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Work to remove level crossings in Essendon and Campbellfield will be completed by 2019.

Level crossing removals fast tracked

48 mins ago

Disgraced author Belle Gibson pocketed $75,000 for '60 Minutes' interview last year.

Conwoman Belle Gibson's secret $75,000 payday

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

Jobe Watson with the 2012 Brownlow Medal.

Worsfold sets deadline for Jobe Watson's decision

16 mins ago

Magda Szubanski asked Fiona Nash a stark and simple question.

'Do you think I'm equal to you?': Szubanski and senator clash on Q&A

ANALYSIS

Cockpit wreckage reconstruction of MH17 at the Gilze-Rijen Military Base in the Netherlands.

MH17 investigation pinpoints exactly where missile originated

1 hr ago

Pic supplied for publicity by Universal Pictures. 2000 ALL RIGHTS RESRVED. Photo credit : Alex Bailey. Renee ...

For many of us, Bridget Jones is a tragedy, not a comedy

COMMENT

AFL fails fans with a silly Sydney final decision

$2.4b welfare bill for young parents 'a terrible failure'

1 hr ago

Turnbull enlists billionaire Bloomberg in US charm offensive

1 hr ago

Australia's badge of honour is really a badge of shame

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

NY bomb suspect captured and charged after shootout

1 hr ago

Cyclist bridge lead

'Farcical': $5.3m bike bridge just two years old could go under plan

Staying in shape can be an uphill battle.

Everyone is watching my personal fitness hell

COMMENT

Nicole Nicol has slipped easily in to Bali life.

Buying in Bali: 'People do stuff here they'd never do at home'

Syrian refugee children chant slogans behind a fence at the Nizip refugee camp in Gaziantep province, south-eastern ...

Looking the other way is no longer an option

Country Road Heath bath towels, David Jones

Six ways you're mistreating your bath towels

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Champion triathlete in amazing sacrifice for collapsing brother

How much light a room gets is the most important thing to consider when choosing paint colour.

How to choose the right paint colour for any room

Syrian refugee children chant slogans behind a fence at the Nizip refugee camp in Gaziantep province, south-eastern ...

Looking the other way is no longer an option

Worsfold sets deadline for Jobe Watson's decision

10:56AM

NY bomb: Impetuous Trump continues to jump to ...

10:47AM

Heavy rain predicted for flooded parts of Victoria

10:42AM

What might have been: Tony Liberatore celebrates in 1997.

Dogs have chance to atone for dads' failures

Michael Gleeson

Brent Harvey.

Scott regrets timing of Harvey's axing, says Boomer could play on

1 hr ago

Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.

Friendship on hold for Cameron, Beveridge as rivalry heats up

Lachie Henderson had a close encounter of the marine kind last weekend.

Henderson no scaredy Cat despite brush with shark

Sam McClure

Betty Hayes and daughter Jackie Hall show off their tickets on Monday.

Bulldogs members buy more tickets than Giants counterparts

Daniel Cherny and Broede Carmody

Out of action: Eddie McGuire will take a break from broadcasting.

McGuire hits back at Clarkson

Daniel Cherny

Scott Selwood

The Cats who can help get the cream

Rohan Connolly

Clay Smith has escaped suspension.

Swans and Dogs to escape tribunal

Exclusive first look at The Age stories

Flooding due to large amounts of rain Bells Road in Smythes Creek last week.

Heavy rain predicted for flooded parts of Victoria

30 mins ago

Man charged with murder after body found in Upper Ferntree Gully

Geelong mountain-biker found dead at You Yangs

Trentham Falls near Daylesford flowing in full glory.

Victorians flock to see and hear thunderous waterfalls

Parents claim they are being "singled out publicly" for not paying school fees

Hundreds of families complain of rising state school fees

1 hr ago

The new owners of a 50-year lease over Australia's busiest port, the Port of Melbourne, plan to put in a place a ...

Chinese wealth fund snaps up a stake in Port of Melbourne

Residents check out floodwater in the riverside Victorian town of Charlton, which was at 7.51m on Saturday morning.

Heavy rain brings fresh flood threat for waterlogged state

paramedic and APA delegate John McCormack said NSW Ambulance exacerbated his PTSD with relentless harassing phone calls.

Paramedics in need of support instead face bullying

NSW
1 hr ago

The owners of Shen Neng 1 had for six years refused to accept responsibility for paying for the clean-up.

Coal carrier reef damage bill settled for $39.3m

QLD

Years of pressure on departments and agencies, making departmental budgets liable for blow-outs in claims among their ...

Public service compensation claims dwindle

ACT

Whoops. Where is that car park?

Epic parking fail has locals totally stumped

WA

Nayser Ahmed, a Rohingya refugee, is currently in Manus Island's detention center after being separated from his family ...

Australia's badge of honour is really a badge of shame

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Control your borders or face instability, PM tells UN

Mark Kenny

Burney and Bolt: Odd couple face off on ABC documentary

Fergus Hunter

Social Services Minister Christian Porter.

$2.4 billion welfare bill for young parents 'a terrible failure'

1 hr ago

Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during the Summit for Refugees and Migrants at UN headquarters.

Turnbull meets Bloomberg as he steps up case on TPP

1 hr ago

F/A-18F Super Hornet aircrew head to their aircraft.

How to create a decision-making 'kill chain'

Given the government's one-seat majority in the lower house, LNP MP George Christensen's influence has risen since the ...

'Katter left, Christensen could too': Joyce's fears over maverick MP

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday.

NY bomb: Impetuous Trump continues to jump to conclusions

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
24 mins ago

Frontex police escort migrants being deported from Lesbos on Monday. Grrek authorities say they do not have enough ...

Thousands flee blaze at 'tense' migrant camp on Lesbos, Greece

Syrian Arab Red Crescent said an aid convoy on its way to Aleppo was hit by air strikes on Monday.

Aleppo aid convoy hit as Syria declares ceasefire over

Ahmad Rahami being taken into police custody on a stretcher.

NY suspect charged after shootout with police

Josephine Tovey
1 hr ago

Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop has proven she is a tough-minded minister.

Julie Bishop's next assignment: the education of Trump

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Hallelujah Beethoven who said music was the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual.

Beethoven is proof that God loves us

Barney Zwartz

Donald Trump has been running two separate campaigns.

A tawdry tale of two Trumps

Nicole Hemmer

After yesterday's glitch, the ASX has promised trade will start at usual this morning.

Markets Live: ASX back in action

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
36 mins ago

Cheap strawberries for sale at Coles on Swan Street in Richmond on September 19, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Supermarkets blamed for 'ridiculous' strawberry prices

Women are on track to occupy 30 per cent of boardroom seats by the end of 2018.

Two more companies join blacklist of 'female-free' boardrooms

Attempts to open up Telstra's regional mobile network to roaming could reduce investment, the telco's CEO warns.

Telstra to reconsider investment if forced to share network

Packer holds the cards over Crown board's 50 per cent pay rise

Colin Kruger, CBD

Rio Tinto boss turns optimistic on commodities demand in China

Childhood educators protest being paid as little as $20 an hour

Google may face Indonesian tax bill of over $US400 million

Nicole Nicol has slipped easily in to Bali life.

Buying in Bali: 'People do stuff here they would never do at home'

When can we move in?

Take a peek and decide: are these the world's coolest properties?

Jack Leahy, 25, a musician, lives in a 3.7-square-metre crawl space reached by a ladder, for $600 per month, in ...

This man's NYC 'home' is not much bigger than his mattress

How much light a room gets is the most important thing to consider when choosing paint colour.

How to choose the right paint colour for any room

Australia's underemployment rate is stuck near a record high of 8.5 per cent,

The biggest gripes tradies have about their customers

A navy suit by MJ Bale that survived a 5-day non-stop journey around the world.

Clothes that survive a long haul journey better than you can

Men's Style

Burberry at London Fashion Week.

Four unavoidable new trends from London Fashion Week

Men's Style
56 mins ago

Two of everything is not a wise investment strategy.

Two of everything is for zookeepers, not investors

Scott Phillips

Hannah Richardson is preparing to sell unwanted children's toys ahead of the influx of Christmas gifts.

Households could unlock $40b by selling unwanted items

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The Age, News. Streaming music in Restaurants and public places, Nick Larkins (in blue) and Matt Elsley who have started ...

Cafe soundtracks are changing and here's why

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Attractive woman working on a laptop computer. She is casually dressed with long blonde hair. She looks relaxed with a ...

Help! What is a 'blackhole' expenditure'?

Max Newnham

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World's first dual armed drone

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2500 refugee life jackets laid out

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'Not every country is an island'

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Q&A;: 'Do you think I'm equal to you?'

Dyson illustration/cartoon; re 2 faces of Trump, Age Opinion 20 September 2016

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Sept 20

29 mins ago

no activity

The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

younger

Younger - from the creator of Sex and the City.

Fostering Connections

Ten great reasons to become a foster carer

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Community Corrections

Making a difference in the correctional system

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Fostering Connections

How one person can make a difference

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Angela Bishop arrives ahead of the David Jones Spring/Summer 2015 Fashion Launch at ...

John Oliver lashes Angela Bishop in awkward exchange

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang win the Emmy for Comedy Series Writing for <i>Master of None</i>.

Diverse Emmys have a lesson for 'so-white' Oscars

Bethonie Butler
1 hr ago

Magda Szubanski asked Fiona Nash a stark and simple question.

Magnificent Magda serves it up to politicians in fine style

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Jimmy Barnes: part of an Australian modern family

Hate groups targeted Barnes with death threats

Georgina Mitchell

File image of Abbington with husband and co-star Martin Freeman.

Emmys drama: Sherlock star in mystery of the missing bag

Michael Idato

Mike Patton performing with Faith No More in Melbourne last year.

Mike Patton hints at new Faith No More album

Annabel Ross

Corey Feldman and his Angels perform on the US Today show.

Mocked Corey Feldman slams 'painful' backlash

Rob Moran

Jimmy Barnes hopes to break the cycle of shame and fear of his childhood with new book.

Rosie Batty inspired ugly truths in Jimmy memoir

Rob Moran

Edward Albee in Sydney in 2010, aged 83.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? writer Edward Albee dies

The Jerusalem Quartet

Jerusalem Quartet review: Back and better than ever

Lyric Opera performs <i>Our Man in Havana</i> as part of the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Our Man in Havana Review: swaying and singing with élan

They've been listening to me talk about consent, misogyny and rape culture since they were tweens. They listened to me ...

What we need to teach our teenage sons about girls

Jody Allard

Sarah Paulson attends the Governors Ball for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft ...

The glitz and glam from the Emmys 2016 after parties

Alana Derksen, 22: "Ever since I shaved my head, I really bloomed."

'Chic and elegant': The beauty of a buzz cut is catching on

Hayley Phelan
1 hr ago

"Culturally, we're obsessed with women suffering as much as possible during childbirth," writes Kasey Edwards.

What if we flipped the drug-free birth dogma?

Kasey Edwards

Amal Clooney: "I cannot feel free while thousands of other girls like me are still captive."

New case: Amal Clooney is taking on ISIS 'no matter the cost'

1 hr ago

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Actress Kristen Bell attends the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater ...

Frocked and fabulous: Who was best dressed at the Emmys

Jenna Clarke

President Barack Obama speaks at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. ...

'There's a reason why we haven't had a woman president': Obama

Greg Jaffe

Schumer and sister Kim Caramele matched in similar Vivienne Westwood black gowns and hairstyles, which is probably ...

Amy Schumer gives 'best answer to dumbest question'

Amy Croffey

Selfie image problem?

Social media's unique body image problem

Sarah Berry

Eat fat to look fit?

Chewing the fat on the ketogenic diet

Jacqueline Alwill

From Fitbit to fit? Not necessarily.

Life after Fitbit: do they make a difference?

Cat Rodie

Eton mess with strawberry sauce.

Best strawberry recipes: How to use up bargain berries

Chloe Booker
28 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: The Tandoori salmon with mint and wombok salad prepared by Chef Adam D'Sylva served at ...

Healthy makeover: Adam D'Sylva's tandoori salmon from Tonka

Jane Holroyd

Choc-chunk: For when you need a very big chocolate hit.

23 swoon-worthy peanut butter recipes

1 hr ago

Does your relationship take second place behind your children?

This is why you should put your partner before your children

Lori Lim

Katie and Dalton Prager.

'Fault in Our Stars' husband dies without dying wife by his side

Cat Rodie
1 hr ago

Harper Beckham, 5, with her father, David Beckham.

Why I wont let my daughter, 5, wear high heels like Harper

Cat Rodie

The Italian lira is no longer honoured in Italy.

Travel money guide: The real reason no-one uses travellers cheques

Ellen Creager
1 hr ago

Icelandic airline Wow.

I tried five of the world's cheapest airlines and here's what I found

Jenn Harris

Woman eating with chopsticks inside japanese restaurant

Heinous culinary crime: A Japanese dish you won't be able to eat

Ben Groundwater

Lifting the barometric vent, which is not a second speaker, from the iPhone 7 Plus.

What sits where the headphone jack used to?

Tim Biggs

High hopes: Greg Hunt speaking at the AFR Innovation Summit in August.

CSIRO to be 'world's best' within a decade

Marcus Strom

The father of modern computing, Alan Turing, helped turn the tide of the Second World War whilst breaking German codes ...

Geek pilgrimage: England's Bletchley Park

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Echo

Why you should care about Amazon Echo

COMMENT
Mark Skilton

Messages is a whole lot less simple since the iOS 10 update.

Apple has made Messages a nightmare

COMMENT

1926 Ford Model T Tourer.

Ford Australia: Driving a Model T

Stephen Ottley

Ford Australia was established in Geelong in 1925

The rise and fall of Ford Australia

Daniel DeGasperi

Mazda keeps chipping away at the Mazda6 sedan and wagon.

Tested: New Mazda6

David McCowen

Abarth 124 Spider revealed at the 2016 Geneva motor show

Details: Abarth 124 Spider

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai's Veloster Street Turbo has a unique look.

Quick Spin: Hyundai Veloster Street

David McCowen
1 hr ago

Drive: Nathan Hindmarsh with his large people mover, in Artarmon, Sydney. 6th September 2016 Photo: Janie Barrett

Star & Car: Nathan Hindmarsh

Owen Thomson

National call-up: James Jeggo.

Jeggo, Goodwin get call-up to Socceroo squad

Michael Lynch
46 mins ago

Britain's Alistair Brownlee, left, helps his brother Jonny to get to the finish line during the Triathlon World Series ...

Triathlon champion hauls exhausted brother over the line

Rafael Nadal was out for more than two months with a wrist injury that forced him to miss the French Open and Wimbledon ...

Cyber hackers publish Nadal's medical documents

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