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Donald Trump muslim ban

Muslim ban left out terror hot spots: now we know why

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Qantas is offering refunds to passengers travelling from Australia to the United States who are affected by Trump's ...

Qantas offers refunds to Australians affected by Trump's 'Muslim ban'

Pallavi Singhal
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Portrait of Professor Theresa Jacques on duty at the ICU in St George Hospital January ...

Female doctors sent to fetch tea and sandwiches

Kate Aubusson

Don't let a heatwave put you off your run.

Students to sweat through heatwave in first days back at school

Josh Dye
59 mins ago

Transport Minister Darren Chester.

Two MPs run up $200,000 tab on private charter flights

Heath Aston

080626 - Pic Elesa Lee - Story Sarah - The Chronicle - Nicola Anastasi of Melba, Tessa Niven of Downer and Sabrina ...

Age-old debate between childcare and staying at home has been settled

Greens national council blasts anti-capitalist faction

Sean Nicholls
46 mins ago

US judge places stay on Trump's refugee ban amid airport chaos

Grand scam: How gamblers targeted the Australian Open

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker

Cancer link to chemical commonly used in lollies, toothpaste

Passengers detained on arrival as Trump's Muslim ban kicks in

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning a game in his semifinal match against Grigor ...

Men's final: Federer faces his greatest torment

Live
1 hr ago

Retired Magpie Dane Swan enters the jungle.

Look who is going into the jungle: I'm A Celebrity lineup revealed

18 mins ago

Sam and Naser Dastyari in his dad's shop, King of Knives, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney. 29th January 2017 Photo: ...

Iranian-born Senator fears he might be blocked from visiting US

56 mins ago

Emily Ratajkowski cover story. Naj Jamai for Jacquie Aiche Styling by: Marielou and Chloe Bartoli (supplied image, no ...

Emily Ratajkowski: I won't apologise for my sexuality

Naturopath and founder of Bodhi Organic Tea, Lisa Guy recommends celery and?carrots as the perfect lunchbox snack.

Why you should put a frozen drink in your kid's lunchbox

1 hr ago

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Trump and Turnbull's 25-minute refugee deal chat

Story on the lack of infrastructure and Govt bungles that are preventing the proposal of Oran Park Rail Station. 27th ...

The suburbs with Sydney's longest and slowest commutes

Record breaker: Wests Tigers young gun Mosese Suli.

$1.3 million man: Mosese Suli is the best-paid star yet to play NRL

Jungle mission: Steve Price is ready.

Grab your hat! Look who's heading to the I'm A Celebrity jungle

Kim Garth is congratulated after taking the scalp of Nicole Bolton.

Jubilation as Sydney Sixers claim maiden WBBL title

UPDATED

Jenna West with her husband Winston and their son. She has embraced living without the Sydney commute in a town that ...

The town where prices are on the up thanks to young professionals

Candice is moving house with her boyfriend due to the rental increase.

Tenants 'desperate to buy': Prices, rents rising faster than incomes

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

Heritage touches: Herringbone brickwork gables can be seen from the nearby streets.

Whimsical meets sensible in this unusual bungalow restoration

Peter and Carolyn Wright knocked back an offer of more than $9 million for Arcadia last year.

Converted garage in Paddington sells for more than $10m

Lucy Macken

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Deputy Premier John Barilaro announce the government's new cabinet in Queanbeyan.

Berejiklian's new cabinet: rewards, square-ups and an eye on the polls

ANALYSIS
Sean Nicholls

White supremacist threat to shoot up Central Coast mall

EXCLUSIVE
Rachel Olding

New minister for counter terrorism headlines NSW Cabinet reshuffle

Sean Nicholls

Auctions, auction generic

'Take their licences': 26 Sydney agents busted for underquoting

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Pensioner Will Tuck is sitting in his Mosman home, and has added up all the rises prices ...

Another $1000 sting in the tail for those who lost pension

James Robertson

The Kogarah Golf Club will be relocated to the other side of the M5 motorway under a $100 million redevelopment proposal ...

$100m golf course relocation should be 'abandoned'

Lisa Visentin

Portrait of Irene Smith, former teacher with her two grandaughters 9 year old Poppy and 5 year old Abby at her Artarmon ...

Unlikely saviour emerges as ethics classes fight back

Kelsey Munro

Kia Pajouhesh, managing director of dentistry Smile Solutions. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

'Greedy': Dentist sues patient over scathing online review

VIC

Chocolate and Chanel don't go together as the fashion house defends the trademark of its signature scent.

An Aussie study could alleviate the world chocolate shortage

QLD

Police say three young men attacked 70-year-old David Goodhall.

Police hunt three men who allegedly bashed a 70-year-old

WA

Rainbow Serpent Festival.

Man dies at Rainbow Serpent electronic dance music festival

VIC

US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday morning.

What Trump told Turnbull about the Nauru and Manus refugee deal

David Wroe
54 mins ago

Morrison to lift credit limit as debt hurtles towards $500 billion

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

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon

Hayden Williams, 20, was arrested at the protest trying to burn the flag.

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

Donald Trump speaks before signing the executive action in the Oval Office.

Trump's immigration order explained

ANALYSIS
Adam Liptak

Steve Bannon, chief strategist for US President Donald Trump, stands behind Vice-President Mike Pence and White House ...

Trump's busy day: Islamic State, Putin and Stephen Bannon

Afghan Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seen weeping during a song rendition on the day of the alleged abduction.

Kabul on edge amid standoff with accused vice-president

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his weekly cabinet meeting on January 22.

Mexico rebukes Israel over Netanyahu wall tweet

Monday is the first day of kindergarten for many NSW students.

I got a perfect uni entrance score, but I don't want the same for my daughter

Louis Wang

Newly announced High Court Chief Justice Susan Kiefel in her chambers in Brisbane.

'Whatever it takes' approach a challenge for first female chief justice

George Williams

Serena Williams with the cup after beating sister Venus Williams. Picture Joe Armao

Serena remains a giant - but the competition has become pitiful

COMMENT
Oliver Brown

Wild scenes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

Trump travel ban causes business chaos

Patrick Hatch

Alphabet's Google recalls overseas staff.

Google recalls staff to U.S. after Trump immigration order

Mark Bergen

The way of the future? Self-service checkouts.

Why I don't like self-service checkouts: retail CEO

Madeleine Heffernan

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

Qantas winds back American Airlines deal, tries again for JV

Struggling supermarkets rely on beer, babies and smokes

IN DEPTH

More than sugar to worry about in your lollies

Billionaire buddies optimistic for America's future

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

Riviera Maya

Nine luxurious reasons why Mexico is the place to go this year

Luxury

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

This surprising new drink trend is a true Aussie icon

Smart Sipping

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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NSW premier creates counter terrorism portfolio

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Trump calls Turnbull about refugee deal

37 mins ago

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Trump travel ban sparks lawsuits, panic abroad

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Trump delivers first weekly address

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

Rewind - Illuminations

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.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Retired Magpie Dane Swan enters the jungle.

Look who is going into the jungle: I'm A Celebrity lineup revealed

Ebony Bowden
18 mins ago

Actor Ben Mendelsohn awarded at the 2017 G'Day USA Black Tie Gala at The Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, California.

G'Day USA honours Hollywood's man of the moment

Michael Idato
1 min ago

Rainbow Serpent Festival.

Rainbow Serpent dance reveller dies

Brendan Wrigley

Sundance Grand Jury Prize winners: Actor Melanie Lynskey, from left, director Macon Blair and actor Elijah Wood for the ...

Sundance standing ovation over anti-Trump, Muslim artists nod

12 mins ago

Jungle mission: Steve Price is ready.

Steve Price to star on reality show he won't watch

Ebony Bowden

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi poses for his film The Salesman during the premier in Paris.

Nominated director may miss Oscars after Trump's Muslim ban

Rachel Donadio

"The single most important life-changing thing that I ever did was on January 2, 1990": Australian screenwriter Luke Davies.

Heroin to Hollywood: the amazing rise of Lion screenwriter

Garry Maddox

Matthew McConaughey gained 20 kilos for his role in <i>Gold</i>.

Fat, bald, washed-up: McConaughey's mega makeover

Karl Quinn

Prize Fighter.

Hits and misses: how this year's Sydney Festival shaped up

SMH reviewers

str7-take-off Vanuatu - Tanna

Tanna's unlikely Oscar nod thrills directors after tough time

Garry Maddox

Justin Stewart Cotta and Lisa Gormley in David Williamson's <i>Odd Man Out</i>

The confronting and funny side of Asperger syndrome

John Shand

Thousands protest against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New ...

Celebrities join protests against Donald Trump's 'Muslim ban'

At least when I waste time I am not doing anybody any harm, writes Jane Caro

Why you should put some effort into doing nothing

Jane Caro

Melania Trump on the cover of Vanity Fair Mexico.

Is this Melania Trump's 'let them eat cake' moment?

Emily Heil

Emily Ratajkowski has taken the fashion and film world by storm.

Emily Ratajkowski: I won't apologise for my sexuality

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

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: Lara Worthington arrives ahead of the ELLE Style Awards at The Mint on October 29, 2015 ...

It's raining VIPs at David Jones

Melissa Singer

Kylie Minogue has still not asked sister Dannii Minogue to be her bridesmaid.

Why hasn't Kylie Minogue asked Dannii to be her bridesmaid?

Amy Croffey

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are yet to get engaged, but there is a buzz among royal circles that the Playboy Prince ...

How Princess Diana's bridal designer would style Meghan Markle

Amy Croffey

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

Street food: Chef Luke Nguyen can't go past a soft bao.

Luke Nguyen's hit list for Sydney Lunar Markets: what to eat

Frank Camorra's reuben sandwich

Make lunch at work interesting: 53 sandwich, wrap and jaffle combos

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

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

2017 Men's Final Live: Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal

Live
Scott Spits
1 hr ago

Record breaker: Wests Tigers young gun Mosese Suli.

Teenage prospect signs record-breaking $1.3m deal with NRL side

EXCLUSIVE
Adrian Proszenko

On song: Serena Williams.

Serena remains a giant but the competition has become pitiful

Oliver Brown

Uncertain future: Australian forward Thon Maker (7) playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in Toronto on Friday.

Why Trump's ban could have a big impact on Thon Maker

Jere Longman

Red rage: Liam Reddy gets sent off late in the game against his old club the Mariners.

No hand shake and a lot of hate between former teammates

Emma Kemp

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 25: Eddie Jones, Head Coach of England (R) and Dylan Hartley, Captain of England (L) pose ...

The tradition Eddie Jones plans to scrap as Six Nations looms

Gavin Mairs

Serena Williams with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy.

With title 23 in the bag, Serena heads home

Emma Quayle

Playoff potential: Sydney Kings back in the mix after a strong showing against the New Zealand Breakers

NZ Ejection mars massive Kings win

Tim Keeble

Friendly conditions: Mitchell Starc celebrates taking a wicket during the World Cup in Auckland.

Birthday Boy aims to repeat World Cup mayhem

Scott Bailey

All too easy: Michael Klinger goes big.

Sixers slump to record nine-wicket final loss

James Buckley

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

Who makes our team of the Big Bash League?

James Buckley

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