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Turnbull and Trump

Wake-up call: Our alliance was never secure 'guarantee'

ANALYSIS
Peter Hartcher

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

Two big banks forced to repay customers $41m after rip-offs revealed

Malcolm Turnbull received an unprecedented roasting from a US president.

America 'won't be returning to global leadership': Carr

Donald Trump has caused a frenzy in Australia after suggesting he may not honour a refugee resettlement deal.

'Dear Australia... we are sorry': US stunned by Trump's feud with ally

Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg.

Border Force chief in lead to become NSW police top cop

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

'Extreme lengths to hide trail': $70m in parties' income untraceable

Refugees' despair: 'We have no expectation and no dream'

Trump threatens uni after protests against Milo Yiannopoulos

Retail rot spreads to big-name fashion chains

'Do you believe it?': Trump vents on Twitter after Turnbull call

Trump is only finishing what Hollywood and the media started

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

The share slide wiped more than $1.3 billion from Crown's market capitalisation.

Crown Resorts to be slapped with class action over China arrests

EXCLUSIVE

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - FEBRUARY 02: Bill Pulver, CEO of Australian Rugby Union, addresses the media during an ...

ARU boss' stunning admission about Olympic gold medallists

Hong Kong has been named the world's most visited city.

Not Paris or New York: The world's most visited city named

DON'T USE

The story behind this viral photo from a Chicago airport protest

Israeli settlers burn tyres and block an entrance ahead of the upcoming eviction of the settlement of Amona in the ...

Nation transfixed as police evict messianic settlers

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Mundine's gym closing down

H90YE9 Two male passengers tourists and driver sitting in taxi vehicle - tuk-tuk, Bangkok, Thailand

Podcast: How to avoid classic travel scams

Ebony Bowden

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

Social media is a minefield - don't cause an explosion.

#don't: 10 social media sins adults should avoid

Technology

A little girl doesn't come to the conclusion that girls aren't as brilliant as boys because one person told her so.

Study reveals the true terror of raising daughters

COMMENT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the National Press Club on Wednesday.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the National Press Club on Wednesday.

Hiding Turnbull's donation was a gift to his critics

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Melbourne prison escapees, Ronald Ryan and (?) Walker, are taken to police headquarters in Sydney after their recapture, ...

Flashback: Turmoil as last person hanged in Australia

Anthony Mundine during training at Elouera Tony Mundine Boxing Gym, Everleigh Street, Redfern. Tony Mundine opened the ...

Redfern gym down for the count against developer

Damien Murphy

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Pixelated version. Facebook?post from the mum of one of the Bonnyrigg High School victims. 2 February 2017

Chaos in Bonnyrigg High School: 'I didn't kill anyone'

Rachel Olding

Trying to 'save' a bat can be deadly - for you and the bat

Kim Arlington

Border Force chief could replace Scipione

Nick Ralston

Sneezing.

Opal data reveals just how many people took a sickie

Matt O'Sullivan

Ron Medich arrives at the Supreme Court for his murder trial.

'I want it done' Ron Medich allegedly told his friend

Kate McClymont

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Council merger decision is 'imminent', says Berejiklian

Sean Nicholls, Jacob Saulwick

Premier Gladys Berejiklian is considering backing down on the policy of forced amalgamations

The to-do list Berejiklian was handed when she took office

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

Increasing share... public schools enrolling more students.

After 40 years, reverse in school enrolments trend

Dyaln Voller.

Dylan Voller wins early release from Darwin prison

Protesters are demanding work cease on Roe 8 until the March state election.

Protester locks herself to railing at WA premier's office

WA

Angelo Gargasoulas, brother of alleged Bourke Street killer Dimitrious Gargasoulas leaves the Melbourne Magistrates ...

Bourke St accused's brother fronts court with bandages, stitches

VIC

"People are following the news closely but day by day they are getting more worried": Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani.

'Dead inside': The refugees left in limbo by the Trump-Turnbull feud

Michael Koziol

Bannon, Spicer, Flynn and Trump: who heard Turnbull's phone call?

Stephanie Peatling

Furore shows America 'won't be returning to global leadership'

Daniel Flitton

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull refuses to disclose details of his phone conversation with Donald Trump.

Trump tweets he will study 'dumb' refugee deal with Australia

James Massola

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

How it happened: Trump's extraordinary Turnbull call

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: why isn't he setting a better example?

PM's approach vindicated by Trump's madness

ANALYSIS

Donald Trump is "still considering" whether to take Australia's refugees.

The reporter whose sensational story dropped a bombshell

Donald Trump’s longtime doctor Harold Bornstein outside his New York office in 2015.

Trump's longtime doctor says President takes hair-growth drug

Infected mosquitoes transmit diseases like chikungunya, malaria, dengue and zika.

Superbugs take up residence in South-east Asia

Lindsay Murdoch

Marine One, with US President Donald Trump aboard, lands at Dover Air Force Base to meet with family of William "Ryan" ...

Questions over US raid in Yemen as civilian deaths 'likely'

A settler barricaded inside a makeshift building in Amona surrounded by masked Israeli police.

Evicted Israeli settlers attack police and praise Trump

Words such as "commitment", "extreme vetting", "discriminatory" and "terrorist" will ultimately mean what US President ...

Turnbull and Shorten aren't immune to using Trump's 'alternative words'

COMMENT
John Hewson

Premier Gladys Berejiklian is considering backing down on the policy of forced amalgamations

The to-do list Berejiklian was handed when she took office

COMMENT
Sean Nicholls

The trust for the Royal Botanic Gardens, visible in the picture, intends to put a monetary value on its green ...

Developers shouldn't take public green space for granted

COMMENT
Ken Boundy

Crown

Crown Resorts faces class action from investors over China arrests

EXCLUSIVE

The new look Timezone concept store at Pacific Werribee in Melbourne's west, which opened in late 2016.

Timezone - the dingy arcade of your youth is making a comeback

EXCLUSIVE

Road

One of the most deadly workplaces in Australia

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

So many chiefs, so many network outages at Andrew Penn's Telstra

Colin Kruger, CBD

Telstra snares most new NBN connections in regional areas

Retail rot spreads to big-name fashion chains

Female director resigns from Seven West

'Why is mining more important than people's lives?'

Their apartment in Redfern's old Watertower factory.

Mahalia Barnes: 'A big part of me doesn't actually want to sell'

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Ashleigh and Dan sit outside their 'Tiny Home' on January 29, 2017 in Melbourne, ...

When less is best: meet the teacher who built her own tiny home

Amelia Barnes

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

Consider your home fire-safe? Think again...

Beware the invisible hazards around your house

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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

Social media is a minefield - don't cause an explosion.

Hashtag don't: 10 social media sins every adult should avoid

Technology

When drinking is part of your socialising, it can be harder to stop.

The simple reason you should do FebFast (and it's not your health)

Personal Development

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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

Steve Jobs knew the benefit of help.

This is why many people never ask for help

Hari Shotham says each machine turns over $1000 a week.

No staff, no tills, just profit for man who saw a slot in the market

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Philippines drug killings continue under police ban

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Who gets the best book deal?

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Tziporah opens up about James Packer

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Fatal shooting in Guildford

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 3

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

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Claudia Karvan robed and bewigged in Newton's Law.

Claudia Karvan is back - as a top notch lawyer in new ABC drama

Craig Mathieson

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in the original <i>Star Wars</i>.

Yoda was wrong: after Rogue One, the future for Star Wars is clear

Garry Maddox

Hillary Clinton on the day after her election loss.

Hillary Clinton to pen reflections in two book deal

Linda Morris

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

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

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

Tziporah Malkah 'hates' being defined by Packer

Ebony Bowden

<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

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

Fat, daggy and bald - this gold digger is no Gordon Gecko

Paul Byrnes

<i>Cabaret</i>: Snappy and vivid but with much of the spontaneity boiled off.

Vivid and snappy but there's something lacking here

Jason Blake

We'd forgotten how to protest: Ross Mueller with actor Justin Smith.

Here's the funny thing about George Brandis ... no, really

Elissa Blake

A photo from the facebook page of Alexandre Bissonnette

We need to wake up to the radicalisation of white men

COMMENT
Celeste Liddle

<i>Hidden Figures</I> opened to a much wider number of screens than the small-scale effort its modest budget and 'niche' ...

How the film industry can do right by women this year

Clem Bastow

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

Sarah Paulson attends the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 28, 2017 in Beverly ...

Red carpet wrap: Sarah Paulson's frock is a Velvet Goldmine

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

Beyonce just perfected the art of the pregnancy announcement

Annie Brown

A little girl doesn't come to the conclusion that girls aren't as brilliant as boys because one person told her so.

Study reveals true terror of raising daughters

COMMENT
Ben Pobjie

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

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 Sydney chefs put in their children's lunchboxes?

Quay's new uni dish

Watch Peter Gilmore make Quay's new uni dish

Spices can play a key part of good health.

The top four spices to keep in your pantry (for flavour and health)

Baby Evlyn in hospital.

Bereaved parents take baby home for 'family time' after death

Your kids are watching you more closely than you realise.

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

This Year Three student has no time for homework.

Kid's hilarious response to homework is all sass

Hong Kong has been named the world's most visited city.

Not Paris or New York: The world's most visited city named

Sinead Pearson

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

Iririki Island Resort & Spa, Vanuatu.

Why you need to visit the Pacific paradise on our doorstep

Paul Chai

Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.

Telstra experiencing nationwide outage

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

All the big Android phones to expect In 2017

Hideo Kojima.

Famed designer Hideo Kojima on auteur games, going independent

Apple's iPhone 7

Apple beats Samsung for first time in years

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

Facebook sales top estimates on ad gains

2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV sold out

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 S

Mercedes' fastest wagon revealed

Andrew MacLean

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

Super Bowl LI car ads revealed

Dom Tripolone

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

McLaren and BMW team up for new engine

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-AMG GT R

Mercedes-AMG GT-R price revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 HSV GTSR W1.

Driven: HSV GTSR W1

Stephen Ottley

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - FEBRUARY 02: Bill Pulver, CEO of Australian Rugby Union, addresses the media during an ...

ARU boss' stunning admission about Olympic gold medallists

Tom Decent

Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured near Moscow on January 30.

The day Putin 'borrowed' a Super Bowl ring - permanently

Andrew Webster

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: Nathan Green of the Sea Eagles celebrates scoring a try with team mates during the round 17 ...

Manly secure $1m-plus deal but Brookvale Oval changes its name

Adrian Proszenko

Trent Sainsbury will play the rest of the season at Italian giants Inter Milan.

Move to Inter applauded in Australia - not so in Italy

Dominic Bossi

Top billing: Ben Barba could prove a shrewd investment for Toulon.

Why Ben Barba could prove a shrewd buy for Toulon

Adrian Proszenko

Australian boxers Danny Green and Anthony Mundine face off.

I am a matador: Mundine bullish about last dance with Green

Steve Larkin

"I made a terrible mistake and I own it and will have to live it": Ben Barba.

NRL and Sharks leave door open for Barba to return

Michael Chammas

Under the new rules Tyson Frizell's contact with the referee would have resulted in a fine.

NRL players to pay for their offences

Michael Chammas

NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 02: Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Chris Brown talk to captains Kane Williamson of New ...

Investigation launched after farcical ODI washout

Rob Forsaith

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 27: Ed Cowan of New South Wales plays a shot during day three of the Sheffield Shield ...

Cowan's Shield ton gives Vics the Blues

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

England lose eight wickets for eight runs

Jonathan Liew

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