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Women's finances. generic pic of woman with briefcase wearing red skirt and shoes and black jacket walking along up ...

This is why middle class white men are so angry

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

The child was with her family on holidays.

Sydney girl, 3, crushed under stone monument playing with friends

21 mins ago

Parramatta Eels player Semi Radradra who is charged with domestic violence at Parramatta Local Court in July.

'Not very convincing': NRL star lashed by magistrate

1 hr ago

The facade has gone from being an eyesore to one of the most beautiful in Challis Avenue.

The buyers of $2 million terraces are sparking an inner city makeover

COMMENT

Many state candidates were found to be the products of politics.

Key senator makes ABC shakeup a condition of support on bill

1 hr ago

Stockland Melb 100908 AFR pic by Erin Jonasson. Stockland Highlands residential development at Cragieburn in the ...

The one thing that could wipe 7.4% off your home's value

Brandis explains himself over latest scandal

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1 hr ago

Shoppers deluded over Christmas credit card hangover, expert warns

'I abused my power': Reddit CEO's admission on secretly editing posts

Ivanka Trump given a light roasting over 'birthday' tweet

Morrison's backpacker tax backdown costs budget $120m

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to restrain the West.

Americans keep trying to ignore the election's most alarming story

COMMENT
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Sharks captain, Paul Gallen talks to the crowd after winning the 2016 NRL Grand Final ...

Negotiations breakdown could trigger clubland war, Gallen warns

57 mins ago

Species in the tropics may be less able to cope with temperature changes than those in cooler climes.

'Nowhere on earth safe' as survival challenge grows

Princess Beatrice reportedly sliced Ed Sheeran's face during a party prank.

Princess Beatrice slices Ed Sheeran's face with a sword

Pineapple and ginger Pana chocolate.

Delectable things you can make with a block of chocolate

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Wife of Putin ally sparks Holocaust-themed ice-dance row

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Mitchell Starc of Australia walks onto the field during day four of the Third Test ...

Who should stay? Key questions for the Australian Test team

Shop for lease Melbourne Foot Locker will move from Swanston Street to double its floor space in a ten year lease over a ...

Is there a better property investment than houses?

Emotional: Rosberg was overcome after the race.

'Dirty tactics': Lewis Hamilton may pay for disobeying orders

Wipster's team relishes the underdog title that New Zealand has begun to attract throughout the Asia-Pacific.

Why Australians are heading to New Zealand to start businesses

Chad Robinson, pictured with his sister Monique Brennan, is missing.

Family's search for missing former NRL player Chad Robinson

Sydney's jobs sweet spots

Matt Wade

Shake-up looms for housing rents

Jacob Saulwick

SHD. News. The Sydney Swans flag flies over the Harbour Bridge on the day of the AFL Grand Final, Sydney Swans vs ...

Sydney Now: What you need to know today

James Robertson

Lauren Huxley gets ready for her 30th birthday party at her friend's house.

Lauren Huxley: 30 and living the life nobody thought she could

EXCLUSIVE

Jo is the mother of two monkeys that went missing and the mating partner of Gomez, the other missing monkey.

Two men charged as second missing pygmy marmoset found

UPDATED

The image, posted to Snapchat, appears to show two men urinating on the the memorial.

Snapchat image captures men urinating on war monument

ie Jim. Edie for sexual harassment worker story by Gina McColl. Photo: Eddie Jim

13 women tell what it's like when customers cross the line

A crash between a truck and motorcycle has closed the West Gate Bridge this morning with traffic diverting at ...

Traffic bedlam as major route into Melbourne closed for hours

UPDATED
30 mins ago

Lake George in 2012. The first rays of winter sun glint off the dozens of wind turbines, seen from across the still ...

When will the mysterious Lake George do its disappearing act?

ACT

Revellers at an Earthcore festival.

Woman found dead at Victorian dance music festival

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Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

'No vacancy': Abbott slapped down by Julie Bishop

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Crashing to zero: Malcolm Turnbull's support evaporates

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

A plague on both your houses: Poll shows record minor party support

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Many state candidates were found to be the products of politics.

Key senator makes ABC shakeup a condition of support

1 hr ago

Representatives from Yirrkala in North East Arnhem Land getting ready for the No More linking arms against domestic ...

Turnbull and Shorten link arms to stand up to family violence

56 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison

Morrison's backpacker tax backdown costs budget $120m

The Grattan Institute says its "radical but achievable" solution would see all schools receive appropriate funding by 2023

'Radical but achieveable' plan to fix school funding mess

Tammy Davis-Charles is facing up to two years' jail on criminal charges relating to allegedly running a surrogacy ...

Babies given Australian passports 'on basis of false documents'

Lindsay Murdoch

Trump

US vote recount effort puts shoe on the other foot for Trump

ANALYSIS

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to restrain the West.

Americans keep trying to ignore the election's most alarming story

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

After praising Castro, Twitter lights up with other #TrudeauEulogies

President-elect Donald Trump is looking to restore dialogue with Moscow.

How Trump will save us from a 21st century Cuban Missile Crisis

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Tyrone Unsworth, 13, who took his own life after being bullied.

He was just a little boy, taunted to death

COMMENT
Tim Dick

Fidel Castro pictured in 1957 with his brother Raul (left) and Camilo Cienfuegos (right), while operating in the ...

When the Revolution came: growing up under Castro

COMMENT
Luis M Garcia

"Continued earnings growth in the liquor and hardware pillars was more than offset by lower earnings in food and ...

Aldi's march whacks Metcash result

58 mins ago

Iron ore jumped again on Friday night, while oil fell sharply.

Markets Live: Iron ore nears $US80

Live
1 hr ago

Christmas, such a pleasant time! When you can outsource all the work.

Alarm bells on a credit card Christmas

ALDI

Aldi's tax bill still a mystery as it weighs up transparency code

How I learned to stop worrying and love the deficit

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Australia's first listed eSports company debuts

Black Friday and Cyber Monday keep tills ringing

Watchdog backs data sharing to boost banking competition

Industry experts are worried about the standards of construction.

Apartment developers cutting corners in hot market, experts warn

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Is there a better property investment than houses?

If we don't reflect on some of the worst interior trends of 2016, we may find ourselves repeating them.

The five design trends you need to leave in 2016

Olympia Valance at the Emirates Marquee on Stakes Day.

'I moved next to mum': Neighbours star's first home

Nicholas Louisson used to rent at the apartment block behind him in Kirribilli, however his lease was terminated and the ...

Evicted tenants shocked to find rental on Airbnb for over triple the price

Separates and neutrals at Polo in the City.

Separate states: The big trend men were rocking at the Polo

Men's Style
59 mins ago

NSW has also enacted minimum distance passing laws.

Why the government's 'dangerous' cycling fines don't add up

On Your Bike

Stephanie Alexander looks forward to leftovers.

What I share in common with Stephanie Alexander and Annabel Crabb

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

You need to make a business case to support a request for a pay rise.

Nicole helps… position a reader for a pay rise

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Wipster's team relishes the underdog title that New Zealand has begun to attract throughout the Asia-Pacific.

'It's like putting up the middle finger to other companies'

Alana Christensen

Rowie Dillon's revenue for her cake business mainly comes from the big airlines.

How I got my food onto an in-flight menu

Kate Jones

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Backpacker tax deal struck

Backpackers
35 mins ago

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Wisconsin vote recount: Trump says 'nothing will change'

1 hr ago

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Tourism campaign uncovers hidden gems

1 hr ago

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Twitter mocks Trudeau's eulogy

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Nov 28

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Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Dev Patel arrives at the Lion premiere on day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Film critic confuses Dev Patel for Kal Penn in review of Lion

Rob Moran

Effigies of British political figures were set ablaze as part of Saturday's protest.

How punk is that? $8.4m punk collection goes up in smoke

COMMENT
Karl Quinn
42 mins ago

Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel in Netflix's The Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Gilmore Girls' famed 'final four words' lead to more questions

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Luke McGregor in Luke Warm Sex.

Week of sex on TV makes for titillating ABC2 viewing

Bridget McManus

A.B. Original launch of debut album <i>Reclaim Australia</i>: Adam Briggs 'Briggs' (left) and Dan Rankine 'Trials'.

A.B. Original new album is necessary shock to system

Bernard Zuel

"A private, gentle and caring man": Actor Ron Glass.

Firefly star Ron Glass dead at 71

Mel Doyle on Sunday Night v 60 Minutes Liz Hayes and Tara Brown.

This year's free-to-air winners and losers

Michael Lallo

Third-generation matchmaker, Patti Stanger.

In praise of 9Life, the best 'trash' of free-to-air TV

Rob Moran

SSO Porgy and Bess Sydney Opera House November 2016 Alfred Walker and Nicole Cabell in Porgy and Bess

Semi-staged classic conjures up freshness and warmth

Peter McCallum
56 mins ago

The Australian Museum kicks off the Science Festival with forensic/CSI where children learn about forensic research and ...

Can anyone remember where we put that stuffed tiger?

Andrew Taylor

Caption in context of story pls.

The coolest tickets in town over Sydney's hot summer months

Elissa Blake

All of these experiences have been a part of my sexual journey, and none of them matter more or less than any other.

Why do we insist that "full sex" still has to be penetrative?

COMMENT

Former reality star Tila Tequila, right, giving a Nazi salute at an alt-right conference in Washington DC.

It's time we called 'alt-right' out for what it really is

COMMENT
Celeste Liddle

Ivanka Trump with children Theodore, Joseph and Arabella.

Eight months is not a birthday: Ivanka given a light roasting

Mary Ward

Khloe Kardashian has become an influential endorser of teeth-whitening products.

Do the latest trending teeth whitening products actually work?

Natalie Reilly

Too big for my boots.

Too big for my beautiful boots: The agony of having long feet

Carol Haffke

Marion Cotillard attends the premiere for <i>From the Land of the Moon (Mal de Pierres)</i>.

Why Marion Cotillard is an industry chameleon

Jane Cornwell

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016, file photo. Kanye West appears at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in ...

Kanye 's 'temporary psychosis' a sign of the times

Andrew Hornery

Jessica Rowe

What to do when you don't like your sister's controlling husband

Jessica Rowe

Every style is different.

Is there an ideal running style?

Sarah Berry

The less healthy option: Price or preference?

Is nutritious food really more pricey

Tamar Haspel

Young woman getting ready for morning run

How fitness fights addiction

Paula Goodyer

Chefs such as Neil Perry, with The Burger Project, are at the forefront of a burger revival.

Quay, Momofuku former chefs to open a burger joint in Penrith

Scott Bolles

Neil Perry's spinach and feta cakes recipe.

Pre-Christmas healthy meal plan: Five serves of vegies every day

Shane Delia's mussels with saffron and moghrabieh couscous.

Shane Delia: Take a spice journey with your next family meal

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Women swear more than men ... does that mean they're smarter?

Hatchimals are the "must-have" toy this Christmas.

Mum's honest review of must have Hatchimals toy is going viral

Sometimes it's best to let children solve their own problems.

What happened when I stopped making my kids share

Despite the optional dividing wall, it can feel a bit familiar if you're next to a stranger in the British Airways Club ...

Flight Test: Skip Heathrow in style on your next trip to London

Rob McFarland

Girls write traditional Kiwi greetings on their hands in New Zealand.

Why Kiwis take offence when they are mistaken for Aussies

Ben Groundwater

Outdoor Glamping Suite at the W Hotel.

Camping on water? New York hotel experiences you'll never forget

Sarah Theeboom
1 hr ago

Steve Huffman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Reddit.

Reddit CEO admits to editing users' posts

Trump

Trump Tower renamed 'Dump Tower' online

I didn't think Facebook was having a big impact on my life. I was in denial.

Why ditching Facebook was the best decision I ever made

Mark Serrels
1 hr ago

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Latest scary malware 'gate' is ImageGate

Gizmodo

eSports has arrived in Australia, and Nathan Mott is the captain of Australia?s champions 'The Direwolves'. Wantirna ...

Australia's first listed eSports company debuts

2016 Volkswagen Amarok V6 Ultimate.

Driven: VW's V6 Amarok

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T.

Ferrari shows off new V8-powered super wagon

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.

Toyota Mirai first drive review

Daniel DeGasperi

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best Small SUV: Volkswagen Tiguan 110TSI.

2016 Drive Car of the Year revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW Alpina B4 BiTurbo Coupe.

Driven: BMW Alpina B4

David Morley

2017 Toyota C-HR.

Toyota's new CX-3 rival reviewed

Stephen Corby

Parramatta Eels player Semi Radradra who is charged with domestic violence at Parramatta Local Court in July.

Arrest warrant threat for Semi Radradra after no-show in court

Melanie Kembrey
1 hr ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Eddie Jones, the England head coach, looks on during the Old Mutual Wealth international ...

'Kings of Australia': Eddie Jones starts the mind games

Tom Decent

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant flanked by NRL CEO Todd Greenberg.

Premiership star says NRL risking clubland war over players

57 mins ago

Relief: Nico Rosberg celebrates his maiden Formula One world championship.

Hamilton defies team orders to try derail Rosberg's F1 world title

All smiles: Peter Handscomb, left, and Renshaw walk off the Adelaide Oval after claiming victory.

New faces help regain respect after horror series

Chris Barrett

Costly: Dean Mumm's yellow card hurt the Wallabies.

Wallabies' Mumm cited over tackle

"Responsible": Australian Sports Commission Chairman John Wylie says the lottery system would be "highly regulated".

How a lottery can increase gold medals

1 hr ago

Player of the year nominee Bruno Fornaroli.

Cahill, Fornaroli, Mooy battling for top award

Michael Lynch

Over the top: Steve Smith played a quickfire innings and was dismissed with victory in sight.

Back from rock bottom, Australia find greater depth

Malcolm Knox

Mitchell Starc collected 14 wickets at 30 as well as a handy half-century in Adelaide.

How they rated: Hazlewood and Khawaja shine in Adelaide

Daniel Cherny

No rush: Pat Cummins is being managed carefully.

Cummins in the mix for Test tour of India

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