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Speculation is building Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will try to launch a TV network after the ...

What will Trump do if he loses? Some fear the worst

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Planner 02/09 The Age EG ABC reporter Sarah Ferguson

'An embarrassment to journalism': ABC accused of being 'racist'

Brendon King is in court fighting for a share of the $40 million jackpot.

Syndicate organiser changed his routine before $40m lotto win

The remains of a bicycle after it was struck by a car, killing the rider.

Cyclist killed after being struck by car

23 mins ago

Former prime minister Tony Abbott in Parliament on Tuesday during the debate on gun laws.

Abbott teams up with Labor to put pressure on PM over gun laws

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to volunteers at a ...

Clinton's email problem bursts back into election spotlight

Children in shock as parents found dead in quiet suburban home

Donald was 'egged on': Melania speaks out over Trump tape

The Sydney suburbs where landlords are reducing rents

Packer breaks silence on staff detained in China

The face of an austere Saudi Arabia saw $700m boat he just had to buy

The bodies of two autistic children and their parents found dead in a possible murder-suicide on Monday have been ...

Family murder-suicide suspected after gas bottles found in Davidson home

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Double Bay doctors Andrew Hardy and Alex Bereny sold their five bedroom property at 16 Manning Road, Double Bay for ...

Sydney owner makes 900 per cent return on home in a decade

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A number of artists have released concept drawings of what they think the Apple car could (or should) look like.

How Apple backed away from a game-changing plan

Amy Schumer is a supporter of Hillary Clinton.

Amy Schumer fans walk out after 'orange monster' Trump attack

The typhoon standing between jockeys and the Cox Plate

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Tennis tantrums: Nick Kyrgios' worst on-court dramas

Overly large breasts can cause physical problems such as back, neck and shoulder pain.

Three ways your body is wearing out

You can live sustainably without going broke

Super typhoons and a soaking for Australia: weird ...

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Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten pressure Malcolm ...

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Cyclist killed after being struck by car in ...

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SMH/NEWS. Pic of Nick Kaldas Deputy Police Commisiioner who just announced his retirement from the force. Pic by Nic ...

'A different space': Kaldas on police commissioner possibility

Sean Nicholls

Anti-corruption chief's bid for extra funding comes up short

Sean Nicholls

'Death stare' led to a fatal stabbing of father in a Sydney car park

Three men died in a crash at a rural property near scone.

Boy, 5, survives crash that killed his father and grandfather

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

'When are we going to take responsibility to help our kids here?'

Damien Murphy

'Significant risk': Five missing children trigger Amber Alert

Former policewoman Yvonne Berry has had charges against her quietly withdrawn.

'I'm in Guantanamo Bay. This isn't Ballarat ... it can't be'

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

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Angry and mobilised - but to where? Donald Trump supporter outside a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary ...

Fears of Election Day disorder if Donald Trump loses

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

TV network to come? Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally.

Suspicions Trump is using campaign to pave way for new TV network

Nick O'Malley

Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state has dogged her presidential campaign.

Hillary Clinton's email problem bursts back into election spotlight

"Quite clearly [Kimberley Kitching] had the support of some significant figures from the Victorian branch and that's a ...

Albanese fails to endorse Shorten's ally for Senate

James Massola

Finally we get electronic voting. Wait...for the Parliament?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
23 mins ago

Pauline Hanson gears up for state push, reveals Shorten meeting

EXCLUSIVE

Abbott and Shorten pressure PM over gun laws

18 mins ago

Three dead minke whales on the deck of Japanese whaling vessel Nisshin Maru in the Southern Ocean in January 2014.

Japan's whale hunt in spotlight but Australia's legal threat stalls

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

The definitive guide to One Nation's policies

Amnesty International Photos of conditions inside Nauru Detention centre.

Australia intentionally torturing refugees on Nauru: major report

Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motorola, rides a bike at a checkpoint in eastern Ukraine.

Pro-Russia media-savvy militant 'Motorola' killed

The hardships faced by refugees from Syria and Iraq

Mosul battle has barely begun but civilian death toll is already rising

Russian President Vladimir Putin and RT's Editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan in Moscow, Russia.

Bank's decision to cut RT's funding a shock to network and freedom

COMMENT
Nick Miller

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

Smashed avo toast our rightful national dish

COMMENT
John Birmingham

Boys should be raised to be conscious and critical of the culture they enter.

It's the fathers of sons who can fix misogyny

COMMENT
Steven I. Weiss

Plausible: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's supporters argue he will benefit from "shy" voters.

Four ways the polls could be wrong about Trump

COMMENT
Jonathan Bernstein

If you're not a people person, it may be best to search for work where people skills aren't all that necessary.

Super funds shun ASX in favour of cash, property

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Markets Live: Sticking to the sidelines

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There's huge interest in buying the country's last state-owned tote.

Tabcorp and Tatts in talks to create $10 billion gaming giant

Philip Lowe noted that he is the first governor to have taken office "where the concern of the day is more that ...

Rate cuts could be needed to fight low inflation: RBA

Packer expresses 'deep concern' for detained employees

President Trump could be bigger market shock than Brexit: RBA

The root of evil: Australia's problem with banker bonuses

COMMENT

Narcos and Stranger Things send Netflix soaring

52 mins ago

From $475,000 to $4.61m: Owner gets 900% return in 10 years

Su-Lin Tan
1 hr ago

Sydney may be a tight rental market, but some areas have tenants gaining the upper hand.

The homes in Sydney where landlords are reducing rents

Jennifer Duke

Letting somebody else live in our space â even if it springs from necessity such as "we need someone to feed the cat ...

The most uncomfortable feeling I've ever had in a home

Clem Bastow

It's easy to make the most of your backyard, no matter your gardening skill level.

How to make the most of outdoor space with minimum effort

Nicole Frost

Nine things all first home buyers need to know

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Complete your races outfit with the perfect hat.

Why the perfect hat makes a winning look at the races

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Genetic research could reveal why we're prone to injury.

Ouch! There's a very good reason why you keep getting injured

The Long Run

Consumers have been growing more cautious on the housing market, despite high auction clearance rates in Melbourne and ...

Consumer caution may dampen property party

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

There is a reason why airlines do the safety demonstration while the plane is still on the ground.

Exits and oxygen masks: create your emergency financial plan

Melissa Browne

Kate Carnell is calling for consultation on 'loaded rates'.

Could this scheme replace penalty rates?

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Woman holding miniature knife and fork by plate with single pea tiny plates. Serving size.

Help. Is my business small enough?

Max Newnham

The last White House state dinner

Melania Trump addresses husband's 'offensive' words

Fire attack on North Carolina GOP office

Witness backs up Trump accuser Summer Zervos

The Sydney Opera House having Spring cleaning on the windows at the Northern end of the building by a team of floating ...

Fairfax photos of the week - October 13, 2016

House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

Arctic Adventure Norm of the North

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Billy Bush was suspended after the video was released and now it has been confirmed he is leaving he show permanently.

Billy Bush is officially gone from Today following Trump scandal

Ebony Bowden

Richard Di Natale hit out at Malcolm Turnbull over marriage equality.

Q&A recap: 'Repulsive' Donald Trump the centre of attention

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

No more lightsaber training for you, says Disney.

The force is strong: Disney sues lightsaber training schools

Rob Moran

Ali Elamine pictured with his former wife Sally Faulkner.

'Media took her side': Ali Elamine responds to Australian Story

Suzan Haidamous and Latika Bourke

Schumer fans walk out of Florida show over Trump comments

Ebony Bowden

Azealia Banks files police report against Crowe: reports

Aja Styles

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, Bob Dylan performs in Los Angeles. Dylan was named the winner of the 2016 ...

Bob Dylan has yet to get back to Nobel committee over prize

Rob Moran

Megan and Tiffany out on the Perth town together.

How Megan and Tiffany found love on The Bachelor

Aja Styles

James Roy with Noel Zihabamwe authors of the book titled One Thousand Hills, awarded Young People's Prize in NSW ...

Rwandan horror story spawns a tale of hope for young readers

Linda Morris

Plays by Virginia Gay (left) and Charles O'Grady will be presented as part of a new writing program at the Old Fitzroy ...

The little theatre that roared: Old Fitz snares big name for 2017

Elissa Blake

SSO season launch 2016 Vladimir Ashkenazy

Heroic and truthful: Ashkenazy thrills with reading of Beethoven

Peter McCallum

Be good during the week, treat yourself at the weekend.

The benefits of turning the 5:2 diet on its head

Esther Wallace

Bed by 11pm: The nature of dating changes with age.

My dating rules for the forty-something woman

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Azealia Banks wants to stop "being a crazy girl".

Azealia Banks: 'Maybe it's time to stop being a crazy girl'

Amy Croffey

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

Captain Madeleine Habib - pictured here on the Aurora Australis in 2013 - was detained and jailed by the Israeli ...

Aussie skippered an all-female boat to break Gaza blockade

Daisy Dumas

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

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

A question of design? Small changes to how we move or sit in space can make big differences.

From 'geeks' to fitness freaks

Sarah Berry

What we put in one end can change how it comes out the other.

How food affects the smell of your farts

Why crawling is the new 'plank'

Vicky Hallett

Virgilio Martinez from the restaurant Central in Lima, Peru?

Peru's top restaurant: Shamans, doctors and pro-skateboarding

Sharnee Rawson

Throw another meat substitute on the barbie.

Why do vegans replicate meat if they are so opposed to it?

Richard Cornish

Ester, in Chippendale, has been scouting for locations for a spin-off.

Is the Ester team planning a Surry Hills spin-off?

Scott Bolles

She was told it was just a cold - now she may never speak again

Sofia Sanchez, 7, is letting the world know how much she loves herself as she is.

Sofia, 7, says Down syndrome is 'exciting, not scary'

Cat Rodie

Christopher Cornelius holds the 'Thank You' sign in the center of this photo.

Boy who wrote about having no friends now has thousands

Ariane Beeston

Pag Island, Croatia, is the thinking traveller's Ibiza, a pumping Mediterranean party island that attracts all of the ...

The 10 hottest new party towns around the world

Ben Groundwater

Explore Qantas' new international lounge at Brisbane Airport.

Photos: Take a look inside Qantas' newest international lounge

Kylie McLaughlin

Know that feeling when your jeans start to feel a bit tight after just a few weeks of travelling...

How to lose weight on holiday without even trying

Ben Groundwater

Trolls prompt Disney rethink on Twitter buy

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Dr Edwin Hawkins from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute stands alongside his 'cellular CCTV' footage: a revolutionary ...

Cancerous cells at their most destructive

Bridie Smith

How Apple backed away from its game-changing car plans

Mark Gurman and Alex Webb

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

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

Searching for virtual reality's 'killer app'

Pavel Alpeyev

Ford to bring back the Escape

Dom Tripolone

Apple has been testing its own autonomous vehicle system.

How Apple scaled back its titanic plan to take on Detroit

Mark Gurman and Alex Webb

The ACCC will examine fuel efficiency claims as part of its study into the car industry.

ACCC sets sights on car industry

David McCowen

The Audi e-tron quattro concept revealed at the 2015 Frankfurt motor show.

Audi reveals EV name

Greg Kable

New Infiniti Q30 reviewed

Daniela Intili and Stephen Ottley

2016 Volkswagen Polo 'beats' special edition.

VW teams up with beats

Dom Tripolone

Kyrgios and Andy Murray after the Scot's win at Wimbledon this year.

This time, Kyrgios must be willing to confront his demons

COMMENT
Linda Pearce
1 hr ago

Guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC performs.

How AC/DC changed FIFA policy

1 hr ago

The typhoon standing between jockeys and the Cox Plate

Chris Roots
19 mins ago

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

Chris Barrett

Nick Kyrgios: His efforts in Shanghai resulted in a suspension.

Nick Kyrgios: the shame file

1 hr ago

The problem with Izzy

ANALYSIS
Georgina Robinson

Soutrhern Star: Australian women's captain Meg Lanning.

Women's cricket welcomes competition after landing $15m deal

Chris Barrett

Messara's shock resignation from Racing NSW board

Adam Pengilly

Support: Rabbitohs enforcer Sam Burgess says South Sydney coach Michael McGuire's record speaks for itself.

'Everything I thought he'd be': Burgess's latest honour

Steve Mascord

Greg Bird issued infringement, fined over Byron Bay antics

Adrian Proszenko

The real trouble with Des Hasler's Bulldogs

COMMENT
Andrew Webster