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United States Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence hacked while using personal email for work

1 hr ago

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop should not be harangued for bringing together all of Australia's head of missions for the ...

Foreign affairs aghast: Only $1.1 million to fly diplomats home?

SKETCH
1 hr ago

Mr Baird has joined NAB as chief customer officer.

Questions raised over Baird's salary at new NAB job

1 hr ago

The drugs were concealed in items posted from China and Hong Kong to Sydney, police say.

Chinese drug syndicate members charged over record 300kg drug haul

6 mins ago

Bunnings' expansion plans for Australia reveal Wesfarmers' $705 million purchase of UK hardware outfit Homebase has not ...

Bunnings swoops on Masters sites to drive major expansion

44 mins ago

Battle rages: Tim Worner and Amber Harrison.

Harrison ready to sue Seven as spat over affair with CEO spat escalates

Looks like men, not women, are too emotional to govern

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Kerr's fiance makes $2.1b in a day after Snap share frenzy

A-G recuses himself from any Russia probe in new Trump twist

'Significant downward correction': OECD warns of house prices rout

Aldi launches online sales in China, using Australian suppliers

Police search the Murray for the boy.

River search for boy, 5, after mother allegedly tried to drown two sons

BREAKING
30 mins ago

Players were visibly upset by the scenes.

Teammates shocked as Spanish soccer star knocked out on pitch

A deep blue hole at the world famous Azure Window on Gozo island.

Move over, Mykonos: Europe's most underrated islands

Russian ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak met Jeff Sessions twice.

The world's most forgettable man can instantly kill your career

COMMENT

Martha L. Ruiz and Brian Cullinan from PricewaterhouseCoopers at the Oscars in Los Angeles.

Pair behind Oscars debacle given bodyguards after death threats

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Baldwin may step in for Trump at press dinner

Speed to burn: Corey Oates scores out wide for the Broncos at Southern Cross Group Stadium.

Broncos restore at least a little of Bennett's 'lost' magic

Good Food. Andy Bowden cakes & savouries from his new Enmore shop. Photograph by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 1st March 2017.

Bite-sized Bowdy: Inside pastry chef's new Enmore cafe

Lorde returns with a pop-focused new single, Green Light.

Lorde is back and she's not the same girl

COMMENT

2013 NRL Grand Final. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Sydney Roosters. Picture shows Sydney Roosters Cheerleaders. ANZ ...

The NRL's cheerleaders are from another time

COMMENT

Hussein Hatem 10 sits inside his families tent at Khazer Camp 1 home to 38,000 internall displaced Iraqi's who have fled ...

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Hussein Hatem 10 sits inside his families tent at Khazer Camp 1 home to 38,000 internall displaced Iraqi's who have fled ...

Schoolyard beheading: 'They told us to learn like this'

EXCLUSIVE REPORT
1 hr ago

Pop artist Andy Warhol in 1987.

Blame Warhol, the man who paved the way for Trump

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks) and Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss) in Severance, the first episode of the final season ...

It's not women who need to change but the world of work

COMMENT
Catherine Fox

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SMH NEWS. Story, Rain lashes the city's street, as Sydney is set for a wet weekend. Photo: Peter Rae Friday 3 March, 2017.

Sydney houses flooded as severe weather warning issued

'They don't tell you they're getting commissions': Les' bill shock

Esther Han

Search for answers as young father killed in work accident

Emergency services treat one of the swimmers pulled from the water.

Man dies, woman fights for life in Bondi swimming tragedy

UPDATED

Kelly Landry and celebrity accountant Anthony Bell in happier times.

Yacht skipper accused of dressing in drag to spy on wife

Cutting it out?: Greens want thermal coal's days numbered in NSW.

NSW Greens call for end to thermal coal mining within a decade

Peter Hannam

Australians lose more than $11.4 billion a year on the pokies.

Time for NSW pokie barons to reveal their profits

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Underworld boss Rocco Arico.

'Violent and dangerous' underworld boss Rocco Arico jailed for 14 years

VIC
1 hr ago

A dog is taken away from the Glenroy property.

Grandmother fighting for life after being shot in the chest

VIC

Mark McGowan and Colin Barnett

Poll indicates Labor could fall agonisingly short of win

WA
44 mins ago

Police set up a mannequin dressed in similar exercise gear to what the young woman had been wearing when she was attacked.

Man charged with bashing and raping Polish nanny

QLD

$1.1 million to fly diplomats home? Pfft. That wouldn't cover one night in Monte Carlo

Foreign affairs aghast: Only $1.1m to fly diplomats home?

SKETCH
Tony Wright
1 hr ago

'Sensational beat-up': Ministers at odds on anti-terror laws

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

MPs could lose seats unless PM intervenes on penalties: polls

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 09: Michael Chan (L) and Helen Chan (R) mother and brother of Andrew Chan hold a press ...

Bali 9 family 'disappointed' by quiet death penalty decision

EXCLUSIVE

Human Services Minister Alan Tudge.

Centrelink: minister referred to federal police

Eryk Bagshaw

CSIRO boss Larry Marshall's salary for 2016 was confirmed in a Senate estimates hearing.

CSIRO boss paid bonus despite organisation's tumultuous year

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed Australia would not pledge funding to the initiative.

Australia pledges nothing to counter Trump's abortion order

Jared Kushner met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak at Trump Tower.

Jared Kushner on growing list of Trump officials who met Russian envoy

David Alexander
1 hr ago

Not going away: the Russia shadow. President Donald Trump.

The Trump presidency can't seem to shake Russia's shadow

ANALYSIS

Swedish Army personnel take part in the annual gay Pride Parade in Stockholm in 2015.

Sweden brings back the draft amid security worries

30 mins ago

Dianne Reeves, of Seattle, holds an upside-down U.S. flag, commonly seen as a sign of distress, and a photo from the ...

A Republican state-level push to criminalise protest

Poker machine profit per venue is not available in NSW.

Time for NSW pokie barons to reveal their profits

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

A vote for Senator Pauline Hanson's One Nation is perhaps the most effective protest against both the government and ...

The major parties have one way to beat Hanson

COMMENT
John Hewson

Nic Holas: "Every win, from liberation to equality, every historic moment we cast off a layer of oppression, simply ...

Why I'm marching in Mardi Gras for the first time

COMMENT
Nic Holas

Bunnings' expansion plans for Australia reveal Wesfarmers' $705 million purchase of UK hardware outfit Homebase has not ...

Bunnings swoops on Masters sites to drive major expansion

Catie Low
44 mins ago

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Markets Live: Hawkish Fed takes its toll

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn told a parliamentary committee the bank was taking action on ethical breaches.

'Are you living in the real world': MP flames NAB boss

UPDATED
Mario Christodoulou
1 hr ago

Virgin Australia and IAG chairman Elizabeth Bryan delivered an insight into her summer reading.

Robots will take our jobs, expand our 'romantic possibilities'

Colin Kruger, CBD

Snap shares frenzy: Kerr's fiancé makes $2.1b in a day

Aldi launches online sales in China, using Aussie suppliers

Cannabis bets take Aussie hedge fund to No.1

Bei Hu
3 mins ago

Mexican cement giant says it's happy to help with Trump wall

Michelle F. Davis
3 mins ago

327 Albion Street, Brunswick

Starting from scratch: how to build your own property portfolio

Gone to a new home.

Potts Point building owners poised to cash in on developer demand

Phil Bock and his dog Sam outside the guest house Phil runs on French Island.

The islands offering a quick commute to our capital cities

Knowing the right way to wash, dry and buy bedding is essential for a good night's sleep.

Thread count is a myth: The lies you've been told about bedding

Tenancy disputes at Tribunal are almost always lodged by landlords.

In NSW landlords the serial complainers, not tenants

Primus Hotel Sydney is in prime position to woo CEOs.

Boutique business: Nine hot hotels for high-flying CEOs

First Class
7 mins ago

Velar's minimalist design that sets new standards.

Range Rover's sleekest, most stylish off-roader yet

Cars

Beyonce has the same number of minutes in her day as you.

The secret to finding more time

Catherine Robson

Working into your 60s can be financially rewarding.

Should I retire at age 60 or 67?

YOUR QUESTIONS

Father and son team Ben and Bill Stuth run Bill & Ben The Electrical Men.

The rise of the iTradie

Cara Waters

Some managers desperately crave being liked.

Is it important for employees to like you?

James Adonis

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Baird's pay kept secret

Business

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NAB boss grilled over bonuses

Business
57 mins ago

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Sydney braces for deluge

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Blind man attacked in Gosford

A blue sky and white clouds are reflected in a street mirror in Frankfurt, Germany,

World of Photos

Stan - Imposters

Liar. Lover. Con artist - Imposters, new series premiering exclusively on Stan

Stan - Adventure time

Adventure Time Seasons 1-7 now streaming on Stan

1 hr ago

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Ed Sheeran had a year off but the new album shows him happy, settled and hit-filled

REVIEW: Ed Sheeran's album will divide and conquer the charts

Bernard Zuel

Martha L. Ruiz and Brian Cullinan from PricewaterhouseCoopers at the Oscars in Los Angeles.

Oscars debacle accountants given bodyguards following threats

Rob Moran

Ryan Corr.

Ryan Corr explains why they made the sequel no one asked for

Karl Quinn

Lorde returns with a pop-focused new single, Green Light.

Watch Lorde's return single filled with heartbreak and dancebeats

COMMENT
Bernard Zuel

Kris Smith was the fourth celebrity voted out of the show.

Kris Smith reveals he walked out on relationship with Minogue

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Alec Baldwin has made a "uge'' impression with his impersonation of Donald Trump.

Baldwin may step in for Trump at White House dinner

Broede Carmody

Marc Fennell and the team at The Feed have come up with an SBS parody of the Department of Finance's ridiculously bad ...

Check out the SBS spoof of the worst government ad ever

Kerrie O'Brien

Stand-up comedian Pete Holmes, creator and star of Crashing.

Meet Pete, the least funny man in comedy

Karl Quinn

Nicholas Harding and the 'tasteless' painting

'It was tasteless': Artist licks priceless Van Gogh

Peter Munro
1 hr ago

Kate Mulvany

'King' Kate brings crowd to their feet in peerless performance

Jason Blake

Cate Blanchett in The Blind Giant Is Dancing 1995 by Steven Sewell Belvoir Street Theatre .

'There was an urgent sadness in her eyes ... a melancholy beauty'

Henry Zwartz

Actress Lisa Kudrow was told on the set of Friends she was only appealing once she had make-up on.

Lisa Kudrow was told she wasn't 'f---able' without makeup

Annie Brown
35 mins ago

New York comedian Jenn Welch.

Woman tells Tinder matches her dad died and shares the replies

Lisa Bonos

Over the Christmas break, encourage the younger generation to have a go.

The outrage directed towards Kasey Edwards missed the point

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Jane Fonda at the Golden Globes earlier this year.

'I thought it was my fault': Jane Fonda reveals sexual abuse

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Actress Naomi Watts, wearing CHANEL, attends the Charles Finch and CHANEL Pre-Oscar ...

Photos: What the Oscars crowd did after the party was over

Emma Watson in the March 2017 issue of Vanity Fair, photographed by Tim Walker.

Everybody needs to calm down over Emma's 'topless' photo

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Swedish footballer Hanna Folkeson shows off her new jersey.

'I'm not bossy, I'm the boss:' Swedish football team's inspiring message

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Singer Katy Perry attends the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at ...

Katy Perry does the 'post-breakup' dramatic hair chop

Olympic diver Greg Louganis.

How Greg Louganis survived and thrived after a HIV diagnosis

Sarah Berry

A good egg: What's the story?

Butter or olive oil? Eggs or no? New nutritional review cuts through the myths

Cara Rosenbloom

You don't have to abstain from food completely when you fast.

New intermittent fasting studies reignite debate about its benefits

Sarah Berry

Good Food. Andy Bowden cakes & savouries from his new Enmore shop. Photograph by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 1st March 2017.

Exclusive: First look inside Andrew Bowden's Saga cafe

Lee Tran Lam

An outrageous sandwich to rest your face on.

The verdict on ACME's new brunch menu: Order everything

Donald Trump likes his steak very, very, very well-done.

Is Trump's fast food diet to blame for his issues?

Andrew P Street

Rhianna Truman, 17, with her four month old son.

After pausing cancer treatment to give birth, teen mum is dying

Some kids are raking in up to $40, but the average per pearly white is $2.62.

Kids receiving up to $40 per tooth as Tooth Fairy expectations rise

What happens when a school stops giving out homework?

What happened when a primary school stopped giving homework

A deep blue hole at the world famous Azure Window on Gozo island.

Move over, Mykonos: Europe's most beautiful, underrated islands

David Whitley

The Alaska Train travelling along the shores of Turnagain Arm near Girdwood.

One of the world's greatest train journeys takes just four hours

Brian Johnston

Pockindo is changing long haul commutes with its gravity-abiding travel pillow.

This 'face plant' pillow might be the perfect way to sleep on a flight

Sinead Pearson

Artist impression of a habitable planet in the volcanic Hydrogen habitable Zone.

TRAPPIST 1: prospects for life getting better

1 hr ago

Artificial mouse embryos grow in the lab.

Embryo research a step towards artificial life

Moving from portable to home console and back again is as easy as dropping the Switfch into its dock, or lifting it out.

Review: Hybrid console Nintendo Switch is simple, but smart

galaxys8

What to believe from the Galaxy S8 rumours

Kotaku

Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo.

Mayer loses bonus in wake of Yahoo breach

Car v Bike: BMW M4 GTS v BMW S1000RR.

Car vs Bike: Which is faster?

Andrew MacLean

2017 Holden Astra sedan prototype.

Prototype drive: Holden Astra sedan

Andrew MacLean

All-new 2017 Jeep Compass Limited.

Driven: New Jeep Compass

Peter McKay

2017 Range Rover Velar.

Range Rover Velar revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 McLaren 570S.

Driving McLaren's baby supercar

David McCowen

The Tickford Enhanced Ford Mustang features a variety of performance upgrades.

Tickford Mustang reviewed

Stephen Ottley

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 07: James Packer (L) and Rabbitohs co-owner Russell Crowe watch on during the round one NRL ...

Billionaire Bunnies: Packer says he's going nowhere

Andrew Webster

Players were visibly upset by the scenes.

Teammates in tears as Fernando Torres suffers head trauma

Byron Kelleher in action against the British and Irish Lions in 2005.

Former All Blacks halfback found guilty of domestic assault

In conversation: Matthew Dellavedova and Andrew Bogut.

How Delly played a role in Bogut's move to Cleveland Cavaliers

An serious accident at Thoroughbred Park on Tuesday morning hospitalised Canberra track work rider Riharna Thomson.

Tragedy as track work rider dies following freak accident

Eamonn Tiernan

Mitchell Marsh

Marsh out to earn the right to attack through defence

Andrew Wu

Red-letter night: Eto Nabuli celebrates one of his three tries.

Nabuli's hat-trick not enough for Reds

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Bernard Foley of the Waratahs is tackled during the round 14 Super Rugby match between the ...

Tahs suffer setback after Foley fails fitness test

Georgina Robinson

Kenny Edwards arrives at Parramatta Local Court on Monday.

Eels suspend Edwards over domestic violence-related assault charge

1 hr ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 01: Coach Wayne Bennett talks at a press conference after a Brisbane Broncos NRL training ...

The pressure will not ease on Bennett despite opening win

Andrew Webster

Thanks for the memories: Robbie Farah bid farewell at his beloved Leichhardt Oval.

Farah focusing on himself as emotional clash beckons

Michael Chammas

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