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A fireball explodes in the air above the shattered streets of west Mosul on July 3.

How IS missed the crucial ingredients for a 'dirty bomb'

28 mins ago

Jodie Binks-Brown, 13, has been reported missing.

Search for 13-year old schoolgirl missing in central Victoria

Justine Damond, of Sydney, Australia, who was fatally shot by by police in Minneapolis.

Why critics worldwide rant about the madness of US gun laws

COMMENT

Search and Rescue (SAR) Teams from across the Fraser Valley are engaged in the Statlu Lake search as RCMP continue to ...

Sniffer dogs in search for Melbourne woman missing in Canada

38 mins ago

GP trainee Dr Sarah Newman was inspired by her parents to become a doctor.

Women GPs outnumber men for first time in Australia

According to Allan Gyngell, a former head of the Office of National Assessments, the Trump-Turnbull phone call will lead ...

'Aggressive': Chinese spy ship monitors war games off QLD coast

Man stabbed during a brawl outside Crown Casino last night

More than 1 million motorists at risk from 'grenade' airbags

Cricketers propose 'peace plan' to end pay impasse

46 mins ago

'This is the only way': Conservatives go postal on same-sex marriage

Exploitative landlords asking $150 a bed in overcrowded units

Hendrika Jooste (right) and her sister Elizabeth Fourie. Elizabeth is a nutritionist who flew to the conference from ...

'It's a scam': The weird, deceitful world of fake scientific conferences

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 30: Darcy Moore of the Magpies kicks the ball during the 2017 AFL round 06 match between ...

Live: The Pies and the Eagles go head-to-head at Etihad

Osamah Sami in Ali's Wedding

What Sami did next: a life less ordinary

Coach Alastair Clarkson says the Hawks are on the right track.

Hawks 'on the right track' for finals and silverware

Paul Baum, left, and David Schoelen, dressed as characters from "The Walking Dead," pose for a portrait on day two of ...

Only Comic-Con costume gallery you'll need (this year, anyway)

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Melbourne's big problem with water

Fifteen year old Tabarek who is wounded and can no longer walk lies at the feet of her family as they rest for a few ...

Islamic State sleeper cells: 'The war has just started'

Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in "The Handmaid's Tale", a dystopian world in which fertile women are enslaved as child breeders.

A Handmaid's Tale isn't science fiction, it's a warning

young fitness woman runner running at sunrise seaside

How to plan a winter fitness regime that you'll actually keep

Young Woman Curling Up with a Good Book.

Five books I needed to read when my mum died of cancer

Cameron FitzGerald, general manager of strategy and planning, CityWest Water on top of a 20 megalitre recycled water ...

Melbourne may run short of water in just over a decade

Teens slapped with hefty fines, cars impounded after doughnut run

Drug users 'are basically sick - they're not criminals': Ken Lay

A 29-year-old man was stabbed during a brawl in Southbank.

Two in hospital, two sent to court after brawl outside Crown

A man has died after his car went over an embankment on the Great Alpine Road near Mt Hotham.

Driver dies after ute goes down embankment

Jane Morris, whose mother died of Motor Neurone Disease.

'Are you asking me to kill her?': A plea to stop a mother's pain

Detectives are appealing for anyone with information or may have seen or heard the incident to contact Police.

Man found shot in St Kilda street, police search for gunman

Danielle and Fady Taiba.

One punch victim sues bar and security company

NSW

Donald Trump jnr was interviewed on Fox News regarding the meeting.

The secret Sydney life of Trump jr's wheeler dealer

Douglas Karr was featured in promotional material for the event, despite never having agreed to appear, while Meg Coffey ...

Web conference charging $2.5k a ticket cancelled

WA

iFLy has submitted a development application to Brisbane City Council to open a facility in Brisbane.

Car parks to make way for indoor skydiving

QLD

Darren Palmer says futuristic apps are revolutionary for our home security.

Darren Palmer reveals secrets to renovating your period home

Designer Lynda Gardener has a penchant for clean white walls and floors.

Designer Lynda Gardener creates serene apartment in St Kilda

Hobart house prices grew the strongest in the country in the 12 months to June.

Surprise contender for Australia's hottest real estate market

For Moscow-based architects Meganom, this will be their first project in the West.

The sky is the limit for Manhattan's new 'super slender'

Room shared by four females in apartment building.

Tenants ripped off in tight market, asked to pay $150 for a bed

Stacks of cigarettes stand at a Philip Morris International production facility

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Stacks of cigarettes stand at a Philip Morris International production facility

Tobacco giant lures youth to smoke in India

Aditya Kalra, Paritosh Bansal, Tom Lasseter and Duff Wilson

Hundreds of people put on red dresses for Melbourne's Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever in Edinburgh Gardens.

Why pop songs move us: it's not about us

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Ken Hillman, for his book Good Life To The End. Supplied by Allen & Unwin.?

The last six months of my mother's life

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Collingwood forward Darcy Moore.

Live: Collingwood v West Coast

Tigers skipper Trent Cotchin.

Live: Richmond v GWS

Greene cannot reduce any potential sentence with an early guilty plea.

Giant Greene again in hot water

Daniel Cherny
47 mins ago

Coach Alastair Clarkson says the Hawks are on the right track.

Hawks 'on the right track' for finals and silverware

Brad Elborough

Turnaround: Max Gawn says there was a special focus on starts at Melbourne.

Dees focused on rectifying 'sh--house' starts

Daniel Cherny
35 mins ago

Hamstrung: The Saints' Leigh Montagna limps off in the match against Sydney on Saturday.

Saints set to lose Roo, Montagna, Gawn faces fitness battle

Anthony Colangelo
1 hr ago

No urgency: Jobe Watson and Bombers coach John Worsfold haven't spoken about the midfielder's future yet.

Young Bombers' form makes future uncertain for Watson: Worsfold

Anthony Colangelo
32 mins ago

Stellar performance: Callum Sinclair enjoys another major against the Saints.

Sinclair boots flying Swans into fifth spot on ladder

Tom Decent

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten flagged more redistributive policies at the Melbourne Institute outlook conference on Friday.

Turnbull backs Shorten's call to reform electoral system

Adam Gartrell
2 mins ago

Conservatives split over postal plebiscite on same-sex marriage

Matthew Knott

'Reform is coming': Abbott and Turnbull meet in Sydney

Senator Lionel Murphy having been sworn in as Judge at High Court, Taylor Square, February 14, 1975.

After 31 years, this enduring judicial scandal will be reignited

Kate McClymont

Opposition leader, Bill Shorten, in Sydney. 29th June 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Labor preparing to announce major new tax policy

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

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Intelligence watchdog 'needs to triple staff' to keep eye on spies

David Wroe

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten flagged more redistributive policies at the Melbourne Institute outlook conference on Friday.

Bill Shorten's equality pitch: the economy's not working for all

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Run, a tiny island in Indonesia. is about three kilometres long and one kilometre wide.

What would you give me for Manhattan? The island history forgot

Jewel Topsfield

Despite frustration with the lack of economic progress, Timorese look set to return the ruling coalition to office.

Fretilin, Gusmao party lead in early Timor vote count

Lindsay Murdoch

Aahana Kumra plays a woman, in Lipstick Under My Burkha, who has a boyfriend but is being forced to marry a man she ...

Film praised for challenging oppressive Indian rules

Amrit Dhillon

Jean-Eric. Cycling with team Rwanda. Rwanda. June 2017. Photo: Eva de Vries Rwanda.?

'In the next 10 years, the Yellow Jersey will go to an African rider'

Eva de Vries

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

Tony and Kevin are Australian politics' worst retirees

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Emmanuel Macron and France have displaced the US at the top of the soft power index.

Why Australia's global influence is waning

COMMENT
Anne Summers

Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in "The Handmaid's Tale", a dystopian world in which fertile women are enslaved as child breeders.

A Handmaid's Tale isn't science fiction, it's a warning

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

Will Amazon's earnings justify its lofty valuations?

Crunch time for US tech stocks

Timothy Moore

Apple chief executive Tim Cook.

Ireland seeks custodian for Apple cash as collection nears

Peter Flanagan
22 mins ago

Anthony Scaramucci, seen here with Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has been appointed director of communications for the White House.

Scaramucci brings Wall Street pitchman skills to White House

Zachary R. Mider and Zeke Faux

Illustration: Simon Bosch

'Sold a lemon': Aveo's aged care comes at a high price

Adele Ferguson

The high price of vanity in time and money

Georgina Dent

Bumper financial year returns could be as good as it gets

John Collett

Humans still matter despite the rise of the 'gig economy'

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

NAB's Baird eyes gains from 'asset recycling'

Clancy Yeates

It doesn't take much to be a better man, but you can always improve.

12 essential life skills every man needs to have

Self Improvement

Iconic denim brand strikes a chord with Aussie rockers

Men's Style

Investors have enjoyed a bumper financial year

Bumper financial year returns could be as good as it gets

John Collett

How do you compare the performances of super funds? Illustration: John Shakespeare

How to judge your superannuation fund's performance

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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

A secret ingredient for entrepreneurial success

James Adonis

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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Froome set to clinch fourth title

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Day bounces back as Grace makes history

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Combrinck saves the day for Lions

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Hawks smash Freo in Perth

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: A festival goer watches Luca Brasi perform during Splendour in the Grass 2017 on July ...

All the sound and colour from Splendour in the Grass 2017

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

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Powderfinger played an impromptu reunion set at Splendour in the Grass.

Surprise Powderfinger reunion electrifies crowd at Splendour

Rachel Clun

The Bachelor's Matthew "Matty J" Johnson with his mum Ellie Johnson.

The untold story behind The Bachelor's search for love

EXCLUSIVE
Christine Sams

Andy Serkis says performance capture is one of the greatest actors' tools of the 21st century: 'It allows us the ability ...

Hollywood's biggest star you mightn't recognise: Andy Serkis

Craig Mathieson

From last year's Drone Film Festival: Mike Bishop's <i>Into The West</i>.

Extreme skiers to Superman: A festival just for drone films

Garry Maddox

Del Kathryn Barton's 2013 Archibald Prize-winning portrait of Hugo Weaving was gifted to the actor.

The Archibald Prize's 15 minutes of fame

Linda Morris

Singer and writer Angie Hart at lunch at Hutong Dumpling Bar, Melbourne.

The darkness behind Frente singer's Kelly Street smile

Karl Quinn

The cast of Shit (from left): Peta Brady (Sam), Nicci Wilks (Billy) and Sarah Ward (Bobby).

The play so rude audiences dare not speak its name

Elissa Blake

Poster for the film A Ghost Story. (Photo sourced from web)

Casey Affleck in a sheet? Bizarre ghost tale becomes break-out hit

Stephanie Bunbury

Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa (detail).

How Japanese artist Hokusai swept the world

Kylie Northover

Artists Jody Haines and Susan Maco Forrester

Gertrude Street Projection Festival celebrates 10 years

Hannah Francis

Christian Scott is coming to Wangaratta this November.

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues back on its feet

Jessica Nicholas

When women date younger men, it can raise eyebrows, but when men date younger women, no one blinks.

Are you dating a psychopath?

David Gillespie

Sun follower: Bambi Northwood-Blyth soaks up the sun in Sicily.

Yes, we know you are in Europe

Amy Croffey

Kathy Lette.

The advice I've learned to live by (and dish out)

Kathy Lette

Diana, Princess of Wales wears the Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara

Profiting from brand Diana, 20 years on from her death

Andrew Hornery

Happier times: Gabi Grecko after she got engaged to her now estranged husband, Geoffrey Edelsten, in 2014.

Gabi Grecko inspired by Edelsten split and group sex 'incident'

Amy Croffey

Seven-year-old Nicholas Demetriou hasn't got time for gender stereotypes. He chooses clothes that he likes, regardless ...

The kids fashion brands doing away with gender segregation

Cat Rodie

Festival goers arrive in Byron Bay for Splendour in the Grass 2017 on Friday.

How brands upstage the main stage at Splendour

Jenna Clarke

Your gym equipment may not be as clean as you think.

How clean is your gym?

Jo Hartley

Pork menchi katsu with apple katsu sauce.

Weekly meal planner with pork katsu (Japanese pork schnitty anyone?)

Jill Dupleix's buttermilk waffles with maple-bacon butter.

We're making waffles! How to make four different batters

Banana bread with chai spiced creme fraiche at Three Blue Ducks.

Best ever banana bread recipe from Three Blue Ducks

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

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Why preschoolers should play with fire and powertools

Carry-on luggage: How much is too much?

Dear smug passengers, don't criticise me for extra hand luggage

Letters

sublime desert settings: Qasr Al Sarab.

In the world's largest sand desert is the world's most beautiful oasis

Steve Meacham

Gleneagles hotel has been given a makeover.

One of Britain's most legendary hotels just became even better

Julietta Jameson

Before you jump on a plane, it pats to check out your international roaming options.

New Telstra roaming deals a mixed bag

COMMENT

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

Update your Apple devices. Right now.

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Google Home Australian review: does your house need one?

Pokemon

Pokemon GO less annoying after update

Kotaku

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

Dark web marketplaces shut down

Metal pieces from a Takata air bag module that ruptured in Japan.

1 million drivers put at risk by 'grenade' airbags

David McCowen

2017 Lotus Evora GT430.

Lotus' most powerful car revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Nissan Pathfinder ST.

Nissan's Toyota Kluger rival reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Holden has revealed its new Commodore VXR, a successor to home-grown models.

How Holden's future is shaping up

David McCowen

Small car comparison: Hyundai i30 v Honda Civic v Volkswagen Golf v Subaru Impreza.

Is the new Volkswagen Golf the best small car?

Stephen Ottley

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class.

Riding in the new Mercedes ute

Drive Staff

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland.

Cricketers propose 'peace plan' to end pay impasse

Jon Pierik
46 mins ago

Saving energy: Michael Matthews savoured racing solo over the Marseille course.

Green jersey secured, Matthews sets sights on stage 21

Rupert Guinness
1 hr ago

Reward for preapartion: Jayden Sawyer.

Aussie's world record throw for para gold

7 mins ago

Australian Cricketers Association boss Alistair Nicholson.

Could cricket collapse if the Ashes are scuttled?

COMMENT
Jon Pierik

The world No.20 has not played since a first-round Wimbledon retirement after two sets.

Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Atlanta Open

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