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Clover Moore's plan for WestConnex.

Axe WestConnex, fix 'second-worst' road: Council plan

Salman Abedi: the beginning of a new trend in homegrown jihadism?

Three hotspots responsible for Britain's homegrown jihadists

Latika Bourke
12 mins ago

AFR Lunch with Huang Xiangmo at The Century, The Star, Sydney. Thursday 22nd July 2016. Photo: Ryan Stuart

The billionaires trying to buy China influence in Australian politics

There are fears for 21-year-old Brisbane woman Sara Zelenak.

Missing Australian nanny last seen on London Bridge

24 mins ago

An armed police officer patrols streets near the scene of a terror attack in London.

London attack was an 'attack on the free world', British PM says

Live

Paul and Lynette White married in the early 1970s, two years before she was murdered at their Coogee home.

Breakthrough in case of new mother brutally killed in Coogee unit

Shares dive on back of analyst note about firm behind top food outlets

Brian Robins

'Creating obstacles': China lashes out at Australia spy claims

Kirsty Needham

Sydney man hits hurdle in dirty stoush with Woolies over $1m bill

London terrorists had accomplices, British police believe

Retailers furious after umpire's call delays cuts to penalty rates

4 mins ago

Police respond to the hostage crisis in Brighton.

'This is for IS': Melbourne gunman rang newsroom in siege that left four shot

12 mins ago

'Unacceptable': The Bulldogs were humiliated 38-0 by Penrith on Sunday.

Bulldogs players call crisis meeting after latest humiliation

1 hr ago

Daniella's tears of joy on House Rules was moving to watch.

No winners in latest House Rules elimination

COMMENT

Cory Bernardi has surveyed his party's members on their views of Islam.

'Fiercely extremist': Bernardi offends with Islamic graphic

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Mark Colvin's son Nicholas performs at his father's public memorial service on Monday.

'National treasure': Colvin quoted song lyrics in final days

US President Donald Trump acted like a heartless and dull-witted thug in sending out a series of tweets.

With his UK tweets, Trump embarrasses himself and the US

Rebel Wilson arrives at the Supreme Court in Melbourne on Monday.

Rebel 'was not truthful with me', journalist tells court

1 hr ago

A man took his pint of beer with him as he was being evacuated in London.

Pint-clutching man becomes symbol of London's defiance

Free and energetic discussion is to be encouraged, but all too often the politics of the playground take over.

Flat Chat: How to shut down your loud-mouth strata bully

Comment

John Alessandri who has his business in an old heritage building in Martin Place, Sydney. 11th May 2017 Photo: Steven Siewert

The Sydney CBD buildings that are back in vogue

Morning or night? It's an age-old debate.

Shower at night or in the morning? We have the answer

Bree Leech & Heather Nette King for Dulux Colour Trends 2017 – Sentience Palette.

Bathroom blitz: The must-haves and unnecessary extras

Natalie and Rhonda.

One-third of home owners risk losing home if ill, research shows

Now-jailed Eddie Obeid, shown here outside the NSW Supreme Court last December, was part of the state-level machinery.

'Duty to be nice to mum': Lawyers say why Obeid shouldn't be in jail

Michaela Whitbourn

'We just want our lives back': A year after Sydney's monster storm

After mergers, government pushes to hand power back to wards

Jacob Saulwick

Michael Atkins and Matthew Leveson before Matthew's disappearance in 2007.

Remains confirmed as belonging to Matthew Leveson

Clare O'Neil, Labor MP for Hotham.

Big business backs Labor call for new anti-slavery legislation

Local government minister Gabrielle Upton is refusing outline the government's plans for its council mergers policy.

State government's council merger policy remains 'a mess'

160523- Sunny Sydney harbour in the unseasonably warm last week of Autumn. Photo by Ella Rubeli/Fairfax 160523- View ...

Sydney Harbour's carbon emissions measured for first time

Children's bicycles outside the home.

'I've done something to the baby': Mother charged with murder

Adam Cooper

The exterior of the new Australian Embassy building planned for Washington DC.

Green light given for new Washington embassy building

Derek Josephs and his wife, Christine.

Tragedy after a brief lapse in concentration

VIC

Rick Maddison was shot dead by police on Tuesday morning after a 19-hour siege.

Cop killer's final violent act was not his first

QLD

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A 'greener' office actually improves how well you work

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Libby Sander

Revitalised: Will Genia trains with the Wallabies at at Gosch's Paddock in Melbourne ahead of the weekend Test against Fiji.

Genia back in Australia and closing in on Reds return

Tom Decent

Salman Abedi: the beginning of a new trend in homegrown jihadism?

His path to jihadism brought terror home to Manchester

Latika Bourke
12 mins ago

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Malcolm Turnbull says four Australians have now been directly affected by the terror strike in central London.

Fears grow for two more Australians caught in attack

James Massola

Australian foreign fighters will have no escape, US vows

David Wroe

Frydenberg hits phones to keep colleagues in line over climate

James Massola

Donald Trump has transformed the Oval Office into a teenager's bedroom.

Trump bluster cuts through word cloud of platitudes

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

A national Catholic school body has apologised for the child sex abuse which took place at its schools, including St ...

Catholic sector defends 'funneling' money between schools

Matthew Knott

Cory Bernardi has surveyed his party's members on their views of Islam.

'We need to talk about Islam': Bernardi insults with offensive graphic

Jacqueline Maley

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop says a third Australian is involved in the London attacks.

Four Australians in London terror attacks; "very real" fears for two

Fergus Hunter

Candles with photos of Taliesin Namkai-Meche, right, and Ricky Best sit at a memorial for the two men in Portland.

Two killed in the name of free speech: can Trump be blamed?

Paul McGeough

Australian filmmaker James Ricketson has been arrested in Phnom Penh and accused of spying, according to Fresh News, an ...

Australian filmmaker in Cambodia illegally: authorities

Lindsay Murdoch

CCTV via AP Video, a J-15 fighter jet takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Liaoning during a drill in ...

Beijing lashes out at US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis

Kirsty Needham

Russian President Vladimir Putin called allegations of a Kremlin dossier on Donald Trump "nonsense".

Putin says unaware of Kushner's Russia channel plan

The US president has audaciously dumped the global climate accord, rallying his core supporters in the face of rising ...

Trump was right to scrap Paris

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

A Low Emissions Target scheme could include carbon capture and storage from coal power plants

Turnbull's carbon capture plan has one big problem

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

Uncertain waters ahead for the Australian economy

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Global Chairman of Nissan Carlos Ghosn with a new zero emissions Nissan electric car.

Electric car market won't spark without subsidy, says Nissan boss

Julie Power
1 hr ago

Huawei is still banned from supplying equipment to NBN Co. However, NBN Co's former principal security officer has just ...

NBN Co's head of security moves to Huawei

Lucy Battersby

Deutsche Australia chief economist Adam Boyton says that in real terms "wages and salaries are falling''.

Company profits up 40 per cent, wages barely at all

Peter Martin

Friday's gains on Wall Street weren't enough to provide support to the local sharemarket, with the ASX diving sharply on ...

Investors whack banks again as ASX closes in the red

Myriam Robin

How the funeral industry preys on grieving families

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Blacklist looms large for big building companies

Nick Toscano

Warning bells sound on a bull run for defensive stocks

Myriam Robin

Canberra 'scarier than Trump'

Mathew Dunckley

One of the few times that smoke is not just allowed, but a good sign.

Why the fastest car on Australia's roads still isn't perfect

Cars

Danny Jones, aka 'Tree Man', broke the internet recently.

The glaring double standard between men and women

Life On Mars

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

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Noel Whittaker

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How the funeral industry preys on grieving families

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Megan and Brett Redelman are the co-founders of Redsbaby.

The unconventional pram company

Cara Waters

Kristy Withers is the founder of childrens furniture retailer Incy Interiors.

Thinking outside the box after courier dramas

Nina Hendy

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Leaping off the Eiffel Tower on a wire

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Highway chase... police dog takes down driver

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London attack shocks Australian cricket team

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Stosur knocked out of French Open

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Daniella's tears of joy on House Rules was moving to watch.

No winners in House Rules elimination

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Rebel Wilson arrives at the Supreme Court in Melbourne on Monday.

Actor says Rebel's career 'slowed' after mermaid moment

Adam Cooper
1 hr ago

Roberta Williams is set to star in the upcoming TV series.

'Absolute disgrace': Australian Mob Wives films pilot

Broede Carmody

Wonder Woman has pulled in $300 million globally during its opening weekend.

Wonder Woman breaks 'superhero glass ceiling'

Rob Moran

The Black Eyed Peas.

Fergie leaves Black Eyed Peas... or does she?

Ariana Grande performing at the One Love Manchester concert.

Grande poised, stoic and emotional in Manchester

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Andrew Murfett

Sunday Night: Estranged partner of Ben Cousins, Maylea Tinecheff, fears for his life.

Ben Cousins' ex says she committed him to psych ward

Jenna Clarke

'Disgusting': Troy erupts on House Rules' Drew Heath.

Troy digs a bigger hole for himself on House Rules

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Aja Styles

French pianist Richard Clayderman, the most successful pop-classical pianist of all time, is in Melbourne for two ...

He's just fine being the king of supermarket music

Michael Dwyer

Keeping things entertaining: Ice-T is one of the more charismatic vocalists around.

Loud, profane and more furious than a dozen cheesy car chases

George Palathingal

Goldfrapp, Carriageworks

Shiny, glitzy and bold but just a little bit cold

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Bernard Zuel

Schapelle Corby at the airport in Denpasar.

Corby selling parole papers on eBay for child-rescue group

Jenna Clarke

You can vote on the period emoji designs put forward by Plan.

Period emoji may sound silly, but it is important

Cat Rodie

The standard retort "men would love to do more at home but their hands are tied" is an excuse.

Why I don't believe men when they say they want work flexibility

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Influencers like Pia Muehlenbeck often promote products like charcoal toothpaste to their millions of followers on ...

I brushed my teeth with charcoal because of Facebook

Catherine Bouris

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

Bold necklaces are a common feature of Theresa May's attire.

'Battle' necklaces: Is fashion Theresa May's secret weapon?

Melissa Singer

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Actress Ruby Rose attends the launch of the Burberry DK88 Bag hosted by Christopher Bailey at ...

The pain of wardrobe regrets – and how to avoid them

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Melissa Singer

Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981.

Prince Charles' letters to reveal 'Greek tragedy' of marriage to Princess Di

Kids can have too much of a good thing, protein included.

Why too much protein puts kids at risk of obesity

Paula Goodyer

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Putting pen to paper is a trend we should re-adopt

Lollie Barr

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

Study counters claims that alcohol may provide health benefit

Sarah Berry

The cups at Long Chim restaurant look pretty enough to pilfer.

What gets stolen from restaurants? You'd be surprised

The offending dish.

Cheesed-off customer slams Perth restaurant's 'European nachos'

Neil Perry's penne with zucchini and butte.

Weekly meal planner: start with Monday's delicious vegetarian pasta

Kevin rubs cream over his daughter's blisters and wounds.

A baby girl, a baffling disease - the only way to help is to hurt her

The Beckham family at a Los Angeles fashion show.

David Beckham's kiss on the lips causes internet storm

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Dad shares genius balloon travel hack

Business class in the South African Airways' Airbus A340-600, which like the Airbus A340-300, also flies the ...

Flight test: So good, 'I didn't want the flight to end'

David Rood

<i>The Walking Dead</I> maze is a good way to start your Universal experience.

Stuck in LA for 12 hours? Here's what you should do

Kylie McLaughlin

A melatonin supplement a couple of hours before you want to sleep may

My secret trick to beating the nightmare of jet lag

Lee Tulloch

Soerianto's latest app, Let's Stack, is a game about a duck construction worker.

10-year-old Aussie app maker meets Tim Cook

Over a billion people access the social network through their smartphones every day. But there's a limit to how many ads ...

Is the afterlife for this world on social media?

Sony's short-throw projector – the black box below the screen – gives you a big picture in a small space.

Sony's new 4K projector creates a home cinema in small spaces

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Xbox's 'Netflix for games' falls flat

Gizmodo

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Why NBN connections may soon speed up

COMMENT

The Toyota HiLux remains Australia's most popular new vehicle.

Best selling cars revealed

Stephen Ottley

17-year-old Reilly King's father, Adrian, taught his son to be an extra cautious driver.

Six ways to keep your kids safe on the road

Alessandra Melville

Tesla Inc. badge is displayed on the front grille of Model S 90D electric vehicle at the company's showroom in Hanam, ...

Toyota sells out of Tesla

Stephen Ottley

Porsche badge.

New Porsche 911 GT2 RS due in '17

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mazda6 sedan.

Which is the best Mazda6?

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota HiLux with TRD accessories.

Tough-looking HiLux TRD reviewed

Stephen Ottley

'Unacceptable': The Bulldogs were humiliated 38-0 by Penrith on Sunday.

Bulldogs players call crisis meeting as chairman speaks out

Michael Chammas
1 hr ago

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson during the first ...

Testy LeBron's post-match media farce after Curry and Durant shine

Andrew Webster

Cody Walker is reportedly unhappy with his contract at Souths.

Veteran tells Souths to chase Maloney should Cody walk

Emma Kemp and Scott Bailey

Mack Mason trained with the Wallabies in Melbourne on Monday.

Cheika drafts little-known Waratahs rookie into Wallabies squad

Tom Decent

Spain's Garbine Muguruza wipes her face during her fourth round clash with France's Kristina Mladenovic.

Unlikely situation forms at French Open for first time since 1979

Ben Rothenberg

Irish trainer Jessica Harrington is preparing a horse for the Melbourne Cup

The 70-year-old Irish horsewoman eyeing the Melbourne Cup

Patrick Bartley

FILE - In this June 25, 2005 file photo, British and Irish Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll reacts in pain as he is taken ...

Umaga admits ill will over O'Driscoll tackle may never end

Nick Purewal

Aaron Mooy helped Huddersfield Town into the EPL. But where will he be next year?

Mooy in limbo over EPL future

Michael Lynch

Tyson Frizell will be available for selection in game two of Origin.

Frizell cleared for second Origin

Tim Barrow

In the selection frame: Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater.

Slater still not over line yet as Queensland weigh up Origin options

Phil Lutton

Disgruntled forward David Klemmer has refused to commit to the Bulldogs beyond 2017

Klemmer refuses to lock in Bulldogs as 2018 club

James Buckley and Cameron Mee

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