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President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in December.

Top spies put question mark on Trump's legitimacy

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
23 mins ago

Sussan Ley's trip to the Gold Coast was ''in accordance with the rules'', says her office.

'People do it all the time': spontaneous Gold Coast splurge explained

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Matt Renshaw of Australia is bowled during day two of the Third Test match between ...

Young Test star may miss out on tour of India: Darren Lehmann

1 hr ago

The most frightening thing about the Centrelink malware debacle is the verve with which the government embraced it.

How Centrelink unleashed a weapon of math destruction

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Kay and Ken Dollery: "It took us 12 months to pay it off. It is absolutely devastating."

'I will just cry': Savings gone after cruise nightmare

A crack in the Larsen C ice shelf as photographed November 10 2016.

Crack in Antarctic ice shelf just grew by 17 kilometres

Father and son allegedly tried to scam $200,000 in fake kidnapping

It's called PISA shock. There's a simple answer

COMMENT

One of greatest aviation mysteries is likely never to be solved

The worry with Putin reaching out to the Philippines

ANALYSIS

Turnbull's grim message sets the tone for a long year ahead

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Unfair competition: John Flanagan with some of his video equipment.

TV buff sues government after it lent donated equipment to competitor

Crowd hero: Substitute fielder Mickey Edwards.

He was cheered, Warner was booed. The SCG's new cult hero

Incoming: Billy Stanlake.

Selection shock: bolter picked as World Cup stars dumped for ODIs

11 mins ago

NCH NEWS. Lisa Mondy survived a shark attack at Jimmys Beach Port Stephens last year. She is against netting beaches. ...

'It hit so hard': How Lisa survived attack from four-metre beast

06.tif David Bowie: Fenton Lake, New Mexico, 1975. From the Blender Gallery's Celebrate Bowie exhibition. To be run only ...

Untold story of how John Lennon's killer targeted Bowie

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Too much rain? Call an Indonesian shaman

Symi island, Dodecanes, Greece .

Amazing islands that offer more than just beaches

Angela Cox of Channel Seven for PS. Photo: supplied

New faces putting the heat on creaky Today and Sunrise line-ups

Michelle Obama delivers remarks honouring the 2017 School Counsellor of the Year and counsellors from across the country ...

Michelle Obama chokes up in final White House speech

A law enforcement officer evacuates a civilian from an area at Fort Lauderdale.

Florida shooting highlights the problems with US airport security

Three Parts House by Architects EAT.

The architecture trends to say goodbye to in 2017

Welcome to the year of the renter.

2017: Welcome to year of the renter

The dos and don’ts of applying for a rental property.

How to get the home: six tips for a successful rental application

Transitional Living Room by Found Associates.

How to make like Michelangelo and spruce up your ceiling

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

Patronage on light rail fell by more than 9 per cent in the first week of the changes.

Opal overhaul brings bad news for Sydney drivers

EXCLUSIVE

Oil spill in Sydney Harbour a 'significant issue' for community

Peter Hannam

The Packer deal everyone in the industry is talking about

COMMENT

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Communications Director and Co-Founder Donna Armstrong and sons Sonny Gibson,4yrs and ...

No more distractions: Sydney mums ditch their devices

Naomi Neilson

The teenager fell 12m off a cliff at Windang Island.

Teenager falls off cliff trying to retrieve a dropped phone

Police.

Two attacked by woman with an axe at Enmore service station

A tiger shark caught today at Forster NSW by professional fisherman Jacob Bowland.

NSW fisherman's catch was nearly as big as his boat

Luke Newsome and partner Caity Lye.

Blanket ban after Luke died falling from ute at Summernats

ACT
1 hr ago

Brighton Beach was one of the beaches to record consistently good water quality.

The Melbourne beach that fails to make the grade

VIC

White Spot has been found in the Logan River which has devastated Prawn Farmer Elwyn Truloff's crop, he spoke to Ben Davis.

Prawn shortage looms as disease forces ban on imports

QLD

The road toll: the state's responsibility or the individual's?

'Roadway lunacy' captured on camera on treacherous road

WA

Health Minister Sussan Ley.

This is not the time of year to submit to the pub test, Minister

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

'No apology': Government doubles down on Centrelink debt clawback

Fergus Hunter

One Nation will get bigger but can Hanson steady the ship?

COMMENT
Amy Remeikis

Health Minister Sussan Ley.

Ley bought house from Liberal donor on taxpayer-funded trip

PNG MP Ronny Knight: "This is Papua New Guinea. This is not Australia."

Australia's dirty little secret

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts says New Zealand has a 'hostile attitude' towards Israel.

NZ MP labels Roberts 'village idiot' over sanctions comments

Labor's human services spokeswoman Linda Burney.

Labor seeks audit office probe into Centrelink debt clawback

EXCLUSIVE

President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida in December.

Russia aimed to influence US election, top spies tell Trump

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
23 mins ago

Russia's Ambassador to the Philippines answers questions from reporters beside Russian Admiral during a press conference ...

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte courts Russia in snub to US

Lindsay Murdoch

The ruins of St Paul's Cathedral in Macau.

Postcard from a strange land of casinos

Stephanie Bunbury

A Russian Marine uses a hammer to break a brick on top of his comrade's stomach during a Capability Demonstration at ...

Will Russians help Duterte fight terror in the Philippines?

ANALYSIS
Matthew Abbey

The most frightening thing about the Centrelink malware debacle is the verve with which the government embraced it.

How Centrelink unleashed a weapon of math destruction

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Yes, yes, Brexit was my fault too..

I admit it, everything's my fault because I'm a leftie

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

Glover: The bar has been raised so high that most of us can only stand earth-bound.

My record-breaking New Year's resolution disaster

COMMENT
Richard Glover

Dr Bastian Seidel, head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

'Mismatch': There'll be too many doctors in Australia this year

What lies ahead for Australian companies in 2017? There's some things we can predict - but brace yourself for the ...

Looking into the crystal ball: Is 2017 the year the scales tip?

Trump's tweets are moving share prices of the companies he targets.

Trump tweets again? New app alerts investors

Snakes are always a favourite.

Making it personal: Allen's Lollies hits the sweet spot

Interest rate cuts not win-win for all, but it's all part of the plan

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Apple CEO reaps $198m in pay bonanza even as sales fall

The Packer deal everyone in gaming is talking about

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Wall Street parties like it's 19,999, with indices closing at records

Bausele Oceanmoon.

Eight Australian watch brands you need to know

Watches

Sometimes the money and the car and the corporate card just aren't enough.

How my dream job turned into a nightmare

Life On Mars

Speak up, and put your hand up.

Invest in yourself in 2017

Annika Bradley

The excellent John Oliver, British comedian and host of the US Last Week Tonight Show, takes a satirical view of news, ...

Six ways to be better investor through entertainment

Chris Brycki

Wing La Cakes owner Wing La expects fellow existing businesses to adapt to the newcomers.

'We need the hipsters': Asian small business leader

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

HiSmile founders Nik Mirkovic and Alex Tomic have used Kylie Jenner to spruik their product.

Dental dimes: $10 millon turnover in 18 months

Kate Jones

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Michelle Obama emotional final speech as first lady

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Man dies riding ute at Canberra festival

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Barangaroo's sea of 1.1 million balls

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Federer at scintillating best in win over Gasquet

2SM Sports commentator Reg Grundy, pictured in January 1953. SUN NEWS Picture by LAURIE SHEA Radio broadcasting hhollins ...

Rewind - When they were young

Room

In "Room", 5-year-old Jack and his Ma escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life.

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock now streaming, Only 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

Advertiser Content

Mel Gibson takes a selfie of himself with Nicole Kidman exclusively for Fairfax as they attend The AACTA International ...

Selfies and fairy bread as Aussies win at International AACTAs

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Melbourne author Liam Pieper.

Holiday hell: Why trying to relax sends me into a panic

Liam Pieper

Tony Martin and Damian Cowell of TISM

TISM's Damian Cowell and Tony Martin's star-studded adventure

Michael Dwyer

###COPYRIGHT PHOTO - FEE PER USE - DO NOT ARCHIVE - MUST CREDIT - SINGLE USE ONLINE AND IN PRINT### British singer, ...

The untold story of how John Lennon's killer targeted Bowie

Gabriel Wilder

Carrie Fisher, left, and her mother Debbie Reynolds perform together in archival footage from the documentary, ...

'Heartbreaking' film shows Fisher and Reynolds together at home

Yvonne Villarreal

This image released by STX Films shows Hailee Steinfeld, left, and Haley Lu Richardson in a scene from "The Edge of ...

Hailee Steinfeld and the birth of a new teen classic

Paul Byrnes

2DayFM's fledgling breakfast show stars Rove and Sam have been axed and moved to a night show.

Bye, Rove and Sam, you never stood a chance

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

Nailed it: Tony Di Blasi, shown here during an Avalanches show in London, and the Avalanches got the party tone just ...

The Avalanches review: Ultimate party time

Bernard Zuel

The Sydney Festival always strives to include family friendly shows and events.

Our guide to the Sydney Festival's best family-friendly events

Elissa Blake

Former Sydney Festival director Lieven Bertels brought the festival back into the black.

Box office, profits plunged for Lieven Bertels' final Sydney Festival

Nick Galvin

The action in <i>Prize Fighter</i> is carefully choreographed but punches do sometimes land accidentally.

Why Pacharo punches on every night to make sense of his past

Lenny Ann Low

Michelle Obama delivers remarks honouring the 2017 School Counsellor of the Year and counsellors from across the country ...

'I hope I've made you proud': Michelle Obama's final speech

Joe Heim

Carrie Fisher attends the European Premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015 ...

Carrie Fisher's urn shaped like an anti-depressant

Mary Ward

"Everything we did, we did ourselves. There wasn't any fanfare to it."

Forget the big wedding as more couples 'include' you through Facebook

Megan McDonough

Emma Jane

Rapeglish - the hyberbolic, sexualised vitriol found online

Emma Jane

Crowds at the Falls Festival in Lorne.

Falls Festival calls on men to 'have some respect' for women

Nicole Economos

Black Lively rocking the fishtail plait at the premier of Savages in New York .

The (surprising) 10 most Googled beauty questions of 2016

Stephanie Darling

The organisers of the March On Sydney

Women bring anti-Trump inauguration rallies to Australia

Arielle De Bono

Actresses Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.

Meryl Streep delivers eulogy for Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds

Showering certainly wasn't conducive to good health for Janet Leigh in the film Psycho.

Is cleanliness harming our health?

Sarah Berry

Starving for seven days won't help your body to 'detox'.

Don't let detox diets deceive you

Ellie Krieger

PMDD affects women more than PMS, and researchers may now know why.

Possible cause of severe PMS discovered

Melanie Eversley

The Fuel Bento box from Bento Buzz is great for organised people.

How to nail work lunches every day (when you have no spare time)

Sharnee Rawson

Good Food. The Norfolk Hotel in Surry Hills. Photo Edwina Pickles. 7th March 2013.

Sydney's best beer gardens

Callan Boys

Peach and prosciutto salad.

Weekly meal planner: Fruit-spiked summer meal ideas

smart cycle

The latest gadget that's dividing parents: smart idea or just ridiculous?

Staff writers

It's okay for mums to have a rest.

Why I'm aiming to be a worse mum in 2017

Family holidays are about sharing new experiences.

The five trends that will dominate family travel in 2017

Symi island, Dodecanes, Greece .

Fourteen amazing islands that offer more than just beaches

Brian Johnston

Have you been issued a speeding fine after driving a hire car?

Traveller letters: Speeding fine? I wasn't even in the country, Avis

Qantas has been named the world's safest airline again.

World's safest airlines named in annual rankings

Sinead Pearson

Tim Baxter, president and COO of Samsung Electronics America, speaks at CES.

Humble Samsung blunt about its 2016 struggles

A 75-inch Samsung QLED TV.

Everything Samsung announced at CES

The Cerevo Taclim VR shoes.

VR shoes let you feel the surface you're not walking on

Google unleashes Go-playing AI online

Kotaku

Faraday Future's FF 91 can summon 1000 horsepower and go from 0 to to 60mph (96.5kmph) in 2.39 seconds.

Faraday Future unveils FF 91 electric car

Mercedes-AMG has teased a new hybrid supercar at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Mercedes teases F1 hybrid supercar

David McCowen

2017 Hyundai Sonata.

2017 Hyundai Sonata reviewed

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda now offers five year warranty

Andrew MacLean

2016 Toyota HiLux.

Australia's favourite car revealed

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai will be giving demonstrations of its Ioniq hybrid at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.

Hyundai's plan to stop you driving

Dom Tripolone

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best Luxury Car over $80,000: Mercedes-Benz E220d

In-car health monitors to prevent crashes

David McCowen

Under-employed: Hilton Cartwright in the change rooms after Australia's victory.

Cartwright the forgotten man after just 24 deliveries

Malcolm Knox
47 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 05: Josh Hazlewood of Australia comforts Matt Renshaw of Australia as he leaves the field ...

Lehmann refuses to issue Renshaw a ticket to India

Andrew Wu
1 hr ago

Steve O'Keefe celebrates dismissing Misbah-ul-Haq.

Clean sweep: Australia wrap up 220-run victory over Pakistan

Chris Barrett

Crowd hero: Substitute fielder Mickey Edwards.

Is this Australia's newest sporting cult hero?

James Lemon

Youngster Aaron Calver hopes to fill the hole left by Matt Jurman at Sydney FC.

The youngster Sydney want to replace Jurman

Dominic Bossi

Diversity: The Sydney derbies will attract a broad spectrum of sports fans.

Record crowd beckons for derby double

James Buckley
57 mins ago

On target for big things: Eighteen-year-old golfer Celina Yuan.

At 17, teen prodigy qualifies for world tour

Adam Pengilly

On a run: Kei Nishikori of Japan.

Nishikori fires Open shot as he closes in on title

UPDATED
Phil Lutton
21 mins ago

Incoming: Billy Stanlake.

Queensland bolter and BBL sensation named for ODI's

Andrew Wu
11 mins ago

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BBL, here for a good time not a long time?

Tim Lane

Sydney double: A second Test in Sydney has been touted for future years.

Cricket NSW boss calls for two Sydney Tests

Chris Barrett

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