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Paid less than your colleagues? What we earn, job by job

Person's hands holding a tray with an unhealthy, fried, fast food meal.

Diabetes or cancer? The stark risks facing western Kwinana

Emma Young
52 mins ago

BHP has stressed it remains committed to a target of 290 million tonnes and is now confident it can reach it without ...

At midnight on Monday, the second grenade was launched at BHP

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Some of the gold recovered by police.

WA gold theft: Man caught stealing $200k of gold from mine site

Presenter Jimmy Kimmel brought the tourists on stage as part of a practical joke.

Kimmel back to host Oscars in 2018... but others not so lucky

1 hr ago

Christopher Ryan Jones will be sentenced next week.

WA school teacher recorded dozens of children in stockings

Footy fans to farewell Melbourne sporting legend Lou Richards

1 hr ago

Dire forecast as wage growth set to stall at all-time low

Police officer injured during 'car chase' through Yokine

WA meth traffickers to get life in prison under new Labor bill

Bondi model admits delivering cocaine to 1000 customers in Lexus

Rachel Olding

Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, speaks as H.R. McMaster, national security advisor, right, listens during a ...

Tempers flare at sackings as White House feels heat

ANALYSIS

Orange roughy fish are found up to 2.5 kilometers below the surface.

The incredible, confronting new life at the bottom of our sea

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force ...

The infantalist... when the world is led by a child

COMMENT

2 Broke Girls has been axed after six seasons.

Which of your fave US shows are coming back... and which aren't?

Harley Bennell will miss another 8-10 weeks with a calf injury.

Dockers dish the punishment to wayward Bennell

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Sharapova denied French fling

The man behind the mascot masks is the same.

The dark secret behind the Eagles and Dockers' mascots

Athletes at last years event.

World's best athletes venture to Leonora in battle of the titans

Oxford student who stabbed boyfriend could avoid ...

7:07AM

Bob Day to face ombudsman over 'sham contracting' ...

7:07AM

Diabetes or cancer? The stark risks of western ...

6:35AM

The fine a Perth driver copped for driving in the right lane.

Another Perth driver fined for driving too slow in the right lane

Heather McNeill

Cameron Mansell considering new Puddy murder appeal after bungle

Phil Hickey

Senior WA cop who investigates his own officers opens up

EXCLUSIVE

A resident's protest over plans for the Meltham station precinct.

Bayswater's big decision spotlights developer power

Emma Young

Christopher Ryan Jones will be sentenced next week.

WA teacher indecently recorded students in stockings

Phil Hickey

Rebecca Bool, 32, is dying from a Lyme-like illness and no one knows how to treat her

Dismissed as mentally ill while 'Lyme-like disease' debate rages

Molly Schmidt

Methamphetamine traffickers will get life in prison under a new bill introduced by Labor.

Meth traffickers to get life in prison under new Labor govt bill

Brendan Foster

Marcus Volke and Mayang Prasetyo were heard arguing prior to Ms Prasetyo's death.

Argument before neighbours noticed 'putrid smell'

QLD

Christopher Ryan Jones will be sentenced in May.

School teacher recorded dozens of kids in stockings

Police arrest Gregory John Thompson over the murder of Michael Moad.

It wasn't a flash of rage that led to fatal stabbing

NSW

Droughts will worsen at 1.5 degrees of warming in south-eastern Australia mostly from the impact of higher temperatures.

'Alarming': The difference half a degree will make

School students on an excursion, generic school, private schools, student, girls, education. Thursday 18 May 2006 AFR ...

Revealed: the wealthy schools to win big under Gonski changes

Matthew Knott

'It's a sham': Bowen targets Morrison over housing package

James Massola

Government 'looking at' international flights laptop ban

Fergus Hunter

Health Minister Greg Hunt's Medicare rebate thaw only applies to seven per cent of diagnostic scans.

Medicare rebate thaw will cover only a fraction of scans

RSL national president Robert Dick.

NSW branch shrugs off RSL demands to stand down despite scandal

The government will not refer welfare recipients who test positive for drugs to the police, Assistant Minister for ...

Welfare recipients caught on drugs 'won't be referred to police'

Former Family First senator Bob Day.

Bob Day to face ombudsman over 'sham contracting' allegations

20 mins ago

John Zakhariev, the 21 year-old former Sydney schoolboy, in court in Bulgaria.

'This shows what kind of a justice system there is in this country'

Nick Miller

Former FBI Director James Comey.

Comey memo says Trump asked him to end Flynn probe

Michael S. Schmidt
1 hr ago

Appetite for chaos: President Donald Trump.

Israel was source of intel Trump gave to Russians, officials say

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine disembark from a plane after arriving in Washington.

Donald Trump praises President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as ally

Marc Murphy and wife Jessie.

AFL needed to address wife sledges sooner

Brad Hardie

BHP has stressed it remains committed to a target of 290 million tonnes and is now confident it can reach it without ...

Gloves are off in BHP stoush: 'Inflexible and defensive'

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Marc Murphy leaves the field on Saturday.

Too little, too late from AFL over sexist attacks

Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson
1 hr ago

An IPO of Officeworks wouldn't be in shareholders' best interests, Wesfarmers says.

Wesfarmers shelves plans for Officeworks IPO

Patrick Hatch
23 mins ago

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Patrick Commins
14 mins ago

underemployment

Wage growth set to stall at all-time low

Eryk Bagshaw

Coca-Cola Amatil now expects first half net profit to decline, while full year earnings will be flat.

Coke chairman's exit speech was missing one big thing

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Myer returns fire at David Jones with new brand signing

Melissa Singer

Major manufacturer sees gas prices topping out by early 2020s

Brian Robins

Apartment slowdown warning over stamp duty changes

EXCLUSIVE
Simon Johanson

8@eight: Aussie dollar in focus

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Young parents are the most concerned about the financial future of their children.

Most Aussie parents fear their kids won't ever move out, survey finds

Tom O'Connell has lived in his van for more than a year.

'Rent is slavery': Meet the millennials living out of their vans

Photo: Orbit Homes.

How to disguise one of your home's biggest eyesores

Edmund Hillary's Hut with it's new colour scheme. Photo: Antarctic Heritage Trust

The award-winning paint job almost no one will see

We've all met a know-it-all.

Obligers to know-it-alls: The renovating personality types

A whole new level of perks could be yours and you never knew.

The secret perks hiding in your frequent flyer cards

High Flyer
37 mins ago

Charles Oates Fine Apple Brandy is an Australian homage to the French spirit known as calvados.

The new Tasmanian spirit every whisky lover needs to try

Fine Drinks

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: Portrait of Tom and Irene Han at their North West Sydney home. The retired couple intend to ...

Budget incentives for downsizers only benefit the well-off

John Collett

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The basic money quiz no high schooler has aced. Can you?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Thomas Hegarty was the founder of collapsed business Ready Flowers.

Phoenix activity investigation into Ready Flowers and ZFlowers

Cara Waters

It's hard to say no to work so delegation is the solution.

How I learned to delegate and not catastrophise

Comment
Alexandra Cain

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket

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CCTV: Man sets mosque on fire

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McMaster: Trump didn't know source of information

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Sharapova denied French Open wildcard

John Shakespeare

Best of Fairfax cartoons, May 17

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Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. Only on Stan.

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Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the Oscars for a second consecutive year.

Jimmy Kimmel to reprise Oscars hosting duties in 2018

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Michael.

Seven Year Switch finally brings the drama with intense face-off

COMMENT
Rob Moran

Actress Melissa McCarthy portrays White House spokesman Sean Spicer, while taping a segment for Saturday Night Live.

How Melissa McCarthy came to play Sean Spicer on SNL

2 Broke Girls has been axed after six seasons.

Which of your fave US shows are coming back – and which aren't?

Rob Moran

Em Rusciano slammed radio veteran John Laws, calling the 81-year-old's comments "sexist" and "irrelevant".

Em Rusciano slams John Laws after 'sexist' skirt comments

Broede Carmody

George RR Martin has said HBO is in fact developing five potential scripts for a Game of Thrones spinoff series.

George RR Martin's Game of Thrones 'successor shows'

Broede Carmody

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Will & Grace tease comeback season with musical trailer

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John Oliver called the New Zealand PM "the very poorest man's Daniel Craig".

John Oliver roasts New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English

Broede Carmody

The 2012 Henschke Hill of Grace vintage was superb, the winery says.

Long wait over for 2012 Henschke Hill of Grace

David Prestipino

Greg Garnish and senior winemaker Bernie Stanlake.

Made in Margs: Oz's first Pisco hits Perth

Allen Newton

The multi-faceted winery Aravina Estate in Yallingup is one of WA's best.

One of WA's most-loved wineries is up for sale

David Prestipino

Beautiful classy woman standing in the street

Life no longer follows a set timeline, we have to be OK with uncertainty

Lisa Bonos

We are all complicit to different degrees in placing children in rigid gender boxes, including by our choice of gifts.

I threw away my 'parental GPS' and you should too

Jo Hirst

The adorable mismatched velvet loafers on the catwalk at the Magraw show at Fashion Week.

Mismatched shoes are officially a thing, but should we wear them?

Annie Brown

FILE - In this April 3, 2017, file photo, Bill Cosby departs after a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the ...

Bill Cosby blames racism for sexual assault claims

Fashion desgners Beth and Tess Macgraw with their assistants from the Country Women's Association Annette Hinde and ...

The CWA just made a charming Fashion Week debut

Jenna Clarke

Being 'zombied': when people come back from the dead to eat your brains and make you go crazy.

What modern dating and horror movies have in common

Kerri Sackville

The perfect holiday dress at Albus Lumen during fashion week.

The strong case for having a 'holiday' wardrobe

Annie Brown

A model falls over on the runway in a design by Victoria Bliss during the Project NextGen show at Fashion Week at ...

Relatable: Model takes a tumble at Fashion Week ... wearing flats

Amy Croffey

The common cold and respiratory infections can trigger a heart attack.

The common problem that can trigger a heart attack

Sarah Berry

Raia battled an eating disorder from age 11 until her death at 25.

We don't understand this about eating disorders, but we should

COMMENT
Sarah Berry

Gluten-free does not mean healthier.

Health-conscious eaters warned gluten-free may not be best option

Sarah Knapton

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Should Aussie pregnant women wear these on public transport?

These Lego DIY fidget spinners are just some of the DIY options available.

How to make your own fidget spinners at home

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Your 'parent-teacher interview' survival guide

Jamie Oliver at the relaunched Jamie's Italian restaurant in Sydney.

'It's not trying to be hipster': Jamie Oliver on why his restaurants aren't cool

Meals at Fika's Swedish Kitchen carry on the hygge tradition.

Beat the wintery chill: Five ways to bring hygge to your plate

Andrew Bowden unveils his Rita cake on <i>MasterChef Australia</i>.

ICYMI: The Andy Bowdy cake made on MasterChef last night

Are budget airlines compensating passengers adequately for cancellations and delays?

'I got Tigered': When budget airlines behave badly

Ben Groundwater
3 mins ago

Australia is considering a ban laptops on some international flights.

Possible laptop ban in Australia: would it work?

COMMENT
Anthony Dennis

Michael Graziano and Alexander Thomas James Hennessy from Global Degree.

Backlash after pretentious 'sorry' from millennial travellers goes viral

Ben Groundwater
44 mins ago

'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' was released at the movies in 2003.

Hackers reportedly hold Disney film for ransom

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Tetris returns to form, with a Japanese twist

Apple is planning three new laptops, according to people familiar with the matter. The MacBook Pro will get a faster ...

Apple set to refresh laptops as Microsoft fights back

1 hr ago

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The best deals of Click Frenzy 2017

Lifehacker

The MP3 played no small part in the rise of digital music, and of the iPod.

RIP MP3: audio format officially terminated

What are the best car related apps?

Top 10 motoring apps for every driver

Alessandra Melville

2017 Hyundai i30 Premium diesel.

What open-road car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Haval has added a new front grille and fog lamps to its updated H9.

Haval updates H9 after customer feedback

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-Benz EQ Concept.

How Mercedes-Benz plans to take on Tesla

Greg Kable

Volkswagen Spirit of Amarok.

How does the new VW Amarok handle going off-road?

Kez Casey

Google's Waymo self-driving division has won the first step in a court case against rival ride-hailing business Uber.

Uber's latest self-driving setback

Mike Isaac

Determined to play on: Melbourne's Jesse Hogan.

Telling mum about cancer was Hogan's biggest worry

Michael Gleeson
1 hr ago

Bennell and his cousin.

Dockers fine Bennell $10k and order him to get counselling

1 hr ago

Focused: Patty Mills.

Mills holds no fear ahead of battle with Warriors

Marc Murphy leaves the field on Saturday.

Too little, too late... AFL slow to react over sexist attacks

Caroline Wilson
1 hr ago

Marc Murphy and wife Jessie.

AFL had to address sledge sooner: Hardie

Brad Hardie

Carlton's Sam Rowe.

Rowe urges caution as WA star Hogan recovers

1 hr ago

Hayden Ballantyne is not far from a return with Freo.

Hill could bolster Freo, Eagles sweat on Petrie

Kim Hagdorn

Ross Lyon expects Harley Bennell to play for Peel in five weeks.

Bennell to return in five weeks: Ross Lyon