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Donald Trump has broken his silence one day after James Comey Senate committee appearance.

'Leaker!': Trump breaks silence and is willing to testify

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street.

'A coalition of chaos': British PM Theresa May vows to soldier on

Joint Counter Terrorism Team

Sydney businesses on watch for potential terrorists

EXCLUSIVE

Lynton Crosby.

Legendary Aussie strategist blamed for failed Tory campaign

Australia, we have a problem.

The HSC subject in which students cheat the most

EXCLUSIVE

AGL has announced its energy price increases.

AGL becomes the first supplier to reveal electricity price hikes

'Under pressure': Fall in home loans fuelling downturn speculation

Asia's richest man's net worth soars $3.7 billion overnight

What the shock UK election result means for Brexit

Trump's tweets no longer quirky, they're potentially dangerous

COMMENT

'Once in a lifetime' chance for households to save on power

Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The FIFO billionaire and the numbers that just don't add up

Kelly Landry and Anthony Bell

Marital implosion is taking a toll on Anthony Bell's image

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FILE - Britain's Duke and Duchess of York, seen after their wedding in London on July 24, 1986, are to divorce, ...

Why Fergie once wished she was bulimic

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 03: Ned Hanigan of the Waratahs is tackled by Sam Cane of the Chiefs during the round 15 ...

From Coonamble to Wallabies: The other folk hero named Ned

The Fitz Files

Bomber's legend Neale Daniher (right) gets a hug from nephew Joe Daniher.

The footy family isn't always functional, but the love is real

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Sterling stunned by UK election shock

Gal Gadot arrives at the world premiere of <i>Wonder Woman</i> in Los Angeles.

The women left out of the Wonder Woman's hero moment

Richie Porte en route to winning the Tour de Romandie earlier in the year.

Richie Porte takes Dauphine lead over Chris Froome

Baked salmon steak with vegetables. Diet menu. Top view DO NOT USE HUFFPOST

What are 'low starch' vegetables and why should we care?

Stephen Colbert couldn't hide his delight over Comey's testimony.

Gushing Stephen Colbert delights in Comey testimony

Some Australian citizens living abroad may be impacted by the changes. Illustration: Karl Hilzinger

Australian citizens caught up in 'foreign investor' rule changes

Architect Laurence Eastwood purchased 127 Sutherland Street in 1997 and began its transformation.

How to design on a narrow, landlocked block fighting for sun

Neil Perry has splashed more than $9 million on eastern suburbs real estate.

Celebrity chef Neil Perry snaps up $9 million of Sydney real estate

Lucy Macken

Taking a moment during the day to hit pause is important.

The best ways to decompress and de-stress at home

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Airbnb: is hosting more trouble than it's worth?

I'm an Airbnb host and I'm falling out of love with Airbnb

COMMENT

Shirley Bains is 85 and she has just passed her driving test, which is compulsory for anyone 85 and older every two ...

Older drivers putting their foot down on 'discriminatory' tests

Julie Power

Mother's 'unusual' behaviour should have set off 'alarm bells'

Former adviser acquitted over 'paedophile lover' smear campaign

AGL has announced its energy price increases.

Energy provider's price hike to cost households extra $300 a year

"With an online test, there's any number of possibilities," says NAPLAN's chief administrator Stanley Rabinowitz.

'It's low-stress': NAPLAN chief's vision for school test

Nigel Blunden in 2011.

Former Baird top aide seeks to lobby NSW government

Kurt Majoor befriended his victims on social media before meeting up with them in person.

'The prettiest girl in the school': How teacher lured his teens for sex

Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel has presented his electricity market report to the COAG leaders meeting in Hobart on Friday.

'Catastrophic': Is this Australia's big goodbye to Paris?

ANALYSIS
Peter Hannam

Textile designer Lillian Hambling with a friend modelling her wearable technology garment, e-motion, to create a new ...

Bright ideas honoured in the 2017 Good Design Awards

People thought fructose in itself was worse than other types of sugar, but that is not the case.

Study myth-busts debate over good and bad sugar

ACT

A Perth father has lost his bid to have the word 'God' removed from his daughter's 30-year-old school creed.

Father loses legal battle to remove 'God' from daughter's school creed

WA

A mural of Turnbull and Adani by artist Scott Marsh in Chippendale, Sydney.

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A mural of Turnbull and Adani by artist Scott Marsh in Chippendale, Sydney.

Mine craft: How Australia got conned by coal

good weekend
Anna Krien

Brian Reed: "We didn't set out to make a novelistic podcast."

'We didn't set out to make a novelistic podcast': Brian Reed

Andrew Purcell

Police Union officials and members vote for industrial action over a pay dispute at Festival Hall.

Is this association the most powerful union in Victoria?

John Silvester

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Prime Minister Theresa May (left) shares the stage with a whacky collection of candidates.

Australia should adopt this delightful but awful UK tradition

Judith Ireland

States agree to tougher rules for criminals with terrorist links

Michael Koziol

Households could save up to $1000 over a decade under energy plan

James Massola

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May listens as the declaration at her constituency is made for in the general election ...

Theresa May and Malcolm Turnbull made same miscalculation

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

"Hello?" says a slightly panicked voice on the phone.

Sketch: Donald Trump calls Jeremy Corbyn, gets his JCs mixed

SKETCH

A picture of a demonstration from the Melbourne Antifa Facebook page.

Behind left-wing Antifa movement that attacked Andrew Bolt

Michael Koziol

The Finkel review of the electricity sector will promise a new clean energy target to put downward pressure on prices.

Finkel climate review promises lower power bills

James Massola

James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, listens during the Senate Intelligence Committee ...

Comey testifies Trump sought to change Russia investigation

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

TOKYO - DECEMBER 23: (L-R) Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko greet the well-wishers gathered to celebrate the ...

Path now clear for Emperor Akihito's abdication

British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Theresa May's early election call has backfired spectacularly.

Theresa May rolled the dice on an unnecessary election and lost

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

A Kenya Railways employee sends off the train from Nairobi to Mombasa at the new Standard Gauge Railway terminal in Nairobi.

Cost of Chinese-backed railway filling Kenyans with growing anxiety

Malcolm Turnbull has moved to a new phase in his leadership.

Turnbull enters a new phase, but will anyone notice?

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

To relegate grandmothers as just domestic figures is to diminish them and to undernourish the entire human race.

The future is female: hitch a ride with go-getting grannies

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

That's your money the government is talking about - and your right to spend it however you want.

Attack on cash economy is just a distraction

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Perpetual head Matthew Sherwood says "a minority government is the worst possible ...

UK election shock casts doubt on Brexit path

Myriam Robin

Energy was the week's worst performing corner of the ASX.

ASX suffers worst week of 2017

Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

Jack Ma

Asia's richest man's net worth soars $3.7b in a day

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has been in long-running legal battles with the ATO for some years and in 2015 was ...

News Corp loses $15 million tax case appeal

Nassim Khadem

Class action could delay Murray Goulburn case: ACCC

Georgia Wilkins

Airing Hanson recordings 'justified'

Lucy Battersby

Former Westpac planner cops five-year ban

Clancy Yeates

ANZ, Suncorp target investors with rate hike

UPDATED
Clancy Yeates

Keep backseat passengers entertained with their own TV screens.

The hottest luxury upgrades your car needs this snow season

Cars

Craigellachie Distillery has become infamously known as the "bad boy of Speyside".

Why the 'bad boy of Speyside' is the world's best single malt

Fine Drinks

Sometimes going to Centrelink in person is the best strategy.

Help! Centrelink lost our paperwork

George Cochrane

Biopharmaceutical company CSL has a world-class reputation.

Australia's most respected companies

Scott Phillips

Do you have expectations of lunches, drinks and water cooler gossip?

Friendships at work: are you indifferent?

COMMENT
James Adonis

Gen George, founder of casual work start-up OneShift.

Gen George sells OneShift to Programmed

Cara Waters

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Sterling stunned by UK election shock

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Has Theresa May's election gamble backfired?

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Britain's Labour leader calls for PM May to stand down

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Comey hearing becomes social event

Katharine Hepburn and Robert Helpmann in rehearsal for the Old Vic Company's production of Williams Shakespeare's The ...

Rewind - Theatre

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The brand new season of Better Call Saul - now streaming on Stan.

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is 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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Sofia Boutella revisits Boris Karloff's menacing Mummy in the new Universal thriller.

The Mummy: a female-empowering horror-laden thriller

Sarah Thomas

Katy Perry and Taylor Swift in happier times.

Taylor Swift and Katy Perry's feud continues

Joey Pucino

Stephen Colbert couldn't hide his delight over Comey's testimony.

Stephen Colbert delights in Comey testimony

Rob Moran

New Zealand superstar Lorde announces a November tour of outdoor shows while Harry Styles adds arena shows in 2018.

Lorde, Harry Styles announce Australian tour dates

Bernard Zuel

Who can forget Kanye West taking the microphone from Taylor Swift as she accepted an MTV award in 2009?

Taylor Swift cried 'hysterically' at 2009 MTV awards

Broede Carmody

The Killers are reportedly coming to Melbourne to perform at the 2017 AFL Grand Final.

The Killers 'locked in' for 2017 AFL grand final

Broede Carmody

Game of Thrones fans can access the series through Foxtel Now for just $15.

'Foxtel Now' is smoke and mirrors; and a smart move

Comment
Craig Mathieson

Jill Singer has died at the age of 60.

Award-winning journalist Jill Singer dead at 60

UPDATED
Broede Carmody

Steve Toltz's tragi-comic bromance wins Australia's only humour writing prize.

Tragicomic bromance wins humour writing prize

Linda Morris

'A nice family thing to do': Lee Lewis and Fraser Corfield.

'Musical chairs' in theatreland as the builders move in

Elissa Blake

Playwright, director and actor Faezeh Jalali.

Curious urban myth a metaphor for the plight of sex slaves

Elissa Blake

Even if someone is only on a dating site to have casual sex, that doesn't mean they're consenting to receive explicit ...

'I could've lost my job': Tinder users taking it too far

Lauren Ingram

Gal Gadot arrives at the world premiere of <i>Wonder Woman</i> in Los Angeles.

The women being left out of the feel-good superhero moment

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Dads are more likely to sing to their daughters and play rough with their sons.

Startling difference in how fathers treat daughters and sons

Ariana Eunjung Cha

Prince Harry meets defence veteran swimmers after touring the Sydney International Aquatic Centre, where the Invictus ...

This trip shows Prince Harry is his mother's son

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

A little chocolate may not be bad for your heart.

Coming out takes guts, and I had to leave some family behind

COMMENT
Dale Sheridan

"I've always had short hair," Mili told Nebraska NBC affiliate WOWT. "I didn't like my hair long."

Girl kicked out of soccer league after being mistaken for a boy

Heidi Stevens

Emily Ratajkowski attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at ...

What is decolletage and how to keep it gleaming, even in winter

Stephanie Darling

Nicole Kidman encourages Kit Harrington to propose to Rose Leslie.

Nicole Kidman makes Game of Thrones star squirm

Amy Croffey

Excess weight during pregnancy increases health risks to the mother and baby.

The big problem facing half of all pregnant women

Sarah Berry

Man who pedal stationary bikes, cyclette

Boost your workouts with caffeine, even if you chug coffee daily

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Relief from back pain does not come in the form of an app.

The 'false message' given to people suffering back pain

Sarah Berry

Chrissy Flanagan + Jim Flanagan at The Sausage Factory in Dulwich Hill

Camel snags on the menu at Dulwich Hill's new Sausage Factory

Learning the 'why' behind the 'how' of baking will boost your confidence in the kitchen, Anneka Manning says.

How to make a perfect sponge cake

Meatballs with fontina mash.

Luke Mangan's meatballs with cheesy mash

Baby Ezra surprised his mum during a shopping trip.

She didn't know she was pregnant, then gave birth in supermarket

Jessica Simpson and 5-year-old Maxwell.

Jessica Simpson and daughter in bikini photo furore

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What I want you to know about my 'gifted' son

The debate over seat reclining etiquette continues.

Traveller letters: This is why airlines should ban reclining seats

Phillip Island, off Norfolk Island. Getting there is not easy.

'The Uluru of the Pacific': Australia's other incredible rock

Louise Southerden

Creation rock at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado.

The world's best music venues, named by Australia's top musicians

Andrea Black

A self-driving car guided by Project Apollo, on the test
track at CES Asia in Shanghai.

Baidu prepares China's self-driving car hopeful

Shadow Creator's Halomini augmented reality headset looks like Microsoft's HoloLens but falls far short of the mark.

AR headsets still very much works in progress

COMMENT

E3 2017

E3 2017: The Australian gamer's one-stop guide

MVC

Why these games are vanishing from iOS

Kotaku

If all you want is Game of Thrones you can get it for $15 per month, but if you want everything the service has to offer ...

Foxtel Now: everything you need to know

Kia's Stinger is one of the most anticipated cars of 2017.

The best new cars still to come in 2017

David McCowen

2017 BMW 530e.

BMW slams Government over "inaction" for electric cars

Andrew MacLean

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk.

Jeep's ultimate off-road warrior reviewed

Toby Hagon

2017 BMW 530e.

BMW not charging premium for hybrid tech

Andrew MacLean

2018 Holden Commodore Supercar

Holden reveals next-gen Commodore racer

Andrew MacLean

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT.

Jeep's V8-powered track-ready SUV reviewed

Toby Hagon

Controversy: Uate appears to drop the ball over the line, but the try was awarded.

'I don't know what they're talking about': Try was legit, says Uate

James Buckley

Playmaker: Darius Boyd was one of the star performers for Brisbane.

Boyd brilliant as Broncos outlast Bunnies

Phil Lutton

Well-compensated influencer: Dave Warner scoring a hundred on television inspires kids to go out and play.

Players and 'the grassroots' are not opposing interests

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Coonamble kid: Ned Hanigan has come a long way.

The other folk hero named Ned

Peter Fitzsimons
Peter FitzSimons

On the rise: Kyrie Irving's Australian connection is a strong marketing tool.

Australia's pivotal part in basketball's bid for world domination

Andrew Webster

Tasty prospect: Steve Smith is expecting a seaming wicket for Australia's must-win encounter.

Smith calls on big-game temperament for must-win clash

Adam Collins

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Lionel Messi of Argentina looks on during the Brazil Global Tour match between Brazil ...

Fans flock to see Messi's Argentina beat Brazil in MCG friendly

Michael Lynch

Australia did enough to get the job done but need to show a lot more.

Socceroos must improve, but Russia still beckons

Michael Lynch

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan looks at Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy ...

Storm laugh off Flanagan's Smith rant

Michael Chammas

Holding on: Wade Graham of the Blues is tackled by Matt Gillett and Josh McGuire of the Maroons.

The blueprint for the Maroons to fight back

Phil Lutton

New deal: Adam Elliott has opted to remain at Belmore.

Dogs ward off rivals to re-sign gun back-rower

Adrian Proszenko

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