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"That's an issue between those two countries": Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Not happy: Dutton opens door to NZ refugee deal

Senator Cory Bernardi during a division on Thursday.

Chaos as Coalition MPs cross floor to back Bernardi

1 hr ago

Gary Ablett senior is being investigated over historic sexual assault allegations.

Ablett snr at centre of historic sexual assault investigation

Sarah Hawthorn, 33, was an otherwise healthy and fit woman when she was struck down by the influenza epidemic sweeping ...

Flu-struck new mum wakes from months-long coma

Victorian Education Minister James Merlino.

Boy found in hot car sparks student absentee policy shake-up

1 hr ago

Charles Manson in court in 1986.

Convicted cult-leading killer Charles Manson is back in hospital

One child sex conviction quashed for disgraced entertainer Harris

1 hr ago

Bee stings almost as deadly as snake bites, study reveals

Penfolds wine scam: 14,000 fake bottles found in China

Same-sex couples still months away from tying the knot

Want to live even longer? You might not like what you have to do

COMMENT

Jeff Beck with his grandchild.

Jeff didn't notice the scratch. Now doctors are cutting kilos of dead flesh

George Takei has denied sexually assaulting a male model in the 1980s.

George Takei in Melbourne hails gay marriage vote

1 hr ago

It matters more to the baby.

Why youngest children think they are their parents' favourite

Snubbed: Peter Nevill had been tipped for a return to the Test team.

Shock omission in surprise Aussie line-up for first Ashes Test

A piece of sushi made by Suzumo's SGP-SNB machine

The difference between white, brown and red rice

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Dead whale washes ashore in Rio de Janeiro

The provocative mural of Abbott and Pell on the wall of the Botany View Hotel in Newtown.

Provocative mural of Abbott and Pell sparks backlash

Sigiriya, a 5th century rock fortress, Sri Lanka.

Seven incredible wonders of the world you can now visit

African elephant

Trump to lift ban on import of elephant trophies

Least productive time of the day

This is the least productive time of the day

Suicide bombing near Afghan political gathering ...

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Best of the world in pictures

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Government senators cross the floor over Cory ...

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Court

Oxygen therapy staff to take stand as chiro faces court over dead client

Ex-security guard tells court he didn't get cut of $500k Myer heist

Man fined $10k for punching woman, breaking her teeth

Jane Garrett wasn't preselected for an upper house seat.

'Incredible anger' after Labor blocks Garrett's upper house bid

Reverend Ric Holland of St Michael's in Collins Street, with couple Matthew Jones, left, and Jonathon Welch, has called ...

Minister calls on his own church to get cracking on same-sex weddings

Gardener Steven Tingate died after being attacked by a swarm of bees.

'RIP Buddy': Tributes flow for gardener killed by swarm of bees

The fencing on the existing path that was to have continued through Alphington.

Cyclists rejoice as hole opens up in great wall of Alphington

Christopher Vanneste said there were no winners from the proceedings.

Driver's 'lapse' causes death of young doctor

NSW

Heidi Strbak arrives at the Supreme Court in Brisbane.

'Lies': Mum pleads guilty to son's manslaughter

QLD

More than 70 firefighters were at the shopping centre to fight the blaze.

Blaze at shopping centre sparks $1m damage bill

WA

Harlan Agresti is facing a retrial over an alleged rape.

Former ADFA cadet recounts night of alleged rape

ACT

The Italian village Candela will pay new residents up to $3030 to move in.

Picturesque Italian village wants to pay you to move there

Snohetta.

Seven of world's cutest cabins to escape daily grind

An Australian-American artist has created an $140,000 gold-plated toilet made using Louis Vuitton bags.

'Loo-uis Vuitton': Australian artist creates a $130,000 toilet

The suburban backyard used to be a vast expanse of weedy grass, a rusty Hills Hoist and somewhere down the front, a house.

What happened to the great Australian backyard?

Danny Katz

Having the right tools goes a long way to achieving great results.

Grow a green thumb: A beginner's guide to gardening tools

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Bluegogo chief operating officer Sun Ye with one of the company's bikes.

Share bike bubble claims its first big casualty

Fifteen minutes of sunshine everyday: People enjoy a sunset on Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica to share the secrets of long life

Commonwealth Bank chair Catherine Livingstone and chief executive Ian Narev both said sorry to shareholders.

CBA dodges second 'strike' as Livingstone says sorry

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Zoe McDonald and Katie Larsen celebrate the vote outside the State Library in Melbourne.

Gay couples still months away from tying the knot in Australia

Nicole Hasham

Government ministers cross the floor to support anti-abortion ploy

Judith Ireland
1 hr ago

Dutton opens door to NZ refugee deal with PNG

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull takes a selfie with Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak on Thursday.

Of marriage, football, ethnicity, and progress

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Australian Greens Senator elect Andrew Bartlett speaks to the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in ...

Greens seek Bartlett advice as Lambie replacement scrambles

Adam Gartrell, Sean Ford

Dean Smith makes the case for his bill on same-sex marriage on Thursday.

Dean Smith: the unlikely champion of same-sex marriage

Judith Ireland

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne says his Twitter account was hacked overnight.

'Hacked!': Christopher Pyne's Twitter account in porn mishap

Fergus Hunter

Rolf Harris outside court in July 2014. He did not appear in court on Thursday.

One child sex conviction quashed for disgraced entertainer Harris

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

Bottles of counterfeit Penfolds wine being sold through Alibaba, shown at a press conference in Shangha.

Penfolds wine scam: 14,000 fake bottles found in China

Kirsty Needham

An armed soldier patrols a street in Harare, Zimbabwe on Wednesday.

South Africa sends envoys to monitor knife-edge Zimbabwe

People are reflected in the front window of a flooded bus as water engulfs an interchange of a highway in Elefsina, ...

Deadly flash floods mangle western Greek coast

Zoe McDonald and Katie Larsen celebrate the "yes" vote at the State Library in Melbourne.

Don't crack the champagne just yet – the 'no' camp won't give up

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Senator Penny Wong before and after after the result in the same sex marriage survey at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Why all Australians should be celebrating this vote

COMMENT
Penny Wong

Religious freedom is, and should be, limited by civil laws.

Limits on religious freedom in Australia are necessary

COMMENT
Michael Bachelard

Colin Roden leaving the Federal Court in Melbourne this week.

Westpac star trader admits breaching 'Chinese walls'

Sarah Danckert

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has a 300-year business plan for his company.

The eccentric investor with $122b to spend and 300 years to spend it

John McDuling

The ASX snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday.

ASX snaps run of losses as banks climb

Patrick Commins

Gerry Harvey

Harvey rides out investor revolt to make it 30 years in charge

Patrick Hatch

NAB axes bankers over home loan rule breaches

Clancy Yeates

CBA dodges second 'strike' as Livingstone says sorry

UPDATED
Clancy Yeates

Santos shares spike as market bets it's now in play

UPDATED
Cole Latimer

Nine stories show the brutal side of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

When Harry Met Sally, no hearts stopped.

Unfortunately, sex will never be heart-stoppingly good

Fitness

The record-breaking Omega.

Second hand: How vintage watches are a booming business

Watches

The Reserve Bank considers that APRA's rule tightening has reduced the need for rate rises to slow down a buoyant ...

Why interest rates will be lower for longer

Daryl Dixon

Illustration: Simon Letch

Harness compound growth for investment

Noel Whittaker

Anthony Cribbes, Sarah Dobson and Dee Brinsmead are the founders of The Altar Electric.

Small business gets ready for same-sex marriage boost

Cara Waters

Too many companies, including some of Australia's largest, are badly overworking their customer databases.

Marketing is abusing, misusing database power

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Man freed from Essendon trench

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Da Vinci painting sells for $592m

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YES result: How the day played out

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Same-sex marriage: the timeframe

SMH NEWS. SEXPOL?: LGBTQI community and pro marriage equality advocates have gathered to celebrate the yes verdict of ...

YES! Historic decision over same sex marriage in Australia

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The Girlfriend Experience returns for season 2 with 2 new stories - now streaming only on Stan.

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Michelle Dockery is good at being bad - Good Behavior now streaming only on Stan

How to multi-task like a boss

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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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Reinventing DC movies: Aquaman.

How 'booby trapped' audition handed Momoa role of his career

Michael Idato

James Corben goes in for the hug at the end of Amy Shark's performance

Amy Shark dazzles on The Late Show with James Corden

Nathanael Cooper

Tom Hardy as Max and Josh Helman as Slit in Mad Max: Fury Road.

It's madness that George Miller has to sue over Fury Road

COMMENT
Garry Maddox

Nine CEO Hugh Marks has said the network's past harassment problems will likely "come out in the public".

Nine boss says network's past problems will 'come out'

Rob Moran

An employee with Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi on display at Christie's auction rooms, in London.

Rare da Vinci painting auctioned for astonishing sum

UPDATED

Drake stopped a gig in Sydney to confront a concertgoer who was harassing women.

'I will f--- you up': Drake calls out harasser at Sydney gig

Rob Moran

Michael, a participant in the new season of Struggle Street, with his dog.

Struggle Street is back, and it's infuriating

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Lallo

Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Batman (Ben Affleck) and the Flash (Ezra Miller) in <i>Justice League</i>.

Justice League review: DC capitalises on new ray of hope

Jake Wilson

John Jacobs and William Henderson reprise their roles in Waiting for Godot after 41 years.

Two theatre veterans wait 40 years to reprise Godot

THEATRE
John Bailey

Keagan Vaskess, Nicola Bowman and Emma Hoy in <I>Alexithymia</I>.

Alexithymia tests the spectrum of emotions

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

It looks like sushi. It's probably not sushi.

Move over Heston: Guerilla foodies turn dining into theatre

Hannah Francis

As well as consistency, the type of exercise we do may make a difference to brain health.

Exercise can change brains for the better, study finds

Sarah Berry

Stuart Hill would have loved the "yes" vote victory, but his not being there to see it was also ineffably sad.

My brother didn't live to see Australia vote 'yes'

Jennie Hill

Happy couple: Israel Folau and Silver Ferns sharp shooter Maria Tutaia.

Firm 'no' supporter Israel Folau reportedly married on 'yes' day

With the gift of hindsight and motherhood, I see how similar mum and I are.

It wasn't until I became a mum that I understood my own

Jo Hartley

FILE - This June 7, 2016 file photo shows Blake Shelton performing at the 12th Annual Stars for Second Harvest Benefit ...

Controversy after People names 'Sexiest Man Alive'

Kim Kardashian West arrives at the LACMA Art + Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Saturday, November ...

Kardashian accidentally reveals sex of new baby

The bedroom section is where all the magic happens with on-the-spot personalisation.

The Daily Edited opens its first apartment-style store

Nicole Economos

Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel, seen here at a White House function, were married in the garden of their home in ...

Miranda Kerr expecting second child

Mary Ward

Allen's Lollysmiths pops up at Melbourne Central.

Create your own lolly jar at Allen's Melbourne pop up

Try seasoning steaks 45 minutes before cooking.

Salty secrets: How to grill the perfectly seasoned steak

Chilli squid and herb fettuccini.

Adam Liaw's simple, speedy chilli squid and herb fettuccini

Boy

What happened when I stopped asking my teenage son to tidy his room

These kids carry the load of a nation on their back.

The bulletproof school backpacks that are breaking my heart

Kim Kardashian with her two children Saint and North.

Kim Kardashian says surrogacy is 'so much harder' than pregnancy

Hong Kong has one of the world's most expensive housing markets.

Living in cages: Dark underbelly of Hong Kong exposed to tourists

CHARLOTTE GRAHAM

Sigiriya, a 5th century rock fortress, Sri Lanka.

Seven incredible wonders of the world you couldn't visit, until now

Nikki Ekstein

The business class cabin on board the Qantas Dreamliner.

This is what the future of long-haul travel looks like for Australians

Michael Gebicki

Google's Pixel Buds have adjustable loops to keep them in your ears, rather than a selection of differently-sized tips.

Translating on the fly with Google's Pixel Buds

Review

The Kindle Oasis is a big reader for big readers.

Kindle Oasis and the joys of a good e-book

Review

SMS Broadcast's Lee Gaywood, with his fiance Gemma Cooper.

SMS company's $500k gift boosted 'Yes' campaign

EXCLUSIVE

An artist's impression of the temperate planet Ross 128 b, which lies only 11 light-years from Earth.

New planet discovered in the neighbourhood

Amazon's Android-powered Fire TV media player, compatible with a Bluetooth remote and gaming controller.

Will Amazon bring its Fire TV to Australia?

COMMENT

2018 Audi Q2 2.0TFSI quattro sport

Is a top of the range Audi Q2 worth the extra spend?

Andrew Maclean

Pope Francis and Lamborghini will auction off a one-off Huracan RWD for charity.

Pope gets a one-of-a-kind Lamborghini Huracan

Dom Tripolone

Mazda will present an updated Mazda6 sedan at the LA auto show.

Turbocharged Mazda6 on the way in 2018

David McCowen

Nissan's new Pathfinder SUV video review

David McCowen

2017 Drive Car of the Year: Best Luxury SUV Under $80,000 finalists.

2017 Drive Car of the Year: Best Luxury SUV Under $80k

David Morley

Lexus has confirmed a larger version of its RX SUV will wear an 'L' badge.

Lexus grows RX SUV

Kez Casey

The Livingstone sisters

Olympic medallist to head AFLW

Daniel Cherny

Sherrin footy

AFL has made a start on respect and responsibility

ANALYSIS
Peter Ryan

Pies coach Nathan Buckley.

Buckley less 'overbearing' as coach, says defender

Warren Barnsley

AFL manager for inclusion and social policy Tanya Hosch.

AFL's new respect and responsibility policy to encourage complaints

Peter Ryan

Producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have asked the Victorian government to stop ticket scalping.

New laws crack down on ticket scalping and price gouging at major events

Anna Prytz

Snubbed: Peter Nevill had been tipped for a return to the Test team.

'Keeping bombshell tipped for Ashes Test team

Chris Barrett

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has a big decision to make in the next couple of weeks.

Postecoglou to meet with FFA as plans for Russia take shape

Dominic Bossi

On the brink: Tasmanian keeper Matthew Wade admits his Test career is under threat.

Only Bancroft has done enough to take my Test gloves, says Wade

Jon Pierik

Australian Leg spinner Amanda Jade Wellington at Northth Sydney oval.

Rookie leg-spinning sensation turns pain into gain

James Buckley

Hat-trick hero Mile Jedinak.

Time for Australian soccer to reboot ahead of World Cup 2018

ANALYSIS
Michael Lynch

Hang time: Simmons slam dunks for Philadelphia against the LA Lakers

Simmons can be like Mike, says NBL boss

Roy Ward

Peru v New Zealand

Peru dump Kiwis to claim World Cup spot

UPDATED

Melbourne City goalkeeper Lydia Williams.

Keeper Williams to miss Matildas' first China game

UPDATED
Michael Lynch

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