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White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, ...

Frustrated Trump to move embattled Spicer backstage

The bank, known as the "millionaires' factory", is facing legal action on several fronts.

Investors say they were duped by 'millionaires factory'

EXCLUSIVE

A missile is fired from Kermanshah in western Iran targeting the Islamic State group in Syria.

Are we sleepwalking into a major war in the Middle East?

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Children at the funeral service of Dalzinia Kioniau, one of 17 people who died in the tragedy.

13 children drown after rescue was 'delayed over helicopter bill'

Nick O'Malley

George Christensen crossed the floor and voted with Labor on penalty rates on Tuesday night.

Rebel backbencher delivers PM huge penalty rates blow

James Massola

John Varley, a director of mining giant Rio Tinto, has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by the UK Serious ...

Within hours of being charged, Rio Tinto director resigns

US jet destroys another Iranian drone over Syria

53 mins ago

Five days into her new job April scaled stairs of the London inferno

He wanted truth about his girlfriend. Police say he knew it all along

The $100 sports rebate helping Sydney families

Lucy Cormack

'Own goal': Knives out within the hour for new human rights boss

Former brothel madam Jamelie Lahood contracted to sell a home for $200,000 less than what she bought it for in 2011.

Kings Cross identity and former brothel madam's waterfront mansion battle

Dog of a day: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard at Southport Courthouse on Monday morning.

'You want me to sell some art?': Depp's money woes exposed

A submission from former MPs to keep their taxpayer-funded travel entitlements has been removed from the Parliamentary ...

It's so hot in this US city that planes can't fly

29 mins ago

Sometimes being on your own overseas isn't suck a great thing.

'I can't believe what happened': When travelling solo sucks

Feeding patients during long waits for emergency treatment is among a series of measures to reduce violence against ...

Those annoying strings on bananas actually have a name

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Black bear kills teen athlete

Roxy Jacenko with her?daughter, Pixie. Photo:?Instagram

Roxy's daughter counting sleeps until dad 'returns from China'

Lifespan estimates from selfies are being trialed by US life insurers.

'Written on your face': Selfie to work out how long you will live

Adele popped by the Chelsea fire station to say thank you to the firefighters who attended the Grenfell Tower blaze.

'Cup of tea and cuddles': Adele visits Grenfell Tower firefighters

John Birmingham lost his father to cancer this week.

The cancer did not care that my dad was a good man. And I am lost

COMMENT

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state government still believes the big answer to housing affordability is to ...

Stamp duty changes too little, too late, to curb investor demand

ANALYSIS

Actually owning a home is considered something for the wealthy, according to 63 per cent of Australians surveyed.

State Budget forecasts suggest house price crash unlikely

Analysis

Do your research when pricing what you're selling.

Trying to sell your furniture online? You're doing it wrong

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 18: (generic crane index) Cranes are seen over Darling Harbour due to a large amount of ...

Disincentive announced for investors buying off-the-plan

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

John Edwards is expected to be charged with the murder of estranged wife Sharon Edwards.

Husband who pleaded for missing teacher arrested for murder

Four-year-old girl dies after drowning in the bath

1 hr ago

Sydney hospital to get new emergency in $720m revamp

Housing.

'Construction boom': Councils under pressure to deliver homes

Jacob Saulwick

Royalties from coal and other minerals jumped in the past year, and the NSW government is banking on more.

Coal rebound tipped to bolster state coffers for years

Peter Hannam

HOSPITALS 00122602 AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 181210. GENERIC- hospitals, surgeons, surgery, greenslopes private ...

NSW budget 'envy of Western world' as surpluses hit $12b

The first of 24 new suburban trains will arrive next year.

First of new trains arrive next year to ease overcrowding

Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale.

Former mayor Paul Pisasale charged with extortion

UPDATED

Police and ambulance at the scene of the mini bus accident near Shepperton.,

Horror crash: One dead, 12 injured after 'taxi T-bones mini bus'

UPDATED

A cheeky social media campaign hopes to keep Canberra 'nude' - billboard-free.

'Litter on a stick': The cause Canberrans are getting nude for

ACT

Fly-in, fly-out workers have been blamed for pushing up prices for regional airline seats.

Japan cheaper than Broome: probe into WA airfares

WA

Australians dislike Donald Trump but have accepted he's in power and remain wedded to the US alliance.

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Australians dislike Donald Trump but have accepted he's in power and remain wedded to the US alliance.

Australians positive despite worries about the world

David Wroe

Students at the Holy Family Primary School in Granville East.

Lots of dollars but little sense in Gonski 2.0 squabble

COMMENT
Gregory Whitby

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet with an abacus that Gladys Berejiklian gave him when he took the job.

Perrottet wires for growth, fizzles on tax reform

Editorial

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Two of the RAAF's planes returning to base after striking a Islamic State Armoured Personnel Carrier in Syria. .

RAAF halts air strikes over Syria after Russia threat

David Wroe

'A bizarre act of snobbery': Labor opposes citizenship changes

Michael Koziol

Blow to Turnbull as MP George Christensen crosses the floor, votes with Labor on penalty rates

James Massola

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, flanked by Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg and Resources Minister ...

Turnbull moves to force down power prices

James Massola

Archbishop Denis Hart wants to meet with Malcolm Turnbull to discuss Catholic School funding.

Archbishop intervenes in schools war, asks to meet PM

James Massola

Rosalind Croucher just confirmed as new human rights commission president, replacing Gillian Triggs. Tuesday 20th June ...

Croucher takes on poisoned chalice of human rights roles

Michael Koziol

Education Minister Simon Birmingham has offered concessions to the Catholic school sector

Government buckles and offers concessions to Catholic schools

Matthew Knott

An explosion near a mosque as Philippine Air Force fighter jets bomb suspected locations of militants in Marawi city.

Indonesia cracks down on terrorism with new laws and joint patrols

Jewel Topsfield

Mourners at the funeral service for Dalzinia Kioniau who drowned after spending hours in the water.

13 children drown after rescue 'delayed over helicopter bill'

Nick O'Malley

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein.

Militia mutilates toddlers, burns villages in central Congo: UN

1 hr ago

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (left) and British Secretary of State for Exiting the EU David Davis in Brussels.

Talks close door on 'soft' Brexit

Illustration: Simon Letch

Consumer power won't save the world

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

E-cigarette vapour comprises micro- and nano-particles. There's little to no understanding of what the health ...

Would you like e-cigarettes with that?

COMMENT
Simon Chapman

Students at the Holy Family Primary School in Granville East.

Lots of dollars but little sense in Gonski 2.0 squabble

COMMENT
Gregory Whitby

Former Macquarie Bank investment advisers Stefan Whiting, left, and Michael Rosenbaum.

Macquarie faces class action over advice on dud mining project

EXCLUSIVE
Cameron Houston

John Varley, a director of mining giant Rio Tinto, has been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by the UK Serious ...

Rio Tinto director John Varley resigns following fraud charge

Darren Gray

Tabcorp CEO David Attenborough has waited eight months for the Tatts merger decision.

Tabcorp hits $11 billion jackpot after takeover gamble

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

There has been a 7 per cent jump in Chinese private wealth flowing to Australia.

China's rich have $30 trillion to spend, and they like Australia

Kirsty Needham

There's no competition for competition czar Rod Sims

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Australian farm production tipped to near $60 billion

Darren Gray

Senate committee calls for ATO review amid $130m tax fraud case

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

Unloved banking sector weighs down the ASX

Jens Meyer and Patrick Commins

These are not the plaids you’re looking for: Guests seen arriving at St Mark's Church for the Wedding of Pippa Middleton ...

Wedding crashers: Why do men men dress so badly on the big day

Men's Style

There is a world of wine out there, don't be confined by tradition.

You've been matching your food and wine all wrong

Fine Drinks

Lifespan estimates from selfies are being trialed by US life insurers.

Obtaining life insurance could soon be as easy as sending a selfie

John Collett

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has done a good job but there are better investment opportunities out there.

Qantas hits the highs … of 2006

Scott Phillips

David Fastuca, Sandra McLeod, and Ross Fastuca.

How two entrepreneurs decided to let go of the reins

David Fastuca

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

Tips to your protect your assets from attack

Max Newnham

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NSW budget 2017-18: 'States crying out for tax reform'

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Boy hit by car in Sydney's west

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Emails released in Johnny Depp court saga

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Turnbull reveals new gas policy

Federal Politics

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Shannon Purser as Stranger Things fave, Barb Holland.

Stranger Things producer confirms no #JusticeForBarb

Rob Moran

Johnny Depp's financial woes have been laid bare in court.

'You want me to sell some art?': Depp's money woes exposed

Broede Carmody

Gal Gadot was paid $300,000 for Wonder Woman.

Even Wonder Woman isn't immune from the gender pay gap

Broede Carmody

Rapper YG performing in Los Angeles last year.

Rapper backpedals after underage topless request at Aussie gigs

Rob Moran

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

Q&A: Grillers in the mist as fog clears on pollies and primates

Recap
Neil McMahon

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

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

The myth about internet trolling is that it's somehow "virtual".

'I reached in and touched something hairy'- when trolling goes offline

Ginger Gorman

Beyonce poses in the press room with the awards for best music video for Formation and Lemonade at the Grammy Awards in ...

The most talked-about moments in Beyonce's pregnancy

Amy B Wang

Roxy Jacenko with her?daughter, Pixie. Photo:?Instagram

Roxy's daughter counting sleeps until dad's return from 'China'

Melissa Singer

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

Michelle Obama arms don't come easy.

'Take care of ourselves first:' the MO behind Mobama's bootcamps

Annie Brown

Vocal supporter of social rights: Lily Allen.

'Radicalised by British media': Lily Allen slams tabloids in wake of attack

Adele popped by the Chelsea fire station to say thank you to the firefighters who attended the Grenfell Tower blaze.

'Cup of tea and cuddles' - Adele visits Grenfell Tower firefighters

Annie Brown

Beyonce revealed the new clip on Instagram today.

What to buy a new mother who isn't Beyonce

Natalie Reilly

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

Coconut bombe Alaska on the Christmas in July menu at Parliament House.

Parliament House opens for lunch

Scott Bolles

Ezard at Levantine Hill Estate.

Vine dining: Australia's best winery restaurants

Presses the right buttons: Bacco's spaghetti alla chitarra with sea urchin and beach banana.

Nonna's recipe works best at Bacco Osteria - the CBD's fave new spot

Terry Durack

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Why parents are paying $100 for a single baby dummy

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Boy hospitalised after fidget spinner mishap

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'Potato chips better than raisins', dentist claims

Indonesia is one of the most popular destinations for Australians.

Jet setters: Suburb with Australia's best-travelled residents revealed

Kylie McLaughlin

Sometimes being on your own overseas isn't suck a great thing.

I can't believe what just happened: When travelling solo sucks

Ben Groundwater

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Baby born mid-air given free flights for life by airline

Hugh Morris

Donald Trump speaks as Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella listen.

Tech CEOs meet Trump on government overhaul

Cheetah

Terrifying robot cheetah getting a new owner

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

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?

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Volkswagen mulls performance SUV

Dom Tripolone

Honda has teased its upcoming 10th generation Accord sedan via a design sketch.

New Honda Accord teased

Dom Tripolone

2017 Toyota Yaris SX.

New Toyota Yaris reviewed

David McCowen

2011 Hyundai i40 Tourer.

What used wagon should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Toyota 86 Limited Edition.

Limited edition Toyota 86 revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Honda Civic Type R.

More Civic Type R variants coming

Drive Staff

Survival: ARU CEO Bill Pulver.

Pulver avoids the axe at ARU, for now

Tom Decent

Finest hour: Mitchell Pearce has won high praise from his father, NSW legend Wayne.

I'm proud: Wayne Pearce on the journey of Blues No.7 Mitchell

Michael Chammas

High stakes: Queensland coach Kevin Walters (left) has upped the tempo against his NSW counterpart Laurie Daley.

Walters slams NSW for attempts to influence referees

Adrian Proszenko

Code hopper: Angus Crichton of the Rabbitohs was a successful schoolboy rugby player.

NRL lure hard to resist for rising rugby stars: Hunt

Phil Lutton

Jack Nowell scored twice for the Lions.

Second-string Lions step up in Chiefs win

Angelo Risso

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland should be more involved in the pay dispute, says Brendon Julian.

Players not impressed with Cricket Australia's latest pay dispute move

Andrew Wu, Jon Pierik

Essendon hungry: Lance Franklin 'grows another leg' when playing the bombers.

Franklin out to continue golden run against Bombers

Andrew Wu

Beau Scott leaves the field against the Dragons with a season-ending injury.

Parramatta's finals hopes suffer another blow

Dominant figure: Andrew Fifita tore Queensland to shreds in game one.

Expect a repeat performance from Blues pack, Johns said

James Buckley

Trump card: Jarryd Hayne at NSW training in Sydney on Tuesday.

'I won't be stuck on one side': Hayne, Teddy combo spells bad news

Adam Pengilly

Better than 2014: Blues coach Laurie Daley says it's the best NSW team he's coached, but warned ''we've done nothing yet''.

The best NSW team I've coached: Daley

Michael Chammas

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