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Tuesday's inflation figures triggered a sustained sell-off of the Aussie dollar that only gathered steam overnight as ...

'Careful what you wish for': Dollar tipped to plunge

Former President Barack Obama will get paid $US400,000 for an hour's lunchtime speech to the Cantor Fitzgerald Conference.

Obama just another money-grubbing politician after all

COMMENT
1 hr ago

The composite image of the man police want to speak to over the Seaford sexual assault.

'Only a matter of time': The hunt for two Melbourne sex attackers

43 mins ago

Health authorities fear the Strokecheck test does more harm than good.

'Wake up': Scientist plans to bring frozen brains back to life

1 hr ago

Gillon McLachlan, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League speaks to the media on the Grand Final start ...

Breakthrough in AFL pay dispute with resolution in sight

EXCLUSIVE
27 mins ago

Rising up the rich list: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The founder of Amazon just made $4.4billion in five minutes

1 hr ago

Jetstar not happy about 'world's worst airline' reports

COMMENT
19 mins ago

'I will bury you': Heated phone call sparked bitter AOC split

Seven ordered by court to mediate Amber Harrison case

BREAKING
7 mins ago

Why the PM's 'tough' new migration stance is doomed to fail

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Airline settles with passenger dragged from plane

Coles, supermarket, supermarkets, discount

'Breeds distrust': Coles to cut back on specials

What comes up if you type Collins Street into Google.

Famed Melbourne street moved to Africa in map confusion

21 mins ago

fried toast with egg served on white plate

Listen to your gut - it can tell you what you need to eat

Lena Headey in a scene from Game of Thrones. The series has been one of the most popular borrowed from ACT libraries in ...

$3.5m per episode: The huge pay packets of Game of Thrones stars

A Credit Suisse index based on interest rate swaps showing an almost 80 per cent chance of a 25 basis point snip some ...

Our rent revolution? Rent bidding apps to launch down under

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'Are you real?' Jack Sparrow surprises Disneyland visitors

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Count your blessings, no hail or high winds again for a while

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Bert Newton.

Bert Newton in hospital with complications from pneumonia

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead, which returns from its mid-season hiatus.

Why your favourite TV shows could be about to vanish

ANALYSIS

To rinse or not to rinse, that is the question.

The great debate: To rinse or not to rinse your dishes

The bath is carved out of rock crystal.

How the other half live: The villa with a $US1 million bathtub

If you don’t like people peeking over your fence – the old reasoning goes – you should build a higher fence.

Why isn't your right to be naked in your backyard being protected?

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Tiffiny Hall: 'I've tried every diet, none of that works'

Tegan Lawson is a single mum and has used fractional investing to get into the property market.

How a single mum got on the property ladder with one brick

Ross McNaughton says he has 'decent mental health' but believes some of the books he's studying are 'adding more pressure'.

'Depressing messages' in VCE books fuels trigger warning push

1 hr ago

Man rescued after falling from mushroom pile

City workers' shopping, eating frenzy sees CBD spending swell

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Man accused of killing 'beautiful' 78-year-old wife appears in court

A rose was left on a 4WD at the front of the home.

'Put the gun down mate': Neighbour tried to talk killer down

The Age, News 26/04/2017, picture by Justin McManus. North East Link. Dr Andrew Lemon who is a local historian standing ...

Residents braced to see which route will be chosen for NE Link

A patient at Sunshine Hospital receiving treatment for asthma during last year's crisis.

Emergency monitoring in $15m package for next asthma crisis

Attempts to locate Ji Dongsheng have stalled after the Labor government flagged concerns about potential human rights ...

Leafy Sydney street home to 'most wanted' fugitive

NSW

Labor MP Anne Aly says the Essential poll's questions about Muslims were too negatively worded.

'Offensive': MP Aly responds to Anzac Day snub claims

WA

Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman says robots will remove the need for labourers on some farms within five years.

Robots will wipe out backpacker jobs in five years?

QLD

Canberra barrister Allan Anforth.

Court win could open public service compo floodgates

Noel Towell

Premier Daniel Andrews with Treasurer Tim Pallas meeting first home buyers Polly Pleban and Tom Quick.

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Premier Daniel Andrews with Treasurer Tim Pallas meeting first home buyers Polly Pleban and Tom Quick.

Andrews' make or break budget approaches

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

Foreign minister Julie Bishop at Operation Locked Shields in Tallinn, Estonia.

Bishop says Australia ready to join fight against 'Crimsonia'

Nick Miller

Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte met when he was 15 years old and she was his teacher.

In praise of Brigitte Trogneux's sexy non 'French woman' style

Annie Brown

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AFL chief Gillon McLachlan.

Breakthrough: AFL, players see an end to pay dispute

EXCLUSIVE
27 mins ago

Murphy: "I think we've improved each week."

'Patchy' Dogs are building form, says Murphy

Long-suffering Docker tragics David Whish-Wilson and Sean Gorman.

Western derby 'not life or death, it’s more important'

Brendan Foster

The Hawks will be without Rioli.

Teams: Hawks lose Rioli as axe falls on North veterans

Ronny Lerner

Tom Boyd took a knock to the cheekbone against North Melbourne on Good Friday.

Oh, Boyd. One stunning stat screams premiership hangover

Wayne Carey
Wayne Carey

Unequivocal: North Melbourne coach Brad Scott.

Brad Scott fully committed to struggling Roos

Captain and coach: Scott Pendlebury and Nathan Buckley.

Buckley's quest is Collingwood's prayer

Michael Gleeson

Jesse Hogan will be given as much time away from the AFL as necessary after the death of his father.

Demons rally behind Jesse Hogan after his father Tony passes away

Michael Gleeson and Scott Spits

Malcolm Turnbull has intervened in the export market to tackle surging gas prices.

PM's cheap gas claim questioned as industry pans export intervention

Heath Aston

Budget reporting change sparks debt spree concerns

Peter Martin

Turnbull pushes GP reforms, despite doctors' funding fears

Adam Gartrell

Gas

Gas companies find out that politics affects markets too

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Dengue fever is spread by certain types of mosquitos and can be fatal.

Dengue fever outbreak in Nauru hits 10 per cent of asylum seekers

Anne Aly in Federal Parliament

Muslim MP falls victim to fake news over Anzac Day wreath claims

A man walks with his children past burnt-out cars in a street in west Mosul earlier this month.

Captured Australian jihadists could be stripped of citizenship

"Dark Sith Lord": Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin a 'dark Sith Lord' as Russia spreads fake news

Nick Miller
42 mins ago

Rounded up male residents from the Tondo slum prepare to be transported to a police station in the continuing "war on drugs".

Philippine dozen held behind bookshelf in dark with no toilet

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Ella Knights, from Sydney, has died while on a holiday to Bali.

Australian woman dies in scooter crash in Bali

Jewel Topsfield

Facebook will act against influence operations.

Facebook to act on fake accounts used for influence operations

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Turnbull's 'tough' migration stance is just vanity

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 6: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews with Treasurer Tim Pallas meeting first home buyers ...

This budget will be make or break for Premier Daniel Andrews

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

Trump jong un Illustration

Australia is at the mercy of the whims of two mad men

COMMENT
John Hewson

Former Murray Goulburn managing director Gary Helou faces prosecution by the ACCC.

ACCC sues milk giant for misleading farmers

Georgia Wilkins
1 min ago

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Markets Live: Miners set to weigh

Live
1 hr ago

There are enduring question marks about the relationship between developers and bureaucrats with so much money at stake ...

Want to stop land corruption? Take away the honeypot

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Rising up the rich list: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

$4.4b in five minutes: Bezos cashes in on Amazon share surge

1 hr ago

'Breeds distrust': Coles to cut back on big specials

Catie Low

Fire sale: Ten could be broken up and sold off

Lucy Battersby

Analyst who made $48,000 in an hour now faces $1 million fine

Gaspard Sebag
17 mins ago

Amazon's shares jump as profit, revenue beat estimates

Despite its reputation, a wine-fuelled lunch is a key way to get the cheque signed.

Why a boozy lunch could be good for your career

Success
23 mins ago

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Rug up: 15 wild winter woollens that will crush casual Friday

Stitched Up

First home buyers in many states get grants or stamp duty exemptions.

Is it time to fix your mortgage interest rate?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Noel Whittaker.

Get rich by focusing on process not outcome

Noel Whittaker
52 mins ago

Tattoos can result in reverse discrimination.

Tattoos can be good for your career

James Adonis

CBA says its changes will give small business customers more control to avoid defaulting.

CBA removes controversial loan clause

Clancy Yeates

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Johnny Depp surprises Disneyland visitors

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Man drops cocaine in courtroom

53 mins ago

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Cassini dives through Saturn's rings

1 hr ago

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Melbourne teen arrested over school bomb hoax

Portrait of Robyn Hendricks who is playing Clara in Nutcracker at the Sydney Opera House. Photographed Wednesday 19th ...

Fairfax photos of the week - April 27, 2017

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Liar. Lover. Con artist - every episode of Imposters now streaming on Stan.

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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

George Miller reveals plans for at least two more Mad Max sequels

Rob Moran
49 mins ago

Lena Headey in a scene from Game of Thrones. The series has been one of the most popular borrowed from ACT libraries in ...

Game of Thrones stars to become TV's highest paid actors ever

Rob Moran

Perth actress Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker in <i>13 Reasons Why</i>.

Controversial Netflix drama on cusp of securing second season

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Bert Newton in hospital in March 2017.

Bert Newton in hospital with complications from pneumonia

Kerrie O'Brien

Donald Trump and his bedtime reading matter.

The Simpsons tackles the first 100 days of Trump

Sarah Thomas

Alan Jones' return has given 2GB an expected boost.

Alan Jones' return puts a spring back in 2GB ratings

Rob Moran

Wendy Whiteley, widow of artist Brett Whiteley, after giving evidence in the Supreme Court of Victoria in April 2016.

Wendy Whiteley stunned court quashes art fraud conviction

Debbie Cuthbertson
40 mins ago

Hamish and Andy's drive show has once again taken a tumble in Melbourne's radio ratings.

Melbourne Radio: Hamish and Andy's ratings nosedive continues

Broede Carmody

Big Blue Lavender Bay leaving court.

Big Blue: Convictions quashed over alleged Whiteley art fraud

Liam Mannix

Emily Goddard with some of the props and costumes used in the play.

Inside Tasmania's female convict 'hellhole'

THEATRE
Hannah Francis

Hani Abdile has a gift for subverting derogatory labels such as 'boat people' in poems with a hip-hop rhythm.

Shows reveal compelling stories from Syria, detention centres

REVIEW
Penny Webb

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

Hysteria over Yassmin Abdel-Magied's Anzac Day post cannot be separated from racism

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Kim Kardashian appeared on the Ellen show on April 27, 2016.

Kim Kardashian says Paris robbery was 'meant to happen'

Caitlin Gibson

Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams in a scene from the film Get Out.

Interractial dating is scary, which is why 'Get Out' was extra terrifying for me

Bish Marzook

It's an inequality that many schools perpetuate with their outdated scheduling and seemingly limitless expectation of ...

The upside of having a mum who is 'never there'

Kasey Edwards

Society hairdresser Joh Bailey at his Double Bay salon.

'Hardly out of control,' Joh Bailey denies reports

Andrew Hornery

Hitting back: Serena Williams earlier this year with the Australian Open trophy.

Yeah, Serena Williams did not mean to announce her pregnancy via Snapchat

Need rockers apply for Sophie Monk's The Bachelorette after Benji Madden split?

Should rockers apply for Sophie Monk's The Bachelorette?

Amy Croffey

French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife Brigitte.

Reactions to Emmanuel Macron's marriage with an older woman show we're stuck in the past

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

Craving protein? It might be in your guts.

Listen to your gut - it can tell you what you need to eat

Sarah Berry

Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 85-year-olds age group 100m sprint at the World Masters Games.

'Winning makes her happy': She's 101 and still competing

Cindy Boren

The cause of heart attacks is complex.

Notion saturated fat clogs arteries 'plain wrong'

Evelyn Lewin
49 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 26: Cecconi's restaurant founder Olimpia Bortolotto (r) poses for a photo with her ...

Generational change at Cecconi's

Roslyn Grundy

Jill Dupleix's simple flourless chocolate and almond souffles.

Do not fear the souffle: Try this flourless chocolate, almond spin

Jill Dupleix

The Mediterranean diet fixes 'the balance of 'good' cholesterol (HDL) to overall (or total) cholesterol in the blood', ...

'Saturated fat not cause of heart disease': cardiologists

Photo: Ian Pfaff

Mad Max superfan pimps out his kids' toy cars

Photo: Ebay

The new craze for kids and office workers alike

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Why this mum refuses to make her kids share

Claims that Jetstar is "the world's worst airline" are overblown.

'World's worst airline': Jetstar angry over survey claims

COMMENT
Craig Platt
19 mins ago

Navagio Bay is one of the most popular spots to visit on the Greek island of Zakynthos.

Secret's out: The world's six greatest undiscovered beaches

Thew new Qantas premium economy seat for the 787 Dreamliner.

Prices revealed: Qantas' non-stop flights to London go on sale

Craig Platt

A concept Airbus A3 from Uber's flying cars plan.

Don't expect to catch a flying taxi soon

Instagram's confident moves seem to be paying off.

Why Instagram will be the next Facebook

COMMENT

Reviewers have been praising of the wall-to-wall glass screen.

Samsung Galaxy S8: The good and the bad - so far

1 hr ago

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch ticks over the millions

Kotaku
1 hr ago

Heart attack victims might soon be treated with printed matter. Illustration: Simon Letch

Mending broken hearts with 3D printer

2017 Porsche 911 GT3.

Is this the ultimate Porsche 911?

Greg Kable

2017 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport.

New Mazda CX-5 reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda Kodiaq price revealed

Dom Tripolone

Casey Stoner has been approached by Ducati as a test rider for 2016.

VW eyes possible sale of Ducati

2017 BMW 530e plug-in hybrid.

Driven: BMW 530e plug-in hybrid

Jonathan Hawley

McLaren 540C v Jaguar F-Type SVR.

Best Jaguar v cheapest McLaren

Andrew MacLean

golden century Chinese seafood restaurant

Tancred tantrum: How Chinese meal ended with bitter AOC split

Andrew Webster

AOC challenger: Danni Roche.

Fiona de Jong lost IOC role on day of disclosure

Michael Bachelard

SUPPLIED PIX OF LIZ ELLIS AGE SPORT

Netball officials weighed bid to censor TV commentary

Linda Pearce

Flashpoint: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City walks away following an incident with Marouane Fellaini of Manchester United.

Fellaini sees red in testy City v United stalemate

Keeping her own counsel: Maria Sharapova.

Sharapova declares she is 'above' Bouchard criticism

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