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Vindication: Cook was playing for more than a win, he was playing for his spot.

Breakthroughs with new ball have hosts on a high

Live

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton said he'd "spoken to a number of people".

No proof in the pudding: Dutton grilled over his restaurant fear claims

17 mins ago

Exports of services, including tourism, are predicted to contribute up to 0.5 percentage points to economic growth this year.

What Sydneysiders really want depends on where you live

Jacob Saulwick

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

Melania 'cried on night Trump won - and they weren't tears of joy'

Rachel Olding

NSW police and salvage personnel work to recover the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed into Jerusalem Bay.

'Destroyed' seaplane pulled from river in delicate operation

Bupa says comparison websites are a "significant cost on the system".

The $200m reason why health insurance premiums are rising

Esther Han

'A parent's worst nightmare': NSW man goes missing on holiday

Dan Proudman, Nick Bielby

This perverse rule must go to fix housing affordability crisis

COMMENT
Harry Stutchbury

Bitcoin loses its dazzle as second-tier crypto coins catch up

A bumper year for superannuation ... but Aussies can do better

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Freed Taliban hostage charged with sexual assault, confinement

St Paul's Grammar School student, Sarah Bakker and Ravenswood student Ashley Masters achieved 45 out of 45 in the ...

The Sydney school girls who topped the world

Alexandra Smith

The company now expects to assemble 5000 Model 3s a week by the end of June, delaying plans to reach that milestone by ...

Tesla breaks another production promise with crucial Model 3

Heading home: Andy Murray.

'I am not yet ready to compete': Murray pulls out Australian Open

58 mins ago

Ivanka Trump listens during the Women's Entrepreneurship Finance event at the G20 Summit.

'Ivanka thought she would be president': Book's top revelations

Kris Larsen was rescued on his homemade boat off the coast of Hawaii.

Homemade boat: Aussie sailor rescued after 100-plus days at sea

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Paul Sorvino on Harvey Weinstein: 'I'll kill the mother------'

Contestant Nick Spicher's Jeopardy! ruling has sparked a debate over the acceptable pronunciation of 'gangsta'.

Jeopardy! player loses for mispronouncing 'gangsta'

Australian Alex de Minaur defeats Canada's Milos Raonic in a major upset at the Brisbane International.

'It's crazy': Sydney teen stuns Raonic at Brisbane International

WBBL

'Don't celebrate too early': T20 cricket clash descends into chaos

The new year is not always a happy one for couples.

Are you questioning your relationship this month? You're not alone

Trusting for a better 2018

7:08PM

Man charged after police allegedly find 109 ...

7:05PM

How alcohol damages stem cell DNA and increases ...

6:24PM

More than 100 guns seized by police from a home in Cobar.

Man charged after police allegedly find 109 unregistered guns

Georgina Mitchell
58 mins ago

Seaplane was destroyed and rebuilt after previous fatal crash

EXCLUSIVE
Patrick Begley

Taxpayers to miss out on Sydney toll road windfall

EXCLUSIVE

Lost Paradise attendees left behind usable camping equipment as well as tonnes of rubbish.

'Throwaway attitude': Paradise lost amid festival rubbish

Jockey Megan Taylor is lucky to be alive after a tree branch crushed her car days after Christmas.

Star jockey narrowly avoids tragedy after tree crushes car

Blake Nicolas Pender has been charged with terrorism offences after allegedly threatening to behead police officers.

Man faces terrorism offences after 'threat to behead a cop'

A brush turkey surveys his new abode in Greenwich.

Why brush turkeys are headed to a Sydney suburb near you

Pied currawong with leucism discovered in Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney

'Is it an albino crow?' Royal Botanic Garden has a new species

A "fatberg" removed five years ago at a wastewater pump station in Munster.

'Fatbergs': Perth's fat monsters and how you are feeding them

WA

Passengers aboard the Sea Princess were hit by norovirus.

200 hit by gastro on Sea Princess cruise ship docking in Australia

QLD

A Tesla car charging station is at South Australia's wind and solar battery plant outside of Jamestown.

Pressure on NSW as Victoria in line for large-scale battery

The offer of $100 million for the Point Piper mansion of John Symond showed a nine-figure sale is a looming reality.

What's in store for 2018? New trophy home record likely

Photo by Bob Hooks

Natural ways to keep your house cool and energy bills low

Three pugs in a row

How to choose the right pet when renting

Resolutions you can make for your abode, if you haven't already broken them.

New Year's resolutions that you've probably already broken

The older generation is gifting money to adult children and want to protect that money from a relationship breakdown.

The three biggest unseen money suckers in your home

Exhausted bathers being revived by lifesavers on Bondi Beach on February 6, 1938.

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Exhausted bathers being revived by lifesavers on Bondi Beach on February 6, 1938.

The day five people died and 200 were washed out to sea

Julie Power

A Tesla car charging station is at South Australia's wind and solar battery plant outside of Jamestown.

Pressure on NSW as Victoria in line for large-scale battery

Peter Hannam

Road safety boffins and the police can do only so much to combat idiotic, high-risk behaviour.

Road toll chills the holiday season once again

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Race discrimination commissioner Tim Soutphommasane.

Race commissioner: 'Too much panic, not enough perspective'

Fergus Hunter

Is it really so difficult to deport criminals? Apparently not...

Michael Koziol

The end of cheap beer: radical alcohol tax plan put to government

Michael Koziol

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton.

Victorians 'scared to go to restaurants' at night: Peter Dutton

Fergus Hunter

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer has accused the US of perpetrating a "diplomatic insult" to Australia.

US perpetrating 'diplomatic insult' on Australia: former deputy PM

EXCLUSIVE

Malcolm Turnbull floated the idea of a postal plebiscite on an Australian republic.

PM bursts own 'thought bubble', ruling out imminent republic vote

Philip Ruddock said he wanted to be "as open as possible" in the conduct of the inquiry.

Public submissions to review of religious freedom to be kept secret

EXCLUSIVE

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Thai junta leader manoeuvres to stay in power

Lindsay Murdoch

Kris Larsen was rescued on his homemade boat off the coast of Hawaii.

'Disoriented' Australian rescued in homemade boat off Hawaii

Anthony Colangelo

A hairdressing salon in the Seven Sisters Indoor Market.

A question of identity as Tottenham grapples with revamp

Cars from an Amtrak train that derailed lie spilled onto Interstate 5, in DuPont, Washington, last month.

Conductor, passenger sue over Amtrak crash

The company now expects to assemble 5000 Model 3s a week by the end of June, delaying plans to reach that milestone by ...

Tesla breaks another production promise with crucial Model 3

Brent crude futures were at $US67.82 a barrel, not far off the $68.03 May 2015 high.

Oil stocks, cannabis minnows seal gain for ASX

Vesna Poljak

Intel says the flaw is an issue for all modern processors.

What you need to know about the big chip security problem

The technical shortcomings of bitcoin signal its benchmark status may be taken away someday by a second-generation ...

Bitcoin loses dazzle as second-tier crypto coins catch up

A bumper year for super but Aussies can do better

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Marijuana stocks skyrocket, set to 'lead world' after export approval

Patrick Hatch

Five things to fear in a strong global economy

COMMENT

SUVs lead charge as new vehicle sales have record month and year

The way to fix the housing affordability crisis is to remove family homes from the pension teset.

Axe this perverse incentive to fix housing crisis

COMMENT
Harry Stutchbury

Illustration: Dionne Gain

The deterioration of White House policy debates

COMMENT
Daniel Drezner

Sexaholics can never satisfy their appetite for lust and the condition does not discriminate. Illustration: Dionne Gain

My name is X and I am a sexaholic

Anonymous
Anonymous

It takes work to keep the spark alive in a relationship.

The sign your relationship is doomed

Life on Mars
Phil Barker

Does the cost outweigh the benefits of living in Sydney?

Sorry, but you couldn't pay me to move to Sydney

COMMENT
Sylvia Pennington

Hannah Thiem at home in Sydney, with some of the items she buys in bulk to avoid disposable packaging.

How Hannah cut down on waste on a budget

Siobhan Ryan

From a current median price of $895,342, a 10 per cent decline would equate to about $90,000.

For most, predicted downturn will be little more than a blip

ANALYSIS
Jennifer Duke

The reality is a four-hour work week is unlikely to happen if you start your own business.

The problem with the entrepreneurial dream

COMMENT
James Adonis

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

Justine Landis-Hanley

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Crashed seaplane raised from the Hawkesbury River

27 mins ago

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US plans to cut Pakistan 'security assistance'

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Australia to become a medical cannabis exporter

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Bannon called Trump Jr meeting "treasonous"

A young Nepalese devotee collects water to offer a prayer at the banks of the Hanumante river during Madhav Narayan ...

World of Photos - January 4, 2018

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Clear eyes, full hearts… every episode of Friday Night Lights - now streaming on Stan.

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A new chapter begins… The Stan Original series Romper Stomper - now streaming only on Stan.

How to multi-task like a boss

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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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35 never fail road trip tips to keeps kids happy

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Ed Sheeran is coming to Springfield. Well, his voice is.

Ed Sheeran makes another surprising cameo

Broede Carmody

All the Money in the World is an old-fashioned morality play, but David Scarpa's script manages a fine line between ...

How did replacing Spacey impact All The Money In The World?

Paul Byrnes

Paul Sorvino with daughter Mira Sorvino in Florida in 2005.

Goodfellas star on Weinstein: 'I'll kill the motherf-----'

Broede Carmody

Cate Blanchett's 2015 film <i>Carol</i> screened in competition at Cannes.

Cate Blanchett named president of Cannes Film Festival jury

36 mins ago

Justin Timberlake has been roasted over his new album teaser.

Justin Timberlake mocked over new 'alt-country phase' album

Rob Moran

Contestant Nick Spicher's Jeopardy! ruling has sparked a debate over the acceptable pronunciation of 'gangsta'.

Game show contestant loses over 'gangsta' pronunciation

Daniel Victor

Got some nip: Marcus Stoinis.

There are lessons for Nine in Ten's BBL coverage

Debi Enker

Beyonce will get you into the holiday spirit.

Aussie musicians join Beyonce on Coachella lineup

Sofija Petrovic

In the first act Jonas Kaufmann, one of the great Wagnerian tenors, dissembled like a youth who had smashed the family ...

The classsical concert that was the gig of the decade

ARTS
Peter McCallum
3 mins ago

Italian mezzo soprano Jose Maria Lo Monaco starred in Opera Australia's most recent production of <i>Carmen</I>, on ...

After being murdered by her lover for 140 years Carmen gets even

Katharina Grosse's The Horse Trotted Another Couple of Metres, Then it Stopped features more than 8000 square metres of ...

Carriageworks breaks out in a riot of colour

Andrew Taylor

Ivanka Trump listens during the Women's Entrepreneurship Finance event at the G20 Summit.

'Ivanka thought she'd be president': the top revelations from the new book on Trump

Kate Bettes

The cover of February UK Vogue. Photo: Instagram

British Vogue accused of 'whiteness' on latest cover

Melissa Singer

Comedian and performer, Iliza Shlesinger, who was hosting the event.

Man sues woman for women-only show, is compared to Rosa Parks

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Sam Smith in New York.

Sam Smith shares his struggles with body image

Nicole Economos

More than 40 per cent of Australians get too little sleep to feel rested and able to function at their best.

Why getting enough sleep is as important as exercise

Ellen Page and Emma Portner, left, arrive at the world premiere of "Flatliners" in Los Angeles.

Ellen Page weds girlfriend

Michael Sun

Aussie, Aussie Aussie

Have Australians become too sensitive?

Roqayah Chamseddine

Actress Diane Kruger attends the premiere of "In the Fade" at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in New York.

Diane Kruger: Ending her relationship with Joshua Jackson was 'liberating'

Nicole Economos

Can I ever go back?

How I unintentionally ghosted my book club

Some lessons were surprising.

9 lessons I learned by giving up drinking while pregnant

There are ups and downs.

3 ways kids will ruin your marriage - and 3 ways they will make it stronger

A new Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner rolls out of the Boeing factory in Everett, near Seattle.

World's safest, and least safe, airlines named

Amber Schultz

Business class on board Qantas.

Do the lucky passengers in lie-flat seats still get jet lag?

Michael Gebicki

A man is claiming 'reverse discrimination' over being banned for life from an airline after allegedly touching a flight ...

Passenger banned for life over touching flight attendant's rear

Green smoothies are the order of the day in Veganuary.

Welcome to Veganuary, the meat-free month gaining momentum

Raw chicken breast - delicacy or disgusting?

Simply resistible: Five food trends you might want to miss

Chilled sriracha-fried chicken and pickles.

Off to the cricket? 20 dishes to take to the game

Intel chips from the last 10 years are vulnerable to 'one of the worst CPU bugs ever found', according to one of the ...

Virtually all devices at risk from CPU flaws

NBN photoshop ad fail

NBN's appeal to gamers shows ancient controller

NEC's new technology can match faces to a database of billions, virtually instantly.

Facial recognition's ominous rise: are we going too far too fast?

The late Tom Petty is among artists whose songs are licensed by Wixen.

Spotify sued for $2.2b over unlicensed music

God of War

The 18 games to look forward to in 2018

The Toyota HiLux is the highest selling vehicle in Australia for 2017.

Most popular cars in Oz revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Audi Prologue concept.

Audi plots BMW 8-Series rival

Alex Rae

The final HSV GTSR W1 has been built, ending the Commodore era for the company.

End of an era for HSV

Stephen Ottley

Peugeot 3008 GT.

Is this the most underrated SUV?

Stephen Ottley

Mercedes-Benz will debut the new G-Wagen at the 2017 Detroit motor show.

Merc's tough 4WD to go upmarket

Alex Rae

The new Hyundai Veloster will debut at the 2018 Detroit motor show.

New Veloster set for 2018 reveal

Alex Rae

Big viewership, low costs: Channel Ten will likely want to hold on to the Big Bash League.

Where does the future lie for cricket broadcasting in Australia?

Roy Masters

Opportunity lost: England captain Joe Root is dismissed for 83.

New year, same old story for sloppy Joe

Andrew Wu
13 mins ago

Heading home: Andy Murray.

Former world No.1 Murray pulls out of Australian Open

Phil Lutton
58 mins ago

Reality bites: Fallen tennis star Bernard Tomic may be heading for I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here.

'I'm a Celebrity ...' beckons for Bernard Tomic after fallen star misses Open wildcard

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Unhappy return: Eels player Jarryd Hayne departs after answering questions from the media.

Why Hayne told the Eels he wanted to speak to the media

Andrew Webster

Serena Williams during her exhibition return in Abu Dhabi.

Sydney International misses out on Serena

James Buckley
1 hr ago

Jumpei Kusukami's departure has left a hole Wanderers need to quickly fill.

Wanderers want familiar name as Jumpei replacement

Dominic Bossi

Sealing the deal: A late dunk from Ben Simmons put the game beyond doubt for Philadelphia.

Simmons and Mills top score as Sixers beat Spurs

Keith Pompey

Cricket generic.

How an Australian Aboriginal team became cricket pioneers

Scyld Berry

Try something: Joe Root, left, has avoided taking any major risks.

Leg-spinner who played for NSW to debut for England in Sydney

Andrew Wu

Steve Smith during the Australian cricket team training session at the SCG in Sydney, Tuesday, January 2, 2018. (AAP ...

The records that could move Smith closer to Bradman

Andrew Wu

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