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Extremist and online troll Nathan Sykes (in front) and chairman of the Australia First party, Jim Saleam (behind) ...

The secrets of one of Australia's worst online trolls

EXCLUSIVE

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un applauds during a parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Saturday, April 15.

Trump's Twitter silence shows how serious launch was

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

George Soros has been targeted in a new lawsuit.

Soros 'acts in utter disregard of the rule of law and rights of others'

Steve Bannon is on the outer in Donald Trump's circle of advisers.

The moment Steve Bannon was doomed

COMMENT
Frank Bruni

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

How a generation raised on Harry Potter absorbed bad ideas

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Budget speculation has been dominated by questions over home ownership.

Shh, don't mention Australia's class war (and what's driving it)

100 dead, including children, in attack on queued buses

John Davison

Five stubborn misconceptions about Jesus and the cross

COMMENT
Robin Jensen

The lack of skepticism about Syria gas attack claims is remarkable

COMMENT
Paul Malone

Female coders still do 'housework': Tech's toxic bro culture

Australians used to care if people were starving. Why did we stop?

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Ian Turnbull is led away from court during his trial for murder. He died in custody at the age of 82 last month.

Farmer's fatal shot 'a strike at government... and a personal vendetta'

The National Folk Festival on Sunday.
Folk Alliance Australia Young Artist of the Year 2017 winner Monique ...

Folk festival sparks international journey for budding star

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer

McCarthy returns as Spicer and Baldwin as Trump in SNL

Current view of the south facing wing of Gungahlin Homestead with its bay windows.

A piece of the Cotswalds hidden away in Gungahlin

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

How hippie food went mainstream

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Giraffe birth attracts a million-plus viewers

dogs and easter eggs

Vets warn of 'very toxic' chocolate risk to pets over Easter

Sandwich press

Seven amazing things you can cook in a sandwich press

On Easter, Pope denounces 'oppressive regimes' ...

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City seal home final after nine-goal thriller

9:59PM

Success tasting sweet for the Tigers after their ...

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The Canberra housing market has continued its resurgence this year.

Canberra resurgence continues with more - and faster - sales

18 Jessie Street, Forde.

Heading north: why there's growing demand for homes in Gungahlin

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?

Throsby

Three Throsby 'superblocks' to go under the hammer

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 12 Chowne Street, Campbell. April 15, 2017.?

Canberra homes worth inspecting over the Easter weekend

The rubbish tip at Hume towers over the nearby businesses. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Owners of Hume 'pop-up tip' previously fined in NSW

Forrest's 'garden city' feel protections not for all ACT

'My blood is boiling': Family breaks silence on Queanbeyan murder

Mount Majura Vineyard winemaker Frank van de Loo. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Canberra winemakers predict top drops from 2017 vintage

Here's our guide to what's open and when in Canberra over the Easter weekend.

The definitive guide to what's open over Easter in Canberra

Where to grab coffee, a bite or a drink over Easter in Canberra.

Where to grab a coffee or a bite in Canberra over Easter

Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission said the revocations ensured "trust and ...

Seven ACT charities have tax status revoked

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 the Sydney Harbour Bridge

EXCLUSIVE

The Queensland government still has spots left in its free PrEP trial.

New HIV cases down 16 per cent in Queensland

QLD

The camel.

Drivers hit with demerits but camel escapes sanction

WA

Zeeshan Akbar, 29, who died in an attack at his workplace in Queanbeyan.

'Blood is boiling': Family breaks silence on murder

"Absolutely confident". Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan.

Easter resurrection at ATO will make-or-break tax time

Department of Human Services staff will begin two weeks of strikes on Thursday.

DHS staff escalate pay fight with two weeks' strike action

Joel Fitzgibbon is Labor's shadow minister for agriculture and regional Australia.

Labor electorates line up for Canberra public servants

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

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un applauds during a parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Saturday, April 15.

Kim's latest launch a fizzer, but main players tight-lipped

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRIL 16: Pope Francis delivers his traditional 'Urbi et Orbi' Blessing - to the City of Rome, ...

Pope Francis denounces 'oppressive regimes' but urges restraint

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: argues only greater powers for the presidency can solve Turkey's crises.

Turkey votes in moment of truth for Erdogan and democracy

Robert Taylor at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center in California.

Reading this online? He helped you do that. Now he's gone

US President Donald Trump receives a briefing on the Syria military strike from his National Security team at Mar-a-Lago ...

Be skeptical about Syrian chemical weapons attack claims

COMMENT
Paul Malone

generic building, real estate, builder, development, high density, housing, construction, demolition, brisbane 8.9..2015 ...

Politicians can cut housing prices if they want to

COMMENT
Crispin Hull

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

George Soros has been targeted in a new lawsuit.

Rio Tinto dragged into $10b brawl

David Hockey was injured at work and has had multiple back operations.

Thousands of injured workers to be forced onto welfare

Anna Patty

A meal delivery rider on Crown Street in Surry Hills makes a dash through red lights.

Deliveroo and Foodora riders flouting road rules

Andrew Taylor

Aerials of Aussie Stadium and The Sydney Cricket Ground, and Fox Studios, at Moore Park.. ... Pix by Quentin Jones..... ...

The game changer for sports advertising

Lucy Battersby

Hackers may have just revealed huge flaw in global finance market

United changes crew-booking policy after passenger's removal

The dream is officially over for iron ore

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

BHP's billionaire agitator isn't going anywhere

Brian Robins

The TAG Heuer Autavia

16 super-fancy new watches that are surprisingly good value

Watches

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

Lifestyle

Children might be happier with a few signature toys.

The app for reducing the tsunami of kids' stuff

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Peter Cakarnis, 60, has seen the value of his credit card rewards diminish over time.

Credit card rewards worthless for all but very high spenders

John Collett

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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Raiders beat Warriors for third consecutive win

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Giant Patton delivers third win

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Syrian bus bombings kill dozens outside Aleppo

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North Korea parades its military might

Ladies cycling study. Cycylists in Centennial Park, Sydney on 16 November 1936. SMH Picture by HARRY FREEMAN Speedwell ...

Rewind - Park life

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.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer

McCarthy returns as Spicer with some religious jokes on SNL

British actor Peter Capaldi, in costume as Doctor Who, and Pearl Mackie as his new companion Bill Potts, pose with a ...

New Doctor Who set to traumatise as fresh casting rumours swirl

Nick Miller

Incubator babies: Dr Martin Couney - 1869-1950.

How carnival shows saved babies' lives to be filmed in Australia

Michael Idato

Sophie Mathison , Grace Tan AND Mohini Herse at the Corporate Fitness Centre, Surry Hills. filmmakers who are training ...

Women filmmakers step into the boxing ring at For Film's Sake

Garry Maddox

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina is not going anywhere from Veep.

How Veep comments on Trump in surprising new season

Patrick Ryan

'Can you actually hear me now?,' singer and guitarist Thom Yorke asked while performing at Coachella.

Radio silence: Radiohead battle audio failure at Coachella

Michael Idato

Chastain accepting an award at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last month.

How a stranger's act of kindness set Jessica Chastain on her path

Andrew Purcell

"One of my jobs in music is to try to explain stuff," says Ice-T.

Ice-T still raps as he veers between both sides of the law

Steve Knopper

Five-year-old Poppy Breingan from Hackett.

Thousands flock to Exhibition Park for National Folk Festival

Canberra charity REACH for Nepal says the local people give more than they receive, showing gratitude for the projects ...

The Canberra charity changing lives on both sides of the world

The Museum of Australian Democracy is hosting the Great Easter Egg Trail on Easter Sunday.

7 things to do this Easter long weekend April 14-17

Sally Obermeder welcomed her second daughter, Elyssa, via surrogacy in December.

Sally Obermeder's family adjusts to baby number two, born via surrogate

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Dan Single with his wife Bambi Northwood-Blyth.

Dan Single: from a $24m net worth to a $250k handout plea

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Kim Ellery designs from her ready to wear show in March.

Covering up is back in fashion

Annie Brown

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance in the Pepsi ad.

Alec Baldwin: Kendall Jenner's unlikely defender

Kip Gamblin.

Kip Gamblin: why marrying an older woman worked for me

Jane Rocca

Carla Zampatti “Military Precision” coat, $1046. Spell & The Gypsy Collective “Evangeline” gown, $995. Zimmermann boots, ...

Adrienne Pickering longs to play Rake's Missy again

Steve Dow

Brown doesn't have to be blah if you wear it like Kate Hudson.

The best florals for winter

Melissa Singer

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

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

How hippie food went mainstream

Sarah Berry

Moving in: It's a commitment.

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

Evelyn Lewin

Anthony Lehmann.

My day on a plate: Anthony Lehmann

Rebecca Kerswell, from Coco Chocolate, makes sugar-free eggs.

So long, sugar coma: healthy Easter options outsell traditional treats

Pete Evans' paleo smoked paprika chicken

The no-sugar Weekly meal planner

Cruise ship MSC Seaside

The Caribbean cruise that protects you from overeating

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

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

Apple is going to test self-driving cars

Uber made the figures public on Friday as it grappled with questions about its workplace and negative consumer sentiment.

Uber lets public look under the hood for first time at financial data

The hack, if verified, could be the biggest ever exposed after exposure of NSA files by Edward Snowden in 2013.

Hackers claim NSA monitored global bank transfers, targeting Middle East banking system

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

2017 Audi Q5.

Driven: All-new Audi Q5

Andrew MacLean

Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse Coup?, Press Test Drive Barcelona 2017, E 300 Coupe? aragonitsilber, Leder Nappa, ...

Inline six on the way for next-gen AMG models

David McCowen

2018 Jagaur F-Type four-cylinder.

Jaguar unveils four-cylinder F-Type

David McCowen

2017 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport.

Infiniti's fastest coupe reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

2017 Skoda Octavia,

New Skoda Octavia prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Toyota FT-4X Concept.

Top 5: Stars of the 2017 New York motor show

The Drive Team

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Lopeti Timani of Australia faces the media following an Australia training session at The ...

Brumbies see red after SANZAAR concede possible Rebels blunder

The Raiders board could move to extend coach Ricky Stuart's time with the Green Machine at their next board meeting.

Raiders board could look to extend Stuart's contract

On the burst: Joseph Leilua.

CT sport podcast: Raiders rumble and Brumbies stumble

Podcast

Raiders captain Jarrod Croker is inspiring his teammates to be better.

Canberra's courageous captain Croker is inspiring his teammates

Blake Austin says Raiders second-rower Josh Papalii is the best back-rower in the NRL.

You don't need to preach to Austin about Papa

Jonathan Patton celebrates one of his six goals for the Giants.

Patton buries demons to kickstart Giants' Sydney derby charge

Canberra Racing chief executive Peter Stubbs says the Black Opal will remain on the long weekend regardless of whether ...

Black Opal returns to long weekend regardless Golden Slipper

Pivotal: James Maloney crosses the stripe for the Sharks.

Panthers' finals aspirations in limbo after heavy Sharks loss