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Bill O'Reilly has said he is "sad" that he's not on TV anymore.

'You're going to be shaken': Sacked Fox host speaks

Mrs Kath Walker ( Oodgeroo Noonucal ) giving a poetry reading during her address on behalf of Aboriginal Women. ...

Why people want Cleveland seat to be renamed Oodgeroo

Felicity Caldwell
56 mins ago

Police will allege three women and two men invaded the Ipswich home and attacked an occupant.

'Attackers with poles bashed woman and dog', police allege

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
1 hr ago

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The fake offset accounts that could make your savings vanish

SES volunteers helped search for the missing woman.

Bodies of elderly couple found after fishing trip disappearance

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Would a cut to licence fees save commercial networks?

Would you pay to watch free-to-air TV?

ANALYSIS
Lucy Battersby
2 mins ago

Why searching for Bigfoot isn't a waste of time

COMMENT
Euan Ritchie

Russian hackers who targeted Clinton appear to attack Macron

Parking isn't as big a deal for restaurants as owners think

Before you go hating the rich, get your facts straight

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Israeli discrimination is 'extremely disturbing': MP

Felicity Caldwell

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Anzac Day March on April 25, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Glenn Hunt/Fairfax Media)

Thousands line the streets for Anzac Day in Brisbane

Cameron Atfield
1 hr ago

Craig Blackburn at Gold Coast Supanova on the weekend, where children's excitement to see the Batmobile inspired him to ...

Dad who built Batmobile will be the hero sick kids need right now

31 mins ago

Like Telstra Wholesale, NBN also denies there is a deadlock.

ACCC fails to break Telstra, NBN broadband deadlock

EXCLUSIVE

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Honoree Abigail Breslin attends the National Women's History Museum 5th Annual Women ...

'I knew my assailant': Actress on why she did not report her rape

Elton John fell ill after his recent South American tour.

Shows cancelled as Elton John recovers from 'deadly' infection

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Dashcam captures 4-year-old's terrifying fall off bus

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Mothers Day meets roller derby

At Villers-Bretonneux, The land has long healed, ...

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Police believe the fire was deliberately lit.

Dalby State School to remain closed as fire investigation continues

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
27 mins ago

Two men escape flipped plane in Gatton aircraft crash

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

How a teen's pregnancy to her teacher's husband changed her life

Mary-Rose MacColl

Anzac Square fills for Brisbane dawn service

Man punched in face after investigating robbery

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Agro's VW bug pedal car was stolen in the early hours.

Agro 'happy' his stolen car has been found

Rachel Clun

Scruffy, the 17-year-old terrier, was found dead in a Bardon backyard on Friday.

'Who could do this?' Scruffy's owners beg for help after dead dog found tied up

Jorge Branco

John Coates, president of the Australian Olympic Committee.

Coates hits back at 'vindictive' campaign

A large number of police cars descended on Coogee.

Wild Coogee night: Brawling teens surround cops

NSW

Canon Garland was the Anglican parish priest at Kangaroo Point and Red Hill.

Meet the priest who created Anzac Day as we know it

Craig Hudson managed to capture the shark circling his boat

'That thing is massive': Shark filmed circling

WA

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull flew in a CH-47 Chinook over Kabul, Afghanistan to meet Australian troops serving at ...

Turnbull makes surprise visit to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bianca Hall

North Korea highlights US marines in Darwin to warn of nuclear war

Kirsty Needham

There is an upside to North Korea's threat against Australia

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Australian Army officer Captain Yikang Feng at Taji Military Complex, Iraq.

From Shanghai to Baghdad: Captain Feng's Anzac journey

PM Malcolm Turnbull.

'You are 268th in the queue': Citizenship changes spark chaos

Dismissed from office: Former Manus Island MP Ronny Knight appeared on Radio National on Monday.

PNG politician critical of Dutton was dismissed as MP

EXCLUSIVE

AFR 12TH JUNE 2015 AFR National Infrustructure Summit at the Swissotel.speaker Bill English deputy prime minister of New ...

NZ hits out at 'disappointing' citizenship changes

Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters.

Russian hackers who targeted Clinton appear to attack Macron

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn attends a rally in Whitchurch in the Cardiff North constituency in Wales on April 21.

UK Labour facing election wipeout if polls are right

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the so-called winter White House, in Palm Beach, Florida.

US Embassies tout Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort

Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation Bashar Jaafari, right.

Syrian input to war crimes probe reduced to '15-min lecture'

The men and women of the ADF promised to lay down their lives for us.

We can do better than a parade and day of 'Goodonyermate'

John Birmingham

What are your rights if you can't pay your mortgage?

COMMENT
Alison and Jillian Barrett

Clive Palmer

Don't wait 'til he's dead to be nice to Clive

COMMENT
Madonna King

Would a cut to licence fees save commercial networks?

Would you pay to watch free-to-air TV?

ANALYSIS
Lucy Battersby
2 mins ago

The New York Times reported on April 1 that Fox and O'Reilly, a 20-year veteran of the conservative cable network, paid ...

'I am sad I am not on television anymore': O'Reilly breaks silence

The Trump administration is looking "very carefully" at Australia's model for financing roads, bridges and other public ...

Why is Trump 'looking very carefully' at Australia?

Comparing the two Tatts proposals is a tough call.

The biggest bet in town: who wins the $11b war for Tatts?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

How a lost street food recipe made Hiroe a millionaire

1 hr ago

Wall Street jumps on French election results

Decades of 'more pain than happiness' are ahead: Jack Ma

Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough

COMMENT
Cara Waters

Understanding real estate jargon can give an insight into what to expect.

'Character-filled, cosy': Real estate jargon decoded

The waterline at Miami, Florida.

The nightmare scenario for Florida's coastal homeowners

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Five scientifically-backed tips to create a happier home

Customers who arrive on foot, by bicycle or by public transport contribute significantly more to the restaurant trade ...

One thing restaurant owners often get wrong

To keep a table looking great, use a fresh, slightly damp (not wet) cotton cloth to wipe daily spills away, then buff ...

Habits that are ruining your dining room table: A lesson in furniture

Longines Heritage 1945.

10 new vintage-style watches that will never go out of fashion

Watches

- 125 S, la prima vettura costruita dalla Ferrari nel 1947.
- Nella foto la vettura replica realizzata nel 1987 dalla ...

Looking back at 70 years of triumphs and disasters at Ferrari

Luxury Cars

As BrickX chief executive, Anthony Millet heads a fintech start-up that offers a different way to invest in residential ...

How to protect yourself from housing bubble downside

ANALYSIS
Melissa Browne

After getting a refund, Conal Hanna is no longer grieving for his actual cash, just his pride in his budgetary acumen.

I spent three years paying someone else's tolls

FIRST PERSON
Conal Hanna

Unroll.me apologised, not for its actions, but for the fact users were upset.

Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough

COMMENT
Cara Waters

A budget measure announced last year that was meant to apply from July 1, 2016 has still not been passed.

The tax loophole for optimistic small businesses

Max Newnham

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie

Samuel Johnson wins gold Logie ... and quits acting?

SAT NEWS - Fiona de Jong - Queens Park

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - APRIL 21: Former AOC CEO Fiona de Jong on April 21, ...

Bullying allegations within Austalian Olympic Committee

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Collingwood and Essendon prepare for 'must win' ANZAC clash

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Dutton: we 'should show due respect' to Abbott

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Thousands attend Anzac dawn services

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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Molly Meldrum gifts Samuel Johnson with a golden Stetson.

Meldrum apologises for interrupting Johnson's Logie win

Rob Moran

Boy George and his buttons.

Another Nine show outshines Seven's My Kitchen Rules

Nathanael Cooper

Germaine Greer has recently become a dual citizen of Australia and the UK.

Germaine Greer takes aim at the 'odd' new citizenship test

Neil McMahon

Are the two (annoying) hastaggers, David and Betty actually among the best cooks of the MKR competition?

Are David and Betty the dark horses of MKR?

COMMENT
Aja Styles

<i>House of Bond</i> stars Adrienne Pickering and Ben Mingay as Eileen and Alan Bond.

A glossy insight into Alan Bond's style over substance

Sarah Thomas

A metaphor for the <i>Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2</i>'s shortcomings? Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 review: childishness runs deep

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Jake Wilson

Samuel Johnson is focusing on his fundraising efforts over showbiz, despite his Gold Logie win.

Johnson admits he has to 'eat my words' over Gold Logie win

Rob Moran

Sophie Monk

Sophie Monk the Bachelorette: Perfect match or desperate move?

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Superheroes assemble on the Gold Coast

Raw founder Andrew Fee at his studio in Moorooka.

Flippers meet tap dance in 'cheeky' show

Rachel Clun

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

"My friend believed that had she given birth to daughters, rather than sons, her life would be complete."

There is nothing harmless about sex selection

Cat Rodie

Topshop has released a pair of clear plastic 'jeans', which cost about $100.

The most disappointing thing about Topshop's $100 clear plastic 'jeans'

Melissa Singer

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order reinstating the gag rule prohibiting receivers of aid from discussing ...

Trump's global policy on women's health should be called 'pro-death'

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristof
1 hr ago

Stephen Belafonte and former Spice Girl Mel B.

Mel B's 'abusive' husband Stephen Belafonte granted visitation

Amy Croffey

Cabbage and cartooning with friends on the home-school porch.

Home-schooling my kids in Vanuatu has been a learning curve

Rachael Mogan McIntosh

Serena Williams won the Australian Open in January, and has regained her world number one title.

'I can't wait for you to join the players box': Serena's letter to unborn child

Sheryl Sandberg speaks at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.

Sheryl Sandberg: 'I felt like a ghost' after my husband's death

Alia E. Dastagir

Abigail Breslin.

The three reasons why this Abigail Breslin did not report her rape

Mary Ward

Drinking at home over dinner still counts.

More older Australians are drinking booze in a risky way

Sarah Berry

Healthier, happier and more productive?

The Swedish six-hour workday could help you live longer

Thomas Heath

Menopause: it's never too late to get moving.

Powering up - why women should get in training for menopause

Paula Goodyer

The Happy Kitchen's sesame seared tuna with crunchy Asian slaw.

Good-mood food: Seven recipes to boost your happiness

Neil Perry's bruschetta with cherry tomatoes, basil, olives and feta.

The Mediterranean diet is healthy. But is it actually Mediterranean?

44 mins ago

Keep them fresh: Adam Liaw's spring greens salad.

Freeze the miso, rinse the chicken? Take our food safety quiz

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'Am I unreasonable?': woman shocked by cafe nappy change

Bradley Herbst, dressed in his daily costumes, with daughter Sydney.

Dad's social media deal with teen gets job done in hilarious way

This mum's method of managing her feuding siblings has divided the internet.

Mum shares unusual way to manage feuding kids

Berkeley River Lodge was built in 2012 and is open for eight months of the year.

No Wi-Fi, phones, or roads: Aussie hotel at the edge of the world

Louise Southerden

Silver Muse, the newest luxury cruise ship from Silversea.

New, ultra-luxury cruise ship takes to the sea for the first time

Brian Johnston

The rooftop pool and cafe at Montage Beverly Hills. There are also two ground-floor restaurants and bars at the hotel.

90210: What it's like staying in LA's richest neighbourhood

Craig Platt

The Kitty Hawk Flyer is one of several prototypes being designed by Kitty Hawk, a start-up based in Mountain View, ...

Silicon Valley takes on dream of the flying car

The Galaxy S8 started shipping last week, but some people who pre-ordered in South Korea complained about the display. ...

Samsung to roll out fixes for Galaxy S8

Like Telstra Wholesale, NBN also denies there is a deadlock.

ACCC fails to break Telstra, NBN broadband deadlock

EXCLUSIVE

Amazon announces new products or services all the time that don't go anywhere. But the potential is intriguing.

Amazon takes on Apple, Google as digital master

Telstra only shut down its twenty year old 2G GSM network last year.

Future of Australia's mobile network

Holden Commodore VFII SS-V Redline Ute.

Two up: The best two-seat cars

Stephen Ottley

Few cars can match what HSV's Tourer offers.

Quick spin: HSV Tourer LSA

David McCowen

Honda Civic TypeR Nurburgring Time Attack
April 2017
Worldwide Copyright: ? Patrick Gosling, Chris Brown/ ...

Honda's supercar-beating hatch

David McCowen

Apple has kitted out a Lexus RX450h with computer game controls.

Apple's unconventional idea

Drive staff

The 2017 Suzuki Swift will arrive in June.

Suzuki Swift coming soon

Drive staff

The car features somewhat derivative styling.

Driven: MG's Mazda CX-3 rival

Andrew MacLean

Strong voice for Australia: John Coates.

If Coates loses AOC presidency Aust loses voice on world stage

COMMENT
Roy Masters
36 mins ago

Brian Lara has suggested getting rid of draws in Test cricket.

Every Test match should have a winner: Lara

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Boxer Jeff Horn poses for a photo on January 12, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo ...

Horn needs to 'throw his phone in the bin'

Phil Lutton

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 22: Jarryd Hayne of the Titans runs the ball during the round eight NRL match between the ...

Hayne sounds out Eels about possible return

Michael Chammas

Bull at a gate approach: Arthur Tunstall, pictured in 2012.

Tunstall's reign of error as Commonwealth Games chief

ROY MASTERS
Roy Masters

The Anzac Day Trophy before the match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters.

Rugby league gets a lot wrong – but it gets Anzac Day right

Andrew Webster

Hitting back: Serena Williams earlier this year with the Australian Open trophy.

Serena Williams hits back in Nastase racism row

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Mitchell Moses of the Tigers warms up prior to the round six NRL match between the ...

Moses could join Eels this week as Tigers circle Martin

Michael Chammas