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Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells.

Liberal MPs defend tough citizenship test

Fergus Hunter

Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Mueller's dream team is 'Trump's worst nightmare'

Joseph Tanfani
1 hr ago

Connie Munoz of Maroubra works for a PR agency for seven months, saves all her money, and then takes unpaid leave and ...

Meet the people who work only a few months a year

Christine Long

Mojgan Shamsalipoor and her husband, Milad Jafari, at the World Refugee Day protest.

Suicide fears for Iranian refugee facing deportation

Toby Crockford

Logan filmmaker Mirene Igwabi's Adele has won best short film at Sydney's Film Festival.

Award-winning Logan filmmaker in the running for an Oscar

Tony Moore

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon.

'She has breached our faith': Greens attack Rhiannon

Matthew Knott

Police suspect syndicate helped Bali prisoners escape

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Bishop welcomes charges against Bali bombing architect

Fergus Hunter

Retirement racket: How retirees sold a dream are being ripped off

Ipswich woman's death classified as accidental: police

Ruth McCosker

More than 100 feared buried as landslide destroys Chinese village

Simon Denyer
1 hr ago

Joe Hallenstein has established a backyard urban vegie garden at his home in Highgate Hill.

Food for thought: Is growing food at home costing you more?

Ruth McCosker

Paul Mason has illustrated the new comic Kid Phantom.

Brisbane man recreates popular comic character The Phantom

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 19 June 2017. fedpol ...

Turnbull promises social media crackdown to target terrorists

Martha, a three-year-old Neapolitan mastiff, won the World's Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday.

Meet Martha, officially the ugliest dog in the world

1 hr ago

Broncos' Joe Ofahengaue hits the posts on the way to scoring a try against the Raiders.

Broncos fight back to hand Raiders third straight loss

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Mad moves from massive monkey

John Birmingham lost his father to cancer this week.

John Birmingham

The best man I've ever known has let go of this world

The Queensland Police Service has asked for public help naming its latest litter of puppies.

Gary? Greg? Gina? Police need help naming their puppies

British parliament hit by cyber attack, reports

1:58AM

Colombia coal mine explosion kills at least eight

1:30AM

More than 100 feared buried as landslide destroys ...

1:14AM

Record breaker: The auction of 39 Ray Street, Windsor attracted enormous interest but only two bidders.

Windsor suburb record smashed by sale of renovated mansion

The Milsons Point apartment by Brad Swartz Architects. A window seat takes advantage of harbour views.

What life is like in a tiny 27-square-metre apartment

The kitchen of stylist and photographer Kara Rosenlund is filled to the brim with “old, loved, weathered and worn ...

How a young couple lovingly restored a weatherboard cottage

You may be close with your friends, but would your relationship withstand buying a property together?

Could partnering up be your key to the property market?

Nik Bulum in his Braddon store Unit Concepts, which is closing in September.

The developer creating one of the country's hippest retail strips

Ganesha leggings from Flow Yoga Wear on the Gold Coast.

Gold Coast yoga leggings with sacred deity condemned by Hindus

Toby Crockford

Bus lanes or busways? Either way, Brisbane needs more: Transport expert

Felicity Caldwell

Gary? Greg? Gina? Police need help naming their puppies

Rachel Clun

Independent member for Cairns Rob Pyne is calling for an Independent Commission Against Corruption.

CCC isn't up to the job of fighting corruption, MP says

Felicity Caldwell

Police

Police make arrest after woman allegedly choked, punched, kicked

Ruth McCosker

Colin Fassnidge has paid tribute to his "sparring partner" Darren Simpson.

'One of the best': Celebrity chef Darren Simpson has died

Neighbour Brian Protheroe spoke to Nine News about rescuing one of his neighbours from the blaze.

Neighbour rescues couple with disabilities from blaze

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

The blaze after Krste Kovacevski set fire to his ex-wife's home.

Man burned down ex-wife's home out of spite

NSW

Hunters Hill Hotel - 'a cornerstone, integral community establishment' - has been bought by Gallagher Hotel Management.

Two Sydney pubs snapped up for $65m

NSW

Logan filmmaker Mirene Igwabi's Adele has won best short film at Sydney's Film Festival.

Life in 'hood' inspires filmmaker towards Oscar

A Canberra man helped police track his stolen car through his mobile phone left in the vehicle, a Canberra court has heard.

Man tracks stolen car through mobile phone

ACT

Greens senator Lee Rhiannon is under attack from her federal Greens colleagues.

Greens tensions boil over with spectacular attack on Rhiannon

Gonski 2.0: the story of how the government got it done

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Turnbull promises social media crackdown to target terrorists

James Massola

Education Minister Simon Birmingham was smiling on Friday after successfully negotiating the passage of the government's ...

'It's a bit rich': state governments forced to increase school funding

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop says a third Australian is involved in the London attacks.

Bishop welcomes charges against Bali bombing architect

Fergus Hunter

Ben Oquist, executive director of the Australia Institute.

Climate forces consolidate as coal backers rush for help

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

The scandal that engulfed former speaker Bronwyn Bishop after she chartered a helicopter has put a dent in the total ...

Politicians' overseas travel bill slashed amid expenses crackdown

Davidson appears to be teasing police and the media by "checking in" to locations throughout Europe.

Police suspect crime syndicate helped Bali prisoners escape

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

The Houses of Parliament is investigating unauthorised attempts to access email accounts.

British parliament hit by cyber attack, reports

19 mins ago

The landslide on Saturday morning smashed some 40 homes, where more than 100 people are feared to be buried.

More than 100 feared buried as landslide destroys Chinese village

1 hr ago

Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

'Trump's worst nightmare': Mueller's dream team has nous

1 hr ago

John Birmingham lost his father to cancer this week.

The best man I've ever known has let go of this world

COMMENT
John Birmingham

The famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is believed to have had some autistic traits.

Where would Hanson's ideas have put Mozart?

COMMENT
Madonna King

Changes to Victoria's adoption laws could give single people the same rights as married couples.

The night I found out I was a bastard

COMMENT
Jon Dowlack

Geoff Richards

Retirement racket: How retirees sold a dream are being ripped off

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

The home loan borrowers being left out to dry

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Globalisation has exposed workers in developed nations to competition from cheaper, lower wages workers in developing ...

Workers' share of economic pie is too low: here's how to reverse it

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

James Packer's casino empire has given up on its global expansion.

'It doesn't make sense': Packer's move a risk for Crown casinos

ANALYSIS

The Naked CEO sacked, will walk away with $4.9m

'The precedent is very significant' – bank fears mounting

Clancy Yeates

$65 million deal for two Sydney pubs

Carolyn Cummins

Australia not yet ready for whistleblower bounties: ASIC

Nassim Khadem

St Agnes' XO proves how good Aussie brandy can be.

The underrated spirit you should be drinking tonight

Smart Sipping

George Clooney with the lucrative Casamigos Tequila.

Clooney's $1 billion windfall shows the true power of celebrity

Fine Drinks

Connie Munoz of Maroubra works for a PR agency for seven months, saves all her money, and then takes unpaid leave and ...

Could you work just a few months a year to make time for adventures?

Christine Long

Millennials are not eschewing property ownership for avocado breakfasts - they're turning to share investment.

Millennials are better with money than I was in my 20s

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The impact of male unemployement affects female partners too.

Unemployment in men wreaks havoc on their female partners

James Adonis

Wei-Jien Tan and Robert Quinn are winning grants for the vital signs monitoring patch.

Prize-winning business inspired by 200 days in a hospital room

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Oliver Curtis released from jail

Oliver Curtis Roxy Jacenko

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Trump confirms bluff on taped conversations

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Celebrity chef Darren Simpson dies after battle with illness

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Prince Harry claims 'nobody wants the throne'

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JUNE 16: An aerial view of surfers at Mackenzies Beach on June 16, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Fairfax photos of the week - June 23, 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.

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Fake news? Stephen Colbert considers a run at the US presidency on Russian TV.

Colbert tells Russian TV he's mulling presidential run

Bryan Alexander

Johnny Depp at Glastonbury, where he made controversial remarks about Donald Trump.

'Poor taste': Depp sorry for Trump assassination joke

Stephanie Merry and Lindsey Bever

Stan TV series No activity

Netflix is safe but Australian TV drama might not be

Karl Quinn

Steve Irwin is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Steve Irwin to be honoured with star on Walk of Fame

Rob Moran

Mick Molloy and Jane Kennedy will host Triple M's first national drive show.

Radio royalty join Triple M's first national drive show

Nathanael Cooper

Ronny Chieng was headhunted for The Daily Show in 2015.

Ronny Chieng on The Daily Show, Asian food and his new TV show

The Good Life
Kylie Northover

Colin Fassnidge has paid tribute to his "sparring partner" Darren Simpson.

'One of the best': Celebrity chef Darren Simpson has died

Sam Newman is again in the firing line for insensitive and offensive comments.

Sam Newman sparks outrage with comments about Caitlyn Jenner

Kerrie O'Brien and Luke Michael

SPECTRUM NOW. Chris Rock and Richard Glover in conversation after the screening of the movie 'Top Five' starring Chris. ...

Chris Rock, race frocks, gourmet food and a side of Rice this weekend

The audience at South Bank was captivated by Dr Jane Goodall, who responded to the opening round of applause with a ...

Chimp pioneer warns 'In 100 years I don't know what will be left'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Izzy attends the Madman Anime Festival Brisbane on June 10, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. ...

Thousands of anime fans flock to Madman Brisbane festival

Toby Crockford

Kate Fowler and Justin Hemmes at Sydney Fashion Week in May.

Justin Hemmes and Kate Fowler welcome second baby girl

Amy Croffey

A model wearing a design from the Les Benjamins spring/summer 2018 collection.

Turkish designer accused of misusing Indigenous art

Melissa Singer

Gwyneth claims her special stickers include NASA's carbon fibre material. NASA says no.

NASA schools Gwyneth on 'energy sticker' claims

Lindsey Bever

Nabil Gazal and Roxy Jacenko dining at Sydney's Otto restaurant in a file picture.

Third wheel Nabil absent as Oliver and Roxy reunited

Andrew Hornery

Imagine the percentage of future 18-year-olds who will one day identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual if they grew up with ...

It's time to retire the 'born this way' argument for LGBT rights

Megan McArdle

Say yes to office appropriate tartan.

The enduring trends to add to cart/your life

Vanessa Friedman

Gladys Berejiklian shows her style in the latest <i>Harper's Bazaar Australia</I>.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian goes glam for Harper's Bazaar

Private Sydney
Andrew Hornery

Who would have thought washing your face could be so involved.

Turns out, there is a right way to wash your face

Stephanie Darling

Roast pork with braised red cabbage.

Roast pork with braised red cabbage

Neil Perry

Fresh produce on offer at various Farmer's Markets

A beginner's guide to shopping at a farmers' market

Elizabeth Clarke

Thin and crispy choc-chip bikkies.

Thin, crisp choc-chip bikkies

Dan Lepard

Some newborn babies can't handle too much commotion.

Eight things you should not do when visiting new parents

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Is it a crime to admit you love co-parenting after divorce?

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I struggled to find a connection with my baby

Despite recent bad publicity, United still has a few things to learn about customer service.

Traveller letters: United jet catches fire and then they left us stranded

SATC sponsored content for Good Food. Adelaide cocktail bars Hennessy Rooftop Bar at Mayfair Hotel

Six of Australia's most amazing places to stay are all in one state

Helen O'Neill

Spider-Men on board Jetstar Japan's first flight from Tokyo to Osaka.

Budget swingers: 40 Spider-Men invade Jetstar flight

Craig Platt

Mario + Rabbids

Mario shooter shouldn't work, but it does

A home WiFi map can help troubleshoot your flaky wireless network.

The best tools for escaping WiFi hell

COMMENT

Smartphone makers will be just like any commodity and Aitken thinks the smartphone cycle is peaking so is also cautious ...

iPhone storage not going as far as it used to? It's not just you

OnePlus 5

OnePlus 5 is a cheap, amazing flagship killer

Kotaku

FreeviewPlus makes it much easier to find something worth watching on free-to-air television.

FreeviewPlus Catch Up TV gets a revamp

COMMENT

Mazda

Feature: Mazda3 and 323 over the years

David McCowen

Lindy Klim followed a transformation video with a debut image of her golden hued colour on Instagram, writing, ...

Star & Car: Lindy Klim, fashion model

Owen Thomson

Hyundai has big plans for its next fuel cell-powered vehicle.

Why Australian innovation is driving hydrogen cars

David McCowen

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR 2017 Toyota Yaris

Toyota on track for best month yet

Stephen Ottley

Kia's Picanto hatch offers value motoring.

The new kia Picanto might be the ideal first car

Stephen Ottley

A man walks past a Honda on display at Honda headquarters in Tokyo. Honda recalled an additional 4.89 million vehicles ...

Honda halts production after cyber attack

Wires

Broncos' Joe Ofahengaue hits the posts on the way to scoring a try against the Raiders.

Broncos fight back to hand Raiders third straight loss

David Polkinghorne

Party time: Pearce celebrates as his field goal sails over.

Pearce field goal sinks Storm at Adelaide Oval

James Buckley

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24: Dayne Beams of the Lions leaves the field injured during the round 14 AFL match between ...

Brisbane Lions skipper Beams injured in loss to Giants

Andrew Stafford

Triple double: Israel Folau scored two tries for his third consecutive international match.

Wallabies escape almighty scare to beat Italy 40-27 in Brisbane

UPDATED
Tom Decent

All Blacks perform the Haka before the first Test against the Lions.

All Blacks overcome Lions in Eden Park showdown

Marc Hinton

Acrobatics: Kyle Feldt of the Cowboys catches a high ball to score a try against Penrith at 1300SMILES Stadium on Saturday.

Feldt magic sinks Panthers for Cowboys in Townsville

James Buckley

Jason Day

Day signs for a wrong score, misses the cut anyway

Happy homecoming: Hayne starred at 'his house' once again.

Hayne jump starts Titans at Campbelltown ... again

Adam Pengilly