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Former Seven West Media executive assistant Amber Harrison and CEO Tim Worner.

Ex-lover takes to Twitter after order to pay Seven's bills

Jeremy Strode in 2013.

'He leaves an enormous hole': Top Sydney chef dies aged 53

1 hr ago

Members of the buck's party at the Oaks on Market on Sunday. The men pictured were not taken into custody.

Body found in shower at buck's party a 'member of the Defence Force'

BREAKING
33 mins ago

The local currency was fetching US78.26¢ and the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of ...

Soaring dollar reignites debate about RBA's next move on interest rates

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Holsworthy Barracks.

If it's not broke ... Spy chiefs not sold on PM's security shake-up plan

ANALYSIS
David Wroe
1 hr ago

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says pedestrian traffic on George Street will "go through the roof" once the light rail is ...

Relief for shop owners as light rail work winds down on George Street

$2.6 million case: Get a lawyer or face trial, court tells MacGill

Trump protests believed to be behind secret court battle in US

Biggest national security shake-up in years divides cabinet

David Wroe
55 mins ago

All shook up as earthquake rattles northern beaches

'Exporting death': Pyne's latest 'Made in Australia' idea panned

Professional skydiver Miles Cottman, 27, is recovering in hospital after a horror accident in the French Alps.

Sydney skydiver pays price for 'massive mistake' after horrific crash in France

1 hr ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 16: Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the trophy as he celebrates victory after the Gentlemen's ...

Chart reveals why the Fed is great - but shows Serena is even greater

1 hr ago

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor face off on a promotional stop in Toronto on July 12 ahead of their Las Vegas bout.

'Like Jerry Springer': Swearing duo show all that's wrong in sport

COMMENT

This footage of a flight attendant caught pouring champagne back into a bottle is not what it seems.

Flight attendant caught pouring champagne back into bottle

Selection of food that is good for the heart, rustic wood background

The best and worst foods to eat when you're stressed

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It's a girl! New Doctor Who is born

The series meets deeper, more fundamental human needs than just a romp through the bedrooms and battlefields of author ...

Not just a bedroom romp: Reason Game of Thrones is so satisfying

Special Operations Command soldiers at the government announcement at Holsworthy Barracks.

Questions over PM's use of commandos for announcement

Night's King: Game of Thrones is HBO's most valuable programming asset, breaking records for audience numbers – and piracy.

Game of Thrones season 7: Catch up before it starts

31 mins ago

illustration: Joe Benke.

I love a Big Australia - and this is why you should too

COMMENT

Justine Damond died in a shooting in the US city of Minneapolis.

Sydney woman killed in US police shooting was to marry next month

UPDATED

Police take out AVO against Olympian to protect wife

Chris Barrett

'Unheard of': The 2.5m shark caught in Sydney Harbour

The government has ruled out installing shore to ship power at White Bay, despite the concerns of residents.

$63m fix to cut 'noxious' cruise ship fumes dumped

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is pushing for reform of the NSW Liberal Party.

Abbott backers accused of trying to 'stack' NSW Liberal convention

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

The Rozelle house and the letter

'Hello whoever you are': Letter to future found in Sydney wall

29-year-old Singaporean national Mario Low Ke Wei was also killed in the skydiving accident on Saturday.

Mario had only just moved to Sydney before skydiving incident

Melton South footballer Daniel Vasjuta.

Broken-legged footballer left stranded as paramedics flee

VIC
58 mins ago

The large whale almost smashed into one of the dinghies.

Amazing footage shows breaching whale almost crashing into tourists

WA
1 hr ago

Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Woodridge.

'YOR DEAD': Lucky escape for repeatedly targeted family

QLD
59 mins ago

Prince Leonard Casley

The ATO has spent a lot of money chasing this 'royal' family

Rose Bay knockdown-rebuild home sells for $30 million

Knockdown-rebuild in Rose Bay sells for whopping $30 million

Andrew Banks admits to being a 'tidy freak' at home.

Shark Tank's Andrew Banks on home life: 'Such a gimmick'

Deloitte's Chris Richardson.

Gravity set to catch 'stupidity' surrounding house prices

The house at 96 Moreton Street, Lakemba, attracted 11 bidders and sold for $1.87 million.

'The next inner-west': Is Lakemba the new Marrickville?

Street art occurs very frequently in the inner west.

17 things all inner west residents know to be true

Armed and masked special forces troops at the announcement of the government's new policies on military involvement in ...

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Armed and masked special forces troops at the announcement of the government's new policies on military involvement in ...

Calling in the army no magic bullet to terrorism threat

COMMENT
Dr John Coyne

Katie Pratt and Amy Li are the owners of Elliatt. The fashion label launched in China 18 months ago.

Elliatt doesn't have a single store in Australia but it's about to open 15 in China

Cara Waters

Weight is about more than dress-size.

Why obesity is driving this female cancer

Paula Goodyer

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Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Peter Dutton to control merged super national security department

David Wroe
56 mins ago

'Cruel and immoral:' One million homes left empty across Australia

Eryk Bagshaw
1 hr ago

PM needs to explain why he's shaking up a system that's working

ANALYSIS
David Wroe
1 hr ago

Closing ceremony in the Mutitjulu community of the First Nations National Convention held in Uluru, on Friday 26 May ...

Referendum Council's one recommendation leaves PM unsure

1 hr ago

Special Operations Command soldiers at the government announcement at Holsworthy Barracks.

Turnbull under fire over use of military in press conference

Legal hurdles will be cleared away to allow the amy to respond to domestic terror incidents

Australian army to be deployed on domestic soil during attacks

World Vision Australia chief advocate Tim Costello has criticised Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne's ambition ...

'Profiting from bloodshed': Pyne criticised over weapons export plan

Tammy Davis-Charles.

'I have cancer': Accused Australian nurse breaks down in court

Nara Lon and Lindsay Murdoch
55 mins ago

Facebook argues users are entitled to know when law enforcement agencies ask to search their political communications.

Facebook fights secret access to users' political communications

Republican Senator John McCain has gone against Republican bills before.

John McCain's health delays vote on Trumpcare

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions, right, is trying to bypass state laws and use the Justice Department to push back ...

Pot wars: States pitted against federal government

Armed and masked special forces troops at the announcement of the government's new policies on military involvement in ...

Calling in the army no magic bullet to terrorism threat

COMMENT
Dr John Coyne

Nick Greiner wants the Liberal government elected.

Disunity is death: Stop infighting, focus on winning

COMMENT
Nick Greiner

Ralph Bristow lost $500,000 during his years of gambling, the majority of it on the pokies.

I lost $500,000 living at ground zero for predatory gambling

COMMENT
Ralph Bristow

The local currency was fetching US78.26¢ and the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of ...

Rocketing $A reignites debate over interest rates

Jessica Sier

Weighing heaviest on the ASX on Monday was a 1.9 per cent slide in Telstra.

Telstra drags ASX lower despite Chinese boost

Jessica Sier
1 hr ago

Medibank is outrageously profitable despite having the industry's highest number of customer complaints.

Medibank hits the PR trail to cover failures

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Officially, James Packer has no role in Ellerston's investment decisions.

Packer-backed investment company buys into The Star

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

'Vitriolic atmosphere': Harrison ordered to pay Seven's legal costs

Michaela Whitbourn

Global cyber attack could spur $68b in losses: report

$10 an hour for 10-hour days: Dainty Sichuan pay claims

Liam Mannix

ASIC queries KordaMentha independence in Ten case

Lucy Battersby
1 min ago

It's a conservative-looking trend that has its roots in rebellion.

The menswear trend inspired by rappers, rebels...and your dad

Men's Style
Max Berlinger

Stop ordering UberEats or whipping up ready-made meals and learn to feed yourself and others properly.

The one trick to lose weight, save money, and be a better man

Life on Mars

Vivienne Pearson and her two children, with the trampoline that cost them more than $4000, including accessories and ...

'Worth every cent: I spent $4000 on a backyard trampoline'

Vivienne Pearson

Ten-year investment returns will look better as the GFC recedes from view.

Beware of bragging money managers

Scott Phillips

Katie Pratt and Amy Li are the owners of Elliatt. The fashion label launched in China 18 months ago.

Elliatt doesn't have a single store in Australia but is opening 15 in China

Cara Waters

Success story: Jaddan Comerford created Unified from his parents' suburban home.

Punk rocker sells clarinet and creates multimillion dollar music business

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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George A. Romero dies aged 77

1 hr ago

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Police to receive military tactics training

1 hr ago

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Light rail to send foot traffic 'through the roof'

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Exmouth tourists' close call with whale

1 hr ago

Cold start to the day in Melbourne with temperatures dropping below zero in outer suburbs.

Fairfax photos of the week - July 13, 2017

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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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Thredbo survivor Stuart Diver met Rosanna Cossettini two years after the disaster.

60 Minutes: Thredbo landslide survivor reveals life after

Kit Harington as Jon Snow in <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Game of Thrones season 7: Catch up before it starts

Broede Carmody
31 mins ago

Martin Landau arrives at the 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala.

Oscar winner Martin Landau dies aged 89

Michael Idato
21 mins ago

The new Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker.

There's a girl in my tardis: gender politics and Doctor Who

Michael Idato

Red Symons is in hospital following a fall.

ABC 'unsure' when Red Symons will return to work after fall

Rob Moran

Night Of The Living Dead zombie master George Romero has died, aged 77.

Zombie movies master George Romero, dead at 77

Rob Moran

Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns.

Forget Jedis, Mary Poppins steals the show at Disney's D23

Michael Idato

Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard and Fionn Whitehead in a scene from Dunkirk.

'What am I doing here?' Harry Styles on filming Dunkirk

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Alan Schacher in Platform 2017 at Articulate Project Space.

Just what is Alan trying to say by breaking eggs over his head?

Jill Sykes

Septimus Caton and Ashley Lyons in Louis Nowra's This Much is True.

A beery man-hug of a show that revels in its old-school rascality

Jason Blake

The Plant

When the best chat you have all day is with a houseplant

Jason Blake

Barnaby Jpyce as he appears in the new issue of GQ magazine.

Key discoveries from Barnaby Joyce's spread for GQ

Jenna Clarke

Mia Ayliffe-Chung had been in Townsville less than two weeks before she was killed.

I am the mother that the Australian government would rather forget

COMMENT
Rosie Ayliffe

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr on their wedding day.

Finally, a gawk at Miranda Kerr's Dior wedding dress

Cersei Lannister, in a move Lady Macbeth could only envy, turned grief over the death of her children into rage and ...

There's been a major, important shift in Game of Thrones' power hierarchy

Jane Gilmore

OK, we don’t have the best photos of Rita Ora in Vivienne Westwood Couture, but it’s dry July (when A-listers are all ...

Praise be to Rita Ora's frock in Handmaid-red

Too soon? Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt on the red carpet.

Do men really move on faster than women? Well that depends

Natalie Reilly

There is limited research that looks at why men engage in this practice.

'Creepshots' - no, women don't 'deserve' them

Andrea Waling

Costumes tell a story through their design and give the viewer a look at the character’s personality.

Forget the gore, let's talk about the incredible Game of Thrones fashion

Lydia Edwards

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Step away from the hand sanitizer: dirt is good for children

Gender equality is real on Australian Ninja Warrior.

8 reasons Australian Ninja Warrior is great for kids

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The reason it is good for our children to fail

A slice of this berry-dotted cake is perfect late in the morning or for afternoon tea.

Yotam Ottolenghi's blissful berry baking recipes

Jeremy Strode in 2013.

Industry legend and chef hero Jeremy Strode dies at 53

1 hr ago

The village bread oven used to serve as a communal hot pot.

Do you need to brown meat before adding it to a slow-cooker?

Business Class on Qatar.

Flight test: The reason why this is the world's best airline for 2017

Julietta Jameson

This footage of a flight attendant caught pouring champagne back into a bottle is not what it seems.

Flight attendant caught pouring leftover champagne back into bottle

Hugh Morris

The pool deck.

On board 'the most luxurious cruise ship ever built'

Sally Macmillan

The new Nintendo 2DS console

Nintendo's latest handheld is great value

We have been overtaken by other countries when it comes to certain aspects of our policy.

Is Australia's cyber security strategy failing?

Dr Mowlam says AR is 'an amazing tool for taking ideas off the drawing board and dropping them into the real world'.

Augmented reality brings smart city of the future into focus

Heart

This squishy artificial heart is amazing

Gizmodo

Panasonic's EZ1000 series Ultra HD OLED takes the fight to LG.

LG's pursuit of the perfect television

COMMENT

Static photo, Color: Ara Blue 2017 Audi S5.

Audi's fire breathing sportback reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW 520i.

BMW to offer new entry-level 520i

Dom Tripolone

Learner Driver.

The easiest country to get a driver's licence

Alessandra Melville

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 10TH: In this handout image provided by Jaguar Racing - Mitch Evans in the Jaguar I-TYPE during ...

Is this the future of motorsport?

David McCowen

Lamborghini Ad Personam steering wheels

How to create the car of your dreams

David McCowen

Getting you Ps at 30 feature.

Learning to drive at 30

Dom Tripolone

Tough words: Dana White separates Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor during the London press conference on July 14.

Mayweather v McGregor is all that's wrong with sport

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Kurtley Beale poses during the Wallabies Indigenous Jersey Launch.

Beale eyeing off Wallabies No.12 jersey for Bledisloe Cup opener

Tom Decent

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 16: Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the trophy as he celebrates victory after the Gentlemen's ...

Comparing the careers of tennis greats by age

Conal Hanna
1 hr ago

Sprint queen Cate Campbell has been enjoying her time away from swimming.

Relief for Swimming Australia as Campbell commits to Tokyo 2020

Phil Lutton

Responsibility: Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson won't lay any blame on the players for NSW's awful season.

Gibson refuses to blame players for forgettable season

Tom Decent
48 mins ago

Stuart MacGill is pursuing an injury claim against Cricket Australia.

$2.6 million case: get a lawyer or face trial, court tells MacGill

Jon Pierik

Michael Diamond outside Raymond Terrace Courthouse in a file photo.

'None of your business:' Olympic champ given AVO to protect wife

Chris Barrett

Dutch rider Bauke Mollema claimed the 15th Tour de France stage for Trek-Segafredo.

Booed and jeered, Froome survives an 'attempted coup'

Rupert Guinness

Roosters players Daniel Tupou, Luke Keary, Mitchell Aubusson and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves sporting the jerseys dedicated ...

'Just drop it': Pearce's halves partner expects Roosters revival

Adam Pengilly
1 hr ago

Conciliatory: NRL CEO Todd Greenberg says there is genuine commitment to grow the game from both players and administrators.

CBA row won't stalk finals: Greenberg

Adam Pengilly
39 mins ago

There was no Origin joy yet again for the much-maligned Mitchell Pearce.

How to make NSW great again: Fittler's ambitious proposal

Steve Mascord

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