Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

11:50PM Fri Aug 25, 2017

Today's Paper
The Store
Our Network
News and Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

Brisbane Times

Canberra Times

WA Today

Weather Zone
Business and Finance

AFR.com

afrmagazine.com.au
Lifestyle

traveller.com.au

essentialbaby.com.au

essentialkids.com.au

goodfood.com.au

oversixty.com.au

findababysitter.com.au
Classifieds

domain.com.au

drive.com.au

commercialrealestate

allhomes.com.au

adzuna.com.au

rsvp.com.au

Despite strong public support for marriage equality, according to numerous polls, the federal government has remained ...

Late enrolment surge has Coalition MPs worried

Michael Koziol

US President Donald Trump.

Trump UK visit delayed as Johnson criticises him over Charlottesville

League. 040704. Pic. Andrew Quilty. Manly Sea Eagles players gather after having conceeded a try against the Canterbury ...

Nine reasons why Sydney fans do not go to NRL games

The coffin after a child damaged it

Child breaks 800-year-old coffin after family photo goes wrong

The world's richest man, Bill Gates, is throwing his weight behind "clean meat" production.

'No longer kill animals': Gates, Branson back 'clean meat' technology

caption

The five frontrunners to replace sacked Blues coach Laurie Daley

'Thank God mine aren't like that': The problem with teenagers

COMMENT
Juanita Phillips

Lost William Tyrrell was in foster care and is likely dead

The stat that shows just how stubborn Michael Cheika is

Is your bag entitled to a seat? The worst people on public transport

COMMENT

Amazon just fired its first shot in price war

Tyrrell

William Tyrrell's family status released due to 'public interest': judge

The non-conservative side of politics remains depleted across Europe with the notable exception of France's Emmanuel Macron.

Let's discuss the 'optics' of Macron's $39k make-up bill

COMMENT

Israel Folau of Australia is tackled by Rieko Ioane (left) and Beauden Barrett of New Zealand during game 1 of the ...

I don't want to talk about the Wallabies debacle, but...

The Fitz files

Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor pose for photographers during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, ...

McGregor v Mayweather: The most likely outcomes

ANALYSIS

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 14 August 2017. ...

Embattled Joyce nominated for Kiwi of the year award

null

Cowboys trump Tigers with late show

Charging towards September: Te Maire Martin was one of the standouts for North Queensland, grabbing their first try of ...

Three try blitz rescues Cowboys' season against Wests Tigers

The Bachelor's Jen has unleashed on Matty J.

'He's a bit of a douche': Bachelor's Jen lashes out at Matty J

Swift on the cover of her new album, Reputation.

Taylor Swift is back. And, boy, is she cross

Kyle Sandilands has unleashed on a listener who called in to discuss marriage equality.

Kyle Sandilands' on air explosion raises eyebrows

Michael James Holt

'Next Martin Bryant': White supremacist had stash of guns

'Days from death': Naturopath pleads guilty over raw food plan

'Do not deal with this person': Fraudster runs for Sydney council

.........................AFR FIRST USE ONLY.................... PIC JAMES DAVIES HARVEY NORMAN ELECTRONICS NUNAWADING ...

The businesses you complained about most in the past year

A NSW forensic services officer sifts through soil at the crime scene where human remains have been unearthed at the ...

After finding the lifeless body, he buried it where 'nobody looks'

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

Clover Moore's Cloud Arch is wider, heavier and now triple the cost

EXCLUSIVE

The teacher who taught the wrong maths course to HSC students since the beginning of the year has been formally sacked.

Teacher who taught wrong HSC maths course sacked

"I am so proud of my achievement': Lisa Blair.

Record-setting sailor Lisa Blair returns to Sydney victorious

School cleaner Judith Barber from Macksville on the NSW mid-north coast: Her profession can be more dangerous than ...

Cleaning can be more dangerous than construction work

QPS officers speak out about LGBTI

The day a Queensland cop's daughter asked him if he was gay

QLD

Police at ANU following an alleged attack on campus.

Man arrested, several injured after ANU campus attack

ACT

Unlike other countries, Australian banks offer to lend only up to five years at a fixed rate and the majority of loans ...

A warning to the banks about Australia's mortgage risks

Experienced renovators will know their limitations.

Don't try this at home: The worst job any renovator can attempt

Rental Bonds Online data tells a sorry story for many investors who have raced to buy lower-priced property in Sydney's ...

The suburb that tops Sydney's rental hall of shame

107-109 O?Connell Street, North Adelaide, is expected to fetch more than $2 million.

Incredible 100-year old Australian buildings for sale right now

Sydney faces "dire consequences" if building fire hazards are left unaddressed.

Sydney faces 'dire consequences' if these hazards left unfixed

Rich and Rare. Birth of a Nation. George Street decorated for the Commonwealth Celebrations in January 1901. Sydney Town ...

Subscriber First

An exclusive news experience where the best stories from smh.com.au are curated just for subscribers

Start Free Trial Already a subscriber?

Rich and Rare. Birth of a Nation. George Street decorated for the Commonwealth Celebrations in January 1901. Sydney Town ...

The early days of trade between Australia and Japan

Staff reporter

The billionaire recently came to blows with the Australian Greens Party, after he accused them of supporting pedophiles ...

Forrest declares beginning of end of modern slavery

Anna Patty

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

Mixed message from our man in Manila

Editorial

See more on subscriber first

Defence Minister Marise Payne and Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshall Mark Binskin earlier this year.

Australia is pulling its weight in fight on terror: Defence chief

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Last-minute surge of enrolments leaves Coalition MPs nervous

Michael Koziol

Evacuation after white powder addressed to peak Christian group

James Massola

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson.

'Hate preacher' Hanson seeking to divide over burqa - Greens

Amy Remeikis

Tony Abbott enjoys a beer during his time as opposition leader.

Abbott admits missing key vote in Parliament because he was drunk

Fergus Hunter

Barnaby Joyce during Question Time at Parliament House.

Barnaby Joyce nominated for Kiwi of the year award

The Deputy PM is keeping his job, for now.

Turnbull confident politicians will survive High Court process

Fergus Hunter

Police officers deploy outside the Thai Supreme Court ahead of ascheduled verdict on charges accusing former Prime ...

Thai court seeks arrest of former PM Yingluck Shinawatra

Lindsay Murdoch

A boy stands in the aisle at the Potonggang department store in Pyongyang, North Korea. Three generations into Kim Jong ...

'Safer than London!': North Korea opens door to Russian tourists

A protester displays a portrait of slain Kian Loyd delos Santos, a 17-year-old grade 11 student, who was killed by ...

Student killing an 'isolated case', says Philippine official

Lindsay Murdoch

A British Airways aircraft makes its approach to London's Heathrow airport across Feltham, Middlesex, U.K., on Tuesday, ...

UK migration hits three year low

Latika Bourke

Raising teenagers is not for the faint of heart.

'Thank God mine aren't like that': The problem with teenagers

COMMENT
Juanita Phillips

Labor does not believe that anyone is going to buy the idea that Shorten is Che Guevara in a suit.

Shorten enjoying the government's war with itself

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

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

Cromwell Property Group chief executive Paul Weightman is to launch a new fund in Singapore.

Cromwell to list $1.5b fund in Singapore

Carolyn Cummins

Ahmed Fahour and John Stanhope appeared before Senate Estimates in early 2017 to explain high salaries at the ...

'Too high': PM weighs in on Fahour pay debate

Lucy Battersby

The S&P/ASX 200 index inched 2 points lower on Friday to 5744, which brought the week's losses to 3 points.

Miners help prop up ASX amid profit rollercoaster

"The last year has been challenging on many fronts for the Bellamy's business," chief executive Andrew Cohen said.

Investors lash Bellamy's as it swings into the red

Darren Gray

'No longer kill animals': Gates, Branson back clean meat

How the age pension distorts the housing market

COMMENT
Daryl Dixon

Qantas shares profit bounty with frontline staff

Patrick Hatch

Retail slump? Rebel Sport, Supercheap Auto are flying

Mathew Dunckley

The ultimate Father's Day gift guide.

Creative, active, refined: The ultimate Father's Day gift guide

Handsome Things

Day drinking is a skill you should definitely master.

Here's cheers: The key to day drinking like a pro

You're not Gordon Gecko, the Michael Douglas character pictured left in Money Never Sleeps.

A little financial tough love

Scott Phillips

The exemption of the family home from the age pension assets test makes retirees reluctant to downsize.

How the age pension distorts the housing market

COMMENT
Daryl Dixon

Bill Shorten said while Labor backed the tax cut for businesses with turnover below $2 million, the tax cut for bigger ...

Shorten says Labor not targeting small business on trusts

Cara Waters

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg has pointed the finger at energy retailers.

Origin, AGL, Energy Australia's profits under scrutiny

Cara Waters

Rapana

Canberra keep faint finals hopes alive

null

Mass brawl at US baseball match

null

The places touched by Princess Diana

null

Samsung boss gets five year's jail

Fishing at sunset on Sydney's Bondi Beach in 1936. SMH NEWS Picture by STAFF Fishermen 1930s Australia dusk east ...

Rewind - Gone fishing

28 mins ago

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

Advertiser Content

How to create a better customer checkout experience

Advertiser Content

Ten activities to aid toddler development

Advertiser Content

Taylor Swift shuts down Kim, Kanye, Katy and Calvin with snake clip.

Review: Taylor Swift's new song is cross but not catchy

Nathanael Cooper

The Bachelor's Jen has unleashed on Matty J.

'He's a douche': Bachelor's Jen lashes out at Matty J

Rob Moran

Sam Newman has taken aim at retiring Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy on The Footy Show.

Sam Newman slammed over Bob Murphy rant

Broede Carmody

Kyle Sandilands has unleashed on a listener who called in to discuss marriage equality.

Kyle Sandilands blasts 'homophobic' caller

Broede Carmody

Katy Perry's new music video has copped a lashing.

Katy Perry's 'embarrassing' Swish Swish video airballs

Rob Moran

Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in Homeland.

Homeland fans take out ad to blast show's creators

Travis M. Andrews

'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

One of his very best: John Bell plays Andre, whose grip on reality is slipping, in The Father.

Want to know how dementia feels? See this play

Jason Blake

Antony Pitts is excited at what The Song Company has to offer next year.

Song Company's Antony Pitts warms to his risky business

Nick Galvin

Danielle Cormack, who will star in 'The Misanthrope'.

'No one wants to hear a middle-aged guy whining for five acts'

Elissa Blake

Exxier than average: French President Emmanuel Macron's large make-up bill has riled pundits.

Let's discuss the 'optics' of Macron's $39k make-up bill

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Is Daenerys really a feminist bad ass? Maybe not.

Success isn't acting like a man in a 'man's world'

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Malia with her dad at the White House last year.

What will uni life be like for Malia Obama?

Krissah Thompson

Guess who's coming to dinner ... actress Elizabeth Olsen will be the star guest at the Dior gala in Melbourne on Saturday.

Elizabeth Olsen for Melbourne's Dior gala

Melissa Singer

Prince Charles and Princess Diana in Brazil in April, 1991.

Princess Diana changed the way women dealt with celebrity

Meredith Blake

The image in question.

This is why everyone is talking about Louise Linton

Robin Givhan

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, file photo, Conor McGregor stands on a scale during the weigh-in event for his ...

We should all try McGregor's secret training technique

Sarah Berry

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr, dressed in Dior, on their wedding day.

Miranda Kerr's wedding dress on display in Melbourne

Danielle McGrane

Reese Witherspoon with her three children, Ava, Tennessee and Deacon.

Reese Witherspoon's son makes the same mistake we all do

Photo: Shutterstock

Wacky baby names are not a modern trend

<i></i>

How do I stop my teen from having sex?

Just another day at Burning Man, Nevada.

Is everyone really naked? 10 misconceptions about Burning Man

Sarah Theeboom

Qantas' new 787 Dreamliner will fly the non-stop Perth to London route, but the airline wants planes that can go even ...

20 hours: Qantas plan to fly non-stop to New York and London

Craig Platt

Australians hate tipping.

Things waiters secretly do to make you tip more

Katherine L. Milkman

Go easy on the detergent when hand-washing glassware.

What's the best way to wash and dry wine glasses?

Egg mayo toastie.

Top toastie recipes: Our favourite jaffle and sandwich fillings

Dirty Aperol spritz.

Pair a dirty Aperol spritz with pickle-on-a-stick at Bart Jnr

2015's revamped Apple TV.

Apple plans 4K Apple TV reveal, sources say

Daniel Mansfield holds the 3700-year-old Babylonian tablet that he and colleagues used to make their case.

History of maths shifts with ancient discovery

Uncharted

Review: New Uncharted adventure is more of a very good thing

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Hands on with the Super Nintendo Classic Mini

Kotaku

The Galaxy Note8 and the iPhone 7 Plus.

Specs: Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus

Renault Megane GT Wagon.

Renault's anti-SUV reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2018 Maserati Ghibli GranLusso.

Updated Maserati Ghibli revealed

Drive Staff

2018 Holden Commodore.

New Holden Commodore reviewed

Andrew Maclean

2009 Audi Q5.

Why you shouldn't buy a used Audi Q5

David Morley

Volkswagen is set to offer a performance variant of its upcoming baby T-Roc SUV.

VW plans new performance SUV

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mini Countryman John Cooper Works.

Driven: Mini's sportiest SUV

Drive staff

SPECIAL 14031 origin;sydney;020625;smh sport;pics steve christo......phil gould at training

Gould rejects approach to coach the Blues next year

Michael Chammas

Union man: James Maloney is happy to speak out on behalf of his fellow players.

Maloney vows to fight for 'blokes flogging their bodies on $150,000'

Andrew Webster

Former NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley.

'Deserved more respect': Stuart slams NSWRL treatment of Daley

Caden Helmers

Charging towards September: Te Maire Martin was one of the standouts for North Queensland, grabbing their first try of ...

Three-try blitz against Tigers rescues Cowboys' season

Michael Chammas
1 hr ago

Fight time: Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.

McGregor v Mayweather: The most likely outcomes

ANALYSIS
Matt Bungard

The end of the beginning? Tevita Kuridrani scores for the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup match.

I don't want to talk about the Wallabies

Peter FitzSimons

Wallabies fullback Israel Folau prepares to kick a ball during a training session in Christchurch.

The stat that shows how stubborn the Wallabies have become

Paul Cully

Ryan Crotty and Aaron Smith

Why NZ must thrash Wallabies for the sake of Australian rugby

COMMENT
Duncan Johnstone

Contender: Brad Fittler.

Fittler heads list of candidates to coach Blues after Daley axing

Adam Pengilly

Unstoppable: Semi Radradra takes off for one of four tries against Brisbane.

Radradra flags return to Eels next season after French rugby stint

Chris Barrett

Nothing beats a full house at a suburban ground.

Nine reasons why Sydney fans do not go to NRL games

Malcolm Knox

Save articles for later.

Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.