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Muslims want to impose Sharia law because they "hate Western society," Senator Pauline Hanson told the ABC.

Pauline Hanson's praise for Putin incurs PM's wrath

Donald Trump's administration just cannot shake off the Russian issue.

President creates a new controversy in classic Trump move

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

'Masses of evidence' cut to penalties will result in more jobs, says PM

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A man sits in shock after crash landing in a paddock, west of Canberra

Canberra man hospitalised after crashing modified plane

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"A beautiful soul''. Canberra track work rider Riharna Thomson at a race meeting in Cowra in February, 2015. She died in ...

'All so raw': Racing community pays tribute to Riharna at Black Opal

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Police use cheap Officeworks 3D printer to make a working gun

Parliament is full of delusions, but Turnbull's is the biggest

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

'It's terrifying': Liberal MP champions housing affordability

Obama responds to Trump's wire tap accusations

'Quite shocking': Chart shows how bad heatwaves have become

High-flying public servants taunted for doing their job

COMMENT
Alex Oliver

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Nathan Lyon celebrates his 8-50 on day one.

India apply clamps after lunch

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The singer's "rambling" between songs proved as entertaining as her famed vocals.

Adele tells QLD mayor to 'shut up with this bloody moaning'

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Tensions spill over as Steve Smith and Virat Kohli swap barbs

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US border wall: 'It's easy to climb'

Close view of a hand with a knife cutting Jamon.

Which knife is best to use when cutting different foods

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Why it's almost never really okay to date your boss

Jarrad Butler says Brumbies breakthrough is just ...

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State agencies face probe in wake of boy's Murray ...

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Dandenong Rangers use dance and defence to make ...

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Darren Palmer: A dramatic makeover by changing three things

74 Vasey Crescent in Campbell sold for $1,628,000. Photo: Supplied

Heat still in Canberra housing market with strong start to autumn

Mt Majura Estate in Watson will include standalone houses and townhouses.

New Watson estate's first house blocks snapped up at auction

There's nothing quite like fresh produce for Indira Naidoo.

How Indira Naidoo 'found her purpose' in an apartment garden

Allhomes. Canberra. February 21, 2017.?3 Arndt Street, Forde.

Auction watch: A new suburb record for Forde

16 month year old Charlie Clode, who needed a heart valve transplant, with his mother Melissa, brother Will, and sister ...

How 9-month-old Cailee saved little Charlie's life

Calls for more pet-friendly domestic violence shelters in ACT

Developer defends seniors housing project on contaminated site

Mower operator Alex Ollson (with the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate) works extra hard to cut long ...

This map shows when ACT government will be around to mow

An aerial image highlighting a 1.33-hectare development site in Forrest, which will go under the hammer in March.

Authority looks to protect Canberra's envied streetscapes

A 41 year old man appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court.

Man denied bail on family violence charges after death threats

Norfolk Island green parrots faced an existential threat from feral animals.

Canberrans help ensure survival of rare island parrot

The singer's "rambling" between songs proved as entertaining as her famed vocals.

Adele tells critics to 'shut up' over venue choice

QLD

Nikki paid for a dress through online store Shakuhachi that never arrived. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 3RD MARCH 2017

The online fashion retailers failing to deliver the goods

NSW

Politics is a dirty business...

Pranksters change Colin Barnett's Google listing

WA

Kirsty Dayment arrives at Downing Centre District Court.

Pregnant socialite to give birth in jail, court hears

NSW

Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash used the penalty rates decision to whack Bill Shorten.

Coalition to fight to the end on APS wages conditions

Locked out: former Chief Digital Officer Paul Shetler.

Digital gurus "locked out" of robo-debt debacle

'Now is the time to have your voice heard.' Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.

Joyce targets more public servants for bush moves

Liberal MP John Alexander feels today's housing market and construction rate will only get worse for future home owners.

The question asked at a Sydney auction that spurred MP into action

Government developing package of reforms on housing affordability

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'Vastly superior': Drones revolutionising RAAF wars

David Wroe

Illustration: Matt Davidson.

Canberra full of political delusions, but Turnbull's is the biggest

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Muslims want to impose Sharia law because they "hate Western society," Senator Pauline Hanson told the ABC.

One Nation emerges as PM's most reliable Senate voting partner

Matthew Knott

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and WA Premier Colin Barnett tour an LNG project on Barrow Island last year.

Turnbull set to steer clear of WA election campaign

Matthew Knott

Plain packaging laws in Australia are some of the toughest in the world.

Just one fine issued since tough new plain packaging laws

Amy Remeikis

There is a growing rift between Malaysia and North Korea over the death of Kim Jong-nam.

Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador over Kim jong-nam murder

Lindsay Murdoch

Doorman stands at the entrance of the "The Walled Off Hotel".

Artist Banksy opens Bethlehem hotel

Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill stands in front a mural of republican hunger striker Bobby Sands after holding a post ...

Power sharing doubt as Sinn Fein advances in Northern Ireland

"This is McCarthyism!": US President Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of "wire tapping" Trump Tower before his US ...

Donald Trump accuses Barack Obama of 'wire tapping' Trump Tower

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 February 2017. ...

Only pests will benefit from pesticide agency move

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Pop artist Andy Warhol in 1987.

Blame Warhol, the man who paved the way for Trump

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

The mansion on Towers Road at the centre of a $30 million tax battle.

Trouble in Toorak: Trader forced to fly back from Paris to fight tax bill in person

Sarah Danckert

International investment firms are respecting the maturation of the Australian biotech sector.

Break through for local biotech as an influential backer emerges

Brian Robins

Janet Yellen signalled as clearly as she could that Federal Reserve policymakers will vote to lift the US central bank's ...

Share bullishness may fade as Fed rate rises near

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Lots to fret about: RBA governor Philip Lowe is worried about rising household debt levels.

RBA's tough balancing act will keep rates on hold

Jens Meyer

New buying group to challenge Metcash model

Catie Low

China lowers growth target as legislators meet

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Blue collar workers of the future: Codies are the new tradies

Catherine Armitage

China aims for 6.5 per cent growth in 2017

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A well-proportioned sleeve can make tiny hands look normal.

There's something very different about Donald Trump

La Corniche ticks all boxes.

Big business: The boutique hotels wooing high-flying CEOs

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Kaye Rees (right) founder of Trading for Blondes investment club with (left to right) three other members, Leigh ...

Women investors share their success stories

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Why taxpayers get a good deal from funding childcare

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Founder of Boost Juice Janine Allis speaking at the Sage Summit.

Janine Allis' advice to entrepreneurs: Marry well

Cara Waters

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

The rise of the iTradie

Cara Waters

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'We can subpoena his tax returns'

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Pilot's remarkable crash landing survival

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Pauline Hanson: Muslims hate 'western society'

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Melania Trump reads Dr Seuss to children

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Adventure Time Seasons 1-7 now streaming on Stan

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Louis Tomlinson has been arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson arrested after LAX scuffle

Michael Idato

<b>Sydney Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras:</b> smart mix of personalities.

'Acid-tongued prince' Creasey to spice up SBS's Mardi Gras show

Bridget McManus

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Oscar-winning doco maker on why Trump is like OJ Simpson

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Karl Quinn

This image released by Disney shows Josh Gad as Le Fou, left, and Luke Evans as Gaston in a scene from, "Beauty and the ...

Disney movie threatened with Russian 'gay propaganda' ban

Michael Idato

The singer's "rambling" between songs proved as entertaining as her famed vocals.

Adele tells critics to 'shut up' over venue choice

Jorge Branco

Arnold Schwarzenegger has quit as host of The Celebrity Apprentice.

Arnie fires himself from Celebrity Apprentice all because of Trump

Michael Idato

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Expect more chest-bursting terror in the new Alien

Garry Maddox

Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as Beast in Beauty and the Beast.

Drive-in cinema bans Disney movie over gay character

What goes up must come down. Rene Clark at Miss Muddy.

MS and a wheelchair no barriers to Rene finishing Miss Muddy

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How to win Fashions on the Field at the Black Opal Stakes

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A complete guide to the Enlighten Night Noodle Markets

Sarah Jessica Parker received a response to her Jeff Sessions meme from the Russian government.

When a meme gets weird: Russian ambassador 'happy' to meet SJP

Annie Brown
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Sarah, her daughter Alissar and her mum Yolla.

What I learned from tracing five generations of women in my family

Sarah Ayoub

Dying author pens heartbreaking dating profile for her husband

Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge in 2014.

Does choosing to 'semi-split' rather than divorce just prolong the pain?

Flic Everett

While I am by no means a minimalist, I take relief that I'm no longer a hoarder.

I was a hoarder, now I've gone to the other extreme

Wendy Squires

Jessica Hart, the new ambassador for Triumph's Triaction sports bra, opened up to Fairfax Media on 'approaching the ...

Model Jessica Hart: I pinch myself that I'm still in demand

Amy Croffey

Richard Wilkins and Eva Mendes together in New York in June 2011.

Finally, the answer to that Richard Wilkins and Eva Mendes rumour?

Amy Croffey

Danny Masterson.

That '70s Show actor facing sex assault claims

Michael Balasamo

Weight and what we eat can affect fertility.

The best fertility diet may be low-carb, research finds

Sarah Berry

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

Grilled beef with red wine and basil sugo.

Weekly meal planner: Start Autumn with delicious intent

Neil Perry's spaghetti with bottarga.

Neil Perry's simple cherry tomato spaghetti

Roasted figs with yoghurt thyme ice-cream.

Roasted figs with yoghurt thyme ice-cream

Steph Eden-McIlroy used a hosiptal grade breast pump to stimulate milk production.

Same sex couple shares the joy of breastfeeding their baby

"Take the photos. While you have time": Cath Hughes' message to families.

The heartbreaking story behind this blurry family photo

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

The spectacular Na Pali coast, Kauai, Hawaii.

Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Hawaii

Sheriden Rhodes

Dressing up a bit for a business class lounge shouldn't be difficult.

Letters: Dressing decent in the Qantas lounge - it's not that hard

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The Big Picture reader travel photo competition: Finalists revealed

A flat phone battery might lead to a fine.

Battery life the big issue for mobile phone users

The AWS outage lasted slightly more than four hours.

Amazon's cloud outage due to human error

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Review: Hybrid console Nintendo Switch is simple, but smart

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What to believe from the Galaxy S8 rumours

Kotaku

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

TRAPPIST 1: prospects for life getting better

Car v Bike: BMW M4 GTS v BMW S1000RR.

Car vs Bike: Which is faster?

Andrew MacLean

The go-anywhere image of SUVs has helped them outsell passenger cars in Australia.

SUVs sales overtake passenger cars

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet.

Mercedes E-Class Cabrio revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Holden Astra sedan prototype.

Prototype drive: Holden Astra sedan

Andrew MacLean

2017 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition.

Driven: Volkswagen's anti-SUV

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW 5-Series.

New BMW 5-Series reviewed

Drive Staff

Blake Austin of the Raiders looks dejected after losing the round one NRL match.

Legends say Raiders got wrong end of North Qld pineapple

Nathan Lyon celebrates his 8-50 on day one.

Australia vs India Second Test 2017: Day Two live scores

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Isaac Thompson made his long-awaited Super Rugby debut on Saturday night.

Journeyman Thompson makes long-awaited Super Rugby debut

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Corey Norman stars as Eels record sixth straight win over Manly

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Nick Cotric. Photo Jay Cronan

A Raiders star is born after Cotric's debut

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 05: David Fusitu'a and Tuimoala Lolohea of the Warriors celebrate a try during the round ...

Warriors inflict 19th straight loss on Knights

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Gunners coach Shawn McEachin.

Shawn McEachin rejoins Gunners as head coach

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Cowboys second-rower Gavin Cooper celebrates the winning try.

Priest call should never have happened: Stuart