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The High Court will consider the eligilbility under Section 44 of the Constitution for politicians (anti-clockwise from ...

Five 'natural' MPs should stay, High Court told

It felt like 2.9 degrees at sunrise in Sydney, but that didn't deter runners from pounding the pavement.

Study reveals what happens after dark in Australian bedrooms

The man who spent the day on an awning on a high rise building in Chatswood gives himself up to Police Rescue members.

Man charged after body found in Chatswood alley, 12-hour stand-off

Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival killing dozens and wounding hundreds.

New timeline raises questions about Las Vegas massacre

AllRound Access boss Savas Guven.

Businessman charged after police swoop in Mosman

UPDATED

Eerie skies over Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

'Never seen anything like this': At least 10 killed in US bushfires

Forget the doom and gloom headlines: here is some good news

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Climate change may be beneficial due to death rate, says Tony Abbott

Latika Bourke

Once bitten, twice shy: Why Turnbull has been cornered

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Coroner may be left to rule on missing mother's fate

Aristocrat boss hits salary jackpot after move to the US

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is dismissed as a "sook" and "a sulking kid" by swing voters interviewed in focus ...

Abbott's stand-out claims in new speech - and charts that prove him wrong

Peter Hannam
20 mins ago

Russell Crowe has been accused of being involved in spiking a New York Times story exposing earlier allegations about ...

Russell Crowe 'helped bury a 2004 Weinstein expose'

New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams has lost the pace than can bend the defensive linbe.

Father time has caught up with Sonny Bill Williams

COMMENT

Neil Scallan holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Monopoly editions.

Neil has to sleep a certain way - around his Monopoly sets

Amy Shark has picked up an impressive six ARIA nominations.

Female artists clean up in the 2017 ARIA nominations

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Trailer: The Last Jedi

Maudie susses out another dog at the off-leash dog beach.

My dog licked a child at an off-leash beach - the police turned up

Serena Williams after winning the 2017 Australian Open, when she was pregnant with her first child.

Serena to make tennis comeback at Australian Open

Up, down, and away: Not even Henry Cavill can save Batman v Superman from crashing to Earth.

Superman's not entirely dead in latest Justice League trailer

Letter of the law: Sam Burgess is penalised during his England debut against France on Saturday.

Burgess' selection the epitome of England's World Cup shambles

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said legislation did not equal good government.

'What are the MPs doing?': The record Gladys might not want

Tense 12-hour stand-off ends after woman's body found in alley

'Increasingly divided': How your suburb determines your health

Esther Han

Austin Franks, with mother Caroline, was pulled out of his school after his parents discovered boxing pads were used to ...

'Like he was an animal': Alleged abuse of children in NSW schools

An electron microscopy image of the flu virus.

How flu can kill: When virus turns from sore throat to fatal infection

Bradley Dillon was 25 when he died on August 11 2014 after being stabbed at least four times and shot three times.

'No animosity' between murder accused and victim, court told

Property Council of Australia NSW executive director Jane Fitzgerald.

'Think of the children': Developers reject view that Sydney is full

Emergency services rushed to the scene?of a glider crash near Goondiwindi.

One dead after glider 'fell out of the sky' on Queensland border

QLD

Nurse Kitty Grozdich at the Marie Stopes clinic in Westmead.

A day in the life of an abortion nurse

Leeches saved Narelle Iser's fingers after she trapped her hand in a cellar door.

Meet the medical miracles that live in a little fish tank

VIC

Hayley Dodd went missing near Badgingarra in 1999.

Missing teen 'lured into car, murdered within two hours', court hears

WA

'The landlord and the agent have all the power and given how tight the market is, the tenant can't speak out and has no ...

Watershed moment signals phase two of housing debate

Adding beautiful lighting to an outdoor space is what makes it truly magical. Sarah and Jason's backyard.

Don't overlook this area of your home, it adds serious value

Lee Suckling (pictured) says he has given up being a house guest.

I'm giving up staying overnight at my friends' and family's homes

OPINION

Photo: Houzz

Budget-friendly tips for decorating your first home

A buyer from China is awaiting FIRB approval to finalise their $8 million exchange on this Mosman house.

Fewer Chinese buyers searching for Sydney property

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The High Court will consider the eligilbility under Section 44 of the Constitution for politicians (anti-clockwise from ...

A guide to the High Court's 'citizenship seven' hearings

Adam Gartrell

NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property Victor Dominello.

NSW government fails to stick to target for offshoring jobs

Anna Patty

Liinaa Berry at Crafers Hotel in South Australia.

Australia's secret wine cellars and collections

Nick Stock

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The High Court is considering the eligibility of seven MPs: (anti-clockwise from top left) Barnaby Joyce, Fiona Nash, ...

'Natural Australian' MPs shouldn't be disqualified, High Court told

Adam Gartrell

Climate change 'beneficial' because people die in cold: Tony Abbott

Latika Bourke

Why Tony Abbott looks forward to global warming: more beach days

SKETCH
Tony Wright

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Once bitten, twice shy: Turnbull is cornered on climate change

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

"The lesson I've taken from being in government, and then out of it, is simply to speak my mind."

'I've learnt to speak my mind': 10 highlights of Tony Abbott's speech

Michael Koziol

Attorney-General George Brandis will have the power to block legal action or appeal an injunction.

Brandis slaps down Dutton over attack on 'un-Australian' lawyers

James Massola

The High Court will consider the eligilbility under Section 44 of the Constitution for politicians (anti-clockwise from ...

A guide to the High Court's 'citizenship seven' hearings

Adam Gartrell

Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Festival killing dozens and wounding hundreds.

Las Vegas shooting: police change account of massacre

Eerie skies over Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

Several dead, thousands evacuated in California

Michael Idato

Diwali, the Indian festival of lights.

Diwali festival without fireworks? Supreme Court says yes

Malala Yousafzai at the United Nations General Assembly in 2013.

Malala attends first Oxford lecture

US Navy Admiral Harry Harris aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard off the coast of Sydney in June during a joint military ...

China's least favourite American firming as Trump's man in Oz

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

generic apartments, possible cladding used on these buildings, Alexandria 7th September 2017 Photo by Louise Kennerley afr

Why Sydney can't pull up the drawbridge

COMMENT
Chris Johnson

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles in 2014.

Harvey Weinstein embodies a culture whose power is on the wane

COMMENT
Ann Hornaday

westpac

Westpac scraps 'outdated' fees, limits in PR offensive

Clancy Yeates
45 mins ago

People looking at the stock price board at the ASX in Sydney.

Markets Live: Broker upgrade bolsters AMP

Live
Sarah Turner
37 mins ago

The Jam Factory in South Yarra has been earmarked for a major upgrade.

Ambitious plans for $450m revamp of popular Jam Factory

Simon Johanson
1 hr ago

Origin CEO Frank Calabria says policy certainty is needed for investors.

No CET creates uncertainty for energy, Origin CEO says

Cole Latimer
1 hr ago

'Bloody ridiculous': Gas bill for empty unit tops $5k

Larissa Ham

This time the stock market's different, isn't it?

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

Strong businesses failing to lift economy

'Big chill': the unintended consequence of sex scandals

COMMENT

The 'family' luxury model outperforming sportscars

Cars

In an attempt to give workers flexible and adaptive environments, companies are ditching the traditional desk.

Office space: Why big companies are ditching the desk

Work

Geoff Wilson says the value of the pro bono support is well exceeding the investments in the charities.

Geoff Wilson's $6.8m funds aim to improve life for youth

Nassim Khadem

Early consumers of Radio Shack products, New York, 1983.

Technology marches on: The phrase that kills companies

Scott Phillips

"The data shows a significant number of the industry's TIO complaints are from customers moving to the NBN," a Telstra ...

Patchy internet costing Australia's small businesses big

Cara Waters

A large office open area that has a separate entrance, which also doubles as a family living room, would not qualify as ...

Is CGT payable on a home used to run a small business?

COMMENT
Max Newnham

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Mattis: US military should be ready for North Korea

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Weinstein fired from his own company

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Commbank to face biggest shareholder class action

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New laws to keep Springvale mine open

Clare McCutcheon, aka Henchwench Cosplay, who is the current Australian Cosplay Champion in character as a Death Knight ...

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Amy Shark has picked up an impressive six ARIA nominations.

Female artists shine in 2017 ARIA nominations

Broede Carmody

Mariah Carey is touring Australia and New Zealand in February.

Mariah Carey announces Australian tour dates

Broede Carmody

Russell Crowe has been accused of being involved in spiking a New York Times story exposing earlier allegations about ...

Claims Russell Crowe helped spike a 2004 Weinstein expose

Michael Idato

Greens leader Richard Di Natale hit back at Canavan's defence of Adani's Carmichael coal mine.

Q&A recap: Canavan and Di Natale clash over Adani and SSM vote

Neil McMahon

Nationals MP George Christensen has accused the ABC's Four Corners program of being "influenced by the extreme green ...

Second federal MP uses taxpayer funds to attack ABC

Broede Carmody

Meryl Streep said she is "appalled" at the revelations of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein.

Meryl Streep rebukes Weinstein for 'horrifying' offences

Michael Idato

Rebel Wilson won a record $4.56 million defamation payout.

Rebel Wilson's record $4.56m payout may not survive appeal

Michaela Whitbourn

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been forced out of the company he built.

Hollywood's kingmaker Harvey Weinstein loses his crown

Michael Idato

Link from Zelda

Video game music is a lot more than bleeping kids' stuff these days

Charles Purcell

Alison Moyet: Last seen here 30 years ago.

Less would be more for soulful Moyet

Michael Bailey

Yolanda Lowatta and Kaine Sultan-Babij, part of Bangarra Dance Theatre's recent production of "Bennelong".

And that's a 'yes' from Bangarra Dance Theatre

Nick Galvin

Shanna is now determined to help others.

Why I finally admitted that I was an alcoholic

Shanna Whan

Some foods make us more full than others and it's not just the protein content.

The new link between certain foods and controlling obesity

Sarah Berry

We like to think of ourselves as rational beings, that we make decisions based on facts and knowledge rather than ...

Navigating the toll parenting teenage girls has on a relationship

Jane Gilmore

Could the real reason Cattrall doesn't want to be in the third movie be because she knows what the backlash would be like?

Is this the close-to-home reason Kim Cattrall refused movie?

Natalie Reilly

Britain's Prince George arrives for his first day of school at Thomas's school in Battersea, London.

Woman cautioned for ‘causing nuisance’ at George’s school

Nicole Economos

Roxy Jacenko has spoken of her latest breast cancer scare ahead of a number of charity initiatives she was be the face of.

'Not a smart move': Jacenko's latest breast cancer scare

Jenna Clarke

US President Donald Trump, center left, gives a thumbs up next to US First Lady Melania Trump, center right, during an ...

Melania Trump calls Ivana 'attention-seeking'

Steve Holland

On set at Court of Sex.

The Indian show confronting marital rape head on

Calliste Weitenberg

Looks so easy!

The ridiculous peanut butter 'hack' that has millions laughing

Irrational fears are normal for many kids.

Phobia-busting tips for frightened children

Name your daughter after yourself, if that's what you want.

Isn't it time to start naming girls after their mums too?

B262AA Waterfall Shower at Circular Pool in Karijini National Park, Western Australia. Image shot 2008. Exact date unknown.

Australia's 10 most underrated places to see on a road trip

Lee Atkinson

View of Mt Kinpoku from Kamo lake, Sado Island, Japan.

Beyond Tokyo and Kyoto: The Japan highlights you've never heard of

Winsor Dobbin

Las Vegas.

Why aren't Australians being given a travel warning for America?

Ben Groundwater

Good Food. ReccoLab Italian restaurant in Rozelle. Focaccia col formaggio Molto Buono (with prosciutto). Photographed ...

It's focaccia, but not as we know it

The Australian Pub Fund has sold Enmore's Vic on the Park to Merivale.

Merivale snaps up another inner-west pub

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried asparagus with garlic.

39 amazing asparagus recipes

The Sonos One looks like the old Play:1, but it has new insides and the ability to take voice commands.

Google and Sonos spark smart home turf war

COMMENT

Run-and-gun stages are just as difficult as boss fights, with frequent deaths adding to your knowledge of the dangers as ...

Hand-drawn shooter is a surreal, superb game

Sleep

Sleep-deprived Australians wake up grumpy, global data reveals

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says NBN Co is doing 'an extraordinary job'.

Malcolm Turnbull feels public's pain on NBN

The Note8 features optical image stabilisation on both lenses.

Why your phone now comes with a dual lens

2014 Kia Sportage.

What used SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2018 BMW Alpina B3 S and B4

2018 Alpina B3 S and B4 S revealed

Alex Rae

The next-generation Camaro could hit Holden showrooms with a Chevrolet badge.

Holden: Camaro must wear bowtie

Alex Rae

2018 Hyundai i30 N.

Driven: Hyundai's Golf GTI rival

Andrew Maclean

The Tesla Model 3 has been plagued with production issues.

Tesla in 'production hell'

Stephen Ottley

BMW's 4-Series Gran Coupe blends style and performance.

Tested: BMW's new classic

David McCowen

Tactical shift: Aaron Mooy has been moved to the bench.

Socceroos shock as Ange Postecoglou drops Aaron Mooy

BREAKING
Dominic Bossi
53 mins ago

New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams has lost the pace than can bend the defensive linbe.

Father time has caught up with Sonny Bill Williams

COMMENT
Mark Reason

Sam the man: Williams signs new deal with Raiders.

Third time lucky: prodigal son signs new deal with Raiders

Chris Dutton

She Will Reign is the favourite to claim The Everest first prize of $5.8 million.

Ignore Melbourne - The Everest will be a success without Winx

Andrew Webster

Serena Williams after winning the 2017 Australian Open, when she was pregnant with her first child.

Serena to make tennis comeback at Australian Open

Jon Pierik

Socceroos head coach Ange Postecoglou.

No excuses for the Socceroos against Syria... not this time

ANALYSIS
Dominic Bossi

Missed out: George Burgess.

Burgess a shock omission from England World Cup squad

Ian Laybourn

No punishment: Sam Burgess punched David Klemmer in their Four Nations clash but stayed on the field.

World Cup rule: punching not an automatic sin bin offence

Chris Barrett

She is sharp, she is ready, She Will Reign

Chris Roots

English galloped in impressive fashion at Canterbury on Monday in preparation for The Everest.

English ready to boom in The Everest

Chris Roots

Exciting: Vega Magic is unbeaten since joining Lindsay Park and is a leading contender for The Everest

Werrett believes Vega Magic can take him to The Everest

Chris Roots

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