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Police and paramedics at the scene of the attack in Finsbury Park, north London.

Imam praised for stopping men from attacking driver

Live

U.S. Republican presidential candidate, real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump makes a point as he formally ...

Two years ago, Trump supporters were fixated. Now they're tuning out

1 hr ago

Tough times: Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika.

Australian rugby is paying the price for ignoring grassroots

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Red Rooster is looking to float on the ASX.

Chicken to your door the next front in the fast food fight

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'Remarkable' chart reveals once-in-a-decade weather event

Liberal MP Kevin Andrews is concerned about a Coalition-Greens deal on school funding

Coalition rebellion brews as MPs vent fury over $4.6b Catholic hit

Matthew Knott

'Debt risk': Moody's downgrades credit ratings of big four banks

Australians hand over $260,000 to scammers ... in just five months

Reason behind 'bizarre' radio move by Singleton and friends

ANALYSIS

Cyclists abandon NSW roads - but council decision pays off in city

'It's put the fear of God into investors': Retail shares slump on news

John Pritchard went to extraordinary lengths to live a double life.

'Mysterious' Englishman identified three years after death in Manly apartment

Paris Jackson at the Met Gala in May.

'I don't do family questions,' Paris Jackson tells Vogue

Fast food Gloria Jean's and Muffin Break from Facebook.

Push to label fast foods as study reveals most unhealthy chains

students look at friends photos on his digital tablet Generic student images for 2017 HSC Study Guide

Handy hacks for students: HSC Study Guide for 2017

Baked camembert cheese.

Don't panic but a Camembert shortage is sweeping the world

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Man arrested in Carly McBride case

Jack Quigley was surprised to find his Facebook post slamming the Wallabies after their loss to Scotland had hit a note ...

'Pretty confronting': Cheika calls fan after Facebook rant goes viral

TV and radio personalities Hamish and Andy made their start on Channel 31 while studying at RMIT University.

Minister sounds death knell for channel that launched list of stars

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: Billy Slater of the Maroons is tackled by Ryan Hoffman of the Blues during game three of ...

Kill Bill: How the Blues' bully boys will target Slater

Miley Cyrus attends "It Always Seems Impossible Until It Is Done: A Night of Music with ONE and (RED)", in celebration ...

Miley's post about brother sparks war with top designer

Tatyana Klauzner, wife of Richard Petty, has bought Neerim Park.

Wife of CPA's Richard Petty buys Castle Cove estate for record $13m

Foster + Partners will design the Circular Quay Tower

Revealed: Lendlease picks design for city's tallest office tower

Ben Vitale succeeded in his task of "making a spectacular room to wake up in".

House made from boulders with a bedroom 'floating in the trees'

Lifestream CEO Sarah Kennedy says her apartment is her weekday sanctuary.

Is living in separate houses the secret to a happy marriage?

Why are consumers awarded more rights for a $10 t-shirt than a million-dollar house?

Experts say reforms needed to protect buyers of shonky homes

Ian Baker died after his superclass boat flipped while travelling at 187 km/h.

Call for water-ski race speed limits after fatal boat-flip on Hawkesbury

Meet our oldest HSC student who dreams of being a doctor - again

'Lazy' police officer sacked over Sydney bribery scheme

Commuters unlock shared bikes using their smartphones in Beijing.

Thousands of red bicycles coming to Sydney streets

NSW planning minister Anthony Roberts says the use of diagrams in a new housing code could provide a template for future ...

Want to add on a garage? Now there are diagrams to show you how

Ping He, 52, was known as the "godmother" in a Sydney-based money laundering syndicate .

'The Godmother': Neutral Bay store owner's secret life

The state budget will include $123 million to revitalise neighbourhoods along Parramatta Road.

One of Sydney's 'ugliest road corridors' to get $123m facelift

Rani Featherston was stabbed to death in April, 2014.

Butcher posted lyrics online after stabbing frenzy

VIC

Good times are waiting but some lucky Queenslanders are not even aware of their windfall.

The Queenslanders unknowingly siting on unclaimed millions

QLD

Winter... what winter? Perth on track for warmest June on record.

Perth on track for warmest start to winter since 1897

WA

Only 37 per cent of Australians now believe the US has an overall positive influence on world affairs, 23 percentage ...

The worrying trend most Australians can agree on

There are fears the number of Indigenous children at risk of harm is increasing.

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There are fears the number of Indigenous children at risk of harm is increasing.

Child abuse reports double since NT intervention

Damien Murphy

2017 NRL - Grant Trouville ? NRL Photos Laurie Daley

Daley brings NSW - and himself - in from the cold

Andrew Webster

Yummy Mummies cast member Maria DiGeronimo.

Yummy Mummies slammed over breastfeeding comments

Rob Moran

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Liberal MP Kevin Andrews is concerned about a Coalition-Greens deal on school funding

A war on two fronts: Turnbull faces internal rebellion over schools

Matthew Knott

'Shoppies' union face Senate probe over wages scandal

Ben Schneiders

Business leaders and former WTO chief slam visa changes

Eryk Bagshaw

A truck and giant dancing tampons protesting against tax on sanitary products on the front lawn of Parliament House in ...

Tampon tax to stay, as move to vote it down fails. Again

Amy Remeikis

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Voters switched off a desperate Coalition

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
39 mins ago

Liberal MP Craig Kelly supports a push to build a new coal fired power station.

Minerals Council steps up lobbying of Coalition MPs for new coal plant

James Massola

Immigration secretary Michael Pezzullo says "the rest of the world needs to step up" on refugee resettlement.

Rest of world needs to step up on refugees: immigration boss

Michael Koziol

Police and paramedics at the scene of the attack in Finsbury Park, north London.

Muslims call for protection after London van attack

Nick Miller

Malcolm Turnbull delivers the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore earlier this month.

Defence sidelines DFAT on China policy, former top diplomat says

Kirsty Needham
1 hr ago

A load of ammunition is prepared to be loaded on to Russian war planes at Hemeimeem air base in Syria last year.

US warplane shoots down Syrian jet

Drone video shows burnt cars on the road between Pedrogao Grande and Figeiro Dos Vinhos, Portugal, after a forest fire ...

Dozens killed in Portugal's worst forest blaze

Without Gonski 2.0 NSW schools face a funding cut.

Public schools to lose millions if Gonski 2.0 collapses

COMMENT
Pete Goss

Look, those leaves aren't going to rake themselves, you know.

Who wants to keep working until 70?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Australians are leaving their litter everywhere.

Australians, stop treating your country like a tip

COMMENT
Sue Bailey

Red Rooster is looking to float on the ASX.

Chicken to your door the next front in fast food fight

Patrick Hatch

Australia's highly-indebted housing market could slow in the second half of the year if banks raise their rates to pass ...

Moody's downgrades Australian bank credit ratings

Mathew Dunckley

Supermarket owners and major retailers provided plenty of drag to the ASX on Monday, which nonetheless managed to close ...

It's a far from super market as retailers cop Amazon selling

Myriam Robin

For exposure to the shifting consumer trends driven by Millennials, investors can look to more than avocados.

How 'most powerful consumer cohort' will shift spending habits

Myriam Robin

Former union leader Kathy Jackson faces 164 criminal charges

Nick Toscano

Downer says no strings attached in its $1.3b pursuit of Spotless

Brian Robins

Gone phishing: How scammers caught $260,000

Lucy Cormack

Australians fear 'foreigners and robots', says the RBA

Eryk Bagshaw
1 hr ago

BMW Australia CEO Marc Werner acknowledges well-heeled Australians may not immediately warm to the new range.

'Heads in the sand': BMW has a powerful problem with Australia

Cars

Heston Blumenthal on heroin, ADHD and the meaning of life

Fine Dining

Graduate teachers can struggle to find full-time permanent work.

Graduate teacher's plan for prosperity

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

High-income earners could wind up in breach of the $25,000 annual contributions gap by accident, if they have a generous ...

The trap for high income earners with a cushy super package

Daryl Dixon

Reaching out to the world from the countryside.

From public servant to running a global business from the country

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Natasha Morgan's business takes over the role of housesitters.

Threats to home security open business doors

Kate Jones

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Entertainment news highlights

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Tampon tax debate returns

Federal Politics

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Bodies of missing US Navy sailors found on ship

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Portugal forest fire kills at least 62

ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston leaves court on Tuesday.

Fairfax photos of the week - June 16, 2017

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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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George Miller, Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy at Fury Road's premiere at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in 2015.

Mad Max star confirms feud between Hardy and Theron

Rob Moran

Robyn Nevin as Mrs Higgins, left, with Anna O'Byrne as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

Australian musicals struggle to make mark in Helpmann nods

Nathanael Cooper

The Football Club Band. Triple J Unearthed winners strongly deny sexual assault allegations. From left: Adriano ...

Embattled Triple J Unearthed winners lose band member

Broede Carmody

TV and radio personalities Hamish and Andy made their start on Channel 31 while studying at RMIT University.

Channel 31 farewells free-to-air TV due to 'puzzling' move

Broede Carmody

Yummy Mummies cast member Maria DiGeronimo.

Yummy Mummies slammed over breastfeeding remarks

Rob Moran

Spoiler alert! Paparazzi have photographed The Bachelor's season finale starring Matthew Johnson, aka Matty J.

Paparazzi defiant amid injunction against The Bachelor spoilers

Amy Croffey

ABC Radio host Red Symons.

Red Symons apologises over 'very racist' interview

Broede Carmody

House Rules host Joh Griggs got teary watching the post-cyclone reveal.

House Rules host teary over post-Cyclone Debbie reveal

Aja Styles

Jatinga

Tragic tale is a film just waiting to be made

Jason Blake

Lauren Zolezzi and Richard Anderson in Anacreon.

Sublime music, clever staging ... and fart jokes, too

Peter McCallum

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Paul Grabowsky's unending chemistry experiment

John Shand

Paris Jackson attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei ...

Paris Jackson tells Vogue 'I don't do family questions'

Amy Croffey

Miley Cyrus attends "It Always Seems Impossible Until It Is Done: A Night of Music with ONE and (RED)", in celebration ...

'Simply ignorant': Cyrus sparks war with fashion heavyweights

Annie Brown

We spend a lot of time telling girls to speak up and make their voices heard. But what happens when they grow up and act ...

'Let her speak!' The advice for girls that's failing women

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Nicole Kidman at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Nicole Kidman turns 50 tomorrow, and we finally understand her

Natalie Reilly

It's a cinch to wear gingham like Sienna Miller.

How to wear gingham without feeling like you're back at school

The Rules
Melissa Singer

A heavily pregnant Beyonce performing at the Grammy Awards earlier this year.

Beyonce's dad wishes Bey's twins Happy Birthday on Twitter

Desks might look cluttered to an outsider, that "mess" is usually a system the worker understands

How to embrace the 'good' kind of clutter

Evelyn Lewin

Ginger Gorman has been menaced by trolls for years.

Me and my troll: A disturbing cat and mouse game

Ginger Gorman

Green lentils with cherry tomatoes and marinated feta.

The 'superfoods' that don't break the bank

Paula Goodyer

A vegetarian diet can be beneficial for weight-loss and health.

Vegetarian diet twice as effective for weight-loss

Sarah Berry

Jeremy Hopkins.

My day on a plate: Jeremy Hopkins

Chicken and Udon Noodle salad with Chilli and Sichuan Pepper.

Weekly meal planner - including Neil Perry's chicken noodle salad

Concept Burger in Wolli Creek will feature burgers from around the world.

Hatted chef opens burger joint in Wolli Creek

Scott Bolles

Free up valuable kitchen real estate and toss out useless gadgets.

Declutter: 9 kitchen items you can get rid of immediately

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Why I won't be following this bizarre parenting trend

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Boy hospitalised after fidget spinner mishap

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What to do when your child says 'I hate you'

The seats at the rear of the economy section on Qantas 747-400 drop from three to two, creating extra space between the ...

Flight test: The best economy seat on a Qantas 747 - at no extra cost

Flight test
Kylie McLaughlin

An Airbus A380 aircraft, manufactured by a unit of European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS), is seen performing ...

Airbus unveils new, larger A380plus superjumbo at Paris Air Show

The Istanbul Suite.

Most luxurious train suites on Earth get the one thing they're missing

Adrian Bridge

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey is insane in the best way

NBN chief executive Bill Morrow unveiled fibre to the curb plans back in 2016.

NBN begins Fibre to the Curb trials

COMMENT

This city beneath a statue of Genesha appears identically in the game's art, trailer and early tech demo.

First look at the incredibly ambitious Beyond Good and Evil 2

Solar paint samples painted on glass.

Paint makes clean fuel out of sunshine and air

An impression of China's Micius quantum satellite.

China's leap towards a global quantum internet

2017 Toyota 86 Limited Edition.

Limited edition Toyota 86 revealed

Dom Tripolone

Porsche won its 19th Le Mans 24 hour crown.

How Jackie Chan almost won Le Mans

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Superb Sportline.

The Sweet Spot: Skoda Superb

Stephen Ottley

2018 Hyundai Kona.

Hyundai want go-fast Kona SUV

Toby Hagon

2018 Volkswagen Polo.

New Volkswagen Polo revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Aston Martin Vanquish S.

Aston's last naturally-aspirated V12 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Billy Slater.

NSW's bully boys eye Slater's suspect shoulder

Adam Pengilly

Fresh approach: Blues coach Laurie Daley.

Daley went from almost being sacked to verge of Origin success

Andrew Webster

Warned: Iran's coach Carlos Queiroz.

Ex-Real coach eying Socceroos job ahead of Iran friendly

Dominic Bossi

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Will Genia of the Wallabies talks to captain Michael Hooper following he the International ...

Australian rugby is paying the price for ignoring grassroots

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Getting the call-up: Michael Cheika spoke to Jack Quigley, whose post on a Wallabies social media page went viral, over ...

Cheika speaks to viral rugby fan, concedes he has a point

UPDATED
Phil Lutton

Out of the blocks: Ben Te'o of the Lions breaks with the ball during the warm-up match between the New Zealand Maori ...

Lions accuse All Blacks of dodgy tactics over blocking ruse

Gavin Mairs

Shirt front: Lance Franklin tussles with Richmond's Alex Rance.

Franklin escapes with a fine following bump against Tigers

Daniel Cherny

Ready to go: ARU Chief Executive Bill Pulver is prepared to resign immediately at an upcoming emergency general meeting ...

Just one thing needs to happen for Pulver to walk out of ARU doors

EXCLUSIVE
Tom Decent

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 05: The Sydney Roosters celebrate winning the 2017 Auckland Nines final between The ...

The reason the Auckland Nines may be shelved next year

Chris Barrett

Quiet achiever: Tim Glasby's impact is not measured by stats.

Don't let Queensland wrestle Blues urge refs

Michael Chammas

Bevan Frenchh.

'I saw it coming': French knew fullback spot was lost

Michael Chammas

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