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Treasurer Scott Morrison addressed the National Press Club in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Joyce to lay charges against pie-throwing 'bully'

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Treasurer Scott Morrison addressed the National Press Club in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

'Don't do it': Treasurer's extraordinarily blunt message to banks

53 mins ago

Wayne Brown was killed by his brother in their parents' Cranbourne home in 2016.

Judge cries as he jails man who stabbed his brother in the chest

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Vincent Santoro, the director of Elite Civil Group.

Gangs turned up at work sites to recoup money owed by 'missing' man

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The 16-year-old cook was working at the Eastwood store in Adelaide's inner-south when he fell into the tank of hot oil.

Teen fell into a vat of hot cooking oil on his fifth shift at KFC

Bobby Webber has been left with lasting brain damage after the attack.

Baby boy bashed by uncle while parents were on honeymoon

Shares dive on call that housing market 'may have peaked'

'Stealth tax': Banks warn $6.2b levy will be passed on to customers

57 mins ago

Retreat the largest systematic reversal in recent history

ANALYSIS
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Budget changes are a cruel hoax on first home buyers

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President Donald Trump walks from Marine One across the South Lawn to the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 7, ...

Donald Trump's latest move is that of a dictator

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Comedian Dave Hughes was meant to film an episode of Channel 7's new game show Behave Yourself over the weekend, but was ...

Dave Hughes roasts Seven boss... and is told not to turn up for show

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A white shark caught on a smart drumline, tagged and released near Evans Head.

How to catch 'target' sharks without killing other marine life

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Kevin Bacon arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "I Love Dick" Season One at the Linwood Dunn Theater on Thursday, ...

'I have no one to blame but myself': Kevin Bacon on fame

The gelato cherry pie Gelato Messina will be serving for the pop-ups.

Sydney Messina store to get its own Twin Peaks-themed pop-up

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Jimmy Kimmel hits back at critics of health care comments

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The crew in their rest area on board a Boeing 777.

Inside the secret cabin crew rest area on long-haul planes

Jenny's cafe opposite Bronte beach is for sale after 27 years.

Another shop for sale on Bronte's tightly held beachfront

A prison in Kampot, Cambodia.

Cambodia builds detention 'hotel' for cashed up prisoners

More supply is just one part of the housing push with a raft of initiatives rolled out in the 2017/2018 federal budget.

Federal budget 2017: Five changes to housing you need to know about

1 hr ago

Pauline Brown said she has never felt insecure or unsafe because of the prison in the suburb.

Why Silverwater is more than just a suburb with a prison

Trudie Styler, left, and Sting arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ...

Sting selling New York penthouse for whopping $76 million

Inner-city areas are under a lot of housing pressure.

Sorry, first-home buyers: Not the budget you were hoping for

ANALYSIS

Jason Wing's installation Between Two Worlds.

How Sydney's CBD is growing a laneway culture

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'Like poking a stick in a beehive': Abortion legislation doomed

Harriet Alexander and Kate Aubusson
49 mins ago

Explosive evidence details alleged drugging of horses by club staff

Eamonn Duff

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'Why are you torturing me?' Sharobeem lashes out at ICAC claim

Usually, it's good to "shop around". But be careful when you're comparing credit cards.

Why shopping around for credit cards could cost you money

Esther Han

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$75 billion spending spree as Morrison splashes cash in NSW

eBay said Australians would shop on "opaque parts of the internet".

NSW suburb leads national surge in online shopping

Mark Hawthorne

Rush (left) and Rampage (right) were found dead last Sunday after they were attacked by a hammer.

'Someone has murdered my dogs': Family left devastated

ACT
Andrew Brown

Wayne Brown was killed by his brother in their parents' Cranbourne home in 2016.

Judge weeps as he jails man who killed his violent older brother

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55 mins ago

The man is in a stable condition.

Crocodile attacks man as he swims in Northern Territory river

Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has refused to step down.

Perth Lord Mayor guilty of 45 serious breaches over undeclared travel

WA

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Grattan Institute Higher Education Program Director Andrew Norton says means testing repayments for those earning more ...

It's time for university students to pay their fair share

COMMENT
Andrew Norton
1 hr ago

It's time for action.

Minimalising your losses: Tax changes to read more about

Melissa Browne

Apps have the right idea but do they work?

Australians cautioned over mental health apps

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Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the pie incident reinforced his resolve to campaign for marriage equality.

'We won't be suppressed': Qantas boss 'reinvigorated' by pie to face

Michael Koziol
35 mins ago

'No one now is talking about paying back debt' - Peter Costello

James Massola

A big spending, big taxing, big borrowing budget

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Treasurer Scott Morrison speaks at a news conference inside the budget lock-up at Parliament House.

'This budget is fair': Turnbull defends end to deficit levy

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Stephanie Peatling
26 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison addressed the National Press Club in the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

'They don't like you': Morrison warns big banks to absorb new tax

53 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Turnbull's search for electoral sweet-spot carries risk

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt relaxed import laws in February.

Doctors split over Turnbull's health budget

A prison in Kampot, Cambodia.

Cambodia builds detention 'hotel' for cashed up prisoners

Lindsay Murdoch

In this photo taken March 20, 2017, FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. An FBI ...

Comey's removal sparks fears about future of Russia probe

Life drawing of Zuul crurivastator.

Ankylosaur named for 'Ghostbusters' beast Zuul

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Trump to meet Russian foreign minister at White House

Prime Minister Tony Abbott delivers a statement in the Prime Minister's courtyard at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

How's Abbott feeling about the budget's dismissal of his legacy?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Sellers benefit, buyers get no joy.

Budget changes are a cruel hoax on first home buyers

COMMENT
Richard Holden

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 07: French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party, Marine Le ...

Le Pen's defeat is good news for Trump

COMMENT
Marc Thiessen

The political pressure on the banking pressure means Australia's big four banks may have no choice but to pass on the ...

Big banks will be forced to cut dividends

Myriam Robin
8 mins ago

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Markets Live: Banks fight back

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Clive Palmer arrives for a court date in February.

'Sick' Clive Palmer brings breathing apparatus to court

News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch.

Network Ten's woes wipe out Foxtel's earnings

No 'magic pudding': Banks warn levy will hit customers

Clancy Yeates
57 mins ago

Australia's $550 million cost of opposing same-sex marriage

'Absurd': Diamond Joe Gutnick denies trying to hide assets

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1 hr ago

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First home buyers should benefit from some of the changes.

Where first home buyers stand now – all the help and hits

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

It's time for action.

If you want to avoid an unwelcome tax slug it's time to get moving

Melissa Browne

Small business owner Alecia Whitelaw was looking for incentives to hire and improvements to payment terms.

Small business celebrates Budget win on tax break

Mathew Dunckley

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Technology to drive future workplace trends

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Passengers brawl at Florida airport

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Girl dies at UK theme park

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David Rowe shows Treasurer budget cartoon

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Big infrastructure projects in the federal budget

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Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has been sentenced to one year and one day in jail.

Dance Moms star jailed after smuggling money out of Australia

Broede Carmody

Comedian Dave Hughes was meant to film an episode of Channel 7's new game show Behave Yourself over the weekend, but was ...

Hughes no-show on game show after roasting Tim Worner

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Ed Sheeran performing at Allianz Stadium in December 2015.

Ed Sheeran returning for massive Aussie stadium tour in 2018

Rob Moran

Courtney Act has performed with such diverse artists as the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Miley Cyrus.

Global drag sensation Courtney Act revisits Australian roots

Katherine Feeney

George Calombaris exchanges words with a fan at the A-League grand final on Sunday night.

Calombaris charged following altercation with Sydney FC fan

Rachel Olding
40 mins ago

Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen accept the MTV award for best duo.

Nice guy Hugh Jackman scolded by Logan co-star for bad manners

Myf Warhurst will present Eurovision on SBS, with Joel Creasey.

Power ballads and metal: Myf Warhurst's top Eurovision acts

Myf Warhurst

Ben McCormack leaves Redfern police station in April after being charged.

ACA reporter 'not in a good place' after child porn charge

A photograph of Amadou Sumaila won first prize for portraiture in the Head On Photo Festival.

Award-winning photo taken minutes after dramatic sea rescue

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

Pip Edwards poses for Good Weekend.

How Pip Edwards sold Bondi to the world

Jenna Clarke

Enough of the basic body lotions and candles. Your mum deserves gifts that reflect her personality.

Beauty gifts for the non-basic mum in your life

Natalie Reilly

Are young women afraid to be public about their actual achievements?

The word 'adulting' is gross. It's also sexist.

COMMENT
Jessica Grose

The internet is digging Obama's new relaxed aesthetic.

The internet is here for Obama's deeply unbuttoned shirt

Emily Heil

Dove's new range of body soaps are intended to make women feel better about their bodies.

No, Dove, we don't need your 'body positive' soap bottles

Jess Zimmerman

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09: Harry Styles performs on NBC's 'Today' show at Rockefeller Center on May 9, 2017 in New York ...

Harry Styles proves a pink suit is the one true rock star look

Actress Lena Dunham at the Glamour Live Summit 2016.

Lena Dunham hits back at magazine for sharing her weight loss 'tips'

Actress Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik welcome second child.

Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik welcome their second child

Apps have the right idea but do they work?

Australians cautioned over mental health apps

Sarah Berry

Curcumin, an ingredient in turmeric, has researchers excited.

Why are so many scientists studying this spice?

Paula Goodyer

It's not uncommon, but what can we learn from it?

Emotional eating: why we do it and how to manage it

Sarah Berry

A bowl of bun cha, a popular street food in Hanoi, Vietnam,

Thailand isn't the only country to crack down on street food

Stephen's cruffins are stuffed with cream fillings.

Forget cereal : A guide to breakfast around the world

Spicy chicken miso soup with poached egg.

Pork belly stew and spicy chicken miso: 55 new-school soup recipes

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Why setting your alarm for 5.30am could be good for you

Connie Johnson and her family.

'Their pain will just be beginning': Connie Johnson's worry for kids

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Welcome to parenthood, sorry but you are no longer 'cool'

The crew in their rest area on board a Boeing 777.

Inside the secret cabin crew rest area on long-haul planes

Allred's Restaurant in Telluride, US: Warm atmosphere, friendly service, fabulous mountain views.

World's second-best: 50 great restaurants you can get a table at

What will a plane toilet be like after 17 hours in the air?

Letters: How bad will toilets be on non-stop flights to London?

While Telstra is building more mobile base stations in regional Australia it's also bringing Voice over WiFi to more ...

Telstra brings WiFi calling to iPhones

COMMENT

Bitcoin's market capitalisation overnight soared to $US52.5 billion, according to data from coinmarketcap.com.

Bitcoin surges to an all-time high

The company added 1.52 million new customers overseas in the lastest quarter, compared with an April projection of 2 million.

In Hollywood, cybercriminals have found a lucrative niche

FILE - In this Friday, May 13, 2016, file photo, a man uses his mobile phone near an Apple store in Beijing, China. ...

Five things Apple could do with its $250b

Lifehacker

Carter Wilkerson's tweet asking for free nuggets has been shared more than 3.42 million times.

Plea for free nuggets breaks retweet record

2017 McLaren 720S.

Is this the ultimate supercar?

Tony Davis

The Mazda CX-8 would be based on the current CX-5 mid-size SUV.

Mazda CX-8 ruled out for Australia

Drive Staff
1 hr ago

Mossgreen expects this championship-winning Torana to attract bids exceeding $1million.

Meet the million-dollar Torana

David McCowen

Ferrari’s hero car known simply as LaFerrari.

Ferrari plots new hypercar

Stephen Ottley

2015 Porsche Cayman GT4

Cayman GT4 to get 911 GT3 power

Stephen Ottley

Small businesses can continue to write off the costs of commercial vehicles like Citroen's Berlingo.

Ways the budget will impact drivers

David McCowen

Sharks chairman Damian Keogh has stood down over alleged cocaine possession.

The NRL has a drug problem, but there is a bigger one

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons
1 hr ago

Waratahs players look dejected.

Why Waratahs fans booed players on the weekend

COMMENT
Tom Decent
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: Dylan Napa (L) and Shaun Kenny-Dowall (R) of the Roosters celebrate victory after the ...

Sharks and Roosters lose $1 million sponsorship: report

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 06: Jo Weston of the Vixens (L) and Gretel Tippett of the Firebirds compete in the air during ...

Super Netball shove that should have been a send-off offence

COMMENT
Liz Ellis
1 hr ago

Former Waratahs and Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer.

'It's a good move': Dwyer welcomes ARU coaching summit

Darren Walton

Flying start: Patty Mills gave Spurs the early advantage over the Rockets.

Flying start: Mills earns praise in crunch Spurs win

Peter Mitchell
1 hr ago

Power player: Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

United's legacy at risk after bowing to agents' power

COMMENT
Paul Hayward

Moving on: Tony Pignata.

Sydney FC Tony Pignata quits club to return to Melbourne

Dominic Bossi

Up in the air: Melbourne Storm's Cooper Cronk and St George Illawarra Dragons' Josh Dugan.

From Cronk to Dugan - The stars without a club for 2018

Kieran Foran has joined the Bulldogs on a three-year deal.

Done deal: Foran joins fourth club in as many seasons

Adam Pengilly

Winging it: Michael Gordon is undecided on his playing future.

Rooster says he will honour Raiders promise

Steve Zemek
26 mins ago

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