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Domino's

The unappetising truth behind your $5 pizza

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
1 hr ago

Lavish Mod-Cons are some of the strongest supporters of free trade.

'Globalists' versus 'patriots': Australia's new political divide

Emily Jayne Collie and her partner Tom Keating were on holiday in Phuket together.

'Unbearable sorrow': Boyfriend accepts jet-ski crash death charges

54 mins ago

Mithaq, seen here in captivity in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, was a farmer when he joined Islamic State. He ...

Jihadist's regret: 'I thought they were the real Muslim caliphate'

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - FEBRUARY 10: A swimmer at Bronte on February 10, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brook ...

Taskforce announced in light of 'extraordinary' heatwave in NSW

Ross Cameron appears on Sky News on Friday to defend his speech.

'Worst apology I've ever heard': Colleagues desert defiant Cameron

While Malcolm whacks Bill, the crocodile is waiting to strike

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Beware: 'private' social media comments can get you sacked

The question the market finally dared to ask Rupert Murdoch

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Turnbull's attack on Shorten could be the beginning of the end

COMMENT

His crime was repulsive, but where is the outrage at his sentence?

COMMENT
Amy Corderoy

Alison Lewis was murdered Jay William Short in Lithgow on March 2, 1997.

Police officer's impossible choice led to years of anguish over a murder

Rachel Olding
1 hr ago

Mariah Carey with James Packer.

No chemistry and no class: Mariah fires back at James Packer

PS

President Donald Trump, left, listens as Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, speaks at the Pentagon in Washington, ...

Why Twitter can't make money off Donald Trump's tweets

End to fine career: Brett Stewart.

NRL reject Brett Stewart's retirement claim

EXCLUSIVE

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agriculture, asian, bamboo, bowl, chinese, ...

Have we been poisoning ourselves by cooking rice the wrong way?

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Minister: Power surplus, but please don't use it.

CEO of Snapchat Evan Spiegel and model Miranda Kerr are engaged.

Miranda Kerr reveals a little too much about her private life

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: Australian boxers Anthony Mundine and Danny Green fight during their cruiserweight ...

Green suffered bleeding on the brain - for some reason the fight went on

Emmajane Love believes marrying herself will be a catalyst for her being able to embark on a healthy relationship with a ...

There's a lot of valid reasons for considering 'sologamy'

Comeback delayed: Winx after track work at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney this week.

Concerns for Winx' health delays return to Sydney track

Portrait of NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet at NSW Government Offices, Martin Place. 8th February 2017, Photo: Wolter ...

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Portrait of NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet at NSW Government Offices, Martin Place. 8th February 2017, Photo: Wolter ...

The new state Treasurer is hitting the ground running

Sean Nicholls

Mr Trump, your consistent overuse of capital letters and the exclamation mark deserves severe punishment.

Trump is guilty of murdering the English language

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Charlotte Caslick, Olympic gold medallist and OAM.

Strength of women's sport is its biggest weakness

Malcolm Knox

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Residential and commercial buildings stand illuminated at night in Hong Kong. New home sales soared 48 per cent in January.

In world's priciest home market, efforts to tame prices are backfiring

Adding a houseplant or two can improve the look of a room, but can it also improve your health?

10 houseplants that can actually improve your health

Only $200 and a 200-word essay stand between prospective buyers and this two-bedroom lodge.

Unorthodox selling strategy: Write an essay, win a house

Mike Cannon-Brookes has spent more than $7 million on this charming investment property in Double Bay.

Billionaire Atlassian co-founder splurges on $7m Double Bay villa

The unconventional new collection is aimed at "modern nomads".

IKEA, is that really you? The new lifestyle collection for 2017

Kristyn Rourke was unconscious after the accident.

Driver rides away on skateboard after leaving woman for dead

Feud that placed the Sydney Opera House's heritage 'at great risk'

'I see spectacular women dropping out': How Shweta beat gender gap

Kate Aubusson

Milad Bin Ahmad Shah al-Ahmadzai.

Extremist jailed over brazen gay nightclub shooting

Royal commission chairman Justice Peter McClellan.

Vatican under pressure to speed up abuse investigations

Rachel Browne

Robert Xie is escorted to a prison truck after being found guilty of the murder of the Lin family.

Xie must get five life sentences for killing Lin family, court told

Ex-Premier Mike Baird leaves the Deutsche Bank building on Thursday

Baird back at the bank, but former Premier denies new job

Sean Nicholls

The Norwegian Star was adrift off the Victorian coast on Friday.

'Nightmare': Cruise liner broken down and drifting off coast

UPDATED

The Avon River is rising fast.

Residents evacuating as a precaution as flood waters rise

WA

The division-one winner is not registered to a Winners Circle card so the their identity is a mystery.

Mystery millionaire: Two Qld punters win $15m three days apart

QLD

Eve La Reine, Violet Grey (as Deadpool), and Bambi Rey (as Nurse Joy) will appear onstage on 23 February in Nerdlesque ...

Public servants, real estate staff take up latest theatre craze

ACT

Ross Cameron appears on Sky News on Friday to defend his speech.

Ross Cameron defends calling Liberal Party 'a gay club'

Michael Koziol

'I'm not really that anti-gay': full transcript of Cameron's speech

Turnbull's attack on Shorten could be the beginning of the end

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

The Turnbull government says it will announce its plans for school funding by the middle of the year

Private schools demand government release funding plans

Matthew Knott

The government is considering a proposal which would see private health insurance rebates increased for patients in ...

High or low? Health insurance cost jumps 54% in a decade

Former Liberal MP and Sky News host Ross Cameron.

'At least they chuck pillow-biters off buildings': inside an explosive fundraiser

EXCLUSIVE

"I think it has become almost a cult of excessive executive, CEO remuneration": Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

PM urged to review rules after slamming 'cult' of excessive CEO pay

The landslide flattened homes in Bali.

Landslide in Bali hits homes, kills and injures several

Jewel Topsfield

Mithaq, seen here in captivity in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, was a farmer when he joined Islamic State. He ...

Jihadist's regret: 'I thought they were the real Muslim caliphate'

Michael Bachelard

Refugees are seen in Kutapalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Outrage over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya grows

Lindsay Murdoch

Mariana Rahayu: 'The evidence is quite complete - he is doing a good job'

Battle for Jakarta: Ahok under siege despite high approval rating

Jewel Topsfield

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a forthright attack on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time.

While Malcolm whacks Bill, the menacing crocodile is waiting to strike

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Flats rise in Mascot.

Why I will never buy a new apartment in Sydney

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Antonio Bagnato after his arrest in Cambodia in December over the kidnapping and murder of Hells Angels biker Wayne ...

His crime was disgusting, but where's the outrage at his death?

COMMENT
Amy Corderoy

Domino's

The Domino's effect: the truth behind your $5 pizza

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
1 hr ago

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Now it's back to business as usual, bring on the wage rises

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

L'Oreal's global vice president of the research and innovation technology incubator, Guive Balooch.

From bad hair days to sun smarts, L'Oreal has skin in the game

Mark Hawthorne

Donald Trump

'Lie with the dog, you're going to come up with fleas'

ANALYSIS
Steven Overly

Domino's needs to face up to itself

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Teen entrepreneur gets set to launch skincare range

Cara Waters

Investors have retail assets on the shopping list

Carolyn Cummins

Developers, contractors turn to prefabricated techniques

Drenka Andjelic

Make it a day to remember.

18 gifts she'll actually love to receive this Valentine's Day

Handsome Things

The Melbourne Moonshine Distillery was established south of Melbourne's CBD by a pair of former engineers.

The once-illicit spirit that's making a big comeback

Smart Sipping

Having children should prompt you to review your finances.

The four stages of love - and money

Mark Bouris

Marcs and David Lawrence collapsed recently.

What the averages don't tell you about investing in retail

Scott Phillips

Teen entrepreneur Rebecca Rusinovic was the youngest keynote speaker at Pause Festival at Federation Square.

Teen entrepreneur gets set to launch skincare range

Cara Waters

Great pains are taken to ensure that what the audience sees is accurate to the last detail.

The startup turning archaeology into virtual reality

James Wong

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Blast at chemical plant in China

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RBA governor backs company tax cuts

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Bolt's All-Stars controversial win

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2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo video review

Off the leash. Cartoon Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 10

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Stan - this is England

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

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Lauren married Andrew on <i>Married at First Sight</i>, then did a runner.

I'm ready to take my relationship with dating shows to the next level

Karl Quinn

- New York, NY - 12/10/16 - 20th Century Fox Celebrates 'HIDDEN FIGURES' with Special New York Screening Brought to you ...

Muso and producer Pharrell likes to hire women for the top jobs

Darryn King

Jessica Chastain and Chloe Grace Moretz at the Women's March on Washington on January 21.

Jessica Chastain astronaut project slammed by Hidden Figures fans

Garry Maddox

Actor Debra Messing attending the 2017 MAKERS Conference in California.

Debra Messing told her nose was "ruining" a movie by director

Broede Carmody

Famous choreographer Mia Michaels. 9th February 2017. Photo: Steven Siewert

Top choreographer takes on pushy dance mums

Peter Munro

Beyonce and Lemonade - a combination that made 2016 all the perkier.

OK lawyers now let's get in Formation: Beyonce faces copyright lawsuit

The queen of soul on The Andy Williams Show in 1965.

Say a little prayer: Queen of soul Aretha Franklin is retiring

Broede Carmody

Christine Baranski is the latest celebrity to try to get aboard the SNL bandwagon.

Actors are lining up for their chance to mock Trump

Broede Carmody

Anna Biller's The Love Witch uses vintage cinema techniques.

Pagan sex and other fun stuff to see and do this weekend

Beautiful role: Esther Hannaford will play Carole King in the Australian premiere of the hit Broadway musical.

Superstar approves Australian chosen to play her in musical

Debbie Cuthbertson

The only photo said to be taken of James Tyson, Australia's first self-made millionaire.

Meet the legendary Australian no one has ever heard of

Linda Morris

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr.

Miranda Kerr reveals a little too much about her sex life

Annie Brown

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in <i>Fifty Shades Darker</i>.

Fifty Shades Darker: is this male fantasy really the dream?

'A living hell': Andrew Bolt and Miranda Devine on 3AW.

What Devine's clash with Bolt says about the boys' club

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Ginger Gorman

After turning 40, I received an unexpected gift. From myself.

Ginger Gorman

Emmajane Love believes marrying herself will be a catalyst for her being able to embark on a healthy relationship with a ...

Why you should consider 'sologamy'

Evelyn Lewin

Amal and George Clooney.

Amal and George Clooney expecting twins: reports

Mary Ward

Yara Shahidi is only 16 and yet she already knows how to wear sequin stripes with class and just enough whimsy. This ...

This 16yo Black-ish star shines in sequins

Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>.

New research suggests Mr Darcy wasn't that hot

Annie Brown

It looks like running could have been given a bad rap.

Study suggests running may be good for our knees

Sarah Berry

Focus more on less.

5 little ways to stop being stressed and start being on time

Susie Moore

Most conversations don't go as smoothly as Ryan Gosling's.

Single men are having less sex than you think

Jon Gugala

An 'elixir' from Orchard Street containing coffee, cacao, cayenne and mushroom powder including chaga, reishi and cordecyps.

Mushroom coffee. It's the new superfood brew

Neil Perry's tuna with herb salad, capers and lemon dressing.

Beat the heat: best oven-free dinners

Are you cooking with the right fat or oil?

Which oils and fats do chefs like to cook with?

New dad, Damien Leeson, was left horrified after being labelled "disgusting" for feeding his baby.

Dad labelled 'disgusting' for feeding baby in parents' room

"Wildo the Dildo." The very funny letter one dad received from his son's school.

Wildo the what? Dad shares hilarious letter from son's school

Kids' parties can be extravagant these days.

Mum's shock at being told to buy 'replacement gift' for birthday boy

Ko Ngai

Untouched: Four cheap Thai island paradises without tourist crowds

Steve McKenna

Canadian favourite: Poutine.

The Traveller quiz: What is the main ingredient in poutine?

Mal Chenu

No holiday is complete without some kind of boat trip.

The 10 extremely lame experiences every real holiday should include

David Whitley

The Safety Check feature on Facebook.

Facebook to the rescue in times of emergency?

The new esports league will mimic the structures and conventions of the NBA.

NBA starts professional esports league

What battery percentage makes you anxious?

Why we're all obsessed with keeping our phones charged

Overwatch

7 stages of spending too much in games

Kotaku

Greg Miller

RTX and the power of small, strong audiences

2018 Audi RS3 Sportback.

Updated Audi RS3 revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

Driven: Nissan GT-R Nismo

Andrew MacLean

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

New Isuzu D-Max prices revealed

Drive Staff

2017 Audi S4 Avant.

Details: 2017 Audi S4

Peter McKay

The Ferrari experience descended on Mount Panorama during the Bathurst 12 Hour.

Driving a Ferrari around Bathurst

Lucas Kennedy

2017 Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider.

Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider comparison review

Stephen Ottley

End to fine career: Brett Stewart.

NRL rejects submission for Brett Stewart's career-ending injury

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

Leading the charge: Greg Inglis.

Indigenous All Stars far too strong

Robert Dillon

Playing a dangerous game: Danny Green celebrates after defeating Anthony Mundine last week.

Stop the fight! Please, just stop the fight!

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Dual international: Charlotte Caslick has represented Australia at rugby sevens and Touch Football Australia.

Strength of women's sport its biggest weakness

Malcolm Knox

Canterbury through and through: Josh Reynolds hopes to get a contract extension from the Bulldogs.

Don't blame Des, blame us: Reynolds knows it's title or bust

Michael Chammas

Duco Events co-founder David Higgins.

How the highs and lows of boxing led to rugby's boldest experiment

Georgina Robinson

Cross codes: Brianna Davey has swapped football for AFL.

Women's football needs to strike while the iron is hot

Michael Cockerill

Comeback delayed: Winx after track work at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney this week.

Randwick races off until Monday

Chris Roots

Off to France: Semi Radradra.

Radradra's Toulon move could hinge on outcome of court case

Phil Lutton

Confident: Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is adamant his team can win the Brisbane Tens.

Tahs without Clark but Gibson still aiming high in Brisbane

Tom Decent

Origin potential: Reds players in 2016.

Rugby bosses open to Origin clash as Richard Barker gives the big sell

Phil Lutton

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