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The Age, News 18/04/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten visiting Qenos who is a manufacturer ...

ALP moves to seize housing agenda from the Coalition

James Massola

The Fair Work Commissions decision could see the take home pay for thousands of Australians who work on Sundays cut.

Economic benefits of penalty rate cuts not tested: Treasury

PM Turnbull ABC leigh sales 7:30

'I don't think your heart is in it, Leigh': Turnbull defends citizenship test

Some experts say the future of Medicare is under threat.

Medicare 'seriously threatened' by private health insurance

Just a 100-millisecond delay in load time hurt conversion rates, research found.

'Secret weapon': The three-second rule for online shopping

Nick Xenophon is as wily a politician as you'll find anywhere.

China could sink our navy ships to warn US: Nick Xenophon

1 hr ago

Tasmania could become a 'battery for Australia', PM says

TV networks warn ad ban may shut down free-to-air sports

Dear home owners. You can shove your lectures. From, millennials

COMMENT

Roosters star spotted having dinner with rival NRL coach

Welcome to Amazon's Australian ground zero

'Reassuring figure': US Vice-President Mike Pence.

'Steady hand' Pence offers Australia insight into Trump's thinking

David Wroe
1 hr ago

Sarah Palin speaks to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Trump invites Sarah Palin for dinner at the White House

12 mins ago

Flashpoint: Steve Johnson and Lance Franklin clash at the quarter time break during the 2016 AFL First Qualifying Final ...

Battle of Sydney: The lunch that sparked the Swans v Giants feud

Want to go again? Kate Mulvany and Damon Herriman in a scene from The Little Death, which has been remade twice, with ...

The little Australian sex comedy that's taking on the world

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Neil Robertson lines up a shot against Noppon Saengkham during their first round match of ...

Australian world champion reveals career-affecting addiction

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Turnbull grilled over 'uniquely Australian values'

Actor Richard Gere participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film "Norman" at AOL Studios on Thursday, ...

Richard Gere says he's been blacklisted due to views on Tibet

<i>Monkey</i> has remained a cult favourite.

Children of the 70s and 80s rejoice - Monkey Magic is back

Prince

New Prince music release blocked by US court

1 hr ago

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is being prepped for test flights next year.

The challenges facing the first Mitsubishi-made airliner

Campbell's works sell for between $4000 and $50,000.

Artist, Target settle 'David and Goliath' case over $14 'copied' print

But the sad truth is, some houses are out of your league.

'Out of your league': The house types reimagined as tinder matches

An artist's impression of the Infinity by Crown development at Green Square.

Penthouse in Green Square sets $3.6m neighbourhood record

A “for sale” sign on a house in Joinville.

'It's violent': The once-grand French mansions ripped to ruins

Disused silos in Sheep Hills, Victoria.

Street art that brightens up commercial buildings around the world

Building on the corner of Elizabeth St and Hunter St in the CBD which will be affected during the construction of new ...

The first CBD tower to face the wrecking ball

The one top-earning job that pays women more than men

HSC students' wait time for university offers slashed

The NHMRC has banned IVF clinics from offering sex-selection.

National medical council rules on IVF gender selection

Victim: Irishwoman Elizabeth Dixon was 31 when she died.

Man charged over cold case murder of Betty Dixon granted bail

Eman Sharobeem has had her assets frozen by the NSW Crime Commission.

ICAC to hold public inquiry into Sharobeem fraud allegations

Kiara Robinson was enrolled in a training program with Outback Steakhouse.

How a restaurant chain got young workers to sign away half their pay

EXCLUSIVE

Ben Williams is fighting a fine he received for not displaying his disability parking permit.

Paraplegic to face court over fine for parking in disabled car park

VIC

Dylan Voller testifies at the royal commission.

Voller's violent and chaotic life detailed at commission

1 hr ago

A breast implant.

Increase in Australian cancer cases linked to breast implants

"They can look and say I can buy that house for $300,000. That is affordable."

Confusion reigns over Nationals' public service bush push

ACT
1 hr ago

Helen Dale, formerly Helen Darville and Helen Demidenko, is preparing to release a new book.

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Helen Dale, formerly Helen Darville and Helen Demidenko, is preparing to release a new book.

No hoax: Helen Demidenko is back with a new book

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

Chief scientist Alan Finkel is a member of the R&D tax incentive review.

Putting science and rationality at the centre of our society

EDITORIAL

Ruby Hamad.

The uncomfortable truth about Australian 'diversity'

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen.

ALP hits foreigners and super funds in housing affordability package

James Massola

Different countries, a common theme? Immigration

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Xenophon warns China could sink Australian navy ships to warn US

David Wroe
1 hr ago

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the soldiers may have been motivated by concerns for the safety of a local child.

Manus Island gunfire 'sparked by fears over boy'

Michael Koziol

No happy: Tony Abbott lashed the leaked polling on Thursday

'Vote for Abbott, save the Reef': Turnbull's pitch to Warringah

1 hr ago

Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton have unveiled tough new hurdles for prospective Australians.

Citizenship crackdown 'could punish vulnerable migrants'

1 hr ago

Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton have unveiled tough new hurdles for prospective Australians.

Malcolm Turnbull turns his sights on Labor over 'Australian values'

Jakarta Governor Ahok after initial results showed he had been defeated.

Jakarta's outgoing Governor may escape jail for 'blasphemy'

Jewel Topsfield

Zheng Jiefu in Melbourne. The property developer says he was targeted by Guo Wengui.

Australian developer's history with Interpol's most wanted

Kirsty Needham

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, left, and Malaysia Inspector General Police Khalid Abu Bakar, right, inspect a ...

Malaysian PM joins 'fake news' bandwagon

Lindsay Murdoch

Ameen Mukdad, a violinist from Mosul who lived under IS rule for two and a half years, performs at Nabi Yunus shrine in ...

The sound of music returns to war-weary Mosul

Don't listen to what Treasurer Scott Morrison says, but watch what he does.

The budget is too important to be hijacked by clever politics

COMMENT
John Hewson

Premier Gladys Berejiklian changed her tune and thanked voters for trusting a candidate colleagues had been preparing to ...

The simple sign that won an election through confusion

COMMENT
James Robertson

Chechen regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov has lashed out at international organisations that have criticised the region.

Russia's gay problem doesn't stop at its borders

COMMENT
Justin Koonin
1 hr ago

Madeleine Hunter from Hunter Products created the Shibajuku Girls dolls.

Amazon makes child's play of local toy sales

Catie Low

Money

Our super is sacrosanct, so leave it alone

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Allowing offshore nannies to come to Australia would also help ease childcare shortages.

Call to bring in nannies from Pacific Islands

Nassim Khadem

Rob Scott

Wesfarmers' secret Amazon response team

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

After five decades, Lang Walker gets his gong

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

Macquarie Group acquires UK's Green Investment Bank

Latika Bourke

Networks warn gambling ad ban may shut down free-to-air sports

Lucy Battersby

Village Roadshow taps out of film financing

Lucy Battersby

Do you want red or white beer with dinner?

Which star Aussie chef is changing what you drink for dinner?

Fine Drinks

A trench coat can be an stylish winter layer, but avoid overdoing the mobster look.

If you have to buy one jacket this winter, make it this one

Men's Style

All it takes to fix the pay gap is analysis and action.

Why fixing the pay gap is easy if you try

Georgina Dent

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Do I need to make an 'educated guess' about my SMSF?

ASK NOEL

It doesn't help when a whole organisation's existence is centred on a lie.

This is how easily you're deceived

James Adonis

Hana-Lia Krawchuk, founder of Love To Dream, drew inspiration from sleepless nights.

Sleep deprivation spurs $30 million Love To Dream business

Cara Waters

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Amazon is coming to Australia

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Iceberg drifts along Canada's east coast

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Champions League: Juventus and Monaco progress

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Pisasale the 'most investigated politician'

One of novice Buddhist monks yawns during a merit in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Thai men are expected ...

World of Photos - April 20, 2017

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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Time to ban the plastic bags at all Sydney supermarkets

Push to ban plastic bags gains momentum

Kerrie O'Brien

Season six of The Voice gets under way with Seal, Kelly Rowland, Delta Goodrem and Boy George.

The Voice: Seal's quest to find a global superstar this year

Sarah Thomas

<i>Monkey</i> has remained a cult favourite.

Monkey Magic is back: the cult TV show gets a reboot

Sarah Thomas

Want to go again? Kate Mulvany and Damon Herriman in a scene from The Little Death, which has been remade twice, with ...

The little Aussie sex comedy that's taking on the world

Karl Quinn

<i>Girls</i> star Lena Dunham.

How do you end a show like Girls? Annoyingly, which is perfect

Larissa Dubecki

Actress Anne Hathaway has opened up about her own "internalised misogyny".

Anne Hathaway opens up about 'internalised misogyny'

Broede Carmody

<i>The Simpsons</i> has been with us for 30 years.

Turning the big three d'oh: 30 years of The Simpsons

COMMENT
Michael Idato

Actor Richard Gere participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film "Norman" at AOL Studios on Thursday, ...

Gere says he's been blacklisted because of Free Tibet views

Rob Moran

Living the dream: Callum Francis in full Lola mode.

Musical reboot irons out too many kinks

Jason Blake

Singer/songwriter Billy Bragg says we need to fight our own cynicism.

Billy Bragg's blistering anti-Trump blast

John Shand

Michael Kiwanuka offered everything but the flute at the Oxford Art Factory.

The only thing missing from this set was a flute

Bernard Zuel

Clementine Ford.

Committing sexual assault is never 'out of character'

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Fashion designer Victoria Beckham, right, receives her OBE from Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge during ...

Victoria Beckham receives OBE from her friend Prince William

Jenna Clarke

Big shoulders are back ... Carla Zampatti's sping/summer 2017 show.

Carla Zampatti is bringing back power dressing

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Jenna Clarke

Meghan Markle has reportedly met the Duchess of Cambridge.

Like Meghan Markle, I know what it's like to be 'ethnically ambiguous'

COMMENT
Sharon Verghis

Actor Shannon Purser, best known for playing Barb on <i>Stranger Things</i>, has candidly spoken about coming out as ...

Stranger Things' Barb tells fans she is bisexual

Serena Williams with her fiance, Alexis Ohanian.

Serena Williams confirms pregnancy after earlier hints on Snapchat

Malia with her dad at the White House last year.

Malia Obama's alleged stalker detained

Mary Ward

Ivanka Trump's clothing line is available at Australian TK Maxx stores, despite a backlash in the US since her father ...

New fashion retailer offers designer discounts, Ivanka Trump's line

Melissa Singer

A perfect morning routine? Forget about it.

You might benefit from forgetting about your 'perfect' morning routine

Sarah Berry

Adopting healthy behaviours is beneficial regardless of your weight or general health.

A healthy lifestyle won't guarantee a long life. But it's worth the effort.

Carrie Dennett

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

Take the word of a scientist about how to drink tea? John Birmingham thinks not.

"Microwaving tea is not healthier"

COMMENT

Karen Martini's chocolate gianduja mousse with hazelnut praline.

20 chocolatey ways to use up leftover Easter eggs

A bottle of CLR CFF (Clear Coffee).

Sick of pastel-hued lattes? Clear Coffee is now a thing

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'I had no idea': mum shares warning after son's close call

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'I could go months without it': when your sex drive disappears

Seen, unusually, from inside the dishwasher drum, a pretty blonde teenager smiles as she loads ir unloads dishes.

You've probably been using your dishwasher all wrong

There are some things that are off limits when it comes to nicking an item or two from your hotel room, including pillows.

What you can, and can't, steal from your hotel room: The rules

Michael Gebicki

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is being prepped for test flights next year.

The challenges facing the first Mitsubishi-made Japanese airliner

A nice place to be exiled: The Italian island of Elba.

The wonderful island where an infamous man lived as punishment

Brian Johnston

Bose Quiet Comfort 35 QC35

Your Bose headphones spy on you: lawsuit

The Miix 510 ticks all the boxes in terms of spec criteria.

Can the Lenovo MiiX 510 replace an iPad Pro?

Google eyes ad-blocker for its Chrome browser

The defeat of South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol by Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, showed ...

Google AI software Deep Mind turns to playing Go

The guy hunting for hackers might be just 10 years old.

Young hackers cleaning up the internet

2012 Toyota 86.

What weekend fun machine should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Hyundai i30.

New Hyundai i30 to be cheaper

Dom Tripolone

2017 LDV T60 ute.

China's newest dual-cab ute reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mazda2 GT.

She says, he says: Mazda2 GT

Daniela Intili and Andrew Maclean

2017 LDV D90.

LDV's new Ford Everest rival revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW M4 CS.

BMW reveals newest M-car

David Morley

Flashpoint: Steve Johnson and Lance Franklin clash at the quarter time break during the 2016 AFL First Qualifying Final ...

Battle of Sydney: the day Sydney and GWS tore strips off each other

Andrew Webster

Contract deadline: James Tedesco.

Sign by Friday: Tigers issue ultimatum to star duo

UPDATED
Adrian Proszenko

Steven Gerrard: Still young enough to look good in the kit, according to Juergen Klopp, who has chosen Gerrard to play ...

Gerrard will play for Liverpool one more time in Sydney FC clash

Wary: Waratahs skipper Michael Hooper wants a fast start from his team against the Kings.

Waratahs eyeing bonus-point win against Kings: Hooper

Tom Decent

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14: Shaun Kenny-Dowall of the Roosters with blood on his face during the round seven NRL ...

Roosters star spotted having dinner with rival NRL coach

Robert Dillon

Returning: Isaac Heeney will play his first AFL game of the year on Saturday.

Tippett, Heeney, Rohan back in for Swans

James Buckley

Jonathan Aspropotamitis' work ethic helped earn him a regular starting spot for the Wanderers.

How Aspropotamitis went from fifth-choice to leader at Wanderers

Dominic Bossi

Neil Robertson.

Australian world champion reveals career-affecting addiction

Not saying Mbye yet: Moses Mbye has been quietly offered to other clubs.

Moses composed as Dogs prepare to wave Mbye

Adam Pengilly

Changing landscape: Paul Gallen collects Nate Myles during the 2013 Origin series. Punching was banned after that incident.

Why league in Australia is in a fine old mess

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

Not guilty: Sam Burgess has escaped suspension.

Judiciary getting it right on shoulder charges: Bennett

Phil Lutton

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