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Sydney Trains is one of the agencies affected by the budget cuts.

Staff hiring freeze as $700m stripped from budget

Matt O'Sullivan
1 hr ago

Newsagents across Australia are fighting against Lottoland.

Lottoland's 'fake lotteries' face government crackdown

1 hr ago

Missing mum Elisa Curry.

Clues usually remain a person disappears. This missing mum left one

Zoe Daly won the legal battle with an elite dating agency.

Fitness model sues dating agency after bad date

Michaela Whitbourn

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

'Not budging': States again defy Turnbull over gas demands

26 mins ago

University of Nevada Las Vegas students Raymond Lloyd, right, and Karla Rodriguez take part in a vigil Monday, Oct. 2, ...

'Why can't we make it illegal to carry guns around too?': locals

Julie Bishop's 'little deal' to get noticed in Abbott's cabinet

Judith Ireland

'Great Australian nightmare' is alive and well in Sydney

Michael Diamond targets Tokyo Olympics after court appeal win

43 mins ago

America, read this if you want to change your nation's gun laws

COMMENT
Richard Glover

30-year toll extension expected to sweeten WestConnex deal

Paddock Las Vegas

'Secret life': Las Vegas gunman may have had an accomplice

Rachel Olding
1 hr ago

Kiwis coach David Kidwell has been hit with a host of defections.

Kiwis stand firm as more players join Taumalolo in defection

David Jones Wollongong Store opening in Wollongong, Australia. David Jones new store at GPT Central Wollongong, Sydney?

David Jones throws open doors to next phase of food stores

Former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle celebrated their 25th anniversary on October 3.

Obama 'interrupts' Michelle's event with surprise video

New mango cake for the Night Noodle Markets by Black Star Pastry.

Mango cake set to star at Sydney Night Noodle Markets

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Solar panels make flowers grow in Puerto Rico

Sophie Monk on the first episode of The Bachelorette season three.

Game over Sophie, you know where the rose is going

Santa Claus with sack and thumbs up

Archaeologists believe they have discovered Santa Claus' tomb

The new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones.

Google unveils new smartphone in direct challenge to iPhone

AAP

2017's most memorable NRL moment was not about football

PETER FITZSIMONS

'Google Maps is wrong': The sign erected by Valley View Road.

Google Maps error sends flood of confused tourists to a dead-end

Tim Biggs

Two pulses of extreme heat stunned Australian meteorologists

Peter Hannam

Bikie charged over Barbaro killing arrested over separate killing

Lucy Cormack

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says Service NSW centres are providing better customer service.

$1b Service NSW to cost taxpayers for 'more than 10 years'

Sean Nicholls

The heritage-listed Georgian homestead sits on the 383 hectare Fernhill Estate, which Rookwood Cemetery trust wants to ...

Plan to turn $30m mansion into Sydney cemetery sparks outrage

A dose of the measles mumps rubella, or MMR, vaccine.

Melbourne measles outbreak spreads to Sydney

Salim Mehajer during his lavish wedding, which caused a storm of protest.

After 'Australia's best wedding', Mehajer reveals new business

Missing mum Elisa Curry.

Where is Elisa Curry? Mystery deepens as search focus shifts

Anna Prytz

CCTV footage showed the children being led away from the child care centre in April 2016.

Paedophile who lured children with icy-poles jailed for 10 years

UPDATED

He feeds the magpies along the route and doesn't get swooped.

Postman's secret to stop magpies from swooping

Walter Sofronoff said parole board community members were often earnest and devoted amateurs.

'We aren't amateurs': Parole board hits back at criticism

QLD

For Sarah Kinghorn, seeing her employer first thing in the morning and last thing at night isn't an extraordinary set-up.

Sarah's job comes with a mansion, but she lives with her boss

October 5, 2017 ALISON CHEUNG Reporter Commercial landlords and shopping centres are all looking towards food to secure ...

The one ingredient firms now want in an office

Photo: Houzz

Three important things to consider when designing a home

The rainbow house on Liberty Street, Enmore.

One guy shouted 'no': Sydney man paints rainbow across home

The guide price for the property is $8.5 million.

The north Sydney suburb cut in half by a highway

Anti racism crowds protested at the Casey Civic Centre.

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Anti racism crowds protested at the Casey Civic Centre.

Stopping racism is everyone's responsibility

COMMENT
Tim Soutphommasane

Griffith, NSW

If you can't stand the heat, get out of climate change debate

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

An anti-fracking demonstration.

GST fairness smothered in coal seam gas

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has defied pressure from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to approve the $3.6 billion ...

States reject demands by Turnbull for gas green light

Nicole Hasham
26 mins ago

The move to scan all faces in all crowds cannot be far away

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
32 mins ago

Labor MP under pressure after ABC attack backfires

Adam Gartrell
58 mins ago

Julie Bishop has spoken on her loneliness as the only woman in Tony Abbott's cabinet.

Julie Bishop on being the only woman in cabinet

Judith Ireland

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's portrait with an artist impression of facial biometric reference points.

'It shouldn't take 7 days': PM dismisses mass surveillance fears

James Massola
42 mins ago

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, pictured with Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton in June, says concerns about civil ...

States in 'violent agreement' on new national security measures

Eryk Bagshaw

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has accused dodgy businesses of using taxpayer funds to shut up shop and shirk the ...

Crackdown on redundancy rorters as taxpayers pay $1b

Eryk Bagshaw

Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar disembark from boats as they continue their journey to camps in Bangladesh ...

People smugglers pounce on fleeing Rohingya

Lindsay Murdoch

Bartender Monique Serrano said she was not surprised that the shooting happened in Las Vegas.

'Why can't we make it illegal to carry guns around too?'

Rachel Olding

British Prime Minister Theresa May struggled with a cough during her speech.

May's hopes for reset dashed with nightmare speech

Latika Bourke

Training Afghan army commandos

'Blind' Europe sends Afghans home to horrors: Amnesty

Nick Miller

Illustration: Simon Letch

How to calm duelling hotheads? Vegemite diplomacy might work

COMMENT
John Hewson

Adrian Piccoli attacked Labor over preferencing the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party.

The elephant in the room in the NSW byelections

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Illustration: Matt Davidson

The timeless problem of messed-up men

COMMENT
Steve Biddulph

In the US, charter schools are publicly funded schools of choice, run in competition with the centralised system.

How getting smarter is keeping young Aussies out of property market

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
57 mins ago

Retail sales were very weak in July.

A "shocker" for spending as consumers shut wallets

Peter Martin
39 mins ago

Newsagents across Australia are fighting against Lottoland.

Lottoland's 'fake lotteries' face crackdown

Nick Toscano
1 hr ago

Indeed, investors were paying closer attention to individual companies rather than become swept in broader market trend.

ASX ends flat but Qantas flies high

Jessica Sier
1 hr ago

Solar grows faster now than any other form of power

Anna Hirtenstein

'They spit you out': Graham pays heavy price for his navy service

Anna Patty

David Jones turns to food halls to spice up sales

Carolyn Cummins

'Stock market is not working': The ASX is being left behind

The decision is a huge departure from traditional sartorial guidelines.

Sock horror! The last taboo of spring carnival is finally broken

Men's Style
Jane Rocca

Travelling for work can take it out of you, so it's important make the effort retain balance.

How to avoid the "Triple F" while travelling for work

Success

STRESS AFR 100722 MELB PIC BY JESSICA SHAPIRO... GENERIC tablet, pill, pharmaceutical, drug company, pain, relief, ...

Buy now, pay plenty later: warnings sound on layby apps

John Collett

If you're detoxing your body, why not detox your bank balance as well?

A 10-step financial detox to get fit for Christmas

Melissa Browne

The Financial Ombudsman Service will look at PayPal delays.

Financial Ombudsman Service to look at PayPal delays on frozen accounts

Cara Waters

Emma Bannister is chief executive and founder of Presentation Studio.

Are you drunk on power?

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Google unveils two new phones

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Vegas shooting: Focus turns to gunman's Australian girlfriend

Comedian Simon Brodkin, also known as Lee Nelson confronts British Prime Minister Theresa May during her keynote speech, ...

Theresa May gives disastrous speech

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Vegas shooting: Trump visits victims in hospital

A Rohingya girl carries a child and stands for a photograph at a makeshift camp near Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's ...

World of Photos - October 5, 2017

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The epic 10 part Stan Original anthology series Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams - now streaming

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Reap what you sow… Season 4 of The Last Ship - now streaming only on Stan.

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Over 200,000 seek shelter in Northern Uganda

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Standout: Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a sex worker and aspiring filmmaker in The Deuce.

Gyllenhaal is standout in The Deuce which is less sexy than GoT

Craig Mathieson

Lateline host Emma Alberici will reportedly stay at the ABC.

Lateline, The Link to be axed in ABC overhaul

Broede Carmody

Joe Petruzzi in Joanna Murray-Smith's American Song.

Tragic and timely, this new play confronts US gun culture

Cameron Woodhead

Labor MP for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby in Parliament.

Shorten 'unimpressed' as Labor MP attacks ABC with second ad

Broede Carmody

Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones, aka WSFM's 'Jonesy and Amanda', have had another impressive ratings showing.

Jonesy and Amanda end Kyle & Jackie O's unbeaten run

Rob Moran

Nova's Melbourne brekkie team, L-R Jonathan Brown, Chrissie Swan and Sam Pang.

Melbourne's Nova loses ground as 3AW dominates

Broede Carmody

Surfing wide critical acclaim for her television work, Kidman has signed on for a new crime thriller.

Nicole Kidman's surprising next project revealed

Michael Idato

Ryan Gosling, left, and Harrison Ford in <i>Blade Runner 2049</i>.

Review: Blade Runner sequel rises to the challenge

Jake Wilson

Mark Isaacs: Traversed continents in his improvisation.

The perfect antidote to a world full of vulgarity and vitriol

JOHN SHAND

Ryan Gosling, left, and Harrison Ford in <i>Blade Runner 2049</i>.

Our verdict on the sequel to cult classic Blade Runner

Jake Wilson

Impeccable casting: Geoffrey Rush with Armie Hammer

Only Geoffrey Rush could make watching paint dry fun

Paul Byrnes

Abby Gilmore needs to recognise that we are all adversely influenced by football culture.

The problem with Abby Gilmore's message about footy sexism

Cassie Lane

Emotional infidelity can have the same effect on a monogamous relationship as physical cheating.

How to know if you are having an 'emotional affair'

Lisa Bonos

Lisa Parkes and Lex Richards at the Ninja Play Academy.

Could this be the way to inspire people who hate exercising?

Sarah Berry

Stella McCartney's show at Paris Fashion Week.

Another year, another scandal at fashion week

Annie Brown

Model Gigi Hadid,displays a creation during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show inside the Grand Palais, in Paris.

Victoria's Secret announces first designer collab with Balmain

Nicole Economos

Same-sex marriage demonstrators in Melbourne earlier this month.

Yes, our fight for equality will continue well after postal vote

COMMENT
Maeve Marsden

Former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle celebrated their 25th anniversary on October 3.

Barack Obama 'interrupts' Michelle's event with video

Helena Andrews-Dyer

A woman cries while hiding inside the Sands Corporation plane hangar after a mass shooting in which dozens were killed ...

I can't even explain Las Vegas to myself, but kids have questions

COMMENT
Amy Joyce

Erin McNaught has issued a plea to new mums not to ignore their health.

'Better to be safe than sorry': Erin McNaught's warning for new mums

A man's lung cancer diagnosis turned out to be something far less sinister.

Man's 'lung cancer' turns out to be childhood toy

"I wanted the children to know they were not alone."

Why my visit to the playground ended with a phone call to police

The CSeries, introduced to the public last year, promises "unparalleled comfort" in a single-aisle cabin, offering wider ...

The ultra-comfortable new plane the airlines don't want

Hugh Morris

Nothing can prepare you for the beauty of Vanuatu's Blue Holes.

Nothing can prepare you for the beauty of this natural pool

Julie Miller

Cooper leapt from a Northwest Boeing 727 similar to this.

The mystery thief who jumped from a plane and was never seen again

Michael Gebicki
1 hr ago

New mango cake for the Night Noodle Markets by Black Star Pastry.

The Night Noodle Markets kick off tonight. Here's what's for dessert

Giorgio Locatelli's spaghetti carbonara.

The only four spaghetti recipes you'll ever need

Neil Perry's Italian-style rice soup with fresh peas.

53 easy peasy pea recipes

Instead of interchangeable rubber caps to suit different ear shapes, the Buds have an adjustable loop that goes inside ...

Pixel Buds put the power of Google in your ears

The new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones.

Google announces new Pixel phones and more

'Google Maps is wrong': The sign erected by Valley View Road.

Google Maps error sends confused tourists to dead-end street

Well-built, but low on power.

360-degree camera has nice tech, awful battery

A cool way to improve sound quality on home video.

Adding a microphone to your camera setup

Holden's Elizabeth plant will close on October 20, 2017.

Holden: No more excuses

The Drive Team

2018 Subaru XV.

How to test drive a new car at home

Dom Tripolone

2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Driven: the world's quietest car

Tony Davis

2018 Citroen C3

Citroen's new Mazda2 rival detailed

Drive Staff

2018 Range Rover Sport PHEV.

Range Rover's new hybrid revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Toyota Camry Commemorative Edition, the last locally-made models.

Toyota in Australia: The legacy

Stephen Ottley

Andrew Fifita played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea last month.

Andrew Fifita withdraws from Australian squad to play for Tonga

UPDATED
Phil Lutton

Kiwis coach David Kidwell.

Kiwis stand firm as more players join Taumalolo in defection

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

Memo NRL clubs ... that's how you deal with a crisis

Andrew Webster

Mobbed: Israel Folau is congratulated by Kurtley Beale and Michael Hooper after scoring against South Africa.

Izzy poised to break prestigious rugby world record

Darren Walton

Nikki Van Dijk celebrates her win in Portugal.

Shock Aussie's win blows world title race open

Syrian fans hold a portrait of Bashar al-Assad.

Political football: Do not call Socceroos vs Syria do-or-die

Michael Lynch

Another setback: James Pattinson has been ruled out of the Ashes series.

Key Aussie quick ruled out of Ashes series with back injury

James Buckley

Young leader: Michael Hooper first captained the Wallabies in 2014.

What a difference three years has made for Hooper

Tom Decent

New appointment: Andrew Farrar.

New Dogs appointment builds on promise to return club to its roots

UPDATED
Chris Barrett

Jason Taumalolo intends to switch between Tonga and New Zealand.

Marshall slams 'disrespectful' Taumalolo for Kiwi snub

Back home: The Dragons will return games to Kogarah and Wollongong next year.

Clubs split on taking matches back to suburban grounds

Adam Pengilly

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