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Lachlan Black died after visiting five doctors in five days.

Toddler dies after seeing six doctors within four days

Work on Allianz Stadium could start as early as May.

'Relying on fantasy figures': $2b stadium defence crumbles

President Donald Trump said he knew Roy Moore had little chance of winning in the Alabama senate elections.

'I was right!': Donald Trump says he knew Roy Moore wouldn't win

Labor candidate for the seat of Bennelong, Kristina Keneally, in Sydney on Tuesday.

Something went terribly wrong on the way to the Bennelong ballot box

Kathryn Wicks

Two firearms seized by Organised Crime Squad detectives following an arrest by the Tactical Operations Unit at ...

'It was important that we arrest them today': Centennial Park chaos

Mount Carmel Catholic College student, Bianca Ritter, topped the HSC Construction Examination.

'So many stereotypes': Top 2017 HSC students have been named

Tensions rise as China is urged to make Australia 'feel the pain'

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

Man dies on popular beach near Byron as girlfriend watches on

Nation's largest bank admits breaches as it files defence in case

Billionaire threatens legal action over James Packer biography

Burke lobbied Joyce over support for government agency

EXCLUSIVE
Tom McIlroy

Bennelong byelection Keneally Alexander

Coalition on track to seize crucial byelection win in Bennelong, poll shows

EXCLUSIVE
Nick O'Malley

Straight shot: Horn works through the defences of UK boxer Corcoran in Brisbane.

Horn sets up massive 2018 fight after pummelling win in Brisbane

1 hr ago

Space battles, lightsaber duels, and bizarre aliens; it's all here.

The Last Jedi is one of the year's most intelligent blockbusters

REVIEW
1 hr ago

Allianz Stadium and Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Outraged over stadiums largesse yet? Wait til you hear this ...

Peter Fitzsimons

Kloe Machete (left), a yet to be named Paik (middle) and Liam Awie Sajorda (right) are part of a baby boom at Werribee ...

What's the most common birthday in Australia?

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CCTV: Minion caught stealing lawn

Crhis Froome celebrates winning the 2016 Tour de France.

Froome could be stripped of title after 'adverse' drug finding

Bluesmart, which says more than 65,000 of its suitcases are being used around the world, said its batteries cannot be ...

Qantas and Virgin place ban on 'smart' suitcases

GPs were not only number five on the hard to fill list but demand currently outstrips supply by more than 12 times, ...

The 20 jobs that are hardest to fill in Australia

Louis Hanson began taking antidepressants when he was 20.

'I was ashamed': The medication many take, but few talk about

COMMENT

Rod Duke battles 'manifestly unfair' helicopter ...

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Phil Lowe calls out 'speculative mania' in ...

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Picture Editor's Choice, December 14, 2017

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Derek Barrett says he does not remember murdering his niece Mengmei Leng.

He killed and dumped his niece in a blowhole. Now, Derek speaks out

Georgina Mitchell

Total fire ban declared as Sydney's first heatwave hits

Judge blasts 'obscenely high legal costs' of Sydney lawyers

An artist's impression of Macquarie's proposed northern tower at Martin Place.

Martin Place skyscraper stoush reaches 'tipping point' over views

The shed where greyhound trainer John Burrows died.

Bomb hidden in backpack blew up in victim's face

Parents Kane and Ashley Buchanan pictured after Ashley's emergency caesarean. Their new born baby Ava was a forced ...

Sydney bakery hit with huge fine after 200 suffered food poisoning

NSW Health has urged people with diarrhoea to stay out of public swimming pools for two weeks to guard against ...

Swimmers urged to be cautious amid diarrhoea-related outbreak

Karen Ristevski with her brother Stephen Williams.

Brother speaks about emotional day after murder charge

VIC

Justin Miles tells of his terrible ordeal after a home invasion at Forest Lake.

'Quite an ordeal': Man handcuffed, stomped on during invasion

QLD

Construction worker Jeff Castle says builders will look for place to cool off if the heat reaches 35 degrees.

'Potentially life-threatening' heatwave as records tumble

ACT

A security guard followed the group from the centre.

Christmas shoppers interrupted by Islamaphobic Santa

WA

When it comes to first impressions, it's all about "wow" at first sight. And the exterior of your home is no exception.

Don't make these mistakes when updating your home's exterior

Jane Eyles-Bennett

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle, on their first official public engagement, take part in a ...

Actress Meghan Markle selling her Toronto home

It's time for the industry in general, and Airbnb in particular, to grow up; says columnist Leonid Bershidsky.

Major cities give strong message to Airbnb, like Uber, to 'grow up'

Comment
Leonid Bershidsky

Armidale has plenty to offer.

Why it might be time for you to move to Australia's highest city

Stephen Lacey

Homeowners are urged to think long-term when taking out a mortgage and to have enough of a buffer to handle both rate ...

'Borrower burnout': $23 more a week would push owners over the edge

Mami Kataoka is the artistic director of the 21st Biennale of Sydney.

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Mami Kataoka, Artistic Director of the 21st Biennale of Sydney to be held in 2018, Sydney Opera house 13th December 2017 ...

Biennale of Sydney goes back to its Opera House roots

Helen Pitt

Grant Lynch (on the treadmill) - PhD Student, University of Sydney's special hot room.

The surprising way to stay cool in a heatwave

Peter Hannam

Fast food worker Michelle Hooper says she is frequently abused by customers

Retail workers campaign against abuse from customers

Anna Patty

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Bennelong byelection Keneally Alexander

China furore could influence the verdict of Bennelong voters: poll

EXCLUSIVE
Nick O'Malley

Bennelong voters say yes to China curbs but no to tax cuts

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Mysterious letter urges Chinese voters to 'take down' government

Nick O'Malley and Alex Joske

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in ...

Complaints spark review of affordable housing scheme

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Sam Dastyari announces his resignation at a press conference in Sydney. 12th December 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Dastyari to draw taxpayer salary for weeks

James Massola

Kloe Machete (left), a yet to be named Paik (middle) and Liam Awie Sajorda (right) are part of a baby boom at Werribee ...

Want a baby? Here is where and when to have one

Eryk Bagshaw

Tasmania would join Western Australia in banning pokies outside casinos under Labor's plan.

Tasmania could become first state to blow up the pokies

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a leaders' retreat at the APEC Summit in ...

China urged to make Australia 'feel the pain'

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

China's national flag flutters on the Chinese side of the banks of the Tumen river, as a North Korean village is seen behind.

China prepares for North Korean refugee tide

The Thai Prime Minister tries a banana at an exhibition.

Banana-throwing Thai leader on media warpath again

Lindsay Murdoch

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, waves goodbye to Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting ...

Russia's mission in the Arab world is far from finished

ANALYSIS
Farid Farid

CBA contested some allegations against it, while admitting others.

CBA admits breaches as it files defence in Austrac case

Clancy Yeates

Selling the empire that made him billions: Sir Frank Lowy

Who will be the next Frank Lowy or Rupert Murdoch?

Elizabeth Knight

Commonwealth Bank is marketing a US dollar bond offer.

Former CBA planner Ricky Gillespie gets $3k fine, no conviction

Clancy Yeates

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lifted 8 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 6021 while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Westfield a standout in muted ASX session

Jessica Sier

Church concerned about ATO not safeguarding holiday workers

Anna Patty

'Value for money': APRA targets underperforming super

John Collett

Fonterra Australia to lift payments to dairy farmers

Darren Gray

'Feel-good effect' of same-sex marriage boosts the economy

Eryk Bagshaw

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney on Monday.

Turnbull face final battle of year - and the stakes are high

COMMENT
Judith Ireland
1 hr ago

Wage rises used to be an annual phenomenon: no longer.

Low wage rises have become routine - and this is why

COMMENT
Peter Martin

An iconic moment in recognising the independent scholar's right to move between towns, cities and states in search of ...

As students reflect on marks, we must reflect on HSC itself

COMMENT
Jenny Allum

Bovet's Récital 20 Astérium.

Dream on: Twenty of the year's most exciting new watches

Watches
Bani McSpedden

The 'manlo' is a nimbus of silver hair that floats around the crown of the head.

Hairy question: Is the 'manlo' the new man-bun?

Grooming

Happy app users: Housemates Kaitlyn Tremblay and Nicholas Phillpott having coffee in Barangaroo.

The apps helping young people manage their money

Siobhan Ryan

Philip Lowe has so far kept rates unchanged during his time as governor of the Reserve Bank.

Why the run of flat interest rates has further to go

Clancy Yeates

Baron Katrinski on an electric bike. Katrinski and business partner Nathan Reizer own Melbourne Electric Bicycles.

On ya bike: growing demand for electric bikes

Kate Jones

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman James Shipton.

SMEs struggle as insolvent trading rises

Cara Waters

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Topping the HSC class

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Cartoon: Bennelong ping pong

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PepsiCo preorders 100 Tesla Semis

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Jimmy Kimmel gets emotional about healthcare

A Coulson C-130 Air Tanker turns in to make a drop on a hillside near Toro Canyon Road in Carpinteria, California.

World of Photos - December 13, 2017

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Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in the film adaption of the hit novel Burial Rites.

'An incredible humanity': J-Law confirmed for Burial Rites film

Broede Carmody

The ABC is launching a new national rural affairs program.

ABC launches new radio show dedicated to rural affairs

Broede Carmody

Golden Globe contender Michelle Williams, left, and Mark Wahlberg in All the Money in the World.

How ex-Spacey film pulled off shock Golden Globe nods

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Daisy Ridley plays Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Lost in space: A guide to Star Wars The Last Jedi

Louise Rugendyke

Village people live.

Thank God there is more to show than Village People: review

Hannah Francis

NZ actress Rose McIver in Netflix's A Christmas Prince.

Netflix cops backlash over 'creepy' viewer tweet

Louis Tomlinson has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.

How Tomlinson joke badly backfired for London radio host

Broede Carmody

Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional plea for children's health care with son Billy.

Jimmy Kimmel and baby son's emotional on-air moment

Triple threat: British trio Alt-J

Alt-J never boring, never bad but some way from great

Michael Ruffles

Trevor Ashley is on great trashy form as the panto dame.

More ham than a Christmas platter

Joyce Morgan

Petulant Frenzy's Matt Roberts on quacking form.

You don't have to be Frank to play Zappa

John Shand

Social media is being torn apart by a fictional short story titled 'Cat Person' that ran in the New Yorker.

Why the New Yorker's 'Cat Person' story struck such a nerve

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Gloria Steinem and protesters at the Women's March in Washington.

'Feminism' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year

Kristine Phillips

Half the women currently working in media have experienced sexual harassment, bulling and intimidation.

When will Australian politics have its Weinstein moment?

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Jesinta Franklin wearing a Lover dress for a David Jones shoot.

Love rekindled: flatlining fashion label finds a white knight

Melissa Singer

We have only just begun to explore the therapeutic value of shifting focus to fully attend to and maximise pleasure.

'Tis the season for fake-drinking

COMMENT
Lisa Wells

Clothing website Wish have no idea what women want.

The plus-size fashion fail

Natalie Reilly

Beyonce

What's up with Beyonce's mega-long belt?

Melissa Singer

This is not my face

'What the hell just happened?' How a cream changed my face

Natalie Reilly

Bluesmart, which says more than 65,000 of its suitcases are being used around the world, said its batteries cannot be ...

Qantas, Virgin put ban on 'smart' suitcases

Hobart aerial shot. Harbour.

Not Melbourne or Sydney: Surprise city fastest growing tourist hotspot

Annie Dang

Flying into Queenstown is one of the most spectacular airport approaches as it takes you above lakes and rivers hemmed ...

Get a window seat: The world's 12 most stunning commercial flights

Ben Groundwater

Instagram/Sonny Bill Williams

Sonny Bill Williams under fire for family photo

I couldn't help wondering, would it work?

The truth about baby sleep school

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Decluttering before Christmas: tips for managing the toy influx

The top 10 christmas cocktails range from simple scotch on the rocks to the extra special.

World's top 10 Christmas cocktails unveiled

Barbecued chicken with zucchini and romesco.

Your new go-to summer chicken recipe

David Jones clove-studded ham. $28.95 per kg

Ham it up: where to buy the best in Sydney

The giant Saturn V rocket which launched us to the Moon, complete with a rusted Command Module, on display at Johnson ...

Eyes of the world return to Houston, Texas

COMMENT
Adam Turner

More than one billion clear text credentials have been found in the one database.

Crims make database of stolen passwords

Anthony Caruana

The Nintendo Switch has exceeded expectations in 2017.

With 10 million sold, this was the year of the Nintendo Switch

ANALYSIS
Tim Biggs

FILE: Stacks of bitcoins sit near green lights on a data cable terminal inside a communications room at an office in ...

Where to buy Bitcoin, other cryptocurrency

Lifehacker

Brian Krebs has had to move house to avoid the retribution of cyber criminals.

Meet the cyber sleuth hackers love to hate

Ben Grubb

Kia's Stinger Si and GT received five-star scores for a strong crash performance.

Kia Stinger S returns shock three-star safety score

David McCowen

2018 Mercedes-Benz MBUX preview

Mercedes A-Class to debut new infotainment system

Kez Casey

2017 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport.

What SUV capable of towing should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2013 Nissan Navara D40

Reminder to check for deadly airbags

Alex Rae

Jeep's Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is on its way to Australia.

The SUV that's faster than a Porsche 911

Andrew Maclean

2018 Audi R8 Neuburg Edition.

New Audi R8 special edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

Hornet stings: Jeff Horn celebrates after successfully defending his WBO world welterweight champion title against UK ...

Horn sets up massive Crawford fight after pummelling Corcoran

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

The Manly Sea Eagles are suspected of breaching the salary cap via secret payments to at least one player.

NRL accused of conflict of interest over company used to probe books

Andrew Webster

Still waiting: No response yet from Premier Gladys Berejiklian on justification for the $2 billion outlay.

Outraged over stadiums largesse yet? Wait til you hear this ...

Peter FitzSimons

Crhis Froome celebrates winning the 2016 Tour de France.

Froome could be stripped of Vuelta title after positive test

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Car deals at the centre of Sea Eagles salary cap investigation

Adrian Proszenko

New approach: Josep Gombau is attempting to implement a new playing style at Western Sydney.

Wanderers players need to take responsibility: Thwaite

Dominic Bossi

Australian Rugby Union CEO, Bill Pulver talks to media after giving evidence to an inquiry in Perth on Wednesday, ...

Stadium upgrades key to World Cup bid: Pulver

James Buckley

Excited: Wallaroos captain Shannon Parry has welcomed the announcement of a nationwide women's rugby union competition.

Rugby joins women's revolution with new Super W competition

James Buckley

Fearsome pace: Dennis Lillee sends down a bouncer at the WACA in December, 1977.

'I'm not going to final Test': How the WACA lost its favourite son

Chris Barrett

Much ado about nothing: Jimmy Anderson says the Duckett incident was not a big deal.

Duckett pouring a drink over me was 'a non-event': Anderson

James Anderson

Different perspectives: James Anderson and captain Joe Root appear at odds over the bowler's newspaper column.

Anderson puts heat on England coaches as Root denies team rift

Andrew Wu

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