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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 22 March 2017. Photo: ...

New blow for PM as Labor soars ahead of Coalition in poll

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola
25 mins ago

Kathryn Ridge, the independent candidate for Manly calling for the release of documents about Manly Oval redevelopment ...

Manly candidate demands reports into bungled plan be released

Sean Nicholls

Temson Junior Semeki and his partner, Leonie Hafke, were on a months-long trip around Asia.

Girlfriend of man who died trying to save her taking loss 'really hard'

Fifteen people have been shot, one fatally, at a nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ohio nightclub shooting leaves one dead, 14 wounded, police say

1 hr ago

TV host Grant Denyer has walked away from a rally crash in Victoria

TV personality Grant Denyer airlifted to hospital after rally crash

1 hr ago

Holly Pender hates receiving the 'sorry we missed you card'.

'Carding': the Australia Post gripe that is driving customers up the wall

Fears new online test will create 'two levels of students'

Rate cut decision set to blow $650 million hole in budget

'Nobody's got cash': threat to Sydney's public spaces

Catholic parents lose fight to stop lesbian couple adopting girl

Man left seriously hurt after shooting in broad daylight

Zohra Aly in front of the shrine of Imam Husayn in Karbala

Taken hostage in Iraq by Saddam Hussein, I hadn't returned - until now

Australia's Nathan Lyon bowls during the second day of their fourth test cricket match against India in Dharmsala, ...

Australia v India: Four over burst of pace, intriguing times ahead

22 mins ago

Snake? Nadia does not look convinced by Anthony on Married At First Sight.

Why Married At First Sight has ripped out our hearts

COMMENT

An escalator malfunction left 18 injured at a Hong Kong shopping centre.

Eighteen people hurt in escalator malfunction at shopping centre

Brett and Chris survive Sudden Death on MKR.

With nine teams left, who is likely to win My Kitchen Rules?

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

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Dragons down listless Warriors

Shannai Pearce, who runs the BiteBack website, says e-mental health programs are "a really good solution".

'Scared I'd be labelled nuts': when going online for help works

KIIS 1065's naked dating segment.

Naked dating ... and you thought Tinder was bad

Daniel Ricciardo

Ricciardo's quest to stand on the podium over before it began

Donut with sprinkles isolated on white background food, crackers, donut, istock

Biggest issue couples face could be fixed with quick chat over donuts

Sung Dobson House by Sam Crawford Architects.

How innovative design saved a west-facing home from the heat

Mud Australia's homeware combines a minimalist aesthetic with a handmade finish.

Shop 'til you drop: Dea Jolly's top furniture and homeware shops

The view from Michael Cook's Balgowlah Heights beachfront home.

Mac banker lists his Balgowlah beachfront for $10m

Adele performs at ANZ Stadium on March 10, 2017 in Sydney.

Revealed: Sydney's shadowy, $20,000+ celebrity-rental market

Art by Trudy More and Jess Racklyeft; photo of Penny Lane's grandfather, John Lane; hand-painted pot by Lane under her ...

Sydney photographer paints warehouse white for a vintage feel

UTS professor Chongyi Feng has been detained in China.

Chinese police stop UTS academic over 'threat to state security'

35 mins ago

Toddler dies after being hit by truck in 'tragic accident'

The motorists caught out by Sydney's confusing parking signs

Andrew Taylor

Carmel Duprat.

'We're prisoners in apartments': WestConnex's latest victims

Jacob Saulwick

The race that saw Greysynd Ace win by a surprisingly comfortable margin in Canberra last year is the subject of an ...

Curious case of betting roughie who won by eight lengths

Harriet Alexander

Shannai Pearce, who runs the online youth mental health site BiteBack, says e-mental health programs are "a really good ...

Why it took Shannai years to get treatment for near-fatal illness

Kim Arlington

Marcus Cornish outside the old Penrith Public School.

Penrith 'last bastion of Australian way of life in Sydney'

As of 11am on Saturday, Tropical Cyclone Debbie was an estimated 650 kilometres east of Cairns and 580 kilometres ...

Tourists 'scared stiff' as tropical cyclone Debbie brews off coast

2 mins ago

Adam Hollingworth, who coaches his son Tully's team, is one of 25,000 community coaches who have either knowingly or ...

Dad told to sign away his rights or be axed as coach for son's team

Sienna in Princess Margaret Hospital following her surgery.

Three-year-old suffers horrific burns after freak treadmill accident

WA

John Fawkner Private Hospital

Massive privacy breach as patients' medical records found in street

VIC

Jordan, 2017. Abu Eyad, his wife and children continue to keep their Palestinian identity secret. They moved from ...

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Jordan, 2017. Abu Eyad, his wife and children continue to keep their Palestinian identity secret. They moved from ...

A year into war, Abu Eyad made the hardest decision

Marika Sosnowski and Darrian Traynor

The unemployment rate has hardly moved in the past 12 months, but jobs are being created.

Where job prospects are brightest in NSW

Matt Wade

Most people can handle making a speech, booking a restaurant or helping with the dress on the day, it's when a woman ...

The unacknowledged truth about being a bridesmaid

Natalie Reilly

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 22 March 2017. Photo: ...

Fairfax-Ipsos poll: support for the Turnbull government crashes

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola
25 mins ago

Penalty rate cuts could blow $650m hole in federal budget

Adam Gartrell

Australia's career political class on the rise

Tom McIlroy

ABC boss Michelle Guthrie.

The diversity problem at the ABC

Tom McIlroy

Scott Andrews, Coca Cola's National Environment Manager, at their plant in Northmead.

The clean technology that has helped companies profits climb

Eryk Bagshaw

Jay Weatherill , Premier of South Australia 21/3/2017. Pic Ben Searcy .

Laundry incident that nearly brought SA Premier undone

Mark Kenny

Trump "not business as usual": Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.

Trump 'not business as usual' for defence, says Christopher Pyne

Dominique is now back to normal.,

Rare parasitic twin removed surgically from baby girl's back

1 hr ago

Hong Kong's new chief executive and former chief secretary Carrie Lam outside a polling station for the chief executive ...

Hong Kong 'elects' new chief executive in limited ballot

Kirsty Needham

Residents carry the bodies of several people killed during fights between Iraq security forces and Islamic State on the ...

US acknowledges airstrike in Mosul that left 200 civilians dead

Former United Kingdom Independence Party MP Douglas Carswell will sit as an independent.

Serial defector quits again, leaving UKIP without an MP

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has criticised companies agitating for the government to take action on marriage equality.

The bamboozling plot twists in the marriage equality saga

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Norway topped the happiness league table.

The six things that make for a happy nation

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: Problems threaten to dog him to the next election.

Right voice, wrong answer

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

The AFP says greater whistleblower protections would help law enforcement officers obtain information in foreign ...

AFP calls for whistleblower protections

Georgia Wilkins
1 hr ago

Cyclical stocks such as building materials – where earnings are tied to the economic cycle – tend to do well in a rising ...

Reality check for reflation trade as gloss wears off Trump

Jens Meyer

The US bull market isn't dead yet, as investors refocus on tax reform.

Investors are now hoping for Trump trade 2.0

Timothy Moore

Pawanjeet Heir: is facing her worst nightmare - deportation, along with her husband and young son.

Blackmail, extortion and slavery at a restaurant near you

EXCLUSIVE
Adele Ferguson

Their habits cost our TV networks $2.5b... so far

Catherine Armitage

Don't buy the 'money illusion': Here's what's happening to wages

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

My car can beat Lewis Hamilton, but not a tram

Mark Hawthorne

How sports bodies keep winning the TV rights battles

Mark Hawthorne

Lewis Hamilton made a surprising admission before his appearance at Hugo Boss Crown.

The one thing about Australia that terrifies Lewis Hamilton

Cars

A Tasmanian Cask Company barrel maturing whisky for Tasmanian Independent Bottlers.

The secret weapon behind Australia's best whisky

Smart Sipping

Nic Tait at his renovated cottage in Brunswick, Melbourne.

Home renovations that give you the most bang for your buck

Ben Hurley

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The true cost of loyalty programs

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey was in Sydney for WeWork's official launch.

How McKelvey's side hustle became co-working giant WeWork

Cara Waters

One question still endures: Do leaders actually matter?

Is leadership irrelevant?

James Adonis

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Vettel wins, Ricciardo has nightmare in Melbourne

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Tom Latham pockets intelligent catch

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Police chases cow chases police

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Cyclone Debbie has intensified: BOM

Sage advice from an eco warrior

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Snake? Nadia does not look convinced by Anthony on Married At First Sight.

Why Married At First Sight has ripped out our hearts

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Josh's words are falling on angry ears, with Amy growing more tight-lipped at her husband's attacks on MKR.

Who is likely to win MKR with nine teams left

ANALYSIS
Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Biggest Loser trainers Libby Babet and Shannan Ponton, with host Fiona Falkiner, haven't been able to breathe new life ...

Why Biggest Loser: Transformed is in trouble

COMMENT
Bridget McManus

Jessica Marais in <I>The Wrong Girl.</i>

Why Marais is only woman nominated for TV's biggest award

Michael Idato

This image released by Lionsgate shows a scene from, "Power Rangers." (Kimberly French/Lionsgate via AP)

Why films of classic TV shows are often turkeys – and how to fix it

Paul Byrnes

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Brett Ratner attends the "Robin Hood" Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd ...

Hollywood director Brett Ratner slams 'insane' Rotten Tomatoes

Jake Gyllenhaal Editorial Shoot for Columbia Pictures' LIFE. Jake Gyllenhaal portrait. The actor is one of the stars of ...

Life's Jake Gyllenhaal says acting left him 'untethered and lost'

Karl Quinn

David Duchovny returns as transgender FBI agent Denise Bryson.

Lynch mob: Stunning first look at the cast of the Twin Peaks reboot

Michael Idato

Spoon (EG, March 17)

The catchy riffs are great but have you got anything else?

Lucy Cormack

British comedian Phill Jupitus

That day when I nearly killed Belinda Carlisle ...

Sarah Thomas

There's a limit to the baby's adult personality traits.

Baldwin's turn as a toddler is just weird and confusing

Jake Wilson

Rachel Dolezal appears on the Today show in 2015 after resigning as head of a NAACP chapter after it was revealed that ...

In new book Rachel Dolezal says she identified as black as a girl

Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

KIIS 1065's naked dating segment.

Thought Tinder was bad? 'Naked Dating' is now a thing

Amy Croffey

I jadorbs this modern-take-on-Katherine-Hepburn suit by Alexander McQueen. Brie Larson has the je ne sais quois to pull ...

Brie Larson + Alexander McQueen = perfection

Stephanie Darling.

What I know works after 30 years as a beauty editor

Stephanie Darling

Georgia Love with the new <i>Bachelor</i>, Matty Johnson, on <i>The Bachelorette</i> last year.

Why Georgia Love won't watch The Bachelor

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Liam Payne and Cheryl have announced the birth of their first child, a baby boy.

One Direction star 'completely in awe' after birth of his first child

Olivia Palermo outside the Elie Saab show, during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Spring Summer 2017.

Olivia Palermo swears she sometimes wears sweatpants

Jane Mulkerrins

Ivanka Trump arrives for news conference with President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East ...

Ivanka Trump the neighbour from hell who doesn't know when it's bin night

Pip with her husband.

After brain cancer, Pip regained her lost memory through running

Sarah Berry

We often stumble when our hopes meet reality.

Does 'false hope syndrome' make it hard to lose weight?

Juli Fraga

The Tsimane are into exercise and bananas (well, plantains which are a low sugar variety).

What those with the world's healthiest hearts do differently

Sarah Berry

Salmon with coconut, glass noodles and herbs

Weekly meal planner: last days of March

T-bone steak with barbecue sauce by Neil Perry. Images by William Meppem, please credit.

34 different ways to cook a great steak. Find your favourite

Culinary fable: The story of butter says much about our relationship with food.

Does our complicated relationship with food stem from butter?

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Why I really don't care about your gender reveal

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Mum's 'before and after' photos are all of us after a big night out

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What languages should kids be learning to get ahead?

A TSA agent waits for passengers.

Traveller letters: I'll never go through Los Angeles airport again

Alter do Chao Beach in the Island of Love in Rio Tapajos, Brazil.

One of the world's best beach towns is 1600km from the nearest coast

Simon Romero

Halong Bay in Vietnam.

It's time: The world's next big cruising destination

Brian Johnston

Samsung's new QLED televisions push the boundaries of colour and brightness.

Hands on: Samsung QLED Ultra HD smart TV

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo say they want to give consumers access to their data, but are seeking new ...

Data the new gold as banks, tech firms battle

Webcity is experiencing a 24-hour outage.

Webcity services 'meltdown' leaves customers in the lurch

UPDATED

Any electronic device larger than 16 centimetres long is now prohibited.

How the airline laptop ban creates other risks

COMMENT

The Senate vote on Thursday foreshadowed a broader rollback of tech and telecom policies that have drawn the ire of ...

US moves to repeal internet privacy rules

2017 Toyota C-HR.

Why Toyota's new baby is a giant-killer

Stephen Ottley

Why Tesla owners are more forgiving

David McCowen

MONTMELO, SPAIN - MARCH 08: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team McLaren MCL32 on ...

Why you can't miss the 2017 Australian Grand Prix

David McCowen

While Nissan's SUVs are popular, passenger cars such as the Altima present a challenge.

Nissan: Passenger cars 'challenging' for the brand

David McCowen

2017 Nissan Navara Series 2. Embargo: 4am 24/03/2017

New Nissan Navara Series 2 reviewed

David McCowen

Bentley Continental GT.

Why the Bentley Continental is a used car bargain

David Morley

Overrun: Tigers players look dejected after blowing a 14-0 lead at home to the Storm.

Coach killers: Tigers have Taylor's blood on their hands

COMMENT
Michael Chammas
1 hr ago

Not Lyon: Nathan Lyon stars on day two of the fourth test, taking four wickets.

Lyon stars in gripping series decider

Andrew Wu
11 mins ago

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: Bernie Ibini of Sydney FC and Aryn Williams of the Glory contest the ball during the round ...

Record-breaking Sydney demolish Glory in Perth

Tristan Lavalette
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: Russell Packer and Gareth Widdop of the Dragons celebrate victory during the round four ...

Dragons down Warriors to move into top four

Mitch Jennings
34 mins ago

Best in the land: Bernard Foley is Australia's best No.10 by a fair distance.

Foley shows he is the most valuable player in Australia

ANALYSIS
Paul Cully

Sebastian Vettel

Vettel powers to victory to set up title fight with Hamilton

Michael Lynch
1 hr ago

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: Phil Davis of the Giants leads the team from the field at half time during the round one ...

Crows belt Giants to make big first-round statement

James Buckley

Socceroos (from left) Brad Smith, Tim Cahill, and Rylie McGree at Tarangoa Zoo with Nangaw the owl.

Cahill a chance to start against UAE

Dominic Bossi

Under pressure: The future of Bulldogs coach Des Hasler will be discussed at the club's board meeting on Thursday.

'Embarrassing and Unacceptable': Pressure mounts on Hasler

Michael Chammas

Blow: Tigers halfback Luke Brooks goes down with a hamstring injury.

Storm damage: Brooks injury compounds Tigers woes

Chris Barrett

Mitchell Moses, Luke Brooks and James Tedesco.

Elias mocks Tigers over Big Four signing deadline

Steve Mascord

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