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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during a doorstop interview in Hong Kong on Sunday 12 November 2017. ...

Labor threat to go 'nuclear' over citizenship

The Reserve Bank says residential property investment has peaked.

Developers could dump CBD apartment projects as investment peaks

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Why women don't leave when men commit lewd acts in front of them

COMMENT
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Talking to friends about your true financial position can be beneficial.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives high-fives to children during his visit to the Australian International School in ...

PM labels North Korea 'cunning, sophisticated criminals'

Lindsay Murdoch

Cracking knock: Ellyse Perry salutes the crowd after reaching triple figures, a feat that couldn't be seen on television.

This historic double-century wasn't shown on TV. Why not?

'Minimal' Manus upgrade cost $8.1m for 24 days of work

Recent missteps leave Turnbull fighting for political survival

COMMENT

How China's Double-Eleven festival changes shopping forever

'I would NEVER call him short and fat': Trump trades barbs with Kim

Mercedes Formula One team held at gunpoint in harrowing robbery

Author Clive Hamilton: ''The reason they've decided not to publish this book is the very reason the book needs to be ...

'Vexatious': Publisher dumps book critical of China over fears of action

EXCLUSIVE

Scott Pendlebury's finger is caught in the jumper of one of the Irish players.

Scott Pendlebury injury sours international rules win

Jenny Rosalky in her sewing room filled with fabric and quilts, at her home in Stanmore, Sydney.

'A collection worth $150k tossed out': Why collectors need wills

Businesswoman

Just stop it: The words and habits we need to ditch

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Companies buy billions of these tiny pellets,choking our oceans

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Justin Trudeau scuttles TPP

Contestants cross the finish line during the Sunday Age City2Sea, in Melbourne. November 12th 2017.

Did you run? We captured the highs and lows of City2Sea

For a number of years, we continued making an excellent team on a professional and personal front.

I had an affair with my boss - and it ended badly

Stan

What the internet means when they say they're a 'Stan'

Topical comedies like SNL rely on fresh material from writers.

Baldwin keeps saying Melania Trump loves his SNL impression

Earthquake of 7.3 magnitude hits Iraq: USGS

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Former US intelligence officials say Trump is ...

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Texas shooter Devin Kelley once held gun to ...

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Tayla Kendall, Alistair McMurray, Xavier Fennell, Himesh Chhima and Andy Strachan go through the nuts and bolts of ...

Guerilla foodies turn the art of dining on its head

Hannah Francis

Mitcham hit-run: Man in court over alleged role in crime spree

Traffic chaos averted as CityLink road re-opens after suspicious fire

Guy is portrayed by his supporters as a savvy and compassionate politician with an unusual capacity for hard work and ...

The enemies within: Matthew Guy divides Liberals

Work is under way to stop the exploitation of children in residential care.

'One child could have as many as 10 people trying to exploit them'

Two people have been killed in separate collisions in Victoria.

A 16yo girl and a man killed in separate car collisions

Soldier Daryll Miller at the Remembrance Day service at the Shrine of Remembrance.

In a field of poppies at the Shrine the fallen are remembered

Anita Board.

Young girl dies after horror drag racing crash

WA

Identical twins Anne Lambert and Helen Goddard are concerned about what the government's new facial recognition ...

Twins fear being caught up in facial recognition system

ACT

Fred Whitby 94 year old grazier in his he shearing shed with working dog Snap on his property Sunnyside Villa at Rocky ...

Farmers rush to cash in on booming prices for wool

NSW

Watt Riverside Restaurant and Bar at the Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm.

Man seriously burnt at restaurant after explosion

QLD

Kitchens are the most expensive space to fit out in most homes and another one where a classic approach is a good choice.

Greatest hits: A guide to Dea Jolly's signature style

The pool will be completely transparent.

Would you swim in this sky pool planned for London?

Haydn Chiron owner of Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics at Preston Market, which will open on Sundays for the first time this ...

The real taste of a suburb: Local stalwarts go back to the future

Chloe Naughton?s entry in the House category of the World Architecture Festival, Inverdon, in Bowen, Qld, which she ...

'Australia will win awards at almost every level': Judge predicts

A charming Californian bungalow facade reveals little of the contemporary architectural statement at the rear of the home.

The Doll's House: A Californian bungalow with a sense of magic

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives high-fives to children during his visit to the Australian International School in ...

PM calls North Korea 'cunning, sophisticated criminals'

Lindsay Murdoch

Talking to friends about your true financial position can be beneficial.

Why do we deceive our loved ones about our finances?

Georgina Dent

Police hand over food and supplies to local villagers from inside a mining area where there is conflict between the West ...

Villagers near Freeport mine conflict zone are 'safe'

Amilia Rosa

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the leaders' retreat at the APEC summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Saturday 11 ...

Turnbull government reduced to minority after Alexander quits

Bevan Shields

Labor threatens 'nuclear' retaliation on citizenship

Adam Gartrell

Manus upgrade cost $8.1m for 24 days' work

Michael Koziol

Malcolm Turnbull and John Alexander in happier times in April this year.

The neverending story of an election that could take out PM

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Tony Abbott during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 16 October 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares

Tony Abbott condemns physical attack on sister Christine Forster

Nola Marino.

New twist: Chief government whip may be a dual citizen by marriage

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during a doorstop interview in Cooma after his tour of the Snowy ...

Customers 'to pay $160m a year' for PM's Snowy scheme

Nicole Hasham

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Donald Trump talk as they arrive for the family photo session ...

Former US intelligence officials say Trump is being 'played' by Putin

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US President Donald Trump.

A concise history of North Korea-US presidential insults

ANALYSIS

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives high-fives to children during his visit to the Australian International School in ...

Turnbull calls North Korea cunning 'criminals'

Lindsay Murdoch

Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Vietnam's Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

Trump offers to mediate while also taking offence

Kirsty Needham, Agencies

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Why record low interest rates can't last

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's best hope of surviving this next treacherous phase is to find a way to get ahead of ...

Is PM entering the valley of the shadow of political death?

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Mark Latham, a believer in "Cultural Marxism".

Cultural Marxism – the ultimate post-factual dog whistle

COMMENT
Chris Zappone

Property developer Kiara Salmon using virtual reality software.

Do our kids have the skills needed for the jobs of the future?

Anna Patty

Ross Gittins

Economists are giving up on smaller government

Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins

Mobile payments are likely to gain popularity when they can offer consumers more features, such as integration with ...

Smart phone payments tipped to take off in Australia

Clancy Yeates

Natalie Lang

The changing face of trade unions

Anna Patty

Cup punters placed record 850 bets a second on most popular app

Nick Toscano

Can 'old media' empires survive the internet onslaught?

COMMENT
John McDuling

Tech giants turning Sydney's CBD into 'Silicon Place'

Retirement but no rest for globe-trotting ex-ASIC chairman

Colin Kruger, CBD

BMW's new "Smart Key".

Prepare to experience a revolutionary way of driving

Cars

Kettlebells and guitars: Ben Owen and Pete Murray are combining their two passions to create a whole new experience.

How a family tragedy put musician Pete Murray on a quest for wellness

Fitness
Jane Rocca

Jenny Rosalky in her sewing room filled with fabric and quilts, at her home in Stanmore, Sydney.

Death of a hobbyist: treasure thrown out in post-death clean-up

Barbara Drury

How to tell if your offset account is fake, a disgrace or first-rate

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Cathie Reid in zero gravity training as she is set to be an astronaut in Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space program.

Reid builds $1b business and is heading into space

Cara Waters

Lisa Pagotto, founder of tour company Crooked Compass, invested almost $100,000 into her start-up.

Selling home to start enterprise can be risky business

Larissa Ham

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Republican candidate accused of sexual misconduct

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Socceroos draw first leg against Honduras

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Louis C.K. says sex allegations are true

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AI: threat or salvation?

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Shaun Micallef dabbles in tall tales.

Shaun Micallef and Dave Hughes take on new projects

Linda Morris

It came as no surprise that Bachelor favourite Keira Maguire is set to appear on the upcoming Bachelor in Paradise.

Favourites and 'villains' to clash on Bachelor in Paradise

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Former Star Trek star George Takei has denied he groped a male model in 1981.

Takei, Dreyfuss and Goddard accused of sexual misconduct

Ellen McCarthy

Tom Hardy in <i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i>: The difficult production has turned out to be a winner.

Mad Max sues Warner Bros over Mad Max earnings

Garry Maddox

Since Midnight Oil announced their Great Circle world tour in April this year, five months after Donald Trump's ...

Are Midnight Oil still relevant?

David Leser

ABC staff-elected director Matt Peacock has said it's been a "very tough five years" at the public broadcaster.

'It’s been a tough five years': Veteran reporter bids farewell

Broede Carmody

Aline Kominsky-Crumb's collection of vaginas and virgins.

The beautiful clutter of bohemian homes

Paola Totaro

"To finally be in a position I can control is very fulfilling," Bjork says.

The inimitable Bjork, chaser of dreams

Jane Rocca

City of Crows, by Chris Womersley.

City of Crows: A magical and original historical novel

BOOKS
Louise Swinn

The project is intended to be a comment on how home ownership is becoming an ephemeral dream for the young.

House of mirrors becomes a piece of art

VISUAL ARTS
Tom Cowie

'It's a special year to be a part of it': James Batchelor.

Next Move alumni praise dance program as it turns 10

DANCE
Stephen A Russell

It's telling that, so far as we know, Louis CK wasn't asking to masturbate in front of his female bosses or prominent ...

Why 'asking first' doesn't excuse Louis CK's behaviour

COMMENT
Clementine Ford
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Lupita Nyong'o at the European premiere of <i>Star Wars - The Force Awakens</i>.

Lupita Nyong'o 'disappointed' Grazia UK edited her hair

Christine Hauser

For a number of years, we continued making an excellent team on a professional and personal front.

I had an affair with my boss

Annie *

Donna Nayler, Forensic Cleaner.

The 'CSI effect' why women are dominating in forensic science

Marina Kamenev

'I got you girl!' Jennifer Garner, with her daughter Violet, is a beacon for harried, normal women everywhere.

So it turns out Jennifer Garner is my ultimate spirit animal

Natalie Reilly

It's an inequality that many schools perpetuate with their outdated scheduling.

As a working mum I feel left out of my son's school

Jessica Rowe

Jayden Seyfarth with Virgin Group owner Richard Branson two years ago after Seyfarth printed Branson's business class ...

Sydney paparazzo, 20, given second airline ban

The Goss
Amy Croffey

I didn't ask for approval, so I couldn't care less that I didn't get it.

The shock reaction when I bleached my hair white

Jo Stanley

Adam Liaw's?kari-kari chicken with spiced yoghurt

Weekly meal planner: healthy in half an hour

A little bit of thick, caramelised sugar is one of the most decadent things in food.

Roast chicken but not as you know it

Wonderbao's trio of bao.

The 20 don't-miss dishes of the Melbourne Night Noodle Markets

Is it worth it?

The exhausting truth about 'holidays' with children

He drives me crazy, and I he, but I will always care for the father of my children.

The surprising emotions that arrive with divorce papers

What's the right amount of sleep for future dads-to-be?

How sleeping-in might stop you becoming a dad

Lord Howe Island.

Paradise vs paradise: Which of these two Aussie islands is best?

Louise Southerden

London's Mail Rail network.

London's hidden underground railway opens to the public

Annie Dang

Hastings Street Main Beach, Noosa.

Traveller letters: Ruined - Noosa no longer an idyllic coastal retreat

Swift is an open-source programming language created by Apple, which can be used to make apps for iOS.

Apple, RMIT partner on coding courses

Scary times lay ahead for Australia's free-to-air broadcasters unless they can work together to stem the bleeding.

Netflix still killing Freeview, not Foxtel

COMMENT

Origins is recognisable as Assassin's Creed, but it's a cut above most games in the series.

New Egyptian Assassin's Creed is the best in a decade

Review

This artist's representation of the supernova shows star-matter moving outwards from a series of explosions in the ...

Astronomers shocked by explosive supernova

Ookla is behind Speedtest.com, one of the most popular internet speed tests.

Fastest telcos and cities for broadband revealed

Off-road comparison: Land Rover Discovery v Ford Everest v Toyota Prado v Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Luxury 4WD test: Land Rover Discovery versus rivals

Toby Hagon

Rally ace Molly Taylor with her road-going Subaru WRX STI.

Star and Car: Rally champ Molly Taylor

Owen Thomson

Volvo's XC60 sets new benchmarks for safety

2017 Drive Car of the Year: Safety Innovation

Andrew Maclean

2018 Volvo XC60 T8.

Road Test: Volvo XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid

Kez Casey

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class

Mercedes-Benz ute priced from $45k

Andrew Maclean

Abarth 595 Competizione

First Drive: Abarth 595 pocket rocket

Alex Rae

Scott Pendlebury's finger is caught in the jumper of one of the Irish players.

Pendlebury injury sours Australia's win over Ireland

Daniel Cherny

Ex-tennis prodigy Jackson Ross was attracted to the team aspects of footy

Advantage footy: Ex-tennis prodigy's path to the AFL draft

Daniel Cherny

AFL hopefuls and close mates Charlie Constable (left) and Andy Brayshaw.

Andy and Charlie's AFL draft bromance

Daniel Cherny

Sport has had to grapple with issues arising from transgender athletes.

A question in need of the wisdom of Solomon

Tim Lane

Chris Johnson clashes with Ireland's Mattie Forde in 2005.

International rules biff is over: coaches

City's Ross McCormack kicks the ball past Vedran Janjetovic.

City and Wanderers share the spoils after 1-1 draw

Michael Lynch

The Socceroos used Re-Timer glasses on the first leg of their journey.

Flying fitness studio: Inside the Socceroos' lavish recovery

Dominic Bossi

Chance missed: The Australian bowlers were unable to wrap up victory after Ellyse Perry's landmark double Century on ...

Ashes door still ajar for England after Test draw

James Buckley

One final push: Jackson Irvine, fights for the ball with Honduras' Henry Figueroa.

Who will fill the last six places at the FIFA World Cup?

ANALYSIS
Matt Bungard

Cracking knock: Ellyse Perry salutes the crowd after reaching triple figures, a feat that couldn't be seen on television.

Why Perry's historic double-century wasn't shown on TV

Anthony Colangelo

Too good: Kevin Durant, drives the ball against Robert Covington as Ben Simmons watches on.

Simmons and the Sixers smashed by NBA champs

Peter Mitchell

Glenn Maxwell made 60 and 64 against South Australia last week.

Wade, Maxwell in final bid for Sheffield Shield runs

Michael Ramsay

Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat (right) chats with chairman Anthony Di Pietro.

Melbourne Victory report rare financial loss

Anthony Colangelo

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