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White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon speaks during the CPAC in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Thursday.

Bannon out-rants Donald Trump in rare speech

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

Tony Abbott says he is not taking pot-shots.

Hours after savage attack, Abbott pledges full support for PM

1 hr ago

Allan McDevitt was driving at 94 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

Family 'disgusted' with sentence for man who killed three-year-old

34 mins ago

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Geelong rape case: Charges dropped against 3 brothers

1 hr ago

Karen's husband, Borce, and their daughter, Sarah, 21, spoke to media not long after her disappearance last year.

Tracking device fitted to Borce Ristevski's car was 'removed or fell off'

Dr Hassan Alkazali outside VCAT on Wednesday

Doctor who asked patient for sex had been warned

1 hr ago

Two ways to immediately fix Melbourne's transport system

COMMENT

16 charges laid against pair who demolished Corkman Irish Pub

Dons recordings reveal fury at AFL 'betrayal' as McLachlan hits back

Ben Cousins arrested again on drug, stalking, charges

BREAKING
1 hr ago

It's civil war as Tony Abbott lights up against Malcolm Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

14 year old Silas Dewdney and his 12 year old brother Noah Dewdney say their colored glasses have helped with their ...

Snake oil or saviour? The coloured spectacles sparking controversy

At the very least, sharing information that's not yours to share is annoying. It could also be a liability.

21 email habits that make everyone hate you

Dating, and sex, can be as awkward as it is fun.

What Helen Razer learnt going on 100 dates in a year

The blanket rule against allowing our daughters to be in the care of lone male adults means that we do not have to make ...

Why I won't let any male babysit my children

Balloons

This is where your helium balloons end up (it's not pretty)

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Seven-year-old boy puts Republican senator on the spot

These captured moments had served as a reminder that life was not static, no experience or pain permanent, but now I ...

COMMENT

I took a photo of myself each day after my marriage ended

The penalty rates cuts disproportionately target women in work.

ANALYSIS

How the penalty rates decision will hurt women

Condoms

The safe guide to STIs (including some you may not have heard of)

1 hr ago

Auctioneers are preparing for the biggest February auction weekend on record.

Buyers spoilt for choice as Melbourne gears up for record auction day

Gill Hicks: "Time hasn't masked the memory, nor the fact that I will never physically recover, my legs will never grow back."

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Gill Hicks: "Time hasn't masked the memory, nor the fact that I will never physically recover, my legs will never grow back."

Mr Trump, this is what terror looks like: A survivor speaks

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, last year in Pyongyang, and his exiled half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, in Narita, ...

Poisoner's handbook: Israel, NKorea have this in common

Paul McGeough

Brad Pitt has made his first public appearance since his split from wife Angelina Jolie.

Brad Pitt, from Hollywood hunk to movie mogul

Karl Quinn

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The man injured in the Airport West shooting.

Anti-bikie taskforce investigating drive-by shooting at gym

Armed robbery 101: Don't wander round near the police academy

No signs of injury on Ristevski so it is 'crucial to find a cause of death'

The man police wish to speak to.

Thief leaves pub empty-handed after failed armed robbery

The man was playing soccer with friends when he was shot in the leg.

Man shot in leg while playing soccer in Carlton

"Not an FJ Holden": The interior of a 2004 Mercedes-Benz coupe.

'It's not an FJ Holden': Experts rubbish Ristevski gauge claim

Victorian Speaker Telmo Languiller.

Proof of address: Call for Speaker's records over expenses claim

A woman has been critically injured after a car mounted the footpath and struck her in Chatswood.

Car crashes onto footpath, hits pram in Sydney

NSW

Camobodian Pheun Ra has been caught up in a land grab funded by the ANZ bank.

ANZ-financed company demolishes homes

EXCLUSIVE
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker

David Woolfe

'This man is dangerous': Anti-vaxxer promo row

NSW

Police arrested three men over the cannabis crop at Colinroobie.

80-year-old charged over $5.5m cannabis crop

NSW

Tony Abbott says he is not taking pot-shots.

Abbott pledges 'full support' for Turnbull, hours after attacking him

Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

It's civil war as Abbott lights up and Shorten sits back

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

'I had the courage to act': Turnbull hits back at Abbott

Fergus Hunter

School children work off a computer at Darlington Public School.

Schools and universities charged millions for things that are free

Former prime minister Tony Abbott's unspoken sixth point in his plan is that he must be returned as gang leader.

Abbott calls it; Turnbull won't be provoked. Not half . . .

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to meet the US President in early May.

Standing next to Trump on a battleship: Plan for PM's US trip

EXCLUSIVE

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has his tie straightened by his Australian counterpart Foreign Minister Julie ...

Julie Bishop and British PM divided on Syria

Eman Ahmed has been confined to a bed for 20 years.

Eman Ahmed's weight-loss target: 200kg

Amrit Dhillon
31 mins ago

Kim Jong-Nam, the older brother of the North Korean leader.

Malaysia says VX nerve agent was used in murder of Kim Jong-nam

Lindsay Murdoch
27 mins ago

President Donald Trump

Donald Trump wants to expand US nuclear arsenal

Pope Francis

Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic'

<i>Illustration: Alan Moir</i>

Why won't government understand there's no such thing as clean coal?

COMMENT
Sarah Gill

Though trams have always been a big deal in Melbourne, this is arguably more true than ever now.

Melburnians have an irrational relationship with their trams

COMMENT
Adam Carey

Erin Gibbons, a casual waitress, relies on weekend penalty rates to manage her bills and living expenses.

Wage cut for our lowest paid workers with living expenses at record high

COMMENT
Luke Hilakari

Bellamy's

Bellamy's flags 18-month turnaround as earnings fall short

Brian Robins
41 mins ago

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Markets Live: Metals' mini meltdown

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

"Household debt is at record levels. Is it really in the national interest to get a little bit more employment in the ...

Reserve Bank chief dashes hopes of interest rate cuts

Peter Martin

Domino's pizza.

Domino's faces 11 per cent wage hike: Deutsche Bank

Madeleine Heffernan

'Grand champions' of currency manipulation: Trump slams China

Why penalty rates should be sharply higher

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
50 mins ago

Australia must face some home truths about housing affordability

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

$A hits new 2017 high amid frustration over US reform pace

Myriam Robin

It can be a costly investment, but in the long run solar power can pay off.

Is it worth getting solar panels to reduce the cost of future bills?

The Ikea Growroom is a spherical vertical garden designed to maximise space and light for ideal growing conditions.

The latest product from IKEA will even grow your food

Some creative ways to display your books, that don't just involve colour-coding.

Decorating for bibliophiles: creative ways to display your books

New residents are given 'hello' cards, which encourage them to introduce themselves to their neighbours.

Should you bother trying to get to know your neighbours?

Jennifer Carnie and John Carnie are auctioning the house they built on the biggest February auction day in Melbourne's ...

Buyers spoilt for choice as Melbourne gears up for record auction day

Scotch is a delicious dram to use in cocktails.

Five whisky 'scotchtails' you should shake up tonight

Smart Sipping
58 mins ago

Dating, and sex, can be as awkward as it is fun.

What I learnt from going on 100 dates in a year

Self Improvement

The penalty rates cuts disproportionately target women in work.

How the penalty rates decision hurts women

ANALYSIS
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Financial and legal advice is a good idea if you're separating, especially if there are children involved.

How to rebuild financially after divorce

Mark Bouris

Dell Australia and New Zealand managing director Angela Fox is on the Dolphin Tank panel.

Pitching can be vicious, particularly if you're a woman

Cara Waters

Don't feel guilty about your caffeine habit.

Turns out caffeine isn't so bad after all

James Adonis

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Man shot in Airport West

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US commitment to NATO reaffirmed

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Angry Transgender rights activists protest

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Breakthroughs few in next iPhone

SMH/NEWS. Portrait of 2 members of the Dream Time Divas photographed on a property just outside Kempsie. "Nova Webster" ...

Fairfax photos of the week

26 mins ago

Stan - Billions

Binge every episode of Billions before the brand new season - 20th Feb

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. Only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

Advertiser Content

Hit the road and escape the city

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, honoree Martin Scorsese attends the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award ...

Netflix picks up $100m Scorsese and De Niro mob film

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Matthew McConaughey with his 2014 Best Actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.

Oscars 2017: Does an Oscars win even mean anything anymore?

COMMENT
Rob Moran

Tom Arnold says he earned "$600k, $700k" for his brief stint on Ten's I'm A Celebrity.

Tom Arnold reveals epic pay for brief stint on I'm A Celebrity

Rob Moran

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in the original <i>Star Wars</i>.

Unaltered Star Wars trilogy rumoured to be re-released

Broede Carmody

Beyonce has withdrawn from her scheduled appearance at Coachella citing doctors orders

Pregnant Beyonce pulls out of Coachella music festival

Anna Philp, part of the SBS documentary <i>Is Australia Racist?</I>, says focusing on people's negative comments simply ...

Is Australia racist? This woman has the answer

Karl Quinn

<I>Judge Judy</i> has grossed $US1.7 billion over 19 seasons.

Judge Judy looking to auction reruns for tens of millions

Broede Carmody

Three Blue Ducks chef Darren Robertson has made his MKR debut.

MKR is running out of steam and a new judge can't save it

COMMENT
Broede Carmody

Toast founder Daisy Watt at her loom, in her Brunswick studio, Melbourne. February 23rd 2017 Photo: Daniel Pockett

Step behind the scenes with Melbourne's makers

Hannah Francis

Lindy West

Loud quiet loud: Shrill author Lindy West finds her voice

Debbie Cuthbertson

Ice Cube (Strickland) and Charlie Day (Andy Campbell) in Fist Fight.

Vulgar schoolyard comedy Fist Fight a lightweight effort

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

The blanket rule against allowing our daughters to be in the care of lone male adults means that we do not have to make ...

Why I won't let any male babysit my children

Kasey Edwards

An online commercial released by Nike this week showing Arab women playing sport has provoked debate.

'Shame on Nike': sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world

Celine Aswad

SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at Levi's ...

Beyoncé breaks social media silence to criticise Trump

Mary Ward

A model wears a creation part of the Gucci women's Fall-Winter 2017-18 collection in Milan on Wednesday.

Photos: Milan Fashion Week gets silly and sublime

Annie Brown

Sex worker and rights activist Laura Lee has been campaigning against the law for three years.

Why police and health staff are siding with this sex worker

Jenna Price

These captured moments had served as a reminder that life was not static, no experience or pain permanent, but now I ...

I took a photo of myself every day after my marriage ended

Olivia Clement

Witches of the world, unite.

The internet's witches plan to cast spell on Trump: reports

Mary Ward
1 hr ago

White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, ...

Kellyanne Conway: I'm not a feminist because I'm not 'anti-male'

John Wagner

Back pain: there are big costs.

Early death by back pain? There's a 13 per cent chance

Sarah Berry

Why the eat less, move more message doesn't work: Michael Mosley

What Michael Mosley has learnt since the 5:2 diet

Sarah Berry

Wearable technology for fitness? The evidence isn't there.

Wearable fitness devices don't seem to make you more fit

AARON E. CARROLL

Neil Perry's Mexican fiesta.

Our favourite Mexican recipes for your next fiesta

How to hold a wine glass

How to hold a wine glass (and what it says about you)

Acai bowl with banana, berries, coconut and granola.

Here's where to take your friend who ticks all the dietary boxes

Actress Amber Tamblyn just cornered the market on weird celebrity baby names.

Is this celebrity baby name for real? (Let's hope not)

"Whoops!" Mum, Jessica Gianoni, was shamed for sending cake to school with her daughter.

'You're in trouble, Mum': school's narky note over packed lunch

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Should school be 9-5? A new report says yes

LATAM 787-9 Dreamliner business class.

Flight test: This business class flight gets a perfect score

Tatyana Leonov

Heavens below: Huahine.

The Traveller quiz: What is the largest island in French Polynesia?

Mal Chenu

Plane toilets and tray tables contain germs and bacteria that can make you sick.

Air quality and plane toilets: Why flying can make you sick

Michael Gebicki

Waymo was inadvertently copied on an email from one of its vendors.

Grand theft driverless auto? Waymo sues Uber

<i>Splatoon 2</i> is launching this year for the upcoming Nintendo Switch, a machine with much greater competitive ...

Could next big esport be from Nintendo?

Google's new API, which can show whether 'the internet' thinks a comment is toxic, is still a work in progress.

Google's new troll-fighting tool scours for toxic content

steam

Steam games get more expensive in Australia

Kotaku

This render shows the same hypothetical phone in various colours.

Upcoming iPhone tipped to have new 3D camera

2017 Toyota C-HR Koba with optional black roof 2017 Toyota C-HR.

New Toyota C-HR reviewed

David McCowen
1 hr ago

2016 Lexus IS 200t F Sport 2017 Lexus IS200t F Sport.

Lexus, Porsche top dependability survey

David McCowen

2017 Hyundai i30.

All-new Hyundai i30 reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

Jeep is now offering a five-year warranty on all models.

Jeep announces five-year warranty

Stephen Ottley

2017 Land Rover Discovery.

New Land Rover Discovery reviewed

Stephen Corby

2017 Toyota C-HR.

New Toyota C-HR prices revealed

David McCowen

Former Essendon chairman Paul Little and coach James HIrd

AFL chief rejects 'lies' claim in 'bizarre' Essendon recording

Ronny Lerner

Ben Cousins will appear in Armadale Magistrates Court on Friday.

Cousins arrested again, faces stalking, drug charges

BREAKING
Phil Hickey
1 hr ago

Saint Jack Newnes tackles Port Adelaide's Matthew Lobbe.

New Saints backline impresses in one-point win

Daniel Cherny

Lance Franklin and Luke Parker failed to record on their doping control forms that they had been administered cortisone.

Swans, Franklin, Parker fined for breaking drug rules

Hardwick, centre, with senior players Jack Riewoldt and Trent Cotchin, is confident of playing finals.

The Dimma declares: 'Let's make Richmond great again'

Ronny Lerner

Kelly is negotiating a deal for premiership coach Chris Scott at Geelong and opposes any six-month payout clause.

Craig Kelly slams clubs' push for reduced coach payouts

Caroline Wilson

Jack Watts has been left out of the Demons squad again.

Dees criticise Watts commentary

Daniel Cherny

Dustin Martin has put contract talks on hold.

Hardwick hopes special relationship will sway Martin

Ronny Lerner

Hot streak: Mitchell Starc.

Australia resume battle on cracked Pune wicket

Live
Jon Pierik
17 mins ago

The Pune pitch is drier than a bone.

India set pitch for an easy win. That may spin around and bite them

ANALYSIS
Dean Jones
1 hr ago

Matt Renshaw rushed off the field following the dismissal of David Warner.

Early runs for Renshaw, late charge by Starc on day of twists and turn

UPDATED
Andrew Wu

From bad to worse: Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri rues another loss.

Title in May, out of a job by February: Leicester sack Ranieri

Andre Bogut.

Philly-bound Bogut wants to be free

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