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FILE - In this April 8, 2008, file photo, Mylan Pharmaceuticals CEO Heather Bresch poses for a photo in her office in ...

CEO under fire for 'shocking' EpiPen 400% price hike

1 hr ago

William Summer is launching an FOI request about the census outtage.

He made a census request, told 11 days later it would cost $1020

Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Woolworths Top Ryde City offered goodie bags with $25 vouchers to teh first 200 shoppers in store from 8am.

Woolworths slumps to huge $1.234 billion loss

Catie Low
50 mins ago

NAB business manager Sally Collins says she will not stop working flexibly despite returning to full-time hours.

'Swearing on the inside' after she heard the news at work

Costly comments: USA goalkeeper Hope Solo.

Soccer player slapped with suspension for 'cowards' comment

6 mins ago

The historical part of the town of Amatrice, central Italy.

Why the Italy earthquake caused such widespread devastation

How Google is luring patients away from doctors

Kate Aubusson

Senator says Australia a soft touch for white collar crime

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Flight Centre profit hurt by airfare war, Zika virus

1 hr ago

A boom 'felt through your bones' and then the town crumbled

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

Cashing in: Blackmores staff bonus puts Qantas' $3000 in the shade

blaise harris

'Shaking with anger': Work dried up after teacher's admission to boss

32 mins ago

"I have no intention of sharing my bikini photos ... they don't tell the whole story, far from it."

I lost 25kg - why I'm not sharing my before and after photos

COMMENT

Video grab composite of the Airlander 10 making a bumpy landing at Cardington airfield in England.

'Oh my God': World's largest aircraft crashes on test flight

Victoria's newest Golden Triangle find weighs in at 4121g (145 ounces).

Aussie finds 'colossal' gold nugget worth $250k in dirt

Mould

Why you can't just cut the mould off your food

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Planet found orbiting our nearest star

The historical part of the town of Amatrice, central Italy.

Italy quake: Aerial photos of devastation

'Generally, airline meals get a beating, [but] not all airline meals are created equal.'

Best and worst airline meals, rated by an inflight food reviewer

Southern Cross Austero profit jumps 19 per cent

10:59AM

Markets Live: Worst over? Woolies soars

10:46AM

Aussie fisherman goes for a 'swim' during lunch ...

10:41AM

We value everything by means of money, but it does not buy happiness.

The businesses we complain about the most

Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

Opal data reveals Sydney's busiest bus route

Matt O'Sullivan

Sydney soaked as search resumes for missing man

Peter Munro

Former mayor of Auburn City Council Ned Attie testified that he remained friendly with the businessman who accused him ...

Businessman complained of threats from Mehajer clan, inquiry told

The medical workforce is becoming increasingly specialised.

Doctors everywhere - but not enough GPs

Harriet Alexander

NSW upper house president Don Harwin.

The man behind the plan to shrink City of Sydney

EXCLUSIVE
Jacob Saulwick

Mr Sydney Real Estate steps down after rough ride in the market

English woman Mia Ayliffe-Chung, who had been working as a waitress at the Gold Coast, had been in Townsville less than ...

'A girl like no other': Tributes flow for slain British backpacker

QLD
Jorge Branco

Miner wearing a headlamp at the Lithgow Colliery, near Sydney, in December 1932.

We’ve been wrecking the planet a lot longer than you think

Peter Hannam

SPORT: Greyhounds compete in Race 1 at the Canberra Greyhound Racing Club in Symonston. 22nd February 2015. Photo by ...

Greyhound racing club has 'no future' after NSW ban passes

ACT

Emergency services were called but were unable to revive the three-year-old.

Family devastated after three-year-old killed by falling bookcase

VIC

Treasurer Scott Morrison says complacency risks Australia's 25 consecutive years of economic growth.

Morrison issues stark debt, recession warning

James Massola

Allegations suggest Australia 'a soft touch for white collar crime'

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Simon Birmingham outlines private college crackdown

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she suspects Nauru's decision is payback for her role in exposing abuse inside the Nauru ...

Nauru bans Sarah Hanson-Young from visiting refugees

EXCLUSIVE

Darwin First Brigade soldiers competing for the final day of last year's annual 1st Brigade Military Skills competition.

Let Indian military train here, says top defence scholar

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

The use of melfloquine on Manus Island has been questioned by health professionals and others.

'Illogical' use of 'risky' drug linked to psychotic episodes

An AFP officer waves away press photographers as Senator Stephen Conroy's staff arrive at Parliament House on Wednesday.

Political motivation denied as Parliament swept in NBN probe

Nissrine Samali, 20, gets into the sea wearing a burkini in Marseille, southern France.

Fury after French enforce Burkini ban at beach

35 mins ago

Turkey's military launched an operation before dawn on Wednesday aimed at clearing a Syrian border town from Islamic ...

Turkish tanks roll into Syria

A man leans on rubble following an earthquake in Amatrice, Italy.

Scenes of tragedy, survival in Italy

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

Video grab composite of the Airlander 10 making a bumpy landing at Cardington airfield in England.

Oof! World's largest aircraft crashes lands

Briony Scott, the principal of Wenona School, is back doing what she loves.

Fear will not win in cancer battle

COMMENT
Briony Scott

The Sydney Town Hall has just had a major restoration

Danger in handing keys to the city to Liberals

COMMENT
Edward Mandla

Fathers should be more involved in teaching their sons to respect women.

Fathers need to step up for sake of their sons

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Woolworths' turn around plan for its supermarkets is still battling to produce positive sales growth.

Woolworths slumps to $1.234 billion annual loss

Catie Low
50 mins ago

What we learned from reporting season today

Markets Live: Worst over? Woolies soars

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
14 mins ago

'Challenging' market conditions have hit Nine.

Nine profit hit by tough ad market and 'poor programming outcomes'

Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

congo

Not-so-risky business: Australians caught in Congo bribe claims

EXCLUSIVE

Fruit pickers paid a pittance, forced to work five weeks straight

Nick Toscano

'She's just not ready': The uneven playing field in the workplace

Nassim Khadem

Flight Centre profit hurt by airfare price war, Brexit, Zika virus

1 hr ago

To make your staff rich is glorious decides Blackmore

Colin Kruger, CBD

Hamish Watts bought his first home - a $1.3 million apartment in Bondi - when he was 35.

Why buying your first home when you're older might be better

Jennifer Duke

houzz

Six decisions you'll have to make when building or renovating

Culling a book collection is hard.

Why I can't throw out any of my books

Danny Katz

The skyline of Parramatta has rapidly changed in the building boom.

What's next for Sydney's second CBD?

Sponsored

How big is too big for a TV?

Why you should resist buying a big TV for your living room

Australia's east-west route is now graced by the world's best domestic business class seats.

East-west battle: which airline is the best for flying to Perth?

High Flyer
David Flynn

Model Shaun Birley finds bargains online.

22 everyday style habits of Australia's best-dressed men

Men's Style

Get properly insured as one of the biggest mistakes is leaving yourself and your family financially exposed to traumatic ...

The 10 biggest money mistakes you don't even know you're making

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

It's easy to spend a tax return and not even notice it, just like you feel hungry after eating white bread.

Three ways to make your tax refund last longer

Melissa Browne

This vegetarian meal is ready in 30 minutes.

Meet the business owners killing it in the next big growth sector

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Millennials who let the travel bug dictate their early career are most at risk.

Does too much travel wreck millennial careers?

Tony Featherstone

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Giant gold nugget uncovered in Melbourne

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Kabul: attack on American university

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World's largest aircraft has bumpy landing

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Italy earthquake: survivors recount event

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Aug 25

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Season 1 & 2 of UnREAL, now streaming.

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Spaced - starring Simon Pegg.

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The Cate Blanchett monologues at AGNSW

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This artwork was at the centre of a legal dispute over who painted it. Image cropped.

A '$US10 million painting' just became worthless thanks to court decision

Ben Guarino
2 mins ago

Actors Laura Elena Harring, right, and Naomi Watts, are seen in an undated handout photo from the film "Mulholland ...

The top 100 movies of the new millennium: BBC

Aja Styles, Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Scandal has hit actor/director/writer Nate Parker before the release of his slave film <i>The Birth of a Nation</i>.

Nate Parker's rape scandal engulfs major Oscar contender

Michael Idato

The IMAX cinema at Darling Harbour is about to be demolished.

IMAX cinema to be demolished ... and then rebuilt

Garry Maddox

'Show me the money': Tom Cruise's 1996 movie <i>Jerry Maguire</I> bears comparison to dealings in the music world.

Show me the money: Spotify's 'stoush' with major music labels

Aja Styles

Ricky Gervais at the world premiere of <i>David Brent: Life on the Road</i> in London.

Gervais hits rock bottom with cringeworthy Brent feature

Jake Wilson

Trevor Noah has started his eight-show tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Trevor Noah touches our racial nerve in Australian show

Cameron Atfield

Asher Keddie returns as Nina Proudman in Offspring season 6.

It's the golden age of TV - if you're white: report

Karl Quinn

Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur in Paramount's <i>Ben-Hur</i>, which has flopped at the box office.

Review: Bigger than Ben-Hur? More like an epic failure

Jake Wilson

Juliette Binoche in <i>Endless Night</i>.

Endless Night review: Juliette Binoche offers cold comfort as explorer

Paul Byrnes

Matthew McConaughey as Newt.

Free State of Jones review: McConaughey dull in love and war

Jake Wilson

"I have no intention of sharing my bikini photos ... they don't tell the whole story, far from it."

I lost 25kg, here's why I'm not sharing before and after photos

COMMENT
Cat Rodie

Naya Rivera as Glee's Santana Lopez.

Glee star Naya Rivera reveals she had an abortion while on the show

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones has been subjected to abuse on Twitter and now an apparent hack.

Leslie Jones' website apparently hacked, nude photos posted

Katie Rogers

Shannon Purser as Stranger Things fave, Barb Holland.

Why Stranger Things fans are demanding #JusticeForBarb

Clem Bastow

Men's fears keep women from experiencing the new and different and exciting; it has us doubting ourselves.

Why women shouldn't be told that travelling alone is unsafe

COMMENT
Ann Deslandes

Simone Biles in Nike's latest ad.

Simone Biles, Serena Williams look fierce AF in new Nike ad

Jamie Oliver and wife Jools have named their baby boy River Rocket.

Jamie and Jools reveal son's unusual name

Jenna Clarke
28 mins ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Courteney Cox attends the Ivor Novello Awards 2016 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 19, ...

Courteney Cox 'regrets' cosmetic procedures

Mary Ward

sleeping

Scientists confirm lack of sleep makes you dumber

Benjamen Judd
26 mins ago

Vulnerability

The power within vulnerability

Dr Tim Sharp

Taking photos of food table top shoot

Food apps to help you shop, cook, and eat better

Deena Shanker
20 mins ago

Peas with broad beans and seaweed dish at Silvereye, Chippendale.

How can I stop my greens from wilting after I dress it?

Richard Cornish

A jar of vegemite.

Turn Vegemite into beer? Why prisons have banned it.

Tony Moore

Neil Perry's goat's cheese and truffled celeriac lasagne.

Lasagne recipes: 7 hacks to reboot your favourite Italian dish

Franki Hobson

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'I lost my baby to Zika - women, don't let it happen to you'

Staff writers

Jonny with his daughter Chloe, 8, in the photos posted to a New Zealand Facebook hunting community page.

Proud dad posts photo of daughter biting the heart of her first kill

Suzi Catchpole
37 mins ago

Anne of Green Gables is getting a remake

Ariane Beeston

'Generally, airline meals get a beating, [but] not all airline meals are created equal.'

An inflight food reviewer rates the best and worst airline meals

Hazel Plush
42 mins ago

If your airline delays your flight, would you know your rights?

Lost baggage, cancelled flights: What are your rights when you fly?

Michael Gebicki

You don't have to travel far from home to have an amazing adventure.

8 of the most amazing adventures you don't have to travel far for

Ben Groundwater

Apple CEO Tim Cook in 2016.

Tim Cook's Apple: five years on

James Titcomb
1 hr ago

Despite its size, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 is quite possibly the best smartphone on the market.

Review: Samsung's notable new Note

Peter Wells

This artist?s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima ...

Earth-like planet discovered orbiting our nearest star

Marcus Strom

Is it cheating? It's certainly fun.

Peddling uphill much easier on an e-bike

Cynthia Karena

The supposed new PS4 that appeared online.

Unannounced slim PS4 appears in online video

Luke Plunkett

The new Tesla Model X SUV has arrived in Australia.

Tesla's Model X arrives in Australia

David McCowen

Honda will introduce an all-new CR-V in 2017.

New Honda CR-V can be "top player"

Stephen Ottley

Ford Falcon FG MkII ute.

What used ute should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Tesla says its latest Model S is the quickest production car on sale.

Tesla reveals 'world's quickest car'

David McCowen

The Megane RS won plenty of fans with its blend of performance and style.

Renault calls time on Megane RS

David McCowen

Mercedes-Benz debuted its new Maybach Vision 6 concept at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Is this the world's best car show?

Andrew MacLean

Rout: The Wallabies were well and truly thumped by the All Blacks.

How the Wallabies can bounce back

Peter FitzSimons

Shark likes to bait: Andrew Fifita hopes to create a 13 on 12 situation.

Fifita happy to keep baiting and exploit no-punching rule

Adam Pengilly

Time for a breather: Steve Smith.

Smith to miss remainder of ODI series

Costly comments: USA goalkeeper Hope Solo.

Hope Solo suspended from US soccer team

6 mins ago

Roy Masters

Olympic shake-up proposes federal takeover of states

Roy Masters

Meteoric rise: Anton Lienert-Brown of the Chiefs.

Uncapped centre named to face Wallabies

Too good: Sri Lanka's Amila Aponso, left, celebrates the dismissal of Australia's James Faulkner.

Sri Lanka cruise to victory to level series

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 23: MIchael Cheika head coach of the Wallabies watches on during an Australian Wallabies ...

Pulver backs Wallabies, but no one else does

Tom Decent

Raiders Blake Austin

Raiders playmaker could miss finals

Chris Dutton
31 mins ago

Helping his mate: Don Mackinnon is a partner in a New Zealand legal firm.

Mystery man hopeful of Foran return in 2017

Adrian Proszenko

Belief: Jarryd Hayne is a regular reader of the Bible.

Hayne says beliefs help overcome critics

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