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Lin murder motives revealed as only survivor speaks

Grant Hackett has posted an image of himself to social media, his face bloody and bruised.

'He needs help': Grant Hackett reported missing

BREAKING
59 mins ago

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and a room full of angry journalists.

Trump's latest press conference move leaves journalists angry

Josephine Tovey

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 February 2017. ...

Turnbull has dug himself into the same hole Abbott did

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Eddie Obeid leaves the Supreme court building on December 1, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Eddie Obeid makes fresh bid for freedom

EXCLUSIVE

Aedes vigilax. Credit Stephen Doggett (NSW Health Pathology)

The Sydney suburbs hit hardest by Ross River virus outbreak

'They blackmail us': Domino's CEO launches extraordinary attack

1 hr ago

Kim Jong-nam death: Second woman detained

Trump crisis conjures up dark days of Watergate

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Market looks to Star to determine Packer's fate. The news is not good

Surprise drop in Telstra profits as customers walk out the door

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 23: Kieran Foran of the Eels grimaces as he watches on during the round 11 NRL match between ...

Ex-News Corp boss lifts lid on Foran's alleged Rebecca Wilson abuse

Andrew Webster

Gregor Stronach.

My name is Gregor, and I'm an alcoholic

Australian passport generic.

Miss this detail on your passport and your holiday could be ruined

Close up Athletic Woman Holding her Painful Injured Back While Doing an Exercise.

Lower back ache? There's new guidelines on what you should do

The Surface Book's tablet-like screen can attach to the base either way.

Is Microsoft's $5200 laptop worth the high price?

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Helicopter pilot lands to asks truckie for directions

Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, speaks during a press briefing.

How will Sean Spicer mangle your name? Spicer-ize yourself

An artist's impression of the hypothesised and undiscovered Planet Nine.

Why astronomers need your help to find Planet Nine

Has the traditional business suit finally died?

Has the 'smart casual' epidemic made it harder to dress for work?

Hugh Grant stared in Love Actually as the newly-elected Prime Minister.

Love Actually is finally getting a sequel ... kind of

Kim Jong-nam in 2001.

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Kim Jong Nam in Macau, China, in 2010.

Assassination may join list of unsolved Malaysian mysteries

Lindsay Murdoch

The power crisis in South Australia has underlined the nation's energy policy woes.

The national electricity mess is a national embarrassment

COMMENT
John Hewson
6 mins ago

President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of his daughter Ivanka.

What happens when the Trump brand starts to lose?

COMMENT
Christine Emba
10 mins ago

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Detective Chief inspector Gary Jubelin and Clinton's father Thomas Duroux outside the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday.

'Goosebumps' as first steps taken to bring alleged killer to justice

Michaela Whitbourn

Maroubra drowning victim moved to study in Sydney two weeks ago

Tougher penalties to reform greyhound racing

Ricky Ciano's disappearance was described as out of character by his family.

Tragic end in search for dad who went missing on visit to daughter

Alina Antal, 29, was arrested in Cabramatta in Sydney's west on Wednesday.

Gang 'queenpin': City worker had secret life, police say

Man electrocuted while working under Sydney house

Man electrocuted while working under house

Senad Kaminic arrives at the Supreme Court in 2013 before being sentenced.

Phone call that signalled murder of McGurk

A CFA crew is at the site of the chemical spill.

CFA member stood aside over change room creep camera

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Victoria Police and the Australian Border Force will deport a number of Apex gang offenders.

Department wants to spend $250m on unprecedented upgrade

ACT

More than $6 million of hydroponic cannabis has been seized following a string of police raids across Perth.

More than $6 million worth of cannabis seized in Perth raids

EXCLUSIVE

More than 140 passengers on the Sun Princess cruise ship were diagnosed with norovirus.

'People in hazmat suits': Illness strikes ship again

QLD

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a parent-teacher conference listening session inside the Roosevelt Room of ...

Hockey warns Trump over nationalistic 'America First' rhetoric

Tom McIlroy
58 mins ago

It's a goal, it's a target, no, it's . . . Labor's energy policy

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
25 mins ago

'Biggest glass jaw in Canberra': Fired up PM takes aim at Shorten

Live
Stephanie Peatling
50 mins ago

Nothing the PM said changes his support for the monarchy, Senator Mathias Cormann says.

Government denies plan to pare back capital gains concessions

"It's locker room talk, mate, that's all it is": Richard Eldridge defended his tweets to Fairfax Media.

One Nation candidate advocated killing journalists

EXCLUSIVE

Senator Ian Macdonald has attacked 'shock jocks and lazy journalists and sub-editors'.

Angry senator invokes Hitler in new Gold Pass defence

Julie Bishop MP

Bishop reaffirms government's support for two-state solution

1 hr ago

US President Donald Trump stands outside the West Wing of the White House as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, not ...

Conjuring up Watergate as clouds darken over Trump administration

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, at the White House during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At ...

Jared Kushner's ties to Israel

Jodi Kantor

Kim Jong-nam in 2001.

Assassination of Kim joins list of unsolved Malaysian mysteries

Lindsay Murdoch

Before the election, supporters of Donald Trump were the main audience for fake news stories.

'The fix is in': Journos take stock of Trump's media playbook

Josephine Tovey

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has manoeuvred himself into a similar corner to his predecessor Tony Abbott.

Turnbull has dug himself into same hole that Abbott did

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Saeed Fassaie was concerned his change of name would confuse colleagues and clients.

Changing my name the first time was easy. The second time was harder

COMMENT
Saeed Fassaie

Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, right, is seen as a bulwark against President Donald Trump's potential adventurism.

The man who set up Trump's backflip in Asia

COMMENT

Clive Palmer arrives at the Federal Court last September to answer questions regarding the fall of Queensland Nickel.

Clive Palmer paid $250,000 to fly Kyrgyz woman to Singapore

53 mins ago

Local markets followed strong leads from the S&P500 to a 21-month high in early trade, but rapidly lost ground.

Telstra plunge keeps cap on ASX gains

Myriam Robin and Jessica Sier
20 mins ago

Thousands of CFMEU members are warning of rallies and work stoppages.

'Industry will stop': Wave of protests to hit construction sites

Nick Toscano

Treasurer Scott Morrison

Look! ScoMo unleashes a Liberal revolution

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Telstra shocks with profit fall as customers choose rivals

Updated

'Criminals': Domino's CEO slams whistleblowers

Jorge Branco
1 hr ago

Why Packer should be worried about The Star's results

Colin Kruger, CBD

Deal or die time: Slater and Gordon shares slammed

Sarah Danckert

Artist Jon Campbell, seen in 2013 with one of his designs for an art tram.

Target faces $200k claim over 'stolen' print it sold for $14

The great Australian dream of a house on a quarter-acre block is fast fading.

Great Australian Dream 'too difficult' for 90 per cent of buyers

Joel Pringle and his partner Elena Rosseel were startled to receive a letter threatening eviction for unpaid rent - as ...

Tenant issues grow with more mum and dad landlords

Five decor items no one is using in their homes anymore

This Versailles style swimming pool is just one of many that give us serious pool envy.

The most breathtaking swimming pools in the world

The pricey water is promoted as a sophisticated alternative to alcohol.

This luxury iceberg water costs more than a rare whisky

Luxury
30 mins ago

Has the traditional business suit finally died?

Has the 'smart casual' boom made it harder to dress for work?

Men's Style

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'It's a stock-picker's market' and other cliches

Scott Phillips

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Cash-poor Aussies letting shonky operators take advantage

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

A stallholder at Sydney's Etsy Made Local Markets.

How to be a global business from day one

Cara Waters

No permanence: Service can be disrupted in the gig economy.

Can we expect commitment on demand in a gig economy?

Tony Featherstone

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Trump and Netanyahu hold joint press conference

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Donald Trump addresses racism, sort of

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Hackett claims he was bashed

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Ashton Kutcher's quest to end sex trafficking

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Mel Gibson at the AACTA Awards in Sydney last December.

Mel Gibson in talks to direct Suicide Squad sequel

Rob Moran

Hugh Grant stared in Love Actually as the newly-elected Prime Minister.

Love Actually is getting a sequel, but there's a catch

Broede Carmody

Vegan Courtney is brought to tears on MKR.

MKR's Courtney on vegan hate mail and why she now eats meat

Broede Carmody

Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue in <i>Flammable Children</i>.

Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce as we've never seen them before

Garry Maddox

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney in The Katering Show.

The Katering Show's Kates to tackle breakfast TV in new ABC series

Rob Moran

Seafood king Josh is forced to eat humble pie on MKR.

MKR's seafood couple leaves fishy taste in and out of mouths

Broede Carmody

John from Married At First Sight will give traditional dating a go.

Married At First Sight's John says his matchmaking days are over

Aja Styles

Keira Macguire loses the plot on I'm A Celebrity.

Keira Maguire competes for title of 'Most Epic Meltdown Ever'

Christine Sams

Tribal unity: Martin Butler and Bentley Dean with members of the Yakal tribe (from left) Peter Kowia, Lingai Kowia and ...

Penis sheaths and grass skirts set to debut on Oscars red carpet

Garry Maddox

Liam Neeson as Father Ferreira in <i>Silence</i>.

After pondering for 27 years, film legend starts talking to God again

Paul Byrnes

James Taylor. Photo: Timothy White. (Supplied pic, 2016)

Gentleman Taylor showers the people who love him with love

Lucy Cormack

Eyes for him only ... Ivanka Trump and Justin Trudeau.

The internet is obsessed with Ivanka 'swooning' over Justin Trudeau

Annie Brown

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Kanye West leaves the Yeezy show fashion during New York Fashion Week at pier 59 on ...

Kanye steps up the diversity with Yeezy Season 5

Clare Press

"So you can be a Sharia law supporter and be half-pregnant at the same time, C'mon," Senator Lambie said.

It's not enough to counter fear of Sharia law by insisting Islam is 'feminist'

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

'The last few years have been an intense time of self-discovery.'

I swapped monogamy for online dating and casual sex

COMMENT

It is romantic to take your husband's name, I think, but I understand why the thought of it gets under people's skin and ...

I changed my name, but I can't change who I am

Annie Brown

Karlie Kloss has been criticised for appearing dressed as a geisha in March's US Vogue.

Karlie Kloss apologises for 'yellow face' Vogue shoot

Mary Ward

Ashton Kutcher teared up as he testified about human trafficking at the Senate Foreign Relations on Wednesday in ...

Ashton's moving testimony to fight online sex trafficking

Alex Gangitano

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (left) was a friend of the royal family and is seen here attending the wedding of Prince William ...

It girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson cause of death revealed by sister

Step back into yourself.

Reduce stress today with these three steps

Sarah Berry

Sore back? Put down the pill and get up and move a little.

Lower back ache? Be active and wait it out

GINA KOLATA

Gregor Stronach.

My name is Gregor, and I’m an alcoholic

Gregor Stronach

Taste test: Elsa the cat drinks Apollo Peak's 'cat wine' at Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, California.

Cat wine: Why drink alone when you can drink with your pet?

1 hr ago

Roast chicken for summer.

Rachel Khoo's one-tray summer roast chicken and veg

The charcoal chicken plate.

Egyptian street food hits Enmore Road

"The image was a representation of my world, our world, for the past over two and a half years staring back at me."

Startling photograph shows the challenging journey of IVF

A substitute teacher thoughtless comments devastated a young cancer survivor.

Teacher shames five-year-old cancer survivor

A 'moderate' amount of screen time will not harm teenagers, a study has found.

Six hours a day screen-time is OK for teens, study finds

Australian passport generic.

Miss this detail on your passport and your holiday could be ruined

Aubrey Perry

Captain's Choice newly-chartered 757 which will come online for the 2018 program.

Eleven bucket-list destinations on one all-business class plane

Alison Stewart

Frontier township: Cooktown.

Most northern point in Australia is hard to reach ... but not for long

Craig Tansley

Donald Trump favours Twitter.

Twitter account trumps Trump at his own game

1 hr ago

The reality of internet use right now shouldn't dictate the kind of infrastructure we need for the future.

Why NBN is wrong about gigabit internet

COMMENT

The Surface Book's tablet-like screen can attach to the base either way.

Microsoft's latest Surface Book is near perfect, if you can afford it

Has our reliance on connected devices outrun the capabilities of our networks?

When all your connected devices die at once

COMMENT

An artist's impression of the hypothesised and undiscovered Planet Nine.

Astronomers need your help to find Planet Nine

2017 Hyundai i30. Embargo: 8/9/2016

Hyundai won't offer cut-price i30

Daniel DeGasperi

2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Cabriolet.

Driven: Mercedes C63 S Cabriolet

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mitsubishi Triton GLS Sports Edition.

Tough looking Triton revealed

Dom Tripolone

Jaguar F-Pace.

New engines for 2018 Jaguars

Dom Tripolone

2017 Nissan Pathfinder.

Details: 2017 Nissan Pathfinder

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ford Ranger FX4 Limited Edition.

New Ford Ranger FX4 revealed

Dom Tripolone

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 23: Kieran Foran of the Eels grimaces as he watches on during the round 11 NRL match between ...

Ex-News Corp boss savages NRL over Foran's abuse of Wilson

Andrew Webster

Grant Hackett has posted an image of himself to social media, his face bloody and bruised.

Grant Hackett reported missing

BREAKING
59 mins ago

Denial: Steve Hansen claims he did not meet Bledisloe Cup referee Romain Poite before the match.

Anger at All Blacks coach for 'ex-New Zealander' insult

Marc Hinton

Out on the town: Genie and John.

Bouchard keeps her word on Super Bowl date bet

Peter FitzSimons.

McGregor v Mayweather: Get ready for Farce of the Century II

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Making history: The RFL have taken the bold decision to include a team from Canada in the third tier this year.

UK plan to thwart NRL recruiters

Steve Mascord

Socceroo Ryan McGowan, whose father has been found guilty of murder.

Socceroo's father found guilty of murder

Given the green light to return: Kieran Foran, pictured last season with former teammate Beau Scott.

Greenberg feels for Eels fans over Foran saga

SMH SPORT: Waratahs training sessions. Reporter: Tom Decent. Photo shows, Player, Bernard Foley. Photo by Peter Rae ...

Foley wants Waratahs to channel Tom Brady

Tom Decent

Brumbies v NSW trial at Wagga Wagga, Saturday, February 6, 2016: Jake Gordon and Sam Carter Photo Les Smith

The rookie putting pressure on Phipps for Tahs starting spot

Tom Decent

Christian Lealiifano with mum Mafa and partner Luga.

Rebels happy to open doors for Lealiifano as part of recovery

Chris Dutton

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