out of school

Ben Mendelsohn.

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Unlucky seniors caught in the pension card trap

EXCLUSIVE
Noel Whittaker

Leader Blair Cottrell and members of the UPF.

Australian values put to the test

Jacqueline Maley
1 hr ago

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Simon Birmingham has a two-pronged strategy over Gonski 2.0.

Government in secret bid to secure Gonski deal

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

How teacher unions are holding progress on school funding hostage

COMMENT
Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

Coalition brawl over British-style Home Office deepens

David Wroe
51 mins ago

Refugees at Manus Island will learn their fate soon.

US to notify Manus Island detainees within six weeks

Colin Packham
1 hr ago

Veteran journalist Michael Gordon observes Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

Farewell to Michael, a giant of journalism and a decent man

Tony Wright

Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump aboard the USS Intrepid in May.

Off the record? This is all a confected nonsense

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Former prime minister Tony Abbott.

Far from protecting his reputation, Tony Abbott is trashing it

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Jessica Urbano has been missing since the Grenfell Tower fire.

'Run down the stairs as fast as you can': Mum's last words to Jessica

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

Paramedics transport a person injured in the explosion outside a kindergarten in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on ...

'Death' and 'disaster': suspect named in kindergarten blast

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as <i>The Wolf of Wall Street</i>, a film about rampant fraud and corruption.

Leonardo DiCaprio hands Oscar gift over to the law

Lindsay Murdoch

Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer.

Pence hires lawyer to have his back on Russia inquiries

Ashley Parker
26 mins ago

"A lady never tells," said actor Rebel Wilson (centre) when grilled by a barrister on the question of whether she fibbed ...

Rebel Wilson and the age old issue of ageing

Julia Baird
58 mins ago

Obesity is a growing problem around the world.

Stop apologising for obesity

Garry Linnell
58 mins ago

Two people hug in front of police tape following a shooting during a congressional baseball practice near the Eugene ...

Congressional shooting must prompt talk about guns

COMMENT
Gail Collins

'It's not a fear of failure. It's not a fear of being unable to do it': Mike Cannon-Brookes .

The fear that drives billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes

Damien Murphy
1 hr ago

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ASX has strongest week in two months

Jessica Sier
53 mins ago

Ken MacKenzie represents the new face of BHP: heavy on performance and strong shareholder returns.

Cleanskin king represents new face of BHP

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Good for the planet: Green energy such as solar power is getting cheaper.

Solar power will kill coal much faster than you think

1 hr ago

Financial adviser bans on the rise but ASIC wants more powers

Georgia Wilkins

Who should get my cash? Amazon boss Jeff Bezos asks Twitter

'Not a major bank': Macquarie asks to be excluded from levy

UPDATED
Clancy Yeates
29 mins ago

Origin to lift electricity prices by 16 per cent

Esther Han

The Alex is just one of seven new boutique hotels to open in Perth.

How Perth quietly became Australia's coolest city

Lifestyle
Elizabeth Clarke
1 hr ago

Toby Jones and Mikey Nolan of Double Rainbouu say many of their deals are signed after hours.

The high school dropout who became our hottest export

Men's Style

A weak pound and stronger Australian dollar make a holiday to Britain cheaper.

Pound's weakness puts travellers to Britain in the box seat

John Collett

If you love to knit, you could have a side hustle selling cute beanies.

Five side hustles, for love or money

Catherine Robson

Women need to see themselves in leadership to stay at a company, the study found.

One way tech startups founded by women are different

1 hr ago

A new study has revealed the types of jobs that lead to early death.

How your job is killing you

James Adonis
1 hr ago

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Blimp crashes near US Open

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US moves to seize DiCaprio's Picasso

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Community rallies for London fire victims

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Putin's joke: 'I'll grant Comey asylum'

SMH News story by Rachel Olding. Story: First court appearance for ATO tax fraud people - Michael Cranston, Lauren ...

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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ABC Radio host Red Symons.

ABC in damage control after Symons' 'racist' comments

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Daniel Radcliffe in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

20 years of Harry Potter: rating the boy wizard's impact

Yoko Ono at the MCA in 2013 for her exhibition, War is Over.

Yoko Ono set to receive credit as songwriter of Imagine

Samantha Schmidt

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor is better known by her stage name Lorde.

Lorde's new album, Melodrama, is brilliant

Bernard Zuel

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 15: Australian actress Rebel Wilson smiles out the front of the Victorian Supreme Courton ...

'I had to take a stand': Rebel Wilson set for big payday

UPDATED

Sandra Sully is rumoured to be the likely host of a national bulletin on Ten.

Channel Ten in crisis: 'People are in tears'

Michael Lallo

Behrouz Boochani

The smartphone movie that had to be filmed in secret

Karl Quinn

TKate McKinnon, left, and Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Rough Night."

Despite Scar-Jo, Rough Night is rough indeed

Jake Wilson

Poppies by eX de Medici.

TGIF - and here is your weekend fun sorted

The 'Back to the Future' movies were set in the fictional town on Hill Valley in California.

Great Scott! Doc and Biff constantly go back to the past

Sarah Thomas

Peace and harmony writ large in Sydney's CBD.

Meet - and obey -Sydney's biggest hippie chick

Peter Munro

Mariam Veiszadeh is a lawyer and Muslim community activist.

Miriam, Maria, Mary... how do you say your name?

COMMENT
Mariam Veiszadeh

Articles and blogs fed into my worries - not to mention the online "mummy boards" at pregnancy and fertility websites.

How I overcame my fear of having an IVF baby

Amy Klein

Geoffrey Edelsten has congratulated ex-wife Brynne on her 'engagement.' Pictured here together in November 2012.

Geoffrey Edelsten surprised by ex Brynne's 'engagement'

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman's sword trick inspires movement among women online

Nicole Economos

Back in February, Beyonce debuted her baby bump in a spectacular Instagram post.

Bey watch: Obama might have just revealed the sex of Beyonce's twins

Annie Brown

My hopes were high. Like, John Hughes-level high.

Clementine Ford: Tales from a tenth grade loser

The conditions in the factories producing Ivanka Trump's clothing have been called into question.

What Ivanka and Gwyneth get wrong about work/life balance

Annie Brown

Kylie Jenner rocks a neutral palette.

A deep dive into Kylie Jenner's new make-up range

Stephanie Darling

Reflecting on the ephemeral nature of life can bring our priorities into perspective.

The 'unexpectedly positive' experience of dying

Sarah Berry

The Vitali bra: offering emotional support?

Could 'wellbeing' bra help you stay calm?

Jo Hartley

Grinder: Demi Moore said she lost two teeth as a result of stress.

Can stress make you lose your teeth?

Sarah Berry

Scampi, kimchi, mushroom and shiso with crispy coconut crepes served at Eleven Bridge.

Sydney chef exodus: Rockpool's Phil Wood moving to Victoria

Exclusive

Adam Liaw's chicken tagine with mango chutney and apricot.

28 one-pot wonders to warm you up

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart is expanding across Sydney's suburbs and the country.

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart opens in Ryde and Burwood

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Babies worse than bad body odour for fellow travellers

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Why I think birthday party goody bags should be banned

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Four ways parents can help a bullied child

Sixteen-year-old travel blogger Zac George became the youngest person ever to buy his own ticket and fly in Etihad’s ...

Aussie teen the youngest ever to fly world's most luxurious airline class

Julietta Jameson

Bibimbap is from which country?

Traveller quiz: Where does kimchi and bibimbap come from?

Mal Chenu

The exterior of Hyatt Place.

Australia's first Hyatt Place business hotel opens in Melbourne

Julietta Jameson

Super Mario Odyssey

Hands on with Super Mario Odyssey

NBN chief executive Bill Morrow unveiled fibre to the curb plans back in 2016.

NBN begins Fibre to the Curb trials

COMMENT

Solar paint samples painted on glass.

The paint that makes clean fuel out of sunshine and thin air

An impression of China's Micius quantum satellite.

China's leap towards a global quantum internet

Cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths suggests using computational logic to decide when to get off the dating treadmill.

The formula for when to stop swiping on Tinder

Range-topping dual cab ute comparison: Toyota HiLux TRD, Ford Ranger Wildtrak, Nissan Navara ST-X.

What's the best range-topping ute?

David McCowen

2017 Lexus CT200h.

New Lexus CT200h revealed

Drive Staff

Audi's RS3 sedan is a giant-killer in a compact package.

Driving Audi's sports car killer

Peter McKay

Jaguar and Land Rover have invested $25million into US ride-sharing business, Lyft

Jaguar invests in Uber rival

Andrew MacLean

2017 Hyundai Kona.

Hyundai Kona first impressions

Toby Hagon

2017 Holden Astra sedan.

New Holden Astra Sedan reviewed

Drive Staff

Eager student: Te Maire Martin wants to learn from Johnathan Thurston.

Kiwi international leaves Panthers for Cowboys

Michael Chammas

Hilton Cartwright in January.

Surprise call-ups for Test squad

Conor McGregor felled Jose Aldo with one spectacular punch just 13 seconds into their UFC bout in 2015.

Conor McGregor will be outboxed, but maybe not outpunched

Rick Maese

Creative: Finn Russell's instinctive play could trouble the Wallabies.

Scotland are quality but Wallabies have too much firepower

Paul Cully

Jason Day

Day takes devil-may-care- attitude after shocker at US Open

Jo Harten

Two rules that symbolises the Giants' rise to the top

James Buckley

Owen Farrell.

Blow as key Lion injured ahead of first Test

Mick Cleary and Gavin Mairs

Aaron Mooy helped Huddersfield Town into the EPL.

Terriers close to $17 million record deal for Socceroo Mooy

Outgoing ARLC chairman John Grant is a strong believer in the NRL's digital strategy.

League seems doomed to make same mistakes again and again

Steve Mascord

Position debut: Darius Boyd has never played an Origin game at centre.

Boyd's move to centre provides more questions than answers

Phil Lutton

Over 3 million people tuned in to watch New South Wales defeat Queensland in the opening State of Origin match.

How Tedesco rebuilt body and mind after paranoia set in

Michael Chammas

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