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Senator Sam Dastyari described senior union official Tim Ayres' speech criticising the inclusion of former Labor ...

'Illegal' Chinese donations threaten to undo ALP

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A man arrested at a home in Surry Hills remained in hospital with head injuries.

Changing face of terror: Sydney plot 'in a different league'

ANALYSIS
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Russian President Vladimir Putin

Fed up with Trump, Putin to expel 755 US diplomatic staff

Farmers are looking for more winter rain.

'Crying out for a bit of rain': Farmers dismayed as crops turn blue

Overdose accounted for 43 per cent of methamphetamine-related deaths.

The 'staggering' hidden death toll from meth use in Australia

Quanne Diec went missing in 1998.

Police search bushland for body of missing 12-year-old schoolgirl

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Controversial boxing official fights nemesis from beyond the grave

Bob Carr accuses former cabinet colleague of trying to silence him

Republicans tell Trump: rein in White House chaos

Sydney trumps Melbourne for 'financial comfort'

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Meat mincer among items seized as holes exposed in airport security

1 hr ago

Christine Anu.

Gender inequality rife in the music industry, research shows

Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981.

In her own words: 'Charles was all over me like a bad rash'

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Sparks fly: Ricciardo hits out at 'sore loser' Verstappen

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Restricting time in bed could help you sleep.

Poor sleep could be adding to centimetres to your wasitline

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Sydney arrests: Travellers brace for delays

Osama bin Laden during an interview by Pakistani journalist, Hamid Mir, near Kabul in 2001.

Osama bin Laden: The final hours

Milestone: Cam Smith holds his award after game 350, with coach Craig Bellamy in the background.

Why Storm legend Cameron Smith is selling himself short

Forest bathing

Shinrin-yoku: The Japanese ritual that could take over yoga

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Here's what not to say to someone you love who has depression

Renee Watson.

The Sydney council decision that has brought women to tears

Winter weather record tumbles as temperature tops 26 degrees

'Mixed view' on $261m classroom plan leaving some students behind

A man arrested at a home in Surry Hills remained in hospital with head injuries.

Four men arrested in Sydney over plot to blow up plane

A liquidator is seeking to claw back $700,000 for creditors of Salim Mehajer's failed company SM Project Developments.

Salim Mehajer's lawyer in desperate bid to dump his client

EXCLUSIVE

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'Living hell': When Sydney's tourists overstay their welcome

Steve Neuhaus who was one of search and rescue team at Thredbo Sashi Kumar, the former head of Canberra Hospital's ...

Heroes of Thredbo: How Stuart Diver's rescue unfolded

A still from a video in which students massage former Caulfield Junior College teacher Chris Adams and bow to him

Primary school teacher who told incest tales faces new probe

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The five teenagers traveled more than 500 kilometres across NSW.

Teens' '600 kilometre' Mercedes joyride ends with five arrests

ACT

Kyle Burden.

'You've done nothing': Mother's ire after fatal shark attack

WA

Ben, 11, enjoys his vegetables.

Answer to improved test scores could be in crisper drawer

The Block 2017 episode 1

The Block: Contestants still in denial about the task ahead

Recap

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'Cash grab': the contentious clause in commercial leases

Common is on a mission to provide flexible, community-minded homes in big cites in the United States. Image: Common, New ...

New start-up puts fresh spin on adult sharehousing

The Mellow Chair from Curious Grace.

The one piece of furniture that designers swear by

Rebecca Judd

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Rebecca Judd

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Best and brightest: Designer's vision was anything but beige

Linda Morris

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The choice no woman should have to make

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Singer-songwriter Harry Chapin who wrote Cat's in the Cradle in 1979.

What you'll regret most at the end of your life

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

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A four-day test did not provide evidence that booking engines were tracking an individual's inquiries and hiking the ...

'Elaborate' plane plot shows lofty ambitions among jihadists

ANALYSIS
David Wroe
26 mins ago

Bill Shorten's trust tax plan an 'assault' on small business

Adam Gartrell

ALP takes 'illegal' Chinese tobacco donations: investigation

EXCLUSIVE

Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale.

Call for two inquiries to audit MPs' citizenship status

Judith Ireland

Senior government ministers - including Scott Morrison - say the issue is not a priority.

Morrison's voters think he's wrong on inequality

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

PM wants national review of Murray Darling water theft

Adam Gartrell

Queen Elizabeth: What could be more "un-Australian" than the monarchical principle?

Bill Shorten vows to hold vote on republic during first term

James Massola

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia to expel 755 US diplomatic staff, more measures possible

Kevin Myers

'Anti-Semitic', 'misogynistic' creates storm in UK media

34 mins ago

Former vice- president Joe Biden.

Will Biden challenge Trump for the White House in 2020?

A police officer stands in Mexico.

178 migrants rescued from trailer in Mexico

1 hr ago

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

The real story of inequality in Australia

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

istock photos.

A choice no woman should have to make

COMMENT
Jenna Price

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Give communities a say on unscrambling council mergers

Graeme Kelly

Spaceship is backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes.

The secret war brewing in Millennial super

John McDuling

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: Oil to give ASX tailwind

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From the get go, there was nervousness in the ranks.

'Get more aggressive': The unravelling of Murray Goulburn

Mathew Dunckley

Amazon's arrival has amplified short interest in Australian retail, much of it believed to come from offshore.

'They haven't blinked': $1b of bets against retailers face test

Vesna Poljak

What you'll regret most at the end of your life

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

'Crying out for a bit of rain' as crops turn blue

Darren Gray

CrownBet accidentally breaches AFL's rights deal

Lucy Battersby

Australians fret over interest rates, energy costs and wages

Darren Gray

There's something wrong when 'be a man' simply means a list of things you can't be.

Three little words we should never say to our sons

Life on Mars
6 mins ago

Champion Craft Beer awards.

Little-known beer named Australia's champion craft brew

Fine Drinks

Most single parents are women.

Flying solo: how single parents can improve their finances

John Collett

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Australians waste $70m a year on unused gift cards

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Anna Baird, the owner and designer of Bared Shoes.

Australia's shoe queens

Cara Waters

Natasha Stewart is the founder of Business Jump which she runs during school hours.

How to run a business in school hours

Christine D'Mello

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PM flags tighter airport security after terror raids

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Sydney arrests: 'bomb plot involving aircraft' foiled

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Roosters come from behind to down Cowboys

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Trump replaces chief of staff

Matt Golding

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'Smiling Assassin' Luke, centre, quickly throws Australian Survivor into a tail spin.

Liars never prosper: unless it's a new season of Survivor

Melinda Houston

The Good Daughter. By Karin Slaughter.

No crime in writing about strong women

Karen Hardy

Mojo Juju says that in regularly changing musically, it's "keeping it interesting for myself as much as anyone else".

Changing course on an unpredictable career

Bronwyn Thompson

Michael Brissenden has written a political thriller snatched from the headlines.

ABC journalists venture into the world of the political thriller

Linda Morris

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The real reason commercial TV bosses want to axe kids' content

Karl Quinn

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day

James Cameron: Terminator 2 predictions are happening

Garry Maddox

Australian Survivor is back again.

How Australian Survivor's latest incarnation has survived

Bridget McManus

Casey Affleck says he loved being shrouded by a sheet. "I just loved ... not being seen."

How A Ghost Story stayed a closely guarded secret

Mark Olsen

Pete Murray: Playing it cool.

Newly chilled Pete Murray finds his inner 'camacho'

Karen Hardy

Powerhouse Museum, Pyrmont 14th July 2017 Photo by Louise Kennerley smh

Surprise opposition to plan to move Powerhouse

Linda Morris

Michele Lee: "I deliberately write all-female casts for actors of colour."

Michele takes on the big problem with our local theatre

Elissa Blake

Girl prepairing for workout

This attitude is a 'cornerstone' in recovering from trauma

Sarah Berry

A tipping point clearly has been reached with The Bachelor.

Watch The Bachelor 'ironically'? It's no excuse

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Bumble dating app founder Whitney Wolfe.

The dating app founder trying to make it better for women online

Melissa Singer

A photo of a jacket by All My Relations. Photo: Instagram/@allmy_relations

You've heard of slow food. This is slow denim.

Melissa Singer

Shaking the back to work blues starts on Friday.

Jane Caro: We're not 'fabulous,' just ordinary. And that's OK.

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Grace Knight: My son helped me reconnect with my father

Jane Rocca

David Koch and Natalie Barr for The Goss

Barr and Kochie's fights are 'absolutely real'

Amy Croffey

In Caroline Charles at the Braemar Games, 1981. “I was so thrilled with this look. You have to understand the rules of ...

Meet the woman who made Diana into a style icon

Bethan Holt

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Keepsake of baby's feet revealed a serious issue

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Taking on the City2Surf at 27 weeks pregnant

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Why period undies are a teenage girl's dream

Loud and clear: Could passengers be missing out on vital information due to low English skills?

Traveller letters: Why can't all airline staff speak English properly?

High-speed trains at Madrid's Atocha station.

At 300km/h, this train journey feels like we're in the space age

Paul Chai

A natural beauty: Port Stephens.

Overrun by tourists in summer, this Aussie hotspot is perfect right now

Sheriden Rhodes

Love your leftovers: Dan Lepard's pepperpot pork pies.

Love your leftovers: Pepperpot pork pies with sweet potato

Jill Dupleix's berry cheesecake pancakes.

Weekly meal planner: Berry pancakes with cheesecake cream

Brisket is not just for smoking.

Brisket isn't just for smoking. Try this red wine braised beef

The consortium approves about 50-100 new emoji every year.

So, where do emojis come from?

Splatoon 2

Review: Fun, fish and fashion in Splatoon 2

Baby gorillas in the forest in the Congo.

Artificial intelligence can help fight deforestation in Congo

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Apple iPod Shuffle review (RIP)

Gizmodo
1 hr ago

Twitter has struggled to sustain its closely watched user growth.

Twitter shares tumble as user growth stalls

Electric vehicles look set to dominant the road in 2040 - at least in some countries.

The Breakdown: The EV takeover

David McCowen

A star and their car. Ross Wilson with his Jeep. 14th Jun e 2017. Photo by Jason South

Look who bought a Jeep

Owen Thomson

From Breakfast Point to Dinner Plain: Audi R8 Spyder.

Road tripping in the Audi R8 Spyder

Stephen Ottley

2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo.

Porsche's super wagon driven

Stephen Corby

2017 Honda CR-V VTi-LX AWD.

Honda's CX-5 rival tested

Andrew Maclean

Uber isn't the only player in the ride-sharing game.

Would you share your car?

Alessandra Melville

Milestone: Cam Smith holds his award after game 350, with coach Craig Bellamy in the background.

Smith's eyeing 400 games, but he's selling himself short

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Controversy: Jaco Peyper.

Peyper controversy exposes the flaw of non-'neutral' refs

Paul Cully

Not happy: Daniel Ricciardo had his Hungarian Grand Prix cut short by teammate Max Verstappen.

Sparks fly as Ricciardo hits out at 'sore loser' teammate

UPDATED
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From left: Australia's Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon, Taylor McKeown and Emily Seebohm show off their bronze medals for ...

McKeon shines at Australia's worst World Champs in 31 years

31 mins ago

Andrew Forrest will match the money raised for "Own the Force" campaign.

Billionaire mining magnate to pour millions into Force

Justin Chadwick
10 mins ago

Australia's Karrie Webb has finished second in the Ladies Scottish Open at Dundonald.

Left in dark without a leaderboard, Webb falls one shot short

10 mins ago

Return of the king: Jon Jones is back in the UFC and back on top.

Jon Jones wins UFC light heavyweight title

Martin Rogers, A.J Perez

Michael Clarke says Steve Smith should be more vocal in the pay war.

Clarke weighs in on Smith's impact on player pay dispute

Chris Barrett and Jon Pierik

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: Parramatta Eels young gun Bevan French, is on track to smash several tryscoring records, on ...

French lessons: Hayne's exploits an inspiration for Eels fullback

Chris Barrett

Meeting: NRL CEO Todd Greenberg.

Greenberg seeks Premier meeting over Sydney stadia feud

Adam Pengilly

Well supported: Wests Tigers on the hill at Leichhardt Oval.

Set of Six: All loud on the western front

Steve Mascord

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