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Home Secretary Amber Rudd (left) with Prime Minister Theresa May in Manchester on Tuesday.

UK minister hits out at US for naming bomber

President Donald Trump with Pope Francis.

Pope avoids small talk while meeting Trump at the Vatican

Hamish Douglass.''I think there's a 99 per cent chance that business will collapse.''

'Ponzi scheme' Uber 'one of the stupidest businesses in history'

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

Prosecutor warns Corby after she refuses to leave Bali villa

Connie Scully (right) says her daughter Bianca's school should be teaching her finance skills instead of high-level algebra.

'She has no idea': The gaping hole in the nation's maths lessons

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman John Grant and NRL CEO Todd Greenberg ...

It's time for either Grant or Greenberg to leave the NRL

ANALYSIS
Andrew Webster

Bomber's brother arrested as police probe 'network'

Five dead in suspected suicide bombing in Jakarta

Jewel Topsfield

Hanson asks ABC head how the broadcaster defines 'Aboriginality'

Twenty-two families told missing loved ones did not survive

Households face power 'price spike' after court loss

Princes Highway crash

Two dead after horrific crash as stolen ute smashes into car

3 mins ago

US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump on tour and loving life.

Obama photographer throws perfect hand-holding shade

COMMENT

The terrier-like Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) (right).

Our reviewer hated everything about Star Wars

40th anniversary

Condoning self-hate hurts us all.

Overweight people told to take advice from anorexics

58 mins ago

Light and noise affect our sleep

Struggle with early starts? This study will help your cause

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Manchester Utd triumph in emotional Europa League final

Yassmin Abdel-Magied posted on her Facebook page last month: "Lest. We. Forget. (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)."

ABC axes Abdel-Magied program one month after controversy

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande suspends world tour after attack

Katy Perry and James Corden on Carpool Karaoke.

'It's time for her to finish it': Perry confirms Swift feud

Rebel Wilson was all smiles before her teary turn in the witness box.

'Want to rip me to shreds': Rebel breaks down in witness box

If you've ever thought your rent costs could fund a mortgage, you might actually be right.

Renting v paying off a mortgage: Only $62 a week difference

41 mins ago

The Up-Cycle House.

Young architect turns $200,000 home into 'learning experiment'

40 mins ago

The cost of hiring a tradesperson is down almost 8 per cent in New South Wales.

'Work drying up': Cost of hiring these tradies drops 14 per cent

42 mins ago

Before: 'Forres' at 9-11 Edward Street, Kew, torn down in July 2016.

Developer razes mansion, asks nearly double what they paid

EXCLUSIVE

Millennials and boomers alike have similar attitudes towards "lifestyle" spending like brunch.

'Normally you'd save for a deposit': Gen Y fixed on lifestyle spending

44 mins ago

Hostages escape from the Lindt cafe during the siege.

Siege moment coroner believes should have jolted police into action

'We've got the expertise': NSW pushes back on rail plans

Sale of entire WestConnex motorway on the table

Matt O'Sullivan

Brian Adams says his levy will "end up being more than the cost of the insurance".

'A disgrace': How Brian Adams' fire levy fee rose from $490 to $3700

Sean Nicholls

The face value of government securities is tipped to rise as high as $725 billion in 2027-28 from $540 billion in ...

'Heartbreaking': how a family's life was changed forever

Native animals such as the bilby have co-existed with dingoes for 4500 years, yet are threatened by introduced species ...

Bringing back the dingo can help the feral fox become the hunted

Safe storage "is essential in Australia's success in reducing firearms deaths, especially suicides": David Shoebridge.

Gun control advocates slam changes to NSW firearm laws

Happier times: former Shared Services Centre chief Delaine Wilson.

Government abandons $210 million 'shared services' white elephant

Craig McAllister

Australian soccer coach freed after hostage ordeal in Yemen

David Eastman on his way into court in 1995. His retrial won't begin until 2018.

David Eastman's murder retrial pushed back six months

ACT

The auger drilling crane collapsed at Ross Street, Newstead, crushing two cars on each side of the road.

Power restored after crane falls on cars, hits powerlines

QLD

Tactical police entered the Lindt cafe after cafe manager Tori Johnson was shot dead by Man Haron Monis.

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Tactical police entered the Lindt cafe after cafe manager Tori Johnson was shot dead by Man Haron Monis.

Mistakes cannot be papered over, coroner finds

ANALYSIS
Deborah Snow

Pauline Hanson raised the issue of cattle exports at the regional and rural affairs committee.

Dumping on Trump and a halal grilling: a day at estimates

SATIRE
Tony Wright

Young girls are unlike any other audience in music, writes Clem Bastow.

Pop concerts are a rite of passage that can't be stopped

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

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Australia 'must learn lessons' from Manchester

Matthew Knott

ABC bosses defend editorial independence, hiring practices

Amy Remeikis

One Nation adviser Sean Black arrested in Brisbane

Adam Gartrell

Co-chair of the Referendum Council Pat Anderson at the First Nations National Convention at Uluru.

Let's be bold on Indigenous recognition, says Shorten

Treasurer Scott Morrison has accused Labor of doing the major banks' bidding.

Coalition rejects claims of $2 billion bank levy 'black hole'

NSW Coroner Michael Barnes.

Turnbull opens door to Defence role in terror incidents

"This sort of throws up another broader systemic issue": Labor senator Penny Wong.

PM's department paid alleged tax fraud company $1.3m

Police officers clear the scene after an explosion near a bus stop in the Kampung Melayu area of Jakarta.

Five dead in suspected suicide bombing in Jakarta

Jewel Topsfield

Lower jaw of the 7.175 million year old Graecopithecus freybergi (El Graeco) from Pyrgos Vassilissis, Greece.

Out of Africa? Earliest 'human' actually came from Greece

The guided-missile submarine USS Michigan arrives in Busan, South Korea.

Trump reveals more classified information

The court ruled on Wednesday that a civil law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman violates ...

Taiwan to be first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

Kirsty Needham

Anja Nissen sings the Australian national anthem on board HMAS Canberra at the launch of the 2015 Australia Day program.

Advance Australia Fair is a mid-tempo dirge and needs to go

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Mohammad Tawhidi's Islamic Association of South Australia is little more than an official-sounding front.

An opinion isn't good just because it's shocking or unexpected

COMMENT
Alex McKinnon

Georgina Callander, 18, had actually met her idol two years previously at the same venue and posted a picture of them ...

Think of Gina and Saffie Rose without weeping, if you can

COMMENT
Allison Pearson

Uber has become a global headache for the taxi industry.

The death of Uber - one large investor's bold prediction

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: Bitcoin a lesson in just letting profits run

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19 mins ago

Westpac will see a small improvement in its capital position by selling down its stake in BTIM.

Westpac to offload up to $645m in BTIM shares

Clancy Yeates

Illustration John Shakespeare

Woolies' buying spree reflects a bright future

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Super funds for bank employees among the best performers

John Collett

So many employees don't know what they're signing up for

Sponsored
Kamal Farouque

Coates workers fold after threat to wages

Nick Toscano

Topshop calls in administrators

Car rental, bus and train tickets? Who needs 'em? Go by bike.

Saddle up: Seven reasons why you should travel by bicycle

On Your Bike
13 mins ago

This modern 'elixir' contains cayenne pepper to boost the metabolism: but does it work?

Burning question: Can you eat your way to a better metabolism?

Fitness

A psychologist helped the writer understand that her partner's behaviour was financial abuse.

'My ex-boyfriend left me broke'

FIRST PERSON
Anonymous

Super funds are on track to deliver a bumper return.

A good financial year for super fund members is almost a certainty

John Collett

Great places to work are about more than ping pong tables in the office.

The problem with best places to work lists

Tony Featherstone

Alisha Geary won a pitching competition for her fledgling activewear business Faebella.

Indigenous activewear gears up for success

Kate Jones

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Horrific Sydney smash kills two

49 mins ago

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Pope asks Trump to be a peacemaker

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Bond actor Roger Moore dead at 89

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Manchester United hold one minute's silence

A steam engine 99 1782-4 built in 1953 makes its way through a field of rape seed near Posewald on the Baltic Sea island ...

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming 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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Luke, Leia and Han in 1977's original <i>Star Wars: A New Hope</i>.

40 years of Star Wars: Our original review from 1977

Colin Bennett
42 mins ago

Yassmin Abdel-Magied posted on her Facebook page last month: "Lest. We. Forget. (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)."

ABC axes Abdel-Magied program one month after controversy

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a first-look image from season seven of <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

GoT7 trailer: Enemies to the east, enemies to the west

Broede Carmody
36 mins ago

Rebel Wilson was all smiles before her teary turn in the witness box.

'Want to rip me to shreds': Rebel breaks down in witness box

Liam Mannix

Katy Perry and James Corden on Carpool Karaoke.

'It's time for her to finish it': Perry confirms Swift feud

Rob Moran

Nicole LaLiberte and Kyle MacLachlan in a still from Twin Peaks.

Twin Peaks reboot stumbles out of the starting gates

Joey Pucino

Roger Moore as James Bond in <i>For Your Eyes Only</i>.

How did Roger Moore rate among the James Bond rankings?

Garry Maddox

Tom Cruise has confirmed there will be a Top Gun 2 while promoting his latest film The Mummy in Australia.

Tom Cruise confirms there will be a Top Gun 2

Broede Carmody

Leah Purcell's A Drover's Wife has been named Book of the Year in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife takes out Book of the Year

Linda Morris

Photographer Q. Sakamaki

There's way more to Instagram then food, cats and selfies

Elissa Blake

Mitchell Butel as Mr Burns in <i>Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play</i>.

Don't stress about the apocalypse - at least we'll have The Simpsons

Jason Blake

Young girls are unlike any other audience in music, writes Clem Bastow.

Pop concerts are a rite of passage that cannot be stopped

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Roger Moore, playing the title role of Agent 007, James Bond, on location in England in 1972.

Roger Moore was my first crush

Jane Caro

US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump on tour and loving life.

Obama photographer throws perfect hand-holding shade

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

It's not women who need to change, it is workplace culture.

How to make workplaces fairer to women

Sue Williams

A photo of the reception of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews reportedly posted by their florist, Djordje Varda, on ...

First look inside Pippa's wedding reception

Melissa Singer

For the briefest of times, my mother held my son close to her.

Clementine Ford: The pain that tells us our love matters

Katy Perry performs at Wango Tango.

Katy Perry finally confirms feud with Taylor Swift

Research suggests "cosmeceuticals" or "functional coloured cosmetics" such as foundation, powder, blush, eyeshadow, ...

New research finds make-up may help prevent skin from ageing

Condoning self-hate hurts us all.

'Fat-hating culture': Overweight people told to take advice from anorexics

Sarah Berry
59 mins ago

Changing the body by changing the mind: Chris Feather.

Do we need to suffer in order to reach peak fitness?

Sarah Berry

A little chocolate may not be bad for your heart.

Six chocolate bars a week could be good for the heart

Laura Donnelly

Don't cool your food down first? Big mistake.

Common mistakes to avoid when using your freezer

The Sydney Opera House lit up for Vivid.

Light appetite: An edible guide to Sydney's Vivid 2017

Cr: GW July 4 Food - William Meppem Neil Perry recipe: Pear and almond crostata with double cream

22 delicious healthy-ish desserts that use winter fruits

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PrinceofZion and other rejected baby names

Marvel Hero Super Discs from Woolworths are selling for up to $400 on Ebay.

Woolworths' latest promotion leaves parents scrambling

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How to talk to your children about terrorist attacks

Thousands of Americans cross the border into Mexico for Spring Break every year.

Trump has never travelled and this is why it's obvious

Ben Groundwater

Ice-cool: The interior of Icelandair's Vatnajökull.

Newly designed 757 aircraft: Is this the world's coolest plane?

Soo Kim

Ta Prohm at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

TripAdvisor names the world's top landmarks for 2017

Kylie McLaughlin

The Pro is compatible with a redesigned Surface Pen, which can be colour-matched to the Type Cover.

Microsoft's Surface Pro makes a comeback

Google collects massive amounts of personal data from smartphones and desktop computers.

Google knows when you buy in physical stores

If an authentic real-world recreation of an animated car is want you want, and you're happy to pay for it, this is the ...

I took a $500 Lightning McQueen robot for a test drive

22 mins ago

Microsoft reveals AR glasses prototype

47 US states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with Target.

Target to pay $25m to end data breach probes

2017 Toyota Yaris Ascent.

She says, he says: Toyota Yaris review

Daniela Intili and Andrew Maclean

Though Holden's Astra offers a five-star safety score, ANCAP is disappointed that the model does not offer autonomous ...

Technology key to reducing crashes: ANCAP

David McCowen

2017 HSV Maloo GTSR.

The ultimate performance ute reviewed

David McCowen

How exactly did a tyre company become the authority on fine dining?

How did a tyre company become a fine dining aficionado?

Alessandra Melville

STRICT EMBARGO 3AM 07/03/17 AEDT Volkswagen has unveiled its new Arteon sedan, a high-end successor to the discontinued CC.

New Volkswagen Arteon details revealed

Dom Tripolone

Daimler AG said Tuesday, May 23, 2017, that prosecutors will be searching several of its offices in Germany as part of a ...

German prosecutors search Daimler offices

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman John Grant and NRL CEO Todd Greenberg ...

It's time for either John Grant or Todd Greenberg to go

ANALYSIS
Andrew Webster

Peace deal? James Maloney and the players' association will sit down with the NRL next month to discuss the salary cap ...

Where is the money going? Maloney tees off on the NRL

Michael Chammas

Premier class: Alberto Moreno celebrates with his Liverpool teammates after scoring his team's second goal.

Australian football's missed opportunity against Liverpool

Dominic Bossi
1 hr ago

Locked in: Ben Barba has signed a deal to play in the Super League.

New start: Ben Barba signs with English Super League club

1 hr ago

Les Darcy

Legend of Les Darcy still powerful 100 years on

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

A new business would house the marketing and media rights of players which currently are owned by Cricket Australia.

Pay war escalates as players set to manage their own image rights

Jon Pierik

Back in the winners' circle: Paul Pogba celebrates with Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

United storm back into the Champions League as Europa victors

1 hr ago

Bowing out: Dean Mumm's time at the "back of the bus" is coming to an end.

Former Wallabies skipper to retire at end of season

Tom Decent

Funding risk: The NRL may receive less money from free-to-air-broadcasters.

The NRL's $150 million war chest is a smart investment

ANALYSIS
Roy Masters

No bad blood: James Tedesco insists he won't have a problem with Jason Taylor in Bondi Junction.

Tedesco confident he can work with Taylor at Roosters

Michael Chammas

Borrowed time: Jack Bird endured a childhood battle with rheumatoid arthritis.

Bird says health fears key to Broncos defection

Michael Chammas

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