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US President Donald Trump expressed regret at hiring Jeff Sessions.

Trump's troubling interview reveals a lawless president

COMMENT
Greg Sargent
39 mins ago

A proposed Islamic hub at Durack has received conditional approval from Brisbane City Council

Council says no to exclusive gated Islamic community

Ruth McCosker

Justine Damond, 40, was killed on Saturday.

'Justine did not have to die': Minneapolis police chief

UPDATED
Rachel Browne
1 hr ago

Minister for Main Roads and Water Supply Mark Bailey

Whistleblower links Bailey's deleted emails to pastor's 2004 case

Tony Moore

Through the Wi-Fi chip, a hacker may be able to assume control of your device's processor.

Apple users warned to upate their devices. Right now

Brian Fung
42 mins ago

"For many students this scholarship payment has made a difference in terms of their ability to move to university and ...

The most popular Australian public service flight routes revealed

Tom McIlroy

'I've done my time': OJ Simpson granted parole after 9 years in jail

UPDATED
Steve Gorman

'Gender imbalance' in board with more women: LNP MP

Felicity Caldwell

70 strangulation charges a month laid after offence introduced

Felicity Caldwell

Broncos run rampant over Bulldogs in emphatic victory

Phil Lutton

Cairns exhibit reverses roles in Australia's brutal frontier wars

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Tim Mander's mouth got him into trouble in Parliament on Wednesday.

LNP MP apologises for his remarks on women 'in the heat of battle'

Felicity Caldwell
57 mins ago

Chester Bennington died in his home near Los Angeles.

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington found dead

UPDATED
44 mins ago

The people's choice: introducing Trainy McTrainface

All aboard: Trainy McTrainface gets green light

Not another chocolate orange dessert!

What a send off on MasterChef, but geez enough already

COMMENT

Halfbrick chief executive Shainiel Deo's company has made Queensland's Business Leaders Hall of Fame.

Billions of downloads help push gaming upstarts into hall of fame

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Exxon under Tillerson violated Russia sanctions

Blackstar's raspberry-crowned cake is on the menu at the 2017 Night Noodle Markets.

Eight delicious things to eat at the Brisbane Night Noodle Markets

Brisbane times iPad coffee generic

Check in for your BT breakfast bulletin with Spencer Howson

Fortescue likely to appeal native title decision

11:19AM

Woman convicted of murder after parrot says ...

11:14AM

Powerful earthquake hits off Turkish coast

11:09AM

Shari Davies with her father, Ian.

How a Brisbane father fought back after his daughter was raped

Madonna King

Paul Pisasale's lawyer charged with extortion

UPDATED
Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Two ministers to replace stood-aside Bailey

Felicity Caldwell

Police investigate sophisticated Brisbane ATM robberies

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

RSPCA inspectors located and seized 186 fowl.

Almost 200 birds seized at 11 properties linked to cockfighting

UPDATED
Ruth McCosker

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath, who admitted she had used a private account from "time ...

Another Qld minister admits using private email

Felicity Caldwell

Mark Bailey has been stood aside pending an investigation into his deletion of work-related emails.

CCC boss said 'no evidence' of cover up in Bailey's emails

Felicity Caldwell

Plans developed inside Transport for NSW into a tram line down Parramatta Road

$2.7b light rail line plan for Sydney's inner west axed

EXCLUSIVE

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation director Stanley Warrie reacts to the judgment.

Traditional owners win native title fight

WA

A proposed Islamic hub at Durack has received conditional approval from Brisbane City Council

Council says no to exclusive gated Islamic community

"For many students this scholarship payment has made a difference in terms of their ability to move to university and ...

The most popular APS flight routes revealed

ACT

New Green, Jordon Steele-John in Perth today July 20, 2017. Pic:Tony McDonough. .

'I want the job': Youngest ever senator will replace Scott Ludlam

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

'Inequality kills hope': Bill Shorten sets Labor's defining mission

James Massola

Australia's multibillion-dollar legal tax avoidance loophole

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

The discovery of this axe-head grindstone inside the Kakadu National Park has rewritten the history of Australia.

The extraordinary science behind a discovery 65,000 years in the making

Tony Wright

Former Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett is running for the Greens in the Queensland Senate allocation.

Greens at risk of losing a third senator to section 44

Amy Remeikis

Optimistic about the economic outlook. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Rates will climb and borrowers should prepare, says Turnbull

Peter Martin

A rocket explodes near the old city during fighting against Islamic State in Mosul,.

Spies could gather intel on 'classes' of Australian citizens

David Wroe

Boat belonging to the Defend Europe group.

Stop-the-boats activists 'not neo-Nazis any more'

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

British Prime Minister Theresa May, walks in a forest with her husband Philip at the start of her summer holiday in the ...

Brexit negotiator finds 14 problems as May heads for Alps

Nick Miller

THe shallow quake hit off the coast of Turkey on Friday morning.

Powerful earthquake hits off Turkish coast

UPDATED
11 mins ago

India's new president Ram Nath Kovind, centre, is flanked by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders M.M. Joshi, left, and ...

This man from India's lowest caste now holds the highest office

ANALYSIS
Amrit Dhillon

Larissa Waters announcing her resignation in Brisbane on Tuesday.

The great Senate electoral fraud: The voters have been duped

COMMENT
Bill O'Chee

Jodie Whittaker will replace Peter Capaldi as the Doctor in the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special.

Cry me a River (Song): Doctor Who brings out the manbabies

John Birmingham

illustration: Joe Benke.

Why I love a Big Australia, and you should too

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Expanding its regional mobile phone coverage will draw more customers and reduce Telstra's marketing advantage of having ...

Optus spends $1b to boost regional mobile coverage

Lucy Battersby
49 mins ago

The ASX looks set for a flat week.

Markets Live: ASX slides on Trump concerns

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
41 mins ago

Strength to strength: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Is this Amazon Australia's first warehouse location?

Security officials imposed the ban in March, warning then that the Islamic State group was developing bombs that could ...

United States lifts laptop ban on planes

1 hr ago

Travel 350km in 29 mins: Musk plans world's longest tunnel

46 mins ago

Iron ore's price seen fading

Jasmine Ng
22 mins ago

The next global meltdown is further away than you think

COMMENT

Solomon Lew takes a $40m bath on Myer

Colin Kruger, CBD

Brisbane builder Daniel Klinge on the judging panel on Network Ten's new lifestyle offering, Australia By Design.

Brisbane builder to star on new lifestyle TV shows

Make sure you find the one special element that you want to take throughout the house.

The simple trick professionals use when designing interiors

The Gold Coast saw a year-on-year rise of 7.4 per cent in its median house price.

Gold Coast property market 'clearly outpaces' Brisbane

3682 NW Princeton Place, Boca Raton, Florida.

Live long and prosper in this $37.85 million Florida mansion

Photo: Houzz

How to style your trickier-than-average living room

Levi's new campaign.

Iconic denim brand strikes a chord with Aussie rockers

Men's Style

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk ditches the suit in favour of a shirt, coat and denim. Still sharp, but far more relaxed.

A 'summer camp for billionaires' revealed a surprising new trend

Leadership

Australians overseas will be hit with a fine when they get home if they don't declare worldwide income for HECS-HELP ...

The $3600 HECS fine aimed at Aussies overseas

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Security: John and Jenny Bold live comfortably, though not extravagantly.

Australia near top in global retiree wellbeing

John Collett

Mark Zuckerberg's relationship with Priscilla Chan is a bonus according to new research.

A secret ingredient for entrepreneurial success

James Adonis
19 mins ago

Dr Jana Matthews says small businesses need to be bold and aim for international markets.

Four ways to bite bullet and go global

COMMENT
Jana Matthews

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Linkin Park lead singer found dead

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Tour de France: Barguil wins stage 18

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'No Health Care Plan, No Vacation'

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Eddie Jones: what rugby can learn from the Tour de France

Jim Pavlidis cartoon for Letters page, Friday July 21, 2017

Best of Fairfax cartoons July 21

1 hr ago

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

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

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Tamara took her MasterChef elimination well.

What a send-off on MasterChef, but enough already

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Chester Bennington died in his home near Los Angeles.

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington found dead

UPDATED
44 mins ago

Hi-5 (left top to right): Shay, Joe, Bailey, Lachie and Courtney.

TV bosses call for end to children's content

Karl Quinn

Peter Smeeth's portrait of Today show host Lisa Wilkinson.

Lisa Wilkinson portrait wins Packing Room Prize

Garry Maddox

Rhys Nicholson ambushed the PM on the government's marriage equality stance.

Comedian ambushes Turnbull on marriage equality

Rob Moran

Johnny Depp's case against his management has begun in court in Los Angeles.

Johnny Depp, ex-manager trade blame over lost riches

Edvard Pettersson

The Bachelor Matty Johnson is in the mood for love.

Matty J is handsome, smart, funny; so why a TV Bachelor?

Christine Sams

Chris Evans was revealed to be the highest paid star at the BBC.

BBC pays top male star five times more than top woman

Kate Holton and Paul Sandle

Bryan probets plays Baronet, a lead role in Queensland Opera's upcoming production of Ruddigore.

The life of Bryan: From Brisbane theatre to Opera Queensland

Susan Hetherington

Australian artist Sidney Nolan, who is among the selectors of pictures for the Young Commonwealth Artists exhibition ...

Bid on work by Sidney Nolan and others: What's on this weekend

Performers from the show Fun House, which was made exclusively for the Brisbane Festival in September.

'Crazy' new show to debut at Brisbane Festival

Rachel Clun

A "heartbreaking" decline: Doug with Nick Young.

The dementia cases that can be prevented

Sarah Berry

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, listen to explanations by Andreas Goebes, right, of the bakers guild ...

'I want to beat my husband:' Kate gets competitive in Germany

Nicole Economos
1 hr ago

A regular Facetime session with Nan is a joy previous generations didn't have the privilege of accessing.

Let's not blame selfies for inadequate community care

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

When Beyonce revealed her twins in an Instgram glamour shoot, mums the world over rolled their eyes. And that's being kind.

Why I got a blow dry before the birth of my two babies

COMMENT
Jacinta Tynan

Australian model Duckie Thot poses for the 2018 Pirelli Calendar.

Aussie Duckie Thot stars in all-PoC Pirelli calendar

Elizabeth Paton

Shaun Hampson and Megan Gale arrive at the 57th Annual Logie Awards at Crown Palladium on May 3, 2015 in Melbourne, ...

Megan Gale is engaged - congrats!

Mary Ward

Your biological clock doesn't just affect your romantic prospects, it can also cause trouble for your career.

Men: What to do about your ticking biological clock

SATIRE
Sarah-Jane Collins

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.

How to get the best hair on Game of Thrones

Stephanie Darling

Schoolyard favourite: Adam Liaw's Adelaide pastie.

Adam Liaw's Cornish pasties with an Aussie touch

1 hr ago

Neil Perry's spaghetti with bottarga.

A guide to salt substitutes and how to use them

1 hr ago

South Australian favourite: Apple and custard tart.

Apple and custard tart recipe: the pie of your winter dreams

Adam Liaw

LIttle Mariana Sifrit died on Tuesday after contracting viral meningitis.

'Don't let people kiss your baby': grieving mum's plea

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The genius hack to stop your kids interrupting

Benji, Rose, Eden, Bowie, Theo and Vivienne. New research shows exposing toddlers to risky play such as access to open ...

Why preschoolers should play with fire and powertools

Portrait of young woman with hands on her head looking at the camera. Studio shot, grey background.

The surprising drink order that annoys flight attendants the most

Soo Kim
1 hr ago

Tourists relax on Kuta Beach.

Why Australians keep going back to our bogan paradise

Michael Gebicki

Gordon Ramsay makes an appearance in British Airways' new safety video in 2017.

Gordon Ramsay drops F-bomb in British Airways' new safety video

Annie Dang

Through the Wi-Fi chip, a hacker may be able to assume control of your device's processor.

Update your Apple devices. Right now.

42 mins ago

AlphaBay was a dark web site for drugs, weapons and other contraband.

Dark web marketplaces shut down

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Google Home Australian review: does your house need one?

16 mins ago

Pokemon

Pokemon GO less annoying after update

Kotaku

Micro Machines.

Review: Online take on Micro Machines a tiny disappointment

Kia

2018 Facelifted Kia Sorento SUV revealed

David McCowen
1 hr ago

2018 Mercedes-Benz S 400 d 4MATIC

The car that can read the road... and the driver

Andrew MacLean

Mercedes-Benz X-Klasse ? Exterieur, Beringwei? metallic, Ausstattungslinie POWER // Mercedes-Benz X-Class ? Exterior, ...

Eight things you need to know about the Mercedes X-Class

Stephen Ottley

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

Murdoch joins Tesla board

Todd Spangler

Driving Holden's answer to the Toyota Kluger

David McCowen

2013 Renault Clio RS Cup Trophy.

The biggest issue with a used Renault Clio RS

David Morley

Former Brisbane Bullets import Torrey Craig has signed on to play in the NBA with Denver.

Brisbane Bullet bounces into NBA as defence wins over Denver

Joshua Paterson
28 mins ago

On a roll: Broncos players celebrate one of their many tries on Thursday night.

Broncos run rampant over Bulldogs in emphatic victory

Phil Lutton

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 12: Blues coach Laurie Daley looks dejected after game three of the State Of Origin series ...

Gould slams NSW State of Origin leadership as 'dog's breakfast'

Chris Barrett

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 13: Steven Lowy of Westfield speaking with Robert Harley from AFR at The Westin on October ...

A-League club owners preparing legal action against FFA

Dominic Bossi

The TIU emphasised that an alert on its own was not evidence of match-fixing.

Three Wimbledon matches under investigation over match-fixing

Des Bieler

Trent Hodkinson, of the Newcastle Knights, takes terminally ill schoolgirl Hannah Rye to her school formal.

NRL star Trent Hodkinson takes terminally ill girl to school formal

Jessica Brown

Jason Day says he understands R&A's decision.

Day forces R&A; into British Open rule change

Close call: Mick Fanning.

Mick Fanning has another close call with shark