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The hunt is on for the owners of 33 cars that have been at Brisbane Airport for more than 90 days.

Police declare emergency situation at Brisbane airport

The hunt is on for the owners of 33 cars that have been at Brisbane Airport for more than 90 days.

Flights, trains have been suspended amid reports of a man with a knife claiming to have a bomb.

  • by Danielle Cronin & Ben Grubb

Morrison government just days away from removing all refugee children from Nauru

Government says the final four children and their families have been approved to fly to America for resettlement.

The milestone ends one of Australia's darkest chapters but shifts attention to the hundreds of men still languishing offshore. 

  • by Bevan Shields

Woman dies on cruise boat in Sydney Harbour

The Lady Rose party boat.

Passengers say there was a strange smell on the private luxury vessel.

  • by Sarah Keoghan, Sally Rawsthorne & Ben Grubb

A year on, few predicted housing would fall this fast

A year on, few predicted housing would fall this fast

It was the year that house prices went south. But few economists predicted how fast and low it would fall.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw

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The tree on York Street.

'Extremely lucky to be alive': Man injured after large tree falls in Sydney's CBD

A man is lucky to be alive after a massive tree fell over a busy Sydney CBD road and footpath on Saturday evening.

  • by Ben Grubb & Sarah Keoghan
Wooed by Riyadh: Mariah Carey.

Mariah and other celebs, stop going to Saudi Arabia

Four months after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi regime is trying its hardest to pretend nothing happened.

  • by Karen Attiah
Sri Lankan opener rushed to hospital after being felled by bouncer

Sri Lankan opener rushed to hospital after being felled by bouncer

A hush descended upon the sell-out crowd in Canberra after Dimuth Karunaratne was struck on the neck by a short ball from speedster Pat Cummins.

  • by Andrew Wu
Economics 101, Prime Minister? Don’t think so
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Economics 101, Prime Minister? Don’t think so

Morrison's claim that 'it's economics 101' that higher taxes under Labor would be bad for the economy is an idea peddled by the well-paid.

  • by Ross Gittins
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Home invaded by armed men in Sydney's north-west

Two men entered the unit in North Ryde about 3:20am on Saturday where a 2-year-old child was asleep.

  • by Sarah Keoghan
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Scott Morrison speaks to voters.

Scott Morrison and his inner circle fight for their political lives

To win the fast-approaching 2019 election, Scott Morrison will need more than prayers - he'll need to pull off a political miracle.

  • by Bevan Shields

World

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Auction results: See what sold under the hammer near you today

Auction results: See what sold under the hammer near you today

How did properties up for auction in your street, suburb and city fare today? Check the latest results here.

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These are the suburbs that have dropped out of the million dollar club

These are the suburbs that have dropped out of the million dollar club

A string of neighbourhoods in Sydney now have a median house price below $1 million, as the market continues to cool.

  • by Kate Burke

Business

Managing director of Facebook Australia Will Easton at the company's new office in Sydney's Barangaroo.

15 years of Facebook: has it made the world, and Australia, a better place?

The upbeat mood in Facebook's Australian office is strikingly incongruous with the nightmare 12 months the social media giant has endured.

  • by Jennifer Duke & John McDuling

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Entertainment

Industry insiders suggest Alan Jones' financial interests in the thoroughbred industry are worth between $20 million and $40 million.

The one time Alan Jones has nothing to say

Sydney's talkback king is uncharacteristically coy about his future.

  • by Andrew Hornery
KiKi Layne as Tish and Stephan James as Fonny in Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk.

Love, rape and racism: Moonlight director brings James Baldwin to the screen

After taking out 2017's Oscar for best film, Barry Jenkins turned to the writer who reset his thinking.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury

Lifestyle

Smarter living

Moncler Genius designers announced.

Genius' Assemble: Moncler's ambitious vision

The Italian label has a bold vision for fashion, focused collaboration that pushes boundaries.

  • by Benjamen Judd
The Muse2 connects with your phone and sends it brainwave data.

A brain-sensing Bluetooth headband to help you meditate

A sensor-covered headband that talks to your phone seems like it would be a distraction, and it can be, but it's also a useful tool.

  • by Cynthia Karena

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'Scary' moment: Medical staff assist Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne after being struck by a delivery from Pat Cummins.

Sri Lankan opener cleared of injury after being felled by bouncer

A hush descended upon the sell-out crowd in Canberra after Dimuth Karunaratne was struck on the neck by a short ball from speedster Pat Cummins.

  • by Andrew Wu
Sacked: Ben Barba has had his contract torn up.

Ben Barba’s questionable reputation catches up with him

A Cowboys insider told me they were stunned by Barba’s “five minutes of madness” in Townsville. They shouldn’t have been.

  • by Danny Weidler

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