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El Nino

Extreme El Nino events are shaping as double trouble

Mount Franklin

Coca-Cola in fresh water funk as Woolies drops more drinks

16 mins ago

Ex-US senator has attacked Donald Trump for his position on nuclear weapons.

The China-India clash that could lead to nuclear war

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

7-Eleven franchisees are still subject to court action nearly two years after the wage underpayment scandal broke.

'Deliberate disregard': 7-Eleven owner fined for underpayments

Toll roads are certain to be a larger part of Sydney's transport mix.

Tolls revealed: $11 for a one-way trip on motorway extension

EXCLUSIVE

Kawa Sweeney, 3, was airlifted to Perth after a drowning accident in Bali. Her parents, artist Desmond Sweeney and ...

Sydney girl, 3, pulled unconscious from Bali pool on family holiday

Australian venues eye off arcade-style pokies targeting young punters

Sydney drug bust takes three million ice hits off street

47 mins ago

'It's an absurdity': How we're being tricked on sugar in 'healthy' foods

Call for changes to school scripture amid startling new data

EXCLUSIVE

At the least, Kushner's account shows he's in over his head

ANALYSIS

A man punches a woman after an apparent road rage incident on the NSW central coast.

Dashcam captures man punching woman in face in NSW road rage attack

32 mins ago

Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson claimed a victory of sorts in 2016 - but could soon find themselves beaten by ...

Crushed by Sunrise: Today on cusp of losing ratings battle

MS Paint has officially been marked 'deprecated'.

Microsoft officially retiring iconic doodling program this year

Bennington, left, performing during the MMRBQ Music Festival 2015 .

'Our hearts are broken': Linkin Park grieves for lead singer

The MasterChef finale came down to the wire with world champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs' pressure test dessert.

MasterChef winner crowned by just one point in shock finish

SPOILERS

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Sensational US refugee deal claim

The MasterChef finale came down to the wire with world champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs' pressure test dessert.

SPOILERS

MasterChef winner crowned by just one point in nail-biter

Princess Diana holding Prince William while pregnant with Harry, in a previously unseen photo which features in the new ...

What Prince William tells his kids about 'Granny Diana'

Keith Tyson kisses his new wife, Lis Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch.

Rupert Murdoch's daughter marries for third time

Masks of US President Donald Trump and other tools used by two arrested robbers in Italy.

Italian bank robbers don Trump masks for heists

University of Sydney Vice Chancellor Michael Spence with Douglas Carmean and David Reilly and David Pritchard from ...

Sydney Uni lures Microsoft to town with multimillion-dollar plan

Peter Hannam
15 mins ago

Records on line with single day of summer set to intrude on winter

Brother of NSW Treasurer accused of sex assault at Sydney Uni

A royal commission into violence against people with disability is needed, advocates say.

Disabled 'suffer hundreds of cases of violence a year'

Gwar Garmo, found stabbed to death in a driveway in western Sydney.

'Entire family broken': Father left to organise funeral instead of 21st

Rodger Leighton has been jailed for a second time.

Dentist jailed again for using laughing gas to sexually abuse girls

The NSW government of Gladys Berijiklian has rejected proposed reforms to audit laws.

NSW won't 'follow the dollar' as reform bid scrapped

EXCLUSIVE

Father Sagardeep Singh Arora with his son Sidhak Singh Arora.

Father fights for son to wear turban at Christian school

Timna Jacks

Cardinal George Pell has denied the alleged offending.

World awaits Cardinal George Pell's first day in court

VIC

Investigators will allege they located approximately two million child exploitation images.

Man had 'two million explicit child images', police allege

WA

Busted: Stanley Hou, left, eventually pleaded guilty.

How the police tracked down a $10-20 million esctasy lab

ACT

It's not just the exterior of your home that needs a makeover when readying a home for sale.

Decor items that instantly cheapen a home for sale

The population of Melbourne is set to be more than 8 million by 2050.

How empty apartments and foreign money can distort a city

Opinion

Indoor plants can bring multiple benefits.

Flower power: The best indoor plants to increase your health

David and Skye Leckie's long-held Centennial Park trophy home goes to auction later this month for $11 million through ...

David Leckie's parkside home sells for more than $10 million

32 Discovery Avenue sold for

Sydney's last suburb with a median under $500,000

Eman Sharobeem leaves an ICAC hearing where she was accused of fraud over nearly a decade.

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Eman Sharobeem leaves an ICAC hearing where she was accused of fraud over nearly a decade.

State wrong to scrap 'follow the dollar' reforms

EDITORIAL

Media vs trolls: the showdown over Trump's CNN tweet

COMMENT
B.J. Bethel
1 hr ago

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, meets with Saudi King Salman, right, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, ...

Britain joins calls for end to Qatar boycott

Jill Ward and Zainab Fattah

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Tony Abbott says a postal vote on same-sex marriage would be better than a free vote in Parliament

Abbott joins growing Coalition push for gay marriage postal vote

Matthew Knott, Amy Remeikis

'Inequality hasn't gotten worse': Morrison rejects Labor tax pitch

Adam Gartrell

Coalition voters back Turnbull over Abbott: new poll

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said Manus Island will close by the end of October

UN agency claims government had agreed to resettle refugees

David Wroe

NCH NEWS. 2016 Federal Election. Pic shows a late voter placing her Senate ballot paper in the ballot box at Salt Ash ...

Coalition MP pushing ahead with fixed terms despite cool reception

Tony Abbott has pinned support for his motions on Liberal Party reform as key to keeping the party organisation united ...

Abbott forces secure major win at showdown Liberal conference

Earlier this year, Resources and Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan said the ABC's coverage of an Indian finance ...

Government moves step close to gas export restrictions

Connie Yates and Chris Gard, parents of critically ill baby Charlie, arrive at the High Court in London.

'Time has run out' to save baby Charlie Gard, parents say

Nick Miller
1 min ago

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to tax miners "to the death" if damage to the Philippines' environment persisted.

'I will tax you to death': crackdown could hit Australian miners

Lindsay Murdoch

James Mathew Bradley jnr of Florida, left, arrives at the federal courthouse for a hearing in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday.

Texas truck driver charged in people smuggling case

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner

'I did not collude' with Russia, Kushner claims

UPDATED
47 mins ago

Illustration: Dionne Gain

The China-India clash that could lead to nuclear war

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The Eureka flag.The right-wing think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs, and the mining union, the CFMEU, are at ...

Hooray! The right wing is embracing the spirit of Eureka

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

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

Leaders learning to surf on a new political ocean

COMMENT
Sam Crosby

Mount Franklin

Coke in fresh water funk at Woolworths

Mathew Dunckley
16 mins ago

Investors remain cautious ahead of earnings.

Markets Live: Investors hold fire

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
34 mins ago

Martin Shkreli

'Pharma Bro' wouldn't be quiet, now in court he won't speak

8 mins ago

7-Eleven franchisees are still subject to court action nearly two years after the wage underpayment scandal broke.

7-Eleven owner's 'deliberate disregard' for workers' rights

Sarah Danckert

Rio Tinto's Guinea project under investigation in UK

Former Wallabies captain tackles world of robo-advice

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

'I will tax you to death': Duterte crackdown could hit Aussie miners

Lindsay Murdoch

8@eight: ASX looks set for firmer start

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Chris Weston
1 hr ago

Rougher terrain means a tougher, more durable, shoe.

Running off road? You're probably wearing the wrong shoes

The Long Run
Laura Hill
1 hr ago

Renowned rugby referee Nigel Owens developed bulimia age 19 because he felt overweight and was struggling with his sexuality.

The hidden epidemic men are too ashamed to speak about

Fitness

Winning a game show like Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is one way to earn a million dollars.

How to turn $10,000 into a million dollars

Marcus Padley

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The five flaws in our current risk insurance system

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

The regulator singled out Uber as one of the companies it has been working with to comply with unfair contracts legislation.

ACCC cracks down on Uber's unfair small business contracts

Cara Waters

Not all costs of starting a Pilates business are deductible.

Start-up business costs: what's deductible and what's not

Max Newnham

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'I did not collude with Russia' Jared Kushner

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Aussie toddler in Bali pool drama

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Trump masks used in Italian ATM raids

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Plays of the Week

A woman trains a dog in Bicentennial Park at Rozelle Bay as the sun rises over Sydney.

Fairfax photos of the week - July 20, 2017

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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.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson claimed a victory of sorts in 2016 - but could soon find themselves beaten by ...

Today on cusp of losing ratings battle to Sunrise

Michael Lallo

Missandei working those curls.

A sex scene first for GoT as eunuchs (mostly) rise up

SPOILERS
Karl Quinn

The MasterChef finale came down to the wire with world champion chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs' pressure test dessert.

MasterChef winner crowned by one point in surprise nail-biter

SPOILERS
Broede Carmody

Princess Diana holding Prince William while pregnant with Harry, in a previously unseen photo which features in the new ...

What Prince William tells his kids about 'Granny Diana'

Latika Bourke

Bennington, left, performing during the MMRBQ Music Festival 2015 .

'Our hearts are broken': Linkin Park grieves for Chester Bennington

Maria Puente

Indigenous Australian actress, director and writer Leah Purcell.

Kosky's Saul and Belvoir's The Drover's Wife win Helpmanns

Hannah Francis

Christie Whelan Browne stars in <I>Britney Spears The Cabaret</I>.

Wrong Girl star is hitting it with Britney, one more time

Nathanael Cooper
1 hr ago

Joel Edgerton and Will Smith hype the Netflix film Bright.

Aussies leave their mark on this year's Comic-Con

Michael Idato

David Robertson

'One of the truly memorable events of the current era'

Peter McCallum

Coloured vocal freshness: Nicole Car shines in Thais.

Don't mind the silly story - the music is glorious

Peter McCallum

Conor (Lewis MacDougall) and the monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) in A Monster Calls.

This kids' story is the most mature film of the year

Sandra Hall

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

US police shot dead an unarmed white woman. So what now?

Linda Tirado

Rachelle Silver in Bronte Ocean Pool. The GP is training for an attempt to swim the English Channel to raise awareness ...

'I didn't think it was that': GP knew something was wrong

Sarah Berry

Grass is greener ... What's the bet that French fashion blogger Jeanne Damas kinda wants to be American?

This is what we get wrong about 'French Girl' beauty

Natalie Reilly
1 hr ago

Kristen Bell is right about kind being different to nice.

Kristen Bell is right, kindness trumps being nice

Annie Brown

Bianca Rinehart at the Pink Hope Gala in Sydney back in 2015.

Bianca Rinehart celebrates 40th birthday with estranged sister

Jenna Clarke

Cute as a button ... Lea Michele in Michael Kors.

Fashion moment that's pushing right buttons

Melissa Singer

BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 21: Festival goers arrive at Splendour in the Grass 2017 on July 21, 2017 in Byron Bay, ...

The biggest festival fashion trends (and the one we're glad to see go)

Rachel Clun

Keith Tyson kisses his new wife, Lis Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch.

Third marriage lucky for Rupert Murdoch's daughter

Amy Croffey

Kallan (right) and Kadan Maresh fell ill after visiting a Minnesota petting zoo.

Toddler dies, brother in critical condition after visit to petting zoo

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The simple way to connect with your son

Business continued despite a threat to call police on this entrepreneurial girl in the US.

Girl, 5, fined $240 for running lemonade stand without permit

Long haul flying feet

Passenger's extra legroom seat becomes 'nightmare' thanks to this

Hugh Morris

Birdsville Birdsville races The VB Open Handicap won by Storm Seeker Noel Lennon from Nyngan 1st September 2006 ...

Ten festivals you've only been to if you're a true-blue Aussie

David Whitley

Norwegian's premium economy class offers the best legroom.

Flight test: Budget airline offers world's largest premium seat

Rob McFarland

Upmarket offering: Gourmet goods from Harris Farm Markets.

Why we're swapping 'dinosaur' supermarkets for gourmet grocers

Brined and baked whole cauliflower.

Healing power: Mike McEnearney's whole roasted cauliflower

Rodney Dunn's char-grilled whole chicken with cumin and lime.

How to butterfly a chicken for a quick cook and crisp skin

MS Paint has officially been marked 'deprecated'.

Microsoft officially retiring Paint this year

Developing true quantum computing could spin-off products almost as mind-bending as the science underpinning it.

Australia banks on quantum leaps

15 mins ago

Curved OLED panels might not have taken off in the loungeroom, but LG thinks they have a future in retail.

Inside LG Display's high-security Korean research lab

Bozoma Saint John

Is this the woman who will save Uber?

Until 2015, Amazon focused almost purely on consumers.

Business is Amazon's next big business

Ford has unveiled its replacement for the Fiesta ST hot hatch.

Ford Fiesta in doubt for Australia

David McCowen

Airbag . Air bag . Motor safety . Car safety . activated airbag

Car companies put on notice over 'time bomb' airbags

David McCowen

2018 Subaru WRX.

2018 Subaru WRX revealed

Dom Tripolone

BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz have been accused of collusion.

German Carmakers Face Potential Antitrust Inquiry

Jack Ewing

Infiniti's Q60 Red Sport features handsome proportions.

Infiniti's AMG C43 rival reviewed

David McCowen

2017 Lotus Evora GT430.

Lotus' most powerful car revealed

Dom Tripolone

What am I doing here?: Bernard Tomic did not have a good time at Wimbledon.

Three minutes that showed there is more to Tomic than tennis brat

Andrew Webster

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden is congratulated by Emma McKeon.

Super Swede thwarts Aussies again at World Championships

Laine Clark

Josh Reynolds allegedly abused a security guard after he was kicked out of Northies Cronulla Hotel for intoxication.

Reynolds hit with notice after alleged drunken night out

UPDATED
Rachel Olding

Bernard Tomic and Pat Rafter of Australia at a Davis Cup tie against Germany in 2012.

Rafter says Tomic and younger players couldn't relate to him

Australian vice-captain David Warner has been a strong voice for the players' desire to protect their share of revenue.

Warner: Players want 'fair share' in new deal

Jon Pierik

Novak Djokovic receives treatment on his injured elbow during his Wimbledon quarter-final.

Djokovic likely to miss US Open with elbow injury

1 hr ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 11: Quade Cooper of the Reds looks on during the round three Super Rugby match between the ...

Cheika won't recall Cooper until he proves himself in the NRC

Tom Decent

Superstar: Sarah Sjostrom (top) comforts Cate Campbell after her shock 100m freestyle final fourth place in Rio - now ...

Australians treading water as swimming world powers ahead

ANALYSIS
Phil Lutton

Cleared: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has been absolved of any wrongdoing in an incident at a junior league game by the Panthers.

Trainer banned for life after DWZ sideline attack

Adam Pengilly

Under pressure: Des Hasler will be in the Bulldogs boardroom on Tuesday.

Hasler's future on the line at Dogs board meeting on Tuesday

Chris Barrett

Knockout blow: Sia Soliola took out Billy Slater and will face the judiciary on Tuesday night.

Raiders recruit top lawyer for Soliola hearing

Chris Barrett

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