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Two charged after 'plane bomb plot' foiled at check-in

EXCLUSIVE

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Eastern suburbs ATMs used in $22m money-laundering syndicate

Michael Evans

CHOICE has called on the government to stop subsidising ''junk'' health policies that can cause consumers ''bill-shock".

'Not worth the paper it's printed on': Insurance policies under fire

1 hr ago

Lauryn Eagle has charged with driving under the influence of an illicit substance.

Boxer Lauryn Eagle charged with driving under influence of drugs

53 mins ago

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller.

Police threaten to throw Martin Place homeless 'in the back of a truck'

The latest North Korean missile test. Air France says one of its jets came within 10 minutes of the missile.

Air France flight 'came within 10 minutes' of North Korean missile

Grand jury empaneled in Trump- Russia investigation

1 hr ago

Amazon picks their man to lead assault on Australia's retail sector

Underbelly actor had 'ice in his system and lied to police'

How 'a few big egos' in Canberra are ignoring the will of the people

COMMENT
John Hewson

After fake names and drug lords, heads must roll in CBA scandal

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull

'You are worse than I am': Transcript of Turnbull's tense Trump call leaked

UPDATED
Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

FILE - In a Friday, June 16, 2017 file photo, Michelle Carter and her attorney Joseph Cataldo stand to hear Judge ...

'Just do it babe': Teenager jailed over texting-suicide case

20 mins ago

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the ...

Read the full transcript of Trump's phone call with Turnbull

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Nicole Kidman in the middle of Pacquiao-Horn rematch

Robert Hardy, star of All Creatures Great and Small and the Harry Potter films, has died.

Harry Potter's 'Cornelius Fudge' dies aged 91

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Cocaine yacht bound for Australia seized

Sent packing: Sonny Bill Williams leaves the field against the Lions after being shown a red card.

Sonny Bill Williams to play Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup opener

Laurie Oakes at Parliament House after announcing his retirement.

COMMENT

Laurie Oakes said one word and I tumbled out of the hammock

Australia was knock out in the semi-finals of the Asean tournament.

Australian players sent home from Thailand for alleged shoplifting

Support your favourite charity opshop and you can choose the cause most important to you.

How to find gold at op shops like a fashion stylist

John Robertson is quitting politics after almost nine years in the NSW Parliament.

John Robertson quits to 'work in a bank', sparking byelection

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

'HSC has had its day': leading educator calls for overhaul

Alexandra Smith

Just after 8am Joe Tripodi set off on a most unusual road trip

Kate McClymont

Jean Claude Louis Perrottet (left) leaves Downing Centre District Court. He is accused of sexually assaulting a young ...

Sex before marriage 'against my religion,' rape accused tells court

Labor senator Sam Dastyari is calling for a ban on political donations.

Why ICAC shows it is time to act on political donation reform

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

A Canberra woman has settled a lawsuit against the Canberra Hospital, a general practitioner and a neurologist for $12 ...

Spike in Sydney gastro cases prompts warning from NSW Health

Toni Purnell is pictured in her car in Marrickville on July 28, 2017. Toni is part of the large number of Sydney ...

'I can't do those things on a bus': Why many Sydneysiders prefer cars

Paul Pisasale will face fresh charges as part of a CCC investigation.

Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale faces fresh charges after CCC probe

QLD

Canberra girl Freyja Christiansen in hospital with her Wonder Woman gear.

Wonder Woman star's personal message to five-year-old Aussie

ACT

Jessica Sheehan waits for her treatment at the Clinical Trial Centre.

Trial gives hope for teen with 'childhood Alzheimer's'

VIC

Investing with an eye to environment can pay dividends.

Australia urgently needs more climate scientists: report

The Point Piper home of Andrew Connole last traded in 2011 for $9.7 million.

Sonoma Bakery founder lists his Point Piper waterfront home

Lucy Macken

Artist Antonia Perricone Mrljak in her home studio.

Inside the lively home of an artist and her four children

Jaw-dropping contemporary design at 57 Castile Street, Indooroopilly.

Four homes that showcase best of Aussie contemporary design

Investors would face more difficult circumstances in a declining economy than home owners, Moodys' Investors Service warns.

Economic slump a bigger threat to investors than owners

From small tiles to full-sized tables, ChopValue creates furniture out of recycled bamboo chopsticks.

Oh snap! The company putting used chopsticks to good use

Alison Moyet

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Moyet loves being middle-aged and 'invisible'

Sarah Thomas

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Urgent fixes needed for mental health care in Australia

Editorial

Zoe Kazan as Emily and Kumail Nanjiani as Kumail in The Big Sick

The husband and wife team behind Apatow's 'sick' comedy

Karl Quinn

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull puts in ear plugs during a visit to the Snowy Hydro plant.

Turnbull summons electricity retailers to Canberra for summit

Mark Kenny

Turnbull calls emergency Liberal meeting to debate marriage laws

Michael Koziol

Not-for-profit journalism push could save media law revamp

Amy Remeikis

An unhappy Malcolm Turnbull takes questions on same-sex marriage during a press conference near Perth.

A trick as old as it is transparent: when in trouble, blame the media

COMMENT
Matthew Knott

Labor senator Jacinta Collins said it should not be presumed all Labor MPs would support Dean Smith's bill being debated.

The Labor MPs who could blow up same-sex marriage

Federal MP Warren Entsch: "The Prime Minister has not called me. Not at all. His office hasn't called up."

'All I'm asking for is to have a bloody vote': furious Liberal MP

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

Inquiry will open a can of worms, but it has to be opened

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Michelle Carter listens to testimony at Taunton District Court in Taunton, Massachusetts.

'Just do it': Teen sentenced in texting-suicide case

20 mins ago

Special counsel Robert Mueller.

Robert Mueller impanels grand jury in Russia probe: report

1 hr ago

Julie Bishop shakes hand with her Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai during the signing of Thai-Australia Air Service ...

Bishop seeks tougher sanctions on North Korea at ASEAN forum

Lindsay Murdoch

A wellhead platform on fire in the Montara oil field on November 2, 2009.

Indonesia wants Brandis' help with Montara class action

Jewel Topsfield

Illustration: Simon Letch

Why Trump's Republicans can't kill off Obamacare

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

A few egos ignore significant issues of the majority

COMMENT
John Hewson

Male, female and unisex toilets? Most of us already deal with gender-blind toilets at home.

Desexing toilets: how to fix loo queues

COMMENT
Jenna Price

The syndicate brazenly deposited tens of thousands of dollars into bank accounts in fake names at ATMs in Sydney's ...

How drug syndicates 'laundered' millions through CommBank

US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Hamburg.

Travel is a good reminder that we are a nation of migrants

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

CBA's Narev can look forward to explaining 'cuckoo smurfing'

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD
49 mins ago

The taskforce called on business, professional bodies and ethnic and religious community leaders to suggest ways the ...

Some ethnic groups 'predisposed' to deal in cash: taskforce

Nassim Khadem

After fake names and drug lords, heads must roll in CBA scandal

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

'Phone booth' shipping cartel cops landmark $25 million fine

Nick Toscano

Aussie dollar strength a 'phantom menace'

Jens Meyer

CareerOne to live on as part of Octomedia

Lucy Battersby

Unfortunately, you may have to regift all those flutes.

Sorry, but you've been drinking champagne wrong all this time

Fine Drinks
Liam Mannix

Mick Fanning is taking a more relaxed approach to both surfing and life.

Surf, beers, luxury cars: Inside the dream life of Mick Fanning

Culture

Severe mortgage stress is only a few interest rate rises away.

Mortgage warning: 8 per cent is the new 17 per cent

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe. The RBA should focus solely on its regulatory responsibilities.

What the Reserve Bank and US Fed need to do (no, really)

Scott Phillips

Injured employees return to work much sooner when they're supported by modified work programs.

Workers' compensation: is it career suicide?

COMMENT
James Adonis

Purely Polished provides mobile manicures and pedicures in the workplace.

The businesses ensuring you never need to leave your desk

Elissa Doherty

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David Jones unveils Bondi Junction food hall

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Light plane crashes in Clyde

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Emergency meeting called to debate marriage laws

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Laurie Oakes announces retirement

In this Friday, July 28, 2017, photo, George the bulldog rides a skateboard up the side of the bowl at Strawberry Hill ...

World of Photos - August 3, 2017

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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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Roxburgh spent three hours in make up each day before shooting the new miniseries.

'Shark-like focus': Roxburgh gets Blue Murderous again

Karl Quinn

Nine's chief political correspondent Laurie Oakes will exit Parliament once and for all.

Laurie Oakes retires, and TV news loses a trusted voice

COMMENT
Michael Idato

Debbie Reynolds and Debra Messing in Will & Grace.

Will & Grace reboot will address death of Debbie Reynolds

Michael Idato
18 mins ago

Bachelorette Leah with one of the captured piglets.

RSPCA investigating Bachelor's controversial 'pig-chasing' scene

Rob Moran

Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi Ghinsberg

'I would've eaten human flesh' says man played by Radcliffe

Karl Quinn

Justin Bieber has confirmed he is taking a career break because he wants his "mind, heart and soul to be sustainable".

Justin Bieber confirms career break for more 'sustainable' lifestyle

Broede Carmody

Canberra-based Nine Network political editor Laurie Oakes has announced his retirement.

'An absolute giant': Laurie Oakes announces retirement

Broede Carmody

Marco Pierre White heads up Seven's new cooking show, <i>Hell's Kitchen</i>.

Marco Pierre White on Masterchef: 'I never watched it'

Rob Moran

The mature blackbutt tree has been suspended horizontally 10 metres off the ground of a CBD laneway.

Is it a bird? A plane?No, it's a tree flying over a city street

Linda Morris

Chryssy Tintner with dancers rehearsing for a performance of <I>The Seven Deadly Sins</I>.

Giving a voice to the silenced and persecuted

Peter Munro

Ellen Kirkwood rehearses the sax section of the Sirens big band.

Sisters do it for themselves in bid to tackle gender bias

John Shand

Outspoken white upper-middle-class male Peter Chudd.

We've got to fix feminism so it appeals more to blokes like me

Peter Chudd*

Zoe Foster Blake (@zotheysay on the Snaps), shared this adorable throwback picture, demonstrating once and for all that ...

Try picking the famous Aussie this cutie grew up to be

Retro fun

Slow it down to speed it up.

Why you need to train slow if you want to run faster

Sarah Berry

The "all in your head" misdiagnosis is so common many women feel thankful when they're finally diagnosed - just for ...

Women shouldn't have to thank doctors for believing them

COMMENT
Emily Dwass

Tony Abbott's claims that marriage is about "protecting women and children" are a gross rewriting of history.

Marriage equality opponents need to stop rewriting history

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Beach make-up: Let Ursula Andress be your guide.

Make-up that'll go the distance, no matter the season/emotion

Stephanie Darling

A 'switch' in our brain has been found to determine what the body does with energy from food.

'Switch' in brain decides whether we burn or store fat

Sarah Berry

American Apparel ad.

This creepy Ex-CEO who wants a second chance

COMMENT
Neha Kale

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8 reasons I hate indoor play centres

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Paying $2.50 for a babycino? This is why...

Recall: Next Navy Strap Brogue Shoe

Children's shoes found to contain cancer-causing chemical

Liquids are allowed on domestic flights, but not on international ones.

Why we ban liquids on overseas flights but not domestic ones

Michael Gebicki

075998 Picture : www.my-tropical-islands.com Tropical Island Resort, south of Berlin, Germany

These 13 amazing attractions are in locations you'd never expect

Brian Johnston

The Bus:Stop project of Krumbach, Vorarlberg, Austria, has some works that resemble sculptures.

Tiny Austrian village creates world's coolest bus stops

Craig Platt

Love your leftovers: Dan Lepard's pepperpot pork pies.

30 hearty winter pie recipes to warm you from the inside out

From left: Fourme d'Ambert blue-veined French cheese, Old Winchester firm pasteurized cheese, Picodon goat's milk cheese ...

What's your No.1 cheese? Top global chefs share their favourite

Stir-fried beef with zucchini.

Speedy stir-fried beef and zucchini

Neil Perry

There's a lot more to do with a fancy UHD TV in South Korea than there is in Australia.

Why South Korea is an Ultra HD wonderland

Sony X93E

Review: Sony TV proves LCD has a place in 2017

FttH technology is future-proof and will provide Australia with the best infrastructure to build its digital economy.

ACMA, ACCC shift responsibility on Australians in NBN limbo

Google's software understands conversational English far better than its competitors.

Google Home: novelty or long-term assistant?

COMMENT

The friendly check-in staff at Tokyo's Henn Na Hotel.

Japan's robot-run hotel is still incredibly buggy

Toyota continues to dominate the new car market.

Oz's best selling cars revealed

Dom Tripolone

Holden was found to have likely contravened consumer law in a number of ways.

Holden's new 60 day refund and return policy

David McCowen

The HSV GTSR W1 is Holden's ultimate muscle car.

HSV owners look to cash in on W1

David McCowen

2018 Hyundai Santa Fe.

Updated Hyundai Santa Fe detailed

Drive Staff

2018 Aston Martin Vantage prototype

New Aston Martin Vantage detailed

Andrew Maclean

2017 BMW 530e.

BMW's new fuel-sipping 5-Series reviewed

Andrew Maclean

Run over: Canterbury, as they have been throughout a disastrous 2017 campaign, were their own worst enemy once again.

Moses leads Parra's sixth straight win against hapless Bulldogs

Michael Chammas

"I am who I am": Michael Maguire.

Move over, Des. It's Maguire's turn to feel the heat

Andrew Webster

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Pacquiao set to confirm Horn fight and Nicole wants it in Sydney

Andrew Webster

James Sutherland.

Cricket pay stoush: Why some shares are more equal than others

COMMENT
Greg Baum

Sent packing: Sonny Bill Williams leaves the field against the Lions after being shown a red card.

Sonny Bill free to play Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup opener

Tom Decent

Playmaker: Bernard Foley will be a key figure for the Wallabies in the upcoming Rugby Championship.

Foley doesn't want special treatment in Wallabies squad

Tom Decent

Australia was knocked out in the semi-finals of the ASEAN tournament.

Two Joeys sent home from tournament in Thailand

Dominic Bossi

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland (L) and Australian Cricketers' Association chief Alistair Nicholson discuss the ...

Cricket Australia and players sign peace deal to end pay war

Chris Barrett

Nathan Cleary has been called a "franchise player" by Penrith supremo Phil Gould.

'Nathan ticks every box': Penrith eye long-term Cleary deal

Chris Barrett

In demand: Ash Taylor.

Young gun's contract could turn Titans into Broncos feeder club

Phil Lutton

Fined: Dragons coach Paul McGregor.

McGregor responds to $10,000 fine over referee comments

Mitch Jennings

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