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A 72-year-old woman has died after her van and a truck collided south of Gunning on the Hume Highway on Thursday.

Carnage continues with driver killed in highway crash

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England's Joe Root walks off after he was caught out by Australia's Nathan Lyon for 61 runs.

Breakthrough for Australia as fourth Test hangs in the balance

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Bobby McNeilage, 11, discovered the blade inside a bonbon purchased from Woolworths.

Boy opened Christmas cracker to find an unwelcome surprise

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Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane are interviewed in Honolulu on television news station KHON.

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The $47 million plan to 'completely change the face of Kings Cross'

NBN cut-off nears for 100,000 homes and businesses

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Carrie Fisher as General Leia in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

The silent scene in Star Wars that has audiences stumped

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Nadal pulls out of Sydney, in doubt for Australian Open

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New Year's Eve in Sydney.

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Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle arrive to attend the traditional Christmas Day service, at St. Mary Magdalene ...

Prince Harry says the Royals are the family Meghan's never had

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As it happened: England show some fighting spirit

John Oliver says his recent confrontation with Dustin Hoffman didn't achieve anything.

John Oliver regrets that 'failed' Dustin Hoffman grilling

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Actor, sister fighting for life after triple-fatal Princes Highway crash

'Un-Australian': Surf club slams 'pretty low act' over Christmas

'Her chest made a cracking noise': In a second, she disappeared

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John Travolta's video message ahead of Illawarra trip

Jesse Nikolovski committed four armed robberies after being present during Robbie Parry's home invasion murder. Photo: ...

'We will cut your head off': Inner west armed robber's golden rule

The man allegedly set a pigeon coop on fire.

Sydney man sets fire to pigeon coop, kills 12 birds

An artists' impression of the proposed development around Campbelltown Station

Towers on the way for rail stations in Sydney's south-west

A tropical low threatening the north coast of WA is expected to develop into a category 1 cyclone.

WA communities on high alert as cyclone threatens coast

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Snake hunter Mark Pelley captured a freshwater crocodile in Heidelberg in Melbourne on Christmas Day, 2017.

Crikey! Four people claim to be rightful owner of Christmas croc

German backpacker Jennifer Kohl, who died at an avocado farm in Tamborine Mountain on Friday, December 8.

Backpacker killed by lawnmower on farm in Queensland

The car left the road and landed inside the lounge room.

'It's just gone straight in': Flying car ends up in Melbourne home

The Berman House designed by modernist architect Harry Seidler.

Award-winning Australian homes you can rent for the holidays

The truth about the property market.

Why property was everyone's 'dirty little secret' in 2017

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These buildings are the heart and history of Australian cities

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Greens to use review of religious freedoms to push for a bill of rights

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'Erosion of legal rights' as government ignores report

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The truth behind another Boxing Day sales 'record'

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a bilateral meeting at the ...

Australia closes in on defence force deal with Japan

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in his Sydney office for his media interview. Monday 11th Decembewr 2017 Fairfax Media ...

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Presidio Beach in Aquiraz, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Alleged feared Mexican cartel boss arrested holidaying in Brazil

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Karim, an infant from the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus, was injured weeks ago in a government bombing of ...

Assad allows sick children to evacuate, hundreds remain

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Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane are interviewed in Honolulu on television news station KHON.

Friends discover they are brothers after 60 years

Israel's minister wants to name a train station after President Donald Trump.

Israel wants to name new Jerusalem station after Trump

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos became the world's richest person in 2017.

The world's wealthiest got $1.3 trillion richer in 2017

Gains in materials and healthcare were nearly offsetting losses in energy and utility stocks in early trade.

Australian shares drift in thin holiday trade

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Lentils piled high in the Wimmera.

'Gut-wrenching': new Indian tariff to hit Australian farmers

Darren Gray

Agreements favour the franchisor who can gradually increase franchisee contributions, including via marketing funds.

RFG franchisees querying how marketing millions are spent

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

NBN cut-off date looms for 95,000 homes and businesses

Jennifer Duke

The Aussie dollar rises to two-month high

Australia's economy closing in on the world's top 10

Bitcoin resumes slide as rally runs out of puff

Illustration: John Shakespeare

It is time to be bold, visionary and to look to the future, Australia

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Celebrations for the "yes" vote at Taylor Square, which for decades welcomed Sydney's colourful counterculture warriors.

'Yes' vote means it is time for Taylor Square makeover

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Rita Glennon

A new study puts to bed the longstanding argument about adding water to whisky.

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The Loakes that changed one writer's outlook on footwear forever.

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If you can't beat the market, just buy an index fund or ETF and go fishing.

Get used to mental discomfort if you want to beat the market

Scott Phillips

It's important to think about what our loved ones will do in the event of our passing.

One thing same-sex couples need to know about marriage

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Chris Sidwa and Andrew Fineran, co-Founders of local craft-beer business Batch Brewing Co, have managed to stay strong ...

The local Sydney brewery thriving despite 'Big-Beer' buy-ups

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Lenny O'Meara runs Kimberly Wild Gubinge.

Business boost for Indigenous entrepreneurs

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Apple shares drop on weak iPhone X demand

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Three years in jail for painkillers

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Bitcoin rises after brutal sell-off

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Aussies on top after Boxing Day Test

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Lorde performing at Coachella in April 2017.

Israel ambassador asks to meet Lorde over cancelled show

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<i>A Ghost Story</i> conjures a moving reflection on memory and the passage of life into death.

Seriously? Our critics include A Ghost Story in top 10 films of 2017

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Carrie Fisher as General Leia in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Last Jedi's enforced silence is lost on Star Wars fans

Broede Carmody

Lorde found herself in the crosshairs over her planned concert in Tel Aviv.

Lorde, Israel and boycotts: Why being righteous ain't so easy

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Karl Quinn

Cher, a leading gay icon, is known for hits such as ''Believe'' and ''If I Could Turn Back Time''.

Superstar singer and gay icon Cher firms to headline Mardi Gras

Michael Koziol

John Oliver says his recent confrontation with Dustin Hoffman didn't achieve anything.

John Oliver regrets that 'failed' Dustin Hoffman grilling

Broede Carmody

The new Doctor: Jodie Whittaker.

Our first glimpse of the gender-bending Doctor was brilliant

Michael Idato

Liam Gallagher is hoping to soak up some sun Down Under.

Our kid Liam Gallagher riding high on post-Oasis success

Kylie Northover

Steven Berkoff (pictured) has championed John Shand's work every step of the way.

The cheeky move that won over a theatre legend

Ann Ding

Joel Davison: 200 years ''is a very short period of time''.

Why you're speaking some Darug almost every day

Ann Ding

Karen Gillan, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Jack Black in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

Taking the pith: Jack Black channels the popular girl in Jumanji

Stephanie Bunbury

Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle arrive to attend the traditional Christmas Day service, at St. Mary Magdalene ...

Prince Harry says the Royals are the family Meghan's never had

Camilla Turner

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

What Kanye's Christmas gift to Kim tells us about marriage

Natalie Reilly

"Beneath every judgment is some kind of pain we've experienced..."

How to judge others (and yourself) less

Susie Moore

"Magical thinking, also known as denial."

My ageing mum didn't want to be a burden. And that was a burden.

Melanie P. Merriman

The cast of <i>Mean Girls</i> the movie.

What happens to mean girls?

Kerri Sackville

Beyonce shared this image to announce she was having twins.

The most popular Instagrams of 2017

Georgia Fowler arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Pitch Perfect 3'.

Your guilt-free guide to a glittery New Year's

Melissa Singer

Study suggests running won't harm your heart, but it won't undo a history of unwise lifestyle choices, especially smoking.

Why you can't outrun your unhealthy past

Gretchen Reynolds

Pink's adorable children getting into the Christmas spirit.

Pink shares her Christmas 'mum fail'

Something to celebrate?

Woman throws husband a vasectomy party

I become a blubbering mess.

Why do parents cry when their children perform on stage?

China's first homegrown large amphibious aircraft AG600 of AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) taxis during ...

World's largest amphibious aircraft makes its first flight

The Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The idiots who went over Niagara Falls by choice (and mostly died)

David Whitley

Model Chrissy Teigen's flight to Japan turned back ... four hours after it had taken off.

'Unauthorised person' on board forces model's flight to turn back

Cool noodles, cabbage and cucumber sprinkled with spicy Sichuan pepper.

Cool off with Neil Perry's spicy-sour chilled noodle salad

"If someone tries to take stuff of my barbie without permission they get whacked with the tongs."

Merv Hughes' top 10 tips for throwing a backyard cricket BBQ

Adam Liaw's chicken with cashew nuts.

Winner winner chicken dinner: the recipes you loved most from 2017

Luis Elizondo led the Pentagon effort to investigate UFOs until October when he resigned.

UFOs: we are at 'beyond reasonable doubt'

Apple is facing numerous US lawsuits after admitting it deliberately slows down older iPhones.

Apple faces lawsuits for slowing old iPhones

Controlling many aspects of your home (and life) through connected devices will become more common in the year to come.

2018 will be the year when the internet collides with reality

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The most googled questions of 2017 included "How to make slime without Borax?" and "What is MSG?"

Most Googled questions of 2017, answered

Thrillseekers ride the Gravity Wave water slide at Funfields theme park in Whittlesea on Tuesday.

How designers make water slides fun

2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

Revealed: New Mercedes A-Class

Greg Kable

Mini Cooper S hatch.

Which is the best Mini Cooper?

Andrew MacLean

2018 Nissan Qashqai N-Tec.

Nissan's Mazda CX-3 rival reviewed

Andrew Maclean

Mclaren is developing a fully-electric supecar.

McLaren to build fully-electric supercar

Alex Rae

2015 Mazda3.

What small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Hyundai's new in-car technology.

Hyundai's hi-tech CES reveal

Alex Rae

Vintage performance: Alastair Cook celebrates his century.

Boxing Day Test: England hit back as Test hangs in the balance

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Matthew Sullivan

Winners, for now: Wild Oats XI.

Sydney To Hobart protest scheduled for Thursday afternoon

James Buckley
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Smooth sailing: Ichi Ban on Boxing Day.

Ichi Ban in line for overall Sydney to Hobart win

Ethan James
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Hundred million dollar man: Virgil van Dijk has become the most expensive defender in history.

Liverpool break world transfer record for a defender

Rob Harris

In extreme doubt: Rafa Nadal may not feature at the Open this year.

Nadal out of Brisbane International, in doubt for Open

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Joe Root of England strikes the ball on day two of the Boxing Day test match.

ECB to complete Ashes review but fightback has begun

Jon Pierik

Wild Oats XI has won the Sydney to Hobart for a ninth time.

Wild Oats XI lands record Sydney To Hobart win

James Buckley

Unstoppable: Raheem Sterling grabbed the goal as Manchester City won yet again.

Man City continue relentless march in EPL

Joe Root of England strikes the ball on day two of the Boxing Day test match.

ECB to complete Ashes review, but the fightback has begun

Jon Pierik

Emotional release: Alastair Cook looks up towards the sky after scoring his century.

England wind back the clock as Cook applies the heat

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England cool on day-night Test for 2019 series

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