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Sydney weather heats up for the rest of the week.

Get set to sweat: Heatwave to settle in for two weeks

50 mins ago

5G will likely on ever serve a 'supporting role', analyst says.

The 5G conundrum: the very Australian obstacle to Telstra's rollout

1 hr ago

Sussan Ley

Sussan Ley steps down and don't bet on her coming back

COMMENT
Michael Gordon
57 mins ago

The decision was announced in a joint statement by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and her East Timorese ...

Spying fallout: East Timor to tear up oil and gas treaty with Australia

1 hr ago

The Trump children fell victim to internet mockery after this photo was posted on Twitter.

In a gun crime epidemic, Donald Trump jnr wants silencers for everyone

1 hr ago

Rent or buy: A new study reveals the years in which it was financially superior to rent or buy.

Renting versus buying: The evidence is in

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

What the government pays for your life depends on how you die

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Bull market roars into 2017 after ASX gains top 20 per cent

Live
1 hr ago

When will all my friends be married (and divorced)?

Inga Ting
1 hr ago

Sydney man found dead at the bottom of Bali resort pool

You can cheat death at a cost of just $275,000 a year

Jimmy Fallon

Fallon claims the Mariah defence as teleprompter fail mars Golden Globes

Live
9 mins ago

Brian Rudd.

Sydney's shoeshine man to get his final wish in death

1 hr ago

... and the masks appear to be a bit of a trend. Here's Drew Barrymore in hers.

This is what it takes to get that Golden Globe red carpet glamour

Live
37 mins ago

"He and I were very close for about six months, until the inevitable falling-out ...": Peter FitzSimons with former ...

Before I fell out with Alan Jones, he said things that stuck with me

Many Australians are having "larger portions of junk food, more often", a survey has found.

Nine easy ways to defeat your pesky sugar addiction

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Messi scores free-kick screamer

Shark

INTERACTIVE

How do you stop sharks without the slaughter?

Beauty or the Bieber? Emma Watson doll is a laughing stock

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Mark Hamill arrives for the European Premiere of 'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' at ...

Mark Hamill reads Trump tweet as The Joker, terrifies everyone

The economy seat pitch in Jetstar's A320-200 aircraft is a leg-scrunching, in-your-face 29 inches (74cm).

Jetstar economy - 'a cramped and miserable chore'

Maureen Houssein-Mustafa, founder of the Australasian College Broadway.

'Devastated': College accused of 'phantom students' collapses

Plan to boost Sydney's housing supply with council overhaul

Mehajer to return to politics to do what he loves most - 'help others'

Amy Croffey

Police are hunting for a man who allegedly used his mobile phone to film a boy who was showering in the toilet block of ...

Man 'secretly filmed teenager' in North Coast public bathroom

Kieran Gair

Lawyer Terrance Anthony Sullivan was suspended from practice until he answers questions about his child support obligations.

Sydney lawyer suspended over $80,000 child support dispute

Michaela Whitbourn

An elderly man has died after his car collided with vehicles in Kings Park.

Couple sparked 100km high-speed chase, court hears

Stephanie Gardiner

Rox Subramany, with her 10-year-old daughter: "I felt unsafe. I thought I was going to be physically attacked."

Church settles with Sydney mum on unfair dismissal case

Former One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin says she was not given a chance to defend herself.

Mayor threatens festival funds over Lin's social media comments

QLD

Shark bitten in half

Fisherman captures shark biting other shark in half off Exmouth

WA

Police vehicles at Melbourne Youth Justice Centre in Parkville late on Saturday night.

Government working to fortify Parkville youth centre after riot

UPDATED

Luke Newsome and partner Caity Lye.

Blanket ban after Luke died falling from ute at Summernats

ACT

Sussan Ley addresses the media in Albury on Monday.

Sussan Ley steps down and don't bet on her coming back

COMMENT
Michael Gordon
57 mins ago

Ley stands aside pending probe into Gold Coast trips

Matthew Knott

Spying fallout: East Timor to tear up oil and gas treaty with Australia

Daniel Flitton
1 hr ago

President-Elect Donald Trump.

Trump will stop Australia-US refugee deal, says congressman

EXCLUSIVE
Tom McIlroy

Bill Shorten says Centrelink's automated debt recovery system is a 'toxic mix of incompetence and cruelty'.

Centrelink 'farce' must end, Shorten says

Matthew Knott

Health Minister Sussan Ley

Ley faces fresh calls for her resignation over Gold Coast trips

Health Minister Sussan Ley bought an investment property while on a taxpayer funded trip.

Why Ley's statement will not end her problems

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.

Cruz, Texas governor meet with Taiwanese president in Houston

1 hr ago

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, pictured in 2015, has died of a suspected heart attack.

Iran's former president Rafsanjani dies leaving power vacuum

1 hr ago

Ghana President elect Nana Akufo-Addo during his inauguration ceremony in Accra, Ghana.

Ghana's president plagiarises Clinton, Bush at inauguration

Israeli emergency services personnel at the scene.

Four Israeli soldiers dead in truck ramming attack in Jerusalem

Fombasoa, 10, left, whose father wants to marry her off so her husband would be responsible for feeding her.

The real cost of climate change denial

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristof

With people's life expectancies on the increase, restructuring superannuation so that it still works is a major ...

Retirement will disappear like the fax machine

COMMENT
Elizabeth Henderson

What is it about Russia that winds everyone up so much?

Russia isn't the bad guy you've been led to believe it is

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Sharks killed just two of last year, but ladders averaged 23 deaths a year over the decade to 2012.

Sharks and ladders: What is saving an Australian life worth?

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

BUCKING BULL ILLUSTRATION colour cartoon / illo / illustration / toon / artwork SHARES, SHARE MARKET, S&P/ASX 200 Index, ...

Markets Live: ASX in bull market

Live
Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

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The Age Business Mercedes Benz Generic 31st of August 2001 picture by JOE ARMAO

Mercedes-Benz to overtake BMW as largest premium car maker

1 hr ago

Cotton On chief executive Peter Johnson (left) and chief financial officer Michael Hardwick.

How Cotton On mastered the middle market

How cheating death can cost you $275,000

Uber releases coveted travel data - including for Sydney

Housing approvals jump, but trend reversal not expected

Patrick Commins
32 mins ago

Sydney, Melbourne coastal holiday homes bounce back

Living with fewer possessions can help you to feel happier and less psychologically weighed down

Live with less: how to embrace minimalism at home

This home at 17 Prentice Avenue, Erowal Bay, is on the market for $410,000.

The cheapest coastal towns within three hours of Sydney

As far as moving mistakes go, mixing up your dates is one of the worst.

I moved 11 times in 13 years: this is my cautionary tale

Three Parts House by Architects EAT.

The architecture trends to say goodbye to in 2017

Welcome to the year of the renter.

2017: Welcome to year of the renter

Isla Tagomago in Spain.

Castaway: Nine luxury islands you can have all to yourself

Luxury

Sell yourself, but remain genuine.

10 ways to guarantee you get that promotion in 2017

Ceiling Crashers

Jarrod Partridge and his wife relocated to Bali, where he works as a freelance writer.

Got the back to work blues? Freelancers share their experience

Christine Long

You don't have to retire to go on holidays to distant places like Montenegro.

Your Questions: when can I afford to retire?

George Cochrane

Simon Ward of Bali Food Safari: "We sold our house in Australia after 12 months – we're all in."

How to start a boutique business in Bali

Larissa Ham

Wing La Cakes owner Wing La expects fellow existing businesses to adapt to the newcomers.

'We need the hipsters': Asian small business leader

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Parkville rioters sent to Barwon Prison

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Shark bites shark in half off Exmouth

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Another important US earnings season

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Rooney equals all-time goal scoring record

The Age, News, 04/01/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Opening of the Slide the Square water slide in Federation Square. ...

Fairfax photos of the week

Room

In "Room", 5-year-old Jack and his Ma escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life.

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock now streaming, Only on Stan.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Nicole Kidman arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in ...

Golden Globes 2017 Live: Nicole Kidman misses out on award

Live
Aja Styles
9 mins ago

'Terrifying' Emma Watson doll becomes laughing stock

Rob Moran

Actor Joe Klocek poses for a photo on January 6, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia.

Kidman, Jackman ... Klocek. Our rising stars revealed

Broede Carmody

K.J. Apa as Archie in the new drama Riverdale.

Comic no more: Archie gets the Twin Peaks treatment

Michael Idato

Nicole Kidman accepts the international star award for "Lion" at the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film ...

'I wanted to strangle him' - Mel is still dirty on Gervais

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

ARTIFACT - ELVIS & 1956 LINCOLN CAR... 'Elvis at The O2: The Exhibition of His Life'. Opens 12 December at The O2, ...

How Elvis makes more money now than when he was alive

Nick Miller

Melbourne author Liam Pieper.

Holiday hell: Why trying to relax sends me into a panic

Liam Pieper

Tony Martin and Damian Cowell of TISM

TISM's Damian Cowell and Tony Martin's star-studded adventure

Michael Dwyer

Ane Brun, Sydney Festival, planner

The 'Sworwegian' who charms the socks off her adoring audience

George Palathingal

The performers of <i>Cry Jailolo</I> exude energy but keep it under tight control.

How good are they? As close to perfection as you can get

Jill Sykes

Influential: Jackie Orszaczky

Nine years gone and his spirit still lives on in Sydney music

John Shand

Michelle Williams at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday.

Golden Globes 2017: Michelle Williams, Nicole Kidman live from the red carpet

Live
Amy Croffey
37 mins ago

Amy Adams striking in Tom Ford.

Photos: Golden Globes red carpet

1 hr ago

Evan Rachel Wood attends the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Why Evan Rachel Wood has suited up for the Golden Globes

Mary Ward

Lauren Duca.

Twitter suspends millionaire after harassment of Teen Vogue writer

Mary Ward

Busy Phillipps shared this backstage selfie with Globe winner Sarah Paulson to her Instagran account with the caption, ...

Golden Globes 2017: behind the scenes

9 mins ago

We need to stop blaming 'cake culture' and start looking at the bigger picture.

Doctors want us to stamp out 'cake culture' at work

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

It's time to talk about the expectations around what girls wear to school..

Why do we still make girls wear skirts and dresses to school?

COMMENT
Amanda Mergler

Scientists have identified a natural way to regenerate the fatty cells.

A UK breakthrough could spell end for wrinkles

Green juice? Great. Let's put some play into our eating too.

Healthy-ish: the answer to good health?

Sarah Berry

There's a time for refined foods.

Newsflash: why some refined carbs may be good for us

Paula Goodyer

Regular breaks can make you work and feel better.

Work. Walk 5 minutes. Work.

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Gudetama cafe in Singapore.

Where the Good Food team are travelling in 2017

Good Food team

Adam Liaw's delicious gado gado salad with eggs and peanut dressing.

Weekly meal planner: Fast, fresh and fun meal ideas

New outdoor dining: DIY smorrebrod.

The easy tricks that people who pack lunch every day use

Sharnee Rawson

Triplets Raya, Phoebe and Ryan with big sisters Mya and Kayla.

Mum gives birth to four babies in 11 months

1 hr ago

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin still enjoy 'family life' despite being divorced.

Gwyneth Paltrow talks about 'family life' after divorce

Tens of thousands of plastic eggs have been washed ashore a beach in Germany, following a storm.

Thousands of Kinder Surprises wash up on German beach

The economy seat pitch in Jetstar's A320-200 aircraft is a leg-scrunching, in-your-face 29 inches (74cm).

Flight test: Jetstar economy 'a cramped and miserable chore'

Max Anderson

Explore by kayak: Raja Ampat islands, West Papua.

The top 10 greatest adventures you can do in Asia

Andrew Bain

Toilets at Gubei Water Town, a resort on the outskirts of Beijing that are rated the most exemplary in the nation.

Best of the worst: This is officially the best toilet in China

MIKE IVES and RYAN MCMORROW

The Nokia 6 will be available soon, exclusively in China.

Zombie phone brands return from the grave

Tim Biggs
10 mins ago

The original iPhone.

Apple's iPhone marks 10th anniversary

20 mins ago

People gather around the Faraday Future's FF91 electric car at CES International Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. ...

Automotive hyberbole at CES as cars become more central to show

COMMENT

razer

Razer's prototype laptop has three 4K screens

Gizmodo

Sony's Bravia XBR-A1E OLED is not a great choice to mount on a wall, but its kickstand give is a unique look.

Sony's OLED TV is both screen and speaker

2017 Kia Stinger

Kia's Commodore rival revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota Corolla ZR. 2017 Toyota Corolla sedan.

Updated Corolla sedan revealed

Daniel DeGasperi

Bentley Continental GT Supersports Photo: James Lipman / jameslipman.com 2017 Bentley Continental Supersports.

The world's fastest family car

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche 911 GTS.

Porsche lifts cover on facelifted 911 GTS

Greg Kable

Honda NeuV concept at 2017 CES.

The car that will make you money

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-AMG has teased a new hybrid supercar at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Mercedes teases F1 hybrid supercar

David McCowen

Call up: Steve O'Keefe could partner Nathan Lyon in his home Test.

Sixer to miss BBL season to focus on India

James Buckley
14 mins ago

BARNET, ENGLAND - JANUARY 07: Geoff Parling of Exeter Chiefs lays on the ground injured after a tackle by Richard ...

Ref apologetic as first red card given with new rugby rules

Video games to thank: Grigor Dimitrov credited his victory in Brisbane to trips to the arcade.

How video games can be the key to athletic success

Jamie Marcuson
1 hr ago

Resentful: Rory McIlroy is still bitter at the Olympic Games movement after pulling out of the event.

Why Rory McIlroy 'resents' the Olympics

Crowd hero: Substitute fielder Mickey Edwards.

Mickey's parents nearly missed his moment in the spotlight

Jamie Marcuson

Revved up: David Carney celebrates the match-winner.

Sydney FC target emergency Euro recruit

Dominic Bossi

Offer of support: the AFLPA has been in touch with someone close to James Hird.

AFLPA reaches out to James Hird

Daniel Cherny

Lionel Messi celebrates his stunner with teammates.

Video: Messi scores a last-gasp screamer

Richard Martin

Something borrowed: Carlos Brathwaite had to use other cricketers' shoes, bats and gloves.

Brathwaite borrowed shoes, bat, gloves for BBL debut

Eyes on India: Usman Khawaja.

Skipper tells players to start plotting strategies for India now

Andrew Wu

Focus: Chris Lynn of the Heat bats during the BBL clash with Scorchers this month.

Baggy green still a goal for BBL sensation Lynn

Andrew Wu

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