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Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton addresses the media during a doorstop interview at ...

Is it really so hard to deport criminal non-citizens?

Andy Murray.

Former world No.1 Andy Murray pulls out of Australian Open

BREAKING
13 mins ago

Joe Root of England strikes the ball on day two of the Boxing Day test match.

Root, Malan lead English fightback as stumps near at SCG

Live

Race discrimination commissioner Tim Soutphommasane.

'Too much panic, not enough perspective' in African gang debate

1 hr ago

Police at a farm in Georges Creek in north-east Victoria where a 58-yar-old man was killed by an animal on Thursday morning.

Family devastated after stock agent killed by a cow near Albury

29 mins ago

The technical shortcomings of bitcoin signal its benchmark status may be taken away someday by a second-generation ...

Bitcoin loses dazzle as second-tier crypto coins catch up

Two security flaws 'put almost all phones, computers at risk'

$200m reason why health insurance premiums are rising

'Incomprehensible': Govt slams bail for teen after police assault

1 hr ago

Rogue real estate agent jailed after scamming AFL star

'He can't play': Thommo slams Glenn Maxwell after ODI axing

By early 2017, loans that required the investor to repay only interest costs had rocketed to a disturbing 40 per cent of ...

Axe this perverse incentive to fix the housing crisis

COMMENT

Kris Larsen was rescued on his homemade boat off the coast of Hawaii.

'Disoriented' Australian rescued in homemade boat off Hawaii

1 hr ago

President Donald Trump arrives for a New Year's Eve gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort with first lady Melania Trump and ...

Melania cried the night Trump won. They weren't tears of joy

Ed Sheeran is coming to Springfield. Well, his voice is.

Musician Ed Sheeran makes another surprising cameo

All the Money in the World is an old-fashioned morality play, but David Scarpa's script manages a fine line between ...

All the Money in the World: A gripping story of greed

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Is it Gangster or Gangsta? The answer cost him $3,200

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Heading to the beach? Dangers you need to know

Bernard Tomic.

Crossroads: No Australian Open wildcard for Tomic

Australian Alex de Minaur defeats Canada's Milos Raonic in a major upset at the Brisbane International.

Alex the giant killer: Aussie teen stuns top five seed in Brisbane

Photo: Shutterstock

Why I'm not sad my youngest child is starting school

How African youth crime in Victoria became a ...

6:17PM

The Sydney school girls who topped the world

6:00PM

Marijuana stocks skyrocket, set to 'lead world' ...

5:58PM

Lauriston Girls' School student Caitlin Louey (middle) opens her International Baccalaureate results, while friends ...

'Surreal': IB students celebrate as they finally receive scores

Right-hand-lane truck ban set for Monash Freeway

Kensington body: Foul smell prompts neighbours to call police

An Australind man died at the scene of the crash.

Spy camera on the toilet floor of a fast-food restaurant: Man charged

Investigations launched into alleged strip show hosted at the Brunswick tram depot Christmas party.

Three stood down over 'fat-o-gram' at tram Christmas party

Immigration minister Peter Dutton was more blunt. "You got a bill that was supported by the Greens and Labor, calling ...

Victorians scared to go out at night because of African gangs: Dutton

Three teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly spat at police outside a Tarneit shopping centre.

Three teens arrested 'they spat at and threatened' police

NSW police and salvage personnel work to recover the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed into Jerusalem Bay, north of ...

'Destroyed' seaplane pulled from river

NSW
1 hr ago

A photo of Cottonvale accidental shooting victim Cameron Calvisi and his mother, posted to Facebook.

Bullet lodged in child's face after shooting by cousin

QLD

The annual Street Machine 2018 Summernats City Cruise down Northbourne Avenue.

Crowds line streets for Summernats city cruise

ACT
1 hr ago

Those who sat in on the 12-week trial have described it as the worst case of child abuse they have heard.

'Unacceptable': Women dead in domestic incidents

WA
48 mins ago

Photo by Bob Hooks

Natural ways to keep your house cool and energy bills low

The older generation is gifting money to adult children and want to protect that money from a relationship breakdown.

The three biggest unseen money suckers in your home

Three pugs in a row

How to choose a pet your landlord won't hate

Resolutions you can make for your abode, if you haven't already broken them.

New Year's resolutions that you've probably already broken

Two-bedroom apartments may not always be better value.

One bed or two? It's space v dollars for the first home buyer

'No longer a soldier': Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha.

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'No longer a soldier': Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Thai junta leader manoeuvres to stay in power

Lindsay Murdoch

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman

Manafort sues Mueller, asks judge to limit Russia probe

Cricket generic.

How an Australian Aboriginal team became cricket pioneers

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Race discrimination commissioner Tim Soutphommasane.

Race commissioner: 'Too much panic, not enough perspective'

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

Is it really so difficult to deport criminals? Apparently not...

Michael Koziol

The end of cheap beer: radical alcohol tax plan put to government

Michael Koziol

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton.

Victorians 'scared to go to restaurants' at night: Peter Dutton

Fergus Hunter

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer has accused the US of perpetrating a "diplomatic insult" to Australia.

US perpetrating 'diplomatic insult' on Australia: former deputy PM

EXCLUSIVE

Malcolm Turnbull floated the idea of a postal plebiscite on an Australian republic.

PM bursts own 'thought bubble', ruling out imminent republic vote

Philip Ruddock said he wanted to be "as open as possible" in the conduct of the inquiry.

Public submissions to review of religious freedom to be kept secret

EXCLUSIVE

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Thai junta leader manoeuvres to stay in power

Lindsay Murdoch

Kris Larsen was rescued on his homemade boat off the coast of Hawaii.

'Disoriented' Australian rescued in homemade boat off Hawaii

Anthony Colangelo
1 hr ago

A hairdressing salon in the Seven Sisters Indoor Market.

A question of identity as Tottenham grapples with revamp

Cars from an Amtrak train that derailed lie spilled onto Interstate 5, in DuPont, Washington, last month.

Conductor, passenger sue over Amtrak crash

Illustration: Matt Davidson

Stop grumbling, people - life is much better than it used to be

COMMENT
Ruth Davidson

Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged Australians were cautious about changing the constitution.

A simple way to get an Australian president

COMMENT
Justin Malbon

Hoddle Street will close for two weeks from this Sunday.

Still room for Hoddle Street improvement

COMMENT
Bryce Prosser

The company now expects to assemble 5000 Model 3s a week by the end of June, delaying plans to reach that milestone by ...

Tesla breaks another production promise with crucial Model 3

1 hr ago

Brent crude futures were at $US67.82 a barrel, not far off the $68.03 May 2015 high.

Oil stocks, cannabis minnows seal gain for ASX

Vesna Poljak
1 hr ago

Intel says the flaw is an issue for all modern processors.

What you need to know about the big chip security problem

The technical shortcomings of bitcoin signal its benchmark status may be taken away someday by a second-generation ...

Bitcoin loses dazzle as second-tier crypto coins catch up

A bumper year for super but Aussies can do better

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Marijuana stocks skyrocket, set to 'lead world' after export approval

Patrick Hatch
25 mins ago

Five things to fear in a strong global economy

COMMENT

SUVs lead charge as new vehicle sales have record month and year

1 hr ago

It takes work to keep the spark alive in a relationship.

The sign your relationship is doomed

Life on Mars
Phil Barker

Does the cost outweigh the benefits of living in Sydney?

Sorry, but you couldn't pay me to move to Sydney

COMMENT
Sylvia Pennington

Hannah Thiem at home in Sydney, with some of the items she buys in bulk to avoid disposable packaging.

How Hannah cut down on waste on a budget

Siobhan Ryan

From a current median price of $895,342, a 10 per cent decline would equate to about $90,000.

For most, predicted downturn will be little more than a blip

ANALYSIS
Jennifer Duke

The reality is a four-hour work week is unlikely to happen if you start your own business.

The problem with the entrepreneurial dream

COMMENT
James Adonis

Chris Sidwa and Andrew Fineran, co-Founders of local craft-beer business Batch Brewing Co, have managed to stay strong ...

The local Sydney brewery thriving despite 'Big-Beer' buy-ups

Justine Landis-Hanley

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Intel CEO addresses security flaw concerns

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Australia to become a medical cannabis exporter

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IB Results: the wait is finally over

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Melbourne beach report for summer 2018

A young Nepalese devotee collects water to offer a prayer at the banks of the Hanumante river during Madhav Narayan ...

World of Photos - January 4, 2018

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35 never fail road trip tips to keeps kids happy

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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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Ed Sheeran is coming to Springfield. Well, his voice is.

Ed Sheeran makes another surprising cameo

Broede Carmody

All the Money in the World is an old-fashioned morality play, but David Scarpa's script manages a fine line between ...

How did replacing Spacey impact All The Money In The World?

Paul Byrnes

Paul Sorvino with daughter Mira Sorvino in Florida in 2005.

Goodfellas star on Weinstein: 'I'll kill the motherf-----'

Broede Carmody

Justin Timberlake has been roasted over his new album teaser.

Justin Timberlake mocked over new 'alt-country phase' album

Rob Moran

Contestant Nick Spicher's Jeopardy! ruling has sparked a debate over the acceptable pronunciation of 'gangsta'.

Game show contestant loses over 'gangsta' pronunciation

Daniel Victor

Got some nip: Marcus Stoinis.

There are lessons for Nine in Ten's BBL coverage

Debi Enker

Beyonce will get you into the holiday spirit.

Aussie musicians join Beyonce on Coachella lineup

Sofija Petrovic

Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie become the first pair of women to host NBC's Today show.

Today taps 'revolutionary pick' to replace disgraced Lauer

Gina Cherelus

Flume.

Your guide to the best music festivals this summer

Hannah Francis

This image released by Lucasfilm shows Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." (John ...

How Star Wars is changing the game for Boxing Day movies

Garry Maddox

Grey matter. Illustration: Simon Letch

Science reveals what art does to your brain

Sarah Kaufman

Ivanka Trump listens during the Women's Entrepreneurship Finance event at the G20 Summit.

'Ivanka thought she'd be president': the top revelations from the new book on Trump

Kate Bettes

The cover of February UK Vogue. Photo: Instagram

British Vogue accused of 'whiteness' on latest cover

Melissa Singer

Comedian and performer, Iliza Shlesinger, who was hosting the event.

Man sues woman for women-only show, is compared to Rosa Parks

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Sam Smith in New York.

Sam Smith shares his struggles with body image

Nicole Economos

More than 40 per cent of Australians get too little sleep to feel rested and able to function at their best.

Why getting enough sleep is as important as exercise

Ellen Page and Emma Portner, left, arrive at the world premiere of "Flatliners" in Los Angeles.

Ellen Page weds girlfriend

Michael Sun

Aussie, Aussie Aussie

Have Australians become too sensitive?

Roqayah Chamseddine

Actress Diane Kruger attends the premiere of "In the Fade" at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in New York.

Diane Kruger: Ending her relationship with Joshua Jackson was 'liberating'

Nicole Economos

Green smoothies are the order of the day in Veganuary.

Welcome to Veganuary, the meat-free month gaining momentum

Kick off with prawn and fresh ginger dumplings.

All-you-can-eat dumplings: How many can you do at Gold Moon?

Chilled sriracha-fried chicken and pickles.

Are you game? 20 recipes to spice up the summer of sport

Can I ever go back?

How I unintentionally ghosted my book club

Some lessons were surprising.

9 lessons I learned by giving up drinking while pregnant

There are ups and downs.

3 ways kids will ruin your marriage - and 3 ways they will make it stronger

A new Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner rolls out of the Boeing factory in Everett, near Seattle.

World's safest, and least safe, airlines named

Amber Schultz

Business class on board Qantas.

Do the lucky passengers in lie-flat seats still get jet lag?

Michael Gebicki

A man is claiming 'reverse discrimination' over being banned for life from an airline after allegedly touching a flight ...

Passenger banned for life over touching flight attendant's rear

Intel chips from the last 10 years are vulnerable to 'one of the worst CPU bugs ever found', according to one of the ...

Virtually all devices at risk from CPU flaws

NBN photoshop ad fail

NBN's appeal to gamers shows ancient controller

NEC's new technology can match faces to a database of billions, virtually instantly.

Facial recognition's ominous rise: are we going too far too fast?

The late Tom Petty is among artists whose songs are licensed by Wixen.

Spotify sued for $2.2b over unlicensed music

God of War

The 18 games to look forward to in 2018

The Toyota HiLux is the highest selling vehicle in Australia for 2017.

Most popular cars in Oz revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Audi Prologue concept.

Audi plots BMW 8-Series rival

Alex Rae

The final HSV GTSR W1 has been built, ending the Commodore era for the company.

End of an era for HSV

Stephen Ottley

Peugeot 3008 GT.

Is this the most underrated SUV?

Stephen Ottley

Mercedes-Benz will debut the new G-Wagen at the 2017 Detroit motor show.

Merc's tough 4WD to go upmarket

Alex Rae

The new Hyundai Veloster will debut at the 2018 Detroit motor show.

New Veloster set for 2018 reveal

Alex Rae

Crossroads: Bernard Tomic.

No Australian Open wildcard for Tomic

Striking early: Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of Mark Stoneman.

Australia look to keep England winless in Ashes

Live
James Lemon

Thomson dismissed Maxwell's Shield efforts.

'It's always been a little show': Aussie greats split over Maxwell

Warren Barnsley

Andy Murray.

Former world No.1 Andy Murray pulls out of Open with hip injury

14 mins ago

Ben Simmons dunks against the Spurs.

Simmons pips Mills in Aussies' NBA battle

Liz Cambage cheers on her Boomers teammates from the bench.

'They came out to blow their whistles': Cambage

Roy Ward

Renegades players Amy Satterthwaite and Emma Inglis question the umpires on Wednesday.

We might have sneaked a run too: Inglis

Daniel Cherny
33 mins ago

On the outer: Glenn Maxwell played for Australia against India in September but has been dropped from the ODI squad.

Smith smackdown of Maxwell exposes story behind axing

Chris Barrett

AFL's integrity department handles sexual misconduct complaints.

AFL supporting woman who has accused Demon of misconduct

Anthony Colangelo

Tigers coach Damien Hardwick soaks up the Grand Final triumph.

Yellow and Black proves fact can be stranger than fiction

Peter Ryan

Gary Ablett at Geelong's home ground.

Final Geelong upgrade could cost $100m

Peter Ryan

Trent Cotchin and this year's preliminary final incident.

Match review panel overhaul: It's more change, to be consistent

ANALYSIS
Michael Gleeson

Dustin Martin celebrates Richmond's premiership win.

AFL in review: The year of the Tigers

Ronny Lerner

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