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The Reserve Bank has been positive on the economy and at the same time wary of the risks to financial stability posed by ...

Brave first home buyers to become collateral damage

ANALYSIS
32 mins ago

Christopher Anderson,appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to a charge of using a ...

'I cuddled her and said I'm sorry': Grandmother saw bruise on baby

1 hr ago

Super funds added $140 billion to the national nest egg, with an average 10.4 per cent performance for balanced options.

Industry super fund on top after share rebound adds $140b to sector

1 hr ago

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and British Prime Minister Theresa May speak during a press conference ...

'Department for saying no': PM picks 'scandal magnet' for inspiration

ANALYSIS

The man was escorted off the plane by police in Perth.

'Drunk' passenger forces Qantas flight to perform U-turn

2 mins ago

Sydney density map

Sydney is approaching 'new terrain' when it comes to housing

Matt Wade

Fireworks link to fatal shooting, as police officer refuses to speak

Who is going to inherit 7-Eleven after death of reclusive owner?

CBD

NRL investigators descend on Manly for salary cap probe

14 mins ago

Why the RBA minutes shouldn't have freaked out markets

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

'If Gladys had kids at this school...': Parent fumes over smokestacks

Justine Damond, left, pictured with her fiance Don and Don's son Zach.

Justine grabbed my phone and put in a date - I forgot about it, until this week

Jacinta Tynan

Delta Goodrem's Apple ad breaches community standards, the ASB has found.

Delta Goodrem ad banned for setting a 'bad example'

Cr Jonathan Sri (rainbow scarf on the right) walking to the press conference with Larissa Waters, her partner Jeremy ...

'Rainbow scarf man' caught on TV auctions off namesake for charity

Drunken pilots were perfectly acceptable in the 80s. Not really, that's Richard Branson launching Virgin Atlantic in ...

'Now it's like getting a bus': How flying has changed since the '80s

Spaghetti and Meatballs. Simple home cooking column for Epicure. Photographed by Marina Oliphant. Styling by Caroline ...

The very real psychological benefits of cooking for others

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Health fears over Beaches Link smokestacks

The joint winner of an Oz Lotto jackpot initially hung up on officials calling to tell him the good news.

Sydney man hangs up on caller after scooping $16 million jackpot

Sunday Night has re-examined one of Australia's most baffling crimes, but the boss of arch-rival 60 Minutes isn't happy ...

60 Minutes boss lashes arch-rival over murder investigation story

A shark, top right, breached during competition at J-Bay.

Shark scare halts surfing comp at J-Bay

Arya Stark in Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones smashes pay TV ratings record

Northbound tolls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge would help pay for the two new tunnels.

Harbour Bridge tolls set to soar as drivers cover cost of tunnel link

Exclusive

Rise of the STI 'super-superbug' detected across Australia

Kate Aubusson

Hundreds flock to Sydney beach to remember 'spiritual' Justine

Ava Benny-Morrison

"One particular teacher in year 5 changed my whole outlook," says Kai Glennie, 20, who is studying to become a teacher.

'Changed my outlook': Why a boy who hated school signed up for life

AMSA president Rob Thomas said said full-fee-paying places reinforced barriers for students from lower socio-economic ...

Uproar over $300,000 medical degrees for 'privileged few'

Chicken that was intended for sale at Bill's Chicken in Moorebank, in rusty and corroded bins.

Worst suburbs for food breaches named and shamed

Police searching bush land in north-west Sydney on Tuesday as part of investigation into newborn baby murdered in 2007 ...

Police search bush in north-west Sydney for baby feared murdered

The Clean Energy Finance Corp has doubled its investments each year.

'We're mainstream': Fund seeks certainty to drive growth

Facing court over road tolls can be 'humiliating', 'ridiculous' and 'leaves you very exposed'.

'It's just about killed my marriage': Road fines take a toll

VIC

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 13: Treasurer of Queensland Curtis Pitt, Annastacia Palaszczuk and Jackie Trad hand down the ...

'There's something wrong': MP queries high staff turnover

QLD

Fire crews and police investigate the fire at the Brierly Street cafe in Weston in March 2014.

Detectives unearth banking fraud in arson investigation

ACT

The Reserve Bank has been positive on the economy and at the same time wary of the risks to financial stability posed by ...

Get ready for Australia's dark days of mortgage stress

ANALYSIS
32 mins ago

Mortgage applications were down in the June quarter suggesting the housing market is cooling.

Decline in mortgage demand shows market is cooling

Having a baby in the house means all the time management plans in the world are undermined.

What I've learned working at home with a baby

The glass cubicles in the Global Harbour mall in Shanghai have gaming consoles that keep husbands entertained while ...

Shopping centre installs 'husband storage' pods so wives can shop

St Georges Road, Toorak where it is believed Melbourne's biggest sale has taken place.

Melbourne weighs into the big league with likely $40 million sale

Closing ceremony in the Mutitjulu community of the First Nations National Convention held in Uluru in May.

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Gumatj clan ceremonial leaders who performed at the opening ceremony of the First Nations National Convention held in ...

Constitutional debate offers a way forward on recognition

COMMENT
George Williams

Former Greens senator Scott Ludlam has resigned after discovering he held dual citizenship.

A risk for all sides from the Greens chaos

Editorial

Indonesian maids in Hong Kong who developed ties with Indonesian jihadists via social media including Telegram.

Jihotties, lingerie and recipes occupy IS sympathisers on app

Jewel Topsfield

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Scott Ludlam (right) and Larissa Waters (left) served as co-deputies to Greens leader Richard Di Natale.

Greens leader says senators should not pay back $3 million in salaries

Amy Remeikis

MPs scramble as question marks hover over more than 20

Amy Remeikis

Doubts over Turnbull's new home affairs ministry

David Wroe

Former WA Liberal MP Michael Sutherland.

'Bunch of cockroaches': Liberal's attack on local activists

Australia following in the UK's footsteps: Mr Turnbull said the changes were largely modelled on Britain's Home Office ...

The rise and rise of Peter Dutton, our new security tsar

ANALYSIS
James Massola
30 mins ago

Forced to resign: Larissa Waters left Canada before she had even turned one.

The absurd rule that forced the shock resignation of two Greens

ANALYSIS

Peter Dutton faces a major test in implementing the national security changes.

Home affairs details reassuring but questions remain

ANALYSIS

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced Peter Dutton will become the Minister for Home Affairs.

UK Home Office a curious model for Australia's super-ministry

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

People walk past a TV screen showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday.

Project to map locations of North Korean mass killings

President Donald Trump

Trump, Putin had second, undisclosed discussion at G20

UPDATED

Emmanuel Macron and France have displaced the US at the top of the soft power index.

Macron trumps Trump in new soft power index

Nick Miller

Illustration: Simon Letch

History's pendulum is swinging against neoliberalism

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

President Donald Trump with Donald Trump Jr.

When Trump chooses between country and family, family wins every time

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Jodie Whittaker will replace Peter Capaldi as the Doctor in the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special.

I too used to think the Doctor had to be a man

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Super funds added $140 billion to the national nest egg, with an average 10.4 per cent performance for balanced options.

Sharemarket rebound adds $140b to nation's super funds

Caitlin Fitzsimmons
1 hr ago

Investors eye the 'unquestionably strong' requirements.

Markets Live: Banks in $14b relief rally

Live
Jens Meyer

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This Audi ad likened women to used cars - it didn't go well

Amy B Wang
1 min ago

Banks will need to re-engineer their IT systems to become more software controlled and data driven.

New rules no 'excuse to hit customers', ScoMo tells banks

Clancy Yeates

Who is going to inherit 7-Eleven after death of recluse?

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

BHP lifts iron ore output, books hefty charge for mine strike

Darren Gray

Sydney street where shops pay $20,000 just to rent a metre

Carolyn Cummins

Billionaire bickering over Ten laid bare in court

Lucy Battersby

Being serious about weightloss means make a commitment to get moving.

10 of the easiest exercises to help you lose weight (and keep it off)

Boot Camp

Mercedes-Benz X-Class is targetting everyone from tradies to grey nomads.

Mercedes-Benz targets the tradie dollar with new luxury ute

Cars

Super funds added $140 billion to the national nest egg, with an average 10.4 per cent performance for balanced options.

Sharemarket rebound adds $140b to super funds

Caitlin Fitzsimmons
1 hr ago

Ivy Huang, 29, admits her super is a low priority.

Why super can't be 'set and forget' for women

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Energy price rises have put small businesses into a precarious position, says Kate Carnell.

Small business gouged and hung out to dry in Australia's energy crisis

COMMENT
Kate Carnell

Ashley Newland is the creator of the Scrubba stealth pack.

What Ashley did next

Alexandra Cain

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Pig's head dropped outside Muslim school

46 mins ago

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California fire burns through 8000 hectares

46 mins ago

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Man removed from plane

Perth

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Bodies found after 75 years on ice

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 17: Yukiko Inui of Japan competes during the Synchronised Swimming Solo Free, preliminary round ...

World of Photos - July 19, 2017

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

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - 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

Advertiser Content

Tom Hardy as Spitfire pilot Farrier in Dunkirk.

Dunkirk is an assault on the senses (and Harry Styles fares OK)

Jake Wilson
1 hr ago

Sunday Night has re-examined one of Australia's most baffling crimes, but the boss of arch-rival 60 Minutes isn't happy ...

60 Minutes boss lashes out at arch-rival Sunday Night

Broede Carmody

Delta Goodrem's Apple ad breaches community standards, the ASB has found.

Delta Goodrem's Apple ad banned by Standards Bureau

Rob Moran

Utopia

Politics is the television gift that keeps giving

COMMENT
Melinda Houston

<i>Australian Ninja Warrior </i>has continued to smash TV ratings.

Ninja Warriors weren't screened for 'drug enhancements'

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Netflix shows like Stranger Things have become must-watch viewing for a global audience.

Netflix officially goes global as non-US subscriptions take over

Michael Idato

MasterChef Australia 2017's final five.

Elimination: A dark horse has emerged on MasterChef

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Customers were driven wilder than wildling Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) by Monday night's outages.

Foxtel reveals source of its Game of Thrones 'glitches'

Karl Quinn

Australian Graffiti playwright Disapol Savetsila.

Writing is on the wall and there's something strange in the kitchen

Jason Blake

The SitkovetskyTrio: An appealing mixture of musical creativity.

The perfect guides on a romantic musical journey

Peter McCallum

Alan Schacher in Platform 2017 at Articulate Project Space.

Just what is Alan trying to say by breaking eggs over his head?

Jill Sykes

Justine Damond (left) with friend Eloise King. The pair ran mentoring workshops together through Soul Sessions in Sydney.

My interactions with Justine Damond changed the course of my life

Jacinta Tynan

Madonna performs during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, January 21, 2017, in Washington.

Court stops auction of Madonna's Tupac break-up letter, underpants

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Singer R. Kelly attends the Brooklyn Nets vs the Atlanta Hawks at The Barclays Center on ...

What you need to know about the R. Kelly 'cult' allegations

The problem with start-ups in Australia and elsewhere is this: Bro culture.

There's a major problem for women in start-up culture: Bros

Kasey Edwards

'When we talk about size we shouldn't be using terms such as plus size' ... model Stefania Ferrario, one of the faces of ...

Face of fashion week: 'Don't call me plus-size. I'm a size 12'

Melissa Singer

We shouldn't let the government chip away at our rights, writes Elizabeth Duck-Chong.

For women like me Turnbull's attack on privacy is matter of urgency

Elizabeth Duck-Chong

Jodie Whittaker will replace Peter Capaldi as the Doctor in the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special.

I too used to think the Doctor had to be a man

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

It turns out that most people prefer their vegetables to have a little more pizzazz.

How we can trick ourselves to eat more vegetables

Sarah Toy

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Face-to-face bullying still more common than online bullying

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Could a dusty house be making you fat?

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It's time to recognise how cool girls really are

Ramen O-San in Haymarket.

Rockin' the suburbs: Sydney's top 20 cheap eats for 2017

Steaks at Hawksmoor.

What makes the perfect steak?

Mushroom and pea risotto.

35 non-boring rice recipes that will become your go-to dishes

Flying rules were a little more relaxed in the 1980s, when comedy classic Flying High was released.

Smoking or non-smoking? What flying was really like in the '80s

St. Petersburg, FL, USA - April 6, 2016: The exterior of the Salvador Dali Museum viewed from Tampa Bay. The museum ...

Ten unpopular US cities with a single incredible attraction

David Whitley

Travel writer

'F*** off to Afghanistan': Why people hate travel writers so much

Ben Groundwater

Glass 2.0

The much-ridiculed Google Glass is back

Stairs proved to be the K5's nemesis.

How the security robot ended up in a fountain

Designer Benjamin Geskin visualises the Galaxy Note 8 based on the latest leaks.

Is releasing a new Samsung Galaxy Note playing with fire?

Hub

RIP USB: these are the ports you need in 2017

Lifehacker

The upcoming Atari box is modeled on the iconic Atari VCS, complete with a wood grain front.

Atari shows off a new 'modern' games console

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class.

New Mercedes X-Class to be Oz's most powerful dual-cab

Drive Staff

All grunt, and Italian styling. "I am convinced a customer of Ferrari buys a Ferrari because he wants to drive," says ...

Meet Ferrari's Dr No

Tony Davis

A leaked image of the 2018 Buick Regal GS, which will share its V6 engine with the new Holden Commodore.

First look: Range-topping Holden Commodore

Stephen Ottley

Porsche may phase out diesel in favour of EV and hybrid models.

Porsche weighing up whether to ditch diesel

Reuters

Everty electric car charging startup.

Sydney startup aims to be AirBnB of electric cars

David McCowen

A study by the Centre for Road Safety showed the increase in people not wearing seatbelts has been largely felt in urban ...

How effective are road safety ads?

Alessandra Melville

The Manly Sea Eagles Head Office as investigators from the NRL integrity unit are inside.

NRL officials descend on Manly to start salary cap probe

Kate McClymont
14 mins ago

Quade Cooper has been left out of an extended Wallabies squad.

Quade Cooper a shock omission from 38-man Wallabies squad

Tom Decent

Disappointed: Aaron Woods of the NSW Blues.

Woods disappointed by NSW duo's pub visit

Formidable pair: Australian batsmen Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning.

Australia's women cricketers one game away from unemployment

James Buckley

Michael Matthews has won stage 16 of the Tour de France.

'He grabbed me by the neck:' fiery finish as Aussie takes stage win

Rupert Guinness

The Swans are returning to their standing as the kings of defence after their poor start to the year.

The stats that show just how good the Swans are at the moment

Andrew Wu

Shark scare forces J-Bay off for the day

Difficult year: Jason Day.

Day, Scott can still lift the Claret jug, says Norman

Michael Cundy

We need to talk: Blues coach Laurie Daley sought out Josh Dugan for a chat at The Star.

Dugan and Fergo's silence at The Star told the whole story

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

The Manly Sea Eagles are suspected of breaching the salary cap via secret payments to at least one player.

Manly officials offered immunity for cap rorting secrets

Adrian Proszenko

Jamie Acton grabs an unconscious Greg Bird.

Super League player gets lengthy ban for manhandling Bird

Ian Laybourn

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