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Aveo

Villages of the damned: Sold a dream, then ripped off

Hunters Hill Hotel - 'a cornerstone, integral community establishment' - has been bought by Gallagher Hotel Management.

Two Sydney pubs snapped up for $65 million

Carolyn Cummins

Families and friends endure an agonising wait for paramedics when a patient is critically ill, HSU NSW secretary Gerard ...

Suburbs where people wait longest for an ambulance

Kate Aubusson

McIntyre Menon

Lawyers, guns and money: The ATO fraud unravels

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Darren Simpson at La Scala.

Darren Simpson hid his demons behind cheeky grin

Terry Durack

Phew! Got there, Education Minister Simon Birmingham described the extra money found to appease the crossbench as well spent.

The flight that sealed $24 billion deal

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Sacked: CPA Australia chief Alex Malley

The Naked CEO sacked, walks away with $4.9m

Rugby league does what rugby league does best

Peter FitzSimons

Weight of democracy in the US now rests on the shoulders of one man

Last-second heroics sends Sydney into top eight

Crackdown on MPs' travel expenses reaps surprising rewards

Eryk Bagshaw

House prices 'to jump overnight' thanks to first-home buyers

Sydney is often included in lists of top global cities.

Why Sydney isn't a true global city

Matt Wade

Jarryd Hayne of the Titans

Sleepless Hayne concedes he's already 'off himself'

The fermentation process.

Kombucha craze is disgusting - no matter what it does for the gut

COMMENT

Gladys Berejiklian shows her style in the latest <i>Harper's Bazaar Australia</I>.

The Premier as you have never seen her before

PS

Couple lying in bed is not talking after argument

Don't close the bedroom door on 'sexsomnia'. It's a thing

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'Date Doctor' runs for Victorian Liberal preselection

All square: Queensland celebrate after the final whistle.

Peter FitzSimons

Normally I'm snide about Origin but boy, that was something else

Happy homecoming: Hayne starred at 'his house' once again.

Jarryd Hayne jump starts Titans at Campbelltown ... again

Was Trump playing golf or working at the White House?

Trump caught out committing a golf etiquette atrocity

Darren Simpson has died in hospital.

Celebrity chef Darren Simpson dies after battle with illness

The northern beaches suburb of Avalon is reporting a major influx of young families.

Why families are leaving the east in favour of this beachside postcode

"The weak preliminary result is largely influenced by a month-on-month fall in Sydney and Melbourne dwelling values," ...

Backlash against bylaws to silence angry apartment owners

Flat Chat

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 01: Auction of 42 Elswick St Leichhardt goes for 1.610 million.Will Hampson, Auctioneer on ...

The verdict: Should you sell by auction or private treaty?

GENERIC Mid Adult Men Young Men Community Togetherness Human Hand Holding Men People Humour Congratulating Flirting Life ...

Can't break into the market? It might be time to partner up

The house for sale at 5 Patula Place, Menora, is one of a collection of Perth houses designed by Iwan Iwanoff.

Social abuzz over a rare architectural gem for sale in Perth

Product placement: Never one to miss a publicity opportunity, Roxy Jacenko had placed a small white bag from Pixie's ...

Sober reality faces businessman Curtis as he walks free

ANALYSIS
Michael Evans

Multiple overdoses at Darling Harbour nightclub

53 mins ago

'Security concerns' force Martin Place barrier installation

Georgina Mitchell

Salim Mehajer arrives at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.

Mehajer electoral fraud trial hears signature 'forged' on documents

Roxy Jacenko's husband Oliver Curtis arrives home with his children after being released from jail on Friday

Curtis' emotional reunion with family after jail term

Police officers handcuff Michael Teplitsky (in glasses) during a scuffle amid a raid on his Double Bay office.

Property developer laundered extortion money, police allege

Alleged syndicate member Daniel "Big D" Rostankovski.

Phone taps reveal bitterness in alleged extortion scheme

Rachel Olding

NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn is among the applicants for the top job at WA Police.

Deputy NSW Police Commissioner applies for WA's top job

EXCLUSIVE

Two Melbourne terror plotters will spend more time behind bars.

Anzac, Mother's Day terror plotters to spend more time behind bars

VIC

You could be paid cash to turn off power-guzzling appliances.

You could be paid cash to turn off power-guzzling appliances

James Robertson

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Apology to Atkinson Charan

Donald Trump, changing the Washington culture.

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Donald Trump, changing the Washington culture.

What can Washington DC expect from the Trump era?

Amelia Lester

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 25: Young tourists take a group selfie in Parliament Square as a minute silence is held in memory ...

I'd be lying if I said I felt safe visiting London right now

Annie Dang

Street Libraries. Pictured is a street library in Newtown 20th June 2017 Photo: Steven Siewert

The little libraries spreading love and changing lives

Ali Gripper

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Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie discuss the detail in the Senate.

Gonski 2.0: the story of how the government got it done

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

'It's a bit rich': state governments forced to increase school funding

Matthew Knott

Climate forces consolidate as coal backers rush for government help

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

The scandal that engulfed former speaker Bronwyn Bishop after she chartered a helicopter has put a dent in the total ...

Politicians' overseas travel bill slashed amid expenses crackdown

Eryk Bagshaw

Clarity in stillness is a lesser-known Canberra trick around this time of year.

Schools win salves Malcolm Turnbull's winter of discontent

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Michael Sukkar, Greg Hunt and Alan Tudge.

Ministers escape contempt charges after making apology to court

Nino Bucci

Senator Derryn Hinch, pictured at Parliament House in Canberra this week.

That's life - now for the legacy. Derryn Hinch plots his future

Amy Remeikis

Leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, reportedly announcing his "caliphate" at the al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq.

If Baghdadi is dead, who will be the next IS leader?

Maher Chmaytelli
24 mins ago

The Brexit vote still divides Britain.

'No cake ever came': Brexit anniversary reopens wounds

Nick Miller

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar. Acting as ...

'Close Al-Jazeera': Arab states issue 13-point ultimatum to Qatar

Chinese social media service slapped with video ban

Kirsty Needham

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Gonski debate: sound and fury at last signifying something

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr.

The kombucha craze is disgusting - no matter what it does for the gut

COMMENT
Zoe Coombs Marr

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Act III: Life begins again – at 60

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Geoff Richards

Retirement racket: How retirees sold a dream are being ripped off

Australia's highly-indebted housing market could slow in the second half of the year if banks raise their rates to pass ...

The home loan borrowers being left out to dry

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Globalisation has exposed workers in developed nations to competition from cheaper, lower wages workers in developing ...

Workers' share of economic pie is too low: here's how to reverse it

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

James Packer's casino empire has given up on its global expansion.

'It doesn't make sense': Packer's move a risk for Crown casinos

ANALYSIS

The Naked CEO sacked, will walk away with $4.9m

'The precedent is very significant' – bank fears mounting

Clancy Yeates

$65 million deal for two Sydney pubs

Carolyn Cummins

Australia not yet ready for whistleblower bounties: ASIC

Nassim Khadem

St Agnes' XO proves how good Aussie brandy can be.

The underrated spirit you should be drinking tonight

Smart Sipping

George Clooney with the lucrative Casamigos Tequila.

Clooney's $1 billion windfall shows the true power of celebrity

Fine Drinks

Anonymous member of the Un-Rich List of world's poorest 100 citizens, produced by Fund for Peace.

The Un-Rich List you need to read

Georgina Dent

The Rule of 72 makes complex calculations easier to do in your head – without an abacus or calculator.

How to figure out compound growth in your head

Noel Whittaker

The impact of male unemployement affects female partners too.

Unemployment in men wreaks havoc on their female partners

James Adonis

Wei-Jien Tan and Robert Quinn are winning grants for the vital signs monitoring patch.

Prize-winning business inspired by 200 days in a hospital room

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Mining magnate hits John Oliver with defamation lawsuit

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Prince Harry claims 'nobody wants the throne'

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Fact check: Sean Spicer saying things

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Socceroos and Cameroon draw in Confederations Cup

Two girls, just one day away from the war in Vietnam, gazed starryed at the lights of Sydney last night and said, "It's ...

Rewind - On leave

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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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Netflix is safe, but Australian TV drama might not be

Karl Quinn

Audrey Ormella, Aoife Brazil and Madeleine Albany celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter in Sydney.

Fans celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter

Broede Carmody
10 mins ago

Ronny Chieng was headhunted for The Daily Show in 2015.

Ronny Chieng on The Daily Show and his comedy bout life at uni

The Good Life
Kylie Northover

Colin Fassnidge has paid tribute to his "sparring partner" Darren Simpson.

'One of the best': Celebrity chef Darren Simpson has died

Mick Molloy and Jane Kennedy will host Triple M's first national drive show.

Radio royalty join Triple M's first national drive show

Nathanael Cooper

A three-judge panel has determined that Brendan Dassey was coerced into confessing and should be released from prison.

Another victory for the Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey

Sopan Deb

Steve Irwin is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Steve Irwin to be honoured with star on Walk of Fame

Rob Moran

Ron Howard has stepped in to direct the Star Wars spin off about Han Solo after Lucasfilm removed the previous directors ...

Ron Howard Takes Over Han Solo Film

CARA BUCKLEY

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper on what really happened with that chicken

Sarah Thomas

Online star Grace Helbig is collaborating with authors of fan fiction.

The bizarre point at which fan fiction and reality collide

Kronos Quartet – John Sherba, Sunny Yang, Hank Dutt and David Harrington –
arehappy to explore any musical corner.

Forty years on and this fab four are still keeping it fresh

Bernard Zuel

Gwyneth claims her special stickers include NASA's carbon fibre material. NASA says no.

NASA schools Gwyneth on 'energy sticker' claims

Lindsey Bever
44 mins ago

Nabil Gazal and Roxy Jacenko dining at Sydney's Otto restaurant in a file picture.

Third wheel Nabil absent as Oliver and Roxy reunited

Andrew Hornery

Imagine the percentage of future 18-year-olds who will one day identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual if they grew up with ...

It's time to retire the 'born this way' argument for LGBT rights

Megan McArdle

Who would have thought washing your face could be so involved.

Turns out, there is a right way to wash your face

Stephanie Darling

Product placement: Never one to miss a publicity opportunity, Roxy Jacenko had placed a small white bag from Pixie's ...

'Daddy!' Oliver Curtis' emotional reunion with his children

Amy Croffey

Gladys Berejiklian shows her style in the latest <i>Harper's Bazaar Australia</I>.

Berejiklian goes glam for Harper's Bazaar

Private Sydney
Andrew Hornery

Lorde is currently on her press tour.

Lorde praised on social media for her views on feminism

Nicole Economos

Senator Larissa Waters with her baby Alia, puts forward a motion on lung disease, in the Senate at Parliament House in ...

Why Larissa Waters breastfeeding in parliament still matters

Clementine Ford

Clockwise from top left: Gado gado, turmeric coconut rice, braised beef, and smoked trevally braised in a mild curry at Kaum.

Bali is turning into a proper food destination. Here's what's hot

Freestyle: Adam Liaw's free-form chicken and mushroom pie.

Adam Liaw's rustic chicken and mushroom farmhouse pie

Can home cooked chicken match the real thing?

Chicken to your door: KFC to trial home delivery

Some newborn babies can't handle too much commotion.

Eight things you should not do when visiting new parents

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Is it a crime to admit you love co-parenting after divorce?

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I struggled to find a connection with my baby

Despite recent bad publicity, United still has a few things to learn about customer service.

Traveller letters: United jet catches fire and then they left us stranded

SATC sponsored content for Good Food. Adelaide cocktail bars Hennessy Rooftop Bar at Mayfair Hotel

Six of Australia's most amazing places to stay are all in one state

Helen O'Neill

Spider-Men on board Jetstar Japan's first flight from Tokyo to Osaka.

Budget swingers: 40 Spider-Men invade Jetstar flight

Craig Platt

Mario + Rabbids

Mario shooter shouldn't work, but it does

A home WiFi map can help troubleshoot your flaky wireless network.

The best tools for escaping WiFi hell

COMMENT

Smartphone makers will be just like any commodity and Aitken thinks the smartphone cycle is peaking so is also cautious ...

iPhone storage not going as far as it used to? It's not just you

OnePlus 5

OnePlus 5 is a cheap, amazing flagship killer

Kotaku

FreeviewPlus makes it much easier to find something worth watching on free-to-air television.

FreeviewPlus Catch Up TV gets a revamp

COMMENT

Hyundai has big plans for its next fuel cell-powered vehicle.

Why Australian innovation is driving hydrogen cars

David McCowen

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR 2017 Toyota Yaris

Toyota on track for best month yet

Stephen Ottley

Kia's Picanto hatch offers value motoring.

The new kia Picanto might be the ideal first car

Stephen Ottley

A man walks past a Honda on display at Honda headquarters in Tokyo. Honda recalled an additional 4.89 million vehicles ...

Honda halts production after cyber attack

Wires

2017 Subaru XV 2.0i-S.

How Subaru plans to attract young buyers

Peter McKay

2017 Mazda CX-3 Maxx.

Is the Mazda CX-3 still one of the best small SUVs?

Stephen Ottley

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 15: Jeff Horn poses during a training session on June 15, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo ...

'I had suicidal thoughts': The trauma that drives Jeff Horn

Andrew Webster

Game-breakers: Konrad Hurrell and Jarryd Hayne of the Titans celebrate Hayne scoring a try.

'I'm off myself': Hayne at ease with Bennett criticism

Adam Pengilly

Hope renewed: Boyd Cordner's Blues are suddenly huge favourites to win the series.

How NSW went from no-hopers to no-brainers

Michael Chammas

Jason Day

Day signs for a wrong score, misses the cut anyway

1 hr ago

Dan Evans

Dan Evans provisionally banned after positive cocaine test

Martyn Herman

Big comeback: Dan Hannebery of the Swans celebrates a goal.

Rohan heroics saves Swans in last-second win over Bombers

James Buckley

Peter FitzSimons.

Origin game sets up cracker for the ages

The Fitz Files
Peter FitzSimons

Australia's performance against Cameroon was a vast improvement on their previous games this month.

Socceroos must take responsibility as much as coach

ANALYSIS
Dominic Bossi

Happy homecoming: Hayne starred at 'his house' once again.

House of Hayne: Jarryd jump starts Titans at Campbelltown

Adam Pengilly

Four more years: Andrew Fifita added another four seasons to his contract on Friday.

Fifita spurns chance to test market to stay a Shark

Adam Pengilly

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 23: James Graham of the Bulldogs looks on from the bench during the round 16 NRL match ...

No Foran, but Dogs can't find way past Warriors

Marvin France

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