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Defence Minister Marise Payne has delivered a blistering rebuke to Tony Abbott over his call to consider nuclear subs.

Payne rebukes Abbott as former PM goes nuclear

James Massola

FILE - In this June 16, 2014 file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group, slogans as they carry the group's ...

'Their fictitious state has fallen': Iraq declares end of IS caliphate

Monalisa Perez and her boyfriend Pedro Ruiz whose YouTube stunt went terribly wrong.

He thought it'd make him a YouTube star, now he's dead

1 hr ago

Uber issue: Tom Wheeler said more than 100,000 individuals have received a payment for a ride-sharing service since 2015.

ATO's warning for 60,000 Uber and ride-sharing drivers

A man will face court charged with murder after a stabbing in Campsie.

Man charged with murder after stabbing in Sydney shop

50 mins ago

Rabbi Benzion Milecki in 2012.

'No future': Sydney synagogue's fate revealed

'Ambitious bulldog': Rise of the boy from Ballarat

Nick Miller

Islamic State in Mosul: 'They don't make an exception for children'

Michael Bachelard

Teacher who called her principal a 'maggot' loses unfairness claim

Sister, yes; grandma, no: Trump's new travel ban rules

Former Wallaby's charity writes off $500,000 in funding

17 mins ago

Osama Hawat Hamad Assaad

Hamad was taking child to school when two men opened fire, police allege

Trump and Mirka

Trump rebuked after lashing out at TV host over 'face-lift'

Adele, performing at Etihad Stadium, felt compelled to point out her big-screen image had some flattering filters on it.

'I might never see you again in a live show': Adele's plea to fans

Susanna Reid shuts down Piers Morgan's rant on Good Morning Britain.

On-air smackdown of Piers Morgan goes viral

More of the world's big owners of assets are shifting away from fossil fuels as global warming takes a higher priority.

Time is running out to act on climate change

1 hr ago

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Eels fend off Bulldogs in golden point

Nick Kyrgios of Australia

Federer: Kyrgios will be 'tough to beat' at Wimbledon

Key fight: Manny Pacquiao's trainer says he would encourage him to give the game away if Jeff Horn causes an upset.

'It was hairy': Police ban Pacquiao from public appearances

Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy Sky in the UK has stalled.

Major setback for Murdoch in $19 billion Sky takeover

Game of Thrones is returning for season 7 on July 17.

Australians set to remain world's most prolific GoT pirates

The Vaucluse trophy home has exchanged hands for around $30 million.

Vaucluse trophy homes sell for more than $40 million

Mortgage debt burdens among pre-retirees have soared.

How mortgages are impacting how long Aussies work for

Comment

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The design concept that's key to sustainable housing

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: A Buyers inspecting plans and signing contracts at launch for a new apartment block in ...

Buyers from China to face double whammy of policy changes

This colonial mansion in north Canterbury, built in 1885, has been abandoned by its British owners whose dream move fell ...

'All offers considered': Stunning NZ homestead abandoned by owners

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 26: Salim Mehajer leaves Downing Centre Local court on April 26, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Mehajer grilled by lawyers in heated Supreme Court face-off

'Dark web drug dealer' charged in police swoop

Rachel Browne
8 mins ago

Government review calls for clearer risk ratings on polluted land

Mario Christodoulou, Patrick Begley

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Newly instored anti terror bollards are seen in Martin Place on June 26, 2017 in Sydney, ...

Cr Moore lashes Grant for causing Martin Place 'panic'

A woman has been found unconscious and with head injuries at the Cowra Holiday Park.

Woman fighting for life, found unconscious at caravan park

"This is emotional abuse": Natalie Wykes with her son, Kynan.

Parents accuse Sydney school of 'emotional abuse'

Pallavi Singhal

A NSW neurosurgeon has been suspended for drug use.

Drug binge leaves brain surgeon dead, another suspended

Stephanie Gardiner

Cardinal George Pell

Catholic Church in crisis as Cardinal George Pell charged with sex abuse

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Swiss prosecutors probe into Australia World Cup bid payments

EXCLUSIVE

Audiologist, Kirralee Brisbane, in Sydney. 21st June 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Company where client surveys help decide size of employee bonuses

The man was fined just over $14,000 for illegally taking abalone.

Fisherman fined $14k for 'inexcusable' abalone haul

WA

Bishop with his 1988 photograph "Cabbage Tree Island", at the Art Gallery of NSW.

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Bishop's 1975 photo of Vincent Lingiari and then prime minister Gough Whitlam.

The truth behind one of Australia's most iconic images

Peter Munro

Cardinal George Pell meets the media, at the Vatican, Thursday, June 29, 2017. The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney says ...

For justice's sake, Pell must be allowed his day in court

Editorial

In the backlash, sex and sexual orientation became weapons wielded in furious anger.

PM could use gay marriage to win next election, but he won't

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

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Defence Minister Marise Payne has delivered a blistering rebuke to Tony Abbott over his call to consider nuclear subs.

Marise Payne rebukes Tony Abbott, as former PM goes nuclear on subs

James Massola

Turnbull government willing to make major concessions on university funding

Matthew Knott

Abbott praises "very fine man" Cardinal George Pell

James Massola

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon was upbeat as she arrived at the party room meeting in Melbourne to learn her fate.

More factional fighting looms as NSW Greens resist reform push

Adam Gartrell

Health Minister Greg Hunt.

Rare cancer sufferers given reprieve with new subsidy

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Malcolm Turnbull is still haunted by the prospect of a Tony Abbott challenge to his leadership.

Pyne apologises for 'damaging' same-sex marriage speech

Adam Gartrell

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has suggested Australia should buy nuclear submarines.

Tony Abbott's nuclear ambitions surface in call to rethink subs

James Massola

The Creteil mosque in Paris.

Man tries to drive into crowd outside French mosque

31 mins ago

Monalisa Perez and her boyfriend Pedro Ruiz whose YouTube stunt went terribly wrong.

He thought it'd make him a YouTube star, now he's dead

Katie Mettler
1 hr ago

Boris Nemtsov, pictured in 2011.

Allies of slain Putin critic Boris Nemsov allege cover-up

A modified version of President Donald Trump's travel ban begins on Thursday.

Sister, yes; grandma, no: Trump's new travel ban rules

The Red Nose foundation cares for families whose babies have died suddenly after 20 weeks old.

Red Nose Day: the agony of stillbirth still hurts

COMMENT
Cat Thao Nguyen

Father George Pell (right) was 46 when he was named as an assistant bishop for Melbourne.

Denialism and blindness en masse

COMMENT
Damien Williams

Luke Foley picked his political issue well, but in his budget reply speech could not clearly say how he would rein in ...

Be very wary of this electricity bill promise

COMMENT
James Robertson

Declines in big tech stocks, including Apple and Microsoft, weighed the most on the benchmark S&P.

Australian shares set to fall as Wall Street dives

1 min ago

John Thomas will leave the airline this week.

Hasty departure: Virgin Australia's 2IC heads for exit door

Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

ITM director Keong Chan (middle) with AuMake co-founders Joshua Zhou and Lyn Zhengo.

Daigou craze set to hit ASX as company gets green light

EXCLUSIVE
Jessica Sier

Rupert Murdoch's bid to buy Sky in the UK has stalled.

Major setback for Murdoch in $19 billion Sky takeover

ATO warns 60,000 Uber and ride-sharing drivers

Nassim Khadem

Surge in renewables to balance future energy equation

Brian Robins

New money for schools is great, now spend it well

Harold Mitchell

Keating blasts 'bludger' international companies over taxation

Darren Gray

Supreme and Louis Vuitton collaborated for the first time, creating a capsule collection for the Fall-Winter 2017 collection.

How skate culture became menswear's supreme trend

Men's Style

Ferrari Australasia CEO Herbert Appleroth.

Who wants to buy a Ferrari? It's not who you might expect

Cars

Liz Hall-Downs is among the 13 per cent of disability pensioners to own a home either outright or with a mortgage.

'We built our own home on the pension'

Liz Hall-Downs

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Do sums before you bequeath shares

Noel Whittaker

Family businesses can leave you feeling like Robert Duvall in <I>The Godfather</I>.

Working in a family business: a tale of unfairness

James Adonis

Annabelle Davidson says Snapchat is key for millennials.

Selfie queen prints for Snapchat but small businesses missing out

Cara Waters

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Parents angered over 'stolen generation' lesson

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Payne receives one month suspension

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U.S. outlines rules for travel ban

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China's president marks Hong Kong handover anniversary

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 27: A Muslim woman walks past a street artist's rendition of U.S. President Donald Trump on June ...

World of Photos - June 29, 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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Adele performing at Etihad Stadium.

Adele pledges to return to Grenfell as soon as tour is over

Latika Bourke

Susanna Reid shuts down Piers Morgan's rant on Good Morning Britain.

On-air smackdown of Piers Morgan goes viral

Rob Moran

The House, starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and Jason Mantzoukas, exemplifies the biggest current weaknesses in ...

Not even Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler can save this film

Jake Wilson

Rebel Wilson will now be able to help decide who gets to take home an Oscar.

Rebel Wilson, Chris Hemsworth among new Oscar voters

Broede Carmody

Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople star cast in Deadpool 2

Rob Moran

Meghan Markle's personal life is set to be the focus of a new reality TV show.

Meet the Markles ... but not Meghan

Broede Carmody

Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies

Anita Gates

The Project's Waleed Aly spoken out about criticism he received following a two-game suspension handed down to Richmond ...

Waleed Aly defends Bachar Houli AFL tribunal involvement

Melissa Cunningham

A gap of almost 10 years in touring has not dulled Chris Rock's incomparable skill.

Comedy masterclass from the world's greatest stand-up

Sarah Thomas

Lampooning vacations: Charlie Wright (Rodrick), Jason Drucker (Greg), Alicia Silverstone (Susan) and Tom Everett ...

Spew and poo punctuate family road trip from hell

Jake Wilson

Florence Pugh, the heroine in Lady Macbeth, is married to a brutal landowner.

Rebellious heroine's entrapment all too realistically evoked

Jake Wilson

Miss Universe Australia winner Olivia Rogers will compete for the world title.

Miss Universe Australia reveals her battle with mental illness

Melissa Singer

Saamdu Chetri.

The simplicity of happiness according to Bhutan's happiness guru

Sarah Berry

Alison Brie says making GLOW was a life-changing experience.

How Netflix's GLOW gives women their power back

Clem Bastow

Cristiano Ronaldo and the twins.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a father to twins

Marissa Payne
5 mins ago

"The action of labelling and accepting the feeling (without judging it as good or bad) helps me feel less anxious."

The simple technique that helps me cope with anxiety

Deirdre Fidge

Eva McGauley poses in a campaign for Lonely lingerie, which is helping her kick-start her charity, Eva's Wish by ...

Terminally ill model backed by Lonely to fulfil dying wish

Melissa Singer

Celine dion

The 90s fan favourite winning over the fashion industry

Annie Brown

Cricketer Steve Smith and partner Dani Willis are engaged.

Steve Smith engaged to law student Dani Willis

Mary Ward

Cheese on toast with chorizo.

This twice-cooked cheese on toast will blow your mind

Darren Purchese

One-tray wonder: Baked sweet potato and sausages.

One-tray wonder: Baked sweet potato and sausages

Adam Liaw

Broccoli.

Raw or cooked: What's the healthiest way to prepare broccoli?

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Why I gave my baby a fake name before she was born

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Cake cutting hack that will change your life

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I think I'm an anti-foodie - please tell me I'm not alone

Bureh Beach in Sierra Leone.

The world's fastest growing tourist destination will shock you

Oliver Smith

Sydney Harbour.

Only one other city beats Sydney in 'world's best destination' rankings

Kylie McLaughlin

A China Southern flight was delayed five hours after a woman threw coins at the plane 'for luck' ... and one went into ...

Woman throws coins at plane 'for luck' and one went into the engine

Amy B Wang

Game of Thrones is returning for season 7 on July 17.

One third of Aussie GoT fans planning to pirate

The original iPhone came in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB variants.

10 years ago, iPhone got off to a very rough start

The attack on Tuesday appeared built for speed, as it spread across systems, exploiting a single unprotected machine to ...

Ransomware attack motive: money, mayhem or a message?

Esports

Female esports pros hope to close gender gap

Kotaku
39 mins ago

Characters are diverse and charming in ARMS.

Nintendo's flexy fighter comes out swinging

2012 BMW 328i.

What can go wrong with a used BMW 3-Series

David Morley

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What luxury hatch should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

The 2017 Ferrari 812 Superfast.

Ferrari looking at automated technology

Tony Davis

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce.

Tested: Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce

Stephen Ottley

2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0T Red Sport.

Can Infiniti match it with the Germans?

Stephen Ottley

2017 Renault Clio.

New Renault Clio reviewed

Daniela Intili and David McCowen

'Stay down': Jeff Horn, right, has received a warning from Manny Pacquiao's corner man before the Sunday fight at ...

Pacquiao cornerman's chilling advice for Horn

Andrew Webster

Nick Kyrgios is making a comeback after a hip injury.

Federer: Kyrgios will be 'tough to beat' at Wimbledon

Alan Jones has backed the players in their pay war with Cricket Australia.

It's cricket administators who should be out of a job: Jones

Andrew Wu

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont insists Australian rugby "will ride the storm and come out strong".

'Hard to imagine two years ago you were in final of World Cup'

Tom Decent

No deal: Players are demanding the intervention of Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland in the pay war.

Spotlight falls on Sutherland as D-Day arrives in pay dispute

Andrew Wu

Bachar Houli

Houli banned for four matches by AFL appeal board

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Daniel Cherny

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 23: Callum Mills of the Swans celebrates after the round 14 AFL match between the Sydney Swans ...

Swans find extra edge with season on the line

Andrew Wu

Michelle Payne arrives for her RAD Board hearing at Racing Victoria.

'I am embarrassed and apologise': Melbourne Cup winner pleads guilty

Patrick Bartley

Redevelopment: A $130 million revamp will include the new stadium, leagues club, four-star hotel and brewery as shown in ...

ANZ Stadium funding clouded due to Allianz push

Adrian Proszenko

Hearts and minds: Mitch Moses celebrates after kicking the winning field goal in extra-time, winning over Parramatta ...

Moses field goal snatches golden point Eels win over Bulldogs

James Buckley

Happy Mann: Kurt Mann (left) celebrates with Tim Lafai.

Dragons utility wants to be No.1 Mann in 2018

Mitch Jennings

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