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Prime minister Theresa May.

PM given power to trigger EU exit as Brexit bill approved

BREAKING
18 mins ago

Rain and storms are expected in Sydney early this week, easing towards the weekend.

Sydney set for soaking, 'severe' thunderstorm

1 hr ago

The death of so much mangrove forest in one hit is "unprecedented", a researcher says.

Extreme conditions wipe out Australian forest over 1000km

1 hr ago

U.S. President Donald Trump smiles as Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, left, speaks during a news conference in ...

World leaders audition for the role of Trump's new BFF

ANALYSIS
36 mins ago

Criminal lawyer Robyn Richardson.

'I felt completely deceived': The Sydney woman taking on Audi

Millionaire businessman Prakash Charan ON THE LEFT is involved in a legal case currenly being heard in the Supreme ...

Rich-list tycoons accused of fraud and shocking vilification

The Bali Nine curse hangs over Sara Connor after guilty verdict

Jewel Topsfield
1 min ago

Why the Saudi king's trip is a worry for Australia

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Protesters interrupt Q&A after discussion turns to Bill Leak

ANALYSIS

Mayer to get $30m Yahoo payout, successor paid double her salary

PR stunt turns into disaster for Coopers as drinkers call for boycott

COMMENT

The Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills put a note on its Coopers tap to say it would be boycotting the beer.

Sydney pubs pull Coopers beer after marketing stunt backfires disastrously

1 hr ago

'I've learned never to judge': Trainer Shannan Ponton, right, with new coach Libby Babet, left, and host Fiona Falkiner.

'Trainers used to hate it': Biggest Loser 'fessing up to its sins

Heat kills bacteria but it can also shrink your clothes.

This is the temperature your laundry should be washed in

Stocksy.

'Satirical' Texas bill fines men for masturbating

1 hr ago

Somewhere between Melbourne and Brisbane, it seems Justin Bieber remembered a promise to himself, to become likeable.

Coughing fits and technical glitches hit Bieber show

27 mins ago

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Japan sending largest warship to South China Sea

Casey Donovan signs 'thank you' over her I'm A Celebrity win.

I'm a Celebrity winner announced - but was it leaked early?

Tennis anyone? This court in Manly's Fairy Bower just sold for $5.3 million.

Tennis court and pool sell for $5.3m, house not included

Girl holding healthy green smoothie supplied image.
cr: Stocksy
SL - wellbeing, jan 17

Six green smoothies that don't taste like grass

1 hr ago

Stocksy.

'Satirical' bill fines men for masturbating to highlight abortion laws

1 hr ago

I've been asked more than a dozen times whether Trump is illiterate, even though we've seen him reading off ...

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I've been asked more than a dozen times whether Trump is illiterate, even though we've seen him reading off ...

Trump's opponents embrace post-truth too

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Labor MP Kate Ellis

Kate Ellis is proof that equality isn't enough

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Professor Robert E. Kelly remained calm during the interview, despite the interruption.

The BBC dad interview did us all a favour

Jacinta Tynan

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Detectives and uniformed police examine the Hillsdale apartment where the bodies of a woman and child were discovered.

Father raises alarm after woman, child found dead in Sydney's east

'The waste of money is appalling': Candidate comes out swinging

Business urges Berejiklian to act on stamp duty growth

The Anzac Memorial Obelisk on Anzac Parade in Centennial Park, Sydney in 1917. The monument was moved from the middle of ...

Plan revived for memorials at both ends of Anzac Parade

Jacob Saulwick

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: Ron Medich arrives to King street court for his murder trial on February 23, 2017 in ...

Convicted murderers Rogerson, McNamara in a double-cross: court

Kate McClymont

Mr Mehajer says he is leaning toward another run for office.

Mehajer demands retraction and eyes a second act in politics

James Robertson

Lead investigator in Gordon Wood's case Detective Inspector Paul Jacob.

Detective admits to 'very significant failure' in murder investigation

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State government acts as power bill pain hits Victorians

EXCLUSIVE

The woman's alleged captor was found hiding in the back of their white Mitsubishi Pajero, police said.

Backpacker breaks silence after alleged rape in outback ordeal

QLD

Almost 10,000 drums of radioactive waste are stored at a CSIRO facility in Woomera, South Australia.

Rusted barrels of radioactive waste cost CSIRO $30 million

EXCLUSIVE

Transport Canberra have released a draft policy for multi-unit developments to have green bins.

Concerns raised over Canberra's green bin pilot scheme

ACT

Senator Pauline Hanson addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 23 ...

Labor to delay state election in hope One Nation 'implodes'

Amy Remeikis

Gas companies could help pay for oil spills under tax royalty system

Eryk Bagshaw

Bishop calls for US to do more in Asia as China rises

James Massola

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 18: Generic photos of commerce, finance, ATM, Commonwealth Bank, card, money for AFR on March ...

ATM use hits 15-year-low as cashless society gathers momentum

Eryk Bagshaw

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson declared the party's election result was "fantastic", despite falling well short of ...

Hanson blames Labor for spooking voters about One Nation

Pauline Hanson at a meeting at the Padington Ale House in Perth.

The debrief: Hanson demands a 'please explain'

SKETCH

Treasurer Scott Morrison has linked housing affordability to the birth rate.

People are delaying kids so they can buy a house: Scott Morrison

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, pictured in 2016, is renewing the push for independence.

Scottish leader calls for second independence referendum

Nick Miller

Sara Connor is transported back to prison after sentenced to four years' jail.

The dilemmas facing Sara Connor

Jewel Topsfield
1 min ago

Right-wing populist leader Geert Wilders and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, leave the stage after a national ...

Dutch conservatives, nationalists big winners from Turkey row: poll

A ship's captain on a trawler in Maine during a blizzard in 2005.

Flights cancelled, schools close as blizzard aims at northeast US

Saudi King Salman, left, rides on a golf cart with Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

King with an entourage of 1500 is buying Indonesia's schools

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Let's not forget Senator Pauline Hanson – who had ''no assistance'' and ''no help from anyone'' as a mother.

It's far too soon to write-off Hanson and the populist right

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Facebook wasn’t a peer-reviewed medical website, but that doesn’t seem to matter to 20 per cent of people using it for ...

Dr Google isn't the most dangerous 'doctor' on the internet

COMMENT
Rachael Dunlop

Lending to investors grew 27 per cent in the year to January, well above APRA's 10 per cent benchmark.

RBA signals tighter standards unless banks rein in lending

Peter Martin
21 mins ago

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Markets Live: Miners to lead ASX

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
38 mins ago

Electricity

Household rip-offs trigger call to re-regulate electricity

Brian Robins

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Local tadpoles catch the billionaire's energy wave in SA

Colin Kruger, CBD

Yahoo CEO to get $30m payout; successor to get double her base salary

'I felt completely deceived': meet the woman taking on Audi

Sarah Danckert

8@eight: ASX points higher as base metals, iron ore rally

Sponsored
Chris Weston
1 hr ago

Women, students exploited due to super threshold

Nassim Khadem

Tennis anyone? This court in Manly's Fairy Bower just sold for $5.3 million.

Tennis court and pool sell for $5.3m in Manly, house not included

16 Hartog Avenue, Willmot, sold for $350,000 in November 2016.

No bathroom, no toilet: $350,000 for Sydney's cheapest home

Heat kills bacteria but it can also shrink your clothes.

The temperature your laundry really should be washed in

"Aussie John" Symonds, the founder of Aussie Home Loans, has sold his Point Piper penthouse.

Aussie John keeps mansion, sells $13m penthouse instead

The Dubai Frame towers over the other structures in Za’abeel Park.

Dubai's new landmark skyscraper is a sham, original architect claims

For some men, getting Botox is as mundane as brushing their teeth.

Bankers with botox: The men going under the knife to get ahead

Self Improvement
1 hr ago

Once, the only acceptable male accessory was a watch, but my how times have changed.

Brace yourself for the subtle trend you're completely missing

Accessories

If you keep the quality high, it's easier to have just a little.

Work with your weaknesses, don't fight them

COMMENT
Melissa Browne

The sooner home ownership is achieved, the greater the ability to build up super and other retirement savings.

Home ownership is essential for a comfortable retirement

COMMENT
Daryl Dixon

Keep a log book to help claim car expenses.

How do I claim my car expenses?

Max Newnham
1 hr ago

Tom Walenkamp (left) and Banjo Harris are backing subscriptions backed by data.

Rolling out the Netflix business model

Cara Waters

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: The Love Boat float is seen during the Moomba Parade on March 13, 2017 in Melbourne, ...

Moomba Magic 2017

Stan - Billions

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

Stan - Imposters

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

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

Advertiser Content

Ten activities to aid toddler development

Advertiser Content

Somewhere between Melbourne and Brisbane, it seems Justin Bieber remembered a promise to himself, to become likeable.

Coughing fits and tech glitches: Bieber's 'human' Brisbane show

REVIEW
Simon Holt
27 mins ago

Contestant Matt, from the 2014 season of <i>The Biggest Loser</i>, next to the giant screen used in studio weigh-ins.

Can The Biggest Loser shed its fat-shaming stigma?

Michael Lallo

Children's author Mem Fox: "It was the way other people in the room were treated which made me ashamed of being a human ...

Mem Fox tells Q&A she will never return to the US

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Casey Donovan signs "thank you" over her I'm A Celebrity win.

I'm A Celebrity winner announced but did it leak early?

Broede Carmody

Michelle asking to be given space by MAFS producers.

Michelle's 'game face' comes off over Jesse on MAFS

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Dr Alice Harvey (Belinda McClory) and Dr Lucien Blake (Craig McLachlan) in <i>The Doctor Blake Mysteries.</i>

Doctor Blake fans protest hit show's surprise cancellation

Broede Carmody

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

Emma Watson reveals why she lost out on La La Land role

Rob Moran

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here season 3 finalists: Casey Donovan, Dane Swan and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

LIVE: I'm A Celebrity winner announcement got hijacked by Nazeem

Aja Styles

Somewhere between irreverance and respect: Virginia Gay with Tony Taylor and Sheriden Harbridge.

She shoots! She scores! This feisty cowgirl is right on target

Jason Blake

Jane Austen: Theories abound about her early demise.

The untimely demise of Jane Austen - could she have been poisoned?

Four Ballet from Being & Time by the Melbourne Ballet Company.

Discipline, dynamism and not a little disappointment

Jill Sykes

Laverne Cox arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016, the first transgender woman to be nominated for an acting ...

OITNB star refutes feminist idea that she isn't a 'real woman'

Mary Ward
1 hr ago

Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath in Girls.

Girls found a surprisingly perfect way to force Hannah to grow up

Alyssa Rosenberg

Stocksy.

'Satirical' bill fines men for masturbating

1 hr ago

The Age, News. VAMFF opening tommorow night. Pic shows model Jesinta Franklin , Rae Morris in charge of makeup and ...

9500 bobby pins: Behind the scenes at VAMFF

Melissa Singer

Author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who had terminal cancer, has died.

Author of 'You May Want to Marry My Husband' dies at 51

Gregory Pratt
1 hr ago

Roxy Jacenko insists she's "still married" to her incarcerated husband, Oliver Curtis.

Roxy Jacenko addresses rumours that her marriage is on the rocks

Amy Croffey

Mercy Brewer, 56, is the new face of Lonely lingerie.

NZ lingerie brand casts 56-year-old woman to front new campaign

Jenna Clarke

Gwen Stefani presents the award for favourite animated movie at the Kids' Choice Awards.

The red carpet that put the celebs to the test

Annie Brown

We give and we all receive health benefits.

Gain five years of your life by doing this

Sarah Berry
27 mins ago

Noone is OK and that's OK.

I'm not OK. Neither are you. Who cares?

HENRY ALFORD

Strengthening your health and your muscles.

The science of strength: Seven ways muscle makes us healthier

Paula Goodyer

Danijela Kovacevic, who fell into a coma after she gave birth, has met her daughter seven years later.

Woman goes into coma in childbirth, wakes up seven years later

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School issues 21-page rule book on dress choice

A little bit of privacy can be hard to come by.

The sign that will finally give parents some peace in the bathroom

A green cocktail, part of the healthy alcohol movement.

The future of food: Sex drinks, plant burgers and healthy cocktails

Andouille sausage with mustard at Jangling Jacks.

Sydney's hidden gems: tiny bars and eateries worth seeking out

Bonnie Sutherland
14 mins ago

Zucchini and haloumi fritters are quick, healthy and delicious for all the family this summer

Weekly meal planner: Give your diet a Mediterranean makeover

A 787 Dreamliner touches down. An all-new aircraft designed to fly from the US to Europe will fill the gap between the ...

The Boeing 797: All-new 'paper plane' wins over airlines

Julie Johnsson

Stockholm, Sweden.

Breathe easy: The world's cleanest capital cities named

The Raffles Hotel in Singapore is undergoing a revamp, the latest change in its 130-year history.

Singapore's most famous hotel to close until mid-2018

Annie Dang

Social networks have come under fire for working with third parties who market the data to law enforcement.

Facebook says police can't use data

1 hr ago

Telstra's Nighthawk M1 router can't deliver on its speed promises if you're out in the 'burbs.

Hands on: Telstra's Nighthawk hotspot

COMMENT

Mike Cannon-Brookes: "This would be a world first technology, un-replicated anywhere else, and will put South Australia ...

Musk resumes Twitter campaign for Australian energy reform

Concept hybrid electric airliner from Airbus and EADs in competition with magniX.

Aussie tech firm in electric aircraft race

Google's CAPCHA.

Google has finally killed off CAPTCHA

Gizmodo

Intel's $20 billion purchase shakes up driverless car sector

1 hr ago

2015 Porsche Mission E concept
EMBARGO 2100 hours Monday 14.09.2015 CET

Mission-E to spawn more electric Porsches

Andrew MacLean

Ferrari 488 feature by Sam Charlwood

What are the seven best Ferraris to date?

Stephen Ottley

The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe concept that teased a new 8-Series back in 2013.

BMW 8-Series set to return

Andrew MacLean

2017 Maserati GranTurismo Special Edition.

Maserati releases two special editions

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-Benz has dismissed the idea of high-performance version of its X-Class dual-cab ute.

No AMG model for Benz X-Class ute

Jonathan Hawley

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: Tigers coach Jason Taylor is pictured before the round 20 NRL match between the St George ...

Simona cost Tigers chance to make 2016 finals, says Taylor

Michael Chammas

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Fourth official Mike Jones intervenes as Jose Mourinho manager of Manchester United and ...

Conte and the Special One separated in heated FA Cup clash

50 mins ago

Nathan Lyon celebrates his 8-50 on day one.

Psychological warfare: Australia fire first shot before third Test

Andrew Wu

Israel Folau scored two tries in defeat for the Waratahs.

Centre of attention: Folau given four more games to prove worth

Georgina Robinson

Happier times: South Africa's Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula (centre) holds Durban's 2022 Commonwealth ...

Chaos as host city stripped of Commonwealth Games

42 mins ago

Uncertain: Pat Lambie will be out for at least six to eight weeks.

Springboks star fractures vertebrae

1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 26: Luke Hodge of the Hawks looks ahead during the JLT Community Series AFL match ...

Coach says it wasn't his call to suspend Hawks star

Ronny Lerner
21 mins ago

One that got away: Virat Kohli reacts to missing a catch off Matt Renshaw on day two.

Virat Kohli slumps in latest Test rankings

1 hr ago

Former Cronulla Shark Ben Barba.

Reality bites: Too many excuses for NRL players

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Caption:MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Matt Scott of the Maroons celebrates scoring a try during game two of the State ...

Doors opens for Blues as another Maroon star will miss Origin

Phil Lutton

Hymel Hunt respects the NRL's concussion protocols.

Hunt relieved club doctor blocked return from concussion

Chris Barrett

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