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Putin hits back over US 'act of aggression' that damages relationship

Live
53 mins ago

A Tomahawk missile is launched during a test in 2010 in the Pacific Ocean.

US launches 50 to 60 missiles on Syria on Trump's orders

1 min ago

The USS Porter launches a missile towards a Syrian air force base.

US launches missiles on Syria: What we know so far

Craig Butt
3 mins ago

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Australian shares skid on news of the US missile attack

49 mins ago

President Donald Trump announces the US has launched military strikes in Syria.

Missile attack: Donald Trump puts the world on edge

Nick O'Malley
48 mins ago

The USS Porter launches a missile towards a Syrian air force base.

Trump crossed Obama's red line. So what does that mean for Australia?

ANALYSIS

Police and emergency services at the scene on Friday morning.

'Horrific': Terror police investigate after man fatally stabbed at servo

11 mins ago

It was an unhappy night for Kyrgios.

No excuses: Why Kyrgios doesn't deserve Australia's love

COMMENT

NBN

Homes without internet are stuck in regulatory limbo

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

President Donald Trump speaks after ordering air strikes against Syria.

What comes next after Trump's air strikes on Syria?

ANALYSIS

Could this become the world's most valuable company?

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

15 sentences an interviewer doesn't want to hear

Man jailed for shooting neighbour in fight over fence

Men accused of leaving father for dead face further charges

EXCLUSIVE

Here's the city we can learn from on housing affordability

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

It is important for parents to develop good savings habits with their children.

Maybe this is why politicians won't act on family trusts

INVESTIGATION

Room temperature isn't quite the same as it is in Europe.

We're 'anaesthetising' our wine - here's how to drink better

1 hr ago

Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis, left, and Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in a scene from Feud.

Susan Sarandon reveals the truth about those Julia Roberts rumours

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti beats the Blues.

Six pointers: Blues take on Bombers, Buddy's 250, Tiger test

Chris Lilley as private school girl Ja'mie King.

Can private school 'palaces' really prepare kids for the real world?

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Pentagon releases video of missile launch against Syria

President Donald Trump announces the US has launched military strikes in Syria.

Word for word: Trump's statement after the strike

These school holidays why not take the kids on a nature or bush walk?

Easter holidays are on: Things to do with the kids this weekend

Retirement talk: Losing Gary Ablett entirely is in no one's best interest.

Ablett backs the Suns into a corner with his retirement threat

COMMENT

Is this injection for men the future of contraception?

Ai Shin Cruz and her husband Erik live with their three children in a townhouse in Toongabbie. They managed to pay off ...

Harder for Australians to pay off mortgage by retirement than ever

Rachana Malagi says the most important features she is looking for in a new home are high ceilings and open-plan living.

Why couples walk the same neighbourhood each weekend

North America's tallest home - the 'Falcon's Nest' in Arizona.

View from the top: North America's tallest house for sale

Interest rates may be at record lows, but lending rules are tougher.

Melbourne pre-Easter market rises with rates steady – for now

ANALYSIS

Taylor Swift has been applauded for her decision to restore the former Goldwyn mansion.

Swift wins bid to have LA home awarded landmark status

Despite warnings of worsening Tullamarine traffic, the Andrews government has made no commitment to a rail line to the ...

Labor talks down Melbourne airport rail as PM pledges cash

Why you're seeing smoke around the city

Man found guilty of murdering wife's son-in-law

Alan West on the free public rooftop on Thursday.

Free St Kilda bay views could take a bath in million-dollar revamp

Watersun Homes was placed in voluntarily administration on Tuesday.

Failed builder 'may have been trading while insolvent'

EXCLUSIVE

CCTV footage shows one of the alleged thieves at a St Albans milk bar.

Ten teenagers arrested over series of robberies and burglaries

The scene where a car-carrier ran into a power pole before crashing into a childcare centre at Ferntree Gully on Thursday.

'Very bad feeling': Runaway truck ploughs into childcare centre

Police on scene at a service station in Queanbeyan after a fatal stabbing overnight.

Police hunt teens after fatal stabbing at service station

ACT
11 mins ago

Ben McCormack is a reporter for Channel Nine's <i>A Current Affair</i>.

Child porn arrest: A Current Affair reporter suspended

Joe Antoun with his wife Teagan.

'Mummy, look! That's the car that came to shoot Dad'

NSW

Premier Mark McGowan.

It's official: WA's economy is a basket case

UPDATED

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The modern strain of mindfulness has its DNA in Buddhism. Illustration by Georgia Perry/Jacky Winter Group.

Is mindfulness all it's cracked up to be?

GOOD WEEKEND

Malcolm Turnbull has been urged by human rights organisations to commit to a resettlement plan.

Time for honesty, humanity on fate of Manus refugees

COMMENT
Michael Gordon, Port Moresby
31 mins ago

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand in his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final of the Miami Open.

Backhand to the future: How long will Federer go on?

Greg Baum
39 mins ago

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Retirement talk: Losing Gary Ablett entirely is in no one's best interest.

Ablett backs the Suns into a corner

COMMENT
Jon Pierik

Harley Bennell is yet to make his AFL debut with Fremantle, and may never.

AFL future of Harley Bennell rests on next training comeback

Kim Hagdorn

The Bombers face traditional rivals Carlton.

Six pointers: Blues out to burst Bombers' bubble

Ronny Lerner

Gold Coast superstar Gary Ablett refused on Thursday night to commit to playing out his current contract with the team.

This could be it for Ablett but Suns remain supportive

Jon Pierik

Nick Riewoldt (middle).

Riewoldt named just two weeks after knee injury

Daniel Cherny

Lance Franklin of the Swans

Rock star, goalkicker extraordinaire - Buddy has it all

Wayne Carey
Wayne Carey

Over and out: Sean Dempster has played 222 AFL games.

Dempster confirms retirement, takes swipe at media

There are few more quintessentially "Melbourne" experiences than footy at the 'G.

Round three selection - ins and outs

UNSPECIFIED, PERSIAN GULF REGION - JANUARY 09: A airman guides a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster after it returned from ...

Will Australia be drawn into a fresh conflict in the Middle East?

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Turnbull 'knew in advance' of US plan to strike Syria

David Wroe

Former RBA governor warns of 'danger point' in inequality

EXCLUSIVE

Malcolm Turnbull has denied consistent poor polling is a metric for a leadership challenge.

Turnbull says bad polls no trigger for a leadership challenge

Tom McIlroy

Cloud of constitutional uncertainty: assistant health minister David Gillespie.

Labor demands PM investigate minister over eligibility cloud

Michael Koziol

Former Liberal minister Bruce Billson is spearheading the behind-the-scenes campaign to water down a government bill to ...

Franchise group works to water down new exploitation laws

Malcolm Turnbull has been urged by human rights organisations to commit to a resettlement plan.

Australia well-placed to power Indian economy, Malcolm Turnbull says

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago.

Donald Trump hails 'friendship' with China's Xi Jinping

"Let us get what is ours now," Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said about islands in the South China Sea.

Philippine President orders troops to live on South China Sea islands

Lindsay Murdoch

Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch.

Senate goes 'nuclear,' ending blockade of Trump court pick

Ousted from NSC principals commitee: Steve Bannon, chief strategist for Donald Trump.

The comeuppance of Stephen Bannon

COMMENT

Scott Morrison initially claimed he would achieve budget repair only by further cuts to expenditure.

Government has snookered itself with beltway wins

COMMENT
John Hewson

Portraits from the 'You Look Like A...' series.

The assumptions people make about dark bearded men

COMMENT
Cherine Fahd

The 96 tram: among those suffering service cuts.

The timing of the cuts to tram services is awfully suspicious

COMMENT
Fiona Patten

This and other challenges to Telstra's balance sheet have analysts at UBS recommending it cut the very thing that keeps ...

Squeezed profits put Telstra dividend under threat

Myriam Robin

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Markets Live: ASX skids after US attack on Syria

Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
49 mins ago

Tesla has ascended into the realm of so-called story stocks - companies that have bewitched investors because their ...

Could Tesla become the world's most valuable company?

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

German superstore chain Kaufland: What led to its decision to chose Melbourne over Sydney for its Australian headquarters?

Taxpayers in dark over promises to German retail giant

Madeleine Heffernan

What broadband speeds are you really getting?

Lucy Battersby

Westfield eyes 1500 apartments in US, UK next year

Carolyn Cummins

Did Australia miss a recession it had to have?

ANALYSIS

The 'inconvenient truth' behind the rise in energy prices

Brian Robins

Room temperature isn't quite the same as it is in Europe.

We're "anaesthetising" our wine - here's how to drink better

Fine Drinks
1 hr ago

Think more Billy Crudup in Almost Famous, less Greg Brady.

Back to the future: How to rock this season's biggest menswear trend

Stitched Up

Caring professions such as nursing tend to be female-dominated and low paid.

How to avoid retiring with insufficient super

COMMENT
Georgina Dent

It's better to trim your sails than suffer mortgage stress or worse, a distressed sale.

Banks are lending too much to property buyers

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business Australia, is calling for an investigation into the loans ...

Call for ASIC and ACCC to investigate 'coercive' small business loans

Cara Waters

Almost two thirds of genuine sickies can be traced back to work-related infections.

Feeling sick? Just. Go. Home.

James Adonis

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Federal Politics

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Trump, China's Xi meet for difficult trade talks

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Victorian native oysters to make a come back

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Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman enjoy 'bromance'

Murray Wilkinson with his cattle dogs, at the Easter Show in Sydney. 4th April 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Fairfax photos of the week - April 6, 2017

STAN - better call saul

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

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. Only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Former Seven newsreader Talitha Cummins claims she was unfairly sacked by her network.

Seven and Sunrise newsreader settle unfair dismissal claim: court

A former Saturday Night Live cast member said Trump ''didn't get the jokes'' either in 2015.

Trump 'struggled to read' while preparing to host SNL

Broede Carmody

Louis CK's controversial new special launched on Netflix this week.

Streaming comedy: Which stand-up shows are worth your time?

Rob Moran

Ben McCormack is a reporter for Channel Nine's <i>A Current Affair</i>.

A Current Affair reporter arrested over child porn offences

Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal, Ed O'Neill, David Faustino during Married With Children's final season.

Married With Children star Katey Segal calls hit show 'misogynistic'

Rob Moran

Insult comic Don Rickles has died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 90.

Legendary comic and voice of Mr Potato Head Don Rickles dies

Broede Carmody

Alex Dimitriades plays Joe Marin with a strut, his chest puffed out, in <i>Seven Types of Ambiguity</i>.

The ABC's new drama that's set to rival The Slap

Debi Enker

Shia LaBeouf and Kate Mara in Man Down.

Is Shia LaBeouf's Man Down really that bad?

COMMENT
Rob Moran

James Veitch turns the tables on the internet scam artists.

James Veitch gets revenge on web scammers in Dot Con

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Craig Platt

The trio behind Glittery Clittery.

Glittery Clittery: The most outrageous outfits you've ever seen

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Anne-Marie Peard

Kieran Hodgson's Maestro is on at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Kieran Hodgson composes tales of love and loss in Maestro

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Craig Platt

Amy Schumer covers Instyle magazine. Photographed by Carter Smith.

Amy Schumer and the tricky thing about body confidence

Annie Brown

Take note: Being a good bloke takes more than just not being a bad one.

Clementine Ford: What it really means to be a 'good bloke'

COMMENT

Repeatedly cancelling plans used to be a friendship deal-breaker. What happened?

Cancelling those plans? We have become a society of pikers

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis, left, and Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in a scene from Feud.

It's time to stop asking female co-stars about on-set feuds

Stephanie Merry

Tina Brown, Hillary Clinton and journalist Nicholas Kristof speak on stage at the 8th Annual Women In The World Summit ...

Hillary Clinton: 'As an American, I'm pretty worried'

Josephine Tovey

Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington arrive at the 3rd Annual AACTA Awards Ceremony at The Star in 2014.

Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington reveal son's unusual name

Andrew Hornery

Erin Molan.

Nine's Erin Molan and policeman Sean Ogilvy engaged

Amy Croffey

Scarlett Johansson arrives at the 2017 Oscars.

Scarlett Johansson doubles down on 'complicit' criticism

Josephine Tovey

A University of Queensland report estimates that rates of depression had increased 18.4 per cent in the past 10 years.

Let's talk about changing these depression statistics for World Health Day

Sarah Berry

Artificial sweeteners do not help with weight loss, study finds.

Why low-calorie sweeteners are making us fat

Evelyn Lewin

Adrenal fatigue? It may be a question of meaning.

Is adrenal fatigue real? Forget the label and treat the stress.

Christy Brissette

Pav lover: Lume serves up the dessert classic with a twist.

Review: Pearls and pavlova with a twist at ambitious Lume

Slow-roasted lamb with tarragon, peas and crispy potatoes.

Plan your feast with these 39 hearty Easter Sunday recipes

Bob Hawke pours a glass of his namesake brew.

Enjoy a bevvy with Bob. Former PM launches Hawke's Brewing Co

Image Source: Carrie Hall

Birth notice: mum, baby and midwife's hair all doing well

The young girl was found in January and is still unable to speak.

Girl found living with monkeys in Indian forest

Kimber Walker has an all-consuming love for Costco and has the party photos to prove it.

Is this the most unusual kids' party theme ever?

Times have changed since the golden age of air travel.

The 16 shocking things you used to be allowed to do on planes

Where will you find these guys?

The Traveller quiz: Where can you find these mysterious statues?

Mal Chenu

The amazing "underwater waterfall" effect can be seen from the air looking back towards Le Morne.

The incredible 'underwater waterfall' in paradise

Craig Platt

NBN

What broadband speeds are you really getting?

Lucy Battersby

Is Snap even a 'public' company?

Myriam Robin

NBN

Homes without internet are stuck in regulatory limbo

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Turner
1 hr ago

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Facebook takes new steps to stop 'revenge porn'

Hayley Tsukayama

Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, pauses while speaking at the ...

'I want humans in space': Bezos sells $1.3b in Amazon stock a year to pay for it

Spencer Soper

City SUV comparison: Toyota C-HR, Suzuki Vitara, Holden Trax, Honda HR-V.

New Toyota C-HR v Honda HR-V v Holden Trax v Suzuki Vitara

Toby Hagon

2018 Subaru Outback.

Updated Subaru Outback revealed

Drive Staff

2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2018 Mitsubishi ASX.

New Mitsubishi ASX city SUV revealed

Drive Staff

Audi SQ7.

The luxury SUV that feels like a performance car

Stephen Ottley

Land Rover has updated its Discovery Sport SUV.

Land Rover's stylish entry-level SUV reviewed

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Golf R. EMBARGO: 11pm 10/11/2016

New Volkswagen Golf R details revealed

Drive Staff

James Pattinson

CA investigate Pattinson behaviour

16 mins ago

Jordan Thompson

Thompson stuns Sock in dream start to Davis Cup

52 mins ago

Steve O'Keefe, left, talks with Test captain Steve Smith in Ranchi, India last month.

Australian Test star fined in wake of drunken tirade

Mixed start: Adam Scott.

Johnson withdraws, Scott struggles early

Making history: Jemima Jelagat Sumgong of Kenya crosses the finish line at the Rio 2016 women's marathon.

Olympic champion fails drugs test

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