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The enormous hot air mass hovering over NSW had had "a baking effect" on vegetation, according to the RFS.

'As bad as it gets': NSW's catastrophic fire warning

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been warned not to "be a Malcolm".

Trudeau told not to 'be a Malcolm' during Trump visit

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Blackmores was the golden child of 2015 as sales to China saw its revenue double in two years, but the shares have lost ...

'The whole shelf has disappeared': Tourists swoop on pharmacies

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, joined by President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Renda St. ...

The White House plans that could cost Australia

Until recently, very few clinics, even sexual health specialists, could test for the sexually transmitted infection, ...

Sexually transmitted bug putting 400,000 Australians at risk

Senator Cory Bernardi jumped the Liberals ship this week to form his own party.

No one can help Bernardi now he's out of the tent

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

The Domino's effect: Shocking truth behind your $5 takeaway pizza

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

Sydney house prices and death: The winning Tropfest formula

The cult leader who 'liked to hear the screams of the children'

Renewables are 'the only game in town' to keep our lights on

ANALYSIS

Dinner party topic of the week: Who should replace Turnbull?

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Senior cultural ranger at Murujuga National Park, Dallas Fredericks, stands next to a rock carving of a thylacine ...

The scientific slip that has put 30,000-year-old Australian rock art at risk

INVESTIGATION

Henson’s Untitled (2011-12). “At the time I made this, I was not intentionally trying to reinvent The Boy with the Thorn ...

'Is it porn or is it art?' Australia's most controversial photographer

The grub crawled out of the sausage as it was being cooked.

Sydney man watches as grub crawls out of Coles sausage

Solid start: Robbie Farah.

Dylan Walker ruins Robbie Farah's Rabbitohs debut

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This girl took the most boss selfie with Bruce Springsteen

Girl snaps one of the best concert selfies ever taken

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Fire conditions worst in NSW history

Wanderers coach Tony Popovic was part of the success of the A-League this year.

Mega-rich club to open coffers for Wanderers coach Popovic

Vimala Raman was working as a database analyst in Australia when she was invited to star in a film directed by India’s ...

One of the biggest Aussie movie stars you've never heard of

Luke Treadaway is not afraid to bring out his character's off-putting side. Ginger Bob is portrayed for the most part as ...

A cat took him from the streets to stardom. Then came the backlash

Portrait of Sophie Smith, her son Owen Smith who are members of her SMH Half Marathon running group, Running for ...

Mother started running after losing triplets. Now she's raised $2m

Australian Author Kate Morton photographed at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney for Spectrum Summer Reads. Tuesday ...

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Australian Author Kate Morton photographed at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney for Spectrum Summer Reads. Tuesday ...

Author Kate Morton challenges agent's $2.8m commission

Louise Hall

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What it's like to be a 'fly in, fly out' mother

Joanne Brookfield

Shane Thatcher and Sonya Stephen, founders of Choovie, app for dynamic movie ticket pricing. 10th February 2017 Fairfax ...

Coming soon: Uber-style movie ticket pricing

Karl Quinn

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Photo shows buyers that missed out Robbie and Elizabeth Allison who is expecting a baby ...

Auction agony: 'Thanks, Sydney, for destroying our dream'

Kate Burke

51a Little Smith Street, Fitzroy, Vic 3065

Results: Sydney records strong clearance rate, see what sold near you

A great spot for those evening gin and tonics overlooking the harbour.

Postcard views in Sydney's winning suburb

Andrew Gibietis lives with his parents in Menai and is saving to buy a first home the traditional way.

Strategy for first-home buyers 'creating a city of landlords'

Jennifer Duke

The Point Piper trophy home Neville Crichton sold for $60.8 million.

Buyer of Crichton's $60.8 million trophy home revealed

Lucy Macken

Steve "Commando" Willis.

'Drying up of cash': Commando Steve's Sage Institute in administration

Eryk Bagshaw

'I don't think it's fair that my generation is going to foot the bill'

The new NSW Treasurer

Shearers and graziers battle extreme temperatures

Police arrested Youssef Ahmad (wearing?black jacket and grey pants) and another man during raids at two properties on ...

The workings of an alleged transnational drugs ring revealed

Police arrest a male in the middle of the Pacific Highway at Charlestown following an out-of-control party.

Highway shut down as 26 police cars attend out-of-control party

Kristyn Rourke was unconscious after the accident.

Left for dead after being hit by car at 200km/h on M1 breakdown lane

Alison Lewis was murdered Jay William Short in Lithgow on March 2, 1997.

The 3.18am phone call that altered the course of a life

Illustration: Dionne Gain

How safe are your children in Catholic schools?

The incident at Altona McDonalds.

Men in wild brawl with police at McDonald's captured on video

VIC

Cody went down to his local park to carve up the water.

'Not every day you get to ride in your park': Perth's wet inspires fun

WA

This koala was given a spray down to help it cope with the heatwave at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.

Wildlife cool off as more power outages plagued the capital

ACT

Ross Cameron speaks at a fundraiser for Kirralie Smith at the North Ryde RSL on Thursday.

Conservatives leap to defend Ross Cameron's 'dry humour'

Cory Bernardi's defection and right-wing politics in Australia

Nick O'Malley

Turnbull's attack on Shorten could be the beginning of the end

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Ross Cameron appears on Sky News on Friday to defend his speech.

Ross Cameron defends calling Liberal Party 'a gay club'

Michael Koziol

The Turnbull government says it will announce its plans for school funding by the middle of the year

Private schools demand government release funding plans

Matthew Knott

The government is considering a proposal which would see private health insurance rebates increased for patients in ...

High or low? Health insurance cost jumps 54% in a decade

Former Liberal MP and Sky News host Ross Cameron at the Sydney fundraiser on Thursday night.

'At least they chuck pillow-biters off buildings': inside an explosive fundraiser

EXCLUSIVE

Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy, pictured in Phnom Penh in 2013.

Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy resigns

Lindsay Murdoch

US President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump vows to cut cost of $27 billion Mexican border wall

Donald Trump speaks as Shinzo Abe listens during a news conference at the White House.

As Trump pivots, his administration gets a reality check

ANALYSIS

Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron listens as he visits the Entrepreneurs Fair in Paris.

France's Hollywood presidential candidate is gaining ground

Nick Miller

Energetic performance: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull let off some steam in Canberra.

Power politics don't get hotter than this

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Senator Cory Bernardi jumped the Liberals ship this week to form his own party.

No one can help Bernardi now he's out of the tent

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

A new report shows countries cannot assume economic development and broader democratic freedoms guarantee electoral ...

Voters don't know what they really want

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Now that it's back to business, bring on the wage rises

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Domino's

The Domino's effect: the truth behind your $5 pizza

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

You got a leg up if your parents called you Aaron or Alex, rather than Will or Zac, according to the research.

Why your name may be ruining your life

Tarullo, 64, is leaving well short of the 2022 end of his term. His time on the Fed board came during one of the busiest ...

Wall Street's top regulator quits, opening door for Trump changes

Domino's needs to face up to itself

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

NSW's biggest power user Tomago pleads for AGL not to curb supply

Peter Hannam

Happy Valentine? Consumers urged to avoid some online flower sellers

Esther Han

US stocks jump to record on 'phenomenal' tax hopes

Make it a day to remember.

18 gifts she'll actually love to receive this Valentine's Day

Handsome Things

The Melbourne Moonshine Distillery was established south of Melbourne's CBD by a pair of former engineers.

The once-illicit spirit that's making a big comeback

Smart Sipping

Marrickville flatmates Arlo Alexander-Meylan, Harry Gregg, Nikita Podlasov, Tom Grimes and Isaac Ewald filled their ...

Smart money moves to avoid share-house hell

Christine Long

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Valentine's Day? Bah, humbug!

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Teen entrepreneur Rebecca Rusinovic was the youngest keynote speaker at Pause Festival at Federation Square.

Teen entrepreneur gets set to launch skincare range

Cara Waters

Great pains are taken to ensure that what the audience sees is accurate to the last detail.

The startup turning archaeology into virtual reality

James Wong

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NSW heatwave: hottest February day on record predicted

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Race to save stranded whales in New Zealand

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Cory Bernardi dinner disrupted by protestors

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Ross Cameron defends gay comments

Lightning echoed through the valleys at Laguna , north of Sydney . Photo Nick Moir 4 feb 2017

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Andrew McManus pleaded guilty to lying to police in August 2016.

Controversial promoter Andrew McManus 'postpones' festival

Karl Quinn

Lauren married Andrew on <i>Married at First Sight</i>, then did a runner.

Trash or treasure? In defence of television dating shows

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: James Bowen and Bob the cat attend the UK Premiere of "A Street Cat Named Bob" in aid of ...

A cat took him from the streets to stardom. Then came the backlash

Stephanie Bunbury

Trop Fest 2017. Photograph shows John Polsen, Australian director and founder of Tropfest, pictured at Parramatta Park ...

Can 'back from the dead' Tropfest win back the fans?

Garry Maddox

Jessica Chastain and Chloe Grace Moretz at the Women's March on Washington on January 21.

Jessica Chastain space project slammed by Hidden Figures fans

Garry Maddox

John Pilger in The Coming War on China

The US is leading us to nuclear war, says new Pilger shock doc

Karl Quinn

Actor Debra Messing attending the 2017 MAKERS Conference in California.

Debra Messing told her nose was "ruining" a movie by director

Broede Carmody

- New York, NY - 12/10/16 - 20th Century Fox Celebrates 'HIDDEN FIGURES' with Special New York Screening Brought to you ...

The secret ingredient in Pharrell Williams' success: women

Darryn King

Anna Biller's The Love Witch uses vintage cinema techniques.

Pagan sex and other fun stuff to see and do this weekend

Beautiful role: Esther Hannaford will play Carole King in the Australian premiere of the hit Broadway musical.

Superstar approves Australian chosen to play her in musical

Debbie Cuthbertson

The only photo said to be taken of James Tyson, Australia's first self-made millionaire.

Meet the legendary Australian no one has ever heard of

Linda Morris

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan return as Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in Fifty Shades Darker.

How Fifty Shades Darker inches toward sex positivity

Kelly Lawler

Actor Shia LeBeouf attends the closing night European Premiere gala red carpet arrivals for "Fury" during the 58th BFI ...

LeBeouf's anti-Trump New York exhibit shuttered over safety concerns

Joseph Ax

Em Rusciano and Harley Breen have made a strong start on air at 2DayFM

Why 2017 is a good time for females on FM radio

Jenna Clarke

The latest trend has actually been around for decades.

'Dusting' is the 2017 beauty trend to adopt

Stephanie Darling

Georgia Fowler is the sister of Justin Hemmes' partner, Kate.

Justin Hemmes' sister-in-law set to be 2017's 'It' girl

Jenna Clarke

Mariah Carey in the film clip for her single I Don't.

No chemistry and no class: Mariah fires back at James Packer

Jenna Clarke

'A living hell': Andrew Bolt and Miranda Devine on 3AW.

What Devine's clash with Bolt says about the boys' club

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Chelsea Handler expertly trolls President Trump.

Chelsea Handler hilariously trolls Donald Trump

It looks like running could have been given a bad rap.

Study suggests running may be good for our knees

Sarah Berry

Focus more on less.

5 little ways to stop being stressed and start being on time

Susie Moore

Most conversations don't go as smoothly as Ryan Gosling's.

Single men are having less sex than you think

Jon Gugala

Avocado toast with roast tomatatoes and herb salad.

Three Blue Ducks' classic avocado on toast recipe

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19 excellent zucchini recipes

Lily Lipari dines at Otto.

'They get jealous': Why Sydney's kids are going gourmet

New dad, Damien Leeson, was left horrified after being labelled "disgusting" for feeding his baby.

Dad labelled 'disgusting' for feeding baby in parents' room

"Wildo the Dildo." The very funny letter one dad received from his son's school.

Wildo the what? Dad shares hilarious letter from son's school

Kids' parties can be extravagant these days.

Mum's shock at being told to buy 'replacement gift' for birthday boy

The Qantas Club in Sydney.

Letters: I can't believe what I saw people wearing in business class

A loop of the Moselle River.

Is this real or a fairytale? A part of Europe that's straight off a postcard

Brian Johnston

Ko Ngai

Untouched: Four cheap Thai island paradises without tourist crowds

Steve McKenna

The Safety Check feature on Facebook.

Facebook to the rescue in times of emergency?

The new esports league will mimic the structures and conventions of the NBA.

NBA starts professional esports league

What battery percentage makes you anxious?

Why we're all obsessed with keeping our phones charged

Overwatch

7 stages of spending too much in games

Kotaku

Greg Miller

RTX and the power of small, strong audiences

2018 Audi RS3 Sportback.

Updated Audi RS3 revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

Driven: Nissan GT-R Nismo

Andrew MacLean

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

New Isuzu D-Max prices revealed

Drive Staff

2017 Audi S4 Avant.

Details: 2017 Audi S4

Peter McKay

The Ferrari experience descended on Mount Panorama during the Bathurst 12 Hour.

Driving a Ferrari around Bathurst

Lucas Kennedy

2017 Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider.

Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider comparison review

Stephen Ottley

Steamrolled: Sandor Earl.

'I want to go out on my own terms': Earl readies for return

Adrian Proszenko

Making moves: Matt Lucas breaks free during Saturday's Brisbane Global Tens competition.

Origin to deliver rugby windfall after getting green light

Phil Lutton

A man in demand: Popovic is in the crosshairs of Shanghai.

Mega-rich club to open coffers for Wanderers coach Popovic

Dominic Bossi

Opening up: Suaia Matagi plays it straight on the stage.

'Missing my daughter's birthday, that hurt': Eel opens up on stage

Adrian Proszenko

Solid start: Robbie Farah.

Walker ruins Farah's Rabbitohs debut

UPDATED

Usain Bolt celebrates with champagne.

Bolt wins as a new Australian star is born

Daniel Cherny

Stuart MacGill in action during an Australia-Sri Lanka Test at the Gabba, in 2007.

MacGill a no-show in $2.6m injury case

Jon Pierik

Free ride: Punters can watch champion mare Winx for free on Monday.

Racing counts $5 million cost of heatwave

Chris Roots

Global carnival: Day One of the Brisbane Tens provided plenty of colour.

Tens delivers as players, fans sweat it out

UPDATED
Phil Lutton

Carrot and stick: Eddie Jones looks on during an England training session at Pennyhill Park.

'Kick or cuddle': Eddie opts for soft approach

Off to France: Semi Radradra.

Radradra's move could hinge on court case

Phil Lutton

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