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Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton arrives for a radio interview at Parliament House in ...

Agitated Dutton responds to Brandis' attack

Live
Fergus Hunter

Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014.

'Commercial decision': Why planes could still vanish like MH370

41 mins ago

Newcastle accountant Ray Walker gained the trust of dozens of his clients over decades and stole $10 million from them.

$10 million question: what did Ray Walker do with his clients' money?

Charlie Craig and David Mullins are at the core of a case before the US Supreme Court over baker Jack Phillips' refusal ...

US judge rules wedding cake for gay couple violates baker's rights

Rail workers have been offered a pay rise of 4 per cent per year.

Rail workers' 4% pay offer won't bust wage cap, government says

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: ACTU President Ged Kearney poses for a portrait at her home in Melbourne on May 15, 2016 ...

Labor's star candidate for byelection doesn't live in the electorate

EXCLUSIVE

'Monumental change': Subsidy for drug taking the fear out of sex

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Volatility Inc: Inside Wall Street's $10 billion time bomb

'Big mistake': Trump breaks his silence on the stock market

Jacqui Lambie expels new senator from party for not stepping down

Not enough compassion: The call that left a GP fuming

COMMENT
Emma Skowronski

A CareFlight helicopter landed on the road after a woman was run over by a garbage truck. Pic sent to Rachel Clun

Woman killed by garbage truck while walking with boy in pram

BREAKING
40 mins ago

Donald Trump's personal physician revealed the President took a one-a-day pill for male pattern baldness

Exposed: The true state of Donald Trump's hair

New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski walks off the field after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the ...

Super Bowl star may retire to answer Hollywood's call

Samantha Geimer says Quentin Tarantino is wrong to suggest she had consensual sex with director Roman Polanski.

Polanski rape victim addresses Tarantino comments

Anthony Mundine has quit I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

Less than two weeks in, Mundine suddenly quits I'm A Celebrity

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Hot air balloon's hard landing

Barnaby Joyce on ABC's 7:30.

Jacqueline Maley

Sins of the father: Why not publish Joyce's baby news?

New look: An artist's impression of a rectangular ANZ Stadium.

Peter FitzSimons

There are whispers of a cabinet revolt over the stadiums debacle

Ray Meagher as Alf Stewart.

Home and Away to introduce gay character despite controversy

Glenn Maxwell in action Wednesday night.

The controversial 'catch' that nearly ended Maxwell's innings

Libyan commander wanted by ICC hands himself in ...

2:51PM

Bonking ban: Independent MP Cathy McGowan wants ...

2:47PM

Black Lives Matter activist shot and killed in ...

2:30PM

Salim Mehajer, pictured in 2017, has been denied a second chance to apply for bail in the Local Court.

Mehajer denied second chance at bail after 'embarrassing' articles

Georgina Mitchell

More than 20 Sydney Uni staff under investigation

EXCLUSIVE

Solar 'tsunami' coming as NSW accelerates approvals

Trucks and traffic on the M5 East tunnel on Friday 11, December, 2004 SMH News Trucks photo by Peter Morris story ...

Revealed: Sydney drivers are abandoning toll road in droves

Matt O'Sullivan

Thousands of people attended the 2018 Invasion Day rally at The Block in Redfern to protest the celebration of January ...

Sydney council the first to debate ditching Australia Day

EXCLUSIVE

Sam Sayour married Aisha Mehajer, the sister of Salim Mehajer.

John Ibrahim's nephew charged over alleged smuggling ring

Patrick Begley

Brendan Vollmost had told friends prior to his death that he was concerned for his safety.

Four 'Blood Brothers' murdered man over respect, court told

Portsea Polo event in Portsea on Saturday 13 January 2018.

Mystery surrounds the deaths of 16 horses after polo trip

Police and paramedics at the scene of the balloon accident.

Passengers thrown from basket as hot air balloon crash lands

UPDATED

A Magpie swooping people

Clever magpies hold the key to understanding animal intelligence

Kiwi chef Philip Quayle was murdered in a brutal 2015 random attack in Cairns,

'Die!': Murderer who choked chef to death loses appeal

The terrace house is a story of remarkable resilience.

'Banned by the 1920s': A history lesson on terrace houses

John Kinghorn has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding the tax office.

Millionaire businessman charged with fraud lists $16m mansion

Jindabyne - not exactly warm.

Why it might be time to consider going cold turkey on Sydney

The property at Fishermans Point, on the Hawkesbury River, is being sold by Ian Gowrie-Smith.

Mothballed Hawkesbury River camp being sold by wealthy neighbour

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Optical illusions: The secret to making your home look larger

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World’s first SKA dish is unveiled at an inauguration ceremony in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei Province on ...

China radio telescope to listen to oldest sounds in universe

Kirsty Needham

Louise Owens beside the mysterious Charles Dickens statue at Centennial Park.

Great Expectations as event explores Dickens' Sydney links

Linda Morris

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Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton MP speaks at the launch of the AFR Magazine Power issue.

Politics Live: Peter Dutton's emotional interview

Live
Fergus Hunter

Labor's star candidate doesn't live in the seat she wants to win

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Turnbull to deliver national apology to child sex abuse victims

BREAKING
Adam Gartrell

Labor MP Susan Lamb wipes away tears after delivering a statement on her citizenship after Question Time at Parliament ...

Labor tries to draw a line under citizenship

James Massola

Truvada has been a breakthrough in the fight against HIV.

'HIV has nowhere to go now': Subsidy for breakthrough drug

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

The deputy PM sat stony-faced through question time on Wednesday.

'Greatest failure in my life': Joyce on marriage breakdown

James Massola

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney-General Christian Porter.

Turnbull government relents on secrecy laws for journalists

Michael Koziol

Former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, center, leaves the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 22, ...

Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress all smiles as her former target scrubs toilets

Anna Fifield

Charlie Craig and David Mullins are at the core of a case before the US Supreme Court over baker Jack Phillips' refusal ...

Wedding cake for gays 'violates baker's free speech rights'

The message on Infraud's website.

Australian man among 36 arrested in US cyberfraud takedown

Rachel Olding

Donald Trump's personal physician revealed the President took a one-a-day pill for male pattern baldness

Exposed: The true state of Donald Trump's hair

CBA chief Ian Narev said bank profitability should be looked at over the economic cycle.

'Precarious': Is CBA making too much money from its customers?

Clancy Yeates

US stocks went on a wild ride overnight.

Markets Live: ASX trims losses

Live
Sarah Turner
1 hr ago

The value of cryptocurrencies soared in 2017 before slumping.

Cryptocurrencies are like Ponzi schemes, World Bank chief says

An Ihse employee looks at monitors displaying an air traffic control management system at the Singapore Airshow.

'Commercial decision': Why planes can still vanish like MH370

Angus Whitley
41 mins ago

Financial stress on the rise for Australian households

John Collett

91 per cent leap: Soaring energy prices power AGL

Cole Latimer

Origin takes $700m bath on gas assets

Mathew Dunckley

Tabcorp profits take a hit after $11 billion Tatts mega-merger

Nick Toscano

The Bankstown line creates a significant bottleneck for the existing rail network.

Trains every two minutes: Metro will fix notorious rail bottleneck

COMMENT
Rodd Staples

Gag, Bureaucracy, Business, Red Tape, Men, Mouth, gagged, censorship, censors, exit, interview, control

Awful choice facing banking victims before inquiry has even begun

COMMENT
Julia Angrisano

People with complex medical problems need someone to act as a linchpin – and that person is their GP.

Too many boxes, not enough compassion: call that left GP fuming

COMMENT
Emma Skowronski

The new Infiniti Q50S Red Sport.

Sweet spot: The up-and-coming luxury car you haven't heard of

Cars
Toby Hagon
1 hr ago

Model Jordan Barrett's grooming routine is as simple as sunscreen and salt water.

Modelling sensation Jordan Barrett's simple grooming secret

Grooming
Jane Rocca

Recalcitrant employers who ignore court orders to pay compulsory super entitlements could face imprisonment.

Unpaid super: let the punishment fit the crime

Daryl Dixon

Financial squeeze tightens as prices of essential services skyrocket and wages hardly grow

Financial stress on the rise for Australian households

John Collett

Acai bowls are cropping up on menus everywhere.

Why acai is on every breakfast menu right now

Sylvia Pennington

Bicycle food delivery in the Sydney CBD.

Sweet and sour of food-delivery boom

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Barnaby Joyce questioned about marriage breakdown

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Australia snags a T20 win over England

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Government not budging on Lamb

Dual Citizenship

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Mundine to exit 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here'

Competitors at Shelly Beach before the start of the 1km swim in the Cole Classic.

Thousands pull on their Speedos for Sun Run Cole Classic

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The brand new season of RuPaul's Drag Race: Allstars - this Friday only on Stan.

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LDV Comanche to lodge protest against Wild Oats XI

James Buckley

Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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"There's great music everywhere that often goes unnoticed": Sheryl Crow.

All I wanna do is fix the Grammys: Sheryl Crow on 'stepping up'

Hannah Francis
43 mins ago

Samantha Geimer says Quentin Tarantino is wrong to suggest she had consensual sex with director Roman Polanski.

Polanski rape victim addresses Tarantino comments

Broede Carmody

Nicole Eggert has filed a police report against actor Scott Baio

Baywatch star Nicole Eggert files LAPD report against Scott Baio

Michael Idato

Anthony Mundine on I'm a Celebrity.

Anthony Mundine quits I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here

Nathanael Cooper

Chadwick Boseman in <i>Black Panther</i>. Some of the film's PDV work was done in Melbourne.

Rust belt no more: Adelaide tries to lure Hollywood to town

Karl Quinn

Stella and Jazzey's instant restaurant did not go to plan.

Don't be fooled by MKR's cooking disasters

ANALYSIS
Broede Carmody

Ray Meagher as Alf Stewart.

Home and Away to introduce gay character despite controversy

William McInnes

Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa in Black Panther.

Lofty ambitions for Black Panther comes at a stretch

REVIEW
Sandra Hall

Andrew Batt-Rawden, left, and Limelight editor-at-large Clive Pagett.

Dark days for Limelight magazine

Nick Galvin
55 mins ago

Nakhane Toure stars as Xolani in <I>The Wound</I>.

The Wound cuts deep to expose hypocrisy

Paul Byrnes

Going bananas: The Ice Cream Museum has become a pink-hued mecca for Instagrammers.

Ice cream, Insta-art and the colour of money

Lissa Christopher

Model and David Jones' latest ambassador Victoria Lee at the red carpet in Zimmermann.

Victoria who? New face of DJs caught in Jesinta Franklin mix-up

Melissa Singer

Has #Metoo ruined men's lives? No? What about women's?

Has social media ruined feminism?

Jane Gilmore

Kylie Jenner's baby announcement post is the most popular picture on Instagram.

Kylie Jenner's bub is more popular than Beyonce

Todd Spangler

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and actress Kate Winslet attend the 88th Annual Academy Awards in 2016.

Kate and Leo fund cancer patient's treatment

Nicole Economos

Model and David Jones Ambassador Jessica Gomes arrives at the red carpet in Camilla and Marc.

Celebrities hit the red carpet for David Jones AW18 runway

Photo gallery

Selena Gomez attends the 2017 Fashion Awards in London.

Selena explains why she will never 'win' mental health battle

"There was no way I would have gone to my ex's birthday yet going to his funeral seemed like the thing to do."

How do you grieve for someone you don't like?

Maani Truu

Jane Fonda's character, Grace on the sitcom, <iGrave and Frankie</i> has been known to enjoy wine o'clock and also vodka ...

Should women call time on wine o'clock?

It can be a difficult time for new parents.

Dads of premature babies feel more stress than mums, new study

Rebecca Judd with her daughter Billie.

Rebecca Judd throws extravagant birthday 'Pawty' for daughter

Photo: Shutterstock

Science decides which parent should get up at night to crying baby

'Ultra low fares': Introducing world's newest low-cost airline, Swoop.

'Ultra low fares': Introducing world's newest low-cost airline

Hugh Morris

Zuma Beach, Los Angeles.

Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Los Angeles

Kylie McLaughlin

Dubai Airport

The world's 10 busiest international airports announced

Butter chicken.

How to make authentic tandoori and butter chicken at home

Blackwattle Cafe's picturesque site in Glebe has proved a blessing and a curse.

Battle looms over rebirth of Glebe's Blackwattle Cafe

The Blue Ducks' spanner crab omelette with sriracha sauce.

16 spicy Sriracha recipes plus the Blue Ducks' DIY Thai chilli sauce

Apple Music is catching Spotify in the US.

Apple Music may soon overtake Spotify in US

"Starman" the mannequin in a red Tesla sports car, launched into space on the first test flight of the SpaceX Falcon ...

Flying cars have arrived at last ... in space

The game largely feels the same as ever, but it looks phenomenal.

Shadow of the Colossus: dark fantasy classic gets a clean-up

Review
59 mins ago

Mavic Air

Drones are cool. Trying to fly legally is not.

Using a device like this feels antiquated in 2018.

Two-way radio in the time of smartphones

2018 Kia SP Concept

Is this Kia's missing link?

Andrew Maclean

Toyota Fortuner GXL.

Toyota's HiLux-based SUV reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2018 Ford Ranger Raptor

New Ford Ranger Raptor revealed

Alex Rae

Audi R8 GT4 race car

Audi R8 GT4 to debut in Australia

Alex Rae

Details: McLaren's wildest supercar

Dom Tripolone

Nissan says the Leaf will be the world's best-selling electric car.

Nissan 'not at all worried' about electric rivals

David McCowen

Unstoppable: Terence Crawford.

Jeff Horn dismissed as a 'nice welcoming party' for Terence Crawford

Phil Lutton

Big money: Quade Cooper will be paid $650,000 for playing club rugby after being demoted by the Reds.

Money for nothing: Reds to pay big price for Thorn's way

Georgina Robinson

Verified claim: Donald Trump's hole-in-one was seen by plenty of witnesses.

Nothing fake about Trump's hole-in-one

James Corrigan
31 mins ago

Heading down under: Eden Hazard and Chelsea will visit Perth.

Chelsea headed to Australia again

1 hr ago

New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski walks off the field after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the ...

Super Bowl star may retire to answer Hollywood's call

When Ian Roberts retired he was told he had "irreversible brain damage".

'It's brain damage': new study shows lingering risk of concussion

Kate Aubusson

Glenn Maxwell in action Wednesday night.

Maxwell century seals Australia T20 win over England

Quade Cooper

The huge sum Quade Cooper is being paid to play club rugby

Phil Lutton

New Cronulla CEO Barry Russell, right, with Alan Wilson.

Former Sharks half Barry Russell becomes new club CEO

Adrian Proszenko

Target: Wests Tigers have made a play for Warriors superstar Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

Wests Tigers make big play for Tuivasa-Sheck

Adrian Proszenko

No release: Craig Bellamy.

I've never had Munster exit talks: Bellamy

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