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Unsuccessful bidders at the auction.

Panic hits buyers in Melbourne auction avalanche

Tuesday's entire $20m OzLotto jackpot was won by a Gold Coaster.

Showdown looms as seven companies hit with $2b in tax bills

1 hr ago

Caroline Jones marks the 20th anniversary of Australian Story. FIRST USE SUN-HERALD, MAY 29 2016.

'Trailblazer': After 20 years, Caroline Jones to leave Australian Story

19 mins ago

Kiara Robinson worked at Outback Steakhouse in Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, where she was underpaid. 4th October 2016 ...

When Ashleigh vented about her boss, she unleashed a storm

The GDP figures which came in worse than the gloomiest forecasts were a "wake-up call", said Treasurer Scott Morrison.

The 'wake-up call' was ringing for years. No one bothered to answer

COMMENT

Police at the scene on Nelson place in Williamstown.

Woman hands herself in to police after man found dead

BREAKING
23 mins ago

Government approves Kidman cattle empire sale to Gina Rinehart

59 mins ago

Google changes 'racist and sexist' search suggestions

COMMENT

'Spank me if I'm wrong': Lingerie chain under fire

School that went from slates to iPads closes after 146 years

Climate change 'could cost Turnbull his job a second time'

Portrait of an attractive couple celebrating with champagne at kitchen

Sorry boomers, you really didn't have it that tough

COMMENT

Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin is one of the 20 best Aussie spirits of 2016.

Top tipples: The 20 best Aussie spirits of 2016

Smart Sipping
1 hr ago

Sofia Vergara

Modern Family star sued by her frozen embryos

Christmas

Here are some of the weirdest Christmas trees you'll ever see

NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: David Warner and Steve Smith of Australia look on as rain delays the start of play ...

Smith, Warner wined and dined at 'private dinner' ahead of pay war

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Baloney! Trump supporter on Russian rights abuses

Nico Rosberg of Germany

Want to become a formula one driver? Check the job ads

Vintage dresses at the Melbourne Vintage sale. For sale whisperer

Where to find Melbourne's biggest vintage sale

broccoli

Hated veggies as a kid? These are the scientific reasons why

You're likely to be visiting at the same time as plenty of other people: try and make a private inspection.

How to make the most of an open for inspection

Christian Dior with fashion model Victoire wearing the "Zaire" dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, H line) ...

Dior blockbuster coming to Melbourne to celebrate 70 years

1 hr ago

#truelove: Ice dealers get engaged outside court after release from jail

'I don't want to feel like I have to go': Why Julia is against this law

The Suzanne Crescent home has been declared a crime scene.

Assault claim: Two arrested after man dies in Warrnambool

The Greenvale home that belonged to Mohammed Oueida before he was jailed. Police claimed he was living in a $2.8 million ...

Crime kingpin dubbed 'the next Tony Mobkel' freed amid drug feud

rsl

Prime property prices spell demise for Williamstown RSL

Police are investigating after a man grabbed a five-year-old girl on Wednesday.

Man grabbed five-year-old girl by her dress as she rode her bike

Cronulla rock pool will get busier next week as the mercury climbs.

'Rare' blast of heat on the way to Sydney

NSW
1 hr ago

The federal government was locked in a stoush with the City of Fremantle.

Citizenship stoush: Freo forced to pull Jan 28 ceremonies

WA
1 hr ago

So you think you've got talent. Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd.

Australian public service's $250,000 talent quest

ACT

Rockhampton detectives have charged a doctor with indecent assault.

Doctor charged with sex assault on patients

QLD

Michelle Guthrie, pictured at Senate estimates, had endured a difficult first year as ABC Managing Director.

'Brutal': Michelle Guthrie's bruising first year atop the ABC

1 hr ago

Energy politics could cost PM his job a second time: Jay Weatherill

Tom McIlroy

Liberal powerbroker's wife quits party over conservatives

EXCLUSIVE

Tom Keneally has been a vocal defender of parallel import restrictions.

Labor to oppose cheaper book imports, backs Australian authors

Fergus Hunter

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen says he will question Treasury secretary John Fraser over the report.

Labor attacks 'treasury' report discrediting economic stimulus

1 hr ago

Stephen Conroy was in charge of overseeing online gambling laws during his time as minister for the digital economy in ...

There's nothing illegal about Conroy's new job. But it smells bad

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

The funding announcement will deliver some immediate certainty but not the longer term security providers had been ...

Temporary reprieve for family violence, homelessness services

Fayza Makeen holds a portrait of her hiusband Magdy Makeen, who died in police custody, at their home in the Cairo ...

A sight 'that would make even God turn away'

Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara sued by her frozen embryos for the right to life

John Glenn talks with astronauts on the International Space Station via satellite.

John Glenn, first US astronaut to orbit Earth, dies at 95

Map showing the epicentre of the Friday morning's earthquake.

Tsunami warning called off after Solomon earthquake

Megan Levy

Andrew Denton

Desperate plea finally answered for the terminally ill

COMMENT
Andrew Denton

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Climate failure is not just about Turnbull - the problem goes deeper

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is beholden to the right. Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg was rolled by the right and ...

Why certain Liberals can't believe in climate change

COMMENT
John Hewson

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan says real-time reviews of multinationals are taking place, despite companies reporting nil ...

Showdown looms as seven companies hit with $2b in tax bills

1 hr ago

The ECB's extension of its monetary easing policy has cheered bulls.

Markets Live: Bulls remain in charge

Live
25 mins ago

Gina Rinehart's joint bid for S. Kidman & Co's cattle stations has jumped its final hurdle.

Government approves Kidman cattle empire sale to Rinehart

59 mins ago

James Packer has voiced concern for Crown Resorts employees detained in China.

Crown shares plunge after report of ATM withdrawal cap in Macau

1 hr ago

ANZ hikes interest rates for property investors

The GDP 'wake-up call' has been ringing for years

COMMENT

ANZ, NAB and Westpac rate rigging case could drag into 2018

1 hr ago

House prices are too high ... just ask these CEOs

Colin Kruger, CBD

The challenge for those looking for their first family home is that the most affordable suburbs are further away than ever.

Did first time buyers in the 80s have it as tough as millennials?

What is the price of a good night's sleep?

$150,000 for a bed: are sweet dreams are made of this?

18 mins ago

Unsuccessful bidders at the auction.

Panic, urgency hit home buyers in Melbourne auction frenzy

You're likely to be visiting at the same time as plenty of other people: try and make a private inspection.

How to make the most of an open for inspection visit

A demolition company accidentally knocked down a property owned by Steve Ballas, instead of a neighbouring home.

Sydney man returns to home to find it demolished in mix-up

Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin is one of the 20 best Aussie spirits of 2016.

20 new Aussie spirits every home bar needs

Smart Sipping
1 hr ago

The Other Right is famous for its pét-nats.

The ancient wine you should be drinking this summer

Fine Drinks
Rory Kent

Wasting money to upsize your pension payments doesn't make good financial sense.

Straight talk on the age pension

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

The kids were assigned assets, such as shares in Blackmores or Facebook, or a commercial property and asked to research them.

Bad Santa and Banqer – teaching school kids about money

Christo Hall preaches against to-do lists.

Why you can ditch the to-do list

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Bursting the bubble on the economy has unintended psychological results.

Surprising outcome of an economic downturn

James Adonis

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Pope offers prayers for the abandoned

30 mins ago

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Jay Weatherill ramps up carbon rhetoric

COAG
1 hr ago

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Hillary Clinton warns of fake news

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Justin Timberlake surprises Sydney school

1 hr ago

Michael Leunig

A touch of Leunig humour for Christmas

Stan - Mozart

Brand new season of Mozart in the Jungle - exclusively premieres tomorrow on Stan.

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Caroline Jones on the set of Australian Story earlier this year.

'Legend' Caroline Jones to leave Australian Story

Karl Quinn
19 mins ago

Timberlake told student Fergus Lupton his song should be "on the radio now".

The day Justin Timberlake surprised Newtown students

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Madonna flexes on Carpool Karaoke with James Corden.

Madonna tells James Corden she tongue-kissed Michael Jackson

Rob Moran

George Ogilvie, who cast Russell Crowe in his first feature film recalls the crew thought he was 'an arrogant little ...

Russell Crowe was 'an arrogant little pisspot' on set

Peter Munro

Jennifer Aniston makes her ruthless CEO's frustrations appear real.

Office Christmas Party ranks among all-time clumsy comedies

Jake Wilson

Josh Thomas in last night's emotional Please Like Me.

Thomas tears up as fans praise 'devastatingly raw' Please Like Me

Rob Moran

FILE - This is a Sept. 30, 1972 file photo of the members of the rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer,Greg Lake, left ...

British prog rock musician Greg Lake dies of cancer

Mel Gibson twice asked Sunrise's Edwina Bartholomew who she was.

'Who are you?': Sunrise star's awkward run-in with Mel

Ebony Bowden

Inside the ateliers of the House of Dior, 2012

National Gallery of Victoria to stage Dior retrospective in 2017

Melissa Singer
1 hr ago

The Versailles exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia . Photo by Karleen Minney.

Royal oui: National Gallery of Australia storms Versailles

Jil Hogan

Sara Bosch, Jack May (centre) and Alex Gibson during a preview of Blow-Up, a one-night music and art festival to be held ...

Blow-Up Festival a giant inflatable party in Brunswick back yard

Annabel Ross

Not sure if the green shoe thing will take off more broadly but here's how Miu Miu does it.

It's the colour of 2017. But how do you wear it?

Melissa Singer
2 mins ago

Public debate about the difficulties and costs of managing work and family is still solely centred on women.

We need to start talking about working dads

Jane Gilmore
1 hr ago

Lady Gaga performs Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Lady Gaga reveals mental trauma inflicted by concert tour

Nicole Economos
1 hr ago

A family at Goni Kachallari in Maiduguri. They are one of 17,700 families in Borno who receive a monthly ration of oil, ...

The horrors faced by women fleeing Boko Haram

Daisy Dumas

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 04: Heels outside Dior during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture F/W 2016/2017 on July 4, 2016 in ...

Gimme a 'P': how pompoms bounced back into fashion

Melissa Singer

Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick have become parents to a new baby boy.

Mick Jagger becomes a dad again at 73

Real or fake Christmas tree?

Why we chose a fake tree over a real tree this year

Jura Koncius

Ford is right that more men should endeavour to understand what it's like to be a woman, but will penetrative sex do that?

What Tom Ford got wrong about women and sex

Clementine Ford

Contributing to the world around us can change our biology.

The trait that trumps happiness and is an antidote to loneliness

Sarah Berry

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Jamie Oliver

The Jamie Oliver diet: How UK celebrity chef took on Big Sugar

Stephanie Baker

A comfortable relationship? Bring it.

8 times when being mediocre is more than just OK

Jeremy Glass

Dan Lepard's pistachio almond butter biscuits.

Edible Christmas gifts: Recipes for shortbread, mince pies and more

Neil Perry's Asian-inspired Christmas lunch.

Neil Perry's Asian-inspired barbecue Christmas feast

Buttermilk hotcake with shards of blueberry 'leather'.

Barry cafe's fluffy hotcakes cross the river to High Street

Tammy Van Dyke is suing Abbott Northwestern Hospital after the mix-up.

Mum sues hospital after stranger breastfed her baby

3 mins ago

Anthony Mayse was left in tears after being fat-shamed by Santa.

Santa sacked after 'fat shaming' 9-year-old boy

Should parents be graded on their commitment to their child's education.

The school 'grading' parents on their performance

The Premium Economy offering from Qantas.

World's biggest long haul airline to roll out premium economy

The unfinished Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang.

Lights on in North Korea's doomed hotel fuel rumours of reopening

If you detest seat recliners, try to get a bulkhead seat since there's no seat in front to recline.

Can't afford to fly business? Where the best seats in economy are

Michael Gebicki

Don't miss out on this summer's sporting action due to terrible digital television reception.

Don't let your TV ruin summer sports

COMMENT

US President-elect Donald Trump has lifted stock markets with a pro-growth agenda.

What we talked about on Facebook in 2016

A 99-million-year-old piece of amber with a feathered dinosaur tail trapped inside.

Dinosaur tail feathers found encased in amber at a market

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2016's most-watched video game trailers

Kotaku

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

Christmas tech gift guide: under $1000

2016 Lexus LC 500

Lexus' new sporty coupe reviewed

David McCowen

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio will battle it out with the likes of the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63.

Alfa Giulia range details revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Mercedes-AMG GLC 43.

Mercedes' Macan rival reviewed

Stephen Ottley

David McCowen driving his Renault Megane in Challenge Bathurst 2016.

How you can race at Bathurst

David McCowen

Toyota looks set to introduce a replacement to the 86 coupe.

Toyota commits to 86 successor

David McCowen

BMW’s vision for the next century is a sporting sedan dubbed, you guessed it: the VISION NEXT 100.

BMW takes responsibility for driverless cars

Andrew MacLean

Reiffel, centre, is helped by the England team's support staff as he leaves the field for treatment.

Ball to the head fells Australian umpire Reiffel

Stathi Paxinos

Wined and dined: Skipper Steve Smith and dedputy David Warner.

CA wines and dines Smith and Warner ahead of pay war

Chris Barrett

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

Cricket lawmakers want to spike batting's big guns

Dylan Alcott

Another top gong in a golden year for Alcott

Scott Spits

Only Younis Khan offered resistance to the pink-ball attack in Cairns.

Pakistanis struggle against pink ball in tour opener

Mark Philippoussis did not squander his ability but nor did he maximise what he had.

This 'dream team' has nightmare all over it

COMMENT
Linda Pearce

Invitation to TV: FFA CEO David Gallop wants to know what broadcasters are thinking.

TV networks to sway A-League expansion

Nico Rosberg of Germany

Want to become a formula one driver? Check the job ads

The AFLW Competition's top draft picks.

Women's AFL fixture: Prime time showcase for historic grand final

Stathi Paxinos
1 hr ago

Kennedy at Swans training on Friday.

Kennedy era dawns in major Swans leaders reshuffle

James Buckley
1 hr ago

Arden Street

Remember this? AFL is again big-game hunting in the 'burbs

Rodney Eade says Lynch and May were the standout options.

Lynch and May named Suns captains

Ben Cousins has been released from custody after pleading guilty to breaching a VRO.

Ben Cousins fined, released from custody over VRO breach

Heather McNeill

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