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Book Kitchen co-owner Amelia Birch says turnover has plunged. "They told us they would be there until early next year ...

The red scaffolding threatening to send Amelia broke

This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the ...

Hackers may have just revealed huge flaw in global finance market

Fairfield councillor Paul Azzo denies the allegations.

Alleged Christmas Day bribe lands councillor in hot water

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Zachary Nelson-Shine stays in touch with his friends via SMS or the Facebook Messenger app.

He has hundreds of 'friends', but Zachary only checks in with one

Cyclists in NSW are not allowed to ride on a footpath, except in limited circumstances, including if they are under the ...

At what cost the convenience of our bike-delivered meals?

1 hr ago

Missiles are paraded at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang on Saturday.

World on edge as North Korea shows off new missiles

A cruel death in a Queanbeyan petrol station

'Just one thing had to change that night': the Huxley family's grief

'National obscenity' Australia is fighting a losing war on

This is the story that breaks your heart. Or makes you go for a run.

Sonny Bill airs week's most talked about item of clothing

French National Front leader Marine Le Pen's support has risen to 27 per cent.

When rhetoric trumps logic: the line that could carry Le Pen to victory

Image from Hippie Lane: The Cookbook by Taline Gabrielian (Murdoch Books, RRP $39.99).

Peace, love and ... nourish bowls? 'Hippie' food goes mainstream

Australian boxer Anthony Mundine has been making plans for his life outside the ring.

Mundine's $2.16 million knockout bid on inner west terrace

Speedy the goat

Speedy the pet goat saves entire family from dying

True sportsmanship: Justin Rose and and Sergio Garcia duelled with dignity.

A shining example of everything that is right with sport

Peter FitzSimons

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Dragons hold off Cowboys to keep top spot

President Donald Trump promised to 'drain the swamp' during his campaign.

Trump's White House will keep its guest book secret

Gwyneth Paltrow

For just $220, you can smell as mystifying as Gwyneth Paltrow

Ukrainian authorities have imposed a travel ban on Russia's Eurovision contestant Yulia Samoylova.

Outrage builds over Russia's decision on Eurovision

Two people familiar with Facebook's process said the company had strengthened its formula for detecting deceptive accounts.

The most aggressive move yet by Facebook to combat fake news

Mark Callan at his country house on the Hawkesbury. For Domain.

Meet the city-dwellers who move to the country every weekend

Sure in this clever country of ours we can think of an ethical alternative to property, when it comes to investment.

Flat Chat: With housing affordability, the only way is ethics

Comment

If a shipping container can be styled to appear up-market, some professional input into your home's decor could make a ...

When to stage your home for selling (and when to leave it be)

Australian boxer Anthony Mundine has been making plans for his life outside the ring.

Mundine makes a $2.16 million return to Redfern

How to upgrade your flooring without breaking the bank

Darren Palmer

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter.

Search for missing teen suspended in face of 'challenging' conditions

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Woman treated for shock after monster truck near miss

Kieran Gair

Renewable energy given place in the sun under Berejiklian

Kelsey Munro

SHD. News. The Sydney Swans flag flies over the Harbour Bridge on the day of the AFL Grand Final, Sydney Swans vs ...

The plan to lay turf on Sydney Harbour Bridge

EXCLUSIVE
Chris Roots

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Ron Medich leaving King Street Court on April 13, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by ...

$100m to $1000: Medich's fortune fades

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Morgan Huxley was 31. He loved animals, his school friends, and messing about on boats.

'Just one thing had to change that night': Huxley family's grief

The St Peters Interchange that will make up part of WestConnex, seen in an artist's impression.

The $45 billion stoush over Sydney's new road

EXCLUSIVE

Tris Raouf needs hormone replacement therapy and becomes bedridden without it.

'If it was Viagra, it would have been solved overnight'

A Band-Aid advert spotted by Dr Ken Harvey

Band-Aid promos ripped off shelves after complaints

Dean Smith is taking legal action after injuring himself when trying to run faster than the Cathy Freeman machine at the ...

Man sues after breaking back in bid to outrun Cathy Freeman

VIC

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 16: Environment minister Dr Steven Miles at the launch of the annual Waterways and ...

Three-day delay for fish warning after toxic foam discovery

QLD

Fairfield councillor Paul Azzo denies the allegations.

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Fairfield councillor Paul Azzo denies the allegations.

$80,000 bribe allegation behind council stoush

James Robertson
1 hr ago

Mumtaz Qaumi (left), Farhad Qaumi (centre) and Elias "Les" Elias (right) outside The Star Casino in December, 2013.

From Afghanistan to a war on Sydney's streets

Ava Benny-Morrison

Image from Hippie Lane: The Cookbook by Taline Gabrielian (Murdoch Books, RRP $39.99).

The not-so-counterculture taking off in Australia

Sarah Berry

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Asylum seekers return to the bus after a visit into town, on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday 11 April 2017. ...

No one is safe at the Manus detention centre, refugees say

Gunfire breaks out at Manus Island detention centre

Australians are dying on our roads, and it's getting worse

Timmy, a SoftBank Pepper humanoid robot.

Rise of the machines: the jobs robots are coming for next

Budget speculation has been dominated by questions over home ownership.

The two four-letter words politicians don't dare use

Senator Pauline Hanson.

Gloves off in war of words against Hanson and One Nation

"We have raised our concerns directly with the Russian government": Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Shock over 'mass arrests' of gays in Chechnya

EXCLUSIVE

A police officer inspects a damaged house for victims during a rescue mission after a garbage dump collapsed and buried ...

Rubbish dump landslide devastates Colombo, leaves at least 16 dead

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The GBU-43/B MOAB bomb.

Questions over use of 'mother of all bombs'

Kim Jong-un's regime may conduct a nuclear test on Saturday.

China warns N Korea tension must not reach 'irreversible' stage

Protesters gather outside the state Capitol building on Friday.

Arkansas judge blocks series of executions

Gateway to Trump? Daniel Radcliffe in <I>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</I>.

The dark side of Harry Potter could transfer to our world

COMMENT
Peter Martin

United passenger, Kendall Jenner, Sean Spicer: it hasn't been a good week for PR.

The PR industry has a lot to answer for

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Get some sleep: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The office hangs heavy on Turnbull, while Abbott's breezy

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

iron ore

The dream is officially over for iron ore

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Paul Singer, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Elliott Management Corporation, speaks ...

BHP's billionaire agitator isn't going anywhere

Brian Robins

Apple CEO Tim Cook. Speculation surrounding an Apple automotive project has been bubbling for years, with Apple keeping ...

Tech giant Apple to test self-driving cars

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

'Sorry, not sorry': United fallout a lesson for all businesses

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Bottom line is there's no magic number

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

In world's biggest building, workers wait for Trump's jobs

Patrick Hatch

Uber lets public look under the hood for first time

NAB executive 'deeply accountable' to customers

Georgia Wilkins

The TAG Heuer Autavia

16 super-fancy new watches that are surprisingly good value

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The hallways in the Jackalope could easily be a set in a Hollywood neo-noir film.

Surreal estate: Inside Australia's coolest new design hotel

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A DHA Housing home in Townsville.

Defence housing offers a defensive yield in low-interest times

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Fees for financial advice are negotiable.

Nicole helps… contain advice costs

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Father and son Stuart and Cedar Anderson with their invention the Flow Hive, which has been patented around the world.

Flow Hive inventor stung by Chinese 'copycat'

Nina Hendy

There's no point being in first class if there isn't also the satisfaction of knowing others are missing out.

Status anxiety: At work as much as in life

James Adonis

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North Korea parades its military might

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Dark horse could win French election

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Filipino Catholics crucify themselves at Easter

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Team America

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Anne Hathaway in Colossal.?

Anne Hathaway gets her freak on in monster mash-up

Jake Wilson

The documentary <i>Cultivating Murder</I> is dedicated to Glen Turner, who had a genuine concern for the environment.

New film looks behind 'political' killing over land clearing

Garry Maddox

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia.

A princess' final bow: Carrie Fisher's final screen appearance

Michael Idato

Beyonce's <i>Lemonade</i> video album reinvigorated the form.

How Rage kept rocking in the YouTube era

Tim Byron

set of "The young Pope" by Paolo Sorrentino. 08/19/2015 sc.126 - ep 1 in the picture Jude Law and Diane Keaton. Photo by ...

Pomp it up: Jude Law's Young Pope veers too close to comedy

Michael Idato

Nakkiah Lui's new play <i>Black Is the New White</i> opens at the STC in May.

Nakkiah Lui: writing rom-coms to ease racial tension

Peter Munro

Max Riemelt as Andi and Teresa Palmer as Clare in Cate Shortland's <i>Berlin Syndrome</i>.

Zen guru Teresa Palmer goes to the dark side in Berlin Syndrome

Karl Quinn

John Clarke died from natural causes while hiking in the Grampians National Park in Victoria.

'The injustice of it': Bryan Dawe breaks his silence on John Clarke

Tony Wright

News/Arts: Landsdowne Hotel. New live music venue, new owners (right) Jake Smyth and (centre) Kenny Graham and (left) ...

Live music returns to iconic venue

Bernard Zuel

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Your chance to see a London performance of this classic play

Nick Galvin

Tom Wilkinson delivers a superb performance as Richard Rampton in <i>Denial</I>.

Battling against the original and most terrifying fake news

Paul Byrnes

Women at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital joined others on Twitter to recreate the cover.

Female surgeons are recreating this New Yorker cover

Michael Cavna

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Girls' Allison Williams is looking very 'Marnie 2020'

I've stopped going to baby showers. It's the least I can do for my sanity.

I'm happy for you, but I won't attend your baby shower

Kelsey L. Munger

Australian model Jessica Kahawaty save to Saturday HER for PS please pic supplied

How Jess from Sydney became one of the Middle East's top models

Andrew Hornery

Giselle Au-Nhien Ngyuen and her mother

Cooking Vietnamese food is like having my family here with me

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Britain's Prince Harry, ...

This Week We're Obsessed With...Trudeau's royal bromance

With an active lifestyle, Karlie Kloss is a queen of waterproofing her makeup.

Failproof makeup for the emotional (and sweaty) moments in life

Stephanie Darling

When mothers do take selfies with their kids they're inevitably inviting comment from the usual Moral Panic Merchants.

Why so many mothers take selfies with their kids

Kasey Edwards

Moving in: It's a commitment.

How to know when you're ready to move in with your partner

Evelyn Lewin

Sometimes you 'should' sometimes you shouldn't.

Resist the tyranny of 'I should'

Linda Blair

Devil of a bun? Nope.

Could your hot cross bun be giving you dementia? Uh, no

Sarah Berry

Three Blue Ducks slow cooked lamb shoulder.

Sticky lamb shoulder recipe from Three Blue Ducks

Danielle Alvarez's brown butter and cardamom pear tart.

How to cap off your Easter Sunday: brown pear and cardamom tart

Danielle Alvarez

A lemon curd pavlova is an autumnal dessert option.

Nigella Lawson's top 10 Easter feasting ideas

Photo: LaTroya Woolridge

The twins who have birthdays two weeks apart

Gordon Ramsay with his wife and children last year.

Why Gordon Ramsay refuses to leave money to his children

Love won over tragedy for Pretty Woman.

Thank goodness Pretty Woman didn't end like this

Airports have some idea how many bags are tampered with ... but they're not saying.

The truth behind baggage theft in airports and on planes

Michael Gebicki

Festival-goers attend day three. Not pictured: Me, kicking back on the grass.

Heading to Coachella? 11 things first-timers need to know

USA
Kylie McLaughlin

Secret Bali.

Traveller letters: Escape Bali bogans at this secret Balinese paradise

Videos of Youtuber RomanAtwoodVlogs with altered titles and descriptions.

YouTube hacked by online security group

Scalpers have made a fortune buying up NES Classics and marking up prices on eBay.

Nintendo discontinues NES Classic console

Two people familiar with Facebook's process said the company had strengthened its formula for detecting deceptive accounts.

Facebook combats fake accounts, news amid growing pressure

Kotaku

Tetris helps car crash victims: research

Kotaku

VPNs are one of the most effective tools for protecting privacy.

How to protect your metadata with a VPN

COMMENT

2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport.

Infiniti's fastest coupe reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

2017 Toyota FT-4X Concept.

Top 5: Stars of the 2017 New York motor show

The Drive Team

2017 Skoda Octavia,

New Skoda Octavia prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Subaru XV.

New Subaru XV reviewed

Drive Staff

Mercedes is set to up the power of the next AMG A45 to more than 300kW.

Next A45 to have at least 300kW

David McCowen

The Jaguar F-Pace was named World Car of the Year.

Jaguar F-Pace wins World Car of the Year award

Dom Tripolone

Parramatta bound: Wests Tigers star Mitch Moses (left).

NRL plan to scale back Mitch Moses-style in-season transfers

EXCLUSIVE
Adrian Proszenko

Centre of attention: Sonny Bill Williams.

Sonny Bill Williams debuts new logo in Blues' loss

Winners are grinners: Sydney FC players celebrate with the Premiers Plate.

Ninkovic injury fears allayed on record night for Sky Blues

Dominic Bossi
32 mins ago

Sam Carter make his comeback against the Rebels.

Rebels send message to ARU by toppling Brumbies

Chris Dutton

Winx trainer Chris Waller would support racing on the Harbou Bridge if the concept could be made to work.

Chris Waller says world will watch Harbour Bridge horse race

Chris Roots

Brisbane-bound: Cronulla's Jack Bird.

Bird flying the Sharks coop was 'probably about money': Flanagan

Adam Pengilly

Taking a stance: Sonny Bill Williams in action for the Blues on Saturday.

Sonny Bill Williams defends BNZ logo snub

Danny Weidler

Back in business: Billy Slater put in an eye-catching display at Lottoland.

Storm hold off Manly comeback in Lottoland thriller

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James Buckley

Distraction?: Brisbane signing Jack Bird.

Broncos fear Bird cash will upset the flock

Danny Weidler

Getting one away: Jack de Belin offloads in the tackle.

Dragons survive Cowboys comeback

Mitch Jennings
1 hr ago

A night to remember: Jarrod Croker.

Croker produces tackle to stop a nation

David Polkinghorne

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