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Former Billabong chief executive Matthew Perrin, arrives at court in December with his new partner, Belinda Otten (left) ...

Ex-Billabong boss Matthew Perrin starts jail sentence

Some fans of the famous plastic bricks camped overnight to be among the first into the store attached to the theme park.

Big crowd builds for Australia-first Lego Store at Dreamworld

Drew Creighton

President Donald Trump won't halt Australia's refugee deal, PM says.

Turnbull confident about US refugee deal despite Trump order

Adam Gartrell

A man was knocked unconscious and a woman punched in the altercation.

Man knocked out in 'road rage' attack at Gold Coast

Toby Crockford

Tim Nicholls has slammed One Nation and Sam Cox after the two joined forces.

Tim Nicholls labels One Nation and defector Sam Cox 'selfish'

Toby Crockford

Police are hunting a man after a woman was inappropriately touched at a backpacker hostel in Brisbane's CBD.

Sleeping woman was 'inappropriately touched' in CBD hostel

Three dead after failed 15-person river crossing in Northern Territory

James Lemon

Qantas ditches deal with major US carrier

Patrick Hatch

'Muslim ban': Trump freezes refugee program

Michael D. Shear and Helene Cooper

Man suffers burns to legs in factory fire

Toby Crockford

Elephant Man and Harry Potter actor John Hurt dead at 77

Jacqui Taffel

Investigations into prawn importers could prolong the import ban and may cause retail prices to skyrocket.

Prawn importers probed over biosecurity breach

Drew Creighton

DON'T USE

There's a scientific reason why we always have room for dessert

Buffett and Gates

Billionaire buddies optimistic for America's future with Trump

DON'T USE

The great wildebeest migration will stop - sooner than we think

Must Do Brisbane: How to spend your weekend

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The world is moving closer to catastrophic peril

Generic pregnancy pic SPECIAL 007

Abortion decisions are none of your business

The court rejected a long-held legal rule that has enabled men to gain greater cuts in divorce proceedings because they ...

I feel lonely now that I’m married

Refugees detained at US airports as Donald ...

4:56AM

Malcolm Turnbull confident about US refugee deal ...

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Alleged child sex predator Peter Scully dealt ...

11:18PM

6401/8 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise.

The high life beckons: a new level for Gold Coast luxury

The designers at the forefront of contemporary Australian design.

Meet the designers leading contemporary Aussie design

This two-bedroom Waverton apartment has views of the Harbour Bridge and a price guide of $1.1 million. What if we traded ...

What Sydney's median will buy you around the rest of Australia

The Gold Coast continues to provide impressive real estate results.

What interstate buyers don't understand about Gold, Sunshine coasts

The building is expected to sell out within months.

Developers hope to make this inner-city suburb a high-end spot

Is cycling in Australia really so bad?

Queensland's weirdest road rules you never knew existed

Felicity Caldwell

'No concerns' over ride glitch: Dreamworld

Knife and crowbar bandits rob bottle shop

Toby Crockford

A community notice board pictured on the Stop the Maroochy Sand Mine Facebook page.

Sand quarry quarrel: Company appeals council rejection

Tony Moore

Police have charged three people over a Rockhampton armed robbery on Thursday, with a fourth suspect still on the run.

Three charged over supermarket robbery, with one still on the run

Toby Crockford

Safety authorites will inspect the plane on Friday, which is still in the Swan River.

Former Brisbane pilot didn't have approval to fly low

David Allan-Petale

There weren't many parts of the baby's body that weren't injured, Justice David Boddice said.

31-day-old baby girl was tortured almost her whole life

Former One Nation candidate Peter Rogers.

One Nation dumps candidate over conspiracy article

A teenage alleged car thief abandons his car near Waroona before being arrested by an officer from the police helicopter.

Officer jumps out of helicopter to arrest teen

WA

A competition is open for Canberra's new number plate slogan.

'Bush Capital' a front runner for new numberplate

Thought to be extinct for almost 200 years, the newly-named Hibbertia Fumana makes a comeback.

Flower not seen for two centuries in Sydney

NSW

Loghman Sawari with his identify card in 2015.

Escape from Manus Island: Refugee flees to Fiji to seek asylum

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

Turnbull confident about US refugee deal despite Trump order

Adam Gartrell

Green charged with police assault in 'invasion day' march

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JANUARY 27: Arthur Sinodinos pictured on January 27, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by ...

Arthur Sinodinos on why he deserves a second chance

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has not allayed concerns about whether the Turnbull government's refugee swap deal will go ...

Joe Hockey's advice for Australians on President Donald Trump

Patrick Hatch

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

'Vulnerability': PM calls for more bollards in pedestrian areas

Fergus Hunter

Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has launched a stinging attack on internal warfare inside the NSW Greens.

'Cabal driven by factionalism': Labor slams Greens 'civil war'

Deborah Snow

President Donald Trump

'Ban on Muslims': Trump freezes refugee program

German TV presenter Constantin Schreiber.?

'The worst case scenario': Constantin's big gamble

The masks of Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin on a world map.

Trump joins Putin's strongman club a threat to global institutions

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Peter Scully (2nd from left) arrives at the Cagayan De Oro court handcuffed to another inmate on his first day of his ...

Child sex predator dealt legal blow as police apprehend key witness

Lindsay Murdoch

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Abbott of the jungle set for another swing

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The past month has buried a lot of illusions about top ASX stocks.

Before you die, take a look at your life insurance policy

Alison and Jillian Barrett

SPRINTSCAN PIC JIM RICE.

PIC SHOWS..........bbq pic. bbq snag. / snags / sausages.

Shows a cooked sausage on a ...

Our national identity must be addressed, not ignored

Madonna King

From left: Steven Ciobo, Julie Bishop MP, Alan Joyce, and LA Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Qantas winds back American Airlines deal, tries again for JV

Coles, Woolworths

Struggling supermarkets rely on beer, babies and smokes

IN DEPTH

Titanium dioxide is one of the five engineered nanomaterials commonly used in consumer products, like lollies.

More than sugar to worry about in your lollies

Buffett and Gates

Billionaire buddies optimistic for America's future

Investors to pump $30b-plus into bricks and mortar in 2017

Skill and luck have nothing to do with each other - don't forget it

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Australia must learn from the likes of Singapore and Shanghai

COMMENT

One for the books: how traditional print beat digital

COMMENT
Leonid Bershidsky

Premixed cocktails used to be looked down on. Not anymore.

This surprising new drink trend for 2017 is a true Aussie icon

Smart Sipping

Chucking a sickie is an honoured tradition.

Nine totally believable excuses to chuck a sickie

Self Improvement

Lifestyle changes need to be permanent for long-term success.

Eight rules to lose weight and make money

Noel Whittaker

You need to advise Centrelink of an inheritance.

Should I declare my inheritance to Centrelink?

George Cochrane

Playing sport at work has proven health outcomes.

Team sports at work: Love 'em or hate 'em?

James Adonis

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

Why Australian women are succeeding in export

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'Same problems as London': Morrison doubles down on negative gearing

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Plane crashes into river during Australia Day celebrations

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The world is moving closer to catastrophic peril, scientists say

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Trump: Brexit 'wonderful' for UK

The Tivoli Theatre aka The New Tivoli in Castlereagh Street, Sydney in May 1939. SMH HOME Picture by GORDON SHORT Sydney ...

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

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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One person makes all the difference for foster kids

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Actor John Hurt in 2007.

British actor John Hurt dead at 77

Jacqui Taffel

Alex Hibbert and Mahershala Ali.

Moonlight gives off a golden glow as the Oscars approach

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Matthew McConaughey stars as Kenny Wells in Stephen Gaghan's film Gold, based upon the real-life Bre-X scandal of the 1990s.

Fat, bald and washed-up: is this really Matthew McConaughey?

Karl Quinn

Ed Sheeran at last year's Grammy Awards.

Ed Sheeran faces more copycat claims over new single

Ellen Parsons

Every dog's favourite, apparently: Bob Marley in 1980.

Dogs love reggae and soft rock, new study finds

Rob Moran

Amy Shark

Gold Coast's Shark 'on the floor' after Hottest 100 success

Nathanael Cooper

New movie <i>Kuso</i> has caused controversy at Sundance.

'Grossest movie ever made' sparks mass walkout at Sundance

Rob Moran

Shia LaBeouf, Nazi hunter, outside his anti-Donald Trump interactive installation #HeWillNotDivideUs.

Shia LaBeouf arrested at anti-Trump art show in New York

Christopher D. Shea

Yuki Taniguchi performs a Butoh dance.

Brisbane crowing with Asian events in Year of the Rooster

Cameron Atfield

Gold stars Matthew McConaughey.

Win a double pass to see Gold at Palace Barracks Cinema

Brisbane's Riverstage was packed for Passenger, and the engaging songwriter brought plenty of energy on a warm summer's ...

Passenger and fans along for the ride swelter through the set

Jim Malo

Sydney artist Alli Sebastian Wolf with her 'Glitoris', a 100:1 model of a clitoris exhibiting at The Bearded Tit in Redfern.

How well do you really know the clitoris?

Jenny Noyes

Malia Obama seems to back her father's policy decision.

Malia Obama attends Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Mary Ward

Sham & Leena Khamis,womens Sydney FC players, two Iraqi sisters playing together for Sydney FC as the womens league ...

Finals a family affair for Sydney FC's Khamis sisters

Mary Ward

Girls as young as 6 are more likely to associate brilliance with men.

Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age 6, study shows.

Amina Khan

You must be fun at parties and other insults from the treacherous edge of the internet.

I couldn't care less if men think I lack a sense of humour

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Mariah Carey and her ex, James Packer.

Here comes the Jamiah break-up ballad

Andrew Hornery

Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley welcomed a son, Joshua, on December 20.

After her first natural birth, Katherine Heigl 'prefers' adoption

Nicole Economos

Jennifer Lawrence was one of the 30 celebrities involved in the hacking ordeal.

Jennifer Lawrence ‘celebgate’ hacker jailed for nine months

Nicole Economos

The type of workout you enjoy may depend on your personality.

What the best fitness routine for your personality?

Gabriella Boston

DIet is different for everyone.

'Diet is a four-letter word'

Ellie Krieger

On your bike: Eric Adams has pedalled his way back to health.

Fighting diabetes, and leading by example

JANE E. BRODY

Closeup of the Roasted Potatoes Baked potatoes with herbs for Owen Pidgeon's column March 2.

This just in: potatoes are not unhealthy

Tamar Haspel

Matcha the Frog - Sydney Lunar Markets 2017 -?Learn how Sydney baker Baked By Andres makes her matcha dome cake

How to create Matcha the Frog

Pete Evans' paleo smoked paprika chicken

Pete Evans' 7 day paleo meal planner: brekky, lunch and dinner

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My toddler had his first taste of racism on Australia Day

Other kids are capable of breaking your child's heart.

'Since when did mean girls behaviour start in kindergarten?'

Eight-year-old James is recovering in hospital after attempting to recreate the dangerous YouTube "fire bending" stunt.

YouTube craze leaves 8-year-old boy with second degree burns

There are some things the travel brochures never tell you about France.

The 10 things you should never do in France

Paul Byrnes

Maldivian capital Male: You can stroll around it in a relaxed couple of hours.

Why you need to visit this island paradise's tiny capital city

John Borthwick

Premium economy class on board Qantas.

Traveller letters: You can't go wrong with premium economy

Ben Whishaw stars as Q and Daniel Craig stars as James Bond.

Bond's gadget expert Q exists ... as a woman

The cinema will soon, once again, be the only place for 3D films.

Bad news for 3D TV fans: it's officially dead

A four-week-old human-pig embryo.

Scientists create a human-pig embryo for organ transplants

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch launch line-up gets beefier

Kotaku

Discard e-gadgets are rife across south-east Asia.

Asia buried beneath discarded devices

2017 Lamborghini Aventador S.

We drive the wildest supercar in the world

David McCowen

The Ford Mustang received a two-star crash test rating.

Two-stars: Ford Mustang's shock crash test result

David McCowen

Mercedes-Benz Aesthetic A sculpture previews its next generation styling.

Mercedes-Benz previews next generation styling

Greg Kable

2017 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid.

Driven: Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid

Toby Hagon

2017 Skoda Kodiaq Scout.

Scout ahead: Skoda's SUV gets off-road ready

The Drive Team

2017 Mazda MX-5 RF GT.

'Buy a Toyota 86 if you want power': MX-5 boss

David McCowen

Breaking through: Serena Williams after winning in Australia for the seventh time.

Serena eclipses Venus in Australian Open final sister act

Live
Scott Spits

Way back when: Nadal and Roger Federer have only met once in an Australian Open final, in 2009 when Nadal won in five sets.

Can Roger Federer turn the tables on his greatest nemesis?

Sam McClure

Team of the year: Brisbane Heat captain Brendon McCullum was outstanding in BBL06.

Best of the Big Bash: Who makes our team of the tournament?

James Buckley

Danny Green on Anthony Mundine: "He doesn't push my buttons at all. I have no emotion towards him."

Toxic relationship with Mundine won't change: Green

Phil Lutton

He's back: Tiger Woods on Friday.

Day joins Tiger in missing cut

Spin king: India's Ravichandran Ashwin.

Homesick Australians will be deemed 'weak': Indian spin ace

Jon Pierik

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Peter Nevill of the Melbourne Renegades comes from the field with an injury to his ...

Nevill overcomes pain, ready for another crack at Test team

Jamie Marcuson

Rafa Nadal.

Nadal beats Dimitrov in epic semi to set up dream Federer final

Greg Baum