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President Donald Trump at a new conference on Thursday denied any collusion between himself and Russia.

The Watergate-scale timebomb in US government

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher
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Sean Price allegedly lured a 16-year-old Sydney girl to the US for sex.

Teen from elite north shore school 'safe' after being 'lured for sex'

Adam Cranston leaves Sydney Police centre after being released on bail on Thursday

Modest Sydney suburb spawned Australia's largest syndicate

This is serious: Jack Bird and Gavin Cooper clash during game three last year.

Another NSW flogging looms in Origin's sado-masochistic arena

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Brittney Hart, 20, was caught up as a straw director in a $165 million tax fraud between 2014 and 2017.

Mum's desperate $20K shopping spree to send a middleman a message

CBA has tightened its lending policy for customers who want to borrow on an interest-only basis.

CBA slams the brakes on interest-only loans

New $1.5b warships may have design flaws, navy chiefs reveal

Comey was determined not to hug. Trump had other ideas

'Seemed unlikely': How Channel Nine missed the scoop

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Family frantically searched for ex-cop before grim discovery

UPDATED

Trump's ego and self-image were dealt a great blow

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Julian Assange Rape investigation dropped by Swedish prosecutors after seven years. Assange tweeted this photo in ...

Single tweet says it all: Assange responds to rape investigation news

1 hr ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 07: Danny Welbeck of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides second goal with Alexis Sanchez of ...

How the EPL helped Australia corner a $500m red wine market

He's behind you: Manny Pacquiao speaks to the media as a picture of Jeff Horn looms over him.

'I cannot sleep without you by my side': Pacquiao's secret weapon

"Other people's comments, though meant to soothe, might feel like coldhearted jabs."

Five things I hated hearing when I got divorced (but were all true)

A new documentary shows that it wasn't the size or scale of the asteroid's impact that ended the dinosaurs, but where ...

Dinosaurs were minutes away from surviving extinction

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Kombucha: the next superfood?

Coca-Cola Amatil and Pepsi, the owner of Schweppes soft drinks, have yet to launch kombucha products in Australia ...

The $7 fizzy drink that has Coca-Cola, Pepsi scrambling

Fairfax Media CEO Greg Hywood during a Senate Select Committee hearing on the Future of Public Interest Journalism at ...

It's 'game on' in the battle for control of Fairfax

Caitlyn Jenner at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Reality show prepared to 'break the bank' to get Caitlyn Jenner

Choc-coffee combo: Caffeine addicts and chocoholics beware.

Coffee in a cone: Now you can have your caffeine and eat it too

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Chris Nicholls pose for a picture at his house on May 18, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo ...

Chris spent $600,000 just to be able to use his own home

The six things Australians blame for high property prices.

The six things Australians blame for high property prices

The Bellevue Hill mansion known as Bonnington is on the market for the first time since 1961.

Bellevue Hill's Bonnington offered for first time in 56 years

Toowoomba has been dubbed Australia's most haunted town.

The stuff of nightmares: Is this Australia's most haunted town?

Six figure sum: This car park in Surry Hills carries an asking price of $135,000.

Sydney houses expensive? So is this $400,000 car space

Passengers stand and sit in aisles on a train travelling through the Blue Mountains.

'One older lady collapsed': A tourist's view of Sydney

Push to soften pubs and clubs penalty regime

Haydar jailed for murder of wife in jealous rage

Brendon Cowie with his son, Ryan, 2, who lost his mother, Cathleen Cowie, when he was just 5 months old, in Helensburgh. ...

'You don't know what's around the corner': family hit by tragedy

David Strong was admitted into Prince of Wales Hospital with delirium, in Sydney.

Sydney doctors crack a 2500-year-old medical mystery

ATO defcon image

Fast cars, fine wines: Inside the $165 million Tax Office sting

EXCLUSIVE

A teenage girl says she was kept as a sexual slave in a Sydney house before she escaped and alerted authorities.

Teen 'kept as sexual slave' in Sydney house

Police at a factory in Braeside where a body was found on Friday

Homicide squad called in after ex-cop's body found in factory

UPDATED

Barbara McCulkin with one of her daughters.

'Dealt with': Alleged cold case killer opts for silence over defence

The men crashed into a tree in St Lucia.

'I regret chasing them': Student bashed as luxury car stolen

QLD

A South West Carpet Python uncovered during an inspection.

Company fined $56,000 for destroying 18ha of native habitat

WA

Corby looks to her lawyers during her trial in July 2005.

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Corby looks to her lawyers during her trial in July 2005.

A certain kind of freedom: Life after Bali for Schapelle

Jewel Topsfield

Journalist Steve Barrett gives evidence at a parliamentary inquiry.

How Channel Nine missed the ATO scoop

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

This is serious: Jack Bird and Gavin Cooper clash during game three last year.

Another flogging looms in the sado-masochistic arena

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

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The HMAS Canberra was to host the RSL fundraiser.

Two new $1.5 billion warships may have design flaws, navy chiefs say

David Wroe

Seventy terrorism investigations under way across Australia

David Wroe

Calculated cruelty on Manus is a reflection on all of us

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Trump's Russia conversation 'within expectations', says Bishop

Fergus Hunter

Both full and part-time workers appear to be putting in fewer hours.

Jobless rate down, but Australians are working fewer hours

Peter Martin

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 20 April 2017. ...

Generational change forces Nats to consider emissions scheme

Noel Pearson has challenged political leaders to 'put a winnable proposition to the Australian people'.

'Noble compromise' will emerge on Indigenous recognition: Pearson

Michael Gordon

Peter Dixon of Treasury Wine Estates with Australian wines at Jenny Lou's Shop in Beijing.

The Aussie brands conquering the wallets of Chinese millennials

Kirsty Needham

President Michel Temer delivers a statement following the release of a recording of him allegedly condoning bribery.

Defiant Brazilian leader says corruption probe should be shelved

Lia Timson

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine disembark from a plane after arriving in Washington.

Turkish president sat through attack on US protesters

Russian President Vladimir Putin looking in a rear view mirror.

Russia anxious about political chaos engulfing Trump

US President Donald Trump with fellow Republicans after passing their healthcare bill.

Is striving for the confidence of mediocre men bad advice?

COMMENT
Julia Baird

President Donald Trump has sought to play down contacts between his campaign and Russia.

Suddenly, Trump is staring down the barrel of impeachment

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Irish actor Amybeth McNulty as Anne in the new TV series, Anne with an E.

New Anne of Green Gables gives us a heroine for our times

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

TPG country head Joel Thickins appears before the Senate select committee in Melbourne on Friday.

Dastyari raises questions over TPG's Russian link in Fairfax bid

Patrick Hatch

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) managing director David Bowden.

Sales rep takes on Jones Lang Lasalle over unfair dismissal

Simon Johanson

Macquarie is the latest lender to be wrapped up in a string of scandals that have plagued the trading arms of the banks.

Macquarie admits to misconduct inside forex trading arm

Georgia Wilkins

CBA has tightened its lending policy for customers who want to borrow on an interest-only basis.

CBA slams the brakes on interest-only loans

Georgia Wilkins

Geopolitics drag ASX into the red

Jessica Sier

QIC sues EnergyAustralia for $1b over deal gone wrong

Brian Robins

oOh!Media and APN drop $1.6 billion billboard merger

Patrick Hatch

Now that it's just BHP, what's to become of Billiton?

ANALYSIS
David Fickling

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This shirt, it’s YSL I got it in Paris which sounds very douche but it’s the nicest thing ever.

Trend setters: The 24 best-dressed men at Fashion Week

Men's Style

Cracking the two hour mark is the Holy Grail of marathons.

Breaking the two hour marathon: How to run your fastest time ever

The Long Run

Remember: An investment's tax benefits are the cream on the cake.

The one thing most investors get wrong

Noel Whittaker

Reverse mortgages are not very popular in Australia, probably because the rates tend to be higher than standard loans.

How would a reverse mortgage affect my age pension?

George Cochrane

Wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat can be an issue at work.

Politics is supposed to be a no-go zone for the workplace

James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says small businesses are a far more attractive target for scammers than ...

Business scams top $3.8 million: ACCC

Cara Waters

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The eight best moments in Senate estimates

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African teen held as 'sex slave' in Sydney

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How Aussies cope with a downpour

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Earliest evidence found for Aboriginal people living on Australian coast

Three of the many elderly ladies who enjoy their middies of draught beer at the Glebe Burton Hotel in Sydney. Pictured ...

Rewind - Beer

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

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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How to create a better customer checkout experience

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario attend the Australian premiere of 'Baywatch' at Hoyts EQ on ...

Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario on body parts and Baywatch

Sarah Thomas

Actress Sigrid Thornton.

Wentworth keeps the stakes high, says Sigrid Thornton

Kerrie O'Brien

Chris Cornell was one of grunge's 'big four' voices - and now only one remains.

What Chris Cornell meant to a grunge-lovin' Aussie teen

COMMENT
Martin Boulton

Rebel Wilson leaving a Melbourne court on Friday.

Rebel Wilson appears in court ahead of defamation trial

Broede Carmody

"The Chinese communist party is not particularly happy with me": Richard Gere.

Chinese leaders 'not happy with me', says Richard Gere

Garry Maddox

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell death has been ruled as suicide.

'Something wasn't right' at Chris Cornell's final show

Caitlyn Jenner at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Caitlyn Jenner offered $1.7 million to join reality show

Actress Melissa McCarthy portrays White House spokesman Sean Spicer, while taping a segment for Saturday Night Live.

Melissa McCarthy's outtakes just as funny as SNL sketches

Broede Carmody

Michael Moore.

Could Michael Moore's new doco be the thing to bring down Trump?

PICTURE BY JOHN RUSSELL, THE BORDER MAIL. Corowa. Sows inside one of the sheds at Rivalea Australia pig farming ...

'We love your work, Helen: Here, have this pig'

Viceroy's House.

Epic drama marred by reliance on 'alternative facts'

Review
Paul Byrnes

Lorde performs at Coachella Music & Arts Festival.

Lorde's excited reaction to her Elle cover would be all of us

Nicole Economos

"I've had a few revelations about how I must have behaved a decade ago."

An apology to my mum friends: I get it now

Melissa Phillips

"Other people's comments, though meant to soothe, might feel like coldhearted jabs."

5 things I hated hearing when I got divorced (but were all true)

Leah Spellman

Taylor Swift attends the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan ...

What is Taylor Swift planning? Because the signs are all there

Emily Yahr

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: A model poses backstage ahead of the Ten Pieces show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 18 ...

Fashion Week has hijacked the bogan uniform

Jenna Clarke

One-shouldered shirts at Anna Quan.

Fashion week rethinks the crisp, white shirt

Annie Brown

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Don't skirt around it, John Laws was objectifying women

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

US model Bella Hadid arrives in Cannes.

Let's get real about Bella Hadid's supposed wardrobe malfunction

Annie Brown

Confusion over healthy food leads to a big spend-up on junk.

Healthy eating is cheaper, but we're spending big on junk

Sarah Berry

Tuck into water with lemon before your morning coffee.

5 ways to jump-start a healthy morning

Jessi Roti

Sylvia Keays.

The struggle to make people take gut health seriously

Sarah Berry

Dust bakery in Sydney mills flour on site.

Low GI, high fibre and less gluten: Why it's OK to eat this real bread

Choc-coffee combo: Caffeine addicts and chocoholics beware.

Have your brew and eat it too: Coffee-in-a-cone hits Australia

The Moon Park fried chicken, pickled radish, soy and syrup.

Moon Park's chicken is back. Mod-Korean eatery moves to Potts Point

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Mesmerising video of baby being 'unwrapped' after birth

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The reason girls are getting their period earlier

Daniel Neman

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Parents, keep cotton buds out of your kids' ears

The Salish Lodge and its spectacular surrounds, the Snoqualmie Falls.

The tiny, sleepy town behind the new series Twin Peaks

USA
Kylie McLaughlin

The baggage carousel, often a source of frustration for travellers.

Letters: Why does everyone stand so close to the baggage carousel?

Running a monk.

Bhutan: Why it's the ultimate trophy destination

Anthony Dennis

Facebook is the world's fifth-most-valuable company by market value.

How Facebook moved from flop to supremacy

A new documentary shows that it wasn't the size or scale of the asteroid's impact that ended the dinosaurs, but where ...

Dinosaurs 'minutes away' from surviving

The talkative Google Home smart benchtop speaker is vying for a place in Australian homes.

What Aussies can expect from the Google Home smart speaker

COMMENT

Getting ransom money in Bitcoin is easiest for cyber-crooks, but it isn't the most secure.

Why bitcoin may soon fall out of crims' favour

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook hit with $165 million fine in EU

2018 Hyundai i30N preview drive.

Is the new Hyundai i30N better than a Golf GTI?

Andrew MacLean

Michelin was the first tyre maker to commit to sustainably sourced rubber.

GM switches to sustainable sourced tyres

Drive Staff

2017 Mercedes-Benz E220d All-Terrain.

Mercedes-Benz's SUV alternative reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

Renault Kangoo Z.E. using the dynamic wireless electric vehicle charging road.

Renault's ambitious plan for EV charging

Drive Staff

2018 Skoda Karoq.

Skoda's new Toyota C-HR rival revealed

Dom Tripolone

Hyundai's high-performance division is planning a sportier version of the Tucson SUV

Hyundai plans go-fast SUVs

Andrew MacLean

Dragged down: Kevin Naiqama is held back in a tackle during a 36-0 defeat to the Brisbane Broncos.

Painful night on all fronts as Tigers are trampled by Broncos

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Playing a dangerous game: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Take heed of the concussion horror stories before it is too late

The Fitz Files
Peter FitzSimons

No more turf wars: Allianz Stadium is one of three contenders to host grand finals as part of the bid.

Bid to make Sydney permanent home of A-League grand final

Dominic Bossi

Manny Pacquiao hits the pads with Buboy Buboy Fernandez. By the end, the trainer is drenched in as much sweat as the fighter.

'Maybe you cry when I tell this story': The man behind Manny

Andrew Webster

Embattled: ARLC chairman John Grant.

NRL clubs call urgent meeting to oust Grant from ARLC

Michael Chammas

On borrowed time: Australian rugby is floundering and ARU CEO Bill Pulver should be held accountable.

Time to face the truth: It is time for Pulver to go - and go soon

COMMENT
Paul Cully

Penny Taylor (right) and her wife Diana Taurasi.

Taylor calls for equality after marrying fellow basketball star

Roy Ward

Wheeled out: Retired Liverpool star Steven Gerrard will face Sydney FC.

Liverpool only here for the cash and it's stifling our game

Michael Cockerill

Joy: Kalifa Faifai Loa celebrates a score out wide.

Dragons run in six tries to defeat woeful Warriors

Andrew Voerman

This is serious: Jack Bird and Gavin Cooper clash during game three last year.

Another flogging looms in Origin's sado-masochistic arena

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Game-breaker: Andrew Fifita is relishing another shot at the Maroons.

'This is our year': Fifita senses Origin revival

Adam Pengilly

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