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NEWS: ***Pool Pictures*** The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the official apology to the aboriginal people in the ...

Rudd offers Labor reform program, mark II

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

The Adani Carmichael mine has been promoted as creating 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.

What does the Adani project really mean for Qld?

Felicity Caldwell

Buses queue over Victoria Bridge during peak hour.

BCC ramps up bid to take cars off Victoria Bridge

Tony Moore

Mountain biker Andrew Wilson said it's great excercise, a bit of an Adrenalin rush, and also a good way to get into nature..

The thing about mountain bikers...

Rachel Clun

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe says 'some slowing' in economic growth is likely before a pick-up next year.

Australia's post-election economic slide

Peter Martin

A coroner's report has revealed there were a "number of shortcomings" with the hospital discharge of a mental health patient.

Mental health death revealed 'shortcomings' over hospital discharge

Rachel Clun

Speed cameras just the ticket for police to ignore the law

COMMENT
Bill O'Chee

One Nation divided as senator threatens to walk

Michael Koziol

Ex-Murdoch man to oversee review of the ABC

Karl Quinn

Trump's post-truth America has become weaponised

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Queensland man denied bail over alleged kill plot

The Ether Man: Phillip Charles Lamont

The car that led Brisbane detectives to Ether Man

Toby Crockford

Brogent Technologies' i-Ride 'flying theatre' opening in Brisbane in mid-2017.

Brisbane to land 'flying theatre'

58 Manson Road, Hendra

The suburbs where a reno pays

Mariah Carey promotes "Mariah's World" on Wednesday, August 3, in Beverly Hills.

Mariah's World tackles Packer

David Warner

ODI: Kiwis face massive run chase

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Warner smashes century in massive total

Christmas at Highpoint

How retail workers can survive the Christmas crunch

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I can't pack less. How much will my extra baggage cost?

ECB and the ghost of Christmas past

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Angela Merkel proposes partial burqa ban ahead of ...

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Oil drops on higher OPEC output

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Yoshe Ann Taylor with her children, Archer (left) and Kahlyla, in Australia before her arrest in 2013.

Qld love-scam victim's appeal rejected by Cambodian court

Lindsay Murdoch

Adani promises local jobs as mine project moves forward

Stuart Layt

Police, government consider Palm Island response

Paul Gibbons (right) with former New South Wales police commissioner Peter Ryan.

Ex-federal cop claims Gold Coast police assaulted him

Jorge Branco

Forklift used during Gold Coast heist

Two-year-old Eli Campbell has spent the last 10 weeks in hospital after he was repeatedly bitten by a snake.

Toddler bitten by coastal taipan to be discharged from hospital

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Member for Cook Billy Gordon has to "explain himself", Leader of the House Stirling Hinchliffe says.

Billy Gordon: Stirling Hinchliffe refuses to be drawn on early election

Felicity Caldwell

Vision of teenage boys being assaulted, stripped naked, shackled and tear-gassed at Darwin's Don Dale detention centre ...

Prisoner planning hunger strike over threats of abuse

Damien Murphy

Two police officers were injured in the incident.

Arrested man 'hijacks, crashes police car'

Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt, Dr. Richard Walley OAM, Gina Williams and John Butler support the January 28 event.

Council digs in over 'inclusive' Australia Day plans

WA

Riley Tanton, the 17-year-old managing founder of watch label Millennial Watches.

The 17-year-old schoolboy with his own watch label

ACT

"This is about considering my position now": One Nation senator Rod Culleton is close to leaving the party.

'Considering my position': Culleton suggests he will quit One Nation

Michael Koziol

Rudd offers Labor reform program, mark II

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Yes, PM, business as usual: ill-discipline, disunity, undermining

ANALYSIS
Michael Gordon

Former NSW judge James Spigelman.

ABC chair Jim Spigelman not expected to be reappointed

Matthew Knott

Kelly O'Dwyer is putting pressure on Labor over pairs.

Turnbull government ditches plans for new banking tribunal

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe says 'some slowing' in economic growth is likely before a pick-up next year.

Experts think economy has gone backwards

As many as one in five homes now have rooftop solar systems.

Household solar to power up to half Australia: CSIRO

Ms Connor told the Denpasar District Court she was not sick but "scared and horrified and shocked".

Sara Connor 'scared' after she learned police were looking for her

Jewel Topsfield

Yoshe Ann Taylor with her children, Archer (left) and Kahlyla, in Australia before her arrest in 2013.

Australian love-scam victim's appeal rejected by Cambodian court

Lindsay Murdoch

A handout photograph shows a well head platform on fire in the Montara oil field on November 2, 2009.

Indonesia calls on Australia to help with Montara oil spill mess

Jewel Topsfield

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls announces he will run for president.

French PM Manuel Valls to run for President, for 'reconciliation'

Independence had always brought success in the past. But a baby changed everything.

My mother taught me never to depend on a man, and that failed me

COMMENT
Katherine Feeney

Senator Malcolm Roberts has spoken of a 'cabal' of 'international bankers'.

Senate should turn its back on Roberts as if he does not exist

COMMENT
Bill O'Chee

Where the United States of Trumperica heads from January, no-one is quite sure, writes Madonna King.

A visit to Trumperica to see the making of the great

COMMENT
Madonna King

Graeme Cowper has suffered a stunning defeat in his defamation action.

NAB former star crashes to Earth

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

No one spared in Surfstitch wipeout

Colin Kruger, CBD

There are increasing examples of women who have managed to balance work/caring responsibilities.

Yes women want to be CEOs, even when they have children

COMMENT
Nassim Khadem

Respondents believe that residential property in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will remain at the top of property cycle ...

Housing markets to remain strong, but the bubble is inflating

Chinese property heavyweight in billion-dollar buy-up

Trump ready to hand over family empire. It doesn't always go well

Startup hype master faces toughest test yet

Why investors are paying up for unlisted infra assets

58 Manson Road, Hendra

How to get top dollar from home buyers in Brisbane's best suburbs

Never underestimate the power of grey.

Why grey is the new white

Mika Dining Table, Mika Chair

Is this the most beautiful design movement for 2017?

Homes by the water

Six of the most amazing beach houses around Australia

55 Lytham Street, Indooroopilly.

'Undiscovered paradise': Indooropilly masterpiece for sale

The Wardrobe XXI collection.

From highlands to high street: You can now wear your favourite whisky

Men's Style

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

Could you handle the most extreme workout trend of 2017?

Fitness

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

Scott Morrison's greatest achievement to date

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

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

Rachel Service knows what burnout looks like.

What's the difference between burnout and stress?

Alexandra Cain

Stephen Drummett, AGDATA Australia with Minister for Small Business, Michael McCormack.

Farm tech company wins national award

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Lightning strike kills man

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Tuqiri, Larkham, Umaga urged to stage comebacks

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Adani mine project moves forward

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Koala joeys learn to wrestle

Coalition Rooms

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Dec 7

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

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Season 2 of Blunt Talk now streaming on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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One person makes all the difference for foster kids

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Mariah Carey and a chez lounge.

How Mariah's World dealt with Packer-sized elephant in room

Rob Moran

Back with the Bridge: Paul Hogan has won the Longford Lyell Award from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.

Hoges tells 'pathetic' Trump to suck it up

Garry Maddox

<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

Ben Mendelsohn portrays Director Krennic in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

Ben Mendelsohn's Emmy speech: 'I would dedicate it to Mum"

Michael Idato

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 Jewish 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

This image released by Disney shows Moana, voiced by Auli'i Cravalho, in a scene from the animated film, "Moana." ...

Rogue One, Moana, put Disney on track for biggest year ever

Karl Quinn

American artist Nick Cave's HEARD will performed at GOMA over the weekend.

GoMA celebrates 10th anniversary with colour

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

El clasico tells the story of two Kurdish brothers who risk their lives by riding a motorbike to Spain to meet their ...

Brisbane in focus for Asia Pacific film festival

Toby Crockford

The Fourth Direction

Jack Thompson's picks for the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival

President-elect Donald Trump modelling his latest fashion statement.

Donald Trump is now using sticky tape in odd places

Jenna Clarke

Saint West holds his mother Kim Kardashian's face as she tries to kiss him.

Kim Kardashian releases photos of Saint West for his first birthday

Nicole Economos

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

Sexual connection is key to happy marriages

Heidi Stevens

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

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

In order to crawl out of a bad mood, it pays to focus on what will help.

How to avoid pre-Christmas burn out

Kerri Sackville

David Beckham arrives at the 6th Biennial UNICEF Ball.

David Beckham bares his body in a bid to end child violence

Nicole Economos

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

Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year: Mariam Veiszadeh

Daisy Dumas

The experimental nature of "bro science" is potentially deadly, doctors warn.

The deadly risk of bro science: bodybuilder injects coconut oil

Sarah Berry

Bond with your idol by ... drinking sugar?

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

Sarah Berry

Nothing to hide: Being upfront about your eating history.

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

Mike Riggs

Adam Liaw's salmon oyakodon.

22 easy sushi and sashimi recipes to make at home

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

Porteno's Christmas porchetta with chimichurri

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz

Go savoury with blue cheese madeleines.

Our ultimate list of dinner party recipes for entertaining season

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Anzac, God, Sir, and 43 other baby names you can't use in Oz

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

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

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

Ubud's Hanging Gardens pool setting is spectacular.

Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Bali

Sheriden Rhodes

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The British village baffled by flocking Chinese tourists

Dan Bilefsky

The rooftop bar at Hyatt Regency Sydney.

Knockout views: Australia's largest hotel opens in Sydney

Annie Dang

Amazon go

Amazon's grocery store has no checkouts

Trusted Contacts lets you exchange location information with loved ones.

Google app shares your location with loved ones

A 3D printer from Makerbot.

Why 3D printing failed to take off despite the hype

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

Review: A new dawn for Pokemon games

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

2016 Great Wall Steed.

China's newest ute reviewed

Mark Short

2016 Audi A4 Allroad.

Audi's SUV alternative reviewed

Stephen Ottley

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

Tough finish: Bernard Foley was disappointed by the loss to England.

Wallabies can build on tough year: Foley

Adrian Warren and Myles Houlbrook-Walk

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 group calling themselves 'the game'

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

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

Ricciardo to unlock 'hidden honey badger'

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

Nine's cricket commentary team at the WACA earlier this year: (from left) Shane Warne, Ian Healy, Michael Clarke, Mark ...

Even Kiwis have had enough of our TV cricket commentary

COMMENT
Hamish Bidwell

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

Flanagan closer to making Sharks captaincy call

Adam Pengilly

Steve Smith has his eyes to the future.

Lehmann backing Smith to become 'great leader'

Caden Helmers

Glenn Maxwell.

Big Show needs sounding board: Dean Jones

Greg Baum