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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the conclusion of the 30th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Manila.

Kim 'wants to end the world': Plea for Trump restraint

Khaled Sharrouf is the only known case of an Australian terrorist being stripped of their citizenship under the laws.

'Truly appalling': child used as propaganda pawn in terror video

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.

Trump celebrates 100 days with believers - and list of grievances

Josephine Tovey

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

Adani makes Turnbull and 'Australia-first' slogan look hypocritical

COMMENT

George Williams died in 2016 after suffering a massive heart attack.

ATO puts a roof over Williams crime clan

EXCLUSIVE
Cameron Houston

Perth actress Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker in <i>13 Reasons Why</i>.

Never has a TV show rocked me to the core like 13 Reasons Why

Comment

Hanson reported to authorities over 'electoral breaches'

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Family GPs may become harder to find as pressures increase

Posters denying Holocaust plastered around ACT campuses

Scott Morrison orders major review of GST carve-up

Being 'not hot enough' for TV brought out the fighter in me

Comment
Tracey Spicer

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30: Former Labor Opposition Leader Mark Latham addresses a crowd at The Freidman Libertarian ...

'I've got an IQ of three figures and I'm not going to fall for this bulls**t'

Lucy Sugerman said while singing David Bowie for her blind audition was a risk, it had definitely paid off.

ACT girl wows judges on The Voice

41 mins ago

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30: Sonny Bill Williams of the Blues is tackled during the round 10 Super Rugby match ...

Kiwi hoodoo continues as Brumbies fall short against Blues

1 hr ago

Grant and Cheryl Denyer open up to Fairfax Media's Amy Croffey on the Logies red carpet.

'Highly medicated' Grant Denyer on his second 'close call'

The Goss

Kathy Lette.

Why I considered soliciting a prostitute for my autistic son

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Brumbies given Blues at home

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This is what the new free range egg guidelines looks like

Undermanned Rams fight back for draw against ...

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Lucy Sugerman one step closer to becoming 'The ...

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Muscat says Victory can upset Sydney steamroller, ...

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The Old Frogmore Inn.

This NSW former pub could be your next home - or business

89 Parkhill Street, Pearce.

Auction watch: A winning renovation pays off in Pearce

House prices have surged in Canberra.

Canberra housing market leads city pack over March quarter

Weston Creek Community Council chairman Tom Anderson.

Stepping out of Woden's shadow: Demand grows in Weston Creek

Allhomes. Canberra. Domain. April 25, 2017. Kingsborough, at 10 The Causeway in Kingston, is offering street-level ...

Business and home in one: Kingston Foreshore 'shophouses'

Liz Gailer said her hometown of Yass also had the 'Anzac Day rule', but she usually ignored it.

Cold facts suggest capital's 'Anzac Day rule' on heaters is poppycock

ACT man caught driving under the influence twice in under 24 hours

ACT government sets aside land for Narrabundah mosque

Two-year old Charlotte Edwards and her brother Lachlan, 5, of Duffy, play amongst autumn leaves on Dunrossil Drive.

The prettiest spots to take in Canberra's autumn splendor

The man was refused bail on Saturday morning.

Narrabundah man refused bail over car break-in and theft

David Richards has set up new business for booking the cheapest accommodation available online. David Richards with his ...

'Misleading the public': Canberra's David takes on giants of Trivago

Allan Wright chairman of the residents committee at Bellerive retirement village is calling for changes to legislation ...

Retirement home residents wants clarity on who pays for upkeep

A sustained drop in income is resulting in 'dispirited' doctors.

Why it may become harder to find a family GP

Sydney solicitor Albert-Edris Truong has been struck off the roll of lawyers.

Solicitor struck off for 'borrowing' clients' money

NSW

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Man barred from suing anyone in Queensland

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Nurses demand blood tests for lead contamination

WA

Members of the Tax Office's 'nudge unit' have been using their powers of persuasion on their own colleagues.

Tax Office 'nudge unit' gets to work on its fellow public servants

Not worried. Comcare chief executive Jennifer Taylor

Comcare claims it's in the clear on court decision

Collins class submarine HMAS Rankin, one of many to be eventually replaced by the planned new French submarines.

National auditor backs Defence's submarine acquisition strategy

The Snowy Hydro Tumut 3 power station in Talbingo.

After flashy announcement, here's what's next for Snowy expansion

Chris Hammer

Scott Morrison bows to pressure from colleagues, orders GST review

Adam Gartrell

One Nation under fresh scrutiny over possible electoral breaches

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

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Fathers of newborns failing to take up paid leave scheme

Amy Remeikis

Where royalty-based taxes are based on revenue, the PRRT is a profit-based tax.

Gas tax review confirms nation faces decade wait for revenue

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin.

Police reveal they have illegally accessed journalist metadata

Michael Koziol

Police commander David Yapu says only the behaviour of military personnel is being investogated.

Dutton comments could raise Manus tensions: police chief

Michael Gordon

Dave and Ruth Carl at Donald Trump's 100 Days rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Trump's true believers still celebrating after 100 days of office

Josephine Tovey

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at the conclusion of the 30th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Manila.

Duterte to Trump: Show restraint, Kim wants to end the world

Lindsay Murdoch

British Prime Minister Theresa May on the campaign trail in the Scottish town of Banchory on Saturday.

One voice: EU united on tough terms for Brexit talks

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of the Hezb-i-Islami, speaks in Mihtarlam, the capital of Laghman province, marking his ...

Infamous Afghan warlord returns home with plea to Taliban

Kathy Lette receiving her honorary doctorate at the University of Wollongong this month.

Snobbery among academics: it's a matter of degrees

COMMENT
Kathy Lette

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The latest cartoons from David Pope

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is becoming a grand, folkloric object for Australians to one day write heartbreaking ...

Looking forward to Tony Abbott - the opera

Ian Warden

The market expects solid profit growth when half-year results from ANZ, NAB and Westpac are delivered in May.

Big four bank profits to top $15 billion for first half

Clancy Yeates

Rod Sims, chair of the ACCC

ACCC seeks strengthening of market power laws

Madeleine Heffernan
33 mins ago

US President Donald Trump has both played down and embraced the significance of the 100-day period.

'Trump bump' lifts stocks, giving President a win for first 100 days

MICHAEL J. de la MERCED

After failing to raise rates all year, the market would be more shocked if the US Federal Reserve failed to tighten ...

US Fed's low-and-slow strategy tested by business-spending pick-up

Craig Torres

Pizza Hut set for the courts over its cut-price pizzas

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

How high is too high for Australia's marijuana stocks?

Patrick Hatch

The basic economics Scott Morrison can't grasp

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

Diamond Joe's business life stacked up in sad, neat binders

Sarah Danckert

The Alpha Romeo Giulia is one of many modern classics.

Money makers: 13 new cars that will make you richer

Cars

Shooting tequila with salt and lemon is not the way to do it.

Wait, you're officially drinking this the wrong way

Fine Drinks

Nicolas Butcher,Olivia O'Neill, Lucinda Chismon, Matthew Slate.

Good savings all about the little things

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How money changes your brain, behaviour and beliefs

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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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Donald Trump's first 100 days

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One Nation risks being deregistered

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Staunch Bulldogs grind win over Raiders

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Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia

Workers paint and clean the Feltex Clock on the Rowan Bond building in Sydney on 11 October 1946. SMH NEWS Picture by ...

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Liar. Lover. Con artist - every episode of Imposters now streaming on Stan.

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming 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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"I'm constantly confusing people. But I think everything is really confusing": Nevo Zisin.

'I look in the mirror and see I'm neither male or female'

Linda Morris

Dame Carol Kidu argues the point with police at Paga Hill in May 2012, as seen in <i>The Opposition</i>.

The 'student film' that ended up in court gets its day on screen

Karl Quinn

House Rules judge Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

House Rules judge on what he got wrong about Australia

Nathanael Cooper

The Big Bang Theory - cast shot. (Supplied by Channel Nine, 2014.)

Rejoice! All of Big Bang Theory cast on board for new seasons

The painting Big Blue Lavender Bay is taken from court.

Brush with notoriety: what now for 'Whiteley' paintings?

Analysis
Gabriella Coslovich

'You get appreciated and remembered, sometimes booed, hated, reviled': Oliver Stone.

Director Oliver Stone on his newest film subject: Putin

EXCLUSIVE
Garry Maddox

Harry Styles is on his way to Australia in November Photo: SNL

Harry Styles to tour Australia in November, but few will see him

Lenny Ann Low

Classic 90's sitcom Roseanne is being revived

'Roseanne' being revived with original cast

Joe Otterson

Two-year old Charlotte Edwards and her brother Lachlan, 5, of Duffy, play amongst autumn leaves on Dunrossil Drive.

Where are the prettiest spots to see Canberra's autumn in full bloom?

Casting agents will be in Canberra on May 7 on the hunt for teams to star in the next series of My Kitchen Rules.

Want to try out for My Kitchen Rules?

At Jamala Wildlife Lodge, visitors can sleep in luxury next to a lion, shark, bear or lion, to name a few.

Canberra's Jamala Wildlife lodge not afraid of competition

Is this making anyone else feel hungry? Rihanna interpreted the 2015 Met Gala theme, "China: Through The Looking Glass", ...

Top 10 stand-outs moments from the Met Gala through the years

Calvin Klein sweater, $100. H&M skirt, $60. Burberry boots, $1695.

Update your wardrobe for winter with these stylish pieces

Georgie Gordon and Penny McCarthy

Little did Tracey Spicer know what was waiting for her at work after having her second child.

Being 'not hot enough' brought out the fighter in me

Tracey Spicer

My daughters are aged eight and six and both desperately want to earn pocket money.

Dear Jess: Should I give my kids pocket money for doing chores?

Jessica Rowe

Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth opens up about knowing she'd found the one

Jane Cornwell

A publicity shot for Samantha Bee's show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Bee just held her 'Not the White House ...

Samantha Bee toasts journalists, mocks Trump at her parody event

Sopan Deb

Topshop's plastic knee jeans.

From plastic to fake mud, the most absurd jeans of the year

Roxy Jacenko at her In Conversation with... business seminar on Friday at The Westin, Sydney.

Roxy Jacenko keeps people guessing about her marriage

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Bronnie Ware was forced to admit that her resistance to conventional medicine was working against her.

When the 'natural' approach to healing backfires

Sarah Berry

Walk it out, shake it off.

4 ways to detach from work and finally enjoy your downtime

Susie Moore

Craving protein? It might be in your guts.

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

Sarah Berry

Energy load: A large kale smoothie can contain 2500 kilojoules.

People think juice is good for them - they're wrong

COMMENT

The most sugary yoghurts contain as much sugar as ice- cream.

The yoghurt with more sugar than ice-cream

Barbecued pork belly with spiced vinegar. ?Photo by William Meppem

Weekly meal planner: From pork belly to chilli fried eggs

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Guess what? The birth of our baby is not about you

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The note every kids wishes their mum would write

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If your kids haven't asked for one of these yet, they will soon

Have vegetarians become the sacred cows of air travel?

Traveller letters: Special meal? Get over yourselves, vegetarians

Dream Sling claims that travellers can now sleep comfortably sleep anywhere, even in the middle seat.

One of the biggest problems with the middle seat has been solved

Soo Kim

There's a wild side to Europe.

The 10 wild parts of Europe that should be on your bucket list

Ute Junker

It stands up like a regular all-in-one PC if that's what you prefer.

For Microsoft, Surface loses but Windows wins

Neither side of politics can claim the moral high ground when it comes to bending the truth.

War on fake news lost as phrase gets corrupted

Reviewers have been praising of the wall-to-wall glass screen.

Samsung Galaxy S8: The good and the bad - so far

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch ticks over the millions

Kotaku

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

Don't expect to catch a flying taxi soon

HSV's GTSR W1 is the ultimate Aussie V8.

Final Aussie muscle car reviewed

David McCowen

Neighbours star Carla Bonner poses with her Renault Megane RS.

Star and Car, Carla Bonner, actress

Owen Thomson

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance Edition 1.

VW reveal three door Golf GTI

Dom Tripolone

Terrafugia

The Breakdown: Flying cars

David McCowen

The driver received serious facial injuries as a result of the smash.

Australian injured by Takata airbag

David McCowen

Ferrari GT4CLusso at Targa Tasmania.

Targa Tasmania in a Ferrari

Andrew MacLean

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30: Sonny Bill Williams of the Blues is tackled during the round 10 Super Rugby match ...

Kiwi hoodoo continues as Brumbies fall short against Blues

1 hr ago

Raiders forward Josh Papalii.

Johns says Papalii punished enough as Boyd ruled out

39 mins ago

Raiders winger Nick Cotric has his sights set on City-Country Origin.

Stuart to decide on Canberra's City-Country chances on Monday

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30: Matt Duffie of the Blues heads to the try line to score during the round 10 Super Rugby ...

Talking points: Horror numbers of a Brumbies mid-season slump

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30: Besart Berisha of the Victory celebrates after scoring their first goal during the ...

Muscat says Victory can upset Sydney steamroller in GF

48 mins ago

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30: Paul Vaughan of the Dragons looks dejected after a Strom try during the round nine NRL ...

Dragons miss Widdop as Storm run riot in Wollongong

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Undermanned Rams fight back for draw against Magpies

12 mins ago

Winning feeling: Scott Pendlebury and Adam Treloar celebrate a goal in the Magpies' win over the Cats.

Hungry Pies catch Cats napping