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A teenager arrested on Wednesday with a bayonet knife and a note pledging allegiance to Islamic State had allegedly ...

Boys wanted 'final prayers' before alleged attack

Rachel Olding

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

The sacrifice that will define Turnbull's downfall

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

The RBA cut the cash rate to a record low of 1.50 per cent this month.

Canberra to reap biggest RBA dividend since the global financial crisis

Greg Hughes arriving at the NSW Coroner's Court on Thursday.

'Lying': Hughes father's disbelief at inquest evidence

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kisses a Women for Trump sign at a campaign rally in Florida.

Clinton 'scandal': How Trump let Clinton off the hook

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Two men have been injured after a bus crashed into the pair while they were unloading a van in Sydney's CBD.

Man airlifted to hospital after bus and van collide in Sydney's CBD

BREAKING
26 mins ago

Wright's body had 80 injuries, almost 'folded over itself', court hears

Avoiding HSC exam stress isn't the way to overcome anxiety

COMMENT

'It's crazy': Shorten backs controversial lawyer for Senate

Turnbull takes fire from incompetent troops

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Des Hasler's power play set to cost him his Bulldogs job

ANALYSIS

Concord High School students, from left, Max Brenner, Sophie Briede and Zahra Noorgat, completed their first HSC exam in ...

'Very surprised': Why the HSC English exam shocked students and teachers

Israel Folau.

The Wallabies aren't even in with a chance at Eden Park

If you're not a people person, it may be best to search for work where people skills aren't all that necessary.

Highly paid jobs for people who hate people

You don't have to be a "Neutron Jack" to succeed as CEO, the study shows. Alas, only fretful neurotics are less likely ...

Why friendly CEOs seldom get the chance at the top

ANALYSIS

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 21: Steve Smith (Captain) during the Australia arrival press conference at ...

Smith's candid admission about Aussie tour disaster

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Obama passes demonic sniff test

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SMH Editor Judith Whelan to join the ABC

You don't have to be a "Neutron Jack" to succeed as CEO, the study shows. Alas, only fretful neurotics are less likely ...

Why friendly CEOs seldom get the chance at the top

Controversial lawyer Kimberley Kitching wins plum ...

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Cash feels cross-bench crunch in public service ...

8:45PM

"Chip of the old block" Jane Halton farewells ...

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Vincent Stanford leaves Griffith Courthouse after his sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

Stanford's other targets revealed as judge rules he will die in jail

Emma Partridge

Two truck drivers hospitalised in horror crash on Pacific Highway

Matt O'Sullivan

'Revolting slug': NSW Parliament issues Trump condemnation

James Robertson

HSC student Roxy Sauerman said her mum Claire has been a source of emotional support as well as taking her to regular ...

HSC stress support program launched - for parents

Pallavi Singhal

The home ownership dream may never become a reality for some sections of the market.

Baird deal to force up cost of buying a home in Sydney

Abandoned train tunnels and platforms 26-27 at St James Station.

On the set of a horror movie 30 metres beneath Sydney

Tim Barlass

Salim Mehajer arriving at The Downing Centre Courts for his AVO hearing.

'Choir boy' Mehajer slapped down by judge as AVO appeal fails

The Office of Public Advocate said there'd been a 21 per cent rise in reports of reports of abuse, neglect and assaults.

Woman with cerebral palsy "unable" to feel pain, carers claimed

VIC
Bianca Hall

Professor Desmond Ball, in his office at the Australian National University in 2013.

'He was a towering figure': Noted ANU spy and defence expert dies

ACT
Daniel Flitton

A state government spokesman said the photos were 'deeply concerning'.

Toddler, guns, ammo: Council candidate posts prompt police probe

Footage payed in court showed Gable Tostee walking around the Gold Coast entertainment precinct for an hour and ordering ...

CCTV shows Tostee ordering pizza after Tinder date's fatal fall

QLD

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kisses a 'Women for Trump' sign at a campaign rally in Florida.

America, take your pick - the machine politician or the sexual predator

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Donald Trump has promised to reinstate waterboarding.

'I'll be dating her in ten years': Trump's creepy comment about girl

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens during the ...

Trump speaks of a vast sinister conspiracy to thwart his chances

Nick O'Malley

Mark Dreyfus says it is 'shocking' to discover the government would go so far as to endanger national security.

Government 'risking national security' with WhatsApp: Dreyfus

James Massola

ABS prepares to cut critical surveys

COMMENT
Peter Martin
48 mins ago

Lifting the Senate veil a victory for transparency

COMMENT
Andrew Meares

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House earlier this week.

Turnbull takes more friendly fire from incompetent troops

ANALYSIS

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne during a division in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in ...

'The fixer has fixed it': Pyne praised for reversing blunder

Kimberley Kitching.

'It's crazy': Shorten's controversial choice for Senate vacancy

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Senate scraps archaic photo ban after 20-year transparency fight

Lawmaker Raymond Chan Chi-chuen tries to break through the security guards during the election of president of the ...

'Hong Kong is not China': open defiance on assembly floor

Philip Wen

Police leaves the district court in Dresden.

German bomb plotter found dead in cell

Chief of Myanmar's Police Force Zaw Win said fighters attacked three border posts at the western border with Bangladesh.

Death toll rises as Myanmar battles border attackers

The destroyer the USS Mason sails in the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt.

US Navy hits back after ship targeted in Yemen

Eric Abetz has fought gay law reform throughout his political career.

Abetz's unyielding opposition to gay law reform

COMMENT
James Norman

Melissa McGregor and her sister Karen Stonestreet on Karen's wedding day.

Karen's shock diagnosis was the first sign something was wrong

COMMENT
Melissa McGregor

What happened to the expectations that Malcolm Turnbull would govern on principle and belief?

Have we seen the death of the conviction politician?

COMMENT
John Hewson

Glenn Stevens, former governor of the Reserve Bank.

Reserve Bank pays $3.22 billion dividend to Canberra

There is still plenty of value in the big mining stocks despite their stellar run, Shaw and Partners senior analyst ...

Despite downgrades, BHP and Rio's run may not be done

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You don't have to be a "Neutron Jack" to succeed as CEO, the study shows. Alas, only fretful neurotics are less likely ...

Nice CEOs finish first, but too seldom get the chance

ANALYSIS

Workplace watchdog claims 400 mushroom pickers were underpaid $650,000 in eight months.

Mushroom pickers underpaid $650,000, watchdog claims

Shoppers turn out in droves as ribbon cut on Chadstone's new look

ASX slumps as miner headwinds grow

Vanessa Desloires
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Samsung's woes show explosive limits of batteries

Sydney housing boom is coming to an end, QBE says

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The $500m worth of Aussie trophy homes being sold to the world

Sue Williams

Interior design experts agree - choosing the wrong-size rug can instantly cheapen a room.

Ten subtle choices that instantly cheapen your home

Sophie Miura

"It's liveable – it's just very tired."

Rundown Redfern cottage hits the market for $3 million

We were all teenagers once, so why do so many of us give our own kids a hard time over the state of their bedrooms?

The biggest dilemma when it comes to dealing with teenagers

Colleen Hawkes

The complexities of fixed and variable loans can be a steep learning curve, while everything from bank fees to interest ...

What first-time owners wish they'd known before buying

Elicia Murray

Trump's thinking - that it's normal behaviour to sexually assault someone - feeds a problem that is already surfacing ...

Trump's comments reveal a culture of 'toxic masculinity'

Culture
Diane Roberts

Classic black from Hugo Boss is the way to go for more formal Derby Day.

Experts reveal how to build a winning look this racing season

Style Advice

Movie popcorn is overpriced.

The 13 biggest rip-offs money can buy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Big banks have been accused of side-stepping financial planner laws.

Beware of bank staff spruiking their super funds

John Collett

Broo Ltd boss Kent Grogan is focused on expanding into China.

Why this Aussie beer company might make it in China

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Your annual pay shouldn't be a secret, say some experts.

Does your office disclose everyone's pay?

Tony Featherstone

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Trump supporter: 'He's a genius'

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Stanford gets life for Scott murder

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Why sons should get more chores

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Photographers 1, Senators 0

Federal Politics

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge views the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Johannes Vermeer as she visits the Mauritshuis ...

World of Photos

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Tom Hardy stars in the intense drama Locke

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Younger Season 3 now streaming on Stan.

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Adam Williams (James Nesbitt) with new love Angela (Karen David).

Cold Feet reunion 'just like old times' but with Tinder

Linda Morris

Zach Galifianakis plays a middle-aged loser in Masterminds.

Masterminds is a middling cops-and-robbers comedy

Jake WIlson

Comedy gold: Sam Pang on Have You Been Paying Attention?

Have You Been Paying Attention to the naughtiest show on TV?

COMMENT
Debi Enker

"Why are you even here?"

The cull of the dull: Bachelorette evicts four suitors in one night

Ebony Bowden

Donald Trump and Mark Burnett, right, interviewed by talk show host Larry King on Larry King Live in 2004.

Burnett made Trump a TV star; his unaired tapes are in demand

Emily Yahr

Harrison Ford in Sydney for the launch of the new <i>Star Wars</i> movie.

Harrison Ford's broken leg on Star Wars costs Disney $2.6m

Stephen Addison

Evans and piggy friend at Federation Square in Melbourne.

Why Matthew Evans wants us to eat more animal but less meat

Karl Quinn

In contention for an Oscar nomination: Nicole Kidman in <i>Lion</i>.

Kidman an Oscar contender as Lion begins to roar

Garry Maddox

Destination unknown ... Eleonara Giovanardi and Luca Medici in <i>Where Am I Going</i>?

The colourful, silly comedy that Italy has gone nuts over

Jake Wilson

Joe Cinque and Anu Singh in a 1998 photo.

Why did no one speak up? The sad question at the heart of Joe's killing

Paul Byrnes

Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones in <i>Inferno</i>, the latest Dan Brown novel to become a film.

Granddad Tom running in circles in latest Dan Brown caper

Jake Wilson

hands of the young female couple

Millennials are the most openly gay generation

Maeve Marsden

A projection of what the USA would look like if only men voted.

What the US election result would look like if only men voted

New life: Tziporah Malkah today.

Kate Fischer defends her new life and name change

Jenna Clarke

Naomi Watts turned 48 last week and celebrated with this great throwback pic. "Another birthday!! #eek But I think I'm ...

Throwback Thursday: Gigi Hadid celebrates her sister's birthday

Retro fun

Justin Hemmes opened up his waterfront, family mansion on Thursday to raise funds for a public IVF centre.

Justin Hemmes opens mansion in aid of public IVF centre

Amy Croffey

Weddings are full of rules, particularly around dress.

At this rate I'll be going to my daughter's wedding naked

Jenna Price

James Charles is CoverGirl's first male ambassador.

CoverGirl announces first male ambassador

After months of speculation, Janet Jackson has confirmed she is pregnant at the age of 50.

Janet Jackson confirms pregnancy with photo shoot

Amy Croffey

How you consume your calcium makes a difference.

How you consume your calcium makes a difference

Nervous system speeding up? Slow down the way you move.

Don't let stress derail your weight goals

Jae Berman

Woman in pain laying in bed

I wish I'd let myself enjoy these 4 things more

Susie Moore

Chicken kapitan with fragrant rice.

Happy World Chicken Day! Here are 30 chicken dinner winners

The pie that wanted to be a pizza is a highlight at Zambo.

Introducing 'The Pie that Wanted to be a Pizza'

Terry Durack

Jill Dupelix's 'great' roast chicken.

How do I get crispy skin on roast chicken?

Brain Food
Richard Cornish

Officer Knox with Ma'Yavi on the day of the incident.

A white officer saved a black baby's life, forever changing his own

Travis M. Andrews

A child's grief deserves privacy, it is not for public consumption.

Don't watch the viral video of a boy learning of his mum's death

OPINION Kerri Sackville

"I think the LGBTQ alphabet could continue forever," says Miley Cyrus, who identifies as "pansexual".

Miley Cyrus talks about sexuality and coming out to her parents

Ariane Beeston

'You've been reassigned.' The worst words a business class traveller can hear.

'You've been downgraded': How business class flyers get bumped

Michael Gebicki

Harmony of the Seas' canyon design means many cabins have balconies facing into the ship.

226,000 tonne monster: On board the world's biggest cruise ship

Caroline Gladstone

Cosplay – dressing up in costume – is a huge and colourful part of Comic-Con.

Freaks and geeks: The world's biggest gathering of nerds

Tim Richards

Samsung's Note7 was a great phone, apart from the overheating, but the Note name may now be tarnished forever.

What Samsung should do next

COMMENT
Alex Kidman

Swift Playground makes it easy to learn coding.

Swift Playground makes learning to code easy

Cynthia Karena

The PlayStation VR headset.

PlayStation VR review: virtual reality for the masses

Tim Biggs

Razer Man O'War: big and bad-ass.

How to justify a $300 gaming headset

Peter Wells

Australian made, the Rode VideoMic is a great smartphone accessory.

The best microphone for phone videos

Terry Lane

The 2017 BMW 5-Series.

Revealed: New BMW 5-Series

Greg Kable

2015 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar

Volvo plans new future for Polestar

David McCowen

2012 Ford Focus Sport.

What warm hatch should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Volkswagen Caddy.

VW makes Caddy safer

Stephen Ottley

The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003S is claimed to be the fastest cornering supercar in the world.

Meet Ferrari's newest rival

Stephen Ottley

The 2016 Volvo S90 Inscription is a stylish alternative to German rivals.

First drive: Volvo's E-Class rival

David McCowen

Moving on: Western Sydney Wanderers captain Nikolai Topor-Stanley is hoping to finalise a move to UAE club Hatta.

The club rule the Wanderers broke to sell their captain

Dominic Bossi

Champion: Tyler Wright has secured her first world championship title.

How family tragedy inspired Tyler Wright to maiden world title

James Buckley

Bulldogs coach Des Hasler

Inside the undoing of Des Hasler

ANALYSIS
Steve Mascord

Australia's Mitchell Starc.

What Starc has to do to make the first Test

James Buckley

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 21: Steve Smith (Captain) during the Australia arrival press conference at ...

'The rest of us weren't good enough': Smith laments ODI rout

Gifted: Israel Folau needs to lift.

Why the Wallabies aren't even in the game

Paul Cully

Nick Kyrgios: "If you don't like it, I didn't ask you to come watch. Just leave. If you're so good at giving advice and ...

Kyrgios: 'I don't owe the public anything'

Linda Pearce

World champion Tyler Wright.

Australian surfer the queen of the world

Bulldogs coach Des Hasler

Inside the undoing of Des Hasler

ANALYSIS
Steve Mascord

Late call: Jake Trbojevic has replaced injured Josh Papalii in the Kangaroos squad.

Trbojevic could make shock Kangaroos debut

Still on the sidelines: Benji Marshall may not return to the Dragons line-up until May.

Marshall says sorry to Dragons' fans

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