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Macquarie launches investigation after brokers accused

EXCLUSIVE
Cameron Houston
34 mins ago

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has tested positive to a banned substance.

Cup-winning jockey Payne stood down after positive test

BREAKING
1 hr ago

John Edwards says a succession of rate hikes are likely in 2018-2019.

Reserve Bank tipped to raise interest rates eight times in next two years

45 mins ago

In a move that is set to reignite the university funding battle in Parliament the Chair of the Group of Eight ...

Give with one, take with the other: Uni boss hits out at Gonski timing

1 hr ago

Samantha Azzopardi pretended to be a 13-year-old Sydney high school student named Harper Hart.

Woman, 28, reaps $20k in benefits by posing as 13-year-old foster child

1 hr ago

The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating Uber's contractual relationship with its drivers.

Watchdog launches investigation into Uber after drivers complain

1 hr ago

Chaos in UK after audit identifies Grenfell-like risk at 38 hospitals

Hundreds of jurors called for trial of 'most hated man in America'

'Nasty piece of work': The email that cast a shadow over Cup bid

Heart surgeon dies after alleged one-punch assault at hospital

UPDATED

One tonne of drugs seized as police raid 20 properties in Sydney

"It was a distressing and very stressful time": Migration lawyer Samuel Brouff who dealt with GQA on his client's behalf.

'Knew something was up': Penny dropped for lawyer when he reached 19th floor

Simon Smith is knocked off his feet from behind as the bus mounts the pavement; the bus's windscreen is shattered by the ...

Video catches man being hit by bus - then walking off into bar

Carey and her ex, James Packer:

Mariah Carey's blunt response about ex James Packer

You'll no longer need to fill out the outgoing passenger card from July 1.

Why you'll no longer need to fill out an airport departure card

Some companies are banning emails.

Email management: How to stay on top of your inbox

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Waterfall rescue: swimmer plucked from edge of disaster

Semi-famous since he began shattering age-group records at 13, Reece Whitley, now 17, is emerging from the kiddie pool ...

US swimming future: Two metres tall and African-American

Is backpacking best left to the young?

Podcast

Flight of Fancy: Are you ever too old to be a backpacker?

Bill Cosby is currently facing lawsuits by at least 10 women.

Cosby faces new civil trial over alleged Playboy assault

Author Clementine Ford.

'Anti-feminists' troll shop for stocking Clem Ford's book

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 01: Sevag Chalabian leaves his office in central Sydney on June 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Controversial former lawyer's link to a $13 million property deal

EXCLUSIVE

Nikki Gogan as a contestant on <i>The Bachelor<i/> in 2016.

The Bachelor's Nikki Gogan reveals her next career move

Beth and Ovarn with Ovarn's son and their godson.

From Australia to Jamaica: Why nurse Beth made the switch

This four-bedroom home at 3 Scott Street is what buyers can expect to purchase for the suburb’s $615,000 median house price.

The fringe suburb outpacing Sydney's price growth

1 hr ago

The housing market moves so quickly it's hard for census information to keep up.

What the census missed about the changing housing market

ANALYSIS

Lachlan Street in Waterloo will be widened from two to four lanes under the plans.

Traffic to surge by 50 per cent on busy Sydney corridor

Matt O'Sullivan

A city divided: The huge income and lifestyle gap separating Sydney

EXCLUSIVE
Matt Wade

Vaucluse 'financial adviser' refused bail over alleged $745k fraud

John Fragopoulos at the Sydney Fish Market in Pyrmont. There is going to be a new 2% levy on all fish buyers. 27th June ...

'This is the end for many fishos': New fish market fee to hit hard

A brawl broke out at an under 7s rugby league game between the Kingsgove Colts and the Kogarah Cougars at Renown Park in ...

Chairs thrown, umpire threatened as kids' footy match turns ugly

Rachel Browne

A man accused of hiding with a gun in his ex-girlfriend's Canberra home after their relationship soured was brought ...

Man admits to 99 sex offences over abuse of stepdaughter

The new line from Sydney's CBD to Parramatta will be mostly underground.

'That's 50km of tunnel': Cost of new metro line to top $12.5 billion

Former Speaker Telmo Languiller has repaid $37,800 he received under the second-residence allowance.

Expenses scandal: Police launch prpbe into state MPs

UPDATED
50 mins ago

Police and emergency services at the scene of the Queanbeyan service station stabbing.

Teens refuse to appear in court on Queanbeyan murder charge

ACT
23 mins ago

The Beeliar man will appear in court again on July 17.

Swimming teacher charged with sexual assault

WA

An unmuzzled dog prevents three young inmates exiting a pool.

Dog used to stop girl leaving pool: What you weren't meant to read

QLD

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 24: Kieran Read of the All Blacks leads the haka during the Test match between the New ...

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 24: Kieran Read of the All Blacks leads the haka during the Test match between the New ...

Only one hope for Wallabies against All Blacks

Peter FitzSimons

Smoke clouds the debate over the safety of vaping.

The reform we need to get more adults to quit smoking

COMMENT

It's predominantly mothers who carry the burden of the great school holiday juggling act.

School holidays need to evolve for modern lives

Jacinta Tynan

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Attorney-General George Brandis has cleared out the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

George Brandis clears out 'infuriating' AAT

Michael Koziol

Unis attack cuts after Gonski 2.0 delivers school funding boon

Eryk Bagshaw
1 hr ago

Could Pyne's hubris lead to the fall of the Coalition moderates?

ANALYSIS
Latika Bourke

Hard hats on: Bill Shorten says Labor would overrule the workplace umpire if it wins the next federal election

Shorten promises to fully restore weekend penalty rates

Adam Gartrell

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Swearwords for names, no birthdays: how we resisted the census

Peter Martin

Only human: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

The one thing voters do not want from their politicians

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

Vision for the future: former prime minister Tony Abbott has laid out his policy manifesto to the Institute of Public Affairs

Tony Abbott's policy program to help the Coalition hang on

James Massola

A still from the video in which a man identified as Oscar Perez says he is acting against the "criminal government".

'Coup plot': Helicopter attack on Venezuela's Supreme Court

1 hr ago

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, head of the Vatican's central bank APSA, resigned suddenly last week.

Vatican chief auditor's abrupt departure a worry for Pell

Desmond O'Grady

Adamant: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

Rivals converge on Washington to talk Qatar

Surgeons and medical staff during an operation at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

Dozens of UK hospitals 'as dangerous as Grenfell'

Tony Abbott: "We need to make Australia work again because our country, plainly, is not working as it should.

Tony Abbott: spokesman for relevance deprivation syndrome

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Smoke clouds the debate over the safety of vaping.

The reform we need to get more adults to quit smoking

COMMENT

The internationally known symbols of Australia tend to be our Harbour Bridge and Opera House.

Sydney, don't let uppity Melbourne become No.1

COMMENT
Dom Knight

John Edwards says a succession of rate hikes are likely in 2018-2019.

Prepare for eight rate rises in next two years: Ex-RBA member

Michael Heath
45 mins ago

The ASX shook off early wobbles to push higher, led by strong gains in the miners after commodity prices rose overnight, ...

Iron ore surge sparks miner rally on ASX

Myriam Robin

ATO's internet systems are down once again,

Probe to focus on ATO response to 'inappropiate behaviours'

Nassim Khadem

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Israeli police to question Packer over Netanyahu gifts

Colin Kruger, CBD

Men need less experience to join boards than women

Laura Colby

Broadcasters' shares surge on $127m government gift

Simone Ziaziaris
47 mins ago

'Controlling mind' behind firm that deceived students

Lucy Cormack

The company where clients help decide employee bonuses

Anna Patty

Sleeping on a plane is a struggle between technology and nature.

Still can't fall asleep on a flight? This is what you're doing wrong

High Flyer

Not all shows are created equal, and you might find better fashion off the catwak.

How I blagged my way into the front row at Paris Fashion Week

Men's Style

Colin Campbell is reluctant to take on more risk.

How to make retirement savings last longer than you do

John Collett

Each tax return is now scrutinised by the Tax Office, matching 650 million pieces of data.

The deductions in the Tax Office's sights this year

John Collett

Avant Card founder Pat Mackle will close her business down after 25 years.

After 25 years in business it's the end of free postcards in cafes

Nina Hendy

Paul Cronin of Molten-Labs, Cathy Yuncken, St.George general manager business banking, and Robert Quinn of Patch'd Medical.

Your start-up must have a social purpose

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Why are glass panels suddenly exploding?

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Eddie McGuire's extreme weight loss

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Tony Abbott's alternative policies

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'I wouldn't recommend a retirement village to anyone'

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JUNE 16: An aerial view of surfers at Mackenzies Beach on June 16, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Fairfax photos of the week - June 23, 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

Advertiser Content

Ten activities to aid toddler development

Advertiser Content

Dynamic energy: Alison Brie leads a mostly female cast.

Netflix's women's wrestling comedy has a gorgeous Glow

COMMENT
Brad Newsome

Hugh Jackman is set to star in the upcoming political drama The Frontrunner.

Hugh Jackman lands role as scandalised US politician

Broede Carmody

The burnt out wreckage of Hammond's car.

'Oh, I'm going to die': Hammond opens up on horror crash

Rob Moran

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

Reality star rules US, so how about Bachelor for PM?

SATIRE
Ben Pobjie

A flash mob led by dance artist Alison Plevey protesting against the shift in arts funding in 2015.

Support for public funding of the arts weakens

Hannah Francis

film - The Girl Who Played with Fire//the male lead Michael Nyqvist

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Michael Nyqvist dies

Alec Baldwin as Trump on Saturday Night Live.

Baldwin set to bring his Trump back to SNL next season

Rob Moran

Kayla Fenech stars in SBS series 'Filthy Rich and Homeless'.

Filthy rich and filthy mad over homelessness crisis

Broede Carmody

Yolanda Lowatta and Kaine Sultan-Babij prepare for Bangarra Dance Theatre's 'Bennelong'.

Composer digs deep to portray an extraordinary life

Elissa Blake

Can Ron Howard save the Han Solo film?

Can Obi-Ron come to the rescue of Han Solo?

Michael Idato

Sword-play at top speed on the back of a motorbike is all in a day's work for the Villainess.

Gore, blimey! What a lot of bloody good fun.

Paul Byrnes

It's predominantly mothers who carry the burden of the great school holiday juggling act.

School holidays need to evolve for modern lives

Jacinta Tynan

"If you see your therapist and they think what's happening is OK or your fault, where are you going to go after that?"

How couples' therapy can make family violence worse

Jane Gilmore

Researchers fail to acknowledge the findings might be different if the study were conducted with children in different ...

Most parenting advice is written for the white and middle class

Mark Nielsen

Justin Trudeau covers Delta's inflight magazine, Sky.

Reactions are mixed for Trudeau's manspreading magazine cover

Annie Brown

Wonder woman: Five months pregnant, Alysia Montano runs in the women's 800 Metres at the 2017 USA Track & Field ...

Wonder women or pushing the limits of pregnancy?

Sarah Berry

A recent survey found that one third of the sample were worried about being snapped in the same outfit twice.

How Instagram influences the way we get dressed now

Clare Press

Carey and her ex, James Packer:

Mariah Carey's expletive-laden response about ex James Packer

Amy Croffey

Serena Williams on the cover of August's Vanity Fair.

Serena Williams reveals love story in Vanity Fair cover story

Jill Serjeant

Savoury toast with raw shaved brussels sprout, lemon zest, chilli, toasted at Two Chaps.

Sydney's top 20 cafes for 2017

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter.

19 delicious sweet and savoury pumpkin recipes

Lobster at Jade Temple.

Neil Perry's Jade Temple opens next week on old Rockpool site

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Play School is moving to a new time, and parents are not happy

You can now order the Marvel dics missing from your kids' collections.

There's a new way to complete your Marvel disc collection

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Six reasons parenting does not get easier as kids get older

You'll no longer need to fill out the outgoing passenger card from July 1.

Why you'll no longer need to fill out a departure card from Saturday

Michael Gebicki

The Colosseum would take two years to build and cost $673 million.

Billions: What the world's seven wonders would cost to build today

Gavin Haines

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN REPUBLIC - 2012: View of the Nurzhol Boulevard and President's Palace Acorda

City you've never heard of about to become world's hottest destination

Hugh Morris

The screen shown on computers locked by the new strain of software.

What we know about the new ransomware strike

ARMS

Review: flexy fighter comes out swinging

Aussies will pay more to watch Netflix hits like <i>House of Cards</i> each month after the streaming video service ...

Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise in addition to new tax

COMMENT

There are currently 16 million smartphones being used in Australia.

Your smartphone is making you stupid

Lifehacker

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

2017 Ferrari 812 Superfast.

Driven: Ferrari's new V12 coupe

Tony Davis

2017 BMW 5-Series Touring.

BMW 5-Series wagon prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Jaguar XE SV Project 8.

New 441kW Jaguar XE revealed

Stephen Ottley

BMW M2 Performance Parts.

New BMW M2 with Performance Parts reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Aston Martin DB11 V8.

Aston's Merc-powered coupe

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR reviewed

David McCowen

Risky move: Frank Lowy's decision to allow a Hungarian fixer into the bid's inner sanctum was ill-conceived.

The past has come back to haunt FFA

COMMENT
MIchael Cockerill

Richie Porte primed for a pay rise should he perform at the Tour de France.

Porte primed to profit if Tour goes well

Lions coach Warren Gatland says outcry over devaluing the jersey influenced his decision not to use his bench to full effect.

Not seen since 2013: Gatland says backlash influenced decision

Gavin Mairs

Richmond's Bachar Houli leaves the AFL tribunal after receiving a two-week suspension for striking Jed Lamb.

It's absurd that PM and a TV star got AFL player's suspension cut

COMMENT
Michael Gleeson
1 hr ago

Serena Williams has asked John McEnroe to show her some respect.

'I've got a solution:' No apology from McEnroe to Serena

Going full-time: Nathan Grey.

Grey confirmed as Wallabies full-time assistant coach

Tom Decent
1 hr ago

Gold medallists: Shannon Parry and Sharni Williams.

Williams and Parry headline Wallaroos World Cup squad

Tom Decent

Former FFA chairman Frank Lowy.

FIFA report on World Cup scandal highly critical of Australia's bid

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker

Hazem El Masri scored 342 points for the Bulldogs in 2004.

Why El Masri could beat current Dogs side on his own

Adrian Proszenko

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 30: Shaun Kenny-Dowall of the Roosters in action during the round 17 NRL match between the ...

Kenny-Dowall vows to repay Knights for lifeline

James Gardiner

Stellar start: Cameron McInnes has helped steer the Dragons within striking distance of a top-four finish.

McInnes has no point to prove against Peats

Tim Barrow

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