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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, Minister Christopher Pyne and Treasurer Scott ...

Malcolm Turnbull eyes a near-death experience

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Apple is quite likely generating significant services revenue simply by taking a cut on apps and content made by other ...

Apple's subtle mutation into a fee collecting behemoth

The fire in Lane Cove is posing a "major traffic hazard" due to thick smoke in the area.

'Defensive firefighting': Chaos in Lane Cove as house goes up in flames

One of the dogs seized by the City.

'Well known aggressor': Dog to be put down after killing woman in her 50s

UPDATED

Mr Entsch, pictured with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, supports a free vote on same-sex marriage

'Haven't got the balls': Rebel Liberal furious over letter

Bunnings Warehouse is well known for weekend sausage sizzles.

'Can't trace the money': Bunnings caught up in massive tradie tax fraud

Company who paid worker $3.50 an hour cops $660,000 fine

Drug-addicted fruiterer jailed over role in cocaine syndicate

Ava Benny-Morrison

New NAPLAN rule will hurt students and affect the course of their lives

COMMENT

Budget for avocado: Millennial ignored basic advice and saved $10k

Turnbull tripped up by scorching quote from 20 years ago

The Age, News, 01/08/2017 photo by Justin McManus. Leonie Stuart who is lucky to be alive after being shot through a ...

She ratted on her son, then came the retribution

Nino Bucci

Matty J goes in for the kiss with The Bachelor hopeful Laura.

Artistic licence taken over Bachelor's 'first kiss'

Photo: shutterstock

'A lot of work for $1.50': Why you should pay for a perfect babycino

Dry Land focuses on an unwanted pregnancy.

Graphic scene in new play causes audience member to faint

Secret war tunnels discovered under the town of Thanet, Kent, UK. FRANK LEPPARD/ THANET HIDDEN HISTORY

Secret labyrinth of war tunnels revealed under UK seaside town

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$1.3 million wedding photos nightmare

Britain's Duke of Edinburgh meets veterans and members of the armed services during a visit to the Field of Remembrance ...

After 22,219 solo engagements, Philip's last one proves fitting

Brodie Pawson faces one of the challenges on Australian Ninja Warrior.

Seven looks to piggyback on success of Nine's smash-hit

The $1.2 million No.4 licence plate on the Rolls-Royce of Aussie John Symond.

Numberplate '4' set to cost you more than average Sydney house

Leader: Michael Hooper has been named as the Wallabies' new captain.

Cheika names NSW favourite as new Wallabies captain

Adrian Attwater at the Supreme Court.

'Look pretty rough': Mother and alleged killers 'spotted in car'

Court rules against coal mine in Sydney water catchment area

Man freed over alleged plane bomb plot felt like he was 'in a movie'

UPDATED

Disgraced former politician Eddie Obeid. Operation Credo probed the connections between members of Obeid's family and ...

Years after explosive inquiry toppled premier, report made public

Kate Murphy with her son Micheal and daughter Sarah at their home in Oyster Bay.

'Working for nothing for weeks': Sydney parents pushed to brink

CCTV footage shows a person inside the function centre on December 26, 2016.

CCTV shows men lighting fire in venue linked to Obeids

Denial Sfeir (left) and Abdul Rustom (right, in blue shirt) at the Downing Centre District Court on Monday.

How drug syndicate boss delivered cocaine to Sydney's high-flyers

EXCLUSIVE
Ava Benny-Morrison

A composite of the man wanted for chasing after the woman on Saturday afternoon.

Man chases jogger while committing an 'indecent act

WA

Ashleigh Watterson leaving the Brisbane Supreme Court after she was convicted of assaulting her baby daughter.

Mother avoids jail for assault on her 'defenceless' baby

QLD

Ali al-Khalidi was the victim of road rage attack in Brunswick in June this year.

Road rage hotspots revealed as Melbourne assault rates soar

EXCLUSIVE

Failure to meet the Paris climate targets would be more bad news for the world's corals.

Warming limit of 1.2 degrees needed to save reef: panel

Peter Hannam

The $1.2 million No.4 licence plate on the Rolls-Royce of Aussie John Symond.

The NSW licence plate No.4 will cost you $1.2 million

An artist's impression of the Campbell's Stores building after the refurbishment.

$32 million revamp begins on famous building in The Rocks

A three-bedroom terrace at 432 Abercrombie Street sold for $1.85 million in July.

The tiny inner west suburb where prices have tripled in a decade

312 Teewah Beach Road, Noosa North Shore, could be the most unique beachfront property in Australia.

'Impossible to value': Australia's most unique beach property

Trump's business holdings are controlled by a revocable trust overseen by his son Donald Jr. and longtime Trump ...

Dramatic price cut for President Trump's Caribbean estate

For many families it's been downhill for some time.

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For many families it's been downhill for some time.

Household finances in reverse as job prospects worsen

Peter Martin

More metro train lines could stop Sydney's rail service having a stroke.

The solution to Sydney's peak-hour train crush

COMMENT
Pablo Guillen Alvarez

Female students from universities throughout Australia protested in July at Parliament House over inaction on sexual ...

No more room for excuses on sexual assault at universities

Editorial

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Warren Entsch at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 28 May 2015. Photo: Andrew Meares

'All I'm asking for is to have a bloody vote': furious Liberal MP

Amy Remeikis

Malcolm Turnbull eyes a near-death experience

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Australia should take Trump's trade threats against China 'very seriously'

Eryk Bagshaw

Malcolm Turnbull made the comments in 1997, when the republic debate was raging in Australia.

Malcolm Turnbull quotes criticising postal plebiscite resurface

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing another headache.

Marriage debate spins beyond Malcolm Turnbull's control

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Methamphetamine use is affecting a much smaller number of people than alcohol, say doctors.

There's a bigger problem than meth being overlooked

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

For many families it's been downhill for some time.

Household finances in reverse as job prospects worsen

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in a carriage as the royal procession makes its way down The Mall from ...

Prince Philip waves goodbye to royal career

Nick Miller

Puneet Puneet after being bailed from the Melbourne Magistrates Court in October 2008.

Puneet's lawyer confident extradition to Australia will fail

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Associate of Malaysia's Najib on corruption charges

Lindsay Murdoch

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China's state media slams Trump's 'emotional venting'

Illustration: Simon Letch

Social media and the tsunami of teen anxiety

COMMENT
Chris Fotinopoulos

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts is refusing to release documents about his citizenship status.

Citizenship issue is a can of worms, but it has to be opened

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Charting change: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced 2017 NAPLAN results at Moorefield Girls High School.

NAPLAN 2017: Don't forget the strugglers

COMMENT
Andrew Martin

Mining giant Rio Tinto has reported its half-year results.

'Shifting gear': Rio Tinto's record dividend after $5 billion profit

Darren Gray

QBE sold the insurance, some of did not offer any value, through car dealerships.

QBE to refunds $15.9 million for unnecessary insurance

Clancy Yeates

Apple is quite likely generating significant services revenue simply by taking a cut on apps and content made by other ...

Apple's transformation: From phone pioneer to fee collector

John McDuling

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell, with a 1.6 per cent slide in BHP billiton weighing heaviest.

Miners keep ASX stuck in range

Jessica Sier

Government skewers expats to put 'Australians first'

Michael Pascoe

Undaunted by RBA, bulls expect Aussie to rally toward US85 cents

Building approvals jump 10.9 per cent in June

Prashant Mehra

Rate hikes could worsen mortgage stress, Genworth warns

Clancy Yeates

Donald Trump Jnr has been caught lying about his meeting and possible collusion with Russia.

Degrees of dishonesty: What kind of liar are you?

Management

Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

11 of the most extreme holidays to satisfy your wanderlust

Luxury

Severe mortgage stress is only a few interest rate rises away.

Mortgage warning: 8 per cent is the new 17 per cent

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe. The RBA should focus solely on its regulatory responsibilities.

What the Reserve Bank and US Fed need to do (no, really)

Scott Phillips

Dan Norris is the co-founder of Black Hops Brewing.

Buy a share in a brewery: Pozible launches equity crowd-funding site

Cara Waters

Small business owner Angela Vithoulkas, a councillor for the City of Sydney, says politics is "dirty and full of ...

Why aren't more businesswomen in politics?

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Five injured in tram collision

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Accused dangerous driver calls Australia 'racist'

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Driverless bus to trial in Sydney

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Rachel Griffiths speaks against orphanage tourism

Darcelle Jacobs and her dog Skittles check out the flooding on their street in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Monday, July 31, ...

World of Photos - August 2, 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

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Matty J goes in for the kiss with The Bachelor hopeful Laura.

Artistic licence taken over Bachelor's 'first kiss'

Christine Sams

Brodie Pawson faces one of the challenges on Australian Ninja Warrior.

Seven poised to capitalise on Nine's Ninja Warrior success

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Triple J breakfast hosts Ben and Liam.

Triple J launches survey about changing Hottest 100 date

Aja Styles

Dry Land focuses on an unwanted pregnancy.

Graphic abortion play causes audience member to faint

Broede Carmody

Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (left) and Hagar CEO Jo Pride appear before a Modern Slavery Inquiry at Parliament ...

Rachel Griffiths wants to stop the orphanage selfie

Broede Carmody

Kayla Hamill with Matt Furlani.

Pervasive misogyny spoils Williamson's new play: review

Cameron Woodhead

Sandor "The Hound" Clegane has fallen in with the Brotherhood of Banners in Game of Thrones.

The Hound's awkward encounter with GoT castmates

Benji Wilson

Grammy-winning singer Alanis Morissette will perform in Australia for the first time since 1999.

Alanis Morissette to tour Australia in January

Rob Moran

The mature blackbutt tree has been suspended horizontally 10 metres off the ground of a CBD laneway.

Is it a bird? A plane?No, it's a tree flying over a city street

Linda Morris

Chryssy Tintner with dancers rehearsing for a performance of <I>The Seven Deadly Sins</I>.

Giving a voice to the silenced and persecuted

Peter Munro

Ellen Kirkwood rehearses the sax section of the Sirens big band.

Sisters do it for themselves in bid to tackle gender bias

John Shand

Prior to the 20th century it was common for men to be physically intimate with each other without it being assumed to be ...

Missing out on platonic touch is a tragedy of modern manhood

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Singer Rihanna poses for photographers on arrival at the premiere of the film 'Valerian', in London, Monday, July 24, ...

Relax everyone, apparently breasts are 'back'

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Our bodies are continuing to change shape and size and diet, fitness, environment and medicine all play a part.

How our bodies have changed and are still changing

Sarah Berry

Bella Hadid wearing a black?beret and pink midriff top. August 2, 2017. Photo:?Instagram

From Beyonce to Bella: Everybody is wearing berets again

Melissa Singer

While some schools provide open and honest sexual education emphasising consent and respect, many others teach only ...

What Teen Vogue got right about teens and sex

COMMENT
Ruby Schwartz

Anxiety over the threat of sexual violence has strong links to women's poor mental health.

Sexual violence harms all women, including non-victims

Jane Gilmore

Jessica Lange was part of the American Horror Story cast for four years.

Jessica Lange calls out Hollywood's 'pervasive' problem

Nicole Economos

This isn't the first time Christopher Kane has released Crocs.

Christopher Kane is determined to make us like Crocs

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8 reasons I hate indoor play centres

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Paying $2.50 for a babycino? This is why...

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5 things my husband does that makes me cringe

Anny Divya, Air India pilot is the youngest female captain of a Boeing 777 in the world.

Meet the world's youngest female captain of a Boeing 777

Japan's Train-Suite Shiki-Shima has a futuristic white look and glass panels providing virtually floor-to-floor panoramas.

Photos: Japan's new, ultra-luxury train is amazing

Julietta Jameson

Scientists have discovered a genetic variation that makes some of us more likely to take risks in the pursuit of ...

Turns out there's a scientific reason why we love to travel so much

Ben Groundwater

Cool makeover: Iced VoVos get the Peters treatment.

Video: Arnott's ice-creams put to the taste-test

Pancetta, hazelnut and pecorino spaghetti from Justine Schofield's Simple Every Day.

Simple hump day dinners: Nutty carbonara, pepper steaks and parma

Step aside, kombucha. Scientists have brewed a beer that's good for the gut.

The new probiotic brew that's good for your (beer) gut

Sony X93E

Review: Sony TV proves LCD has a place in 2017

A view of the 1919 solar eclipse, observed in Sobral, Brazil. Arthur Eddington set out to verify Einstein’s prediction ...

The eclipse that revealed the universe

The friendly check-in staff at Tokyo's Henn Na Hotel.

Japan's robot-run hotel is still incredibly buggy

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Lifehacker

iPhone leak

Apple leaks own iPhone 8 details

Jaguar has updated the F-Type for 2018.

Jag's four-cylinder F-Type reviewed

David McCowen

2018 BMW 3-Series arrives in showrooms from November.

Updated BMW 3-Series range revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Volkswagen Amarok TDI240 Core.

Tradie review: VW Amarok Core

Mark Short

Renault's new-look Clio R.S.

Renault tweaks Clio R.S.

David McCowen

Range Rover has introduced a premium textile interior for the Velar.

The car designed for vegans

David McCowen

2018 Honda Jazz.

New Honda Jazz revealed

Dom Tripolone

Leader: Michael Hooper talks to the media after being appointed full-time captain of Australia on Wednesday.

Wallabies skipper wants players 'willing to die to get the job done'

Tom Decent

Usain Bolt with his parents, Jennifer and Wellesley, and the purple and gold shoes he will run in at the world titles.

‘I can say I am a legend, I have proven it’: Bolt ready for farewell

Michael Gleeson

Good bloke: Laurie Daley acheived far more as a player than he has managed as a coach.

Why NSW can't bring themselves to dump Daley

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Australia's Sam Kerr celebrates her third goal against Japan.

Matildas doing Australia's World Cup bid hopes no harm

Dominic Bossi

Sad goodbye: Neymar in his car outside Barcelona's training grounds on Wednesday.

Neymar's Barcelona departure confirmed

Australia's David Warner has started his preparation for the tour of Bangladesh.

'Drafting' issues delay resolution to pay war

Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu

Acting skipper: Matt Simon had the armband for the night, and was on the scoresheet.

Sydney make FFA Cup history, Mariners out

Emma Kemp
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Christian Coleman, right, has the fastest time in the world this year.

World's fastest man? Not Bolt, but a college kid from Tennessee

Connor Watson.

SKD, Guerra helped sell Knights move to Watson

Adam Pengilly

Manly prop Brenton Lawrence has signed with the Gold Coast.

Titans sign Manly prop, Dragons chase Blair

Adrian Proszenko

Jahrome Hughes starred against Manly last week and remains in the squad despite Billy Slater returning to the fullback role.

Storm grapple with Jacks, Hughes to replace injured Munster

Roy Ward

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