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New travel ban: US President Donald Trump.

Trump signs new travel ban with Iraq left off list

Australian Federal Police generic photo. 9th January 2017. Photo by Jason South

Dutton to get huge powers under US-style Homeland Security push

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

People are addicted to antibiotics.

The modern fetish that will become a global killer in our lifetime

COMMENT

A man is arrested on Monday after a woman was found dead in Bankstown.

Murder suspect found by police lying under neighbour's balcony

1 hr ago

We need Australian telcos to fix broadband traffic jams, not simply tell us exactly how choked the roads are.

Billion-dollar deal to make life easier in Sydney's west

A TV news program reports North Korea's latest missile launch in Seoul, South Korea.

North Korea launch could be test of 'saturation attack'

Declaration reveals the influence James Packer wields over Australia

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Pit bull 'Buddy' spared by police who say dog acted to save boy

Loudest critics of penalty rates won't answer call on a Sunday

Tributes for 'one of a kind' Australian who died on Everest

'Do I want plastics for dinner?' Brutal toll of pollution revealed

Virat Kohli (left) made up for his lack of runs with his talking game in the field.

'The skipper's angry again': Kohli fumes as tensions escalate

Meghan Markle at a dinner in Toronto in April 2016, months before her relationship with Prince Harry went public.

Harry's girlfriend reveals princess transformation on weekend away

COMMENT

Thordis Elva on <i>Q&A.</i>

The main person who seemed to struggle on Q&A was Tony Jones

David Letterman.

'We elected a guy with that hair?': Letterman takes aim at 'Trumpy'

Jarryd Hayne (digitally altered).

Complainer-in-chief: Hayne is the Donald Trump of the NRL

COMMENT

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Q&A;: 'What are we saving the world for?'

Hot chance: Steve Smith takes a flying catch to dismiss India's Lokesh Rahul.

Smith takes a screamer - but it's his drop that hurts

'I don't remember': Andrew uses 'I drank too much' defense.

This Married At First Sight crisis needs a crime fighter

Subway's ingredients have come under question.

'Mystery meat': Subway responds to fake chicken allegations

Qantas A380 First Class

Points loophole: Fly Qantas first class for under $2000

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson meets members of the public while campaigning in Mandurah, south of Perth, Monday, ...

Hanson jeopardises immunisation progress

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Actress Geena Davis attends the Ford Motor Company and the Geena Davis Institute on ...

The parenting advice on TV I'm taking from Geena Davis

Jacinta Tynan

Granted there are students who are challenging and just don't want to learn, but I've seen through my children what a ...

I'm not the first parent to be duped by school's ATAR results

COMMENT

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NCH NEWS. Metford resident Karen Graham is concerned about the likelihood of a further rate rise if Maitland Council ...

The new levy to be added to your council rates

6 mins ago

Grandmother points finger at NSW police after grandson dies

UPDATED

'Grave allegation': Barrister apologises to former top prosecutor

Matthew Leveson, 20, was last seen leaving a Sydney nightclub in 2007.

'We are going to bring him home': Family's 3453-day wait for son

The website for the fake council was set up by Hornsby Shire Council's communication team.

Fake council website taken down as merger hostilities intensify

A drawing from a child in immigration detention. The royal commission is hearing evidence about children in detention.

Abuse panel didn't interview children, inquiry told

Pilot Tessa Beyersdorff is an instructor and base manager at Bankstown Airport's Sydney Flying School.

People still surprised when they learn what Tessa does for a living

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett is facing a loss at this weekend's election.

Leaked Liberal polling forecasts massive WA election loss

EXCLUSIVE

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 04: Wendy Favorito with her two children Gabriella 11 and Zachary 13. Wendy pays over $100 to ...

How variations in specialists doctor fees are being hidden

Former Queensland MP Scott Driscoll walks to court for a sentencing hearing on Monday.

Disgraced former LNP MP Scott Driscoll taken into custody

QLD

Caleb Jakobsson has admitted killing a woman as she walked over a zebra crossing.

Monkey bike killer teen filmed himself drink-driving while out on bail

VIC

Australian Federal Police generic photo. 9th January 2017. Photo by Jason South

Government planning massive new Department of Homeland Security

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

We called the peak business groups on Sunday - they didn't answer

Mark Kenny

Minister caught failing to properly declare $1.4m investment property

Adam Gartrell

News. Scott Penn's plan for an advertising levy on junk food to fund an education campaign on healthy eating. He's ...

Turnbull pushed to impose levy on junk food ads

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop pushed back on talk of joint patrols in the South China Sea.

Julie Bishop denies Indonesia wanted South China Sea joint patrols

Treasurer Scott Morrison has praised the Victorian Labor government's newly announced trial of a "shared ownership" ...

Treasurer praises plan that could wipe 25 per cent off cost of home

Sandra Fraser spends hours commuting from her home in Fairfield West.

Cities Minister promises 'billions' for Western Sydney

Peru's president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Venezuela calls Peruvian leader 'coward' and 'dog'

1 hr ago

North Korea's Ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol, centre, arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Parting shots as Malaysia expels North Korea's ambassador

Lindsay Murdoch

New travel ban: US President Donald Trump.

Five differences in Trump's new travel ban

A TV news program reports North Korea's latest missile launch in Seoul, South Korea.

North Korea launch may be test of 'saturation attack' on Japan

Minister Peter Dutton at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 2 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

'A solution looking for a problem': the downside to following America

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Housing affordability is an increasing problem in Melbourne and Sydney.

Even Struggle Street is unaffordable now

COMMENT
Alex Dore

A NSW Fire Brigade member fights a fire that was threatening property near Lake Macquarie.

Old way of funding fire fighting needs to be torched

COMMENT
Dominic Perrottet

The ATO wants to initially help businesses understand and meet their tax obligations.

ATO eye cafes, restaurants, beauty in cash economy fight

Nassim Khadem

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: 'Trump on, Trump off' is the new 'risk on, risk off'

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Chris Weston
13 mins ago

During the past two years Slater & Gordon's share price has tumbled from over $8 to 8c.

Slater and Gordon class action takes a strange turn

Sarah Danckert

7-Eleven

Proposed laws 'unlikely' to stamp out exploitation of workers

Anna Patty

Feeling good about medical cannabis investments

Carolyn Cummins

Rinehart beefs up cattle empire with NT's Aroona station

Job cuts to follow $3 billion auto merger

Former gaming regulator opens fire on Barangaroo

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

One-person households in NSW are projected to rise from 630,000 in NSW in 2011 to more than 1.03 million by 2036.

Australia's solo trend that causing undersupply

Sue Williams
1 hr ago

Are you inadvertently making your home more attractive to thieves?

Nine things robbers look for when canvassing your home

Maggie Winterfeldt

"Don't hesitate to buy an apartment, but be selective when you're doing it," says buyers' agent Janet Spencer.

Is there ever a good time to buy an apartment?

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 04: Sydney Liberal MP John Alexander feels todays housing market and construction rate will ...

Key ingredient missing from the housing debate, says Liberal MP

Governor of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe before the House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Economics last week.

How the RBA would set interest rates for each city if it could

Altitude training might be the boost you might need to beat that personal best.

The high-stakes fitness trend you should be following

The Long Run
40 mins ago

Shock jocks: Is it time to update your undies?

Shock jocks: Is it time to update your undies drawer?

Men's Style

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

Women investors share their success stories

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Why taxpayers get a good deal from funding childcare

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Kate Carnell is concerned the ATO may make the situation worse for small businesses.

Fears ATO will hand over small businesses to credit agencies 'willy nilly'

Cara Waters

There are a number of options allowing interested parties to take an ownership share in your business.

How do I split my business?

Max Newnham

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Packer's Sydney casino needed a public inquiry

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Q&A;: 'What are we saving the world for?'

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Two men drown after drinking session

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Stoner Dogs: Medicating your pets with marijuana

The City Recital Hall is holding its first Sydney Flash Mob Choir.

Fairfax photos of the week - March 2, 2017

Stan - Billions

Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. Only on Stan.

STAN - regular show

Seasons 1-7 of Regular Show now streaming on Stan

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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'I don't remember': Andrew uses 'I drank too much' defense.

This Married At First Sight crisis needs a crime fighter

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Evictee Carson Kressley thanks the Aussies for his time on I'm A Celebrity.

Kressley leaves the jungle after harrowing 9/11 tale

Aja Styles

The latest incarnation of King Kong.

Forget Kong, Aussie creatures freak out movie cast on set

Peter Mitchell

Tim Minchin says the animated film he was working on is being shut down by Dreamworks.

Tim Minchin reveals 'impotent fury' over film cancellation

Broede Carmody

I'm A Celebrity hosts Chris Brown and Julia Morris.

Reality check for Ten as network pipped by the ABC

Rob Moran

President Donald Trump, right, meets with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the Oval ...

SNL mocks Conway: 'Why you got no legs, Kellyanne?'

Broede Carmody

Adele met her now-husband, Simon Konecki, back in 2011.

Adele changes marital status during Brisbane shows

Broede Carmody

Stephen King has taken aim at President Trump in a series of hilarious, but haunting, tweets.

Stephen King trolls Trump as only a horror writer could

Avi Selk

Anthony Brandon Wong and Mark Leonard Winter in Sydney Theatre Company?s Chimerica. Photo? Brett Boardman

Who was the hero who faced down those tanks in Tiananmen Square?

John Shand

The four dancers in <i>In Difference</i> – Kristina Chan, Timothy Ohl, Joshua Thomson and choreographer Craig Bary – are ...

Powerful intimacy renders gender irrelevant

Julia Cotton

Sydney Queer Irish rehearsing for Mardi Gras in the Domain. 1st March 2017, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney Morning Herald.

They're queer. They're Irish. And the gods are smiling on them

Nick Galvin

Thordis Elva was 16 when she was raped by 18-year-old Australian exchange student Tom Stranger in Reykjavik, Iceland. ...

I changed my mind after seeing Thordis Elva and her rapist speak

Kerri Sackville

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 24: Meghan Markle attends the 2015 NBC New York Summer Press Day at Four Seasons Hotel New York on ...

Meghan Markle has commenced her princess transformation

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Lionel Patea and Tara Brown in 2013.

The shocking question you don't expect a murderer to ask

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Shots from the campaign for Kylie Minogue Eyewear, which the singer has collaborated with Specsavers

'I have no regrets': the world through Kylie's eyes

Melissa Singer
47 mins ago

(L-R) Marisa Berenson, Caroline de Maigret, Nicki Minaj and Lou Doillon at the Haider Ackermann show in Paris on Saturday.

Nicki Minaj's half-top trend is not for the faint-hearted

Clare Press
1 hr ago

Jodi Anasta in a pink Yeojin Bae dress and Christie Nicolaides accessories at the Myer Autumn Racing Collections Launch ...

Why you can't go wrong in a crown for autumn racing

Amy Croffey

Good parenting isn't always about talking everything through, this mother found out.

The one piece of advice parents of teenagers should master

Nancy Star

Emma Watson arrives at the world premiere of Beauty and the Beast at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.

Emma Watson 'stunned' by backlash to her 'topless' photo

Olivia Rudgard

Human hand wearing rubber glove and holding spray bottle

Fragranced products are making us sick, study finds

Sarah Berry

Hydrate and slow down.

Want a productive work day? Watch what you eat

Fitness
Carrie Dennett
19 mins ago

Foam rolling can exacerbate injury if you're not careful.

Five foam rolling mistakes to avoid

Christina D'Adamio
1 hr ago

Say hello to supper: Tomatoes, basil and bread make a great panzanella.

Dinner like a pauper - why it's time for a supper resurgence

COMMENT

Kitchen by Mike has launched at the Sydney International Airport with Fly by Mike packs to take on flights.

Kitchen by Mike off to a flying start at Sydney International Airport

Chicken tinga with tortillas

Weekly meal planner: Munch into March with hot autumn flavours

Ruth Lee, 25, was shocked when her body didn't bounce back as soon as her daughter was born.

'I couldn't believe it was me': the photo that 'horrified' a new mum

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

Heartbreaking story behind this blurry family photo

"Don't have sex till you're 30," is what parents really want to say.

Struggling with your child's sex ed? Let me help you

Qantas A380 First Class

Points loophole: Fly Qantas first class for under $2000

Natalie Paris

People sleeping on bedroom furniture and chairs inside in IKEA Beijing Siyuanqiao Store.

The Chinese like to sleep in IKEA stores, and hotels are catching on

Lee Tulloch

Singapore Airlines flight attendants on board an A380.

Flight test: Singapore Airlines shows how good economy can be

Louise Southerden

Maersk stores shelves and shelves of paper records dating back to 2014 in a storage room at its office in Mombasa.

Blockchain: 'technology that can change world'

Recent abandonments included Google Spaces, a service that most of us never knew existed to begin with.

The top 10 services google has killed off

Jeremy Liew, who grew up in Perth and graduated from the Australian National University in the early 90s, was the very ...

Australian Snap investor makes billions in recent IPO

Lock

How to snoop-proof any phone or tablet

Gizmodo

LoL OPL 2017

League of Legends Oceanic Pro League: week 6 recaps

NSW Police have taken delivery of Volvo XC60 patrol vehicles.

Police gear up with Volvo and Toyota

David McCowen

Peugeot could have a stake in le nouveau Commodore.

Report: Peugeot to announce European takeover tonight

Jack Ewing

The 2017 Lamborghini Huracan Performante set a new lap record during testing at the Nurburgring.

Lamborghini Huracan smashes Nurburgring record

David McCowen

Ferrari produced a short film featuring the California T in Australia.

Ferrari releases outback tribute

David McCowen

2017 Infiniti Q60 Project S Black concept

Infiniti teases F1-powered Q60 concept

Andrew MacLean

Bentley Bentayga Mulliner.

Is this the world's most over the top luxury car?

Dom Tripolone

Hot chance: Steve Smith takes a flying catch to dismiss India's Lokesh Rahul.

Smith takes a screamer - but it's the grassed chance that hurts

Andrew Wu
1 hr ago

Season in doubt: Greg Inglis has ruptured his ACL.

Tigers admit they tried to 'look after' injured Inglis

UPDATED
Michael Chammas
30 mins ago

Anchorman: Cheteshwar Pujara works the ball away as he presses towards a century.

Kohli fuming as Australia loosen grip on second Test

Andrew Wu

Jarryd Hayne and Donald Trump.

Complainer-in-chief: Hayne is the Donald Trump of the NRL

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

COVENTRY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Kurtley Beale of Wasps in action during the European Rugby Champions Cup match between ...

Cheika puts No.12 on line to lure Beale home

Georgina Robinson

A-League bid: Les Murray and Craig Foster are part of a consortium seeking an A-League licence.

'Super-club' bid yet to whet FFA's appetite

UPDATED
Dominic Bossi

Virat Kohli, right, celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Peter Handscomb.

Australian legend tees off on Virat Kohli

Rob Forsaith

Down for the count: Amanaki Mafi of the Melbourne Rebels is tackled against the Hurricanes.

ARU can't afford to get rid of us, say Rebels

Melissa Woods

Brawl: Canterbury's Sam Kasiano and Melbourne's Will Chambers were both sent to the sin bin over a fight at Belmore in ...

Biff's not back: NRL warns players still face bans for punching

Chris Barrett

Glimmer of hope: Tim Simona still faces at least two to four years out of the game.

Simona may not face life ban for betting after fronting NRL

Michael Chammas

Viking: Michael Ennis.

'No Ennis repeat': Sharks brace for hostile Canberra return

Adam Pengilly

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