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NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley says he believes the Queen's Birthday holiday should be transformed.

Overdevelopment cost Libs in council elections: Foley

51 mins ago

Fwd: Fire photos Fire crash two dead October 1 2013 Mona Vale. Fire crash two dead October 1 2013 Mona Vale. SMH File photo

Mona Vale should have been game-changer; numbers say otherwise

Youth and old age are periods of relative happiness, while middle age is something of a rock bottom.

If you're nearing 50, we might have some bad news for you

COMMENT
Matt Wade

The man received treatment for a wound on his hip.

Surfer's narrow escape after shark attack on NSW north coast

5 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

'The right to marry is a conservative ideal': PM's case for 'Yes' vote

1 hr ago

The Reserve Bank has changed the rules on credit card fees.

Not a scam but it's close: Agencies trapping people into payments

The reason Japan didn't fire back at North Korea's missile

'Absurd and negligent': Govt's wrong call

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

'You'd better run from this water': Florida prepares for storm surge

Nationals' motion to ban the burqa is lost - but MP won't give up

Woman dies after being hit by husband in a supermarket car park

Portrait of Ken MacLeod. For a story on how automated financial advice stacks up against face to face advice. Friday 8th ...

'Fired and banned': Ken saved a fortune ditching his financial planner

John Collett

Chris Lucas Chin Chin Melbourne

Melbourne foodie king bringing (more) Asian glam to Sydney

New iPhones are due out on Tuesday.

Details of new iPhone X leaked before release

Adam Liaw's mini meatball lasagne

Weekly meal planner: Family favourites with a twist

If you're sick, don't go to work.

How much Vitamin C do you need when you're sick?

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Nuclear war fears: Japanese buying shelters

Sloane Stephens, of the United States, holds up the championship trophy after beating Madison Keys.

From world No.957 to US Open champion in 40 days

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT.

Forget scary clowns, here's what It is really about

Unstoppable: Springbok's Francois Hougaard.

Wallabies lacked maturity to close out Springboks

Articles and blogs fed into my worries - not to mention the online "mummy boards" at pregnancy and fertility websites.

One drink during pregnancy won't hurt, will it?

Luca Raso with his mother Michelle Degenhardt

'Parents trust your instincts': Mother's plea after losing her son

EXCLUSIVE

Sydney gets set for an early taste of summer weather

The one thing just as important as literacy and numeracy

Former Wallaby player and CEO of Guardian Youth Care a children's charity, Glen Ella at his home in Matraville, Sydney. ...

Failed charity directors including ex- Wallaby Glen Ella face court

Kellie Grady and her partner Mitch Raven are young foster carers.

Hundreds of new foster carers needed in NSW

Laurie Strathdee and his partner Jasmine Payget's son Rian was killed in a hit and run accident on the Hume Hwy at ...

'We're all going to die': Unsolved hit and run that killed Rian

NSW police

Man charged for hitting man with bollard after stabbing in city's west

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has raided the clinics of anti-vax GP Dr John Piesse.

Medical regulator, police raid anti-vax doctor's clinic

VIC

The number of Australian children who die from HDN has fallen more than a hundred-fold since anti-D preventative ...

How a tiny group of Australians saved 2 million babies

Deni Dimovski

Man stabbed to death in Melbourne restaurarnt brawl

UPDATED

The world's first patient to receive a 3D-printed tibia transplant, Reuben Lichter, with his son, William.

Australian receives 3D-printed shinbone in world-first surgery

Many homeowners are pondering whether now is the right time to lock in a fixed home loan.

Is it time to 'fix' your mortgage while interest rates are low?

Sharon Kerr from Erth.

Future of Marrickville's creative industrial precinct up in the air

Indira Naidoo on her balcony in Potts Point, Sydney. 8th February 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Indira Naidoo's top five plants for indoor living

The Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse.

When your $13 million mansion comes with an iconic lighthouse

Cabinetry painted in the Dulux shade Briar, with Tilda dining table from Jardan and Chair 170 dining chairs, oak timber ...

'This house was the one': A serial renovator finds a 'forever home'

Franicina Nkosi, of Women Affected by Mining United in Action and Waterberg Women Advocacy Organisation from Lephale, ...

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Franicina Nkosi, of Women Affected by Mining United in Action and Waterberg Women Advocacy Organisation from Lephale, ...

The Australian companies mining $40b out of Africa

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

World time doomsday clock 23.57 hrs., Just three minutes End of the World.

The many times the world has come close to doomsday

Steve Meacham

Ou Kung Panha, the daughter of jailed activist Tep Vanny inside their family home.

Cambodia crosses red line to 'outright dictatorship'

Lindsay Murdoch

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Senator Nick Xenophon is key to the legislation passing.

'Real concern': Clock ticks down on $2.8b uni reform bill

Eryk Bagshaw

Battle for our footpaths: senator pushes for scooter crackdown

Fergus Hunter

Support for same-sex marriage crashing, advocate polling finds

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

North Korea test fires a missile. The region is on high alert this weekend for another possible launch.

Japan: US prepared to take action against North Korea

David Wroe

Chris Dunstan makes the most of solar energy, and an app that monitors the household consumption and costs.

People power: how households can help the energy crisis

Judith Ireland

The Liddell power station.

Scheme could keep coal alive, but Liddell has 'mammoth problems'

James Massola

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said he was very confident the law would be changed by Christmas if Australians voted "yes".

Same-sex marriage poll cleared to settle the matter 'once and for all'

Michael Koziol

A beachgoer walks by a boarded restaurant at Miami Beach in anticipation of Hurricane Irma.

'This could be the one nobody ever wanted to see': Floridians flee Irma

Bailey Lipschultz, Terrence Dopp and Michael Smith

A Rohingya woman after a fight erupted during food distribution at a refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis prompts plea by aid agencies for funds

Lindsay Murdoch
6 mins ago

Syrian Rami Basisah plays for his fellow refugees at the Greece-Macedonia border in 2015.

From Homs to Europe's top concert halls: a Syrian refugee's journey

Bostjan Videmsek

Residents stand in front of rubble from a partially collapsed building.

Death toll from massive Mexican quake rises

Right now, staring at your cavoodle is my only option.

Pity the poor souls longing for a pet

Zoe Coombs Marr

Youth and old age are periods of relative happiness, while middle age is something of a rock bottom.

If you're nearing 50, we have some bad news for you

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Illustration: Reg Lynch.

Power to the people

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg says he will investigate keeping the Liddell plant open.

Government urges AGL to extend life of coal plant

Tracy Withers
1 hr ago

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How to money-proof your relationship

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Jane Cartledge, who has lost a considerable amount of money after buying into a retirement village owned by convicted ...

'The crook, the retirement village and my mother'

Adele Ferguson

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

Fly longer, but the airport transfer is not departing just yet

Patrick Hatch

The $18 billion woman told to hang up coats and fetch coffee

Nassim Khadem

Insurance scandal is treated like a storm in a tea cup. It isn't

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Retail tenants putting the heat on landlords

Carolyn Cummins

People are more upbeat about the economy and it's no bad thing

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Mercedes-Benz S-Class looks like a winner.

Start your engines: 13 new luxury cars we can't wait to drive in 2018

Luxury cars
Toby Hagon

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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar.

The 'Oscars of watches' announce the best of the best for 2017

Watches
Benjamen Judd

Will robo-advisers be able to provide quality advice that is cheaper than human advisers?

Eight out of 10 of us don't get financial advice. Can a robot help?

John Collett

If things go wrong, you don't need to pay a credit repair agency to get back on track.

'Credit repair' agencies charge high fees for what you can do for free

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

There's an upward trend in workplace cheating.

This is why employees lie, steal and cheat

COMMENT
James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, estimates several thousand small businesses have contracts with JJ Richards.

'Game changer': ACCC takes first small business unfair contracts court action

Cara Waters

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Does Scott Morrison believe energy is affordable?

1 hr ago

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Swans destroy Bombers

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Storm hold out Eels

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Mexico earthquake death toll rises

Sirians in the Supreme Court deciding who should run their church hostile Sirian protesters... Police barricade at the ...

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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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Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT.

Forget scary clowns, here's what It is really about

Karl Quinn

Margot Robbie attends a premiere for "I, Tonya" on day 2 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of ...

Could Margot Robbie be skating her way to an Oscar?

Andrea Mandell

Carrie Bickmore on the red carpet at the Logies.

What really goes on behind the scenes at the Logies

COMMENT
Andrew Hornery

Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce

Sex and sleaze: The Wire creator's new show isn't pretty

Karl Quinn

Erik Thomson from 800 Words

Erik Thomson on the key to acting in a long-running series

Bridget McManus

Ariana Grande asserts her power effortlessly.

Review: Ariana Grande asserts power through vocal highs

★★★½
Nicole Economos

Don Williams

Country music legend 'Gentle Giant' Don Williams dies aged 78

''If art wins, we all win,'' says Beck.

Beck returns from the brink with peppy album Colors

Andrew Murfett

GP the Musical performers Dr Linda Mann and Dr Anna Sallos.

GP the musical: just what the doctor ordered

Helen Pitt

A magnetic performance by Gang of Youth's led by David Le'aupepe suggest the band is among Australia's best.

Swaggering performance by Australia's best band

George Palathingal
49 mins ago

Placebo frontman Brian Molko's distinctive nasally voice identifies him as the alternative hero from years ago.

Placebo frontman Brian Molko wants to be 20 again. Don't we all

Lilen Pautasso
29 mins ago

Despite cultural differences there is still common ground when it comes to mothering.

What happens when grandparents have a cultural clash

Lisa Clifford

Holiday fiascos make for good stories later.

The worst holiday fiascos make for the best stories

Cooper “Hook. Line. Sinker” dress, $359.

The new way to wear stripes this spring

Georgie Gordon

A Mediterranean diet has been linked to better cardiovascular
health and increased life expectancy.

How European eating styles can foster better health

Lindy Alexander

My family is sick of take-away but I suddenly can't cook.

Dear Jess: How can I overcome my sudden aversion to cooking?

Jessica Rowe

Megan Irwin in Paris.

Four Australian fashionistas name the cities that inspire them

Jane Rocca

Jamaica's Usain Bolt preforms his trademark pose at the World Athletics Championships in London last month.

Retired Usain Bolt won't rule out a Mayweather-style comeback

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo.

Daniel Ricciardo to party at the F1 Singapore on one condition

The Goss
Amy Croffey

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12 things parents do that their children will (almost always) copy

Miki Agrawal with her breast pump at Burning Man.

Breastmilk lattes at Burning Man

Alanis Morissette & family

Alanis Morissette says PND started 'seconds' after her son's birth

Cape Town.

This was the greatest trip of my life, and nobody wants to know about it

Ben Groundwater

Pioneertown's Mane Street.

Where you can stay at the world's coolest movie set

Kylie McLaughlin

Precious sleep on a plane can help you avoid the worst of jetlag.

Letters: Why some airlines close window shades in daylight

Pair a piece of cake with a glass of port.

A crowd-pleasing Portuguese orange and honey cake

Adam Liaw's mini meatball lasagne

Shake up your routine with these new spins on family favourites

There's a lot of sangiovese and a lot of "monts".

Why sangiovese is Italy's number one grape

The Nokia8 in steel (above) and tempered blue.

Nokia 8 review: return of the Finnish flagship

The OnePlus 5 can go toe-to-toe with the Android heavyweights, but with a mid-range price tag.

Hands on with the OnePlus 5 smartphone

COMMENT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with the Pentagon's test vehicle attached.

SpaceX launches secretive space drone for US government

LA Noir

L.A. Noire coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox, VR

Kotaku

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Would you put ads on your phone for money?

2017 BMW X7 iPerformance concept.

BMW's Range Rover rival revealed

Greg Kable

Volkswagen I.D Crozz1.

Back to the drawing board for VW's electric SUV concept

Andrew Maclean

The Jaguar Future-Type virtual concept.

The Jaguar of 2040

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai has invested in a hydrogen station at its Sydney HQ.

Will SA become a hydrogen hub?

David McCowen

Mazda BT-50 at the 2017 Birdsville Races

How to get to the Birdsville Races

Andrew Maclean

Kia's Picanto received a four-star safety score following Euro NCAP testing.

Crash tests highlight child safety

David McCowen

Unstoppable: Springbok's Francois Hougaard.

Cheika says Wallabies lacked maturity to close out draw

Tom Decent

Circle work: The Eels have a puzzle on their hands when it comes to their elimination final line-up.

Parra into sudden-death final with uncertainty over key spots

Michael Chammas
38 mins ago

The bolter: Kevin Anderson reacts after beating Pablo Carreno Busta to qualify for the US Open final.

US Open final: Anderson taking combative approach to Nadal

Simon Briggs
1 hr ago

Sloane Stephens, of the United States, reacts after scoring a point against Madison Keys, of the United States, during ...

40 days ago Stephens was world No.957. Now? US Open champion

Gary Rohan (centre) of the Swans celebrates with Lance Franklin.

Swans juggernaut rolls over the top of outgunned Bombers

James Buckley

Unstoppable: Springbok's Francois Hougaard.

Tough drawn Test reflects better on improving Springboks

TIGHT FIVE
Paul Cully

Title winner Jessica Fox.

Australian Fox secures World Cup canoe title

Cruising victory: Manchester City were completely dominant of Liverpool on Saturday.

Man City embarrass Liverpool, United held by Stoke but stay top

After being approached by former player Ian Roberts, the NRL is supporting same-sex marriage.

NRL answers plea from Roberts to support same-sex marriage

Andrew Webster

Rubbing it in: The Panthers celebrate the contentious try.

This time, the 'Hand of God' try went against Manly

Adrian Proszenko

So close, yet so far: The Eels trudge off the field after pushing the Storm to the limit.

Arthur astounded by referees' reluctance to go to the bunker

Michael Chammas

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