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Ali Fahour has parted ways eith the AFL after his vicious punch on an unsuspecting opponent on the weekend.

Ali Fahour charged by police over on-field punch

BREAKING
3 mins ago

An investigation found the virus and had no impact on camera accuracy.

Speed camera backflip: police to reissue fines

1 hr ago

Assistant Health Minister David Gillespie.

Threat to Coalition from Labor High Court challenge

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

NAB said rising household debt was one reason for its latest changes to interest-only lending policies.

Automatic 'no': NAB extends crackdown on home loans

Private renters are being squeezed by rising housing costs.

Melbourne rent affordability at worst level ever recorded

Tesla MotThe electric-car maker has seen its shares fall by almost 20 per cent since June 22.

No longer no.1: Tesla drops $16b in value in two weeks

'$250m revamp needed to save Queen Vic Market'

The tale of a stolen turtle, a freight train, and a citizens arrest

1 hr ago

'He's that unfit': Tomic fined, loses sponsor as fears rise over health

Sarcasm and power plays: the games Putin may play with Trump

ANALYSIS

Greenhouse gas data 'hidden' from Australian public

EXCLUSIVE
27 mins ago

Adam Cranston survived a horrific racing car shunt last August, while his own life became a slow-motion car crash.

ATO boss's son splashed $200k on racing cars before arrest: police

Rachel Khoo's chocolate brownie pots.

The most chocolatey recipes for Chocolate Day

Oops: Poland's first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, second right, extends her hand to US first lady Melania Trump as US ...

Another world leader, another awkward Trump handshake

36 mins ago

Isolated while working at home

Working from home left me isolated and lonely

COMMENT

Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in The Handmaid's Tale.

Why The Handmaid's Tale is TV's most chilling new series

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Government warned: act now on high-speed rail

High speed rail draws ridicule each time it emerges as a political issue.

Act now on high-speed rail or pay heavy price later

Bethanie Mattek-Sands receives treatment from the medical team after taking a horrific fall.

Player left screaming in pain at Wimbledon after fall

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How to take care of your skin on a long haul flight

Red Hot Chili Peppers in wooden bowl on dark wooden background

Can certain foods really burn fat?

Marcus Ferraro, his wife Emma and 4-year-old daughter Summer are living in Point Cook. There is a Catholic school ...

Private school explosion on Melbourne's fringe

Timna Jacks

Melbourne becomes more violent, Sydney less so

Pair charged over nightclub attack that blinded victim

Deer Park man The Phong Vuong, who was found dead at his Erin Square home on June 26.

Murdered Deer Park dressmaker last seen 11 days before death

Brendan Brogan outside Howler, with the site of the proposed apartment block next door.

Top music venue 'threatened' by proposed apartment block

Karen Chetcuti was a much-loved mother of two who worked at Wangaratta City Council.

Family of murder victim Chetcuti to sue over parole 'negligence'

Police are hunting for a pot-bellied man who repeatedly exposed himself in front of young children on a tram in St Kilda.

Hunt for pot-bellied man who flashed on tram in front of children

A Keep Sydney Open banner, installed on the Kings Cross Hotel, has angered some local residents.

'Political' banner unfurled at pub sparks face-off

NSW

WA's mining sector is forecast to see growth in the LNG and lithium sectors.

WA's new boom? Lithium tipped to boost mine sector

WA

The cull resulted in 2592 kangaroo deaths.

Parks reopen after deadliest kangaroo cull in six years

ACT
1 hr ago

A spokesman for Steven Miles has said the email wasn't from the minister's parliamentary email address.

Second Queensland minister under fire over email use

QLD

Hobart: not cheap anymore.

Small Aussie newcomer cracks into top global cities for price growth

Private renters are being squeezed by rising housing costs.

Melbourne rent affordability at worst level ever recorded

The deck of boat shed 6 and its neighbours faces out over Cornelian Bay.

Picturesque Tasmanian boat sheds on market - with a catch

Property investors, it's the end of financial year and it's time to get cracking.

What property investors can and can't claim at tax time

The truth is, it's not as black and white as it seems, and it all depends on several factors.

Should you renovate before sale? Everything you need to know

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech in Krasinski Square in Warsaw on Thursday.

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US President Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump arrive in Hamburg for the G20 economic summit.

Big dogs' bite at G20 to be muzzled by weight of history

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

Nathan Pitt, 19, was named on Thursday the inaugural Francis Xavier Conaci scholar. ?photo credit:?Elena Varasi

Indigenous Aussie scholar walks old road to Rome

Nick Miller

Tony Abbott, who faces a real risk of losing preselection next year, says the current system is too easy to be stacked ...

Climate change: Now its personal

John Hewson
1 hr ago

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Assistant Health Minister David Gillespie.

Turnbull government at threat from High Court challenge

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

Turnbull flies in to gathering G20 storm over North Korea

James Massola

Air safety regulator probes Hanson over drone flight

Michael Koziol

North Korean news shows what was said to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watching the launch of a Hwasong-14 ICBM.

Why would North Korea's little tyrant lob a missile on Darwin?

COMMENT
Tony Wright

A photo distributed by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the scene of the launch of ...

Korean missiles pose 'very little risk' to Australia: Defence

Turnbull has been at pains to emphasise the government does not want a "so called" backdoor to access devices and ...

Denying the true leader? It's a classic Gospel tale

Sketch
Tony Wright

Acting prime minister Barnaby Joyce signalled his support for sanctions against China in response to North Korea's ...

We have 'sympathy' for US sanctions against China: Joyce

Two protesters sit on a street while the police use a water canon in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Thursday.

Masked protesters, water cannons, welcome to the G20

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JULY 06: South Koreans participate in evacuation exercise from disaster at a traning center on July ...

In North Korea, surgical strike is the grim option

ANALYSIS

The rise of electric cars may be a boon for cobalt, nickel and copper producers.

France to stop selling diesel and petrol cars by 2040

Trump questioned whether the West had 'the will to survive'.

Trump urges West to 'defend our civilisation'

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Abbott v Turnbull: A fight for the Liberal Party's soul

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Donald Trump and Bobby Lashley shave the head of Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 23 in Detroit in 2007.

Please challenge the press, but not like this

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

"The loneliness has gone, I finally feel like I belong again."

'Working from home left me isolated'

COMMENT
Jane Green

Coca-Cola Amatil has suffered some nasty blows this week.

Coca-Cola shares savaged after supermarket snub

Mathew Dunckley
14 mins ago

It was a tough night for investors of just about all stripes.

Markets Live: Investors dump shares, bonds

Live
Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

Stocks down: Tesla chief Elon Musk has poked fun at short-sellers in the past.

No longer no.1: Tesla loses $16b in value in two weeks

Neal E. Boudette

The war of words between Jan Cameron and Bellamy's continues.

Shares halted: Bellamy's hits another roadblock in China

'Ball of tears': A fall down the stairs shattered Ciara's dream

Rachael Ward
54 mins ago

'Malicious falsehood': Seven Network sued

Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

VW emissions scandal: more charges set to be laid

Tom Schoenberg

CBD: Unsanitary? Domino's looks to shrink its way to profit

The Porsche Design RFF 135 Mega Yacht is just one of the outrageous items up for grabs.

There is an 'eBay for the super rich' and you can't afford anything on it

Luxury
Andrew Chesterton

Patrick Johnson has come a long way from his early days as a graduate winemaker in Adelaide.

Aussie tailor goes from winemaker to the world's hottest brand

Men's Style

Sarah and Seth Gory play with their daughter Waratah and son Tanami in their unit in Collingwood.

'We moved into a small city flat with two kids'

Sarah Gory

Money is the number one thing that couples fight about so lock in good financial habits together from the start.

Hey sneak spender, are you cheating financially on your partner?

Melissa Browne

Nathan Dawes and Dane Westerweller from LDrivo launched their learner driver app this week.

The learner driver app which could be a lifesaver on the roads

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

Nine cognitive skills have the greatest impact on leadership performance.

Nine ways to think like a leader

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Protesters and water cannons welcome G20 summit

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Australian cricketers boycott South Africa tour

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CCTV: Brunswick attack leaves man blinded

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Police investigating Ali Fahour punch

Illustration: Simon Letch

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Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones stars says 'no flirting' cost her roles

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in The Handmaid's Tale.

Why The Handmaid's Tale is this year's most chilling show

Free to air
Melinda Houston

A police officer attaching a bracelet with the text "tafsainte", meaning don't grope, to a visitor's wrist at the ...

Women-only Swedish music festival springs up

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

South Australian drovers for McLeod's Daughters cover option SMH THE GUIDE / iCON

Which classic Aussie drama might be getting rebooted?

Broede Carmody

Miles Gregory with a scale model of William Shakespeare's second Globe Theatre.

Swordfights, litres of blood: the Bard anew

Kerrie O'Brien

Myer has been forced to edit ads featuring Katy Perry in which she encouraged her pet dog to "chase some koalas".

Myer forced to edit 'cruel' Katy Perry tour promo

Rob Moran

Actress Virginia Gay.

Embracing the actor's nomadic life

Debi Enker

Anh Do was left speechless on Wednesday night's episode of Brush with Fame.

Anh Do tears up after hearing Samuel Johnson's life story

Broede Carmody

An artist's impression of the five-star hotel.

Mona's five-star hotel, plans to move Mona Foma to Launceston

Hannah Francis
5 mins ago

Spectacles galore.

Disney on Ice: Frozen is the coolest spectacle in town these holidays

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Peters in the packing room at the Art Gallery of NSW.

'You're not good enough': tough love at Archibald Prize

Peter Munro

Clem Ford on Hack

Not everything is debatable, and I learned it the hard way

Clementine Ford

Lucinda Chambers attends the Roland Mouret show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017 on ...

Claims of fired Vogue director amended after legal threats

Elizabeth Paton

Lorde on stage for Nova's Red Room at Cockatoo Island on Thursday.

Lorde was 'lonely' and doubted herself after break-up

Amy Croffey
23 mins ago

The amount and type of junk food has dramatically increased over the last two to three decades.

Why we shouldn't blame parents for childhood obesity

Sarah Berry

Every month it occurs to me that men are distracted by sex all the time.

l feel sorry for men and their distracting hormones

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Yassmin Abdel-Magied's announcement she is moving to London prompted further bullying.

Why Islamophobes don't really want Yassmin to go

COMMENT
Randa Abdel-Fattah

Naomi Campbell walks for the Azzedine Alaia show during Haute Couture Week.

Naomi Campbell makes a rare catwalk appearance at Couture Week

Annie Brown

Blac Chyna shared this picture of the family together for US Father's Day last month.

Rob Kardashian targets ex in revenge porn attack

Mary Ward

Neil Perry's almond and chocolate cake (with a dash of rum).

Our most chocolately chocolate recipes for World Chocolate Day

Go-to dish: Kuwaiti fried chicken with harissa.

Review: Middle Eastern KFC and martinis in a laneway

While chicken soup is always comforting, this Asian version has an advantage: it’s more interesting.

Adam Liaw's chicken soup with a Chinese twist

1 hr ago

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5 annoying character traits you should want your child to possess

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Struggling to part with your old baby gear? Use this trick

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Woman gives best ever response to cheating husband

A 'secret button' is rumoured to give passengers in the aisle a little more room.

The secret button that gives you extra space on a plane

Gavin Haines
1 hr ago

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Cheeky new tourism campaign mocking Australia's icons goes viral

Kylie McLaughlin
51 mins ago

Virgin Galactic is working with aerospace company Boom on a supersonic jet.

Faster than Concorde: Branson reveals the future of air travel

Craig Platt

Microsoft sheds thousands of employees

Pokemon GO hype may have peaked last year, but for many the game goes on.

Loyal fanbase keeping Pokemon GO alive

COMMENT

Employees read a ransomware demand for the payment of $300 worth of bitcoin on company computers infected by the 'Petya' ...

Experts find how NotPetya spread, say ransom was a smokescreen

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Josh Jenkins of the Crows (R) celebrates a goal during the round 15 AFL match between ...

Why the Adelaide Crows bought an esports team

Kotaku

Keeping yourself safe on the deep web largely means staying anonymous and not leaving traces behind.

How to safely search the deep web

Constable Ashley Knowles with a roadside drug testing swap which saliva is tested on before being tested for traces of ...

What is Australia doing about drug driving?

Alessandra Melville

Volvo badge

France flags petrol and diesel ban as Volvo commits to electric cars

David McCowen
56 mins ago

2014 Audi RS5.

The dangers with a used Audi V8 performance car

David Morley

Mitsubishi Triton and Ford Ranger are set to race in the new SuperUtes competition.

Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton SuperUtes unveiled

Stephen Ottley

Porsche has pushed the 911 Turbo to new levels.

How Porsche plans to steal customers away from Ferrari

David McCowen

2017 Renault Megane wagon.

New Renault Megane wagon reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

Robert Murphy

Veteran Murphy out again with hamstring injury

Daniel Cherny

Melbourne's Tomas Bugg strikes Callum Mills.

AFL ponders 'raising the stakes' for punchers

Ronny Lerner

Ali Fahour has parted ways with the AFL after his punch on an unsuspecting opponent on the weekend.

Fahour resigns from AFL, will never work there again

Ronny Lerner

Josh Thomas

Magpie Thomas has greater perspective after drugs ban

Jon Pierik

Tyrone Vickery in the kitchen at his restaurant.

Vickery prepares legal action against business partner

Tom Cowie, Cameron Houston, Nino Bucci

Jake Stringer (left) and Jason Johannisen need to knuckle down if they are to return to a much happier place.

Carey: Hard work the key to Johannisen and Stringer rediscovering best form

Wayne Carey

Time out: Western Bulldogs ruckman Tom Boyd is taking a break from the game due to depression.

Lucrative contract weighs heavily on No.1 draft pick Boyd

Michael Lynch

Staying put: Steven May has re-signed.

Suns skipper not bothered by speculation as he re-signs

Daniel Cherny

Fears: An Ashes boycott would be a disastrous consequence of Australian cricket's pay dispute.

Fears mounting of Ashes boycott

Andrew Wu

Richie Porte.

Richie Porte: A proper stinker, when the Tour feels like Adelaide

Richie Porte

Joe Root scored a century in his first innings as England captain.

Root makes his mark with captain's knock

1 hr ago

Rafael Nadal has been a repeat offender in exceeding the time limit between points on serve.

US Open to bring in shot-clock and courtside coaching

Simon Briggs
1 hr ago

Embarrassing blow: FFA Chairman Steven Lowy.

FIFA tells FFA: Get your house in order or we will do it for you

Michael Lynch

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