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What We're Thinking is a weekly take on the fashion issues and questions on our minds – from what we adore to what we abhor. There was a time when the most annoying thing about sports gear was the washing machine eating one of your socks (and always from odd pairs?!). These days, since it's […]

Brad Fittler believes the State of Origin series is at a tipping point, with a new generation of superstars set to determine which team creates the next winning streak. Fittler has shaken up the interstate series since his appointment, throwing in 11 debutants during last year’s win. The NSW coach has blooded a further five […]

Sometimes blind luck falls your way. Trainer Robbie Laing knows that more than most after Missrock topped the first day of the Magic Millions broodmare sale at $2.3 million. Laing sat back with owners Ray and Susie Montague toasting a sales ring success. Missrock had been a quality sprinter on track, twice a runner-up in […]

Selections based on a good track. RACE 1 – 12.50PM: TAB HANDICAP (1400m) 1. Sedgemoor went down by the barest of margins to a handy type on debut a few weeks back and looks to get control of this race. Can only be fitter and just has to run up to his Canterbury effort to […]

St George Illawarra will have the opportunity to go to market for a Jack de Belin replacement after the NRL granted a dispensation to replace the stood down star forward. The Dragons will have up to $239,000 to spend on a new forward, the amount the Red V is paying him for the remainder of […]

Click:fresh cut flowers wholesale The man responsible for community safety and multiculturalism in Scott Morrison's new ministry has pledged to work closely with Islamic, Sudanese and other key communities but is making no apology for leading the charge against "African gangs" in his home city. Liberal MP Jason Wood, a supporter of Peter Dutton in […]

Click:forged concave wheels The Liberal Party is considering new rules to disqualify candidates who disobey instructions and run their own rogue election campaigns, following the "dishonourable" performance of spurned Senator Jim Molan. Liberal MP and former party president Trent Zimmerman said while Senator Molan's "below-the-line" campaign to be re-elected did not breach any rules, it […]

Sydney's controversial lockout laws are set to be wound back, with Premier Gladys Berejiklian ordering a review, saying it was time to "take stock" and rethink the laws. The move to set up a cross-party committee to examine the laws comes ahead of a push in the NSW upper house from the Shooters, Fishers and […]

A new coal-fired power station is back on the federal government's agenda in the wake of its election victory, with ministers supporting a major project in Queensland despite calls from environmentalists to accelerate the shift to renewable energy. Resources Minister Matt Canavan is backing the new power station proposal and pointing to the Coalition's strong […]

Students face another day of NAPLAN testing after schools suffered more technical glitches during resit exams on Tuesday, including at least one Sydney class that was unable to log on. About 30,000 students across Australia, including 9700 in NSW, had to resit tests after connectivity and platform issues plagued the first round of testing that […]