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Big earner: Australia Post chief Ahmed Fahour.

Desperate defence of $5.6m pay deal fails at first hurdle

COMMENT
30 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 8 February 2017. ...

'Social-climbing sycophant': Turnbull fires up at Shorten

Live
1 hr ago

Dr Walker (not pictured) says he has suffered a loss of income.

Surgeon sues airline after mishap with tray table in business class

1 hr ago

Cameron Cox, pictured with girlfriend Georgia Walter, was killed by a lightning strike while fighting fires on his ...

'Cruellest of acts by Mother Nature': Killed during lightning storm

1 hr ago

The gender balance in vet science has reversed in the last two decades.

Sydney Uni students up in arms over criteria for new scholarship

1 hr ago

Thandiwe Bethune who is going into her second year at Sydney College of the Arts.

'Teachers are terrified': Sydney school took no new students for 2017

Tillerson cleans up Trump's mess with Bishop phone call

Paul McGeough

The question about house prices that provokes a frenzy

Jessica Irvine

Real estate deal leaves Turnbull minister under constitutional cloud

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Blow for Myer as lead fashion buyer defects to David Jones

It's time for the Kiwis to apologise for slurs against Wallabies

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

David Dick's mother Carol Cloke, and his youngest brother Simon Dick, appealed for the public's help on Tuesday.

Family too traumatised to recognise their son in CCTV footage of killing

Tziporah Malkah (previously known as Kate Fischer) discussing her relationship with James Packer in the I'm A ...

'Everyone is terrified of him': Tziporah opens up about Packer

43 mins ago

NEWSREVIEW Screen Grab from @beyonce Beyonce's Instagram account with a message : "We would like to share our love and ...

Beyonce's pregnancy photos are nothing like reality

COMMENT

Rather than the grim tale of a sadistic man grooming a naive young woman for sexual violence and abuse, the Fifty Shades ...

Why you should boycott 'Fifty Shades Darker'

COMMENT

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the Parliamentary Last Post Ceremony at the ...

This is the safest risk Turnbull can take to keep his job

COMMENT

A giant sinkhole opens up in Sydney.

My personal trainer's here! Point Piper's sinkhole drama

David Attenborough is in Australia in February to promote Planet Earth II.

Snail mail message snared a visit from David Attenborough

Jamalida, 16, says Myanmar military moved into her village in early December, occupying the mosque and beating or ...

Government in denial as locals are burnt to death in their homes

Airbus Beluga

Six incredible planes you'll never get to fly on

Rather than the grim tale of a sadistic man grooming a naive young woman for sexual violence and abuse, the Fifty Shades ...

Why you should boycott the Fifty Shades Darker movie

COMMENT

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Ludicrousness in the jungle from I'm a Celebrity D-listers

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

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Some good will come from the horror of the royal commission

COMMENT
Lisa Flynn

It's not hard to understand why careers in this arena are so coveted.

Instamums turning family life into a business opportunity

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

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St Peters Station at peak hour.

Commuters face longer journeys as suburbs left off metro line

Matt O'Sullivan

'Spooky behaviour': The apps that are mining your data

'Sinkhole' opens outside Point Piper mansion

Sameh Bayda is already facing terrorism charges.

Married teens to be charged over Sydney terrorist attack plot

29 mins ago

The measles virus seen under a microscope.

Measles warning after infected person visited six Sydney sites

Enrolled nurse Anthony Elliott has been banned after sending explicit messages to a mentally ill patient.

'I will destroy your life': Ex-wife awarded $750,000 from estate

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian may be preparing to give ground on the council amalgamation issue, but the government ...

'Turkeys don't vote for Christmas': Some Libs want mergers to proceed

Moreton Bay Regional Council has installed listening devices to more than 330 of its 874 CCTV cameras.

Mayor refuses to back down over 'Big Brother' listening devices

QLD

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi admitted to five breaches of failing to declare trips on Tuesday.

'I don't recall:' Scaffidi broke the law 40 times because she was 'busy'

WA

Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 20, was killed at a hostel near Townsville last August.

Mother of slain backpacker hits out at Trump's terror list

Nick Miller

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 11: A general view of the 2014 Individual tax return form on May 11, 2015 in Melbourne, ...

Tax time in danger after ATO's online meltdown

ACT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited the Crace Early Learning Centre in Canberra on Wednesday to announce the changes.

'Holding parents hostage': PM rolls welfare cuts into childcare reforms

Matthew Knott
30 mins ago

MPs' family reunion travel perks could be next on chopping block

Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

Turnbull government minister under constitutional cloud

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Cory Bernardi

Cory Bernardi unable to explain why he's quit the Liberals

ANALYSIS
Tom McIlroy

The $5.6 million dollar man: Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour.

$5.6m salary too high for Australia Post boss, says Turnbull

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 8 February 2017. ...

Shorten a 'social climbing sycophant', says Turnbull

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Mr Abbott during the joint party meeting in Canberra on Tuesday.

Alliances shatter as right wing politics fractures

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Sufia Begum, a Rohingya who crossed over to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state in late November cries as she ...

Where is the outrage about Myanmar's devastating cruelty?

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch

A group of Muslim men pray while supporters hold up signs during an interfaith prayer and rally against the ban at John ...

Trump lawyer proposes travel ban compromise in appeals court

Paul McGeough

Australia exports cattle to Japan. Pictured: a cattle show in New South Wales.

US cattlemen seek help to beat Australia

Peter Mitchell

Afghan villagers gather around the bodies of people killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in ...

Bombing near Afghan Supreme Court kills and wounds dozens

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live.

The pointed weapon that hits Trump where it hurts

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

Authorities seized several black bags carrying packets of cocaine from the yacht Elakha.

Huge cocaine busts don't affect drug supply. We need another way

COMMENT
John Coyne
1 hr ago

NEWSREVIEW Screen Grab from @beyonce Beyonce's Instagram account with a message : "We would like to share our love and ...

How pregnant women see themselves (and it's not like Beyonce)

COMMENT
Meredith Nash

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

Fahour's $5.6m Australia Post packet doesn't stack up

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD
30 mins ago

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Markets Live: Profits drive ASX higher

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
4 mins ago

Dr Walker (not pictured) says he has suffered a loss of income.

Brain surgeon sues airline after jamming finger in table tray

1 hr ago

Smiggle's bright colours and clever marketing have made it a hit with primary-school-aged kids.

Solomon Lew delivers just what the doctor ordered

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Myer's lead fashion buyer defects to David Jones

Netflix is plotting move into toy business

57 mins ago

Cafe owner exploits Indian cooks, then threatens to 'kill' them

Genworth shares slump on soft outlook

Clancy Yeates

The home up for offer at 10 Gillison Close, Melling.

Man decides to raffle off his mansion with $3 tickets

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Australia's solution to housing affordability could be the Hyperloop

Adam Craven/CplusC Architectural Workshop.

Amongst the gum trees: What the Aussie bush house looks like now

The surgery of microsurgeon Paul Lendvay, in Sydney's Woollahra, is for sale. Photo: Supplied

Surgery of renowned Sydney doctor on market after 50 years

I accumulated a staggering amount of accessories found in vintage shops, garage sales and decor stores.

Decor addiction: What I stopped buying when I turned 30

The company says "only Italy could have designed the gorgeous Giulia".

The car going head-to-head with BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi

Cars

Prior to Rhodes & Beckett handing over the financial reins, sales had been up.

Rhodes closed, Herring-boned: Menswear in crisis

Men's Style
17 mins ago

Experts warn areas such as Melbourne's Docklands are "fraught with danger" for investors.

Property price boom masks risks for investors as yields plummet

John Collett

Centrelink's robo debt recovery scheme has been controversial because of high error rates.

Centrelink overload sees families unable to access payments

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner, found Veda had breached KB's privacy.

Veda freezes business' credit due to typo

Business etiquette is a minefield.

What not to put in a voicemail message

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Meteor lights up skies in midwestern US

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Man struck by lightning in NSW

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Severe storms soak Sydney

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Obama and Branson's kitesurfing challenge

A woman waits to cross a street during a severe thunderstorm in Sydney.

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding hit Sydney

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The annual Rainbow Serpent Festival has come under fire for drug-related incidents in recent years including deaths, ...

Police call for shorter Rainbow Serpent Festival following death

Hannah Francis

Tuesday night's show was the first time anything resembling the original Guns N' Roses lineup has played Brisbane.

Reunion brings Guns N' Roses to a new generation

Jorge Branco

Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.

Judy Garland groped by the Munchkins, ex-husband claims

Rosie O'Donnell has put up her hand to play Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon on SNL.

O'Donnell wants to play next gender-bending Trump staffer

Broede Carmody

Chan's new movie, Bleeding Steel, is being shot in Australia.

The best Jackie Chan clip ever: bring the tissues

Lady Gaga performs during the Super Bowl 51 halftime show at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Lady Gaga's music sales jump after Super Bowl performance

Broede Carmody

Fake: The kisses exchanged didn't really mean much to Lauren who ran out on Andrew on Married At First Sight.

Runaway bride Lauren says it wasn't looks that made her run

Aja Styles

Putting on a show: Amy and Tyson top score in the whole MKR competition.

MKR highest score smashed in one night by 'villains'

Christine Sams

Bruce Springsteen wheeled out the hayseed novelty tune <i>Don't Hang Up</i> at AAMI Park.

'Buoyed, elevated, soaring': How The Boss restores trust

Bernard Zuel

Entertainment. Lex Marinos and Benita Collings. Photograph by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 2nd Feb 2017.

The best way to stop people making a fool out of you

Ellen Parsons

The Age News 28/09/2010 Picture Justin McManus. 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. winner of the Nettie Palmer ...

You've had the 'fake news', now get ready for the facts

Jason Steger

In 2000 Melania Trump mused that being first lady is something every woman aspires to be.

Don't be shocked, Melania is doing what the Trumps do best

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke
52 mins ago

Christie Brinkley poses with her daughters for Sports Illustated's 2017 Swimsuit Issue.

What we can learn from Christie Brinkley's bikini body

Annie Brown

Ruth Negga, star of 'Loving', poses at the premiere of the film in Beverly Hills.

Ruth Negga is about to be your next style inspiration

Bee Shapiro

Lena Dunham attends the the New York premiere of the sixth and final season of Girls.

Lena Dunham shares the 'Trump diet' behind her weight loss

Annie Brown

Tziporah Malkah (previously known as Kate Fischer) discussing her relationship with James Packer in the <em>I'm A ...

'Everyone is terrified of him': Tziporah Malkah says of Packer

Amy Croffey
43 mins ago

I didn't need my parents to have some grand love story.

After their divorce, I got to know my parents all over again

Ali Kelley

Which way are you going to go? When politics wrecks your relationship.

Can a relationship survive in the era of Donald Trump?

COMMENT
Annie Brown
1 hr ago

Hillary Clinton has declared women "heroes and history makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future."

Hillary Clinton declares 'the future is female' in new video

Nicole Economos

Stretch and stress relief: It's in.

Stretching muscles is in as the next fitness fad

JOANNE KAUFMAN

Are we inadvertently giving children the equivalent of alcohol for breakfast?

Are we giving children the equivalent of alcohol for breakfast?

Sarah Berry

Feeling sad? Ecotherapy could help.

Are you suffering from nature deficit disorder?

Alice Wilkinson

Papa Ballina spanner crab at Papa Bo Min, Sydney.

Healthy Chinese hits Newtown - part of the Lotus Dining family

Barbecued seafood with gochujang butter sauce.

Neil Perry's delicious barbecued seafood with spicy gochujang sauce

'Pretty much nothing in it': Chocolate cloud cake from Anthia Koullouros.

19 smart sweet swaps to crush sugar cravings

pink

'I'm normal!': Pink's post-baby statement

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Aussie preschooler's lunchbox prompts scathing note home

Movie time

What I said when my daughter asked me about my sex life

Airbus Beluga

Six incredible planes you'll never get to fly on

Craig Platt

You'll be sharing your European travel experience with many others.

The 10 things that will annoy you about Europe

Ben Groundwater

The infinity pool.

The exclusive Aussie resort where on 28 guests are allowed

Rachael Burnett

Counter-Strike is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists and ...

Online gamer banned for 'harassing' girl

1 hr ago

Stan is stepping up, taking the fight to Netflix and Amazon in Australia's subscription video showdown.

Stan announces 4K content, offline viewing

COMMENT

Perth school boy Kai finds it easier to concentrate on the teacher's voice with Nuheara's IQbuds helping to compensate ...

Smart earbuds promise relief for kids struggling in classroom

Freeview

How to fill your phone with cheap data

Lifehacker

Twitter has a troll problem.

Twitter's plan to weed out abusive tweets

2017 Toyota Yaris.

New Toyota Yaris revealed

Drive Staff
38 mins ago

The Audi A1 is offered with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine in Australia.

The age of smaller engines may be over

Dom Tripolone
1 hr ago

2017 Mazda3 Maxx hatchback.

What safe small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV is powered by a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6.

Alfa's BMW M3 rival reviewed

Jonathan Hawley
1 hr ago

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Core Plus.

Updated VW Amarok revealed

Dom Tripolone

Audi RS 3 LMS

Audi to build on local motorsport program

David McCowen

Ugly affair: The InterContinental bugging saga saw no real winners.

It's time for the Kiwis to apologise for slurs against Wallabies

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

New addition: Former Test back-rower Anthony Tupou trained with the Knights on Wednesday morning and is set to sign a ...

Anthony Tupou to revive NRL career at Newcastle Knights

James Gardiner

Newcastle Knights player Pauli Pauli was involved in the seven-car pile-up on the M1 in January.

Knights prop's speedy recovery from horror car smash

Warren Barnsley

Mohit Ahlawat

Indian cricketer belts astonishing T20 triple ton in Delhi

James Buckley
11 mins ago

Gag order: Arnold doesn't want his undefeated players mentioning the word "invincible".

Arnold bans Sky Blues stars from saying 'invincible'

Dominic Bossi

Stepping down to focus on batting: Alastair Cook.

Former England captain still hurt by KP affair

Nick Hoult

Leader: Being captain will make Darius Boyd "push even harder".

Boyd completes 'remarkable' turnaround

Phil Lutton

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Ben Barba of the Sharks poses with his Premiership ring after winning the 2016 NRL Grand ...

Ben Barba slams NRL over 'unfair treatment'

New signing: Digby Ioane.

Ex-Wallabies winger ready for action for Crusaders

Richard Knowler
33 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen outside the Intercontinental Hotel Double Bay on ...

Wallabies fans have a right to feel angry about Sydney bug story

COMMENT
Paul Cully

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Ben Te'o of England celebrates scoring his side's first try during the RBS Six Nations ...

Former NRL star Ben Te'o is loving life in an England jersey

Mick Cleary

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