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Joint counter terror and Australian Federal Police operation in Cleveland Street on Saturday.

Sydney terror raids: Plot 'to bring down aircraft'

5 mins ago

Ejaz Ali, who gave evidence in the Fair Work Commission asking to be allowed to go on strike over conditions at ...

Migrant farm workers take on wealthy family

EXCLUSIVE
Ben Schneiders

Pocket Sun and Elizabeth Galbut are the founders of SoGal Ventures.

'I'll know your age when I see you naked': tech industry harassment

Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, with phone, walks in the rain.

Trump's tweets reveal Kelly's new post doomed from start

Paul McGeough

Cassie Jaye's recent visit to Australia to promote her documentary about the men's rights movement caused a media storm.

Cassie's film on men's rights shocked Australia. Why?

Port v Saints

Port virtually secures finals spot with last-gasp win over Saints

1 hr ago

The plan to curb negative gearing and save $51b

Amazon's falling profit just makes it more dangerous in Australia

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Hogan breaks collarbone as Roo pain continues for Demons

The Block 2017: The art of recycling for five old houses

'A load of bulls---': Dastyari's shock unloading on colleague

A fallen tree caused mayhem on the corner of Brunswick Road and Lygon Street

Planes grounded, trees down, power outages as wild winds hit

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 29: Patrick Dangerfield of the Cats evades Jack Silvagni of the Blues during the round 19 ...

Cats in control, Tigers have the ascendancy

Live

Palliative care worker, Justine Betteridge, at home, in Sydney. 19th May 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

When Justine walks into a home, death is already close by

Chris Lilley's social media post about 'S.Mouse - Squashed N**ga (Jayden Bloch Bootleg) ft. Chris Lilley' has since been ...

Chris Lilley cops backlash after sharing tasteless video

Michael Moore.

Moore is convinced one thing will lead to Trump's downfall

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Roos continue to haunt the Demons

Confidential documents were found at the Canberra home of Roger Uren and Sheri Yan during an ASIO raid.

Charges loom for ex-intel man after ASIO raid

AFL ladder

'Tis the AFL season to be jolly well confused

The ANU expedition will help solve the mysteries of the underwater continent.

Search underway to uncover the lost continent Zealandia

Tantrums won't work in your favour. But it's good to be passionate.

12 tweets that sum up the pain of flying with children

Labor MP Khalil Eideh speaks at Melbourne Airport with senator Kim Carr.

Trump's travel ban blamed for Victorian MP being barred from US

Hawthorn's $23 million haul wins pokies premiership

Search will resume for kayaker missing off Altona

19 mins ago

Julia Banks won the seat of Chisholm on a two-party preferred basis against Labor candidate Stefanie Perri in 2016.

Citizenship crisis: Punters hang on for wild ride in seat of Chisholm

Victorian Labor MP Khalil Eideh.

Labor MP denied entry to the US made official trip to Syria

UPDATED

Protesters at the rally for Elijah Doughty in Melbourne's CBD.

Big turnout for Elijah Doughty protest affects traffic in CBD

A Melbourne man has admitted using a box of cereal as a decoy to upskirt a teenage girl at supermarket.

Upskirter used cereal as decoy before targeting girl, court told

Parking app Kerb may be the solution to some of Brisbane's parking woes.

Park-sharing app could solve parking problems

QLD

Sydney GPO has been sold in a secretive deal for $150 million.

Sale of most loved building an asset strip

COMMENT

AMA WA is sending a survey to senior doctors across the state.

Doctors warn low morale could impact patient care

WA

Don Barnby celebrated his 21st birthday in the jungles of Vietnam in 1971. He was an a member of the elite SAS Regiment ...

Tales of courage from the frontline and home

ACT

Ula McColl's modest cottage was in the family for close to a century.

Family lets go after almost a century in Richmond

One of the five houses to be used on Season 13 of The Block, relocated to Elsternwick.

Remove and recycle: Getting a house in Melbourne on the cheap

Toorak's aristocratic hauteur might ironically make it a more affordable option for people looking to buy in the ...

Toorak, affordable? It is if you know where to look...

This three-bedroom house at 37 Kays Avenue East, Marrickville, NSW, sold at auction for $1.64 million.

Auction Results: See what sold near you on Saturday

Industrial designer Christopher Boots likes to push boundaries with his lighting design.

Beam me up: LED lighting emerges as an art form

Students Andika, Abdullah Azam Al-bara, Rizky Alfandi and Dimas Anggara.

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Students Andika, Abdullah Azam Al-bara, Rizky Alfandi and Dimas Anggara.

A different jihad: working to redeem terrorists' kids

Jewel Topsfield

* FOR SPECTRUM* The gaudy, glittery, gorgeously subversive Taylor Mac backstage at St. Ann's Warehouse in New York, Aug. ...

Will Taylor Mac's 240-year song cycle change your life?

Andrew Purcell

Richmond's rise doesn't make sense by the numbers

The heart of the Richmond revival

COMMENT
Daisy Pearce

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Port v Saints

Saints fall in dying seconds

Ashley Porter
1 hr ago

Jesse Hogan of the Demons is tackled

Hogan breaks collarbone as Roo pain continues for Demons

Daniel Cherny

The ball is in a familiar place in Patrick Dangerfield's hands.

AFL live: Saturday night footy

Live
Ronny Lerner

Emphatic: Josh Kelly of the Giants celebrates kicking a major in the final quarter.

Giants overcome scare against Fremantle

Tom Decent

Will Langford plants a kiss on Swans vice-captain Jarrad McVeigh.

That's 'disrespectful', says McVeigh of Langford kiss

Jon Pierik

Jesse Hogan

Hopes remain of Hogan returning this year

Daniel Cherny

Collingwood's Mason Cox has had an incredible sports journey.

Magpie Cox's incredible sporting journey

Timothy Boyle

Unimpressed: Swans coach John Longmire wants better cameras used for video reviews after the Swans had a crucial goal ...

'Defeats the purpose': Longmire wants better review cameras

Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Bill Shorten vows to hold vote on republic during first term of a Labor government

James Massola

One property only in $51 billion plan to curb negative gearing

Peter Martin

Liberals move to extinguish doubts about MPs' Greek ancestry

James Massola

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull holds power by a one-seat majority.

Latest eligibility flurry may not be last such panic for Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts is refusing to release documents about his citizenship status.

Roberts case set for High Court as Pauline's sister poised

Adam Gartrell

Definitely not an alien: One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.

His Honour Paul Murray finds Malcolm Roberts is not an alien

Sketch
Tony Wright

Julia Banks won the seat of Chisholm at the 2016 election.

Liberal denies claims she is a Greek citizen - and ineligible to be MP

UPDATED
James Massola

Students Andika, Abdullah Azam Al-bara, Rizky Alfandi and Dimas Anggara.

A different jihad: working to redeem terrorists' kids

Jewel Topsfield

Men suspected to be Islamist militants raise their zip-tied hands, as they arrive at the Department of Justice in Manila>

Islamist militants in Marawi feared stronger than anticipated

Lindsay Murdoch

Charlie Gard at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

Baby Charlie Gard dies following long dispute, his parents say

Police officers secure the area after a knife attack at a supermarket in Hamburg on Friday.

Stabbing rampage at Hamburg supermarket, several wounded

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Still a faceless man, but nobody calls Shorten a lapdog anymore

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Matt Canavan, who was Minister for Resources and Northern Australia in the Turnbull Government, resigned after it was ...

Some of life's other disappointments you can blame on your mum

Clem Bastow

Just another night at the neighbours'.

Throw another tapir on the barbie, will ya

COMMENT
Danny Katz

Speculating on rates. Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

It will be a long time before we start putting up interest rates

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Those who have bought into Amazon should not be expecting it to sing from the same operational and strategic song sheet ...

Amazon's falling profit just makes it more dangerous

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Virgin boss Richard Branson said the deal would let the airline to "prosper and grow" in coming decades "as I get a ...

Branson cedes Virgin Atlantic control for `true love'

The space between seats in planes has been steadily shrinking over recent years.

Court rules against `incredible shrinking airline seat'

Alan Levin

'He said I owed him': Women entrepreneurs reveal harrassment

Cara Waters

Elon Musk sees `production hell' ahead for Tesla

Rising dollar sends jitters through local manufacturers

Nick Toscano

'Silly witch hunt', 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli rails against his trial

Renae Merle

Champion Craft Beer awards.

Little-known beer named Australia's champion craft brew

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

The Phantom now incorporates cameras that scan the road ahead

Rolls-Royce's $1 million Phantom is a 'new level of Magic Carpet'

Luxury Cars
Toby Hagon

Research suggests economic empowerment for women improves outcomes for the whole society.

What The Handmaid's Tale teaches us about money

COMMENT
Catherine Robson

Thousands of Australians who worked in Britain could be eligible for British pensions if they top up National Insurance ...

Worked in the UK? Act now to secure a cut-price British pension

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Chef Matt Wilkinson says three robberies in 18 months were the "nail in the coffin" for cash.

Pope Joan bans cash after three robberies

Kate Jones

Part-time work for school kids means sacrificing other pursuits.

Is it bad for high school students to work?

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Gray goal breaks Saints hearts in final seconds

19 mins ago

Bolte bridge

Bikie shooting closes Bolte Bridge

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Critically ill UK baby Charlie Gard has died

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Man kills wife on cruise

Lee Fung Sham, 58, whose daughters are at school and university, and whose husband is at work but monitoring her daily ...

Final destination: on the road with a palliative care nurse

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

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'Nothing replaces the feeling of 30 people singing on stage': Mills has the lead role in <i>Jesus Christ Superstar</i>.

'No wonder I was going crazy': Rob Mills on his Idol days

Michael Lallo

Taylor Mac backstage at St Ann's Warehouse in New York.

This 240-year history of pop music might just change your life

The success of Courtney Barnett (left) has created feelings of jealousy and admiration for her partner and fellow ...

Courtney Barnett has hit the big time. Now meet her wife.

Andrew Stafford

Cheryl Barker in Opera Australia's Salome in 2012.

From decapitations to on-stage abortions: theatre gets bloodier

Elissa Blake

Mitch Cairns, winner of the 2017 Archibald Prize, with his partner Agatha Gothe-Snape in front of his Matisse-style ...

Mitch Cairns' portrait of Agatha Gothe-Snape wins Archibald

Garry Maddox

Jonsi Birgisson of Sigur Ros performs at this year's Splendour in the Grass.

Sigur Ros hit back at Margaret Court at Melbourne gig

Rob Moran

James Corden

Late-night hosts go off on Trump's trans military ban

Emily Yahr

Matty J and Leah.

Expect The Bachelor's cat fights to only get worse

Broede Carmody

Scene from the film Roller Dreams by Australian director Kate Hickey, screening at Melbourne International Film Festival ...

Move over, Xanadu: This film is real story of 1980s roller-dancing

MIFF
Jake Wilson

Jude Law's big, beautiful eyes loom with merciless lust and Halina Reijn takes it up to him in <i>Obsession</i>.

Jude Law is the right mix of beauty and blindness for this stage role

REVIEW
Peter Craven

Arundhati Roy's long-awaited second novel, <i>The Ministry of Utmost Happiness</I>, has her back in contention for a ...

Arundhati Roy back on Man Booker long list 20 years after winning

Jason Steger

Jennifer Morton: When every dish lay dead in a million little pieces, I'm tired and sweaty with a big smile on my face.

I took my anger out on a box of plates, and I've never felt better

Jennifer Morton

Jeanette Francis

Meet three women who are changing the face of Australian TV

Sharon Verghis

George Clooney and Amal Clooney arrive at the 42nd Cesar Film Awards ceremony at Salle Pleyel in Paris earlier this year.

George Clooney slams paparazzi over 'illegal' photos of twins

Cara Kelly

It's easy for perfectionists to take it too far.

Why restrictive eating plans are bad for perfectionists

Megan Blandford

Old friends: James Packer in 2005 aboard Arctic P with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (right) and Tommy Davis (shirtless, ...

James Packer removes last Scientologist from his inner circle

PRIVATE SYDNEY
Andrew Hornery

Taylor Swift had the perfectly pitched blackberry lip.

Celebrities can't get enough of this sligthly alarming lipstick

Stephanie Darling

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is heading Down Under to indulge his love fo sailing and compete in the Race Week regatta.

Prince Frederik to take helm of Wild Oats

Andrew Hornery

social seen:?Nicky Zimmermann hosts intimate dinner to celebrate the opening of Zimmermann?s Bal Harbour, Miami flagship ...

The best parties of the week (and who was there)

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

Avocado toast with olive crumb.

Don't be fooled: Mornington's Play the Fool is a seriously cool cafe

Brisket is not just for smoking.

Brisket isn't just for smoking. Try this red wine braised beef

If offered this box of doughnuts, could you stop at one?

Are you a carboholic? Here's why cutting carbs is so tough

COMMENT

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Keepsake of baby's feet revealed a serious issue

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Taking on the City2Surf at 27 weeks pregnant

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Why period undies are a teenage girl's dream

Loud and clear: Could passengers be missing out on vital information due to low English skills?

Traveller letters: Why can't all airline staff speak English properly?

High-speed trains at Madrid's Atocha station.

At 300km/h, this train journey feels like we're in the space age

Paul Chai

A natural beauty: Port Stephens.

Overrun by tourists in summer, this Aussie hotspot is perfect right now

Sheriden Rhodes

Splatoon 2

Review: Fun, fish and fashion in Splatoon 2

Don't wait until disaster strikes before you think about how to protect irreplaceable files like precious family photos.

Google Backup & Sync is insurance for your data

COMMENT

Disney

Disney building AI to figure out exactly when you'll laugh

The Nintendo Switch,

How Australians play video games in 2017

Kotaku

The ANU expedition will help solve the mysteries of the underwater continent.

How researchers search for a lost continent

From Breakfast Point to Dinner Plain: Audi R8 Spyder.

Meet the all-weather supercar

Stephen Ottley

Uber isn't the only player in the ride-sharing game.

Top 5: Ride-sharing apps

Alessandra Melville

2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.

Tested: Porsche hi-po hybrid

Stephen Corby

Tesla Model 3.

Tesla Model 3 to start at $50k

Stephen Ottley

2017 Honda CR-V VTi-LX AWD.

Review: Honda's all-new CR-V

Andrew Maclean

Porsche won't defend its Le Mans 24-hour title in favour of joining Formula E in 2019.

Porsche reveals electric future

Stephen Ottley

James Sutherland was optimistic about an outcome 'in the next few days'.

Arbitration may not save the Ashes, warns Nicholson

Jon Pierik

Daniel Ricciardo of Australia

Ricciardo strikes trouble with hydraulics problem in Hungary

7 mins ago

The new beer dugouts at Viktoria Plzen's stadium.

Czech soccer team shapes dugouts like beer cans

Racehorses

Caulfield races called off because of strong winds

Patrick Bartley

Neymar of Brazil

Neymar scuffles with Barcelona teammate as PSG deal 'finalised'

Marissa Payne

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