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Train trips fell by 19 per cent during the morning peak last Friday, compared with the same period a week earlier.

Extra 200 trains a week to cope with demand on line

A computer screen shows an error message after Britain's National Health Service was hacked.

Warning for Monday morning as cyber attack strikes first Australian

20 mins ago

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with charter school students from Charlotte, North Carolina who are ...

'This Russia thing': Trump spells out reason why he fired Comey

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

The teenagers were taken to hospital in an unknown condition.

Wedding reception ends in 30-person fight on inner west street

58 mins ago

The Dan Murphy's store that opened before Christmas, probably to be soon acquired for a tunnelling site.

Paper trail solves $50m mystery behind tunnel and ill-fated bottle shop

1 hr ago

PROPERTY AFR 070922 MELB PIC BY JESSICA SHAPIRO... 156 Maidstone Street in Altona auctioned this morning for $434,000 by ...

Ditching daily habit could let you put extra $1277.50 towards house

14 mins ago

Australian arrested as police save girls from $1b-a-year industry

The Big Four banks have declared war on Amex credit card points

'Flagrant menace': US hits out at North Korea after latest missile test

Don't do it: Pressure mounts on 'whingeing' banks stewing over tax

The call that saved a life - and one that came too late

Crotch rocket pelvis fractures can cause serious damage to a male motorcyclist's pelvic area, including his testes, ...

Motorbike part causing 'injuries that you don't want to talk about'

1 hr ago

An alleged brawl outside the Town Hall Hotel.

Tigers star caught up in brawl on Balmain footpath

41 mins ago

In happier times: Kieren Foran and Rebecca Pope at the Dally M Awards in 2013.

Foran's ex hits out at rumours spread by Kyle and Jackie O

The Age, news. Jamie Oliver for story on his new push to educate children on nutrition.Pic SImon Schluter 12 May 2017.

'I was like OK, why?': Jamie Oliver confronts Australian collapse

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: A model walks the runway during the Mercedes-Benz Presents Dion Lee show at Mercedes-Benz ...

B&S ball gets a designer makeover on steps of Opera House

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How yoga is helping refugee communities

Neville Crichton with his bride Nadi Hasandedic at Sydney University on Saturday.

Private Sydney

'Croaky' Crichton's million-dollar wedding stuns Sydney

Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is introduced during the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Portugal wins Eurovision, Aussies make top 10

Karl Stefanovic and his wife Cassandra Thorburn photographed at the 2011 Logies.

Logies and wine from Packer: What Karl couldn't leave behind

The Goss

An Australian streaker has interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest.

Euro-moon: Aussie flag streaker rushes Eurovision stage

Whale House by Paul Uhlmann: When the design is original, it takes great effort to craft.

"It's about craftsmanship": Paul Uhlmann's Whale House

Head and heart make for a sound home-buying decision.

The most important things to look for when buying a home

Darren Palmer

For many, that mid-morning cappuccino is nearly impossible to give up.

How to fit your coffee addiction into your first-home savings plan

Flexe Co-Founder and CEO Karl Siebrecht.?

"The Airbnb of warehouses" startup has Amazon in its sights

Study nooks with lower wall heights encourage closeness with children and more family time.

Balancing comfort and style in a family home

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Mike Enoch runs The Right Stuff blog and the Daily Shoah podcast.

Notorious US white supremacist to speak at Sydney conference

EXCLUSIVE

Drug charges, fraud follow aspiring pollie who led double life

EXCLUSIVE

'Mindblowing': EPA probes coal-fired power plants over pollution

Peter Hannam

Josiah Tozer, 6, and dad Michael.

Best-dressed dad puts 'virtually unknown' condition on the map

Danielle Begg: Changing lives one deep breath at a time.

Australia's newest residents find path to peace on yoga mat

Rachel Browne

Former job centre worker Brooke Holmes.

Former job centre worker accessed ex-lover's data

Shannon Tonkin

A "For Sale" sign stands in front of a house in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. Australia's central bank ...

After the boom: What Sydney can expect when property party is over

Jetstar has apologised after five passengers fainted on a grounded flight.

Jetstar passengers trapped on plane after Thai flight grounded

Obesity in adults will reach 35 per cent by 2025.

Obese 11-year-olds should have access to surgery, says doctor

Coles supermarket employee Penny Vickers has won the right for a full bench hearing in the Fair Work Commission.

Shelf-stacker represents herself to trump Coles in court

Fresh allegations have emerged about Cardinal George Pell.

Cardinal Pell allegedly sexually abused choirboys, book claims

It's OK to cry in front of children.

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It's OK to cry in front of children.

The best lesson we can teach our children about grief

Jacinta Tynan

Worth another punt? MItchell Pearce ran the show as the Roosters racked up a big win over the Eels on Sunday.

Pearce as NSW halfback? I've heard that song before

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

The AspireAssist system consists of a thin tube implanted in the stomach, connecting to an outside port on the skin of ...

Doctors alarmed by 'medical bulimia' to address obesity

Chloe Booker
49 mins ago

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Kamaia Alexander with her stepfather Andrew Perry, a veteran.

'He had 10 knives and a machete': The truth about veteran suicides

David Wroe

After the Bishop-era, Smith stamps his mark as a model speaker

Tony Wright

Beazley urges acceptance of Aussie troop deployment request

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she is focused on getting a better deal for public schools

Greens prepared to strike school funding deal with the Coalition

Matthew Knott

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivers his budget reply speech on Thursday night.

'Horrendous politics' to come after 50 per cent tax rate

Eryk Bagshaw

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Health Minister Greg Hunt on Friday.

Turnbull and Shorten are going for gold in the backflip olympics

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull gets up close to National Heart Foundation mascot Have a Heart at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital.

Turnbull's Medicare levy rise push set to stall

Controversial presence: Kim Yong-jae, North Korea's envoy to the Belt and Road Forum.

Xi extols peaceful Belt-Road vision, but North Korea casts a shadow

Kirsty Needham
1 hr ago

Then FBI director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill earlier this month.

Behind the sound and fury, Trump's 'Russia thing' will not go away

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

A Palestinian child holds a placard in support of "our prisoners" next to a painting of Marwan Barghouti in the Lebanese ...

Palestinians' prison hunger strike enters fourth week

Farid Farid

Believers reach out to touch a statue of Our Lady of Fatima after a Mass in her honor at the Metropolitan Cathedral in ...

'Naughty' Pope pours cold water on talk of Bosnia visions

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Picture by Wayne Taylor 18th July 2008
Police use their sniffer dog at Flinders street station ...

The whole notion of a 'war on drugs' is ludicrous

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are both trying to come to grips with the fact that ...

Bipartisan consensus is a baffling concept in Canberra

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

President Donald Trump.

Trump has radically reset the way politicians speak

COMMENT
Imre Salusinszky

Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted says the bank tax will ultimately hit bank customers, shareholders or bank staff.

Bank tax sets 'terrible precedent', warns Westpac chair Maxsted

Clancy Yeates

SEEK chief Andrew Bassat.

'No joy': Seek boss rues draining newspapers' rivers of gold

Lucy Battersby and Amy Remiekis

"Buying stampede": The shares of Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, have gained an average 24 per cent in 2017.

If tech's Big Five were a nation, they'd be bigger than Britain now

ANALYSIS
Lu Wang

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Banks and government go to war, and shareholders lose

IN DEPTH
Clancy Yeates

Will ScoMo's big budget give a big economic push?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Spotify, valued at $17.6b, cuts out brokers on way to Wall Street

Maxed out: should CEO salaries be capped?

COMMENT
David O. Friedrichs

When your home is a castle

Paul Sullivan

Good Beer Week has 300-plus events at more than 200 participating venues.

One country is stealing our craft beer thunder

Fine Drinks

Masons menswear will be the latest retail haven targetting stylish men.

Where to find the best underground fashion labels

Men's Style

Jeremy Becker, 23, did his research before buying his first car, a second-hand former fleet vehicle.

No lemons: how to buy a second-hand car

Barbara Drury

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

You can't outsource motherhood, but you can share the load

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Charles Lukasik, owner of Floral Expressions says order gatherer florists are "devastating" for the industry.

Remember this warning about online florists for Mother's Day

Cara Waters

Opposition leader Bill Shorten gave his budget reply on Thursday night.

Shorten leaves small business tax cut up in the air

Cara Waters

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Nightmare Jetstar tarmac wait

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Major child webcam sex bust reveals rising abuse

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Eurostreaker! Man moons Eurovision in Aussie flag

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Global cyber attack cripples British health service

Scientists from The Australian Museum visit Lord Howe Island to research the current animal populations ahead of a rat ...

Fairfax photos of the week

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Michael Fassbender plays two androids in <i>Alien: Covenant</i>.

Why Fassbender loved shooting Alien: Covenant in Australia

Stephanie Bunbury

Julie Andrews, pictured with Anna O'Byrne who plays Eliza Doolittle and Charles Edwards, who plays Henry Higgins.

How did Dame Julie solve a problem like Eliza?

Nathanael Cooper

George Lazenby as James Bond in <i>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</i>.

Why this Aussie turned down a fortune to play James Bond again

Karl Quinn

Our voice: Australia's Isaiah Firebrace came ninth in the Eurovision Song Contest final.

Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest so where did we rank?

Michael Idato
22 mins ago

Nicole Kidman is the undisputed queen of Cannes with four projects screening in the world-renowned festival.

Nicole Kidman emerges as the undisputed queen of Cannes

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

An Australian streaker has interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest.

Aussie flag streaker in Eurovision stage incursion

Michael Idato

Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is introduced during the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Australian Isaiah Firebrace lights up the Eurovision stage in Kiev

Michael Idato

Newbery Prize-winning author Kate DiCamillo.

The author who got 473 rejection letters before making it big

Linda Morris

1887. Oil on canvas, 17 3/8 x 13 in. Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images) Self ...

Finding God in nature in Van Gogh: A man for all seasons

John McDonald

Fiona McFarlane, winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize.

Aussie snags the richest literary prize for young writers

Linda Morris

German composer Richard Wagner, who died in 1883.

Can we separate the beautiful music from its racist creator?

Peter Munro

Chrissy Metz has "hit back at fat shamers", revelling in her "Body Pride"

'Fativist' Chrissy Metz hits back: 'I wear what I want, when I want'

Andrew Hornery

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn at the 2011 Logies.

Karl Stefanovic's two 'priorities' in marriage split

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Clare Rowe with Maggie-Rose 11- white top, Bridgette 10-blue dress, Gracie 8-spotted dress and biological daughter ...

Mothering is a commitment to love, not a biological tie

Cosima Marriner

Beyonce wearing Alice McCall to support her sister Solange's appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Beyonce's preferred playsuit maker is branching out

Jenna Clarke

Anna wears Matin “Angie” dress, $650. Banjo wears “The Island” top, $55, and pull up pant in white cotton drill, $50, ...

How Anna Feller balances motherhood and modelling

Georgie Gordon

I don't like the colour my hairdresser is using.

How to break up with a long-term hairdresser

Jessica Rowe

Stella Channing needs to get about with a crutch to take as much weight as possible off her pelvis.

A healthy baby isn't the only important outcome of birth

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Rosie Wallace campaigns for reproductive rights.

My abortion cost $770 and I'm one of the lucky ones

Amelia Paxman

Finding a good trainer can be as simple as asking a likeminded person for a recommendation.

How to choose the right personal trainer

Jo Hartley

Dropping the ball sometimes is good.

5 ways dropping the ball can actually benefit you

Susie Moore

Four cups of coffee a day pose no health risk, but there are things to keep in mind.

'Safe' not 'good': Four cups of coffee daily may not be healthy

Sarah Berry

This retro dessert combines creme caramel and baked cheesecake.

When creme caramel and cheesecake combine

Most Australian's are confused by tipping etiquette, a new study as found.

To tip or not to tip? Plus the top 5 tipping tips

Quick and flavour-packed ... Pork and noodle stir-fry.

Weekly meal planner: mid-May

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Mum's message for women who hated her birth announcement

Director Jonathan Levine, left, actress Goldie Hawn, actress Amy Schumer and producer Paul Feig attend a special ...

'Monogamy is a very tough order': Goldie Hawn on marriage

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'It's like boot camp': school's 'draconian' new rule angers parents

Should passengers ask permission to recline their seat?

Airlines should make passengers ask permission to recline: Letters

Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

Not enough annual leave? The best short breaks to take in 2017

Ute Junker

A standard Yotel room, Yotel, Gatwick Airport, London.

Where to find the best airport sleeping pods?

Michael Gebicki

Apple gets almost two-thirds of its revenue from the iPhone, compared with 39 per cent in 2010. However, those sales ...

Apple product line-up balloons under Cook

Browsing Timeline on an iPhone, with help from the Cortana app.

Windows 10 to play nice with iPhones, Android

Email computer online security squiz generic generics cyber hacking crime

Update your Windows systems now. Right now.

Hayley Tsukayama

NetMarble chairman and founder Jun Hyuk Bang owns 24.5 per cent of Netmarble, which at the IPO price gives him a net ...

Slumdog billionaire: From school dropout to $4b gaming boss

Protestors burn flares during a taxi strike in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Uber suffers bloody nose in fight for Europe

Ford

The Breakdown: Autonomous emergency braking

David McCowen

2017 Audi A5 Sportback.

New Audi A5 and S5 Sportback reviewed

Peter McKay

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo's Mercedes C63 rival reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mazda CX-3 Maxx.

Self-braking now standard on every Mazda SUV

David McCowen

SUV comparison: Mazda CX-5 GT diesel v Subaru Forester 2.0D-L

Can all-wheel drive SUVs go off-road?

Toby Hagon

Renault

New look for Renault Captur

David McCowen

Luke Brooks playing for the Tigers on Friday night.

Tigers halfback Brooks questioned by police after Balmain brawl

Michael Chammas
41 mins ago

In happier times: Kieren Foran and Rebecca Pope at the Dally M Awards in 2013.

Foran's former partner breaks silence over social media abuse

Danny Weidler

Worth another punt? MItchell Pearce ran the show as the Roosters racked up a big win over the Eels on Sunday.

Pearce as NSW halfback? I've heard that song before

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

Past and present players are sending support to the #fairshare campaign.

Cricketers hint at Ashes boycott as pay negotiations boil over

UPDATED
Claire Siracusa, Jon Pierik

Sprinter Ben Johnson, who admitted to using performance enhancing drugs during his career, in an ad for a betting app ...

Ben Johnson joke on NRL website makes light of substance abuse

SET OF SIX
Steve Mascord

Leaving it late: Bernard Foley scores the winning try against the Rebels in round 6 after trailing by 19 points.

Do the math: Gibson surprised Tahs still in the hunt for finals

Tom Decent

Enforcer: Sean McMahon just wanted to rip in and smash some bodies in the match against the Reds.

The two powerhouse displays to cheer Michael Cheika

COMMENT
Paul Cully

Stipe Miocic, celebrates a win over Junior Dos Santos in a mixed martial arts bout at UFC 211 for the UFC heavyweight ...

Miocic and Jedrzejczyk retain UFC titles

Tom Trbojevic of the Sea Eagles was injured in the match against the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday.

Hayne set to return next week but Trbojevic faces season on sidelines

Michael Chammas

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Junior Paulo of the Raiders is tackled by Danny Levi of the Knights during the round 10 ...

Raiders stunned by Newcastle's second-half onslaught

UPDATED
Caden Helmers
1 hr ago

Daly bail: Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett accused Daly Cherry-Evans of diving in a incident that led to a no-try decision.

Bennett accuses DCE of diving, fears tactic is growing in NRL

Laine Clark

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