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Tony Abbott warned against failing to encourage risk-takers or penalising them with heavier taxes.

Former PM Tony Abbott intervenes in tax debate

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Donald Trump is suddenly looking like a very weak autocrat

COMMENT

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

'We got stuff wrong': Fierce discounting costs David Jones plenty

1 hr ago

NSW Governor David Hurley.

A costly anachronism: It's time to evict the NSW governor again

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

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

Sydney commuters face six-month closure of major train line

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Lin murder motives revealed as only survivor speaks

'She's harder than him': Medich angry at widow after killing, court hears

It's deal or die time for Slater and Gordon as investors face wipeout

UPDATED

Grant Hackett 'safe and sober' but still in hiding after going missing

Angry senator invokes Hitler in new Gold Pass defence rant

55 mins ago

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

Kim Jong Nam in Macau, China, in 2010.

Kim's assassination may join list of unsolved Malaysian mysteries

Lindsay Murdoch

Chloe Bridgewater with her dad, Andy.

Chloe asked Google for a job. She received this reply

Panellist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, host Tony Jones and Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie on Q&A on Monday night.

We can't counter fear of 'Sharia law' by saying Islam is 'feminist'

COMMENT

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

Why drink alone when you can drink with your pet cat?

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

Out on the town: Genie and John.

Genie Bouchard keeps her word on Super Bowl date bet

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 abuse of Wilson

Are married people actually healthier? It's complicated...

Are married people actually healthier? It's complicated...

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

President of the Law Council of Australia Fiona McLeod SC at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 February 2017. ...

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President of the Law Council of Australia Fiona McLeod SC at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 February 2017. ...

Program to tackle 'boys' club' bias in legal profession

EXCLUSIVE
Michaela Whitbourn

One doctor from western NSW was paid more than $500,000 in overtime over a three-year period.

How triage can help you support the right charity

COMMENT
Alistair Quinn
6 mins ago

Hyland's teething products sold in Australia have been investigated after baby deaths in America.

'Risky' teething products on sale in Australian pharmacies

Chloe Booker

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

Nail studded bats used in 'brutal' Bondi Beach attack

Catholic church pays $280 million in sex abuse claims

Rachel Browne

Two more bars granted extended hours after relaxing of lockout laws

Aedes vigilax. Credit Stephen Doggett (NSW Health Pathology)

The Sydney suburbs hit hardest by Ross River virus outbreak

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

Eddie Obeid makes fresh court bid for freedom

EXCLUSIVE

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

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

Maroubra drowning victim moved to study in Sydney two weeks ago

Prime Minister John Howard during his address at the National Press Club in Canberra, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. Howard ...

Liberal's One Nation deal gets ex-PM John Howard's blessing

WA

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 employment collapses to its weakest point in 16 months

Dimitrious Gargasoulas has been charged with five counts of murder.

Judge calls for update on case of accused Bourke Street killer

VIC

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

Mark Butler denies Labor has ditched 2030 renewable energy goal

Tony Abbott warned against failing to encourage risk-takers or penalising them with heavier taxes.

Abbott intervenes in tax debate

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Hockey warns Trump over 'America First' rhetoric

Tom McIlroy

Malcolm Turnbull caves after flirting with housing backflip

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is well in control of the Nationals' partyroom.

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

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is planning a major overhaul of the broadcaster's management structures

ABC boss Michelle Guthrie to take axe to management

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

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

Calm down on housing affordability, says Reserve

Peter Martin

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time at Parliament House.

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

ANALYSIS

Kim Jong-nam at Tokyo's Narita international airport in 2001.

Two more people detained over death of Kim Jong-nam

UPDATED

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

Office workers wear protective masks in downtown Hong Kong at the height of the SARS crisis in 2003.

Dozens die of bird flu in China amid fears of new health crisis

Winston Churchill pins his flag into his lapel after he had bought one in aid of Red Cross Day in London in 1941.

Unearthed essay on alien life reveals Churchill the scientist

"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

Don Meij

'I am no criminal': franchisee hits back at Domino's boss

Ms Cameron has called for a general meeting of shareholders to consider appointing herself, her lawyer, and Hong ...

Bellamy's shareholders warned off supporting Cameron board spill

Brian Robins

Energy

To avoid blackouts, overhaul the electricity market: Origin

Brian Robins

Prices in general have dropped as television competes against online advertising.

TV networks under 'severe duress' as ad revenue shrinks

Lucy Battersby
35 mins ago

'Stuff ups' and discounts cost David Jones dearly

Catie Low
1 hr ago

How Australia can avoid becoming the 'white trash' of Asia

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Is it time for Cameron to find her Caribbean Black Prince?

Colin Kruger, CBD
1 hr ago

Slater and Gordon closes at new low as investors face wipeout

UPDATED
Sarah Danckert

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

No Lights No Lycra is now global and online.

No Lights No Lycra is taking over your phone

Cara Waters

A good leader holds herself or himself up to a high moral standard, higher than what's expected of others.

The 11 characteristics of great leadership

James Adonis

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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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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 <i>Love Actually</i> 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 <i>MKR</i>.

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 <i>The Katering Show</i>.

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

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

Hawkins closes the Myer show in a custom gown by Toni Maticevski.

Myer launches winter looks at exclusive underground party

14 mins ago

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

I swapped monogamy for online dating and casual sex

COMMENT

The face of Myer, Jennifer Hawkins, said she still gets butterflies before every show.

Myer's recipe for winter: grunge with a pompom

Melissa Singer

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

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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

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

Thrills: NSW breakaway Michael Hooper breaks through the Highlanders defensive line.

Waratahs fall just short in thrilling trial against Highlanders

Tom Decent

Three into two: Penrith young guns Nathan Cleary, Bryce Cartwright and Te Maire Martin relax after a training session.

Martin told to get more physical to make grade

Michael Chammas

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

Judicial howlers targeted in Super Rugby overhaul

Georgina Robinson

Pressure is a "privilege": James Graham.

We crumbled under pressure, says Graham

Adrian Proszenko

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

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

Judicial howlers targeted in Super Rugby overhaul

Georgina Robinson

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

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