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The gunman shouted 'Don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria' as he pointed his gun at people attending the exhibition.

Russia ambassador to Turkey shot dead during speech

1 hr ago

Another hot day for Sydney will have people looking for some cool relief.

A stinker today, but Sydney wins Christmas weather lottery

29 mins ago

Christopher Vanneste with his long-term partner Ann Formaz-Preston, who died in Pymble on Sunday.

Young Sydney doctor killed in cycling tragedy was due to start new job

Lion is now the second biggest player in Australia's $14 billion beer market.

The 'sneaky strategy' used by beer giant to sell 'healthy' booze

15 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 19: CEO Tim Worner arrives to the Seven West Media financial results presentation on August ...

Sex, drugs and money at Seven: Stokes needs to take a stand

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Failed attempts to regulate the sale of codeine-based painkillers such as Nurofen plus illustrate the wider impasse on ...

Codeine crackdown: Common painkillers to require prescription

1 hr ago

Shock verdict: IMF chief Christine Lagarde guilty of criminal charges

'Simple bit of fun can be incredibly dangerous': Teen drowns in river

16 mins ago

'You killed my baby!' Girl, 2, found critically injured in car

11 mins ago

Obeid's bid to be released from jail before Christmas

Sometimes it might be better for women to stay single

COMMENT

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 19: Police stand near a black lorry that ploughed through a Christmas market on December 19, ...

Driver arrested after truck ploughs into crowd at Berlin market, killing nine

England's Joe Root reacts after an unsuccessful appeal during their fourth day of the fifth cricket test match against ...

We've won against Pakistan. Time to enjoy England's humiliation

1 hr ago

This image released by Lucasfilm Ltd. shows Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in a scene from, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." ...

The Rogue One cameo that will change Hollywood forever

Firefighter

12 stunning photos prove there's no such thing as men's work

Taobao shoppers are offered discounts for select Vanke developments.

Christmas shopping panic? These places will deliver in time

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How 7yo Twitter star escaped Aleppo

Russell Crowe and Terri Irwin are not romantically involved, says an Australia Zoo spokesperson. The pair pictured ...

Irwin and Crowe: Everything you've read is a lie

Former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher.

Schumacher friend trying to sell photos for $1.7m: reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin: aware of situation.

Putin is giving America a taste of its own medicine

Travelers use self service kiosks to print out boarding passes at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, ...

Heading to the US? These are the airports you should avoid

Dominic Perrottet, NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, at a press conference with Premier Mike Baird.

Minister nominates who was to blame for F6 property bungle

Esther Han

The HSC course that has plummeted to just 1885 students

Man stable after falling from balcony in north-west Sydney

Andrew Constance (right) witnessing the first track being cemented in place.

Lord Mayor, minister at odds as first tram tracks laid in George St

Jacob Saulwick

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Sydney man desperately tried to call mother, but police replied

Father and former school bus driver Raffi Moskofian arrives at the District Court to be sentenced for online grooming ...

Strike Force Trawler: The dark world of online grooming

Rachel Olding

"Nudges" drawing on behavioral psychology can deliver big savings at hospitals.

Little nudge that saved a hospital $66,000

EXCLUSIVE

Home owners who sell a property for $2 million or more will need to provide a clearance certificate from the ATO.

Nightmare before Christmas for thousands of casuals

ACT

The child had been sleeping in an annex attached to a caravan at the caravan park.

Sleeping child assaulted at caravan park

QLD

The man was allegedly caught wearing this clown costumer.

Man faces court for chasing teenage girls in clown outfit

WA

Pauline and Bill Thomas died in April 2013.

Man who murdered parents in fight over hairdryer jailed for life

VIC

Treasurer Scott Morrison has pulled out savings from the fiscal equivalent of the back of the couch.

Call that a budget improvement? The ratings agencies won't

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Copyright: What you see and hear could be about to change

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

Culleton and Hanson's war of words continues

Fergus Hunter, Brendan Foster, Amy Remeikis

Former prime minister Tony Abbott.

Tony Abbott's pet projects sacrificed for budget repair

Treasurer Scott Morrison arrives at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.

Scott Morrison avoids AAA shame as budget update gets the tick

James Massola

Treasurer Scott Morrison has pulled out savings from the fiscal equivalent of the back of the couch.

MPs to benefit from $47.8m spend on more staff and parking

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

'A joke': Nine-month wait to find out who funded our election

COMMENT

A young Syrian child evacuated from Aleppo arrives at a refugee camp in Rashidin, near Idlib, Syria.

Thousands evacuated from Aleppo after deal over besieged villages

Police stand beside a damaged truck which ran into crowded Christmas market in Berlin.

Truck ploughs into Berlin Christmas market crowd

A man with a gun shouts inside the Ankara gallery as Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov lies on the ground.

Gunman shoots Russian ambassador to Turkey during photo exhibition

1 hr ago

A view over Baikal Lake near the village of Listvyanka, some 70 km from Siberian city of Irkutsk. SHD TRAVEL OCT 8 THEN ...

More than 40 dead after drinking bath oil hoping for an alcohol buzz

It is not counted as illegal discrimination for a landlord to refuse to rent to a smoker.

Apartment dwellers can stamp out second-hand smoke

COMMENT
Scott Walsberger

Donald Trump has appointed people with anti-LGBTQI records to his team since the election.

The 'Vlonald' bromance bad news for America's moral high ground

COMMENT
Joel Meares

Pauline Hanson spent 11 weeks in prison in 2003 before her conviction for electoral fraud was quashed.

One Nation is doing exactly what it does best

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Now that the story has been made public the spotlight is on Kerry Stokes.

Sex, drugs and shareholders' money: Channel Seven's drama

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Shares are poised to take a step back ahead of RBA minutes and the Bank of Japan.

Markets Live: Christmas shopping

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
21 mins ago

Married women lose out because of Australia's tax system.

Sometimes it's just better to be single

COMMENT
Nassim Khadem

AmyTimko's company ran several Noodle Box franchises in Tasmania.

Noodle Box franchisee charged with 'phoenixing'

19 mins ago

IMF chief Christine Lagarde found guilty of negligence

Rio Tinto's Simandou rival detained on bribe suspicion

8@eight: ASX set to slide as dollar hits six-month low

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Seven's share price plummets after claims of coke-fuelled affair

La Corniche.

The crazy prices prestige homes rent for over the holidays

Commutes aren't all that bad.

The six best (surprising) things about living in Sydney

Here's how to make your bedroom beautiful on a budget.

Five ways to update your bedroom without breaking the bank

1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 10: Auctioneer Lachlan McDonald selling 5/52 Edward Street, Bondi which sold for $1,070,000 ...

Sydney auction market ends the year on a record high

Dragon

A muso kitchen so disgusting that they "nailed the door shut"

Chinos: the pants of choice for men in their mid-30s.

Chino man: Why is it so hard for men to dress their age?

Culture

Sullivans Cove French Oak Cask whisky, which won best single malt at the 2014 World Whiskies Award.

Australia's most decorated whisky brand sold

Fine Drinks

Aged care is destined to have increasing demand, but there may be oversupply.

The hidden danger of investing in aged care

COMMENT
Graham Witcomb

Illustration: Simon Letch

Can I spread risk by having two super funds?

ASK NOEL

Work and life coach Dr Lara Corr advocates addressing the tasks you're avoiding head-on.

Ten ways to plan - not plod - your way into the new year

Larissa Ham

With big crowds expected at the beach today Surf Life Saving WA has issued a warning about rip tides.

I run my business from a surf boat in the Maldives

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Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey

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Truck ploughs into Berlin Christmas market

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Two-year-old fights for life

1 hr ago

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ScoMo's budget battle

Federal Politics
1 hr ago

Alan Moir

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Dec 20

48 mins ago

transparent

Critically acclaimed Transparent - every episode ever now streaming on Stan.

38 mins ago

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story featuring Darth Vader.

Spoilers: Rogue One cameo will change Hollywood forever

Michael Idato

Nicole Kidman on the red carpet of the Australian premiere of <i>Lion</i>.

After acclaim overseas, Australian film Lion finally comes home

Garry Maddox

Briggs + trials

Fans push to get anti-Australia Day protest into Hottest 100

Rob Moran
19 mins ago

Presenters, from left, James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson on the set of their new show <i>The Grand Tour</i>.

Hammond defends The Grand Tour being over-the-top

Craig Mathieson

Highest paid star on <i>Rogue One</i> 'by far': Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso.

Rogue One delivers fat pay cheques to Felicity Jones, Disney

Rob Moran

2Day FM hosts Dan Debuf and Maz Compton have bowed out after four years with the network.

2Day FM pair Dan and Maz quit radio after failed tilt at breakfast

Ebony Bowden

Forget you ... Cee Lo Green passed up on 'Happy', which Pharrell Williams turned into a huge hit.

CeeLo Green forced to apologise over 'exploding phone'

Rob Moran

Marie Wawa in <i>Tanna</i>. The movie, shot in Vanauatu with an amateur cast, is one step from an Oscar nomination.

Australian film Tanna is now just one step from an Oscar nod

Karl Quinn

Cate Blanchett with Husband Andrew Upton at the Sydney Theatre Company Thursday 12th September 2013.Photo: Danielle Smith

Cate Blanchett's plans shredded by City of Sydney

Andrew Taylor

Arts. Young indigenous actor/playwright Katie Beckett with her father Uncle Les Beckett. Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken ...

Kate's beautiful tribute to her 'embarrassing, loving' dad

Elissa Blake

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Marion Cotillard, left, and Brad Pitt in a scene from, "Allied," in ...

Robert Zemeckis in new territory with romantic thriller

Darryn King

Bana Alabed

Now that Bana Alabed is safe, who will take her place for us?

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad
34 mins ago

Reporter Tara Brown from 60 Minutes

The most Googled celebrities of the year show a common theme

Nicole Economos
1 hr ago

A biopic about '80s Madonna has been named Hollywood's top unproduced screenplay.

Why I'm still taking life lessons from Madonna

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Pronouns and preferred names have hit the mainstream.

In 2016, 'they' became singular - and caused a lot of confusion

1 hr ago

Ruby Rose is seen on December 17, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

Street style: Ruby Rose is dressed as a Bratz doll and it's fantastic

First lady Michelle Obama at an ending veterans' homelessness event in the White House in November.

How Michelle Obama rewrote the First Lady playbook

Russell Crowe and Terri Irwin are not romantically involved, says an Australia Zoo spokesperson. The pair pictured ...

Terri Irwin and Russell Crowe rumours take a wrong direction

Amy Croffey

Margaret Cho

What Tilda Swinton still doesn't get about white privilege

COMMENT
Omar Sakr

'Good' fat or 'bad', they're still French fries.

Why we should stop talking about eating fat

Sarah Berry

Pausing, even for a moment, can create breathing room, and a new flavour for the year ahead.

Holiday stress makes it a perfect time to try this

Nora Krug

Take it easy and ease back in.

How new mothers can avoid exercise injury

Masha Rumer

Rachel Khoo's pomegranate pavlova wreath for Christmas.

Rachel Khoo shows us how to pimp your Christmas pav

Rachel Khoo

<i>The Katering Show</i>: Kate McCartney (left) and Kate McLennan.

How to shut-down annoying relatives at Christmas lunch

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan

Orrechiette with cherry tomatoes, basil and pine nuts.

Fast, fresh and simple: 27 summer pasta recipes

<b>For the one who loves entertaining:</b> Watermelon Keg Tapping Kit; comes with instructions, recipes, and all the ...

Last minute ideas and Kris Kringle gifts under $35

Sabre Norris, 11, won Ellen's heart after her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Meet the 11-year-old Aussie surfer who stole Ellen's heart

The wine lipstick collection we need in our lives

Wine lip gloss is now a thing - where do we pay?

An Asiana plane takes off in South Korea, where you can find the world's busiest air route.

Not Sydney-Melbourne: World's busiest air route will surprise you

Oliver Smith
25 mins ago

Helsinki's new welcome message for tourists.

Welcome, 'you badass': Helsinki's new tourism slogan is awesome

Hugh Morris
13 mins ago

O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. This is a hub for the world's largest and third-largest airlines, and sits at ...

Heading to the US? These are the airports to avoid at all costs

Justin Bachman

Apple's new laptops are faster, much thinner and lighter than the previous generation, and they have about 10 hours of ...

Why tech upgrades aren't great anymore

COMMENT

vine

Six-Second video app Vine is not dead

The new Foxtel Kids app makes it easy to manage the way children watch video on your handheld gadgets.

New Foxtel app gives kids their own streaming video

COMMENT

Hologram wife Azuma Hikari.

A hologram wife for Japan's lonely hearts

surface

Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

2017 Lamborghini Aventador S.

New Aventador gets more power

David McCowen
1 hr ago

Rolls-Royce Wraith and Ghost Black Badge.

Rolls-Royce reveals its dark side

Andrew MacLean

The Ram 2500's towing numbers are even more impressive than its size.

Hits and Misses: Biggest Surprise

The Team Drive
1 hr ago

A wide variety of Porsches made an impact on the Drive Team, but the Porsche 911 Carrera S was a particular favourite.

Hits and Misses: Something Special

The Drive Team

Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace design sketch

VW confirms Tiguan Allspace

Andrew MacLean

Uber launches self-driving pilot in San Francisco with Volvo Cars Uber's self-driving car trial in San Francisco.

Uber to continue self-driving car trial despite ban

Elizabeth Weise

Legal action: Alex McKinnon.

Why the NRL knew they needed to tread warily on lifting tackle ban

Adam Pengilly

Michael Schumacher in 2012.

Coma photos of Schumacher being hawked for $1.71m: reports

1 hr ago

Matthew Lodge in New York for his court appearance.

'Violent and horrifying': Victims disappointed Lodge avoids jail

35 mins ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 19: Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan congratulates David Warner and Steve Smith of Australia ...

Smith's rollercoaster ride in first Test thriller

Chris Barrett

Star power: Gun players such as Melbourne City's Tim Cahill have helped the FFA broker a better TV deal.

FFA set to announce new TV deal

Dominic Bossi

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Steve Smith of Australia celebrates scoring a century during day one of the First ...

'I lost all my fingernails': Smith seals dramatic Test win

Chris Barrett

Kurt Gidley helps Alex McKinnon onto the field

McKinnon has every right to sue

Peter FitzSimons

Resilient: Asad Shafiq "made a match out of nothing", according to his captain.

How Asad Shafiq almost conjured victory from certain defeat

Phil Lutton

Unbeaten: Karun Nair salutes the crowd after reaching 300.

Nair triple century fuels record India total

Amlan Chakraborty

"It's obviously been a very tough Test match for our fast bowlers": Steve Smith, left, with David Warner.

When Plan A didn't work for Smith he turned to ... Plan A

Malcolm Knox

England's Joe Root slumps after an unsuccessful appeal.

England's self-respect shredded by India

Scyld Berry
1 hr ago

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