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Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, has taken a leave of absence to ...

Cabinet minister reveals private fight with cancer

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Former British prime minister Sir Edward Heath.

Former British PM 'raped an 11-year-old boy', police told

A license photo of Stephen Paddock, the man responsible for the Las Vegas shooting on September 28.

'He loved to stare': The gamblers who met the Las Vegas killer

Defector: Jason Taumalolo will play for Tonga at the World Cup.

Let's call Taumalolo's decision for what it really is: weak

Andrew Webster

NSW Law Society president Pauline Wright has bowed to pressure from members opposed to same-sex marriage.

Law Society backs down in extraordinary same-sex marriage row

Retail sales were very weak in July.

A 'shocker' for retail spending as consumers shut their wallets

'They use you and spit you out': Heavy price for service to Australia

'Secret life': Vegas gunman may have had accomplice for massacre

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

Getting smarter is keeping young Aussies out of property market

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Lottoland's 'fake lotteries' face government crackdown

Helen Dalton, candidate for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party in the Murray byelection.

'I don't like shooting much,' Shooters party candidate admits

Sean Nicholls

Australia's Trent Sainsbury, 2nd left, fights for control of the ball with Syria's Omar Alsoma, left, during the 2018 ...

Socceroos held to draw with Syria after controversial penalty

An image of Dan Bilzerian from his twitter account.

What a macho, Instagram star did when caught in Vegas gunfire

James gets a rose and a kiss, just reward for his humiliating breakdance.

#Pisspotgate: The Bachelorette has jumped the shark

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

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

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State governments accused of watering down gun laws

Not happy: Sam Kerr was snubbed by FIFA for the women's player of the year award.

'Not surprised': Kerr hits out at FIFA after player of year snub

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

Kiwis stand firm as more players join Taumalolo

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

The new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones.

Google unveils new smartphone in direct challenge to Apple

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

Fitness model sues dating agency after bad date

Michaela Whitbourn

Staff hiring freeze as hundreds of millions is stripped from budget

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

On September 23 alone, 62 per cent of NSW had its hottest September day on record.

Two pulses of extreme heat stunned Australian meteorologists

Abuzar Sultani.

Bikie charged over Barbaro killing arrested over separate killing

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

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

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

Land-clearing in Queensland continues to soar, reaching almost 400,000 hectares in 2015-16.

Surge in land clearing not picked up in emissions data

Peter Hannam, Tony Moore

Though e-cigarettes and other vaping products are growing more popular, they haven't proven to be as much of a boon to ...

Top doctor calls for total ban on cigarettes, switch to e-cigarettes

Alex Mendieta at his offices on Thursday morning.

Diamond-dealing playboy's champagne life goes flat

VIC

The mural after it had been vandalised.

An art work that took hours to create destroyed in minutes

WA

The Block 2017 backyard week

The Block: Teams drowning amid pool dramas in yard week

Neutral paint is good, but as interior and property stylist Louise Hatcher points out, rooms don't always have to be ...

Paint like a pro: Experts share their tips for getting it right

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

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

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Three important things to consider when designing a home

Land-clearing in Queensland continues to soar, reaching almost 400,000 hectares in 2015-16.

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Land-clearing in Queensland continues to soar, reaching almost 400,000 hectares in 2015-16.

Surge in land clearing not picked up in emissions data

Peter Hannam, Tony Moore

Guerilla tactics Illustration Michele Mossop Friday 9th June 2006 Companies now using guerilla tactics to recruit staff ...

The real threat to freedom that terrorism could not defeat

Editorial

Alex Lahey (EG, July 28)

Regret clouds the past but not the future in Lahey's debut

Craig Mathieson

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Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, has taken a leave of absence to ...

Cabinet minister Arthur Sinodinos reveals private fight with cancer

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

States reject demands by Turnbull for gas green light

Nicole Hasham

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

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Labor MP for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby in Parliament.

Labor MP under pressure after ABC attack backfires

Adam Gartrell

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

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

Former British prime minister Sir Edward Heath.

Former British PM 'raped an 11-year-old boy', police told

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

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Calling Las Vegas 'terrorism' does nobody any favours

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Illustration: Simon Letch

How to calm duelling hotheads? Vegemite diplomacy might work

COMMENT
John Hewson

Peter Dutton has a well-paid job that taxpayer dollars pay for: to represent the people of his electorate and to manage ...

Lay off the zingers, Peter Dutton, and take your job a bit more seriously

COMMENT
Duncan Fine

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Facebook and Google struggle to fix 'fake news' crisis

COMMENT
John McDuling

A ship is loaded with coal from the stockpiles at the Hay Point terminal as others wait offshore to be loaded at the ...

Gas exports running hot with earnings forecast to hit $35b

Cole Latimer

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has announced sweeping job cuts, and a $50 million investment in content and ...

Fridays are all about flexibility for ABC chief

Carolyn Cummins

NAB's Jonathan Davey expects customers will be able to manage their bank accounts through voice-based devices within two ...

Need your bank balance? Talk to Google Home, says NAB

Clancy Yeates

It pays to make children's dental health free

Harold Mitchell

How getting smarter is keeping young Aussies out of property market

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

A 'shocker' for spending as consumers shut wallets

Peter Martin

Lottoland's 'fake lotteries' face crackdown

Nick Toscano

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

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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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US police shoot at actor playing armed robber

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ABC axes Lateline in sweeping shake-up

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Kaufusi: I would've loved to play for Tonga

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CHOICE Shonky Awards 2017

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

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Jarrod loses it at Blake over his "sabotaged" potplant.

The Bachelorette jumps the shark with #Pisspotgate

Rob Moran

Singer Thom Yorke plays with the group Radiohead at Glastonbury 2017.

Has Rock Hall finally learned? Radiohead couldn't care less

Joe Coscarelli

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

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

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

Forza Motorsport 7 is the latest Xbox racing game.

Forza Motorsport 7 vs real life

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-Benz Vito.

Mercedes-Benz Vito van reviewed

Mark Short

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

Strong first half: Teammates congratulate Robbie Kruse (10) after his opening goal.

Socceroos held to draw after controversial pen

Matt Bungard

Defector: Jason Taumalolo will play for Tonga at the World Cup.

Taumalolo has hurt international rugby league, not helped it

Andrew Webster

On the move: Sydney FC could take up a temporary home in Leichhardt.

Sydney FC prepare for Leichhardt Oval switch

Dominic Bossi

Bernard Foley got extra attention from the Pumas' fans in Mendoza three years ago.

Australia bracing for 'hostile' crowd in Mendoza

Tom Decent

Not happy: Sam Kerr was snubbed by FIFA for the women's player of the year award.

Kerr hits out at FIFA after player of the year snub

Dominic Bossi

Toronto Wolfpack players celebrate after their 62-12 win over Oxford in May.

Discord: Winds of change for rugby league

Steve Mascord

Mitch McClenaghan opted not to renew his contract with New Zealand Cricket.

Thunder sign Kiwi paceman for Big Bash

James Buckley

'This is football': Wanderers marquee signing Alvaro Cejudo holds no ill feeling towards Tony Popovic.

Marquee man admits he moved to Wanderers because of Popovic

Dominic Bossi

Wade Graham is chuffed to be named in the Australia squad.

Graham's green and gold dream comes true

Chris Barrett

Felise Kaufusi of the Storm.

Felise Kaufusi proud to be a Kangaroo

James Buckley

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Penrith Panthers player Josh Mansour at a training session on September 14, 2016 in ...

Mansour vows to put baby birth ahead of Kangaroos

Michael Chammas

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