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A closed Opal reader on the M52 on Thursday Morning

'Fare free day': Bus drivers turn off Opal machines

1 hr ago

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Musk threatens to quit as Trump set to pull US out of climate deal

President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum, ...

Donald Trump's 'historic mistake' isn't entirely a surprise

ANALYSIS
Peter Hannam

The South Australian government's HomeStart finance helped one in eight first home buyers into ownership in South ...

Australia must fix 'spectacular housing bubble', economist says

49 mins ago

A director of Altair Assets wrote to Mr Parker advising of his resignation in April.

'Sell everything' funds manager in dispute over mother's shares

EXCLUSIVE

Lawrence Ho and James Packer in 2015 at the opening of Melco's Studio City casino resort in Macau.

Packer's other big relationship may just have broken

Shark Tank contestant accused of ripping off staff

Twice as many households to be worse off with crucial new levy

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

How the new NBN pricing plan for retailers affects you

No need to panic if boom is over, real estate king McGrath warns

Sobs echo through forest after search ends with grim find

A picture tweeted by one of the passengers appears to show the man face-down on the floor after being handcuffed.

Flight MH128 turns back to Melbourne as passenger threatens to blow up plane

1 min ago

James Tedesco of the Blues celebrates a try.

Men of substance make their mark as a gang of equals

ANALYSIS

Ivanka Trump reportedly lobbied her father to remain in the climate deal.

Trio looking into Ivanka shoe factory conditions disappear

Sometimes the strong bond between siblings can barge in on home turf.

'Toxic triangle': The new third wheel in your relationship

17 mins ago

The IVF success rate is less than 1 per cent for women aged over 45.

12 annoying things all first-time parents are tired of hearing

1 hr ago

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NSW pummel Queensland in Origin Game I

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 31: James Tedesco of the Blues is tackled by Justin O'Neill of the Maroons during game one of ...

Blues player ratings: No one could top Fifita's effort

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 31: Jarryd Hayne of the Blues takes on the defence during game one of the State Of Origin ...

Hayne tight-lipped over Titans future as D-Day arrives

The combative US President doesn't make life easy for his communications staff with his constant, early-morning tweets.

#covfefe: Mystery Trump tweet sparks social media ridicule

Film Stills - Bad Neighbours (2014). Starring Seth Rogan, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron. ? Universal Pictures

We need to talk about the extreme new male aesthetic

COMMENT

Cronulla Beach

Buyers from across Sydney head to Cronulla to 'cash in' after boom

51 mins ago

Photo: Paul Craig Photography

Don't throw your big sofa out, this is how you make it fit

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have sold two neighbouring homes they owned in Los Angeles for more than $23 million.

Tom Hanks sells neighbouring mansions for $23 million

Photo: ShopStyle Photography

Five good reasons to embrace the 'no shoes in the house' rule

Bella Hadid, Yolanda Foster, Gigi Hadid and celebrity developer Mohamed Hadid at the Victoria's Secret After Party at ...

Gigi Hadid's dad on trial over colossal Bel-Air mansion

48 mins ago

Sydney GPO has been sold in a secretive deal for $150 million.

Revealed: The secretive sale of historic Sydney GPO building

Policyholders 'won't be paying a single dollar more': Premier

'Game-changer': Councils line up to bid for 12 new train stations

A post on the Facebook page of St Paul's College by the warden, Ivan Head.

Sydney Uni college in hot water over reaction to Facebook post

Firefighters respond to Krste Kovacevski's burning home.

Man burnt down his own house so wife couldn't get it in divorce

Kathy Smith died on Wednesday surrounded by her family.

Kathy Smith, former Gosford MP, dies from cancer

It may be cheaper to stick with a single rate energy plan.

Plan aimed at saving on electricity bills costs customers an extra $370

Surgeon Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann.

Man charged over alleged one-punch attack on surgeon

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56 mins ago

WINE AFR 050929 PIC BY JESSICA SHAPIRO... Wine generic, glass, red, white, business lunch, luncheon, drink, consume, ...

Australian women overtake daughters in risky drinking

Researchers led by Terry Hughes say time is running out to save what’s left of the world’s reefs.

Scientists outline blueprint to save Great Barrier Reef

Radio rambling: Margaret Court says homosexuality is an ungodly "lust for the flesh" and that LGBT tendencies in young ...

'After our young ones': Court's second serve on homosexuality

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Mine games. Why Adani is banking on the unbankable

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 31 May 2017. fedpol ...

The warning sign Turnbull ignores at his own peril

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Buff daddy: Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in the movie reboot of <i>Baywatch</i>.

Baywatch reboot is as shallow as you would expect

Review
Jake Wilson

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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce in full flight during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

Call an ambulance! Barnaby Joyce is blowing a fuse (again)

Tony Wright
Tony Wright

Australia's top cop defends FBI director sacked by Donald Trump

David Wroe

Welfare payment reforms to target aggression

Amy Remeikis

Labor senator Alex Gallacher wanted to know if Julie Bishop had asked for flowers at a party.

Male senator red-faced over cost call on Bishop's flowers

Michael Koziol

Closing ceremony in the Mutitjulu community of the First Nations National Convention held in Uluru, on Friday 26 May ...

Interactive: the most stunning images from five days in Uluru

Alex Ellinghausen and Michael Gordon

The Aboriginal Australian flag.

All the questions you were too afraid to ask about recognition

Fergus Hunter

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in ...

As it happened: the day in politics

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Zynab Al Harbiya, 12, was killed in an attack at an ice-cream parlour in Baghdad.

'She wanted to help people' says father of Zynab Al Harbiya

Under fire: Prime Minister Theresa May

'U-turn Queen' Theresa May under fire for debate no-show

Nick Miller
58 mins ago

Spectators watch an interceptor missile launch from an underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Watch a 'kill vehicle' takes out a mock ballistic

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Musk threatens to quit Trump's advisory council over Paris deal

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Isaac at a childcare centre in Canberra in February.

Why we really need to give a Gonskini too

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Illustration: Matt Davidson

Mine games. Why Adani is banking on the unbankable

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Lourenco Vicente Martins and Raimundos Oki.

Timorese journalists must be set free to protect country's media

COMMENT
Peter Greste

Dire words from Citigroup chief economist Willem Buiter.

Australia in 'spectacular housing bubble', star economist warns

30 mins ago

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Markets Live: ASX braces for chill

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
24 mins ago

A director of Altair Assets wrote to Mr Parker advising of his resignation in April.

'Sell everything' fund manager in dispute over mother's shares

EXCLUSIVE
Patrick Commins

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Why I didn't laugh at Trump's 'covfefe' tweet

COMMENT
Leonid Bershidsky
7 mins ago

Shark Tank contestant exploited staff: Ombudsman

Nick Toscano

Which industry is most generous when it comes to pay rises?

Anna Patty

ACCC set to take NBN providers to court over slow broadband

Patrick Hatch

Looks like another relationship has gone bust for James Packer

Colin Kruger, CBD

Sometimes the strong bond between siblings can barge in on home turf.

'Toxic triangle': The new third wheel in your relationship

Personal Development
17 mins ago

The rise of sneakers as all-occasion footwear is encouraging men to build their shoe collections.

It's men, not women, who are the shoe fanatics

Men's Shoes

Adjusting for inflation, wages have shrunk in real terms. Illustration: Michael Mucci

When will you get a pay rise? Solving the riddle of low wages growth in Australia

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

High fees can hobble the returns of super funds.

Why it's important to know what fees you are paying on super

John Collett

Occupational health and safety issues are a concern if you are working from an armchair at home.

Companies need to manage the work-at-home revolution

Comment:
Tony Featherstone

Nicole Grover, co-founder of Look Who's Charging, which won the CeBIT PitchFest.

The hottest pitches at CeBIT 2017

Christine D'Mello

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Special armed forces storm Melbourne plane

1 hr ago

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Nadal and Djokovic ease through

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Next up for Nasa: 'Touch the sun'

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Trump pulling US out of Paris climate deal

Simon Letch?

Best of Fairfax cartoons, May 31st

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming on Stan.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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How to create a better customer checkout experience

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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A still from the Kathy Griffin video that has tongues wagging.

Trump hits out at Kathy Griffin's severed head stunt

Broede Carmody
32 mins ago

Fiona crumbles under the strain of the final House Rules renovation.

House Rules showdown was for title of TV's biggest villains

COMMENT
Aja Styles

New to Netflix: Sarah Silverman, A Speck of Dust.

Sarah Silverman reveals PTSD pain after nearly dying

Andrew Murfett

In charge: Gal Gadot is the best thing about Wonder Woman.

Lebanon bans Wonder Woman over Israeli star

Cara Buckley, Ellen Francis
1 hr ago

Rebel wears tartan: Rebel Wilson appears outside court on Wednesday.

Rebel Wilson's mum tells court 'I accept I'm a bogan'

UPDATED
Jane Lee

Too coy: Chris Pine and Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman.

Gadot the best thing about Wonder Woman's comeback

Review
Jake Wilson

Just what regional Australia needs. Karl Stefanovic and the Logies on tour.

Don't inflict cringey Logies on regional Australia

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

Lisa Hannigan may start with folk but she explores beyond that.

Lisa Hannigan goes beyond folk roots at Vivid Live

Bernard Zuel
1 hr ago

Andrea Durbach with the model boat built for her by 25 convicted murderers in South Africa.

Gift boat was launched on a thousand dreams

Peter Munro

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band has been reissued in a box set to mark its 50th anniversary.

Why I'll never give up on the joy of sets

Bernard Zuel

A scene from Hounds of Love.

The bleakest of love stories wrapped in unspeakable horror

Review
Paul Byrnes

Do all those trinkets and memorabilia mean anything?

The truth about all those childhood keepsakes

Lana Hirschowitz

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 31 May 2017. fedpol ...

The warning sign Turnbull ignores at his peril

COMMENT
Jenna Price

A widow who was about to be divorced has no defined place in society, so we often don't know what we're supposed to do.

What happens when a spouse dies in the middle of a divorce?

Robin Eileen Bernstein

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews in Sydney on Wednesday morning.

Pippa Middleton is now honeymooning in Sydney

Jenna Clarke

The pack mentality is not just alarming, it's terrifying.

'Can my friend join in?' The real verdict on rape

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Young gun: Zac Efron and Robert De Niro in <i>Dirty Grandpa</i>.

Hollywood's new male aesthetic is a body image nightmare

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 02: Singer Olivia Newton-John attends the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on ...

Olivia Newton-John reveals new breast cancer diagnosis

Robert De Niro says America has "gone crazy".

Robert De Niro thinks America is now a 'tragic dumb-ass comedy'

Sam Blewett

Hydration is important for recovery, just be careful about what you are drinking.

Seven recovery secrets we often get wrong

Kusal Goonewardena

There are commonalities, but everyone's experience of mental illness is different. Data art helps to capture this.

Visualising anxiety: What does mental illness look like?

Sarah Berry

Trend or alien fad?

Is 'alien yoga' really healthy?

Jo Hartley

Borscht braised chicken with olive and dill dumplings

31 warming chicken recipes for when the weather cools down

Adam Liaw's 'superfood' chowder with salmon, potato and wombok.

Adam Liaw's 30 minute salmon and potato chowder

Jars of bubbling, fizzing foodstuffs at Cornersmith.

The tastiest ingredients people throw away (and how to use them)

If only his favourite colour was pink... Image: Reddit.

Oops: mum accidentally bakes naughty cookies for son's party

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Remember Hanson? They're back - with 12 kids between them

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Breast cancer video's cheeky way around social media nipple ban

Bangkok: The most popular city in the world to visit.

Where did everyone go? The world's most visited cities announced

Michael Gebicki
6 mins ago

Simon the rabbit.

A dead giant rabbit is another sign of airline mess

35 mins ago

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11 things travellers probably shouldn't be doing

Ben Groundwater

Designed by Porsche, and priced to match.

Even with headphones, Porsche costs you extra

The Wonderboom is waterproof an buoyant, so you can even take it in the pool with you.

Logitech makes ultimate pool party speaker

Smart yoga pants let you know when you're less poser and more poseur.

These smart pants are better at yoga then you are

It remains baffling that a government whose rhetorical posturing is all about innovation, the future, and exports, is so ...

Where's government support for local games?

COMMENT

Essential's phone is all screen on the front, and the back sports magnetic connectors for accessories, charging and data ...

Is Android creator's new phone truly essential?

Jeep's Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is on its way to Australia.

Confirmed: 527kW Jeep Trackhawk coming in 2017

Toby Hagon

2017 BMW M4 CS.

Driven: BMW M4 CS

Greg Kable

An undriven Porsche 911 fetched $3 million at auction.

Never-driven Porsche sells for $3 million

David McCowen

BMW i8 Protonic Red Edition 2016 BMW i8 Protonic Red Edition.

In 2021, you will be able to sleep at the wheel of a new BMW

David McCowen

Mazda rotary cars.

Top 10 memorable Mazda rotary-powered cars

Dom Tripolone

Ford Focus RS

Ford unveils updated Ford Focus RS

David McCowen

Teddy time: James Tedesco of the Blues scores against Queensland at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night.

Men of substance make their mark as a gang of equals

ANALYSIS
Malcolm Knox

Game for the ages: Andrew Fifita.

Colossal Fifita comes of age as Blues humble Maroons

Andrew Webster

Mixed bag: Mitchell Pearce applauds the away fans after the opening game.

Pearce sees stars in mixed return to the Origin arena

Adrian Proszenko

Big performance: Jarryd Hayne impressed on his return to Origin footy.

Hayne tight-lipped over Titans future as D-Day arrives

Michael Chammas

Impact: David Klemmer's performance off the bench was outstanding.

Player ratings: How the Blues stacked up in the Origin opener

Matt Bungard

David Warner.

When the salaries get larger and everyone lives happily ever after

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Getting dragged into the argument: The Rugby League World Cup is run by a limited company on behalf of the RLIF.

In the history of league stupidity, boycott threat is champion

COMMENT
Steve Mascord

The pay dispute involving Steve Smith and his fellow cricketers seems far from a resolution.

Katich calls for review after claims domestic players earn $400K

Jon Pierik

Top of the world: Jarryd Hayne celebrates after the Game One win.

Hayne picks up where he left with symbolic celebration

Adam Pengilly

'Game of his life': James Tedesco.

Tortured Teddy taunts Queensland in best game of career

Adam Pengilly

Old guard: Sam Thaiday was part of a beaten Maroons' pack.

With champions missing, Queensland exposed as mortals

Phil Lutton

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