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Former prime minister Tony Abbott departs after Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 20 March 2017. ...

'Back off': Qld Lib MP urges 'wrecker' Abbott to quit

Adam Gartrell

A teenager has been attacked by a shark in Esperance on Monday.

Shark attack kills teenage girl surfing with father in WA

David Baker
1 hr ago

Craig Gore was arrested and charged on Easter Saturday with fraud offences.

Disgraced rich lister arrested in midst of new Qld development

Sarah Danckert

Trump invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for hamburgers in his election campaign.

'It won't happen': North Korea sets its sights on Trump's red line

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
30 mins ago

Alan Jones says the Turnbull government is failing to learn from its mistakes.

Coalition deserves to be smashed at an election: Jones

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

A police officer tries to arrest a man on Kelvin Grove Road.

Police officer assaulted while making arrest, man still on the run

Ruth McCosker

Calls for federal assistance to head off gas shortage

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

Trump's Twitter silence shows how serious missile launch was

ANALYSIS

ScoMo's 'concern' for renters just distracts us from the main problem

Comment
Andrew P Street

Cyber sabotage may have thwarted NKorea missile

Cost of Sir Elton's trip to Queensland kept secret

Felicity Caldwell

Drivers coming back to Brisbane from both the Gold and Sunshine coasts are facing frustrating delays of up to 40 kilometres.

Multiple dead, three airlifted after Bruce Hwy crash

Ruth McCosker, Toby Crockford

The hatchlings were all released.

Dozens of baby turtles released into safe Queensland waters

Raw founder Andrew Fee at his studio in Moorooka.

Flippers meet tap dance in 'cheeky' Brisbane show

1 hr ago

We need to stop classifying people as type A or type B

We need to stop classifying people as type A or type B

DIGICAM 4888 CENTENNIAL PARK DAWN to DUSK Pix by QUENTIN JONES Words by KEITH AUSTIN .....14hours at Sydney s favourite ...

Dear bladers of Brisbane, where did you go?

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Baby loggerhead turtles released off Mooloolaba coast

Woman doing fitness exercise with dumbbells, isolated iStock. Generic young woman exercising with weights.

How to keep exercising when you feel like quitting

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 09: GENERIC , Queensland police service, queensland police, qld police, qps, police ...

Top cops honoured at awards night

Donald Trump's options on North Korea largely ...

11:02PM

Pastor abduction raises anti-Christian fears in ...

10:54PM

Turkey referendum: Erdogan declares victory as ...

10:47PM

New research has examined infection treatment for crocodile attack victims at Cairns Hospital.

If you are attacked by a crocodile, the bite is not your only concern

Felicity Caldwell

Details of government deal to bring Sir Elton to Queensland kept secret

Felicity Caldwell

Man injured as police held at bay by man with machete

Toby Crockford

The Pacific Motorway quickly became a car park after a multi-vehicle crash at Upper Mount Gravatt

Two police officers among five injured in Pacific Motorway crash

Felicity Caldwell and Toby Crockford

The three accused were charged with a string of offences including armed robbery and wilful damage.

Man, 86, held at knifepoint as house robbed: police

Toby Crockford

Stewart has adopted two local Queensland children, who are now aged 8 and 5.

'No guarantees': What it is like to adopt in Queensland

Rachel Clun

The rare reserves could contain diamonds, platinum, gold and silver.

Hopes rare minerals could net billions for Qld

Sam Longman said she hasn't been able to celebrate Easter following the theft of her three koala joeys.

Search for stolen koalas 'becoming desperate'

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
Luke McMahon

Perth developer Gerry Hanssen with Shalom House founder Peter Lyndon-James.

Construction boss offers resort for drug rehab

WA

Ed Wensing overlooks Canberra from the Mt Ainslie lookout.

Canberra Times photo by Matt Bedford.

Bid to stop Canberra 'being frozen in time'

ACT

Former prime minister Tony Abbott departs after Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 20 March 2017. ...

Liberal MP urges 'wrecker' Tony Abbott to quit Parliament

Adam Gartrell

Nobody wants a Kevin Rudd-Julia Gillard remake

ANALYSIS
Stephanie Peatling

Put women and girls at centre of foreign policy, Australia urged

Stephanie Peatling

Alan Jones says the Turnbull government is failing to learn from its mistakes.

Alan Jones: Coalition deserves a smashing at the election

1 hr ago

Bill Shorten: "I for one am grateful that the Americans do contribute so much to security in the Pacific region."

Shorten backs Trump's US against North Korea threat

Heath Aston

Sally McManus, Secretary of the ACTU.

Coalition voters believe the minimum wage is too low: poll

Adam Gartrell

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Commander blames drunk soldiers for Manus rampage

'Our ultimate dignity': North Korean commandoes march across Kim Il-sung Square during a military parade on Saturday.

Pence warns Kim: don't test us, look at what we did in Syria

Kirsty Needham

Supporters of the opposition Republican People's Party watch the polling results in Ankara.

What Erdogan's narrow referendum victory means for Turkey

ANALYSIS

Abducted:62 year-old pastor Raymond Koh.

Pastor abduction raises anti-Christian fears in Malaysia

Lindsay Murdoch
38 mins ago

Supporters of the "Yes" campaign stand in front of a giant picture of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Erdogan declares victory in Turkey referendum

45 mins ago

A report into Mason Lee's death will remain secret until the court process is complete.

Premier is right not to release Mason report

COMMENT
Madonna King

John Clarke, who died on Monday, helped popularise the sport of farnarkling.

John Clarke gone to the great farnarkling grommet in the sky

John Birmingham

In discussions about work-life balance, we still only talk of wives when it comes to domestic duties.

Why you don’t need a ‘wife’

Adele Blair

In a submission to the federal government ahead of the May budget, Telstra said tax laws need to take into account ...

Internet should be tax-exempt for some employers: Telstra

Nassim Khadem

Bain will acquire a large stake in Korean botox player

Bain bets $1 billion on botox

Shinhye Kang and Seyoon Kim

More than 18 per cent of all Australians use Airbnb.

How the world's biggest hotels are taking on Airbnb

ANALYSIS
Katie Benner

The stolen bullion is worth $70,000.

Gold could 'sky-rocket' on global worries

Ranjeetha Pakiam and Betty Liu

Crude slips under $US53 as US drilling surge stokes output fears

Heesu Lee and Perry Williams

Snap dismisses claims as 'ridiculous'

Richard McLeish

Qantas warns against foreign carriers flying domestic routes

Michael Gorey

Insurer tells former police officer with PTSD he could be a librarian

Anna Patty

Workers stand in front of a banner featuring images of high rise towers outside a construction site in downtown Beijing.

Latest measures to cool China market: feng shui advice banned

Kaitlyn Plyley, 30, is disabled and left "hoping for miracles" to own a home.

The group of Australians left 'hoping for a property miracle'

Treasurer Scott Morrison addresses the media during a doostop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday 24 ...

Dear nation's renters, ScoMo is very, very, very worried about you

Comment
Andrew P Street

The hotel, opened by the artist Banksy across from the wall that separates Palestinians and Israelis.

The controversial hotel with the 'worst view in the world'

Jo Frost in her former role as Super Nanny.

The Super Nanny's first home was 'emotionally overwhelming'

Toyota FT-4X.

Eight high-powered new cars that have the motor world in a spin

Cars

From store to your door, in 90 minutes.

Fast fashion: Gucci now does 90-minute home delivery

Luxury

Hyenas rarely do the initial damage but once they swoop in, they can quickly become the problem.

Keep the shorting 'hyenas' in your peripheral vision

Marcus Padley

A few months ago the smartest people in finance were waxing lyrical on whether the Chinese landing would be "hard" or ...

Motley Fool: What China collapse?

Scott Phillips

Courtney Ray founded Daily Blooms to foster her passion for flowers.

'Taking the bigness out': Online fixed price florists blossom

Cara Waters

Jeff Anning (left) founder of Evolve Skateboards.

From a pipe dream to a half-pipe

Kate Jones

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Man assaults police officer

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Sean Spicer's Easter SNL makeover

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Boy crushed at rotating Atlanta restaurant

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What on earth was Reddy thinking?

Luigi Pertrilli (R) shares a joke with a woman dressed like the Virgin Mary in the Christopher Inn during the ...

Easter around the World

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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One person makes all the difference for foster kids

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From left, Jeff Varner, Sarah Lacina, Zeke Smith and Debbie Wanner at a so-called tribal council on Survivor.

Survivor contestant fired from job after transgender controversy

Georgina Cooke

Charlize Theron and Vin Diesel in <i>The Fate of the Furious</i>.

Fate of the Furious breaks Star Wars box office record

Michael Idato

Roger Moore and Clifton James in <i>Live and Let Die</i> (1973).

Clifton James, swaggering sheriff in James Bond films, dies

Keith Ridler

Lady Gaga debuted her new single 'The Cure' at Coachella this weekend.

Little monsters go Gaga at Coachella as new single unveiled

Michael Idato

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer

McCarthy returns as Spicer and Baldwin as Trump in SNL

Third time lucky? Hannah Gadsby has been nominated twice before for a Barry Award.

Hannah Gadsy and Sammy J vie for Barry Award

Debbie Cuthbertson and Melissa Cunningham

Dr Martin Couney pioneered incubators for premature babies.

Premature baby incubators given away as carnival exhibits

Michael Idato

Grace Tan, Mohini Herse and Sophie Mathison will take to the ring as part of an event aimed at challenging the lack of ...

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

Garry Maddox

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Andrew Hunter, 11, takes part in 'Melon Mania' at West End on April 8, 2017 in Brisbane, ...

Hundreds of melons create a new smash hit in West End

Cameron Atfield

Brisbane Lions vice-captain and City2South event ambassador Dayne Zorko will take on the 5km course with his partner ...

Lions' Dayne Zorko lines up a family day out at City2South

Ruth McCosker

Anna O'Byrne and Charles Edwards took some of the limelight back from Dame Julie.

My Fair Lady has more to offer than just Julie Andrews

Susan Hetherington

Part of the backlash to Lena Dunham and her character Hannah Horvath in Girls came down to this ... over-identification.

We saw our clumsy selves in Girls, which is why we loved to hate it

Natalie Reilly

Lady Gaga debuted her new single 'The Cure' at Coachella this weekend.

Celebrities partying and playing at Coachella

Clementine Ford with her baby son.

The love so powerful it feels like a dangerous mistake

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Ten days after meeting, Mark proposed.

I set to having a baby on my own at 40, and then I met the one

Claudine Gilbey-Phillips

Rihanna crushes it at Coachella.

Rihanna wins Coachella/life with crystal body suit

Annie Brown

Prince Harry has opened up about the therapy he received to cope with the loss of his mother, Princess Diana.

Prince Harry reveals Diana's death led to 'two years of total chaos'

Hannah Furness

Nike has introduced a dedicated plus-size range up to a 3X.

Sports brands are finally realising that active women come in all sizes

ANALYSIS
Melissa Singer

Prince Harry has spoken out about needing therapy to deal with his grief after Diana's death.

A powerful role model, Harry's words on grief will help others

COMMENT
Professor Sir Simon Wessley

Children pick up on images and language much earlier than we might think.

Why kids don't need to hear 'fat talk'

Paula Goodyer

Water babies aren't limited by age

This woman is strong and healthy at 90. Here's how she does it.

Marlene Cimons

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

How hippie food went mainstream

Sarah Berry

Toorak butcher Peter Bouchier.

Why does supermarket meat last longer than meat from my butcher?

Spice up your buns: turn them into a choc orange hot cross bun pudding.

Leftover hot cross buns? Try four delicious recipes

Sofia Levin

Neil Perry recipe for Good Food, Epicure
Styling Hannah Meppem
Spice roast pumpkin

The antidote to an over-indulgent Easter: sugar-free meal plan

The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte were in attendance.

Duchess of Cambridge anonymously seeks advice of 'real mums'

Behold the IKEA "Relationship Saving Station" courtesy of Obvious Plant.

This is exactly what every IKEA needs

Gordon Ramsay with his wife and children last year.

Why Gordon Ramsay refuses to leave money to his children

American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER interior, economy class cabin.

Flight test: How American Airlines' Australia route stacks up

Rob McFarland

If you don't have a lazy $138,000 to spend to see the real Titanic, you can see it in 360 degrees in Leipzig, Germany at ...

Woman spends $138,000 to visit the Titanic wreck on first tourist trip

The Rocky Mountaineer offers stunning scenery and sumptuous dining for passengers.

Rocky roll: How a luxury restaurant on rails is run

Donna Demaio

The Netgear R9000 is truly fast.

Could a $700 router be worth the money?

It's not easy to find the perfect gadget for taking care of business, but Lenovo's Yoga 710 ticks a lot of boxes as a ...

Finding your perfect travel companion

COMMENT

"Obviously Snapchat is for everyone," the company said in a statement.

Snap dismisses 'only for rich people' claim as 'ridiculous'

giz

How to manage your phone notifications

Gizmodo

LoL OPL 2017

LG Dire Wolves take the crown: OPL Grand Final

2017 Audi Q5.

Driven: All-new Audi Q5

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW 530i.

Road test: BMW 530i

Stephen Ottley

Land Rover Reborn

Outback classics worth $130,000

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-Benz S500e.

Mercedes-Benz S500E new car review

Stephen Corby

2018 Jagaur F-Type four-cylinder.

Jaguar unveils four-cylinder F-Type

David McCowen

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

Not good mates: Phil Gould and Sharks skipper Paul Gallen.

Three cheers for Gus, and a toast to The Pettiest Game of All

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Courtney Conlogue wins the women's Rip Curl pro at Bells Beach. 17th April 2017 Fairfax Media The Age news Picture by ...

American surfer beats three world champions in a day to win Bells

Roger Vaughan

Collared: Tigers five-eighth Mitch Moses jostles with Michael Jennings on Monday.

If Moses wants to leave the Tigers, he must ask for a release himself

Michael Chammas

Liv Ryan (left) holds on for victory.

Stawell Gift 2017: Teenagers take men's and women's finals

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo was not happy with Lewis Hamilton.

Ricciardo irritated by Hamilton's pit-lane block

Brett Holman of the Roar celebrates scoring a goal against the Wellington Phoenix at Suncorp Stadium.

Brisbane Roar pip Phoenix in seven-goal thriller

Trent Cotchin celebrates a goal against the Lions.

Lions no match for in-form Tigers at Gabba

Andrew Stafford

Pivotal: James Maloney crosses the stripe for the Sharks.

Three cheers for Gus: Sharks take aim at Gould for 'soft' comments

Michael Chammas