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June Oh Seo on top of a balcony in Chatswood, above the alley where his girlfriend's body was found.

Boyfriend charged with murder after high-rise fall

Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

George Calombaris arrives at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on Friday.

Calombaris fined $1000 for punching man at A-League grand final

BREAKING
Georgina Mitchell
13 mins ago

Premier Daniel Andrews during the long, long debate.

Historic euthanasia laws pass Vic's lower house after marathon debate

UPDATED
26 mins ago

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2016 file photo, director Quentin Tarantino poses for photographers at the opening ceremony of ...

'I knew enough to do more than I did,' Tarantino confesses

1 hr ago

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop arrives to address the media at a doorstop interview, at Parliament House in ...

North Korea sends plea to Julie Bishop in 'unprecedented' letter

EXCLUSIVE

A friend for life: Eddie the rescue dog.

Cat and dog crackdown: Thousands need permission to get a pet

44 mins ago

Why the Liberal Party is facing oblivion

COMMENT
Catherine McGregor

White House chief-of-staff defends Trump's call to war widow

Apple shares fall on 'anaemic appetite' for new iPhone 8

Son died in strangers' yard after 'sickening' attack on mum

George W. Bush delivers scathing rebuke of Trump presidency

Atlassian's Mike Cannon Brookes in their George Street Offices, Sydney - Monday 28th August 2017 AFR photo Louie Douvis .

Sydney-based software giant on brink of joining the $US10 billion club

17 mins ago

Tiny and simple, the Nokia 3310 3G is tough to recommend for anything other than nostalgic appeal, even at $90.

I used the Nokia 3310 for a week. It was borderline intolerable

Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory was accused of 'victim-blaming' following her comments on Weinstein.

Big Bang Theory star apologises for Weinstein comments

<i>The Footy Show</i> host Erin Molan.

Blast from the past to breathe new life into The Footy Show

Letting go: Sarah Wilson.

Finding peace: The act of letting go to lead a better life

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Steel Orb wins Sculpture by the Sea

Tracey Spicer says she will reveal the names of "long-term offenders" of sexual harassment in Australia's media industry.

Tracey Spicer to name 'serial predators' in local media industry

Sleep is also needed to do a bit of brain "housekeeping".

What happens to our brains if we don't get enough sleep?

First Lady Melania Trump listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, speaks to members of the media before ...

Does Melania have a body double? Many people think so

There are two certainties in life.

How long have you got left? ABS calculates average life expectancy

INTERACTIVE

Gabrielle Maina was shot dead while walking home in Nairobi.

PM's 'prayers' for ex-Sydney teacher shot dead in Nairobi

1 hr ago

Private tutors, coaches face legal obligation to report child neglect

Sean Nicholls

'Hidden from plain sight': Slavery still a problem in NSW

James Robertson

Storm clouds are brewing over Sydney with rain on the way.

'Expect showers and storms': Brace yourself for Friday's deluge

Courts.

Amateur photographer paid model for sexual favours, court told

A man has been charged following a pursuit with a stolen truck, loaded with stolen baby formula in Condell Park earlier ...

Police pursuit with truck full of baby formula tins ends with arrest

Rachel Browne

Fadi Ibrahim (second from right) was arrested in connection with an alleged drug and tobacco importation ring.

Fadi Ibrahim survives 'unusual' prosecutor request

"The Tragedy of Aviana" by Kate Aubusson and Kate Geraghty is nominated for feature writing (under 4000 words).

Fairfax Media picks up slew of Walkley Award nominations

The booming home doctor industry "does not represent value for money", according to a scathing taskforce report.

Home doctors issue dire warning after being slammed in new report

Lena* was allegedly raped by the son of an ex-policeman. He wrote her an apology letter, but he has never been charged.

After Lena was raped, she says her boyfriend wrote: 'I'm so, so sorry'

EXCLUSIVE

Heron Island

Snorkeller dies after being swept out to sea on Great Barrier Reef

QLD

Meet Point Piper's cheapest listing – a car space for $130,000.

Cheapest piece of real estate on Australia's most expensive street

1 hr ago

The Property Investment Council of Australia aims to provide investors with a voice in the housing debate.

New group launched to stop landlords being 'singled out'

Balmain's current median house price is $1.94 million.

This suburb has gone from bikies in brawls to babies in strollers

Your lounge suite should combine comfort, functionality and modern style

How to create a home cinema in your lounge room

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Garage sales are still around and as strong as ever.

Thought this relic of the past was dead? You were wrong

Australia Institute report found most members of the Mineral Council have no interest in coal.

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Australia Institute report found most members of the Mineral Council have no interest in coal.

Peak body's obsession with coal under fire after report

Mario Christodoulou

Jessica Doyle with daughters Ruby 8 yrs and Lily 5 at their home in Preston. As a parent, "trying and failing is part ...

Controlling mums, absent dads cause problems down the line

Liam Mannix

Costume party: Sara Kolijn inspects some of the treasures that will go into the sale.

Grab a blood-stained bargain at the opera garage sale

Nick Galvin

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The government wanted to raise fees by $2000 to $3600 for a four year course, with a maximum payment of $50,000 for a ...

Turnbull's $2.8 billion university funding cuts killed in the Senate

Eryk Bagshaw

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' North Korea letter

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Crachdown: asylum seekers to need government approval to buy a pet

Michael Koziol
44 mins ago

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop accuses the media of talking "rubbish" about Ardern

Bianca Hall
37 mins ago

John Pierce AEMC Chair. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with the Energy Security Council at Parliament House in ...

Energy policy architect plays down carbon price fears

James Massola

Nationals MP Jian Yang at Chinese and Korean New Year festivities in the Auckland suburb of Northcote.

NZ MP embroiled in Chinese intelligence fracas worked in Senate

Fergus Hunter

Former prime minister Paul Keating.

Don't do it: Paul Keating in 11th hour bid to stop euthanasia laws

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Doubts about her political capital: UK Prime Minister Theresa May

Time ticks down but no Brexit divorce agreement in sight

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller
37 mins ago

Whistle Punks, in Birmingham, London and Manchester, allows you to throw an axe toward a target down an enclosed lane.

Struggling British pubs try axe-throwing to stay open

47 mins ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Governor Ricardo Rossello

Trump gives Puerto Rico response a grade of 10 out of 10

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley

Election interference is warfare: US envoy

Voluntary bimboism broadcast to the world is not feminsim.

The answer to sexual harrasment isn't #instacleavage

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly
1 hr ago

Catherine McGregor 2016 Queensland Australian of the Year. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hosted a morning tea for the ...

Party squabble may end in extinction for the Liberal Party

COMMENT
Catherine McGregor

The site of the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm near Ballarat.

John Hewson: Energy guarantee a Clayton's emissions intensity scheme

COMMENT
John Hewson

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said 343 staff had come forward relating to the problem.

'Deceptive act': NAB vows 'consequences' for staff shortcut

Clancy Yeates
5 mins ago

New Zealand stocks sank on news that the Labour Party will take power in New Zealand.

Markets Live: Kiwi shares tumble

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

An "Australian Consensus Centre", kickstarted with $4 million of federal government funding, has been divisive and ...

Carbon-negative: In world first, Iceland turns emissions into stone

Cole Latimer
20 mins ago

In September, Facebook confirmed Russian trolls spent $100,000 on its platform during last year's US elections.

For just $85.10, Tim spread fake news to more than 10,000 people

COMMENT
John McDuling

Were Rio bosses 'hiding the truth', or self-deluded?

COMMENT
1 hr ago

'Mr Mackenzie and Mr MacKenzie' are in charge, new BHP chair says

Darren Gray

My smartphone died, and I didn't miss it. Well, maybe a little.

COMMENT

Lawyer sees 'potential' for class action against Rio Tinto

Darren Gray

Hotel gyms can often lack the essentials, but HIIT requires nothing but bodyweight.

HIIT and run: How the experts stay fit while travelling

Fitness

Extreme sports are attracting daredevils combining the adrenalin rush with a good cause.

Extreme daredevils: Would you risk your life for charity?

Culture

Panic selling on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 19, 1987.

Lessons from the past: 1987 sharemarket crash and the GFC

Daryl Dixon

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Ask Noel: does Centrelink recognise prenups?

Noel Whittaker

Subtle indoctrination begins in childhood.

How Disney films limit women's careers

COMMENT
James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says the decision serves as a reminder to large businesses to review their ...

Court rubbishes JJ Richards small business contracts

Cara Waters

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New Zealand gets youngest leader in 150 years

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'Bigotry seems emboldened': George W. Bush

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US university braces for alt-right speaker

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Australian killed at gunpoint in Nairobi

1 hr ago

A woman takes cover during a rainy spring morning in Sydney.

Sydney showers bring relief

39 mins ago

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"It can be reversed," says Stu.

Stu drops bombshell about kids on The Bachelorette

Rob Moran

The Pussycat Dolls performing in Melbourne in 2009.

Pussycat Dolls rubbish 'prostitution ring' claims

Broede Carmody

Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory was accused of 'victim-blaming' following her comments on Weinstein.

Big Bang Theory star apologises for Weinstein comments

Elahe Izadi

Tracey Spicer says she will reveal the names of "long-term offenders" of sexual harassment in Australia's media industry.

Tracey Spicer to name 'serial predators'

Rob Moran

Isabella Manfredi, lead singer with the Preatures, has revealed her experiences of sexual harassment in the music industry.

Preatures singer details sexual harassment in music industry

Danielle McGrane

James Trethewie has said he's heartbroken after being evicted from The Bachelorette mansion.

'Broken': Bachelorette evictee pens emotional essay

Broede Carmody

Tim Minchin - I Still Call Australia Homophobic (Marriage Equality Protest Song)? Published on youtube on 10 Aug 2017

Tim Minchin honoured at Hollywood awards gala

Michael Idato

Magda Szubanski (right) and Lucy Durack have a complicated mother-daughter relationship in Sisters.

Magda Szubanski: How coming out changed my life

Michael Lallo

Opera Australia's Sara Kolijn. Supplied pic, 2017.?

Bargains galore (just ignore the blood stains)

Nick Galvin

Nat Randall on the set of her 24 hour show, The Second Woman, at Carriageworks, Sydney. 19th October 2017 Photo: Janie ...

An exhausting, intense marathon: 100 men in 24 hours

Garry Maddox

Cirque du Soleil TORUK - The First Flight

'I've had cheese pretzels with more narrative content'

John Shand
25 mins ago

Letting go: Sarah Wilson.

Sarah Wilson on learning to let go ... and lead a better life

Sarah Berry

Thong Jeans.

Thong jeans now exist thanks (?) to a Japanese designer

From the moment they're born, men are taught they have an inherent right to power.

We know violence, crime and masculinity are linked. But why?

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Sharing a pet together can teach couples a lot about their compatibility as future spouses.

A woman's heart literally broke after her dog died

Karin Brulliard

A recent manicure.

I'm a 'long nails person' and I won't be shamed for it

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Aerobics Oz Style instructors, from left, June Jones, Taryn Polovin and Wendi Carroll.

Throwback fitness: Aerobics Oz Style reunite

Mary Ward

1971 October Cover .

First transgender 'playmate' hopes to pave way for women

Zoe Tabary

Billy Joel will be a dad for the third time at 68.

Billy Joel expecting third child at age 68

Sara M Moniuszko

It's not Champagne unless it's from Champagne.

Man sues budget airline for serving sparkling instead of Champagne

Kylie McLaughlin
29 mins ago

JMPCBE Cheerful young woman raising a bottle of soda

The truth about being a full-time hotel reviewer

Andrea Sachs

The Stanley Hotel, Colorado.

Don't stay here: Lonely Planet reveals 10 most unsettling hotels

Edited by Julietta Jameson

Mothers use a similar tone across many diverse languages.

Baby talk is more sophisticated than you might think

Losing a pet is devastating.

Should kids have the day off school for the death of a pet?

1 hr ago

"Phone Off, Fun On", a Singapore McDonald's initiative.

The restaurant locking up diners' mobile phones

The buttermilk tim tam pancakes served at Long Story Short Cafe.

How many of these Insta-friendly brunches have you 'grammed?

Go-to dish: Green curry with grilled fish wing, pea eggplant and baby corn.

Hot or not? The verdict on Chin Chin Sydney

Terry Durack

Neil Perry's apple tart.

Neil Perry's five ingredient apple tart

27 mins ago

Tiny and simple, the Nokia 3310 3G is tough to recommend for anything other than nostalgic appeal, even at $90.

The Nokia 3310 is better left in the past

Review

A cardboard turntable, designed by a DJ, used by people who don't like vinyl.

Would you use a cardboard turntable?

The new Sonos One brings Amazon and Google's smart assistants into your home without sacrificing on sound quality.

Hands on Sonos' first smart speaker, the Sonos One

COMMENT
Adam Turner
43 mins ago

Surface Book 2

Hands on with Microsoft Surface Book 2

Kotaku

Professor Dayong Jin.

Brains behind cell-sized torch wins $50k prize

The last Holden will be a V8-powered SS Commodore

The final Australian-built car

Toby Hagon

2018 Audi A7

Revealed: Audi's sleek new A7

Greg Kable

Holden has written the last chapter in the history of Australian car manufacturing

Could the Australian car industry have been saved?

Andrew Maclean

Audi has developed a system to prevent accidents with cyclists

The cyclist-friendly car

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Lexus NX

Driven: updated Lexus NX

Daniel DeGasperi

Ford AU Falcon

The worst Australian cars

183

Another loss: The frequent clashes against the All Blacks has caused a form of sporting trauma.

With the Wallabies, it's not the losses that kill you, it's the hope

COMMENT
Paul Cully
1 hr ago

Footy Show host Erin Molan.

Creative genius to breathe new life into The Footy Show

Andrew Webster

Ashamed: Sam Burgess doesn't want to talk about his punch on David Klemmer.

'Don't want kids looking at that': Burgess denounces his punch

Steve Mascord

Ben Stokes

'Very difficult' for England to let Stokes tour: Taylor

Chris Barrett

Star power: The Star's front of shirt sponsorship deal with Sydney FC is reportedly worth nearly $900,000 per season.

Bling is back for Sydney FC with record sponsorship

Dominic Bossi

Todd Blanchfield scores for the Kings against the Breakers.

'Putrid:' Gaze blasts Sydney Kings after capitulation

"I can show people my skills, my qualities and I love to play with pressure."

Suarez and Sneijder: lessons from the best prepared Roly for derby

Dominic Bossi

Underdone: Karmichael Hunt doesn't have the match fitness for a Wallabies recall.

Hunt will have to bide his time before Test recall: Cheika

Tom Decent

International rugby league is big business between the big nations, but that isn't helping to grow the game.

Welcome to the international rugby league gold rush

Steve Mascord

Rugby League player Jamal Idris at Bondi Beach. 2nd June 2017 Photo: Steven Siewert

Jamal Idris retires from NRL aged only 27

New Titans coach: Garth Brennan has signed a three-year deal with Gold Coast.

New Titans coach says axing was best thing that happened to him

Robert Dillon

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