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Shorten Turnbull Ipsos poll

Shorten nosedives, but ALP maintain winning lead: poll

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

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

Cambodia crosses red line into 'outright dictatorship'

Jeff Nasr and his brother Steve died in a fiery car crash in Sydney's CBD on Saturday.

'I can't believe the news': Brothers killed in fiery Sydney CBD crash

NSW Health's psychological injury claims process has been criticised by some employees and advocates.

NSW Health injury policy calls in lawyers before medical officer

Ken MacLeod used to see a financial planner, but now he uses a technology platform instead.

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

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Are you nearing 50? We might have some bad news for you

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Federal Coalition pork-barrels their own seats 37:1 in NSW

Overdevelopment cost Liberals in NSW council elections, Foley says

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

The Aussie companies mining $40 billion out of Africa

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

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

Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida.

Hurricane Irma roars into Florida Keys, brings deadly storm surge

1 min ago

Sharks Cowboys

Flanno's spray aside, the Sharks had this in the bag and blew it

andrew webster
17 mins ago

Director George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ...

The Clooneys highlight a very modern problem: baby names

New iPhones are due out on Tuesday.

Details of new iPhone X leaked before release

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How Kristen Bell saved Josh Gad's parents from Hurricane Irma

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Kim Jong-un holds bizarre nuclear party

After 22 years in the restaurant business, Chris Lucas is seen as a man with almost instinctive flair to spot a trend ...

Melbourne foodie king is bringing (more) Asian glam to Sydney

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in IT.

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

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

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

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

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Mona Vale should have been game-changer, yet the carnage remains

'One more mountain': Thousands turn out for marriage equality

'I was once a refugee': Sydneysider who is now an MP in Somaliland

The man received treatment for a wound on his hip.

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

Luca Raso died in February of peritonitis, a complication of ruptured gangrenous appendicitis.

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

EXCLUSIVE

Temperatures in Sydney are expected to hit 28 degrees in the city and 33 degrees in the west on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sydney gets set for an early taste of summer weather

SUN HERALD. Students enjoying PE at Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek, with their PDHPE teacher Kyle Churchill. 8th ...

The one thing just as important as literacy and numeracy

Labor MP Khalil Eideh (left) with Senator Kim Carr.

Factional warfare looms as controversial Labor MP prepares to resign

EXCLUSIVE

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

The Block 2017 main room reveals

'Pathetic, they've blown it': Judges give first zero on The Block

RECAP

The online giant Amazon is only just finishing off their current headquarter in Seattle.

'The trophy deal of the decade': Amazon looks for HQ No. 2

Manly Residence by Sarah Davison interior design. SINGLE ONLINE USE ONLY.

This home's interiors will take you around the world

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

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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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are engaged in political trench warfare.

Labor maintains election-winning lead despite Bill Shorten nosedive

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Turnbull, AGL attempt to thrash out solution to coal plant stand-off

James Massola

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

Senior executives in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's department have received pay rises of up to 12 per cent a year.

Malcolm Turnbull catches a break - now he must grab it

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Christopher Pyne in question time after the High Court decision on the same-sex ...

So the marriage postal survey has been approved: what now?

Judith Ireland

Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida.

Hurricane Irma roars into Florida Keys, deadly storm surges

1 min ago

Kim Jong Un celebrates with nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb

Kim Jong-un celebrates but there's no new missile launch

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

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

Death toll from massive Mexican quake rises

The government has been trying to portray Bill Shorten as a socialist.

If Shorten's playing our memory lapses, he's not alone

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Rosie Batty is campaigning for a royal commission into family violence.

Why defend the institution of marriage? Same-sex or otherwise

COMMENT
Caroline Norma

Voters for any party come from a wide cross-section of society.

The Liberals I know are not stuck in a time warp

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

It's rational for business people to support high migration.

Using migration to boost growth isn't smart

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

The US dollar is poised to start this week on the backfoot amid a deepening rethink on the Federal Reserve's rate hike path.

US dollar seen extending 'freefall'

Timothy Moore

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

Government urges AGL to extend life of coal plant

Tracy Withers

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

How to money-proof your relationship

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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

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

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Benjamen Judd

Financial stress is a leading cause of relationship breakdowns.

How to money-proof your relationship

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The good performance of rare-earths miner, Lynas Corporation, has helped the Dartboard into third place

Lynas Corporation helps the Dartboard into third place

SHARES RACE
John Collett

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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Nuclear war fears: Japanese buying shelters

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Turnbull: Sky won't fall in with marriage equality

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Does Scott Morrison believe energy is affordable?

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Cowboys upset Sharks in extra time

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

Rewind - The force

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

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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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How to create a better customer checkout experience

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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

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

George Clooney and Amal Clooney decided on "normal" names for their children.

The Clooneys highlight a very modern problem: baby names

Natalie Reilly

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

Clem Ford: Nothing seems to cause as much whiplash as the contradictory emotions that come with parenting a small child.

The painfully contradicting lessons of parenthood

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

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

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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

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

Letters: Why some airlines close window shades in daylight

Pioneertown's Mane Street.

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

Kylie McLaughlin

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?

We find out how Skoda's new seven-seat Kodiaq fares on a long-distance road trip.

Far out in a Skoda Kodiaq

Toby Hagon

2017 Honda CR-V VTi-L.

Road test: Honda CR-V seven-seater

Stephen Ottley

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

Sharks Cowboys

Flanno's spray aside, the Sharks had this in the bag and blew it

Andrew Webster
18 mins ago

Magic moment: The Cowboys celebrate at full time.

Eels on notice: 'Cannon fodder' Cowboys fear nobody, says Green

Chris Barrett
59 mins ago

Martin Taupau of the Eagles after the NRL qualifying final.

Manly boss irate over losing home advantage to meet stadium policy

Chris Barrett

Fresh meat: Jordan Uelese copped a few barbs from his South African opposition on debut.

Springboks labelled Uelese 'fresh meat' in stellar Wallabies debut

Tom Decent

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

Superb form: Lance Franklin scores his opening goal.

Franklin tipped to be fit for semi, but Tippett recall unlikely

Andrew Wu

Steve Johnson could add much-needed bite to the GWS forward line, says retired Hawthorn premiership player Brad Sewell.

Sewell urges recall for Stevie J to reignite spluttering Giants

Andrew Wu
53 mins ago

Inspired: Tatafu Polota-Nau steams ahead in front of hometown support.

Polota-Nau, Coleman overwhelmed by Force support in Perth Test

Tom Decent

Shane Flanagan.

Flanagan lashes 'disgraceful' decisions after Cowboys upset

Chris Barrett
30 mins ago

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

Uncertain return: Moylan's teammates are hoping the Penrith skipper will provide a timely boost against the Broncos.

Panthers talk up return of Moylan for Broncos showdown

Adrian Proszenko

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