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A Qantas 747 was involved in a "serious" mid-air incident between Melbourne and Hong Kong.

15 hurt in serious incident on Qantas Melbourne flight

Australia's 5 cent coin.

Why Woolies' latest move could spell the end of the five cent coin

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on while meeting Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Novo-Ogaryovo ...

Putin's strikingly hostile reception for US envoy Tillerson

The level of competition in mobiles has been increasing.

TPG's $2 billion spend-up set to spark mobile phone price war

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Sydney's east has risen.

Three new entrants on list of Sydney's richest suburbs

Artin Etmekdjian was given a seven-month sentence after being convicted of dishonestly attempting to influence a ...

'You can't hide': Sydney councillor sentenced for fraud

'Should be ashamed': Australia giving less to world's poorest

Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Daily Mail to pay Melania Trump damages over escort allegation

Xi picks up phone after inflammatory Trump tweet

German police make breakthrough after football bus explosion

'Not a good look for the game': NRL changes rule after on-field incident

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon are seen in ...

Trump comments could signal the beginning of the end for Bannon

ANALYSIS

John Clarke 'was a great dad', says daughter Lorin Clarke on ABC radio.

Doctor on hike couldn't save Clarke, daughter says

Rebels or Force? Dad's at it again, using numbers to decide the fate of a passionate team.

Aussie rugby needs a bit of mummy love to survive

Peter FitzSimons

Aldi plans to significantly expand its range of groceries.

Aldi's bold product range move to boost share of $90b market

Packed house: The SCG at capacity.

Captains vote SCG the worst cricket venue in Australia

EXCLUSIVE

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'Houdini' dog opens several doors to escape animal hospital

Jude Law will take on the beloved character in an upcoming film.

Jude Law to play young Dumbledore in new film

President Donald Trump discusses the Syria strike on Wednesday.

Trump explains Syria strike, calls Assad 'an animal'

M Mag Pub date: Nov 23, 2014. Six Burning by Max Olijnyk. Claire Hooper.

The day my mother-in-law took scrutiny to a whole new level

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Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at United with parody promo

Jordan Belfort owes millions to the victims he defrauded.

The Wolf of Wall Street hunts for multimillion-dollar Aussie home

Do we really need a floor so clean we could eat off it?

My friend vacuums her letterbox: people with an obsession to clean

This is a case where you can judge a book by its cover: it's tiny.

Small and cheap: How did they make this house seem bigger?

The owners of this 107-year-old Sandy Bay house have decided it's time to downsize.

Loving restoration preserves historical Hobart house

What are the things to consider when living among it all.

How close is too close when buying near shops and transport?

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Eddie Obeid's lawyers are seeking opinion from the president of the NSW upper house.

Obeid seeks opinion of upper house president in appeal move

Sean Nicholls
1 hr ago

Unis will take students who do not meet new HSC standard

Pallavi Singhal

The two diseases we are more likely to die from in NSW

Harriet Alexander

Premier Gladys Berejiklian is the gold standard for working class migrant success.

NSW reaps $2.6b from land titles office privatisation

Esther Han

The swing mechanism on the Glebe Island Bridge. The bridge has been permanently in the "open" position for the past decade.

Reopen the bridge: mayor weighs in on Bays Precinct access

A spokesman for Local Government Minister Gabrielle Upton said the timetable was required by law.

Councils fighting mergers could face multiple polls

Harry Mayr was found guilty of professional misconduct.

Psychologist who writes children's books guilty of sex with patient

Legionella pneumophila bacteria.

Legionnaires' outbreak in Melbourne CBD leaves five in hospital

UPDATED

Convicted drug trafficker and former public servant Joel Andrew Lemmon leaves the ACT Supreme Court after being handed a ...

Public servant moonlighting as drug trafficker avoids jail

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Killer binged on sex, drugs, room service before hotel murder

VIC

Sean and Jacqui with their miracle find.

'It flew off my finger': Treasure hunter finds lost ring in reef

WA

Malcolm Turnbull with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai.

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Malcolm Turnbull with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in Mumbai.

Turnbull coaxes a new India into world affairs

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

China has been virtually encircled by 400 US military bases.

Australia is sleepwalking into a confrontation with China

COMMENT
John Pilger

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I'm dropping the ball to treat my 'home control disease'

Cat Rodie

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Speaking to news media in Mumbai, India, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull referred to his past opposition to ...

'Round and round': PM shuts down debate on super for housing

James Massola

'Should be ashamed': Australia falls in OECD aid rankings

Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Adani coal project boast may scupper $1b loan

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston, Michael Koziol, Amy Remeikis

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Turnbull coaxes a new India into world affairs

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

The regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been described as "reckless and dangerous".

PM puts pressure on China to resolve North Korea security crisis

Mark Kenny

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says $900 million in government funds would "get this mine going".

Labor resists pressure for $900 million Adani coal mine loan

China has been virtually encircled by 400 US military bases.

What happens if China stumbles? A $140b doomsday scenario

James Massola

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives at the Interior Ministry to register his candidacy for the upcoming ...

Iran's Ahmadinejad defies supreme leader to attempt comeback

Not only immigration and crime: a battle over the reality of Sweden is playing out on the internet.

Welcome to the era of the weaponised narrative

ANALYSIS
Chris Zappone

President Donald Trump discusses the Syria strike on Wednesday.

Trump explains his reasons for Syria strike, calls Assad 'an animal'

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago.

Xi's polite comeback to Trump's North Korea tweet storm

Kirsty Needham

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

Why is the government pursuing policies it knows won't work?

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Gwyneth Paltrow's website GOOP claims the act of walking barefoot can be helpful to one's mental health.

Dear therapist, I'm ditching you for barefoot walking

SATIRE
Deirdre Fidge

The established parties, which receive large sums of public money to finance their campaigns, are controlled by ...

Political ethics is an oxymoron to self-interested politicians

COMMENT
Tony Fitzgerald

Supermarkets are paying more for electricity, meat and fruit and vegetables, and will soon pass these price rises on to ...

Forget housing prices, Australia has a bigger worry

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Woolworths' Easter catologue shows how it has ditched the 99¢ from its prices.

Woolworths makes cents of a simpler shop

Catie Low

The level of competition in mobiles has been increasing.

Game on: Here comes the mobile phone price war

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Nick Moore. Illustration: John Shakespeare

Trashy float set to fill pockets

Carolyn Cummins

Aldi boosts range to win bigger share of $90b grocery shop

Catie Low

15 Qantas passengers injured in serious mid-air incident

Rio Tinto weigh 'world class resource and world class business'

Barbara Lewis and Sanjeeban Sarkar

Credit Suisse facing unprecedented pay revolt

Jan-Henrik Foerster

BMW Alpina B4 Bi-Turbo.

The new luxury car that's more exclusive than a Rolls-Royce

Cars

Zegna remains at the pinnacle of men's tailoring trends.

Is it time to update your suit? Here's what you need to know

Men's Style

There are some fund managers with a track record of outperforming the market.

Top Australian share funds named

John Collett

It pays to shop around for petrol before the Easter road trip.

Where to fill up the car before Easter road trip

Money
John Collett

Inevitably downsized interstate offices become an afterthought for corporate HQ.

Centralisation gone mad: the folly of corporate HQ empire building

Tony Featherstone

Maria Fletcher and Maria Porto, co-founders of Tinta Crayons.

Call for payment laws as small businesses used as 'cheap' finance

Cara Waters

Wall street

Global uncertainty drives Wall St down

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Trump to slash Dodd-Frank rules

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'Lawlessness... is over' in Trump era

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Queen feeds bananas to elephants at zoo

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh are greeted by an elephant at the Zoological Society ...

World of Photos

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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Caught out: <i>Today Show</i> newsreader Alicia Loxley presents an old news story found on the internet.

Today Show rehashes Sydney racist bus video four years later

Aja Styles

Jude Law will take on the beloved character in an upcoming film.

Jude Law to play young Dumbledore in new film

Lisa Wilkinson misses out again at Logies.

Wilkinson's Logies omission remains a puzzle

Debi Enker

John Clarke 'was a great dad', says daughter Lorin Clarke on ABC radio.

Clarke's daughter says 'nothing could have been done' to save him

Aja Styles

The villainous Cipher (Charlize Theron) blackmails Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) into submission in <i>The Fate of the ...

Commercial gloss of The Fate of the Furious a bit too shiny: review

Jake Wilson

Tim Curry as Pennywise in the 1990 <i>It</i> miniseries.

Stephen King hits back at clown complaints over new It movie

Rob Moran

Chris Hemsworth has been asked to present the Gold Logie.

Thor's less-than-enthusiastic response to Logies invite

Broede Carmody

The fake United Airlines ad told customers to go "f---" themselves.

Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at United Airlines with fake promo

Broede Carmody

ACO

Bach with bite: Pulling off the double in thrilling fashion

Harriet Cunningham

Nadya Golski: Power, range and conviction.

Welcome to the Tavern at the End of the Euroverse

John Shand

Amber McMahon and Rory Walker in State Theatre Company South Australia's The Popular Mechanicals

Fart jokes and rubber chickens - yes, it's Shakespeare (ish)

Jason Blake

Bambi Northwood-Blythe and her husband Dan Single at this year's Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel's NYD celebrations.

Ksubi founder removes $250k Go Fund Me after backlash

Amy Croffey

Ron and Patricia Fellows told the Q&A panel that they would look into some form of euthanasia instead of going into an ...

Why the woman was right to call 'BS' on Q&A

Naomi Chainey

Until we all belong: an image from the marriage equality campaign spearheaded by Airbnb.

Australia legalises same-sex marriage, thanks to Airbnb

SATIRE
Maeve Marsden

Frankie at 10 weeks corrected.

Tiny warrior: Watching my baby girl's fight to survive

COMMENT
Chloe Adams

Why Laura Wells is the modern model to know now

Clare Press

is not with, nor has ever been with Katy Perry. There has certainly been a lot of speculation around Katy Perry's ...

Katy Perry shoots down Ryan Phillippe with hilarious tweets

Louis Vuitton's latest collaboration is with New York-based artist Jeff Koons.

Peak pop art? Jeff Koons has put the Mona Lisa on an LV handbag

Jenna Clarke

Simone Harbinson.

Backlash after woman's cancer used as weight loss #inspo

Annie Brown

Joe Gagnon will be running six marathons in six continents in six days.

The mental techniques behind the physical race

Sarah Berry

Blueberries for a better mood.

Six foods to eat for a mood boost

Cara Rosenbloom

Our outdoor lifestyles have a downside.

Why Aussies are ageing up to 20 years faster than Americans

Sarah Berry

Red braised caramelised pork belly with fresh finger limes.

Pork consumption overtakes beef for first time in Australian history

Rabbit season: it's time for the Good Food Easter egg taste test.

We've found Australia's best value Easter eggs (and the best tasting)

GOOD FOOD: Sydney Fish Markets. Chef Brent Savage tours the fish market showing us how to pick fresh seafood. Spanner ...

How to find the freshest seafood at the fish market

Kosinski twins

One family, three sets of twins - all with the same birthday

This x-ray image shows how easily a grape can block a child's airways.

'Just cut the damn grapes': mum's plea after son's close call

Audrey with some the food from her poo party.

Three-year-old insists on a hilarious emoji party

Business class on an Emirates A380.

World's best airline named for first time by TripAdvisor reviewers

Kylie McLaughlin

Johnny Ward (left) at Bangkok's airport before departing to reach the final country on his list, Norway.

Traveller visited every country on Earth and made $1 million doing it

Hannah Meltzer

The man dragged from the overbooked United Airlines flight.

Airlines have become their own worst enemies

COMMENT
Anthony Dennis

Nasir Memon, a professor of computer science and engineering at New York University, said his research into master ...

Fingerprint sensors thwart phone security

NBN chief executive Bill Morrow unveilrd the first fibre to the curb rollout back in 2016.

NBN shakes up mix with more fibre to the curb

COMMENT

Targets for the exploit included millions of recipients primarily in Australia.

Microsoft patches 'fully exploiting' zero-day Word bug

Lifehacker

Paint goes 3D in Windows 10 update

Lifehacker

To test the feature out, Google was asked a range of questions previously proven false.

Testing Google's new fact-check filter

2017 Ford Everest Trend RWD.

Ford cuts Everest prices

Dom Tripolone

Escape the traffic on Easter long weekend

Where to escape this long weekend

Andrew Maclean and Dom Tripolone

2017 Toyota LandCruiser Altitude special edition.

New LandCruiser Altitude revealed

Drive Staff

Hyundai i30 N raced the VLN endurance race at the Nurburgring.

Hyundai's new hot hatch put to the ultimate test

Andrew MacLean

2018 Lexus LS500 F-Sport.

New Lexus LS500 F-Sport revealed

Dom Tripolone

The National Transport Commission is asking for advice on how to determine future road rules for autonomous cars

Driverless road rules being decided now

Andrew MacLean

Packed house: The SCG at capacity.

State captains vote SCG worst cricket venue in Australia

EXCLUSIVE
Jon Pierik

Grassroots needs nurturing: action from the Southern District-Randwick Shute Sheild match.

Why rugby needs its Mummy

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Supporter: Waratahs chairman Roger Davis says the Super Rugby cull may benefit NSW.

NSW deserves to benefit from Super Rugby cull: chairman

Tom Decent

Cop that: David Klemmer slaps Daly Cherry-Evans.

Slap suffers same fate as punch with offenders to be binned

Chris Barrett

Up for the fight: Robbie Farah insists Blues coach Laurie Daley can still select him for Origin.

'I haven't let Laurie down': Farah still up for Origin fight

Adam Pengilly

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 07: Kieren Jack of the Swans celebrates after kicking a goal during the round three AFL match ...

Where it's gone wrong for the Swans

James Buckley

2GB has suffered another ratings loss in the breakfast time slot following Alan Jones' absence due to ill health.

Jones' demolition job on ARU boss in scathing face-to-face attack

Tom Decent

Mark Boucher Bail

Number of possible dismissals reduced from 10 to nine

Up for the fight: Robbie Farah insists Blues coach Laurie Daley can still select him for Origin.

'I haven't let Laurie down': Farah still up for Origin fight

Adam Pengilly

New recruit: Manly's five eighth Blake Green.

From friends to foes: Green ready for first Storm clash

Chris Barrett

Canberra Raiders fullback Jack Wighton is playing his 100th NRL game - or is he...

Wighton mum on 100th NRL game

David Polkinghorne

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