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US President Donald Trump.

Key Trump loyalist and adviser forced out of White House

A selection of pelvic mesh devices cleared for release in Australia and overseas for use in women.

Doctor 'aghast' at anal sex advice to pelvic mesh victims

The crime scene outside the classroom on Friday.

'Blood on desks': Student faces court after ANU baseball bat attack

A power generator tips in front of Texas' CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline as Hurricane Harvey hits.

'Most powerful storm in a decade' slams into Texas coast

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Yasser Solaiman Menor at an NGO that he volunteers at in Iligan city. He is one of more than 183,000 Marawi residents ...

'Mosul of south-east Asia': Inside city that's become a war zone

A man entered a classroom on Friday morning and attacked four other students.

ACT woman charged with stalking after device found on car

Man pleads not guilty to murdering grandma in her Red Hill home

'It's poison': The dangers in playing the politics of identity

COMMENT

Buckingham Palace in lockdown after 'sword attack'

Infrastructure department boss lashes PM's offices

Kim Jong-un fires three 'missiles' in latest provocation

Thousands wre on campus for one of the university's largest days.

'Very sad': ANU security beefed up for open day after baseball bat attack

Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, returns to Rafael Nadal, of Spain, at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, ...

On-court volcanoes Kyrgios and McEnroe are joining forces

Israel Folau is tackled by Rieko Ioane and Beauden Barrett during game one of the Bledisloe Cup.

Wallabies desperate to keep Bledisloe series alive in game two

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Picture Shows: Julia (NICOLE KIDMAN) Nicole Kidman in the series 'Top of the Lake: China Girl'. Photo: BBC

This is Kidman's finest hour - and it's on the small screen

Morphett at Warrnambool's May Races in 2013, where his horse Rococco won.

'One of the best': Tributes for sports broadcaster Drew Morphett

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Taylor throws comical intercept

Havana, Cuba - December 22, 2015: A Cuban flag with holes waves over a street in Central Havana. Satjun24Havana - Ernest ...

'Sonic attack' leaves 16 with injuries

Shelves

German supermarket strips its shelves of all foreign foods

Waller to race Winx with earmuffs for Chelmsford ...

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Bill Nye 'the Science Guy' files $47 million ...

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Wallabies desperate to keep Bledisloe series ...

7:12PM

Canberra Domain Allhomes. 44 Crozier Circuit, Kambah. August 12, 2017.?

Auction Watch: Kambah home attracts 17 registered bidders

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Allhomes. Domain. Canberra. August 21, 2017. An artist impression of Jardin stage two, a 12-storey building planned for ...

More than 300 extra apartments slated for Tuggeranong

Allhomes. Domain. Canberra. August 22, 2017. The IGA supermarket in Bungendore is for sale.?

Bungendore's IGA supermarket for sale with an existing lease

8 Hooker Street, Yarralumla.

How to choose art for your home: we speak to the Canberra experts

Buyer's agents such as Frank Valenti of <i>The Block</I> fame are experienced professionals that act on your behalf ...

Why using a buyer's agent can give you a major advantage

Ava Thuell, 7, enjoying the show.

Harry Potter works his magic at the Canberra Writers Festival

Outrage as bears incinerated at Pooh Bear's Corner

Students, lecturer in hospital after baseball bat attack at ANU

The carpark is fairly ad hoc, resident says.

Mount Taylor car park an accident waiting to happen: residents

George Reekie used the $20,000 prize money from the Birdman Rally to move to the US where he was a successful design ...

Tributes for Birdman winner, one of Canberra's greats

The numbers of charges for arrests in Canberra has jumped 30%, a possible sign police are focussing on more serious ...

Charges for arrests in Canberra jump 30 per cent in five years

Spring started to show itself this week.

Canberra's countdown to spring heats up ever so slightly

William Tyrrell's biological mother Karlie Tyrrell.

Missing boy's family details released by judge

The crime scene outside the classroom on Friday.

Man charged with ANU attack referred to mental health facility

Malcolm Turnbull said the graffiti was reminiscent of how Joseph Stalin erased enemies from history.

Vandals deface statues in Australia Day protest

UPDATED

WAPETIA said the international education sector is worth $1.39bn to WA.

Overseas students abandoning WA's education sector

WA

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development secretary Mike Mrdak

Infrastructure department boss lashes prime minister's offices

Deputy Premier John Barilaro announced the government is moving 50 jobs from Sydney and creating 50 new jobs in Queanbeyan.

100 NSW public service jobs for Queanbeyan

The dual citizenship debacle tearing apart the nationals has spread to Deputy Leader Fiona Nash who has told parliament ...

Decentralisation should have appeal for public servants: committee

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten

Shorten's ambitious plans to win the west and foster 'chaos'

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Australia is pulling its weight in fight on terror: Defence chief

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Last-minute surge of enrolments leaves Coalition MPs nervous

Michael Koziol

Australian Christian Lobby executive director Lyle Shelton says

Evacuation after white powder addressed to peak Christian group

James Massola

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson.

'Hate preacher' Hanson seeking to divide over burqa - Greens

Amy Remeikis

Tony Abbott enjoys a beer during his time as opposition leader.

Abbott admits missing key vote in Parliament because he was drunk

Fergus Hunter

Barnaby Joyce during Question Time at Parliament House.

Barnaby Joyce nominated for Kiwi of the year award

A border patrol guard at a police post in Kyee Kan Pyin, Buthidaung, in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.

'Terrorism' has arrived in Myanmar, says Aung San Suu Kyi

Lindsay Murdoch

Resigned deputy assistant to President Trump, Sebastian Gorka in May.

Sebastian Gorka, Trump loyalist, exits White House

Yingluck Shinawatra thanks supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court for her final statements on August 1. She ...

After Yingluck's exit, Shinawatra dynasty appears finished

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch

Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra waves to supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court for her final ...

Thailand's ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra thought to have fled

Lindsay Murdoch

Labor does not believe that anyone is going to buy the idea that Shorten is Che Guevara in a suit.

Shorten enjoying the government's war with itself

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

A truck carries a placard reading 'No War No Trump' following a rally against the deployment of the Terminal ...

What hope is there for humanity? The answer must be: none

COMMENT
Julian Cribb

satsep2airlines qantas 787 dreamliner

Qantas is about to take another risk - will it pay off?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

The peak body for doctors, the Australian Medical Association, is concerned about greater transparency leading to ...

'Stakes are too high': Medibank eyes costs battle with doctors

Sarah Danckert

When you take the reins back Scott Morrison, you'll be seen as a welcome relief.

Treasurer, you're relieved until I fix this mess

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

Illustration: Glenn LeLievre

We're being misled about apprenticeship 'crisis'

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Unified approach needed to fix retirement living flaws

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Singo, Dixon call last drinks at Vic on the Park pub

Carolyn Cummins

Trumponomics gets broad rebuttal from central bankers

Nike flagship out of the blocks on George Street

Carolyn Cummins

The ultimate Father's Day gift guide.

Creative, active, refined: The ultimate Father's Day gift guide

Handsome Things

Day drinking is a skill you should definitely master.

Here's cheers: The key to day drinking like a pro

You're not Gordon Gecko, the Michael Douglas character pictured left in Money Never Sleeps.

A little financial tough love

Scott Phillips

The exemption of the family home from the age pension assets test makes retirees reluctant to downsize.

How the age pension distorts the housing market

COMMENT
Daryl Dixon

Bill Shorten said while Labor backed the tax cut for businesses with turnover below $2 million, the tax cut for bigger ...

Shorten says Labor not targeting small business on trusts

Cara Waters

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg has pointed the finger at energy retailers.

Origin, AGL, Energy Australia's profits under scrutiny

Cara Waters

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Samsung boss gets five year's jail

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Mass brawl at US baseball match

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The places touched by Princess Diana

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Katy Perry's 'embarrassing' Swish Swish video airballs

Fishing at sunset on Sydney's Bondi Beach in 1936. SMH NEWS Picture by STAFF Fishermen 1930s Australia dusk east ...

Rewind - Gone fishing

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.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Picture Shows: Julia (NICOLE KIDMAN) Nicole Kidman in the series 'Top of the Lake: China Girl'. Photo: BBC

This is Nicole Kidman's finest hour - and it's on TV

Michael Idato

Samuel L. Jackson: "Making people laugh is the essence of what [makes] people want to go to the movies."

Forget Oscars, Samuel L. Jackson doesn't regret Snakes on a Plane

Stephanie Bunbury

The Kates in Get Krack!n.

Lunch with the Katering Show duo at Australia's hottest restaurant

Kylie Northover

Halsey built a career as a pop star on the strength of the social media following she has been building since childhood.

How Halsey turned internet fame into a pop empire

Caitlin Welsh

Damon Herriman (left) and Scott Ryan in the TV series Mr Inbetween.

Cult hitman film to become a TV series after years of setbacks

Garry Maddox

Taylor Swift shuts down Kim, Kanye, Katy and Calvin with snake clip.

Review: Taylor Swift's new song is cross but not catchy

Nathanael Cooper

The Bachelor's Jen has unleashed on Matty J.

'He's a douche': Bachelor's Jen lashes out at Matty J

Rob Moran

Sam Newman has taken aim at retiring Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy on The Footy Show.

Sam Newman slammed over Bob Murphy rant

Broede Carmody

Pooh Bear's Corner as it appeared on Friday morning, burnt out with ash and bears nowhere to be seen.

Outrage as bears incinerated at Pooh Corner

John Safran is one of a huge line-up of writers coming to Canberra for the Canberra Writers Festival this weekend.

7 things to do in Canberra this weekend

George Reekie used the $20,000 prize money from the Birdman Rally to move to the US, where he was a successful engineer ...

Tributes for Birdman winner, one of ACT's great characters

Sonya Wilson of Flowers Vasette in Fitzroy, they will take part at the Dior Gala at the National Gallery of Victoria. 24 ...

The secrets behind Melbourne's party of the year

Melissa Singer

Reducing stress levels throughout pregnancy helps both mother and baby.

Can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?

Monique Robinson

Being one on one for so long with no schedules or distractions gave us the space and time otherwise missed.

My new family tradition: holidaying with just one kid

David Rockower

Francesca Packer kicking back and relaxing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week with Roxy Jacenko (left).

The highlight of Francesca Packer's social calendar

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

Exxier than average: French President Emmanuel Macron's large make-up bill has riled pundits.

Let's discuss the 'optics' of Macron's $39k make-up bill

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Is Daenerys really a feminist bad ass? Maybe not.

Success isn't acting like a man in a 'man's world'

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Malia with her dad at the White House last year.

What will uni life be like for Malia Obama?

Krissah Thompson

Actress Elizabeth Olsen attends the premiere of "Ingrid Goes West", hosted by Neon and The Cinema Society at the Alamo ...

Elizabeth Olsen for Melbourne's Dior gala

Melissa Singer

Metal Monkey knives

Five handmade Australian knives you'll want in the kitchen

Egg mayo toastie.

Top toastie recipes: Our favourite jaffle and sandwich fillings

Stewart Wesson's chocolate souffle cake.

What's all the fuss about steam ovens?

Reese Witherspoon with her three children, Ava, Tennessee and Deacon.

Reese Witherspoon's son makes the same mistake we all do

Photo: Shutterstock

Wacky baby names are not a modern trend

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How do I stop my teen from having sex?

Are too many Australian travellers negative about their experiences?

Traveller letters: Dear Australian travellers, stop your whinging

Otranto in Puglia.

The poor man's Italy: Previously ignored, increasingly admired

Keith Austin

Soho House - Shoreditch

Five travel design marvels that are pure genius

Andrea Black

2015's revamped Apple TV.

Apple plans 4K Apple TV reveal, sources say

Daniel Mansfield holds the 3700-year-old Babylonian tablet that he and colleagues used to make their case.

History of maths shifts with ancient discovery

Uncharted

Review: New Uncharted adventure is more of a very good thing

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Hands on with the Super Nintendo Classic Mini

Kotaku

The Galaxy Note8 and the iPhone 7 Plus.

Specs: Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus

Bugatti's Chiron could be on the way to Sydney.

$5 million supercars set for Sydney streets

David McCowen

All the gift ideas you need this Father's Day.

Father's Day gift guide

Dom Tripolone

The final Toyota Aurion rolled off the line this week.

End of the road for the Toyota Aurion

Stephen Ottley

Renault Megane GT Wagon.

Renault's anti-SUV reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2018 Holden Commodore.

All-new Holden Commodore reviewed

Andrew Maclean

2018 Maserati Ghibli GranLusso.

Updated Maserati Ghibli revealed

Drive Staff

Israel Folau is tackled by Rieko Ioane and Beauden Barrett during game one of the Bledisloe Cup.

Wallabies off to incredible start in second Bledisloe Test in NZ

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Caroline Buchanan won another world championship on Friday night.

She's done it again! Buchanan wins another world title

1 hr ago

Dave Taylor of the Raiders (centre) is tackled by Daniel Levi of the Newcastle Knights during the Round 25 NRL match ...

Raiders 'frustrated' finals hopes rest with New Zealand Warriors

Christian Lealiifano with his partner Luga and son Jeremih.

Lealiifano set for Super Rugby twist against Cheetahs in Ireland

Pleasant surprise: Angus Crichton has been a rare bright spot for Souths this year.

Bunnies chase first ever win in Melbourne against Storm

Live

Buddy brilliant: Lance Franklin celebrates the victory over the Swans.

AFL live round 23: Super Saturday

Live

Steve Smith is looking to the future with the selection of Ashton Agar.

Agar named to return as Smith eyes his 'bucket list'

John McEnroe in his heyday.

Original brat McEnroe joins forces with Kyrgios on eve of US Open