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An artist impression of the Cloud Arch art sculpture, which will be built by March 2019.

Wider, heavier and triple the cost: The new Cloud Arch

EXCLUSIVE
Lisa Visentin

Lachlan Murdoch could soon be the most powerful man in Australian sport.

Race is on to stop News Corp running a sports rights monopoly

ANALYSIS
Roy Masters

Jack Bobridge pictured in 2016 after winning an event.

Olympic medallist arrested, charged as part of police drug operation

BREAKING

The deceased Russian ambassador to Sudan Mirgayas Shirinskiy

Russian diplomat fourth Kremlin envoy to die prematurely overseas

Canavan Roberts

Senators change their stories in High Court citizenship hearing

David Jones' total sales grew 1 per cent to $2.2 billion.

'Miserable bunch': DJs blames belt-tighteners as shoppers steer clear

Teacher who taught wrong HSC maths course sacked

Cormann's $150b claim on Labor taxes hinges on one big decision

Utopia's success shows there's no joke like our 'clowns in Canberra'

COMMENT
Renu Prasad

Westfield fends off Amazon with bold new strategy

'Best value' $400,000 CEO who has just made $95 million

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

Jarryd Hayne (left) and Leivaha Pulu of the Titans warm up before the Round 23 NRL match between the St George-Illawarra ...

The Hayne media remark that cocked a few brows from his NSW teammates

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

Clementine Ford with her baby son.

How I survived my first year of motherhood

Statement win: Parramatta players celebrate a try.

Parramatta Eels trample records, Broncos, in rout at Suncorp

34 mins ago

'I'm the girl [who] walked away from Matty J': Jen farewells The Bachelor.

'I'm the game-changer': Jen's meltdown in Bachelor mansion

Leamington St today.

Phantom suburb with just a train station... and a gruesome past

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Fastest try in NRL history

Australian model Victoria Lee will appear in the Victoria's Secret show in China later this year.

Victoria's secret no more as Aussie model gets first wings

Yes, love is love, but how does that make marriage a "right"?

I'm 30 and everyone expects me to vote 'yes'. But I won't be

DY4PT3 Man under Shower Looking in Mirror Men's grooming

The relationship advice married men want to give single men

Princess Diana Funeral 6 September 1997 Coffin leaves Westminster Abbey in hearse with Prince Charles Prince Harry ...

Prince Harry speaks over father's reaction to Diana's death

Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her daughter Khandalyce Pearce.

'A trophy of sorts': The chilling photos taken by accused killer

Ava Benny-Morrison

Police pulled over John Ibrahim's 'work wife'. Something was 'amiss'

The 'revolutionary' plan to slash food poisonings by a third in NSW

Michael Atkins was acquitted in 2009 of murdering Matthew Leveson.

Michael Atkins' dark secret finally comes to light after nine years

Khaled Merhi outside the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday.

Merhi enters plea to weapons charge after 'bomb plot' raid

An artist's impression of a proposed light rail service through Parramatta.

Popular pub among properties to make way for new light rail line

Matt O'Sullivan

NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge said monuments that only celebrated Macquarie were ignorant of history and insensitive.

Statue's future in doubt as Clover Moore calls in advisory panel

Andrew Taylor

GP Dr John Piesse insists he is doing nothing wrong.

Why this doctor is helping parents avoid vaccinations

VIC

A scene from the film version of The Boy in Striped Pyjamas.

'Deeply offensive' Book Week costume a 'wake-up' call for Australians

One lucky Perth punter will never have to work again.

Never work again: Lucky punter wins $20K a month for 20 years

WA

Salt levels vary wildly between pasta sauce brands - use packaging's "per 100 grams" column to compare products.

The pasta sauce with 90 times more salt than the best options

Mary Crawley, 93, has been the licensee at the Tattersall's Hotel in Barringun for 40 years.

The 93-year-old publican parting with her beloved outback pub

Leamington St today.

Phantom Sydney suburb with just a train station and a gruesome past

Photo: Houzz

The five elements you need for a timeless interior

Alice Glenn and Hazel Brown with their young children.

'It's a huge effort' to host Airbnb, so ... why bother?

Plans are afoot to shift the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta.

What Sydney could learn from Adelaide about flogging public assets

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As fighters approach 'Sydney', scientists game way to victory

Liam Mannix

Representatives from the local Indigenous community at the public forum to discuss the decision by Darebin Council to ...

Australia Day: time to start national conversation

COMMENT
Gregory Smithers

Like the S8 and S8+, the Photo, Galaxy Note 8 features an 'Infinity Screen'.

Samsung is 'moving on' as it launches Galaxy Note 8

Nassim Khadem

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Matt Canavan, the now ex-minister for resources and northern Australia.

Senators change their stories in first High Court citizenship hearing

Michaela Whitbourn

Cormann's claim Labor plans $150b in taxes hinges on one big decision

James Massola

'Transparency needed': Bank queries secrecy of $5b loan scheme

Nicole Hasham

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton addresses the media during a doorstop interview at ...

Law Council criticises 'unprecedented' citizenship laws

EXCLUSIVE

"New enrolments are lower than I would like": Labor foreign affairs spokesman Penny Wong.

'Yes' side battling to sign up young voters as electoral roll closes

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has painted a doomsday scenario for Australia's economy under a future Shorten government.

Back in the USSR: Cormann accuses Shorten of 'socialist revisionism'

"Nothing comes above my relationship with Miguel": Rob Nay, left, with his partner Miguel Luciano.

Cancer diagnosis prompts heartfelt plea to PM on gay marriage

Australia's spy chief Nick Warner with Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in Manila.

While children die, our spy chief fist-bumps with Duterte

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Yingluck Shinawatra thanks supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court for her final statements on August 1.

Thai soldiers 'prepared for troublemakers' ahead of trial

Lindsay Murdoch

Udai Faisal died on March 24 of acute malnutrition at al-Sabeen Hospital in Sanaa, Yemen.

Inside the world's worst humanitarian crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Sochi, Russia.

Threatening Syria strike, Israel says Iran is greater threat than IS

Utopia cast: The optimistically titled Nation Building Authority plans to oversee major infrastructure projects, but is ...

Utopia's success shows there's no joke like our 'clowns in Canberra'

COMMENT
Renu Prasad

A new report recommends reducing regulatory oversight of Sydney casinos.

Commonwealth Bank scandal shows danger of lack of casino oversight

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Trump uses his rallies to speak directly to his base, far from the troubles of Washington DC.

What it's like to be at the frontline of a Donald Trump rally

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

UFC star Conor McGregor has lost sight of his origins.

Face off: Why McGregor versus Mayweather is a total sham

Culture

Give way: a cyclist waits at an intersection.

Five cycling-related rules all road users should understand

If your boss asks you to "take care of something", communicate about how you plan to tackle it.

How to manage your boss

Catherine Robson

Illustration: Simon Letch

How tax deductions for investment work

Noel Whittaker

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan has raised concerns about Labor's plan to tax trusts.

'Going to be hard': Doubt cast on Labor's plan to tax trusts

Cara Waters

The challenge of regular annual leave will intensify in the coming decade.

Holiday hell for part-timers, contractors

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Proposed joint bid to buy Ten

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Magda Szubanski's emotional marriage equality plea

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Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8

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Typhoon Hato batters Hong Kong

A Chinese woman browses a smartphone on a sofa displaying a panda and bears at a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, Aug. ...

World of Photos - August 24, 2017

Younger stan august

The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

The other guy stan

Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - 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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'I'm the girl [who] walked away from Matty J': Jen farewells The Bachelor.

Jen quits Bachelor mansion: 'I ... walked away from Matty J'

Aja Styles

The Block, 2017

How The Block remains an audience favourite

Debi Enker

Singer Paulini Curuenavuli (top) performs during a media call for the Melbourne production of The Bodyguard at The ...

Singer Paulini leans on Bodyguard cast amid bribery allegations

Broede Carmody

The US popstar's face was featured in an ad for a group promoting the 'No' vote in the plebiscite.

Meghan Trainor hits out at anti-marriage equality ad featuring her

Rob Moran

Not good at deadlines: Author George RR Martin.

George RR Martin 'too busy' to watch Game of Thrones

Broede Carmody

Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight.

Martin Scorsese set to produce 'gritty' Joker origin story

ANALYSIS
David Betancourt

Magda Szubanksi delivered an emotional plea on The Project ahead of the postal vote enrolment deadline.

Magda Szubanski in emotional marriage equality plea

Rob Moran

Swift on the cover of her new album, Reputation.

'Reputation': defiant Taylor Swift teases new album

In Damien Power's <i>Killing Ground</I>, Chook (left, Aaron Glenane) and German (Aaron Pedersen) are the visitors of ...

A worthy addition to the outback psychopath hall of fame

Jake Wilson

Claire Holt and Mandy Moore in shark thriller 47 Metres Down.

Duo in too deep as some fin wicked this way comes

Paul Byrnes

Three amigos: Tex, Don and Charlie drew heavily on their recent album <I>You Don't Know Lonely</I>.

Tex Perkins picks a fight with his guitar - and comes out on top

John Shand

Australian model Victoria Lee will appear in the Victoria's Secret show in China later this year.

Aussie model to make Victoria's Secret debut

Melissa Singer

Clementine Ford with her baby son.

How I survived my first year of motherhood

Clementine Ford

Protesters sporting a Fred Perry polo that they've adopted as their signature garment.

The fashion industry has been weaponised. It needs to speak up.

Robin Givhan

Celine Dion is having her best year yet.

Celine Dion's magic technique for answering awkward questions

Annie Brown

Dion Lee is offering 50-80 per cent off.

Where to buy Raf Simon's debut Calvin Klein collection

Nicole Economos

Donald Trump followed Hillary Clinton around the stage during the second election debate.

Trump made Clinton's 'skin crawl' during debate

Cleve Wootson Jr. and Amy Wang

FILE- In this March 11, 2015, file photo, Actress Shailene Woodley poses for photographers upon arrival at a central ...

The 2020 US election ballot is looking like an Oscars after party

Mary Ward

British actor Gemma Arterton has described the body-shaming she experienced in Hollywood.

Gemma Arterton's 'emergency' exemplifies our weight problem

Sarah Berry

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Should teens be allowed to start school later?

The parents of a four-year-old girl duct-taped to a chair want answers.

Parents' anger after daughter duct-taped to chair at daycare

Turia Pitt's first baby with fiance Michael Hoskin is due in December.

Turia Pitt: 'Three things I will teach my son'

There huge differences in length, layout and construction of airport runways depending on factors, such as location.

Holes, crashes, delays: Things you didn't know about airport runways

Hugh Morris

Overcrowded: Tourists walk through the Stradun, the main street in the coastal town of Dubrovnik.

'Don't send any more': The problem with too many tourists in one city

Michael Gebicki

Jetstar will fly Boeing 787 Dreamliners on its new China route.

Jetstar launches its first direct Australia-China route

Craig Platt

Chimichurri salsa is drizzled over grilled provoleta.

Introducing provoleta - Argentina's answer to fondue

Good Food, Short BlackReporter: Ardyn Bernoth. Interiors and food shots of Comida, a new restaurant in Bondi replacing ...

North Bondi restaurant closes after four months

Salmon and fennel soup.

Soup + sandwich = dinner sorted

Jill Dupleix

The Galaxy Note8 and the iPhone 7 Plus.

Specs: Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus

Note8's extra screen space is great for doodling.

First impressions of Galaxy Note8

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Inside Lockheed Martin's secret Australian war lab

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Samsung 'moves on' as it launches Galaxy Note8

Robotic bartenders at the Tipsy Robot in Las Vegas

Robot bartenders arrive at Las Vegas Strip

2017 Mini Countryman John Cooper Works.

Driven: Mini's sportiest SUV

Drive staff

2017 Suzuki Celerio.

Suzuki axes Celerio

Dom Tripolone

The Portofino uses a folding hardtop roof to protect occupants from the elements.

Ferrari unveils California successor

Greg Kable

The 2015 Hyundai Santa Cruz concept.

Hyundai confirms ute

The Drive Team

2018 Volkswagen T-Roc.

VW's Mazda CX-3 rival revealed

Greg Kable

Audi wants to develop a solar panel roof for future EVs.

Why the sun could charge your EV

Stephen Ottley

Wild week: Jarryd Hayne denies he played any part in coach Neil Henry's sacking.

Before Hayne demands 'the truth', he should first look at himself

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

Statement win: Parramatta players celebrate a try.

Eels trample records, Broncos, in rout at Suncorp

Phil Lutton
34 mins ago

Tough job: Ian Chesterman will be chef de mission at the Tokyo Olympics.

'He's not a magician': AOC abandons top-five medal hopes

Chris Barrett

Lachlan Murdoch could soon be the most powerful man in Australian sport.

Race is on to stop News Corp running a sports rights monopoly

ANALYSIS
Roy Masters

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How did they get my address? Cheika's getting hate mail

Tom Decent

Concerns: Ivan Cleary says the NRL's contract system is "a bit of an issue in the game".

No push to keep Woods at Tigers, says coach Cleary

Adam Pengilly

Steve Johnson.

Stevie J back for crunch clash against Cats

Andrew Wu

Rice's Nahshon Ellerbe: "There's obviously some things about the game that are dangerous."

Players concerned by alarming head injury research

James Buckley

Steering the ship: Trent Merrin says the Panthers have the talent to win the premiership.

Merrin sees similarities between Panthers and 2010 Dragons premiers

Michael Chammas

Concerns: Ivan Cleary says the NRL's contract system is "a bit of an issue in the game".

No push to keep Woods at Tigers, says coach Ivan Cleary

Adam Pengilly

Double-header: The Eels and Panthers could play in back-to-back fixtures in western Sydney in the first weekend of the ...

Eels, Panthers double-header looms for finals

Adam Pengilly

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