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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrives to inspect the guard of honour during a ceremonial welcome for the ...

Coalition's descent from embattled to ridiculous

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

A police officer cordons off a street in Barcelona, Spain.

Barcelona: Police say deadly incident is an act of terror

Live
Latika Bourke
30 mins ago

Michelle Leng, 24, was murdered by her stepfather Derek Barrett in April 2016.

As uni student was murdered, a key twisted in the door

Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash.

Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash reveals she is a dual citizen

Australia's richest man Anthony Pratt's company has launched a major lawsuit against almost 70 workers in his packaging ...

The company owned by Australia's richest man is suing its workers

Senator Pauline Hanson wears a burqa during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 17 August 2017.

Hanson's 'appalling' stunt ignites firestorm over religious freedoms

Theft, fraud and glitter: shortcomings of postal survey revealed by ABS

How one couple is saving $19,338 a year on childcare

White supremacists are 'clowns': Trump man's unusual interview

'There's no cure': Distressing diagnosis for one in five women

Inside the mass CEO defection from Trump's advisory boards

Injured people are treated in Barcelona, Spain, after the vehicle attack.

'People just started running': At least two dead after Barcelona attack

BREAKING
14 mins ago

Bro culture

'Not simply about quotas': How businesses avoid 'bro culture'

Titans player Ryan James during the round 21 NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the West Tigers at CBUS Stadium ...

It's BS: Titans skipper James fires up in defence of coach Henry

Andrew Forrest had vowed to save the Western Force, but the ARU has cut the team.

Reds, Brumbies and Waratahs want answers from the ARU

The only thing worse being the two single friends left in my social circle is being the absolute last.

When you're the last friend in the group to hit life milestones

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Is Kim Jong-un planning a hydrogen bomb?

BOP Industries CEO Scott Millar

The 17-year-old who runs his own company during school hours

Snake catchers Brooke and Tony Harrison caught this snake in a child's play area in Tallebudgera, on the Gold Coast.

'She went white': Mother's terrifying discovery in kids toys

Crocodile tears? Leah's stress at meeting Matty J's sister seemed strange to the other girls.

The Bachelor's worst-kept secret has finally been aired

Emma Stone topped the list with earnings of around $33 million last financial year.

Rising star crowned as world's highest-paid actress

Hornsby mayor Steve Russell says he has fallen out with members of the party over his stance on council mergers.

'Couldn't make this up': Council demands $22m bill paid in a week

James Robertson

Abnormally warm winter predicted to extend through spring

Peter Hannam

Nappy fail at NSW pool triggers $15,000 fine

Tim Connell

Patronage on Sydney's train network has surged over the past year, placing greater urgency on plans for public transport ...

Opal figures reveal Sydney passenger rail network 'risk'

Matt O'Sullivan

Under pressure: exams.

Sydney school cancels HSC trials after second exam paper theft

The Ausgrid bid process will be examined by the NSW Auditor-General.

$16b Ausgrid sale to be scrutinised by Auditor-General

Sean Nicholls

The NSW government is considering a recommendation to axe five-yearly licence reviews into Sydney's casinos.

Push to dump five-yearly investigations into casinos

Sean Nicholls

Cleaner Judith Barber poses for a photo at the United Voice Union Office in Haymarket Sydney, on August 15, 2017. To go ...

After 10 years in a good job, Judith Barber fears it's about to change

A tourism operator took these images as they flew over the site on a trip.

Tourism fears after Rio Tinto bulldozer spotted near Hoizontal Falls

WA

Tanja Ebert.

Nine days after Tanja went missing, police made a grisly discovery

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr talks about the government's support for same-sex marriage in Australia in front of a ...

Capital goes rainbow as ACT government backs 'yes' campaign

ACT

Photo: Houzz

How to make your home look luxurious on a budget

Many different types of renewable energy have the potential to radically transform built environments.

We're all supposed to want it, but cities just can't keep up

Graph screen grab.

The five very different forecasts for Sydney's property prices

A good tradie is worth their weight in gold, steel, or at least the full amount of their quote.

Creeping quotes: Clear signs you shouldn't hire that tradie

Brett Blundy has sold his Hawkesbury River property Sweven.

'Mr Bra' billionaire sells weekender for $18 million

Goodluck: "Yes David" Bruce Goodluck said tonight you have found the real chicken suit that I had on last night, the ...

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Goodluck: "Yes David" Bruce Goodluck said tonight you have found the real chicken suit that I had on last night, the ...

Game of groans: The long history of parliamentary props

COMMENT
Damien Murphy

The government wants to raise the Medicare levy from 2 per cent of income to 2.5 per cent in order to fund the National ...

Everyone should pay their share for the NDIS

Editorial

Justin Shoulder prepares for the world premiere of <i>Carrion</i> at the Liveworks festival.

Love, desire and a post-human spectre for Liveworks

Garry Maddox

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Nationals Fiona Nash Joyce Canavan

Citizenship crisis: What the hell is going on with the Nationals?

COMMENT
James Massola

Brandis pulls off his finest speech by calling out a dangerous fool

COMMENT
David Wroe

Brandis cheered by Greens and Labor? Yes, it really happened

Sketch
Tony Wright

Senator Pauline Hanson wears a burqa during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 17 August 2017.

Hanson burqa stunt ignites firestorm over religious freedoms

Amy Remeikis

Mr Morrison introduced the Medicare levy to the parliament on Thursday.

Morrison may need just one more Senate vote to pass Medicare levy

Refugees at the Manus Island regional processing centre protesting earlier this month.

Australia's PNG offshore detention of asylum seekers valid

Michael Koziol

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson takes off a burqa during Senate Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, ...

Pauline Hanson slammed by George Brandis for burqa stunt

Stephanie Peatling

Joshua Wong, right, chants slogans as a supporter, left, reacts outside the high court before a ruling on a prosecution ...

Umbrella Movement's Joshua Wong sentenced to jail

Kirsty Needham

Supporters hold a sign as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during an election campaign stop in Koblenz, Germany, ...

Russian-Germans in focus amid fears of Moscow propaganda

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union leader applauds during an election campaign stop in Koblenz, ...

Merkel talks sexism and emojis as election approaches

People participate in a candlelight vigil at the University of Virginia on Wednesday night

A gathering in Charlottesville, site of a massive vigil and march

The farce around Barnaby Joyce's New Zealand citizenship has seen the Turnbull government contort itself into a mass of ...

Is this the Turnbull's government's worst fortnight yet?

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Protesters at a marriage equality rally outside Sydney's Town Hall.

This is why I'll be voting 'no' to same-sex marriage

COMMENT
Kevin Donnelly

White nationalist demonstrators walk into the entrance of Lee Park surrounded by counter demonstrators in Charlottesville.

Don't take lunacy too seriously

COMMENT
Garrison Keillor

Some form of dividend cut was widely telegraphed but the degree to which Telstra decided to swing the axe took the ...

Telstra fighting to prove its best days aren't behind it

COMMENT
John McDuling

Treasury Wine Estates chief executive Michael Clarke.

Wine giant's $3000 all-staff bonus draws fire

Darren Gray

Bunnings continued to grow in Australia but has run into trouble in the UK and Ireland.

Bunnings UK fail too 'horrible to contemplate'

Patrick Hatch

Anthony Pratt.

Pratt boxing clever on the Amazon invasion

Colin Kruger, CBD

Same-sex marriage postal plebiscite doesn't pass the pub test

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

FoxSports play from News, Telstra lays path for Foxtel float

Lucy Battersby

'Fighting fit' Whitehaven's 1900 per cent profit lift

Darren Gray

Inside the mass CEO defection from Trump

Sustainability and recycling was the big focus for this year's Woolmark Prize.

Sustainable style: Why you could soon be wearing plastic to dinner

Men's Style

Want to make your new business look cool? Surkus pays people to wait in line.

Restaurants are using a secret rent-a-crowd app to look cooler

Fine Dining

Sea change: Amber Joyce and her son Billy on the beach in Thirroul.

How one couple is saving $19,338 a year on childcare

Georgina Dent

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ask Noel: will the Seniors Supplement be restored?

Noel Whittaker

Sound like a local and you can disguise incompetence. Sound like a foreigner and you could unfairly struggle.

How a foreign accent limits your career

COMMENT
James Adonis

Siblings Alexandra and Nic De Bonis are the founders of Workyard, an app aimed at the construction industry.

From nightmare renovation to multi-million dollar app

Cara Waters

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How algae paved way for humans

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Michael Moore busses theatregoers to Trump Tower

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Carat on a carrot

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Hoddle Street killer will spend life behind bars

Zoo keeper Eva Ravagni holding the 2.5-month old Borneo Orangutan baby "Hujan" in her arms in Krefeld, Germany, Tuesday, ...

World of Photos - August 17, 2017

Younger stan august

The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

The other guy stan

Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - now streaming only on Stan.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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How to create a better customer checkout experience

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Jennifer Lawrence makes four appearances on Vogue's September issue's four covers.

Rising star named highest-paid actress, ousting J-Law

On Monday night's program, the ABC's Tom Tilley interviewed a caller who claimed to be Jewish and said he welcomed the ...

How the alt-right trolled Triple J's Hack program

Broede Carmody

The Vice doco follows white nationalist Chris Cantwell.

'Points for us': Charlottesville doco on SBS exposes neo-Nazis

Rob Moran

Stuntman Johann Ofner died after he was shot in the chest while filming a music video in Brisbane.

Slain Ninja Warrior highlights reel released

Broede Carmody

Simone was forced to defend her past work as a stripper.

Bachelor backlash after reveal of stripper pasts

Rob Moran

Whether Ben Affleck will return in The Batman has been the source of much speculation.

Bat out of the bag? Affleck leaving Batman, says brother

Michael Idato

Daniel Craig will star in his fifth and final Bond film.

'I want to go out on a high note': Craig's Bond is back

Michael Idato

"I'm not joking when I say I would feel more comfortable if Cersei Lannister was running the country at this point," ...

Kimmel slams Trump: 'Better if Cersei was running the country'

Bill Keveney

Emily Walters (Diane Keaton) and Donald Horner (Brendan Gleeson) get to know each other in a scene from Hampstead. Both ...

Have the 'age limits' for romance been erased from movies?

Paul Byrnes

Showstopper: Emma Matthews as Dame Nellie Melba

Emma Matthews lands diva's greatest hits with force

Jason Blake

"Why shouldn't Australians have the opportunity to see the great works of their countrymen that are being performed and ...

What next for Adelaide after the triumph of Saul?

Andrew Taylor

Myer ambassador Jennifer Hawkins on the red carpet at the Myer spring 2017 fashion launch in Coogee.

Myer stages the most Australiana spectacle since Sydney 2000

Jenna Clarke

James Alex Fields, 20, has been charged over the fatal car crash.

Why we love holding mothers to account for violent sons

Naomi Chainey

Rihanna at the Met Gala 2015, one of the looks which inspired a pair of the Stance socks.

All we want to wear are RiRi's socks with her face on them

Nicole Economos

The only thing worse being the two single friends left in my social circle is being the absolute last.

When you're the last friend in the group to hit life milestones

Suzanne Zuppello

The famous carrot!

This is the good news story we all needed today

Annie Brown

Footage of MasterChef judge George Calombaris at the A-League grand final. in Sydney.

George Calombaris pleads guilty to assault

The Sale Whisperer: Get your wardrobe ready for spring

Nicole Economos

Dion Lee's warehouse sale is on this weekend.

Designer labels headed for Chapel Street

Melissa Singer

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How to stop your child falling down the YouTube rabbit hole

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Five ways dogs really are just like toddlers

Woolworths Possum Magic Coin Launch.

Woolworths on the money with Possum Magic collectibles

Liechtenstein is Europe's second least visited country.

Have you been to any of these 18 least visited countries in the world?

You cannot be compelled to close your window shade on a plane, but it is good manners.

Why flight attendants tell you to close your window shade on planes

Michael Gebicki

A woman takes a picture during a protest against tourism in Barcelona.

Tourists on segways 'egged' in Barcelona in protest over crowds

Copa di testa (pig's head terrine) with salted cumquats at The Agrarian Kitchen.

Why Hobart is one of the hottest places to eat in Australia right now

Essento insect burgers contain mealworms, rice and vegetables.

Good grub: Bug burgers go on sale

Chicken veloute stew.

Stew goes fancy with Adam Liaw's chicken veloute recipe

Nokia 8

New Nokia flagship has millennial-focused trick

BOP Industries CEO Scott Millar has been travelling around the country hosting workshops

CEO, 17, has holographic company during school

Mania

Review: Sega let fans make Sonic game. It's the best since 1994.

Introducing a heap of simple, internet-connected devices into your home also introduces some issues.

Want a smart home? Read this first

COMMENT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the face of the 1981-1984 generation.

Why so many tech titans are the same age

2018 Volkswagen Golf R.

Is the new Golf R the world's best hot hatch?

David McCowen

2013 Land Rover Discovery 4.

The dangers of buying a used Land Rover Discovery

David Morley

2017 Peugeot 3008.

Peugeot's new Mazda CX-5 rival tested

Drive Staff

Alfa Romeo is set to benefit from FCA's new autonomous technology partnership.

Fiat Chrysler joins forces with BMW

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai debuts new fuel-cell vehicle.

Hyundai reveals Australia's first fuel cell vehicle

David McCowen

The Federal Government has reversed its decision to allow parallel imports from Japan and the UK

Federal government drops parallel imports plan

David McCowen

Taking legal action: James McManus is seeking damages, costs and interest from Newcastle Knights after suffering from ...

McManus' legal team seeks medical records of ex-Knights

Adrian Proszenko

Marina Go has described some of the criticism she receives as "plain ignorance''.

Pay offer too good for players to refuse, say clubs

Chris Barrett

Andrew Forrest had vowed to save the Western Force, but the ARU has cut the team.

Reds, Brumbies and Waratahs want answers from the ARU

Tom Decent

Back just in time: Jeremy Cameron.

Giants given big boost on finals eve as Jeremy Cameron returns

Andrew Wu

Back to winning ways: Parramatta Eels players celebrate one of their five tries on Thursday.

Eels defeat Titans but lose Bevan French

Michael Chammas

Crisis meetings: James Graham could be on the way out.

Bulldogs to hold meeting as Dragons make Graham enquiries

Michael Chammas

ARLC chairman John Grant.

A bloody free-for-all might be just what the NRL needs

Steve Mascord

"Really happy": Curtis Rona will start on the wing for the Wallabies.

Former NRL star to make Wallabies debut against All Blacks

Tom Decent

"We are very happy with it actually, it's close to what we wanted": Bulldogs chairman Ray Dib with departing CEO Raelene ...

Clubs agree to $9.4m salary cap for 2018

Chris Barrett

Paul McGregor's Dragons will have to beat the game's hottest attacking side on their home turf to make the finals.

Dragons on wrong side of history

Phil Lutton

Tom Trbojevic is just as handy on the soccer pitch as he is in the NRL.

Sea Eagles turn to world game to turn season around

Adrian Proszenko

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