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Premier Gladys Berejiklian with Manly Liberal candidate James Griffin on Friday.

Fight for the north down to postal votes, preferences

BREAKING
James Robertson
1 min ago

Zeeshan Akbar, 29, died in an attack at Queanbeyan.

Teenagers charged with murder after stabbing death in Queanbeyan

36 mins ago

Almoonqith collapses mid-race at Randwick.

Horse dies and jockeys fume as Sydney Cup is called off mid-race

syria

From chemical attack to Syria strike: 63 hours that shook the world

59 mins ago

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

The story that trumped missile strikes for China

Kirsty Needham

The sachets were filled with pink powder.

Husband, wife charged after bid to smuggle $7.7m of ice agent

1 hr ago

Under-fire Liberal candidate denies MBA deception

'Reserve conundrum': Clearance rate soars on busiest auction day

Australia Post plans Saturday deliveries to help Amazon

White House releases defining photo of Trump in 'war room'

Sweden truck attack suspect is '39-year-old from Uzbekistan'

Melissa Proctor, Principal of Bass Hill Public School, in Sydney. 7th April 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

The Sydney school with 10 mass brawls a week and 50 suspensions a year

22 mins ago

Central figure: Mitchell Moses was a shining light on Saturday night.

Moses stars for Wests Tigers as Thurston suffers serious injury

10 mins ago

Landmark moment: Referee Shaun Evans signals to the VAR.

Sydney FC awarded penalty in world-first video ref review

1 hr ago

This artist?s conception made by Dana Berry of SkyWorks and provided by NASA on Nov. 6, 2015 shows GJ 1132b, foreground, ...

Earth-sized planet with own atmosphere spotted

2017 Manly By Election. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian visited Manly West Primary School with Liberal candidate James ...

Gladys feels heat over democracy sausage faux pas

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Raiders ransack Gold Coast

Carrie Fisher on the set of <i>Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. </i>

Carrie Fisher to appear in Star Wars: Episode IX

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

'Sorry ...': We have become a society of pikers

Julie Snook, star of #jacketgate, was "overwhelmed" by the support she received following the incident.

'I would have reacted differently to #jacketgate 5 years ago'

A hormone found in platypus venom could lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes in humans.PHOTO Credit: Adelaide ...

From platypi to kangaroos: Animals made homeless in the floods

Auctioneer Peter Malouf moments before he brought the hammer down on the Hunters Hill home.

'Conundrum for RBA': Clearance rate soars on busiest auction day

The property, which was gutted by fire, needs a new roof and extensive renovations.

What won't investors buy? Fire-ravaged terrace sells for $1.6m

Pegasus, 18 Rock Bath Road, Palm Beach.

Rare Palm Beach home 'Pegasus' still up for grabs

10 Deepdene Road, Deepende

Auction Results: See what sold near you on Saturday

Fashion designer Collette Dinnigan has done her last Aldi collection.

Why Dinnigan spent $1.7 million buying her brother's house

Jane Towers, right, was killed in the crash at Berry. Her daughter, Khloe, is in hospital.

Triple tragedy: mother, son killed in NSW crash, dad lost in floods

Kerrie O'Connor

Gladys claims voters are 'happy', but expects byelection swing

No kids, no internet: ACA's Ben McCormack's strict bail conditions

Luke Lazarus leaves court earlier this week.

This wasn't the first time Lazarus had sex in Kings Cross lane: court

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - APRIL 07: Kirsty Dayment arrives at the Downing Centre on April 7, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

How disgraced Sydney socialite evaded jail for another week

Police and emergency services at the scene on Friday morning.

Teens arrested after fatal stabbing as police investigate terror links

UPDATED

"It is no exaggeration to say that we are at a crisis point in addressing housing affordability."

'Crisis point': NSW's housing affordability priorities outlined

Right wing pundits story by Jane Cadzow. Photo of Daisy Cousens. credit- Twitter

Meet Australia's rising female stars who adore Trump and Thatcher

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Whatever you do, don't mention the trusts

A reader's photo of clouds covering Melbourne's bayside suburbs.

Storm warning: 120 calls for help and the worst is yet to come

VIC
1 hr ago

Belle Gibson has been order to pay court costs.

Fake cancer sufferer Belle Gibson hit with court costs order

Heavily armed police arrive in central Stockholm.

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Heavily armed police arrive in central Stockholm.

Truck attack tests Swedish ideas of inclusion and openness

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

Australian Jess Lees is already a veteran of some of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies.

'You can imagine what my parents thought'

Matt Wade

The sausage sandwich in question.

The rare joy Turnbull's sausage snub deprived us of

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

See more on subscriber first

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is given a tour of gravesites by the Governor of Oro Province Gary Juffa (left) and Lt ...

Syria, Kokoda and the 'hinge of fate': Question on PM's mind

Michael Gordon

Assad must be punished for war crimes: Turnbull

Michael Gordon

Russia must act, says PM as Australia welcomes missile attack

David Wroe

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the flightdeck of a C-17 Globemaster during a visit to the Middle East.

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

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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

David Wroe

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says he will need to find similar savings from elsewhere in the higher education ...

Turnbull kills off high-fee course plan

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Bernie Fraser says Australia is approaching a "danger point" where the gap between rich and poor becomes so vast it will ...

Former RBA governor warns of 'danger point' in inequality

EXCLUSIVE

US President Donald Trump prepares to speak at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, after the US launched the air strike in Syria.

Middle East waits for Trump's next move after Syria air strikes

COMMENT
Maher Mughrabi
50 mins ago

Heavily armed police arrive in central Stockholm.

Truck attack tests Swedish ideas of inclusion and openness

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

The story that trumped missile strikes for China

Kirsty Needham

Abdulhamid al-Youssef holds his twin babies who were killed during a suspected chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun ...

Chemical attack survivor in two minds about US intervention

Farid Farid

Human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali is controversial for her hardline stance which argues Islam is a misogynistic ...

Why did Ayaan Hirsi Ali really cancel her Australian tour?

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Nick Xenophon is as wily a politician as you'll find anywhere.

How Xenophon and Cormann horse-traded to a compromise

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

GENERIC

Child

Selective Focus

Close-up

Menorah

Hanukkah

Little Boys

Igniting

6-7 Years

Judaism

Jewish ...

As a Jewish parent, I'm horrified by calls to ban Islamic schools

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

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Court backs Macquarie in contentious UK bank deal

Dasha Afanasieva

"There was no reason not to pay out," says Nicholas Bishop, who had been diagnosed with a serious lung condition and ...

Cherry picking or opportunism: insurer tricks take their toll

INVESTIGATION
Mario Christodoulou

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Australia has $1 trillion in foreign debt. Isn't that a worry?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

A government inquiry pushed by Treasurer Scott Morrison is examining work-related tax deductions.

$22b cost of tax deductions to be tackled in budget

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

Warning on wages sends chills down the spines of private equity

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

$A hits three-month low as iron ore plunges

Timothy Moore

Rupert Murdoch wins EU nod for $19b Sky takeover

Milk production at 20-year lows as farmers head for the exit

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

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

Despite the criticism, DHA has many happy investors.

Investing in defence housing: do the numbers stack up?

SPONSORED CONTENT
Ben Hurley

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How to avoid retiring with insufficient super

COMMENT
Georgina Dent

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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Protests erupt in US against airstrikes

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Winx wins 17th in succession

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Liberal candidate Felicity Wilson under fire

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The elephant in the room

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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Carrie Fisher in her best known role as Princess Leia

Carrie Fisher to appear in final Star Wars, three years after death

Karl Quinn

Hugo Weaving as Alex and Susie Porter as Gina.

Seven types of terrific: The Australian TV show you must see

Karl Quinn

Garrance Marillier stars as vet science student Justine in Julia Ducournau's French horror film Raw.

Vegetarian-turned cannibal flick Raw redefines the horror film

Karl Quinn

Actor Bill Nighy attends the premiere of "Their Finest" at the SVA Theatre on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in New York. ...

Bill Nighy goes from 'laughably low expectations' to Finest hour

Garry Maddox

Kristen Stewart in <i>Personal Shopper</i>.

Kristen Stewart stripped bare in new film Personal Shopper

Craig Mathieson

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

Jai Courtney was honoured with the Breakthrough award, which recognises up and coming talent.

Jai Courtney laughs off one-person box office pull for Man Down

Rob Moran

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

Seven and Sunrise newsreader settle unfair dismissal claim

John Waters as the shock jock John Behan in Talk.

Cartoonish characters have little to say in this talk fest

John Shand

Pratfalls: Nothing goes right on the night for the cast of The Play That Goes Wrong.

Nothing goes right on the night for these hapless hacks

Jason Blake

Biennale 2018 announcement of the first 21 artists for the 45th anniversary edition of Australia's largest contemporary ...

The man who can read stories in manhole covers

Elissa Blake

I have a lot of male friends, none of whom appear to be desperately pining over me, putting their entire lives on hold ...

I am a real human woman, and, yes, I have actual male friends

Alyssa Rosenberg

Julie Snook, Amber Sherlock and Sandy Rae during that infamous clip.

Julie Snook on #jacketgate: 'I would have reacted differently five years ago'

Jenna Clarke

Emma Watson arrives at the world premiere of Beauty and the Beast at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.

MTV Awards merge 'best actor' and 'best actress' categories

Chanel’s perfectly blended Blanc White at the last Autumn/Winter 2017 shows.

Customised nail polish is the latest must-try beauty trend

Stephanie Darling

Yoga for back pain: it depends.

Now featuring dogs and beer, has yoga jumped the shark?

Karen Heller

A day after they tied the knot, Stefanovic shared a picture dancing with Jeffreys. The candid picture was simply ...

Pap who caused grief for Sam Armytage bogged car at Stefanovic-Jeffreys wedding

Andrew Hornery

Selena Gomez looks shiny yet stylish in this orange Oscar de la Renta cocktail dress. It's very pretty and all, but it's ...

Orange you glad to see Selena Gomez?

A fear of driving is more common than you may think.

Anxiety about driving has almost stopped me doing things I love

Jennifer Morton

Family fun without sugar: it's possible, Shenker says.

Could you raise a sugar-free family?

Sophie Ellis

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

Adrenal fatigue? It may be a question of meaning.

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

Christy Brissette

Adam Liaw's hot cross choux creams.

19 gorgeously indulgent Easter desserts

The DASH diet can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

The DASH diet is proven to work so why hasn't it caught on?

Neil Perry's chocolate mousse.

6 ingredient chocolate mousse

Neil Perry

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'My name gave me social anxiety - don't do it to your kids'

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Four myths about only children - and why they're wrong

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

Girl found living with monkeys in Indian forest

Tired? A Qantas Boeing 747-400.

Traveller letters: Qantas jumbo jets are tired, smell of mothballs

Have you ever seen a better-looking sandwich?

What made the banh mi the world's best sandwich

Peter Barrett

Jackalope is designed along a black theme. A lot of black.

Victoria's gobsmacking new hotel is downright sexy

Julietta Jameson

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

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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

Central figure: Mitchell Moses was a shining light on Saturday night.

Moses stars for Tigers as Thurston suffers serious injury

Michael Chammas
10 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: James Tedesco of the Tigers is tackled during the round four NRL match between the Wests ...

Revealed: Tigers' $3.5 million Plan B if Woods, Tedesco quit

Adrian Proszenko

Landmark moment: Referee Shaun Evans signals to the VAR.

World-first as Sydney FC given penalty by video referee

Matt Bungard
1 hr ago

Involved in early controversy: Gareth Widdop pounces to score one of his two tries.

Barrett slams 'mind boggling' call in loss to Dragons

James Buckley

Magic moment: Hugh Bowman secures another Winx win.

Winx reaches new heights before the lows of the Cup

Andrew Webster

Jockey James Doyle is helped up by fellow jockey Blake Shinn after his horse Almoonqith fell..

Horse dies and jockeys fume as Sydney Cup is called off mid-race

Adam Pengilly

Under the spotlight: Beauden Barrett of the Hurricanes.

Unhappy Tahs want harsher stance on knock-downs

Tom Decent

Giant run: Jeremy Cameron celebrates a goal against the Kangaroos at Blundstone Arena.

Giants win soured by injuries

Daniel Cherny

Crowded out: Jason Taumalolo is wrapped up by the Tigers defence.

Tiger feat: Wests stun Cowboys as Thurston is helped off field

Live
Steve Mascord
12 mins ago

Wanted: The Bulldogs and Roosters are making overtures to James Tedesco.

Why the Roosters may have the edge to sign Tedesco

Adrian Proszenko

Canberra Raiders winger Jordan Rapana scored a first-half hat-trick to set up the big win over the Gold Coast Titans.

Rapana hat-trick heaps further pain on former club

David Polkinghorne
10 mins ago

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