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Says we should donate to the war on ISIS

'Security risk': Nile denied entry to US for inauguration

James Robertson

President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with automobile industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White ...

Trump, climate vandal, springs into action

ANALYSIS

Shadow education minister Tanya Plibersek committed Labor to significantly increasing per student funding for ...

'Will lead to deaths of many': Plibersek slams Trump order

Adam Gartrell

Nathan Woods, 19, was handed an intensive corrections order, a driving ban and 200 hours' community service.

Drink driver 'narrowly' avoids jail after judge shown Schoolies photos

Megan Gorrey
1 hr ago

Eden Hasson surfs at Samurai Beach in Port Stephens on January 24, as a shark rolls in the wave behind him.

'Check its mouth': 10-year-old's encounter with a great white shark

Dan Proudman
23 mins ago

Online threats were made against the Canberra Theatre Centre digital billboard for showing an image of two Muslim ...

'Buy some spray paint': Theatre threatened over Australia Day billboard

Finbar O'Mallon

Litany of failures reveals how far Australia has fallen

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Chaos on the road after 13 teens escape from detention centre

Richard Willingham
7 mins ago

New look and new ownership for Ainslie's Pulp Kitchen

Jil Hogan

Architects backflip on Parliament House fence

Tom McIlroy

Overturning ACT billboard ban a Barr 'thought bubble'

Katie Burgess

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni said her victory made the bad things in her life "OK".

'This has truly made my life': decades of trouble washed away in a moment

Michael Gleeson
54 mins ago

A view of the crowd on the National Mall at the inauguration of President Donald Trump, shot from the top of the ...

Photographer climbed 897 steps to get picture that enraged Trump

Rock band Hands Like Houses will be playing at the 'Australia day in the Capital' concert on Thursday. From left, band ...

'Australia Day in the Capital': Here's what you need to know

36 mins ago

Sandra Sully survives Ten Eyewitness News' anchor cull.

Ten Eyewitness News whittles down anchors to single faces

Actress Constance Wu has called out Hollywood's praise for Casey Affleck.

Actress leads backlash to Casey Affleck's Oscar nomination

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Dutch TV trolls Trump in welcome video

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How to care for your feet during running season

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Talking to a therapist can literally rewire your brain

First baby born through ACT's publicly funded ...

7:42PM

Help clear up Australia Day confusion

7:28PM

Roberts cops Blues ban after booze ban

7:13PM

Alan Tongue after his last game for the Canberra Raiders.

Why a Raiders cult hero could be our Australian of the year

Expensive welcome to Canberra: questions into cost of new signs

Growing plains: Why Canberrans are beating a path to Bungendore

Coloured lights illuminate the Malcolm Fraser Bridge over the Molonglo River at Pialligo.

Street lights still up for grabs in Canberra

Veterinary nurse, Tayla Ballard of Condor, is extremely lucky after her close call with an eastern brown snake, with ...

Tayla's 'extremely lucky' brush with a brown snake

Doctors are urging moderation ahead of Australia Day.

Doctor warns of 'evolution of intoxication' on Australia Day

Police are searching for missing Canberra man Gregory Bond in the Blue Mountains.

Friends of Canberra man missing in Blue Mountains call for help

The ICEA Foundation video features members of its youth leadership group sharing their message about Australia Day.

Rethink Australia Day video goes viral

WA

Emergency services take a woman who was injured in the attack to hospital on Tuesday night. A man was set alight at a ...

Man accused of setting neighbour on fire denied bail

NSW

Johann Ofner died after he was shot in the chest during the filming in Brisbane.

Mad Max stunt co-ordinator oversaw fatal music video

QLD

Online threats were made against the Canberra Theatre Centre digital billboard for showing an image of two Muslim ...

Theatre receives threats over billboard

Request ignored: Department of Human Services secretary Kathryn Campbell.

Public service bosses missing on Centrelink's robo-debt

Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie.

Robo-debt: Public servants being 'bullied' into silence: Wilkie

Centrelink's workplace union warns that customer aggression is on the rise.

Anger 'concealed': Centrelink's violence data 'dodgy'

Malcolm Turnbull and his Immigration Minister Peter Dutton announced a special one-off resettlement deal with the US in ...

Trump poised to scuttle Turnbull's US refugee deal

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Shooting Nationals senator joins 'Friends of Gun Control'

Japan rejects Turnbull's push to salvage TPP trade deal

Michael Koziol

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said there were plenty of affordable homes in his home town of Tamworth.

Can't afford housing? Get out of Sydney and Melbourne, says Joyce

Michael Koziol

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting with American Labor leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White ...

'Dangerous and damaging': Labor slams Trump's global gag rule

A new intensity that will especially challenge Malcolm Turnbull on vexed political questions ranging from refugees to China

Trump's America has Turnbull scrambling

ANALYSIS

A new fence will cut across the lawns at the front of Parliament House.

Secret briefing eradicates Parliament fence dissent

A coalition of students, immigrants, refugees and supporters fill a downtown street as they head to a rally in Seattle ...

Trump moves to build Mexico wall and shut down refugee lifeline

1 hr ago

The tourism industry in Taiwan, seen here during a protest in September, is feeling the pinch as relations with mainland ...

Could China be using Lunar New Year tourism as carrot and stick?

1 hr ago

President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with automobile industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White ...

Trump changes climate for business - and lies again

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Wounded drug user Francisco Maneja 27, sits in a cell at Manila Police Headquarters.

How one innocent man fell in Duterte's lawless war on drugs

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

You asked: Economics writer Jessica Irvine and premier Berejiklian

Dear Gladys, here are 11 ways to improve housing affordability

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Pensioner rage: An elderly man fights for his rights and his dignity in Ken Loach's <i>I, Daniel Blake</i>.

Pensioner rage: Centrelink beware

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

BHP was a shining light on Wednesday as its shares soared to 19-month highs.

Miners lead the charge as bulls return

Money

'Well and truly alive': Inflation keeps RBA rate cut door open

Rhys Allan of Digital Done Printing in Ballarat said the NBN rollout is too slow.

Why Rhys couldn't turn his business into a full-time job

An ad on a Kingaroy radio station was found to have mocked people of Asian descent.

Racist ad featuring man named 'Ping Pong' pulled off air

Ex-CFMEU boss to fight corruption charges

Wall St hits records as Trump 'comes out of gates strong'

Rio shares hit two-year high after $3.2b sale

Doomsday coming? Silicon Valley elite plan to escape to NZ

If your bin ever begins to smell, you know it's long overdue for a clean.

15 household items you really should be cleaning (but aren't)

Wollongong is fast making a name for itself as one of the priciest real estate markets in Australia.

This is now Australia's third most expensive city

Mortgage Choice research shows single women are outpacing men as first home buyers.

Single women more likely to buy a first home than men

Canberra has recorded the largest jump in median rent among Australia's capital cities.

Rents rise faster in Canberra than in any other capital city

Street Talk.

Canberra house prices surge, unit prices take a dive: new report

The Qantas WiFi service will be free to all passengers.

Qantas introduces free inflight wifi to its Boeing 737 fleet

High Flyer

Clive Owen as Floyd, the bartender.

Why you won't see Clive Owen's new film in cinemas

Fine Drinks

The US President is talking a big economic game.

TPP not main game in Trump's trick bag

Jessica Irvine

Interest rates are low in Britain.

How can we help our disabled son?

George Cochrane

Rhys Allan of Digital Done Printing in Ballarat said the NBN rollout is too slow.

Why Rhys couldn't turn his business into a full-time job

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Ben Thompson, founder and CEO of Employment Booth, says virtual reality has multiple benefits.

Are you keeping up with this big business trend?

Alexandra Cain

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President Trump, Melania share 'first dance'

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Trump's inauguration: how it happened

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CBD tragedy: Melbourne wakes up

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Far-right activist assaulted on camera

People walk against heavy wind in downtown New York, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. From California to the Deep South to the ...

World of Photos - January 25, 2017

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Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Sandra Sully survives Ten Eyewitness News' anchor cull.

Ten Eyewitness News whittles down anchors to single faces

Sarah Thomas

L-Fresh the Lion.

Are you deaf Australia? A new Change the Date song launched

Bernard Zuel

Johann Ofner died after he was shot during the filming of a Bliss n Eso music video in Brisbane.

Mad Max stunt co-ordinator oversaw fatal Bliss N Eso video

Ronny Lerner

Flume is the bookies' favourite to take out the top spot in this year's Triple J Hottest 100.

Flume may be Hottest 100 fave but never overlook the outsider

Reece Hooker

Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins.

Streep responds to nomination using a GIF as her statement

Rob Moran

Constance Wu arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los ...

Constance Wu leads backlash to Casey Affleck’s Oscar nod

Rob Moran

Ewan McGregor has pulled out of a television appearance over comments Piers Morgan made.

Piers fires at Ewan 'pedophile-loving hypocrite' over feud

Michael Idato

Mel Gibson takes a selfie with Nicole Kidman at the AACTA Awards. Both were nominated for an Oscar.

Oscar nominations: Lion and Hacksaw Ridge up for best picture

Garry Maddox

There's more to Canberra than Parliament House, but it's still an impressive building to look at.

So you're moving to Canberra: top tips for our newest residents

The Australia Day fireworks over Lake Burley Griffin will start at 9pm.

Where to celebrate Australia Day 2017 in Canberra

Queanbeyan's Indiana Jones.

Meet Canberra's Indiana Jones, Lisa Simpson and Buddy Holley

Ruby Hamad.

Russia is about to decriminalise DV. How is this happening?

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Hanne Gaby Odiele poses backstage at amfAR's 22nd Cinema Against AIDS Gala, at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 21, 2015 in ...

International catwalk model reveals she is intersex

Susan Miller

Chanel is reinventing the power suit for their 2017 Haute Couture Spring Summer collection.

Chanel brings back the iconic power suit with a 2017 twist

Kim Bhasin

Lily-Rose Depp closes the Chanel SS17 show during Paris Fashion Week on January 24.

Lily-Rose Depp, 17, stars in Chanel's runway show

Amy Croffey

The motherhood question

When it come to motherhood, women can't win either way

Erin Riley

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order reinstating the gag rule prohibiting receivers of aid from discussing ...

The photo of Trump that enraged women around the world

Arielle De Bono

The election of Donald Trump has focused attention on the phenomeon of "fake news" and to what extent it may have ...

'Fake News' is Macquarie Dictionary's Word Of The Year

Arielle De Bono

Demonstrators hold signs while marching towards Trump Tower during the Women's March in New York, U.S., on Saturday, ...

Why it's time to fix Australia's abortion laws

Naomi Chainey

Exercise can soothe the symptoms of Parkinson's.

Exercise can be a boon to people with Parkinson's Disease

JANE E. BRODY

From treadmill to deadmill.

Gym exercises you should try in 2017

Joel Snape

Herbal remedies.

What the ancient Greeks can teach us about herbs

Adrian Higgins

Luxury pick: For something top-shelf, bust out some succulent beef.

Get to the grill: Top meat cuts for the barbecue

Ana Ros, chef at Restaurant Hisa Franko, has been named?World's Best Female Chef for 2017.

Meet Ana Ros, the World's Best Female Chef for 2017

Supermarket sausage taste test 2016, Good Food, February 2016.

Should you prick sausages before cooking?

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Mother charged after tragic change table accident

Five-year-old Colton shares his shoelace tying hack in a viral tutorial.

Five-year-old's genius shoelace tying hack is must see viewing

Hatchimals .... exciting or just disappointing?

Angry parents sue manufacturer after Hatchimals don't hatch

Dizzying: The Belmore Falls, South Coast, NSW.

The 26 most wonderful places to visit in Australia

Sue Williams

1. Aria Hotel, Budapest.

World's best hotel named in annual TripAdvisor awards

Sinead Pearson

Patriotism is on the rise in Australia.

Why do we insist Australia is 'the best country in the world'?

Ben Groundwater

Facebook has made live, user-generated video a top priority, but it has been repeatedly used to broadcast disturbing ...

Three arrests for alleged Facebook Live rape

Professor Michelle Simmons who gave the 2017 Australia Day Address at the Conservatorium of Music.

Professor's horror at 'feminised' physics

Social apps are not making news-makers enough money, report says.

News outlets' Facebook, Snapchat deals not paying off

Free apps

Top 10 free alternatives to expensive software

Lifehacker

Lei Wang said his research was partly inspired by Star Wars.

Star Wars spurs ANU hologram breakthrough

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI R-Line.

VW's GTI-powered Tiguan reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2016 Mitsubishi XR-PHEV II Concept.

New Mitsubishi SUV teased

Drive Staff

Tickford Ford Mustangs 2017 Ford Tickford Mustang.

Tickford ups Mustang's power

Dom Tripolone

Isuzu MU-X tackled the Flinders Ranges with aplomb.

Pushing the limits at 4km/h

Lucas Kennedy

2016 Subaru XV concept previews the second-generation hatch due to be revealed at the 2017 Geneva motor show.

New Subaru XV teased

Drive Staff

2017 Mazda CX-9 Azami.

What seven-seat SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Total control: Serena Williams enjoyed a comfortable win over Johanna Konta.

Serena into Australian Open semi after dominating performance

1 hr ago

Federer

Roger Federer has a theory that explains early exits of top seeds

Capitals coach Paul Goriss wants the Capitals' Australia Day fixture to become permanent.

Goriss calls for Capitals' Australia Day clash to become permanent

Paceman Joe Mennie.

Mennie released from hospital after brain bleed

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Roger Federer celebrates with the crowd after his victory.

Federer wins match, Zverev wins praise

Bash or block? David Warner and Steve Smith.

Smith, Warner at odds over approach in India

Nick Kyrgios.

Laver: It's not all about Nick

Brumbies hooker Robbie Abel says the "young blokes" need to "wise up" to cover the loss of experience.

Brumbies' 'young blokes' willing and Abel to 'wise up' and cover leadership loss