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Mike Tancred.

AOC media head steps down amid investigation

BREAKING
5 mins ago

Heavy traffic on The Western Ring Road.

'Missing link': North East ring road to get $100m

1 hr ago

An artist's impression of the plan for the St Kilda Sea Baths rooftop.

St Kilda baths finds itself in middle of rooftop row

Large studio apartment in Richmond

Melbourne's top Airbnbs net owners up to $150,000 each

The consumer price index rose 2.1 per cent in the year to March 31.

Inflation back in Reserve Bank target range after March rise

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Shares flying high, 6000 back on the radar

Live
1 hr ago

No wall for you: Sorry, Donald Trump voters, you got scammed

COMMENT

United seat fiasco: Injured doctor 'only had himself to blame'

Melbourne has some ugly construction sites. It needn't be that way

Would you pass the English language citizenship test?

COMMENT

Severe weather warning as cold front batters state

kids

10 tips for dining out with kids (Yes you can take children to restaurants)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Nathan Buckley, Senior Coach of the Magpies addresses his players during the 2017 AFL ...

Is it time for alarm bells? McGuire backs Buckley

1 hr ago

Yassmin Abdel-Magied posted on her Facebook page: "Lest we forget (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)."

We should celebrate Yassmin Abdel-Magied, not attack her

COMMENT
5 mins ago

Air Koryo only offers one dish on board, and no one is quite sure what it is.

'World's worst airline' serves only one dish: A cold, mystery burger

1 hr ago

Close up portrait of young man tasting white wine in restaurant next to girlfriend.

You can train your brain to become better at tasting wine

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Actor Tom Hardy apprehends 'fleeing motorbike thief'

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AOC president John Coates.

More bullying claims haunt Coates ahead of crucial AOC vote

Ivanka Trump defended her father's views and record on women.

Ivanka Trump jeered defending her father's views on women

Sudan, the last remaining norther white rhino, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

'One of a kind': World's most eligible bachelor is now on Tinder

43 mins ago

Naomi Findlay has completed - and survived - 110 renovations.

The biggest renovation mistakes to avoid, from someone who's done 110

Altair Guimarães, 62, lives in an apartment block in Rio.

One man, one city, three evictions: The human cost of Rio's growth

The view of Melbourne's CBD from Keilor

The suburb 'like a country town in town' is just 18km from the CBD

Large studio apartment in Richmond

Ka-ching! Melbourne's top Airbnbs net owners up to $150,000 each

Many see the property market as out of reach, or aren't yet convinced it's the best place to park their savings.

Plenty saved, but why don't these millennials want to buy houses?

The car as it narrowly misses the Anzac Day marchers in Elmore.

'It was horrifying': Car narrowly avoids Anzac Day marchers

Push for more transparency from nursing home providers

Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard

Taxpayers shell out more than $3 million for unreliable research

EXCLUSIVE

Police surrounded a house in Wangaratta.

Shots fired in Wangaratta before two bodies are found

Environmentalists and women's footy are in conflict over Elsternwick Golf Course's future.

Fears women's footy will lose in Elsternwick Park decision

Cab driver Akbar Ali was allegedly assaulted by four teenagers who he says refused to pay a fare.

Taxi driver allegedly bashed by fare-evading teens

weather

The lousy Anzac Day weather suddenly seems good

The body of Jack McGlynn, 89, was found after the boat he was in overturned on a fishing trip on Monday.?

Elderly church friends die on fishing trip

QLD

Hickson Park will be one hectare of public parkland, similar in size to the renowned Bryant Park in front of the New ...

Huge park part of $6b Sydney development

NSW

Treasurer Scott Morrison will hand down the federal budget on May 9.

Budget could see 4500 more public service jobs cut

ACT

Henri van Breda arrives at the High Court in Cape Town on April 24.

Ex-Perth man pleads not guilty over axe murder

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un: Under his watch, North Korea has been aggressively pursuing a decades-long goal of ...

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Entrepreneurs are thriving in the country you'd least expect

COMMENT
Justin Hastings

Delegation of Interpol member countries attend a conference in Bali in November.

Here, cyber criminals make hay of government websites

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Catie Low story Furla to buy back Australian distribution from Luxury Retail Group images supplied

Furla buys back Australian business on soaring sales

Catie Low

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Under pressure: Buckley has not yet been able to turnaround the Pies' fortunes.

Is it time for alarm bells? McGuire backs Buckley

Stathi Paxinos
1 hr ago

Triumph and relief. Jobe Watson

Worsfold still not quite over 'the 'wall'

Scott Spits

St.Kilda's Michael Gardiner celebrates a goal.

Top of the table: when undefeated sides meet

Ronny Lerner
1 hr ago

Nathan Buckley bemoaned his side's inabililty to make the most of opportunities.

Anzac Day is Groundhog Day for fuming Buckley

Michael Gleeson

Joe Daniher of the Bombers is congratulated by Zach Merrett after kicking a goal in the final quarter of the Anzac Day match.

Daniher stars as Dons down wearying Magpies

UPDATED
Michael Gleeson

Yellow and black: Richmond players belt out the song on Anzac Eve.

How good are Richmond, really?

ANALYSIS
Jon Pierik

Environmentalists and women's footy are in conflict over Elsternwick Golf Course's future.

Nature v Nurture: battle lines drawn over Elsternwick Park

Ronny Lerner

carey

Clarkson fronts Carey - to apologise

EXCLUSIVE
Sam McClure

Interest rates are lower than a year ago despite a crackdown on investor loans.

Labor sounds alarm as interest rates fall despite crackdown

EXCLUSIVE

Cory Bernardi's Conservatives to merge with Family First

Latika Bourke

Girt by derision: a tortured history of our national anthem

COMMENT
Tony Wright
9 mins ago

Malcolm Turnbull with Australian troops at Australia's main base in the Middle East..

Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for long term: PM

Andrew Laming - national anthem

MP calls for 'Australian values' verse in our national anthem

EXCLUSIVE

The Property Council's chief executive Ken Morrison.

Developer lobby urges more urban land, low-deposit loans

Errors in your resume may not seem like a huge deal, but can be the difference from snagging your dream job and having ...

Work for the dole a 'demonstrable failure', charity says

Alex Jones, arrives for a child custody trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas in April.

US yoghurt-maker sues Alex Jones over sexual assault report

Bruno Fernandes de Souza was found guilty and sentenced to 22 years for murdering his girlfriend.

Brazilian goalkeeper-killer Bruno ordered back to jail

Demonstrators chant against US President Donald Trump's executive order on "sanctuary cities" in Cincinnati in January.

Donald Trump suffers third setback on immigration

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch during an operational test in 2013.

US to launch test missile off California coast

Illustration: Andrew Dyson.

The missing word from Scott Morrison's vocabulary

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Is g'day acceptable English?

Would you pass the government's proposed English language test?

Sally Baker, Rachel Burke

One in four Australian children are considered overweight or obese.

Fundraising chocolate is not that innocent

COMMENT
Emma King

Japan Post has shocked the market with a $4.7 billion writedown on its Toll acquisition made two years ago.

Japan Post books $4.7b writedown on Toll, cuts 1700 jobs

Thomas Wilson and Taro Fuse
1 hr ago

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Markets Live: ASX eyes 6000 points

Live
Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

The police report appears to blame Dao for his own injuries.

United passenger caused his own injuries, police report claims

The consumer price index rose 2.1 per cent in the year to March 31.

Inflation back in RBA's target range, but below expectations

54 mins ago

Deborah Thomas quits CEO role at Dreamworld owner Ardent

Colin Kruger, CBD

'Hypocritical': Obama under fire for reported $530,000 speech fee

Uber to test flying taxis by 2020

'Australian train wreck': Hewson sends super warning

Clancy Yeates

When do you know you've finally transitioned into adulthood?

When does adulthood begin? Here's five signs you've officially made it

Self
1 hr ago

A leather jacket is a right of passage.

The one item of clothing that makes any man instantly cooler

Men's Style

A-REITs have done very well, including ALE Property Group, which owns pubs.

The best-performing asset class of the past five years

John Collett

Make sure your offset account isn't really a redraw facility in disguise. Illustration: Michael Mucci

The fake offset accounts that could make your savings vanish

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

There's a steady stream of would-be childcare educators who don't understand the basics.

No clue in reality: when vocational training falls short

Sylvia Pennington

Physiotherapist Pete Hunt is starting to see a lot of people with neck and back pain related to their mobile.

There's one very good reason your neck's sore

Alexandra Cain

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MKR: Tyson feels the Semi Finals heat

1 hr ago

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Trump's wall delayed amid government shutdown threat

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Ivanka Trump defends father's stance on women

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Melbourne crack Warriors in Anzac Day special

Illustration: Simon Letch

Best of Fairfax cartoons, April 26

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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Die Hardy: Tom Hardy chases down motorbike thief in London

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

The ABC has said Yassmin Abdel-Magied's personal views do not represent those of the national broadcaster.

ABC stands by Yassmin Abdel-Magied after Anzac Day outrage

Broede Carmody

Disney's mega release date announcement is part of a Hollywood land grab.

Why Disney's 'save the date' spree is the new normal

Michael Idato

Scott Baio at the Republican National Convention last July.

Baio blames 'fake news' for harsh comments about Erin Moran

Rob Moran

Flash and dazzle: House of Bond.

House of Bond boils Alan Bond down to basics

COMMENT
Debi Enker

John Boyega and Oscar Isaac as Finn and Poe in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

A Star Wars first? Lucasfilm fails to shoot down gay fan theory

Broede Carmody

Amy and Tyson impressed at David and Betty's MKR score.

Angry, Angry Man failed to show in MKR grand finals decider

Aja Styles

'I thought he was joking': Faye Dunaway, left, and Warren Beatty before announcing the Oscar for best picture.

Dunaway speaks about Oscars gaffe for the first time

Blanc de Blanc at Sydney Opera House Blanc de Blanc will be the resident show in the Spiegeltent at Brisbane Festival ...

Frothy, bubbly, naughty fun in St Kilda triangle's Winter Garden

EXCLUSIVE
Nathanael Cooper

Chris Pratt, left, and Dave Bautista in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 suffers from arrested development: review

Review
Jake Wilson

Conductor Yu Long took the MSO and Chorus through their paces, emphasising broad strokes in Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe.

Warwick Fyfe a standout in MSO's impassioned Carmina Burana

Review
Clive O'Connell

Madeleine Ryan.

How my autism diagnosis helped me accept the person beneath the act

Madeleine Ryan

Ivanka Trump defended her father's views and record on women.

Ivanka Trump jeered while defending her father's views on women

In some significant ways, it’s the single people who are doing particularly well.

More people than ever before are single - and that's a good thing

Bella DePaulo
1 hr ago

In a display of regal brilliance, a heavily pregnant Beyonce performed at the Grammys.

Beyoncé to award scholarships in celebration of Lemonade's anniversary

Nicole Economos

End of days or exactly what we deserve?

These $600 mud-stained jeans are exactly what we deserve

COMMENT
Annie Brown
16 mins ago

Changing a lightbulb just seems too risky to contemplate.

The one household chore I cannot bring myself to do

Jenna Price

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is sprayed with water during the London Marathon.

Prince Harry sprayed William with water and Kate Middleton loved it

Jenna Clarke

Topshop has released a pair of clear plastic 'jeans', which cost about $100.

An open letter to those $100 clear plastic Topshop jeans

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

The weather affects whether we want to exercise.

How climate change could affect the way we exercise

Sarah Berry

"Flossing": Easing in and out of a nerve stretch.

Nerve Flossing – the easy method for pain relief?

Elizabeth Clarke

Drinking at home over dinner still counts.

More older Australians are drinking booze in a risky way

Sarah Berry

Neil Perry's bruschetta with cherry tomatoes, basil, olives and feta.

The Mediterranean diet is healthy. But is it actually Mediterranean?

The Happy Kitchen's sesame seared tuna with crunchy Asian slaw.

Good-mood food: Seven recipes to boost your happiness

Australians are consuming too much sugar.

Hospitals kick soft drinks out of vending machines

Abby Plested's children Houston, 3, and baby Goldie.

'Let them learn': why this mum doesn't believe in baby gates

Bradley Herbst, dressed in his daily costumes, with daughter Sydney.

Dad's social media deal with teen gets job done in hilarious way

Mackenna posted this photo to Twitter.

Husband keeps sick wife company in sweetest way

Air Koryo only offers one dish on board, and no one is quite sure what it is.

'World's worst airline' serves only one dish: A cold, mystery burger

Jonathan Kaiman
1 hr ago

COMAC could be the single biggest threat over the coming decades to the dominance of Boeing and Airbus, both in China's ...

China's answer to the Boeing 737 ready, but will anyone fly it?

Working as a tour guide means you get to see all of the destinations the paying clients see.

No 'begpacking': The nine jobs any backpacker can do

Ben Groundwater

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

NBN regional Fixed Wireless trials hit 1Gbps

COMMENT
47 mins ago

Hipchat is Atlassian's long-running chat app.

Atlassian's Hipchat hacked for user details

In Silicon Valley, what matters is having the biggest and most engaged network. And because Facebook is that network, ...

Tech world witnesses robbery led by 'ruthless' Zuckerberg

ANALYSIS

usb-c

Is the USB-C standard really that good?

Lifehacker

Concept image of a Joby S2, one of the emerging flying vehicles highlighted by Uber in a new White Paper.

Uber to test flying taxis by 2020

A unique BMW Individual interior trim made from salmon skin.

Is this the most unusual car trim in the world?

David Morley
1 hr ago

One of the 600 Chrysler Pacifica people mover modified by Waymo, Google's self-driving car company.

Google expands self-driving fleet

Stephen Ottley

Great Wall's Steed did not fare well in ANCAP's crash test.

New Great Wall ute's two-star crash result

David McCowen

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

Nismo set to expand

Stephen Ottley

2015 Hyundai i30 Series 2.

What long-distance cruising car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Few cars can match what HSV's Tourer offers.

Quick spin: HSV Tourer LSA

David McCowen

Back on the court: Maria Sharapova.

Sharapova readies for frosty locker room reception

Simon Briggs

AOC president John Coates.

More bullying claims emerge to haunt Coates

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Bachelard

Strong voice for Australia: John Coates.

If Coates loses job, Australia loses voice on world stage

COMMENT
Roy Masters

Steve Smith.

Nine urged to call stumps on cricket coverage

Lucy Battersby

Women's basketball will return to television.

WNBL sign three-year broadcast deal

Roy Ward

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