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What type of Aussie are you? Meet the 7 new political tribes

POLITICAL PERSONAS PROJECT: A Herald Series

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Trump ...

Like Stalin: Chief scientist lashes out at Trump decision

Marcus Strom
54 mins ago

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson is a strong supporter of protectionism.

Australia's right wing takes wrong step behind Trump with Putin line

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Police would like to speak to this man about the disappearance of Sydney man Sang Don You.

Police seek stranger seen at airport with missing man's wife

Senator Cory Bernardi sits below a portrait of of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the joint party room at Parliament ...

Rats like Cory Bernardi will merely help to sink the ship

ANALYSIS

Sydney was named as the second-most unaffordable city in the world in a recent study.

Property boom shows signs of crumbling in Sydney

1 hr ago

Michael McGurk, who was allegedly murdered by property developer Ron Medich.

McGurk's killer demanded guarantee from 'Mr Big': court

11 mins ago

Trump is having a terrorist attack-sized impact on the economy

COMMENT

Christensen's warning over government's 'untenable' future

Bernardi reveals stunning defection from Liberal Party

EXCLUSIVE
10 mins ago

Extent of alleged paedophilia laid bare with nearly 4500 victims

57 mins ago

New 'normal': When the outrageous orders become irritating

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

A joint operation led by the AFP has resulted in the charging of six people and the interception of a significant amount ...

'Huge': police seize $312m of cocaine found on yacht floating off south coast

1 hr ago

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Tom Brady #12, Julian Edelman #11 and David Andrews #60 of the New England Patriots celebrate ...

Unprecedented comeback sees thrilling finish for Super Bowl LI

52 mins ago

Mr clean

The $5 million TV ads aired in this year's Super Bowl

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

The screen and stage legend John Waters has been in the limelight for decades.

John Waters thought he'd be renting forever until surprise buy

The Krill Craze is behind demand for Omega-3

At the world's only krill research lab, the news isn't good

29 mins ago

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Trump trolled by Super Bowl ads

Perth 'flirty flatmates' Bek, left, and Ash got the worst score ever in <i>MKR's</i> history.

Flatmates cop worst score ever on My Kitchen Rules

Answering your questions: Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney of <i>The Katering Show</i>.

The Katering Show: How do you deal with unhygienic friends?

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer.

Forget Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy nailed it on SNL

A gluten-free cookie is still a cookie.

Four mistakes people make when going gluten-free

COMMENT

Attempts to phone Centrelink would end up with me on hold and no further advanced in the phone queue by the end of my ...

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Attempts to phone Centrelink would end up with me on hold and no further advanced in the phone queue by the end of my ...

How Centrelink has terrorised me over an ex-partner's debt

COMMENT
Andie Fox

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivering a speech during the Republican Convention in July.

Society is changing fast. Where do you fit in?

Conal Hanna

The youngest children in the class are significantly more likely to be medicated for ADHD.

Scientists' lurid claims about ADHD do parents no good

COMMENT
Sarah Gill

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Think your suburb is overdeveloped? Check here

James Robertson

The town that hasn't had a day under 35C since last year

All high school seniors offered free meningococcal W vaccine

Kate Aubusson

Sydney Trains

Number of seats on new $20 billion rail line will drop by more than half

Bruce Percy Hocking was struck off the roll of solicitors for a second time.

Solicitor's career over after 'milking' clients for excessive fees

Michaela Whitbourn

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Rockpool at north Coogee Beach: HOt and bothered, the heatwave is set to get worse in ...

Sydney misses out on breaking heatwave record by a whisker

Enrolled nurse Anthony Elliott has been banned after sending explicit messages to a mentally ill patient.

NSW nurse struck off after sending sexually explicit texts to patient

Kyabram woman Emily Jayne Collie, 20, died in a jet-ski accident on Sunday.

Holiday tragedy for Australian couple after jet-ski crash

1 hr ago

Essendon Football Club.

Four footballers have cars stolen from Melbourne home

VIC
27 mins ago

Claims have been raised that some Metro train drivers are deliberately stopping trains in a position where they can look ...

Some Metro drivers 'position trains to look up skirts'

EXCLUSIVE

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 29: Scott Higginbotham (captain) of the Rebels during the Super Rugby match between Cell C ...

Former Wallaby arrested after 'threatening police'

QLD

Donald Trump is enjoying a political bromance with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Digitally altered image.

The Trumpification of right wing politics in Australia has begun

COMMENT
David Wroe
1 hr ago

Rats like Cory Bernardi will merely help to sink the ship

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Christensen warns government's position could become 'untenable'

Matthew Knott

Treasurer Scott Morrison listens as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the National Press Club of Australia in ...

Morrison joins ranks of MPs misusing the term 'fake news'

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Cory Bernardi will resign from the Liberal Party to form his own conservative movement.

Bernardi to rock first day of Parliament by resigning from Libs

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke
10 mins ago

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

Pauline Hanson praises 'killer' Vladimir Putin, hopes to be PM

Tom McIlroy

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets with vocational training and employment ...

Turnbull reveals Liberals were too broke to pay federal director

President Donald Trump.

Trump's showdown with America's courts on the horizon

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Scottish independence vote may be decided 'within weeks'

Lifesavers try to save Victorian tourist Emily Jayne Collie on Phuket's Karen Beach.

Australian woman killed in freak jet-ski accident in Phuket

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

French Left party leader and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, Jean-Luc Melenchon

France's far left, far right launch campaigns for presidency

Cory Bernardi, performing a perfectly normal human smile.

The real danger of Bernardi's defection for Turnbull

COMMENT
Andrew P Street
1 hr ago

Studies show about one in four of our students quietly disengage in the classroom.

The hidden problem plaguing 40 per cent of students

COMMENT

Imbibing can be a pleasant pastime - or a nightmare.

Maybe moderate drinking isn't so good for you after all

COMMENT
Andy Towers

The government has proposed legislation to enshrine super's objective as "to provide income in retirement to substitute ...

'Not aspirational enough': Super fight heats up

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Markets Live: Miners drive ASX into the red

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Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
52 mins ago

Mr clean

Game plan for Super Bowl 51: keep the ads lighthearted

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Sydney was named as the second-most unaffordable city in the world in a recent study.

Is Australia's property boom showing signs of crumbling?

1 hr ago

Rich getting richer as rest of Australia struggles

Domino's shares sliced amid staff underpayment probe

52 mins ago

Early shoppers take heat out of Christmas sales

'Factually incorrect': Harrison reports Seven to ASIC, ASX

If there are multiple sofas in the same room, it's best to organise them in an L-shape configuration.

Six ways to use feng shui to enhance your home's appeal

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Auctioneer Paul Millet at the property auction at 28 Ballast Point Road, Birchgrove, ...

Sydney auctions market still hot, but the real test is ahead

The screen and stage legend John Waters has been in the limelight for decades.

John Waters: I was in my early 50s, divorced and homeless

The RBA has to content with rising house prices in Sydney and Melbourne, and falling prices in Perth.

Economic divide suggests interest rates aren't going anywhere

Actor Russell Crowe seems to have inspired a great deal more moral support than Azealia Banks in the aftermath of the ...

Russell Crowe pulls his Finger Wharf apartment off the market

What most frequent travelers feel like at some point or another on every trip.

A breakthrough cure for jet lag is headed this way

Business Travel
32 mins ago

Novelty ties, rainbow blazers and sunnies? Big no no.

Seven things you should never wear to a job interview

Self Improvement

Only five months to go before super contributions caps are lowered

Clock ticks on $1 million super deadline

John Collett

Orphaned children may have a loving extended family but if their parents don't nominate a testamentary guardian, it ...

If you don't have a will, this is what could go wrong

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Invoice2Go founder Chris Strode says the biggest challenge is not how hard you can work, but learning how to let go.

How I plan to win in 2017

Chanelle Louise, Cilk Rose Water

I turned my boyfriend's accident into sweet success

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SNL mocks Trump's Turnbull call

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Red hot Roosters claim Nines title

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New Zealand reclaim Chappell-Hadley trophy

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Trump vows to resurrect travel restrictions

Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 6

Stan - this is England

The gritty story of growing up in the 80's in This is England '86 & '88

Stan - Trumped

Trumped - One off special from the makers of The Circus. 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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AirBnB's super bowl ad 2017.

Super Bowl ads, not Lady Gaga, take a swipe at Donald Trump

Broede Carmody
52 mins ago

Perth 'flirty flatmates' Bek, left, and Ash got the worst score ever in <i>MKR's</i> history.

Raw garlic prompts lowest-ever score on MKR

Michael Lallo
1 hr ago

'I want to say, Welcome Prime Minister Trumbull [sic]: Laurie Oakes grils Malcolm Turnbull on <i>60 Minutes</i>.

'You're in a hole politically': Oakes roasts Turnbull

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer.

Melissa McCarthy returns to SNL to mock Sean Spicer

Broede Carmody

Mariah Carey in the film clip for her single I Don't.

Mariah Carey torches Packer wedding dress in new film clip

Broede Carmody

Carroll as seen in the new ABC documentary <i>Ice Wars.</i>

Surfer Tom Carroll reveals his ice demons and making a new doco

Sarah Thomas

Alec Baldwin's POTUS speaking with Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, played by Beck Bennett.

SNL mocks Trump's phone call to Turnbull: 'Australia sucks'

Aja Styles

Married at First Sight's runaway bride, Lauren.

Married At First Sight ends on runaway bride cliffhanger

Aja Styles

Opera Australia's new production of La Traviata will celebrate it's 200th performance at Sydney Opera House when it ...

The power and the passion that lift this production to greatness

Peter McCallum

Jake Clemons, stepped into his uncle's shoes in the E Street Band but has a quiet solo career happening too.

What it's like at work when your boss happens to be The Boss

Bernard Zuel

SMH. Portrait of singer Paulini photographed for the new musical show Bodyguard that is coming out soon in Sydney. Pic ...

Here are the shows that you should have in your diary for 2017

Elissa Blake

Singer Kylie Minogue, right, and former fiance Joshua Sasse.

Why Kylie's breakup was always going to happen

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are having a ball at the Super Bowl.

Celebrity spotting at the Super Bowl: Chrissy steals the show

Amy Croffey
16 mins ago

Ivanka Trump, daughter of President-elect Donald Trump, arrives at Trump Tower, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in New York. (AP ...

Ivanka's politcal makeover is off to a rocky start

COMMENT
Annie Brown
36 mins ago

Elsa Pataky is seen on January 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Elsa Pataky brings a bit of Byron to the streets of LA

1 hr ago

Kate Middleton lets Prince William beat her during a race for a London Marathon training day in London on Sunday.

Did Kate let Prince William win this race?

Amy Croffey

Why do people assume that the day women go through the trauma of labour must be up there with the best days of their lives?

A C-section and the shame of a thwarted birth plan

COMMENT
Shannon Kelley

Dior's 'We Should All Be Feminists' T-shirt as Maria Grazia Chiuri took the reigns as Christian Dior as the first ...

The fashion world is rattled, and you can see it on the runway

Robin Givhan

Her only crime is being on the precipice of puberty.

Dear men, it's not OK to comment on a pre-teen girl's looks

COMMENT
Tracey Spicer

Optimal levels of iron fortification in infant formula has experts divided.

Could iron overload in childhood pave the way for Parkinson's disease?

Paula Goodyer

Minimise impact by learning to fall the 'right' way.

The right way to fall

KATE MURPHY

A gluten-free cookie is still a cookie.

Four mistakes people make when going gluten-free

COMMENT
Jae Berman

Almost 20 per cent of Valentine's Day reservations were made within 48 hours of the date.

That's amore: Italian restaurants rule Valentine's Day reservations

Annabel Smith

Answering your questions: Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney of <i>The Katering Show</i>.

The Katering Show: How do you deal with unhygienic friends?

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan

Adam Liaw's rainbow salad recipe.

Eat the rainbow with this week's vegie-rich meal planner

1 hr ago

There's a reason this mum's post about shower sex post-kids is going viral.

Mum's hilarious story about attempting shower sex

Facebook: Melinda Tankard Reist

Aussie preschooler's lunchbox prompts scathing note home

Kids' party planning can be stressful - and expensive. Would this mum's solution help?

Should parents be 'fined' if their child is a party no-show?

Economy class: Air Canada 787-9 Dreamliner.

Flight test: Even minor comforts come with a price tag on this flight

Lance Richardson

Easter Island's staple industry is tourism, which pulls in about 90,000 visitors a year.

Utterly spectacular: The island at the end of the Earth

Isobel King

Flights on the 20-day holiday feature yoga sessions and hypnotherapy.

Billionaire birthday: Private jet holiday cost $18 million

Sinead Pearson

When you're finished working online, turn Wi-Fi off.

Top 10 ways to stay safe on public Wi-Fi

While America's best AI talent keeps its distance from the government, China is catching up.

China's AI weapons are getting smarter

The restriction of a first-person viewpoint does wonders for the game's tension.

Review: Horror returns home in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

1 hr ago

Continuum

Bike with infinite gears changed my life

Gizmodo

LoL OPL 2017

League of Legends OPL week 3 recap

2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon.

New Commodore wagon revealed

Drive Staff
30 mins ago

18MY Jaguar F-TYPE, 400S. 2017 Jaguar F-Type.

Thieves steal $4.9m worth of engines

Dom Tripolone

Ferrari's 488 GT3 took a dominant win on the mountain.

Ferrari wins Bathurst 12 hour

Stephen Ottley
33 mins ago

2017 BMW M760Li.

Most powerful BMW reviewed

Jez Spinks

Suzuki focused on style when creating the new Ignis hatch.

New Suzuki Ignis reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Audi Q2 Launch Edition.

New Audi Q2 prices revealed

Drive Staff

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: James White #28 of the New England Patriots is tackled by Robert Alford #23 of the Atlanta ...

Super Bowl goes to overtime for first time in history

Jamie Marcuson
53 mins ago

Rob Horne will miss the 2019 World Cup after signing a three-year deal with UK Premiership side the Northampton Saints.

Wallabies exodus continues with another big name going north

Georgina Robinson

Chair umpire Arnaud Gabas reacts to getting hit in the eye with a ball.

Canada out of Davis Cup after player hits umpire with ball

Daniel Cherny

Joost Van der Westhuizen is in a critical condition.

Former Springboks captain in critical condition

Daniel Schofield

Tim Cahill leaves after being sent off against Melbourne Victory.

City believe Cahill's red card was an error, but ban stands

Michael Lynch

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 04: Johnathan Thurston of the Cowboys looks on during the 2017 Auckland Nines match ...

NRL eye swap: Nines to Brisbane and rugby Tens to Auckland

Michael Chammas

Top of the world: The Roosters squad celebrate after their Nines championship.

Roosters win NRL Nines against Panthers

Michael Chammas

Runaway: Lachie Anderson of Australia in action against New Zealand.

Sydney's love affair with Sevens could continue

Tom Decent

Cricket Australia is backing the shake-up of Test and one-day cricket.

Cricket Australia backs big shake-up

Jon Pierik

Needless dismissal: Travis Head.

Australia lose NZ series, could lose No.1 ranking

Rob Forsaith

Bees swarm on a Proteas helmet.

Swarm of bees holds up ODI in South Africa

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