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A Qantas A380 aircraft

'We saw flames': Flight aborted after 'explosion'

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Ruhi Dagdanasar, 45, is accused of sexually assaulting a 18-year-old girl after her high school formal in western Sydney ...

Teen kept captive, sexually assaulted after school formal: court

Citigroup's Seth Kleinman is predicting a clash between energy and technology companies.

The 'man in the shadow' who cost Aussies their solar dream

Heath Aston

The woman was hit by the minibus, and died at the scene.

Woman hit and killed by minibus after stopping to change a flat tyre

24 mins ago

The man was handcuffed and led off the plane.

Passenger duct taped to his seat as flight lands under military escort

1 hr ago

Regions such as these 12-metre strands of giant kelp off Tasmania are under threat as waters warm.

Hot oceans: Dire warning as Sydney temperatures soar

Is Trump truly in crisis or is it a media beat-up?

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Social network 'fuelling a mental health crisis'

Laws denies being 'an old perv' after comments roasted

'They should do time': One woman's fight against revenge porn

Boy, 12, charged after allegedly stabbing 10-year-old in torso

First lady Melania Trump talks with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef.

Melania sets tongues wagging in Saudi Arabia

Victoria Derby Day at the Flemington Racecourse. 31 October 2015. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim. (Michael Klim and wife ...

Michael and Lindy Klim's divorce turns hostile

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario attend the Australian premiere of 'Baywatch' at Hoyts EQ on ...

'I absolutely felt objectified, but that was the whole point'

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews kiss after their wedding at St Mark's Church in Englefield.

Inside the 'wedding of the year' at Pippa Middleton's 'gun show'

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry arrive for the wedding ceremony of Pippa Middleton to James Matthews.

Where's Meghan? Prince Harry flies solo at Pippa's wedding

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Jack Miller survives terrifying MotoGP crash

Pippa Middleton arrives for her wedding to James Matthews, at St Mark's Church.

Pippa's wedding: All the details on her stunning dress

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 20: Micthell Moses of the Eels is tackled by the Raiders defence during the round 11 NRL match ...

Moses endures mixed debut as Raiders snap slide against Eels

UTS students with variations on the name Isabella.

Named Isabella? So are 10 per cent of your classmates

PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 11: Artist Jeff Koons with his new collection of Masters of Louis Vuitton inspired by the painting ...

Jeff Koons: from penniless to world's most expensive artist

Auctioneer Damien Cooley gets set to sell the home.

From $136,000 to $3.35 million: Rosebery home owner's huge pay day

A fireplace is more than its practical functionality. It is a statement piece for the home.

The primal reason why we love fireplaces

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 US

Linda Cropper is well known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in Channel Ten's hit television show, Offspring.

Offspring star Linda Cropper buys in Melbourne's inner city

Katrina Chandler, now known as Katrina Barter, has bought the Hunters Hill trophy home Bulwarra from Cate Blanchett and ...

The mysterious buyer of Cate Blanchett's Hunters Hill home

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of aggravated sexual assault of a teenage girl in Bellevue ...

Taxpayers fund accused Cranbrook rapist's holiday trip overseas

'Suspicious': Woman found dead in Sydney home

1 hr ago

How Australian clinical trials are saving thousands of lives

Kate Aubusson

Man Haron Monis in 2010.

Six questions that must be answered by Sydney siege inquest

sam, the dumpster diver

'Like opening a present': Sam's unorthodox approach to groceries

Rachel Browne

Passengers stand and sit in aisles on a train travelling through the Blue Mountains.

'One older lady collapsed': A tourist's view of Sydney

Aspects of the three strikes scheme for licensed venues are being reviewed.

Push to soften pubs and clubs penalty regime

Erin Holland at Royal Randwick Racecourse in April.

Beauty queen used as unwitting bait by alleged tax scammers

Mohammad Akbar Asabi and his son Zeeshan Akbar, who was stabbed to death in Queanbeyan in April.

A father's 10,000km journey to remember his dead son's life

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Suspects face court over alleged homicide of former policeman

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Queensland Health says everyone over the age of six months should consider getting a flu shot.

Thousands of flu cases prompt call for vaccinations

QLD

Professor Lynne Bilston from Neuroscience Research Australia, shows how to correctly fit a car seat to keep Bayleigh ...

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Professor Lynne Bilston from Neuroscience Research Australia, shows how to correctly fit a car seat to keep Bayleigh ...

Errors in child car restraint use putting lives at risk

EXCLUSIVE
Julie Power

Regions such as these 12-metre strands of giant kelp off Tasmania are under threat as waters warm.

What's going wrong in our deep blue and warming sea

Peter Hannam

Zimmermann “Bowerbird” lace body top.

At 17, Lianna Perdis is helping rule her father's empire

Sunday Life
Erin O’Dwyer

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The HMAS Canberra was to host the RSL fundraiser.

Two new $1.5 billion warships may have design flaws, navy chiefs say

David Wroe

Seventy terrorism investigations under way across Australia

David Wroe

Doctors throw weight behind same-sex marriage push

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Manus Island

Calculated cruelty on Manus is a reflection on all of us

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Trump's Russia conversation 'within expectations', says Bishop

Fergus Hunter

Both full and part-time workers appear to be putting in fewer hours.

Jobless rate down, but Australians are working fewer hours

Peter Martin

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

The scale of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's victory gives the pro-reform camp a strong mandate.

Iranians deliver emphatic victory for President Rouhani

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador ...

Julian Assange's cat-and-mouse existence still to play out

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

Employees watch electronic boards to monitor possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency ...

Hackers' bluff called as ransomware deadline nears

US President Donald Trump waves while walking towards Marine One with wife Melania Trump.

Trump flees as Washington reels

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Malcolm Turnbull gives $5 to a homeless man in Melbourne.

Is Australia finding it harder to be generous?

COMMENT
Matt Wade

ANGRY GUY: Donald Trump has a history of getting into Twitter-spats.

Is Trump truly in crisis or is it a media beat-up?

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Scott Morrison says banks should absorb the cost of the new levy, not pass it on.

We need more politicians less obsessed with political games

COMMENT
Imre Salusinszky

Illustration: Simon Bosch

'Not sure it's a great idea': Early struggles for Britain Bunnings

Neil Craven and Catie Low

David Gonski chaired the 2011 government inquiry into school funding.

Gonski 2.0: A sequel worth watching

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Most investors thought Donald Trump would lose to Hillary Clinton.

The Trump punt: the latest fashion in gambling

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

All three major US indexes clocked losses for the week with the Dow and S&P falling 0.4 per cent and Nasdaq off 0.6 per cent.

More Trump turbulence on Wall Street

Ailes' death leaves behind several harassment-related lawsuits

Jena McGregor

Numbers add up for childcare centres

Carolyn Cummins

Macron can lead France to a Napoleonic ascent

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Coming for the tax lawyers – and quantity surveyors?

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

10 of the best world whiskies for WWD.

Celebrate World Whisky Day with one of these innovative drams

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This shirt, it’s YSL I got it in Paris which sounds very douche but it’s the nicest thing ever.

Trend setters: The 24 best-dressed men at Fashion Week

Men's Style

Troy Carter was instrumental in the early days of Lady Gaga's success.

Troy Carter overcame 'financial PTSD' to launch Lady Gaga

Catherine Robson

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Nicole helps ... secure deaf couple's future

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat can be an issue at work.

Politics is supposed to be a no-go zone for the workplace

James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says small businesses are a far more attractive target for scammers than ...

Business scams top $3.8 million: ACCC

Cara Waters

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Manly divine as Titans stumble

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If Trump 'took a dump on his desk'

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Swans make it three straight

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Three victims critical in Times Square attack

A man enjoys the autumn sun at Bondi Beach while exercising on the open air gymnasium equipment, on May 17, 2017 in ...

Fairfax photos of the week - May 19, 2017

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

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Chris Cornell was one of grunge's 'big four' voices - and now only one remains.

'I'm just tired': Last words of Chris Cornell

On his new album, <i>Is This the Life We Really Want?</i>, Roger Waters draws heavily on his rage about contemporary ...

Pink Floyd's Waters drops C-bomb on Trump

Andrew Purcell

Everywhere: Amy Shark's rise has been meteoric.

Amy Shark's epic six-month adventure

Nathanael Cooper

Lauren Child: Children must come to reading out of a sense of pleasure.

Testing may damage kids' love of reading, say authors

Linda Morris

Legal tangle ... Prince on stage during his 1984 Purple Rain tour.

Prince's multi-million dollar estate carved up

The past 10 years have seen the emergence of a feminism that isn't interested in being palatable or popular. ...

Meet the new-wave feminists sick of playing nice

Rachel Hills

Harry Styles channels Elton John on his debut solo album.

Harry Styles' solo debut is actually really good

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario attend the Australian premiere of 'Baywatch' at Hoyts EQ on ...

Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario on body parts and Baywatch

Sarah Thomas

Satoko Fujii

Fujii/Tamura review: A Pollock-like canvas of sound

John Shand

US artist Mark Bradford poses next to his work at the Pavilion of the United States, during a preview of the 57th ...

"Arty types like anything dull and confusing . . ."

John McDonald

Michael Moore.

Could Michael Moore's new doco be the thing to bring down Trump?

Michael and Lindy Klim at Derby Day in 2015.

Michael and Lindy Klim's divorce turns hostile

Amy Croffey

Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario at the Australian premiere of Baywatch at Hoyts EQ, Sydney, on Thursday.

Baywatch star 'uncomfortable' in barely-there swimwear scenes

Amy Croffey

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews smile for the cameras after their wedding at St Mark's Church in Englefield.

Pippa Middleton's wedding was a beautiful 'gun show'

Jenna Clarke

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 16: Jesinta Franklin attends the Bec & Bridge show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 18 ...

The celebrities who took over Sydney Fashion Week

Co-founder of Etre Cecile, Yasmin Sewell.

Yasmin Sewell wants Myer and David Jones to be more 'kick ass'

Jenna Clarke

Roger Ailes' treatment of his female employees is being treated as a footnote to the greater story of his corporate ...

Sexual harassment allegations against Roger Ailes should be more than a footnote

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

UTS students with variations on the name Isabella.

Our parents all gave us the name Isabella, should we thank them?

Jenna Price

Seeing how amaze-bouche Princess Mary of Denmark looks here makes us want to see finger-waves on Duchess Cathy one day ...

Princess Mary remains one of the most underrated style icons

Confusion over healthy food leads to a big spend-up on junk.

Healthy eating is cheaper, but we're spending big on junk

Sarah Berry

Tuck into water with lemon before your morning coffee.

5 ways to jump-start a healthy morning

Jessi Roti

Sylvia Keays.

The struggle to make people take gut health seriously

Sarah Berry

Magic: Adam Liaw's bitter caramel and cocoa custard layer cake.

Magic caramel and chocolate custard cake - separates on its own

Adam Liaw

Incredible hunk: Aged parmigiano reggiano is rich in umami - and sometimes 'cheese crystals'.

What are those weird, crunchy bits in cheese?

Dust bakery in Sydney mills flour on site.

Low GI, high fibre and less gluten: Why it's OK to eat this real bread

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Mesmerising video of baby being 'unwrapped' after birth

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The reason girls are getting their period earlier

Daniel Neman

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Parents, keep cotton buds out of your kids' ears

Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan in the original Twin Peaks.

Behind the scenes Twin Peaks: on the secret set

USA
Kylie McLaughlin

The baggage carousel, often a source of frustration for travellers.

Letters: Why does everyone stand so close to the baggage carousel?

Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as The Tiger's Nest),a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple in the ...

Why this is the ultimate trophy destination

Anthony Dennis

Facebook is the world's fifth-most-valuable company by market value.

How Facebook moved from flop to supremacy

A new documentary shows that it wasn't the size or scale of the asteroid's impact that ended the dinosaurs, but where ...

Dinosaurs 'minutes away' from surviving

The tech industry's huge investments in AI might be cause for alarm, because they are not balanced by anywhere near that ...

Google, not the government, is building the future

Farhad Manjoo

The talkative Google Home smart benchtop speaker is vying for a place in Australian homes.

What Aussies can expect from the Google Home smart speaker

COMMENT

Getting ransom money in Bitcoin is easiest for cyber-crooks, but it isn't the most secure.

Why bitcoin may soon fall out of crims' favour

Brendon Reeves drove a Hyundai i30N prototype at the 2017 Nulon Nationals in Bathurst. Also, David McCowen in his ...

We race alongside the new Hyundai i30N

David McCowen

Australian fuel standards and vehicle emissions laws could change in 2017.

The Breakdown: Australian fuel quality and emissions

David McCowen

The new Honda Civic Type R is due to arrive in October.

New Honda Civic Type R now available to order

Dom Tripolone

The 2017 Mini Countryman Cooper is finally a family-friendly proposition.

2017 Mini Countryman Cooper road test review

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-Benz E220d All-Terrain.

Mercedes-Benz's SUV alternative reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

2018 Hyundai i30N preview drive.

Is the new Hyundai i30N better than a Golf GTI?

Andrew MacLean

Frustrating night: Mitchell Moses spills the ball under pressure.

Moses endures mixed debut as Raiders snap slide

Adam Pengilly

Another switch: Semi Radradra.

Radradra could be back in Eels colours this time next year

Adrian Proszenko

Upset: Reports Greg Inglis has separated from his wife, Sally are wrong.

Inglis' battle 'a very important story for league': Meninga

Danny Weidler

Dan Hannebery (left) and Lance Franklin had plenty to celebrate.

Suddenly ... Sydney are back in the race for the AFL finals

Rohan Connolly

David Havili of the Crusaders tackles Israel Folau of the Waratahs.

Israel Folau opens up about 'missed opportunities'

Matthew Burke

Heading to Cronulla: Josh Dugan.

Done deal: Sharks confirm four-year Dugan coup

Adrian Proszenko

The man, the legend: Manny Pacquiao trains in preparation for his bout against Jeff Horn.

Why I'm torn about the enigma that is Manny Pacquiao

ANDREW WEBSTER
Andrew Webster

Danger man: Sean McMahon.

Michael Hooper's plan to stop Sean McMahon

Tom Decent

Josh Reynolds as ANZ Stadium ambassador in 2014.

Why Reynolds' move to the Tigers will cost him

SIN BIN
Adrian Proszenko

Maturity: Peter Sterling is backing Mitchell Pearce to finally deliver at Origin level.

Sterling backs Pearce to exorcise Origin demons

Adrian Proszenko

Busting through: Martin Taupau.

Myles suffers injury blow as Sea Eagles cruise home

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