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Illustration: Dionne Gain

If Trump wants a China fight, he should do it alone

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

In the current job market, there are no guarantees of a bright future for young people studying at university.

Leaked proposal to sack hundreds of university staff

Maddie, year 4, Ben, year 1 and Lewis, year 4, from Darlington Public School beta testing the computer maths games the ...

There could be another reason Australian kids are performing poorly

COMMENT

Senator Cory Bernardi speaks in reply to Senator Sam Dastyari's statement to the Senate, at Parliament House in Canberra ...

'One of the dumbest things I've ever heard': MPs' fury over climate

Vice-President Leni Robredo applauds as new Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte walks to address the troops during a ...

Duterte's latest order against vice-president could prove costly

The toddler is treated by emergency services before being taken to hospital.

Toddler dies after being hit by reversing car at caravan park

Trump's Taiwan call 'all part of a long-held plan'

Philip Wen

Man struck by lightning, homes damaged as storm batters Sydney

Faith in 'laws of war' dangerously slipping, says Red Cross

The interest rate party is over, and now the only way is up

COMMENT

ABC stars speak out as tensions between staff, management escalate

EXCLUSIVE

Michael Long Southern Cross Drive bike crash

Michael Long's only warning was 'a beep, then a crunching noise'

Mel Gibson is looking to direct again as he finishes work on <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>.

Gibson may have last laugh after AACTAs' awkward Jewish joke

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Australia's top 50 highest paying jobs highlight huge pay gap

Mariam Veiszadeh is Daily Life's 2016 Woman of the Year

'You will fail': The tweet that reveals Mariam's daily challenge

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Things to eat instead of ham and bacon – and why it matters

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The great Australian pastime of esky driving

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Where's Bana? Seven-year-old's twitter account goes quiet

Felicity Jones in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

Is the Force with Rogue One? George Lucas gives his verdict

Nine Network cricket commentary team at the WACA.

Even Kiwis have had enough of our 'insufferable' commentary

COMMENT

The Register of Members' Interests reveals which Queensland ministers received gifts - and who misses out.

The no-nonsense guide to Secret Santa gifts

The Steyne Hotel on the Corso opposite Manly Beach in Manly, Sunday December 13, 2009. SMH NEWS Photo by Domino ...

Pub baron 'shattered' after iconic pub is hit with a strike

Sean Nicholls

'They know mummy's sick': Lauren's last hope

Voters split on ICAC overhaul but back Berejiklian as next Premier

Sean Nicholls

Some men were left scratching their heads when asked to identify contraceptive devices by Fairfax Media.

What Sydney men don't know about female contraception

Kate Aubusson

A generic photo of students playing taken at Preston West Primary School. 30 May 2007.
The Age Education. Pic by EDDIE ...

Parents warned to brace for disruption to schools during industrial action

Two women were stabbed in an Emu Plains home.

Two women critical after machete attack at Sydney home

The burnt Samsung washing machine fire in the Ambarvale home.

Samsung washing machine catches alight forcing family to flee

Josh Griffiths' motorised esky has landed him in hot water.

Motorised Esky driver cops $1100 fine, loses licence

Taking the axe to environment spending.

'Recipe for extinction': Environment programs being slashed, ACF says

A scene from the Four Corners program, at the Don Dale Detention Centre.

Darwin youth prison a scene of 'disrepair and despair'

A Go Fund Me page was set up for young Eli, who suffered a cardiac arrest after he was bitten by a taipan.

Taipan bite toddler to be discharged from hospital

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has a fine line to walk on climate policy.

Coalition conservatives furious over climate review

James Massola

Faith in 'laws of war' dangerously slipping, says Red Cross

David Wroe

ABC stars speak out as tensions over program changes escalate

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Mutuma Ruteere says Australia is not unique among western democracies in grappling with popular support for parties with ...

UN expert says Australians (and their leaders) have big racism problem

Stephanie Peatling

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Energy and Environment minister Josh Frydenberg attacked state renewable energy ...

Decommissioned: Turnbull to axe Abbott's Green Army

Dinal approval has been given for the Adani mine.

'It’s not critical': Adani says it doesn't need $1b government loan

Michael Koziol

A scene from the <i>Four Corners</i> program, at the Don Dale Detention Centre.

Darwin youth prison a scene of 'disrepair and despair'

Damien Murphy

Donald Trump's call with Taiwan's President was part of a deliberate strategy, say those involved in its planning.

Taiwan call all part of a long-held Trump plan, say insiders

Philip Wen

Charlyne Chen, with Taiwan's former vice-president Annette Lu, centre, and an unidentified man, in a photo posted by the ...

Taiwan city planning a makeover had visit from Trump 'rep'

Leni Robredo is sworn in as Vice-President in June. She will keep that job - which is elected separately to the ...

Philippines veep quits cabinet after Duterte orders her to stay away

Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has been forced to quit after having gambled and lost badly on his determination to ...

Italy PM Renzi resigns after heavy defeat

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Trump's Taiwan folly could be more disastrous than Iraq

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The LGBTQI community doesn't want to fundamentally change society as conservatives and the religious right would have ...

What the gay community really wants

COMMENT
Joel Meares

Maddie, year 4, Ben, year 1 and Lewis, year 4, from Darlington Public School beta testing the computer maths games the ...

There could be another cause for Australian children performing poorly at school

COMMENT
Cres Eastman

Mallaby argues central bankers should instead lean on bubbles with higher interest rates.

Why central banks should lean on housing bubbles

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Since 2010 Australia is the only region to show an increasing trend in female CEO appointments.

Australia stagnates, just 10 female CEOs in the ASX 200

Retailers are feeling decidedly upbeat as they had into the critical Christmas holiday season.

Retailers expect bountiful Christmas, new year

Bellamy's has seen profits triple this year on the back of selling baby formula to China.

Bellamy's Organic bosses picked the peak

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Family flees home after washing machine catches alight

Italy's banks face another hit, but it needn't be fatal

UniSuper could be key to $7.3 billion bid for DUET Group

CBA's compensation bill rises as new victims emerge

As more people than ever live and work in NYC and tourism surges, pedestrians are experiencing a growing phenomenon: ...

It's sidewalk war: are there now too many people in NYC?

How do you find the best real estate agent for you?

How to find the best person to sell your property

Avoid last minute hassles with a little help from the style experts.

What Australia's style experts have on their Christmas lists

Judd at 26 weeks pregnant with her twins.

Bec and Chris Judd's townhouse fails to sell - again

Trimming overhead branches and clearing debris and leaves from gutters will help to fire-proof your home.

Top tips to make sure your home is bushfire safe

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US Army refuses North Dakota pipeline permit

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Gibson may have last laugh after AACTAs' awkward Jewish joke

Garry Maddox

Alec Baldwin has made a "uge'' impression with his impersonation of Donald Trump.

There's nothing decent about Baldwin's SNL parodies of Trump

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis in <i>The Mummy</i>.

Tom Cruise on why The Mummy is bringing a new kind of monster

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Thomas

Australian electronic music pioneers The Avalanches will be playing for American owners at this year's Falls Festival ...

Splendour In The Grass and Falls festivals now American-owned

Bernard Zuel

Felicity Jones in the new trailer for <Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

These movies put Disney on track for biggest year ever

Karl Quinn

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump.

Baldwin to Trump: Release tax returns, I'll stop impersonations

Despite a decade of stand-up comedy, hosting <i>Saturday Night Live</i> and producing her own TV series, Amy Schumer ...

Amy Schumer unexpectedly cancels Australian tour

Ebony Bowden

Felicity Jones in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

Is the Force with Rogue One? George Lucas gives his verdict

Michael Idato

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Nothing Stupid about Girl-led Garbage as they once again take to the stage.

Manson owns the stage with her fire and charisma

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Mariam Veiszadeh is Daily Life's 2016 Woman of the Year

Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year: Mariam Veiszadeh

Daisy Dumas

Hefty age gap: Marlon Brando, 48, and Maria Schneider, 19 star in Bernardo Bertolucci's film <em>Last Tango in Paris</em>.

Hollywood is rife with 'non consensual' scenes

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

The Goop Gift store.

Goop's pop-up store is everything you imagined and more

Mary Ward

The bush is here to stay.

What you can really expect to change after a labiaplasty

Kylie Minogue is seen on December 2, 2016 in Paris, France.

Celebrity street style

Enigma: Melania Trump might surprise us.

Does Melania Trump deserve a dressing-down?

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

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Twitter dumps on Amy Schumer after news of Barbie role

Jenny Noyes

Sparkke Change head brewer Agi Gajic.

Beer industry gets a shake-up with socially-conscious cans

Cameron Nicholls

A vegetable burger can be a delicious alternative.

Ten things to eat instead of bacon – and why it matters

Paula Goodyer

Fit findings: there are many benefits to exercise as you age.

Studies show people get more benefits from exercise as they age

Gary Rotstein

Pick up and restore strength.

These five workouts are essential if you spend the day sitting

Sunday night dinner: Chicken tinga with tortillas.

Weekly meal planner: Quick summer dinner ideas

Go-to dish: Prawn toast.

What's really sweetened the deal at the new Chat Thai, Circular Quay?

Myffy Rigby

Karen Martini's summer vegetable lasagne.

Best of: Our top 10 most popular recipes of 2016

Jane Holroyd

Big risers of 2016: Harley (<i>Suicide Squad</i>), Tyreese (<i>Walking Dead</i>), Ivanka Trump, Dustin (<i>Stranger ...

Top baby names for 2016: old favourites, new additions

Brandy Vela's family said the teen was the victim of cyberbullying.

Bullied teen commits suicide in front of family

"We didn't expect to be raising our granddaughter."

The HONY photo striking a chord with grandparent carers

Just a few tourists on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.

The 8 tourist attractions that are worth braving crowds for

Nobby Head, Port Macquarie.

The sun-starved could be here in under two hours with JetGo

Julietta Jameson

Security check point at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

I got stuck at the airport for 11 hours and it was awesome

Amelia Rayno

The competition watchdog has denied a bid by Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and National Australia Bank to collectively ...

Apple gets vocal on self-driving cars

As the copper phone network goes from bad to worse, decent broadband is still years away for many Australians.

Do you have an NBN plan B?

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Sydney 'too boring' for the jobs of the future

Just what is the game? Joel Thompson of the Dragons runs out with a local junior footballer during a match last season.

Don't listen to any league group calling themselves 'the game'

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

More derbies the better: Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has thrown his support behind a rugby state of origin match.

Moore throws support behind state of origin concept

Tom Decent

Leader: Paul Gallen is mobbed by Sharks fans after the NRL grand final.

Flanagan closer to making Sharks captaincy call

Adam Pengilly

Record-breaker: Steve Smith salutes the crowd after his superb 164.

Lehmann backing Smith to become 'great leader'

Caden Helmers

Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at The Budweiser Made In America Festival on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Philadelphia. ...

Why Sydney FC are cursing Chris Martin

Glenn Maxwell.

The key to getting Maxwell back on track

Greg Baum

Jarryd Roughead's last game was the Hawks' 2015 premiership win.

Jarryd Roughead back in training after year-long cancer fight

Rohan Connolly

John Longmire

Swans like Mills and Heeney on the ball

Briefing the board: Australia's high-performance manager Pat Howard has some explaining to do.

Test failings on agenda as Cricket Australia board meets

Chris Barrett

What a catch: Matt Wade embraces Steve Smith after the captain's stunning grab.

Smith stuns cricketing world with outrageous catch

Matt Bungard

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Smith leads from the front

Nathan Lyon

Volkswagen has been given clearance to repair most of the remaining diesel cars affected by its emission scandal

VW to recall more than 60k cars

Andrew MacLean

2016 Toyota HiLux.

Toyota HiLux set to become Australia's best-seller

Andrew MacLean

2018 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV has begun public testing

Rolls-Royce SUV revealed

Andrew MacLean

2018 Toyota Camry

All-new Toyota Camry teased

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche Macan

Cheapest new Porsche in 30 years

Andrew MacLean

2015 Toyota HiLux 4x4 SR double cab 2016 Toyota HiLux SR 4x4 Double Cab.

Best new car deals this Christmas

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