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A Syrian army soldier places a Syrian national flag during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east ...

'Meltdown of humanity': Scores executed, says UN

45 mins ago

A warm night and another hot day ahead for Sydney.

Sydney's stifling night breaks 148-year record, with more heat to come

16 mins ago

Matthew Perrin allegedly forged his wife's signature on mortgage documents.

'It's much worse than that': CEO's tears as he confesses to wife

15 mins ago

Australian national Sara Connor sits in a court room during her trial in Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Connor ...

'I don't want a dime': Bali police widow rejects Connor's 'donation'

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Woman removes hundred dollar bills from her purse / wallet generic cash Australina money notes AFR MARKET WRAP

Thousands of charities put on notice as authority flexes muscle

Rachel Browne

An unidentified woman takes a selfie with Wang Sicong, the son of China's wealthiest man, Wang Jianlin.

Billionaire's only son not interested in running $122b empire

1 hr ago

Why your power bill is about to rise by $74

A million gigabytes of ATO data lost in latest tech meltdown

Real winner of the last Australian election tastes like democracy

Putin's game to neuter and divide the West is succeeding

COMMENT

Marise Payne's absence triggers fresh round of reshuffle talk

The chart depicts the concentration of development in areas to Sydney's west.

The map that shows why Sydney's property bubble is not about to burst

Anthony Sahade, centre, outside court in 2013.

Car wash king ends property dispute, Point Piper-style

Andrew Fifita has been told to start 'behaving like an adult'.

Fifita cops NRL's punishment for backing killer mate

Coldplay's Chris Martin in action at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium this month.

Coldplay review: A perfectly proportioned pop show

Ivanka Trump has been criticised for promoting her business during the election campaign and aftermath.

Have a coffee with Ivanka Trump for $50,000

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Donald Trump meets Kanye West

How foods are framed can change their appeal.

'Fight fire with fire': Health lessons we can learn from Big Food

President-elect Donald Trump and Kanye West pose for a picture in the lobby of Trump Tower.

Kanye and Donald Trump get together to talk about 'life'

In 2016 overall, warm Arctic temperatures led to the second lowest level of Arctic sea ice ever recorded at the summer ...

The Arctic just had its warmest year on record 'by far'

39 mins ago

Managing anxiety in silly season

Managing anxiety? Here's how to get through the silly season

A senior surgeon told Fairfax Media of failing equipment and of nurses resigning because they were not allowed to take ...

Feeding tubes used to drain brain fluid at Sydney hospital

EXCLUSIVE
Anna Patty

Berejiklian reveals why NSW is losing billions

ANALYSIS
Matt Wade

'It's heartbreaking': Abermain residents in disbelief over deliberately lit fires

1 hr ago

About 200 jobs will be axed from bus operator State Transit.

Jobs axed as State Transit goes on cost-cutting drive

Scott Johnson about four months before his death.

Gay bashing 'bait' to testify at third Scott Johnson inquest

Phillip Lopes outside court on Monday.

Guilty of teen indecent assaults, 'glamour' photographer avoids jail

Drummoyne MP John Sidoti (right) with Premier Mike Baird.

Liberal MP beats retreat after call to sack health minister

Matthew Perrin, pictured leaving Brisbane's federal court, enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle for a number of years until it ...

'It's much worse than that': Ex-Billabong CEO confesses to wife

15 mins ago

The video of the shark was uploaded to a Lorne community page on Monday night.

'I was in awe of it': Lorne shark sighting caught on camera

VIC

No more Freddo frogs for peckish ACT government workers.

No more fundraising chocolates for public servants

ACT

The transperth bus, which has stopped within metres of a apartment complex in Ascot.

Perth bus crashes down embankment

WA

Electricity prices are about to climb.

Why your power bill is about to expand

Adam Morton

Our elected representatives won. We are no longer above them

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Payne's absence triggers fresh round of reshuffle talk

James Massola

The lawns at Parliament House in Canberra.

Security agencies considered digging 'moat' around Parliament

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

12 August 2010; SHD NEWS; L to r - Don Rowe, President RSL NSW Branch. A round table discussion with Don Rowe, Graham ...

Savage audit reveals true reason why RSL boss resigned

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

The image of Voller in a spithood at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre helped trigger the royal commission.

Justice system 'set Voller up to fail': ex-case manager

Meat & Livestock Australia's 'Operation Boomerang' advertisement featuring Lee Lin Chin.

The most complained about ads of 2016

Matthew Knott

Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen marching walk inside the destroyed Grand Umayyad mosque in the old city of ...

Syrian rebels say Aleppo truce deal struck, to take effect shortly

1 hr ago

President-elect Donald Trump made immigration control a hallmark of his election campaign.

Trump likely blind to China's sensitivity on Taiwan, One China policy

ANALYSIS
Philip Wen

Sara Connor, pictured right, at Denpasar District Court on Tuesday.

'I don't want a dime', widow of policeman tells Sara Connor

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo AP

Canada should permit retail marijuana sales, panel says

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull rejected sight unseen the policy of imposing an emissions intensity scheme on ...

Well done, Malcolm: you've proved yourself a follower, again

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Santa and Mrs Claus are keeping Fuzz's ashes safe on the first Christmas when we'll only have his loving spirit to embrace.

Love after death: how to keep the Christmas spirit alive

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

NSW Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli says what happens with the Gonski funding for schools is crucial to lifting ...

Federal government must stop being road block to fixing schools

COMMENT
Adrian Piccoli

The proposed Alpha coal mine will be a full open cut mine producing 32 million tonnes a year.

Aside from culture, environment and cost, is Adani a good idea?

COMMENT

The company shut the doors on its monumentally unsuccessful hardware business on Sunday, when Masters finally ended its ...

Dick Smith, Masters, Pumpkin Patch: a rough year for retail staff

A senior surgeon told Fairfax Media of failing equipment and of nurses resigning because they were not allowed to take ...

Surgeons use 'sticky tape' to fix surgical instruments

EXCLUSIVE

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

Comms Minister Mitch Fifield knows his NBN beans

Colin Kruger, CBD

Wiped out: Riches to rags tale of ex-Billabong CEO

15 mins ago

Budget outlook shows why NSW is losing billions

ANALYSIS
Matt Wade

Billionaire's son not interested in running $122b empire

1 hr ago

Union in landmark legal action over farm wages

Christmas is coming, which means it's the season for heaving malls and chaotic department stores.

Five suburbs that are Sydney's best hidden shopping spots

Anthony Sahade, centre, outside court in 2013.

Brawling multi- millionaires end decade of neighbour disputes

Coles Hairston and Cornerstone Architects.

How to get a five-star bathroom without checking into a hotel

Don't tell the agent you're not willing to negotiate and then offer more money.

The things you should not say in front of a real estate agent

Speculation is rife that Posh and Becks are looking to buy the US$200m Manor in Los Angeles.

Are the Beckhams about to buy the most expensive house in LA?

Inside the Anderson & Sheppard workroom.

The Savile Row tailors every man should visit once

Men's Style

David Gandy goes beltless.

Buckle up: Is wearing a belt going out of style?

Men's Style

Shopping centres play Christmas carols because it's proven that it makes customers spend more money.

Six psychological tricks retailers use to make you overspend

Few borrowers fixed their loans when fixed rates were at their cheapest.

Why so few of us fix interest rates at the right time

Clancy Yeates

Nicholas Chu of Sinorbis.

How to raise $2.5m … from the right investors

Flying over Western Australia, in a private jet. Air travel, horizon, sunset, wing, SMH News/Generics. Pix by Quentin ...

Private jet startup claims to raise $105 million

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'A President without briefings is flying blind'

35 mins ago

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The joys of 'Star Wars'

32 mins ago

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Thousands of civilians flee Aleppo

1 hr ago

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Near-miss during Sydney's Big Boat Challenge

Graham Spencer 66yrs overlooks the front beach in Vung Tau, Vietnam. From Perth, Graham volunteered for National Service ...

Australian Vietnam veterans return to live in Vietnam

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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Every single episode of Seinfeld now streaming. Only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in Rogue One.

Early word on Rogue One? The force is strong-ish with this one

Rob Moran
4 mins ago

Mycroft and Sherlock in new season 4.

All you could want on Sherlock season four details

Aja Styles

From London: David Attenborough in finale of Planet Earth II.

Sir David Attenborough makes moving plea on Planet Earth II

Sarah Thomas

Stephen Colbert takes on Trump.

The 'most streamed' late night host may surprise

Rob Moran

Ryan Reynolds joins the belt-free brigade.

Ryan Reynolds' plea to Jackman

Ebony Bowden

Journalist Anne Deveson has died.

Journalist and broadcaster Anne Deveson dies, aged 86

Michael Idato

Nicole Kidman

Surprises and snubs among Golden Globes nods

Chris Evans as Captain America, with Thor's Chris Hemsworth.

Hollywood's 'best value actors' revealed

Rob Moran

Young talent time: First time published students (L to R) Finbar Clayton, Phoebe Lu, Briana Terman, Bindi Mutiara; ...

Most adults can only dream of what these kids have achieved

Linda Morris

Photo by WinkiPoP Media 2016 RAD Genee International, Sydney Gold Medal Winner, Joshua Price .

He's just 16 years old and already the world is at his feet

Jill Sykes

Melbourne playwright Patricia Cornelius.

It's still a boys'club with only one notable exception

British Prime Minister Theresa May has come under fire for wearing a pair of leather pants in a photo shoot. Something ...

Britsh PM's $1700 leather pants cause more outrage than Brexit

Jenna Clarke

Linda Tirado had to travel to Ohio to have an abortion.

Why Ohio's 'fetal heartbeat' bill should have us all worried

COMMENT
Linda Tirado

Meghan Markle has written about her experience as a biracial woman for <i>Elle UK</I>.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

Good sex and intimacy starts at home.

Improving your sex life starts at home

Bella Ellwood-Clayton

The conservative Muslim country enforces a strict dress code for women in public

Saudi police arrest woman for removing her veil in public

Regularly subjected to media abuse: Samantha Armytage.

Let's call Daily Mail's treatment of Sam Armytage for what it is

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Sally Obermeder with Elyssa Rose.

Sally Obermeder welcomes second child via surrogate

Mary Ward

Divorce leaves women and children financially vulnerable.

Women with children biggest financial losers of divorce

Daisy Dumas

How foods are framed can change their appeal.

'Fight fire with fire': Health lessons we can all learn from Big Food

Sarah Berry

Same, same, but different.

One weight-loss approach fits all? No, not even close

GINA KOLATA

The simple things we do can have a powerful impact on our health.

The power of simple life changes to prevent heart disease

AARON E. CARROLL
40 mins ago

Bacon-roasted turkey with pumpkin, sausage and fruit mince stuffing.

The ultimate foolproof turkey recipe

Steamy stuff: Passionfruit batida.

On drinks duty this Christmas? Here are 13 fab summery cocktails

Rachel Khoo's nutty no-bake ice-cream cake.

Can't stand the heat? Make Rachel Khoo's no-bake ice-cream cake

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Mum changes daughter's name three times in 18 months

I couldn't help thinking how all the kids who didn't get an award were feeling.

What to do when your child doesn't get an end of year school award

The fake "Happy Hour" Playset

It's OK parents, Fisher Price is not making a 'Happy Hour' playset

The new economy seats on Qantas's Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Would you sit here for 17 hours?

17-hour slog: Non-stop flights to London aren't without problems

Michael Gebicki

It's easy to forget how great Australia is when you live in it.

Our home-grown bucket list: What you should do this summer

Ben Groundwater

Passengers on a three-hour Southwest flight drank the plane dry.

Pilot congratulates passengers for drinking all the alcohol on flight

Hazel Plush

<i>Super Mario Run</i> is launching on the App Store this week.

Will Mario on iPhone take off?

Tim Biggs

An artist's impression depicts a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole surrounded by an accretion disc.

Black hole shreds wandering star

The moon rises in Bondi, Sydney, on November 15, a day after the official supermoon was obscured by clouds.

Look up! Another supermoon set to rise over Australia

Australian commentator Daniele Purdue.

24/7 eSports channel launches in Australia

It's possible to let kids enjoy phones and game consoles without giving them unfettered access to its capabilities and ...

Manage your kids' safety, spending online

An Aston Martin DB4 GT sold at auction for almost $4 million this year.

Aston to build 25 classic DB4 GTs

David McCowen

Mercedes has sold more cars this year than BMW, both at home and abroad.

Mercedes-Benz poised to topple BMW as world's luxury-car king

Elisabeth Behrmann

Mercedes-AMG GT R.

AMG GT R sets Nurburgring record

Dom Tripolone

Tesla Model S P85+ race car to compete in the inaugural Electric GT Championship.

New Tesla-only race series revealed

Dom Tripolone

Nissan 370Z Super GT.

Inside the 2016 Nismo Festival

Kez Casey

2017 BMW 5-Series.

New BMW 5-Series prices revealed

Andrew MacLean

Andrew Fifita's playing future remains in limbo while the NRL integrity unit decides whether to impose further sanctions ...

Andrew Fifita to escape with fine over support for one-punch killer

Adrian Proszenko

Social media storm: Bryce Cartwright.

Cartwright's ex-girlfriend charged after social media posts

Adrian Proszenko

CA's James Sutherland does not expect players to strike over pay negotiations.

Sutherland not concerned pay dispute will lead to player strike

Chris Barrett

Parramatta Eels star Kenny Edwards is facing domestic violence charges.

Another Eels star facing domestic violence charges

Adrian Proszenko

Breezing home: Wild Oats XI won the Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour.

Near miss for Scallywag as Wild Oats XI asserts dominance

James Buckley

Sidelined: Lachie Whitfield Lachie Whitfield was handed a six-month ban.

New Giants hearing date set over Whitfield affair

Daniel Cherny

Top of the world: Angelique Kerber is determined to keep her No.1 ranking.

The turning point in Kerber's career

Michael Chammas

Mick Fanning

Fanning on hunt for 'new adventures'

Sam McClure

A different time: Mickey Arthur as Australia coach with former captain Michael Clarke.

Arthur regrets homeworkgate bans

One-day cricket: Australia keep winning at home but crowds stay away.

One-day too far away for unloved middle child

Greg Baum

James Pattinson's goal for the summer is to play through the Big Bash, then the second half of the Shield summer.

Why Pattinson does not want to tour India

Andrew Wu

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