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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce in question time on Thursday.

Barnaby Joyce angered after PM's attack on his affair

Latika Bourke

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a press statement at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 15 February 2018. ...

This wasn't just about Joyce, but a criticism of Canberra sleaze

Michael Koziol

Aussie dollar.

Strong and stubborn: The Aussie wasn’t meant to be this way

OPINION
Michael Pascoe

Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi.

Rumours swirl over who may have wanted bikie boss Mick Hawi dead

Dan Proudman

Controversy: Matt Lodge is set to resume his NRL career this season.

NRL player hasn't paid a cent to New York victims, lawyer says

Chris Barrett

Nikolas Cruz was charged with 17 counts of pre-meditated murder after being questioned by authorities.

'I'm going to be a school shooter': The troubling signs before massacre

Rachel Olding
5 mins ago

This was one of the most farcical days in our corporate history

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Reverend Malcolm Turnbull delivered a sermon from on high

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

'Forever in his debt': Morrison full of praise for PM's statement

UPDATED

Fears Australian man held in UAE could face firing squad, torture

'Conflict of interest': council faces suspension over asbestos inquiry

Ryan Messenger and his wife Alexandra.

Ryan's widow awarded $600k for injury nine minutes before his death

Anna Patty

Catherine Lumby, right, and Isabella Manfredi spoke on Thursday night's Q&A special.

#MeToo special was a meandering mess even without Waterstreet

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Amy Schumer has married chef Chris Fischer.

She said 'yup': Amy Schumer gets married in secret ceremony

A large dog lantern has been constructed at the Opera House forecourt to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Where to celebrate the Year of the Dog in Sydney

55 mins ago

Were Barnaby Joyce to resign as Deputy Prime Minister and move to the backbench his pay would be halved.

Of course Barnaby Joyce wants to stay put - he needs the money

OPINION

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'Sad' and 'broken': lawyers describe Florida shooting suspect

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More bands claim Nasser Sultan owes them thousands of dollars.

Married At First Sight star faces more rip-off claims

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Aussie Jarryd Hughes wins silver medal in snowboard cross

Frances Abbott and Sam Loch, pictured after they wed on February 14, 2018, in Melbourne.

Frances Abbott and Sam Loch wed after whirlwind relationship

Suspect in Florida school massacre charged with ...

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'They rush in, our hearts break': The trauma ...

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Florida survivor pleads: ‘We're children. You ...

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Bounty may have been placed on slain bikie's head before execution

'Political scalps': Liberal MP defends corrupt Labor minister

'You dogs': Accused conspirators in Mehajer car crash face court

It was former premier Baird who announced the plan to create an arts and cultural precinct in Western Sydney.

Former Premier Mike Baird to be pressed in Powerhouse probe

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There is no easy fix for Sydney's old, struggling rail network

ANALYSIS
Matt O'Sullivan

Codie Walton lost three front teeth in an accident at a trampoline park.

Hundreds of children suffer horrific trampoline injuries

Yasmin Tselepis at Bexley Park. Yasmin quit smoking 15 years ago in anticipation of starting a family and specialises in ...

The Sydney suburbs where one in 10 heavily pregnant women smoke

EXCLUSIVE
Kate Aubusson

Melbourne Grammar is one of Australia's most prestigious schools.

Melbourne Grammar student suspended over 'hit list' and kill threats

EXCLUSIVE
Ben Schneiders

Jai Hunt was recovering in hospital.

Internal probe launched into police shooting of Queensland teen

Cardinal George Pell.

Pell lawyers denied access to accusers' medical records

Angela Lea Smith, 33, was charged over the crash.

Drivers allegedly swapped minutes before fatal crash

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Tim and Jen Moloney love their idyllic life on Fitzroy Island.

'We fit in perfectly': Tim and Jen's life on Fitzroy Island

The 5Pointz building in 2013.

Landlord owes graffiti artists $8.5m after obliterating murals

The number of dwellings built in Sydney last financial year outpaced underlying demand.

Record low rental yields could signal apartment price falls

An early morning sunrise stroll at Broadbeach.

How this suburb is stepping out of Surfers Paradise's shadows

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A strip club in Kings Cross.

Goodbye junkies and hustlers. Get ready for a very bland Kings Cross

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A lantern at the Opera House marks the start of the Year of the Dog.

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A lantern at the Opera House marks the start of the Year of the Dog.

A timely reminder of Chinese contribution to Australia

OPINION
Jieh-Yung Lo

Rivers and wetlands along the Murray-Darling system suffer from low environmental flows - a problem the basin plan tries ...

Political foes hope $13 billion river plan can be saved

Nicole Hasham

Alexander Lewis with dancer Cameron Ball, who plays one of the noses.

'It's like a bleaker, weirder, darker Alice in Wonderland'

Nick Galvin

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a press statement at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 15 February 2018. ...

This wasn't just about Joyce, but an admonishment of Canberra sleaze

Michael Koziol

The end of the affair: PM bans sex between ministers and staff

UPDATED
James Massola

Not fit to lead: Turnbull has punished Joyce the best way he can

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Parliament on Thursday.

Malcolm Turnbull has adopted the persona of a 19th century priest

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann will act as prime minister next week with Malcolm Turnbull in Washington.

Mathias Cormann, fourth in line, to step up as prime minister

David Wroe

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a press statement at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 15 February 2018. ...

Turnbull was road kill from the start, nobody knew where to look

Tony Wright

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Barnaby Joyce.

Politics Live: Senate votes for Barnaby Joyce to resign

Eryk Bagshaw

Police take Nikolas Cruz into Broward County jail on Thursday

Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz a white nationalist member

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon leaves a House Intelligence Committee meeting where he was interviewed behind ...

Steve Bannon refuses to answer many questions in Russia probe

Andre Poggenburg, head of the nationalist AfD in German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

German Turks plan to sue far-right AfD for 'camel driver' slur

Aaron Feis, assistant football coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was among the victims.

'He died a hero': Coach among 17 dead in Florida

Morgan Stanley analysts have an "underweight" rating on Telstra.

Sorry Telstra, you are still just a boring phone company

COMMENT
John McDuling

Australian shares are poised to rise after a rally on Wall Street.

Markets Live: ASX set to climb

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Sarah Turner
58 mins ago

Star Casino

Star's losing streak: Wealthy high-rollers hurt casino profits

Nick Toscano
28 mins ago

Medibank Private lifted its dividend to 5.5 cents.

Health insurance gains buoy Medibank profit

56 mins ago

Strong and stubborn: The Aussie wasn’t meant to be this way

OPINION
Michael Pascoe

A day of farce: McGrath board puts the acid on John McGrath

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Bitcoin jumps back above $US10,000

Natural disaster costs will lift insurance premiums

Clancy Yeates

Scissors left after surgery

Veil of secrecy leaves hospital patients in the dark

OPINION
Stephen Duckett

Sea of red: A man watches a board showing stock prices at a brokerage office in Beijing.

Another financial crisis is looming - and there's little the RBA can do

OPINION
John Hewson

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ...

Turnbull's creative efforts to save Barnaby were needed elsewhere

OPINION
Waleed Aly

Hemsworth is also the first to have a block of the vineyard named after him.

"That's awesome": Chris Hemsworth's tasty new gig

Drinks
Kathryn Bermingham
52 mins ago

Abs definitely do start in the kitchen.

New research says you should eat like a Greek to lose weight

Boot Camp
Michael Jarosky

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ask Noel: can I sell shares and put the proceeds into super?

Noel Whittaker

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during last week's volatile markets.

The risk of not taking enough risk in investment

Scott Phillips

Word of mouth can spread about embarrassing behaviour.

'I felt ashamed': Embarrassing customers are bad for business

OPINION
James Adonis

The staff at Diagou Sales work out of cramped quarters.

When your workplace is a dump

Sylvia Pennington

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Teen rescues toddler from train tracks

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Sarah Blasko's breathtaking Sydney showcase

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FBI cites YouTube threat in school shooting probe

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Ramaphosa becomes new South Africa president

Students released from a lockdown embrace following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Seventeen people have been killed and more injured in a high school shooting in Florida.

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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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Sarah Blasko is about to release a new album Depth of Field.

How Sarah Blasko's depression almost saw her quit music

Helen O'Neill

Catherine Lumby, right, and Isabella Manfredi spoke on Thursday night's Q&A special.

Q&A; recap: #MeToo special a meandering mess

COMMENT
Neil McMahon
1 hr ago

More bands claim Nasser Sultan owes them thousands of dollars.

MAFS star Nasser Sultan faces more rip-off claims

Matt Teffer

In tears: Former royal butler Paul Burrell in tears recalling Princess Diana's death.

Ex-British royal butler tearily recalls Princess Di's last words

Christine Sams

Natalie Dormer as Mrs Appleyard in Picnic at Hanging Rock.

First look at Picnic at Hanging Rock whets the appetite

Karl Quinn

Davina is exasperated with her groom.

Married At First Sight is the first circle of hell

COMMENT
Larissa Dubecki

Barrister Charles Waterstreet at the NSW Supreme Court in 2015.

Charles Waterstreet withdraws from Q&A;'s #MeToo special

Broede Carmody

Cody Fern has previously starred in the stage production War Horse.

Australian actor to star in House of Cards' final season

Broede Carmody

Alexander Lewis with dancer Cameron Ball, who plays one of the noses.

What's not to like about nine 1.5m tap-dancing noses?

Nick Galvin

Looking sharp: Orava Quartet have a carefully cultivated image.

Classical 'Fab Four' bring socks appeal to the stage

Steve Meacham

Imara Savage, who is directing the Sydney Theatre Company's production of <i>Top Girls</I>, says we 'have to keep ...

Thirt years on, play still has plenty to say in the #MeToo era

Helen Pitt

Amy Schumer has married chef Chris Fischer.

She said 'yup': Amy Schumer marries Chris Fischer

Erin Jensen

Davina and Dean are behaving duplicitously, which is shocking to see on reality TV.

Is this the trashiest show on television?

Clementine Ford

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Barnaby Joyce during Question Time at Parliament ...

How Barnaby Joyce used privilege to pursue love

Jane Gilmore

Yana Bovenistiersi.

The mullet is allegedly back

Stephanie Darling

Nicole Kidman (left) and Laura Dern at the Calvin Klein show, where the runway was covered in popcorn.

Celebs sit ankle-deep in snacks at Calvin Klein's NYFW show

Melissa Singer

"People need to understand that trauma is not just something that happens in the mind."

Sexual harassment can make victims physically sick

William Wan
1 hr ago

Ariane Beetson with her son Henry.

The year my brain broke

Ariane Beeston

A Selfie of Kylie Jenner

Have we forgotten what normal lips look like?

Stephanie Darling

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Why Vikki Campion deserves to experience the joys of new motherhood

33 mins ago

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Emotion charged Turkish Delight debate divides chocolate lovers

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I'm not going to stop swearing just because I have a kid

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The secret to getting into a lounge when you're flying economy

Michael Gebicki

Empty seats mean lost revenue for the airlines.

Which airlines fly with the most empty seats

Oliver Smith
10 mins ago

The third oldest airline in the world, Qantas is among the list of airlines to not have a single plane crash.

The airlines that have never had a single plane crash

Hugh Morris

Go-to dish: House-made tagliolini with lobster.

$295 caviar, $105 pasta: It's excess all areas at Merivale's latest venue

7 mins ago

Yee sang (good luck salad).

Lucky 88 recipes: Build your own banquet for Lunar New Year

Gelato mango pancake at Messina.

26 places to celebrate Lunar New Year 2018 in Sydney

Apple's HomePod comes up short against its competitors.

Siri is even less intelligent on HomePod

COMMENT

Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow will fight the move in court.

Opal implant blocked, biohacker claims

Google's push to make the web more palatable for users will also give it even more power in the ad space.

Web's biggest ad company is now advertising's biggest traffic cop

52 mins ago

Xiaomi's latest smartphone, the Mi Mix 2.

'Chinese Apple' fans stoke IPO ambitions

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Cashless future 'two to three generations' away

Drive Racing will contest the 2018 Supercars Championship with Nissan Motorsport.

Drive Racing set for Supercars debut

David McCowen

2018 Ford Focus RS Heritage Edition

Ford sends-off Focus RS with Heritage Edition

Alex Rae

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Ford Everest Raptor: Is it a reality?

Alex Rae

BMW's M4 CS is ready for the road and track.

Eight questions: 2018 BMW M4 CS

David McCowen

2018 Holden Commodore VXR.

The all-new Commodore reviewed

Andrew Maclean

2018 Holden Astra.

What small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Australia's Jarryd Hughes celebrates his silver medal after the men's snowboard cross final.

Rift remains in Aussie snowboard team despite Hughes silver

Glenn Cullen

Controversy: Matt Lodge is set to resume his NRL career this season.

Lodge resumes career but victims unpaid, says lawyer

Chris Barrett

New era: Junior rugby will have changes enacted around the size of players this season.

Rugby tackles size-for-age debate with outlier system

Georgina Robinson

Standing pat: The Socceroos stayed 36th in the world for the second straight month.

Australia hold firm in FIFA rankings

1 hr ago

Change agent: South Sydney chairman Nick Pappas.

Pappas calls on club chairs to come together to avert crisis

Chris Barrett

Sia Soliola after being saved from the surf at the Sunshine Coast.

'I couldn't shake off the panic': NRL star rescued from surf

David Polkinghorne

Adelaide will get to see the fanatical passion of fans when State of Origin lands there in 2020.

Why Adelaide Origin makes sense for everyone... except politicians

Phil Lutton

Going viral: Mitchell Aubusson was the first to contract the ailment.

Panthers seek medical advice to avoid Roosters mumps outbreak

Adam Pengilly

NRL boss Todd Greenberg concedes the TPA system requires an overhaul.

Third party's over as NRL prepares to overhaul rules

Adrian Proszenko

Rule of two: The Storm are used to having two referees officiating matches.

Two's a crowd: Leeds angry over late world club challenge switch

Melissa Woods

Ryan Hoffman is back for the Melbourne Storm.

Ryan Hoffman embraces his Melbourne Storm return ahead of WCC

Roy Ward

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