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Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, accompanied by Clark County Commission chairman Steve Sisolak, briefs the media on ...

Gunman filmed Vegas massacre on multiple cameras

Rachel Olding
11 mins ago

President Donald Trump makes a statement about the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at the White House ...

The bewildering fairy tale that let a killer unleash his fury

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Lorde arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in a lavender strapless ball gown with a feather skirt from L.A.-based ...

Vegas gunman first rented apartment above Lorde concert: report

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24 mins ago

Coach Mal Meninga at Kangaroos training at AIS on Tuesday. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Horrified' Meninga apologises to angry Thaiday over snub

Andrew Webster
14 mins ago

Photos show the stash of guns that Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock amassed inside his hotel room.

First photos inside hotel room show assault rifles, bullets over floor

Rachel Olding

Generic pictures of Australian dollar.

The 'overvalued' Aussie dollar is falling, and it has further to go

After a $250k poker win, killer dragged 10 suitcases into his hotel

Rachel Olding

Go north: Sydney, Melbourne property markets lose appeal

More than half of votes returned, poll shows most say 'yes'

'You'd expect decency and respect': Thaiday unleashes on Meninga

Michael Chammas

The case that snagged two banks, Amex and an AFL footballer

Mathew Dunckley

Thermal differences series. Heat. Sydney suffering through 41 degree day. Friday 20th November 2015 Photo by Nick Moir ...

Sydney may sweat through 50-degree summer days as warming worsens

Peter Hannam

Rising star: Maurice Longbottom scored the try of the tournament.

Souths junior scores wonder try in Aussie sevens victory in Munich

1 hr ago

Switching jerseys: Matt Moylan and James Maloney could be part of a player swap deal to get Moylan to Cronulla.

Big name player swap that could transform two Sydney NRL clubs

Stephen Colbert called on Trump to take action this time on gun control.

'Doing nothing is cowardice': Late night TV hosts get serious

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apple, banana, beauty, ...

How many carbs in a banana, a slice of bread, an apple and more

1 hr ago

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Things you hear after every US mass shooting

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform in 2006.

Tom Petty's final concert showed the measure of the man

Tramp Press Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen are tired of receiving submissions addressed to 'Sirs'.

Address your CV to 'Dear Sirs'? Don't expect a call

Will Genia scored a try as the Wallabies stormed home to beat the Pumas in Canberra last month.

The evening Genia, not Cheika, gave Wallabies an almighty spray

Chelsea Crichton is earning up to three times the interest on her savings after switching from her bank to peer-to-peer ...

Why Chelsea took her life savings and lent it to complete strangers

Ronney Oueik (right) and Salim Mehajer, who were respectively the mayor and deputy mayor of Auburn Council.

Court throws out former Auburn mayor's case against Foley

Michaela Whitbourn

Society shrink's career in tatters over lewd calls

Kate McClymont

'Cold, calculating': Leveson's father lashes out at partner

Jodie Fesus' body was found in a shallow grave at Seven Mile Beach.

Jury finds husband guilty of 1997 murder of teen wife

Sulayman Khalid, seen here in 2013, pleaded guilty to a terrorist plot in Sydney.

Sydney terror plotter 'has anxiety attack' at sentencing hearing

Stella Kim and her partner Sushil Lamichhane were dining at The Ranch in North Ryde when their group was allegedly ...

'Steak full of worms': Anniversary meal ruined for Sydney couple

Demand for Parramatta River ferries has increased over the past year.

New ferries to cater for population boom on key route

Flight officer Rayan Gharazeddine on board a Royal Australian Air Force Orion searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines ...

'Better understanding than ever' of where MH370 might be: report

Single-sex schools are becoming less popular.

Why our single-sex schools 'will disappear by 2035'

Police run to cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

'I've never seen faces like theirs': Australian caught up in terror

The health department is exploring why the virus hit with such a vengeance this year.

'Mutant strain' of rotavirus could be behind surge in cases

Why aren't more Millennials jumping into the property market? Well...

How Sydney is preventing young people from growing up

Comment

Houses at Collaroy Beach took the brunt of the June 2016 storm.

Looming storm: Eight in 10 have their house on the poker table

Breachacha Castle in Scotland could be all yours for less than the cost of a Sydney home.

Eight castles around the world for less than $1 million

Home ownership rates among households headed by 25 to 34-year-olds fell between 1981 and 2016, from more than 60 per ...

Property and the Australian wealth gap, in three charts

Comment

An important step to dressing your bed is deciding what style you want. Sarah and Jason's room.

How many pillows is too many? Dea Jolly settles the debate

Western Australia and Queensland have been flagged as having key weaknesses in the mining approval and infrastructure ...

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Draining the swamp of corruption

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The population-per-seat in federal parliament varies widely between the states.

Population growth patterns are warping our democracy

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Police at the scene of the shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Sadly, US will not learn from latest carnage

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Justice Minister Michael Keenan have been working on new counter-terrorism law ...

Turnbull's push to detain terror suspects without charge for 14 days

James Massola

'Yes' advocate accuses 'no' camp of defamation over extremist label

Michael Koziol

US cult of freedom fundamentalism is impervious to death

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Michelle (left) and Theresa (right) rally in support of same-sex marriage in Melbourne.

'The right call': Survey declared a success by Turnbull government

Michael Koziol

Former National Party of Australia leader and deputy prime minister, Tim Fischer.

US doing something massively wrong on guns, says Fischer

Eryk Bagshaw

Fraser Anning, who was third on One Nation's Queensland Senate ticket.

One Nation candidate avoids bankruptcy, readies to step up

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, pictured with Australian Defence Force personnel, will meet with state and territory ...

Leaked agenda reveals plans for new terrorism offences

James Massola

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for a trip to Puerto Rico to meet victims of the ...

Trump finally visits Puerto Rico to meet victims

Spain's King Felipe

Spain's king slams Catalan independence

A demonstrator holds a paper which reads, "liberty, fragile", during a protest against the state of emergency in Paris ...

French Muslims enraged by passage of national security bill

Britain's Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, speaks at the Conservative party conference.

Britain to limit sale of acid after rise in attacks

Latika Bourke

Police officers near the shooting near at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino.

Those with the power to stop the killing have no interest in doing so

COMMENT
Petula Dvorak

President Donald Trump speaking to the National Rifle Association Leadership Forum in Atlanta.

I love my guns, but what do I say to this slaughter?

COMMENT
Stu Bykofsky

The population-per-seat in federal parliament varies widely between the states.

How population growth patterns are warping our democracy

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Despite record-low interest rates, around 12 per cent of income is now devoted to servicing our record debt.

Australia's economic luck looks to be running out

COMMENT
53 mins ago

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: ASX set to stay on a roll

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Tyler Yell
1 hr ago

Jay Schulz in action for Richmond in 2008.

'Svengali' snags two banks, Amex and an AFL footballer

Traders were caught out by the unexpected weakness in the US dollar this year.

Why the 'overvalued' Australian dollar has further to fall

Patrick Commins

'Red flags': why the taxman needs to worry about Amazon

ANALYSIS
Nassim Khadem

'Fat cats': Banks still own worst-performing super funds

John Collett

Miners leave themselves open to corruption, study finds

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Australian group goes shopping with $4b spree on US malls

Carolyn Cummins

Gold, Platinum ...?

The elusive frequent flyer level that's better than Platinum

High Flyer
David Flynn

Sally Fitzgibbons regularly swaps the waves for the running shoes.

'Why I run': The real reasons why ultrafit athletes love to run

The Long Run

Regulators have strongly supported open banking, which could help smaller players compete with the big four.

Fighting the 'lazy tax': the change that will help us get the best deals

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Chelsea Crichton is earning up to three times the interest on her savings after switching from her bank to peer-to-peer ...

Why Chelsea took all her savings and lent it to total strangers

John Collett

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick (left) and caption Trent Cotchin celebrate their win. The club orchestrated a textbook ...

What Richmond and the Storm can teach business

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

Richard Whiteoak of Whiteoak Capital, one of The Healthy Mummy's investors, with founder Rhian Allen.

Seven things I've learnt building my $10 million business

Rhian Allen

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Zuckerberg asks forgiveness amid Russia probe

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ABC presenters left speechless by live-to-air exit

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Meninga unveils Kangaroos World Cup squad

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'Premature' to discuss gun policy: White House

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Stephen Colbert called on Trump to take action this time on gun control.

Late night hosts get serious, plead for tighter gun laws

Emily Yahr

Waleed Aly.

Aly decries 'incredibly ordinary' Las Vegas mass shooting

Aja Styles

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform in 2006.

Tom Petty's final concert showed measure of the man

Michael Idato

Keith Urban.

Country artists have ear of gun culture and need to speak up

COMMENT
Chris Richards

Pop star Britney Spears recently completed a Las Vegas residency.

Las Vegas shooting shocks the casino strip's performers

Broede Carmody

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance in the Pepsi ad.

Kendall Jenner breaks silence over Pepsi ad backlash

Emily Yahr

Tom Petty performs during the Vegoose music festival in Las Vegas in 2006.

Celebrity tributes flow for rock icon Tom Petty

Melbourne Victory forward Mitch Austin.

'There goes Mitch': Victory star walks out of interview

Broede Carmody

Natalie Grace, mortician and trainee embalmer, photographed for the Death Letter Project.

Shining a light on the greatest mystery in all our lives

Garry Maddox

Curious: Cedric Bixler-Zavala wants to know about his fans' dental health.

This was the gig fans of this veteran act only dared imagine

Matt Teffer

Emma Dunch: Dramatic intervention

New boss steps in and orchestra makes dramatic u-turn

Nick Galvin

Leanne Faulkner is speaking about the silent issues facing small business owners.

The 'major issue' small business owners face in silence

Sarah Berry

Why do people do these things to each other? It was this question that nearly undid barrister Tim Marsh at the end of 2014.

The emotional toll of defending a child killer

Tim Marsh

An undated photo of 'lone wolf' mass murderer Stephen Paddock.

The epidemic of white men turning into lone wolves

COMMENT
Alexandra Petri

Tramp Press Sarah Davis-Goff and Lisa Coen are tired of receiving submissions addressed to 'Sirs'.

Address your CV to 'Dear Sirs'? Don't expect a call

Clementine Ford

Rihanna at the launch of Fenty Beauty in New York City.

Does Rihanna's makeup live up to the inclusivity hype?

Cara Kelly

Kylie Minogue poses during the photocall for the Vogue Party during the Paris fashion week, in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 1, ...

The street style is en pointe at Paris Fashion Week

The afternoon slump is common, but can be avoided.

The easiest way to avoid the 3pm slump

Sarah Berry

Actress Helen Mirren wears a creation for L'Oreal Spring/Summer 2018 ready-to-wear fashion collection in Paris.

Is 70 the new 17? Helen Mirren, Jane Fonda take Paris runway

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner says 'yes' to her kids for an entire day

For now, it's perfect.

To the man who made me cry at the pool: thank you

My children are playful kids, they love to be outdoors.

My 'old-fashioned kids' have never used an iPad

Norwegian Air Ribbon Cutting Ceremony- June 29, 2013 tra14-flight Norwegian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner ...

On board world's longest budget airline flight: 10,885 km for $258

Natalie Paris

On June 26, 2016, the Cosco Shipping Panama container ship became the first vessel to use the new Panama Canal locks, ...

The greatest shortcut in the world will cost you $736,000 to take

Rob McFarland

There are about 10,000 people every month at this Phangan beach Full moon party, on December 10, 2011 in Koh Phangan , ...

Boozy Backpacker or Total Badasss? The nine types of travellers

Ben Groundwater

Beetroot pancake with Cashmere goat's cheese from Main Ridge Dairy and Yarra Valley salmon roe.

What ex-Rockpool chef Phil Wood did next

One of the age-old questions: does cheese come before or after dessert?

Does the cheese course come before or after dessert?

Chin Chin Sydney's stir-fried bug tail and egg noodle.

Join the queue. Chin Chin Sydney opens for business

US tech companies have been loath to decode any of their systems for intelligence and police agencies.

Paedophiles, gangsters enabled by app: UK

28 mins ago

This Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo shows the Equifax Inc. headquarters in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, credit ...

We're becoming numb to hacks and breaches

COMMENT

The SNES Mini isn't much bigger than two original SNES cartridges stacked on top of each other.

Some of the greatest games ever made in one tiny, adorable box

Review

Bixby

How to disable the Bixby button on a Galaxy

Lifehacker

Professional driver Chelsea Angelo, and Porsche junior driver Matt Campbell, in Forza onesies.

Performance gamewear, or adult onesies?

Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport.

2017 Toyota Corolla reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mazda2 Maxx.

What city car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

The Volkswagen Amarok V6 can now tow up to 3.5 tonnes.

VW ups Amarok towing capacity

Dom Tripolone

Toyota's global president Akio Toyoda (centre) during his visit to the Altona factory in August.

Toyota global boss' secret visit

Stephen Ottley

2018 Mercedes-Benz EQ C.

Best electric cars due in 2018

Ally Melville

2018 BMW 6-Series GT.

New BMW 6-Series prices revealed

Jonathan Hawley

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga concedes that representative forward Sam Thaiday deserved more respect.

'Horrified': Mal Meninga's apology to angry Thaiday

Andrew Webster
14 mins ago

Switching jerseys: Matt Moylan and James Maloney could be part of a player swap deal to get Moylan to Cronulla.

Sharks targeting Moylan via shock player swap with Maloney

Michael Chammas

Rising star: Maurice Longbottom scored the try of the tournament.

Souths junior scores wonder try in Aussie sevens victory in Munich

Murray Wenzel
1 hr ago

Will Genia scored a try as the Wallabies stormed home to beat the Pumas in Canberra last month.

The evening Genia, not Cheika, sprayed the Wallabies

Tom Decent

Stepping up: Hayden Foxe, right, takes over as interim head coach of the Wanderers following Tony Popovic's abrupt departure.

Popovic's parting gift eases Wanderers woes

Dominic Bossi

Victorian cricketer Sam Harper

'Pain shooting straight through your eye': Cricketer's concussion fight

Daniel Cherny

Supercars last raced under lights in Abu Dhabi.

Supercars lock in Sydney night race next year

Towering: Utah Jazz centre Ruby Gobert stands at 216 centimetres.

The biggest surprises for Sydney Kings playing an NBA team

Roy Ward

The team that's in the box seat to win the 2018 premiership

Phil Lutton

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World Club Series in doubt as NRL clubs show little interest

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Brett White retired at the end of 2014.

Raiders unveil new assistant coach to replace Dean Pay

Chris Dutton

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