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Artist's impressions of a 58-storey tower with childcare centre and community spaces to be built next to the Queen ...

'It does not need fixing': Keating slams market plan

Interest-only loans can save cash flow for improvements and/or renovations.

We can't 'hold back the tide' on house prices: Watchdog

A forensic officer takes photographs of knives on the ground near a brown rucksack at a pedestrian crossing by the ...

Terror plot foiled: Woman shot, six arrested in London raids

17 mins ago

The big four banks led the market lower, losing between 0.4 to 1.0 per cent, with Westpac the single biggest drag on the ...

'Wimps': Government pans Westpac for ruling out Adani funding

Girls are better at literacy and reading from the age of four but boys aren't any better at maths until they turn eight.

NAPLAN results show that only some boys are better at maths

AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin.

Metadata breach: AFP illegally obtained phone records

Trump warns of 'major, major' conflict with North Korea

'Schoolboys': Shorten allies face court over election-day vandalism

Uni lecturer used Anzac Day to accuse soldiers of murder

China urges Russia to help with North Korea sanctions

'Vaccine fears': Boy found with father after taken from hospital

Tom Boyd's effort against Shane Mumford in the prelim was arguably as good as his grand final.

Two key Giants off field with injuries in preliminary final rematch

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1 hr ago

Sydney man Grant Taylor has offered to house swap with a Melbournian.

Melbourne, you have no idea how good you have it: a Sydneysider

An image of the mastodon.

Why finding mastodon bones may rewrite the story of humans

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The hottest and possibly ugliest winter trend

Stitched Up

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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AFP chief admits officer illegally accessed phone records

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sass & bide has a 75 per cent off sale this weekend.

Hold the phone: sass & bide is having its biggest Melbourne sale

Jennifer was 18 when she first started working in bars.

Assault, threats of rape: Horror stories from hospitality workers

2014_Travel Portland Portland Breweries, USA Travel story by?Brian Johnston Beer waiter at Ecliptic Brewery in Portland. ...

Expert tips on how to stay healthy-ish when travelling

The sale of West Heslerton includes a mansion.

Finally, peace and quiet: Entire English village sold for $34 million

Qubix is a year-old company founded by Youssef Farag and Karim Rafla.

'Cargotecture' company transforms shipping containers into homes

An employee closes a door of an industrial washing machine at the Guangzhou Lijing Washing Machine Company Ltd. factory ...

How washing machines are a signal of China's property market

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

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

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

Daniel Andrews: "The previous government ... took away the emergency department."

Will this fix Victoria's ice crisis?

Benjamin Preiss
59 mins ago

Man charged with murder after police find body near Lake Eppalock

Melissa Cunningham

Barwon Prison locked down after prisoner stabbed

57 mins ago

Collins Street's new location in Ghana.

Google Maps has shifted Collins Street to the middle of Africa

UPDATED

According to Premier Daniel Andrews, the metropolitan and country fire services have a continuing problem with their culture.

CFA and MFB still have a problem with respect for women: Andrews

Michael Ron David Kadar, pictured in an Israeli court, was arrested after allegedly threatening schools, airlines, ...

'Do you want a day off?': Teen sent bomb hoax to spoil exams

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

'Only a matter of time': Police hunt men over two sexual assaults

Professor Ian Hickie said mental health services are poorly co-ordinated, and has called for the defunding of ...

'Mental health needs reform, not just money'

Catholic bishops have been warned about the risks if they start charging Catholic schools rent

Furore over plan to charge Catholic schools rent

EXCLUSIVE

Anne Aly has hit back at fake Anzac Day claims.

'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

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Relaxed in Max: Police interview Matthew Johnson after the murder of Carl Williams.

Prison gangs: Inside the insiders

John Silvester

Amanda lost her job after her abusive ex-partner impersonated her in work emails and text messages.

Woman locked in cupboard for four days by partner

Tammy Mills

Author Paula Hawkins. 20th May 2016. Photo: Steven Siewert

Into the Water: A dark follow-up to The Girl on the Train

Sue Turnbull

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St Kilda went close to beating Hawthorn at their Launceston fortress last year.

Six Pointers: Footy in Canberra on a Friday night. Really?

Ronny Lerner
6 mins ago

Essendon's Tom Bellchambers.

Bellchambers makes long-awaited comeback

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan.

Breakthrough: AFL, players see end to pay dispute

EXCLUSIVE

For Bulldog Callan Ward, now an important player for the Giants.

GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs

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Scott Spits
1 hr ago

Brad Scott

Scott's admission set to be a game-changer

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson
1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: Reece Conca, Daniel Rioli and David Astbury of the Tigers sing the song in the rooms ...

Small forwards the new big thing, says Hardwick

Ronny Lerner

Keeping it light: High performers put pressure on themselves, Nathan Buckley said.

Bring on the heat: Buckley cool as spotlight intensifies on Pies

UPDATED

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

'Patchy' Dogs are building form, says Murphy

AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin.

Police reveal they have illegally accessed journalist metadata

Michael Koziol

How does Turnbull solve a problem like Donald Trump?

ANALYSIS
Judith Ireland

Westpac's anti-coal stance exposes a Coalition out of touch

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Sydney University senior lecturer Tim Anderson.

Uni lecturer used Anzac Day to accuse Diggers of murder

President Donald Trump

Turnbull downplays need for shield as Trump sends warning

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

PM's cheap gas claim questioned as industry pans intervention

Crowd members wave an Australian flag as marchers go past on Swanston St during the ANZAC day march in Melbourne 2003.

Kiwis reassured one year 'pathway to citizenship' remains

Kim Jong-un at a "combined fire demonstration" held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army.

Korean crisis at risk of getting 'out of control', China tells Russia

Kirsty Needham

A billboard welcomes Pope Francis at St Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt.

Pope Francis to meet 'controversial' cleric in tense Cairo

Farid Farid

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 police's secret jail

Lindsay Murdoch

"Dark Sith Lord": Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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

Nick Miller

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

APRA's Wayne Byres expects more tightening from banks in the home loan market.

'We can't hold back the tide' on house prices, says bank watchdog

Clancy Yeates

Westpac has its sights on a lower-emissions future.

Westpac branded 'wimps' over coal pledge

Peter Hannam

Why Murdoch is applying the paddles to Ten's heart

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Over the week, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index and the broader All Ordinaries Index rose 1.2 per cent, respectively.

ASX buoyed by corporate earnings

Jessica Sier

Google admits the ATO is chasing it for money

Nassim Khadem

Online giant bets on bricks and mortar's 'exciting' future

Madeleine Heffernan

Facebook reveals its ad revenue, tax bill quadruples

Nassim Khadem

ACCC sues milk giant for misleading farmers

Georgia Wilkins

Shooting tequila with salt and lemon is not the way to do it.

Wait, you're officially drinking this the wrong way

Fine Drinks

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

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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

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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Police hunt men over Seaford, Laverton sexual assaults

1 hr ago

North Korean propaganda video.

White House 'attacked' in North Korea video

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Melbourne teen arrested over school bomb hoax

1 hr ago

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AFP's metadata mea culpa

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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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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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Author Paula Hawkins.

Girl on the Train follow-up is equally thrilling and dark

Sue Turnbull

Samara Weaving.

From Summer Bay to Hollywood via 'lesbian' thriller Bad Girl

Karl Quinn

Robyn Nevin at Il Bacaro.

When Robyn Nevin met Julie Andrews

Jason Steger

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

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

Rob Moran

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

Bert Newton.

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

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.

Ancestor inspires play about Hobart's female convict 'hellhole'

Hannah Francis

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

Exhibitions reveal compelling stories from Syria, detention centres

REVIEW
Penny Webb

Under fire for an Anzac Day Facebook post: ABC presenter and youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

Clementine Ford: The hypocrisy behind the vitriolic reaction to Yassmin Abdel-Magied

6 mins ago

IKEA responds to Balenciaga

IKEA claps back to Balenciaga over new $2800 plastic bag

Brigitte with her husband Emmanual Macron.

Brigitte Trogneux doesn't dress like a typical French woman, and it should be celebrated

Annie Brown

Lena Dunham arrives to Variety's Power of Women New York luncheon on April 21, 2017 in New York City.

Street style: 10 points to Gryffindor if you recognise this Polyjuice-drinking celeb

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

Why 'Get Out' was extra terrifying for me

Bish Marzook

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

The hysteria cannot be separated from racism

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds attend 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April ...

The double-dating opportunities at the Time 100 Gala are off the chain

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

Kim Kardashian says Paris robbery was 'meant to happen'

Caitlin Gibson

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

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

Energy load: A large kale smoothie can contain 2500 kilojoules.

People think juice is good for them - they're wrong

COMMENT

Jill Dupleix's simple flourless chocolate and almond souffles.

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

Jill Dupleix

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The hilarious song lyrics every mum will sing along to

Photo: Ebay

If your kids haven't asked for one of these yet, they will soon

Let it go... again!

Frozen 2 release date announced - don't say we didn't warn you!

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

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

COMMENT
Craig Platt

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

The six most beautiful beaches you've never heard of

The colourful Bourbon Street is a tourist highlight. But which city is it in?

Traveller quiz: In which US city will you find the famous Bourbon St?

Mal Chenu

It stands up like a regular all-in-one PC if that's what you prefer.

For Microsoft, Surface loses but Windows wins

Neither side of politics can claim the moral high ground when it comes to bending the truth.

War on fake news lost as phrase gets corrupted

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

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

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch ticks over the millions

Kotaku

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

Don't expect to catch a flying taxi soon

2017 Mazda CX-5

Mazda reveals CX-8

Stephen Ottley

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda Kodiaq price revealed

Dom Tripolone

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

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

John Coates at the Ski & Snowboard Awards in Melbourne on Thursday

IOC will drop Coates if he loses AOC fight

Michael Bachelard

Steve Smith supports the players association's rejection of CA's offer.

Players dig in over pay dispute, rejecting Cricket Australia offer

Jon Pierik

golden century Chinese seafood restaurant

Tancred tantrum: How Chinese meal ended with bitter AOC split

Andrew Webster

Gungahlin Eagles captain Connor O'Byrne.

Sound of 'bone on bone' made O'Byrne ask why he plays rugby

Rian Murphy

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Netball officials weighed bid to censor TV commentary

Linda Pearce

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