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Malcolm Turnbull and Lucy Turnbull at the ARM dinner.

PM's republic plan again reveals his political impotence

ANALYSIS
24 mins ago

The bomb response unit has responded to reports of a "suspicious device" in Thornbury.

Man seriously injured in one-punch assault in Chapel Street

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Rebecca Black.

Husband, children devastated after jockey dies in race fall

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Monash Freeway driver caught watching porn on phone

Dylann Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, North Carolina, in June 2015.

'Jewish invention': Mass murderer won't seek to avoid death penalty

Nathan Lyon of Australia celebrates after taking the wicket of Babar Azam on day three.

First Test: Good session for Pakistan, not so good for Australia

Live
34 mins ago

What happens to Australia when Trump makes the calls?

COMMENT

Docklands robber threatens staff with sawn-off shotgun

67-car pileup in Baltimore as winter storm slams parts of US

Cold the new killer for young and wounded in flight from Aleppo

White House needs 'grown-up': Michelle Obama

Bruce Johnson said fear and intimidation were a dark side behind Bunnings' service with a smile.

Former manager makes allegations of culture of intimidation at Bunnings

57 mins ago

Those who repay nature's spectacle by leaving rubbish do not deserve to be there. End of story.

Make sure you know the beach etiquette basics for summer

George Clooney in Hail, Caesar!

Our film critics select their twenty best films of 2016

Comedian Margaret Cho.

Margaret Cho's 'weird' talk with Tilda Swinton over whitewashing

Samantha Armytage predicted Donald Trump's election win.

The most controversial thing a woman can wear

COMMENT

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Which crimes increase over Christmas?

It's beginning to feel a lot like...shopping madness!

Festive frenzy: Christmas shopping trading hours

Maria Claudia Lutz and Fernando Manrique with their children,
Martin and Elisa.

'All of us knew straight away, he's killed them'

'Now that's a rock!' After Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski announced their engagement on Instagram on Monday night the ...

The secret behind Snezana's $50,000 diamond ring

Emma Felice lives in a tiny apartment in Tokyo.

How to live in an apartment that's just eight square metres

Emma Felice lives in a tiny apartment in Tokyo.

How to live in an apartment that's just eight square metres

Bathing box 85, Dendy beach, Brighton

House or beach box? Brighton icon fetches price of a family home

Miniature shops for fancy mice open up in Sweden

Miranda Kerr seen out in Manhattan after a photo shoot at Spring Studios.

Kerr will need to find somewhere else to spend Christmas

Real estate agents will be forced to advertise prices with a range of 10 per cent under new laws next year.

New bans on some real estate ads in bid to quash underquoting

The one-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital but she died shortly after arriving.

One-year-old killed in horror Phillip Island crash

'It's like an adult version of treasure hunt': Thinking outside the box

Andrews 'caved in to bigotry' over Safe Schools

Christmas Street passes through Northcote and Alphington.

Christmas Street at loggerheads over festive spirit

Dandenong Christmas tree farm owner Neil Cranston prepares for the Christmas rush.

Happiness grows on trees

Premier Daniel Andrews and Deputy Commissioner Andrew Crisp. More police will be assigned as first responders and more ...

Jump in nasty young criminals has caught everyone by surprise

Friends of Banyule president Dennis O'Connell at Banyule Flats Reserve this week.

North East Link to shift thousands from rail to cars: report

Seven people were rescued from croc-infested waters in the Northern Territory

Seven rescued from croc-infested NT waters

Millionaire chief executive's staff caught in drug bust

EXCLUSIVE

Police are hoping witnesses come forward.

Trio attempt robberies 'armed with axes'

Posting photographs to social media while on holiday can leave you exposed to burglars, experts warn.

The worst times for holiday break-ins

NSW

Senator Pauline Hanson, who will formally announce One Nation's candidates at the likely 2017 Queensland election, with ...

One Nation to 'initially' contest 36 seats in next Queensland election

How long before parliaments have gender balance? We crunched the numbers

Stephanie Peatling

Turnbull reaffirms his support for an Australian republic

Deborah Snow

The home ownership inquiry, commissioned by Joe Hockey in April 2015, has a long and tortured history.

'It's laughable': Coalition slammed for housing affordability probe

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's office declined to comment on the Federal Court ruling.

Dutton wrong on refugees' citizenship, court finds

Michael Gordon

Minister for Justice Michael Keenan visited China in November and trumpeted an information sharing scheme.

Australia poised to ignore protests and ratify China extradition treaty

Philip Wen

One opportunity for a fresh start for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looms in an area former prime minister Tony Abbott ...

Turnbull's chance for a fresh start

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

A boy from eastern Aleppo stands in a pickup truck with his family on Friday arriving in western rural Aleppo as part of ...

Cold the new killer for young and wounded in flight from Aleppo

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the matter, calling China's action "unprecedented."

China to return seized US drone after Trump slams Beijing

Philip Wen
49 mins ago

Demonstrators hold 100-bolivar banknotes while preparing food during the street protest in El Pinal.

Venezuela postpones currency move after chaos, protests

37 mins ago

Afghan Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum is seen weeping in public on the day of the alleged abduction, November 25. He ...

Afghan veep investigated on torture, abuse charges

1 hr ago

Studies suggest some people are happier giving gifts or treats than they are receiving them.

Giving is like sex, it makes us human

COMMENT
Peter Martin

What happens to Australia when Donald Trump makes the calls?

Australia, the Biggest Loser

COMMENT
Daniel Flitton

Matthew Guy: could learn something from Malcolm Turnbull.

Victoria's Liberals are lurching uncomfortably to the right

COMMENT
Farrah Tomazin

Bruce Johnson said fear and intimidation were a dark side behind Bunnings' service with a smile.

Bunnings allegedly threatened manager with the 'terminator'

57 mins ago

The new coal seam gas Santos Fairview Gas Processing Hub near Roma, west of Brisbane.

Pollies confused about mining economics

Ross Gittins

Government-owned Australia Post will not reveal the salary of its chief executive or senior staff.

Australia Post refusing to publish MD Fahour's salary

Treasurer Scott Morrison presents MYEFO on Monday.

ASX set for steady start ahead of budget update

47 mins ago

More retail collapses tipped for 2017: report

3 mins ago

Japan Inc's free lunch on unpaid overtime

1 hr ago

Float flops: the no-good, the bad and the ugly of IPOs

IN DEPTH
Sarah Danckert

Employment is growing. So is unemployment. Huh?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

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As used by leading Aussie distiller Archie Rose, this deluxe cocktail kit ...

Holiday cheers: 29 boozy gift ideas for a very merry Christmas

Fine Drinks

There are some trends we hope don't make it into the new year.

What were we thinking? Nine shocker trends to kiss goodbye

Men's Style

Illustration: Simon Letch

Can I spread risk by having two super funds?

ASK NOEL

Resilience is a tool on the path to wellbeing not an end in itself.

Why financial resilience is not an end goal

Cutting corners in a workplace can lead to injuries.

Corner-cutters at work: a profile of the main culprit

James Adonis

"We completely reverse engineered the business rather than just overlaying a digital strategy" – Adam Laurie of Digital360.

Data pros bought a waste water plant to prove their point

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Which crimes increase over Christmas?

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Manchester United complete perfect week

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China agrees to return US drone

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Baby killed in Phillip Island crash

Outside view of the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney on 13 September 1966. SMH NEWS Picture by R.L. STEWART Sheraton Sofitel ...

Rewind - The Wentworth Hotel turns 50

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Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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Every single episode of Seinfeld now streaming. Only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Michael Sheen, left, and Sarah Silverman arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Passengers" at the Village Theatre ...

Michael Sheen may put acting aside to fight Trump populism

Aja Styles

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2014 file photo, New York City real estate heir Robert Durst leaves a Houston courtroom. New ...

Durst blames meth for HBO's The Jinx murder 'confession'

Artist of the year Beyonce – happy to take a stand.

Beyonce ruled in 2016 but Death played a big hand

Bernard Zuel

Aron Challinger with the Darth Vader helmet from the original Star Wars film.

How Darth Vader's original helmet was found in Australia

Jason Bainbridge

Netflix's new sci-fi drama The OA has been released on the platform without any pomp and ceremony.

Triple weird: the first word on Netflix's new cryptic drama

Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso in Rogue One.

Star Wars' Rogue One the year's official box office hit

Shia LaBeouf told Variety: "I gotta earn my way back."

#AndInTheEnd it's LaBeouf's 'passport back into the world'

Elissa Blake

Puppet love: 'Catfished' digital dater just wants to know why

Karl Quinn

Keyword: AMM-Email Date created: Thu, 29. November 2012 9:39 PM Date imported: Mon, 14. November 2016 4:48 PM Country: ...

Not so silent night: How to have a rock'n'roll Christmas

Annabel Ross

Some of the The Melbourne Drone Orchestra that features 18 guitarists, they use feedback, tones and volume to maximum ...

Drone Orchestra's wall of sound passes pain threshold

Annabel Ross

Senior curator of Indigenous art Judith Ryan with batik banners by artists including Emily Kame Kngwarreye in <i>Who's ...

Who's afraid of colour? Not these Aboriginal women artists, curators

Debbie Cuthbertson

Comedian Margaret Cho.

Margaret Cho reveals 'weird' talk with Tilda Swinton

Andrea Mandell

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 25: Model Bella Hadid attends Dior Beauty celebrates The Art of Color with Peter Philips on ...

Don't panic Sydney, David Jones still loves you

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Those who repay nature's spectacle by leaving rubbish do not deserve to be there. End of story.

Know the beach etiquette basics, or cop my death stare

Wendy Squires

Alyce Pilgrim in Mykonos.

What happened when three women jumped on the 'Eat Pray Love' bandwagon

Evelyn Lewin

In short, your family will behave against type for two weeks.

Help, we are all going on a family hell-iday

Lola Borg

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, DEC 18/16 ISSUE. (supplied image, no credit, no archiving) ?Sweet Celebrations - Elise Strachan?

How a sweet cupcake dream earned a billion views

Cosima Marriner

Jessica Rowe answers your questions.

The perils of being a wallflower during the festive season

Jessica Rowe

Melanie Chisholm opened up to Fairfax Media.

Melanie C on raising her very own Spice Girl

Amy Croffey

Breathing affects the way we feel.

How breathing affects our brain

Sarah Berry

Bad fat and good food? People are confused.

It's time to get over our fear of dietary fat

Carrie Dennett

It's surprising that a demographic so conscious of appearance is failing the tooth-care test.

Young women have the worst dental hygiene

'Neighbourghood': Chermoula roasted Orange and vegetables with chickpeas and cous cous.

You'll want to try Hetty McKinnon's amazing vegetarian salads

Chef Michael Slade's Christmas gravy at his Thornbury restaurant Northern Git.

Chef's tips to making the perfect gravy

Brigitte Hafner's grilled lamb summer salad.

The pre-Christmas meal planner: light, healthy recipes

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Mum sparks controversy by holidaying while her baby was sleep trained

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner at an Oscars party in March. In June, the couple announced their intention to divorce.

Ben Affleck calls Jennifer Garner 'world's greatest mum'

Mum's genius Santa hack to remind her kids to behave.

Mum's genius Santa hack for getting her kids to behave

Cityscape of the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.

Forget Venice: Europe's best cities that aren't overrun with tourists

Tim Richards

Traveller letters: Beware in Barcelona train stations

Vinicunca Mountain (Rainbow Mountain) Peruvian Andes. The climb to get here is a challenge but well worth it to stand ...

The Big Picture competition: Readers' top travel photos

VPN-related searches on Google skyrocketed last year after new website-blocking measures were approved, and again this ...

Pirate Bay block won't stop VPN-savvy Aussies

Tim Biggs

As long as you're running, old foes like goombas and koopas won't stop Mario this time. He vaults right over them.

Super Mario Run is elegant and addictive

Tim Biggs

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive and founder of Facebook: "extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth".

Facebook rolls out anti fake news measures to select newsfeeds

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Every Star Wars video game ever, ranked

Kotaku

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Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

The Mazda CX-9 is a great everyday family car.

Hits and Misses: Best Daily Driver

The Drive Team

BMW Australia will introduce a limited-edition M4 to celebrate victory in the European DTM championship.

BMW's M4 DTM on the way to Australia

David McCowen

2016 Volvo XC90

New Volvo XC90 hybrid reviewed

David McCowen

Holden has launched a micro site for a trio of limited edition Commodores due to be revealed in January.

Swansong Commodores confirmed

Andrew MacLean

Volkswagen has produced a new Polo 'beats' special edition.

New VW Polo Beats reviewed

David McCowen

Toyota will build a Yaris hot hatch following its WRC experience.

Toyota confirms GTI rival

David McCowen

Nathan Lyon of Australia celebrates after taking the wicket of Babar Azam on day three.

Live: Pakistan hold steady against Aussies

Live
Andrew Wu
34 mins ago

Cult hero: Nathan Lyon.

Nice, Garry! The Gabba's new cult hero

1 hr ago

Rebecca Black.

Jockey dies in race fall

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Smashing performance: Besart Berisha equalled Archie Thompson's goalscoring record in the second half of Saturday ...

Besart Berisha's 'smashing' half-time motivation routine

Michael Lynch

Wildcard: Jaimee Fourlis celebrates after beating Abbie Myers.

Melbourne teenager wins Australian Open wildcard

52 mins ago

It's offical: Omar Jasika of Australia celebrates winning through to the Australian Open.

Wild child to wildcard: Teen star Jasika rages into Australian Open

3 mins ago

Legends: Bart Cummings and 1996 Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup winner Saintly.

The man who made Saintly into a legend

Patrick Bartley
1 hr ago

Not forgotten: Shaun Marsh opens the batting in the first Test against South Africa at the WACA on November 4. He made ...

Howard reassures Marsh he still has Test future

20 mins ago

Happy to be at Essendon: James Stewart.

Son of a Magpie's tough choice: Carlton or Essendon?

Sam McClure

Garry Lyon: Back on the airwaves in the new year.

SEN reveals its men-only footy line-up

Larissa Nicholson

Contract extension: Cyril Rioli has re-committed to the Hawks

Hawks star Cyril Rioli extends contract

Daniel Cherny

Sam Simpson

Cats' father-son draft call reaches Uganda

Rohan Connolly

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Caleb Daniel of the Western Bulldogs and Isaac Heeney of the Sydney Swans chase the ...

Swans tie up Heeney for long haul

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