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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

'Humiliated' PM slams ministers after vote chaos

8 mins ago

Bunnings will not be drawn into a race to the bottom as the Masters liquidation gathers pace.

Bunnings warning: 'Price promise' fools bargain hunters

Catie Low

One of the Note7 units that reportedly exploded.

Smartphone fail as Samsung plans recall of Galaxy Note 7

31 mins ago

Assistant Commisioner Stephen Leane (left) at Carrick Drive in Tullamarine, where a fatal shooting took place in the ...

'Bang, bang, bang': Policeman shoots dead driver of 'stolen car'

1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: Lions head coach Justin Leppitsch looks on during the round 18 AFL match between the ...

Rifts and Rockliff: Sacked Leppitsch opens up on season from hell

An example of Banksy's rat stencils, which have dwindled in number in Melbourne because of vandalism, construction and ...

Internet abuzz at rumours street artist Banksy unmasked

44 mins ago

'$15? I couldn't get a coffee!': 10-hour wait for Perth runway renos

Cocaine worth millions found at Coca-Cola factory in France

1 hr ago

Green light: Medical cannabis for Australians from November

Stun grenades, tear gas used to quell Banksia Hill juvenile riot

10 years on: Steve Irwin's lost letter finally reaches son Bob

Christopher Pyne, Nola Marino

Who is responsible for the government's stuff-up?

Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

The hills are fast becoming the new place to eat breakfast in Perth.

Perth hills are alive: top spots for brekkie and coffee

I Wish My Teacher Knew, by Kyle Schwartz

What children wish their teachers knew: hashtag breaks hearts

Miss Universe Australia crowning held at the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. 31 August 2016. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Miss Universe 2016 gallery: Perth girl wins big

Jeremy McGovern earned his first All-Australian honour.

High-flying Eagles a concern for coach Simpson

56 mins ago

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Big guns fire at the US Open

We Want Plates

We want plates! Blogger hits out at quirky food service

Perth Darts Masters at PCEC 2016.

Perth Darts Masters off to colourful start

'Embarrassed, humiliated, excoriated': Angry PM ...

10:16AM

The Duplicity of Donald Trump

9:48AM

2016 All-Australian awards: Adam Simpson unhappy ...

9:29AM

Concreter Christopher Stephen Johnson, who goes by several other names, took nearly $38,000 without completing the work ...

Warning over concreter who took $38k and did no hard labour

Nabila Morgan

Judges release burglar, say community life can change ways

David Allan-Petale

Indigenous WA Senator calls for tolerance in maiden speech

David Allan-Petale

Oshin with his mother, Angela Kiszko.

'This is not about parental rights, it's about Oshin Kiszko'

Emma Young

The new Adventure World promo has prompted hope Bounty's Revenge might in some way be revived.

Bounty's Revenge ride gets second chance at Adventure World

Simon White

The audience stood for two hours to listen to speakers.

Peaceful Perth protest over death of teen Elijah Doughty

Emma Young

Shaun Edward Davidson, right, going into a holding cell after his court appearance.

WA man jailed in Bali for using fake passport

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa

A series of east coast lows made for a wet winter for Sydney.

Records tumbled in wet, warm and often wild winter

NSW

After several years of absence HMAS Collins returns to Fleet Base West. It is the first time ever that all the Collins ...

Skills crisis threatens to sink subs program

ACT

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Stun grenades, tear gas used to quell juvenile riot

Queensland's new laws ban people from lighting up at bus stops, taxi ranks, outdoor shopping malls, aged care ...

Smokers face 'toughest laws in the country'

QLD

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

'Embarrassed, humiliated: Angry PM slams ministers

Fergus Hunter
8 mins ago

Pyne blames 'stuff up' for Parliament vote loss

Fergus Hunter

Who is responsible for the government's blunder?

Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

Mr Pyne tells the opposition what he thinks of them.

Pyne has to go after this failure

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 1 September 2016. ...

Voters will mark down Turnbull - not Shorten - for chaos

ANALYSIS
James Massola

Kim Carr and Sam Dastyari pose for a picture on Victoria's 2014 election day.

Fresh questions over Dastyari's entitlements

Latika Bourke

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has hardened his rhetoric against the plebiscite in recent weeks.

Labor emboldened by poll to block plebiscite

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Abdullah Kurdi after his sons Alan and Galip died near the Turkish resort of Bodrum.

Picture of my dead son on beach did nothing, says Kurdi

1 hr ago

Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential nominee, gestures at the conclusion of a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Duplicity of Donald Trump

COMMENT
Charles M. Blow
36 mins ago

Not happy: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg.

Mark Zuckerberg: not happy about SpaceX rocket explosion

1 hr ago

Deja Lindsey, 20, a junior at Georgetown University.

US uni will recruit descendants of slaves it once sold

A number of local businessmen funded a poll, which drew an angry response from Colin Barnett.

Rage against the (political party) machine

Chris Ilsley
1 hr ago

Mr Pyne tells the opposition what he thinks of them.

Pyne must go after walkout chaos hits Parliamentary vote

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Giant Lachie Whitfield.

It's an old story: how the AFL always finds a woman to blame

COMMENT
Michael Gleeson

City residents have more at stake than business owners when it comes to council elections.

With Christmas looming, retailers are getting nervous

Catie Low

The ASX has slid for most of the week.

Markets Live: ASX drops below 5400

Live
Patrick Commins, Jens Meyer
43 mins ago

The US dollar's share of the $US5.1 trillion ($6.8 trillion) in foreign exchange trades each day has continued rising to ...

More bang for the buck: how the US dollar still rules the world

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
1 hr ago

One of the Note7 units that reportedly exploded.

Samsung plans global recall of Galaxy Note 7 phones: report

Jungah Lee
31 mins ago

How much luck do you really need to get rich?

Bad day at the office? Elon Musk just lost $1 billion

1 hr ago

Your fridge is watching you, security experts warn

TPG set to become mobile operator in Singapore

Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

Sara Chamberlain, The Real Estate Stylist.

Interior design experts reveal their biggest decorating mistakes

Dutch firm DUS architects have created a "micro-house" from recyclable plastics in Amsterdam which began taking bookings ...

Dutch architects unveil 3D printed waterfront cabin

Oh how we miss our CD collection.

Things every '90s kid had in their bedroom

Thanks goodness winter is O-V-E-R.

Best hints to get your home in top shae for spring

Hillstead at Heritage Park Estate is one of Baldivis' hot new residential locations.

Compact living on rise in WA's suburbs

A cyclist protests against the NSW bike laws.

'A shemozzle': confusion rife on compulsory ID plan for cyclists

On Your Bike
Michael O'Reilly

Four Pillars estimates it will sell 15,000 gin and tonic paddles in 2016.

Eight great distillery doors remixing the craft spirit scene

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

Illustration: Simon Letch

Why getting below the $1.6m super threshold is a timing issue

Noel Whittaker

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What you need to know before you get your first credit card

Kate Jones

Working conditions still prevent many women from breastfeeding for as long as they would like.

Making breastfeeding work … at work

James Adonis
22 mins ago

Luxury Escapes offers not only five-star and six-star properties, such as Finolhu Villa in the Maldives, but meals, ...

How this company is turning over $200 million in its third year

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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US Open: Murray blitzes Granollers

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Cook calls EU ruling 'political crap'

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Australia see off testing Iraq

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NZ quake generated 'long rolling motion'

Jim Pavlidis cartoon for Letters page Friday September 9, 2016

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Sept 2

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Burnt - Starring Hollywood heart-throb Bradley Cooper.

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Binge Season 1 of Ash Vs Evil Dead ahead of Season 2 in October!

Smeg

Get some kitchen inspiration

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Cyber criminals target Australia

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The role of strata committees

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Love story ... Nicole Kidman as Satine and Ewan McGregor as Christian in Moulin Rouge.

Baz's Moulin Rouge set to become a stage musical

Michael Idato

Jane Levy stars as Rocky in <i>Don't Breathe</i>.

Don't Breathe review: Twist will leave audiences gasping

Jake Wilson

The Goss ... HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 05: Actor Mel Gibson attends the CAKE party for Jennifer Aniston hosted by ...

Mel resurrects The Passion of the Christ with sequel

Michael Idato

Parting ways ... Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea.

Reese Witherspoon and Aussie business partner split

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Author Richard Flanagan has questioned why Australian politicians have such hostility towards writing.

Richard Flanagan on the writing that panicked him

Jason Steger

Emma Roberts in <i>Nerve</i>.

Nerve review: thriller turns New York into a game of risk

Jake Wilson

<i>Zumbo's Just Desserts</i> contestant Ashley ran his own popular dessert store, Charlie Buckett, in Melbourne.

Zumbo's Just Desserts star not an amateur

Ebony Bowden

Kanye West delivered a seven-minute smack down of white privilege and a peace offering to Taylor Swift while on stage at ...

Want to see Trump in bed with Taylor Swift? See Kanye's artwork

Michael Lallo

Henry Rollins is coming to Perth in September to perform a spoken word show.

Punk legend Henry Rollins to unleash dangerous ideas in Perth

David Allan-Petale

An artist's impression of Ku De Ta Perth, opening later this year.

Bali party hub Ku De Ta gets liquor tick for Perth

David Prestipino

The chicken parmigiana was 'lovely and moist, and at $15, it's really good value'.

Wine list leaves Heights high and dry

Hannah Barry

Sydney will host its first Skirt Club weekend play party on Saturday.

Australia's first women-only sex club arrives in Sydney

Daisy Dumas
1 hr ago

Celeste Barber on her wedding day with her bridesmaids.

My friend was my bridesmaid, but I wasn't hers

Celeste Barber
1 hr ago

Amy Schumer expertly handles a heckler during her Stockholm show.

Amy Schumer expertly shuts down a sexist heckler

Mary Ward
1 hr ago

One child revealed that he or she didn't have a pencil at home to do homework.

This is what children wish their teachers knew

Daisy Dumas

Claudine Chicheportiche at the peak of her training, 2015.

'Men would ask me if they could swap their arms for my guns'

Claudine Chicheportiche

Pamela Anderson has criticised porn-watchers in an op-ed for the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>.

Pamela Anderson urges men to give up pornography

Barney Henderson

From next year Westpac bank teller Manija Akbari will wear a new corporate hijab to work.

Westpac to add Carla Zampatti-designed hijab to official uniform

Jenna Clarke

Professor Danica Kragic (and robot), pose for Rodebjer.

The new face of fashion label Rodebjer is a robotics professor

Rob Moran

Close up of female face. The sexy girl is expressing her passion. She is biting her lower lip with desire

What women worry about is surprising

Sarah Berry

Comfort food

Don't fight cravings… try this instead

James Duigan

Punching a red punch bag concept for competition, challenge, conflict or leadership in business

Why you don't need goals to succeed

Jo Hartley

Balter ALT Brown

Beer of the week: Surfing legend Mick Fanning's new brew

Callan Boys

Adam Liaw's baked onion and blue cheese flatbread.

Skip the Friday night takeaway and make this flatbread instead

Adam Liaw

For peat's sake, have a whisky.

For peat's sake, have a whisky. Here are 10 great bottles for under $100

Fred Siggins

Steve Eckel with the baby he and a stranger saved from a hot car.

Stranger uses sledgehammer to rescue baby from car

Adam Boult
1 hr ago

Actress Chloe Grace Moretz (R) and Brooklyn Beckham attend the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Neighbors 2: Sorority ...

Brooklyn Beckham and Chloe Moretz break up

1 hr ago

"Our relationship was stronger and better when our intimacy was flourishing."

Mum tries 365 days of sex with husband to boost her confidence

Mind the time when you travel into some of the world's most confusing time zones.

Set your watch: The world's most confusing time zones

David Whitley
1 hr ago

What's the nickname for a British police officer?

Traveller quiz: What's the nickname for British police officers?

Mal Chenu

Choose your foods wisely when flying.

The foods you need to avoid when flying

Michael Gebicki

Tickers can be counterfeited from the images you post on social media, Ticketmaster has warned.

Why you shouldn't share pics of tix online

Tim Biggs

Samsung has announced its new Gear S3 smartwatch line ahead of IFA in Berlin.

Samsung unveils Gear S3 smartwatches

One of the Note7 units that reportedly exploded.

Samsung Galaxy Note7's explosive issues

Alex Walker

PS4 Slim.

Unannounced 'PS4 Slim' already reviewed

Kotaku

Isaac Choi.

Silicon Valley start-up's public unravelling

Katie Benner

Skoda Kodiaq.

New Skoda Kodiaq revealed

Dom Tripolone
1 hr ago

2016 Hyundai Tucson 30 Special Edition.

Driven: Hyundai's 30th anniversary Tucson SUV

Andrew MacLean

2017 Nissan GT-R Premium.

New Nissan GT-R reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet.

New C-Class convertible prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Kia Rio.

All-new Kia Rio revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche Macan Turbo with Performance Package.

More power for Macan Turbo

Dom Tripolone

Kennedy has won consecutive Coleman medals.

Eagles duo make AA team... Docker unlucky to miss

Massimo Luongo of Australia celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Socceroos beat Iraq after scoring spree in second half

Michael Barlow looks to have played his last game for the Dockers.

Barlow all but declares he's leaving Fremantle

Midfielder Nat Fyfe wins the 2015 Brownlow Medal.

The Brownlow's broken. But there's an easy fix

Wayne Carey

Adam Simpson could face competition for the big man from the Dockers while GWS will be reluctant to let him go.

Simpson tells Woosha: hands off my Eagles

Scott Lycett's knee injury appears to be worse than the Eagles are letting on.

Lycett in serious doubt for elimination final

Good fit: Travis Cloke admires what Luke Beveridge and the Bulldogs have achieved.

Cloke views Bulldogs as perfect fit for him

Ronny Lerner

There seem to be plenty of candidates mentioned as possible replacements for Justin Leppitsch...but apparently not Peter ...

AFL silly season, where failure gets a new job

Brad Hardie