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Cyclone Debbie

Airlie Beach

Cyclone declared a catastrophe as insurers brace for billion-dollar bill

Live

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Sydney.

Two calls defuse political bomb PM didn't see coming

29 mins ago

The local market shrugged off negative offshore leads to surge to its highest close of 2017 on Tuesday, driven by strong ...

Market hits two-year high after investors back rate hikes

Myriam Robin

Tiger bound: Ivan Cleary on Tuesday.

Wests Tigers poised to sign new coach in deal to cover four seasons

31 mins ago

Victorian students rally against the GST on tampons in 2015

'I think it's time': cheap way for Coalition to fix its 'woman problem'

24 mins ago

President Donald Trump listens as Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at the White House last week. Secretary of ...

Trump has a strategy to destroy IS - and it's working

COMMENT

"I got it wrong": Premier Mike Baird announcing a reversal of the greyhound racing ban.

Multimillion-dollar cost of Baird's backdown revealed

Sean Nicholls

Tax office gets powers to bring in extra $100m a year

'It's the root of all his problems': Cousins lashed by magistrate

Blackout just the start: market boss issues dire warning for Australia

UPDATED
53 mins ago

'Shame on the Daily Mail': Tabloid under fire over front page

Myer raid could prove an ingenious move from rags to riches trader

COMMENT

Abby Lee Miller has quit reality TV show <i>Dance Moms.</i>

TV star quits top-rating show as she faces jail time over $120,000 in suitcase

"Snow" appears to fall from the sky in Sarina as a result of Cyclone Debbie.

'Snow' falls in north Queensland as cyclone smashes the coast

1 hr ago

Lokesh Rahul celebrates India's Test and trophy win after posting his sixth half-century of the series.

Bitter low for Australia as they crash to defeat in fourth Test

18 mins ago

Rules are rules. If airlines have them, you must follow them.

Why United Airlines was right to ban teens in leggings

COMMENT

Smith and Wade.

'You're useless': Stump mic picks up Wade, Smith sledges

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Cyclone Debbie: Social media lashes TV reporters

Richard Hunter lies next to a 1.7 metre dinosaur footprint belonging to a sauropod. The scale Richard is holding is 40cm ...

Giant footprint found in 'Australia's own Jurassic Park'

Mozambique's Azura Quilalea.

Few tourists visit one of the most stunning countries in the world

Eager young bosses can get up people's noses without even trying.

Nine things successful people do when they don't like someone

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Players scuffle after David Klemmer of the Bulldogs slapped Daly Cherry-Evans of the Sea ...

You can't do it on the street: the tactic Origin star wants banned

In 1990 a first home buyer would have purchased an average house in Sydney priced at $194,000

Houses aren't less affordable, but for new buyers they're riskier

Comment

Tick these jobs off your list now and you won't have to think about them for a whole year.

Household items you only have to clean once a year

You may recognise Missenden Manor as Dibley Manor in the hit '90s TV series The Vicar of Dibley starring Dawn French. ...

'Vicar of Dibley' manor house up for grabs for $6.5 million

Big World Homes by Alexander Symes: A potential solution to housing affordability.

This could be a world-first fix for Australia's housing problems

High levels of construction and buyer exuberance has led to some paying more for new apartments than perhaps they should ...

Where off-the-plan apartments have fallen in value

Airbnb scam. A house in Florida USA?is being falsely advertised as an apartment for lease in Bondi through Airbnb. Lucy ...

'Feel like I've been abused:' Airbnb host scammed by fake listing

'Game-changing' public transport plan for gridlocked Sydney road

Sydney councils jubilant after court blocks merger

police

Ex-cop accused of advising criminals how to avoid detection

Don't take the clean air and water for granted, environment groups say.

'Taking us backwards': NSW environment policies under scrutiny

Peter Hannam

An Anglican youth group provided opportunity for a "network of sexual perpetrators"..

After years of hearings, child abuse inquiry reveals final, brutal toll

Peter Petroulas says The Star has infringed his copyright

Top Sydney restaurateur in stoush with casino over the letter 'S'

The post mocking an alleged offender was on the network for over three hours.

Police under fire over Facebook post making fun of arrested man

WA
49 mins ago

Investigators outside the beauty salon on Monday afternoon.

Axe attack victim 'struck 24 times in shopping cenre'

VIC
1 hr ago

ACT Liberal Elizabeth Kikkert, speaking about her violent father during a debate in the ACT parliament on new laws to ...

'He would beat us if we tried to stop him': MLA's stirring address

ACT

Picture supplied for publicity 2000. Hitler's Children Children had Nazi values hammered into them.

'I openly accept I would be a Nazi Party member': LNP official

QLD

Cyclone Debbie as it crossed the north Queensland coast on Tuesday.

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Cyclone Debbie as it crossed the north Queensland coast on Tuesday.

Cyclone Debbie to wreak more havoc on damaged reef

Peter Hannam
1 hr ago

China and Australia cooperated on the operation that led to the ice bust this week.

Five-month operation led to a $100m drug bust in Australia

Kirsty Needham

Taking half measures: Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop.

Lessons for A-League in bitter war that is still hurting NRL

Roy Masters

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's decision to mothball the China treaty has been described as the worst-handled foreign ...

China syndrome: Turnbull turns on a dime over extradition

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

How did the government get China treaty so wrong?

James Massola
29 mins ago

New tests for MPs' travel claims

Adam Gartrell
36 mins ago

Foreign Affairs minister Julie Bishop says Australia will work with the US on strong border protection policies.

Bishop uses rare meeting to warn diplomats about Trump

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has written to the Victorian government this week.

Turnbull pulls plug on China extradition treaty

25 mins ago

Joytika Prasad with her son Jasneel.

Two Australian children caught in move to deport parents

EXCLUSIVE

Unconvinced of the need for change: Deng Adut has criticised the government over its plan to amend race hate laws.

Fairfax-Ipsos poll: Voters strongly oppose race hate law changes

EXCLUSIVE

An Iraqi soldier inspects a recently discovered train tunnel on the former Baghdad to Mosul line, that was turned into a ...

Trump has a strategy for destroying IS - and it's working

COMMENT

The scientists seeded the gaps in the plant cells with human heart tissue and fed red dye through it after watching ...

Spinach leaves turned into beating human heart tissue

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on the Federal ...

Trump embarks on uphill tax battle as shutdown approaches

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks in court in Moscow, Russia.

Vladimir Putin faces more protests, says opponent as he is jailed

Everything parents do to help their kids afford seemingly unaffordable house prices helps keep those prices high.

The Bank of Mum and Dad is keeping house prices high

COMMENT
Ross Gittins
1 hr ago

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How I'm hacking Facebook to conquer my addiction

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Jackson Ross works for St Vincent de Paul in their ability links program.

Australia needs a Minister for Youth so we can have a voice

COMMENT
Jackson Ross

Mohammed Reza says people come from across Sydney to eat his sweets at Shiraz IceCream.

How this man went from refugee to entrepreneur in three years

Cara Waters

One Myer shareholder said Solomon Lew was the 'most obvious buyer' for the stake.

Solomon Lew could chart Myer's future

Catie Low
29 mins ago

Cyclone Yasi caused insured losses of $1.4 billion.

Coal, sugar, insurance industries brace for Debbie's damage

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

The so-called "Google tax" is expected to raise $100 million in revenue per year from 2018.

Australia now officially has a 'Google tax'

Nassim Khadem

Banks push ASX to two-year high

Myriam Robin

Telstra joins global YouTube boycott as toll mounts on Google

Patrick Hatch
50 mins ago

Outdated energy market threatens supply security

UPDATED
Brian Robins
53 mins ago

'Trying to outrun a bear': Woolies chief has bad news for shoppers

Madeleine Heffernan
22 mins ago

The finished products await their new owners.

Inside the dream factory making the world's most luxurious cars

Cars

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is an example of a posh Aussie.

Are you 'posh' or not? Here's 12 signs you're top of the toffs

Culture

You don't want to be under-insured when travelling as you can get caught with new expenses when things go wrong.

How to lose thousands by trying to save tens

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Retiree renters are unlikely to be able to afford a comfortable retirement.

Renters need $1 million for comfortable retirement

ANALYSIS
John Collett

Mohammed Reza says people come from across Sydney to eat his sweets at Shiraz IceCream.

From refugee to entrepreneur in three years

Cara Waters

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell is backing a parliamentary inquiry to explore publicly and in full, the basis of ...

Distorted facts skewer the penalty rates debate

Kate Carnell

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Unyoked's solar-powered tiny homes

Domain

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Hundreds of arrests at Moscow anti-corruption rally

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US General: Coalition takes Iraq civilian deaths allegations seriously

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Flags and fists at pro-Trump rallies

Divers looking at fish and staghorn coral life.

Saving the reef: a special series

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Simone Mohr lost $3000 to ticket scalpers after buying Adele tickets from Viagogo.

'No one to turn to': Adele fan loses $3000 for Viagogo tickets

Ebony Bowden

Abby Lee Miller has quit reality TV show <i>Dance Moms.</i>

Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller quits show ahead of sentencing

Sarah Thomas

Sky News was found to have breached political advertising rules during an ad break for a February 2017 episode of The ...

The Bolt Report breaches ACMA rules over marriage equality ad

Broede Carmody

Veteran broadcaster Wendy Harmer has called on Mark Latham to apologise.

Harmer demands apology over Latham's Sky News comments

Broede Carmody

Mark Seymour is no fan of Pauline Hanson.

Mark Seymour slams Pauline Hanson and One Nation on Q&A

Bernard Zuel

Adele performs at Etihad Stadium on March 18, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.

Adele hints world tour could be her last

Broede Carmody
34 mins ago

National Party Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie

Q&A recap: Panel finds rare agreement over Turnbull's 18C changes

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

'It's not great': Anthony giving his frank appraisal on his and Nadia's long distance relationship on Married At First Sight.

Married At First Sight's Anthony is 'not in love' with Nadia, shock!

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Khadim Ali 39 infront of his painting 'The Arrival' on the foyer wall at the MCA Circular Quay West entrance. 27th ...

The devilish revelation that changed everything for Khadim

Peter Munro

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

Ai Weiwei's plan to use fences to bring down political walls

Kandos elder, cowboy Brian Webster, portrait by?Mervyn Bishop for his show at Cementa.

You've never heard of it but Cementa's the little arts festival that could

Katie Milton

Alexander Skarsgard in Big Little Lies.

Are we finally heading into the era of equal opportunity nudity?

Annie Brown
1 hr ago

Leggings are set to be this generation's jeans.

In 2017 leggings are pants, and the proof is in the productivity

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke
1 hr ago

Nicole Kidman with her on-screen husband Alexander Skarsgård in Big Little Lies.

Nicole Kidman's real-life bruises shocked Keith Urban

Jenna Clarke

President Donald Trump with his wife first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, pumps his fist as they disembark ...

Where is Melania? First Lady vanishes from public eye

Paul Schwartzman
1 hr ago

Danielle Peskowitz in her first appearance on the <i>Dr. Phil</i> show in September 2016.

Father of 'Cash me Ousside' girl wants her out of Hollywood

Daphne Duret

Australia still refuses to give equal marriage rights to people of the same sex, despite it being allowed in many other ...

Australia's stance is starting to get embarrassing

COMMENT
Jane Caro

The "Fearless Girl" in Wall Street, New York.

The sculptor of the famous bull wants Fearless Girl to go

Yes you can get Cara Delevingne-level eyebrows, it's just going to take some patience ... and some products.

Yes bushy eyebrows are confronting, yes they're worth it

Natalie Reilly

Textures and aromas enhance the eating experience.

Smell your food and ditch iced water to eat healthily

Sarah Knapton

Eating whole fish is better than taking supplements.

Forget fish oil supplements during pregancy

Sarah Berry

The food choices a mother makes during pregnancy count.

Preventing chronic disease in the next generation starts here

Paula Goodyer

Restaurant critic Jay Rayner.

The 10 worst restaurant habits... Feared critic lays down the law

Jay Rayner

Home-style eggs with chilli.

Like it hot? You'll love Chinese 'home-style' fried eggs

Kylie Kwong

Jamie Oliver will revive Jamie's Italian Down Under.

Why we'll be seeing more of Jamie Oliver Downunder ...

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Would you do this to your baby in a carseat?

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How Adele's son is taking after his famous mum

A sample of the Aussie Legends alphabet.

Mum creates alphabet of Aussie legends

Rules are rules. If airlines have them, you must follow them.

Why United Airlines was right to ban teens in leggings

COMMENT
Leslie Gray Streeter

Visitors take to the water off Azura Quilalea.

One of the world's most stunning countries is one of the least visited

Sue Williams

People chill out on deck-chairs at Berlin Strand Bar, a river-side bar on the banks of the Spree.

This is the ultimate holiday destination you'll always go back to

Ben Groundwater

LG's 2017 Ultra HD OLEDs are thinner than ever, like this slender W7 stuck on glass, but they don't skimp on picture quality.

Hands on: LG wallpaper Ultra HD OLED TV

COMMENT

Christian Safko

Meet the Aussie gamers battling on global stage

Samsung is reportedly introducing new fingerprint and retina scanners.

Samsung must get the Galaxy S8 right, analysts say

Steven Spielberg's <i>Ready Player One</i> is hailed by many in the VR industry as a seminal piece of writing about ...

VR for Spielberg flick Ready Player One

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Behind the scenes with a $7000 Grand Prix ticket

David McCowen

Honda Jazz VTi-L

Which is the best Honda Jazz model?

Stephen Ottley

The Mercedes-Benz EQ electric car concept was revealed at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Chery and Mercedes enter trademark war

Drive Staff

2017 Volkswagen Touareg Adventure.

Volkswagen Touareg Adventure special edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

A new report has found that most cars used more average fuel than what is claimed on its stickers.

Most cars struggle to hit fuel use claims

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-AMG E43.

Driven: Mercedes-AMG E43

Andrew MacLean

Tiger bound: Former Panthers coach Ivan Cleary is set to be appointed this week.

Wests Tigers to offer Cleary 2020 deal

Michael Chammas
31 mins ago

Steve Smith shakes hands with Indian counterpart Virat Kohli after the conclusion of the fourth and final Test on Tuesday.

Smith hails Australian side's progress after series defeat

Andrew Wu
18 mins ago

England head coach Eddie Jones.

Bring back the Originals: The Super Rugby cuts that Eddie wants

Chris Dutton

Players scuffle after David Klemmer of the Bulldogs slapped Daly Cherry-Evans of the Sea Eagles.

You can't do it on the street: the tactic Origin star wants banned

Scott Bailey

NCH SPORT. W-League - Newcastle Jets VS Sydney FC. Newcastle Jets #5 Arin Gilliland leaps to head the ball with Sydney ...

The hidden corner of sport where concussions hit hardest

Jacob Bogage

Big decision: Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop.

Why expansion risks damaging A-League

Roy Masters

Smith and Wade.

'Why don't you get picked?' BCCI post clip of Aussies sledging

Rob Forsaith

Bernard Foley has played just one Super Rugby match this year.

Worrying signs: Wallabies star's concussion symptoms return

Tom Decent
1 hr ago

Under fire: Bulldogs coach Des Hasler.

Dogs don't need to sack Hasler. They need a player to get angry

Andrew Webster

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Panthers coach Ivan Cleary speaks to the media during a NRL Finals series press ...

Tigers to meet Cleary this week as round-six start date looms

Michael Chammas

Jack Bird should be the Sharks permanent fullback.

Gallen prefers to look at bigger picture as Bird mulls future

Chris Barrett

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