The president is on vacation from Washington - but not from Twitter. And certainly not from his ongoing feuds with television news networks MSNBC and CNN.

Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States, has issued a rebuttal after a TV host claimed that she wanted to leave the president and was only staying in the White House for the sake of her son.

Twenty-three Melbourne bars and restaurants promise to remove patrons who sexually harass workers.

With laptops and iPads replacing notepads in classrooms, students' handwriting is slipping and affecting how they get their ideas across.

Former President Barack Obama, stressing the importance of the Paris climate agreement, criticised President Donald Trump for taking the US out of the deal.

He's a controversial US physician touring Australia to argue the case against voluntary euthanasia.

Greater Western Sydney and Geelong have played out a thrilling 68-all draw after Cats forward Tom Hawkins missed a relatively straightforward kick after the siren.

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The "lazy" and "self-indulgent" Liberal Party is facing an existential crisis after a horror week that exposed deep wounds from which it may never recover, the head of the influential Institute of Public Affairs think tank has warned.

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A champion wrestler who has dispatched his rivals with ease and finesse, Amir Gholizadeh is ready, willing and able to represent his country. The only problem is he doesn't really have one.

A doctor who lost his job at a New York City hospital opened fire with an assault rifle inside the building.

The men on the ground in Mosul know that capturing the rubble that once formed its iconic mosque is not the end of this fight.

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"They said you'd never make it," went the 80s beer ad, "but you finally came through". Which, while relevant almost every year, can certainly be said of the financial year which came to a close on Friday.

The death was the first in the event's 29-year history.

One Canberra company is going to extreme measures to attract top talent.

Figures from a new report have revealed 68 cocaine seizures were made in 2015-16, up from 11.

Gold Coast Suns coach Rodney Eade was probably anticipating the first question would be about Gary Ablett after the superstar's 300th game.

Julie Saunderson sees her family's pets, a pug and two French bulldogs, as members of the family.

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Looking at the soft, white powder in a baby formula tin, you wouldn't think there were strange, potentially toxic needles lurking inside.

"One of the weirder things we found in the move ... was a giant birthday card for the nation."

Come the (eventual) milestone, come the man and

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Temperatures plunged to minus 8.7 on Saturday morning, with more cold nights ahead.

To discover if you're a narcissist, first think of yourself.

State of Origin attrition rates have reached alarming levels with more players missing NRL games the weekend after their exertions for NSW or Queensland than at any other time in the past decade.

Young people were hog-tied, locked down in isolation likely to cause significant sensory deprivation and subjected to barking, snapping security dogs in Queensland's youth detention centres.

An investigation into the incident has been set up by Queanbeyan police.

A crash on the Barton Highway left a motorcycle rider in Canberra Hospital with serious injuries.

The civil war inside the Greens is set to escalate with leaked internal emails raising questions about the power of "faceless" party officials to dictate how MPs vote.

As a young bricky, Chris Parmangos had no idea silica dust rising from the Sydney sandstone and bricks he worked with would cost him his health.

Australia is one of the first countries to pursue a free trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance.

Republican congressman Chris Collins lost $22 million on Tuesday. But that might only be the start of his problems with Innate Immunotherapeutics.

Sydney's plummeting temperatures has only raised the spirits of the city's ice skaters.

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Welcome to another huge Saturday of AFL action! The night matches see GWS host Geelong and Port Adelaide take on Richmond.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has rejected criticism his premiership team has lost its hungry edge this season.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said she did not want a culture war over same-sex marriage.

They were teenagers before they knew that there were non-Indigenous people living in Australia. Septuagenarians now, the women from the desert have come to Sydney to sell their unique art.

Melbourne's horse-drawn carriage owners vow to go to jail in defiance of a ban in CBD that started on Saturday.

Carlton coach Brendon Bolton said an "accumulation of little things" cost his side victory against Adelaide on Saturday at the MCG, but noted that his side was bridging the gap on the best sides in the competition.

The fire heralded a new era of space investigation in the capital.

Did you hope on your bike today? You might be surprised to learn Sunday is one of the least popular days for cycling in Brisbane.

Business groups have welcomed the return of chief executives to the skilled occupations list.

Avery Ng had previously told Fairfax Media that after his earlier release from detention "thugs" had trailed him home

Since starting last week, A Gown For Your Princess has already received hundreds of donations.

A gay couple 'married' outside Margaret Court Arena in protest at the tennis icon's stance against marriage equality.

A frightening series of "spontaneous" glass balcony explosions at Melbourne apartment buildings has highlighted the dangers of cheap and faulty construction products flooding into Australia.

The brother of Islamic State terrorist Mohamed Elomar has been arrested after allegedly threatening a spectator at a child's soccer game in Sydney.

"Let's just say it's a modern song that girls my age and younger will definitely know," she said.

Former British and Irish Lions rugby player and coach Sir Ian McGeechan has collapsed ahead of the second test between the All Blacks and Lions in Wellington.

It's time to bust out the beanies, hook up the heater and dive under the doona.

An international graffiti fugitive has blamed Victorian prison officers for the death of an underworld figure in custody, and details a troubling proliferation of weapons in jails.