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Accused drugs mule Cassandra Sainsbury. Cassie Sainsbury.

Sainsbury 'reaches plea deal to avoid long jail sentence'

41 mins ago

The Easy Home tap, sold at Aldi in June this year.

Aldi releases results of test on kitchen tap after excess lead claims

Lucy Cormack
19 mins ago

The Prime Minister backed by rows of gas-masked, camo-clad, machine-gun-toting special forces.

The great terrorism scam and why we all fall for it

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Ford told customers mechanical faults caused by driving style

1 hr ago

Former Botany Council CFO Gary Goodman has been found to have acted corruptly by ICAC.

$5m in bogus invoices: ICAC finds former CFO acted corruptly

1 hr ago

Police are appealing for information about the circumstances surrounding the man's death.

Crime scene set up in Sydney car park after man found dead in van

1 hr ago

Canavan's mother 'at her wits' end' following shock resignation

1 hr ago

Tennis star's father arrested over 'child sex offences' in US

UPDATED

'We're getting nothing done': Ailing McCain's emotional return

22 mins ago

World-renowned Aboriginal singer G Yunupingu dies

Cardinal George Pell fronts court on historical sex charges

UPDATED
1 hr ago

An artist's impression of the light rail line on George Street in Sydney's CBD.

'Limiting themselves': Critics point to major flaw with the $2.1b light rail

Australians hate tipping.

Eleven foreign customs that Australians will never understand

52 mins ago

This combination of photos provided by Boston University shows sections from a normal brain, top, and from the brain of ...

Study looks at brains of 111 former footballers. 110 had brain damage

44 mins ago

A Qantas A380 similar to the one which was delayed in Dubai.

Frustrated Qantas passengers stranded for two days in Dubai

Images like these showing torsos without heads, and rolls of body fat, are discouraged by the World Obesity Federation ...

What happens to fat when you lose weight

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Cancer-stricken McCain returns to US Senate standing ovation

Simpsons creator Matt Groening in animated form.

Simpsons creator Matt Groening is making a new show

Kylian Mbappe's breakthrough year has seen him linked with a host of clubs including Arsenal and Manchester City.

Real Madrid smash record transfer fee for 18yo striker: report

The mid-section is the body part women are most ashamed about with four in five - a whopping 82 per cent - worrying ...

'Yours for keeps': Lululemon in hot water over sales messages

Screenshot showing a box of Heinz Little Kids Fruit and Veg Shredz

Judge declines offer to eat baby food in case against Heinz

Two groups of men became involved in a violent confrontation in Merrylands.

Men filmed in violent peak-hour 'road rage' brawl in Sydney

Man known as 'The Wolf' faces new sexual assault charge

EXCLUSIVE
Stephanie Gardiner

Man critical after fall from building site in St Ives

1 hr ago

A $100,000 reward has been announced in the 1973 murder case of Sydney woman Lynette White.

'Lyn may have known her killer': Reward announced in cold case

EXCLUSIVE
Ava Benny-Morrison
1 hr ago

Bianca Sams was punched in the face in a road rage attack on Monday.

Woman punched in road rage attack 'scared out of her mind'

Dying river red gums in the Macquarie Marshes during a dry spell in June 2015.

Calls for bureaucrat to step down amid water theft claims

Peter Hannam

The Sirius building in The Rocks will remain for some time yet.

Sirius building to remain as government loses demolition battle

Suzanne Miller is accused of dishonestly gaining a benefit for herself, "namely private health insurance by Queensland ...

Chief scientist charged with fraud, banned from museum she runs

Jorge Branco

Joel Morrison outside the Magistrate's court for an earlier hearing.

'Vile' man who urinated on woman at Spiderbait gig convicted

VIC

The Federal Court found that Snowdale made false or misleading representations that its eggs were “free range” in ...

False labelling of 'free range' eggs costs company over $1m

WA

State Archivist Mike Summerell will not need to face estimates to answer questions about the investigation into Minister ...

Attempts to compel State Archivist to face estimates shut down

QLD

It's likely that we will see a limit put on cash transactions at $10,000.

Why splashing cash is the key to saving for a home

Angus O'Callaghan, Milk Bar, cnr Roseberrry Street and Nepean Highway, 1969

The shops that are becoming harder to find in our big cities

Artist Kimmi Lee in her Burwood home.

The artist who lives in Bert and Patti Newton's old home

When census came knocking, more than one in 10 homes was empty.

Why one million homes were 'vacant' on census night

Bella Hadid, Yolanda Foster, Gigi Hadid and celebrity developer Mohamed Hadid at the Victoria's Secret After Party at ...

Gigi and Bella Hadid's developer dad fined over rogue luxe pad

There is much we don't know about water taken from the Murray-Darling Basin's rivers.

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An Ibis colony with thousands of infant birds in the Macquarie Marshes.

Murray-Darling rescue plan being sold down the river

COMMENT
Richard Kingsford

On a wing and a prayer: time to review how big mining projects get the government's blessing.

Shenhua coal 'buyout' should prompt mining reform

EDITORIAL

APRA deputy Helen Rowell at the earlier FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne last week.

Super trustees need to do more for members, warns regulator

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce addresses the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Joyce defends 'exemplary' Canavan amid new citizenship questions

Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

A major blow for Coalition but where will this fiasco end?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

UN says immigration officials screened refugees for reunions

David Wroe

Senator Matt Canavan said his mother had raised with him last week the possibility he was a dual citizen.

Resources Minister resigns from cabinet over citizenship fiasco

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. For story by Latika Bourke. 21st July 2017. Photo:?Liliana Zaharia

UK dangles arms offer to build Australia's new warships

EXCLUSIVE

Prime Minister Tony Abbott held a late night press conference at 9.48pm following the coalition party room meeting on ...

Tony Abbott's late-night words may come back to haunt him

Professor Allan Fels, Chair of the National Mental Health Commission, addresses the National Press Club of Australia in ...

'More people need to get in': Call for radical rethink of mental illness

Former Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra talks to reporters on the last day of a hearing in Bangkok Thailand.

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female PM, faces financial ruin

Lindsay Murdoch
16 mins ago

Shocked children leave Manchester Arena after the terror attack in May.

Terrorists 'may target children and hospitals' say experts

Nick Miller

Accused drugs mule Cassandra Sainsbury. Cassie Sainsbury.

Australian in plea bargain for drug smuggling: report

41 mins ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 ...

North Korea could cross ICBM threshold next year, US officials warn

The Prime Minister backed by rows of gas-masked, camo-clad, machine-gun-toting special forces.

The biggest scam there is and why we fall for it

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Father Anthony Casamento, Director of Identity and Mission and Fides Lawton Libraries Director, with a copy of the St. ...

At risk of ignorance if we remove religion from schools

COMMENT
Greg Clarke

There is much we don't know about water taken from the Murray-Darling Basin's rivers.

How to kill a river system

COMMENT
Richard Kingsford

Philip Lowe said the RBA would be reluctant to cut rates, even if weak wage growth and weak inflation made it appear ...

Neither up nor down: No rate hike yet, says RBA chief

Peter Martin
34 mins ago

The ASX is set for a solid session of gains.

Markets Live: Aussie slides on inflation miss

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
44 mins ago

Plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing: Hitting buyers of new housing and leaving ...

Plucking the goose: Existing home owners get a free ride, again

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
49 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison launched the PaTH scheme

The government's intern plan is just a pathway to poverty

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Giri Sivaraman

ACCC sues Ford after it claimed faults were caused by drivers

Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

No rate rise on the cards as inflation rate disappoints

Peter Martin
1 hr ago

Geek fight! Zuckerberg and Musk trade barbs over killer robots

Sarah Frier

180 jobs lost as Rowsthorn's salvaged business collapses

EXCLUSIVE
Colin Kruger, CBD

Anti-fragrances go against everything you thought you knew about colognes.

15 of the weirdest, and best, smelling fragrances for men

Grooming
1 hr ago

The airline joins a number of companies collaborating with designer labels.

Qantas reveals bold new designer look for business class

High Flyer

The Australian dollar is riding high against the US dollar.

Windfall for travellers to US who lock-in their money now

John Collett

More than 40 per cent of assets under management is invested through some form of responsible investment strategy

Ethical investing moves further into the mainstream

John Collett

Online Liquor Group and Cracka Wines founder Dean Taylor is turning to crowdfunding to expand into Asia.

Crowdfunding helps winepreneurs crack Asia

Christine D'Mello

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

Are you ready for a terrorist attack?

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Trump 'probably' wants Sessions gone

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RAW VIDEO: Pell arrives in court

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US Senators caught on mic bemoaning Trump

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Cancer-stricken McCain makes plea to US Senate

Illustration: John Shakespeare

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Ashlin Herbert, who recorded the fastest time in the heats, failed to complete all eight obstacles under the strict time ...

Viewers rage after Ninja Warrior fails to crown winner

Rob Moran

Portrait of Aboriginal Singer/Songwriter, Gurrumul Yunupingu. picture Justin McManus.

Indigenous musician G Yunupingu dies aged 46

Latika Bourke and Josephine Tovey

Simpsons creator Matt Groening in animated form.

Simpsons creator working on a new show for Netflix

Andrew R. Chow

The final sendoff sees Johann Ofner pictured fourth from the left, despite Channel Nine saying it would not show him out ...

Dead stuntman's brief Ninja Warrior appearance

Broede Carmody

Nymeria and Arya Stark

Is this Arya reunion just a Game of Thrones tease?

SPOILERS
Aja Styles

Michael James Scott took out the gong for best supporting actor in a musical for his role as the Genie in Aladdin.

Bizarre cultural cringe? Musicals in Australia are in pretty dire state

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

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

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

Anne Ryan, Curator of The Wynne Prize stands next to a sculpture by Juz Kitson called 'That which provides safety and ...

Archibald's 'younger sister' steps out of the shadows

Linda Morris

Tibetan Buddhist nun Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is in Sydney to talk about finding peace in unstable times.

Twelve years living alone in a cave - and she misses it

Joyce Morgan

David Robertson: A performance that will long live in the memory.

Symphony hangs on to its American boss for another year

Nick Galvin

More than half of Australian adults do not eat the recommended two serves of fruit, and 92 per cent do not eat the ...

The three major lifestyle factors linked with a healthier, longer life

Sarah Berry

Where do we find time to reflect, before the world wakes up and starts with all its noise and chaos?

It's easy to say we're too busy to slow down. But we need to.

Shevonne Hunt

The set-up costs of Peter Dutton's new super ministry will not be small.

Where is our Home Office for domestic violence?

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Lifestyle factors are the likely cause of men's declining sperm counts.

'Not a crisis yet' - the fertility statistics men can't ignore

Sarah Berry
35 mins ago

Sure the non-stretch Reformation Zipper Jeans Reformation is signifcantly cheaper than the Vetements x Levi ...

Here's hoping these bizarre jeans don't become a trend

Regina George

I feel personally victimised by the return of low-rise jeans

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Chrissy Teigen has finally been blocked by President Trump.

'No one likes you' - the insult that got Teigen blocked by Trump

Caitlin Gibson

Chanel Iman, Michael Kors, and Heidi Klum at the Annual amfAR Inspiration Gala at The Museum of Modern Art in 2011.

Michael Kors to buy Jimmy Choo for $1.5 billion

Jenna Clarke

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New guidelines for breast pump hygiene after baby suffers brain damage

Clay Travis with his three sons.

Family kicked off flight because six-year-old had head lice

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Smarter people are more likely to fail their driving test first go

Australians hate tipping.

Eleven foreign customs Australians will never understand

Ben Groundwater
52 mins ago

Il Monastero, Ischia, Italy: This boutique hotel, housed in an erstwhile 16th-century convent postures dramatically on ...

Photos: Twenty-five bargain hotels in spectacular locations

59 mins ago

Maiko girls, Geisha apprentices, Kyoto, Japan

The 13 lessons Australia needs to learn from the Japanese

Ben Groundwater

Thin and crispy choc-chip bikkies.

Thin and crispy or chunky and chewy? 18 of our best ever chocolate cookie recipes

Aldi's champagne sorbet has been given an icy reception from the European Court of Justice advocate general.

Aldi about to lose the champagne battle in European courts

Victor's Ochazuke.

Top chefs' everyday go-to recipes

Snopes.com is asking readers to donate money to keep the lights on.

Is Snopes.com in danger of closing down?

Google WiFi gives your home a wireless overhaul to fix coverage blackspots.

Google WiFi is a great router, with a catch

COMMENT

Paint's time as a default Windows Tool is up, but it will still be around if you need it.

MS Paint lives: old app gets a new home after online backlash

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Queensland farmer Andrew Sevil with his 53-metre tower.

Farmer builds private tower for faster internet

BMW reveals pricing for more powerful M4

Dom Tripolone

Honda assures customers replacement airbags are safe

Andrew Maclean

How to turn an F1 engine into a road car powerplant

Stephen Ottley

New high-performance Jaguar XJ revealed

Dom Tripolone

Great Wall is developing a tougher ute than the Steed

Great Wall to build Ranger Wildtrak rival

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2017 Suzuki Swift Sport.

New Suzuki Swift Sport revealed

Stephen Ottley

Bulldogs coach Des Hasler leaves a board meeting at Canterbury Leagues Club on Tuesday.

More attention than the G20: Hasler hits back at critics

UPDATED

Brain injury: NFL linebacker Junior Seau, whose May 2012 death was ruled a suicide, was found to have had the brain ...

Brains of 111 NFL players were examined, 110 had this disease

44 mins ago

Resigned: ARU's chief financial officer Todd Day has stood down from his position.

Key official in decision to cut Super Rugby team resigns

EXCLUSIVE
Tom Decent

Golfer Jarrod Lyle hugs his wife Briony, after playing the Australian Masters in 2013, his return to golf after beating ...

Popular Australian golfer facing a third battle with cancer

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has signed a huge five-year deal with the NBA club.

Curry signs five-year, $253m deal with Warriors

Emily Seebohm (R) won Australia's only medal of the session.

World records smashed as Seebohm wins bronze

Rod Gilmour

The view inside the players camp is that relations have been put back 40 years to the days of World Series Cricket.

'Lack of respect': Player-board relations set back 40 years

Andrew Wu

Sayonara: Sean McMahon is set to leave Australian rugby to take up a two-year deal in Japan.

McMahon likely to miss Rugby World Cup due to overseas stint

Tom Decent

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Soliola suspended for five matches for hit on Billy Slater

Tom Decent

NRL investigators descended on Manly headquarters on Wednesday.

Manly lift gag order on staffers in salary cap probe

Adrian Proszenko

Big money: NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has come to the negotiating table.

NRL close to salary cap decision - but it could cause problems

Adrian Proszenko

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