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A child victim of a suspected chemical attack is treated at a makeshift hospital in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern ...

Trump's 'biggest mistake' a trigger for gas attack

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

The measles rash on the face of a child.

Latest cases in measles outbreak spark warning after trip to hospital

BREAKING
Kate Aubusson
6 mins ago

Mobile phone generic

'Not complex medical care': over-the-phone abortion gets thumbs up

University of Wollongong Sydney Business School

University to deliver $10 million back pay to staff

1 hr ago

Karl-Johan Persson, Global CEO of H&M in their new Melbourne store which will open shortly. Thursday 3rd April 2014. ...

Meet the man blowing up Australian retail, and he isn't finished yet

The couple in question were married for 35 years before deciding to split.

She got $15m in divorce, then her ex-husband unlocked $93m bonanza

Nurofen slapped with multimillion-dollar penalty

45 mins ago

Woman was 'a mess' after alleged nightclub rape, says friend

Court ruling on senator could create a bigger headache for PM

Banks face 'implosion' of public trust: Bligh

Ahead of meeting that could decide next world order, Xi is on edge

Kasey Edwards.

I almost did not return the call that would change the lives of my children

COMMENT

Top IT professionals can get multiple job offers, giving them bargaining power for their wages.

The jobs that will give you the biggest pay rise this year

1 hr ago

Charlie with Pierra Bell and Jake, Lucy and Sophia Paynter.

Devastated train driver thought little dog was dead - he was wrong

1 hr ago

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance.

Backlash to Kendall Jenner's Pepsi ad was swift and just

All that glitters is not gold in Perth, as the property market finds its floor.

After the boom: This is what it looks like when a bubble bursts

Martial arts master catches man after 8 metre fall

Associate Professor Rebecca Cassells from the Curtin Business School.

Working more might make you successful but you'll be miserable

The Pink Star diamond, the most valuable cut diamond ever offered at auction, as it was displayed by a model at a ...

Bids for stunning diamond hit $94 million in just five minutes

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: Luke Brooks of the Tigers takes the ball during the round four NRL match between the Wests ...

Brooks agrees to $1.1m Tigers deal as Eels chase Moses

EXCLUSIVE

A new documentary will air rare footage of Heath Ledger's home movies.

Heath Ledger documentary airs rare home footage

White Cliffs Underground Motel

'When it's quiet there's nobody': Running a motel in a town of 100

Home prices in Singapore have fallen for 14 consecutive quarters.

How Asia can help burst Sydney's property bubble

Comment

Listen, but always remember what you want.

Buying property? You shouldn't listen to family and friends

The simple shack is in a prime location.

$7 million cottage: Australia's priciest one-bedroom house?

Don't make these rookie mistakes when tackling your renovation.

The three biggest renovation mistakes, according to an expert

GP and addiction specialist Dr Simon Holliday warned GPs needed more support to handled the influx of opioid dependent ...

'Dilemma': prescription change expected to hit waiting rooms

Kate Aubusson

Why sex obsession is a long-term killer for male snakes

Marcus Strom

'Mr Probity': the ethics adviser scrutinising the land titles sell-off

EXCLUSIVE
Esther Han

Crown prosecutor Christopher Maxwell, QC, during the Roger Rogerson trial in May 2016.

Sydney silk appointed state's acting top prosecutor

Michaela Whitbourn

Stephanie King, pictured with her children (left to right) Chloe May, Jacob, and Ella Jane.

Mother died with child in her arms as car sank into river

Eamonn Duff

Former NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli to join UNSW.

Former education minister Piccoli's new UNSW role

Alexandra Smith

Chris Griffiths was removed as principal of Punchbowl Boys High in March.

Ousted boys' school principal launches legal action

Floorboards

Record drug haul: 903kg of ice found in floorboard shipment

1 hr ago

Adani's giant coal mine in the Galilee Basin aims to export mainly to India.

Coal mine to draw 26 million litres of water per day

Peter Hannam

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'The inequity is worsening': A tale of two schools

VIC

Rockhampton photographed from 10 kilometres up on Tuesday.

Police to patrol against looters as river starts to swallow Rockhampton

QLD

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Nothing is left to chance at Augusta.

10 things you (probably) didn't know about the US Masters

Charles Happell

My mother took great pride in the fact she did not "dump" her children at childcare.

Why I refuse to feel guilty for sending my kids to childcare

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Katharine Graham with <i>Washington Post</i> reporters Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward in 1972.

45 years after Watergate, the truth is again in danger

Robert Redford

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Australian Bankers Association chief executive officer Anna Bligh speaks in Sydney on Wednesday.

Anna Bligh concedes banks face 'implosion' of public trust

Heath Aston

'A shocking war crime': PM condemns chemical attack

Tom McIlroy

Family First ruling throws Senate numbers into doubt

Matthew Knott

Treasurer Scott Morrison says Labor would take a chainsaw to the housing market.

'We want to use a scalpel': Scott Morrison hits back on housing

James Massola

Counter-radicalisation clinical psychologist Feriha Peracha in Canberra.

The woman who de-radicalised nearly 200 potential terrorists

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says world leaders will determine a response to the Syrian attacks.

$24b tax cut may be worth just 0.2% to the economy

Ayaan Hirsi Ali serves up pseudo-theology just as the NutriBullet infomercials use pseudo-science.

Call for government programs to 'assimilate' Muslims

A child victim of a suspected chemical attack is treated at a makeshift hospital in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern ...

Chemical attack in Syria poses questions for Trump's leadership

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program "The O'Reilly Factor".

Advertisers flee Bill O'Reilly over harassment story

The Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at Werribee Mansion in 2013.

Outrage in UK after Cadbury drops Easter reference for egg hunt

arter Page, a former foreign policy adviser of US President-elect Donald Trump, speaks at a news conference at RIA ...

Former Trump adviser admits speaking with Russian spy

Senator Eric Abetz

Let's celebrate Abetz's unexpected support for bisexual visibility!

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Shows such as <i>Gogglebox</I> reveal there is a seemingly limitless supply of nobodies eager to carve a place for ...

What Gogglebox tells us about English in Australia

COMMENT

Melbourne, we have a problem.

Put it away. Your phone, that is

COMMENT
Matt Holden

Category four Cyclone Debbie hammered the north Queensland coast.

Debbie does more damage - this time to insurers' profits

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
43 mins ago

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Markets Live: Resources prop up ASX

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
14 mins ago

Top IT professionals can get multiple job offers, giving them bargaining power for their wages.

The jobs that will give you the biggest pay rise

Anna Patty
1 hr ago

Banks need to rethink how much capital they hold, says APRA chairman Wayne Byers.

Banks struggle to rejig pay for workers that put customers first

Six-week strike may have cost BHP $1.3 billion

1 hr ago

Fairfax readies to strip out $30m costs

Jessica Gardner

You can buy a dozen harbourview mansions - or this gem

Divorced couple in legal spat over $93m share bonanza

Colin Kruger, CBD

Master & Dynamic MW50 headphones.

Boys toys: 25 gadgets you probably don't need, but you'll really want

Technology

The Qantas WiFi service will be free to all passengers.

What the airlines aren't telling you about your inflight Wi-Fi

High Flyer

Young adults can do things now that will improve their financial future

15 things to do by 30 to create a better life after 60

Money
John Collett

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What women want from the budget

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Kate Carnell has uncovered the practice of big business offering loans to small business in her inquiry into late payments.

'Pretty close to extortion': Mars, Kellogg's and Fonterra pushing loans on small business

Cara Waters

Mark Chapman is the head of tax communications at H&R Block.

Can you still run a cash business?

Alexandra Cain

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Snake orgy takes its toll

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Record ice seizure

Victoria Police

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Horrifying gas attack in Syria

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Stakes high as China's president heads to US

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: A dog, at the behest of his owner, rides a skatebaord on April 3, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. ...

World of Photos - April 5, 2017

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Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - Billions

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

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Beyonce revealed the new clip on Instagram today.

Beyonce drops surprise song clip for Jay Z on ninth anniversary

Sarah Thomas
26 mins ago

A new documentary will air rare footage of Heath Ledger's home movies.

'Always a director': Ledger doco to air rare home footage

Broede Carmody

Shia LaBeouf and Kate Mara in Man Down.

Shia LaBeouf’s new flop earns just $11.50 in UK opening weekend

Rob Moran

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he turned down an offer to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.

Sir Ian McKellen turned down offer to play Dumbledore

Broede Carmody

Gone for good: Danielle Cormack may have been the lifeblood of Bea Smith in Wentworth, but the prison lives on.

Can Wentworth survive without Queen Bea?

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

A slight clue that the old Josh is still simmering away beneath the surface despite his better manners on MKR.

What has happened to MKR 'bad boy' Josh?

Aja Styles

Casey Affleck in <i>A Ghost Story</i>

Casey Affleck and Whitney Houston films hit our shores

Garry Maddox

Shane Jacobson will host the feel-good talent show.

Seven gambles on kids' talent show to boost ratings

Broede Carmody

Trombonist Mick Mulcahy at the Sydney Opera House on April 3, 2017. Photo: Brook Mitchell

Exploring the smell of a unicorn and other oddities

Nick Galvin

Under a sheet: Casey Afflect in <i>A Ghost Story</i>,

A spectre calls: The big name lurking under this sheet

Garry Maddox

A hit around the worldwide: <i>The Lego Batman Movie</i>.

Aussie animators grab slice of a half billion dollar bonanza

Garry Maddox

Mel B has filed a restraining order against her estranged husband, Stephen Belafonte.

Mel B says her estranged husband punched and choked her

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

My mother took great pride in the fact she did not "dump" her children at childcare.

Why I refuse to feel guilty for sending my kids to childcare

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance.

Kendall Jenner's 'protest' Pepsi ad will depress you entirely

Annie Brown

FILE - In this April 26, 2016, file photo, actor Chris Evans poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the ...

Dating Captain America: What the end of this relationship tells us

COMMENT
Katherine Allan

Bill and Hillary Clinton‘s 22-year-old nephew, Tyler Clinton, has officially signed a modeling contract with big-time ...

Hillary Clinton's nephew scores himself a modelling contract

Naomi Watts attends the Charles Finch and CHANEL Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner at Madeo Restaurant on February 25, 2017 in ...

When celebs clap back: Naomi Watts outs secret 'snapper'

Prince Philip presents Kylie Minogue with the Britain-Australia Society Award.

Kylie gets royal nod from Prince Philip

Nick Miller

Part of making work function as self-care is considering its impact.

'Self-care' isn't just about relaxing. For me, it's about work

Anna North

We're still not getting the message on the role fruit and vegetables play in physical wellbeing.

The nutrition report card that Australians are failing

Sarah Berry

Make the moments count for a more positive day.

Turning negative thinkers into positive ones

JANE E. BRODY

Being a parent can be stressful, but mindfulness can help create more pockets of calm and connection.

The skill that will make parenting a lot more enjoyable

Sarah Berry

Jill Dupleix's mac 'n' cheese frittata.

Hot out the oven: 35 easy, cheesy pasta bake and lasagna recipes

Massimo Buttura gets grilled for Good Food's 20 Questions.

20 Questions with four of the World's 50 Best Chefs

The finger wharf, Woolloomooloo.

Is Woolloomooloo wharf becoming Sydney's new Little Italy?

Natasha and baby Danika.

Why red tape is keeping baby Danika's dad off her birth certificate

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The four-letter word helping teens talk about bullying

Bryce Maine when he asked his grandmother Catherine to the prom.

Teen asks his grandma to prom, but school rules it out

One of the wonders of the world, Cappadocia, Turkey.

The world's nine most incredible places where humans live

Ben Groundwater

Singapore Airlines' flight attendants have become iconic.

How Singapore Airlines changed a whole country

Steve Meacham

In this Wednesday, March 29, 2017 photo, visitors enjoy the cherry blossoms at the Yuyuantan Park during spring festival ...

Photos: Japan turns pink for its most magical time of year

6 mins ago

Intel Security has been rebadged as McAfee and now operates as a standalone company.

McAfee rebranding creates pure-play cyber security company

Michael Gorey

Judging by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong's tweet, which points to "20+ brands", it appears that many of the individual services ...

The internet has fun with new name for AOL-Yahoo tie-up

Brian Fung

Amazon is "conducting a storewide test about whether it should change its pricing strategy."

Six questions we have about Amazon in Australia

Elon Musk fired off a provocative tweet as Tesla shares soared. .

'Stormy weather in Shortville': Musk mocks investors as Tesla soars

David Welch and Dana Hull

Wiley Day's dog-tag chain got caught on the prongs of his plugged-in iPhone charger. He was treated at a hospital for ...

'Demonic': Electrocuted while sleeping with his charging iPhone

Amy B Wang

The next-generation Holden Commodore range will feature a high-riding wagon variant.

Holden unveils Subaru Outback rival

David McCowen

Toyota has recalled some Yaris models to replace faulty airbags.

Toyota customers hit again by airbag recall

David McCowen
22 mins ago

2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S Coupe.

Mercedes-Benz reveals two new hot SUVs

Greg Kable

City cars like the Mazda2 have seen a dramatic fall in sales over the first quarter of 2017.

Is the writing on the wall for city cars?

David McCowen

Volkswagen Passat 206 TSI R-Line offers plenty of punch.

VW's latest attempt to push into the premium market reviewed

Daniela Intili and David McCowen

A large contingent of car companies and leading tech providers are charging towards creating the first fully autonomous ...

Ford the leader in the autonomous technology: report

Dom Tripolone

Dumped: Matt Moylan was one of three Panthers dropped for breaking curfew.

Bookies changed markets two hours before players dropped

Adam Pengilly
1 hr ago

Seven figures: Luke Brooks.

Brooks agrees $1.1m Tigers deal as Eels chase Moses

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

Taking on more responsibility: Matt Giteau.

Giteau steps up to coach star-studded Toulon backline

Emotional: Jason Day announced his withdrawal from an event in Austin, Texas as his mother underwent surgery last month.

Day reveals huge personal boost ahead of Masters charge

Sydney bound: Cooper Cronk.

The three clubs firming as likely Cronk suitors

Michael Chammas

Back in business: Bernard Foley.

Tahs boosted as key pair named for Canes clash

Tom Decent

"People have agreed on essential points": Bob Arum.

Pacquiao finally set to agree to fight Horn

England-bound: Will Skelton has played 18 Tests for Australia.

Skelton delivers giant blow to Wallabies

Tom Decent
24 mins ago

Wanted man: Cooper Cronk goes home to an empty house in Melbourne.

Hasler's odd offer highlights Cronk's worth

Roy Masters

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk congratulate Billy Slater of the Storm after he ...

Slater says Cronk's exit won't influence his decision

Roy Ward

Staying put: Des Hasler is safe, but several star players could be squeezed out of Belmore.

Six Bulldogs stars in firing line at Belmore

Adrian Proszenko

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