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

Cyclone Debbie's billion-dollar trail of destruction

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

Friendships lost as spiteful India series ends in acrimony

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

Turnbull bows to populists as Bishop left swinging in the breeze

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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

COMMENT

Khalid Masood is treated by emergency services outside parliament.

London attacker's wife breaks silence on killer husband

Ben Cousins has battled a very public drug addiction since his fall from grace.

Ben Cousins is a stark reminder of the AFL's utter failure

COMMENT

Man charged with culpable driving over Bacchus Marsh crash

Trump has strategy for destroying IS, and it's working

COMMENT

Newsreader sues Seven, claiming she was sacked on maternity leave

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

How did the Turnbull government get China treaty so wrong?

Co Owner of Meyers Place Heather Lakin. Myers Place was Melbourne's first laneway bar, the one that kickstarted the ...

The bar that started a revolution is set to close

A warning sign on Palm Beach rockpool on Tuesday.

Bathers unwittingly share Sydney pool with shark

Beyond doubt: Mathew Leckie celebrates scoring the second goal for Austrlalia in Sydney on Tuesday night.

Socceroos win was scrappy, but priceless in the grand scheme

You're the nicest guy ever. Now get out of my life.

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

Phillips with best and fairest medal.

Erin Phillips named AFLW's best and fairest

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Men seen tempting fate during Cyclone Debbie

Jordan Roughead and Max Gawn in action. Roughead later hurt his knee.

The 'farcical' AFL rule ... that must stay

Australia's captain Steve Smith celebrates his century during the third day of the first cricket test match against ...

Australian player ratings: Who starred, who struggled

In 1990 a first home buyer would have purchased an average house in Sydney priced at $194,000

Houses aren't less affordable for first home buyers - they're riskier

Adele in concert Etihad Stadium on Saturday night, March 18.

'No one to turn to': Adele fan loses $3000 after buying web tickets

An artist's impression of the to-be-constructed Beaumaris Secondary.

House price bubble tipped amid rush to enrol kids in prized zone

Odds are, you're downing a few more candy canes than usual over break, so it's more crucial than ever that you keep up ...

Busted: How landlords know if you're hiding a pet in your rental

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: *For Domain Neighbourhoods page* A general view of Banksia?Street in Heidelberg on ...

Is this the only Melbourne suburb without a shopping strip?

Laws aimed at curbing underquoting were passed in Victoria in November.

Fudging price guides: real estate agency stung for underquoting

The cast of the BBC's Vicar of Dibley series included Dawn French as the vicar. The Hortons who lived in Dibley Manor ...

'Vicar of Dibley' manor house up for grabs for $6.5 million

Police set up roadblocks around the house where the man was holed up.

Man arrested after six-hour stand-off with police in Bendigo

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Hundreds still in the lurch after Watersun Homes collapse

UPDATED

Four arrested after car filled with youths crashes at busy intersection

One man was critically injured in the home invasion.

Bandits pose as police in terrifying home invasion

Police and ambulance officers treat the injured man at Preston station.

Smoking passenger still critical after PSO 'wrestle' at station

UPDATED

Investigators outside the beauty salon on Monday afternoon.

Axe attack victim struck 24 times in shopping centre, court hears

Lindsay Anderson is a dairy farmer in Athlone, Victoria. He has many solar panels on his farm that supplies his whole ...

How this farmer saves thousands on his electricity bills

Summa Simmonds, from Cairns, was holidaying in Bali when she died.

Bottle of vodka, six more shots: Aussie mum dies in Bali

Judy Bamberger pictured in August 2015.

Australian woman successfully defies new Israeli law

ACT

The gravedigger is no longer working at the cemetery.

Gravedigger 'took photos of remains, shared them'

Water police are searching for a man in his 70s missing off Rockingham.

Body, boat debris found and one man still missing

WA

home builders go bust. Satwant Singh and Giagan Mann Photo from Ballarat Courier/ Lachlan Bence Hundreds of property ...

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home builders go bust. Satwant Singh and Giagan Mann Photo from Ballarat Courier/ Lachlan Bence Hundreds of property ...

Home owners in limbo after collapse of Watersun

Aisha Dow, Melissa Cunningham

Sally Morrison's son Sam died from a drug overdose last June.

Drug overdose deaths on the rise, new figures show

EXCLUSIVE
Chloe Booker

Ina-Doris Warwick, pictured with a patient of hers at Box Hill hospital, was due to start back at work the night she was ...

Man linked to slain nurse killed woman in 1999

Tammy Mills

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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

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

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

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

How a five-month Chinese operation led to a $100m drug bust in Australia

Kirsty Needham

Khalid Masood is treated by emergency services outside parliament.

London attacker's wife breaks silence on killer husband

Latika Bourke

Professor Feng Chongyi of University of Technology, Sydney.

UTS professor demands answers from Chinese authorities

Kirsty Needham

President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, where he will sign the new order.

Trump acts to erase Obama's climate legacy

45 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier Li Keqiang of China at Parliament House on Friday.

Trump's gift to China is good news for us, for now

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Hundreds of people march through downtown Los Angeles protesting Trump's plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.

Yet another Trump election promise quietly evaporates

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

The run-up in prices has put further focus on housing affordability.

If it really is a house price bubble, this is how it bursts

COMMENT
Richard Holden

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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Men seen tempting fate during Cyclone Debbie

BOM

How do cyclones get their names?

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Geelong cruise past Fremantle

Illustration: Dionne Gain

Best of Fairfax cartoons, March 29

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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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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

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

Reasons to be happy: Tim Minchin.

Matilda the Musical top of the class at Green Room Awards

Hannah Francis

Abandoman performs in Melbourne for the first time in 2017 at the comedy festival.

A craic up: Abandoman abandons Irish tradition with hip hop comedy

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Debbie Cuthbertson

Photographer and artist Tracey Moffett has been preparing for the Venice Bienalle at her Middle Head studio.

Tracey Moffatt reveals new works set to debut at Venice Biennale

PHOTOGRAPHY
Joyce Morgan

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

Robin Wickens in the kitchen garden at the Royal Mail, Dunkeld.

Dunkeld's Royal Mail Hotel to open another restaurant

Roslyn Grundy

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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

Seven Network chief executive and Swans director Tim Worner has steered clear of the club in recent times.

Pressure builds on Tim Worner's position on Sydney Swans board

Caroline Wilson

Phillips with best and fairest medal.

Phillips named AFLW's best and fairest

The podcast is hosted by Michael Gleeson.

The 'farcical' AFL rule ... that must stay

Sent to jail: Ben Cousins.

A drug addict like any other. And not

COMMENT
Michael Gleeson

Magpies coach Nathan Buckley says the Pies will 'put some time' into Dustin Martin.

Mission: Nearly impossible - Pies wary of Martin

Sam McClure

Pearce confirmed her status as one of the game's best.

Pearce named AFLW's first All-Australian captain

Samantha Lane

Drew Petrie congratulates Josh Kennedy on a goal against the Kangaroos on Sunday.

Coach fears worst for Petrie as Eagles get on the defensive

Kim Hagdorn

Jordan Lewis

Lewis says Demons midfielders can match flag-winning Hawks

Ronny Lerner

Beyond doubt: Mathew Leckie celebrates scoring the second goal for Austrlalia in Sydney on Tuesday night.

Ugly, scrappy, but absolutely priceless

Michael Cockerill

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

Kohli says friendships have been lost

Andrew Wu

Lokesh Rahul celebrates as India wins the fourth Test.

Small victories all round, but still the Indians prevail

Greg Baum

Crucial win: Mathew Leckie celebrates his goal with Socceroos teammates.

Socceroos fail to silence critics in 2-0 win over UAE

Dominic Bossi

Camaign over: Australia captain Steven Smith.

Australia's campaign in India ends on a bitter low

Andrew Wu

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