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Khalid Masood is treated by emergency services outside parliament.

London attacker's wife breaks silence on killer husband

Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Amazon Go

Amazon commitment to re-shape Australian online shopping

EXCLUSIVE

A still from footage of a fuming Steve Smith in Dharamsala.

Friendships lost as spiteful India series ends in acrimony

You don't want to be under-insured when travelling as you can get caught with new expenses when things go wrong.

How to lose thousands of dollars by trying to save tens

COMMENT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's decision to mothball the China treaty has been described as the worst-handled foreign ...

Turnbull turns on a dime over 'foreign policy blunder'

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Former Seven newsreader Talitha Cummins claims she was unfairly sacked by her network.

Newsreader sues Seven, claiming she was sacked on maternity leave

1 hr ago

Sky's self-inflicted headache: the Latham strategy

ANALYSIS
Nick O'Malley

Worner's board position under fire as affair fallout persists

I'm a Facebook addict but I've taken a drastic step - and it's working

COMMENT

Academic demands answers after police stop him flying home

Kirsty Needham

Australia goes to great lengths to stay off Trump's naughty list

Wind and rain lashes Airlie Beach as Cyclone Debbie blows in.

Premier slams 'appalling' behaviour as cyclone leaves carnage in wake

A warning sign on Palm Beach rockpool on Tuesday.

Unwitting residents bath with shark at Sydney popular pool

Cyclone Debbie as it crossed the north Queensland coast on Tuesday.

Cyclone Debbie's serious but less talked-about impact

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Mathew Leckie of the Socceroos celebrates with team mates after scoring the second goal ...

Ugly, scrappy, but Socceroos' win priceless in the grand scheme

President Donald Trump with his wife first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, pumps his fist as they disembark ...

First lady Melania Trump has become a 'virtual shut-in'

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Men seen tempting fate during Cyclone Debbie

Phillips with best and fairest medal.

Erin Phillips named AFLW's best and fairest

Abby Lee Miller has quit reality TV show <i>Dance Moms.</i>

TV star quits as she faces jail time over $120,000 in suitcase

Married at First Sight Australia 2017. Vanessa.

Married at First Sight's Vanessa dumps the nicest guy she's ever met

Mozambique's Azura Quilalea.

Few tourists visit one of the most stunning countries in the world

The owner of a 30th floor apartment in Trump Tower which was available on Airbnb faces a penalty of $1,310.

Owner of apartment in Trump Tower fined for Airbnb listing

The Symond Arcade, opposite Strathfield station, has sold for more than $30 million.

Strathfield arcade sold to mystery buyer for $30 million

2825 Padaro Lane, Carpinteria, California

Kevin Costner lists coastal estate for whopping $60 million

Tick these jobs off your list now and you won't have to think about them for a whole year.

Household items you only have to clean once a year

High levels of construction and buyer exuberance has led to some paying more for new apartments than perhaps they should ...

Where off-the-plan apartments have fallen in value

Land value has increased by an average 5.6 per cent in Queensland over the past year.

The land titles decision that could cost us up to '$200 million'

Esther Han

Multimillion-dollar cost of Baird's greyhound backdown revealed

Sean Nicholls

'Feel like I've been abused:' Airbnb host scammed by fake listing

The child sex abuse royal commission is hearing evidence about the nature, cause and impact of offending.

Vexed issue of children who abuse other children

Rachel Browne

The levy for emergency services will move to council rates this year.

Analysis shows homeowners face $471 annual fire service bill

Sean Nicholls

The Inner West Council wants track-free trams, like the one pictured, to carry commuters along Parramatta Road.

'Game-changing' public transport plan for gridlocked Sydney road

Premier Gladys Berejiklian decided to scrap further forced mergers in the regions but proceed with Sydney mergers.

Sydney councils jubilant after court blocks merger

The post mocking an alleged offender was on the network for over three hours.

Police under fire over Facebook post making fun of arrested man

WA

Investigators outside the beauty salon on Monday afternoon.

Axe attack victim 'struck 24 times in shopping cenre'

VIC

ACT Liberal Elizabeth Kikkert, speaking about her violent father during a debate in the ACT parliament on new laws to ...

'He would beat us if we tried to stop him': MLA's stirring address

ACT

Picture supplied for publicity 2000. Hitler's Children Children had Nazi values hammered into them.

'I openly accept I would be a Nazi Party member': LNP official

QLD

Cyclone Debbie as it crossed the north Queensland coast on Tuesday.

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Cyclone Debbie as it crossed the north Queensland coast on Tuesday.

Cyclone Debbie to wreak more havoc on damaged reef

Peter Hannam

China and Australia cooperated on the operation that led to the ice bust this week.

Five-month operation led to a $100m drug bust in Australia

Kirsty Needham

Taking half measures: Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop.

Lessons for A-League in bitter war that is still hurting NRL

Roy Masters

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's decision to mothball the China treaty has been described as the worst-handled foreign ...

China syndrome: Turnbull turns on a dime over extradition

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

How did the government get China treaty so wrong?

James Massola

New tests for MPs' travel claims

Adam Gartrell

Peter Harris from the Productivity Commission says the recommendation isn't against industry funds or against retail funds.

Unions sidelined in radical overhaul of superannuation

Peter Martin
57 mins ago

Treasurer Scott Morrison virtually instructed the Productivity Commission to come against the present cozy super system.

Simplicity. How the Productivity Commission will take on the funds

COMMENT
Peter Martin
58 mins ago

Australia Day. Generic pics of Australia Day 2005 Festivities in and around the Sydney Foreshore. 26 Jan 2005. AFR Pics. ...

New winners in Australia's $100 billion tourism market

Eryk Bagshaw

Foreign Affairs minister Julie Bishop says Australia will work with the US on strong border protection policies.

Bishop uses rare meeting to warn diplomats about Trump

Ahmed Kathrada speaking during the funeral service for the former South African president Nelson Mandela in 2015.

South African anti-apartheid icon Kathrada dies at 87

21 mins ago

Myanmar's commander-in-chief, General Min Aung Hlaing at a parade to commemorate the Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on Monday.

Myanmar chief labels Rohingya Muslim intruders

Lindsay Murdoch

Soth Rey

Cambodian teenager who suffered from necrosis dies

Lindsay Murdoch

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on the Federal ...

Trump embarks on uphill tax battle as shutdown approaches

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Everything parents do to help their kids afford seemingly unaffordable house prices helps keep those prices high.

The Bank of Mum and Dad is keeping house prices high

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Sometimes you just want to report a dud driver to the police. But does that make you a dobber or a tosser?

Stopping bad drivers starts with a balloon and ends in the car wasg

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How I'm hacking Facebook to conquer my addiction

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Amazon Go

Amazon lays out Aussie commitment

EXCLUSIVE
Madeleine Heffernan

Medibank says it is contacting people via SMS "where possible" about the delay.

Medibank under fire after thousands of invoices delayed

Georgia Wilkins

minimum wage

Industry groups call for 'modest' rise in minimum wage

Anna Patty

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

BCA president offers grim fairytales for corporate tax rebels

Colin Kruger, CBD

$US1.7 trillion set to enter global real estate

Carolyn Cummins

Mantra Group share surge as hotel sector booms

Carolyn Cummins

NBN finally steps in to save stranded estate

Lucy Battersby

Solomon Lew could chart Myer's future

Catie Low

The finished products await their new owners.

Inside the dream factory making the world's most luxurious cars

Cars

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is an example of a posh Aussie.

Are you 'posh' or not? Here's 12 signs you're top of the toffs

Culture

You don't want to be under-insured when travelling as you can get caught with new expenses when things go wrong.

How to lose thousands by trying to save tens

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Retiree renters are unlikely to be able to afford a comfortable retirement.

Renters need $1 million for comfortable retirement

ANALYSIS
John Collett

Yve Lavine is a freelance photographer and enjoys being able to pick and choose the jobs she wants.

It's official, self-employed people are happier

Louis White

Aodhan MacCathmhaoil, co-founder of Waster.

Meet the business raising penalty rates

Alexandra Cain

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Cyclone Debbie: Social media lashes TV reporters

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Cyclone snow covers beach

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Unyoked's solar-powered tiny homes

Domain

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Hundreds of arrests at Moscow anti-corruption rally

Illustration: Dionne Gain

Best of Fairfax cartoons, March 29

1 hr ago

STAN - better call saul

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

Stan - Imposters

Liar. Lover. Con artist - Imposters, new series premiering exclusively on Stan

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Former Seven newsreader Talitha Cummins claims she was unfairly sacked by her network.

Newsreader sues Seven over alleged maternity leave sacking

Michael Lallo
1 hr ago

Married at First Sight Australia 2017. Vanessa.

MAFS's Vanessa dumps nicest guy as Nadia learns more about hers

Karl Quinn

Simone Mohr lost $3000 to ticket scalpers after buying Adele tickets from Viagogo.

'No one to turn to': Adele fan loses $3000 for Viagogo tickets

Ebony Bowden

Abby Lee Miller has quit reality TV show <i>Dance Moms.</i>

Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller quits show ahead of sentencing

Sarah Thomas

Sky News was found to have breached political advertising rules during an ad break for a February 2017 episode of The ...

Sky News breaches ACMA rules over marriage equality ad

Broede Carmody

Mark Latham's list of enemies is growing longer.

Harmer demands apology over Latham's Sky News comments

Broede Carmody

Mark Seymour is no fan of Pauline Hanson.

Mark Seymour slams Pauline Hanson and One Nation on Q&A

Bernard Zuel

Adele performs at Etihad Stadium on March 18 in Melbourne.

Adele hints world tour could be her last

Broede Carmody

Khadim Ali 39 infront of his painting 'The Arrival' on the foyer wall at the MCA Circular Quay West entrance. 27th ...

The devilish revelation that changed everything for Khadim

Peter Munro

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

Ai Weiwei's plan to use fences to bring down political walls

Kandos elder, cowboy Brian Webster, portrait by?Mervyn Bishop for his show at Cementa.

You've never heard of it but Cementa's the little arts festival that could

Katie Milton

Alexander Skarsgard in Big Little Lies.

Are we finally heading into the era of equal opportunity nudity?

Annie Brown

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban arrive at the Oscars.

Nicole Kidman's real-life bruises shocked Keith Urban

Jenna Clarke

Leggings are set to be this generation's jeans.

In 2017 leggings are pants, and the proof is in the productivity

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Nicola Stevens (left) with her partner on the coral carpet at the inaugural AFLW W Awards.

Stars of the AFLW shine at W Awards

Melissa Singer

President Donald Trump with his wife first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, pumps his fist as they disembark ...

Where is Melania? First Lady vanishes from public eye

Paul Schwartzman

Danielle Peskowitz in her first appearance on the <i>Dr. Phil</i> show in September 2016.

Father of 'Cash me Ousside' girl wants her out of Hollywood

Daphne Duret

Australia still refuses to give equal marriage rights to people of the same sex, despite it being allowed in many other ...

Australia's stance is starting to get embarrassing

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Yes you can get Cara Delevingne-level eyebrows, it's just going to take some patience ... and some products.

Yes bushy eyebrows are confronting, yes they're worth it

Natalie Reilly

Textures and aromas enhance the eating experience.

Smell your food and ditch iced water to eat healthily

Sarah Knapton

Eating whole fish is better than taking supplements.

Forget fish oil supplements during pregancy

Sarah Berry

The food choices a mother makes during pregnancy count.

Preventing chronic disease in the next generation starts here

Paula Goodyer

Restaurant critic Jay Rayner.

The 10 worst restaurant habits... Feared critic lays down the law

Jay Rayner

Home-style eggs with chilli.

Like it hot? You'll love Chinese 'home-style' fried eggs

Kylie Kwong

Jamie Oliver will revive Jamie's Italian Down Under.

Why we'll be seeing more of Jamie Oliver Downunder ...

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Would you do this to your baby in a carseat?

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How Adele's son is taking after his famous mum

A sample of the Aussie Legends alphabet.

Mum creates alphabet of Aussie legends

Rules are rules. If airlines have them, you must follow them.

Why United Airlines was right to ban teens in leggings

COMMENT
Leslie Gray Streeter

Visitors take to the water off Azura Quilalea.

One of the world's most stunning countries is one of the least visited

Sue Williams

People chill out on deck-chairs at Berlin Strand Bar, a river-side bar on the banks of the Spree.

This is the ultimate holiday destination you'll always go back to

Ben Groundwater

LG's 2017 Ultra HD OLEDs are thinner than ever, like this slender W7 stuck on glass, but they don't skimp on picture quality.

Hands on: LG wallpaper Ultra HD OLED TV

COMMENT

Christian Safko

Meet the Aussie gamers battling on global stage

Samsung is reportedly introducing new fingerprint and retina scanners.

Samsung must get the Galaxy S8 right, analysts say

Steven Spielberg's <i>Ready Player One</i> is hailed by many in the VR industry as a seminal piece of writing about ...

VR for Spielberg flick Ready Player One

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Behind the scenes with a $7000 Grand Prix ticket

David McCowen

Honda Jazz VTi-L

Which is the best Honda Jazz model?

Stephen Ottley

The Mercedes-Benz EQ electric car concept was revealed at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Chery and Mercedes enter trademark war

Drive Staff

2017 Volkswagen Touareg Adventure.

Volkswagen Touareg Adventure special edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

A new report has found that most cars used more average fuel than what is claimed on its stickers.

Most cars struggle to hit fuel use claims

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-AMG E43.

Driven: Mercedes-AMG E43

Andrew MacLean

Tiger bound: Former Panthers coach Ivan Cleary is set to be appointed this week.

Wests Tigers to offer Cleary 2020 deal

Michael Chammas

Series over: Steve Smith shakes hands with Indian counterpart Virat Kohli after the fourth Test.

'Friendships have been lost': series ends in acrimony

Andrew Wu

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Mathew Leckie of the Socceroos celebrates scoring the second goal during the 2018 FIFA ...

Socceroos breathe life into direct-route World Cup qualification

Michael Cockerill

England head coach Eddie Jones.

Bring back the Originals: The Super Rugby cuts that Eddie wants

Chris Dutton

Lokesh Rahul celebrates as India wins the fourth Test.

Small victories all round, but still the Indians prevail

Greg Baum

Players scuffle after David Klemmer of the Bulldogs slapped Daly Cherry-Evans of the Sea Eagles.

You can't do it on the street: the tactic Origin star wants banned

Scott Bailey

Big decision: Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop.

Why expansion risks damaging A-League

Roy Masters

Bernard Foley has played just one Super Rugby match this year.

Worrying signs: Wallabies star's concussion symptoms return

Tom Decent

Under fire: Bulldogs coach Des Hasler.

Dogs don't need to sack Hasler. They need a player to get angry

Andrew Webster

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Panthers coach Ivan Cleary speaks to the media during a NRL Finals series press ...

Tigers to meet Cleary this week as round-six start date looms

Michael Chammas

Jack Bird should be the Sharks permanent fullback.

Gallen prefers to look at bigger picture as Bird mulls future

Chris Barrett

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