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Australians claim about $23 billion in tax deductions for work-related expenses each year.

What the Tax Office will hone in on this year

Cardinal George Pell set to be charged with serious sex offences

Pell 'looking forward to his day in court' after sex assault charges

UPDATED
1 hr ago

A "watershed moment": Cardinal Pell to face sex charges.

'Watershed moment' for Catholic Church

Rachel Browne
34 mins ago

Michelle Payne arrives for her RAD Board hearing at Racing Victoria.

'I am embarrassed and apologise': Cup-winning jockey pleads guilty

Tony Abbott's prospects of recontesting his seat at the next election are under increasing threat with momentum building ...

Abbott reveals his biggest regret from his time as prime minister

James Massola
1 hr ago

Qantas

Qantas A380 dumps fuel, circles at sea after indicator light fault

1 hr ago

Cleanout: Slater and Gordon boss and board to go

'Attitude of defiance': Online electronics retailer sent to jail

A letter arrived from the breast screening clinic. It was the worst

COMMENT
Jenna Price

'Is he strange? Yes': Trial begins for 'most hated man' in America

Students left crying after 'distressing' lesson went too far

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 26: Salim Mehajer leaves Downing Centre Local court on April 26, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Mehajer grilled by lawyers in heated Supreme Court face-off

Michaela Whitbourn
24 mins ago

Jan Bakelants of Belgium on the podium at the 2013 Tour de France.

Tour rider in hot water for comments against hostesses

The original iPhone came in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB variants.

Steve Jobs thought he was being pranked with the iPhone concept

The Oscars have added 774 new voting members in a bid to boost diversity.

Rebel Wilson, Chris Hemsworth among new Oscar voters

It's easy to spend a tax return and not even notice it, just like you feel hungry after eating white bread.

Worried you eat too much salt? It's hiding in everyday items

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Whingeing Piers Morgan cops live TV smackdown

Cricketer Steve Smith and partner Dani Willis are engaged.

Steve Smith engaged to law student Dani Willis

Carey and her ex, James Packer:

Mariah Carey's blunt response about ex James Packer

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies

Sarah Palin, political commentator and former governor of Alaska, pictured in 2016.

Palin sues The New York Times for defamation

Carrie Kennedy recently revamped Nina Proudman's Fitzroy home for Offspring's seventh season.

Nina's home gets a makeover: Behind the scenes on Offspring

An artist's impression of the rooftop view from an approved 21-storey, mixed-used apartment tower in Gosford.

The buildings set to change the face of regional cities

TWR 21 June Start Up Stars Tesselate Modular BB Picture Michael Rayner. David Nicolaides, Managing Director of ...

Shipping containers transformed into affordable architecture

Residential House in Cairns, Australia (Photoy by Robert Walsh) Vasey Esplanade, Trinity Beach, NSW

Where house hunters head in the depths of winter. . .

Evidence is mounting that the effect of pets extends beyond their owners and can help strengthen the social fabric of ...

Why 'pet friendly' buildings are key to higher-density living

Comment

A NSW neurosurgeon has been suspended for drug use.

Drug binge leaves brain surgeon dead, another suspended

Stephanie Gardiner

Man arrested over alleged gangland murder of Hamad Assaad

Ava Benny-Morrison

Winter is here: Temperature to drop to single digits for days

Rachel Browne

Police search a white Lexus parked in the driveway of a home at Canley Vale.

Panicked call to police gives detectives way into crime ring

Ava Benny-Morrison

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

When Samuel got to the 19th floor, he realised something wasn't right

Lucy Cormack

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

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon was upbeat as she arrived at the party room meeting in Melbourne to learn her fate.

Greens suspend rogue senator from party room until NSW toes the line

Two Latvian nationals accused of running an online scam have been arrested in Brisbane.

Latvian barbecue scammers 'used Google ads to target victims'

QLD

A wind gust blew a bouncy castle 150 metres.

Bouncy castle boss used 'firebombing campaign to get jump on rivals'

VIC

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

Teens refuse to appear in court on Queanbeyan murder charge

ACT

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

Expenses scandal: Police launch probe into state MPs

UPDATED

Dick Smith was listed on the sharemarket by Anchorage Capital in late 2013 and collapsed in January 2016.

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Dick Smith was listed on the sharemarket by Anchorage Capital in late 2013 and collapsed in January 2016.

Private equity hungry for retail but investors lose appetite

Madeleine Heffernan
45 mins ago

The alleged incident unfolded in Sydney's south-west on Wednesday.

New podcast: The problem with schools and universities

"The action of labelling and accepting the feeling (without judging it as good or bad) helps me feel less anxious."

The simple technique that helps me cope with anxiety

Deirdre Fidge

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Greens leader Richard Di Natale arriving at the meeting to decide the fate of Senator Lee Rhiannon on Wednesday night.

Di Natale insists Rhiannon's suspension is 'process' not penalty

Fergus Hunter

Pyne apologises for 'damaging' same-sex marriage speech

Adam Gartrell

George Brandis clears out 'infuriating' AAT

Michael Koziol

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon was upbeat as she arrived at the party room meeting in Melbourne to learn her fate.

Lee Rhiannon suspended from Greens party room

Adam Gartrell

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

Unis attack cuts after Gonski 2.0 delivers school funding boon

Eryk Bagshaw

Christopher Pyne

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

Pro-democracy activists shout slogans and hang a black cloth that reads: "Release Liu Xiaobo unconditionally, Hong Kong ...

Hong Kong protesters arrested as Xi Jinping arrives

Kirsty Needham

Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a billionaire media mogul and Donald Trump's business partner on two Indonesian resorts, in Jakarta.

Indonesia imposes travel ban on Trump's business partner

A man wears a piece of tape over his mouth with a message that reads in Spanish; "No more censorship" during a protest ...

'A movie': Venezuela coup plot under suspicion

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran rushed to blame Saudi Arabia for Wednesday's attacks.

Election over, Iran attention turns to supreme leader

ANALYSIS

Malcolm Turnbull is still haunted by the prospect of a Tony Abbott challenge to his leadership.

Abbott/Turnbull/Abbott leadership as bad as Rudd/Gillard/Rudd

COMMENT
John Hewson

Illustration: Matt Davidson

The important questions the census didn't ask

COMMENT
Peter Martin

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

Australians claim about $23 billion in tax deductions for work-related expenses each year.

Tax time: top work-related expenses ATO's eyeing

Nassim Khadem

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Markets Live: Banks ride high

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Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

Standing down: Slater & Gordon CEO Andrew Grech.

Cleanout: Slater and Gordon boss, board to go in restructure

Fresh reasons to be worried. One of Amazon's pilot grocery pick-up kiosks in Seattle.

Three reasons Amazon's impact on Australia is overblown

Patrick Hatch

US announces airline security changes in place of laptop ban

Eight interest rate rises in two years? I don't think so

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

FIFA report a body blow for Sir Frank Lowy

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Hazelwood mine owner to stand trial over 2014 fire

Darren Gray
1 hr ago

Ferrari Australasia CEO Herbert Appleroth.

Who wants to buy a Ferrari? It's not who you might expect

Cars

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

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

Annabelle Davidson says Snapchat is key for millennials.

Selfie queen prints for Snapchat but small businesses missing out

Cara Waters

Are you a bill nomad searching for discounts?

The bill Nomads are coming for their discounts

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Winter isn't coming, it's already here

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'Pharma bro' Martin Shkreli arrives at court

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World Cup scandal: who's who

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Six charged over Hillsborough disaster

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 27: A Muslim woman walks past a street artist's rendition of U.S. President Donald Trump on June ...

World of Photos - June 29, 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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Rebel Wilson will now be able to help decide who gets to take home an Oscar.

Rebel Wilson, Chris Hemsworth among new Oscar voters

Broede Carmody

Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople star cast in Deadpool 2

Rob Moran

Meghan Markle's personal life is set to be the focus of a new reality TV show.

Meet the Markles... but not Meghan

Broede Carmody

Michael Bond, pictured in 2005 with a Paddington Bear toy.

Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies

Anita Gates

The Project's Waleed Aly spoken out about criticism he received following a two-game suspension handed down to Richmond ...

Waleed Aly defends Bachar Houli AFL tribunal involvement

Melissa Cunningham

Brett and Laurence: Rough diamonds with a removal truck.

Forget focus groups, Common Sense has pulse of nation

COMMENT
Paul Kalina

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

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

"The action of labelling and accepting the feeling (without judging it as good or bad) helps me feel less anxious."

The simple technique that helps me cope with anxiety

Deirdre Fidge

Cricketer Steve Smith and partner Dani Willis are engaged.

Steve Smith engaged to law student Dani Willis

Mary Ward

Celine Dion, working. it.

Celine Dion's new fashion icon status shouldn't come as a surprise

Annie Brown
17 mins ago

Deceptively strong: Tia-Clair Tooney.

Why your size has nothing to do with your strength

Sarah Berry

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 85.

I couldn't feel what the doctors found. Then they lost it too.

COMMENT
Jenna Price

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House.

The moment Trump told a reporter she had a 'nice smile'

Christopher Mele

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

Lindsay Lohan says she will share exclusive content and her breaking news with fans before anyone else through a new website.

You can now know all of Lindsay Lohan's secrets ... for a price

Joey Pucino

Cheese on toast with chorizo.

This twice-cooked cheese on toast will blow your mind

Darren Purchese

Yes, we'll have cake.

How to ditch the food guilt (and order the chocolate dessert)

Broccoli.

Raw or cooked: What's the healthiest way to prepare broccoli?

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Why I gave my baby a fake name before she was born

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Cake cutting hack that will change your life

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I think I'm an anti-foodie - please tell me I'm not alone

Bureh Beach in Sierra Leone.

The world's fastest growing tourist destination will shock you

Oliver Smith

Sydney Harbour.

Only one other city beats Sydney in 'world's best destination' rankings

Kylie McLaughlin
1 hr ago

A China Southern flight was delayed five hours after a woman threw coins at the plane 'for luck' ... and one went into ...

Woman throws coins at plane 'for luck' and one went into the engine

Amy B Wang

Game of Thrones is returning for season 7 on July 17.

One third of Aussie GoT fans planning to pirate

46 mins ago

The original iPhone came in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB variants.

10 years ago, iPhone got off to a very rough start

The attack on Tuesday appeared built for speed, as it spread across systems, exploiting a single unprotected machine to ...

Ransomware attack motive: money, mayhem or a message?

Characters are diverse and charming in ARMS.

Nintendo's flexy fighter comes out swinging

Just what you've always wanted: a smart button.

Flic smart buttons seem like a good idea, but ...

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce.

Tested: Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce

Stephen Ottley

2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0T Red Sport.

Driven: Infiniti's answer to the AMG C43

Stephen Ottley

Renault's fourth-generation Clio as a new look.

New Renault Clio reviewed

Daniela Intili and David McCowen

2018 Maserati GranTurismo MC.

2018 Maserati GranTurismo revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 BMW 5-Series Touring.

Revealed: 5-Series wagon prices

Dom Tripolone

Audi's upcoming Q8 is expected to become an RS model in the future

Audi to build more high-performance SUVs

Andrew MacLean

Michelle Payne arrives for her RAD Board hearing at Racing Victoria.

'I am embarrassed and apologise': Cup-winning jockey pleads guilty

Patrick Bartley

Playmaking duo: Owen Farrell and Jonny Sexton.

Skipper dropped as Gatland rolls the dice with Lions selections

Greg Stutchbury

Jan Bakelants of Belgium on the podium at the 2013 Tour de France.

Tour rider in hot water for comments against hostesses

Julien Pretot

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.

Hansen ends war of words with Gatland

Mark Geenty
42 mins ago

Samantha Kerr won the Julie Dolan Medal for best W-League player and is now winning fans in the US.

Matildas star Kerr scores stunning goal in US league

1 hr ago

No deal: Players are demanding the intervention of Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland in the pay war.

Indian suitors poised to strike in pay war with Warner a target

Chris Barrett

Clean career: Manny Pacquiao.

Horn says Team Pacquiao's lack of respect is wearing thin

Andrew Webster

Unleashed: All Blacks perform the Haka before the first Test against the British and Irish Lions.

Only one hope for Wallabies against All Blacks

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Former Cronulla Shark Ben Barba.

Barba fails to get drugs ban overturned

Quiet leader: Blues skipper Boyd Cordner in game one.

Cordner will play on 'half a leg' to lead Blues, says Graham

Adam Pengilly

Second chance: Shaun Kenny-Dowall joins the Newcastle Knights at a training session on Wednesday.

Kenny-Dowall vows to become a role model at Knights

Adrian Proszenko

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