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Karen Lawson said the move would grind the local industry to a halt.

Sector set to 'grind to a halt': alarm over visa changes

Wilson Asset Management boss Geoff Wilson has backed Lim Advisors' motion to wind up the poorly performing AMP China ...

China's $9 trillion stockmarket shows signs of cracking

Cold as ice: Theresa May announcing snap election.

May's eyes glittered like ice before launching her furious attack

COMMENT

Is James Packer getting ready to re-settle in Australia?

Packer poised for move after his casino empire dream was shattered

ANALYSIS
31 mins ago

"This is not about politics, this is about putting Australians first": Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Malcolm Turnbull just tried his best Trump, but it looked ridiculous

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

'No respect': Penrith general manager Phil Gould

No respect for the west: Gould slams NRL's scheduling 'stuff up'

49 mins ago

Dumping 457 visas won't remove the worst element of the program

ANALYSIS
Anna Patty

'Sick and dirty': GP inappropriately touched five female patients

Fashion house releases $2700 version of the blue IKEA bag

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Fox News host in the dark as Murdoch family decide on his fate

'Tricked badly': US 'armada' was a long way from North Korea

1 hr ago

Monique Kinerson with her partner and child, outside the house they bought with cash.

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Backpackers in south-east Asia seeking money.

Backpackers who beg for travelling money are a disgrace

Oz Lotto

Sydney's missing millionaire: Mystery $3.3 million Lotto winner

A rendering of the new iPhone design by 3D artist Martin Hajek.

Apple's new iPhone is vulnerable and Samsung is poised to strike

COMMENT

Good Food - Jill Dupleix - Hot Food. Brussel Sprouts. Teusday 14th May 2013. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH GOOD ...

The trick to making brussels sprouts actually taste really good

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Whale cams: capturing the deep secrets of gentle giants

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How Trump could put an end to Baldwin's relentless mockery

Well-known fashion companies are keeping their overseas supply chains cloaked in secrecy.

The Australian fashion brands that are silent on sweatshops

1 hr ago

Some will come home to an empty house with new freedom to choose "what's next?" and few ways to answer the question.

Stay or go? The danger of an empty nest marriage

The setting is reminiscent of the World Heritage Wet Tropics and Daintree rainforest the region is famous for.

The pristine tropical mansion waiting to become a home

Sally Lesser, a costume designer, works out of a studio in a storage facility in Red Hook, Brooklyn. She also depends on ...

Despite needing bigger units, New Yorkers are opting for these instead

Tax Office data shows slightly fewer landlords in the market but more investment properties per landlord overall.

'Genuinely stupid': Idea to limit how many properties you can own

18 mins ago

Milan Furniture Fair lures the biggest industry names from around the globe for the largest trade event of its kind.

Glamour is in, minimalism is out: Design trends for 2018

Angelina Jolie at a press conference for her new film, First They Killed My Father, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Saturday.

Inside Angelina Jolie's historic $32 million LA home

Ivy league

The lengths Seo Yoon went to for an Ivy League education

Pallavi Singhal

'It was absolutely terrifying': How health care can affect patients

'I was horrified': Horses 'sedated before being sent out for work'

EXCLUSIVE

A plan to kill Wally Ahmad was intially thwarted after his attackers spotted him near police in Bankstown.

Fatal hit on Sydney underworld figure foiled a day early

District Court Judge Garry Neilson in 2015.

Judge rebuked for taking 17 hours to read his judgment about a horse

Former federal MP Janelle Saffin pictured in May 2016.

Rapist son has 'never been normal', ex-MP tells court

Art student Bex says society needs to be more open about mental illness.

Health issue affecting one in four youths 'needs to be talked about'

Dimitrious "Jimmy" Gargasoulas has been charged with six counts of murder.

Alleged Bourke Street killer declares: 'I am the saviour'

VIC
1 hr ago

Damaged stock in the Ipswich bridal shop.

Couple's dream destroyed after fire at Ipswich bridal shop

QLD

Esperance shark attack victim Laeticia Brouwer.

'He tried everything': desperate effort to save daughter from shark

WA

Domestic violence was linked to most of the assault cases.

A third of assault patients in Australia female, study

James Packer.

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Farewell to the most powerful Australian in Hollywood

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Scott Morrison MP Treasurer speaking at the AFR Banking and Wealth Summit, Sofitel Wentworth Sydney 6th april 2017 Photo ...

Economic rebound forecast in IMF's 'sneak budget preview'

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

Kelly Cheung and Ava, 5.

Baby Ava cried between 12 and 15 hours a day. Every day.

Jenna Price

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Malcolm Turnbull's visa changes aren't as tough as they seem.

New visa jobs list would affect 'just 9 per cent' of 457 holders: Shorten

James Massola

Private schools push for separate Indigenous campuses

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Australian soldiers caught up in chemical attack in Mosul

Bianca Hall

In happier times ... Clive Palmer with Jeff the dinosaur.

Much of his plans turned to dust, Palmer quietly exits politics

Malcolm Turnbull and his Immigration Minister Peter Dutton announced a special one-off resettlement deal with the US in ...

Prime Minister to abolish 457 immigration work visas

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop sounds warning on North Korea's nuclear weapons

Federal MP Stuart Robert arrives for a hearing at the Crime and Corruption Commission in Brisbane.

'A Labor foothold was not appealing': MP defends $30k donations

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

She wanted him to die happy, so she told him Trump was impeached

Striking police officers set fire to coffins during a protest against pension reforms outside Congress in Brasilia, on ...

Brazil police storm Congress over pension reform

Tanya Gersh, a Montana real estate agent, sued the founder of a neo-Nazi website.

Southern Poverty Law Centre sues neo-Nazi website

1 hr ago

US Navy aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson.

US 'armada' a long way from North Korea

1 hr ago

Scottish First Minster Nicola Sturgeon.

Britain's Scottish problem is going to get much worse

COMMENT
William McDougall

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressing his supporters.

Why Erdogan's victory may come back to haunt him

COMMENT
Asli Aydintasbas

Horizontal studio shot of couple thinking

Facts are not always more important than opinions

COMMENT

Josh Park-Fing died after falling from a flatbed trailer.

Family still wait for answers a year after son's death

Anna Patty
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Markets Live: ASX slumps again

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Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

Australian Bankers' Association chief executive Anna Bligh said the banking industry supported the recommendations.

'A lot of work to do': Banks back remuneration changes

Sarah Danckert
1 hr ago

Paper

Government moves on paper 'dumping' from overseas

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

'Grind to a halt': Tech industry alarmed over 457 visa changes

Patrick Hatch

The Australian fashion brands that are silent on sweatshops

Esther Han
1 hr ago

Turnbull, Dutton or Trump? Who killed 457 visas?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

'System failure': United says no one will be fired over incident

One of the most stylish men on the planet, Nick Wooster, knows how to make an old fashioned shirt look modern.

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Men's Style
Troy Patterson
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Recovering from the saddest break-up I've ever endured

Self

Monique Kinerson with her partner and child, outside the house they bought with cash.

Meet the couple who bought their house with cash

Nina Hendy

Michael Pascoe.

The lower the yield, the higher the cost of fees

Michael Pascoe

Chief executive of MYOB, Tim Reed, is cutting payment times to 30 days.

Businesses slash payment times in response to inquiry

Cara Waters

Michelle Gibbings says it's hard to self-identify as a "bad boss".

Three signs you're a bad boss

Alexandra Cain

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MKR: Court and Duncan feel the heat

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Pence to Japan: 'We are with you 100 per cent'

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Facebook killer shoots himself to death

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Theresa May calls early election

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Best of Fairfax cartoons, April 19

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 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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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Bill O'Reilly has been hit with a series of sexual harassment claims.

O'Reilly's position at Fox News growing increasingly tenuous

Harry Styles' upcoming solo album is already sparking gossip.

Harry's solo album all about one famous ex girlfriend

Rob Moran

Adam Sandler's new Netflix movie is getting positive buzz.

Adam Sandler's new Netflix film surprises with rare good reviews

Rob Moran

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How Trump could put an end to Alec Baldwin's mockery

Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program "The O'Reilly Factor".

He would grunt 'like a wild boar': New Bill O'Reilly accuser

Broede Carmody

Perth actress Katherine Langford stars in <i>13 Reasons Why</i>.

Popular Netflix series slammed for graphic suicide scene

Broede Carmody

Eliminated from MKR: Court is hoping to returning to a life filled with less tears.

What Josh might say at Court and Duncan's MKR demise

Aja Styles

Author Heather Rose said she had grappled with the prizewinning novel and had about 70 drafts for it on her computer.

Rose wins the Stella for a novel that wouldn't 'let her go'

Jason Steger

The main value of culture is happiness.

The secret to cultural happiness: how to have your pie and eat it too

Patrick McIntyre

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For a smurf, disaster is always one game away'

Peter Munro

<i>A Winter's Tale</i>: There is much to learn about humans placed in extreme circumstances.

Free seat to see The Winter's Tale in London

"I don't even want to think about where we'd be without the pro bono lawyers and the CLC."

To the lawyer who saved my family from our abusive dad: thank you

Anna*

The classic Ikea shopping (and laundry) bag.

A reading on the Balenciaga bag that looks just like a blue IKEA bag

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Dropping the phrase "By the way, I only have a single bed" into conversation is a great way to sort the wheat from the chaff.

I'm nearly 35 and bought a single bed, but I haven't given up on romance

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Some will come home to an empty house with new freedom to choose "what's next?" and few ways to answer the question.

'Will we stay together?' - the truth about empty nest marriages

Susan Bonifant

The showpiece evening dress of the Conscious Exclusive collection is made of Bionic yarn, specifically 89 plastic ...

H&M's new sustainable collection: how green is it really?

Melissa Singer

A still from Stella McCartney's Clevercare video starring Sam Rollinson and Charlotte Wiggins.

How Stella McCartney and others are making mending stuff cool

Clare Press

Allison Gallagher

There's no 'transgender epidemic'. Kids just feel safer.

COMMENT
Allison Gallagher

Will Meghan Markle attend Pippa Middleton's wedding as Prince Harry's date?

Will Meghan Markle attend Pippa Middleton's wedding with Harry?

Amy Croffey

Runners are not the only ones at increased risk on marathon days.

More people die on marathon day - but they're not in the race

Sarah Berry

Where our calories come from matter for our health.

Is low-carb, low-fat or neither better?

Sarah Berry

Life expectancy in the prick of your finger?

One drop of your blood may someday predict how long you'll live

David Brown

Pan fried lamb cutlets in green masala with pumpkin and almond curry.

Set and forget: 20 of our favourite belly-warming curry recipes

Food stalls are an institution in Bangkok.

Chef David Thompson weighs in on Bangkok's street food ban

Mash so creamy you can sculpt it.

Best ever: How to make Guillaume Brahimi's Paris Mash

Doctor examining belly of pregnant woman

Experts pinpoint the worst time of day to give birth

Damien and his son.

'I have only one wish': dying dad's LEGO plea

Beautiful young 16/18 years staring at screen of digital tablet and chatting on social networks with friends.

Mum's warning about 'creeps' on popular app for tweens and teens

Backpackers in south-east Asia seeking money.

Backpackers begging for money to travel are a disgrace

Ben Groundwater

How items were exposed during the flight from Eugene, Oregon to Los Angeles.

US airport security trashed my bag and then taped it back together

Kylie McLaughlin

The rooftop pool at The Thompson, Toronto.

The 'new' New York isn't even in the US (but it's very close)

Christine Retschlag

At the conference, Facebook introduced an augmented reality platform for people to view and digitally manipulate the ...

Facebook introduces AR effort at F8

1 hr ago

The Galaxy S8's design feels good in the hand.

Samsung S8: bold and beautiful with one flaw

A rendering of the new iPhone design by 3D artist Martin Hajek.

Apple iPhone delayed as supply chain bites back

COMMENT

The 5.8-inch screen on the Galaxy S8 takes up almost the entire front of the phone.

Best Samsung Galaxy S8 plans from the telcos

Lifehacker

A Virtual Private Network can help cover your digital tracks.

Your privacy strategy in the post-privacy age

COMMENT

2017 BMW M4 CS.

BMW reveals newest M-car

David Morley

2017 Skoda Vision E concept.

Skoda reveals new electric SUV concept

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Night Edition.

Merc E-Class Night Edition revealed

Stephen Ottley

Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse; Langer Radstand; 2017; Exterieur: Diamantsilber; AMG Line; Interieur: Leder ...

Seven facts: New Mercedes-Benz S-Class

David McCowen

MG is set to expand its SUV line-up to include a bigger sibling to the small-sized GS model pictured.

MG reveals plan for seven-seat SUV

Andrew MacLean

Toyota Prado GXL.

Which is the best Toyota Prado model?

Stephen Ottley

Rebel threat: From left, ex-Swifts teammates Paige Hadley, Diamonds captain Sharni Layton and Kim Green have all signed ...

Furious netball superstars threaten rebel league and strike

EXCLUSIVE
Linda Pearce
43 mins ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: Former New South Wales coach Phil Gould looks on during game three of the 2012 State of ...

No respect for the west: Gould slams scheduling 'stuff up'

Adrian Proszenko
49 mins ago

Big money: Pat Cummins.

The big winners and losers in Cricket Australia contract list

Jon Pierik
37 mins ago

Long way from home: former Rabbitoh Ben Te'o.

Te'o waits for the phone call he thought would never come

Richard Shute

Rested: Dean Mumm of the Waratahs.

Mumm dropped to bench as Tahs reshuffle the pack

Tom Decent

Floppy hat denies Brendon McCullum miracle catch

McCullum denied miracle catch by floppy hat fail

John John Florence launches into the fog over Bells Beach.

Florence takes to the air for a second time to end Mick Fanning's hopes of another Bells crown

Scott Spits
7 mins ago

Johnson got an ovation from teammates and coaches when he was able to run a lap at the SCG.in September.

After five knee reconstructions, 'hero' Swan ready for return

Andrew Tate

Request denied: Mitchell Moses.

Cleary rejects Moses request for immediate release in person

Michael Chammas

Ready to get on with it: Jack Bird.

Brisbane-bound Bird back to himself again

"John [Sutton, pictured] is a big part of what we do and I have really enjoyed coaching him": Michael Maguire.

Maguire backs Sutton's pitch for allowance growth

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