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Melco Crown Entertainment's Co-chairman, James Packer, right, and singer Mariah Carey pose on the red carpet of the ...

Judge hands Packer a Barangaroo Christmas present

54 mins ago

Bradley Edwards with wife, Catherine.

First photo as accused Claremont serial killer faces court

BREAKING
8 mins ago

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner.

Blogger behind Seven's Tim Worner affair posts referred for contempt

Patrick Begley
59 mins ago

Zakaria Dabboussi, 20, of Glasdstone Park, is being questioned by police.

IT worker one of seven arrested over terror plot

12 mins ago

Brisbane is in for a sweaty end to the year.

Sydney set to steam through a humid Christmas Day weekend

1 hr ago

Shaver Shop chief executive Cameron Fox.

Shaver Shop suffers razor burn as Christmas sales flop

'Mum, am I going to die?' It's still like a horror movie scene

COMMENT
Helen Pitt

Trump, Putin fire starting gun on new nuclear arms race

'Echoes of the dark days of the 1930s': Prince Charles' dire warning

Christmas miracle: How I finally got Telstra to fix my internet

COMMENT

We've overlooked the numbers that matter the most

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Nearly 90 per cent of the city's top-performing schools (shown in blue) are above the "latte line".

Are you in the blue zone or red zone? Dividing line for Sydney schools revealed

28 mins ago

Lingerie.

I share my name with a sex shop. You should see the emails I get

COMMENT

Open the shades - it's not just about getting a good view.

The real reason cabin lights are dimmed for take-off and landing

16 and Pregnant reality star Valerie Fairman

Reality TV star found dead in suspected drug overdose

More than half of all Australian adults are overweight or obese: the Heart Foundation.

Kick butt in 2017 with these must-follow diet and fitness tips

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Heatwave predicted over Christmas

Extended trading hours will take place across Sydney this festive season.

What's open, what's closed in Sydney over Christmas, New Year

It's the week before Christmas and Sydney's streets are heaving with slow walkers and those who are angry at slower walkers.

Sydney, you're at your absolute worst right before Christmas

Gift cards for many brands are readily available at places such as supermarkets and the post office.

Remember Dick Smith? How to avoid a gift card Christmas nightmare

COMMENT

Park Guell in Barcelona, Spain.

The world's 10 greatest cities to visit in summer

Ricky Ciano was allegedly targeted in a conspiracy to murder plan at his Central Coast home in 2015.

The alleged $500,000 pizza delivery murder plot that went wrong

EXCLUSIVE

'We can't keep up': Asbestos discovery skyrockets in Sydney

Three arrested after wild brawl outside Sydney's Town Hall

44 mins ago

Span crack in the skytrain for the North West Rail.

The 'disappointing' failures in Sydney's Skytrain construction

Jacob Saulwick

The alleged 'opportunistic attack' took place in the DFO Homebush shopping centre.

Guard cannot account for missing 11 minutes with 3-year-old: court

Emergency services at the scene of a head-on car crash in Luddenham.

Five injured in serious head-on collision

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24: Ron Medich leaves King Street court on May 24, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Daniel ...

Gattellari in court accused of conspiring to defraud Medich

Ava Benny-Morrison

In the hotseat: Adam Carey tests out cycling safety tool PassBox on St Kilda Road.

Could this be the end of close shaves between cyclists and cars?

VIC

The victim's foot.

When the barefoot dash between beach car park and ocean goes wrong

WA

Curtis Powell.

Child safety home two months before child's death

QLD

Gull founder Fred Rae with then New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark in 2007.

Never heard of the Rae family? They just made over $300m

WA

Many experts have warned that personal phone data could be mined for civil lawsuits.

Australians' phone, email records could be used in civil lawsuits

Bianca Hall

Hard-left faction forms inside Greens aiming to 'end capitalism'

EXCLUSIVE

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are rising

Adam Morton

Seventy-six per cent of the 1443 people surveyed agreed that the ABC should be protected from political interference.

ABC most trusted news source, poll shows, as minister accuses it of 'fake news'

Lyle Shelton has fired shots at former Greens senator Robert Sims and Greens MP Adam Bandt.

Christian Lobby rejects police finding on van explosion

Liberal senator Cory Bernardi.

'Do Turnbull a favour': Bernardi urged to defect from Liberals

Resources and Northern Australia Minister Matthew Canavan.

Minister accuses ABC of 'fake news' in bizarre interview

President-elect Donald Trump has signalled an apparent reversal of a decades-long reduction of the nation's atomic weapons.

Arms race fears as Trump says US nuclear arsenal must be greatly expanded

Nick Allen and Roland Oliphant

Sara Connor (right) with her interpreter in the Denpasar District Court.

'It's not fair': Sara Connor accuses Bali police of fabrication

Jewel Topsfield

A young Syrian child evacuated from Aleppo arrives at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria.

Syrian army in complete control of Aleppo

Ben Hubbard

This undated picture provided by Najoua Amri on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, shows the fugitive Tunisian suspected in ...

Fingerprints of Berlin terror suspect found on truck, minister says

Justin Huggler

It's the week before Christmas and Sydney's streets are heaving with slow walkers and those who are angry at slower walkers.

Sydney, you're at your absolute worst right before Christmas

COMMENT
Emma Lord

Complainer-in-chief: Trump capitalised on the seductive appeal of kicking against the elites.

'Tis the season to be cynical

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

The popularity of gift cards continues to boom.

Remember Dick Smith gift cards? Don't become a victim

COMMENT
Esther Han

Shaver Shop chief executive Cameron Fox.

Shaver Shop suffers razor burn as Christmas sales flop

The last day of trade before Christmas is expected to be a quiet one.

Markets Live: Santa's last chance

Live
Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

Donald Trump campaigned against the TPP and China.

Trump upends $525b program with a single tweet

1 hr ago

Mesoblast shares jumped as much as 7 per cent after the announcement of the deal.

Mesoblast wins key backing from US drugmaker

Tatts to reject Macquarie's takeover bid

Aussie dollar dips below US72¢, the lowest since May

15 mins ago

We've overlooked the numbers that matter the most

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

A Goldman you've never heard of is selling its shares

The history behind Australia's most common architectural styles.

The history behind our most common architectural styles

43 Regent St, Brisbane, Queensland

100-year-old home wedged between unit blocks for sale

Toast the new year with the perfect party.

Throw the party of the year with these NYE tips

The Greendo units are made to replicate the landscape of Takamatsu, Japan.

Architectural experiment: A rolling hill or a home?

The Stephenson family have transformed a historic gaol into boutique accommodation.

We live in a gaol: One of Australia's most unusual renovations

Wines for drinking outdoors with old mates and an Esky.

Cheers to that! 50 of the best Australian wines under $50

Fine Drinks

<b>Range Rover Vogue</b><br>

Nine of the best luxury SUVs that really can go off-road

Cars

Don't take the jolly out of your holiday season by overcommitting on your Christmas spending.

Warning about new 'buy now, pay later' system in festive frenzy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge (played here by Jim Carrey) is the fictional archetype of the miserable rich person.

Rich is a state of mind, not a bank balance

Marcus Padley

Exit interviews are standard: but do they need to be rethought?

How to make exit interviews work

James Adonis

Small business owners make the mistake of coming back to work too soon.

You don't want to think about 2017 yet but you should

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Trailer: The Emoji Movie

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Rebels leave eastern Aleppo

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Santa Claus Village ready for big day

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Sarah Connor accuses Bali police of fabricating evidence

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A buyer wheels out some Yellow Fin Tuna after the sales at the Sydney Fish Markets. 17th December ...

Christmas rush at the fish market

Masters of sex - Stan

The sexual revolution will be televised. Every episode ever of Masters of Sex now streaming.

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Every episode ever of Younger, now streaming.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Bachelor Richie Strahan with Alex Nation and her son Elijah, 6, in an <i>OK! Magazine</i> photoshoot.

TV Reality romance kids at risk

Ebony Bowden

Robbie Maddison rides his modified motorbike along the surface of the Yarra.

Can someone tell this guy you can't ride a motorcycle on water

Karl Quinn

Celine Dion (pictured here in June) was reportedly promised for Trump's inauguration by billionaire Las Vegas hotelier, ...

Another star rejects Trump's inaugration

Ebony Bowden

16 and Pregnant reality star Valerie Fairman

Reality star found dead in suspected drug overdose

James Lemon

Baz Lurhmann, The Get Down.

60 Minutes debacle to Please Like Me: 10 things TV taught us in 2016

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Bulleit presents a Special Screening of Lionsgate's LA LA LAND with Emma Stone on ...

Emma Stone: directors stole her jokes, gave them to male co-stars

YouTube star Adam Saleh who claims he was kicked off a Delta Airlines flight for speaking Arabic.

Airline denies removing YouTube stars 'for speaking Arabic'

Wes Anderson teases Isle Of Dogs on Edward Norton's Crowd Rise.

Wes Anderson's next film to star Bryan Cranston, Yoko Ono as dogs

ShortList. All-female dance piece with a soccer theme in Sydney Festival 2017. Dancers (blue top) Miranda Wheen, (red ...

Dancers, soccer players ... they've got a lot in common

Elissa Blake

David Williamson, left and Anny Laplante in Circus 1903

Stuck for a last minute present? This could be your answer

Jason Blake

Chantelle van der Hoek as Clara and Edward Smith as the prince.

Company could do better than this ... a lot better

Jill Sykes

What does it mean for a child when his mother's best present was the destruction of her marriage to his father?

One of the best Christmas gifts I received was divorce papers

Sonya Huber

Tess Holliday has 1.4 million Instagram followers.

Tess Holliday hits back at 'one size fits all' hotel bathrobes

Nicole Economos
51 mins ago

Martin Freeman (L) and Amanda Abbington attend a champagne reception ahead of The London Evening Standard Theatre Awards ...

Sherlock stars split after 16 years

Mary Ward

Actress Lena Dunham at the Glamour Live Summit 2016.

Criticism of Lena Dunham's latest gaffe has gone too far

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

This Christmas we are celebrating together as a family, and it's not something I'm taking for granted.

2016 was a terrible year, but it's time to see the glass half full

COMMENT
Caroline Duncan

"How do you do, fellow kids?" This could be you on Christmas day, if you play your cards right.

From 'cuck' to 'woke': Five words to stay in the know

Mary Ward

Keep the presents under the tree to a minimum.

No tree, no presents: The people having a minimal christmas

Clare Press

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus' family.

Liam Hemsworth is all of us at the in-laws' for Christmas

Turn it around in the new year and have more fun.

Lessons in wellness from 2016

Sarah Berry

Cheyann Shaw.

The bodybuilder Instagramming her battle with ovarian cancer

Lindsey Bever

Run for your brain.

Running as the thinking person's sport

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Jill Duplex's bacon-roasted turkey with pumpkin, sausage and fruit mince stuffing.

Best ever recipes: Our bumper Christmas feasting one-stop shop

1 hr ago

Hokkaido Baked Cheese tarts have hit Australia.

Open today: Is it worth lining up for a Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart?

Breakfast doesn't have to be a blowout like the rest of the day - start your Christmas with something easy, like baked eggs.

Genius breakfast ideas for an indulgent Christmas morning

The incredible MRI image shows the rupture (indicated by the white arrows) and the protruding amniotic sac, which ...

Incredible MRI shows unborn baby's legs breaking through uterus

1 hr ago

Wollongong brothers, Jason and Daniel surprise their mum with her dream car.

Brothers save for ten years to buy mum her dream car

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Mariah Carey's ex-husband builds a 'candy room' for the kids

Morning sunlight over the amphitheater at Bryce Canyon viewed from Inspiration Point.

The gift of travel: Trips that will change your life

Traveller writers

Open the shades - it's not just about getting a good view.

The real reason cabin lights are dimmed for take-off and landing

Gavin Haines

Airlines are making plane toilets even smaller so they can fit in more seats.

'It's an insult' - Airlines to make plane bathrooms even smaller

DINAH ENG
1 hr ago

There might be hope to jump on the high speed bandwagon even if Telstra has previously denied you access to the HFC ...

How I finally got Telstra to fix my internet

COMMENT

Mario

Mario sets app records, but price a sore point

When we leave our daily routine for the holidays, our data usage typically skyrockets.

Don't get sucked down the mobile data drain these holidays

The NBN is supposed to be completed by 2020 thanks to this loan.

NBN's searchable rollout map is now live

Kotaku

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Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

Mercedes-Benz is set to expand its small car range with a new A-Class sedan, featuring a more conventional body style ...

Mercedes-Benz plans A-Class sedan

Greg Kable

Ford commit $450m to research and development in Australia in 2017.

Ford to invest $450m in Oz

Drive Staff

2017 Audi Q8 concept

Audi set to reveal new Q8 concept

Greg Kable

The Volkswagen Group has settled a compensation claim with owners of vehicles fitted with the 3.0-litre diesel engine in ...

Volkswagen reaches deal with 80,000 US owners

David Shepardson

Hits and Misses: Best Concept Car

The Drive Team

Volkswagen teases its Microbus concept ahead of the 2017 Detroit motor show.

VW teases electric Kombi concept

Greg Kable

Rooster: Chad Robinson in 2004.

Body of Chad Robinson found

Nick Ralston

Horror start: Kurtis Patterson of the Thunder walks after being dismissed first ball.

Sorry Thunder smashed by Renegades

Jockey James McDonald has been banned for 18 months.

How a $1000 bet wrecked a multi-million dollar career

Adam Pengilly

Court case: Former Knights player Alex McKinnon plans to sue the NRL.

McKinnon case may change rugby league forever

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

Disappointing: Kerem Bulut's second stint with the Wanderers hasn't worked out as anyone would have hoped.

Unhappy homecoming comes to abrupt end for Bulut

Dominic Bossi

Still undefeated: Paul Gallen after his fight with Junior Paulo.

Gallen's opponent calls him peptide cheat

Steve Zemek

Daria Gavrilova

'My back is so sore from carrying you': Kyrgios' sledge for Gavrilova

Michael Chammas

Controversial figure: Andrew Fifita.

Fifita fined over support for killer

Matt Bungard

Number 12: Australian skipper Steve Smith is a stunning omission from the ICC's starting XI.

You won't believe who took Smith's spot in ICC Test team of the year

Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu

Australian opener David Warner will be keen to boost his scoring record at the MCG in the Boxing Day Test.

Can Warner overcome his Boxing Day bogey?

Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu

Australia's Nathan Lyon has not captured five wickets or more in a Test innings for more than two years.

Turning MCG deck could have Nathan Lyon in a spin

Jon Pierik

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