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A SPECIAL AGE SERIES

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reportedly persuaded Donald Trump to honour the refugee resettlement deal.

Trump 'planned to ditch deal' during call with Turnbull

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

A Coburg man was caught doing almost double the speed limit in Thomastown.

Federal police member taken to hospital after shooting in CBD

UPDATED

President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced during the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in ...

The Trumpification of Australia's right wing has begun

COMMENT

Victoria Police's Sexual Crimes Squad detectives have released an image of a man who may be able to help investigations ...

'Forced down in sand': Woman jogger sexually assaulted on beach

Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican in 2014.

Sex abuse allegations against George Pell to be reviewed by prosecutors

Muhammad Naveed arrives at Sydney's Downing Centre.

'She trapped me': Uber driver accused of rape says woman made move

Like Stalin: Chief scientist lashes out at Trump decision

Staff sacked as Allphones goes into administration

Three AFLW players rubbed out for hard hits after round one

1 hr ago

Australia's property boom showing signs of crumbling

Schools to be forced to publish vaccinations under Coalition plan

Senator Cory Bernardi confided in former prime minister Tony Abbott.

How a talk with Abbott sealed Bernardi's exit

EXCLUSIVE

Demon Richelle Cranston crashes into Lion Jamie Stanton has been offered a one-match ban.

Three AFLW players rubbed out for hard hits

1 hr ago

Cook celebrates after scoring a century against India late last year.

Alastair Cook quits as England captain before Ashes tour

1 hr ago

'Well deserved' high score MKR record-holders Tim and Kyle.

Tim and Kyle get highest score ever on MKR

1 hr ago

Not all bookstores are created equally.

The coolest bookstores in the world

pope cartoon

One phone call, so many cartoons...

AirBnB's super bowl ad 2017.

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

Nathan Buckley

The burning questions for the AFL season ahead

The art deco house on Balmoral Avenue in Strathmore sold for $1.5 million after failing to sell for less last year.

Why Melbourne buyers are now paying more for 'stale' properties

Kylie vs Kylie.

In the case of Kylie vs Kylie, only one could win

Senator Cory Bernardi.

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Senator Cory Bernardi.

Bernardi, seeking a mysterious majority, throws a tantrum

Tony Wright

Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixsen, former presenter on ABC2's <i>Good Game</i>.

Game over at 31? How ABC host knew it was time to switch

Karl Quinn

Wolf Creek's Mick Taylor (played by John Jarratt) might be the most extreme example of Jack Outback.

Meet Jack Outback, the 'most interesting' Australian: survey

Inga Ting

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Emily Jayne Collie was holidaying in Thailand with her partner.

Victorian woman killed in freak jet-ski accident in Phuket

CFMEU boss threatens Andrews over Grocon comments

Big crowd expected for homeless law vote

A man has fled on foot after crashing an allegedly stolen car in Berwick.

Man arrested after crashing allegedly stolen car

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Support growing for safe injecting room in Melbourne

Essendon Football Club.

Intruders break into Essendon players' home, steal cars

Melbourne has been hit by a deluge but clouds have already started to clear.

Melbourne cops a month's worth of rain in one evening

The Elakha.berthed at the Australian Border Force base at Neutral Bay, Sydney.

Police seize largest cocaine haul in Australian history

NSW

Stirling Hinchliffe has defended calls from the opposition to resign, saying he is focused on fixing the issues.

Two ministers go as report reveals QR failures

QLD

Mother and son used the Lotterywest website to confirm the six winning numbers.

Ex-serviceman takes out $1.3m Lotto win

WA

Centrelink has been embroiled in controversy since late 2016 over its debt collection system.

Centrelink staff to go on 'micro-strikes'

ACT

Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has accused the government of "ripping the scab" off old debates.

How a conversation with Tony Abbott sealed Cory Bernardi's exit

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

The Trumpification of right wing politics in Australia has begun

COMMENT
David Wroe

Rats like Cory Bernardi will merely help to sink the ship

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

LNP MP George Christensen says he is staying within the Coalition.

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

Same-sex marriage is being debated by the Liberal Party, again.

Conservative MPs scramble to stymie same-sex marriage push

James Massola

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

Indonesian President Joko Widodo being interviewed by Fairfax journalists Jewel Topsfield and Peter Hartcher at the ...

Indonesian President Jokowi to visit Australia at end of month

Jewel Topsfield

US 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

Worse than a terrorist attack? Economists have measured the likely impact of a period of prolonged uncertainty a Trump ...

How Donald Trump will corrode jobs and growth

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Malcolm Turnbull needs to stand for something people can be confidently for or against. Otherwise, he will continue to ...

Why Turnbull will be lucky to last the year

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Behnam Satah, a Kurdish refugee who holds a master's in English education, on Manus Island.

America's loss can be Australia's gain

COMMENT
Arnold Zable

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How retailers watch how you shop online and use it to sell you more

An investigation found that some staff were not paid at all for some of their work.

Tour operator charged for allegedly trying to avoid paying back staff

There have now been 61 forced property since May last year with a combined value of $107 million.

Australia forces 15 foreign property owners to sell

Sixty-nine staff were sacked and 18 Allphones stores closed on Monday.

Allphones turnaround fails, company goes into administration

Bunnings axes zero hour contracts for British employees

Colin Kruger, CBD

Got milk? Dairy outlook brightens on supply crunch

Christmas sales fell short as Aussies looked for bargains

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

ASX slips as bank rally loses steam

Noisy neighbours? Housemates who never clean? That’s nothing compared to these renters’ experiences.

'They kept a goat in an apartment': real-life rental horrors

The Eclectic Creative Studio.

Living room styling tips that don’t cost the world

The art deco house on Balmoral Avenue in Strathmore sold for $1.5 million after failing to sell for less last year.

Why Melbourne buyers are now paying more for 'stale' properties

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

The ancient principle that could enhance your home's appeal

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

Bring back the good old days of crash diets that did little in the long run.

Clean living: When did being healthy become such hard work?

Fitness Trends

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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Brady's Patriots pull off amazing Super Bowl comeback

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Extent of alleged abuse in Catholic institutions revealed

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New juvenile prison planned site angers locals

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Chief scientist goes off at Trump

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

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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'Well deserved' high score MKR record-holders Tim and Kyle.

Tim and Kyle get highest score ever on MKR

Aja Styles
1 hr ago

Plenty of fireworks but none aimed at Trump: Lady Gaga performs during the Super Bowl 51st halftime show.

Million Reasons to protest but Gaga opted for feel good show

COMMENT
Bernard Zuel

AirBnB's super bowl ad 2017.

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

Broede Carmody

'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

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

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

Jacqui with her artwork in her 1973 Kingswood which she has been living in for 11 years. 2nd February 2017. The Age ...

Exhibition puts homeless artists in the frame

Hannah Francis

Zahra Newman (Nabulungi) and A.J. Holmes (Elder Cunningham) in the Australian premiere of The Book of Mormon at ...

The Book of Mormon is a blasphemous, un-PC delight

REVIEW ★★★★★
Cameron Woodhead

B-52's at?Rochford Winery. Credit: Kerry Kissell

B-52's let down by awkward double-billing with Simple Minds

REVIEW
Hannah Francis

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

Ivanka Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York.

Ivanka's political makeover is off to a rocky start

COMMENT
Annie Brown

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

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

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

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

New degrees such as agri-sciences are being added by universities, with a sharp rise in students who do not have a ...

Wanted: high-tech grads for farm work

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

Top 10 ways to stay safe on public Wi-Fi

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

Review: Horror returns home in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Continuum

Bike with infinite gears changed my life

Gizmodo

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

China's AI weapons are getting smarter

2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon.

New Commodore wagon revealed

Drive Staff

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

Thieves steal $4.9m worth of engines

Dom Tripolone

2017 BMW M760Li.

BMW's most powerful car reviewed

Jez Spinks

2018 Subaru Liberty.

2018 Subaru Liberty revealed

Drive Staff

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

Ferrari wins Bathurst 12 hour

Stephen Ottley

Suzuki focused on style when creating the new Ignis hatch.

New Suzuki Ignis reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Fingertip precision: Julian Edelman with the catch that turned the Super Bowl

The catch that turned the Super Bowl

Cook celebrates after scoring a century against India late last year.

Cook steps down as England Test skipper

1 hr ago

City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis and Victory star Besart Berisha come face to face.

Bouzanis faces long ban for 'gypsy' sledge

Michael Lynch

Hit in the pocket: The Chappell-Hadlee series loss to New Zealand means Australia's players will miss out on performance ...

Rising anger as NZ tour hits players in hip pocket

Jon Pierik

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

Canada out of Davis Cup after player hits umpire in face

Marcus Stoinis impressed on the tour of New Zealand.

Stoinis' star rises, but he'll have to wait for next Australia chance

Gabriel Jesus justified the decision to keep Sergio Aguero on the bench.

Gabriel Jesus scores stoppage time winner for Manchester City

Cameroon's Benjamin Moukandjo celebrate with his teammates.

Cameroon added to Australia's opponents in 2017 Confederations Cup

Michael Lynch

David Evans

David Evans makes surprise return to Bombers

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gleeson

Demon Richelle Cranston crashes into Lion Jamie Stanton has been offered a one-match ban.

Tribunal suspends three AFLW players

Emma Quayle
1 hr ago

Face in the crowd: AFL boss Gillon McLachlan at the AFLW season opener

Women fly high as AFL drags feet

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Carlton livewire Darcy Vescio.

High expectations, low scores: things we learnt from AFLW

Daniel Cherny

Outgoing Hawks chief Stuart Fox.

Hawthorn employ firm to search for new chief executive

Daniel Cherny

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