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'Why didn't anyone tell me?': Hidden pregnancy risk

"$142 - that's exorbitant:" Annie McQuisten who has paid around $140 a month for telecommunications in the past decade.

Annie stung by exorbitant bill for minimal phone use

"It's one rule for those on the conservative side and another rule for socialists": Former speaker Bronwyn Bishop.

Bronwyn Bishop, where do you get off with rants like that?

COMMENT

Donald Trump has surrounded himself with a circle of wealthy advisers.

Trump said he wanted to 'hire people that made a fortune'. So he did

1 hr ago

Wine is subject to an "equalisation tax" which health groups say encourages the production of cheap "goon".

Sweeping changes to alcohol tax may spell end of cheap grog

Ashleigh Mounser, was underpaid in numerous jobs in Wollongong, including The Square Cafe. 4th October 2016 Photo: Janie ...

$10 an hour: the fallout from Ashleigh's Facebook vent

St Kilda midfielder Jack Steven taken to hospital after match

Rebel leader challenges Suu Kyi, vows to fight 'even if a million die'

West Coast Eagles swoop late to rip heart out of Saints

Bombers maintain the high ground against fierce Lions

Once-booming US gun industry slows under President Trump

Savannah Szoredi hopes for a better future after a volatile family life due to her mother's abuse in state care.

'My life could have been so different': Savannah's plea as inquiry ends

Nine's Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic, the brother of <i>Today</i> host Karl Stefanovic, were married on Saturday ...

'Upset': Karl Stefanovic's kids not invited to uncle's wedding

THE GOSS

I absolutely gained was a sense of "knowing" about my body.

I spent a week at home in the nude, and this is what I learnt

Oliver Curtis and Roxy Jacenko during his trial.

Roxy Jacenko quits jailed husband's private company

EXCLUSIVE

Chiswick 5th Birthday, Chiswick - Ocean Street Woollahra 28.03.2017 Photos by Fiora Sacco copyright reserved 2017 ...

Kerri-Anne and husband make rare public appearance

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Sailboat capsizes, smashes into pier

The AFL has offered support to Ben Cousins' family, as the former footballer begins his year in jail.

AFL offers support to Cousins' 'struggling' family

Sally McManus, Secretary of the ACTU.

Will union warrior Sally McManus be a saviour or destroyer?

Last drinks - square

Last drinks: Why Melbourne's pubs are disappearing

SPECIAL REPORT

This Australian two-year-old is already a golf prodigy

This Australian two-year-old is already a golf prodigy

Belinda Wallace with her two kids Ava and Max are maximising profits by renting out their Anglesea Airbnb.

Is Airbnb eating into Victoria's coastal holiday rental market?

This house at 31 Mangarra Road, Canterbury, has no overlays.

Lack of overlays attracts family to period stunner for $5.81 million

Budgeting can be overwhelming, especially on a low income. Start by setting yourself specific targets.

Can I ever own a house on a low income?

The Age, Domain.Steven Vakkas property owner for story on properties being sold with plans and permits.Pic Simon ...

How to boost your home's value by doing nothing but paperwork

The very definition of Scandinavian style, this three-bedroom Red Hill cottage shows exactly why we love the Nordic way ...

Why are millenials ripping out heritage home features?

Karmein Chan was abducted from her Templestowe home in a well-planned crime.

Sliding door murders – could they have been solved?

John Silvester

The zombie apocalypse is here and none of us are safe

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

How a hole-in-the-wall bar helped Melbourne come back from dead

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

A new signalling system to improve the flow of almost 200,000 vehicles a day.

New Bolte Bridge lanes expected to ease traffic congestion

A paramedic helps a man to the riverbank after he is plucked from the Yarra.

Kayaker helps rescue man from Yarra River at Abbotsford

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a woman dies in hospital from her critical injuries.

Police investigate woman's death in Frankston

More than 1700 diners descended on Carlton for the annual Melbourne Food and Wine Festival event.

World's Longest Lunch a 'disaster' for Lygon Street: Traders

Mugshots of Emad Sleiman during his time in Goulburn's Supermax.

Shot Wednesday, released Thursday, arrested Friday

NSW

The 22-year-old Samuel Thompson was last seen on March 7.

Anti-IS fighter charged with murder

QLD

Clever - or conflicted?

Meat model: Bad taste or cutting-edge marketing?

WA

Killed: Champion long-distance cyclist Mike Hall.

Champion cyclist killed in epic race across Australia

Rebecca Cross has been seconded to Bupa after being Head of Domestic Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

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Rebecca Cross has been seconded to Bupa after being Head of Domestic Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Conflict of interest claims dog top PM staffer

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

Mark Latham accused ABC broadcaster Wendy Harmer of being a "commercial failure".

There is nothing free about Mark Latham's speech

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Doreen Pipiki, right, with her daughter Marianne-David at Kuluanda Primary School in Hela province, PNG.

Australia's $550m PNG conundrum

Michael Koziol

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Waiting game: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with frontbenchers Josh Frydenberg, Barnaby Joyce, Christopher Pyne, Scott ...

Government secures $24 billion deal for company tax cuts

James Massola

Turnbull's company tax deal 'exxy' but effective

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

China treaty failure sparks war between Abbott and Turnbull

James Massola

Senator James Paterson takes a moment in the Senate.

Filibustering Senate holds itself hostage

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis in the Senate at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Senate kills off government's race hate law changes

Aerial photos of Lismore showing flooding from the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. 31st March 2017. Photo:?Rotorwing ...

Once the storm passes, Debbie will still cost you

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop condemns colleagues over China treaty collapse

EXCLUSIVE

An Iraqi police officer walks in a house that was used as a bomb factory by Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq.

Islamic State's deputy leader 'killed in air strike': reports

A woman on the Spanish side of the border shared with the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

Gibraltar becomes a bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations

The sea of mud in Mocoa, near Colombia's border with Ecuador, on Saturday.

Mudslide wipes out entire villages, killing more than 100

Japan's giant abattoir ship Nisshin Maru with a harpooned minke whale on the deck in January.

Outrage as Japan kills 333 whales in Antarctic for 'research' purposes

Mark Latham has been sacked by Sky News.

The core of Mark Latham's brand is misogyny. I was a target

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Grace (left) and her sister Tahbisa (right) were asked to remove their cornrows because they "didn't fit the school's image".

School hair furore shows misunderstanding of anti-discrimination law

COMMENT
Madeline White

Ayaan Hirsi Ali serves up pseudo-theology just as the NutriBullet infomercials use pseudo-science.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the cult of the anti-Islamic smoothie

COMMENT
Maher Mughrabi

Daniel Ricciardo and Adam Gilchrist advise the young rich to play a conservative, long game when it comes to investing.

Ambushed: Company hit by the 'new-look short'

Myriam Robin

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Minimum wage rise could benefit all in the rat race

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

MORRIS.AFR.27 JUNE 2017.Photo by ROB HOMER ...... portrait of JEFF MORRIS cba whistleblower photographed at the fairfax ...

Death threats, smear campaigns: the lot of a whistleblower

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The banks were seeking access to Apple's antenna inside the iPhone so they could use their own bank apps and their own ...

The big banks have been trumped by a bigger Apple

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

No 'patsy': Danni Roche steels herself for battle for AOC job

Mark Hawthorne

Why Australia isn't so easy for Trump to bully

ANALYSIS
Matthew Winkler

Extremist funding fears prompt government to pull YouTube ads

Lucy Battersby

Australia's hotel sector under the spotlight

Carolyn Cummins

The best places to spend up big.

Style surfing: 30 men's fashion websites you need to know

Men's Style

A formidable lineup of influential beers.

Hall of fame: The most important Australian craft beers ever

Fine Drinks

To save money, Simone Plaza and her family are having a camping holiday this Easter.

How to save on Easter spending

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

What you need to know about the war for super

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Michael Macolino, co-founder of Accodex, speaking at the Salesforce World Tour in Sydney.

Angry, young accountants lead exodus from big firms

Cara Waters

James Pearson says there is a future for Australian manufacturing.

What does manufacturing look like in 21st century Australia?

James Pearson

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Roads turn into rivers after QLD floods

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Dogs bark loudest in replay classic

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SpaceX launches first recycled rocket

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Xenophon accused of selling out nation

Aerial view of the Maitland flood in March 1955. SMH NEWS Picture by BERT POWER .

Rewind - Flood

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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Petula Clark sang for Winston Churchill, danced with Fred Astaire and declined a ménage à trois with Elvis Presley and ...

In bed with John, Yoko and Petula Clark

Steve Meacham

Pierre Niney and Paula Beer in <i>Frantz</i>.

Francois Ozon ruffles French feathers with Frantz

Stephanie Bunbury

Comedian Denise Scott dreamt of being a serious actor as a child.

Denise Scott on getting serious, the C word and Judith Lucy

Kerrie O'Brien

Harvey Miller and Monte Morgan are Client Liaison.

Client Liaison review: An ode to Australiana, in all its tacky glory

Lucy Cormack

Asher Keddie (left) and Kat Stewart on the set of Offspring series seven.

'World's biggest television festival' coming our way

Karl Quinn

Folk singer Martha Tilston writes much of her own material rather than mining the past.

Martha Tilston on playing music to stay off the job carousel

Bernard Zuel

<i>Biggest Loser</i> trainers Libby Babet and Shannan Ponton, with host Fiona Falkiner, haven't been able to breathe new ...

Admitting defeat, Ten axes failed Biggest Loser from prime time

Michael Lallo

Freddie Highmore and David Strathairn in 2008's The Spiderwick Chronicles.

Slap on wrist for Nine for airing gambling ad during kids' movie

Broede Carmody

Laughter therapy: Ruby Wax.

Review: Ruby Wax helps her audience relax

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Lucy Battersby

British comedian Paul Foot is in Melbourne for the Comedy Festival. 22 March 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Paul Foot hails seven years of monkey business in Melbourne

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Annabel Ross

Andy Zaltzman appears at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Andy Zaltzman puts the funny in politics

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Stephanie Bunbury

Nine's Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic, the brother of <i>Today</i> host Karl Stefanovic, were married on Saturday ...

Karl Stefanovic's kids not invited to Peter and Sylvia Jeffreys' wedding

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins following her Miss Universe win in New York in 2004.

Hawkins on needing bodyguard because of Trump friendship

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Karl Stefanovic's three children were not invited to Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys' wedding.

Sylvia Jeffreys marries Peter Stefanovic in intimate ceremony

Jenna Clarke

Kerri-Ann Kennerley with husband John and his son Simon at Chiswick's fifth birthday on Tuesday in Woollahra, Sydney.

Kerri-Anne and husband John Kennerley make rare public appearance

Amy Croffey

Oh hi, gorgeous. Janelle Monae is never less than a delight, and I say that as someone who's about as opposed to whimsy ...

Janelle Monáe continues to affix pretty things to her person

Paris Hilton, poster girl for the going out top circa 2004.

In praise of the 'going-out top'

Annie Brown

Cake decorating judge Janice Smith carefully inspects entries in the novice cake decorating class for the Royal Easter Show.

What eagle-eyed judges look for in best show cakes

Andrew Hornery

Jayden Caulfield will be awarded a Star of Courage.

These children are heroes, but they shouldn't have to be

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Water is just as good as soap, the experts say.

Is it time to ditch your soap?

Evelyn Lewin

Sol Orwell.

He ate cookies, lost 25 kg, and it makes sense

Sarah Berry

Your body probably wouldn't tell you to drink 'vitaminwater' if it could talk.

Here's what your body would say if it could talk

Alan Levinovitz

Tummy friendly: Braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta.

What is the low-FODMAP diet and how does it help IBS?

Mike McEnearney's clean-eating super salad (recipe below).

How the clean eating movement was hijacked

Mandarin, date pudding with butterscotch.

20 warm dessert recipes

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'This is stupid!': the baby onesie that has dads fuming

Comfort and warmth! Style? Not so much.

Aldi, please don't let this be an April Fool's joke

The YouTube clips appear to be your children's favourites, until they take a darker turn.

The disturbing YouTube videos targetting top kids' shows

Russians have found a regular trip to the sauna, or banya, can help relieve stress.

Five unique urban experiences every traveller should try

Americans are a friendly bunch.

Traveller letters: Australia, stop whinging about Americans

Getting lost when travelling can be a great thing.

The 10 greatest mistakes a traveller can ever make

Ben Groundwater

NBN's Fixed Wireless towers are delivering metro broadband speeds beyond the major cities.

NBN to double speeds for regional customers

COMMENT

Zheng Long's app mypal lets you top up your myki on the go.

App developer has a fix for myki problem

Bixby AI assistant was unveiled in New York on Wednesday.

Samsung S8's Bixby assistant on hold for Australian market

Spotify, Apple boost music business

ISPs could conceivably begin sharing detailed information about a person's web usage.

What to expect from your ISP next?

McLaren

Automotive news wrap: April 1

David McCowen

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with women small business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White ...

The Breakdown: President Trump's effect on cars

David McCowen

Suzuki's X90 combined sports car styling with four-wheel-drive underpinnings.

The cars that became a joke

David McCowen

The Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept has been revealed ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show.

Mercedes accelerates electric car investment

David McCowen

2017 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport.

New Mazda CX-5 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2013 Ford Kuga.

Ford Kuga recalled for engine fire risk

Dom Tripolone

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson

Hawks slip to 0-2, but Clarkson still talking them up

Gutted: Shane Savage of the Saints at Domain Stadium on Saturday night.

Eagles swoop late, Saints hearts sink

Brad Elborough

Brent Stanton is chaired from the field after a win in his 250th match.

Bombers maintain the high ground

Apprenticeship complete: Toby Greene of the Giants.

Giants demolish woeful Gold Coast

James Buckley

Todd Goldstein is in doubt for the clash with Geelong because of a leg issue.

Goldstein in doubt for Cats clash

Jon Pierik

Hawks v Crows

Crows take their chance to snap Hawks hoodoo

Rohan Connolly

Round one was disappointing for the Saints.

Road to ruin: Alarms ringing and Saints must buck this trend

Rohan Connolly

Patrick Dangerfield: a worthy favourite.

Bartel: Tag Dangerfield? Don't make me laugh

Jimmy Bartel

Sydney FC's Alex Brosque celebrates scoring a goal at Allianz Stadium on on Saturday night.

Sydney see off City to post record total of A-League wins

Michael Lynch

Thriller: Roger Federer celebrates his win over Nick Kyrgios.

Kyrgios smashes racquet in ugly end to epic clash with Federer

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Josh Addo-Carr .

Heroic Storm defence holds out Panthers

Roy Ward

Point worth remembering: Argentina's Lionel Messi misses a chance to score against Chile in Buenos Aires.

Squeaky bum time for Socceroos? Try being Dutch, or Argentinian

Michael Lynch

Struggling: Tiger Woods.

Woods pulls out of Masters, his golfing future unclear

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