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TAX BOSS DRAGGED INTO ALLEGED SCAM

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The father, the son and the rogue recruit

EXCLUSIVE

Journalist Steve Barrett gives evidence at a parliamentary inquiry.

TV veteran allegedly blackmailed $165m tax fraud syndicate

Rachel Olding

Seized items on display at a media conference at the AFP headquarters in Sydney.

How the alleged tax scam worked

Michael Evans

Property developer Michael Teplitsky with Australian Federal Police.

How an alleged $165 million tax fraud syndicate unravelled

Rachel Olding

President Donald Trump has sought to play down contacts between his campaign and Russia.

Suddenly, this is a President looking at impeachment

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Rolf Harris.

Rolf Harris to be released from jail to face court

The Premier's plan to split the firefighting services in two is a risky political move.

Premier splits firefighters in dramatic overhaul

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Riccardo Accaputo was watching television with his aunt, when a gang of men broke into their Melton South home.

Gang ransacks Melton South house, steals high-performance car

1 hr ago

Molly Hill says she was detained in Hawaii after US border officials suspected her of planning to immigrate illegally.

Aussie holidaymaker 'strip-searched and jailed' in Hawaii

Celebrate our victories: Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from Labor leader Bill Shorten's budget reply.

Albanese slaps down Shorten as Labor MPs express shock

EXCLUSIVE

Premier 'more than happy' to take on King Island

Masked men storm Malvern East jewellery store in broad daylight

UPDATED

Wildcard round before AFL finals looking likely after chiefs meet

Men in court after woman tied up, bashed in home invasion

'Some will be on the streets now': Schools axe cleaning company

EXCLUSIVE

Pjay Streeton, 34, has been living homeless on and off for 20 years. He is one of the 7600 or so rough sleepers who are ...

'A major social failure': More Victorians homeless than live in Footscray

EXCLUSIVE

Chris Cornell on stage at the Soundwave music festival in Melbourne Showgrounds in 2015.

'Sudden': Soundgarden's Chris Cornell dies aged 52

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs handballs whilst being tackled Luke Parker of the Swans ...

AFL teams: Bulldogs wield axe for trip to Geelong

UPDATED

Alex Pendlebury shared this photo of her newborn Jax with her Instagram followers on Thursday.

Son of a gun: Pies captain Scott Pendlebury shares photo of baby

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Time-restricted eating can help you lose weight without dieting

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Is this the best own goal ever?

Sylvia Keays.

Her doctor said she looked 'thin, but great'.

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US model Bella Hadid arrives in Cannes.

Hadid didn't have a wardrobe malfunction, she was prepared

Cloud eggs are the latest food trend flooding your Instagram feed.

The latest trend filling your Insta feed: How to make cloud eggs

The lack of affordable housing in the vicinity of employment centres can pose threats to the productivity of our cities.

Get used to commuting: Houses near jobs are just too expensive

Analysis

Harvey Norman chief executive officer and property developer Katie Page.

Harvey Norman boss builds whole block to get perfect apartment

Photo: Orbit Homes.

How to disguise one of your home's biggest eyesores

Mr Lavender hauled in hundreds of tonnes of stone to build Highlands Castle, putting each rock in place by hand.

When your home is a castle: Replica castles taking off in the US

The Murray Road multi-story car park, operated by Wilson Parking Holdings Ltd., stands in the Central district of Hong ...

Could this be the world's most expensive parking station?

The DPP says Fabian Meharry's sentence is 'manifestly inadequate'.

Prosecutors appeal BMX creep's 'inadequate' sentence

Andrews told to go west and build Melbourne's next port

UPDATED

Two Melton men charged over alleged Hillside home invasion

Police.

Gunman on loose after shooting reported outside Crown casino

Three fire trucks are at the scene of the gas leak.

Homes, businesses evacuated due to gas leak in Hawthorn

UPDATED

King Island is famous for its cheese.

Cheesed off: King Island residents want to be a part of Victoria

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The dishonest tactics used to fell trees on development sites

Sharon Yarnton is facing trial in the NSW District Court, charged with attempting to cause an explosion or fire with the ...

Prison officer 'plotted to kill husband'

NSW

The CCC has said it's not OK for them to "peek" at people's private information.

Public servants warned to avoid 'peeking'

QLD

Former University of Canberra academic Arthur Hoyle arrives at the ACT Supreme Court for his trial earlier this year.

Student couldn't believe lecturer could be 'so sleazy'

ACT

Almost 4 per cent of 15-19-year-olds in the Perth metro area are sleeping rough.

Gender-fluid youth crisis shelters help banish barriers

WA

Working up a sweat: Manny Pacquiao with Andrew Webster after a training run on the streets of Manila.

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Working up a sweat: Manny Pacquiao with Andrew Webster after a training run on the streets of Manila.

Killer in Manila: Busting a gut to keep up with Pacman

David Strong was admitted into Prince of Wales Hospital with delirium.

Delirium mystery cracked by doctors

Kate Aubusson

Social Services Minister Christian Porter oversees the most targeted and cost-effective income support system in the ...

It's time for a mature and apolitical welfare debate

COMMENT
John Hewson

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Tasmanian Nick Riewoldt in action

Desperate Tasmanians issue a cry from the wilderness

Caroline Wilson
1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 22: Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs handballs during the round five AFL match between the ...

Teams: Dogs, Tigers reach for the axe as Pies regain a gun

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Bulldog Josh Dunkley

Finals wildcard weekend woos club bosses

Daniel Cherny

The next rung of Cats need to lift.

Why the Cats need to get their hands dirty

Wayne Carey

Geelong Cats CEO Brian Cooktalks to The Age about the club's off field success, with the ground redevelopment and strong ...

Debt-free at last, now Cats take a stand on pokies

Mark Hawthorne

Blues skipper Marc Murphy.

Sledge furore exposes AFL's unmet pledge on respect

Caroline Wilson

AFL footy

Tips are in: The Age experts face another tough round

A natural footballer: Harry Perryman is eager to make his AFL debut on Saturday.

Welcome to the tiny village producing AFL stars

James Buckley

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 20 April 2017. ...

Generational change forces Nats to consider emissions scheme

Fergus Hunter

Jobless rate down, but Australians are working fewer hours

Peter Martin

Queensland considers $320m 'royalty relief' for Adani mine

Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Scott Morrison has encouraged one of the major banks to break ranks over the new tax

Banks given temporary reprieve on levy response

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says the alleged tax fraud matter builds the case for a federal ICAC.

Shorten says alleged tax fraud builds case for federal ICAC

Celebrate our victories: Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from Labor leader Bill Shorten's budget reply.

'Celebrate our victories': Albanese critiques Shorten's budget reply

EXCLUSIVE

Malcolm Turnbull during question time last week.

Turnbull government hit with triple blow of bad economic news

Rolf Harris.

Rolf Harris to be freed from prison ahead of court appearance

Latika Bourke

Schapelle Corby is just days away from being deported back to Australia on May 27.

Schapelle Corby 'deserves her freedom': former prison governor

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Tammy Davis-Charles was sent back to a Phnom Penh jail to await a verdict.

Australian nurse sent back to jail in Cambodia

Lindsay Murdoch

President Donald Trump has sought to play down contacts between his campaign and Russia.

The Silence of the Elephants

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Illustration: Matt Davidson

The 2017 budget's inconvenient truth

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Illustration John Shakespeare

'Policy based on love' at odds with reality

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Carlton skipper Marc Murphy (centre) came in for some nasty sledging from St Kilda players.

Footballers need to set a better example

COMMENT
Sam Duncan

Ivanka Trump chided over $US1-an-hour pay allegations

Stephanie Wong

ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston near the Central Local Court in Sydney on Thursday.

Cranston alleged tax fraud affair may reveal wider stains

Nassim Khadem

Burleigh Brewing Company co-founder Peta Fielding also chairs the Independent Brewers Association.

Beer brawl as independents boot giants from association

Cara Waters

Shares tumbled on Thursday.

ASX tumbles as Trump trade turns toxic

Patrick Commins

Move over coconut water - here comes watermelon water

Cara Waters

Schools axe cleaning company over underpayment claims

EXCLUSIVE
Nick Toscano

Investors are right to question BHP's immortal conceit

COMMENT

It's 'game on' in the battle for control of Fairfax

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

You can't afford to be cheap when it comes to shoes.

What should you really be paying for your shoes?

Men's Shoes

Women's watches are booming.

The one part of the watch industry that's doing well

Watches

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Complex situation for defined benefit members

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Noel Whittaker

Safety has long been the selling point for the Volvo.

'Trading shares is now a poor man's game'

Marcus Padley

Burleigh Brewing Company co-founder Peta Fielding also chairs the Independent Brewers Association.

Beer brawl as independents boot giants from association

Cara Waters

David Freeman is launching H2melon.

Move over coconut water - here comes watermelon water

Cara Waters

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'No politician treated worse' complains Trump

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Disturbing new Trump allegations 'every hour'

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Sydney bus strike set to cripple commute

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Putin defends Trump over security leak

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

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Chris Cornell on stage at the Soundwave music festival in Melbourne Showgrounds in 2015.

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell dies aged 52

Kerrie O'Brien

The face of TV cookery: Jamie Oliver.

Why Jamie Oliver says he'll retire in 10 years

Sarah Thomas

Ewan McGregor as Ray Stussy in Fargo is almost unrecognisable.

Ewan McGregor plays two very different brothers in Fargo

Michael Idato

Merrick Watts.

Merrick Watts to quit radio, eyes acting career

Broede Carmody

Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams at the Academy Awards, where he was nominated for <i>Brokeback Mountain</i> in 2006.

The Heath Ledger we never got to see

Garry Maddox

In this image released by NBC, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears with host Jimmy Fallon during a ...

Jimmy Fallon opens up about Trump hair tussle

Broede Carmody

Melbourne's King Kong stage show is finally heading to New York.

Giant Aussie ape finally heading to New York

Rob Moran

Kyle MacLachlan in a still from Twin Peaks, 2017.

The owls are (still) not what they seem: Twin Peaks exhumed

Michael Idato

Cheng Tsung-Lung's Full Moon for Sydney Dance Company's Orb.

Orb a bombastic, powerful Sydney Dance Company double bill

REVIEW
Jordan Beth Vincent

Robyn Nevin (left, Mrs Higgins) is sublime and Anna O'Byrne (Eliza Doolittle) enchanting, while Tony Llewellyn-Jones ...

My Fair Lady a nostalgic and sporadically entertaining revival

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Live Nation Australiasia CEO Michael Coppel inside the Palais Theatre. His company will spend $6 million restoring the ...

Palais Theatre dome restored to former glory as renovations continue

Debbie Cuthbertson

One-shouldered shirts at Anna Quan.

Fashion week rethinks the crisp, white shirt

Annie Brown

US model Bella Hadid arrives in Cannes.

Let's get real about Bella Hadid's supposed wardrobe malfunction

Annie Brown

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Don't skirt around it, John Laws was objectifying women

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Greens co-deputy leader Larissa Waters soothes baby Alia Joy after breastfeeding her in the Senate.

Fighting sexism isn't simply 'identity politics'

Ruby Hamad

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in front of an artist's impression of the new campus, Apple Park.

A look at Apple's 'Mothership' reveals missing feature

SATIRE
Clem Bastow

Jennifer Lawrence has been forced to apologise for a story she told while promoting her new film, Passengers.

JLaw's response to pole dancing video gets full marks

Mary Ward

In this Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japanese Emperor Akihito, seated ...

Royal snub: Japan princess forced to give up status after marriage

Linda Sieg

Jenna Clarke at fashion week.

The best dressed people at Sydney Fashion Week

Sylvia Keays.

The struggle to make people take gut health seriously

Sarah Berry

Comparison to others is one thing we can all drop.

The 7 things everyone needs to get rid of to be instantly happier

Susie Moore

Artist CJ Hendry says drawing is her meditation, without even know it.

New campaign a reminder of what yoga is meant to be

Sarah Berry

Mezze selection at Mykonos Taverna.

Escape to the Greek islands without leaving Melbourne

You'll be the most popular person at the party.

Cheesy recipes from haloumi chips to molten dip

Neil Perry's Middle Eastern chicken casserole.

Neil Perry's easy Middle Eastern chicken and olive casserole

hurrah for gin

In defence of slummy mummies (and why fish fingers are for dinner)

Kelly Rose Joniec (Facebook)

Warning after girl nearly chokes on fidget spinner

Hamburg, Germany - April 10, 2014: New Aldi Shopping Carts from a just opened new Aldi Discounter. Aldi is a German ...

7 tips for getting what you want at the Aldi ski sale this weekend

The Boeing 747- 8 Intercontinental passenger plane taxis before taking off on its first test flight at Paine Field in ...

Can I buy my own 747 jetliner - and how much would it cost?

Hugh Morris

More than 40 of the buildings are along historic or religious walkways and 59 are along cycle paths. One of the ...

Italy gives away castles to attract tourists - but what's the catch?

Oktoberfest is the most popular beer festival in the world, but it's not the Germans who love beer the most.

Australia, it's not us: The world's biggest beer drinkers

Oliver Smith

Most of the updates coming to Android involve little tweaks.

Everything new about Android O

Assistant

Google Assistant is coming to iPhone

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Annual Developers Conference in ...

Google's AI wants to probe even deeper into our lives

The WannaCrypt warning screen.

US moves to weaken NSA secret-keeping

Apple is expected to introduce new versions of its laptops next month.

Have Apple and Microsoft traded places?

COMMENT

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What to do when you have an accident

Alessandra Melville

170331-AB Volvo F?rarl?s sopbil. Best. av Anna Arbius Bild: Cicci Jonson, Bilduppdraget Volvo self-driving garbage truck.

Volvo have garbage collectors in its sights

Drive Staff

2015 Holden Cascada Launch Edition.

What was wrong with Holden's failed convertible?

David Morley

Genesis

Hyundai's Genesis G70 caught in the wild

David McCowen

A new electric car has broken the Nurburgring lap record.

Chinese electric supercar breaks Nurburgring record

David McCowen

2017 Honda HR-V.

Honda adds navigation across HR-V range

Dom Tripolone

Working up a sweat: Manny Pacquiao with Andrew Webster after a training run on the streets of Manila.

Killer in Manila: Busting a gut to keep up with Pacman

Andrew Webster

Former Melbourne Storm star Greg Inglis is still loved and respected at the club.

Storm send love to struggling Inglis

Roy Ward

Aussie coach Darren Lehmann.

Ashes player boycott won't happen: Lehmann

Phil Lutton

Former Liverpool player Craig Johnston is looking to establish a permanent pathway between his old club and Australia.

Liverpool legend harnessing tour to create a legacy

Dominic Bossi

Huddersfield Town's players celebrate their victory.

Mooy's Huddersfield one win away from the Premier League

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