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Mercury.News.Commuter Chaos.A replacement coupling is installed on a freight wagon in a rail siding at Loftus. A freight ...

Commuters face six-month closure of major line

Matt O'Sullivan

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during the International Women's Day 2017 Parliamentary breakfast at Parliament House in ...

Malcolm Turnbull caves after flirting with housing backflip

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

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Lin murder motives revealed as only survivor speaks

New deal: In allowing Kieran Foran to play, the NRL again shines a light on its own hypocrisy.

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

Andrew Webster

It is understood the man's condition is not life-threatening.

Nail studded bats used in 'brutal' Bondi Beach attack

1 hr ago

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

Angry senator invokes Hitler in new Gold Pass defence rant

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

Sydney Airport's flight path plan on collision course with residents

Hockey warns Trump over nationalistic 'America First' rhetoric

Moment of heartbreak: 'We're watching our house burn down'

Turnbull has dug himself into the same hole Abbott did

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

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

Grant Hackett 'safe and sober' but still in hiding

8 mins ago

Chloe Bridgewater with her dad, Andy.

Chloe asked Google for a job. She received this reply

It took almost a fortnight for Mike Pence to learn the truth about Michael Flynn.

Trump's latest press conference move leaves journalists angry

Out on the town: Genie and John.

Bouchard keeps her word on Super Bowl date bet

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Robbie Farah of the Rabbitohs passes during the NRL trial match between the Manly Sea ...

'Toxic' Tigers made me fall out of love with league: Farah

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Helicopter pilot lands to asks truckie for directions

Australian passport generic.

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

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

Why astronomers need your help to find Planet Nine

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

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

Has the traditional business suit finally died?

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

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

President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of his daughter Ivanka.

What happens when the Trump brand starts to lose?

COMMENT
Christine Emba

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Aedes vigilax. Credit Stephen Doggett (NSW Health Pathology)

The Sydney suburbs hit hardest by Ross River virus outbreak

Eddie Obeid makes fresh court bid for freedom

EXCLUSIVE

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

Michaela Whitbourn

Shristi Bhandari was found dead on Maroubra Beach on Tuesday morning.

Maroubra drowning victim moved to study in Sydney two weeks ago

Greyhound racing in NSW is set to be overseen by a new integrity body.

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

In a spin: Labor tries to clear up its renewable energy plans.

Mark Butler denies Labor has ditched 2030 renewable energy goal

1 hr ago

Complaints about private health insurance is increasing each year.

Medibank deducting wrong amounts from policyholders' accounts

Rocco Arico has been found guilty of extortion.

Mafia kingpin found guilty of extortion, faces deportation

VIC
33 mins ago

Obey or get out: That's Pauline Hanson's message to disgruntled One WA Nation candidates.

One Nation may head for Splitsville after fury over preference deal

WA

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

Hockey warns Trump over 'America First' rhetoric

Tom McIlroy

Malcolm Turnbull caves after flirting with housing backflip

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

'I'm still at the crease': Barnstorming Barnaby's big year

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

Luci Ellis says it is not all about owning your own home.

Calm down on housing affordability, says Reserve

Peter Martin
32 mins ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 February 2017. Photo: ...

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

ANALYSIS

The number of jobs rose by 13,500 in the month, but that was entirely due to growth in part time work, with full-time ...

Full-time jobs plunge as unemployment rate ticks down to 5.7%

10 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 13 February 2017. Photo: ...

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

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

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

One Nation, do you even speak to your candidates?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

About 40c in every $1 the Commonwealth spent on remote housing in the Northern Territory went on "administration".

The gap grows wider as severe overcrowding bites

COMMENT

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

Woolworths Holdings paid $2.1 billion to buy the David Jones department store chain in 2014.

David Jones sales sag in first half

Catie Low
1 hr ago

''You've only got to look at the arithmetic,'' said former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser.

Review rejects 'independence' quotas for industry super funds

Slater & Gordon

Slater and Gordon closes at new low as investors face wipeout

UPDATED
Sarah Danckert
1 hr ago

The government has been criticised for allowing jobs to be filled by overseas workers.

Buck passed over hiring of IT workers on 457 visas

Anna Patty

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

Telstra plunge keeps cap on ASX gains

Myriam Robin and Jessica Sier

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

Nick Toscano

'Criminals': Domino's CEO slams whistleblowers

Jorge Branco

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

The Agency at 84 Paddington Street

From council knock-back to one of Paddo's top terraces

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

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

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

This luxury iceberg water costs more than a rare whisky

Luxury

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

Louise Taper of Etsy Store RACINELabel was a stallholder at Sydney's Etsy Made Local Markets.

How to be a global business from day one

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

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

"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

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

With social media, we are all in the public eye.

Thanks to social media, a mind-change has become a minefield

Kerri Sackville
1 hr ago

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

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

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

I swapped monogamy for online dating and casual sex

COMMENT

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

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

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

Annie Brown

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?

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

Apple has the advantage of having more phones equipped with its virtual assistant Siri than its competitors.

Tech giants clash in battle of the bots

Donald Trump favours Twitter.

Twitter account trumps Trump at his own game

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

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

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

When all your connected devices die at once

COMMENT

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

Hackett leaves Southport watch house on Wednesday after his arrest.

Grant Hackett 'safe and sober' but hiding after arrest

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
8 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Robbie Farah of the Rabbitohs passes during the NRL trial match between the Manly Sea ...

'Toxic' Tiger Town made me hate rugby league: Robbie Farah

Michael Chammas

Four of five? Australia faces crunch time on the future of its Super Rugby involvement.

To axe or not: Crucial Super Rugby decision could drag on for months

Georgina Robinson
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 12: Wanderers coach Tony Popovic makes his point to referee Kris Griffith-Jones as they ...

Popovic under pressure, but job is safe for now: club sources

Dominic Bossi

NSW NRL Cronulla Sharks player Valentine Holmes. 27th September 2016, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney Morning Herald.

Brett and Billy: Holmes reveals his inspirations for fullback shift

Adrian Proszenko
1 hr ago

Pressure is a "privilege": James Graham.

We crumbled under pressure, says Graham

Adrian Proszenko

Bouchard agreed to go on a date with a fan.

Bouchard keeps her word on Super Bowl date bet

No charge: Owen Franks appeared to gouge the eye of Kane Douglas but escaped punishment.

Judicial howlers targeted in Super Rugby overhaul

Georgina Robinson
1 hr ago

Former Blues coach Pat Lam.

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

Marc Hinton

Next year will be Stephen Larkham's final Super Rugby campaign as Brumbies head coach.

Wallabies are better with five Super Rugby teams: Larkham

Chris Dutton
20 mins ago

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