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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and Education Minister Simon Birmingham.

Coalition stares down Abbott after 'loser' school blast

One set-back includes the axing of Melbourne's direct to London route.

Qantas shares soar to nine-year high on back of credit card news

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'Australians will continue to be held hostage to Telstra'

Mathew Dunckley

Brian Crickitt with his new wife Julie Crickitt.

Sydney GP killed wife with injection at New Year's to be with lover

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US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands during their meeting aboard the USS ...

Turnbull and Trump agree phone row was 'fake news'

Paul McGeough

Shaun Kenny-Dowall of the Roosters has been arrested.

Roosters star caught with cocaine in Sydney nightclub

Donald Trump gives standing ovation to Australian billionaire

Peter Mitchell

'One in a million': tributes for soldier killed on exercise

Ruth McCosker

Australia's biggest export is in full-scale retreat amid oversupply

'Fake news' scandal hits French election as Macron sues opponent

Henry Samuel

NT politician Gerry Wood blames abortion for drop in GST revenue

In this image from security camera footage, Kim Jong-nam, in grey, gestures towards his face while talking to airport ...

Murder at airport gives US the chance to finally shut down North Korean lifeline

Kelly Landry, Anthony Bell, Erin Molan

Landry speaks out over remarks in court about Nine reporter

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Save Dave is the slogan at the centre of a massive union-led fight to get sacked Appin miner Dave McLachlan his job back.

NSW worker facing sack over 10-minute protest in his undies

Cassandra Sainsbury with her fiance, Scott Broadbridge.

'I will marry her': fiance vows Cassie Sainsbury is innocent

You've made the decision to sell, but do you leave your home as it is or do some renovation?

Five things you should never do when preparing home for sale

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'I love Australia, we have a fantastic relationship' - Trump meets PM

Women boxing for fitness

How to plan a winter fitness regime you'll actually keep

Caleb Schwab was killed while riding the Verruckt, a water slide that's billed as the world's largest in Kansas.

Family of boy killed on waterslide receives $27 million

Breast cancer survivors have been warned about their wine intake.

Half a bottle of wine a week puts breast cancer survivors at risk

The photo taken by Hilda Clayton at the moment she was killed when a mortar tube accidentally exploded during an Afghan ...

Photographer captures moment she is killed

Mr Tiller said the government cost associated with moving house was the biggest stumbling block for homeowners thinking ...

The biggest factors that stop home owners from selling up

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban could upsize their Milson's Point home.

Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban mull expansion of Sydney home

Other new guidelines introduced are expected to push unprofessional companies from the market.

Clean up your act or go to jail: India's developers on notice

Celine purchased the property with her now-deceased husband/manager, René Angélil, in early 2008 for $9.2 million.

Celine Dion sells her amazing ocean-front Florida home

Bree Leech & Heather Nette King for Dulux Colour Trends 2017 – Construct Palette.

FYI: Minimalist design isn't black and white anymore

Erin Molan said on The Footy Show on Thursday night there was no truth to the speculation.

Erin Molan uses Footy Show spot to respond to rumours of affair

Heartbroken family told 'you should be happy' after death: court

Pet-food truck rollover blocks Great Western Highway

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 01: St Andrew's Cathedral School head of International Baccalaureate Siva Kumari poses for a ...

Push for public schools to offer HSC alternative

The couple was taken to hospital suffering burns.

Elderly couple suffer burns in Sydney house fire, save grandson, 13

Gladys Berejiklian formally apologised to the families of the victims of Australia's worst train disaster at Granville ...

Premier apologises to victims of Granville train disaster

Cameron Mee

Erin Molan and her boyfriend Sean Ogilvy pose during Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens in 2016.

Erin Molan's police officer fiance gives evidence in Anthony Bell AVO case

Problem gambler Laurie Brown with partner John Formby: "How can I tell John I will never do it again?"

The academic who lost $230,000 on the pokies

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Kirsten Lawson

Australia had the backing of the World Health Organisation, and many other countries have since announced similar ...

Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case

Weed growth is accelerated by river pollution and makes swimming unpleasant.

Perth rivers in 'palliative care'

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Emma Young

Brisbane City Council has invested $5 million in a portable speed warning sign program.

Worst spots revealed for speeding drivers in Brisbane

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US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands during their meeting aboard the USS ...

Trump brands reports of testy Turnbull call 'fake news'

Paul McGeough

Former seaweed farmer Albert Ngguse.

Indonesia launches $2.6 billion lawsuit over WA oil spill

Jewel Topsfield

Australia had the backing of the World Health Organisation, and many other countries have since announced similar ...

Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case

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US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands during their meeting aboard the USS ...

Donald Trump says he gets along great with Malcolm Turnbull

Paul McGeough

Abbott predicts Turnbull could dump Gonski 2.0 education plan

Court voids Peter Dutton's Syrian refugee refusal

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Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned of rising house prices.

The banks aren't the risk, consumers are warns RBA

Mathew Dunckley

Malcolm Turnbull walks towards New York's Ted Weiss Federal Building with FBI Assistant Director, William F. Sweeney.

Malcolm Turnbull's big day out in the Big Apple

Paul McGeough

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull riding the Gold Coast light rail.

Malcolm in a muddle in 'marvellous Melbourne'

Mark Hawthorne

Simon Birmingham on the receiving end of students' "rite of passage".

Protesters target Education Minister at Press Club speech

Tom McIlroy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at celebrations to mark the 85th anniversary of the country's army.

North Korea takes swipe at China over nuclear program

Kirsty Needham

U.S. President Donald Trump, center, applauds while standing next to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from ...

Trump celebrates as US House votes to repeal Obamacare

The Sun accidentally published an article mourning Prince Philip's death.

Prince Philip stands down from royal duties

Barack Obama has made a last-minute intervention in the French presidential election in support of Emmanuel Macron.

Obama backs Macron for French presidency

Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, stands after participating in a Group of 20 (G-20) finance ministers ...

Get ready for a Sino-American slap in the face

Stanford University was part of the American reinvention.

What Simon Birmingham really needs is a dog

Harold Mitchell

Treasurer Scott Morrison during an interview ahead of the budget. Will it just be more short-term, opportunistic ...

Voters have reason to be cynical of budget 'accounting con'

John Hewson

One set-back includes the axing of Melbourne's direct to London route.

Qantas soars as it unveils new loyalty credit card

Mathew Dunckley
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Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn defended his company's conduct.

Telstra ran 'scare campaign' on mobile access

The Virgin Australia ATR72 turboprop aircraft taxiing onto the bay at Sydney Airport on February 20, 2014.

Safety checks ordered of aircraft after incident on Canberra flight

Michael Gorey

Get ready for a Sino-American slap in the face

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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Macquarie Group posts $2.2b full-year profit

8@eight: Trump trade resurfaces

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University howler shows Birmingham just needs a dog

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Harold Mitchell

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

The little Aussie watch company taking on the luxury giants

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Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel

Adelaide-based wealth adviser Louise Pfeiffer, 39, has chosen a career and business that will maximise her ability to ...

Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give

Lindy Alexander

Telstra's share price is under pressure as mobile competition increases.

Telstra's a tough call for its one million shareholders

John Collett

Should we accept that 43 universities, in a population of 24 million, is the right number?

Does Australia have too many universities?

COMMENT: Tony Featherstone

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

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Erin Molan fights back tears

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Delta Air Lines kicks family off flight

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Prince Philip, Queen's most loyal subject, retiring

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'146-year-old man' laid to rest in Indonesia

Sidney Kidman's great-grandson Will Abel Smith.

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Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jamie Lannister in a scene from the upcoming seventh season ...

HBO is developing not one, but four Game of Thrones spin-offs

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in <i>It</i>.

Evil clowns, talking emojis: the 10 movies to get most excited about

Chewing Gum

The best TV shows of the year (so far) - and what's still to come

Craig Mathieson

Alanis Morissette's former business manager has admitted to stealing millions.

Alanis Morissette's ex-manager jailed for stealing millions

Jordan Peele on the set of Get Out.

Get Out director's surprise fanboy moment with Steven Spielberg

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

The Last Resort

Nine has higher hopes for latest foray into relationship reality TV

Stephen Colbert poked fun at MSNBC's Rachel Maddow during the latest episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

#FireColbert goes viral following late night host's Trump takedown

Rob Moran

Carrie Fisher's last hurrah is being held back by ABC.

ABC's catastrophic failure to release Carrie Fisher's last hurrah

COMMENT
Paul Kalina

Emily Maguire's An Isolated Incident is longlisted for the Miles Franklin award.

Small players punch well above their weight in major prize

Linda Morris

Satu Vanska: Finding her way through Locatelli's labyrinth.

Lost and found in Italian master's fiendish labyrinth

Nick Galvin

Cheng Tsung-Lung's Full Moon for Sydney Dance Company's Orb

Moon shines brightly but is eclipsed by energetic eight

Jill Sykes

FILE - In this April 23, 2017 file photo, French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife ...

'Why can't we marry younger men?' ask French voters

Mary Jordan

Brad Pitt has told GQ Style magazine he quit drinking after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce.

Brad Pitt says he quit drinking, in therapy after split with Angelina

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

What does a female-friendly workplace actually look like?

Sue Williams

Ivanka Trump at a meeting on the America business climate in the White House last month.

To relax, Ivanka Trump watches her kids sleep

Maria Puente

Rihanna and Mary J Blige

Met Gala 2017: What the stars wore to the after-parties

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

Maeve Marsden

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

COMMENT
Maeve Marsden

Prince Harry will visit Sydney and Singapore in June.

Prince Harry is coming back to Australia in June

Jenna Clarke

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

Extreme health: 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

Trend-setter: The restaurant Humuhumunukunukuapua'a at the Grand Wailea in Hawaii.

Tired of paleo? Try 'moon eating' - an even more ancient diet

Aim for glossy milk before pouring.

World Latte Art Champion shares his milk steaming tips

Neil Perry's Moroccan-style chicken pie. Serve with rice or cous cous and a salad.

Moroccan-style chicken pie recipe (with filo)

Neil Perry

Turkish Airlines cabin crew pose with newborn Kadiju.

How is nationality decided when babies are born on flights?

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Stay-at-home parents need work life balance too

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Banning kids from social media could actually hurt them

With EasyJet, like other budget airlines, you tend to get what you pay for.

Budget airlines aim to do just one thing, so stop whinging about them

Ben Groundwater

One in 10 US travellers admit having sex in an airport, a survey claims.

Mile-high club? No, travellers are having sex somewhere else

Fredrick Kunkle

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

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

Uber faces criminal probe over sneaky 'greyball' software

Dan Levine and Joseph Menn

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the network hopes to cut down on the response time between when someone reports a ...

Facebook hiring 3000 to monitor live video violence

Hayley Tsukayama

Get used to Apple's less-turbocharged future. The tech giant still generates more profits than any other company, and it ...

Apple shifts out of fast lane, perhaps for good

COMMENT

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

Entering 'golden age of espionage' for hackers

The Surface Laptop's affordable price, portability and features could appeal to a far broader audience-including Mac ...

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

The Mercedes-Benz 280SL "Pagoda" is a classic car that could earn you money.

The cars that will make you money

David McCowen

2017 Hyundai i30 SR Premium.

First Drive: New Hyundai i30

Andrew MacLean

2017 Honda CR-V.

New Honda CR-V revealed

Stephen Ottley

Nissan Signal Shield concept.

How Nissan plans to stop us using our phones

Drive Staff

2017 Nissan X-Trail.

New Nissan X-Trail reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

Volkswagen badge.

Volkswagen profit soars

Andreas Cremer

Shaun Kenny-Dowall of the Roosters has been arrested.

Roosters star Shaun Kenny-Dowall charged with drug possession

Game-breaker: James Tedesco has signed a four-year deal.

James Tedesco can become Roosters great, says Anthony Minichiello

Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates hopes to extend his 27-year tenure.

AOC president Coates lashes out at de Jong as battle comes to head

Rob Clarke had been considered a future CEO of the national body.

Rob Clarke’s shock resignation a blow for embattled ARU

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Victory coach Kevin Muscat during the round 24 A-League match between Brisbane Roar and ...

Pitch talk may be Victory excuse, says Rudan

Cam Clark of the Waratahs is tackled during the round 10 Super Rugby match against the Reds.

Sevens star Cam Clark proves revelation for NSW Waratahs

Darren Walton

Bobo, left, is the all-time record goal-scorer for Turkish outfit Besiktas.

Bobo close to signing new deal with Sky Blues

On the edge: Toby Greene accepted a two-match ban for this hit on Caleb Daniel.

On the edge or over it? Unsociable footy key to Giants' success

Wayne Carey

Will Hopoate was given Sundays off by the Bulldogs last season.

Will Hopoate praying for Bulldogs forbearance with new deal

New Zealand's great hope: Kieran Foran.

Kieran Foran shapes as the key factor in Kiwi hopes of Test upset

Jarrod Mullen was provisionally suspended in January.

Jarrod Mullen’s career may be over with four-year doping ban

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