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David Cottrell.

'Lazy' police officer sacked over Sydney bribery scheme

13 mins ago

Many young Australians are playing the sharemarket to save for a deposit.

Locked out of the property market, Gen Y is turning to shares

MUST CREDIT: Australian Guangdong Chamber of Commerce. Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo (far left) and NSW MLC Ernest ...

Documents expose Chinese influence in NSW Parliament

While Harvey Norman founder Gerry Harvey is the digital revolution equivalent of a climate sceptic, Citi sees the future ...

'I know how long it takes' - Gerry Harvey's Amazon warning

Star power: while all the best players are off with Origin duties, the NRL competition limps along.

The $500 million monster that's devouring the NRL

Andrew Webster

Students with high NAPLAN scores are more likely to show interest in science, law, engineering, architecture, social ...

Full list: The 27 Sydney growth areas set to get new schools

Grand theft avocado: Workers arrested over $400,000 fruit heist

Government minister admits Grenfell Tower cladding was banned

ARU chief Pulver issues his own ultimatum, readies to step down

EXCLUSIVE
Tom Decent

Triads and typos: Gang 'kingpin' deported after 20-year bungle

'Traumatic' collision that killed sailors almost sank US destroyer

Hekmat Alqus Hanna, a 50-year-old refugee from Iraq, is doing his HSC this year. "I have to become a doctor again ...

Meet the 50-year-old HSC student who dreams of becoming a doctor - again

Artist Rod McRae in bed with a lion, which features in his exhibition Wunderkammer.

A taxidermist explains why you should never stuff your dead pets

A few hours of work on the weekend can leave a cloud over the rest of the weekend.

Money can buy happiness if you spend it on these three things

ABC Radio host Red Symons.

Red Symons apologises over 'very racist' interview

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his annual televised call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, June 15, 2017. ...

Unedited Putin interview exposes missed opportunity for America

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Trump's personal lawyer contradicts president

A vegetarian diet can be beneficial for weight-loss and health.

The diet that's twice as effective for weight-loss

Only 37 per cent of Australians now believe the US has an overall positive influence on world affairs, 23 percentage ...

The worrying trend most Australians can agree on

Ginger Gorman has been menaced by trolls for years.

'Big culture of cyberhate against men': Staring down internet trolls

Ikea recipe sheets

Ikea's latest life hack far easier to put together than a bookshelf

9 Lurline Street, Maroubra sold for $5,275,000 on Saturday.

Sydney auction market has weakest fortnight since 2015

ANALYSIS

Mark Vincent.

Singer Mark Vincent managed to buy his first home in Sydney at 22

Actually owning a home is considered something for the wealthy, according to 63 per cent of Australians surveyed.

Most Australians now believe ownership is just for the wealthy

Photo: Martin Blake Associates ltd.

Heating up: What those symbols on your oven actually mean

The historic Woolwich home Vailele has sold for the first time in 24 years.

Woolwich trophy Vailele sold for about $23 million

Commuters unlock shared bikes using their smartphones in Beijing.

Thousands of red bicycles coming to Sydney streets

Want to add on a garage? Now there are diagrams to show you how

'The Godmother': Neutral Bay store owner's secret life

The state budget will include $123 million to revitalise neighbourhoods along Parramatta Road.

One of Sydney's 'ugliest road corridors' to get $123m facelift

Emily Fahey was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and OCD when she was 11 years old.

Emily's unwelcome companions since she was 11 years old

Sydney GPO has been sold in a secretive deal for $150 million.

Calls for PM to step in as path clears for sale of historic building

Adam Cranston (right) has had his assets seized including expensive race cars. His brother Joshua (left) has not been ...

Superannuation funds of eight 'syndicate members' seized

Odessa College sophomore Bradie Gray from Tamworth, Australia, was severely injured at the College National Finals Rodeo.

Australian bull rider 'improving' after horrific rodeo incident

Roberta Williams was declared bankrupt by the Federal Court last November.

Seven's six figure offer to former wife of slain drug lord

VIC

Dale Carr shows the wounds of his attack.

Political animal: Dinner table topic Dale avoids

This glowing red bacteria is a close relative of tuberculosis used in research to help find drugs that can treat the ...

Glowing red bacteria could hold key to tuberculosis cure

QLD

Artist Rod McRae in bed with a lion, which features in his exhibition Wunderkammer.

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Artist Rod McRae in bed with a lion, which features in his exhibition Wunderkammer.

Why you shouldn't stuff your dead pets

Peter Munro

Grub: Ben Johnson is one of the most infamous cheats in sports history.

Sick joke reveals alarming shift on drugs in sport

EDITORIAL

Hekmat Alqus Hanna, a 50-year-old refugee from Iraq, is doing his HSC this year. "I have to become a doctor again ...

Meet the 50-year-old refugee HSC student

Pallavi Singhal

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The sun rises on the last day of the Hazelwood power station's operation.

Court challenge launched against Turnbull's building code

Adam Gartrell

'Mindless' state policies pushing up power prices: Frydenberg

Stephanie Peatling

Shorten push for cladding inquiry after Grenfell Tower fire

Adam Gartrell

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull .

Turnbull government faces internal dissent over Gonski 2.0

Live
Stephanie Peatling
58 mins ago

Minister Greg Hunt during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.

Ministers silent as Hinch backs trio's attack on courts

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

How teacher unions are holding progress on school funding hostage

COMMENT
Matthew Knott

Former NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli has thrown his support behind the Turnbull government's school funding model.

Adrian Piccoli breaks ranks to back Gonski 2.0 funding changes

Drone video shows burnt cars on the road between Pedrogao Grande and Figeiro Dos Vinhos, Portugal, after a forest fire ...

Dozens killed in Portugal's worst forest blaze

4 mins ago

Emmanuel Macron poses for a selfie after voting in the final round of parliamentary elections. The new French president ...

Macron set for huge parliamentary majority after second round

39 mins ago

An London Fire Brigade officer inside the charred Grenfell Tower.

British government admits Grenfell Tower cladding 'banned'

The damaged bow of the ACX Crystal, a Philippines-registered cargo ship which collided with the USS Fitzgerald.

Missing sailors found dead as US destroyer reaches port

Women are still under-represented on boards. Illustration: Jamie Brown.

Loosen up, men and cut old boardroom ties

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

President John F. Kennedy and his daughter, Caroline: "Ask not ..."

We should demand better of our politicians

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

President Donald Trump is a rude and crude buffoon but he's no Franco, Hitler or Mussolini.

Trump an incompetent oscillator not a fascist

Tom Switzer
Tom Switzer

Nicholas Moore, the CEO of Macquarie Group, which is mulling whether to move offshore.

How did Macquarie chief keep a straight face?

Colin Kruger, CBD

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Markets Live: ASX to wobble higher

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
19 mins ago

Kim Brennan carries the flag of Australia during the closing ceremony in the Maracana stadium at the 2016 Summer ...

Should athletes have to repay what we have invested in them?

Eryk Bagshaw

Gerry Harvey says Australia's high rates of corporate and personal income tax risk a capital flight.

'I know how long it takes': Gerry Harvey's Amazon warning

Madeleine Heffernan

Echoes of waterfront as workers left in the cold to negotiate

Anna Patty

Gold tipped to hit $US2000 an ounce, time to be afraid?

Darren Gray

8@eight: Scatty action on the ASX

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Chris Weston
1 hr ago

Why you're seeing retail and car ads everywhere

Madeleine Heffernan

Stepping back from your career can be a shock.

How I went from alpha male to beta bloke (and couldn't be happier)

Life on Mars
1 hr ago

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

Perth has quietly become Australia's coolest city

Lifestyle

Graduate teachers can struggle to find full-time permanent work.

Graduate teacher's plan for prosperity

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

High-income earners could wind up in breach of the $25,000 annual contributions gap by accident, if they have a generous ...

The trap for high income earners with a cushy super package

Daryl Dixon

Reaching out to the world from the countryside.

From public servant to running a global business from the country

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Natasha Morgan's business takes over the role of housesitters.

Threats to home security open business doors

Kate Jones

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Police officer sacked for tipping off tow truck driver

14 mins ago

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Portugal forest fire kills at least 62

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Fears flammable cladding may be widespread

1 hr ago

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Queen leads minute's silence for London fire victims

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

Fairfax photos of the week - June 16, 2017

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The brand new season of Better Call Saul - now streaming on Stan.

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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How to create a better customer checkout experience

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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ABC Radio host Red Symons.

Red Symons apologises over 'very racist' interview

Broede Carmody

House Rules host Joh Griggs got teary watching the post-cyclone reveal.

House Rules host teary over post-Cyclone Debbie reveal

Aja Styles

Slaughterhouse workers who share the same dreams: Géza Morcsányi and Alexandra Borbély in the idiosyncratic romance ...

Slaughterhouse romance is surprise winner of film festival

Garry Maddox

Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist authors Emily Maguire, Ryan O'Neill, Josephine Wilson, Philip Salom and Mark O'Flynn.

Miles Franklin shortlist names five contenders for $60,000 award

Jason Steger

Participants in a Hermann Nitsch performance art piece at Burgtheater in 2005.

Dark Mofo: Nitsch's arty Hobart bloodbath not cowed by protest

Hannah Francis

Stephen Furst, pictured in 1986, died of complications from diabetes, his family said.

Stephen Furst from Animal House dies at age 63

Lynn Elber

Jeffery Deaver

Who Bone Collector author wants to star as Rhyme for new novel

BOOKS
Karen Hardy

Wil Anderson hits the target in Fire at Wil.

Wil Anderson arrested after being 'disruptive' on board a flight

Kieran Gair

Lauren Zolezzi and Richard Anderson in Anacreon.

Sublime music, clever staging ... and fart jokes, too

Peter McCallum

Ugo Rondinone, The Plain (2014).

Review: Goldberg's Eurovisions - private art for the public good

John McDonald

Advertiser supplied pic. The Paul Grabowsky Sextet will perform in Wollongong on November 8 Paul_Grabowsky.jpg

Paul Grabowsky review: Chemistry experiment without end

John Shand

We spend a lot of time telling girls to speak up and make their voices heard. But what happens when they grow up and act ...

While girls are encouraged to speak up, for women it's a different story

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards
57 mins ago

Spoiler alert! Paparazzi have photographed The Bachelor's season finale starring Matthew Johnson, aka Matty J.

Paparazzi defiant amid injunction against The Bachelor spoilers

Amy Croffey

A heavily pregnant Beyonce performing at the Grammy Awards earlier this year.

Beyonce's dad posts proud granddad message on Twitter

1 hr ago

Nicole Kidman during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.

We grew up with Nicole Kidman, now we finally understand her

Natalie Reilly

Desks might look cluttered to an outsider, that "mess" is usually a system the worker understands

How to embrace the 'good' kind of clutter

Evelyn Lewin

Ginger Gorman

Me and my troll: A disturbing cat and mouse game

Ginger Gorman

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'A terrible mistake' - the women who regret motherhood

Dilvin Yasa

I have my hands full with my grandchildren.

Dear Jess: How do I balance grandma duties with living my life?

Jessica Rowe

A vegetarian diet can be beneficial for weight-loss and health.

Vegetarian diet twice as effective for weight-loss

Sarah Berry

Jeremy Hopkins.

My day on a plate: Jeremy Hopkins

Roxanne Gay.

Roxane Gay's brave memoir illuminates struggle with eating and her body

Jim Higgins

Woah Nelly donuts, for quick bites, made by Janell Smith.

The 16 best doughnuts in Australia

Concept Burger in Wolli Creek will feature burgers from around the world.

Hatted chef opens burger joint in Wolli Creek

Scott Bolles

Chicken and Udon Noodle salad with Chilli and Sichuan Pepper.

Weekly meal planner - mid June warming dishes

6 mins ago

Jack 'N' Jill Wooden Cash Register $14.99

Your guide to the ALDI Special Buys Toys Spectacular

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This is why I would buy condoms for my teenage son

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What to do when your child says 'I hate you'

The space race: Overhead locker storage can be a source of tension between passengers.

Traveller letters: Airlines need to crack down on overhead bin hogs

Indian woman eating banana leaf rice, overhead view on wooden dining table. SatJun17cover-WorldFood - Ben Groundwater ...

The eight cities with the world's best local dishes

Ben Groundwater

Documentation, proof of purchase, images, video, medical and police reports all help build your case for a travel ...

More travel insurance claims than ever being rejected: What to do

Michael Gebicki

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey is insane in the best way

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

NBN begins Fibre to the Curb trials

COMMENT

This city beneath a statue of Genesha appears identically in the game's art, trailer and early tech demo.

First look at the incredibly ambitious Beyond Good and Evil 2

Solar paint samples painted on glass.

Paint makes clean fuel out of sunshine and air

An impression of China's Micius quantum satellite.

China's leap towards a global quantum internet

2018 Hyundai Kona.

Hyundai want go-fast Kona SUV

Toby Hagon

2018 Volkswagen Polo.

New Volkswagen Polo revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Audi A5 Coupe.

Audi's new stylish coupe reviewed

Stephen Ottley

eSports represent a growing industry.

Why eSports is the future

David McCowen

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

Ready to go: ARU Chief Executive Bill Pulver is prepared to resign immediately at an upcoming emergency general meeting ...

Pulver will resign at Tuesday's emergency meeting if necessary

EXCLUSIVE
Tom Decent

Push and shove: More people were next door at the Supanova expo than were at the Dragons and Eels game on Sunday.

The $500 million monster devouring the NRL

ANDREW WEBSTER
Andrew Webster

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed celebrates after winning the ICC Champions Trophy Final ...

Pakistan party flows onto London streets after final win over India

Jonathan Liew
51 mins ago

Tough times: Wallabies fans watch on during the loss to Scotland.

Wallabies fan's impassioned plea to players after Scotland loss

Matt Bungard

Nick Kyrgios hits up ahead of Queens Club tournament in London.

Kyrgios on McEnroe's coaching call: 'Tell him he's dreaming'

Ian McCullough

Darren Burgess of the Power

Arsenal turn to an Australian and the AFL in bid to bridge EPL gap

Anthony Colangelo
6 mins ago

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou was not a happy camper on Sunday in Sochi.

Is Ange the Kanye West of Australian sport?

1 hr ago

Sub-par service: Will Genia accepts the part he played in the Wallabies' shock loss to Scotland.

Genia puts up hand for Australia's loss to Scotland

Tom Decent

Slowing down: The Dragons have lost five of their last seven NRL games.

Could the Dragons miss the eight?

Michael Chammas

Outstanding: Andrew Fifita after his man-of-the-match performance in Origin I.

Maroons plan to go Shark fishing?

Set of Six
Steve Mascord

Barnstorming: Andrew Fifita has come back bigger and stronger after battling depression.

'Fifita's Origin I the best front-rower job I've ever seen': Woods

Michael Chammas

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