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London attack

A picture taken in the Borough Market area shows a man lying on the ground who appears to have canisters strapped to him.

Six victims killed and 30 hurt, as police shoot three men in fake bomb vests

Live
1 min ago

Geoff Ho, a journalist and frequent Melbourne visitor, is believed to have been stabbed in the terror attacks.

Australian woman's desperate search for friend feared stabbed

Aisha Dow
1 hr ago

People run down Borough High Street as police are dealing with an incident on London Bridge in London.

Londoners told to flee as police confirm deaths in attacks

UPDATED
6 mins ago

Armed police on London Bridge.

Death toll rises: What we know so far about the London attack

Deborah Gough
30 mins ago

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter amid the unfolding deadly drama in London.

Trump touts travel ban amid London drama

Metropolitan Police advice to Londoners after the terror attacks.

'Run, hide, tell': Police tweet captures panic

Senator Sam Dastyari

'Just horrific': Senator caught up in aftermath of London attack

1 hr ago

A woman has died and three people airlifted to Canberra Hospital for treatment after a car crash on the Hume Highway ...

Car strikes cyclist and pedestrian before fleeing scene: police

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop.

Officials scramble to account for Australians in London

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 19: Anthony Chang poses for a photo on May 19, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley ...

'Watched and tracked': China spies on students

Towers could be 'catalyst' to revive Woden town centre

Bike trails at Kowen 'zeroed out' by extreme forestry operations

Greens' rival revenge porn legislation to tackle 'stealthing'

Arrest made in Australian tourist's San Francisco death

Green light for new Australian embassy in Washington DC

The unidentified restaurant worker, second from right, saw three people stabbed in Borough Market.

'Crazy': Three stabbed before gunfight broke out inside London restaurant

Shannon Boyd of the Raiders is tackled.

Raiders well behind at halftime, after losing two to injury

Live
1 hr ago

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

Cornell's wife's heartbreaking staement on loss of husband

Changes are coming to frequent flyer programs.

It's about to get harder to earn Frequent Flyer points

COMMENT

Brumbies wing Henry Speight makes a charge down the line.

Brumbies set to fill out Wallabies starting XV after routing Rebels

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London police chief confirms nine deaths, including attackers

Kellog's has relented to months of pressure to include health star ratings on its cereal products.

Which breakfast cereals are actually healthy? Not many

The limited edition collection seems keen to induce Woodstock flashbacks in those who only barely survived the acid ...

IKEA's latest collection gave me a psychic meltdown

AFL live scores: Fremantle v Collingwood

3:26PM

NRL Round 13 2017: Canterbury Bulldogs vs Penrith ...

3:24PM

SOC: Socceroos to attack early: Massimo Luongo

3:15PM

A model of Canberra's light rail.

Is light rail the best option for Canberra?

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 23 Gawler Crescent, Deakin. May 20, 2017.?

Auction watch: Hot start to the winter season for Canberra

Sunday Auction Watch
Auction of 4 Holder Street, Turner, LJ Hooker Auctioneer Stephen Bunday
The Canberra ...

Canberra auction market produces near-record sales in May

In some locations, investors like to see a good tenant already in the property.

Stamp duty cuts lure first home buyers across the border

Proposed GST changres threaten cash-crunch for developers, industry warns

Perfect time to look for new home as ACT building approvals soar

John Dryden and Lily Dryden, 5, at Corin Forest on Saturday.

Snow white in the capital

Man who trafficked designer drug flakka 'driven by greed'

ACT government backflips on decision to dump Comcare compo

Crowds gather around wreaths laid at a new memorial on Anzac Parade commemorating Australia's involvement in the Boer ...

Canberra's new Boer War memorial seems to sanitise an atrocity

COMMENT

The teenager was first approached near the playground adjacent to the bike path at Yerrabi Pond in Gungahlin.

Man grabbed 17-year-old girl in Gungahlin indecent assault

The cost of Medicare-subsidised home doctor visits has more than doubled in five years.

At least 10 doctors investigated for potentially 'inappropriate' claims

Three new inspectors will examine safety standards on the transport project.

Canberra light rail construction crew to get extra safety inspectors

The parents of Matthew Leveson, Mark and Faye, in the Royal National Park.

Levesons had no idea they were so close to son's body

NSW

Marie-Anne Read, who runs the Friendly Grocer at Cook shops with husband George and son Daniel, credits her thriving ...

Why some local shops are thriving and others aren't

Planning Minister Rita Saffioti .

Two ministers + one day in Sydney = $30,000

WA

Tangalooma Island Resort's resident white-faced heron Harry.

Meet existential bird with an identity crisis

QLD

(from left) Nick Husek and Andreas Mayer have scooped prizes in a prestigious international statistics competition. One ...

How a friendly work rivalry led to success for two ABS 'data nerds'

The Immigration Department has no deadline to adopt cyber security measures protecting it from attack.

Immigration Dept still hasn't set a deadline for crucial cyber reforms

Callers to Centrelink got an engaged signal 42 million times in just 10 months, a Senate committee was told on Thursday.

Smartphones blamed as Centrelink sends out 42 million engaged signals

Four Australian Treasurers for Ipad

Keating, Costello, Swan and Hockey.

The (Really) Lucky Country: dark clouds as Oz takes world record

The money men: Keating, Costello, Swan and Hockey

Mark Kenny

Lucky Country? Take it from me, another bad recession is coming

ANALYSIS
Ross Gittins

Illustration: John Shakespeare

How our record growth let to complacency, and bad politics

ANALYSIS
Peter Hartcher

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Winning the fairness debate in our miracle economy

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Malcolm Turnbull delivers the keynote address at the Asia Security Summit on Friday.

Turnbull warns China against bullying in pro-US speech

David Wroe

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce remains a big figure in Queensland.

Why Turnbull and Shorten have inundated Queensland

Amy Remeikis

The mostly abandoned Olympic Aquatics stadium at the Rio Olympic Park last week.

Padlocked and falling apart: Rio's Olympic legacy in tatters

Andrew Purcell

The Philippines' cybersex industry has been estimated to be worth $1 billion a year.

Children as young as two rescued from cybersex dens

Lindsay Murdoch

Vijayalaxmi Sharma, left, with her mother Kamla who was opposed to her daughter's campaign but is now proud of her.

One girl's fight against child marriages in India

Amrit Dhillon

This image made from closed circuit television captures the gunman during his attack.

Video shows robbery was casino attack motive: police

Lindsay Murdoch

Footprint of a child during the closing ceremony in the Mutitjulu community of the First Nations National Convention ...

Aborigines prefer the horizon

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

President Donald Trump announcing he is pulling the US out of the Paris climate accord.

Trump's Paris withdrawal changes everything - and nothing

COMMENT
Adam Morton

Gwen Stefani performs during the Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting Friday, June 2, 2017, at Bud Walton Arena in ...

Popstars and a worker pay push: inside Walmart's crazy AGM

16 mins ago

Melissa Taylor, a social worker from Katoomba, had genetic testing on the recommendation of her doctor.

Battle over insurer access to customer DNA

John Collett

Over the weekend, policy hawk Patrick Harker, president of the Fed bank in Philadelphia, affirmed his bullish view for ...

Doubts grow over US rate hike path

Timothy Moore

Toyota has cashed out its stake in Tesla

Toyota confirms its split with Tesla

Bunnings finds it can afford to shun online

ANALYSIS
Madeleine Heffernan

It's about to get harder to earn Frequent Flyer points

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Are the wheels really falling off Australia's economy?

ANALYSIS
Myriam Robin

Uber is transportation, but keep that on the down low

ANALYSIS
Nir Kaissar

Aston Martin’s next hypercar, the Valkyrie.

Need for speed: The race to create the fastest car in the world

Cars

New Zealand as a backdrop: Founded in 1946 as a shirting business, Rodd & Gunn has repositioned itself as a purveyor of ...

Smoking Gunn: This Kiwi brand is taking over the USA

Men's Style

The non-concessional contribution cap will drop from $180,000 to $100,000 a year, but the three-year bring-forward rule ...

How to maximise your super under rule changes

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How the funeral industry preys on grieving families

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Greens senator Nick McKim will introduce to parliament legislation aimed at eradicating late payments to small businesses.

Greens introducing small business payments legislation

EXCLUSIVE
Cara Waters

Appearance-related ageism tends to be harshest among the female gender.

Older workers: 'rusty, invisible and threatening'?

COMMENT
James Adonis

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London attacks: witnesses saw attackers

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'Get down!': London Bridge bar in lockdown

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Multiple terror attacks strike London

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Real Madrid claim Champions League final

9 mins ago

Fireworks and bonfire for Empire Night in Sydney on 25 May 1957. SMH NEWS Picture by BERT POWER Queens Birthday cracker ...

Rewind - Cracker night

twin peaks stan

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

izombie stan may

The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Heath Ledger in <i>Ned Kelly</i>, the 2003 version directed by Gregor Jordan.

Wanted: $2.5m for 'definitive' Ned Kelly film

Garry Maddox

Comedian Bill Maher performs in Las Vegas on Nov. 17, 2005.

Bill Maher apologises for using racial slur on his show

Bernard Fanning: 'It's hideous the way that music is 'consumed' now.'

Bernard Fanning goes off-trend with new album

Jenny Valentish

Sierra Boggess will perform her first Australian tour in June.

Sierra's path less travelled to Broadway stardom

Nathanael Cooper

David Wenham has made his debut behind the camera, with the release of the short film Ellipsis.

Wenham shrugs off risk of shooting 10 day film

Craig Mathieson

Festivalgoers at the main stage of the Rock am Ring music festival in Nuerburg, Germany, before its evacuation.

90,000 evacuated from German music festival over terror threat

Maybe it was the Tim Tams which had Bill Callahan smiling between intense songs at the Opera House

Winning with baritone and Tim Tams

Bernard Zuel

Goldfrapp had spectacle and performance but it was missing some heart.

All that glitters is not Goldfrapp in a shiny Vivid show

Review
Bernard Zuel

(from left) Nick Husek and Andreas Mayer have scooped prizes in a prestigious international statistics competition. One ...

How a friendly work rivalry lead to global success for 'data nerds'

Even the PM loves B1 and B2. Come meet the Bananas in Pyjamas at the Mint on Sunday for the release of a Bananas in ...

What's that B1? A Bananas in Pyjamas coin is being released?

Christine Anu will be in conversation at the National Film and Sound Archive on Friday night.

Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Actress Rebel Wilson arriving for her case in the Supreme Court, Melbourne. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 26TH MAY 2017

The picture Rebel Wilson does not want you to see

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Head off problems before they blow up.

The everyday behaviours that can harm a relationship

Olivia Blair

'Heartbroken': Vicky and Chris Cornell.

Cornell's wife releases heartbreaking statement after drug report

It's about being your authentic self and playing to your moods.

Men should take as much pride and joy in fashion as women do

Wendy Squires

Lara Worthington (nee Bingle) at the Tiffany & Co. HardWear collection launch party on Thursday at Carriageworks, Sydney.

Lara Worthington's very nice payday for 30 minutes of work

Amy Croffey

Amie Baines has produced a new video and photo series featuring 25 women who call Australia home.

The question about race Australians need to stop asking

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Josie Pohla with her grandmother Avril.

Meet four Australian women changing the face of activism

Lindy Alexander

Ariana Grande visits fans in hospital following the Manchester bombing.

Ariana Grande visits young UK bomb victims

Even moderate drinking doesn't protect our hearts, a study finds.

Don't raise a glass to alcohol protecting your heart

Sarah Berry

Sex can improve as we age.

Why our sex lives can improve as we age

Sarah Berry

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, JUNE 4/17 ISSUE. My Day On A Plate - Mark Olive (no credit, no archiving)?

Chef's day on a plate doesn't get top marks

Ziti is the cheesy, layered Italian-American spin on pasta al forno

Weekly meal planner: start winter with a 3-cheese pasta bake

cr: William Meppem. GW food - March 7. Neil Perry's zucchini parmigiana.
SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM ...

89 vegetarian meals: you'll find more than the usual risotto here

"Flexible" eating allows a day a week to have whatever you want.

'Flexible' eating as effective as counting calories, says CSIRO study

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The unique baby names literally no one is choosing

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Mum rewrites daughter's outdated homework assignment

Lizeth and her mother, with the offensive award. Photo: Khou

Honour student labelled 'Most Likely to Become a Terrorist' by teacher

Your overweight carry on luggage could be dangerous.

Letters: Don't compare overweight passengers to excess carry on

Traditional Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany.

The 50 amazing experiences you can only have in winter

18 hours: United Airlines is looking launch a new US to Singapore route.

Almost 18 hours: US airline says new route could be world's longest

For accurate shooting, raising the rifle to eye height will let you see a reticule on its tiny glass display.

Farpoint the best home VR shooting experience

The new Skype puts an emphasis on group messaging.

Skype copies Snapchat in big redesign

NBN is encouraging retailers to be less stingy with bandwidth, but will they play ball?

Will NBN's new CVC bandwidth pricing fix congestion woes?

Robocop

Dubai's Robocop rolls onto city streets

Under fire: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook shareholders not happy on fake news

Porsche sport driving school.

Why luxury cars cost too much in Australia

David McCowen

NRMA Driving instructor Lynnette Thomas, with learner driver Samantha Kazar, 21.

Top 10 tips for teaching your teenager to drive

Alessandra Melville

Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin, two-time World Champion and Australian Olympic Snowboarder.

How to pack your car for a trip to the snow

Andrew MacLean

2017 Renault Megane wagon.

New Megane wagon launched in Oz

Dom Tripolone

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Highline.

Is this the best dual-cab ute on the market?

Stephen Ottley

All the leading car brands are offering discounts at the end of the financial year.

The best end of financial year deals revealed

Stephen Ottley

Josh Hodgson of the Raiders runs the ball.

Raiders take on the Sea Eagles

Live
1 hr ago

Nick Kyrgios's French Open campaign is over.

Nick Kyrgios' French Open campaign all over

Kyle Godwin of the Brumbies in action.

Finals bound: Brumbies book ticket with bonus-point win

Brumbies wing Henry Speight makes a charge down the line.

Brumbies set to fill out Wallabies starting XV after routing Rebels

No answers: Against quality opposition the Waratahs have been found out this year.

Gibson will survive but changes are needed at Tahs

analysis

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, right, drives against Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley during the second ...

Golden State Warriors among best I've seen: LeBron James

1 hr ago

At the double: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the final whistle.

Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid win Champions League

Andy Murray celebrates victory after his men's singles third round match against Juan Martin Del Potro during day seven ...

Andy Murray tops del Potro in French Open third-round