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The Aussie has shot up to its highest in nearly a month.

Aussie dollar soars on back of 'shocking' US data

Live
11 mins ago

When returns from cash are negligible and shares are poised to under-perform you still have options.

Economic growth sparks questions about further interest rate cut

4 mins ago

Sales

'What does she expect?': Sales grills Joyce over Rinehart donations

The cockroach bomb exploded inside the apartment in West Ryde.

Man in hospital after cockroach bomb explodes in Sydney unit

30 mins ago

Lego blocks

Surprising reason Lego wanted people to stop buying its toys

1 hr ago

Two friends caught with ecstasy in Thailand have lost their appeals and will spent life in jail.

Australian DJ given two life sentences for selling drugs on Thai beach

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Asians probably wouldn't make good soldiers, says candidate

James Robertson

The painful fall of Sam the Sham, junior senator and ex-bigshot

COMMENT

'Tsunami' of patients swamp Sydney hospitals, report shows

Kate Aubusson
1 hr ago

Report warns Australia must be prepared for China's new boom

Foxtel needs to drop its bundle to beat Netflix

COMMENT

Time to say goodbye to the headphone jack ...

Why Apple will ditch the iPhone headphone jack

COMMENT
38 mins ago

Adam Whittington (left) at Beirut airport with his lawyer Joe Karam as he prepared to fly out of Lebanon.

60 Minutes fixer gives tell-all interview to rival Seven show

1 hr ago

Kitchen trends that are bound to fizzle out.

Current design trends that will date your kitchen the most

Shia LaBeouf told Variety: "I gotta earn my way back."

'Earning my way back': Shia LaBeouf's candid interview

1 hr ago

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7 surprisingly awesome things you can cook in a sandwich press

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CCTV: little girl takes on axe-wielding robber

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston spent two weeks together in Australia.

Hiddleswift over: Taylor and Tom split: reports

Dayane Mello, Matteo Manzini and Giulia Salemi at the Venice Film Festival.

Have we finally hit peak nudity on the red carpet?

Economy grows at fastest pace in four years

11:50AM

Markets Live: Strong economy, higher ASX

11:44AM

Protesters halt woodland destruction for new road

11:37AM

kcbirds superb fairy wren (blue wren) photo by Drew Douglas.Contributed pix

Protesters stall woodland destruction for new road

Peter Hannam
18 mins ago

Ex-Kings Cross kingpin charged with entering casino after ban

Emma Partridge
19 mins ago

$22b program faces 'critical market failure'

Rachel Browne

Michael Yabsley said: 'I don't think it was a great secret about the fact that that was happening.''

Cap donations at $500: call for radical shift on election funding

Sean Nicholls

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Ben Buckler's, north Bondi: enjoying the early spring sun after work on September 5, ...

Surf over snow as high pressure system dominates Sydney

Peter Hannam

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: NSW Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli delivers a speech during the official opening ...

'I hope no one paid for this': Minister slams schools report

Eryk Bagshaw

The proposal has angered Telstra, with the telco having spent billions on its mobile network in regional areas, using it ...

Consumers told not to deal with three online electronics stores

Lucy Cormack

Humpback whale doing tail slaps in the morning with the peaks of Molokai in the background. The peaks mimic the heart ...

Surprising good news outcome from climate change

Marcus Strom

Pictures supplied to 7 News Queensland of an apparent violent arrest in Fortitude Valley.

Video emerges of 'violent' police arrest

QLD

Chloe Richardson, 17, found herself in the eye of a social media storm over her driving.

P-plater hits back at Facebook driving shamers

WA

Graduation day.

Why Australian university rankings have improved

Kelsey Munro

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned about the terrorism risk from "lone actors"

'Lone wolf' threat to cities from Islamic State is genuine: Turnbull

Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

Embattled Dastyari fails to answer one key question

James Massola

Ban unions, businesses and there goes 90% of donations

EXCLUSIVE
Fergus Hunter, Matthew Knott

Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce

'Why does she give that money?' Joyce grilled over Rinehart donations

Fergus Hunter

Senator Sam Dastyari says he made a mistake - 22 times.

Dastyari, former Labor star, talks his way to nowhere

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Helen Sham-Ho in her office at NSW Parliament House in 1998.

Why do the Chinese donate? 'Just to be friendly'

Jack Ma welcomes Malcolm Turnbull to Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday.

PM condemns North Korea, Philippine leader on way out of G20

Sarah Patel grabbed onto the robber's leg.

Six-year-old girl takes on axe-wielding burglar

Two friends caught with ecstasy in Thailand have lost their appeals and will spent life in jail.

Australian DJ jailed for life in Thailand

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

French Environment Minister Segolene Royal, left, and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

Sharp fall in number of French citizens joining Islamic State

The Zika virus is spread by both mosquitoes and sexual intercourse.

WHO urges safer sex for 6 months after visits to Zika-hit countries

32 mins ago

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We must confront inevitability of climate change

Ross Gittins

Pauline Hanson's One Nation voting base was decimated by John Howard in the 2001 federal election.

Hanson's One nation can't be ignored this time

COMMENT
Lucy Wark

Asking about suicide is one of the most difficult but important skills anyone can learn.

You can save a life – here's how

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

A surprise boom in public spending is underpinning economic growth.

Economy grows at fastest pace in four years

Jens Meyer
4 mins ago

The Aussie has shot up to its highest in nearly a month.

Markets Live: Strong economy, higher ASX

Live
Patrick Commins, Jens Meyer
11 mins ago

Everything has been a bit too awesome for the world's most profitable toymaker, which is struggling to keep up with ...

Why Lego wanted you to stop buying its toys

Abha Bhattarai
1 hr ago

The government is committed to ensuring the corporate regulator ASIC is proactive in preventing misconduct.

ING to pay $5.4 million in compo for potentially misleading clients

Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Tax stoush could challenge Uber's business model

Georgia Wilkins

Why we aren't spending as much at the supermarket

Patrick Hatch

21st Century Fox settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $26m

Paul Farhi

8@eight: What you need to know before the market opens

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Angus Nicholson

Kitchen trends that are bound to fizzle out.

Current design trends that will date your kitchen the most

The unique MahaNakhon building has recently opened in Bangkok.

Thailand's new tallest building looks like it has chunks missing

The home currently under construction will have a floor space of about 3550 square metres.

Massive mansion in Dural could become Sydney's biggest home

The toilet roll holder that's also an iPad stand

Gadgets that solve problems you didn't know you had

Ordinary Australians very concerned about terrorism and housing affordability, study shows

Housing affordability improves to best levels since 2009: report

Christina Zhou

Travelling overseas just became a bit more expensive.

Your next business trip just became a lot more expensive

High Flyer
David Flynn

McLaren's design secrets.

Design secrets of the world's greatest supercar

Luxury Cars
Mark Gambino

The high-rise construction boom may have further to run, recent figures suggest.

Expect more cranes: apartment glut to dampen market

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

You don't have to decide immediately which family home to claim the CGT exemption for.

Your guide to capital gains tax on the family home

Noel Whittaker

Vivian Nguyen with her celebration cakes.

Making it work with a day job and a side hustle

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Tamar Krebs, CEO of Group Homes Australia.

The future of aged care is not what you imagine

Alexandra Cain

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Runway protest airport mayhem

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LEGO profit continues to build

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Hurricane Newton slams Mexico

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Steven Seagal in Nomad Games

Glen Le Lievre illustration for letters page sep 6

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Sept 7

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The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

1 hr ago

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Roadies - complete season 1 now streaming.

1 hr ago

NPS

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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NSWGOV

Healthy employees save you money

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LIU

Insurance in a changing market

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Adam Whittington (left) at Beirut airport with his lawyer Joe Karam as he prepared to fly out of Lebanon.

60 Minutes fixer to tell-all on Seven

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Shia LaBeouf told Variety: "I gotta earn my way back."

Is Shia LaBeouf a reformed man?

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Zayn Malik

One Direction's Zayn Malik working on boy band TV show

Michael Idato

Gretchen Carlson

Fox settles Gretchen Carlson's sexual harassment case for $20m

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Dame Angela Lansbury won her first Olivier Award at the age of 89.

Screen legend Angela Lansbury linked to Game of Thrones

Ebony Bowden

Hamish calls James Lord the best bloke in Australia.

Hamish and Andy nominate 'best bloke in Australia' after prank

Aja Styles

Lady Gaga.

Gaga's new song can't come soon enough as fans take to trickery

Aja Styles

Snezana Markoski and Sam Wood at the launch of Weet-Bix Blends in Sydney. They are ambassadors for the new range.

Why it pays to be on the Bachelor: Fame, fortune, freebies await

Ebony Bowden

Powerhouse Museum director Dolla Merrillees will be asked to give further evidence to a NSW parliamentary inquiry.

Powerhouse director and chairman recalled to inquiry

Andrew Taylor

Bollywood choreographer Gilles Chuyen

Bollywood puts all the right the moves on the Opera House

Matt Wade

Melbourne musician Darren Hanlon, left, with Eric Isaacson, who owns Mississippi Records in Portland.

Pioneers of folk bring musical gifts to the outback and the city

Annabel Ross

The empty nest can be a time of mixed emotions for women.

How I am teaching my daughter to respond to bullies

Kylie Khouri

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston spent two weeks together in Australia.

RIP Hiddleswift. Taylor and Tom have split, say US reports

Mary Ward

Dayane Mello, Matteo Manzini and Giulia Salemi at the Venice Film Festival.

Have we finally hit peak nudity on the red carpet?

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

The happy, shiny new pack of bachelors.

The depressing reality of The Bachelorette for men like me

SATIRE
Ben Pobjie

Lining up for bargains ... H&M has more than a dozen stores Australia-wide, including its latest one in Wollongong, NSW.

H&M;: I know it's wrong but I can't stop shopping there

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

"If you go for a walk around the block and, upon your return, you can't remember what you were so steamed about, chances ...

7 questions to ask yourself before you leave that comment

Clem Bastow

Wendi Deng Murdoch at the Met Ball in New York earlier this year.

Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife takes over Burning Man

Jenna Clarke
3 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 09: Designer Jenny Bannister arrives at the 2011 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival ...

Sustainable Style: Meet the queen of Australian upcycling

Clare Press

iStock breakfast table

Busting the breakfast myth

Benjamen Judd

An athlete is riding a bicycle on road at the evening. The man is wearing black bike shorts and shin guards along with a ...

Life lessons from the Olympics

Dr Tim Sharp

A young woman screaming uncontrollably while isolated on a black background

The riskiest emotions for your heart

Sarah Berry

Federico Zanellato's eggplant parmigiana.

The Good Food Guide Chef of Year on how to cook Italian food at home

Federico Zanellato

Restaurateurs Nick Hildebrant (left) and Brent Savage outside Cirrus.

Your first look at Cirrus, the new restaurant by the Bentley team

Sharnee Rawson

Rachel Khoo's rose spring stew

Try Rachel Khoo's one-pot wonders for spring

Young man holding his stomach because he is having severe pain. XXXL size image taken with Canon EOS 5Ds an EF 70-200mm ...

What if men had periods?

1 hr ago

Robbie Nettles has taken to Facebook to express his anger after his niece's school shamed her over her outfit.

School fat-shames girl, 9, for 'form fitting' clothes

Cat Rodie

Two preschoolers had a narrow escape when they decided to sneak off with parents' car to visit their grandma.

Preschoolers steal and crash car trying to visit grandma

Ariane Beeston

La Sagrada Familia: St Peter's Basilica and Notre Dame might hog most of the attention, but by far the most impressive ...

The 10 religious sites every atheist should see

Ben Groundwater
1 hr ago

The Titanic Belfast museum in Northern Ireland.

Why this was named Europe's best tourist attraction

Hazel Plush
21 mins ago

The Arctic Snow Hotel features glass igloos.

World's best job available, if you like the cold and no sleep

Annie Dang
20 mins ago

Time to say goodbye to the headphone jack ...

This is why iPhone will lose headphone jack

COMMENT
Henry Cooke
38 mins ago

The final form of Apple's new iPhone remains a mystery, but not for long.

Can minor iPhone upgrade fix sales slide?

ANALYSIS
Tim Biggs

Foxtel doesn't want to give people a way to only pay for Game of Thrones, but before long HBO will find a way to sell it ...

Why Foxtel needs to drop its bundle to beat Netflix

COMMENT
Adam Turner

In the pipeline: NBN won't be profitable until 2022.

ACCC wants your 'thoughts' on the NBN

Lifehacker

Samsung's Note7 is being recalled.

Have a Note7? Here's what you need to know

Chris Jager

2016 Mazda CX-9 GT.

What seven-seat SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2016 Ford Mustang by Herrod Performance.

The supercharged Mustang tested

David Morley

Holden ute

Holden's Ute could have gone global

Toby Hagon

2017 BMW 5-Series prototype.

Driven: BMW's next-generation 5-Series

Greg Kable

The ultimate Golf GTI reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Suzuki Vitara S Turbo.

What small SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans is tackled by Isaah Yeo of the Panthers during the round ...

The keys to week one of the NRL finals

ANALYSIS
Phil Gould

Still plenty in the legs: Tim Cahill.

Great start for Socceroos, but plenty of work remains

ANALYSIS
Michael Lynch

Cleared: Jack Wighton.

Wighton cleared to play in NRL qualifying final

Tom Decent

Australia's Glenn Maxwell celebrates scoring a century against Sri Lanka during their first Twenty20 cricket match in ...

Australia sets new record in victory over Sri Lanka

Pete Smith

Rising Star Award: Callum Mills has had a standout season.

Rising Star winner tipped to join greats

Andrew Wu

Taking a stance: Colin Kaepernick.

Kaepernick jersey becomes NFL best seller

'Rio is my last wish': Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort.

Belgian Paralympian considering euthanasia

Scott Spits

Old foes: Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho during the 2011 Clasico.

Ruthless One, Special One renew rivalry

Paul Hayward

Warrior: Cronulla captain and hard man Paul Gallen.

Premiership would make dark days worthwhile: Gallen

Michael Chammas

Bowing out: Jack Reed (R) celebrates scoring a try during the 2015 NRL Grand Final.

Broncos centre Reed retires from NRL

1 hr ago

Itching for action: Ashley Taylor.

Titans rookie ready to face former club

1 hr ago

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