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Tuesday's inflation figures triggered a sustained sell-off of the Aussie dollar that only gathered steam overnight as ...

'Careful what you wish for': Dollar tipped to plunge

Attempts to locate Ji Dongsheng have stalled after the Labor government flagged concerns about potential human rights ...

Leafy Sydney street home to China's 'most wanted' fugitive

Anne Aly in Federal Parliament

Muslim MP falls victim to fake news over Anzac Day wreath

Dr David Dao was visibly bloody and injured after the incident.

Airline settles with passenger dragged from plane

1 hr ago

Mike Tancred.

A Chinese meal, heated phone call behind bitter split at the AOC

Andrew Webster

Donald Trump has succeeded in delivering his pre-election promise – for now.

Like him or not, Trump is making America great again - for now

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

'Alarming': Gas chiefs reject fuel claims as Turnbull staves off fight

Merkel warns against UK Brexit 'illusions' in hard-line speech

Teenager accused of causing global chaos from his bedroom

Why it will be hard for Le Pen to pull a Trump

ANALYSIS

Man arrested with knives near British PM's office in London

A friend of Nicole Evans has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for Ms Evans and her family.

'Set alight by her fiance': Nicole left fighting for her life in hospital

Hearbroken: Josh Reynolds will leave the club he loves to join Wests Tigers next season.

'When I told her it killed me': Reynolds opens up on exit

EXCLUSIVE

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead, which returns from its mid-season hiatus.

Why your favourite TV shows could be about to vanish

ANALYSIS

Ivanka Trump appeared on a panel at G20 women's conference on Tuesday.

Fox host under fire after making 'lewd' Ivanka Trump comment

Clipped wings: Broncos paceman and Origin hopeful James Roberts is carried from the field after his leg collided with a ...

Blues Origin hopeful all but ruled out after collision with teammate

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Parodies and fake Trumps as first 100 days almost here

Bert Newton.

Bert Newton hospitalised with pneumonia

An artist's impression of?Parramatta Road in Granville as envisioned under the NSW Government's latest plan.

Parramatta Road redevelopment could stall, expert warns

Emerging from depression, little by little.

Popular form of birth control may affect your well-being

Nervous return: Maria Sharapova.

'Cheater': Sharapova cops it from rival after winning return

Investment banker Scott Malcolm and his wife Jane Taylor have put their Edgecliff trophy home up for sale.

The $19m house hoping to beat its own suburb record 16 years later

To rinse or not to rinse, that is the question.

The great debate: To rinse or not to rinse your dishes

Your six best housing options.

Your six best housing options in Sydney laid out for you

Comment
Andrew P Street

The saying "the devil is in the detail" is never more true than when renovating or building.

This is the most common mistake renovators make

PALM SPRINGS, CA - 1954: Actress Marilyn Monroe poses for a portrait laying on the grass in 1954 in Palm Springs, ...

Marilyn Monroe's LA house has just hit the market

Ella Knights, from Sydney, has died while on a holiday to Bali.

Sydney woman killed in scooter crash during dream holiday

Cameron appealing suspension from Liberals

Two different tales of what led pregnant woman to stab ex in neck

Artist impressions for a new 14-storey high school in Surry Hills.

Sydney's new 14-storey inner city high school

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Little-known suburb one of Sydney's most innovative

"Take what you need": The new OzHarvest store is Australia's first rescued food supermarket.

At this Sydney supermarket, customers pay what they can afford

The pedicellariae head of a collector sea urchin with its 'jaws' open and teeth revealed.

'Horror movie': how these NSW sea urchins defend themselves

There are calls for a rethink to make power bills fairer for consumers.

'Huge surge': How we're beating skyrocketing energy prices

TV critic: Former Northern Territory Corrections Minister John Elferink gives evidence in Darwin in which he slams ABC ...

Ex-minister slams ABC youth prison report as 'hatchet job'

Kerin Kenny sits at home in front of one of her paintings.

The compo claims costing double those of physical ailments

Mick Gatto leaves court.

Gatto settles $15m tax bill for less than $4m

EXCLUSIVE

Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte met when he was 15 years old and she was his teacher.

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Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte met when he was 15 years old and she was his teacher.

In praise of Brigitte Trogneux's sexy non 'French woman' style

Annie Brown
35 mins ago

Foreign minister Julie Bishop at Operation Locked Shields in Tallinn, Estonia.

Bishop says Australia ready to join fight against 'Crimsonia'

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Senator Arthur Sinodinos and ...

Turnbull tackles gas crisis, but climate problems linger

COMMENT

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Malcolm Turnbull has intervened in the export market to tackle surging gas prices.

PM's cheap gas claim questioned as industry pans export intervention

Heath Aston

Budget reporting change sparks debt spree concerns

Peter Martin

Turnbull pushes GP reforms, despite doctors' funding fears

Adam Gartrell

Gas

Gas companies find out that politics affects markets too

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus: "This is an obvious power grab by Peter Dutton."

Homeland security proposal a Dutton 'power grab', says Labor

Dengue fever is spread by certain types of mosquitos and can be fatal.

Dengue fever outbreak in Nauru hits 10 per cent of asylum seekers

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system in action.

Australia 'must build' a missile defence shield as threat grows

EXCLUSIVE

Ella Knights, from Sydney, has died while on a holiday to Bali.

Australian woman dies in scooter crash in Bali

Jewel Topsfield

Facebook will act against influence operations.

Facebook to act on fake accounts used for influence operations

1 hr ago

Russian Navy reconnaissance frigate Liman in 1999.

Russian spy ship sinks after collision with freighter

Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Pentagon to investigate Flynn's payments from foreign groups

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

Australia is at the mercy of the whims of two mad men

COMMENT
John Hewson

Citizenship: The pose was clear, but Turnbull's agenda was more rhetorical than real.

PM's 'tough' migration stance doomed to fail

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

The salary of Sydney Motorway Corporation chief executive Dennis Cliche is a closely guarded secret.

The executive salary that is a closely guarded secret

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

The union representing Coles staff says they should be consulted before marketing campaigns are introduced.

'Breeds distrust': Coles to cut back on big specials

Catie Low

Network Ten chief executive Paul Anderson.

Fire sale: Ten could be broken up and sold off

Lucy Battersby

Tuesday's inflation figures triggered a sustained sell-off of the Aussie dollar that only gathered steam overnight as ...

'Be careful what you wish for': RBA could cause Aussie rout

Myriam Robin

Amazon is likely to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in Australia over the next few years.

Amazon's shares jump as profit, revenue beat estimates

1 hr ago

Trump is making America great again - for now

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

CBA removes loan clause

Clancy Yeates

'No protection' for media whistleblowers

Georgia Wilkins

Bankrupt Gutnick grilled over debts

Sarah Danckert

Knits are back, but with a bang.

The boldest trend you need to know this winter

Stitched Up
11 mins ago

Icaros uses the abdomen, back and leg muscles to tilt the device while 'flying' or 'diving'.

Science has finally found a way to make exercise less boring

Fitness

If you're investing in property, you're probably better off buying it in your personal name than your self-managed super ...

Buying property with your super fund has drawbacks

Daryl Dixon

John Collett dinkus. 7th February 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Chasing returns in super usually a losing bet

John Collett

Tattoos can result in reverse discrimination.

Tattoos can be good for your career

James Adonis

CBA says its changes will give small business customers more control to avoid defaulting.

CBA removes controversial loan clause

Clancy Yeates

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Russian intel ship sinks in Turkey

1 hr ago

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Pentagon probes Trump's ex-adviser Flynn

1 hr ago

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Australian woman dies in Bali

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Declaration of Independence copy unearthed in England

43 mins ago

One of The Flying Frenchies, stars of the new film The Free Man, rehearse at BBC Broadcasting House in London.

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Bert Newton in hospital in March 2017.

Bert Newton in hospital with complications from pneumonia

Kerrie O'Brien

Donald Trump and his bedtime reading matter.

The Simpsons tackles the first 100 days of Trump

Sarah Thomas

Alan Jones is set to return to the airwaves in March.

Alan Jones' return puts a spring back in 2GB ratings

Rob Moran

Wendy Whiteley, widow of artist Brett Whiteley, after giving evidence in the Supreme Court of Victoria in April 2016.

Wendy Whiteley stunned court quashes art fraud conviction

Debbie Cuthbertson

Hamish and Andy's drive show has once again taken a tumble in Melbourne's radio ratings.

Melbourne Radio: Hamish and Andy's ratings nosedive continues

Broede Carmody

<i>John Conway Tonight</i> host John Conway.

Is this the weirdest (and funniest) show on TV

Rob Moran

Jonathan Demme , 73, has died of cancer and complications from heart disease.

Acclaimed 'Silence of the Lambs' director dies at 73

Valarie and Courtney fight back tears after it's announced they made it into the grand final.

MKR grand final battle revealed as one team crumbles

Broede Carmody

Top performer: Ryan Kwanten in <i>Red Hill</i>.

You can keep your Hollywood glam - we like our heroes modest

Garry Maddox

Nick Earls, shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards for the third novella in a series of five published to ...

NSW Premier's Award shortlist celebrates short storytelling

Linda Morris

Normal Rickard taking part in the Artful program.

A creative way to tackle one of our greatest scourges

Peter Munro

Yassmin Abdel-Magied posted on her Facebook page: "Lest we forget (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)."

Hysteria over Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Anzac Day post cannot be separated from racism

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

It's an inequality that many schools perpetuate with their outdated scheduling and seemingly limitless expectation of ...

The upside of having a mum who is 'never there'

Kasey Edwards

Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams in a scene from the film Get Out.

Interractial dating is scary, which is why 'Get Out' was extra terrifying for me

Bish Marzook
43 mins ago

Society hairdresser Joh Bailey at his Double Bay salon.

'Hardly out of control,' Joh Bailey denies reports

Andrew Hornery

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

Yeah, Serena Williams did not mean to announce her pregnancy via Snapchat

Need rockers apply for Sophie Monk's The Bachelorette after Benji Madden split?

Should rockers apply for Sophie Monk's The Bachelorette?

Amy Croffey

French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife Brigitte.

Reactions to Emmanuel Macron's marriage with an older woman show we're stuck in the past

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Angelia Jolie

Why you shouldn't ignore chapped lips (and how to deal with them)

Craving protein? It might be in your guts.

Listen to your gut - it can tell you what you need to eat

Sarah Berry

Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 85-year-olds age group 100m sprint at the World Masters Games.

'Winning makes her happy': She's 101 and still competing

Cindy Boren
38 mins ago

The weather affects whether we want to exercise.

How climate change could affect the way we exercise

Sarah Berry

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter.

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter recipe

Adam Liaw

Bones loom large: Roasted bone marrow with meat dust.

When viking meets booze and modernism in Redfern

Neil Perry's carrot soup with coriander yoghurt.

A healthy twist on cream: 21 creative ways to use yoghurt in savoury dishes

Photo: Ian Pfaff

Mad Max superfan pimps out his kids' toy cars

Photo: Ebay

The new craze for kids and office workers alike

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Why this mum refuses to make her kids share

Thew new Qantas premium economy seat for the 787 Dreamliner.

Prices revealed: Qantas' non-stop flights to London go on sale

Craig Platt

Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road (Atlanterhavsveien) been awarded the title as "Norwegian Construction of the ...

Amazing roads: Europe's 10 most spectacular coasts to drive

Brian Johnston

Marriott Momi Bay Resort and Spa.

Heaven over the water: Fiji's newest luxury resort opens

Julietta Jameson

Instagram's confident moves seem to be paying off.

Why Instagram will be the next Facebook

COMMENT

Heart attack victims might soon be treated with printed matter. Illustration: Simon Letch

Mending broken hearts with 3D printer

A concept Airbus A3 from Uber's flying cars plan.

Don't expect to catch a flying taxi anytime soon

36 mins ago

Passwords are a target for more than 80 per cent of attacks.

Cyber espionage, ransomware attacks increase in 2017

In Silicon Valley, what matters is having the biggest and most engaged network. And because Facebook is that network, ...

Tech world witnesses robbery by Zuckerberg

ANALYSIS

Casey Stoner has been approached by Ducati as a test rider for 2016.

VW eyes possible sale of Ducati

2017 BMW 530e plug-in hybrid.

Driven: BMW 530e plug-in hybrid

Jonathan Hawley

McLaren 540C v Jaguar F-Type SVR.

Best Jaguar v cheapest McLaren

Andrew MacLean

Honda Odyssey VTi.

She says, he says: Honda Odyssey

Daniela Intili and Stephen Ottley

Uber has revealed plans for flying taxis by 2020

Uber promises flying cars by 2020

Amy B Wang

2017 BMW 4-Series range

Driven: New BMW 4-Series

Jonathan Hawley

Hearbroken: Josh Reynolds will leave the club he loves to join Wests Tigers next season.

'When I told her it killed me': Reynolds' heartbreak

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

golden century Chinese seafood restaurant

A Chinese meal, heated words and the bitter split at the AOC

Andrew Webster

Clipped wings: Broncos paceman and Origin hopeful James Roberts is carried from the field after his leg collided with a ...

Blues hopeful Roberts badly injured in Broncos win

Phil Lutton

Bloody good: Israel Folau is far from over-rated according to Wallabies skills coach Mick Byrne.

Wallabies skill coach hits back at Alan Jones over Folau jibe

Tom Decent

Keeping her own counsel: Maria Sharapova.

Sharapova declares she is 'above' Bouchard criticism

17 mins ago

Heartbreak: Jeremy Cameron says he "didn't have an impact" in last year's preliminary final loss to the Bulldogs.

Finals failure a Giant learning curve for Cameron

Caroline Wilson

Key man: Milos Ninkovic is a certainty to line up against Glory on Saturday night.

Ninkovic to start against Glory despite injury concerns

Dominic Bossi

Squaring up: Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn.

Boxing legend logs the miles to spread the word

Stathi Paxinos

City's Paul Gallen and Country's Damien Cook are ready for the final match between the sides.

'You never say no to Laurie Daley': Does Gallen want back in?

Adam Pengilly

All-rounder: Kodi Nikorima of the Broncos scores a try in just one example of the halfback's many contributions during ...

Panthers in free fall as late rally proves to be too little

Phil Lutton

Tuimoala Lolohea has been dumped to the Warriors' NSW Cup feeder team.

The man the Wests Tigers want to replace Tedesco

Adrian Proszenko

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