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In the spotlight: Ben Barba.

Sharks dump Barba over positive cocaine test

BREAKING
Adrian Proszenko
25 mins ago

Passengers arriving from international flights pass through an expedited Transportation Security Administration ...

What happened when a Brisbane man - a Muslim - entered the US

COMMENT
Fahim Khondaker

Malcolm Turnbull is edging closer to changing race hate laws.

Same-sex marriage plebiscite defeated in Senate vote

Michael Koziol

Onlookers mill around the wreckage of the burned out Whiskey Au Go Go night club, Brisbane, in which 15 people died.

Court told of Whiskey Au Go Go link to McCulkin killings

1 hr ago

Canadian journalist Naomi Klein on Q&A.

Australia no better than 'insane, racist' Trump: Klein

Georgina Mitchell

The 68-year-old diver was found 50 kilometres from where he had been diving.

Diver rescue 50km from vessel like finding a 'needle in a haystack'

1 hr ago

Triggs hits back at 'deeply misleading' PM

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

Man lost at sea after trawler capsizes off Fraser Island

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
55 mins ago

Assange to be questioned over rape allegations

Lone-wolf radio hoaxer hacks Melbourne air traffic control: AFP

Chris Johnston, Broede Carmody

Jarryd Hayne in high school pornography gaffe

Senator Malcolm Roberts presented his report on Monday report slamming the CSIRO's climate science.

Roberts' climate report kicks science to the kerb

John Birmingham

Michael Moore says he's not allowed to perform a one-man show about the presidential race at a central Ohio theater ...

Michael Moore in Trumpland

COMMENT

The batman mural, pictured, is Stewart's favourite in the apartment.

Not your average Brisbane flat

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a Donald Trump mask during a campaign speech, Monday, Nov. 7, ...

Final day before US poll face-off

Live
25 mins ago

Australia's Mitchell Marsh leaves the field after a DRS challenge gave him out LBW on the fifth day of the first test.

'What a crock ': Johnson turns on review system

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Hillary Clinton pantsuit flashmob

Maintenance work on solar panels

4000 solar panels to cut USQ’s power costs and carbon footprint

The Battle of Fire Support Base Coral in the Vietnam War.

History Channel to air lecturer's war doco

Crowdfunding campaign raises $10,500 for widow of ...

8:17AM

Markets Live: Markets vote for Clinton

8:16AM

Commonwealth Bank first quarter profits flat at ...

8:15AM

Dr Arthur Laffer last year in Sydney.

Key Reagan adviser is no longer betting on a Republican landslide

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a 90% chance of winning, according to the latest poll.

Clinton has 90 per cent chance of winning, according to final poll

45 mins ago

Vincente Blanco-Capote, a veteran of the CIA-backed invasion of Cuba

A surge seen in Latinos voting early in Florida and Nevada

Nick O'Malley

Part of the Swickers bacon factory in Kingaroy has been destroyed by fire.

Ham shortage fears allayed after Kingaroy factory fire

Jorge Branco

New face of West Village revealed following approval

Felicity Caldwell

Man drowns in Gold Coast pool

Jorge Branco

Kate Goodchild, 32, left behind a partner of 15 years and two young daughters – an eight-month-old and a 12-year-old.

Family, friends farewell siblings killed in Dreamworld tragedy

Clare Sibthorpe

An HIV trial in Queensland has received a massive boost.

HIV prevention trial boosts numbers by 3900 per cent

Felicity Caldwell

Members of the public left thousands of flowers in the wake of the tragedy.

Police hand back Dreamworld ride accident scene to operators

Jorge Branco

A fire at the bacon factory in Kingaroy sent thick plumes of potentially toxic smoke into the air on Sunday morning.

Bacon factory fire a 'black day' for region

The RFS has been deployed its large aircraft to dump fire retardant to contain blazes.

Cool change to bring relief, risk for bushfire crews

NSW
37 mins ago

Two Westpac Lifesaver Rescue helicopters have been tasked to search for a person still missing.

Man lost at sea after trawler capsizes

56 mins ago

Dr Martyn Kirk from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, on ...

Asbestos diseases expected to claim 100 more victims

ACT

Wade Cameron Dunn was killed in May last year.

Head 'cut off with chainsaw, kept in ute,' court told

WA

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: PM Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration minister Peter Dutton announce changes to refugee ...

Same-sex marriage plebiscite defeated in late-night Senate vote

Michael Koziol

Government introduces refugee ban to Parliament

Live
Stephanie Peatling
26 mins ago

Time to rise above the politics of fear says Liberal MP

Michael Gordon

Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs

Gillian Triggs backs changes to 18C race laws

Fergus Hunter
19 mins ago

George Christensen delivers his own press conference at Parliament House after the government backed down on super reforms.

Christensen hits back at 'elitist' Coalition colleague

Tom McIlroy
11 mins ago

Bill Shorten says the government has not gone far enough in its crackdown on high-end superannuation tax concessions.

Shorten offers alternative super plan for PM's budget woes

Mark Kenny

President of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs.

Gillian Triggs hits back at 'deeply misleading' Malcolm Turnbull

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

A face of a character from a biblical scene painted on the side of a church is seen after being defaced by Islamic State ...

Islamic State brutality revealed as military advances

Violence after a protest in Bamako, Mali in August.

Gunmen free 21 prisoners in raid on southern Mali town

Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Jakarta governor row 'aimed at president'

Jewel Topsfield

Newly elected Hong Kong lawmaker Yau Wai-ching at Sunday's protest.

Rebel Hong Kong lawmakers left out in the cold

Philip Wen

Senator Malcolm Roberts presented his report on Monday report slamming the CSIRO's climate science.

Roberts' incredible climate report kicks science to the kerb

John Birmingham

Brisbane man Fahim Khondaker was detained at LAX - an experience common to many Muslims.

Entering the United States as a Muslim in the age of terror

COMMENT
Fahim Khondaker

The federal government's Scott Morrison during a visit to Mapoon in 2015.

Why is the crime rate at Mapoon so low?

John Harrison

BA said growth in its income had slowed "slightly" compared with the previous financial year.

Commonwealth Bank profits flat on higher costs and interest rates

5 mins ago

Wall Street dropped on firming prospects for a December rate hike.

8@eight: Markets punt on a Clinton victory

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1 hr ago

The truck driver made a string of anti-Muslim comments.

BHP told to reinstate worker sacked for anti-Muslim views

Institutional investors, including Australia's big super funds, are taking a more 'hands on' approach to litigation.

Super funds eye class actions to hold companies to account

Wall St soars as investors see higher chance of Clinton win

1 hr ago

Bush hatches a successful IPO for Ingham's chicken

Colin Kruger, CBD

Pay pool for top ANZ Bank executives shrinks by $10 million

Rosebery development site has $100m price tag

The batman mural, pictured, is Stewart's favourite in the apartment.

Brisbane artist loved by the stars lists apartment, art included

I'd reached 30, discovered I liked living by myself, and wanted a place of my own.

The power of one: how to buy a house when you're single

ABC doco called Streets of your Town featuring Tim Ross. MMag TV pics 6/11/16

Why do we insist on having our homes shut out the world?

Why there's no place like a 'builder's own home'

The view from the four-bedroom home.

Sea Patrol producers selling beloved Mission Beach penthouse

Solid communities are forming around gingers and their admirers

19 things only redheads will understand

Grooming

Michael Scott never let personal failures hold him back. Neither should you.

What to do when you've been knocked back for a pay rise

Advice

Don't hide your money from your spouse.

Nicole helps ... get a couple on the same financial page

Policies to help first-home buyers can backfire.

Why governments are powerless to make housing affordable

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Cofounder, Scholly Christopher Gray attends the opening bell during Forbes "30 Under 30" ...

How to be a successful student entrepreneur

Nick Haddow runs a successful cheese business from Bruny Island.

How these remote small businesses beat the odds

Nina Hendy

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Final day frenzy for Donald Trump

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Clinton kicks off final campaign day

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Q&A;: Watson says Trump presidency 'unspeakable prospect'

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Meet the robots entering Aussie schools

A boy watches a tiger through a glass pane in the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany

World of Photos

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Brand new season of the Stan original comedy series No Activity, now Streaming.

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Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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One person makes all the difference for foster kids

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Not so super ... the cast of The Big Bang Theory.

Big Bang squared: Sheldon-focused prequel may be coming

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Michael Moore says he's not allowed to perform a one-man show about the presidential race at a central Ohio theater ...

Don't hold your breath, Moore in Trumpland is tepid viewing

COMMENT
Neil Genzlinger

Poor Daryl (Norman Reedus) is tortured like never before by Dwight (Austin Amelio).

The Walking Dead's Guantanamo moment thanks to a pop song

SPOILER ALERT
Karl Quinn

Pixar Animation Studios' new short, Piper, a hungry sandpiper hatchling.

Calling it, this is the cutest Pixar animation ever

COMMENT
Aja Styles

<i>The Project's</i> Waleed Aly is also covering the election for Ten from the US.

Australian TV networks set for saturation US election coverage

Ebony Bowden

Bachelorette Georgia Love.

Bachelorette Georgia Love scores Channel Ten hosting role

Ebony Bowden

Justin Bieber wants to spend NYE with you, just you - for $650,000.

Want to spend NYE with Bieber? All you need is $650,000

Rob Moran

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton in final election sketch on Saturday Night Live.

The SNL election spoof that nearly breaks Alec Baldwin

Aja Styles

Chris Hemsworth plays Thor.

Marvel goes high art, with ‘world first’ exhibition at GoMA

Rob Moran

The Dandy Warhols hinted their show at the Eatons Hill Hotel on Saturday night could be their last in Brisbane for a while.

Dandys carve history in an unlikely suburb

Cameron Atfield

Perth director Ben Young's first feature was a surprise hit at the Venice Film Festival.

Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival program announced

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Women have the right to reject romantic partners.

Women have the right to reject romantic partners, guilt-free

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

two children in school uniform reading books on a park bench

Why there is no place for single-sex schools in 2016

COMMENT
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

After wearing blue and red to the two previous debates, Hillary Clinton wore all white to take on Donald Trump in Vegas.

The reason why women are wearing white to vote

Jenna Clarke

Ellery "Audacity" shirt ($1790)

Try the new season trend for artful embellishment

Jenna Clarke

Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says he has been dealing with depression and anxiety for some time.

What we can learn from Scott Ludlam's leave of absence

COMMENT
Brandon Cook

Members of the audience hold Pittsburgh Steelers football "terrible towels" and campaign signs as Democratic ...

I volunteered to door knock for Hillary

Scarlett Harris

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's daughter Luna made a cameo in his new music video, and totally stole the show.

Move over North and Blue - baby Luna takes centre stage

Amy Croffey

Maria Venuti is in a "critical but stable" condition after suffering a stroke during an alleged stalking incident.

Maria Venuti in 'critical but stable' condition after stalker incident

Andrew Hornery

Forget something? Memory loss is caused by a variety of factors.

Forgetfulness, stress or memory fail?

Linda McSweeny

Getting it right: Making the connection, without distraction.

The one thing you can do now to improve your wellbeing

Sarah Berry

No shortage: A protein problem?

Enough with the protein, people

Deena Shanker

Don't forget to pack a corkscrew in your picnic basket.

Have you packed these obvious (and not-so-obvious) picnic essentials?

1 hr ago

Sopa Seca is delicious, spicy and unusual: Just don't think of it as a pasta bake.

These dinners happen to be vegan

Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse

Fioretto

The new vegetable hybrid that chefs are obsessed with

Paula D'Amore gave birth in the hospital car park.

The $7000 fee for mum who gave birth in carpark

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with their daughters Malia and Sasha, pictured in 2014.

Obama's daughters have started dating - here's why he's not worried

Ariane Beeston
17 mins ago

Brutally honest kid <a href="http://imgur.com/5EhV9dd" target="_blank">Image</a>

Kids tell it like it is in these hilariously honest notes

Breath-taking views from the cockpit.

Pilots name the 16 most spectacular airports to fly into

Hazel Plush

The world's three largest cruise ships meet for the first time.

World's three biggest cruise ships meet for the first time

Kylie McLaughlin

Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu, featuring overwater bungalows, has recently opened in Port Vila.

After its worst ever natural disaster, paradise is open again

Paul Chai

The Galaxy Note7 may have been a disaster, but Samsung is plotting a 2017 comeback.

Samsung seeks AI-powered comeback

Huawei's new Porsche Design Mate 9, standard Mate 9 and fitness tracker.

Huawei's Porsche phone costs more than $2000

Google Home, a smart speaker that can control your home and manage other connected environments, is not officially sold ...

Google Home is promising, but still a work in progress

The wind ruffled hairdos in Port Melbourne.

October's winds clock up the k's

Bridie Smith

Gamers rolling out the heavy artillery with TANKS in the tabletop section of PAX Australia 2016.

PAX Australia 2016 plays its cards right

COMMENT

2016 Drive Car of the Year best Utes.

2016 Drive Car of the Year: Best Ute

Andrew MacLean
49 mins ago

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best 4WD category.

Drive Car of the Year: Best 4WD

Stephen Ottley

Muzilla: a cross between a 2010 Nissan GT-R and a 1970 Ford Mustang at the 2016 SEMA Show.

Is this the best car show on earth?

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW M760Li.

BMW's V12-powered flagship coming to Oz

Dom Tripolone

2017 Range Rover Evoque Convertible.

Evoque Convertible reviewed

David McCowen

Updated 2016 Mazda3 Maxx.

2016 Mazda3 reviewed

David McCowen

In the spotlight: Ben Barba.

Sharks dump Barba in wake of alleged positive cocaine test

BREAKING
Adrian Proszenko
25 mins ago

Single paper and online use ONLY. Fee applies. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 07: Usman Khawaja of Australia looks dejected ...

Last chance saloon looms for battling Australians

Andrew Wu

Axed: Opener Joe Burns was dropped during the Sri Lanka tour.

Burns, Ferguson drafted into misfiring Test squad

Jon Pierik

Former National Soccer League champions Brisbane Strikers are in talks to join the A-League.

Brisbane Strikers aim for an A-League spot

Vince Rugari

Ruled out: Massimo Luongo will not face Thailand in the World Cup qualifier in Bangkok.

Luongo, Langerak ruled out for Socceroos' Thailand qualifier

Few words: Wayne Bennett has been heavily criticised by the English media for his curt responses in interviews.

England slams 'disrespectful' Bennett after curt interview

Former Wallaby captain and ex-Chairman of NSWRU Nick Farr-Jones.

Farr-Jones, Williams caught up in Indigenous loan controversy

EXCLUSIVE
Georgina Robinson

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 06: Shaun Marsh of Australia walks back to the rooms after being dismissed by Kagiso Rabada ...

Unbalanced Australian team pays the price

Malcolm Knox