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An investor who bought stakes in China's 10 smallest listed companies and sold them after 12 months, would have had an ...

Australians are ignoring a crisis bigger than Brexit

COMMENT
Matt Wade
3 mins ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. ...

Even if he loses the election, it could get a lot worse for Trump

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

St Peters resident Shelley Jensen will be forced to leave her home of the past 16 years on Wednesday.

What will $960k buy in Sydney? Real estate agents 'just laughed'

Australia's Andrew Symonds looks out from the Pavillion against Bangladesh during the NatWest Series second match at ...

The night Symonds tipped a glass of wine over Clarke's head

1 hr ago

President Barack Obama dismissed Mr TRump's claim the election is being rigged

Obama tells Trump to 'stop whining' about elections being 'rigged'

33 mins ago

Should James Packer has seen the arrests of 18 Crown employees in China coming?

Crown ignored the No.1 rule when doing business in China

COMMENT

The good news for homeowners forcibly moved for WestConnex

Footballer in coma after suspected use of 'zombie' drug 'flakka'

This could be the world's tallest 6-star white elephant

COMMENT

If you're facing Penny Wong in estimates, you should probably run

COMMENT

The latest threat to Crown's business model for Barangaroo

Sean Nicholls

An "air-borne gas" is believed responsible for the four deaths.

Elaborate gas set-up uncovered after suspected family murder suicide

Ava Benny-Morrison

'I giggled at it': Proteas claim that left Siddle in stitches

Howard Stern may not be keen to air the audio covering 17 years of interviews with between himself and Donald Trump, but ...

Howard Stern: why I won't replay old Trump interviews

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Benji Marshall of the Dragons passes the ball during the round 23 NRL match between the ...

Marshall poised for shock move after leaving Dragons

First Lady Michelle Obama takes the stage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

Michelle Obama has become an American style icon

Sporting plays of the Week

Anneke Jaspers (Curator, contemporary art ) Art Gallery of NSW with an acquisition by artist Tiger yaltangki Dr Who 2016 ...

Dr Who meets Dreamtime in AGNSW acquisition

Matt Giteau during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final.

Giteau's future in question

Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi faces more ...

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'Stop whining' about elections being 'rigged', ...

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Liberty House bids for Arrium assets

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A five-year-old boy has survived a horror car crash at a rural property in the Upper Hunter that killed three men ...

Three dead after car 'lost traction' and plunged down cliff

Husband charged with murder after woman's body found in Sydney fire

House hunters gain protections against underquoting agents

'They ignored their duty of care to the children'

Damien Murphy

Gable Tostee arrives at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Gable Tostee jury struggle to come to unanimous verdict

Ben Cousins outside Armadale Magistrates Court.

Ben Cousins fidgety, agitated as he fronts court

Hurricane Matthew makes its way across Haiti.

Super typhoons and an Aussie soaking: weird weather explained

How did Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump get so far before his ethics started to be seriously questioned?

Donald Trump 'has rabies'. We should all care.

Chris Zappone
48 mins ago

Hillary Rodham, second from left in the back row, poses with her debate team in 1965 at Maine South High School.

'Keep the race clean': When Hillary Clinton first ran for president

Not all publicity is good publicity: the risk to Trump Inc

ANALYSIS
Michael Evans
1 hr ago

Bridget McKenzie, pictured at the Canberra International Clay Target Club in 2015.

Coalition MPs back calls to allow Adler gun imports

Latika Bourke

If you end up facing Penny Wong in estimates, you should probably run

COMMENT
Amy Remeikis

Malcolm Turnbull caught in the crossfire of shady dealings

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament on Tuesday.

Turnbull on the backfoot over guns

James Massola

United Nations special rapporteur Michel Forst.

'Fear, censorship and retaliation': UN rapporteur slams Oz

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne

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

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

"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

Ahok's remarks about opposition to his candidacy citing the Koran have triggered furious protests among some sections of ...

Koran trouble for Jakarta governor as elections loom

Jewel Topsfield

Malaysian military and police patrol outside a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia on alert for militants fleeing Iraq

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

Freeze of Russian channel's accounts a shock to free speech

COMMENT
Nick Miller

Steven Woolfe speaks at a UKIP meeting in London in 2014.

Would-be leader of UKIP quits, saying party in a 'death spiral'

Barry O'Farrell claims the NSW Liberal Party has lost its "balance of reason" in preselections.

Powerful factions have grasped control of NSW Liberal preselection

COMMENT
Barry O'Farrell

A worker's right to return home safely is a fundamental tenet of Australian labour law.

Lives are cheap in the battle over workplace rights

COMMENT
Giri Sivaraman

What's most remarkable about this megaleak on Hillary Clinton is that it's yielded no real smoking gun

What the WikiLeaks emails tell us about Hillary Clinton

COMMENT
Doyle McManus

An understanding of the workings of the central government as well as the role of provincial governments is essential to ...

Crown debacle a reminder to play by China's strict rules

COMMENT

Annabel Spring, Commonwealth Bank, head of wealth management, Lucy Turnbull, Greater Sydney Commission, chief ...

Funds need to invest in housing, says Australian Super chair

Sharp jump in property owners failing to pay rates

EXCLUSIVE

Westpac treasurer Curt Zuber said he believed regulators around the world were paying more attention to the trade-off ...

Banks say global capital arms race abating

Commonwealth Bank joins fight for social justice

Masters landlords challenge Home Consortium deal

Investors head for the burbs as city stock dries up

Crown had been warned not to 'whale hunt' by authorities

The proposed laws would mean that unit owners may not be able to ban short-term letting in their buildings.

Anger as holiday let report sweeps away Airbnb restrictions

EXCLUSIVE
Jimmy Thomson

From shower curtains to dog beds, many household items should be cleaned regularly.

10 things you forget you can put in the washing machine

Kathleen Lee-Joe

How to calculate a renovation budget on the spot

Will and Karlie's Block apartment in Port Melbourne.

What's trending in kitchen design right now

Dea Jolly

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

Baccarat is the game of choice for whales.

Moby rich: Tactics casinos use to lure high-rolling 'whales'

Lifestyle

Complete your races outfit with the perfect hat.

Why the perfect hat makes a winning look at the races

Men's Style

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

Rob Caslick is the ultimate social entrepreneur.

Think you're busy? Meet Rob Caslick

Alexandra Cain

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

Could this scheme really replace penalty rates?

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Oct 19

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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Graham Norton's first novel, a quiet book about unremarkable people, has impressed critics.

Graham Norton's first novel reveals how far he's come

Louise Schwartzkoff

Ian Smith wrote Prisoner and eventually starred in the show.

Ian Smith gives surprising Prisoner insights on Family Feud

Aja Styles

Stern won't replay old Trump tapes as 'it would be a betrayal'

Elahe Izadi

Ali Elamine pictured with his former wife Sally Faulkner.

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

Suzan Haidamous and Latika Bourke

Perth's Pendulum will play Origin NYE on December 31 which will be their first show since 2011.

Pendulum reunites only to snub all but one Australian city

Greta Andrews-Taylor

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

Chelsea Handler makes a point about Billy Bush sacking

Ebony Bowden

Bankable: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, who starred in the high grossing <i>San Andreas</i>, earned $US64.5 million in the ...

YouTube recruits Dwayne Johnson for new sci-fi series

Rob Moran

Azealia Banks files police report against Crowe: reports

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

US President Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama during an arrival for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien ...

How the Obamas modernised the state dinner

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

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

Amy Croffey

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

My dating rules for the forty-something woman

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

One of the released girls (right) is met by a Nigerian government official in Abuja.

What happened to the girls who refused to become wives

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 ...

Meet the Aussie who skippered an all-female boat in protest

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

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

Ben Needham disappeared 25 years ago on the Greek island of Kos.

After 25 years, police close case of missing British toddler

Reuters

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

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

Explore Qantas' new international lounge at Brisbane Airport.

Photos: Take a look inside Qantas' newest international lounge

Kylie McLaughlin

Venus spins strangely and we don't know why

Kenneth Chang

Trolls prompt Disney rethink on Twitter buy

Over the years, many people have come up with illustrations of what the Apple Car may look like.

How Apple backed away from its game-changing car plans

Mark Gurman and Alex Webb

NBN: how much more do regional Aussies pay?

Lifehacker
21 mins ago

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

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

The night Symonds tipped a glass of wine over Clarke's head

Chris Barrett
1 hr ago

Old ties: Benji Marshall has a strong relationship with Wayne Bennett from their days with the NRL All Stars and Kiwi ...

Marshall set to reunite with Bennett in shock Broncos move

Adrian Proszenko

'I giggled at it': Proteas claim that left Siddle in stitches

Chris Barrett

Speculation rises over Matt Giteau's future

Tom Decent

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 18: Sydney FC player Bernie Ibini poses for a portrait before his up coming comeback match ...

The horror injuries that kept Ibini out for 15 months

James Buckley

Comeback: David Pocock insists facing the All Blacks at Eden Park is 'a big challenge but that's exciting in sport'.

Pocock cleared to face to All Blacks at Eden Park

Tom Decent

Guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC performs.

How AC/DC changed FIFA policy

Typhoon Haima is expected to reach category 5 strength by Wednesday.

The typhoon standing between jockeys and the Cox Plate

Chris Roots

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Andrew Fifita of the Sharks passes the ball to a team mate during a Cronulla Sharks ...

'Deep down he'll want to stay': Gallen backs Fifita

David Taylor of the Gold Coast Titans is among the players charged as part of the CCC drugs investigation.

Lifeline for former Origin star Taylor

Chris Dutton

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