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Multiple victims from gunman in Texas shooting

BREAKING
10m ago

Labor's Cathy O'Toole has claimed victory in Herbert.

Major headache for PM as Labor clinches last seat

David Wroe

Khizr Khan, father of fallen US Army Captain Humayun, Khan holds up a copy of the Constitution at the Democratic ...

Trump lashes out at Muslim parents of dead US soldier

Maggie Haberman

Two girls who went missing on Saturday afternoon from a campsite near Orange have been located safe and well.

Girls to be nominated for bravery award after freezing night in bush

Melanie Kembrey, Kieran Gair
1h ago

Emails written by the late Dr John Kaye have become a weapon in a Greens preselection battle.

Kaye's widow intervenes in NSW Greens preselection fight

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

Misel Burford: "There are friends that do still take the census as a joke."

'There are friends that do still take the census as a joke'

James Lemon

Foley puts forward reform plan to save greyhound racing

Deborah Snow

'I own you': Couple molested their athlete daughter for years

Nick Ralston

Fans queue for hours to buy last Harry Potter book

Sarah Muller

Why kangaroo meat is dividing the nation

Kim Arlington

Donald Trump rescued from stalled elevator

Work in progress: Australian chairman of selectors Rod Marsh says there is nothing more Cricket Australia can do to ...

Cricket Australia stumped for answers: Rod Marsh

Jon Pierik

This image made from a video provided by Mondelez International shows Luke Aikins in a net after successfully skydiving ...

US skydiver jumps 7.6 kilometres without parachute into net

1h ago

Tom Trbojevic is tackled in the Knights defensive line at Brookvale Oval on Sunday.

Manly continue finals push with fourth win in a row

52m ago

Five more years of Kyle and Jackie O on KIIS 106.5.

Kyle & Jackie O sign $40 million new deal with KIIS

The Tigermist dress Zhivago claims is a copy.

The Aussie 'click bait fashion' challenging Zara and Topshop

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Australian arrested over terrorism-related activities

The neolithic village ruins of Skara Brae are the best of their kind in northern Europe.

Older than pyramids: the mystery of Britain's Pompeii

huffpo

How to decide what to cull when you clean out your wardrobe

Multiple victims from gunman in Texas shooting

7:10PM

Row over journalist's relationship with punter heats up

7:00PM

Live media coverage posed risk to Lindt siege hostages: UK expert

6:51PM

Peter and Paul Watson, the grandsons of the original owners, after auction of 14 Edna Street, Lilyfield which sold for ...

Unrenovated family bungalow sells for $1.7 million after 55 years

Antony Lawes

The Pennant Hills home of Philip and Heather Ruddock.

Stars on Sunday: Ruddocks ready to downsize

Kate Burke

James Wan and Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell

Aussie director James Wan buys Bel Air mansion

Nicole Frost

Top Property

Watch now: Million-dollar knock-down rebuild

Top Property

Bessards' Studio and JAJA Architects have transformed an abandoned Danish lighthouse into a giant kaleidoscope.

Architects turn old lighthouse into a kaleidoscope

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Misel Burford: "How is the government supposed to know where to direct funding?"

Think the census is a joke? You're not alone

James Lemon

The country where more Australians are studying than ever

Eryk Bagshaw

The hidden condition holding back students

Kate Aubusson

Cute twist: Daiso offers uniquely Japanese goods, but are the prices competitive?

The shop where everything is $2.80 - but is it a bargain?

Esther Han

A kangaroo and her joey. Mothers share close bonds with their young.

Would you eat Skippy?

Kim Arlington

The man fell from a balcony during a brawl.

Man injured in balcony fall at Sydney backpackers' hostel

Melanie Kembrey

A protester locks on to a gate that is part of Santos' Narrabri CSG project.

'Santos has been working hand in glove with the government'

Peter Hannam

Pauline Hanson supports reduced immigration.

Why the Family Court is the target of so many people

Miki Perkins

Josh Frydenberg is Australia's first Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy.

Best hope for climate bipartisanship 'in a decade'

Peter Hannam

Three people, including a 17-year-old Morayfield man, have been charged with the manslaughter of Caboolture toddler ...

Three charged over the death of toddler Mason Lee

UPDATED

Karen Ristevski with her husband Borce and daughter Sarah.

Police searching river after new tip over missing Karen

VIC

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been given a face-saver or a hospital handpass, depending on how you spin it.

Turnbull's wings clipped before he even gets airborne

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Rudd snubbed by Turnbull: no job, no meeting

Mark Kenny

Racist taunts keep Nauru refugees from school

Nicole Hasham

SMH. Still Portraits of federal labor Senator Penny Wong as part of the Politicains for the Instagram Fairfax ...

Wong warns Australia not to go it alone

Daniel Flitton

Kylie Sturgess is leading the 'Don't make yourself as Jedi' campaign.

Atheists urge: don't put Jedi as census religion

Matthew Knott

Kevin Rudd's UN bid is over.

Roughshod rules in PM's decision to block Rudd

Analysis

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ignored us over the NT royal commission, say Aboriginal groups.

Aboriginal groups push back against royal commission

Steve Ciobo: keen to get trade talks with Jakarta moving again.

Steve Ciobo heading for Jakarta to shore up trade deal, but his opposite number has changed

Jewel Topsfield
1h ago

The hot air balloon crashed in Texas, with 16 onboard.

Hot air balloon crashes in Texas, killing 16

German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends her refugee policy following renewed criticism in the wake of violent attacks in ...

Germany a nation on edge as attacks take their toll

Nick Miller

Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, had been living in Australia for 14 years, leaving Singapore after run-ins with Muslim ...

Terror arrest man 'got the dole in Australia'

Lindsay Murdoch

Australia's electoral system at work.

Our vote is worth every cent of $2.63

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

A look is worth a thousand words: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas.

Breakfast with Douglas and Zeta-Jones

Peter FitzSimons

Malcolm Turnbull's problem is the thinness of any inspiring second-term purpose beyond the core business of taming a ...

PM faces tough terrain but no excuse

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

They may not win a beauty contest, but ugly zucchinis taste just as good.

The future of food is ugly

Steven Overly

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has added $US7.9 billion to his personal fortune this year, more than any billionaire.

Tech billionaires rock global rich list after a whopper week

Ian Bremmer went from playing the Risk boardgame to assessing risks for global investors.

Meet Wall Street's Mr Risk

Sangwon Yoon

The High Court dismissed an appeal from ANZ Bank customers on Wednesday, ending a class action that has been running for ...

After ANZ bank fee case, are class actions cactus?

Sarah Danckert

Tourists avoid Europe amid terror fears

Failed marriage? It wasn't about the money

The four mega trends set to disrupt our economy

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Oil giants tumble in doomsday market

Joe Carroll

Qantas considered a similar bar/lounge for its Airbus A380s but couldn’t justify the space required.

What it used to be like to fly the boozy skies

Business Class
David Flynn

Better known as a high-end sipping spirit, cognac is finding new fans as a cocktail staple.

Cognac's back, and very much in the modern mix

Jane Rocca

Martin Flood is concerned that ASX rule changes will make it harder for him to access sharemarket floats.

Small investors to be locked out of sharemarket floats

John Collett

Personal loans are cheaper than credit cards.

The cheaper debt product Aussies forgot. Hint: it's not plastic

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Men who take a primary carer role feel their careers stagnate, as has been observed in women's careers in previous ...

How being a carer affects your career

James Adonis

"All I want viewers to do is smile at the end of the show" – Ricardo Goncalves of Small Business Secrets with Whitney ...

Why migrants are so good at small business

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Nintendo looks at new game strategy

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Everything's $2.80 at Daiso

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Australian arrested over terrorism-related activities

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Royal commission needs Aboriginal involvement: Shorten

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The early years of Mary, Queen of Scots. Reign - Season 1

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Ryan Reynolds stars in this off the wall comedy

ING

Six unforgettable retirement adventures

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How to thrive in the digital disruption

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AMEX

Customer service makers & deal breakers

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Guy Pearce in the ABC series <i>Jack Irish</i>.

Guy Pearce film to explore 'confronting' NT history

Roy Slaven tips his hat to the Russians: 'You've got to admire their tenacity.'

The Olympics are still worth tuning in to

Melinda Houston

Five more years of Kyle and Jackie O on KIIS 106.5.

Kyle & Jackie O sign on for five more years at KIIS, worth $40 mill

Aja Styles

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up where the last novel finished.

What we know about Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

Aja Styles

Game of Thrones to end after season 8

Game of Thrones to end after season 8, HBO confirms

Christine.

The TV presenter who killed herself on air

Karl Quinn

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 21: Wayne Deakin poses for portraits on July 21, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David ...

'I have the right to make rape joke': comic Wayne Deakin

Jay Richardson

Daniel Radcliffe in <i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II</i>.

JK Rowling bids farewell to Harry Potter, with Cursed Child book

A group of creatives have gathered at Bundanon to devise an opera.
Pictured are L to R....Anna Tregloan, Kylie McRae, ...

A soldier's story of war is given operatic treatment

Andrew Taylor

<i>Three Sisters</i> stars (from left) Janine Watson, Paige Gardiner and Zoe Jensen.

Sport for Jove puts an Australian spin on Chekhov's Three Sisters

Elissa Blake

Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck with their son, Juno.

Meet the virtuoso who tackles Bach on the banjo ... beautifully

John Shand

Jul 31, Sun Herald, The Goss, Jenna Clarke, The Tigermist dress Zhivago claims is a copy. Photo: Instagram

The local 'click bait fashion' angering the fashion industry

Jenna Clarke

Sydney escort Samantha X, real name Amanda Goff, has started a school for would-be sex workers.

Why escorts don't wear pink nail polish, according to Samantha X

Amy Croffey

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key with DJ ambassador Jessica Gomes and David Jones boss Ian Moir at the grand opening ...

How David Jones is becoming the Bergdorf's of Australia

EXCLUSIVE
Jenna Clarke

Working in the kitchen of Catalina in Rose Bay has been a "life-changing" experience for Jack Studholme, 20, from North Ryde.

Chef with autism lands dream job at top Sydney restaurant

Amy Croffey

Mariah Carey and James Packer share another Instagram moment from their travels.

The Carey caravan is rocking the Packer love boat

Andrew Hornery

cr: Richard Saker/Contour by Getty Images Pictured here is English female Caitlin Moran, who works as a journalist, ...

Stuff male critics, it's 'fun to be a feminazi', says Caitlin Moran

Jane Cornwell

"I've found myself forcing my love life into a Manic Pixie Dream Girl narrative too many times."

I was 13 the first time I tried to save a boy. If only I stopped there

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 03: Constance Wu arrives for the Emmy FYC Event For ABC's "Fresh Off The Boat" at The London ...

Constance Wu slams Hollywood's white saviour problem

Stocksy.

Caught with porn at work? Maybe you have UPV

Ben Pobjie

Introverts need quiet and calm.

The joy and anxiety of socialising for an introvert

Refreshing Golden Ginger Beer with Lime and Mint

It's worth making the switch for this wellness trend

Sarah Berry

Kelsey Wells

Fitness blogger shows why we should throw away the scales

Vegetable thai curry

Veggie fix: Yellow Thai curry with brown rice

Aloo chole (chickpea and potato curry), left.

Meal planner: Vegetarian recipes for Meat-Free Week

Neil Perry's banana caramel crumble.

Banana. Caramel. Crumble. That's all.

Neil Perry

The 'hot crinkles' chips with preserved lemon and spiced butter at Biggie Smalls in Smith Street in Collingwood.

How to make perfect hot chips

Larissa Dubecki

There are some things you just must do before your baby arrives.

The 23 things you MUST do before your baby arrives

Lauren Dubois

Tawny Nelson with three of her four kids.

Elderly man rescues single mum and four kids from nightmare situation

Karen Walsh stages photo shoots to help her get through her cancer treatment.

Mum counts down chemo treatments with funny, inspiring photos

Ariane Beeston

The neolithic village ruins of Skara Brae are the best of their kind in northern Europe.

Older than the pyramids: The mystery of the UK's own Pompeii

Scotland
Steve Meacham

Qantas still flies 747 jumbo jets on several routes, but Boeing may stop making them after nearly 50 years.

Goodbye, jumbo? Boeing may stop making iconic 747s

Big PIcture

The Big Picture: The best travel photos from our readers

Was Marina on drugs? Had she been kidnapped? Both? On the internet it's hard to tell.

The crazy conspiracies of #SaveMarinaJoyce

Henry Cooke

Watch out for telephone scammers demanding you pay your tax bill using gift cards.

ATO never asks you to pay with iTunes cards

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Xperia X Performance

Xperia X Performance review: a comfy, quiet powerhouse

Tim Biggs

Pokemon Go players in Peg Paterson Park, Rhodes.

Pokemon GO still making mess of Rhodes

Kotaku

LastPass remembers all your passwords so you can use a different one with each online service.

Major flaw in popular password manager

Andrea Peterson

The all-new Mazda CX-9 has arrived with much fanfare, but can it topple the segment benchmarks the Kia Sorento, Toyota ...

Which is the best seven-seat SUV?

David McCowen

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

The car that's smarter than an A380 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Updated 2016 Mazda3 Maxx.

New Mazda3 reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Suzuki Baleno.

Suzuki's new Corolla rival reveiwed

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen's Golf GTI 40 Years has proved popular with traditional car enthusasts.

VW buyers snap up manual Golf GTI

David McCowen

Renault Koleos.

New Renault Koleos prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

David Warner

Cricket Australia stumped for answers, concedes Rod Marsh

Jon Pierik

Tom Trbojevic is tackled in the Knights defensive line at Brookvale Oval on Sunday.

Trbojevic stars as Manly continue late finals push

Chris Barrett
52m ago

Fierce: Caitlin Thwaites and Laura Geitz grapple for possession.

Swifts heartbroken in double extra-time final

Tom Decent
1h ago

Jarrod Croker crosses for the Raiders with Aaron Gray in pursuit.

Raiders hand Souths a record pasting

Adam Pengilly
1h ago

Isaac attack: Swans' Heeney celebrates a goal against Fremantle.

Swans crash Freo's party for milestone man Pavlich

Brad Elborough
38m ago

'I was going to kill myself': Kieran Foran.

Foran reveals why he overdosed

In trouble: Tyson Frizell touches referee Chris James on Friday night.

Fittler and Lockyer lash NRL

Steve Zemek

Warren Potent

Shooter slept through Rio fire evacuation

Steve Larkin

Big loss: Luke Brooks suffered a posterior cruciate ligament tear in the win over the Eels.

Tigers suffer major injury blow

Chris Barrett

Don't argue: Sharks forward Wade Graham fends away the Newcastle Knights defence at Southern Cross Group Stadium last ...

Sharks on red alert for Titans to spoil record run

Adam Pengilly

End of an era: Denis Fitzgerald.

NRL will use state to keep clubs in line

COMMENT
Roy Masters

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