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Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne meets with Crown Prince Mutain bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud in Riyadh ...

Australia signs secretive military deals with Saudis

EXCLUSIVE
Patrick Begley

Pawanjeet Heir: is facing her worst nightmare - deportation, along with her husband and young son.

Her boss wouldn't pay her. Then, she had to pay him

EXCLUSIVE
Adele Ferguson

Jordan Lewis has a win first up with the Demons.

Melbourne shrug off decade-long hoodoo to beat Saints

1 hr ago

Hamilton was satisfied with his day's work.

Nightmare afternoon for Ricciardo as Hamilton grabs pole

1 hr ago

Investigations are underway to find out what sparked Saturday's fight.

Six prison staff hospitalised after inmate, visitor assault

Jay Weatherill , Premier of South Australia 21/3/2017. Pic Ben Searcy .

Laundry incident that nearly brought Jay Weatherill undone

Mark Kenny

'We just pulled it': Trump the dealmaker comes undone

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Attacker found guilty of 'harrowing' assault of female backpackers

AFLW: Crows make history with grand final win

Melbourne's median house price predicted to soon hit $1m

One health fund accounts for 40% of all complaints

Nick Riewoldt of the Saints is helped onto the stretcher after hurting his knee.

Riewoldt heard a 'pop', but Saints hopeful knee injury isn't severe

10 mins ago

Australia's captain Steven Smith raises his bat after scoring century during the first day of their fourth test cricket ...

Run out adds to Australia's woes following middle-order collapse

Live
1 hr ago

Jobe and Roughead

Roughead lifts Hawks in tight MCG battle

Live

Rachel Woolley at home in Sydney. She is a candidate for a bachelor of music at UNSW and is recovering from Hodgkin lymphoma.

'Why me?': The cause of two-thirds of all cancers revealed

Daniel Ricciardo signs autographs and takes selfies at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

'They need to be bloody louder': F1 fans want the roar to return

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Riewoldt injured as St Kilda succumb to Melbourne

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Can't get enough footy? You might want to listen to this

THE ACTIVIST

The war that saved a wild river

Pinetrees Lord Howe Island: Yogi to the stars Charlotte Dodson leads retreats at Pinetrees Lodge on the World Heritage ...

How yoga is hurting our oceans

Chicken steamed over onions.

Spice up your weekend with a North African tasty tangine

NEIL PERRY

The Blott House is a Robin Boyd original.

Robin Boyd's Blott house saved from developers at auction

Melbourne is likely to have a median house price of $1 million by the end of next year.

$1m median house price in Melbourne imminent, expert predicts

The former Brunswick synagogue was bought by a local family for over $2.6 million.

Former Brunswick synagogue goes to local family for over $2.6m

65 View Street Annandale

Auction Results: See what sold near you on Saturday

28 Grattan Street, Prahran is full of fine craftmanship and surprises.

Top tips for styling your home to sell ... and make a profit

Residents who live around the now demolished Markham public housing estate have been protesting for months against the ...

The development that has the quiet streets of Ashburton in uproar

'Not just a number': Five dead in 24 hours on Victorian roads

Charges laid after Swanston Street crash in Melbourne CBD

A second Melbourne jewellery store has been robbed in as many days.

Second Melbourne jewellery store robbed in two days

Karen Belej worked at Mildura council as an advocate for the White Ribbon program, which is aimed at preventing men's ...

Mildura 'bikie' says girlfriend died after they both reached for the gun

Big crowds wait in line to catch a tram to the Grand Prix on Friday.

Grand Prix and AFL games see record demand on public transport

The car at the corner of Bourke and Swanston streets after the crash.

Alleged St Kilda crime spree ends in Swanston Street crash

As of 5pm on Saturday, Tropical Cyclone Debbie was an estimated 640 kilometres east of Cairns and 560 kilometres ...

Cyclone theatens to become super tropical storm

QLD
1 hr ago

ACT Fire and Rescue station officer Rob Thompson, who shared his personal experience with post traumatic stress disorder.

The panic attacks that rocked a firefighter

ACT

Biometric facial map. The federal government is experimenting with facial recognition for users of its online services.

How you'll soon log into govt services

ACT

Bulk rubbish in Ballajura last year.

Perth residents declare war on 'verge bandits'

WA

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Bernard Williams - Murder Victim - Gunshot - Killed near Gisborne on March 3, 1984. Victoria. Bernard Francis Williams. ...

'Ladies man': a cold case murder gets warmer

Nick McKenzie, Nino Bucci

Max Verstappen is seen during the final practice at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 25, ...

GP under fire for offering unpaid roles

Royce Millar

Dick Quigg, policeman. John Silvester story for Saturday.

'There is no need to be nasty': The long road of a lawman

John Silvester

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Jay Weatherill , Premier of South Australia 21/3/2017. Pic Ben Searcy .

Laundry incident that nearly brought SA Premier undone

Mark Kenny

'Islam is a disease we need to vaccinate': Hanson

Beef breakthrough as China insists its regional intentions are peaceful

The Turnbull Government has waved through a proposed cut to penalty rates.

Turnbull government backs penalty-rate cuts for low paid

Education Minister Simon Birmingham is working on a new schools funding model to take effect from next year

Government shifts to school funding after childcare reforms pass

Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs at an inquiry on Friday.

Triggs slams Turnbull's 'highly unsatisfactory' 18C race law changes

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis has expressed special concern about IS activity in South-East Asia.

IS might form 'diaspora' caliphate, Brandis warns

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

Australia reverses Myanmar stance to co-sponsor UN resolution

Lindsay Murdoch

A Beijing commuter unlocks her share bike.

Bicycles retake China's streets with a new twist

Kirsty Needham

President Donald Trump faced his first big legislative test.

Donald Trump health plan goes down in a screaming heap

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

An undated photo released by the Metropolitan Police of Khalid Masood.

London attacker had dreams of 'killing someone'

Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten joined a crowd in the Great Hall of Parliament House this week to celebrate the work ...

Turnbull's 18C strategy might be smarter than it seems

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Ken Lechleitner Pangarta.

'We have more in common than we have differences'

COMMENT
Martin Flanagan

Attorney-General George Brandis introduced the legislation to change section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

Finally I'll have the freedom to tell all races what I really think

SATIRE
Jacqueline Maley

Pawanjeet Heir: is facing her worst nightmare - deportation, along with her husband and young son.

Blackmail, extortion and slavery at a restaurant near you

EXCLUSIVE
Adele Ferguson

RuPaul (centre) with celebrity judges on <i>RuPaul's Drag Race</i>.

Their habits cost our TV networks $2.5b... so far

Catherine Armitage

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Don't buy the 'money illusion': Here's what's happening to wages

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Jochen Haab, global head of engineering and development Mercedes Benz.

My car can beat Lewis Hamilton, but not a tram

Mark Hawthorne

How sports bodies keep winning the TV rights battles

Mark Hawthorne

Why Airbnb won't find a home in China anytime soon

COMMENT
Adam Minter

Australia's LNG exports to be hit by 'buyers club'

Amazon arrival sparks demand for industrial assets

Carolyn Cummins

Lewis Hamilton made a surprising admission before his appearance at Hugo Boss Crown.

The one thing about Australia that terrifies Lewis Hamilton

Cars

A Tasmanian Cask Company barrel maturing whisky for Tasmanian Independent Bottlers.

The secret weapon behind Australia's best whisky

Smart Sipping

Nic Tait at his renovated cottage in Brunswick, Melbourne.

Home renovations that give you the most bang for your buck

Ben Hurley

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The true cost of loyalty programs

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey was in Sydney for WeWork's official launch.

How McKelvey's side hustle became co-working giant WeWork

Cara Waters

One question still endures: Do leaders actually matter?

Is leadership irrelevant?

James Adonis

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Warner dropped first ball

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Blind race hate

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Bulldogs beat Magpies by 14 points

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Healthcare failure a blow to Trump, GOP

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce poses for a portrait in his office at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 22 ...

Fairfax photos of the week - March 23, 2017

STAN - Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks: The Return - May 22. Only on Stan

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. 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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Bad girls: Jessica Lange (left) plays Joan Crawford to Susan Sarandon's Bette Davis in the delicious mini-series Feud.

Review: Feud brings Baby Jane back to grotesque, brilliant life

Karl Quinn

Jake Gyllenhaal Editorial Shoot for Columbia Pictures' LIFE. Jake Gyllenhaal portrait. The actor is one of the stars of ...

Life's Jake Gyllenhaal says acting left him 'untethered and lost'

Karl Quinn

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Brett Ratner attends the "Robin Hood" Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd ...

Hollywood director Brett Ratner slams 'insane' Rotten Tomatoes

Rogue One's director has revealed that Jyn Erso's mother was originally meant to be a Jedi.

Rogue One's rewrites were much more extensive than first thought

Broede Carmody

David Duchovny returns as transgender FBI agent Denise Bryson.

Lynch mob: Stunning first look at the cast of the Twin Peaks reboot

Michael Idato

''I'm President and you're not,'' says Donald Trump.

Trump accused of stealing a line from his bête noire Saturday Night Live

Michael Idato

A public memorial for Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds will be held in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Dying Debbie Reynolds 'asked permission' to 'be with Carrie'

Today's hipster movement has been light on language, Daddy-O.

Why today's hipsters are way less cool than their grandparents

David Astle

The film argues that people can find their humanity even when it seems all but lost.

Land of Mine finds joy in grim reality

Stephanie Bunbury

Bec Sandridge: Pop chameleon.

Bec Sandridge doesn't want to sound like anybody else

Jenny Valentish

Loyiso Gola's Dude Where's My Lion April Fool's Day Comedy Package. Giveaways by Kay Stewart. Pub date: March 26, 2017. Mmag.

Giveaways: Win tickets to the comedy festival and more

Kay Stewart

I jadorbs this modern-take-on-Katherine-Hepburn suit by Alexander McQueen. Brie Larson has the je ne sais quois to pull ...

Brie Larson + Alexander McQueen = perfection

Ellie Kammer

How Ellie Kammer is channelling her battle with endometriosis into confronting art

Aimee Knight

Mayim Bialik arrives at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, ...

Big Bang Theory star explains why we shouldn't call women 'girls'

Mary Ward

Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett are alt-right idols, apparently.

What do we make of folks who are fans of Jane Austen... and Breitbart?

Ross Douthat

Sky News presenter and former NSW premier Kristina Keneally.

Keneally may take legal action over Latham's comments

Andrew Hornery

Mike Pence tweeted this photo of the meeting which discussed the future of maternity care in the United States.

Mike Pence tweets photo of men discussing maternity rights

Jenna Clarke

Grid girls at Albert Park on Monday, ready for the grand prix this weekend.

The time has come to retire 'grid girls' for good

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Justin Bieber's fancy Sydney digs had to be "de-odorised".

Bieber stinks out $20 million Sydney home

Andrew Hornery

The Tsimane are into exercise and bananas (well, plantains which are a low sugar variety).

What those with the world's healthiest hearts do differently

Sarah Berry

We often stumble when our hopes meet reality.

Does 'false hope syndrome' make it hard to lose weight?

Juli Fraga

Can you eat bread and lose weight? Yes, according to a new study.

'Dramatic' weight-loss possible without counting calories, study finds

Sarah Berry

Culinary fable: The story of butter says much about our relationship with food.

Does our complicated relationship with food stem from butter?

Flavour boost: Spaghetti of prawns and prawn oil with parmesan.

The one food rule chefs are breaking

T-bone steak with barbecue sauce by Neil Perry. Images by William Meppem, please credit.

34 different ways to cook a great steak. Find your favourite

Chris & Amy Rehs-Dupin and their two children.

Husband gives birth after his wife was unable to fall pregnant

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Girl, 12, suspended from school for selling 'sex toy'

Carter and Rowdy.

How Rowdy the dog is helping this boy accept his rare condition

A TSA agent waits for passengers.

Traveller letters: I'll never go through Los Angeles airport again

Alter do Chao Beach in the Island of Love in Rio Tapajos, Brazil.

One of the world's best beach towns is 1600km from the nearest coast

Simon Romero

Halong Bay in Vietnam.

It's time: The world's next big cruising destination

Brian Johnston

Samsung's new QLED televisions push the boundaries of colour and brightness.

Hands on: Samsung QLED Ultra HD smart TV

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo say they want to give consumers access to their data, but are seeking new ...

Data the new gold as banks, tech firms battle

Webcity is experiencing a 24-hour outage.

Webcity services 'meltdown' leaves customers in the lurch

UPDATED

Any electronic device larger than 16 centimetres long is now prohibited.

How the airline laptop ban creates other risks

COMMENT

The Senate vote on Thursday foreshadowed a broader rollback of tech and telecom policies that have drawn the ire of ...

US moves to repeal internet privacy rules

MONTMELO, SPAIN - MARCH 08: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team McLaren MCL32 on ...

Why you can't miss the 2017 Australian Grand Prix

David McCowen

While Nissan's SUVs are popular, passenger cars such as the Altima present a challenge.

Nissan: Passenger cars 'challenging' for the brand

David McCowen

Bentley Continental GT.

Why the Bentley Continental is a used car bargain

David Morley

2017 Audi S5 Coupe.

New Audi S5 performance coupe reviewed

Peter McKay

2017 Nissan Navara Series 2. Embargo: 4am 24/03/2017

New Nissan Navara Series 2 reviewed

David McCowen

Aston Martin and the F1 Red Bull Racing have created the AM-RB 001.

The way F1 is changing Aston Martin

Stephen Ottley

Another year: St Kilda's veteran forward Nick Riewoldt.

Live: Essendon v Hawthorn

Live
Daniel Cherny

Jordan Lewis has a win first up with the Demons.

Melbourne shrug off decade-long hoodoo to beat Saints

Warwick Green
1 hr ago

Nick Riewoldt of the Saints is helped onto the stretcher after hurting his knee.

Riewoldt heard a 'pop', but Saints hopeful knee injury isn't severe

Warwick Green
10 mins ago

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Bec Goddard, Senior Coach of the Crows (centre) celebrates with her players during the ...

Crow your own way: Premiers' daggy inspiration

Andrew Stafford
1 hr ago

Out-contested: Luke Parker of the Swans falls as he competes for the ball with Matthew Broadbent.

Swans downed by superb Port in season opener

James Buckley
4 mins ago

Joyous feeling: The Crows players celebrate.

First up AFLW glory to the Adelaide Crows

Nathan Buckley

Loss to Dogs an opportunity missed: Buckley

Michael Gleeson

Adam Simpson

Simpson: 'We had players in a vest for three years! Why?'

Caroline Wilson

Shaun Marsh

Smith finally falls as Australia collapse

Live
James Lemon
1 hr ago

Banged up: Daniel Ricciardo snapped off a tyre in the crash in qualifying at Albert Park.

Ricciardo hoping for better luck

Matthew Clayton
57 mins ago

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain smiles at a press conference after taking pole position for the Australian ...

Hamilton grabs pole but Vettel challenges

Michael Lynch
1 hr ago

Hot shooting: Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker.

NBA: Booker throws down 70 points in Phoenix's loss to Celtics

Emotional: Jason Day after withdrawing from an event in Austin as his mother underwent surgery.

Day's mum 'successfully undergoes surgery'

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