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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would need the support of at least one crossbencher if Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby ...

Bombshell leaves government's survival in doubt

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Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist.

Trump fires chief strategist and key aide Steve Bannon

Emergency services at Market Square in Turku, where several people were stabbed and a man was shot by police.

Two dead, several injured in multiple stabbings in Finland

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Friends of Julian Cadman say they are "beside ourselves with worry".

'Beside himself': Seven-year-old Julian's father on way to Barcelona

Two Qantas planes have returned to Sydney after facing separate issues.

Dozens of flights from Melbourne cancelled as winds strand travellers

A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of Heather Heyer sits in Charlottesville.

Charlottesville victim's mother refuses to speak to Trump

Nine days after Tanja went missing in outback, a grim find

Australia's public purse wins $10 billion as oil giant folds

Science proves honey is a pot of gold against superbugs

'No good Nazis': James Murdoch takes a stand against Trump

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Aussie victim caught up in terror attack just days from coming home

Undated handout photo of Driss Oukabir that was sourced from social media on Friday Aug. 18, 2017. Spanish public ...

Barcelona suspects had planned 'bigger' attack

Nick Miller

Lance Franklin of the Swans warms up.

Swans stun Crows again, possibly denying them minor premiership

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

The foreign accents that limit your career

COMMENT

Carlton Blues

An oral history of how Carlton won the 1987 premiership

Title: AFI FEST 2011 Presented By Audi - "The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn" Closing Night Gala - Red ...

Why Jamie Bell is still 'bitterly disappointed' by this flop

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Wanted: remote area lighthouse keeper

Hamish Blake and Andy Lee are getting ready to shoot a second season of their TV show True Story.

Hamish and Andy: Australia has reached peak reality TV

The new private Dom Perignon private dining experience at Vue de Monde.

Got a spare $900? Melbourne's most exclusive dining

Side view of young pregnant woman working out at home. Caucasian model doing Reclining pigeon pose on the bed. Beautiful ...

6 morning stretches and exercises to boost energy

Weight is about more than dress-size.

You can't hate yourself happy, or punish yourself skinny

Tanja Ebert disappeared nine days ago and is believed to have been murdered.

'We miss Tanja immensely': Missing mum's outback dream

Breakthrough clue in cold case of missing 12-year-old Victorian boy

'Back to his cheeky self': Some children can leave hospital earlier

Personal trainer Rachel Tyquin, 44, died in April 2016.

Sunbury woman not guilty of her neighbour's murder

The committee said volunteer firefighters were not consulted.

Fire service reforms hosed down by upper house MPs

A bullet hole lodged in a pillar at the front of the Narre Warren home.

'Not fireworks': Hail of bullets shatter a quiet Narre Warren street

An image of spectators fighting at the brawl.

Man charged after violent brawl at junior football grand final

Missing: Tanja Ebert.

Nine days after Tanja disappears, a grisly discovery

SA

Windy conditions have been hitting southern cities and now it's Sydney's turn.

Cyclone-strength wind gusts hammer Sydney

NSW

Bradley Pen Dragon on his release from a Thai jail in 2006.

Sex offender who spent 13 years in prison walks free

WA

Emergency services at the scene of a ute and bus crash at Beaudesert.

Mother, children in hospital after school bus crash

QLD

St Kilda ticks a lot of boxes in terms of transport, the bay, and its proximity to the city.

Coming of age: Is St Kilda set to shake off its bad rep?

Sheila James makes her way to work.

A 2.15am alarm, two trains and a bus to get to work by 7am

If you're set on travelling straight away, consider a working holiday.

Is it possible to travel and save for a home after uni?

Matt and Lentil Pubrick, founders of Grown and Gathered.

The new of country-dwellers taking Instagram by storm

Melbourne's price outlook seems strong for houses - but experts aren't so certain about apartments.

What will happen to Melbourne property prices? 5 experts predict

Barnaby Joyce is the fifth federal MP to be referred to the High Court over their citizenship status in the past month.

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Barnaby Joyce is the fifth federal MP to be referred to the High Court over their citizenship status in the past month.

Inside a sudden National identity crisis

Judith Ireland

***EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND, AUGUST 19/17 ISSUE*** Pictures from The Book Of Dirt - Bram with his grandfather cr: ...

I found out my grandfather's secret history after his death

Bram Presser

Cruel Sea and Beasts of Bourbon front man Tex Perkins has detailed the warts-and-all life of an Oz rock muso.

Rock of ages: how the Oz rock memoir grew up

Jenny Valentish

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Lance Franklin.

AFL Live: Adelaide vs Sydney Swans

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Jim Pavlidis illustration.

No-pokies North come up aces

Greg Baum

Chris Yarran

Balme: Tigers were aware of Yarran's drug issues

Jon Pierik

Heritier Lumumba with Nathan Buckley at a Collingwood training session in 2014.

Buckley confrontation was final straw for Lumumba

Caroline Wilson

Despite last week's loss the Western Bulldogs have hit reasonable form of late. They'll need their best to beat Port ...

Dogs' Ballarat presence solid ahead of first match

Anthony Colangelo

Cultural shift: Dyson Heppell is leading the new Essendon.

There's no I in Heppell: All about the team for Essendon skipper

Daniel Cherny

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan.

AFL: Stripping accreditation for falsehoods a 'good idea'

Fearless: Greater Western Sydney's Nick Haynes has played only 76 of a possible 124 games since his AFL debut due to a ...

The Giant who turned his back on football

Andrew Wu

Senator Nick Xenophon is a key player on the Senate crossbench.

Citizenship shock: Nick Xenophon says he won't resign

Amy Remeikis

Another government senator under a cloud over business interests

Eryk Bagshaw

Turnbull must reassure Australians as faith in the Parliament crumbles

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Mark Kenny

ASIO director general Duncan Lewis.

Muslims 'absolutely critical' to fight against terrorism: ASIO

Fergus Hunter

Nationals Fiona Nash, Barnaby Joyce and Matthew Matt Canavan.

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

COMMENT
James Massola

Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash.

Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash reveals she has dual citizenship

Amy Remeikis, Adam Gartrell

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

Women hold candles during a vigil to protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls in New Delhi. India is home to ...

10-yr-old rape victim gives birth in India

Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist.

Bannon's softer side emerges as he contradicts Trump

An armed police officer on Las Ramblas in Barcelona on Friday.

Bigger attack was planned in Barcelona

Authorities investigate a truck after it ploughed through Bastille Day revellers in the French resort city of Nice last July.

Terror attacks using vehicles in past year

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

The government's margin of survival just got narrower

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The Catholic Church has an inexplicable hold over Australian politicians.

Catholic priests must confess to regain our shaken faith

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Loneliness in bouts is essential for me. It sucks me under, for a while, but then I reach this point where I feel clear ...

Loneliness can be more dangerous than smoking - or a luxury

COMMENT
Claire Thurstans

Illustration: Simon Bosch

End of the line: Telstra's day of reckoning has arrived

Coles' same-store sales growth for the financial year slowed and total revenue has been flat.

Top staff at Coles have bonuses cut after earnings dip

Patrick Hatch

Commonwealth Bank CEO Ian Narev. AUSTRAC said it had "quite a lot of engagement" with the bank.

The knowns and unknowns in CBA's money laundering scandal

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

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Here's the truth of the matter about unemployment

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Canberra chaos sparks warning over threat to investment

Clancy Yeates

Disney makes the move to Richmond

Nicole Lindsay

Developer blames rain for slow start to the year

Simon Johanson

'Outlook not promising': Is it time to sell Telstra?

Jessica Sier

This spring, let your accessories lift your style game.

Look sharp: 12 of hottest accessories to invest in now

Stitched Up
Pete Harrison

A new study puts to bed the longstanding argument about adding water to whisky.

This is officially the best way to drink whisky, according to science

Fine Drinks

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

Dannielle Michaels and Monique Filer are the founders of b.box for kids.

Little moments of everyday sexism as a female entrepreneur

Cara Waters

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

'You'll never get a job': The foreign accents that limit your career

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Carlton's fight for the '87 premiership

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Wanted: remote area lighthouse keeper

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Dozens dead after Philippines drug war ramp-up

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Trump attacks Republican senators

An anti-nuclear protester on a yellow surfboard attempted to steal the limelight during yesterday's celebrations for the ...

Rewind - The art of protest

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

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

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Brown appeared to blame Rihanna for provoking his 2009 attack.

Chris Brown documentary criticised for 'victim-blaming'

Rob Moran

Hamish Blake and Andy Lee are getting ready to shoot a second season of their TV show True Story.

Hamish and Andy: Australia has reached peak reality TV

Broede Carmody

Children's book writer and illustrator Bob Graham has collaborated on or created 90-odd books.

From a smudge to winner of best children's book

Linda Morris

Total Eclipse singer Bonnie Tyler will perform her hit during next week's solar eclipse.

We need this more than ever: Bonnie Tyler to sing during eclipse

Rob Moran

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

New Star Wars movie to focus on legendary Jedi master

Michael Idato

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

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

"Our dad told each of us, over and over throughout our lives, 'Children, you can choose love or hate. I choose love,'" ...

Johnny Cash's children denounce late singer's neo-Nazi fans

Randy Lewis

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

Marieke Hardy, new artistic director of Melbourne Writers Festival.?Copyright Sarah Walker PHOTO SUPPLIED by Marieke ...

Marieke Hardy named as new artistic director of Writers Festival

Jason Steger

Australian composer Brett Dean's opera Hamlet, which premiered at Glyndebourne.

Aussie composer Brett Dean's opera Hamlet to lead Adelaide Festival

Andrew Taylor

David LaChapelle's six-metre-wide photograph, Rape of Africa (2009) (detail).

Ballarat Foto Biennale woos audiences with David LaChapelle show

Dave Tacon

Young, wild and free woman at sea

Killjoys complaining about women-only spaces don't get it

Clementine Ford

Malala Yousafzai a formidable force for girls' rights

Why hero Malala has few fans at home

Michael Kugelman

It's a fine line between shaming and healthy weight talk.

Walking the fine line between healthy weight advice and fat shaming

"It's actually a lot of fun to work with your best friend."

Friendship at first sight: Three women share their story

Elli Jacobs

Jessica Kahawaty (left) and Jesinta Franklin (nee Campbell) added to the glamour of the Prix de Marie Claire Awards.

Week's best social soirees: Franklin, Keddie, Jacenko

Amy Croffey

There's a persistent mindset that an absence of sex is something to be worried or ashamed about.

I'm not 'sexless' or 'asexual', I'm just not that into it

Clem Bastow

Tiwi Islands Sistergirls Crystal Love, left, and Shaun Kerinauia.

'We want to be heard': Sistergirls say plebiscite ignores them

Jenny Noyes

Another reason to eat your fruit and veg: Diet affects the odour-attraction factor.

Women prefer the smell of men who eat fruit and vegetables

Sarah Berry

Dan Lepard's hamburger tops and tails.

Throw the ultimate '70s burger party (with mix'n'match toppings)

Little Sister has replaced Richmond Oysters.

Little Sister brings pan-Asian flavours to Glen Waverley

Wine. Wines of Tasmania flavours, pear, honeycomb, honey, white, whites, generic. SMH THE (SYDNEY) MAGAZINE Picture by ...

Attack, swish and savour: Three tips to find your go-to wine

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Grandma sends an invoice for 'expenses' after teen's visit

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I'm a victim of my children's taste in music

A mum's go to do what a mum's go to do.

Pink shows even rock star mums need to pump milk

Bixby Bridge.

The 38 secrets of the Pacific Coast: the world's best coastal road trip

Kylie McLaughlin

The Table at Kisume: a fine dining experience.

Outside Japan, this Aussie city is the best for a Japanese cultural hit

Anthony Dennis

Window shades up or down? It's a personal choice, so bring a mask if you want to sleep.

Traveller letters: Don't like window shades up - then bring a sleep mask

Mark Zuckerberg is cracking down on hate speech, both internally and on the public Facebook.

Facebook closed 'anon' conservative group

Broadband isn't just about how fast you can download data at home, it's also about fast you can send it.

Aussie smart homes choking on slow speeds

COMMENT

Tim Cook with US president Donald Trump in June.

Tim Cook slams Trump's Charlottesville response

Counter-Strike

Study suggests certain games harm the brain

Kotaku

Mania

New Sonic may be best the series has ever been

Subaru's new XV takes on best and highest selling baby SUVs on the market.

Which is the best small SUV?

David McCowen

2018 BMW Z4.

New BMW Z4 revealed

Greg Kable

The car that cleans the air

David McCowen

2013 Land Rover Discovery 4.

The dangers of buying a used Land Rover Discovery

David Morley

The Holden Colorado will compete in the 2018 SuperUtes series.

Holden Colorado goes racing

Stephen Ottley

2017 Peugeot 3008.

Peugeot's new Mazda CX-5 rival tested

Drive Staff

James Pattinson has been ruled out of the Bangladesh series because of inflammation around an old stress fracture.

Cricket's shift in fast bowler injury prevention

Andrew Wu

Shane Perkins representing Australia at the London Olympics.

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Aussie Olympic medallist

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter (right).

Socceroos impress Blatter? Fat chance

Vince Rugari

Ashton Agar ends England's innings by getting rid of Reece Topley.

Spinner Agar firming for first Test in Bangladesh

Daniel Cherny

Injury blow: Australian skipper Meg Lanning.

Injury blow as Aussie skipper out of Ashes series

James Buckley

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