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Donald Trump

Shocked diners see Trump's emergency security meeting

Critics were quick to point out the typo in US President Donald Trump's inauguration poster.

Oops: Trump poster pulled from sale over embarrassing typo

53 mins ago

'Head over heels': Part of the Honey Birdette Valentine's Day ad campaign.

Honey Birdette scandal: New claims of ex-staffer being whipped

29 mins ago

Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie was involved in a heated exchange with Yassmin Abdel-Magied on Q&A on Monday night.

On Q&A, Jacqui Lambie gives two-bob watches a bad name

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

Senator Glenn Lazarus Senator David Leyonhjelm and Senator Nick Xenophon addressed the National Press Club in Canberra ...

'Dumb policy': Xenophon blocks Turnbull's $4b bill

1 hr ago

DIGICAM 5741 EBB 010115 Melb Age I.T. Pix by QUENTIN JONES....... Mr Adam Cobb, a Defence Analyst, who exposed ...

Australian military expert jailed over child porn in the US

54 mins ago

Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder to step down in retail shake-up

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Islamic State calls on followers to kill Australian clerics

EXCLUSIVE
19 mins ago

White Night sparks worries of more mobs stealing phones

Trump meets Trudeau, social media has an absolute ball

51 mins ago

'He's no Robinson Crusoe': Rudd weighs into Trump phone call

200 South Rd, Brighton East

The 1950s suburban time capsule that has sold for $1.92 million

Shane Watson has admitted he never came to grips with the decision review system.

'In the end I just gave up': Shane Watson opens up on DRS woes

45 mins ago

39 Cobden Street South Melbourne

The tiny Melbourne houses that command an enormous price tag

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight is back.

John Oliver's back with a plan to enter Trump's info-stream

Muesli

Without bees, our meals would look pretty dire

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200,000 evacuate from dam area

Tim Worner outside Channel 7 at the height of the Amber Harrison affair.

'Untenable': Worner must step down from Swans board

Channel Seven

Seven boss' former EA flouts court order, releases more details

Trying to find housemates is a tiring and often tragic experience.

So, nudity ... And other stuff I wish I'd asked my housemates

1 hr ago

Trash dove

Trash dove: The floppy purple mystery flocking to your Facebook feed

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Put your phone down and talk to your children

COMMENT
Clare Boyd-Macrae

If the health of the community is to be prioritised, the police should have been guided by the need to reduce definite ...

Turning a blind eye to drug abuse is getting us nowhere

COMMENT
Sam Biondo

FILE ? Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, at the White House in Washington during the visit of Prime Minister ...

Bonds that tie Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to Israel

Jodi Kantor

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A long-leaved box tree in the Upper Goulburn State Forest after it was stripped of burls.

Burl bandits saw off trees' valuable gnarly knobs

Farewell to a courageous protector of our parks and heritage

Mean girls terrorise teen with razor, steal her shoes

The Grevillea unit at Barwon Prison.

Police investigate teen riot at Barwon Prison's Grevillea unit

32 mins ago

The Corkman Irish pub in Carlton, built in 1857, as it was last October.

Cowboy developers fight order to rebuild Corkman hotel

Local residents protest against the youth detention centre planned for Werribee South.

Anger rages: Thousands protest over plans for new Werribee jail

Wayne Brown, who was killed by his brother in their parents' Cranbourne home in 2016.

'Who stabbed you?' police ask. 'My f---ing brother' he says, dying

Police at the crime scene in Pine Street, Yennora, in western Sydney.

Body at factory site with suspected gunshot wound

NSW

A Walking Wounded volunteer rows to raise money

War veterans' group stripped of charity status

QLD

The federal government's child support payment system is emerging as the scene of the latest Commonwealth tech wreck.

Child Support 'tech wreck' costing us $100k a day

ACT

The footage was filmed in the yard of a Rottnest chalet.

Charges laid over quokka kicking on Rottnest Island

UPDATED

Nick Xenophon.

Xenophon blocks $4 billion omnibus bill

Fergus Hunter, Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

Ex-minister privately pushed for bank royal commission

Latika Bourke
33 mins ago

Memo to Scott Morrison: there ain't no jam jars

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Rudd

Kevin Rudd's advice for Tony Abbott

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Steve Ciobo says One Nation is more economically responsible than Labor.

One Nation 'more economically responsible than Labor': Minister

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has labelled Labor's approach to renewables "negligent" and "complacent".

PM dubs Labor's renewable policies mindless, negligent

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has played politics over same-sex marriage but complains that the Coalition are doing the ...

Hypocrisy, thy name is politics

COMMENT

Donald Trump

Trump's meeting on North Korean missile launch shared on Facebook

Crews work to move two electric transmission line towers as a precaution should the Oroville Dam emergency spillway need ...

Crews work to seal Lake Oroville Dam spillway that forced evacuations

The Kremlin in Moscow.

Why the Kremlin is starting to worry about Donald Trump

ANALYSIS

Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron listens as he visits the Entrepreneurs Fair in Paris.

France's Hollywood presidential candidate is gaining ground

Nick Miller

<i>Illustration by Dionne Gain</i>

How Turnbull helped with rise of Trump 2.0

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

If the health of the community is to be prioritised, the police should have been guided by the need to reduce definite ...

We're warned about salmonella in salad... but not lethal drugs?

COMMENT
Sam Biondo

Elizabeth Oliver is a Sydney GP.

What this doctor does for the $37.05 that no one wants to pay

COMMENT
Elizabeth Oliver

Outgoing managing director Richard Goyder said his decision to retire hadn't been easy.

Wesfarmers names Rob Scott as Goyder's successor

BREAKING
Catie Low
1 hr ago

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Markets Live: ASX higher as profits roll in

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
11 mins ago

Accommodation and food services has the highest rate of underemployment.

'Flexibility' hurts: Australia has an underemployment problem

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Leaked images and technical details before the launch of the iPhone 5S were pretty much on the money.

Apple shares hit record close on optimism for next iPhone

1 hr ago

Trump's wall might salvage worst deal in Australian history

Colin Kruger, CBD

Home on the Grange: Treasury aims at America

Simon Evans
31 mins ago

Domino's told to 'take the lead' with compensation scheme

Samsung chief grilled for 15 hours in South Korea graft probe

1 hr ago

Anna Jurkiewicz in front of her workers cottage in Albert Park.

The tiny Melbourne houses that command an enormous price tag

The Furphy water cart is one of the many items being auctioned in Hay on February 18. Photo: Supplied

The small-town auction likely to draw buyers from four states

Renovated by Sydney's Infinite Design, Mosman Houseboat is a most unusual dwelling.

The incredible renovation that comes with its own beach

Seemingly harmless items in your home could pose the greatest danger.

The most dangerous decor items in your home

Photo: Noah Darnell | Lauren Bryan Knight

Working from home? How to maintain a work-life balance

Flowers are always a treat... in the right context.

Buying VDay flowers? Here's how to pick the perfect bunch

Culture
4 mins ago

Don't ruin Valentine's Day with another pair of jocks.

The drool-worthy gift guide for men who hate Valentine's Day

Handsome Things
1 hr ago

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Nicole helps… identify a good financial adviser

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Superannuation is a safe place to keep your cash if you have a partner who gambles.

How to plan for the future if your partner gambles

George Cochrane

Adore Beauty founder Kate Morris decided that "the interests of the company are best served by being independent again".

Adore Beauty sells stake to Woolworths then buys it back

Cara Waters

Ryan Nelson (left) and Ryan Touliatos of Brewquets use Instagram to get their message across.

Nothing says Valentine's Day like a bouquet of beer

Cara Waters

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Body found in search for German tourists

Rudd

Rudd: Turnbull 'no Robinson Crusoe'

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200,000 to evacuate from dam area

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Trump and Trudeau start Oval Office meeting

Illustration: Ron Tandberg.

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 14

32 mins ago

Stan - Billions

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

Stan - Grimbsby

Sacha Baron Cohen stars in hilarious action comedy Grimsby - now streaming

2 mins ago

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Surprise: Cheryl's Scottish and Andrew is Is caomh leam thu (I like you).

Married At First Sight turns into First Dates Australia

Aja Styles

Adele collects the Grammy for Song of the Year for <i>Hello</i>.

Black lives matter; English ones matter, and win, more

Bernard Zuel

Carol Lloyd performs with Railroad Gin in 1974.

A Matter of Time singer Carol Lloyd dies

Tony Moore

James Hetfield of Metallica is forced to share Lady Gaga's mic during the Grammys 2017.

Adele's blunder is nothing given Metallica's meltdown

Karl Quinn

In a display of regal brilliance, a heavily pregnant Beyonce performs at the Grammys.

Pregnant Beyonce wows Grammys with gilded ode to motherhood

Broede Carmody

Nicole Kidman attends the British Academy Film Awards.

Sorry Nic, La La Land continues awards season domination

Broede Carmody

Adele's tribute to Beyonce at Grammys 2017.

Blog: Adele dedicates Grammy to Beyonce: 'We f---ing adore you'

Rob Moran

Alan Jones is set to return to the airwaves in March.

Jones set to return to work, details 'unbelievable pain'

Broede Carmody

Fatal attraction: newcomer Samantha Robinson in The Love Witch.

The Love Witch: I cast a spell on you ... and now you've died

MOVIES
Hannah Francis

2017 Perth International Arts Festival's free opening weekend event, Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak, was a hit.

Projections dancing through trees steal show at Perth Festival

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Matt Day is the winner of Tropfest 2017 for his dark comedy <i>The Mother Situation</i>.

Actor Matt Day's dark comedy wins Tropfest short film festival

Phoebe Moloney

President Donald Trump, right, extends his hand to Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, during a meeting in the Oval ...

How the Internet reacted when Trump met Trudeau

Mary Ward
51 mins ago

Hugh Jackman had his sixth skin cancer removed from his face.

Hugh Jackman has sixth skin cancer removed

Amy Croffey
16 mins ago

The ancient Greeks described several different types of love. Following the Greeks, the sociologist and activist John ...

There are six styles of love, which one are you?

Rachel Grieve
55 mins ago

The slip dress, worn by Julie Delpy (with Ethan Hawke) in Before Sunrise, is back in fashion and makes the perfect first ...

Why people always remember their first date outfit

Melissa Singer
1 hr ago

In a display of regal brilliance, a heavily pregnant Beyonce performs at the Grammys.

The Baftas and Grammys: A tale of two red carpets

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Actor Tom Cruise arrives with his mother Mary Lee South at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly ...

Tom Cruise's mother dies, aged 80

1 hr ago

Actually, Valentine's Day is a good time to reflect on "happy ever afters".

Bad dates are a reminder to celebrate single life on Valentine's Day

COMMENT
Kathy Lette

Model walks for Creatures of Comfort wearing a 'We are all Human Beings' sweater, expressing unity of all people.

Political statements might be the biggest trend of NYFW

An experiment in human potential: Rich Roll.

From 'couch potato' to one of the world's fittest men

Sarah Berry
17 mins ago

Be careful while running backwards.

Is running backward good exercise?

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

French cyclist Robert Marchand, 105, reacts after setting a record for distance cycled in one hour.

Lessons on ageing well, from a 105-year-old cyclist

Gretchen Reynolds

Strawberry puree with buffalo ice-cream.

Strawberries and cream with an Aussie barbie twist at Amaru

Dani Valent

Internationally acclaimed chefs including #1 Massimo Bottura
head Down Under.

World's 50 Best Restaurants: meet the top chefs heading to Australia

Myffy Rigby
48 mins ago

Pete Evans' paleo butter chicken with cauliflower rice

Pete Evans's healthy butter chicken without the butter

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'Women should have to take their husband's surname': study

Expat life

10 best countries to raise your children in

She is still a mother who just always wants the very best for her child.

A note from the mother of 'that' child

Sasso Barisano, topped by Matera's cathedral.

Before Rome and Athens: Italy's 9000-year-old city

Andrew Bain

Celebrate the act of travel with a glass of champers at the airport.

The one thing I now do at the start of every trip

Ben Groundwater

The Premium Economy offering from Qantas.

Flight test: There's a reason why Qantas premium is in high demand

Alison Stewart

This render from graphic designer Thadeu Brandão visualises one of the most persistent rumours: that the new iPhone ...

Speculation mounting over 'iPhone X'

47 mins ago

Roger Pocock and his team discovered a gene in worms that triggers a feeling of fullness.

How worm brain could help tackle obesity

Samsung said it retrieved 96 per cent of the more than three million Note 7s it had sold and activated.

Who owns your phone: you or its manufacturer?

Be sure that your dreams of romance don't turn into a nightmare this Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day: beware lonely hearts scammers

LoL OPL 2017

Esports: latest action from LoL Aussie league

2017 BMW Range Day. Duneira Estate, Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia. Thursday 9th February 2017. World Copyright: BMW ...

New BMW 740e reviewed

Drive Staff

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI.

VW reworking Golf GTI lineup after axing Scirocco

David McCowen

2017 Maserati Levante.

Driven: Maserati Levante

Jez Spinks

BMW Australia has confirmed the X2 is coming to local showrooms

BMW confirms X2, X7 SUVs for Oz

Drive Staff

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

Isuzu's new HiLux rival reviewed

Drive Staff

2017 Volkswagen Golf.

New high-tech VW Golf revealed

David McCowen

Reigning captain David Mundy and Nathan Fyfe are expected to be a two-horse race to be Fremantle's skipper in 2017 on ...

Dockers boss positive he can keep high-priced Fyfe

Kim Hagdorn
1 hr ago

Carlton coach Brendon Bolton addresses his players during a training session.

How coach Bolton made Carlton a new club

Sam McClure

Rising star: Tayla Harris celebrates a goal.

Harris, Mithen nominated for AFLW Rising Star award

5 mins ago

Josh Daicos is on the verge of a senior game with the club his father Peter served well.

Daicos kicking down door for debut

Michael Gleeson

Going places fast: Tony Olango

Darwin rewards: Hawks first to swoop on AFL next-gen rule tweak

Daniel Cherny

Shane Watson.

'In the end I just gave up': Watson opens up on his DRS woes

45 mins ago

Making a point: Sergio Aguero.

Aguero makes striking comeback as City go second

1 hr ago

Fallen idol: Lance Armstrong.

Judge green-lights $131 million Lance Armstrong lawsuit

58 mins ago

Disappointing result: Victory failed to take three points in Newcastle.

Kevin Muscat left to lament listless Victory performance

ANALYSIS
Michael Lynch
20 mins ago

Lisa De Vanna of Canberra (right) has been cited.

De Vanna charged by FFA nine days after off-the-ball incident

5 mins ago

Showcase: Winx is paraded in the Theatre of the Horse prior to the Apollo Stakes.

Tradies, suits, celebs flock to watch Winx demolish them, again

Andrew Webster

Spain's Rafael Nadal (right) with his uncle Toni Nadal (left) as Carlos Moya looks on.

Nadal's uncle Toni to quit as star's coach after 2017 season

1 hr ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Boxer Jeff Horn poses for a photo on January 12, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo ...

Doubt over Manny Pacquiao - Jeff Horn fight

Phil Lutton

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