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Craig Thomson leaving the County Court. 24th February 2015

Disgraced former MP's 'money for jobs' scheme

EXCLUSIVE
Deborah Snow

Principal Private Secretary Sally Cray and Deputy Chief of Staff Brad Burke listen to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ...

The woman who has the ear of Australia's prime minister

Pauline Hanson in her office in Albion, Brisbane, Queensland, 27 May 2016

Hate is on the rise and Australia is on the cusp of a dangerous crisis

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Pubs have started switching off CUB taps as part of a union-led boycott.

'I'm not drinking it': pubs can Aussie drops in job fight

A doctor applies electric shocks on a drug addict's brain at a hospital in Xian, in China's Shaanxi Province Tuesday ...

Chinese teen starves mother to death in fury over brutal boot camp

Hitting out: Adam Commens.

Hockeyroos coach fired amid allegations of 'serious misconduct'

The $1 million campaign against hospital privatisation

EXCLUSIVE

Don't blame us: Bureau deflects Census flak to every place but one

Peter Martin

Canberra welfare crackdown more lazy than 'bludgers'

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Third expert questions cyanide coffee death

Australia soars in world health rankings

Buddy brilliant: Lance Franklin celebrates with team mates.

Victoria's worst nightmare is on the verge of reality

Andrew Wu
1 hr ago

A splash of gold added to the drama as Roxy Jacenko and husband Oliver Curtis awaited the jury's verdict this week.

Roxy finds sympathetic shoulder while Oliver does his time in jail

Karl Stefanovic

Stefanovic's harbour-front home dream in tatters

1 hr ago

Party time: Chad Townsend, James Maloney and Valentine Holmes celebrate.

Stylish Sharks avenge last season's bitter defeat

The <i>New York Post</i> caused outrage by putting a laughing Aniston on their front cover on Wednesday.

How the Brangelina split canonised Jennifer Aniston

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Cronulla book spot in the NRL Final

The conservation team that found a fragment of the Sydney Morning Herald from 1883, inside this sunfish.

Museum's incredible discovery inside sunfish caught in Sydney

Netflix original series House of Cards attracted subscribers when Netflix launched in Australia in early 2015.

Netflix know exactly when fans get hooked

The $7m super pot still possible for a fortunate ...

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Byron Bay: the lost paradice

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After Brexit – taking back control

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Exclusive first look at SMH stories

Jailed: Former Marist brother Darcy O'Sullivan, also known as Brother Dominic, in 2014.

Ex-Marist brother jailed for 'opportunistic' preying on boys

Melanie Kembrey

How a new building has boosted the prospects for NSW wines

Esther Han

Hundreds of homes evacuated, roads closed as flooding continues

Josh Dye

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: John Hopoate leaves Manly Police station on September 23, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. ...

John Hopoate freed on bail after stoush with business owner

Ava Benny-Morrison

Ali Jammas

Killer fired six bullets as victim collected his wheelie bins

EXCLUSIVE

Frank Carbone has been returned as mayor of Fairfield despite being dumped as the ALP candidate.

'One of the dirtiest campaigns': Labor discard wins mayoralty

Sean Nicholls

Chief Inspector Glen Fitzgerald addresses the media on Friday afternoon after a man was found dead in Bass Hill.

Police investigate elderly man's death

Georgina Mitchell

Phoebe

40m down a garbage chute: Phoebe's 'tragic accident'

Cindy?Palmer speaks to the media days after charges were laid into the alleged murder of her daughter Tiahleigh Palmer ...

Tiahleigh's mother Cindy pays tribute to her 'angel'

QLD

There are unconfirmed reports a Qantas flight has been evacuated at Perth Airport.

Emergency evacuation of Qantas plane on runway at Perth Airport

WA

Betul Tuna (left) and her business partner Suzan Yilmaz with their 'caravan cafe', which they hope will become a meeting ...

'Unless there's an Aboriginal telling me to go, I ain't going'

VIC

Advocates say it is a myth that large corporate donations will prop up the "yes" campaign for gay marriage.

Corporate cash for same-sex marriage a 'myth', say advocates

Michael Koziol

Blame all around as Bureau deflects Census 2016 criticism

Peter Martin

Lacking a Plan B, Turnbull will need Shorten

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

John Smyth, director and secretary of Children's Future and previously the secretary of the Galston branch of the ...

Liberals behind same-sex marriage misinformation campaign

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Education Minister Simon Birmingham has accused the states of 'political chest-beating' over their post-Gonski complaints.

Post-Gonski school funding talks off to fiery start

Labor's new national secretary Noah Carroll.

ALP appoints Victorian party boss to steer next campaign

Labor's Richard Marles: "We have got to see leadership from our government."

'Lack of leadership': Labor links Dutton to anti-Muslim sentiment

Murder charge: Jessica Kumala Wongso enters the Central Jakarta District Court in Indonesia.

Third expert questions cyanide coffee death

Jewel Topsfield

Shoppers walk along a shopping street in Beijing, China, where internet addiction is a big problem.

Chinese teen starves mother to death in fury

Liberals argue that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is held to a lower standard of accountability than ...

US media challenge Donald Trump

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Francisco Maneja, bleeding from gun shot wounds, raises his hands to ask for help in Manila.

Drug suspect 'rises from dead' to declare support for Duterte

EXCLUSIVE
Lindsay Murdoch

Beloved children's author Enid Blyton.

Mercy me, sanity prevails in restoring the jolly language to Enid Blyton

COMMENT
Richard Glover

Pauline Hanson in her office in Albion, Brisbane, Queensland, 27 May 2016

Australia is on the cusp of a dangerous crisis

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

A forest is not just a collection of trees; it is a complex system of interdependent, resource-sharing, mutually ...

Our trees are wiser than our leaders

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

'Cross the line and you are out for life.'

Better call Sol: The king of Australia's cash registers

Despite the various customer satisfaction surveys, trust has been broken.

Why we trust Uber drivers but not banks

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson
1 hr ago

The golden goose, TPG, has lost its wings.

Who clipped the wings on the goose that laid TPG's golden egg?

The RBA sees low and stable inflation as a precondition for achieving strong growth in employment and income.

Reserve Bank independence a tick for a resilient economy

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Baby Boomers prepare to support children for decades

How the planets fell out of alignment for BBY

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

7-Eleven focus of new state-based investigation

The stars have aligned for the hotels sector

First home buyers may have to rethink their dreams when looking for an affordable city property.

Where inner-city first home buyers should look this spring

Stephen Nicholls

Nathan Tinkler's 421 Grandview estate has reportedly sold.

Nathan Tinkler's Brisbane estate sells at a large loss

Jason Quelch

The five tent-like structures are made of timber and concrete.

Mountain forest house is the ultimate retreat

Lazy flatmates are the worst.

19 of the most annoying things flatmates do to each other

Madeleine Wedesweiler

Eastwood will be one of Sydney's busiest auction suburbs this weekend, with 84 Rutledge Street included in the offering.

Pre-Grand Final auction surge offers Sydney buyers some relief

Andrew Wilson

Custom motorbike builders from around Australia will showcase their trophy bikes at the fifth annual Deus Boundless ...

Easy riders: the cool cult which stretches from Bondi to Bali

Lifestyle

The new Ferrari aims to capture a younger market.

Ferrari's first four-seater with a V8 is one hell of a hatchback

Luxury Cars

Lachlan Macquarie modified Spanish coins to create Holey Dollars, Australia's first coins.

'A fascinating coin': Macquarie's Holey Dollars showcased online

James Cockington

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Superannuation compromise fair and logical

COMMENT
Daryl Dixon

Sprinkle can handle shifting water restrictions.

'Crappy sprinkler systems' inspires invention

Work, unhappy, woman, misery, office, worker

How workers cope with shattered office morale

Tony Featherstone

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Clinton appears on spoof talk show

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Yahoo confirms massive data breach

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Sydney man shot dead in front yard

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The Bachelorette takes on Zoolander

Colin Falls is a farmer from the plains north of Bendigo. He has a cracking crop of canola, which is now in full flower, ...

Fairfax photos of the week - September 22, 2016

transparent

Catch up on Transparent ahead of Season 3 on 24th September.

Adventure Time

Season 3 of cult classic Adventure Time now streaming

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Exposing the history of lingerie

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Aptamil

Ten activities to aid toddler development

Advertiser Content

LIU

Directors facing more personal liabilities

Advertiser Content

Some of the cast of the West Wing will reunite to campaign on behalf of Hillary Clinton in Ohio this weekend.

West Wing stars reunite to endorse Hillary Clinton in Ohio

Amy Croffey

Audrie & Daisy Daisy Coleman - Audrie & Daisy

The terrifying, tragic world of sex attacks and social media

Sarah Thomas

Turning the tide: Emily Blunt often portrays complex female characters.

The Girl on the Train star Emily Blunt rejects "strong roles" idea

Karl Quinn

Who wore Blue Steel best? Rhys Chilton (L) and Derek Zoolander (R).

Blue Steel at 10 paces from Bachelorette's model suitors

Amy Croffey

Vitaly stages his bangin' Beethoven performance.

Bangin' Beethoven played on handguns by sharpshooter

Nick Galvin

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Jeff Probst from Survivor II. SHD Television Magazine 010408.

Reality bites: Survivor camp smashed by massive cyclone

Ebony Bowden

Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix
pointing wand

Cat, heron or basset hound ... What's your spirit animal?

Katie Rogers

Cate Blanchett in a still from RED, 2016, a high resolution digital video, by Del Kathryn Barton.

Cate Blanchett perfect as a poisonous, man-eating spider

Andrew Taylor

Kate Mulvany will play Richard III for Bell Shakespeare

Nothing like a dame: Why a woman is the best person to play Richard III

Elissa Blake

Alex Lahey has signed an international publishing deal.

What are you doing this weekend? Here's 20 things to see and do

Leah Purcell has written a great role for herself and performs it magnificently.

The Drover's Wife review: Purcell stands tall in gripping drama

Jason Blake

Jennifer Aniston - a symbol for the scorned.

How Jennifer Aniston became a symbol for spurned lovers

Amy Croffey

As painful as ghosting is, there may be a time and a place for the relationship manoeuvre.

Why some women feel compelled to 'ghost' their dates

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on the red carpet.

Child abuse claims surface as divorce takes messy turn

Maria Puente and Lorena Blas

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 12, ...

'What kind of world is this?': Lupita's on meeting Beyonce

Mary Ward

Models walks the runway at the Top Shop Unique show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2016/2017 on ...

Three looks to try from London Fashion Week

Stephanie Darling

THE GREAT: There's so much happening here, but I'm on board with all of it. Emily Blunt's Alexander McQueen gown is ...

Emily Blunt makes busy beautiful on the red carpet

Gigi Hadid after the Max Mara show.

Gigi Hadid fights off man who lifted her off the ground in Milan

COLOGNE, GERMANY -APRIL 14: Fashion model Jueli Mery wearing a black jogger pants and white top from Zara, black leather ...

Harem pants get a major reboot, here's how to wear them

Melissa Singer

Like your coffee black and bitter? Watch out.

What your diet says about your personality

Work issues: woman overloaded with stuff at work

Stress can erase the benefits of your healthful diet

Melissa Healy

Experts say being overweight or obese is not a hopeless situation.

Don't blame your genes for your weight: study

Sarah Berry

The dessert trolley is stacked with classic sweets, like Paris-Brest, millefeuille, pistachio-hued trifles and chocolate ...

Bistro Guillaume: You don't want to leave without getting trollied

Terry Durack

Blue Lagoon cocktail from The Underground Experiment. To be used for upcoming column by Michael Harden. Please credit ...

Bottoms up: 8 cocktail trends to super-charge your Friday night

Callan Boys, Gemima Cody and Myffy Rigby

No carb beef and zucchini lasagna

7 fool-proof recipes to cook this week (including carb-free lasagne)

Baby Madeline is a fan of her big new friend.

Proof that grandparents can't be trusted to buy presents

Cat Rodie

Katie and Dalton Prager on the their wedding day.

Real-life 'The Fault in Our Stars' wife dies five days after her husband

Ariane Beeston

Daily Juice Co confirms that as of August 2016, they have ceased production of SunnyBoy ice blocks.

SunnyBoy ice blocks are gone forever, Zooper Doopers survive the cut

Ariane Beeston

Surfer auf der Citywave bei der 3. Surf & Style Europameisterschaft am Flughafen M?nchen

Move over, Singapore: The European airport as good as Changi

Barry Divola

Baggage fees are one way some airlines are raking in millions.

Revealed: The 10 airlines earning billions from extra fees

Oliver Smith

The last British Air Concorde flight to land at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport comes in for a landing on October 23, ...

Want to own your own piece of the Concorde? From $22 you can

Apple's tiny Lightning to 3.5mm audio adaptor bundled with the iPhone 7.

How is iPhone 7's headphone adapter?

Adam Turner

More than 500 million user details had been stolen from Yahoo.

Have a Yahoo account? Here's what to do

Hayley Tsukayama

The conservation team that found a fragment of the Sydney Morning Herald from 1883, inside this sunfish.

SMH stuffed in massive fish in 1883 still there, found by museum

Marcus Strom

pokemon

Tokyo police dealing with Pokemon GO chaos

Kotaku

First-round bids for the company's main web assets are due April 11, a person with knowledge of the matter said last week.

500m users hit in 'biggest breach ever'

Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro

The (tyre) burning question

Andrew MacLean

The 2017 Holden Equinox will replace the Captiva.

Holden Equinox replaces Captiva

Stephen Ottley

Mad Max Falcons

Driven: The most famous Falcon

David Morley

Hyundai will reveal more about its N Performance arm at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Hyundai's VW Golf GTI fighter

David McCowen

2016 Mini John Cooper Works Convertible.

First drive: Mini Convertible JCW

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen has been told it faces "serious consequences" in a court case filed by the ACCC

VW lashed for "playing games" in court

David McCowen

Party time: Chad Townsend, James Maloney and Valentine Holmes celebrate.

Sharks knock out Cowboys to reach grand final

Michael Chammas

Big night: Chad Townsend arrives to join Jack Bird and Valentine Holmes celebrating Holmes' try.

In Chad we trust: Townsend taunts JT, Coote to bury demons

Adam Pengilly
1 hr ago

Shoe-in of the week: A Cronulla fan does a 'shoey' after Chad Townsend's first half try.

Six magic moments from Cronulla's victory

Matt Bungard

Buddy brilliant: Lance Franklin celebrates with team mates.

All-Sydney decider looms after Swans blow away Cats

Andrew Wu
1 hr ago

Western frontier: The Wallabies run out onto nib Stadium (Perth Oval) for their clash against Argentina.

ARU snubs proposal to play Bledisloe at Twickenham

Georgina Robinson

Unstoppable: Canberra's Joey Leilua is enjoying life on and off the field.

I wasn't enjoying footy or life: Leilua's stunning transformation

Michael Chammas

Peter FitzSimons.

Why the parkrun concept is taking Australia by storm

Peter FitzSimons

Formidable team: Jack Gibson, left, and Ron Massey.

The day Ron Massey stunned Kerry Packer

Roy Masters

Storm warhorse Jesse Bromwich sometimes has to be forced to take a rest by club medical staff.

The four Storm forwards who have earned a break

Roy Ward

Key hand: Raiders playmaker Blake Austin's input will be crucial against the Storm.

Set of Six: Breaking down Storm v Raiders

Phil Lutton

Raiders lock Sia Soliola is the spiritual leader of the players.

Soliola – the Raiders' spiritual leader

David Polkinghorne

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