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Man who defrauded hundreds of thousands from the Public Trustee has been jailed.

Rate cut predicted as GDP worse than gloomiest forecast

Live

Louis Macindoe and Tori Van de Stadt.

'Left for dead': Nightmare end to Bali trip for Aussie couple

Ivanka Trump speaking at the Republican National Convention.

Trump's move could have a massive impact on Ivanka's business

49 mins ago

At 50, Bunnings boss John Gillam is expected to pursue another big leadership role.

Departing $20 million CEO leaves a big problem in his wake

ANALYSIS

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership stands on a reactionary plinth of hostiles who will ensure that he does it ...

PM has many things going for him, courage isn't one of them

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

A still image from the video that displayed the message: "True heroes balance energy intake and activity enjoy Paddle ...

Paddle Pop's 15-second ad dumped after complaint

21 mins ago

'It's a kangaroo court': Sydney dentist's bizarre Culleton protest

Some iPhones are randomly shutting down

Government's 'lack of spine' will increase prices, adviser warns

Rinehart's eyewatering daily interest payments on $7.2b debt

Crackpot Flynn is Trump's most dangerous choice

COMMENT

NEWS Michael G. Flynn, left, and his father, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, at Trump Tower in Manhattan last month. Credit ...

Flynn's view on fake news gets him sacked by Trump

21 mins ago

Actress Lena Dunham at the Glamour Live Summit 2016.

Lena Dunham's perfect response to being asked if she is pregnant

1 hr ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Tom Ford poses backstage at The Fashion Awards 2016 at Royal Albert Hall on December 5, ...

Tom Ford says sex act will help men 'understand women'

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Netflix's <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Netflix to debut 50 new shows, but is that a good thing?

COMMENT

36 degree temeperatures are predicted and some hit the beach ahead of the heat at Altona Beach. 4th March 2016. Photo by ...

You can actually have a stress-free December. This is how

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Best goal fail or save ever?

A mud bath at the Dead Sea is supposed to be great for your skin.

Six countries that are surprisingly easy to visit

The goalkeeper's mistake was quickly outdone by the striker's miss.

Goalkeeper, striker make epic blunders in front of goal

The temptation to overdo it during Silly Season can be a slippery slope.

How to avoid gaining weight over Christmas and New Year

Boot Camp

You may recognise Botany Bay, but what about Kyeemagh?

Five Sydney suburbs you've probably never heard of

Sam Beattie posted a photograph of himself and Michele Segalla on the plane heading to Australia.

'Next stop Sydney!' Couple on dream trip before lightning tragedy

Find out how long the wait is at your hospital

Boy, 4, dropped from window of burning Sydney apartment

A cheap Thomas the Tank Engine toy is part of the crackdown.

The 47 toys too dangerous for Christmas

"Australia is doing worse than Australia used to": Peter Goss, Grattan Institute.

The one subject more than half of NSW kids are failing

Assault charges: Access boss Savas Guven on site.

Fresh charges laid against Mosman CEO with a double life

Nick Kaldas at the parliamentary inquiry into the conduct and progress of the Ombudsmans report

Former senior officer launches legal bid to stop bugging report

Sacked maintenance workers on the picket line outside the Carlton & United Breweries in Abbotsford.

Unions claim victory as 55 CUB workers return to the job

BREAKING
Emily Woods
41 mins ago

United Voice early childcare workers padlocking themselves outside Scott Morrison's offices.

'Wages system is broken': Early educators fight for pay

Anna Patty
1 hr ago

The Ether Man: Phillip Charles Lamont

The car which led Brisbane detectives to the Ether Man

QLD

A teenager appeared in the Queanbeyan Children's Court on a charge of assault causing the death of his little brother.

Boy allegedly killed by brother had brain condition: autopsy

ACT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership stands on a reactionary plinth of hostiles who will ensure that he does it ...

Courage goes AWOL on climate policy

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

PM scrambles to back away from any prospect of a carbon tax

Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Turnbull government's 'lack of spine' will increase prices: adviser

Adam Morton

One Nation Senator Rod Culleton

'It's a kangaroo court': One Nation supporter disrupts High Court

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

Rudd offers Labor reform program, issues swipe at Bill Shorten

EXCLUSIVE

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten came together last month to link arms in support of ...

Recognition a step toward a treaty, says Shorten

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

One Nation senator suggests he will quit party's toxic culture

Damage from the quake could stretch as far as 67km from the epicentre.

Several dead after earthquake hits northern Indonesia

Jewel Topsfield
37 mins ago

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel proposes partial burqa ban ahead of German election

Nick Miller
1 hr ago

Fire rises following a Syrian government air strike that hit rebel positions in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, ...

Syrian troops enter Aleppo's Old City, poised for biggest win

Larry Laughlin, a retired business owner and conservative who relishes hyperpartisan news stories, at home in Ham Lake, ...

The real risk from fake news: more readers shrugging at the truth

1 hr ago

Ultimately, more women will want to take up construction careers, but, just as importantly, change will improve the work ...

The last frontier for jobs for women

COMMENT

HSC exams

We have a bigger education problem than being bad at maths

COMMENT
Kelsey Munro

What if you don't eat turkey?

Dinner party etiquette for hosts and guests

COMMENT
Christy Brissette

Retreating oil prices and selling in global miners may tarnish an expected rise in shares at the open.

Markets Live: Aussie dollar slips as economy hits reverse gear

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

It's fair to say Mrs Rinehart's 25-minute conversation with Flint covers a lot of fertile conservative ground.

Huge mortgage? Spare a thought for Gina Rinehart

Colin Kruger, CBD

At 50, Bunnings boss John Gillam is expected to pursue another big leadership role.

Bunnings' big boss bails, leaving investors nervous

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

The agreement includes admissions by 7-Eleven that a culture of underpayment and false records had become "normalised".

Big Brother crackdown on 7-Eleven in 'landmark' agreement

Samsung invests in startup that makes dashboards projectors

'Throw you under the f---ing bus': Cowper crashes to Earth

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

$45 million exodus from bank accounts to P2P loans

How Trump's trade tariffs could hurt his daughter

49 mins ago

"Indoor plants add life to any room", says Richard Brunton.

Creative ways to style indoor plants in your home

Some home buyers are grouping together as friends and family to purchase their first property.

The trend catching on among Australia's first-home buyers

You may recognise Botany Bay, but what about Kyeemagh?

Five Sydney suburbs you've probably never heard of

Airbnb is easy, fun and often much cheaper and more luxurious than alternative accomodation.

Need accomodation? 13 top tips for Airbnb ﬁrst-timers

There's been a mutual respect between fashion and interiors for eons.

How to incorporate the hottest summer fashion trends into your home

The man bun was good while it lasted. Which was longer than it should have.

Mullets to man buns: 11 haircuts men should never get

Grooming
1 hr ago

The temptation to overdo it during Silly Season can be a slippery slope.

The alarming cost of having three extra drinks this silly season

Boot Camp

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?

Regional Online Heroes 2016 at the Google HQ offices in Pyrmont, followed by dinner at The Gantry Restaurant, Pier One ...

How a small family software company from regional Queensland won a tech prize

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Raw footage: a car flips in three-car crash

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Ransom frees Christians from Islamic State

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Trump to cancel new Air Force One

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Jones: 'Star Wars' heroines 'don't mess around'

A tow boat travels along the Ohio River just before sunrise near Paducah.

World of Photos

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Brand new season of the Stan original comedy series No Activity, now Streaming.

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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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Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Netflix's <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Netflix to debut 50 original new shows but is that a good thing?

COMMENT
Rob Moran

Peter Bradshaw as Maester Aemon in Game of Thrones.

His watch is ended: Game of Thrones actor dies

52 mins ago

2DayFM's breakfast show Rove McManus and Sam Frost.

Radio ratings wars in 2017: Who's safe, who's on shaky ground

Ebony Bowden

Beyonce received nine nominations for Lemonade.

Beyonce makes Grammys history

Michael Idato
44 mins ago

Morrissey named Adelaide, Melbourne and Newcastle among his 'most appreciated' audience of 2016.

Morrissey ranks Australian gigs among his 'top 15 of 2016'

Rob Moran

Mariah Carey and a chez lounge.

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

Rob Moran

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie.

Is this the next step in 'Murdochification' of the ABC?

Karl Quinn

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 over SNL

Garry Maddox

Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork from the Monkees are back on the road.

They said it wouldn't last ... still going strong 50 years on

Sarah Thomas

Levi Miller in <i>Red Dog:True Blue</i>.

Our latest movie superstar sets off round the globe

Garry Maddox

Angel Olsen, 29, on the Sydney Opera House Studio stage.

She has all the right ingredients, but something's missing

Lucy Cormack

Actress Lena Dunham at the Glamour Live Summit 2016.

Lena Dunham had the perfect response to being asked if she is pregnant

Nicole Economos
1 hr ago

Fiona Apple
Then: The ultimate post-grunge girl, complete with silk slip dresses, crop tops, baggy jeans and unruly, ...

Fiona Apple releases the anti-Trump Christmas Carol we need

Mary Ward
1 hr ago

"Our relationship was an IOU exchange that only went one way."

My boyfriend didn't want to be a rapist, but he was

Michelle Jones*

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Tom Ford poses backstage at The Fashion Awards 2016 at Royal Albert Hall on December 5, ...

Tom Ford says this sex act will help men 'understand women'

Mary Ward

"If parents protect their child from uncomfortable emotions, when they're older they won't know how to cope with those ...

Why saying 'no' to your kids should make you feel good

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Claire Foy stars as the Queen in The Crown.

The true beauty of The Crown is all in the makeup

Natalie Reilly

Lady Gaga attends The Fashion Awards 2016 on December 5, 2016 in London, United Kingdom.

Lady Gaga reveals she has suffered with PTSD for years

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

Sexual connection is key to happy marriages

Heidi Stevens

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

The deadly risk of bro science: bodybuilder injects coconut oil

Sarah Berry

Born to move? We sure are.

Born to move? We sure are

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Protein fix? Where it comes from makes a difference.

Can you get too much protein? Yes, and it's not hard

RONI CARYN RABIN

Casarecce with rabbit and peas at Fred's in Paddington.

Have you been yet? These places are Sydney's hottest new restaurants

Iced gingerbread biscuits.

How to win Christmas with these 28 easy cooking hacks

1 hr ago

Cheese platter

Guess what? Salt in cheese might not be bad for you

Molly Landis after and before the accident.

'A guardian angel was watching over me': mum's lucky escape

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

Police are investigating new leads in the search for Madeleine McCann.

'Sick' Madeleine McCann merchandise pulled from sale

Swimming in the Dead sea, Ein Bokek, Israel.

Six countries that are surprisingly easy to visit

Ben Groundwater

Biz class.

Revealed: World's best airlines for first, business and economy cabins

Soo Kim
1 hr ago

Portrait of a happy Asian woman taking a selfie on a tour bus in London - people traveling concepts. istock

The British village baffled by flocking Chinese tourists

Dan Bilefsky

How much of your waking life is spent staring at a screen?

Smartphone addiction: parents as bad as kids

1 hr ago

Samsung may not have to hand over its entire profit for phones judged to have infringed Apple's patents.

Samsung scores win in Apple patent fight

Apple says the issue only affects a small number of 6s units made in September and October 2015.

Some iPhones are randomly shutting down

The back side of the new Google Pixel smartphone.

Eight reasons Pixel is better than iPhone

Lifehacker

Gift guide presented by Microsoft. All content and recommendations made by Fairfax Media unless otherwise noted.

Christmas tech gift guide: under $1000

Switch talks: Ben Barba is considering approaches from cashed-up Japanese rugby clubs.

Barba could make shock cross-code switch

Adrian Proszenko

It was a physical FFC Cup final when Melbourne City and Sydney FC met last month in Melbourne.

Arnold vows to get physical

1 hr ago

Top gig: Barry O'Farrell.

Barry O'Farrell's new job in sport

Heath Aston and Adam Pengilly
1 hr ago

A man was ejected from Manuka Oval during the second ODI between Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday.

Suspected 'pitchsider' ejected from Manuka Oval

Chris Barrett

Short notice: Beau Ryan rushed to be at the bedside of Kia Lettice.

Beau Ryan rushes to hospital bedside of fan with cancer

Matt Bungard

Master class: David Warner leaps in the air after posting a century.

Warner steers Australia to easy win over NZ

Chris Barrett

Fierce rivalry: Ruckmen Shane Mumford and Kurt Tippett come to blows in this year's qualifying final.

Giants to host Swans in preseason

James Buckley

Costly mistake: Canterbury Bulldogs overspent on their salary cap after failing to offload forward Lloyd Perrett.

Why Canterbury Bulldogs busted the salary cap

Adrian Proszenko

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: David Warner of Australia celebrates and acknowledges the crowd after scoring a ...

Warner continues golden streak with bat in ODIs

Out of action: Shane Watson suffered a calf strain during the Thunder's pre-season trip to Christchurch.

Injured Watson to miss start of BBL

Andrew Wu

Influential: Glenn Maxwell carries the drinks at the SCG on Sunday.

What Maxwell must get right to play for Australia

Andrew Wu

2018 Holden Commodore. EMBARGO: 10.01AM 7/12/2016

New Commodore revealed

David McCowen

E 220 d 4 MATIC All-Terrain; Farbe: citrinbraun; Leder: Leder beige E 220 d 4 MATIC All-Terrain; Paint: citrine brown; ...

Mercedes' new high-riding wagon reviewed

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Honda Civic Type R prototype.

Honda aiming for sub-$50k Type R

2017 Mazda CX-5. EMBARGO: 3PM 16/11/16

Mazda reveals (some) Oz specs for new-gen CX-5

Peter McKay

2016 Great Wall Steed.

China's newest ute reviewed

Mark Short

2016 Audi A4 Allroad.

Audi's SUV alternative reviewed

Stephen Ottley

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