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Amnesty International Photos of conditions inside Nauru Detention centre.

'Australia torturing refugees on Nauru': major report

BREAKING
Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Despite the hefty fine, Nick Kyrgios took home more than half of his second round loser's prizemoney.

Kyrgios' season is over after ban, fine for poor behaviour in Shanghai

1 hr ago

The boy will be taken to John Hunter Hospital.

Three dead, five-year-old boy survives after car plunges off cliff

23 mins ago

Record complaints about health insurance.

Record complaints about health insurance, driven by one company

Auswide's tracker loan is offering customers an interest rate of 3.99 per cent, and it is available only to ...

New 'tracker' home loan in lock-step with RBA rate moves

Sara Connor jostled by police as she is taken from Denpasar Prosecutor's office to Kerobokan jail. 17 October ...

'Nervous' Sara Connor declares innocence, transferred to 'Hotel K'

When equality for all is none of your business

COMMENT

'Honey I love you': Contact made with jailed Crown employee

Dumped Liberal MPs 'warehoused' as government advisers

Bali bridge danger sign erected days before deadly collapse

'Get yourself a lawyer': Lotto syndicate leader sorry for harsh words

Martin, 10, and Elisa, 11, died with their parents Fernando Manrique, 44, and Maria Claudia Lutz, 43, in Sydney's north.

'They were wonderful little personalities': All options open in confronting deaths

Ava Benny-Morrison

Actor Russell Crowe remained the cool-headed one in hotel incident with Azealia Banks, by all reports.

Why Russell Crowe was forced to evict Azealia Banks from his party

1 hr ago

Sally Faulkner and her ex-husband, Ali Elamine.

Sally Faulkner's says her husband had taken their child before

Gifted: Israel Folau needs to lift.

The problem with Izzy

ANALYSIS

Not always healthy: The mental side to physical fitness.

The unrealistic and unhealthy reason men go to the gym

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Phil Hughes always on my mind, says Michael Clarke

Alec Baldwin's portrayal of Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i> has been a huge talking point.

The Saturday Night Live 'hit job' that finally broke Donald Trump

Mel Gibson at the Australian premiere of <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i> with expecting partner Rosalind Ross on Sunday.

Mel Gibson, 60, on becoming a father for the ninth time

Three dead, boy survives after car plunges off ...

9:32PM

Australia intentionally torturing refugees on ...

8:55PM

Four harrowing tales told from the Island of ...

8:48PM

An artist's impression of CBA's new buildings due for completion in 2020 at Australian Technology Park near Redfern.

Money dispute in Technology Park redevelopment

Jacob Saulwick

Dog euthanised after running in Save Greyhound Racing Maiden

Sean Nicholls

'Huge benefits': Baird champions council amalgamations

Lisa Visentin

Crime scene: The married couple were discovered dead in their Bailey Avenue home in East Tamworth on Sunday night.

Police investigating murder-suicide after couple found dead

A Fairfax Media analysis of MySchool data shows that schools are pulling in more than 25 per cent of their income from ...

The top 20 public schools with the most private money

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

Andrew Sigalla leaves the Supreme Court complex on Monday.

Jury discharged in alleged $9m fraud case

'It was an air rifle, not an AK 47': Michael Frank Amante.

'It was an air rifle, not an AK 47': Kings Cross strip club boss' ban

Sean Nicholls

Moe lead

Stabbed and stabbed: One dead, two hurt after employee attack

UPDATED

James Packer

Chinese raids on Crown cost James Packer half a billion dollars

"Who the hell does ACMA think they are?": John Singleton.

'Who do they think they are?' Singo forced to sell radio station

Kate McClymont

I marvel at the advocates who take this fighting spirit and apply it to the same-sex marriage issue.

There are few groups on earth that fight back like us

COMMENT

Donald Trump in action at debate.

Key Trump backer says Clinton better trained for president

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence.

Mike Pence: Russia should face 'severe consequences' if it's behind hack

Hillary Clinton prepares to speak during a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio.

Why Clinton's past leaves her muted in Trump sex assault furore

Children playing near the Refugee Processing Centre on Nauru.

Australia intentionally torturing refugees on Nauru: major report

BREAKING
Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Four harrowing tales told from the Island of Despair

Amy Remeikis
1 hr ago

Four dumped Lib MPs 'warehoused' as advisers

Matthew Knott

Senator Bob Day wants the Turnbull government's Senate voting changes thrown out.

Senator Bob Day quits Senate after building company goes bust

Matthew Knott

Senator Pauline Hanson enters the House of Represenatives for the address of Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong ...

Pauline Hanson's One Nation soars in post-election poll

Fergus Hunter

Gavin Marshall

Labor senator declares war on frontbench colleagues

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

In the backlash, sex and sexual orientation became weapons wielded in furious anger.

When equality for all is none of your business

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Sara Connor is jostled as she is taken from the Denpasar prosecutor's office to Kerobokan jail on Monday.

Sara Connor declares innocence ahead of Kerobokan jail transfer

Jewel Topsfield

The raids were conducted at a time when Crown's senior international VIP manager, Jason O'Connor, was in town.

Crown employees held in China after late-night raids on homes

EXCLUSIVE
Philip Wen and Neelima Choahan

The collapsed "Yellow Bridge" linking Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan.

Warning of bridge danger before deadly collapse

Jewel Topsfield

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, in black and surrounded by top military and police officers, announces the start ...

Iraqi forces head for Mosul, country's last IS stronghold

I marvel at the advocates who take this fighting spirit and apply it to the same-sex marriage issue.

There are few groups on earth that fight back like us

COMMENT
Joel Meares

Allegations have emerged that Attorney-General George Brandis misled a parliamentary committee last year.

Brandis is playing politics with good government

COMMENT
Gabrielle Appleby

If Hillary Clinton had the same derogatory attitudes or record of business failings as Donald Trump ... would she be ...

What if Hillary Clinton groped men?

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristof

James Packer has criticised previous governments for not doing enough to smooth Chinese relations.

Crown's 'whale' hunt backfires as police prepare to lay charges

Philip Wen

Decade ban: 21st Century Group chief executive Jamie McIntyre.

Property spruiker Jamie McIntyre banned for 10 years

Record complaints about health insurance.

Record complaints about health insurance, driven by one company

Crown's Shanghai-based administration assistant Jiang "Jenny" Ling and her husband, American expatriate Jeff Sikkema.

Crown employee's husband pleas: 'Honey, I love you. I miss you.'

ASX sinks below 5400 on Crown fears

Australia's profit recession is over, according to Credit Suisse

Vanessa Desloires

Surging coal, iron ore prices to lift exports by $44 billion

China raids cost Packer half a billion dollars

Wooden cutting boards are a bit of an all-natural housecleaning hack in themselves.

All-natural house-keeping hacks that will change your life

Felicity Marshall

Country singer Beccy Cole.

The one household rule that this singer swears by

Christine Sams

This home in on the slopes of Balmoral set a new auction record for Mosman.

Mosman records highest ever auction result at $11.95 million

Is your stuff making you unhappy?

Feeling unhappy? It could be something in your home

Golden Age sold 230 apartments on Saturday.

New units sell like hotcakes despite RBA warning

Su-Lin Tan

The new i3 also incorporates regenerative power.

Is this the ultimate luxury car for busy city living?

Cars

Beard season is over.

Why ditching the beard could shave years off you

Grooming

Retirees with modest savings are barely better off than those on the age pension.

Retirees have little reason to save under the new pension rules

Daryl Dixon

Most families want the wellbeing of their loved one to be paramount when choosing an aged care facility.

How one family fought the government on aged care fees and won

Noel Whittaker

Mathew Carpenter turned glitter into cash.

How this Newcastle man made $100,000 in two weeks

Nina Hendy

Ben Bowley, CEO of cycling start up Today's Plan and former Apple Australia MD with his bike and tech devices, for My ...

Aussie cycling start-up founder signs Tour De France winners

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Michael Clarke's 'like a tumour' comments

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Trump says election is 'rigged'

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US warship targeted in failed missile attack

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Kerry, Johnson call for Aleppo 'slaughter' to end

Jim Pavlidis illustration for Bob Carr Opinion article, Monday October 17, 2016

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Oct 17

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Sally Faulkner and her ex-husband, Ali Elamine.

Sally Faulkner says Ali Elamine has taken her child before

Michael Lallo

Actor Russell Crowe remained the cool-headed one in hotel incident with Azealia Banks, by all reports.

Crowe evicted Azealia Banks after threats over his music: reports

Aja Styles
1 hr ago

US President Barack Obama has authorised new travel and financial sanctions designed to curb cyber espionage.

Film suggests a cyber attack went nuclear but you never knew

Karl Quinn

<i>The Simpsons</i>: Still great and still funny after 600 episodes.

Call for an end, just don't say Simpsons isn't good any more

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

Olivia Williams plays the hotel's matriarch Lady Hamilton.

This new period drama expected to eclipse Downton Abbey

Michael Idato

Alec Baldwin's portrayal of Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i> has been a huge talking point.

Trump finally hits back at SNL, calling it 'unfunny'

Steven Carroll was joint winner of the 2014 award and is shortlisted again.

Co-winner from 2014 is up for another prize in PM's Literary Awards

Susan Wyndham

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Actresses Reese Witherspoon (L) and Nicole Kidman attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards at ...

Witherspoon and Kidman get steamy in new HBO series

Rob Moran

Just eat it: Belinda Giblin stars in The Turquoise Elephant at the Griffin Theatre.

Really? Rescuing endangered species ... by eating them

DMA's: bringing a tear to the manly crowd's eyes.

Melancholy vibes with more than a hint of Oasis move us to tears

George Palathingal

Veteran percussionist Phil Treloar at the marimba.

Stripped bare: The heart and soul of 'naked' music at its very best

John Shand

Saman Shad's six-month-old son was on childcare waitlists since well before he was born, but none of them have a place ...

It's that time of year when women find out if we can afford to work

Saman Shad

Body Image Movement founder Taryn Brumfitt (C) with Business Chicks CEO Emma Isaacs (L) and Lorna Jane Clarkson (R).

Taryn Brumfitt under fire after Lorna Jane Facebook post

Mary Ward

Tamika Cross.

Black women share selfies to show #WhatADoctorLooksLike

Jenny Noyes

Soraya was kissed on the breast on French live television, prompting over 250 complaints.

Outrage after woman's breast kissed on live television

Mary Ward

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Singer Taylor Swift is seen in Soho on October 13, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by ...

Celebrity street style: Blanchett steps out in New York

The perfect burgundy rendition at the 2016 Golden Globes: Olivia Wilde always gets it right.

How to rock the 'red eye' trend

Stephanie Darling

In a Victorian house in Islington, north London, England.

The rise of supper clubs

Antonia Wiklund Houzz

UN, Nobody Left Outside Exhibition Photography- Sydney 14-16 October, Photos Embargoed till 16 October- For Daily Life

Women and children urgently need shelter, says UNHCR

Nicole Economos

Tasty option: Go with wholegrain for health.

Kitchen medicine - fixing health problems with a fork

Paula Goodyer

Not always healthy: The mental side to physical fitness.

The unhealthy reason men go to the gym

Sarah Berry

Pomegranates have vitamin C that boosts the collagen in the skin

You can transform your skin just by eating the right foods

Sarah Berry

American chef Mitch Lienhard collects his trophy onstage in Milan.

Who's the best young chef in the world?

Nina Rousseau

Andy Bowdy will be doing his (very tasty) thang with pastry during Sydney's Good Food Month.

Sydney Good Food Month: Editor's top picks (Week 3)

Myffy Rigby

Poached chicken with sauce gribiche.

Weekly meal planner: healthy spring recipes

Baby Areej was only 6 weeks old.

Baby plummets to death in elevator shaft

Alan Feuer and Emily Palmer

We're not really sure what this is meant to be. But it creeps us out!

Creepy Halloween costumes from the past

Ariane Beeston

When meltdowns push you to your limit, should you let a stranger step in?

Mum calls for strangers to help discipline kids but opinions are divided

Ariane Beeston

Beach clothing is fine, at the beach.

Australians overseas: We look like a nation of badly dressed slobs

Lee Tulloch

The 10,000th Airbus, an A350-900, has been delivered to Singapore Airlines.

New Singapore A350-900 is the 10,000th Airbus to take off

Craig Platt

Air Vanuatu's 737-800 business class.

Flight test: Is this the world's smallest business class cabin?

Sue Williams

Just the facts ma'am: Google aims to highlight news articles which strive for accuracy and weed out political half-truths

Google News introduces 'fact check' label

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Mark Zuckerberg needs a voice for his AI assistant.

Iron Man wants to voice Zuckerberg's new AI

Eli Blumenthal

Oculus Rift was the first virtual reality headset to come to the attention of consumers.

Searching for virtual reality's 'killer app'

Pavel Alpeyev

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Only fitness tracking smartwatch you need

Gizmodo

Voyager 2 captured this stunning parting shot of Uranus as it headed off towards its next destination, Neptune.

'Dark moons' appear to be hiding near Uranus

George Dvorsky

Last Falcon: Ford's six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive XR6.

Last Falcons fetch a hefty price

David McCowen

Jeep is playing on its off-road heritage to improve its reputation in Australia

Jeep: 'We're not a cute brand'

Andrew MacLean

Dodge disappears from Australia

Andrew MacLean

Honda will offer its new model with a turbocharged engine.

Honda unveils new CR-V

David McCowen

2016 Maserati Quattroporte GTS GranLusso.

New Quattroporte prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo.

Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Despite the hefty fine, Nick Kyrgios took home more than half of his second round loser's prizemoney.

Nick Kyrgios' season is over after ban, extra fine

Linda Pearce
1 hr ago

Australia's Steve Smith.

Test summer set to make or break Smith's captaincy: Waugh

Chris Barrett

Hot water: Greg Bird.

Greg Bird issued infringement, fined over Byron Bay antics

Adrian Proszenko

Gifted: Israel Folau needs to lift.

The problem with Izzy

ANALYSIS
Georgina Robinson

Leaving Racing NSW board: John Messara.

Messara's shock resignation from Racing NSW board

Adam Pengilly

BROTHERS: Australian skipper Michael Clarke has paid tribute to former teammate Phillip Hughes.

Clarke defends family of Phillip Hughes over questioning at inquest

Chris Barrett

All smiles: Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque.

Why Sky Blues are keeping feet on the ground

James Buckley

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 26: Aaron Smith during the New Zealand All Blacks Captain's Run at Westpac Stadium on ...

Toilet tryst costs All Blacks star Test spot

Bulldogs coach Des Hasler.

The real trouble with Des Hasler's Bulldogs

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Feeling good: Greg Inglis celebrates another try against the Kiwis with teammate Johnathan Thurston on Saturday night.

Inglis is Australia's key to Four Nations crown

Overlooked: Cronulla's Andrew Fifita was not considered for the Four Nations.

Roos jersey will help, Dugan tells Fifita

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