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International capacity grew a hefty 5.8 per cent but revenue fell an even larger 6.9 per cent.

No refunds? Aussie airlines in strife over policies

18 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison has cooked up a policy of genuine merit.

Morrison's greatest achievement was a long time in the making

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine
59 mins ago

"Stop, stop, don't go any further otherwise I'm outta here": Pauline Hanson impersonated Rod Culleton in a radio interview.

'We can't work with him': Pauline Hanson unloads on colleague

20 mins ago

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

Tyrone's heartbreaking admission to friend a day before he died

05122016 News Photo Monique Ford / Fairfax NZ Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key announces his resignation at ...

John Key's heir apparent has one big problem

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Lightning strikes at Narrabeen as storms move through the Northern Beaches on Monday.

Camper killed in lightning strike on NSW mountain summit

'The smallest person in the world': Nina's harsh lesson in harassment

'In a different league': $32,200 bonus for Sydneysiders

EXCLUSIVE

Turnbull says he's never supported a carbon tax

46 mins ago

Car buyers misled into believing they could afford BMWs win payout

EXCLUSIVE

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

The sinkhole swallowed two cars, leaving one woman dead.

'No way they were going to survive': One dead as sinkhole swallows cars

37 mins ago

'Just walk out' is Amazon's catch phrase for its upcoming checkout-less store.

Amazon's physical grocery store has no checkouts

1 hr ago

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

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

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

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

COMMENT

<em>Last Tango in Paris' </em>rape scene using a baguette and butter was never consented to by actress Maria Schneider.

Director clears up 'ridiculous misunderstanding' on rape scene

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More wet weather for Sydney

My daughter's sparsely furnished little virtual store had transformed into a megamall.

How my 5-year-old racked up $720 iTunes bill - in one day

Nothing to hide: Being upfront about your eating history.

Best trick for staying fit? Telling everyone I used to be fat

Nine Network cricket commentary team at the WACA.

Even Kiwis have had enough of our cricket 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

Lateesha Nolan disappeared on January 4, 2005.

Missing woman's leg bone found 2m from site pointed out by killer

1 hr ago

Sydney Now: What you need to know today

Leaked proposal to sack hundreds of university staff

Nearly $10 million was paid to victims of just one child sex offender priest, John Denham

Data tells an awful story: 80 offenders preyed on hundreds

Airbnb is one of the biggest players in the growing sharing economy.

How criminals are scamming Airbnb users

Esther Han

Megan Latham resigned as ICAC Commissioner amid a restructure.

Voters split on ICAC overhaul but know who they want as premier

Sean Nicholls

Lauren Hew was diagnosed with Ewing-sarcoma in 2014.

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

Flies gather on dead carp floating on Lake Burley Griffin

Hundreds of carp die from 'exhaustion during spawning'

ACT

Customs and Border Protection have seized significant amounts of tobacco being smuggled into Australia recently.

Tobacco smugglers get richer as cigarette prices rise

Cleveland's new Toondah Harbour latest concept plans by the Walker Group, December 2016.

Rare Russian bird puts brakes on $1.3 billion Moreton Bay project

QLD

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

Motorised Esky driver cops $1100 fine, loses licence

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaking at the NSW Liberal Party State Council meeting in October.

Turnbull says he's never supported a carbon tax

Tom McIlroy
46 mins ago

Coalition conservatives furious over climate review

James Massola

ABC stars speak out as tensions over program changes escalate

EXCLUSIVE

"Stop, stop, don't go any further otherwise I'm outta here": Pauline Hanson impersonated Rod Culleton in a radio interview.

'We can't work with him': Hanson unloads on Culleton

20 mins ago

Water-boarding is simulated by protesters outside the US Justice Department in 2007. The forthcoming report on CIA ...

Torture of enemy fighters acceptable, say one in four Australians

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

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

Darwin youth prison a scene of 'disrepair and despair'

Matthew Heimbach, a US extremist, is influenced by Russia and Vladimir Putin.

US racists, extremists hail Vladimir Putin, Russia as inspiration

Thousands of supporters and well wishers across India had prayed for the recovery of Jayalalithaa.

Revered female Indian politician dies, raising mass suicide fears

1 hr ago

Edgar Maddison Welch surrenders to police.)

Gunman motivated by 'pizzagate' fake news arrested

Former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson has been invited to join Mr Trump's cabinet.

Trump chooses Ben Carson to lead US housing, urban policy

Illustration: Dionne Gain

Trump's Taiwan folly could be more disastrous than the Iraq invasion

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

Amazon go

'Just walk out': Amazon's physical store to ditch checkouts

1 hr ago

Shares should enjoy a bounce this morning ahead of the RBA's rates decision.

Markets Live: ASX bounces back

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
50 mins ago

Uber has created a new in-house artificial intelligence research arm.

Uber bets on artificial intelligence with acquisition and new lab

51 mins ago

ROB HOMER COLOUR illo / illustration / artwork Property bubble about to burst apartments inflation housing prices photo ...

With politicians scared, rates are the answer to housing bubbles

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Origin Energy spins off oil, gas business

1 hr ago

Bellamy's Organic bosses picked the right moment to sell

Colin Kruger, CBD

Li Ka-shing might need local partner for $7.3 billion bid

CBA's compensation bill rises as new victims emerge

Homes by the water

Six of the most amazing beach houses in Australia

Gabriel Wedesweiler

Designers are already calling 2017 the year of 'Japandi'. Styling: Rebecca Simon.

Is this the most beautiful design movement for 2017?

Amelia Barnes

Hello House.

The house that greets people as they walk by

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

Both women and men take up the challenge at Five Star Fitness.

Could you handle the most extreme workout trend of 2017?

Fitness
29 mins ago

Office Christmas parties can be a chance to look back at the year.

How important is the Christmas party in your office?

Work

Treasurer Scott Morrison has cooked up a policy of genuine merit.

Scott Morrison's greatest achievement to date

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine
59 mins ago

Walmart might be many times the size of the next largest retailer in the US, but it still has well under half of the ...

Monopolies and oligopolies beware, tech is out to get you

1 hr ago

Moshe Hogeg attends at a Sirin Labs launch.

Startup hype master faces toughest test yet

Gabrielle Coppola

Christy Hind, co-owner of Maggie Moo.

How Christie manages to have a longer summer holiday

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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First Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbor

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Oakland fire death toll rises to 36

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Sydney man captures lightning strike

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Trump names Ben Carson to key post

Andrew Dyson

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Dec 6

1 hr ago

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Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 - fast tracked from the U.S. every Monday.

blunt talk

Season 2 of Blunt Talk now streaming on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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1 hr ago

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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1 hr ago

Samuel Johnson received acclaim as Molly Meldrum in Molly.

Samuel Johnson shuns campaign to score him a Gold Logie

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Sticky Fingers frontman Dylan Frost has revealed he is struggling with alcohol addition and bipolar schizophrenia.

Sticky Fingers frontman accused of racial abuse

Ebony Bowden

Ben Mendelsohn portrays Director Krennic in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Mendelsohn's Emmy speech: "I would have dedicated it to mum."

Michael Idato
52 mins ago

<em>Last Tango in Paris' </em>rape scene using a baguette and butter was never consented to by actress Maria Schneider.

Bertolucci responds to Last Tango in Paris rape scene backlash

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

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 05: Kitty Flanagan and Tom Gleeson during the 6th AACTA Awards Presented by Foxtel | ...

Gibson may have last laugh after AACTAs' awkward joke

Garry Maddox

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

Alec Patric's novel <i>Black Rock White City</i> won the 2016 Miles Franklin Award, one of the few that boost book sales.

Why publishers are the losers in book awards 'industry'

Susan Wyndham

Sam McCool and Nicholas Brown star in the satirical <i>Lighten Up</I>.

'Not white enough' to win a role in his favourite soapie

Jason Blake

Sandy Evans: 'Sand-blasted' tenor saxophone work.

About as good as it gets from veteran collective The catholics

John Shand

Gigi Hadid wins Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in London on Monday.

Gigi Hadid takes top honour at British Fashion Awards 2016

16 mins ago

An attendee holds a "Women For Trump" sign during an election night party for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the ...

'Trumpgret': when Trump voters realise they made a mistake

Jenny Noyes

I'd reached 30, discovered I liked living by myself, and wanted a place of my own.

How to avoid pre-Christmas burn out

Kerri Sackville

Married people ranked "satisfying sexual relationship" higher than almost every other item.

Sexual connection is key to happy marriages

Heidi Stevens
42 mins ago

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

Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year: Mariam Veiszadeh

Daisy Dumas

Kendall Jenner lead the faux-fringe charge last year, with a complimenting top-knot at the American Music Awards.

How to rock a faux fringe just in time for the party season

Stephanie Darling

America Ferrera

America Ferrera: Why I had to do a triathlon

America Ferrera
54 mins ago

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

Bond with your idol by ... drinking sugar?

Shamed: the junk food ads judged to mislead children the most

Sarah Berry
4 mins ago

Nothing to hide: Being upfront about your eating history.

My best trick for staying fit? Telling everyone I used to be fat

Mike Riggs

Food is nothing to be afraid of.

Pleasure is good: How French children are taught to eat well

Adam Liaw's salmon oyakodon.

22 easy sushi and sashimi recipes to make at home

The Garden, a 300-seat restaurant, has opened at Wests Ashfield Leagues.

Dan Barber-inspired fare sprouting in Ashfield

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz's Christmas centrepiece: Porchetta, served with chimichurri (top).

Cook: Porteno's Christmas porchetta with chimichurri

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz

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

Coca-Cola took out two categories in the Shame awards for marketing unhealthy food and drinks to children.

Coca-cola takes out Shame awards for marketing to children

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

Bullied teen commits suicide in front of family

People relax in the Blue Lagoon, a natural geothermal field which gets its color from the white silica mud and blue algae.

The 8 tourist attractions that are worth braving crowds for

Playa Ancon, Cuba.

The destinations with a lot to lose from a Trump presidency

Ben Groundwater

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

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

Amelia Rayno

Amazon go

Amazon's grocery store has no checkouts

1 hr ago

Trusted Contacts lets you exchange location information with loved ones.

Google app shares your location with loved ones

Clockwise from top left: Meeting new water Pokemon Popplio; a powerful Totem version of Alolan Raticate; exploring a ...

Review: A new dawn for the series in Pokemon Sun and Moon

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?

COMMENT

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

Apple gets vocal on self-driving cars

Tough finish: Bernard Foley looks dejected after the loss to England.

Wallabies can build on tough year: Foley

1 hr ago

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

Lehmann backing Smith to become 'great leader'

Caden Helmers

'Time to unlock the hidden honey badger': Daniel Ricciardo.

Ricciardo to unlock 'hidden honey badger'

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

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 28: Kings coach Andrew Gaze looks on during the round eight NBL match between the Sydney ...

Top of the table but Gaze not happy

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

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

There was a great innings by Steve Smith but not a big crowd at the SCG on Sunday.

Cricket's Mary Celeste sails on

Greg Baum

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

Smith stuns cricketing world with outrageous catch

Matt Bungard

2016 Toyota HiLux.

Toyota HiLux set to be best-seller

Andrew MacLean

Audi has begun recalling more than 6000 cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal.

Audi recalls 6000 cars

Stephen Ottley

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

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

Police found the Porsche Macan, similar to the one pictured, burnt out a short distance from where it was taken.

Cheapest new Porsche in 30 years

Andrew MacLean

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