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Mitchell and Ella Tromp talk after the nexw their father, Mark Tromp, has been found. Silvan. September 4th, 2016. ...

Youngest Tromp daughter charged by police

Tammy Mills, Shana Morgan
4 mins ago

ANZ discovered the issue and reported itself to ASIC.

'Significant breach': ANZ to return $28.8m to customers

Sarah Danckert
42 mins ago

Karl Stefanovic spoke about his own migrant grandparents.

Karl apologised for being offensive, does he deserve a medal?

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes
1 hr ago

Salim Mehajer was quick to take to social media to make his court victory known.

'Incompetent' Salim Mehajer hit with corporate ban

Lucy Cormack

Darwin 1st Brigade soldiers have come under scrutiny for their social media activities.

Prolific Facebook 'likers' create new defence security risk

David Wroe
1 hr ago

Jack Wighton of the Raiders reacts after the Sharks score at Canberra Stadium.

Finals blow as Canberra Raider faces season ending ban

Adam Pengilly
10 mins ago

Government sets sights on Bill Shorten over Sam Dastyari donations

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

'Heartbreaking amount': the hefty cost of Samsung's recall

ANALYSIS

Electricity substation explosion leaves two in hospital

BREAKING
Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

Politics has made a banks royal commission a waste of time

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

How one idea grew into a $10 million business in two years

Kim Arlington

Dave Pillay and Tasmin Bahar were found dead in a house in Smithfield. Their daughter, 3, was found sleeping in the ...

'We can't take it': Father's Day visit for girl, 3, ends in suspected murder-suicide

Megan Levy

Director and actor Mel Gibson poses as he arrives on the red carpet for "Hacksaw Ridge" at the 73rd annual Venice ...

Mel Gibson's back with a new film and the critics love it

It's not ruinously expensive if you know how to keep your costs down.

Fourteen moves in 28 years: 'I'm addicted to moving house'

COMMENT

VetCompass in Britain has found that crossbred dogs, like this cavoodle, live longer on average than purebred dogs.

The data that shows how much time you have left with your pet

The new juice of choice for endurance athletes and runners

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Sydney tunnel lane tussle

SMH Chef of the Year finalists 2017.

Good Food Guide Awards: Meet the Chefs of the Year

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How gaming and porn are changing men's brains

Police charge youngest Tromp child with stealing ...

3:59PM

PM plays down prospect of China trade curbs

3:58PM

Wighton facing season-ending ban over shoulder ...

3:54PM

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Young woman in hat with mobile phone at the beach

Vacations, Beach, Smart ...

Not everyone will love this week's weather

Peter Hannam

Bad news for those who take more than eight Opal card trips a week

Matt O'Sullivan

The big plan to halt rocketing house prices is doomed

Inga Ting

Key seats at risk: Premier Mike Baird.

Key seats at risk as Baird government's popularity collapses

Sean Nicholls

afr the Hon Angus Taylor MP and Assistant minister for cities and Digital Transformation speaking at the Debate on ...

Timetable for jobs boost for Western Sydney

Jacob Saulwick

A man has been found dead after a house fire in Glossodia.

Man dies after becoming trapped in house fire

Lucy Cormack

Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

Mayoral rival Forster warns Clover Moore to expect a 'tough fight'

Josh Dye

The three Oz editors facing trial in London in 1971, from left, James Anderson, Felix Dennis and Richard Neville.

Oz founder and editor Richard Neville dies aged 74

Nic Gligorovski with Lauren and their baby, Mason.

Father's life saved after doctors perform brain surgery in car park

Oshin with Dad Colin Strachan.

Finally a happy Father's Day for Oshin Kiszko and his dad

WA

Thousands of public servants believe they have seen corrupt behaviour in the past 12 months.

Corruption, cronyism, leaks: Public servants dob in colleagues

ACT

Barnaby Joyce, Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull have all sung from the same songsheet on Monday in calling for Bill ...

Government sets sights on Shorten over Dastyari donations

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

Six questions before Pyne backtracks on Dastyari claim

Fergus Hunter

'Untrue and dangerous': climate body at war over own advice

Adam Morton

Much of the opposition to Malcolm Turnbull proposed super changes has come from Coalition backbenchers.

Super will be Turnbull's key test: Grattan Institute

Peter Martin

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Benjamin Netanyahu to be first sitting Israel PM to visit Australia

Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

Anthony Albanese. Photo: Fairfax Media

Labor could use tactics to bring on gay marriage vote: Albanese

Tom McIlroy

Senator Cory Bernardi.

Bernardi to push forward with attempts to rewrite 18C

Pauline Hanson has recently revealed that she is reading the Koran.

Is that a Koran in your handbag?

COMMENT
Maher Mughrabi
13 mins ago

Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential nominee, greets members of The American Legion after speaking at the National ...

What we know heading into the final months of the presidential race

ANALYSIS

The program management team walks through the pre-security area awaiting renovations at the Southwest Airlines Co. ...

LAX terminal evacuated again fresh panic

A Turkish tank heads to the Syrian border.

Islamic State loses last territory on Syrian border

28 mins ago

International students are often isolated in Australia.

Is Australia still the land of opportunities for international students?

COMMENT
Cecily Huang

Once again in Australian politics, the vast majority of people talking about a process, this time a plebiscite on ...

Time to stop dancing to politicians' plebiscite tune

Tim Dick

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Reality check: Howard had right answer to Hansonism

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

ANZ discovered the issue and reported itself to ASIC.

'Significant breach': ANZ to return $28.8m to customers

Sarah Danckert
42 mins ago

Will the ASX bounce back?

Markets Live: ASX up, aged care stocks savaged

Live

A Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which is being recalled.

Samsung's Note 7 recall could cost $US1b - but it's worth it

ANALYSIS

Would a banking royal commission achieve anything?

Why I think a banking royal commission a waste of time

Michael Pascoe

Building more homes won't fix Australia's housing crisis

Inga Ting

Morrison bid to crack down on misuse of market power

Patrick Hatch

Telstra rivals may use rural network

Lucy Battersby

Woodside buys LNG assets from BHP for $US400m

Peter Ker

This house at 35 Douglas Street, Clovelly sold on Saturday for more than $600,000 above reserve.

What Saturday's result means for buyer and sellers this spring

Stephen Nicholls
45 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 26: Fraser Davies poses for a photo with his pet dog Henry the groodle on August 26, 2016 ...

Homeowners who go to great lengths for their pampered pets

Larissa Ham

Alan Carr on the set of his popular TV chat show.

The big stain that still haunts Chatty Man Alan Carr

The Block 2016 - guest bedroom screenshots

'You absolute bogan': guest bedroom boilover on The Block

Emily Power

According to local residents, Dulwich Hill has an "unpretentious yet vibrant feel".

Leafy Dulwich Hill has retained its village appeal

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Andrea Black

Dietary supplements such as shakes, bars and soups are a $172 billion industry.

Fast food: my week on meal replacement shakes

Boot Camp
Michael Jarosky

Swimmer Cameron McEvoy says "life goes on" after the Rio Olympics, with a new role as the youth face of Myer.

Cameron McEvoy dives into a stylish new role after Rio setback

Men's Style
Jane Rocca

ASFA's definition of a "comfortable" retirement standard is more luxurious than that of many working people, according ...

Five reasons we don't have a retirement savings crisis

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

pic for spring cleaning article

The financial spring clean that will save you $7500

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Manuel Katakis turned to a small business lender to help grow his enterprise after big banks weren't interested in ...

Sick of bank rejections? Meet the businesses who said goodbye

Nina Hendy

Michelle Pizer, an organisational psychologist, says "don't forget to find out how they treated your staff coming in".

Hiring secrets and sins: how to avoid nightmare employees

Belinda Williams

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'This is our airport!'

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Wozniacki eliminates American Keys

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Huge gala kicks off G20

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Mother Teresa declared a saint

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Sept 5

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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!

NPS

Nursing kids with winter bugs

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Louise Hearman and her Archibald Prize 2016 winning portrait of Barry Humphries ? Art Gallery of NSW

See the Archibald finalists at AGNSW

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Insurance in a changing market

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Director and actor Mel Gibson poses as he arrives on the red carpet for "Hacksaw Ridge" at the 73rd annual Venice ...

Could Hacksaw Ridge be Mel's comeback? Venice thinks so

Stephanie Bunbury

Bachelorette Australia contestant, Clancy.

Meet the Bachelorette's men who come with a donkey, yoga

Ebony Bowden

Richard Neville, Co-founder of Oz Magazine, Mosman, 20 July 1970 Photography by BYRON Neg Ref: 700720/28 Scanned from ...

Oz founder and editor Richard Neville dies aged 74

Drake sings about fighting with a woman at The Cheescake Factory in the lyrics.

Here's why Tyra is smashing cheesecake in Drake's face

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Fergie, Will.I.Am., Taboo and apl.de.ap said the new track was in response to terrorism and violence.

Black Eyed Peas score big with Where Is the Love reboot

Ebony Bowden

This screengrab from Sue Williams' documentary Death by Design shows the rudimentary nature of e-waste recycling in China.

The doco that explains why you shouldn't buy a new iPhone

Karl Quinn

Neil Finn has been the frontman of Crowded House for more than 30 years.

Crowded House to be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame

Jon Polito attends the Los Angeles premiere of <i>Gangster Squad</>.

Actor Jon Polito of Seinfeld and Modern Family fame dies

Arts. Belvoir 2017 season launch story . Eamon Flack, Toby Schmitz and a couple of other actors/playwrights. Photo by ...

Mark Colvin's kidney scores starring role at Belvoir

Andrew Taylor

Tragedie by Olivier Dubois explores the gap between being human and embracing humanity.

Tragedie review: Conformity leads to dull and disappointing work

Jill Sykes

Mara! the band (from left) Llew Kiek, Mara Kiek, Paul Cutlan, Sandy Evans and Lloyd Swanton.

Mara! review: Still a jewel in Australia's world-music crown

John Shand

Young woman unpacking her things after moving into a new flat.

I have moved house 14 times in 28 years, here's how to do it right

COMMENT
Lowri Turner

Karl Stefanovic kept a tighter rein on panellists in this week's show.

Karl Stefanovic's apology earns him an award nomination

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes
1 hr ago

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Dakota Fanning attends the premiere of 'Brimstone' during the 73rd Venice Film Festival ...

Dakota Fanning is a beautiful tropical fish on Venice red carpet

1 hr ago

The setup at Kelsey Lee Clarke's christening.

This elaborate baby christening puts most weddings to shame

"Women's time is just as important as men's," writes Kasey Edwards.

Why are we still ironing our husband's shirts?

Kasey Edwards

Australian news presenter Jacinta Tynan with her two boys Jasper and Otis.

I was destined for daughters but instead I had two boys

Jacinta Tynan

"I will be lying there, kind of being slammed by a naked body, thinking, 'I want out of this bed. I want out of this ...

'I'm so sorry': Lena Dunham's learning curve continues

Jenny Noyes

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Photos: This Week We're Obsessed With...

Cropped shot of young athletes at start position. Fit young people preparing for race along sea. Focus on legs of runners.

New plans for group training in Sydney

Sarah Berry

procrastination

Nine ways to fight procrastination

Megan Blandford

Caucasian pregnant woman in white lingerie with abdominal pain on gray studio background. Pregnancy concept

Why fear is childbirth's worst enemy

Paula Goodyer

Sepia's Forest Floor dessert.

Watch Martin Benn make Sepia's amazing Forest Floor dessert

Lee Tran Lam

Ricotta gnocchi with spring vegetables and Burnt butter.

Weekly meal planner: Spring has sprung

SMH Chef of the Year finalists 2017.

Eat this: Who are the contenders for Sydney's Chef of the Year?

Myffy Rigby

Cassandra Sunners.

Mum 'groped' while holding toddler in public pool

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How to raise kids to be polite, not pushovers

Jackie Ashton
15 mins ago

Mum pens hilarious letter to husband as she is leaving for a girls weekend away.

Parents told to "beat their kids" after viral Facebook note

Heidi Stevens

In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016 photo, a woman rides an electric scooter during Burning Man at the Black Rock Desert ...

Photos: Burning Man 2016 goes wild in the desert

Trevor Hughes

Singapore Airlines A350-900 business class.

Flight test: Singapore's business class on the new Airbus A350

Julietta Jameson

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Melbourne's newest luxury hotel opens in CBD cinema site

Craig Platt

The Alcatel Vision is a self-contained VR system.

Alcatel's wireless, self-contained VR headset

Adam Turner

'Heartbreaking' figure: Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung Electronics' mobile business.

Note7 recall couldn't come at worse time

ANALYSIS

NBN is working on ways to get the most out of the copper network in order to avoid expensive infrastructure upgrades.

NBN device could allow 100Mbps speeds on copper

Andrew Colley

Xperia XZ.

Sony announces Xperia XZ, X Compact

Gizmodo

Lenovo's Phab2 Pro is the first handset to supprt Google's Project Tango augmented reality.

Phablet brings Google's augmented reality to life

COMMENT

2016 Mazda CX-5.

SUV sales boom in 2016

Andrew MacLean

A Lamborghini Huracan shell.

Inside the Lamborghini Factory

Jez Spinks

2015 V8 Supercars - Nissan Altima - Michael Caruso

Nissan: No racing decision yet

Stephen Ottley

2016 Honda Civic VTi.

Road test: Honda Civic VTi sedan

Stephen Ottley

Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda reveals new seven-seat SUV

Dom Tripolone

David McCowen (right) hit the road with his father Brian for a tour of northern NSW on BMW and Ducati motorcycles.

Riding with Dad on the open road

David McCowen

Facing a season-ending ban: Jack Wighton.

Wighton facing season-ending ban over shoulder charge

Adam Pengilly
10 mins ago

Committed: Raiders record holder Jarrod Croker at training this week.

Who to cheer for now your team is out of the NRL finals

Matt Bungard

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: Daniel Worrall of the Redbacks bowls during day two of the Sheffield Shield match ...

Bowler goes from balls-up to Australian squad

Daniel Cherny
39 mins ago

Melbourne Rebel Reece Hodge has trained so well with the Wallabies he has retained his place in the squad.

Private schools letting the Wallabies down

Phil Lutton

Confusing: Australia's dismal record in Tests in Asia is a strange anomaly compared to their success in the shorter form ...

Why is Australia so much better in ODIs than Tests in Asia?

Scott Bailey

Big day: Robbie Farah after the game.

Tigers to pay Farah $750,000 next year as he farewells Leichhardt

Enormous workload: Michael Hooper

Hooper's work under-rated: Pocock

Vince Rugari

David Warner takes charge for Australia.

Australia cruise to victory in Sri Lanka

Pete Smith

Try time: Joel Thompson of the Dragons celebrates scoring against the Knights.

Captain's challenge may kill off bunker

Steve Mascord

Special exception: William Hopoate is unavailable for games on Sundays to due to his Mormon faith.

Hopoate to miss semi for religious observance

Chris Barrett

Leapfrog into sixth spot: Peter Wallace celebrates scoring a try with Panthers teammates.

'We'll play anywhere': Panthers host semi

James Buckley

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