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The emergence of flu strains has gathered pace in the past 15 years.

'Something else going on': Deadly flu pandemic likely

Steve Bannon, Trump's chief strategist, was a controversial appointment to the NSC.

Bannon dumped from role a win for Trump's national security adviser

President Donald Trump speak during a news conference on Wednesday.

'My responsibility': Gas attack 'changed' Trump's views on Syria

Doing things his way: Nick Kyrgios.

Kyrgios posts car ad on Facebook, is hit with slew of sarcastic replies

1 hr ago

Felicity Wilson says she has lived in many places over the past ten years.

Unanswered questions after Felicity's selfie with John Howard

EXCLUSIVE

Knight Frank Photographed by John Wright

Sydney real estate 'cheap', says global property expert

Insurers forced to pay '5-star' Comanchero brothel claim

Aldi's multimillion-dollar spend-up on Australia's east coast

'I don't know what it means to be complicit': Ivanka Trump

Petrol giant blasted for rampant underpayment of workers

EXCLUSIVE

Labor knew how to stop housing boom - now PM has to take up their idea

COMMENT

Anna Green, a partner at the Boston Consulting Group and co-global head of their media practice.

Anna's colleagues were shocked at her promotion at eight months pregnant

AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 04: Dustin Johnson of the United States looks on from the third hole during a practice round prior ...

World No.1 injured in freak accident on eve of the Masters

7 mins ago

FILE - In this March 17, 2016 file photo, Barry Manilow performs in concert during his "One Last Time! Tour 2016" in ...

Barry Manilow comes out at 73, speaks of partner of 39 years

Scarlett Johansson in <i>Ghost in the Shell</i>.

Johansson blockbuster flops amid casting controversy

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How much caffeine is in your decaf coffee?

10 mins ago

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Rockhampton set for peak flood

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance in the Pepsi ad.

'Clearly we missed the mark': Pepsi dumps Jenner ad

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Gary Ablett of the Suns during the round one AFL match between the Gold Coast Suns and ...

Ablett took Suns' money, but won't stay the course

Pivotal performer: Tigers five-eighth Mitchell Moses.

Tiger seeks release after signing with Eels for $700,000 a year

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

Is open plan the only option and do you really need a butler's pantry?

The popular design trends that can affect the resale of your home

White Cliffs Underground Motel

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

A crowd at Bondi Beach in summer. At one point there was a proposal to build a rail line to the popular tourist destination.

Why residents are happy to live in these poorly-connected suburbs

Photo: Studio Stamp

From modern to country: Which interior style best suits you?

Home prices in Singapore have fallen for 14 consecutive quarters.

How Asia can help burst Sydney's property bubble

Comment

A poster of the proposed Australian Korea Commemorative Gardens and Culture Centre, which was on display at the "ground ...

Sports fields and Sydney park to be turned into $20m 'cultural centre'

Nightclub owner's son 'someone we'd go to for help', rape trial told

Over-the-phone abortion service safe and effective, review finds

Kate Aubusson

Drummoyne MP John Sidoti.

Liberal identity's firm pushed for rezoning of MP's property

Sean Nicholls

The measles rash on the face of a child.

New cases in measles outbreak spark warning after trip to hospital

Kate Aubusson

The trial continues.

Murder suspect 'blamed herself for son's death'

Jodie Stephens

A female red-sided garter snake is surrounded by multiple males trying to mate with her in a huge mating aggregation in ...

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

Marcus Strom

John Anderson, former board member of Latrobe Regional Hospital.

Hospital board member forced to quit over 'offensive' tweets

VIC
1 hr ago

Spanish company Talgo are proposing to run their state of the art trains (pictured) between Canberra and Sydney.

Two-hour train between Canberra and Sydney on the cards

ACT

Terry Pareja had his legs amputated after contracting a necrotising skin infection.

Venom not to blame for spider-bite victim losing legs, experts say

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 05: Milton Silcock poses at home in Camira. Milton has been diagnosed with contracting a ...

'All my energy has gone': man laid low by bird droppings

QLD

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet in Florida on Thursday.

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet in Florida on Thursday.

What China wants from Xi and Trump meeting

Kirsty Needham

Sydney University. Generic photographs from a Graduation Ceremony at Sydney University. 21 October 2005. AFR Photo by ...

Australian unis commit to releasing sexual assault data

Eryk Bagshaw
1 hr ago

Lisa McAdams , domestic violence survivor and now teaches corporations how to humanely support staff effected by it. ...

My boss saved my life when I suffered domestic violence

COMMENT
Lisa McAdams

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Treasurer Scott Morrison could receive a bonus in the budget.

Morrison eyes $4b resources budget bonus

James Massola

'It is time': Tony Nutt resigns as Liberal Party director

Latika Bourke

Chemical attack: removing dictator Bashar al-Assad 'not an option'

Tom McIlroy

Professor Barney Glover, Chair of Universities Australia

Australian universities pledge to release sexual assault data

1 hr ago

Bob Day was ineligible to have been elected, the High Court has ruled.

Family First candidate in box seat after Day election ruled invalid

Minister for Human Services Alan Tudge visited the Channel Operations Facility in his department in Canberra on ...

Cyclone Debbie: Behind the scenes of a disaster response

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 05: Anna Bligh speaks at the AFR - Banking and Wealth Summit at the Sofitel Hotel, on April 5, ...

Anna Bligh concedes banks face 'implosion' of public trust

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

What China wants from Xi and Trump meeting

Kirsty Needham

President Donald Trump speak during a news conference on Wednesday.

Trump: Syria gas attack 'crossed a lot of lines'

A rare ornament from the Pleistocene of Sulawesi.

Prehistoric jewellery challenges view early humans less advanced

Jewel Topsfield

This photo provided by the Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated, shows Syrian doctors treating a child ...

Russia says Syria gas attack caused by rebels' own chemical arsenal

President Trump maintains a travel ban is what will keep Americans safe.

The domestic terror attacks Trump won't talk about

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

Illustration: John Shakespeare

How to walk back from the housing abyss

COMMENT
Peter Martin

A woman's wage shouldn't depend on what her family earns, or what her partner earns.

A woman’s wage has nothing to do with what her husband earns

COMMENT
Tanya Plibersek

Bob Brown returned to Parliament House in Canberra with Geoff Cousins and environmental groups to protest against the ...

Adani's mega mine is wrong in so many ways

COMMENT
Julien Vincent

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: Bears take upper hand

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Chris Weston
53 mins ago

United Petroleum has been blasted for underpaying staff following raids by Fair Work.

Raids uncover rampant underpaying of vulnerable staff

EXCLUSIVE
Adele Ferguson

Anna Green, a partner at the Boston Consulting Group and co-global head of their media practice.

Female 'ambition gap' is a myth

Anna Patty

A new jackpot on the way for Len Ainsworth?

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Qantas finds tonic in Cathay's poison as Chinese tour Australia

ANALYSIS
Angus Whitley, Matthew Winkler

APRA's gift that keeps on giving for the banks

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Apple Pay ruling 'hits innovation'

It's a small thing that plays a big part in first impressions.

The one thing everyone is secretly judging you on

Grooming
9 mins ago

Master & Dynamic MW50 headphones.

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

Technology

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

Funky Trunks had a 40 per cent increase in sales over summer.

How we fared over the long hot summer

Nina Hendy

Telework gets people off roads, reduces stress and improves employee productivity.

Working from home trend must be part of urbanisation policy

Tony Featherstone

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Steve Bannon demoted

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Australians among World's 50 Best Restaurants

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Turnbull won't budge on housing affordability

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Ivanka Trump 'not silent'

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

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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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Court broke down in tears during Wednesday night's episode.

Court and Duncan pulled aside by 'uncomfortable' Manu on MKR

Broede Carmody

The action sequences are shapeless in <i>Chips</i>, starring Michael Pena as Ponch and Dax Shepard as Jon Baker.

One star: Lazy, ugly attempts at humour make for wretched Chips

Jake Wilson

Beyonce revealed the new clip on Instagram today.

Beyonce drops surprise song clip for Jay Z on ninth anniversary

Sarah Thomas

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 <i>Man Down</i>.

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 <i>Harry Potter</i> 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

Double act: Cyndi Lauper and Deborah Harry are perfectly imperfect.

What fun! Like a brilliantly drunken family wedding

Sarah Thomas

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

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance in the Pepsi ad.

Pepsi pulls tone-deaf ad, apologises to Kendall Jenner

Men across the Netherlands are holding hands to protest an allegedly homophobic attack.

Straight men are holding hands in solidarity after gay attack

Mary Ward
12 mins ago

No Kate wasn't at home with the kids, she was living large with her sister Pippa Middleton, celebrating her hen's day.

So this is what Kate was up to when William was 'dad dancing'

Jenna Clarke
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

Ivanka Trump speaks during a town hall with business leaders in Washington on Tuesday.

Ivanka Trump: 'I don't know what it means to be complicit'

Abby Phillip

Barry Manilow confirmed he was married to his partner of 39 years.

Barry Manilow comes out as gay at 73, reveals husband Garry

Chelsea Clinton on stage with her mother Hillary on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia ...

Chelsea Clinton put on the spot about Hillary's political future

Annie Brown

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

Focus on where your interests lie and blend in the rest where and how you can.

Forget work-life balance and try 'blending' instead

Sarah Berry
1 hr ago

Dancing towards a healthier brain.

Walk, stretch or dance? Dancing may be best for the brain

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
1 hr ago

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

Snacks at Brae in Birregurra.

Two Australian restaurants crack world's top 50 as winners revealed

1 hr ago

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

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

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

Head-to-head: Audi TTS Coupe v Porsche 718 Cayman.

Audi TTS Coupe v Porsche 718 Cayman

Stephen Ottley

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

Holden unveils Subaru Outback rival

David McCowen

The Tickford Enhanced Ford Mustang features a variety of performance upgrades.

No decision on Mustang in V8 Supercars: Prodrive

David McCowen

Toyota has recalled some Yaris models to replace faulty airbags.

Toyota customers hit again by airbag recall

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-Benz E220d All-Terrain.

Mercedes reveals price for new high-riding wagon

Dom Tripolone

2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S Coupe.

Mercedes-Benz reveals two new hot SUVs

Greg Kable

Pivotal performer: Tigers five-eighth Mitchell Moses.

Moses wants immediate release as Parramatta sign Tigers star

Adrian Proszenko, Michael Chammas

Speaking out: Sacked Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor.

Taylor warns Woods, Tedesco it would be 'disrespectful' to leave

Adam Pengilly

Sport. West Tigers . New coach Ivan Cleary at a press conference at Wests Leagues club . Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken ...

Cleary wasting no time: one playmaker signed and one gone

ANALYSIS
Adrian Proszenko

On the fly: Wallabies great Mark Ella.

Want more Ellas? Then here's two rugby laws that must change

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Running repairs: Winx will have synthetic hoof filler in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday.

Winx's gear change doesn't scare punters

Chris Roots

Milestone: Buddy Franklin is keen to celebrate his 250th match with a win.

Buddy desperate for a win to mark his 250th

James Buckley

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

Skelton realistic over Wallabies future

Tom Decent

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

Day reveals huge personal boost

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

Bookies changed markets two hours before players dropped

Adam Pengilly

Back in action: Kieran Foran made his NRL debut for the Warriors on Sunday.

Foran set to be Storm target to replace Cronk

Chris Barrett, Adrian Proszenko

Origin pressure: Mitchell Pearce has started the year as one of the form halves in the NRL.

Robinson won't buy into Pearce Blues calls

Steve Zemek

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