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The view that Donald Trump is anti-trade is negative for the Australian dollar.

Australian dollar soars on huge trade surplus

Live
1 hr ago

Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.

Telstra customers in nationwide outage after fire at exchange

1 min ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday.

You have to feel sorry for Turnbull and his hijacked week

COMMENT
42 mins ago

A man was caught driving nine times over the blood alcohol limit, in Sunshine last year.

Man busted driving with deadly blood alcohol level above 0.45

46 mins ago

Jared Kushner was expected to be a moderate voice in the White House.

Angel v the devil: Where is Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner?

COMMENT

The cheapest house in Melbourne: 32 Pyalong Crescent, Dallas, was less than $250,000.

Could you afford Melbourne's cheapest house?

Grabbed off the street, sexually assaulted, tied up - at 10.15am

Charges laid over tattoo parlour daylight drive-by shooting

51 mins ago

More confusion over the on-off US-Australia refugee deal

1 hr ago

Customers due $41m in refunds after errors at Bankwest, NAB

Flinders St was 'running sore' because 'we left it too long': Doyle

1 hr ago

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the ...

Trump, Turnbull have 'the worst phone call by far'

1 hr ago

MIDDLE-AGED SPREAD, FAT, OBESE, OVERWEIGHT, WEIGHT

Four simple habits to prevent middle-age spread

Tziporah Malkah is on <i>I'm a Celebrity</i> to raise funds for a homeless woman's shelter.

Er... didn't you say you were tired of talking about James Packer?

Selling assets: Johnny Depp.

$3m cannon fire: Johnny Depp's ultra-extravagance laid bare

Pasta

The best (and worst) foods for losing weight

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Is this the greatest catch in cricket history?

Tourists taking photos at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.

There's a time and a place for selfies. This is not one of them

President Donald Trump is putting out conflicting signals on refugees.

Trump orders 'nuclear option' to stave off appointment brawl'

Swimming hole

10 swim spots so cool you could plan your whole trip around them

Many homes contain items hidden in the walls, under the carpet or buried in the back gardens.

What lies beneath: Uncovering the secret histories of our homes

Hari Shotham, CEO of Vitamin Warehouse.

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Australia's first vending-machine-only shop causes flap

Liam Mannix

President Donald Trump is putting out conflicting signals on refugees.

Trump only finishing what Hollywood, the media started

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull indicated on Wednesday that he supports reform to political donations.

Dark money: $70m in major party income is untraceable

Adam Gartrell

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Indigenous student Jordan Bourke has travelled from spending summer at home on Melville Island, Northern Territory, to ...

Jordan Bourke's incredible journey from Tiwi to Brighton

Lonely hearts warned about Valentine's Day online scammers

1 hr ago

This isn't the Melbourne we know and love. We are better than this

COMMENT

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Cafe Di Stasio forced to repay $35k after exploiting foreign staff

Forensics police walk past blood found on a pole outside units in St Albans.

St Albans tragedy: Stabbing victim dies en route to hospital

The state government is looking to build a new youth detention centre on a greenfield site in Werribee South.

'Build it in Portsea and see how they like it': Locals not sold on jail

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Uni students 'paying for essays' on sharing-economy site

Police escort a student away from Bonnyrigg High School after a stabbing.

Teacher, students 'stabbed with ruler'

NSW
55 mins ago

Police are doorknocking homes on Kennedy Street in Guildford after a fatal shooting.

Man dies after being shot in chest at home

NSW

Achoe Malarone, 41, was a store manager when he took more than $22,500 from tills at Phillip and Belconnen JB Hi-Fi stores.

JB Hi-Fi fraud: Manager nabbed more than $22,500

ACT

Man caught on camera stealing a CCTV camera

Ironic crime on high as man filmed stealing CCTV

WA

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the ...

Trump badgers and brags in phone call with Turnbull

Greg Miller and Philip Rucker
1 hr ago

White House, US State Department at odds over refugee deal

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Hiding Turnbull's donation was a gift to his critics

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull indicated on Wednesday that he supports reform to political donations.

Dark money: $70 million in major party income is untraceable

The growing appeal of Pauline Hanson's One Nation has left the Queensland LNP with a dilemma

Turnbull leaves open potential preference deal with One Nation

Malcolm Turnbull said the amount he donated was "substantial".

PM accused of 'buying' way out of trouble with donation

Latika Bourke

Dismissed: former chair of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council Warren Mundine.

Turnbull dissolves Abbott's Indigenous advisory council

CNN journalist Mohammed Tawfeeq was detained as a result of Donald Trump travel ban?

CNN journalist held under Trump travel ban sues

1 hr ago

British Prime Minister Theresa May.

A fascinating mess unfolds as Brexit survives first test

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

Abraham Louhenapessy, aka Captain Bram, at his trial.

Notorious people smuggler 'Captain Bram' faces court in Indonesia

Jewel Topsfield

Rolf Harris in London.

Jury in Rolf Harris recalled from deliberating

Nick Miller

The police were the targets of the crowd's fury, a seething and misdirected anger.

This is not the Melbourne we know. We're better than this

COMMENT
Michael Short

Illustration: Joe Benke

Fake facts aside, it turns out Trump meant what he said

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos says he is committed to blasting away rules that hurt consumers.

Have we got the spine to put an end to tariffs?

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Mining companies are resisting laws that would give the ATO more power to go after profit shifting.

Record trade surplus is good news for our AAA rating

1 hr ago

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Markets Live: $A soars on huge trade surplus

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

Edgar "Injap" Sia was studying architecture when he dropped out at 19 to start a business venture with classmates. Now ...

BBQ chicken seller turns property tycoon with 2500% stock surge

45 mins ago

NAB overcharged 220,000 corporate superannuation accounts a combined $34.7 million, ASIC said.

Banks forced to repay customers $41m after errors

1130 jobs in danger at Marcs, David Lawrence

Catie Low
35 mins ago

Apple beats Samsung for first time in years

Suncorp, a company where the price isn't right

COMMENT

Missing billionaire 'awkward' for Hong Kong

Overseas investment in Australian development sites has evolved away from high-rises and towards house and land estates.

Chinese developers buy one-third of Australia's development sites

1 hr ago

Many homes contain items hidden in the walls, under the carpet or buried in the back gardens.

What lies beneath: Uncovering the secret histories of our homes

The cheapest house in Melbourne: 32 Pyalong Crescent, Dallas, was less than $250,000.

Could you afford Melbourne's cheapest house?

Pat and Wendy Halverson might not be saving ships at peril on the sea, but they work hard welcoming guests to join them.

'It's such a special place to live': Life in a lighthouse

Skyrocketing rents in Hong Kong have seen a rise in the number of people living in "coffin" homes.

Tiny 'coffin' homes become increasingly popular in Hong Kong

NCH NEWS, Cycling in Newcastle. Image shows riding along Hunter street . 25th May 2012 pic Darren Pateman

Five lessons I learned the hard way after 15 years on a bike

On Your Bike

The lads on the runway at David Jones Autumn Winter collection.

DJs fashion forecast: It's the end of the suit as we know it

Men's Style

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How to boost the age pension by $792 a fortnight

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Noel Whittaker

The superannuation rules are changing in July.

Rush to beat this year's super deadline

Daryl Dixon

The competition to be home for the best start-ups is tipped to heat up in the next five to 10 years.

Should start-ups be paid to move location?

Jackie Bull, CEO, Sidekicker - a world class HR website that is disrupting the temp industry in Australia and New Zealand

Seven surprising mistakes Australian entrepreneurs make

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Woman dies after stabbing in St Albans

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Is Trump on a collision course with the EU?

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Jordan barbers offer free haircuts

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Beyonce expecting twins

Illustration: Joe Benke

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 2

Sherlock

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

Stan - Billions

Binge every episode of Billions before the brand new season - 20th Feb

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Entering the jungle with Kris Smith: Tziporah Malkah.

Tziporah Malkah 'hates' being defined by Packer

Ebony Bowden

Fairfax entertainment reporter Ebony Bowden takes on the <i>I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!</i> tucker trial... ...

Eye of fish and blood of goat: a real I'm A Celeb... tucker trial

Ebony Bowden

Michelle Guthrie became the first female managing director of the ABC in 2016.

Dear Michelle Guthrie, here's how to fix the ABC

COMMENT
Debi Enker

<i>Pitch Perfect 2</I> gave its director, Elizabeth Banks, the second biggest opening ever for a female director.

Hollywood diversity: Male film directors outweigh women 24:1

Linda Morris

I'll scratch your back, Kyle, if you scratch mine, purrs Bek on Wednesday night's MKR.

MKR cranks up the procreation theme between the singles

Aja Styles

Jon Stewart, taking style cues from the president.

Jon Stewart savages Trump's 'purposeful, vindictive chaos'

Dave Itzkoff

'Please welcome my very good friend John Tra-valtaaaaaahhhh!': Winfrey is famous for her shouty guest introductions.

Is Oprah a bad fit for 60 Minutes?

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Tziporah Malkah, more famously known as Kate Fischer, reveals a childhood secret on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Kate Fischer, now Tziporah Malkah tells of eating disorder

Aja Styles

Matthew McConaughey, as Kenny Wells, looks for investors by phone in a Las Vegas bar. There's nothing but grit to cling ...

McConaughey's prospector doesn't cover himself in Gold

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) is a detective sergeant with a hair-trigger temper.

Cringeworthy finale lets down Boston Marathon drama Patriots Day

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Back in town: Jet's Cam Muncey, Chris Cester, Nic Cester and Mark Wilson return to the stage at Melbourne's Gasometer.

Global hitmakers Jet warming up nicely for return to stage

REVIEW
Martin Boulton

Single parent Erin O'Dwyer with her twins when they were babies, Ambrose (right) and Clancy (left).

My day as a 'lazy' single mother of twin boys

Erin O'Dwyer
1 hr ago

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How the film industry can do right by women this year

Clem Bastow

Beyonce shows off her baby bump in an Instagram post announcing her pregnancy.

Beyonce just perfected the art of the pregnancy announcement

Annie Brown

Barack Obama is on holidays in the British Virgin Islands.

Obama spotted in backwards cap and people are not coping

Mary Ward

David Jones Fashion parade.

David Jones launches one of its strongest winter campaigns

Jenna Clarke

Blue Ivy Carter and Beyonce attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden.

Beyoncé is pregnant, here come the baby name suggestions

Mary Ward

Karlie Kloss walk in the David Jones autumn winter collections launch in Sydney on Wednesday.

Karlie Kloss, Jesinta Campbell make a splash on the DJs runway

Selling assets: Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp's ultra-extravagant spending laid bare in court

Clean or confused?

A diet in disguise? How 'clean eating' became a dirty phrase

Sarah Berry

Stand up to cheer up.

Getting up can cheer you up

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

From 'torture' device to modern convenience.

The treadmill's weird history

Mike Plunkett

What do chefs put in their kids' lunchbox?

What do chefs put in their children's lunchboxes?

Stokehouse Melbourne

Stokehouse 2.0: the beach is back

Saigon breakfast roll at Pho Nom, Melbourne.

Short on change? Here are the best Melbourne CBD lunches for $10

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'Get off your phone!': the daycare note that's got people talking

1 hr ago

This Year Three student has no time for homework.

Kid's hilarious response to homework is all sass

16 mins ago

Your kids are watching you more closely than you realise.

Check yourself on these 8 things before your kid becomes a teen

Entertainment monitors sit on the back of passenger seats in the economy class cabin of an Airbus SE A350 aircraft, ...

The 10 things that make flying much better now than it used to be

Michael Gebicki
1 hr ago

Tourists taking photos at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.

There's a time and a place for selfies, and this is not one of them

Anthony Faiola

The Cathay Pacific A350 arrives in Melbourne for the first time.

Cathay Airbus A350 arrives in Australia for the first time

Craig Platt

The Pixel 2 should be more refined in a lot of ways, including build quality.

All the big Android phones to expect In 2017

Apple's iPhone 7

Apple beats Samsung for first time in years

Hideo Kojima.

Famed designer Hideo Kojima on auteur games, going independent

19 mins ago

Mobile advertising made up about 84 percent of total ad revenue in the quarter, Facebook said.

Facebook sales top estimates on ad gains

One of Twitter's biggest trolls is now leader of the free world.

Twitter needs trolls, and that's a problem

COMMENT

2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV sold out

Jonathan Hawley

The iconic McLaren F1 was powered by a BMW supplied engine.

McLaren and BMW team up for new engine

Dom Tripolone

NFL quarterback Cam Newton stars with Miranda Kerr in Buick's Super Bowl commercial.

Super Bowl LI car ads revealed

Dom Tripolone
41 mins ago

Mercedes-AMG GT R

Mercedes-AMG GT-R price revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 HSV GTSR W1.

Driven: HSV GTSR W1

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW 5-Series Touring.

BMW 5-Series Touring revealed

Dom Tripolone

Brutal assessment: Trevor Hohns, pictured with Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann.

Players' union comes out swinging against Trevor Hohns

Six wicket haul: Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates the dismissal of England's Ben Stokes.

England collapse sees eight wickets go for eight runs

Jonathan Liew

Jordan Thompson and Davis Cup coach Lleyton Hewitt ahead of the upcoming tie against the Czech Republic at Kooyong.

Debutant Thompson to start Davis Cup tie

Linda Pearce
7 mins ago

Gaining experience: Sam Heazlett.

Rain delays play in second ODI in New Zealand

Live
Cameron Mee
1 hr ago

Asafa Powell, former world 100m record holder, training at Albert Park ahead of the Nitro event. 1st February 2017. ...

Bolt disappointed but not sad to lose medal

Michael Gleeson

Man City's Willy Caballero and John Stones celebrate after beating West Ham.

City put four past West Ham as United draw with Hull

Michael Klinger, playing for the Scorchers, walks out to open the batting during a Big Bash League match.

The very different stories of Michael Klinger and Will Pucovski

Intimidating aura: Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods casts his aura over golf's next generation

James Corrigan

The Giants look to be winners before the season starts, having won the battle for Riverina with the AFL.

Giants look to have won the battle for Riverina

EXCLUSIVE
Caroline Wilson
1 hr ago

Congestion in the pack during a Collingwood-Bulldogs game last season. The AFL feels it is increasing this year.

AFL's secret trials have the potential to revolutionise the game

Sam McClure

AFLW players are the top talent in their sport.

A message to the AFLW doubters

COMMENT
Claire Siracusa

Nat Fyfe at Fremantle training this week.

Fremantle star Nat Fyfe training the house down... up forward

Kim Hagdorn

Sharelle McMahon.

McMahon joins AFL Women's MRP

Ronny Lerner
1 hr ago

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