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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says leaks – such as the leaked White House transcript of the conversation between US ...

'Taking a stand': Four charged over White House leaks

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Australia Post believes it can offer Amazon a range of delivery options once it opens in Australia.

Border forces 'soul searching' over mailed 'terror bomb' package

Donald Trump at the centre of a storm.

No foreign leader can now speak freely to Trump without fear

ANALYSIS
Nick O'Malley

Colin and Paul De Lutis are battling each other in the Supreme Court.

Two brothers, a $500 million property empire and a hell of a legal fight

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Before you get in a tizz about robots taking your job, remember this

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Baby Caroline's parents are desperate to get her from Vietnam to Melbourne.

'We need help': Ill Australian baby stranded in Asia

Commonwealth Bank scandal syndicate linked to huge ice haul

'Hugely disappointing': Big energy retailers drop fixed rate plans

Workers reveal security flaws at two Aussie airports

Two more years: Liberal marriage deal to avert an ugly divorce

ANALYSIS

Voters in key Liberal seats back same-sex marriage, poll shows

Eight-year-old Wooranna Park Primary School student Seth Yee and teacher Kieran Nolan with a server that authenticates ...

Computer prodigy swaps Singapore for a Dandenong primary school

Joel Selwood of the Cats is carried from the ground after sustaining an injury during the Round 20 AFL match between the ...

Selwood injured as Swans stun Cats to stay in race for top-four

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his fiancee Mary Donaldson of Australia, center, talk with Denmark's Queen Margrethe ...

Throughout 50 years of marriage, Denmark's prince held a grudge

United's Jesse Lingard, left, and Marcus Rashford run with the trophy after winning the soccer Europa League final ...

'See player, swipe right': Tinder's $20m Manchester United deal

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'That' Scaramucci audio released

Lisa De Vanna celebrates during Australia's win over Brazil

Matildas blitz Brazil to win first trophy in seven years

A Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 has traced its own outline over the United States using its flight path.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner's 17-hour test stunt over the US

Former Bachelorette star Sam Frost will make her debut on Home and Away later this year.

'Get over it': Sam Frost role on Home and Away wins surprise defender

Friend or foe: Robyn Lawley likes her juice.

The morning routines of six successful Aussie women

Heavy snow is expected in the Victorian alps.

Wild weekend weather on the way as alpine areas brace for blizzards

Bikie shot partner in head and lied to police about her death, court told

Ice addict's 'cry for help' ignored before he killed

The email revealed where each child was staying.

Details of vulnerable children in care released in error

News / Generic ACT Police perform random breath testing on Parkes Way on Saturday afternoon 12 September 2015 Photo: ...

'He was flying': Police in high-speed Peninsula chase

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Many breeds and not just the ones thought of as dangerous are responsible for the attacks.

Inner-city hotspots for dog attacks revealed as cases rises

An artist's impression of the Footscray Road elevated freeway section of the West Gate Tunnel.

Transport expert 'stood aside' over doubts on West Gate Tunnel

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

Rape accused tells court: no sex before marriage

NSW

An artist impression of the ASF development at the Spit.

Developers in 'deep shock' at casino's dumping

QLD

Portrait of Rewi Waetford, amongst tents at Martin Place where he currently resides as he is currently Homeless. Tent ...

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

NSW

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

Wonder Woman sends special message to girl

ACT

Trevor and Jenny Tiller want to stay living in their Brighton apartment for as long as possible.

Why more older Aussies are renovating instead of relocating

The disappointment of missing out on a property you love at an auction can be excruciating.

Auction bidding tactics that won't blow your budget or your cover

The Block 2016. Main bathroom reveals - Chris and Kim.

The essential checklist for a successful bathroom renovation

Brisbane's prestige property market is booming.

Sunny side up for prestige property owners in the north

Artist Antonia Perricone Mrljak in her home studio.

Inside the lively home of an artist and her four children

At 84, Joan Collins has landed her best role in more than two decades.

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At 84, Joan Collins has landed her best role in more than two decades.

'You can't be a bitch and play a bitch': Joan Collins is back

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.

The traditional ancestral houses of the Torajan people, Tana Toraja Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Eleven ancient cultures you can still interact with today

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Swans Will Hayward and Kieren Jack had plenty to shout about at Simonds Stadium on Friday night.

Swans stun Cats to stay in top-four race

Anthony Colangelo

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley.

Why Buckley should coach Collingwood again in 2018

ANALYSIS
Caroline Wilson

Essendon footballer Dustin Fletcher.

Another lap of honour for Essendon icon Dustin Fletcher

Scott Spits

Recalled: Port Adelaide's Angus Monfries.

Monfries set to play first AFL game in two years

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan is happy with the Brownlow Medal criteria after Patrick Dangerfield's suspension.

AFL boss happy with Brownlow criteria

Ben Brown runs in a straight line and kicks through the ball.

Why Roos should give Ben Brown a pay rise

Wayne Carey

Corey Maynard

Former NBL player to debut for Demons

Ronny Lerner

Bulldog Robert Murphy

AFL Ins and Outs: Murphy a 'travelling emergency' for Dogs

Teams

500,000 pieces of mail and air cargo arrive in Australia every day.

'How many times?' Border forces 'soul searching' over mailed bomb

David Wroe

Two more years: The marriage deal to avert an ugly Coalition divorce

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Voters in key Liberal seats back same-sex marriage and free vote

Michael Koziol

Portrait of Rohingyan refugee Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday 12 April ...

Leaked Turnbull admission leaves refugees in despair

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull congratulates the US President-elect Donald Trump in November.

What the Trump leak reveals about Malcolm Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

According to Malcolm Turnbull's advisers, he argue strongly in favour of free trade and a rules-based order in a ...

Turnbull gets Trumped: From inside the waterfront mansion

SKETCH

Donald Trump speaking with Malcolm Turnbull on the phone.

PM accused of lying after leaked transcript shows contradictions

Michael Koziol

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says leaks – such as the leaked White House transcript of the conversation between US ...

Trump White House goes on attack over 'culture of leaks'

15 mins ago

The hero of East Timor's independence struggle Xanana Gusmao has resigned from the presidency of his party.

Plans to form East Timorese government thrown into disarray

Lindsay Murdoch

The German NGO migrant rescue boat has been put under preventive seizure as Italian authorities investigate what they ...

Italy seizes NGO boat suspected of aiding people smuggling

Nick Miller

Donald Trump at the centre of a storm.

Trump transcript reveals little new but it confirms a great deal

ANALYSIS
Nick O'Malley

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

Going postal is Turnbull's best option for same-sex marriage

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The 20th anniversary of Diana's death has reminded many of the misery of the Windsors: endless engagements, permanent ...

Three reasons why the Australian Republic will get up, one day

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Anthony Scaramucci, from the so-smooth-he's-slippery school of PR.

Don't laugh too hard at Trump's spin doctors – ours are just as bad

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

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‘It makes you feel not valued’: How wage cuts broke Sahar

Anna Patty

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Jobs being taken by robots? Where's your evidence

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Ian Narev, CEO of CBA, will face tough questions at the company's result.

Growing calls for a bank royal commission

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The bank's chief executive, Ian Narev, who will present the bank's results next week, wrote to staff on Friday, saying ...

Eleven already jailed over CBA money laundering syndicates

Michael Evans

Tabcorp all in on Tatts merger despite mounting costs

Nick Toscano

CBA scandal syndicate linked to the huge ice haul

Nino Bucci

The six charts that show why workers are feeling the pinch

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

CBA weighs, but ASX ends week higher

Jens Meyer

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The rare (and very expensive) Yamazaki 25 yr old and Hibiki 30 yr old.

Why are we so obsessed with Japanese whisky?

Smart Sipping

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

Jacqui Walshe at the Dell Womens Network Entrepreneurs Conference in San Francisco.

Jacqui Walshe runs a $300 million travel business you've never heard of

Cara Waters

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

Workers' compensation: is it career suicide?

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Melbourne International Film Festival kicks off

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Two charged over Sydney terror plot

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Melbourne dog attacks spark crack down

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Cocaine yacht bound for Australia seized

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7.30 host Leigh Sales.

Shake-up could see ABC's 7.30 moved to new timeslot

Amy Remeikis

Jerry Seinfeld has been known to take years to craft a joke.

Desperate Aussies 'begging' for Seinfeld tickets

Michael Lallo

Former Bachelorette star Sam Frost will make her debut on Home and Away later this year.

'Get over it': Home and Away legend defends Sam Frost

Broede Carmody

Debbie Reynolds and Debra Messing in Will & Grace.

Will & Grace reboot will address death of Debbie Reynolds

Michael Idato

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

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

Photographer Joel-Peter Witkin at the William Mora Galleries. 2nd August 2017. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO

'I look forward to death': Photographer Joel-Peter Witkin

John Bailey

Kayla Hamill with Matt Furlani.

Pervasive misogyny spoils David Williamson's new play

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Be Your Self by Australian Dance Theatre is ambitious but sometimes loses itself in complexity.

Be Your Self is a timeless exploration of the body

REVIEW
Jordan Beth Vincent

Slow it down to speed it up.

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

Sarah Berry

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

Peter Chudd*

Clem Bastow says it's OK not to know what you want to be when you grow up until well after you've become a grown-up.

It's OK to find your purpose later in life

Clem Bastow

So versatile, they'll go with practically everything in your wardrobe.

Saint Laurent's $3300 rollerskate heels are fabulously ridic

Annie Brown

Across all measures of physical performance, there was one consistent finding ... there's no difference in ability for ...

When it comes to sport, boys 'play like a girl'

Marnee McKay, Joshua Burns

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

Lena Dunham arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Los Angeles.

Lena Dunham calls out airline for 'transphobic talk'

Erin Jensen

When garlic bread meets toasted cheese sandwich.

Introducing the garlic bread and cheese toastie

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

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

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

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The reason mummy wine memes are no laughing matter

Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra with her daughters Isabella and Sophia.

This mum has donated over 2,000 litres of breast milk

Ariane Beeston

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The dirty truth about blowing out candles on a birthday cake

A Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 has traced its own outline over the United States using its flight path.

Dreamliner draws its own outline with flight path on 17-hour trip

The main hall of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Atlanta.

The nine best (and five worst) international airports named

Ben Groundwater

QT Port Douglas: Step back and relax.

28 degrees in deep winter? Aussie resort is a true escape from the cold

Jane Reddy

British IT expert Marcus Hutchins has been detained.

'Hero' who stopped Wannacry arrested

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

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

OnePlus

OnePlus is officially coming to Australia

Kotaku

Sony X93E

Review: Sony TV proves LCD has a place in 2017

We took the Volkswagen Amarok on a hell of a road trip.

The ultimate Amarok road test

Andrew Maclean

Ford is compensating owners who paid for its 'free' roadside assistance program

Ford compensates owners for (not) free roadside assistance

Andrew Maclean

Toyota continues to dominate the new car market.

Oz's best selling cars revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Suzuki Swift GL Navigator.

New Suzuki Swift reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake.

Jag's sub-$100k SUV alternative

Dom Tripolone

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

Commodore customer looks to make $100,000 in a week

David McCowen

Mitchell Starc is one of the many celebrities who call the Northern Beaches home.

Bangladesh tour: Who replaces Starc?

Jon Pierik

Lisa De Vanna celebrates during Australia's win over Brazil

Matildas blitz Brazil to win first silverware since 2010

Tennis racquet and ball

Davis Cup singles to remain best-of-five sets

Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall is striving to be a consistent performer.

No fluke this time as Australia calls for a Marschall

Michael Gleeson

Neymar has moved to Paris from Barcelona.

'Neymar signs five-year contract with PSG'

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