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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is hoping US President Donald Trump sticks to his word on the 1250 refugees.

PM desperately hoping that history doesn't repeat

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP ...

US judge blocks Trump's travel ban in major challenge

1 hr ago

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: Australian boxer Anthony Mundine reacts during his cruiserweight bout with Danny ...

The ring was doctored: Mundine hits out after loss to Green

Adrian Proszenko

Runners get water relief at The Sydney Morning Herald Sun Run on Saturday.

Sydney weather: City braces for sweltering Sunday

Steve Bannon: "The most malevolent voice in the US President's head."

Wrecking ball: Trump's anarchic strategy chief

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

The Bulldogs are risking a big fine if they continue to not play David Klemmer and Josh Reynolds at the Auckland Nines.

Bulldogs risk losing $110,000 if they rest stars from Nines

30 mins ago

Mining's economic contribution not as big as you might think

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

'Bowling Green Massacre': Conway takes 'alternative facts' to new level

Foxtel's threat to man who live-streamed Green-Mundine fight

How Sunito made millions from a new style of apartments

Sue Williams

Conservative MPs warn PM over same-sex marriage 'betrayal'

Matthew Knott

Al Donnell with his daughter Isla, now aged 7.

Doctors told them to stop chasing a cure. But the Donnell family has hope

Tim Elliott

St Jerome's Laneway Festival on February 4, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

Laneway Festival rocks Sydney

14 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 01: Karlie Kloss arrives ahead of the David Jones Autumn Winter 2017 Collections Launch at ...

Why this 6-foot supermodel is a role model for social climbers

Beyonce shows off her baby bump in an Instagram post announcing her pregnancy.

Beyonce's twins: Another birther plot nipped in the bud

COMMENT

Trump illustration

How Trump torments my daily routine

COMMENT

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Cowboys hot on day one of Nines

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 28: Tim Anstee of Australia is tackled in the match between Japan and Australia during ...

3 tries in 3 minutes: Rookie stars for Aussies

Kate Mulvany during rehearsals for <i>Richard III</i>.

This woman is a man: Kate plays great Shakespeare villain

Pierce Murphy won the men's 10km race.

Hawaiian takes out Sydney Morning Herald's Sun Run

Huangguoshu Waterfalls in the Guizhou province, China.

Six amazing places in China you've never heard of

US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House.

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US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House.

Telling Trump to go jump - the Australian way

ANALYSIS
Daniel Flitton

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Subject: Lily Lipari (8 years old) eats a meal at Otto in Woolloomooloo. A new survey ...

Why Sydney's kids are going gourmet

Kim Arlington

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 01: Malcolm Turnbull delivers his National Press Club address on February 1, 2017 in ...

At least, Trump didn't threaten to invade Australia

COMMENT
Paul Krugman

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: David Gyngel AND WIFE Leila Mckinnon attend the Tony Greig memorial service at Sydney ...

Former Nine boss the surprise buyer of Bondi apartment

1 hr ago

John Symond has decided to stay put despite an offer of more than $100m for his Point Piper home.

Aussie John decides to keep $100 million mansion after all

EXCLUSIVE
Lucy Macken

110 Wolseley Road, Point Piper.

Car importer downsizes to $33 million 'mini-me'

The growing appeal of Pauline Hanson's One Nation has left the Queensland LNP with a dilemma

Please explain: Pauline Hanson's Gold Coast unit fails to settle

The lush greenery in the property's backyard creates a private, peaceful space.

Peek inside NIDA director's million-dollar Coogee home

One of the 16-year-old boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was filmed abusing police as he sat handcuffed ...

Sydney teen's attempt to join Islamic State on family holiday

EXCLUSIVE
Rachel Olding

People power pushes council mergers to the brink

Lisa Visentin

Teenagers find man's body on rocks at Coogee Beach

Maximum temperatures for the first week of February are likely to average about 30 degrees.

The industry making huge profit from Sydney's heat

One of the two pre-schoolers with his mother who was left on a bus for six hours.

Four-year-old forgotten on school bus for six hours

Eryk Bagshaw

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: A man is searched by police officers during raids in Punchbowl on June 9, 2016 in Sydney, ...

Arrested man 'part of multimillion-dollar cocaine run'

Former priest Brian Spillane outside court in 2008.

'I look forward to the day I die': Victim's life ruined by priest

Fire crews battle a blaze at Kurri Kurri on Tuesday.

Home damaged as residents claim they were warned too late

VIC

Three children have caught measles after being exposed to a infected child from a non-vaccinating family.

Non-vaccinated child spreads measles to other children

WA

Man shot in chest, killed at Guildford house

Six businesses targeted by axe-wielding burglars in crime spree

ACT

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: The Zoo club reopening in Brisbane by new Owner Pixie Weyand on February 3, 2017 in ...

The Zoo reopens amid airconditioning backlash

QLD

Senator Jacqui Lambie posted this photo of herself with Glenn Kolomeitz.

Jacqui Lambie hits out over 'bullying' within RSL

David Wroe

'Vulnerable' refugee who fled PNG could face criminal charges

Michael Gordon
1 hr ago

Turnbull staffer suspended over 'Tuck Frump' Facebook post

US President Donald Trump has called a deal between Australia and the Obama administration "dumb".

Scramble to repair US-Australian alliance after Trump tweets

James Massola

Dr Rod Bain says some councillors and staff had failed to keep the rest of the RSL coucil informed about the financial ...

'No one of that era is completely exonerated', says ex-RSL councillor

Liberal MPs are pushing to abandon the party's plebiscite policy in favour of a free vote in Parliament.

Liberals move on same-sex marriage challenge to PM

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

"I make no apology for making sure that those who didn't need it, who got it, pay the money back": Deputy Prime Minister ...

Joyce flies to Queensland to shut down controversy

Amy Remeikis

A demonstrator takes part in a protest against US President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban in London.

As hate crime spikes, Corporate America asked to step in

Matthew Hall

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban shake hands in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin defends tough stance as rockets rain on Ukraine

Helen Womack

A model wears a creation from SI.SE.SA at Indonesia Fashion Week.

Muslim fashion a runway highlight at Fashion Week

Jessie Chiang
1 hr ago

Residents watch the forest burn in Portezuelo, Chile, last week.

Chile's massive bush fires claim lives, destroy 1500 homes

Pussy hat was on the cover of both <i>Time</i> magazine and <i>The New Yorker</i> – seemingly already the iconic ...

The pink woollen hat you'll be seeing a lot more of

COMMENT
Anne Summers

Rising din: Russell Keast, Associate Professor of Food and Sensory Science at Deakin University, who studies escalating ...

Falling on deaf ears: why restaurants turn off so many diners

COMMENT
Richard Glover

Donald Trump's aggressive phone call to Malcolm Turnbull reflects the dangerous unpredictability he has brought to the ...

Dial T for a thorough Trumping

EDITORIAL

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Mining industry not nearly as important as it likes us to think

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

NewSat director Adrian Ballintine.

NewSat boss, chairman slapped with $270 million lawsuit

EXCLUSIVE

Jack Ma, founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group launches the group's Australian headquarters.

Chinese e-commerce giant opens Australian HQ

1 hr ago

Economic survey

'Australia a one-trick pony'

EXCLUSIVE

Discount addiction: 'There will be more casualties'

'General glumness' to keep shares flat, say economists

Seven director's departure raises questions

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Coffee king shows it's easy going green

Camping is as much about luxury as it is getting away.

Putting the glam in camping: How to go five star under the stars

Luxury

Kaiju Krush! Tropical Pale is a break away from traditional beers.

10 of the best new Aussie beers you need in your esky

Fine Drinks

Are you covered?

Is insurance in super pointless with a pre-existing condition?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Ensuring you are paid compulsory super can take a back seat to take-home pay and other entitlements.

Not everyone gets paid their compulsory super. But it's easily fixed

Daryl Dixon

Margherita Boemo of Sprint Gas in Campbellfield. Her business has been affected by Telstra outage.

Telstra outage stings small businesses for 'thousands'

Eight-year-old Alexandra Shaw in the factory behind Salvios Dancing Shoes, in Randwick, with Phil Salvio toiling in the ...

Lessons I learned from being small business editor

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Danny Green beats Anthony Mundine

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Sun Run hits the beaches

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Turnbull suspends staffer over 'Tuck Frump' post

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Miranda Kerr stars in Super Bowl commerical

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

Rewind - When they were young

Stan - Billions

Binge every episode of Billions before the brand new season - 20th Feb

Stan - Hateful8

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

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Last laugh: Steve Price is spilling the beans on his feud with John Laws.

Steve Price, John Laws and the day their feud turned ugly

Kate Mulvany during rehearsals for <i>Richard III</i>.

Kate Mulvany plays Shakespeare's greatest villain, Richard III

Kate Mulvany

Manu Feildel with fellow <i>My Kitchen Rules</i> judge Pete Evans.

MKR's Manu reveals his MasterChef devastation

Religious experience: <i>South Park</i> creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker at Melbourne's Princess Theatre.

Book of Mormon's Trey Parker and Matt Stone shun Trump

Debbie Cuthbertson

The Book of Mormon's stereotypes of everyday members and missionaries are spot on.

What it's like to see The Book of Mormon as a lapsed Mormon

Adrian Lowe

Liam Neeson says working with Martin Scorsese can be "f---ing terrifying''.

Why Martin Scorsese terrified Liam Neeson

Stephanie Bunbury

A.R. Rahman is to perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Slumdog Millionaire composer A.R. Rahman joins forces with MSO

Andrew Drever

Josh Thomas in <i>Please Like Me</i>.

In spite of the ABC, Josh Thomas' Please Like Me wooed the world

Karl Quinn

Ermonela Jaho: 'Every day is a unique day'.

Two hundred nights of death and passion ... and counting

Harriet Cunningham

Movie poster for the film Gold (2016) starring Matthew McConaughey

Fat, daggy and bald - this gold digger is no Gordon Gecko

Paul Byrnes

<i>Cabaret</i>: Snappy and vivid but with much of the spontaneity boiled off.

Vivid and snappy but there's something lacking here

Jason Blake

Brie Larson shows Donald Trump how she "dresses like a woman".

Twitter shows Trump how to #dresslikeawoman

Mary Ward

Actress Lola Kirke received death threats after showing off her armpit hair at the Golden Globes last month.

Why more Australian women are growing armpit, leg hair in February

Jenna Clarke

Beyonce shows off her baby bump in an Instagram post announcing her pregnancy.

All hail the queen of keeping a secret

Elahe Izadi

Katy Tur remained unaffected in the face of personal attacks and constant taunting from Trump.

The women who have bravely stood up to Donald Trump

COMMENT
Arielle De Bono

Top model and BFF of many a millionaire, Karlie Kloss, was in town for David Jones this week.

Karlie Kloss is a role model for social climbers

Jenna Clarke

Splitsville: Kylie Minogue and Joshua Sasse.

Kylie Minogue and Joshua Sasse split

Groomed for power: Stephen Bannon is said to be the only person exempt from Trump's dress code.

Women, we can't rest until we can all dress like Steve Bannon

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Emma Roberts has been a big fan of adopting the Twiggy technique.

Why it will be worth mastering eye dots this year

Stephanie Darling

Celebrate the little wins.

8 ways training for a triathlon made me a better dater

Alicia M. Cohn

A little light can help you to sleep deeper.

How nature can help us sleep better

Sarah Berry

Five minutes to a better day.

A morning routine to set you up for a super productive day

Susie Moore

Korean spice-rubbed chicken.

54 chicken fillet recipes that actually taste amazing

Bill Drakopoulos (rear) with Victor Moya, Mattia Rossi and Alessandro Pavoni, of Ormeggio, and newly opened Sotto Sopra.

Northern Beaches' new secret Italian spot

Scott Bolles

It's a wrap - Slow cooked lamb with garlic yoghurt and wholemeal milkbread.

Slow-cooked lamb with garlic yoghurt and milkbread

Adam Liaw

Gayathiri Bose and her breast pump.

Airport staff order mum to squeeze her breasts to prove she's lactating

Your kids are watching you more closely than you realise.

Check yourself on these 8 things before your kid becomes a teen

"To be blunt, I like one of my children more than the other," one mum admits on an online forum.

Mum admits she has a favourite child - and she's not the only one

CommSec estimates that car prices are at their most affordable since 1987, while women's clothing is the cheapest in 27 ...

Traveller letters: Rental company's tyre claims complete nonsense

Huangguoshu Waterfalls in the Guizhou province, China.

Six incredible places in China you've never heard of

Brian Johnston

Overwater villas at Lux South Ari Atoll.

Truly awesome: Every luxury holiday should be like this

Luke Slattery

Evan Spiegel, left, chief executive of Snap, and Bobby Murphy, senior vice president of engineering, each own 227 ...

Who are the new Snapchat billionaires?

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is distancing himself from the Trump administration.

Uber CEO quits Trump advisory group

The Oculus Rift has put Facebook at the forefront of the virtual reality boom.

Oculus lift: Facebook loses $653 million VR verdict

Here's how the future of Australia's 4G will go

Kotaku

MasterCard Identity Check will let Australians shop with a smile.

MasterCard 'Selfie Pay' coming to Australia

COMMENT

2017 Audi Q2 Launch Edition.

New Audi Q2 prices revealed

Drive Staff

The Mazda3 was the top-selling car in January.

Strong start to 2017 new car sales

Stephen Ottley

Leena Gade.

Bentley's 'First Lady of Le Mans'

David McCowen

2017 Holden Trax.

New Holden Trax prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV sold out

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition.

New VW Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition

Dom Tripolone

The Bulldogs are risking a big fine if they continue to not play David Klemmer and Josh Reynolds at the Auckland Nines.

NRL threaten Bulldogs with massive fine for resting stars

Michael Chammas
30 mins ago

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: Australian boxers Anthony Mundine and Danny Green hug after their cruiserweight bout ...

'It's moments like this that ruin the sport': Mundine

Adrian Proszenko

Star on the rise: Kalyn Ponga looks to break the tackle of Paul Roache on day one of the Auckland Nines.

18-year-old superstar tears opposition to shreds at Nines

Michael Chammas
31 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 04: James Stannard of Australia is tackled during the mens pool match between New Zealand ...

Australia on track for QFs after rookies quickfire hat-trick

Live
Tom Decent

Sent packing: Evania Pelite of Australia is tackled during the semi-final loss to Canada.

'Devastated:' Australia's women suffer shock loss in Sevens

Tom Decent
1 hr ago

Training hard: Kieran Foran with Manu Vatuvei.

Struggling Kieran Foran a long shot to start the NRL season

Marvin France

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 03: The Cronulla Sharks Ben Barba meet the fans at their home ground shark Park after ...

Peers warn Barba: you can succeed at rugby but sort out the problems

Adrian Proszenko

Super extreme drink driving: Aussie golfer Steven Bowditch.

Aussie golfer arrested for drink driving

Evin Priest

Changes coming: A radical overhaul of Test and one-day cricket has been agreed.

Radical overhaul coming to Test and ODI cricket

Jon Pierik

Must win: Peter Handscomb said Australia must master the spin-friendly conditions to retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

Aussie batsmen relish spin test in final ODI against Black Caps

Rob Forsaith

Victory: The Blues comfortably disposed of Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.

NSW give Shield leaders Victoria the blues

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