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Fairfax Media football columnist Michael Cockerill has died aged 56.

Football columnist Michael Cockerill dies, aged 56

35 mins ago

Victim Jean Huang who suffered a cardiac arrest, after allegedly administered anaesthetic at a?Sydney beauty salon in ...

Salon owner 'brain damaged' after botched procedure

Rachel Olding

Housing stress is particularly acute in the competitive Sydney market.

The only suburb in Sydney with no one born overseas

EXCLUSIVE
Matt Wade

Shock: Corey Norman has been rattled by Reece Clarke's death.

'Doused in accelerant and set alight': Norman and Eels rattled by death

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

Slater and Gordon is battling an exodus of senior talent, with its long-standing head of industrial relations the latest ...

Foreign raiders to take control of embattled law firm Slater & Gordon

Adele Ferguson
1 hr ago

Donald Trump is finding it ever easier to break the spirit of the law.

How pardon power could end Donald Trump's presidency

COMMENT

'Most prejudiced': China up in arms over US ambassador rumours

Kirsty Needham

Goodbye to Dubai: Qantas shifts London stopovers

This is Malcolm Turnbull's best case scenario

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

'Archaic methods' used to construct Sydney timetables

Matt O'Sullivan

Berejiklian backs Ward over 'special massage' mix-up

Australia's Matthew Spiranovic, left, and Tom Rogic, right, compete with Japan's Yuya Osako during their World Cup Group ...

Defensive lapse gifts Japan crucial goal in tense World Cup qualifier

Live

First Lady Melania Trump sits as President Donald Trump addresses U.S. military troops and their families at the ...

Melania has committed one major crime, and it is unforgivable

COMMENT

Matt Gillett

Season on the line for Cowboys against Broncos

Live

AUSTEN:960603:SMH TRAVEL::SAT_08:..........Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"...Miss Bennett (Jennifer Ehle) and Mr ...

Why more educated women are 'marrying down'

COMMENT

Jobs with a major airline are the flight path to the big time.

Revealed: How much airline pilots really get paid

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NSW MP caught up in massage scam

David Koch fought back tears on Sunrise as he shared a very personal story ahead of Father's Day.

'I fell apart when he died': Koch shares emotional story

Fried eggs and foie gras at Wyno in Surry Hills.

Sydney's top 10 bars for food - and which snacks to order

Designer Benjamin Geskin imagines the new iPhone (centre), compared to the 7 and 7 Plus.

Why the new iPhone 8 may be the biggest redesign yet

Tough night: Skipper Michael Hooper reacts to another All Blacks try.

Is rugby dead? Depends which rugby you're talking about

Peter FitzSimons

The HMAS Platypus site in North Sydney.

Hidden Harbour gem open to public for the first time in 150 years

Man shot dead by police was a 'loving father, son'

Parramatta's auto alley to be transformed with $225m project

MERCURY NEWS MT KEIRA UPGRADE GARETH WARD Photo shows Gareth Ward at the top of Mt Keira where an upgrade will take ...

NSW MP Gareth Ward caught up in New York City massage scam

Get Qualified CEO Adam Wadi has previously described the Federal Court's findings as "far from being fair."

'Parasitic': College, director fined $8.5m after students ripped off

The Cliefden Caves, east of Canowindra, have been granted special heritage status.

Heritage listing for caves puts a stopper in dam proposal

Peter Hannam

The man, believed to be in his 70s, died at the scene.

Charges laid after woman has cardiac arrest at beauty clinic

Rachel Browne

The teacher has been suspended for six months.

Teacher who made lurid comments to student suspended

VIC

Paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale outside court in 1993.

Notorious paedophile priest has jail term extended by three years

UPDATED

Police are investigating the death of a 47-year-old man found dead in a unit in Sydney's east.

Violent scuffle at Woolworths ends with girl, 11, shot in face

The states are leading the way on renewables, a new report finds.

States leave federal government in the shade

Peter Hannam

Ryan and Claire Stokes are expected to move into their new Darling Point home Rilworth by the end of the year.

Media heir Ryan Stokes sells $7.8m bachelor pad he bought aged 24

The service station in Karuah, in NSW, was sold by Burgess Rawson early in 2017.

The most popular commercial property investment

Photo: MacCormick & Associates Architects.

The trick to adding heritage charm to a modern home

Claire Weller and Josh Evans made the move to the Big Apple two years ago.

'Competitive and expensive': What it's like to live in New York

The Sydney Polo Club in Richmond as it appeared in <I>The Great Gatsby</I>.

Town on our outskirts that Hollywood fell in love with

Burwood councillor Tony Doueihi.

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Burwood councillor Tony Doueihi.

Liberal councillor's non-disclosure to be examined

Sean Nicholls

Osamah Sami portrays a more nerdy version of himself in Ali's Wedding.

Ali's well that ends well in charming comedy

Paul Byrnes

North Korea's latest missile test, which breached Japanese airspace, is yet another provocation, yet another needling of ...

North Korea's calculated risks are working

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is struggling in the polls.

Flatlining Malcolm Turnbull can still win. Here's how

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Indigenous population in NSW and Victoria doubles

Eryk Bagshaw

Morrison's socialism attack 'embarrassing': Labor

Eryk Bagshaw

Senator Matt Canavan, the now ex-minister for resources and northern Australia, is voting no in the same-sex marriage debate

Love is not enough for marriage, says Turnbull government MP

Amy Remeikis

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne

Carve-up to cost Turnbull three seats and put Pyne at serious risk

James Massola

Kent Heckenlively.

'World's number 1 anti-vaxxer' denied entry to Australia

Senator Derryn Hinch has admitted that he still holds a social security card from when he lived in the US.

Derryn Hinch says he'll refer himself to the High Court on Monday

Melissa Cunningham, Amy Remeikis

US Navy Admiral Harry Harris, left, and Australian Navy Vice Admiral David Johnston at the start of Talisman Saber 2017, ...

'Most prejudiced': Chinese react to US ambassador rumours

Kirsty Needham

Rescuers work at the site of a building collapse in Mumbai, on Thursday.

Mumbai building collapse leaves several dead, trapped

Former Philippine First Lady and now Congresswoman Imelda Marcos.

Marcos family vows to return loot to Philippines

Lindsay Murdoch

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra breaks silence, compares Thai junta to tyrants

Lindsay Murdoch

You might think we're about to vote on same-sex marriage. Indeed Malcolm Turnbull said it twice in a single sentence ...

Malcolm Turnbull says he's voting yes, so why do we need a plebiscite?

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband ...

Why more educated women are 'marrying down'

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ladies, we need to talk about Melania

COMMENT
Polly Vernon

Slater and Gordon is battling an exodus of senior talent, with its long-standing head of industrial relations the latest ...

Hedge funds take control of Slater & Gordon

Adele Ferguson
1 hr ago

APRA deputy Helen Rowell says the regulator will seek meetings with a group of poorly performing funds.

APRA ramps up pressure on super fund laggards

Clancy Yeates

NBN is reaching close to peak rollout, but consumers have reported a lot of disappointment with speed performance.

Why NBN Co knocked back Telstra's plan

Lucy Battersby

Outlook guidance for next year is less certain than it was.

ASX ends 'subdued' earnings season up 0.8%

Patrick Commins and Sarah Turner

Cosmetics giant sued for discriminating against men

New Uber chief promises change, flags IPO by 2020

Could the Future Fund manage your retirement savings too?

John Collett

Harvey Norman punished after dividend cut

Patrick Hatch

Let your activewear help you get summer-body ready.

The simple way to maximise your summer workout

Stitched Up

Kevin Kwan's latest novel is inspired by years of gossip overheard from family members.

Rich People Problems: The extravagent life of Kevin Kwan

Culture

Brisbane couple Alex, 28, (left) and Lauren Fisher, 33, at their wedding in 2016. They plan to have another ceremony if ...

How Alex and Lauren used Acorns to pay for their honeymoon

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Qantas has dropped Dubai from its network.

Results wrap-up: better year for 'mum and dad' shareholders

John Collett

The shopping centre assault on local strip malls has gone up a notch this year.

Do we want shopping centres to be de-facto town centres?

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

Lucas Papaw, Blackmores and Bundaberg Ginger Beer

How three family-run Australian brands became global businesses

Rachel Clun

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What's new in the iPhone 8

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Kochie's emotional tribute to his father

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Royals mark 20th anniversary of Diana's death

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'I'm proud': All-Australian captain Alex Rance

Illustration: Cathy Wilcox

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Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - now streaming only on Stan.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Nicole Kidman as Julia in Top of the Lake: China Girl.

Second act: TV hands stars career-redefining roles

Jerry Seinfeld has heaped praise on disgraced comedian Bill Cosby.

Seinfeld says Cosby is still 'biggest comedian of all time'

Rob Moran

Troye Sivan has been cast in Joel Edgerton's upcoming film 'Boy Erased'.

Troye Sivan to return to film in gay conversion drama

Broede Carmody

Eugene von Guerard's Mr John King's Station, from the John Fairfax collection.

Von Guerard masterpiece sets near record at auction

Linda Morris

David Koch fought back tears on Sunrise as he shared a very personal story ahead of Father's Day.

Sunrise Host David Koch tears up over emotional story

Broede Carmody

Peter Helliar mocked the controversial ad in a skit that's gone viral for The Project.

The Project skewers 'BS' anti-marriage equality ad

Rob Moran

British singer James Blunt will tour Australia in March.

James Blunt to bring his 'miserable songs' on tour

Rob Moran

The Bachelor's Cobie Frost looked stunned by Simone Ormesher's (right) blatant move.

Matty's 'Johnson' up for grabs as Bachelor hits gutter

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Osamah Sami portrays a more nerdy version of himself in Ali's Wedding.

Ali's well that ends well in this near-perfect Aussie-Muslim comedy

Paul Byrnes

Frank (Chris Evans) and Mary (McKenna Grace) share a special bond in Gifted.

This understated melodrama is a cut above the rest

Paul Byrnes

Water music: Between Music's Dea Marie Kjeldsen and four other musicians will be at the Sydney Festival in 2018.

Maybe you sing in the shower - how about singing underwater?

Nick Galvin

Google 'Fathers' Day gifts' and you'll be presented with whisky, contraptions to tame body hair, cufflinks and acres of ...

What message do Father's Day gift stalls really send our kids?

COMMENT
Paul Chai

Sale pastor Heidi McIvor in the Coalition for Marriage's new television advertisement.

Are we really afraid of boys wearing dresses?

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

"Can you believe it?": Alan Jones took to Twitter on Thursday to attack the Cloud Arch sculpture.

Alan Jones accused of inciting violence against women in tweet

Jenna Clarke

The L'Oreal Revitalift creams contain adenosine.

Former monk sues L'Oreal over anti-ageing formula

Mary Ward

Actress Kristen Wiig poses for photographers at the premiere of the film 'Downsizing' which opens the 74th edition of ...

The best frocks from the 2017 Venice Film Festival red carpet

The royal siblings have talked candidly about the loss of their mother this year

William, Harry and Kate mark anniversary of Diana's death

Di Westaway started using hiking regularly as therapy. "Whenever I felt like crap, I'd go for a walk. Every time I went ...

How I turned exercise from torture to therapy

Di Westaway

Taylor Swift's case may point to a change in the way Hollywood treats harassment.

Hollywood might finally be taking sexual harassment seriously

Meredith Blake

"She's like an athlete," said George Clooney of wife Amal.

'It's terrifying': George Clooney on parenthood

A lot of people just don't "get it".

12 things I wish 'non food allergy' parents understood

'My baby is being name shamed'

'Should I change my 10-month-old baby's name?'

Jobs with a major airline are the flight path to the big time.

Revealed: How much airline pilots really get paid

Michael Gebicki

Qantas has announced it will re-route its A380 London stopover from Dubai to Singapore.

Dubai, you're dumped: A stopover Australians preferred to opt out of

Anthony Dennis

Chateau le Paluel in Perigord in the Dordogne region of France.

You can buy an abandoned French castle attacked by the Nazis for $75

Hugh Morris

Fried eggs and foie gras at Wyno in Surry Hills.

Sydney's best bars for food are...

Scone dough ready for baking.

Our most common cooking mistakes - and how to fix them

Chicken and broccoli linguine.

Eat your greens! Easy creamy chicken and broccoli pasta

Designer Benjamin Geskin imagines the new iPhone (centre), compared to the 7 and 7 Plus.

Why iPhone 8 may be biggest redesign yet

This image shows several lasers hitting a chunk of diamond, which concentrates them into a more powerful beam. Image ...

Gem of an idea brings death ray closer

The Gear Sport is shown off at IFA in Berlin.

New Samsung wearables offer swim tracking, offline Spotify

Soon to be the world's leading parachute maker?

Scientists put spiders to work for super-material

The steep climb to tech equality.

We need diversity push, despite anti-PC brigade

COMMENT

Tesla on track to double its numbers in a year

David McCowen

The Smart Vision EQ Fortwo concept.

Is this the future of the city car?

Greg Kable

Lapo Elkann's one-off camo-print Ferrari 458 Italia.

One-of-a-kind Ferrari found in barn

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW M4 Competition

Driven: BMW's upgraded M4 Competition

Andrew Maclean

2017 Honda CR-V VTi

Honda's new CR-V family SUV reviewed

David McCowen

Ford has teamed up with Domino's to test how people will interact with driverless cars.

Why your pizza could soon deliver itself

Dom Tripolone

Japan's Takuma Asano, left, takes the ball away from Australia's Brad Smith during their World Cup Group B qualifying ...

Socceroos backs against the wall after Japan take the lead

Live
Matt Bungard

Fairfax Media football columnist Michael Cockerill has died aged 56.

Football columnist Michael Cockerill dies aged 56

Georgina Mitchell
35 mins ago

Shock: Corey Norman has been rattled by Reece Clarke's death.

Eels star Norman in shock after friend's horrific death

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

James Roberts of the Broncos tackled by Cowboys Javid Bowen (Left) and Te Maire (Right) during the Round 26 NRL match ...

Broncos take commanding lead with season on line for Cowboys

Live

Loyal: When Brad Arthur was re-signed by the Eels, several players recommitted to the club.

Arthurian legend: The making of a coach and remaking of the Eels

Chris Barrett

Bledisloe

Agony and ecstasy as Wallabies greats celebrate too soon

Nigel Vagana was one of several ex-players who took exception to the Fox Sports skit.

Pronouncing Polynesian names correctly is a matter of respect

DISCORD
Steve Mascord

Alive and well: Warringah players and fans celebrate their Shute Shield success.

Is rugby dead? Depends on which rugby you're talking about

Peter FitzSimons

Martin Taupau: "We can't let the external stuff distract us from our ultimate goal."

Will Manly's season be a failure if they don't make finals?

Adam Pengilly

Smart cookie: Cameron Smith is about to equal Darren Lockyer's games record

Smith's brains the real key to his record NRL streak

Melissa Woods

Suliasi Vunivalu has re-signed on a multi-year deal.

Storm re-sign wonder wings Vunivalu, Addo-Carr on multi-year deals

Roy Ward
1 hr ago

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