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Gladys Berejiklian.

Battle over council amalgamations to be abandoned

BREAKING
Jacob Saulwick
14 mins ago

Soldier Natasha Rowley, who died at a buck's party in Melbourne on July 16.

'My beautiful sister': Soldier who died at bucks' party named

It looks like RBA governor Philip Lowe needs to find out what it's like in the real world beyond Martin Place.

RBA governor has signalled ignorance of the real world

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
1 hr ago

Retirement: Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has decided to hang up the boots.

Shock announcement as Wallabies captain set to retire from Test rugby

UPDATED
Tom Decent
31 mins ago

Cassandra Sainsbury at the court hearing in Bogota, Colombia.

'Cocaine Cassie's' plea deal hits a snag in Colombian court

UPDATED

Florist Emmanuel Theoharis was allegedly threatened by the man who was fatally shot.

'I just feel sorry for him': Florist tells of Central Station attack

1 hr ago

The killer statistic about the Chinese middle class

COMMENT
Bob Carr

North Korea 'about to launch new missile', sparking deep concern

1 hr ago

Australia refuses to connect to undersea cable built by China

'Three gunshots then it was over': Man shot dead at Central Station

Amazon is hiring speakers of 'Australian English'

Aerial view of Sydney. Harbour Bridge.

How well do you know your suburb? Take the quiz

INTERACTIVE

Today's Karl Stefanovic hopes This Time Next Year will inspire viewers.

'His image is in tatters': Karl Stefanovic grilled on new lifestyle

1 hr ago

The Emirates A380-800 first class private suite.

Threatened species: Why no one's flying first class anymore

1 hr ago

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Angelina Jolie talks life after Brad Pitt, reveals diagnosis

The beach could soon be a distant memory.

This is where the healthiest people in the world go on holidays

White House.

Fierce backlash over Trump's transgender military ban

Novak Djokovic said he won't play again in 2017 because of an elbow injury.

Injured Djokovic says he's out for rest of the season

More than half of Australian adults do not eat the recommended two serves of fruit, and 92 per cent do not eat the ...

The three lifestyle factors linked with a healthier, longer life

Gal Gadot starring in 'Wonder Woman'.

'Wonder Woman' returning for 2019 movie sequel

Australians hate tipping.

Eleven foreign customs that Australians will never understand

Two groups of men allegedly became involved in a violent confrontation in Merrylands.

Man charged over alleged Merrylands road rage attack

Up in smoke: 'Failed' fire services property levy cost taxpayers $25m

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

Breakthrough for $16.8b project after year of drilling under Sydney

Kaila Murnain is set to move NSW Labor into campaign mode

'We'll fight for every vote': Extraordinary move by NSW Labor

Sean Nicholls

An artists' impression of the mixed use apartment block slated for 548 Canterbury Road.

'Noisy, polluted': Sydney road a perfect lesson in what not to do

Sonia Hornery says she will ''vigorously defend'' the charge.

Labor MP charged with improperly accessing electoral roll

Sean Nicholls

Salim Mehajer arrives at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.

Mehajer faces $22k fine after being charged with donation law breach

Michaela Whitbourn

George Pell arrives at court.

Cardinal George Pell to plead not guilty to historical sex charges

Bailey Hayes-Gordon has described the dynamic among his friends as 'prankish'.

'Funniest thing I've seen': Accused rapist downplays commentary

QLD

court

Woman avoids conviction for child sex after falling pregnant

ACT

The judges said it was a case in a class of its own.

'Evil 8' dad who raped, pimped out daughter has appeal dismissed

WA

The median house price in Darlinghurst has more than doubled in the past five years.

'Lock-out laws killed it': Has this inner-city darling lost its lustre?

The Roomba 980.

Your vacuum cleaner is about to get a whole lot smarter

Ten Fold has also slated designs for folding beach huts in bright colours.

The pop-up homes that can be assembled in less than 10 minutes

CITY MONUMENTS;SYDNEY;950213;SMH;NEWS;PIC BY KATE CALLAS;STORY LEONIE LAMONT;PIC SHOWS THE ARCHIBALD FOUNTAIN IN HYDE ...

Why proximity to green space drives up property prices

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The house at 3 Dagonet Street was the Kerrigan family home in the famous film The Castle.

Not dreamin': Home from The Castle sells for $40,000 at auction

Senator Matt Canavan has gone to the High Court for a decision on his citizenship problem.

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A pay rise on July 1 will push federal MPs' base salary past $200,000 a year. Malcolm Turnbull will earn almost $528,000.

Drain the swamp: Time for a full audit of eligibility of MPs

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Political co-operation alert: Fixed-term parliaments require bipartisan support.

Four-year fixed terms for Federal Parliament are overdue

Editorial

A supplied image obtained on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, of the Bachelor Australia's Matty Johnson.

I'm not proud of it but I'll be tuning in for The Bachelor

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

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This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 ...

Australia 'deeply concerned' by North Korea missile tests today

Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Australia refuses to connect to undersea cable over spy fears

David Wroe

More MPs could be at risk as crisis threatens to widen

Mark Kenny

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts puts questions to Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel during a Senate Estimates hearing at ...

One Nation senator under intense pressure over citizenship

Adam Gartrell

Senator Matt Canavan has gone to the High Court for a decision on his citizenship problem.

Drain the swamp: Time for a full audit of the eligibility of MPs

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Senator Matt Canavan says he became a citizen of Italy without his knowledge.

Mamma mia! Inside the complex process of Italian citizenship

Matthew Knott

Anna Bligh defended the banking industry in an address to the National Press Club.

Royal commission would damage banks' global standing: Bligh

James Massola

Cassandra Sainsbury at the court hearing in Bogota, Colombia.

Cassie Sainsbury's plea bargain gets new hearing date

UPDATED
Andrew Wight

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven learnt of the breach in January.

Swedish government in turmoil over massive data breach

Liam Tung
1 hr ago

Charlie Gard at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

Baby Charlie Gard 'cannot go home to die', court rules

Nick Miller

People enjoy sunbathing on the beach in Lavandou, French Riviera, as plumes of smoke rise in the air from burning wildfires.

12,000 evacuated due to French fires

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Australians against foreigners means Australians against Australians

COMMENT
Peter Martin

A supplied image obtained on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, of the Bachelor Australia's Matty Johnson.

I'll be tuning in to The Bachelor but I'm not proud of it

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Benison O'Reilly, medical writer and mother who sent her autistic son Sam to Africa.

How giving my autistic son a 'loving push' paid off

COMMENT
Benison O'Reilly

The bank had "expressed our concerns to the government" about being included in the levy.

Macquarie says govt levy to hit it harder than other banks

Lucy Battersby
40 mins ago

The ASX is due to take a breather after Wednesday's strong gains.

Markets Live: Aussie cracks US80¢

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

It looks like RBA governor Philip Lowe needs to find out what it's like in the real world beyond Martin Place.

Two reasons for low wages growth the RBA governor ignored

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
1 hr ago

The Aussie reached US80.14¢ earlier this morning.

Aussie tops US80¢ mark after dovish Fed, iron ore rally

Timothy Moore

After Fearless Girl, asset giant follows through with its threat

'Very big thought bubble' risks $1.6b in funding

Nick Toscano

'What's wrong with a tax break': Costello's swipe at super reforms

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Facebook sales soar on mobile video ads

Age shouldn't stop you from being fashionable, but it does bring the wisdom of how to do it right.

Are you too old to wear that? The secret to dressing your age

Men's Style

Hotel Martinique Banana Leaf Men's Pajamas worn by Hugh Sheridan, exclusively for the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The next thing you'll probably want to steal from a luxury hotel

Men's Style

The Australian dollar is riding high against the US dollar.

Windfall for travellers to US who lock-in their money now

John Collett

More than 40 per cent of assets under management is invested through some form of responsible investment strategy

Ethical investing moves further into the mainstream

John Collett

The problem is when staff who should be in bed blur their sick day with a work day, prolonging their illness.

Do you work from home when sick?

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

Online Liquor Group and Cracka Wines founder Dean Taylor is turning to crowdfunding to expand into Asia.

Crowdfunding helps winepreneurs crack Asia

Christine D'Mello

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Sydney toddler declared brain dead

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White House explains transgender military ban

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How do you turn a '****hole' into paradise?

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Car slams into pedestrian sending him flying

Illustration: Matt Davidson

Best of Fairfax cartoons July 27

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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

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Matty Johnson from Channel 10's The Bachelor has addressed accusations of whitewashing on the show.

Matty J addresses The Bachelor so white controversy

Broede Carmody
56 mins ago

Stefanovic with girlfriend Jasmine Yarbrough, a retired model.

'You're not f---ing Brad Pitt': Kyle and Jackie O grill Karl

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Lee Cossey in the Australian Ninja Warrior grand finale.

It shouldn't surprise that Ninja Warrior is runaway success

COMMENT
Debi Enker

Dr G Yunupingu.

Tributes flow for 'once in a life' artist G Yunupingu

Just a gentle hair tussle on The Bachelor.

'You're going to see a lot of crazy' on The Bachelor

Karl Quinn

Conor (Lewis MacDougall) and the monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) in A Monster Calls.

Sigourney Weaver wasted on poorly adapted cancer tale

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Simpsons creator Matt Groening in animated form.

Simpsons creator working on a new show for Netflix

Ashlin Herbert, who recorded the fastest time in the heats, failed to complete all eight obstacles under the strict time ...

Viewers rage after Ninja Warrior fails to crown winner

Rob Moran

Bringing people together: LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.

Put down that phone and just enjoy being alive

George Palathingal

Anne Ryan, Curator of The Wynne Prize stands next to a sculpture by Juz Kitson called 'That which provides safety and ...

Archibald's 'younger sister' steps out of the shadows

Linda Morris

Tibetan Buddhist nun Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is in Sydney to talk about finding peace in unstable times.

Twelve years living alone in a cave - and she misses it

Joyce Morgan

"After being single for almost seven years, I am now in a new relationship. It's weird to say that out loud."

It's OK if your relationship isn't 'easy'

Koraly Dimitriadis

US President Donald Trump in Vienna, Ohio.

'Despicable' - Celebrities react to Trump's transgender military ban

Nicole Economos
40 mins ago

An AIS athlete trains in compression wear.

Compression gear works, despite study: AIS

Sarah Berry

Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks, emphasizing that women must celebrate their strength, during a live ...

Michelle Obama: Some people can't see past my skin colour

Nicole Economos
1 hr ago

The Age, News/FAshion . Model casting for the upcoming Melbourne Fashion Week. Pic shows Steffi from chadwicks models. ...

What 'diversity' looks like at fashion week

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

Billie and Bec Judd

Bec Judd: My 3-year-old's poor body image is 'scary'

Jenna Clarke

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

'I cry in the shower': Angelina Jolie talks life after Brad Pitt

Bethonie Butler

Sarah Jessica Parker seen at a film set in Manhattan.

SJP's new bob nails the perfectly undone hair trend

Stephanie Darling

Famous dad Robbie Williams shared a photo of tiny Theodora Rose sleeping on his chest.

The Instagram trend putting babies in danger

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KFC launches finger lickin' good clothing and home decor line

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Restaurant has one drink limit for adults dining with children

The Emirates A380-800 first class private suite.

Threatened species: Why no one's flying first class anymore

Michael Gebicki
1 hr ago

Australians hate tipping.

Eleven foreign customs Australians will never understand

Ben Groundwater

Volunteers control the flow of visitors to the Trevi Fountain in Rome this week.

Tourists' face big fines in Trevi Fountain visitor crackdown

1 hr ago

Quick red curry of chicken.

Midweek dinner winner: Neil Perry's quick red chicken curry

1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 30: Treacle puddingy at Rocker restaurant and bar at North Bondi on June 30, 2017 in Sydney, ...

Review: a Blue Duck flies solo with Rocker, Bondi

Victor's Ochazuke.

Top chefs' everyday go-to recipes

The job listing is likely to do with Amazon Echo, a range of voice-activated smart speakers that Amazon sells in the US ...

Amazon hiring speakers of Australian English

An image from Nintendo's recent patent.

What games would be on a Nintendo 64 Mini?

COMMENT

With this, you can print the same piece of paper four times.

Re-use the same piece of paper with erasable ink printer

Dynaudio's Special Forties only get better as you play them.

Dynaudio's Forties are special indeed

Very pricey, but does the job.

Thunderbolt 3 dock: big power, but big price, too

Why Porsche engineers hate autonomous cars

Stephen Corby

New Mazda CX-8 revealed

Dom Tripolone

More powerful BMW M4's price revealed

Dom Tripolone

Quick Spin: Mini Cooper 7

Andrew Maclean

How to turn an F1 engine into a road car powerplant

Stephen Ottley

Honda assures customers replacement airbags are safe

Andrew Maclean

Retirement: Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has decided to hang up the boots.

Shock announcement: Stephen Moore to retire from Test rugby

UPDATED
Tom Decent
31 mins ago

Sergio Garcia of Spain will play in the Australian PGA Championship/

Confirmed: El Nino warning for Australian summer of golf

BREAKING
Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Kevin Sheedy says the Giants should use Paul Roos' comments as motivation.

'Won one premiership by a kick': Sheedy unloads on Paul Roos

38 mins ago

On the move: Dave Taylor is likely to head to Canada after this season.

The Coal Train departs for a brave new world in rugby league

Chris Barrett

NBA star Patty Mills has thrown his support behind Adam Goodes.

Mills still pinching himself after $65 million deal in NBA

Chris Dutton

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 26: (L-R) Joint silver medalists Emma Mckeon of Australia and Katie Ledecky of the United ...

McKeon ties with a legend but silver streak continues

Laine Clark

Billy Slater goes to ground after being collected high by Sia Soliola.

Calculated risk is fine – but the NRL needs to do the maths

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Spaniard Oriel Riera has joined the Western Wanderers as part of a high-priced duo with Alvaro Cejudo.

'The Bling' moves west as Wanderers outspend Sydney FC

Dominic Bossi

Raiders recruit Michael Oldfield knows he has big shoes to fill.

Winger set to play 31st NRL game for his fifth club

David Polkinghorne

Parramattas eels Nathan Hindmarsh meets with former player Brett Kenny at ANZ Stadium Homebush. Hindmarsh is breaking ...

Eels great Brett Kenny diagnosed with cancer

Numbers game: Des Hasler.

Why Hasler is clinging to hope of finals miracle

Adam Pengilly

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