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A man, alleged to be the attacker, was shown on CCTV carrying an axe shortly before the stabbing.

'I've been stabbed': Man attacked on Pacific Highway

12 mins ago

Lucky Gattellari, right, when he was arrested over the murder of Michael McGurk.

'You don't ask for a receipt when paying for a murder'

Kate McClymont

Senator Rod Culleton.

Former One Nation senator hurt after 'ambush' outside court

54 mins ago

Increased beer sales and and higher prices have helped the brewer report "good growth" in Australia.

Ten reasons to cut back on alcohol - and not all are for your health

COMMENT

Making hay while the sun shines: David Warner.

'It's always for him': Warner dedicates ton to fallen teammate

29 mins ago

Big win: Destanee Aiava celebrates after seeing off Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Australian 16-year-old's stunning upset at Brisbane International

1 hr ago

Remember how the housing bubble was going to deflate?

Two dead as fiery truck crash sparks grass fire

Dud gift? Three magic words to use when seeking a refund

The important lesson our children are missing at school

COMMENT

Immigration minister flags tougher citizenship test

Moriah Modisette died after the crash.

Family sues Apple over role in fatal car accident

Not so happy New Year's: Sam Billings of the Sixers plays a shot in Adelaide.

Sixers take on a the longest hitters in the Big Bash League

Live
41 mins ago

Billie Lourd with her mother Carrie Fisher and grandmother Debbie Reynolds at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2015.

Carrie Fisher's daughter breaks silence on losing mum, grandma

I think I got away with it: Mariah Carey 'sings' at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York.

Lip-sync debacle latest evidence of a star with no respect

COMMENT

Susan Sarandon and Eva Amurri Martino attend The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on ...

Depression strikes after Susan Sarandon's family accident

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India's giant new statue divides

Victory dance: Dave Warner's celebration blurred the line between joy and rage.

David Warner's incredible innings the stuff of fable

Loop

The award for most awkward New Year's countdown ever goes to ...

The beauty trends you'll want to rock this year

The beauty trends you'll want to rock this year

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani sat next to a rude passenger who removed his pants for the duration of the flight.

World's rudest plane passenger removes shoes... then pants

Passenger queue for Virgin Australia snakes outside the domestic terminal at Sydney Airport.

'Crazy' airport queue snakes out of Virgin terminal

Judge who survived bombing dies after being found in pool

1 hr ago

Cellmate of triple-murderer 'killed with sandwich press'

Residents in the inner west protest in Pioneers Memorial Park, on Norton Street, Leichhardt. About 427 properties have ...

Property compensation higher after court hearing, analysis finds

Drowning victim Vera Peacock

'Unprecedented': Half of children finish school unable to swim

Antal Torok, born in January 1914, says the key to longevity is "not overdoing things, but always doing something".

The demographic set for a 744 per cent increase by 2050

NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance with the co-ordinator general of CBD transport, Marg Prendergast, during a press ...

Minister gives grim traffic warning for Sydney commuters

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 02: SCG: Jacinta and Maree are visiting from Queensland for the test cricket. Mum Jacinta ...

Heartbreaking phone call when a friend becomes a patient

Flights from the Skippers Aviation terminal at Perth Airport have been impacted by an incident on the tarmac.

Flights grounded at Perth Airport after man run over by truck

WA

Police footage shows the ute-load of riders hastily jumping out as the officers close in.

Dozen disembark after cramming into drunk driver's ute

QLD

Roshan Nijar, co-owner of Up In Smoke, stands behind his bar.

Bag of rotting meat thrown as hipster cafe attacks continue

VIC

Peter Dutton: part of the problem.

Less Australian trivia: Dutton calls for tougher citizenship test

Fergus Hunter

Playing god: Leyonhjelm slams doctors for foray in gun debate

Tom McIlroy

Centrelink's controversial debt recovery system nets $300m

Tom McIlroy

The injuries of two Iranian refugees, allegedly bashed by local authorities on Manus Island.

Three more asylum seekers arrested on Manus

39 mins ago

Cory Bernardi has been rumoured to be preparing to form a breakaway conservative party movement.

Bernardi, Christensen to attend dinner for anti-Islam group

The government is considering a proposal which would see private health insurance rebates increased for patients in ...

Ensure better access to bush doctors before private health changes: AMA

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop rejects Abbott's comments on Israel and Palestine

Anies Baswedan, when Indonesian education minister, in Jakarta in March 2016. Irwin Fedriansyah

Jakarta governor candidate criticised for meeting Islamic hardliners

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

US President-elect Donald Trump is still tweeting, the latest being about North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Trump tweets North Korean missile test 'won't happen'

Congress is likely to give many Trump policies the green light, while pausing others for debate.

US Congress opens with ambitious Republican agenda for Trump era

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a weekly cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, on Sunday.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu questioned in corruption inquiry

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip ride in a carriage during the Trooping The Colour parade at Buckingham Palace, in London.

Why Trump scared me into supporting the Queen

COMMENT
Julie Lewis

Increased beer sales and and higher prices have helped the brewer report "good growth" in Australia.

Ten reasons to cut back on alcohol - and they're not all about your health

COMMENT

The what, when, and how of our eating speaks volumes about who we are and what we value – but perhaps the choice not to ...

Want to lose weight? You've been doing it all wrong

COMMENT
Jane Caro

The party continues: investors pushed the ASX to its highest in 19 months.

ASX surges to 19 month high in first trading day of the year

Parts of the nation's property market is still flying.

Remember how the housing bubble was going to deflate?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Murray River Organics does not sell directly to Chinese customers and is not involved in the Daigou trade.

Organic food firms distance themselves from Bellamy's

Wellard's fortunes have been hit by higher than expected cattle prices and two vessel breakdowns.

Cattle exporter Wellard talks to bankers over breach

Sarah Danckert

Work emails at home? Non merci!

Hills unpegs its iconic Hills Hoist clothesline

Why euphoria could turn to a credit crunch in 2017

COMMENT

'The local banks will kill us': Australians in $20b retreat

The Railway Hotel in Boort, Victoria, on the market for $135,000.

The Aussie pubs you can buy for less than a Sydney flat

Eclectic Living Room by Daleet Spector Design.

Creative and space-friendly ways to park your bike at home

I did something people in their mid-twenties don't usually do: I moved away from the city to a small coastal town.

My friends thought I was crazy: I made a sea-change at 25

It's time to review what's going on in your life and in your home.

New Year, new you: six style resolutions to make for your home

The Dreamy Camera Cafe, South Korea.

The shops that give us a reason not to buy online

If you've ever ridden a bike, it's extremely likely you've broken this rule, too.

The cycling road rule I never knew I was breaking

On Your Bike

There's more to weight loss than losing weight.

21 hard truths you learn after losing weight

Boot Camp

After the party is over, many of us wake up with a financial hangover.

One resolution to rule them all (and another to renounce)

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

You need at least two weeks to get the benefits of relaxation.

The new cash bonus for workers that could harm your health

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Penny and James Taylor have kept a small outfit alive despite a downturn by being conservative and looking after staff.

'Our income has been slashed by 50% but we're positive'

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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

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Ridley Scott shuns superhero genre

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India's giant new statue divides the nation

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A peephole view in the South Bronx

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Steve Smith hoping for series clean sweep

Will investors get fireworks in 2017?

Sydney New Year's Eve 2016 fireworks

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The Hunger Games - Binge all 4 movies now

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Brand new season of Mozart In The Jungle - now streaming on Stan.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, the new boss of <i>The New Celebrity Apprentice</i>.

Post-Trump: Arnie's Apprentice catchphrase revealed

Loop

The winner of 'most awkward New Year's countdown' is Ten

Rob Moran

I think I got away with it: Mariah Carey 'sings' at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York.

Mariah Carey, read my lips: Your time is up, girl

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Director Ridley Scott.

'Cinema mainly is pretty bad', says Ridley Scott

Rob Moran

Not seeing eye to eye: Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.

Sherlock return handles comedy and tragedy with equal brilliance

SPOILERS
Karl Quinn

New album due in 2017: Ed Sheeran in concert at Sydney's Allianz Stadium in December 2015.

Comeback: Ed Sheeran tries Love Actually woo on Twitter

Aja Styles

Michael Fassbender's character Cal Lynch rebels against the world in a violent way.

Assassin's Creed has been turned into art film: review

Jake Wilson

Robbie Williams, reluctant hand-holder.

Robbie Williams uses hand sanitiser after touching fans

Rob Moran

John Berger.

Love him or hate him - no one could ignore John Berger

Randy Kennedy

SYDNEY, NSW - DECEMBER 17: Helen Najjarine 47, and her children, Sorbrine, 18, Bilal, 8, and Ramzi, 3 from Condell Park ...

How to enjoy a top-notch show at the Opera House for just $5

Peter Munro

An ideal day at the beach - with a great read in hand.

Ten books of 2016 to keep you reading over the long, hot summer

Jason Steger

Billie Lourd with her mother Carrie Fisher and grandmother Debbie Reynolds at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2015.

Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd breaks her silence

Amy Croffey

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: Kate Iselin poses for a portrait on June 5, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Fiona ...

Generation Tinder won't go back to dating 'the old-fashioned way'

Jenny Noyes

Backing down might be an effective solution, but it's a wholly unsatisfying one.

She called the police, then she snitched to the trolls' mothers

Jessica Contrera

Susan Sarandon and Eva Amurri Martino at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Sarandon's daughter reveals depression after baby's fall

How to handle guests who overstay their welcome

Jennifer Morton

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: General atmosphere during the Museum of Broken Relationships, Private Opening on June 2, ...

Inside the museum of broken relationships

Designers are taking fashion's power back from big brands

Melissa Singer

My friends and family care enough about me to understand my triggers and patters, but don't I owe it to them to work on it?

Calling an end to my own toxic behaviour

Koraly Dimitriadis

Bipolar can be hard to recognise.

Hard to recognise, harder to treat: Bipolar

Arlene Karidis
1 hr ago

Train like an angel: Daniela Braga.

How to work out like a Victoria's Secret model

Christina D'Adamio

Hot yoga is not always a peaceful experience.

Is hot yoga good for you?

Roni Caryn Rabin

Bathers Pavilion: Unbeatable location with smart food.

Summer daze: Sydney's best waterside restaurants for 2017

Good Food Guide Team

Back to the roots bowl with baby beetroot, millet and chilli herb dressing.

Bowled over: Five healthy one-bowl winning recipes

Anna Lisle

Sugar, sugar, honey, honey.

Can you go 30 days without sugar? Here's why you should

David Leonhardt

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Australia lags behind US when it comes to this birth practice

It's seen as a taboo subject, but some parents regret having children.

When parents regret having children

Keep the kids reading over the summer.

Summer reading list: ten best children's books of the year

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani sat next to a rude passenger who removed his pants for the duration of the flight.

World's rudest passenger removes shoes, then pants, on flight

Oliver Smith

A dish at Jamie's Italian.

The 11 must-do dining experiences around the world this year

Ute Junker

Enthusiasts from the long-established swimming club Les Ours Blancs (The Polar Bears) go for an annual swim in Biarritz, ...

Brave swimmers hit waters for New Year's dips in northern hemisphere

The family allege the driver at fault was using FaceTime on his iPhone 6 Plus at the time of the crash.

Family sues Apple over FaceTime's role in crash

Richard Attenborough watches as a dinosaur hatches in <i>Jurassic Park</i>.

Eggs may hold secret to dino exctinction

Shantae

Review: Cult favourite heroine dances her way to new audiences

Merry Christmas from President-Elect Donald J Trump

A day on Donald Trump's Twitter feed

Horizon

17 games we're looking forward to in 2017

Toyota Prado GXL.

What serious tow car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Infiniti QX50 Concept.

New Infiniti SUV concept revealed

Drive Staff

2016 Volkswagen Scirocco R Wolfsburg edition.

The final VW Scirocco reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Toyota HiLux Workmate Diesel.

Short Haul: Toyota HiLux Diesel Workmate

Mark Short

2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak v Volkswagen Amarok V6 Ultimate.

Head to Head: VW's Amarok V6 versus Ford's Ranger Wildtrack

Andrew MacLean

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio will battle it out with the likes of the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63.

Alfa Romeo confirms Giulia QV pricing

Andrew MacLean
1 hr ago

Not so happy New Year's: Sam Billings of the Sixers plays a shot in Adelaide.

Live BBL: Heat v Sixers

Live
Matt Bungard
41 mins ago

Top ton: Matt Renshaw celebrates his century.

Renshaw scores maiden ton after Warner makes history

Chris Barrett
1 min ago

Long day: Pakistan's Mohammad Amir, right, polishes the ball as his captain Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq walks past.

Could Pakistan go through tour without winning a game?

Andrew Wu
37 mins ago

Big win: Aiava celebrates after seeing off Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Aussie teen holds nerve against veteran, now faces slam winner

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Victory dance: Dave Warner's celebration blurred the line between joy and rage.

No guts, no glory: Warner is the avatar of all-out attack

Malcolm Knox

In command: David Warner reached his century three minutes prior to lunch.

David Warner joins exclusive club with golden morning

Andrew Wu
29 mins ago

Roger Federer celebrates his win on Monday.

Federer's smooth comeback a love-all affair with Perth crowd

Linda Pearce

Chris Sandow, left, has been charged over a public brawl in a street.

Chris Sandow charged with public nuisance after brawl

Tony Moore

Broader focus: Matt Renshaw expanded his repertoire as he approached a hundred.

The Tonk: Renshaw's on-side game honed in family garage

Chris Barrett

Hitting out: Ian Chappell did not hold back on Macquarie Radio.

Chappell slams Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq

Jake Bourke

Few England batsmen have, in fact, coped with captaincy quite so well as Alastair Cook.

Why Alastair Cook should lead England in the Ashes

Simon Heffer

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