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Inspector Bryson Anderson.

'Joke': Gasps in court over ruling on officer's murderer

19 mins ago

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, had been unemployed since last year.

Unemployed Sydney man wins $50m lottery jackpot

Dr Andrew Bryant and his wife at the graduation of daughter Charlotte.

'I don't want it to be a secret': Wife pens letter about doctor's suicide

By 2020, the loyalty division will be Qantas's biggest contributor to profit, Bank of America said in a report last month.

Frequent flyer program turning into Qantas' biggest money spinner

Building materials group CSR says the housing market may have peaked.

Fairness a tough sell for new tax on Sydney property

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

The teacher at Sydney Grammar School has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.

Teacher warned four times by Sydney school before sex with student

Turnbull 'open' to NATO request for more Aussie troops in Afghanistan

18 mins ago

'Superhero' saved mother who feared she would hurt her children

58 mins ago

Email threatens to expose simmering tensions at Bulldogs

Tone deaf: NRL have made a blunder over national anthem

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Mobile queen's fortune takes a pounding thanks to Telstra

Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in ...

An inauspicious moment in the spotlight for Spicer's understudy

Steve Harvey holds up the card showing the winners after he incorrectly announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez at the ...

TV host speaks out following leak of ludicrous backstage demands

1 hr ago

Tanya Carnegie scored a high of $10.35 million for her clifftop home.

Inside North Bondi's most expensive clifftop home

3 mins ago

Catherine Hettinger hopes to tap her newfound celebrity status to sell her own spinners.

The 'inventor' of fidget gadget didn't actually create it at all

1 hr ago

Anja Nissen will join fellow Australian contestant Isaiah Firebrace in the Eurovision grand final.

Two Australians through to Eurovision grand final

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Trump calls Comey a 'grandstander' and a 'showboat'

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Gorgeous, unique Mother's Day gifts chosen by experts

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Kings Cross in the '70s: The golden years exposed again

Jennifer Morton.

What does it really mean to be fit?

Why is there such persistent stigma around medicating anxiety and depression?

'I was scared and I'm not alone': What it's like to pop 'happy pills'

Tanya Carnegie scored a high of $10.35 million for her clifftop home.

North Bondi house smashes suburb record at $10.35 million

Lucy Macken
3 mins ago

A polite way to tell tenants that their cleaning isn't up to scratch is to give cleaning tips, one manager says.

What a property manager should be doing for landlords

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

Another shop for sale on Bronte's tightly held beachfront

Styling by Julia Green for Greenhouse Interiors.

Winter is coming: Hot trends to warm up your home

1 hr ago

When buying an apartment there is a lot to consider to ensure it is a sound investment.

10 questions to ask before you buy an apartment

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Maria Claudia Gimenez Wilson allegedly punched the women in the face in an unprovoked outburst.

'I don't see a problem': Student defends alleged Muslim attack

Drone crashes into car on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Matt O'Sullivan

High Court to decide Woollahra Council's merger fight

Lisa Visentin
46 mins ago

Mark Scott has warned principals not to rely on federal school funding figures.

'Don't rely on these figures': Education chiefs slam funding plan

Pallavi Singhal

A woman is facing several charges following the incident.

Woman charged after Sydney boy, 5, shot in the hip

Eman Sharobeem denied making the reimbursements for jewellery to her bank account.

Her world crumbling, Sharobeem tried to take politicians with her

Sharon Michelutti, 48, was allegedly murdered by her husband Gavin John De Beyer.

Triple 0 call didn't connect, Gavin De Beyer murder trial hears

Louise Hall

Black Hawk helicopter.

Black Hawk town: Choppers keep Melbournians up

VIC
1 hr ago

Associate Professor Julie Leask said public health professionals appear to be increasingly active in conversations about ...

What Twitter tells us about vaccination rates that government can't

7 mins ago

Long considered a safe place to park cash, the health sector is now riddled with uncertainty.

How much does your surgeon charge? Data shows huge variation

Tony Overheu has revealed why he shoved a pie in Qantas boss Alan Joyce's face.

Qantas 'pie thrower' charged after lemon meringue attack

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The author, Naomi Chainey, needed to grieve for the woman she once was in order to accept the future of the woman she ...

To survive chronic illness, I needed to grieve for myself

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Naomi Chainey
1 hr ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivers his budget reply speech on Thursday night.

If Shorten is under pressure, he did a good job of hiding it

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Mark Colvin with actor John Howard who plays him in the play Mark Colvin's Kidney at the Belvoir. 21st February 2017. ...

Mark Colvin: Defining sound of ABC radio in an era of change

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Foreign aid.

The chart that shows how low Australia's foreign aid will sink

EXCLUSIVE
Fergus Hunter

Government 'open' to request for more troops in Afghanistan

Fergus Hunter
18 mins ago

Shorten backs Medicare levy rise, but only for top end

James Massola

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivers his budget reply speech on Thursday night.

If Bill Shorten is under new pressure, he did a good job of hiding it

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivers his budget reply on Thursday night.

Shorten shows he is every bit as pragmatic as Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Michael Gordon

Treasurer Scott Morrison missed the chance for big changes in his 2017 budget.

Land tax, fast rail and seven other big ideas the budget missed

ANALYSIS

Social Services Minister Christian Porter at Parliament House on Thursday.

Lawyers question whether welfare drug tests are legal

1 min ago

Stephen Richardson's friends have paid tribute to "The Ape".

Second set of footprints in Bali villa where dead Australian found

Jewel Topsfield

Berlin at the bottom and Belgium at the top, with the aurora borealis at right, in a picture by Pesquet.

Belgium shines bright from space

46 mins ago

Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull on Friday.

Refugee deal not 'Malcolm's fault', says Donald Trump

AK47 gun for Dairne

AK-47 giveaway contest the latest Al Qaeda recruiting tool

US President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey.

If Trump fired Comey over Russia, he must go

COMMENT
Jennifer Rubin

"The impact of this bank levy is far less, much less, than a 25 basis point move by the Reserve Bank on interest rates."

Budget politically pragmatic but economically risky

COMMENT
John Hewson

First-home buyers are often priced out of the established housing market.

Prospects of home ownership will continue to fade for many

COMMENT
Rachel Ong

Mesmerising or irritating? The fidget spinner is the latest craze for children and teenagers.

How the story behind the fidget spinner spun out of control

1 hr ago

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The Frightful Five: we have no escape from these companies

COMMENT

The banks have kicked up quite a stink over the government levy.

Why slugging banks is the best way to raise billions

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Money-spinner: Qantas frequent flyer program soars

Telstra squeezes Australia's richest female executive

Colin Kruger, CBD

Banks warn of 'unintended consequences' of levy

Clancy Yeates

Elliott Associates likely to seek further BHP meetings

Brian Robins

Josh Thomas epitomises awks-chic in Please Like Me.

We're living in the golden age of being socially awkward

Culture
26 mins ago

Pinot gris is booming.

Sauvignon don't: There's another white wine you should drink

Fine Drinks

Many people follow Marie Kondo's methods to achieve a decluttered home.

What minimalism can do for your mind and money

Georgina Dent

Younger Ausralians will be able to boost their savings for a home using the tax advantages of superannuation.

Super saver scheme will help young Aussies on middle incomes

Daryl Dixon

A graphic of the visual garden sensor developed by a group of Canberra entrepreneurs.

Wish your garden could water itself? This startup can help

Michael Gorey

Managers are seemingly unaware of seething customers walking away empty handed but full of rage.

Bad customer service? Blame the manager.

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Morgan hot as Cowboys down Bulldogs

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Fidget spinners: the new school fad

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Health, education and same-sex marriage

Budget 2017

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Would you buy $590 sneakers?

Illustration: Simon Letch

Best of Fairfax cartoons, May 12

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks premieres 22 May. Only on Stan.

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Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. Only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Anja Nissen celebrates making it through to the Eurovision grand final.

Aussievision? Two Australians through to Eurovision grand final

Michael Idato

Steve Harvey has defended his stern backstage demands.

TV host slammed following leak of ludicrous backstage demands

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Samuel Johnson poses with the Logie Award for Best Actor for 'Molly' during the 59th Annual Logie Awards.

Samuel Johnson's Logie found after being stolen from pub

Broede Carmody

Wentworth Miller plays Michael Scofield in TV series <i>Prison Break</i>.

Wentworth Miller goes behind bars (again)

Michael Idato

Long-standing healthy eating advocate, Jamie Oliver.

Jamie Oliver slams claims obesity crisis is a 'myth'

Sarah Thomas

Putting up a fight: PM presenter Mark Colvin has added his name to a list of ABC stars seeking to save Lateline.

ABC broadcaster Mark Colvin: 'I have had a fortunate life'

Karl Quinn

Viewers are tuning out of Nine's The Last Resort.

Viewers turn their backs on Nine's new reality TV bust Last Resort

Rob Moran

Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer play a mother and daughter on the run in <i>Snatched.</i>

Snatched producer on cracking Hollywood's female comedy wall

Sarah Thomas

Fiona McFarlane has written one well-received novel. The short story collection contains 13 stories.

Aussie snags the richest literary prize for young writers

Linda Morris

Historic Portraits: Richard Wagner -- German composer. Born 22nd May, 1813; died 13th February, 1883. Operas he composed ...

Can we separate the beautiful music from its racist creator?

Peter Munro

Black is the new white

Grab yourself another helping at this comedy banquet

Jason Blake

For many women, Mother's Day is just more work.

If only I had the power to cancel Mother's Day. Here's why.

Kasey Edwards
18 mins ago

Norway's Queen Sonja and King Harald with their family. Prince Sverre Magnus is second from right.

Prince of Norway playfully 'dabs' during royal ceremony

Rebecca Jamieson and her husband Ross on their wedding day this year.

Sustainable Style: 5 wedding dress options for the eco bride

Clare Press

Why is there such persistent stigma around medicating anxiety and depression?

This is what it was like to finally take medication for anxiety

Shevonne Hunt

The, now removed, signs at Newcastle's Crown & Anchor Hotel.

Pub pulls posters making light of anti-sexual harassment measures

Mary Ward

Mesmerising or irritating? The fidget spinner is the latest craze for children and teenagers.

Why you should think twice before buying a fidget spinner

COMMENT
Victoria Prooday

Pierre Renga was one of 40 shoppers whose name was drawn in a ballot to buy the $590 Nike Vapormax sneakers on Thursday.

Sneaker freaks: 1000 vie for 40 pairs of $590 shoes

Melissa Singer

Paris also appeared in a video for the magazine, where she dissected her favourite trends of the 2000s.

The seven weirdest bits of Paris Hilton's very weird new interview

Mary Ward

"My body may not be super toned right now but I'm as fit and healthy as I need to be," says Jennifer Morton.

What does it mean to be fit?

Jennifer Morton

Four cups of coffee a day pose no health risk, but there are things to keep in mind.

'Safe' not 'good': Four cups of coffee daily may not be healthy

Sarah Berry

Carbs power performance.

'Low carb, high fat diet impairs exercise'

Sarah Wiedersehn

The ultimate high tea spread, complete with sparkling wine and Australia-grown loose leaf tea.

Video: How to make the ultimate high tea (no cooking required)

Real cinnamon.

The great pretenders: How many of these impostors are in your pantry?

Go-to dish: Raw kingfish with smoked eel, shiso, walnut and apple.

FIFO destination dining at Cottage Point Inn

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Confronting photo shows how tough breastfeeding can be

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The gross habit that may not be so bad for your kids after all

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8 valuable life lessons to teach your kids

Hyatt Regency Sydney has a whopping 890 rooms.

Australia's largest: Inside Sydney's giant new hotel

Craig Platt

Jetstar will add six more seats onto Airbus A320.

Jetstar squeezes six more seats on its A320s

Very Instgrammable: Lake Marian in Fiordland National Park.

Not Paris or Berlin: World's most Instagrammed sites

Lorna Thornber

Browsing Timeline on an iPhone, with help from the Cortana app.

Windows 10 to play nice with iPhones, Android

Saturn and its biggest moon Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Aussie scientists crack mysteries of Titan

<i>Mario Kart</i> is even bigger and better on the Switch.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch is series' greatest entry yet

The best value mobile broadband in Australia

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Advertisers need 'education' about the Snapchat platform, Spiegel says.

Snap CEO throws shade at Facebook during call

SUV comparison: Mazda CX-5 GT diesel v Subaru Forester 2.0D-L

We find out if SUVs can go off-road

Toby Hagon

Porsche has built one million examples of the 911.

Porsche reaches 911 milestone

David McCowen

The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe concept from 2013 previews the upcoming new luxury coupe.

BMW to show off new 8-Series

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mazda CX-3 Maxx.

New Mazda CX-3 reviewed

Drive Staff

2017 McLaren 720S.

McLaren defends 720S styling

Tony Davis

2017 Honda Civic RS Hatch

Can the new Honda Civic re-live its former glory?

David McCowen

Celebration: Players model the Indigenous Round jerseys.

Anthem blunder threatens to 'politicise Indigenous Round'

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Dog fight: Bulldogs chairman Ray Dib and CEO Raelene Castle.

Email threatens to expose simmering Bulldogs tensions

Michael Chammas

Breach notice: Madeline Groves with her silver medal for the women's 200m butterfly at the Rio Olympics.

'No missed calls:' Lawyer wants swimmer's drug case thrown out

Phil Lutton

Stumped: Kyrgios could not match Nadal's clay court game.

Kyrgios handed a hiding by clay court master

Day finds trouble on the 15th in his opening round at Sawgrass.

Scott sizzles, Day cools quickly at Sawgrass

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1 hr ago

Soccer is trying to take the first-shot advantage out of the traditional penalty shootout.

Soccer's first new ABBA penalty shootout - and Germany takes it all

Departing: Wanderers skipper Dimas Delgado.

Captain ousted in annual Wanderers player clean-out

Dominic Bossi

No thanks: The Tahs have signalled no interest in Cooper Cronk.

No thanks: Tahs dampen Cronk talks

Tom Decent

Under fire: Bulldogs coach Des Hasler.

'No-try obstruction call didn't cost us': Hasler

Adam Pengilly

Memory loss: Suspended Kiwis captain Jesse Bromwich says he does not remember snorting cocaine outside a nightclub ...

The NRL's dangerous drug habit

COMMENT
Roy Masters

Muzzled dogs: North Queensland stun favourites Canterbury Bulldogs.

No Thurston, no worries as Cowboys down Canterbury

Adam Pengilly

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