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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in Krasinski Square, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 6, 2017. (AP ...

Trump and Putin grapple with the weight of history

COMMENT
Paul McGeough
24 mins ago

Assistant Health Minister David Gillespie.

Government under threat from High Court challenge

EXCLUSIVE
8 mins ago

A still from Sunday Night's program on Appco.

Seven Network sued for malicious falsehood over charity 'expose'

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

Shares halted: Bellamy's hits yet another roadblock in China

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

Adam Cranston is one of eight people charged over an alleged $130 million ATO tax fraud.

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

1 hr ago

Tomic cops second- largest fine in Wimbledon history

Old computers, slow Wi-Fi putting public schools at risk

Trump delivers stark message, asks if West has 'will to survive'

Act now on high-speed rail between Sydney and Melbourne, govt warned

Art thief stole $200k painting as owner moved house in Sydney

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

'Political' banner at Kings Cross pub sparks face-off

Lisa Visentin
36 mins ago

Poland's first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, second right, reaches her hand to US First Lady Melania Trump as US President ...

Was Trump just snubbed by the wife of the Polish president?

1 hr ago

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

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

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

'Help me!': Player left screaming in pain after fall at Wimbledon

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

Don't blame parents for childhood obesity

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Protesters and water cannons welcome G20 summit

Arina Rodionova lost to Zarina Diyas in just under two hours.

Australia loses last Wimbledon hope with Rodionova out

Happiness.

Podcast

What truly makes us happy? The seven secrets revealed

Hawaii Five-O actor Daniel Dae Kim has confirmed he's leaving the show following a pay inequality dispute.

TV stars quit after being paid less than white co-stars

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Rafael Nadal of Spain is given assistance during the Gentlemen's Singles second round match ...

Sign of the times: Nadal's bizarre autograph request

Some energy users have been brought to their knees by soaring gas and power prices.

Greenhouse gas data 'hidden' from the Australian public

EXCLUSIVE
Lucy Cormack

One half of 'Islamic Bonnie and Clyde' too soft for attack: court

Ava Benny-Morrison

Old technology and slow Wi-Fi put public school students at risk

A young girl has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being attacked by two dogs.

Three-year-old girl rushed to hospital after two-dog attack

Malek Fahd Islamic School in Greenacre.

Court orders funding for Islamic school to be released by government

Former Guardian Youth Care resident Shannon Smith said conditions were "quite appalling" and she only saw her company ...

Wallaby great's charity accused of putting children at risk

EXCLUSIVE
Patrick Begley

A screen grab of a map showing massacres of Aboriginal people near Sydney in the early day of settlement.

Map reveals the horrors of Australia's 'forgotten' wars

Julie Power

Instances of armed robbery and unlawful entry are soaring in Victoria as they fall in Sydney.

Sydney is no longer the armed robbery capital of Australia

49 mins ago

Muesli bars aren't as healthy as you may think.

Survey reveals big gap in what public and experts think is healthy

Elliott Harvey lost vision in his right eye after the attack.

Two arrested after man lost an eye in attack over his 'hairstyle'

VIC

The Gresham bar in Brisbane.

Winemakers turned away from top bar due to new ID laws

QLD

Hobart: not cheap anymore.

Australian newcomer listed in top global cities for price growth

The Mexican boutique hotel, Casa Malca, was once a mansion owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Former mansion of drug lord Pablo Escobar now a five-star resort

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

Iconic Tasmanian boat sheds on the 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 this year at tax time

44 mins ago

105 Stanhill Drive, Surfers Paradise, will go to auction Sunday July 9 at 10am.

Chinese buyers are back and on a Queensland spending spree

This is the final year of the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of NSW's long-term head packer Steve Peters, on the ...

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This is the final year of the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of NSW's long-term head packer Steve Peters, on the ...

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

Peter Munro

An internal NSW government memo says upgrading the rail line would ease road congestion between Sydney and Wollongong.

Lack of decision on F6 freeway is welcome

Editorial

The Myall Creek Massacre as portrayed by an English illustrator 40 years after the event. From The Chronicles of Time; ...

The hard truth behind the massacre of Aborigines

COMMENT
Frances Letters

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Assistant Health Minister David Gillespie.

Turnbull government at threat from High Court challenge

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell
8 mins 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
1 hr ago

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: the fight for the Liberal Party's soul

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Cricket. Boxing Day Test at MCG . Australia v Pakistan Day 3 .Shane Watson smashes a ball from Abdur Rauf . 28th ...

Why Cricket Australia needs to leave Boxing Day alone

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Artist's impression of the Sydney Crown casino at Barangaroo

Sydneysiders treated like mugs over Barangaroo public space

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Dairy company Bellamy's has been hit by a shock decision in China.

Shares halted: Bellamy's hits yet another roadblock in China

1 hr ago

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

Markets Live: Investors dump shares, bonds

Live
Patrick Commins
12 mins 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
1 hr ago

A still from Sunday Night's program on Appco.

'Malicious falsehood': Seven Network sued

Lucy Battersby

VW emissions scandal: more charges set to be laid

Tom Schoenberg
1 hr ago

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

Automatic 'no': NAB extends home loan crackdown

Clancy Yeates

What a fiery night tells us about global relations

Harold Mitchell

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

Nine cognitive skills have the greatest impact on leadership performance.

Nine ways to think like a leader

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Manly rocked by alleged salary cap scandal

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Cavendish begs for 'vile' abuse to stop

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Rob Kardashian posts revenge porn of Blac Chyna

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What Abbott could learn from Gillard

Federal Politics

Illustration: Simon Letch

Best of Fairfax cartoons July 7

1 hr ago

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - now streaming only 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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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

Albee in 2008. What's most disturbing is Albee's insistence that our most primitive instincts keep asserting themselves ...

Late playwright's demand: 'destroy' my unfinished work

Michael Paulson

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a first-look image from season seven of <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Emilia Clarke wants nothing to do with GoT spinoffs

Broede Carmody

Tom revealed he could only wear a G-string underneath his Spiderman costume.

Holland's new Spider-Man is more like a Spider-Boy: review

Paul Byrnes

Brian Caraker believes in singing to his chickens.

Plenty of charm in this happy-go-clucky bird blockbuster

Jake Wilson

Writer James Baldwin, centre, whose work has acquired fresh resonance in Donald Trump's America.

These fiery critiques reverberate anew in Trump's America

Patty Jenkins, who directed <i>Wonder Woman</i>, has smashed the glass ceiling with her success.

The smart creative decisions behind Wonder Woman

Garry Maddox

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

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

Hansen and Gretel's neutral tones are perfect to add as staples to your wardrobe.

This week's bargains, plus where to buy Alexa Chung's new range

Nicole Economos

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5 annoying character traits you should want your child to possess

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Meet the adorable little girl with Uncombable Hair Syndrome

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The 200 most popular baby names of 2017

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

Our most chocolately chocolate recipes for World Chocolate Day

Steak frites with cafe de Paris butter.

This $10 counter meal is the most bang for buck in Sydney right now

The old Sandringham Hotel and Newtown Social Club has been converted into Holey Moley golf course where you can eat, ...

Putt putt and a pint: Sydney music venue is now a mini golf course

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

Faster than Concorde: Branson reveals the future of air travel

Craig Platt
29 mins ago

We all pack stuff we really don't need on a holiday.

Leave it at home: Ten useless travel items you don't need to pack

Michael Gebicki

A remarkable video has emerged of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner spewing out a thick cloud of vapour as it flies over Russia. ...

Incredible contrail by Boeing 787 – is it part of a global conspiracy?

Oliver Smith

Microsoft sheds thousands of employees

1 hr ago

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

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

The Ford Mustang received a two-star crash test rating.

Mustang upgraded to three-star crash rating

Andrew MacLean

2017 Land Rover Discovery.

Land Rover wants a luxury ute

Andrew Chesterton

Sponsors' nightmare: Andrew Fifita, right, with Jarryd Hayne.

The behind-the-scenes Origin issue that has NSWRL paranoid

Andrew Webster

Richie Porte.

Tour diary: A proper stinker, when the Tour feels like Adelaide

Richie Porte
1 hr ago

Toe tango: Daniel de Silva (L) playing for the Perth Glory.

Mariners poised to sign marquee playmaker from Roma

Dominic Bossi
24 mins ago

Bernard Tomic Bernard Tomic vs Daniel Evans at the Hisense Arena. Day 5 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in ...

Tomic fined $20, 000 and loses sponsor after interview

Safety fears?: Sydney's Allianz Stadium.

Allianz safety fears may lead to rebuild of ageing stadium

Adrian Proszenko

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

US player left screaming in pain at Wimbledon after fall

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

Fears mounting of Ashes boycott over cricket's pay dispute

Andrew Wu

Marcel Kittel of Germany and Team Quick-Step Floors celebrates winning stage six of the 2017 Le Tour de France.

Kittel breaks through as Sagan's appeal rejected

Martyn Herman

Illegal payments: Manly is at the centre of a third-party payments scandal.

TPAs could be abolished under plan to stop cap rorts

Adrian Proszenko

Blues brains trust: Peter Sterling and Laurie Daley in camp at Kingscliff before Origin I.

NSW could lose brains trust after Origin series

Chris Barrett

Blues baby: Nathan Peats with partner Jade and Harlen Reign.

Peats welcomes second child and races back to training

Chris Barrett

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