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An artists's impression of the new Parramatta light rail line via Sydney Olympic Park.

Plan for $2.7b light rail line in Sydney's inner west axed

EXCLUSIVE

Trusts are an increasingly popular - and legal - way to minimise tax.

Wealthy Australians using tax loophole 'cost economy $3.5 billion'

EXCLUSIVE

US President Donald Trump expressed regret at hiring Jeff Sessions.

Trump's troubling interview reveals a lawless president

COMMENT

Shut down: Masters stores stand empty.

Masters 'ghost' stores set to be offloaded in $830 million deal

1 hr ago

Through the Wi-Fi chip, a hacker may be able to assume control of your device's processor.

New Apple iOS security update released to fix dangerous Wi-Fi flaw

15 mins ago

Houses at Collaroy Beach took the brunt of last June's powerful storm.

'Astounding': Shifting storms set to worsen threats to NSW coastline

Peter Hannam

'I've done my time': OJ Simpson to be released on parole

UPDATED

Scientology group targets NSW schools with 'drugging' claims

More than $13,000 spent in bid to 'buy' the Liberal Party

Dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa shut down

Donald Trump on Jeff Sessions: 'I would have picked someone else'

Chester Bennington died in his home near Los Angeles.

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington found dead in Los Angeles

UPDATED

The people's choice: introducing Trainy McTrainface

All aboard: Trainy McTrainface gets green light

16 mins ago

Australia's Michael Matthews putting on the best sprinter's green jersey after the seventeenth stage on Wednesday.

Le Tour: Matthews opts against going 'full green' out of respect

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'I don't want Panthers involved': Gould bans players from Origin

Shaun Hampson and Megan Gale arrive at the 57th Annual Logie Awards at Crown Palladium on May 3, 2015 in Melbourne, ...

Megan Gale announces engagement to AFL player

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Tour de France: Barguil wins stage 18

Disappointed: Australia captain Meg Lanning.

Stunning knock by Sydney Thunder star knocks out Australia

Not another chocolate orange dessert!

SPOILERS

What a send off on MasterChef, but that's enough already

This week's Game of Thrones premiere was marred by Foxtel's technical difficulties.

Foxtel Now's failure adds fuel to piracy fire

COMMENT

Serena Williams

The latest in Serena Williams' highly relatable pregnancy

Sydney University Grounds Manager Mark Moeller and ground staff with a jacaranda tree which was successfully cloned from ...

Sydney University gets its jacaranda tree back

Pallavi Singhal

Family of slain Australian woman Justine Damond may file civil suit

Ava Benny-Morrison, Paul McGeough

Felicity Wilson faces fresh fire as enrolment errors surface

James Robertson

Sydney is forecast to reach 23 degrees next week.

Get out your T-shirts Sydney, an early burst of spring is coming

Commuters evacuated after fire alarm set off at Town Hall

Town Hall station evacuated during peak hour commute

It is important to be vaccinated against measles, not only to protect oneself but to protect others through "herd ...

Measles alert issued after infected tourist visits CBD, Leichhardt

Ethan Wright attempting the trick.

'It is chilling': Moment teen catapulted headfirst into concrete

Security: John and Jenny Bold live comfortably, though not extravagantly.

Key to happiness: something to look forward to

Benji, Rose, Eden, Bowie, Theo and Vivienne. New research shows exposing toddlers to risky play such as access to open ...

Playing with fire: early childhood education incorporates risk

Hundreds of bunches of flowers were laid in Bourke Street in the wake of the tragedy.

First to die, last named: Sixth victim of Bourke St tragedy identified

VIC

The officer was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital where he received a number of stitches to his wound.

Gruesome images show officer's injuries after samurai sword attack

WA

The state government is set to issue an options paper looking into short-term letting.

Government goes back to the drawing board on holiday letting laws

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

Luxury penthouse buyers are usually professionals or overseas buyers who want a city base. Image: 93/1 Hughes Avenue, ...

Life at the top: Why buyers are targeting this style of home

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Architects create 'invisible museum' next to Nazi bunker

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Star Trek-themed $38 million mansion hits the market

Make sure you find the one special element that you want to take throughout the house.

The simple trick professionals use when designing interiors

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Eleanor Coppola's debut film at age 81 is worth the wait

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

The government spending that wastes billions

COMMENT
John Hewson

The discovery of this axe-head grindstone inside the Kakadu National Park has rewritten the history of Australia.

A beauty hidden from the light for 65,000 years

Tony Wright

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'I want the job': Youngest ever senator will replace Scott Ludlam

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

'Inequality kills hope': Bill Shorten sets Labor's defining mission

James Massola

Australia's multibillion-dollar legal tax avoidance loophole

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

The discovery of this axe-head grindstone inside the Kakadu National Park has rewritten the history of Australia.

The extraordinary science behind a discovery 65,000 years in the making

Tony Wright

Former Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett is running for the Greens in the Queensland Senate allocation.

Greens at risk of losing a third senator to section 44

Amy Remeikis

Optimistic about the economic outlook. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Rates will climb and borrowers should prepare, says Turnbull

Peter Martin

A rocket explodes near the old city during fighting against Islamic State in Mosul,.

Spies could gather intel on 'classes' of Australian citizens

David Wroe

India's new president Ram Nath Kovind, centre, is flanked by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders M.M. Joshi, left, and ...

This man from India's lowest caste now holds the highest office

ANALYSIS
Amrit Dhillon

OJ Simpson with his attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, left, appearing via video for his parole hearing.

OJ Simpson makes case for freedom before parole board

UPDATED

India

Indian court denies abortion for 10-year-old rape victim

US President Donald Trump expressed regret at hiring Jeff Sessions.

Trump expresses anger at Sessions and Comey, warns Mueller

Illustration: Simon Letch

We all have a stake in the NSW Liberal's stoush

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

A regular Facetime session with Nan is a joy previous generations didn't have the privilege of accessing.

Will putting down the selfie stick save lives? Unlikely

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Andrew Pursehouse, from Breeza Station, is pleading with the Premier to protect the Liverpool Plains.

Why Berejiklian's $262 million Shenhua deal is a con

COMMENT
Andrew Pursehouse

The S&P 500 Index rebounded from the biggest selloff in six weeks, with bank shares pacing gains as US Treasury 10-year ...

The next global meltdown is further away than you think

COMMENT

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: Negative start in store for ASX

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Chris Weston
1 hr ago

Retailer Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew, and now Myer's largest shareholder.

Solomon Lew takes a $40m bath on Myer

Colin Kruger, CBD

The Masters store at Williams Landing in Melbourne.

$830m deal: Masters 'ghost' stores set to be offloaded

Simon Johanson
1 hr ago

Brexit a farce worthy of Fawlty Towers episode

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

'Pompous old farts' get better of Fletcher chief

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

ACCC cracks down on 'misleading' NBN speed claims

Lucy Battersby

Victoria vies for army's $20b manufacturing boost

Nick Toscano

Levi's new campaign.

Iconic denim brand strikes a chord with Aussie rockers

Men's Style
9 mins ago

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk ditches the suit in favour of a shirt, coat and denim. Still sharp, but far more relaxed.

A 'summer camp for billionaires' revealed a surprising new trend

Leadership

Australians overseas will be hit with a fine when they get home if they don't declare worldwide income for HECS-HELP ...

The $3600 HECS fine aimed at Aussies overseas

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
51 mins ago

Security: John and Jenny Bold live comfortably, though not extravagantly.

Australia near top in global retiree wellbeing

John Collett

Jules Brooke sold her Victorian home to create her venture, Handle Your Own PR.

Meet the spin doctor digitising PR

Nina Hendy

Virtual fine dining restaurants are emerging.

Will technology kill fine dining?

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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OJ Simpson's emotional parole win

1 hr ago

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'No Health Care Plan, No Vacation'

1 hr ago

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Linkin Park lead singer found dead

1 hr ago

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Eddie Jones: what rugby can learn from the Tour de France

1 hr ago

Teenagers cool off at the Hamilton Fish pool, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. ...

World of Photos - July 20, 2017

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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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Karen Robson (Irma), Anne Lambert (Miranda), Jane Vallis (Marion) and Christine Schuler (Edith) in Peter Weir's 1975 film.

Foxtel's Hanging Rock remake picked up in US by Amazon

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Chester Bennington died in his home near Los Angeles.

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington dies aged 41

UPDATED

Hi-5 (left top to right): Shay, Joe, Bailey, Lachie and Courtney.

TV bosses call for end to children's content

Karl Quinn

Tamara took her MasterChef elimination well.

What a send off on MasterChef, but geez enough already

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Peter Smeeth's portrait of Today show host Lisa Wilkinson.

Lisa Wilkinson portrait wins Packing Room Prize

Garry Maddox

Rhys Nicholson ambushed the PM on the government's marriage equality stance.

Comedian ambushes Turnbull on marriage equality on The Project

Rob Moran

Johnny Depp's case against his management has begun in court in Los Angeles.

Johnny Depp, ex-manager both claim victory over lost riches

The Bachelor Matty Johnson is in the mood for love.

Matty J is handsome, smart, funny; so why a TV Bachelor?

Christine Sams

Enjoy the ride: Queens of the Stone Age

Queens have what it takes to be rock 'n' roll royalty

George Palathingal

Rob Younger says the band had their share of rejection: "We used to get slung out of a lot of places."

How Birdman soared and then crashed - all without compromise

Paul Byrnes

Peter Mungkuri with his winning artwork Ngura Wiru.

Indigenous artist wins world's richest landscape prize

Goya Dmytryshchak

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.

How to get the best hair on Game of Thrones

Stephanie Darling

Shaun Hampson and Megan Gale arrive at the 57th Annual Logie Awards at Crown Palladium on May 3, 2015 in Melbourne, ...

Megan Gale is engaged

Mary Ward
1 hr ago

When Beyonce revealed her twins in an Instgram glamour shoot, mums the world over rolled their eyes. And that's being kind.

Motherhood is hard enough, we need breaks in reality

COMMENT
Jacinta Tynan
55 mins ago

A "heartbreaking" decline: Doug with Nick Young.

The dementia cases that can be prevented

Sarah Berry
1 hr ago

Greg Norman taking a bath after a two-day horse ride, 11,850-feet above sea level in the Colorado Flat Top Wilderness.

Greg Norman's life is like Goop for senior citizens

Jenna Clarke

When it comes to heterosexual dating, smart women could take a leaf out of our male counterparts' books, writes Kerri ...

I'm removing 'smart' from my dating checklist

Kerri Sackville

There can be both healthy and unhealthy, ethical and unethical ways to eat different diets.

What people get wrong about veganism

Sarah Berry

The new Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker. Her announcement as the new Doctor was met with outrage from some (mostly male) parts.

Why UK tabloids ran those nude pics of Jodie Whittaker

Clementine Ford

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Mum compares her mental load to her husband's

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Fidget spinners recalled over battery fears

Could this be the baby clothing of the future?

Is this the baby clothing of the future?

Raid the pantry for this one-pan chicken puttanesca.

Three one-tray wonders including this twist on chicken cacciatore

Colourful dishes at Blackwood Pantry, Cronulla.

A local's guide to where to eat and drink in Cronulla

Steaks at Hawksmoor.

What makes the perfect steak?

Tourists relax on Kuta Beach.

Why Australians keep going back to our bogan paradise

Michael Gebicki

In the same way that you might think your work colleague is a wazzock, so might a couple of pilots.

Revealed: How pilots who hate each other avoid sharing a cockpit

Hugh Morris

The remote Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific.

Aranui 3 in the Marquesas Islands

The 12 spectacular hidden ports you have to see to believe

Brian Johnston

Through the Wi-Fi chip, a hacker may be able to assume control of your device's processor.

Update your Apple devices. Right now.

15 mins ago

AlphaBay was a dark web site for drugs, weapons and other contraband.

Dark web marketplaces shut down

Micro Machines.

Review: Online take on Micro Machines a tiny disappointment

Pokemon

Pokemon GO less annoying after update

Kotaku
1 hr ago

This week's Game of Thrones premiere was marred by Foxtel's technical difficulties.

Foxtel Now failure adds fuel to piracy fire

COMMENT

2018 Mercedes-Benz S 400 d 4MATIC

The car that can read the road... and the driver

Andrew MacLean

Tesla MotThe electric-car maker has seen its shares fall by almost 20 per cent since June 22.

Murdoch joins Tesla board

Todd Spangler

Mercedes-Benz X-Klasse ? Exterieur, Beringwei? metallic, Ausstattungslinie POWER // Mercedes-Benz X-Class ? Exterior, ...

Eight things you need to know about the Mercedes X-Class

Stephen Ottley

2013 Renault Clio RS Cup Trophy.

The biggest issue with a used Renault Clio RS

David Morley

Driving Holden's answer to the Toyota Kluger

David McCowen

Nissan is claiming its next generation Leaf will change the way we drive.

New Nissan Leaf only needs one pedal

Stephen Ottley

Time to go: Blues coach Laurie Daley is a good bloke, but change is due.

If NSWRL does not make changes, it should sack itself

Andrew Webster

Disappointed: Australia captain Meg Lanning.

Stunning knock by Sydney Thunder star knocks out Aussies

James Buckley
1 hr ago

Toxic: Panthers supremo Phil Gould doesn't want his players involved for NSW due to concerns about the Blues culture.

Phil Gould bars Penrith Panthers players from State of Origin

Adrian Proszenko

Speaking up: Manly's front office should shield the players from salary cap questions, says Daly Cherry-Evans.

'You deal with this': Cherry Evans' bizarre salary cap plea

Adam Pengilly

Australia's Michael Matthews putting on the best sprinter's green jersey after the seventeenth stage on Wednesday.

Matthews chooses not to go 'full green' out of respect for rival

Rupert Guinness

Former world no.1 Jordan Spieth is an early front runner at the British Open.

Spieth, Koepka, Kuchar lead Open charge

32 mins ago

Relationship breakdown: FFA chairman Steven Lowy is facing a growing rift with A-League club owners.

A-League club owners preparing legal action against FFA

Dominic Bossi

Sam Reid of the Swans, right, is out with a groin injury.

Reid out but no recall for Tippett

Andrew Wu

Mentor: Anthony Mundine has defended NSW winger Blake Ferguson.

Mundine backs Ferguson but slams Blues over Star stay

Chris Barrett

All but over: Josh Reynolds will almost certainly end his Bulldogs tenure short of another finals appearance.

Season looks gone for Bulldogs after being savaged by Broncos

Phil Lutton

Legacy: Shaun Kenny-Dowall.

SKD's Roosters' legacy intact, say former teammates

Adam Pengilly

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