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Donald Trump

Sensational leak delivers again for Donald Trump

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

wikileaks

CIA's own special top secret list of Japanese emojis revealed in leak

COMMENT
25 mins ago

This property at 99 Bay Street, Mosman, is up for rent at $6000 per week.

'Unusual phenomenon': Prices double for city's fanciest rentals

Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service, labelled the government's
robo-debt program "an ...

Centrelink's robo-debt program creating a 'climate of fear'

1 hr ago

Childcare worker Alicia Smith

She has a degree, looks after dozens of kids, but paid less than a cleaner

Target stores continue to struggle, with store sales falling 18 per cent.

'Small f fashion' battle: Target has something H&M and Zara don't

Buzzwords aplenty, but Guthrie left out one detail with ABC job cuts

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

'Ridiculous': This was CBA's Yes Minister moment

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Minister sorry for spruiking flights on plane crash anniversay

Clarke admits Kohli claims have merit after Smith's 'brain fade'

Work in these jobs? ATO may be about to come knocking

Sage students are hoping for answers.

Sage rage: Tearful students told to pay up after fitness institute shuts down

13 mins ago

A screengrab from the Sydney Boys High video.

Video from Sydney all-boys school about feminism goes viral

57 mins ago

Woman holding a Hire Me! sign Women Female 20s Caucasian Red Hair Standing Holding Looking At Camera Outdoors People One ...

The most annoying mistakes you can make on your CV

1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: frank body and Willow & Blake co-founders Jess Hatzis (grey shirt) and Bree Johnson ...

'We didn't have a plan': Friends used coffee to create $20m empire

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Scientists are using sunlight to turn water into fuel

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Trump's White House tour surprise

George Michael's body was found on Christmas Day.

Coroner finally reveals George Michael's cause of death

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Robbie Farah of the Rabbitohs passes during the NRL trial match between the Manly Sea ...

The Tigers are unhappy with Robbie Farah ... again

The shop opposite Bronte beach is expected to sell for about $2 million.

The fish and chip shop more expensive than a mansion

Link in <I>The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild</i>.

Nintendo's masterful new Legend of Zelda is a breath of fresh air

A scene from 1969 film "Medium Cool", which examined shifting role of media and politics.

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A scene from 1969 film "Medium Cool", which examined shifting role of media and politics.

Afraid of World War III? We may already be there

ANALYSIS
Chris Zappone

M Mag TV Previews for 12th March, by Bridget McManus. Image supplied. Bullied with Ian Thorpe.

Thorpe documentary goes into battle for the bullied

Sarah Thomas

Mehreen Faruqi

There has never been a better time for women to be bold

Mehreen Faruqi

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 07: Carlingford West Public School students are seen reading on March 7, 2017 in Sydney, ...

NAPLAN's biggest improving Sydney schools revealed

Apart from transport, new Sydney suburb also faces thirsty challenge

Horrific tragedy on school run claims lives of mother and son

A Choice review has found Jetstar's add-on travel insurance is up to 134 per cent more expensive than similar standalone ...

Jetstar, Virgin fined $745,000 for online pricing techniques

A NSW Fire Brigade member fights a fire in the Lake Macquarie area this summer. The levy for emergency services will ...

Insurers on notice to cut premiums in fire service levy overhaul

Bega-based orthopaedic surgeon Chris Phoon.

Surgeon's unorthodox solution to fix equipment shortages

Roger Rogerson, whom the jury has heard was recruited by Gattellari to pass a letter onto Ron Medich.

Rogerson acted as go-between in Medich extortion attempt: court

Kate McClymont

A likeness of a man wanted by police after children saw a man masturbating in a park in Melton.

Children run from man masturbating outside primary school

VIC

Mr Rayney is suing the West Australian government for being named as the prime and only suspect in the murder of his ...

Rayney says murdered wife Corryn was a bully

WA
1 hr ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 09: GENERIC , Queensland police service, queensland police, qld police, qps, police ...

Police investigate death of baby boy

QLD
1 hr ago

Shirley Mancer is unhappy at her retirement home but can't afford to move out.

'I'm not happy here': when retirement living falls short

VIC

Justice Perram said Garuda's win rested on a narrow, tricky question of economics, and one on which reasonable minds ...

Trade Minister apologises for insensitive plane crash statement

Latika Bourke

Super-department not needed to fight terror, say security experts

David Wroe

Anti-vaxxer movement using tried and true methods to create doubt

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

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

After a rocky start, Michelle Guthrie finally asserts control

ANALYSIS

The South Australian government's HomeStart finance helped one in eight first home buyers into ownership in South ...

70,000 to be helped by plan to wipe 25% off mortgage cost

Clive Palmer.

Dieting Clive Palmer finds poetic inspiration in Tim Tams, cream

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has announced a sweeping restructure of ABC management.

200 jobs to go as Guthrie reveals ABC restructure

Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.

Assassination suspects barricaded in embassy in Kuala Lumpur

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Protesters outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul.

Anger in China as missile defence system arrives in South Korea

Kirsty Needham, China Correspondent

A noble fight, a cause bigger than yourself - and other mythical ways of taking in information.

Afraid of World War III? We may already be there

ANALYSIS
Chris Zappone

Peter Scully (left) arrives at the Cagayan de Oro court handcuffed to another inmate on his first day of his trial.

Australian 'sex predator' to escape death penalty

Lindsay Murdoch

HOUSING

Politicians have worked hard to make houses so dear

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

The 4Cs are creativity, critical reflection, collaboration and communication and these 4C schools are transforming ...

Forget the 3Rs: modern schools need to embrace the 4Cs

COMMENT
Michael Anderson

The world is still waiting for a pee-detecting pool chemical.

Finally, the truth about urine in swimming pools

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

Big investor heads for exit as Ten shares hit historical lows

Lucy Battersby

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Markets Live: Watching and waiting

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

Spacer connects people with space, with people who need space.

Airbnb for boxes: Aussie start-up takes on US market

Georgie Moore
55 mins ago

Errors in your resume may not seem like a huge deal, but can be the difference from snagging your dream job and having ...

The most annoying mistake you can make in your CV

1 hr ago

Sage Institute staff sacked, colleges closed

Georgina Mitchell

Target says it has something that rivals H&M and Zara don't

Catie Low

'Ridiculous' – This was CBA's Yes Minister moment

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Amazon homes in on Australian launch pads

Carolyn Cummins

The view from 14d Eastbourne Road, Darling Point, which is available from $5950 a week.

From $3000 to $6000 a week: Prices double for Sydney's fanciest places

The shop opposite Bronte beach is expected to sell for about $2 million.

Just 46 square metres: Bronte fish and chip shop selling for $2m

Generic airbnb, hotel, accomodation, airbnb mobile app. Wednesday 27th July 2016 Photo: Ryan Stuart

Airbnb to hold 'secret' briefing for NSW MPs ahead of new legislation

Do you need to fall in love with a house to be happy there?

The problem with buying a house you hate

The actions of the Reserve Bank can directly affect how much money is in your pocket.

Why the Reserve Bank cares so much about house prices

The Porsche 911 GT3

Supercars steal the spotlight at the world's hottest motor show

Cars
23 mins ago

Frequent flyer points are often a means to an end, and not just the destination.

True frequent flyers are chasing something better than points

High Flyer

Lesley Anton has made a career change into real estate.

The wins and losses in financial wellbeing for Australian women

EXCLUSIVE
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Casual workers should check if they are entitled to super.

Claim super to help offset the hit to penalty rates

John Collett

Damian Oliver, deputy director of the Centre for Management and Organisation Studies at University of Technology Sydney ...

Should interns pay to do work experience?

Caroline James

Mortgage broker Ashley Simmons (far right) finds it challenging to separate work from home and recommends physically ...

Avoiding the post-work witching hour

Alexandra Cain

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Kohli slams Smith's 'brain fade'

13 mins ago

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Poachers kill rhino in French zoo

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What is the biggest challenge facing women?

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WikiLeaks releases 'vault 7'

Farah and Maryam: "We're entering a new life!"

What happened after IS left Mosul

Stan - Billions

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

Stan - Adventure time

Adventure Time Seasons 1-7 now streaming on Stan

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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Ash Pollard has come clean about her career aspirations.

Ash Pollard admits she has used reality television to get a TV role

Broede Carmody

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>.

Baldwin says impersonating Trump revived his 'dead' career

Gary Cole as a Trump-inspired wealthy politician.

Donald Trump-inspired episode of Law & Order won't ever air

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Josh Gad as Le Fou, left, and Luke Evans as Gaston in a scene from <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>.

Russia imposes 'gay propaganda' ban on Beauty and the Beast

Michael Idato

Genre-defying: Brian Tyree Henry (left) and Donald Glover play cousins Alfred and Earn.

Donald Glover's Atlanta is most original comedy in years

Kylie Northover

Andrew mimicking Cheryl.

Andrew's true colours shine at the MAFS dinner party

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Josh looking a little unhappy at the MKR judges' decision.

'Seafood king' Josh causes new MKR frenemies' jaws to drop

Aja Styles

The X Factor winner Isaiah Firebrace is heading to Ukraine in May.

X Factor winner Isaiah will be Australia's Eurovision entrant

Sarah Thomas

Paz Lenchantin (left), David Lovering, Black Francis and Joey Santiago - Pixies.

No one sounds quite like the Pixies when they hit their stride

REVIEW
George Palathingal

Louise Nowra and Coco hold forth outside the Old Fitzroy.

Check out Louis' view from his regular seat in the 'loo

Elissa Blake

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?

John Shand

Childcare worker Alicia Smith looks after babies from six weeks to 19 months.

Meet the childcare worker who earns more as a cleaner

Jenna Price

A screengrab from the Sydney Boys High video.

This video from a Sydney all-boys school is a must-watch today

Annie Brown
57 mins ago

Anne Summers nailed a manifesto to the door of the Australian Education Union in Victoria on Tuesday night, the eve of ...

Call to action: Anne Summers releases her manifesto

Jenna Price

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: frank body and Willow & Blake co-founders Jess Hatzis (grey shirt) and Bree Johnson ...

Friends turn coffee into a $20-million beauty brand

Melissa Singer

Ruby Hamad.

This IWD, a reminder that 'intersectionality' is not a brand

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad
1 hr ago

Actress Emma Watson sit with the crowd during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. ...

Emma Watson reveals her unconventional beauty tip

Women in "pussy hats" listen to speakers at the Women's March on Washington in January.

Is feminism ready to strike this International Women's Day?

Celeste Liddle

Former President Barack Obama accompanied by former first lady Michelle Obama leaves the National Gallery of Art in ...

Barack Obama is nailing his off-duty style

Annie Brown

Time in nature is good for our health

Watch birds and be in nature for better mental health

Sarah Berry

More vegetables makes a happier body.

Vegan diet may let you lose a few kilos

Marta Zaraska

Human hand wearing rubber glove and holding spray bottle

Fragranced products are making us sick, study finds

Sarah Berry

They may be big on taste, but are Grill'd burgers also big on calories?

Are Grill'd burgers healthier than McDonalds? Apparently not

French-born Dominique Crenn, from Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, who won World's Best Female Chef 2016.

Where are all the female chefs?

Soft shell crab, kewpie with sriracha sauce at Mocan and Green Grout, NewActon.

The supermarket item that chefs can't get enough of

Chrissy Teigen is renowned for experimenting with a fringe.

'I didn't think it could happen to me': Chrissy Teigen opens up

The boy doesn't like it when teachers accidentally use his first name.

'Should I let my six-year-old change his rather unusual name?'

The restaurant manager has said he does not know how the juice became contaminated.

Kids hospitalised after drinking contaminated juice at restaurant

Hotels around Kapalua in Hawaii are among the most expensive in the world for Australians.

Most expensive (and cheapest) destinations for Aussies revealed

Kylie McLaughlin
1 hr ago

A holiday in Cambodia? It's no joke these days.

If you said you were coming here 30 years ago, you'd be called crazy

Ben Groundwater
9 mins ago

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers check passenger's identification at a security checkpoint at ...

Aussies beware: Trump's new travel ban is still going to impact you

COMMENT
Anthony Dennis

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

CIA may be using your phone and TV for spying

ANALYSIS

An artist's conception of the view from the fifth planet of the TRAPPIST-1 system.

TRAPPIST-1 planets would probably kill you

COMMENT

Fire serves many purposes, just keep it away from dry grass unless you have an escape route.

Review: new Zelda game is hard to fault, impossible to put down

NBN is coming.

The cheapest NBN plans for each available speed

Lifehacker

The new Sonos Playbase soundbar is designed to hide under your television and give your lounge room an audio overhaul.

Sonos Playbase finds its place in lounge room

COMMENT

The new Volvo XC60

Volvo's all-new XC60 revealed

Jonathan Hawley
1 hr ago

Porsche is expected to release a turbo charged sibling for its 911 GT3 RS.

Porsche confirms new 911 GT2

Andrew MacLean
1 hr ago

Subaru's new high-riding hatch

Drive
1 hr ago

The Ferrari 812 Superfast.

Ferrari V12 to remain pure - sort of!

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Alpine A110

Revealed: Renault's Cayman rival

Jonathan Hawley

Holden remains committed to Australia, despite questions surrounding its Opel-sourced Astra.

GM: 'Holden future secure'

Stephen Ottley

Facing a battle to nail down a spot: Tim Cahill.

Cahill's Socceroos jersey under serious threat

Dominic Bossi
12 mins ago

"I've got my concerns": Michael Clarke.

Clarke admits concerns over Australia's DRS actions

Former allies: Robbie Farah and Mitchell Moses together during their time at Wests Tigers.

Why the Tigers are unhappy with Robbie Farah ... again

Michael Chammas

Shaun Marsh heads for the stands after his incorrect dismissal.

'Go' means stay? Smith, Marsh mix-up proves very costly

Sniffing victory: Under fire India captain Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Steve O'Keefe.

'It falls into that bracket:' Kohli drops post-match bombshell

Andrew Wu

Brumbies' Henry Speight and Brumbies' James Dargaville

Do not sign non-Wallabies: ARU's edict to Super Rugby teams

Chris Dutton

Nicole Beck, with 4 year old daughter Sophie. Rugby first sport to nut out policy on what to do with elite female ...

Olympic champ had no idea she was pregnant when she won gold

Georgina Robinson

Indian captain Virat Kohli may have to be mindful of new rules for ''send-offs''.

The law catches up with cricket: changes to the game

Greg Baum
8 mins ago

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 04: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans during the round one NRL match between the Gold Coast ...

The Hayne questions that caused coach to walk out

Phil Lutton

Adam Reynolds was originally ruled out for four weeks.

Reynolds set for shock Rabbitohs return

Michael Chammas

Man in demand?: Kieran Foran.

Foran's debut for Warriors faces possible delay

Adrian Proszenko

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