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NBN is reaching close to peak rollout, but consumers have reported a lot of disappointment with speed performance.

Yep, the NBN is a mess, and it's clear what must be done

Comment
John McDuling

US President Donald Trump says Frederica Wilson's account of the call was "totally fabricated".

'It made me cry': Gold Star widow breaks silence over Trump call

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The video of the alleged assault was shared with other young people in a private Facebook messenger group.

Teenager filmed alleged Bellevue Hill sex assault for revenge

Warren Ryan, bottom, can be seen on CCTV punching Edward Purcell at the Maroubra pub.

'Roaring like a bull': NRL commentator guilty of fight 'over Trump'

SUN HERALD. Portrait of Christine Forster who is running for Sydney Mayoir. Photographed at the SYdney Town Hall where ...

Free same-sex weddings 'flies in the face of' inclusivity: Forster

Students at Cheltenham Girls High School after their first maths exam on Monday.

Last question in HSC maths paper even had teacher scratching head

Major blow to iron ore exports as crackdown in China here to stay

1 hr ago

I never thought I'd send my son to a boys-only school but I'm glad I did

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

'Rubbing it in our faces': Conman drives Ferrari past his creditors

Rudd defends 'perfect' NBN plan after Turnbull calls project a 'mistake'

Shorten adviser quits over 'terrible' blackface decision

1 hr ago

Janine Zappini is the co-founder of food business Simply Raw.

'There is an unspoken rule': Inside the million-dollar entrepreneurs club

Cara Waters

Cronk Pearce

Sydney Roosters insist Pearce kept in the loop about Cronk

The Easybeats at a press conference, Sheraton Hotel, Sydney, May 12, 1967. George Young, left, has died aged 70.

A message from George Young: 'Avoid over-hype'

Window or aisle? Your preference could reveal a bit about your personality.

Window or aisle? What choice of plane seat says about you

Actor Ewan McGregor, Eve Mavrakis attend FX's 2017 All-Star Upfront event at the SVA Theatre in April.

McGregor 'splits' from wife of 22 years, spotted in cafe with co-star

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Marathon runners led astray by motorcycle

Within couplehood, how do we ward off the mundane and preserve its romantic core?

Wife runs a secret experiment to test her marriage

A father's obesity at conception could affect the health of their children and grandchildren, the researchers said.

How to eat the right things for your age

The new Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, will have a male companion called Graham.

Doctor Who gets her companion and his name is ... Graham

"My boss had concluded that, due to my appearance, I lacked credibility."

I dyed my hair brown to be taken more seriously at work

COMMENT

ferry cockatoo island queue

Family Fun Day takes 'dangerous' turn amid ferry chaos on island

Driver found with body in back seat 'thought his friend was asleep'

UPDATED

The Sydney suburbs hit by the worst storms every season

Sydney's train network is under strain from a fast-growing population.

Commuters hand public transport title to Sydney

Lucy Turnbull

The plan for three Sydneys unveiled in 40-year vision

Lisa Visentin

Uber has a stranglehold on Sydney's ride-sharing market.

Uber's latest rival set to launch in Sydney by Christmas

The NSW budget has allocated $2.4m to upgrade the Sydney International Shooting Complex.

How taxpayers fork out $600,000 a year for NSW shooters

Nick O'Malley

Catherine Andrews with her husband Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Police disciplined for failure to breath test Premier's wife

VIC

More wreckage from the light plane crash is seen on the remote Northern Territory road.

Two people dead after light plane crash in the Northern Territory

Brett Peter Cowan.

Inmate who attacked schoolboy's killer with boiling water sentenced

QLD

Text messages

SMS trail reveals how church paid witness to keep quiet

There's a new political lobby group in town.

Why a 'pro-landlord army' is now preparing for a tenant-led war

Opinion
Andrew P. Street

Sydney's real estate has changed over time - but the prestige of waterfront has remained a constant.

When Strathfield cost more than Mosman: Shift in Sydney market

Photo: Houzz

Stairway to storage: Unusual space-saving ideas for your home

No caption information provided - picture source unknown. Hand throwing money into the air.

How to pocket hundreds by not paying the 'Australia tax'

Sydney was the least affordable Australian city - but still ranked middle of the pack globally.

Renting in these cities around the world makes Sydney look cheap

The peak body for soft drink makers says fighting the sugar tax is consuming 'vast amount of resources'.

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The peak body for soft drink makers says fighting the sugar tax is consuming 'vast amount of resources'.

Sugar hit: the tactics deployed to kill soda tax

Esther Han

There is a major weakness in the regulatory set-up for chiropracters.

Health loopholes allow 'therapists' to flourish

COMMENT
John Dwyer

The 2016 Census reveals Brisbane families make more money and are younger than the rest of Queensland.

Clouds are clearing for slow wages growth, says Deloitte

Anna Patty

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Treasurer Scott Morrison has politicised the inquiry before it has begun.

Morrision says next wave of company tax cuts now 'urgent'

Peter Martin, Mark Kenny

Rudd defends 'perfect' NBN plan after PM calls project a 'mistake'

Mathew Dunckley, James Massola

City of Sydney to grant gay couples free weddings

Michael Koziol

Immigration secretary Michael Pezzullo clashed with Greens senator Nick McKim over Australia's treatment of refugees.

Manus regime will cost Australia up to $250m a year after closure

Michael Koziol

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating and former foreign minister Gareth Evans, pictured together in August, have much to ...

Could Australia offer a North Korea solution?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Mr Michelson in the picture circulating among Labor figures.

Shorten adviser quits amid blackface costume scandal

Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited the CSR Viridian glass facility in Canberra on Monday 23 October 2017. Fedpol. ...

NBN a mistake, PM? Try stone tablets. Or French letters

SKETCH
Tony Wright

Indonesian Armed Forces Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo had been invited to a countering violent extremism conference in ...

US refuses to divulge why Indonesian military chief denied entry

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies

NZ's Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern receives a phone call from US President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump phones to congratulate Jacinda Ardern at last

Wreckage following a Boko Haram attack in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria, earlier this year.

Boko Haram suicide bomber strikes north-east Nigerian city

Former president Jimmy Carter, at home in Plains, Ga., Sept. 30, 2017. The 93-year-old says he would be willing to work ...

Jimmy Carter wants to help with North Korea

COMMENT

Relatives welcome home troops in one of the first battalions to be deployed in the besieged city of Marawi in southern ...

There is a bright spot amid the world's problems

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher
1 hr ago

President John F. Kennedy announces a naval blockade of Cuba until Soviet missiles are removed.

How Oliver Stone forced the release of the JFK documents

COMMENT
Avi Selk

Every child is different and what suits one child will not suit another.

Single-sex v co-ed schools: what's a parent to do?

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

China says it will extend the pollution crackdown because it has been very effective.

Major blow to iron ore exports as China says pollution crackdown here to stay

Kirsty Needham
1 hr ago

NBN is reaching close to peak rollout, but consumers have reported a lot of disappointment with speed performance.

Yep, the NBN is a debacle and it's clear what is needed to fix it

Comment
John McDuling

The Northern Territory is aiming to open up the eastern seaboard as a new market.

NT may be east coast's energy saviour

Cole Latimer

Myer's incoming chairman Garry Hounsell.

Myer chairman says 500,000 shares shows 'conviction'

Patrick Hatch

ASX falls 0.2pc to snap eight-day winning streak

Sarah Turner and Jessica Sier

Australia's minimum wage is a myth

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

ANZ Bank settles interest rate rigging case

Sarah Danckert and Clancy Yeates

'Disgorgement' power among options to fight corporate crime

Clancy Yeates

Nic Cester has announced a new solo album on top of a Jet reunion tour.

Rock out: Why I walked away from fame at the height of my career

Culture
Jane Rocca

Want to be a better man in the modern world? Then don't be a dick.

If you want to be a better man, don't be like this

Life on Mars
Phil Barker

Sydney family Bronwen Morgan, Jim Conley and their kids Cassidy, 9, and Brooklyn, 7, have not owned a car in five years.

Car ownership the norm, despite the rise in car sharing

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Exchange-traded funds are a good place to start for investment.

How to get started with investment

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Janine Zappini is the co-founder of food business Simply Raw.

Inside the million-dollar entrepreneurs club

Cara Waters

Tahlia Mandie is the owner of Kakadu Plum Co.

Tucking into the Australian superfood market

Christine D'Mello

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How many spinners does it take to promote transport projects?

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Plays of the week

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Entertainment news highlights

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Trailer: The Walking Dead episode 100 recap

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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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The Easybeats at a press conference, Sheraton Hotel, Sydney, May 12, 1967. George Young, left, has died aged 70.

A message from George Young: 'Avoid over-hype'

Michael Dwyer

Director Kevin Smith has promised to no longer profit from Harvey Weinstein films.

Clerks director to give Weinstein film profits to charity

Broede Carmody

The new Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, will have a male companion called Graham.

Doctor Who gets her companion and his name is... Graham

Michael Idato

AC/DC producer George Young (far right) with brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.

AC/DC's George Young dead at 70

Broede Carmody

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013 file photo, director James Toback attends the HBO premiere of "Seduced and Abandoned" at ...

Director accused of harassing more than 30 women

Rob Moran

Lisa Wilkinson has finally addressed her shock departure from Nine.

'Sorry I never got to say goodbye': Wilkinson addresses Today exit

Rob Moran

Former All Saints and Prisoner star Judith McGrath.

All Saints, Prisoner star Judith McGrath dead at 70

Michael Idato

Ben Elton: "I like to celebrate the community."

Elton's fresh take on Australia: 'I hope it's got such heart'

Garry Maddox

Ivan Donato and David Soncin impress in <i>A View from the Bridge</I>.

'I haven't experienced a more gripping night in the theatre this year'

Jason Blake

Christian Thompson makes a meal out of a Barbie.

Making a meal out of a Barbie - the show that earned just half a star

Jill Sykes

The Chainsmokers find it hard to escape the cliches of EDM.

Awash with cliches but show remains addictive

Michael Bailey

James Packer and Mariah Carey in October 2015.

James Packer says Mariah Carey was a 'mistake'

Amy Croffey

Actor Ewan McGregor, Eve Mavrakis attend FX's 2017 All-Star Upfront event at the SVA Theatre in April.

Ewan McGregor 'splits' from wife of 22 Years, Eve Mavrakis

Nicole Economos

Kasey Edwards had to dye her hair brown to be taken seriously at work.

I dyed my hair brown to be taken seriously at work

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Harvey Weinstein

How men can help after Weinstein and #MeToo

COMMENT
Ann Friedman

Insects are for eating? Most of the world does it.

Get ready: Insects are probably the next super food

Paula Goodyer

Michelle Williams at the opening of the new Louis Vuitton boutique in Paris on October 2.

The hottest shoe of summer is a clean freak's nightmare

Melissa Singer

Within couplehood, how do we ward off the mundane and preserve its romantic core?

Why I decided to conduct a test on my 10-year marriage

Bella Ellwood-Clayton

We may be dealing with exhaustion through over consumption of coffee, wine and sugar.

Welcome to the 'fatigued 40s'

Maria Lally

Window or aisle? Your preference could reveal a bit about your personality.

Why people who prefer the window seat are more selfish

Annabel Fenwick Elliott

American Airlines Business Class seats all have aisle access.

Flight test: The American Airlines flight that's 70 per cent Aussies

Andrea Black

The Resort.

The plus-size resort where 'bikini body' is never an issue

Will Ferrell for Common Sense Media #DeviceFreeDinner campaign

Will Ferrell wants you to get off your phone at dinner time

She really rules the roost. She adores being the matriarch.

Mum-to-be asks for advice on bossy mother-in-law

I wish I didn't know.

Four reasons I regret finding out my unborn baby's gender

Jamie Oliver at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney in 2015.

Why don't celebrity chefs' recipes taste the same cooked at home?

Fish selfies: The great 2017 trend.

Trends: Say hello to the fish selfie

Paper-baked salmon recipe by Adam Liaw.

Weekly meal planner: Fresh Asian flavours

The latest game from the South Park creators has, this time, arrived in Australia without being censored.

South Park game bigger, longer and uncensored

Review

Raj Samani.

Security expert slams PM's encryption stance

The new Windows update includes an augmented reality viewer to superimpose your virtual 3D objects onto your camera feed ...

The new Windows 10 features you might never use

Smartwacth

Smartwatches for kids a privacy nightmare

Gizmodo

Here's looking at you: Servaea incana, also known as the Australian jumping spider.

Why female jumping spiders only mate once

The CSL treatment could be applied to BMW's best-selling M2 coupe.

BMW's CSL badge to return

Alex Rae

2018 Mercedes-Benx X-Class

Mercedes-Benz X-Class first drive review

Toby Hagon

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class

All you need to know about the Mercedes-Benz X-Class

Toby Hagon

1948-1958: Holden 48-215 (FX)

Holden's Magnificent Seven

Andrew Maclean

Porsche's new 911 Carrera T brings plenty of driver appeal.

Porsche unveils back-to-basics 911

David McCowen

Jeep Renegade Trailhawk.

2017 Jeep Renegade range reivew

Stephen Ottley

Mitchell Pearce.

Roosters insist Pearce kept in loop about Cronk

Chris Barrett and Andrew Webster

T.J. Smith's stable foreman Tom Barker with champion galloper Kingston Town.

'You can't compare horses … But Winx hasn't beaten nothing good'

Andrew Webster

All-rounder: Ryan Hall is a maths whiz, musician and England Test winger.

A beautiful mind: England's maths and tryscoring freak

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Cate Campbell of Australia celebrates winning the Women's 50m Freestyle Final during the ...

Campbell ready to swim again – and silence critics

Phil Lutton

Chris Gayle arrives at court on Monday.

Chris Gayle wants to clear his name, defamation trial hears

Michaela Whitbourn

Failed to deliver: Matthew Wade is not batting "the way he can".

Wade was 'disrespected' by selectors: Healy

Jon Pierik

Running scared: Winx will chase a third Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Winx's Cox Plate not full of rivals

Chris Roots

Israel Folau says he is not concerned to be missing a chance to break the world record for most tries in a season.

Wallabies will build momentum without me: Folau

Scott Bailey and Vince Rugari

Former rugby league coach and media personality Warren Ryan has been found guilty of assault after a punch-up with ...

Ex-league NRL coach guilty of pub fight over Trump

Georgina Mitchell

Fired up: David Klemmer admits it will be weird to play against former Bulldogs teammate James Graham.

Klemmer still feeling Graham exit as World Cup storm awaits

Adam Pengilly

Jarryd Hayne

Teammates believe Hayne Plane is ready to take off

Laine Clark

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