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When people rent out all, or even part of their residential home, they become liable for Capital Gains Tax when they ...

RBA fears house prices are heading for collapse

UPDATED

Liberal MPs Tim Wilson and Andrew Hastie brandish Coopers beer bottles in the 'Keep it Light' video.

'Deeply sorry': Coopers release video apology amid boycott campaign

The video is laced with lingering shots of Coopers beers.

This Coopers-Bible Society bashing has overlooked one issue

COMMENT
John Birmingham

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is the former CEO of ExxonMobil.

Trump's Secretary of State accused of using alias 'Wayne Tracker'

25 mins ago

Rohingya children gather at the Dar Paing camp for Muslim refugees, north of Sittwe, western Rakhine state, Myanmar.

'Hopelessly weak': Human rights groups slam Australia decision

Private schools are among the things economists classify as "positional goods" – they reveal your position in the ...

Why has the drift from government to private schools come to an end?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Doyle handed majority after councillor loses seat in VCAT decision

'What's going on?' Medibank's secret plan for angry customers

SA's energy plan overturns a decade of pointless power-play

ANALYSIS

Ex-partner of Sydney woman found dead with son breaks his silence

Yes, Conway suggested microwaves could have monitored Trump Tower

COMMENT

As word spread the gangster was dead, so too did the damaging rumour

Rough deck: The pitch square at Ranchi

New plan to 'shame' pitch doctors as controversy brews in India

Claire talks with colleagues about her appetite for paleo pear and banana bread in the Department of Finance ad.

Boss wrongly blamed 'Claire' for 'paleo pear and banana bread' line

Married At First Sight: I'm not moving for anything less than love, says Nadia.

Married at First Sight: Nadia finally calls BS on Anthony

Vegetables

15 fruits and vegetables you needn't bother buying organic

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Woman accused of posing as doctor in Werribee

Winter coats were on the runway, but were rare as hen's teeth in the crowd.

Summer reigns but it's winter on the DJs runway

Rough deck: The pitch square at Ranchi

Worse than Pune? Fears for pitch ahead of third Test

As urban flora disappears, it's important to have pots of bee-friendly plants in your courtyard, garden or balcony.

Forget pricey panels: How to go green at home for less than $50

Girl holding healthy green smoothie supplied image.
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SL - wellbeing, jan 17

6 green smoothies that don't taste like grass

Three insurers declined total permanent disability claims at rates as high as 37 per cent, compared to an industry ...

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Three insurers declined total permanent disability claims at rates as high as 37 per cent, compared to an industry ...

Privatising NDIS services could repeat the VET-fee disaster

COMMENT
Rod Sims

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The science of happiness

Footrot Flats cartoonist Murray Ball with some of his characters.

Cartoonist creator of Footrot Flats which sold worldwide

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The boy's skateboard on the Brookfield street where he died on Tuesday.

Boy, 13, dies after being hit by car while skateboarding to school

St Kilda landmark 'The Espy' sold and set for major facelift

Health authorities warn of woman allegedly posing as doctor

UPDATED

Police were cheered as they picked up drivers illegally using the Western Ring Road emergency lane.

Impatient? Hot spots where drivers illegally use transit lanes

The intersection of Grattan Street and Flemington Road has had the most serious pedestrian injuries in the past five years.

Revealed: Melbourne's worst pedestrian problem spots

Glen and Tonka in the Flinders street railway underpass on Tuesday.

UN says homeless camping ban is 'human rights violation'

Don Nardella entitlement claims are being investigated by auditors.

Former speaker and deputy to face further questions on perks

Stacey Docherty and her son, Seth, were found dead in a Hillsdale apartment on Monday afternoon.

Words scrawled in blood near bodies of mum and child

NSW

The minister said the plan would also create about 650 jobs, although it stopped short of guaranteeing the new gas plant ...

SA backs battery, gas plant under $550m energy plan

Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls has proposed stripping an extra $3 billion a year from the iron ore cash flows of Rio ...

WA Nationals leader concedes seat in the Pilbara

WA

Guiseppe Serafino smiles after he was sentenced to 7 months' jail in Denpasar District Court on Tuesday.

Australian jailed in Bali for possessing hashish

Japan's government will receive $2.9 billion in import tax for Australian gas over the next four years.

Japanese government taps more benefit from Australian gas than us

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Bishop backs Japan's right to sail warship in troubled waters

David Wroe

PM to confront gas companies at crunch energy meeting

James Massola

Richard Di Natale is urging Australian society to seek a better life-work balance for the sake of everyone.

Work fewer hours and be happier: Greens

Mark Kenny

Liberal MP Sharman Stone comments on SPC Armona during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday ...

Australian Christian Lobby seeks Trump-style aid abortion ban

Stephanie Peatling

Dinkus for Mark Kenny . Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

State-first energy plan overturns a decade of pointless power-play

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Could the big four banks be broken up?

Could the ALP break up big four banks? Maybe, says Labor MP

James Massola

US President Donald Trump during a meeting on health care in the White House on Monday.

24 million set to lose health insurance in the US: forecast

The image from the Qassim Girls Council that has gone viral.

Image of all male panel at Saudi Arabian girls council goes viral

1 hr ago

Masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel in 2012, washed ashore after the pirates were paid a ...

Somali pirates hijack a commercial ship for the first time in five years

11 mins ago

North Korea launches four missiles in an undisclosed location last week.

North Korea threatens 'merciless' attacks as US carrier joins drills

Dyson drawing; re Melbourne suburban planning, overdevelopment, Age Opinion 15 March 2017

Overnight, Melbourne's backyards have become an endangered species

COMMENT
Stephen Rowley

Illustration: Simon Letch

Why has the drift from government to private schools come to an end?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Life is less lonely and chores are no longer an unrelenting hellride that takes up an entire Sunday.

The surprising thing I learnt living in a sharehouse in my 30s

Clem Bastow

Sally McManus

Sally McManus becomes the first female ACTU secretary

Anna Patty

Chris Lucas, owner of Melbourne restaurant Chin Chin.

Top restaurants slap on Sunday surcharge

Cara Waters

Forget the model and check the real world.

Facts get in the way of the company tax cut chant

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Lucky break: Former Medibank boss George Savvides.

Ghost of Medibank past can rest in peace

Colin Kruger, CBD

Collapsed developer spells trouble for Waterford residents

Simon Johanson

Accenture tipped as anchor at International House

Carolyn Cummins

'I'm not used to making losses' – Bunnings Brit boss targets growth

Catie Low

High times: King of Cannabis lights up pot stock

Colin Kruger, CBD

Coburg, local pundits say, is on the up and up.

Prices are higher in this suburb but the good stuff is next door

The Brisbane rental market is set to remain relatively tenant-friendly with a rising choice of available properties for ...

Once-cheap Melbourne suburbs now more expensive for renters

Be sure you don't make these common kitchen cleaning mistakes.

Cleaning mistakes that make your food taste terrible

The town of Tiller, in Oregon, is for sale.

The US town cheaper than many Australian houses

An exceptionally large and wonderful example of '70s housing, this Doncaster home may soon set a price record.

'70s statement house could set price record – but is it doomed?

The 1983 Duesenberg SJ from the 2013 film The Great Gatsby.

Are these the nine greatest movie cars of all time?

Cars

Perhaps the best dads are the ones who know that saying sorry isn't necessary.

Five things I regret the most about being a disappointing dad

Self

Shopping around for the best insurance is not easy.

Comparison sites don't compare

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

If you keep the quality high, it's easier to have just a little.

Work with your weaknesses, don't fight them

COMMENT
Melissa Browne

Chris Lucas, owner of Melbourne restaurant Chin Chin.

Top restaurants slap on Sunday surcharge

Cara Waters

Freelance art director Chris Eichberger uses volunteering to build his network.

How I learnt to love networking – and you can too!

Alexandra Cain

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Woman accused of posing as doctor in Werribee

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Can microwaves be used for surveillance?

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Masked gang terrifies shoppers in daylight robbery

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Hinch compares transvaginal mesh to Thalidomide

Dyson drawing; re Melbourne suburban planning, overdevelopment, Age Opinion 15 March 2017

Best of Fairfax Cartoons, March 15

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. 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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Married At First Sight: I'm not moving for anything less than love, says Nadia.

Married at First Sight: Nadia finally calls BS on Anthony

Karl Quinn

An example of the harassment experienced by Kelsey.

Thorpe's Bullied is confronting, disturbing and heartbreaking

Sarah Thomas

Rooney Mara in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Girl With Dragon Tattoo sequel is happening - but without Mara

Casey Donovan signs "thank you" over her I'm A Celebrity win.

Casey's win shows Australia loves her, if not showbiz

COMMENT
Christine Sams

Contestant Matt, from the 2014 season of <i>The Biggest Loser</i>, next to the giant screen used in studio weigh-ins.

Can The Biggest Loser shed its fat-shaming stigma?

Michael Lallo

SEN breakfast line-up (from left): Sam McClure, Tim Watson, Garry Lyon and Hamish McLachlan.

Radio ratings: Did new breakfast line-up cost SEN Lyon's share?

Broede Carmody

Robin Bailey has breathed life into Triple M's breakfast ratings.

Ditching Robin Bailey backfires on 97.3FM after ratings slide

Jorge Branco

Em Rusciano with co-host Harley Breen.

Radio ratings: Em Rusciano fails to deliver for 2DayFM

Rob Moran

A new force to be reckoned with: Tash Sultana.

Classic and new acts alike impress at 41st Port Fairy Folk Festival

REVIEW

Sir Andrew Davis.

Andrew Davis fiercely commands MSO through difficult Mahler work

REVIEW
Clive O'Connell

Melbourne band Camp Cope at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre.

Neil Finn tops off perfect weekend at Golden Plains

Konrad Marshall

Professor Robert E. Kelly remained calm during the interview, despite the interruption.

Jacinta Tynan: The BBC dad interview did us all a favour

Jacinta Tynan

Angela Tan will be donating all proceeds from her ball to Opportunity International Australia.

Bride turns cancelled wedding into a charity ball

Nicole Economos

Zendaya at the Kid's Choice Awards.

Zendaya's Kid's Choice dress was $50

Annie Brown

Broad City's Ilana Glazer has married and we only just found out about it.

Broad City's Ilana Glazer got married and no one knew about it

Jenna Clarke

Allison Gallagher.

No, women like me did not grow up with 'male privilege'

COMMENT
Allison Gallagher

Can age-gap friendships survive?

Meet the women making their age-gap friendships work

Evelyn Lewin

Jill and Jeff Smokler early in their relationship. The couple behind popular blog Scary Mommy have announced their ...

Husband of 'Scary Mommy' blogger comes out as gay

Annie Brown

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: Kristen Stewart arrives at the Premiere Of IFC Films' "Personal Shopper" at The Carondelet ...

It's not just a 'break-up' haircut, it's a calculated risk

Natalie Reilly

We give and we all receive health benefits.

Gain five years of your life by doing this

Sarah Berry

Noone is OK and that's OK.

I'm not OK. Neither are you. Who cares?

HENRY ALFORD

Strengthening your health and your muscles.

The science of strength: Seven ways muscle makes us healthier

Paula Goodyer

Neil Perry's Prawn and Mussel Saffron Stew

Weekly meal planner: Give your diet a Mediterranean makeover

The vegemite bagel from Shmucks, Melbourne.

Is Vegemite actually good for you?

"Arabian tacos" with slow-cooked lamb, tomato, cucumber and coriander mayonnaise at Souk.

City laneway newcomer Souk rolls in with Arabic tacos and cocktails

"This is my ex. This right here is more valuable than gold," writes mum, Jessica Singelton.

Mum's praise for ex who 'doesn't pay a dime' in child support

The "eraser challenge' causes serious burns and places students at risk of severe infection.

Parents warned about 'eraser challenge' danger

One of the prized cups.

People are lining up for hours to buy this plastic cup

A villa suite on board Celebrity Cruises's new Celebrity Edge ship.

Cutting edge: Cruise company unveils new class of ship

Andrea Black

There are good reasons for planes to fly high.

Sky high: The reason why planes fly at 35,000 feet

Hugh Morris

Tourists drink beer in Seminyak, Bali. Aussies will soon be outnumbered on "the island of the Gods".

Australian tourists are about to be outnumbered in Bali for first time

Michael Gebicki

How to buy the best smart TV for your home

Alexandra Elliott, a high school senior, says she is a heavy phone user and that using it for social media really feels good.

Are smartphones the new drugs for teens?

Financial Review Business Summit Interview with AFR Business Person of the Year Mike Cannon-Brookes, Co-founder, ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes gives Tesla plan 'good chance' of success

Social networks have come under fire for working with third parties who market the data to law enforcement.

Facebook says police can't use data

Elon Musk has said supercapacitors will be the next big energy storage breakthrough. Pictured at Tesla Motors' battery ...

Musk resumes Twitter campaign for energy fix

2010 Range Rover Sport.

Is a Ranger Rover a good used car buy?

David Morley

2014 Nissan X-Trail.

What used SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

German World Champion driver Michael Schumacher, of the Ferrari team, gives the okay sign to start out on a test run at ...

What are the seven best Ferrari race cars?

David McCowen

The new camera technology detects drivers using their phones.

Drivers reveal what they think is the major cause of road deaths

David McCowen

Porsche continues to reveal information about its new Mission E electric car range.

Porsche reveals more Mission E details

Greg Kable

What are the seven best Ferraris to date?

Stephen Ottley

On staff: Tony Lockett in action for the Swans against Geelong in 1998.

Goal-kicking legend Lockett joins Swans coaching staff

Michael Barlow is excited about joining Gold Coast.

Barlow says Dockers' delisting 'rips your heart out'

Rohan Connolly

AFL draft stats

Why Giants should lose rich recruiting zone

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Luke Hodge

Clarkson says it wasn't his call to suspend Hodge

Injury concerns: Matthew Leuenberger.

Leuenberger set to miss at least three weeks

Sam McClure

Clarkson looks on during the pre-season game against Port Adelaide.

Hawks could have kept the old and new within cap: Clarkson

Having missed finals for three seasons, Pendlebury will lead the Pies in an important year.

Set to launch: Pendles leading Pies to finals and beyond

Michael Gleeson

The Giants' Phil Davis wrestles with Roos Braydon Preuss (left) and Kayne Turner.

New-look Roos must cope with losing 1500 games of experience

Rough deck: The pitch square at Ranchi.

No bounce: Aussie fears over Ranchi pitch

Andrew Wu

Andrew Bogut spent just 58 seconds on court for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Bogut's Cavaliers career over after 11 days

Roy Ward

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: Jordy Reid of the Rebels looks on after a loss during the round one Super Rugby ...

South African rugby boss says an Australian team will be cut

Chris Dutton

Fourth official Mike Jones intervenes as Jose Mourinho manager of Manchester United and Antonio Conte manager.

Mourinho's antics triggers ugly sideline confrontation

ANALYSIS
Jonathan Liew

The AAFC's chief aim is for the introduction of a national second division which would eventually have automatic ...

Second-tier clubs step up push for seat at FFA's top table

Michael Lynch

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