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US President Donald Trump contradicted his own aides on the Comey sacking.

Trump to be sued over foreign payments, benefits

"What is happening in housing in Sydney I find acutely concerning," says RBA governor Glenn Stevens.

Interest-only home loan customers set to be hit harder

Fairfield Liberal councillor Peter Grippaudo denies he's a property developer.

'Public are in fury': Calls for police probe into Liberal councillor

EXCLUSIVE
James Robertson

Vito Zepinic

'Destructive' owner barred from court in $3m north shore stoush

Kate McClymont

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday 30 June 2016. Election 2016. ...

'Campaign ready': Likely date firms for early election

Questions need to be asked about people around Trump making common cause with the Russians, says Sullivan.

Next US conflict won't be against North Korea, Clinton aide warns

ANALYSIS

Putin critic detained as thousands protest across Russia

Trump's AG to testify in an open hearing on Tuesday

1 hr ago

Man stabbed multiple times in Hunters Hill

Mistakes you cannot afford to make when doing your tax return

'Disturbing' ties between ALP donor and Chinese spy

SMH News story by Julie Power. Story: Injury Report - huge cost of childhood injuries. Phoenix Clucas 7-yo girl who ...

New study reveals the biggest killer of Australian children

Ivanka Trump on the breakfast television show.

Ivanka Trump surprised by the level of 'viciousness' in DC

50 mins ago

Desert energy - lithium evaporation pools on the salt lakes of Bolivia.

Lodged under a surreal landscape lies the modern world's 'new oil'

The government will conduct a review of its Health Star Rating System on food products.

It's time to take strong action against the scourge of our times

Peter FitzSimons

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 20: Megan Gale attends the Premiere of "Youth" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May ...

'I'm so sorry, it's gone': Doctor's words haunt pregnant Megan Gale

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Bulldogs claim crucial win over Dragons

Gwyneth Paltrow hosted the first Goop summit over the weekend.

Leech facials and aura photos: Inside the Goop 'health summit'

DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Johnathan Thurston of the Cowboys thanks the crowd after winning the round 14 NRL match ...

Now that's a team: Daley praise for new-look Maroons side

Apple claims this new iPad is more powerful than some PCs

Apple iPad turns Pro with high-spec model

Airbus may add extended wings to its A380 superjumbo, the world's biggest passenger aircraft.

Supersize superjumbo: World's biggest plane could get bigger

The St Paul's Anglican Church at Ecclestone was build in 1924.

Historic country churches for sale as membership declines

Architectural trends have inspired a resurgence of colour in home furnishings.

The bidet is back: The biggest design trends for 2017

2C Hazel Place, Burraneer.

Sydney's cheapest waterfront home for $350,000? Just one catch

Selling your home? A study suggests that painting the bathroom blue will put more money in your pocket.

Selling your home? This colour bathroom adds the most value

The most expensive house sold at auction was a 66 Myrna Road Strathfield, which went for $4,510,000

Clearance rate below 70 per cent: Market slumps over long weekend

Andrew Wilson

Phillip Spain used a forged certificate to claim money from Medicare.

Trainer nets $486,000 from basic forgery he thought wouldn't work

NSW child protection receives $63m budget boost

Sean Nicholls

Pubs and clubs penalty scheme watered down

Sean Nicholls

Fire engulfs electrical substation at Matraville.

More than 3000 people left without power after fire at substation

Dean McGlinchey in 2014.

Dee Why pub incident leads to arrest over alleged kidnapping

Kidston

'More than a few cups of coffee': Decision saves family $991.48

Students with high NAPLAN scores are more likely to show interest in science, law, engineering, architecture, social ...

Year 5 NAPLAN scores could be shaping career goals

Pallavi Singhal

Sarah Ciesiolka, a peanut farmer near Santos' Narrabr CSG project.

'Sitting ducks': Santos' CSG gaps highlighted by farmers, agencies

Woman sues state after 'human error' forced her to divorce woman

VIC

Green turtles swimming in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.

Drug-resistant superbugs hitch ride on Barrier Reef turtles

Maddilyn-Rose Stokes

Police allege Maddilyn-Rose's dad changed story after her death

QLD

Treasurer Scott Morrison also called for peace, saying the national interest was at stake.

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Treasurer Scott Morrison also called for peace, saying the national interest was at stake.

No tax revolt as Australians happy with what they pay

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

A special unit for up to 75 radicalised inmates will be built in Goulburn's existing Supermax.

Better ways to keep us safe than a 'mini max' prison

COMMENT
Hussain Nadim

A life in the gym: Legendary trainer Johnny Lewis.

Legendary trainer presented with ultimate boxing accolade

Andrew Webster

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the campaign trail in 2016.

PM may be forced to call election after just two years of governing

Heath Aston

Lawyers condemn Dutton 'power grab' on citizenship

Michael Koziol

New coal tech would gain approval under CET, says Finkel

Mark Kenny

Treasurer Scott Morrison's efforts to distinguish "good debt" from "bad debt" in the lead-up to the budget appear to ...

No tax revolt as Australians happy with what they pay

EXCLUSIVE

Antony Green is the face of elections in Australia.

ABC election analyst Antony Green is now a national treasure

Five-year-old Mohannad Ali lies on a hospital bed in Abs, Yemen, in December. His two-year-old cousin died of hunger.

The humanitarian catastrophe Australians know nothing about

"One down, many to go": Peter Dutton welcomed the axing of Yassmin Abdel-Magied's program.

Peter Dutton seeks stronger powers over citizenship decisions

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify on Tuesday afternoon.

Trump's AG to testify in an open hearing on Tuesday

1 hr ago

Police detain a protester during an anti-corruption rally in St Petersburg, Russia.

Putin critic detained as thousands protest across Russia

Desert energy - lithium evaporation pools on the salt lakes of Bolivia.

Lithium powers the world at a terrible price

Bostjan Videmsek

A new battleground: Facebook

Philippine Islamic extremists open second front on Facebook

Lindsay Murdoch

Illustration: Dionne Gain

Why Albanese benefits from the UK election result

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The government will conduct a review of its Health Star Rating System on food products.

'Hopeless': the five star food rating system has to go

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Chief scientist Alan Finkel recommends a CET be adopted after 2020 to ensure a stable transition towards cleaner energy ...

The truth behind Finkel's power play and your bills

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

7-Eleven.

7-Eleven compensation climbs above $100 million

Anna Patty

Channel Ten's struggles took a big bite out of Foxtel's earnings.

Network Ten heads into a crunch week as lenders edge away

Lucy Battersby

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Beston is less as gourmet meal ticket causes indigestion

Colin Kruger, CBD

The share of payments made in cash, by number, has fallen below 40 per cent.

We're drifting away from cash, and that's good economic news

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

NAB faces new claims over false witnessing

Georgia Wilkins

Glencore's Rio Tinto coal buy to face scrutiny

Brian Robins

Optimistic Aussie CEOs are looking to hire

Mathew Dunckley

Non-bank lenders throw down challenge to banks

Carolyn Cummins

Two-tone watches are tied to old school alpha-male sex appeal.

The new watch trend that comes with 'alpha male sex appeal'

Watches

The actor Jonah Hill is one of the celebrity practitioners of the black-socks-and-shorts trend.

The ugly style fail that became menswear's hottest fad

"If you're sitting on some bad apples you might as well bring forward the realisation of a loss to offset any gains."

Ten things you're doing wrong at tax time

Katrina Haskew

Renting to a relative is one way to avoid the ups and downs of the rental market.

Nicole helps … get the best loan for an investment

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Grace Mazur came across Thermomix on a visit to an old school friend's house in Poland.

Cracks in the $60 million cult of Thermomix

Cara Waters

Josh Mihan is the owner of The Bearded Man. His business sees 2000 customers a year.

Behind the barber shop renaissance

Elissa Doherty

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Julie Bishop cracks whip on breakfast TV

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Florida sinkhole swallows car

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Usain Bolt wins final 100 metres race

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Naiqama crashes into cheerleaders

Brumbies in the hogh grasslands near Kiandra in the Snowy Mountains.

Snowy Mountains Brumbies

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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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Stop the clock: House Rules competition suspended by Cyclone Debbie.

House Rules suspended for first time ever due to cyclone

Aja Styles

Ben Platt and the cast of Dear Evan Hansen perform at the Tony Awards.

How the Tony Awards dictate our live entertainment diet

ANALYSIS
Nathanael Cooper

Actress Rowena Wallace.

Embattled Rowena Wallace hopes crowdfunding will relaunch career

Broede Carmody

Katy Perry at an event.

Katy Perry undertakes bizarre livestream of her life

Joey Pucino

Kevin Spacey performs at the 71st annual Tony Awards.

Blanchett, Minchin miss out on awards at Spacey's Tonys

Broede Carmody

In Conversation with Ben Mendelsohn ? Ben Mendelsohn talk at Sydney Film Festival

'One day you'll be in Star Wars': Ben's renaissance

Garry Maddox

Dylan Voller explains his actions and apologises to his victims on 60 Minutes.

Voller tells how he felt he was 'going mad' in detention

Aja Styles

"I was thinking for a moment that I wasn't going to make it": Candice Hedge.

'Like a horror movie': Aussie describes London attack

Cameron Mee

Benedict Wall and Gabrielle Scawthorn play a tree-changing couple in <i>The Village Bike</I>.

Impressive Village Bike takes us on rich, edgy ride

Jason Blake

Pinchgut Opera chief Erin Helyard in Sydney on 25, May, 2017. Photo: Brook Mitchell

A very modern night of booze, sex and glorious music

Nick Galvin

Bangarra Dance Theatre artistic director Stephen Page says he's "dancing on the shoulders of great indigenous giants".

Bangarra chief has 'mixed feelings' about honour

Georgie Moore

Gwyneth Paltrow hosted the first Goop summit over the weekend.

Leech facials and aura photos: Inside the Goop 'health summit'

Stephanie Merry
13 mins ago

A powerful man's mistake is his own, while a powerful woman's mistake "hurts all women" according to this ...

No, Theresa May's failures have not 'set women back decades'

COMMENT
Naomi Chainey

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron Trump walk from Marine One across the South Lawn ...

Melania and Barron Trump finally join Donald in the White House

Travis M. Andrews

A$AP Rocky works 'gorpcore' at fashion week earlier this year.

Polar fleece is having a fashion moment

Annie Brown

'Is the heartbeat going to be there?' Pregnant Megan Gale opens up on miscarriage trauma.

'Is the heartbeat going to be there?' Gale's miscarriage trauma

Amy Croffey

My question to all the men who insist they do in fact want workplace flexibility: What are you doing about it?

How men can fight for workplace flexibility (if they really want it)

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

About one in three nominees for Order of Australia honours is a woman.

Australian honours: time to ditch the men at the top

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Alexandra Shulman with Kate Moss. Moss has appeared on 27 covers under Shulman's reign at Vogue.

UK Vogue departing editor Alexandra Shulman: 'women can't have it all'

Celia Walden

Working out at night is not bad.

Night owls, rejoice: A late workout shouldn't hinder your sleep

Carolee Belkin Walker

Addictive or just enjoyable?

Cheese: is it addictive? This doctor thinks so

Paula Goodyer

Competitive runner Dylan McCuaig-Walton tried minimalist running shoes for a while.

Minimalist shoes may be able to make you run a lot faster

Sarah Berry

Neil Perry's broad bean falafels with mint labna.

Our favourite falafel recipes and hotspots for Falafel Day

Adam Liaw's coconut and coriander chicken curry.

Weekly meal planner (starring coconut chicken curry)

Right first dine: Scrambled eggs on toasted wholegrain bread.

Chefs tell: how they tweak their scrambled eggs to perfection

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

Airbus may add extended wings to its A380 superjumbo, the world's biggest passenger aircraft.

Supersize superjumbo: World's biggest plane could get even bigger

Fiij Airways business class has just eight seats.

Flight test: No seatback TV in business class? But don't panic

Nina Karnikowski

The debate over seat reclining etiquette continues.

Traveller letters: This is why airlines should ban reclining seats

The Xbox One X is being touted by Microsoft as the most powerful console ever created.

Microsoft announces the Xbox One X

You can usually bypass a VPN block when it's compromising your security.

Beating a VPN block when it puts you at risk

COMMENT

Apple claims this new iPad is more powerful than some PCs

Apple iPad turns Pro with high-spec 10.5-inch model

The app lets Powerwall owners monitor their home energy system from afar.

Tesla will drop power bill to $0, says owner

Minecraft will now run a bit more like a service or social media platform than a traditional game.

New Minecraft makes game more accessible

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super.

Alfa Romeo's C-Class rival tested

Stephen Ottley

There are a few trick to stretch out your trips to the bowser.

Fuel saving tricks: Fact or fiction?

Alessandra Melville

The Queen is reportedly a fan of the Netflix drama.

Top 5: Cars fit for The Queen

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW 530e.

First Drive: BMW's 530e plug-in hybrid

Andrew MacLean

Tesla has played a huge role in shifting perceptions of electric cars.

Why Australians shun electric cars

David McCowen

2017 Renault Clio.

New Renault Clio reviewed

Andrew MacLean

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 12: Marcelo Montoya of the Bulldogs celebrates with his team mates after scoring a try during ...

Dogs ease pressure on Hasler with vital victory over Dragons

James Buckley

A life in the gym: Legendary trainer Johnny Lewis.

Legendary trainer Lewis awarded ultimate boxing accolade

Andrew Webster

Perfect start: NSW skipper Boyd Cordner led his side to a 28-4 win in Brisbane a fortnight ago.

What captain Cordner will tell the Blues on first night of camp

Michael Chammas

Sensational: Johnathan Thurston is in red-hot form and ready to take on the Blues.

Now that's a team: Daley praise for new-look Maroons side

Michael Chammas

Daniel Franco (left, pictured fighting in 2016) is still in a coma.

'Next 48 hours critical:' Featherweight in coma after KO

Coach Darren Lehmann (left) doesn't think the pay dispute influenced Australia's Champions Trophy performance.

Cricketers seek progress in pay talks before tour debate

Jon Pierik

Ange Postecoglou will shuffle his Socceroos deck for the friendly against Brazil on Tuesday.

Ange to ring the changes against 'practice match' opponents Brazil

Michael Lynch

Spain's Rafael Nadal wins the French Open.

Nadal demolishes Wawrinka to win 10th French Open title

Christopher Clarey

Dragons star Josh Dugan was forced from the field for a head injury assessment after taking a knock against the Bulldogs ...

Dugan's Dog of a day as Daley breathes sigh of relief

Adam Pengilly

NSW lifted the State of Origin trophy at Suncorp Stadium in 2014.

No change to Origin presentation policy even if NSW win in Sydney

Adam Pengilly

Veteran forward Sam Thaiday has been omitted from the Maroons side.

Maroons changes ensure Blues won't stroll to series victory

ANALYSIS
Phil Lutton

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