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Colombian police released this photo of Cassandra Sainsbury with the alleged drugs.

Red flag sparked US to tip off Colombia about Australian

18 mins ago

An image shared by Christensen following his surgery.

George Christensen has 85 per cent of his stomach removed

Almost five weeks after a severe weather event in Brisbane fallen trees remain across the city.

Get in line: Quirk says storm victims will have to wait

Ruth McCosker

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks at the opening of the Kimberley Process in Perth on Monday.

'It was disgusting': Chinese protest disrupts Bishop ceremony

EXCLUSIVE

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk at the Brisbane Convention Centre. Major projects for ...

'Botched' ad laws force council to backtrack

Ruth McCosker

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 02: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks to media during a press conference on May 2, 2017 in ...

Turnbull's policy pirouette catches Shorten by surprise

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Trump and Putin discuss Syria, North Korea in phone call

1 hr ago

Morrison flags further action if housing market fails to cool

James Massola

Three ways North Korea crisis can end, Trump warned

Kirsty Needham

'False, offensive and defamatory': Nine defends Erin Molan

Stephanie Gardiner

'Outlaw' for 10 days appeals his jail time

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 02: Daniel Endicott out the front of the old Lyceum/Dendy/Tribal Theatre in George Street on ...

The mission to halt Hillsong theatre takeover

Cameron Atfield

Asking people earning $42,840 to pay 1 per cent of their income towards repayment of their student loans works out less ...

'Terrifying news' for uni students in two cups of coffee

COMMENT

If there's one person we don't need to be lectured by on what's good for women, it would be Donald Trump.

Why CNN can - and did - refuse to air Trump's 'fake news' ad

Johnny Depp's former managers have fired back at claims they mismanaged his earnings.

Depp's ex-managers claim he pays someone to feed him lines

No City Limits on Hamilton Island wasn't damaged in Cyclone Debbie.

Debbie was 'the cyclone the Whitsundays had to have'

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Surfer rescued after 30 hours adrift

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Australia's Matt Renshaw plays a shot during the first day of the fourth test cricket match against India in Dharmsala, ...

Test cricketer a real-time case study for QUT students

Markets Live: ASX tide turns

8:59AM

Cassandra Sainsbury's plane ticket 'bought in ...

8:49AM

Double whammy for Aaron Woods after missing Test ...

8:32AM

Kaitlin Barton was reportedly camping at a friend's place when she died.

Mystery death: Teen found dead outside tent by friends

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

White powder: Classrooms evacuated over 'suspect package'

Jorge Branco
1 hr ago

CCTV captured woman fleeing alleged cruise ship rape: police

Jorge Branco

Barbara McCulkin (right) and her daughters Vicky (left) and Leanne (centre) disappeared from their home on January 16, 1974.

Court hears of alleged plot to stop murder trial witnesses

"Delays as far back as the eye can see" from the Houghton Highway Bridge at Brighton, according to Dave Andrews on Twitter.

Driver swallows windscreen glass dust after crash in Brisbane's north

Toby Crockford

Emergency services responded to a light aircraft crash at Caboolture Airfield.

Light aircraft crashes at Caboolture Airport with two on board

UPDATED
Toby Crockford

1 William Street which now houses mores than 5000 Queensland public servants, but means taxpayers pay an extra $50 ...

Tower of Power sees taxpayers pay extra $50m each year in rent

Tony Moore

Canberra man Baxter Reid has been arrested in the United States after overstaying his visa for one hour.

Man arrested in US over visa granted court date

ACT
37 mins ago

Student choices can be affected by "strange things".

The uni degrees that students are avoiding in droves

NSW

Rajat Chaudhary could be deported after being jailed for two years for attacking his colleagues with a meat cleaver.

Pizza man jailed for meat cleaver attack

WA

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 02: Daniel Endicott out the front of the old Lyceum/Dendy/Tribal Theatre in George Street on ...

The man on a mission to halt theatre takeover

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 20 April 2017. ...

So, Malcolm Turnbull does give a Gonski after all

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Wealthy schools have funding slashed as PM redirects funds

Matthew Knott

Morrison flags further action if housing market fails to cool

James Massola

Treasurer Scott Morrison

Draw it: Can you rate the Coalition's economic performance?

INTERACTIVE

Labor MPs argue the US-Australia relationship that is far bigger than any individual.

'Speak truth to crazy': Labor's blunt advice as Turnbull meets Trump

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

An image shared by Christensen following his surgery.

George Christensen reveals drastic weight loss surgery

The government says it expects student numbers to grow as a result of access to income-contingent loans.

Non-citizens, New Zealanders targeted in universities revamp

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives an acceptance speech for an award in New York.

Hillary Clinton blames Russian hackers, Comey for 2016 election loss

Former Chinese ambassador to Australia Fu Ying in Canberra in 2005.

Top Chinese diplomat warns of apocalypse on North Korea

Kirsty Needham

Western democracies' focus on technology may blind them to the psychology of information war.

Cybersecurity won't halt information war

ANALYSIS
Chris Zappone

Former National Front Party Leader and Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen.

Le Pen accused of plagiarising a speech from rival

Scott Morrison and his Coalition colleagues are not the "models of pinstriped fiscal rectitude" they purport to be, ...

Good debt and the Coalition's great budget swindle

COMMENT
John Birmingham

David Muir argues it is time for significant reform to the constitution.

A new republic model could keep the bastards honest

COMMENT
David Muir

If Yassmin Abdel-Magied was out of line, those who made violent comments towards her were worse.

If Yassmin was out of line, her attackers were worse

COMMENT
Madonna King

Government organisations have better processes in place to deal with whistleblowers than the private and not-for-profit ...

Planning to blow the whistle? Make sure you work here

Georgia Wilkins

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: ASX set to retreat as caution returns

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1 hr ago

Megan Blandford and husband Steve and children Abbey, 8, and Iris, 4 live in Beechworth, Victoria.

When I was 10 years old, seeds of a lifelong fear of debt were planted

Megan Blandford

Some are bearish about the prospects for discount department stores.

'Basket case' Big W will be a long-term headache for Woolworths

ANALYSIS
Madeleine Heffernan

'Not sustainable': ANZ boss sends mortgage stress warning

Clancy Yeates

Apple posts surprise fall in iPhone sales

56 mins ago

Incoming boss at Primary Health Care has exit plan

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

First 'multi-family' apartment tower to go ahead

Simon Johanson

No City Limits on Hamilton Island wasn't damaged in Cyclone Debbie.

How Cyclone Debbie helped the local property market

As the climate warms, the Arctic village of Qaanaaq, Greenland, has seen its age-old hunting economy evaporate.

Melting away: The way of life disappearing as climate change bites

8 Thorn Street, Ipswich, is a four-bedroom, three-bathroom renovated Queenslander listed at $569,000 with Ray White Bundamba.

Ipswich: The only place in Qld where prices are soaring

House prices in Brisbane fell slightly for the March quarter, but economists say it's just a small bump in the road.

What Melburnians and Sydneysiders love about Kangaroo Point

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Designer Daniella Norling says we should be supporting truly Antipodean talent and designs.

'Trends that stick die horrible deaths': An anti-Scandi stance

For the founder of MWC, launching a watch company was as simple as quitting one job and starting a new one.

How an Aussie IT consultant is taking on the luxury watch world

Watches
1 hr ago

Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel

Food and drink prices fell in the March quarter, reflecting stiff competition across much of the retail sector.

Why interest rates are unlikely to fall further

ANALYSIS
Clancy Yeates

If you use a LIC, you can concentrate your energy on trying to time the market.

The place of LICs in an investment strategy

Marcus Padley

CocoVivo in Panama is one of the world's most beautiful and remote coworking spaces.

The world's five most exotic co-working spaces

Elissa Doherty

Angela Lockwood is the author of Switch Off.

Five steps to stop email anxiety

Alexandra Cain

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Twin polar bear cubs born

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Cycling on Moggill Road

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New police photos of Cassandra Sainsbury

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House burns after barbecue dinner

Dyson drawing; re Budget, Morrison, Medicare etc, Age Opinion 3 May 2017

Best of Fairfax cartoons, May 3

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Political satirist Armando Iannucci will open the Sydney Writers' Festival three weeks earlier than usual.

Politicians have stolen my best lines, says comedy writer

Linda Morris
29 mins ago

Cate Blanchett has been nominated for her work in The Present.

Tim Minchin, Cate Blanchett lead Tony Awards nominations

Michael Idato

Heath Ledger records himself with a handycam.

'Cathartic' new documentary gives Heath Ledger immortality

Michael Idato

Johnny Depp's former managers have fired back at claims they mismanaged his earnings.

Depp's ex-managers claim he pays someone to feed him lines

Broede Carmody

Jimmy Kimmel began his Monday show on an unusually serious note.

Tearful Jimmy Kimmel reveals agony over newborn son's disease

Emily Yahr
1 hr ago

Em Rusciano, co-host of 2DayFM's breakfast show.

Em Rusciano bounces back after 'I can't do this' on-air moment

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Aussie Property Flippers: Explicit in its faith in the property market serving as a wealth creator.

A flipping obsession with real estate

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

Sandra Sully is one of Ten's most popular anchors - but staff fear its news division will be cut.

Channel Ten staff fear 'major' job losses and cuts to news

ANALYSIS

Therese Collie and Tim Mullooly host a walking tour of Brisbane's history every Wednesday morning.

The walking, talking, singing story of Brisbane

Rachel Clun

Thousands are expected to attend the Buddhist festival.

Buddha Birth Day Festival brightens South Bank

Rachel Clun

Brisbane City Council received a development application to revitalise the Metro Arts building on Edward Street.

Dining precinct to emerge in shadow of Metro Arts Building

Ruth McCosker

Despite progress and good intentions, many obstacles to equality remain.

What does a female-friendly workplace actually look like?

Sue Williams
1 hr ago

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was photographed topless while enjoying a private holiday in France in 2012.

Trial begins over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge

49 mins ago

Maeve Marsden

Sorry, well-meaning celebrities, but I refuse to be 'tolerated'

COMMENT
Maeve Marsden

Gwyneth Paltrow

'Flip flop' celebrities raise eyebrows at the Met Gala

Jenna Clarke

Prince Harry will visit Sydney and Singapore in June.

Prince Harry to visit Australia in June to celebrate Invictus Games

Jenna Clarke

Erin Molan and Anthony Bell were crew members on the super maxi Perpetual Loyal.

Erin Molan denies 'intimate relationship' with Anthony Bell

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Rihanna won the Met Gala (again).

Bow down: Rihanna wins the internet with her Met Gala dress

Annie Brown

The bad ballerina look never looked as good as on Lily Collins.

Met Gala 2017: These celebrities totally nailed the dress code

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Melissa Singer

Committed or addicted? Just because a behaviour is "healthy" doesn't always mean we have a healthy approach to it.

Extreme health or excessive: When exercise becomes addiction

Sarah Berry

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

The curious case of ageing: why would we want to live forever?

Sarah Berry

You may be a night owl naturally but you can reprogram your body clock.

Being a night owl could be genetic

Evelyn Lewin

Take your coffee to the next level.

How to take your coffee to the next level

Cornersmith Picklery. For Pete Barrett's foodie hobbies cover story.

Five ways with fermenting

Kylie Kwong's stir fry of five mushrooms with soy and ginger.

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried mushrooms with soy and ginger

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Midwife fined after having affair with dad-to-be

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App pays kids to limit their screentime

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It's true: parental burnout is a real thing

Virgin Australia's new business class cabin on board its Boeing 777.

The new planes, seats and routes that are changing air travel forever

Julietta Jameson and Michael Gebicki

Hudson Yards Observation Desk.

Move over, Empire State: The amazing new buildings of New York

Keith Austin

Travellers often get hooked on the challenge of being somewhere different.

The one foreign word every traveller should know

Ben Groundwater

The spate of global cyber espionage has unfolded largely under the public radar.

Hacking is so common even small nations do it

1 hr ago

One step closer to sending tourists off into space: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has set up his ropcket venture Blue ...

Learning from soon-to-be richest man on Earth

Microsoft set out to make a laptop with better-than-average battery life.

Apple can't ignore Microsoft's slick, new Surface Laptop

The Apple Watch: a rare miss for the company.

Where will the Apple Watch be in 2020?

Lifehacker

Andreas Vlachos, a computer scientist at the University of Sheffield in England, is one of a growing number of ...

Fighting fake news in crucial election times

2017 Mazda CX-5 Akera.

Is a top-of-the-range CX-5 worth buying?

Daniela Intili and Stephen Ottley

Renault has updated the Clio for 2017.

Renault cuts prices for updated Clio

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

Is the Mercedes E400 the ultimate luxury sedan?

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mini Seven special edition.

New Mini Seven special edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT.

The Seven American cars we need in Oz

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport GLX.

What 4WD should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Darius Boyd before hamstring tightness forced him to leave Kangaroos training at the AIS on Tuesday.

Boyd leaves Kangaroos training early

David Polkinghorne

Final season: Brett Horsnell, in Parramatta colours, in a 1998 clash with North Queensland.

Former Eel launches legal action over mental health issues

Adrian Proszenko
46 mins ago

In question: Florence Griffith-Joyner's world records from the Seoul Olympics still stand.

Athletics Australia won't back moves to wipe pre-2005 records

Phil Lutton

Urgent repairs: ground staff replace a piece of turf at Allianz Stadium during a Super Rugby match last season.

FFA loses turf war over A-League grand final

Dominic Bossi

NRL player Semi Radradra arrives at Parramatta court.

DV charges cost us Semi Radradra's signature: Parramatta Eels

Adrian Proszenko

Mike Hussey is adamant the cricket pay model must stay.

Hussey: Cricket's pay model a driving force

Jon Pierik

Opal and Dallas Wings guard Erin Phillips will play a leading role for her club in the upcoming WNBA season.

Massive new reach for WNBA with Twitter to stream games

Roy Ward

Waratahs player Israel Folau.

Folau not worried by Jones criticism but wary of losing Wallabies spot

Tom Decent