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Illustration: Dionne Gain

'This is serious': The terrorist cell on our doorstep

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Maria Claudia Lutz with her children, Martin, 10 and Elisa, 11.

Honour for 'remarkable' mother whose death rocked Sydney

1 hr ago

The attack suspect has been identified as 47-year-old father of four Darren Osborne, from Cardiff.

Mosque suspect 'turned against Muslims' after London Bridge attack

10 mins ago

A recent survey found big gaps in the financial knowledge of many respondents, despite high levels of confidence.

We know less about money than we think - and that's a problem

COMMENT
31 mins ago

SMH News. Story: Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for WestConnex Stuart Ayres will make an announcement about ...

NSW the first state with net worth of a quarter of a trillion dollars

Sean Nicholls

Otto Warmbier speaks at his trial, which lasted an hour, in February 2016.

'Pariah regime': Student released from North Korea in coma has died

UPDATED

Foiled by a gear stick: Sydney 'carjacker' could not drive a manual

Labor to reject key parts of Peter Dutton's citizenship overhaul

50 mins ago

The company where women get promoted on maternity leave

'Hero' imam defended London attacker from angry victims

Nick Miller

Turnbull finds himself halfway to oblivion, and voters are fed up

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Dr Marcel Dinger said the service ushered in a new era of precision healthcare.

For $6400, you can now find out if one of these diseases may kill you

37 mins ago

Heatwave, heat wave, temperatures, weather.

Tropics face 'cooking' as heat pushes towards deadly levels

If we want to change outcomes for boys and men, we should listen to the most typical male DV survivors, writes ...

The male victims of domestic violence we need to listen to

COMMENT

Jane Goodall appeared on Monday night's Q&A with the help of a furry friend, Mr H.

Grillers in the mist as Jane Goodall fronts Q&A

1 hr ago

The good fats listed might surprise you.

Counting macros: what it means and how to do it

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Socceroos push Germany close in Confederations Cup

Tough times: Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika.

Peter FitzSimons

Rugby has never been as grim as what we are seeing now

HSC Study Guide 2017

Handy hacks for students: HSC Study Guide 2017

Three cheers for David Warner: Rookie opener Matt Renshaw.

Exhibition matches on cards as cricket pay war heats up

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

Push to label fast foods as study reveals most unhealthy chains

Would-be homeowners and investors today need to understand that dream locations and homes takes time, says Mark Bouris.

Mark Bouris: Buyers waiting for price drops are kidding themselves

39 mins ago

The first time I saw an advertisement for a mattress in a box I was scrolling through Instagram.

The verdict is in: The truth about those mattresses in boxes

Google's Waymo self-driving prototype.

Buildings that won't exist when self-driving cars rule the road

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

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

30 mins ago

Foster + Partners will design the Circular Quay Tower

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

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

Peter Hannam

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

Roberto Saenz de Heredia denies any role in parcel bomb

Scott Johnson about four months before his death.

Admission on skinhead gang a 'game-changer' into death of American

Harriet Alexander

Former Liverpool mayor Ned Mannoun.

'The only way to wipe mud off my name': Plea after ICAC raids office

James Robertson

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

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

Hekmat Alqus Hanna, a 50-year-old refugee from Iraq, is doing his HSC this year. "I have to become a doctor again ...

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

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

Federal intervention exposed as a multi-million dollar failure

Damien Murphy

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

John Barilaro's seat of Monaro is in line for seven projects.

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John Barilaro's seat of Monaro is in line for seven projects.

$2.2b spend-up sparks claims of government pork-barrelling

Sean Nicholls

Without Gonski 2.0 NSW schools face a funding cut.

Public schools will lose millions if Gonski 2.0 collapses

COMMENT
Pete Goss

ABC's Four Corners expose showed youths being restrained in mechanical chairs.

An end to a brutal industry that awaits young offenders

EDITORIAL

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Immigration Minister Peter Dutton in Question Time on Monday.

Labor to reject key parts of Peter Dutton's citizenship overhaul

Michael Koziol
50 mins ago

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

Matthew Knott

Voters switched off a desperate Coalition

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Only human: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull faces fiery party room meeting on Gonski 2.0

Live
Stephanie Peatling
26 mins ago

Woodside chief executive Peter Coleman: ''You put up barriers here and it will get reciprocated.''

Business leaders and former WTO chief slam visa changes

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

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

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford said it was a delicate time.

Russia warns US after downing of Syrian warplane

Police outside a property in Pentwyn, Cardiff.

Finsbury Park attack suspect named as father of four from Cardiff

An London Fire Brigade officer inside the Grenfell Tower.

London tower death toll rises to 79: police

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

Illustration: Dionne Gain

'Caliphate' closer than we thought

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Without Gonski 2.0 NSW schools face a funding cut.

Public schools will 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

Women on maternity leave are ableto access training and development and career counselling while they are on leave, so ...

The company where women get promoted on maternity leave

Nassim Khadem

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Markets Live: Moody's bank blues

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
31 mins ago

July 1 is D-Day for consumers and their electricity bills.

'Utter dysfunction': who is to blame for surging power bills

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Amazon will acquire 460 stores through the $18 billion investment.

The Coles, Woolies weakness Amazon can exploit

Patrick Hatch

'I don't think you can just leave the court': Jackson's etiquette lesson

CBD
Carolyn Cummins
59 mins ago

8@eight: Global bulls make a move

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Chris Weston
1 hr ago

KFC to trial home delivery

Patrick Hatch

NAB planners fear being caught up in new background check

Clancy Yeates

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

J.W. Anderson shows his menswear colleciton in Florence, separate from the tradtional international quartet of London, ...

Why are the hottest menswear brands ditching Fashion Week?

Men's Style
1 hr ago

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

A trucking company seeks advice in the instance of being sued.

Will a trust protect us if we get sued?

Max Newnham

Scanlon hopes to continue growing the business and contracting out work.

From public servant to running a global business from the country

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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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.

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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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Rapper YG performing in Los Angeles last year.

Rapper backpedals after underage flashing request

Rob Moran
10 mins ago

"He thought he was giving me a stuffed chimpanzee [but] chimpanzees don't have tails."

Grillers in the mist as fog clears on Q&A;

Neil McMahon
1 hr ago

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.

Where are the Aussies? Local blokes struggle to make a mark

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.

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

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

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

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

If we want to change outcomes for boys and men, we should listen to the most typical male DV survivors, writes ...

The male victims of domestic violence we need to listen to

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Caitlyn Jenner has come under fire for her comments about a shooting last week.

Jenner criticised for offensive gun violence 'joke'

Libby Hill
1 hr ago

Yes, Queen Bey should have ultra luxe, but non-Bey new mums would likely prefer anything from this list.

What to buy a new mother who isn't Beyonce

Natalie Reilly

Vocal supporter of social rights: Lily Allen.

'Radicalised by British media': Lily Allen, J.K. Rowling slam tabloids in wake of attack

Bill Cosby is facing charges of sexual assault.

'I would have voted to convict': alternate Cosby juror

Manuel Roig-Franzia

Paris Jackson at the Met Gala in May.

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

Amy Croffey

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

Frilled to bits ... Ruth Negga does perfect transeasonal gingham.

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

Melissa Singer

Green lentils with cherry tomatoes and marinated feta.

The 'superfoods' that don't break the bank

Paula Goodyer

Can a humble raisin hold some answers to the way we eat?

How a common meditation technique can help you eat more healthfully

Jae Berman

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

Vegetarian diet twice as effective for weight-loss

Sarah Berry

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

People in a manic episode have reduced impulse control, which makes them less likely to take time to accept spell-check ...

Can your iPhone tell if you're depressed?

1 hr ago

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey is insane in the best way

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

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

The coolest gaming gear at E3 2017

Gizmodo

Linksys' Velop mesh WiFi hotspots work together to combat blackspots in your home wireless network.

These WiFi routers team up to cover your home

COMMENT

2011 Hyundai i40 Tourer.

What used wagon should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Honda Civic Type R.

More Civic Type R variants coming

Drive Staff

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

Attacking brightspot: Tommy Rogic shoots for goal for the Socceroos against Germany.

The scoreboard lies: Socceroos' performance was pedestrian

ANALYSIS
Dominic Bossi
1 hr ago

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: Australia batsman David Warner hits a ball to the boundary during the ICC Champions ...

Top players consider games at suburban grounds in pay war twist

Chris Barrett

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

Billion-dollar buyout clause: Cristiano Ronaldo may want to leave Spain.

$1.47 billion buyout clause that could stop Ronaldo leaving Spain

Jason Burt
31 mins ago

Warned: Iran's coach Carlos Queiroz.

Ex-Real coach eyeing Socceroos job ahead of Iran friendly

Dominic Bossi

Nick Kyrgios of Australia

Kyrgios limps out of Queen's, hoping to be ready for Wimbledon

Mathew Leckie

Socceroos bested by Germany at Confederations Cup

UPDATED
1 hr ago

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

Ben Barba.

Loophole Super League club is using to appeal Barba cocaine ban

Warren Barnsley
50 mins ago

Fresh approach: Blues coach Laurie Daley.

Daley went from almost being sacked to verge of Origin success

Andrew Webster

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

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