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President Donald Trump speaks at Homeland Security Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo ...

Humiliated Trump stands alone on a burning deck

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

The average Aussie is much older than she used to be.

Meet Rebecca, the average Australian. She's 38 and 68kg

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

This is the most devastating thing Trump has done to date

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristof

The Australia Day citizenship ceremony at Rond Terrace.

'It's emotional': Meet Canberra's newest Aussies

Megan Doherty

Roger Federer

Federer faces Wawrinka in blockbuster Open semi-final

Live
Scott Spits
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NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at Casula.

Berejiklian 'so disappointed' by Australia Day protests

Esther Han

Popular Braddon cafe closed down after $1m debt revealed

Sydney's 'day of mourning' protests turn ugly

Charli Shield, Georgina Mitchell

Don't feel guilty for celebrating, says NT Aboriginal leader

Michael Gorey

Warner's record-breaking innings sets up huge Aussie total

Live

Inside the most secret Qantas club: invite only and doesn't charge a fee

Bernhard Langer

Trump's troubled anecdote of voter fraud and the German golfer's 'problem'

Glenn Thrush

Cate Blanchett appearing on <em>The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon</em>.

Trump fans turn on Blanchett after she mocks president on TV

Roger Federer chases down another ball.

Federer faces Wawrinka in blockbuster Open semi-final

Live
1 hr ago

Iggy the water seller on Mount Coree as captured by photographer Adrian Bradley.

You have to admire the gumption of Mount Coree's water seller

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Science pinpoints why some fall for fake news, and what we can do

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Google's very neutral Australia Day doodle

istockphoto Cropped shot of the legs of two athletes running on a beach action; active lifestyle; adult; athlete; beach; ...

How to care for your feet during running season

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Talking to a therapist can literally rewire your brain

Canberra celebrates Australia Day

8:24PM

'We're just so excited. It hasn't set in yet.'

8:13PM

The strange obsessions of President Trump

8:02PM

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

Canberra's Australia Day concert: here's what you need to know

Police investigating apartment fire in Lyneham

Country boy, now top AFP cop listed in Australia Day honours

Current Pulp Kitchen owners Nathan Brown and Dan Giordani at the Ainslie restaurant.

New look and new ownership for Ainslie's Pulp Kitchen

ACT police are seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery allegedly committed by a barefoot man.

Police seek witnesses to barefoot robbery in Holt

An eastern bettong at Mulligans Flat.

Bettong trial 'massively encouraging' despite 11 deaths

The Canberra Gold Awards are now open for people who have resided in Canberra for 50 years or more. Two nominees this ...

Canberra Gold Awards now open for residents of 50 years or more

A bushfire watch and act warning has been issued for residents in the northern part of East Cannington

Fire threatens lives and homes in WA's south-west

WA

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were off the Riverstage at 10pm sharp.

Nick Cave slams Brisbane's 'f---ing absurd curfew'

QLD

NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at Casula.

NSW Premier 'disappointed' by protests

NSW

Jacinta Price an Alice Springs town councillor. She is a Warlpiri/Celtic woman who has grown up in Alice Springs.

NT Aboriginal leader defends Australia Day date

Martin Parkinson , honoured for leadership in public service.

Australia Day gong for APS chief Mark Parkinson

New signage, old technology: Scott Morrison not impressed by Centrelink's computer systems.

Robo debt: Union hands out Centrelink staff protest pamphlets

Request ignored: Department of Human Services secretary Kathryn Campbell.

Public service bosses missing on Centrelink's robo-debt

2017 Australian of the Year Professor Alan Mackay-Sim says "researchers need a long view, much longer than the political ...

Australian of the Year says 'take politics out of research'

Amy Remeikis

NBN strips info from own website about broadband tech rollout

Matthew Knott

Joyce attacks 'miserable' Australia Day date change advocates

Fergus Hunter

Professor Alan Mackay-Sim has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year.

Scientist who made paraplegic walk named Australian of the Year

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie says she will invite colleagues from the Parliamentary Friends of Shooting group, ...

Senator who wanted Adler ban lifted joins 'Friends of Gun Control'

Men far outnumbered women in the Australia Day honours list. Illustration by Ryzhi

Where are the women? Oz day list dominated by men (again)

US president Donald Trump is poised to slap a blanket ban on migration from a raft of countries including Iran and Iraq.

Trump's immigration move could scuttle Turnbull's US deal

Damage in the historic district of Diyarbakir in May of last year.

Battle's aftermath leaves devastation in Turkey's Kurdish heart

Stephen "Steve" Bannon, chief strategist for US President Donald Trump.

Voter fraud, Mr Trump? Behold the suspects . . .

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Alexander De Croo, deputy prime minister of Belgium.

Belgians, Dutch join abortion funding ban response to US

Islamist Syrian militant group Ahrar al-Sham fighters holding positions in the countryside around the northern Syrian ...

Moscow denies trying to write new Syrian constitution

France now has "right to disconnect" legislation.

The right to disconnect: time for Australia to take a French lesson

Lindsay McMillan

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

The New York Times estimated that Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, could earn anywhere from $US20 million to $US45 ...

Dear Michelle, we miss you already

COMMENT
Christine Anu

US President Donald Trump

Australia is investing billions in a madman

Michael Pascoe

Erik Pence, the new owner of Quickflix in Australia, at the Mojo facility in Los Angeles.

Quickflix: back from the dead

Lucy Battersby

Under fire: Fair Work Building and Construction chief Nigel Hadgkiss.

'Complicit': Govt body accused of running propaganda campaign

EXCLUSIVE
Anna Patty

Steel awaiting distribution at a U.S. Steel Corp. plant in Indiana. Source: US Steel Corp/Via Bloomberg News

Trump's TPP move is not a slam dunk for US

ANALYSIS

Why the Dow at 20,000 isn't just another number

COMMENT
Landon Thomas Jr

The new normal: The skies are about to get busier

Trump better get used to the high $US

Bruised gambling giants thrive in Australia

Airbnb Handsfree take care of exchanging keys, managing online profiles, filtering guests and keeping the apartment clean.

This start-up will help organise your life as an Airbnb host

Eric Wu and his wife came to Australia as international students and now have a property portfolio worth almost $5 million.

From student to multi-million dollar property investor

Don't be afraid to mix up your renovation and make a space yours.

The most important decision to make for a successful renovation

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

The GABS results are in!

And the winner is... The hottest 100 Aussie craft beers named

Fine Drinks

A vigorous weekend workout is better for you than once thought.

Getting all your exercise in one go is no longer a bad thing

Fitness

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

Zoi Vafias found getting capital to grow her fashion business difficult.

How women are succeeding in export

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

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Nadal downs Raonic to enter semi-finals

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Trump could reopen CIA 'black site' prisons

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Usain Bolt stripped of Olympic medal

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2017 Australian of the Year: Alan Mackay-Sim

The Koomurri East Coast Sunrise ceremony people embrace Uncle Max (2nd from left) after the WugulOra Australia Day ...

January 26th 2017 in Sydney

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Stan - Hateful8

The 8th film from Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight. Now streaming on Stan

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. Only on Stan.

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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Hillary Clinton .

Could Hillary Clinton be the next Oprah Winfrey?

Cate Blanchett appearing on <em>The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon</em>.

Blanchett mocks Trump on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

Samantha Bee

Satire will be trickier under Trump, says Samantha Bee

Actress Mary Tyler Moore has died at the age of 80.

Television icon Mary Tyler Moore dies at 80

Crowds at the Sydney leg of Laneway last year.

Laneway launches hotline to combat harassment at festivals

Rob Moran

Dan Aykroyd has penned a touching tribute to his former fiance Carrie Fisher.

Brilliant and hilarious: Aykroyd's remembrance of Carrie Fisher

Michael Idato

Actor Tim Daly watches during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, ...

Sundance accident: actor Tim Daly breaks both legs skiing

Michael Idato

Briggs and Trials (Adam Briggs and Dan Rankine) are AB Original.

A.B. Original to give Laneway a 'large dose of reality' today

Annabel Ross

Zoe Doerr, of Watson, loved the Vegemite ice cream but her mum US-born Veronica, who earlier in the day became an ...

Happy little Vegemites? Canberra gets a taste of unique ice cream

1 hr ago

Originally from China, two-year-old Eric Guo was fascinated by his citizenship certificate as he and his parents Rui Guo ...

'It's emotional': Meet Canberra's newest Australian citizens

More than one party is interested in buying the popular Braddon cafe Autolyse.

Autolyse Cafe and Bakery closed down after debts revealed

Muse and editor ... Kate Moss (left) has appeared on 27 covers under Alexandra Shulman's reign at Vogue.

Anna Wintour's 'rival', Alexandra Shulman, steps down from Vogue

Melissa Singer

Actor Madeleine Madden.

Madeleine Madden: we need to change the date

Madeleine Madden

While some friendships can tighten following the benefits, negotiation is necessary.

The upside of having a 'friend with benefits'

Jack Rushall

Hillary Clinton .

What will Hillary Clinton do next?

Arielle De Bono

Madonna with son David Banda and daughter Mercy James and Sean Penn at a Haiti gala last year.

Madonna denies plans to adopt two more children from Malawi

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo

Dami Im.

Dami Im and other women on their Aussie childhoods

Jane Rocca

Uluru with Aboriginal flag flying

5 alternative things to do this Australia Day

Arielle De Bono

Former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, now the CEO of the YWCA in NSW, is being appointed a Companion of the Order of ...

The problem with the Australia Day honours list.

Vivienne Pearson

Older doesn't mean worse.

How to trick your body into being younger

Sarah Berry

Do what you will enjoy.

Five questions that'll help you find the best workout

Rachel Carlton Abrams

Vitamins for flu? Your money is better spent elsewhere.

If you take supplements for colds or flu, maybe you should reconsider

Marlene Cimons

What’s more Aussie than prawns on the barbie.

Buried prawns with salt and herbs

Adam Liaw

When it comes to pizza, there's nothing better than homemade.

Rocket and prosciutto summer pizza

Neil Perry

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

Get to the grill: Top meat cuts for the barbecue

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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

A handout picture released by Emirates Airlines shows an Emirates Airbus A380 before its departure from Dubai airport on ...

The world's busiest international airport sets new record

Oliver Smith

As Aussie as ... Havaianas.

Australia Day quiz: Who was the first European to land in Australia?

Mal Chenu

Cars lined up to pass into America from Tijuana, Mexico.

What crossing the US-Mexico border is like for Australians

Kylie McLaughlin

In China, internet addiction can have severe consequences.

China moves to curb net addiction treatment

Uber wants your digits. All of them.

How much big data do companies really need?

An artwork made from mobile phone e-waste.

Spendthrift Aussies quick to replace working phones

Poker is not like other games, such as chess, where AI has emerged victorious thanks to advanced algorithms.

AI takes on poker champions ... and leads

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

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

Roger Federer

Men's semi-final Live: Roger Federer vs Stan Wawrinka

Live
1 hr ago

Venus Williams celebrates her victory. CoCo Vandeweghe vs Venus Williams during the women's semifinals at the Rod Laver ...

Venus Williams sets up historic final against sister Serena

Lauren Mansfield nailed a clutch three-pointer at the death.

Capitals' finals hopes on edge after heartbreaking late loss

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: David Warner of Australia celebrates after reaching 100 runs during game five of the ...

Live - fifth ODI: Warner and Head belt tons on the way to 7-369

Live

Women's Rugby sevens player Sharni Williams arrives?home from Brazil, at the Welcome Home Event for the Australian ...

Australia Day honour proof female athletes are breaking barriers

1 hr ago

The king of clay is back, defeating Milos Raonic in three sets in Wednesday nights quarter-final.

Nadal and Federer on collision course for deja-vu clash

Women's Modern Pentathlon Gold medalist Chloe Esposito.

Rio golden girls can inspire a generation: Esposito

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

'This has truly made my life': Lucic-Baroni