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Australia's highly-indebted housing market could slow in the second half of the year if banks raise their rates to pass ...

'Debt risk': Cut to credit ratings of big four banks

A study has identified Melbourne's most hazardous spots for pedestrians.

Melbourne's ten most hazardous spots for pedestrians revealed

Clay Lucas
4 mins ago

John Pritchard went to extraordinary lengths to live a double life.

'Mystery' Englishman identified three years after death in Australia

Gloria Jean’s had the lowest average health star rating - two stars.

The fast food chain with the lowest health star rating revealed

Police and paramedics at the scene of the attack in Finsbury Park, north London.

Imam praised for stopping men from attacking driver

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42 mins ago

More charges have been laid against former union leader Kathy Jackson.

Former union leader Kathy Jackson faces 164 criminal charges

A Coalition rebellion brews as MPs vent fury over $4.6b Catholic hit

Australian breaks out of Bali jail just 10 weeks before release

21 mins ago

How Millennials will shift Australia's spending habits

Union faces inquiry over deals that cost workers millions

'They're scared of the Amazon behemoth': Retailers take a hit

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'Remarkable' chart reveals once-in-a-decade event keeping winter at bay

Paris Jackson attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei ...

Paris Jackson tells Vogue 'I don't do family questions'

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Will Genia of the Wallabies talks to captain Michael Hooper following he the International ...

'Pretty confronting': Cheika rings fan after Facebook rant goes viral

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50 mins ago

Andy Lee has accidentally reinvented himself as a children's book author.

Minister sounds death knell for channel that launched list of stars

The good fats listed might surprise you.

Counting macros: what it means and how to do it

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Melbourne's CBD by the numbers

The Suns' Jack Martin and Hawks skipper Jarryd Roughead compete for possession.

Man punched AFL player after cracking footy show jokes

Police and paramedics at the scene of the attack in Finsbury Park, north London.

Muslims call for protection after London van attack

A photo of a three member family. They are sitting by the beach and enjoy the end of the summer day str11-mamaholiday

Money can buy happiness - if you spend it on these things

The seats at the rear of the economy section on Qantas 747-400 drop from three to two, creating extra space between the ...

The best economy seat on a Qantas 747 - at no extra cost

Flight test

Lifestream CEO Sarah Kennedy says her apartment is her weekday sanctuary.

Is living in separate houses the secret to a happy marriage?

The most expensive property sold at auction was 49 Lisson Grove, Hawthorn which went for $7,650,000.

Melbourne records lowest auction clearance rate since last July

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Heating up: What those symbols on your oven actually mean

Ben Vitale succeeded in his task of "making a spectacular room to wake up in".

A house made from a boulder with a bedroom for sleeping in the trees

More than attractive at $299,000 is period pretty 36 McLean Street, Morwell.

Power off, powered up: One of our cheapest regions appeals again

Brighton siege gunman Yacqub Khayre.

Shotgun used in Brighton siege sold for $2000, court hears

MFB official 'used deception to employ sons'

47 mins ago

Plan to stop Melbourne from becoming 'most unliveable city'

Roberta Williams was declared bankrupt by the Federal Court last November.

Roberta Williams' massive payout for Carl's prison diaries

Police are investigating following a ram raid at Newport shop on Monday morning.

Car crash on West Gate after ram-raid bid to nick booze, smokes

UPDATED

Adam Fennessy, secretary of Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

Big brain drain: Some of Victoria's brightest leaving the service

Police are investigating what led up to a man's death on the Princes Highway.

Good Samaritan dies crossing road to help broken-down driver

Carly McBride disappeared in September 2014.

Man arrested in relation to death of mother-of-two

NSW

Chris Poulsen

Tributes for man who died trying to help a mate

QLD

Three people had to be brought to hospital after the fight.

People rushed to hospital after out-of-control 21st

WA

"Intense, frustrating, emotive": Agriculture Department secretary Daryl Quinlivan says three-year dispute is over.

Pay deal at big dept but 'not everyone will be happy'

ACT

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Buster, a baby chimpanzee, offers a rare smile to Irene Okon Edem a game keeper at the Drill Ranch in Calabar, ...

When will my child out-smart a chimp?

Liam Mannix

FILE - In this May 21, 2017, file photo provided by The Public Theater, Tina Benko, left, portrays Melania Trump in the ...

'Julius Caesar', a lightning rod for Trump divisions

There are fears the number of Indigenous children at risk of harm is increasing.

Child abuse reports double since NT intervention

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Liberal MP Kevin Andrews is concerned about a Coalition-Greens deal on school funding

A war on two fronts: Turnbull faces internal rebellion over schools

Matthew Knott

'Shoppies' union face Senate probe over wages scandal

Ben Schneiders

Business leaders and former WTO chief slam visa changes

Eryk Bagshaw

A truck and giant dancing tampons protesting against tax on sanitary products on the front lawn of Parliament House in ...

Tampon tax to stay, as move to vote it down fails. Again

Amy Remeikis
1 hr ago

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Voters switched off a desperate Coalition

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Liberal MP Craig Kelly supports a push to build a new coal fired power station.

Minerals Council steps up lobbying of Coalition MPs for new coal plant

James Massola

Immigration secretary Michael Pezzullo says "the rest of the world needs to step up" on refugee resettlement.

Rest of world needs to step up on refugees: immigration boss

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Police and paramedics at the scene of the attack in Finsbury Park, north London.

Muslims call for protection after London van attack

Nick Miller

Malcolm Turnbull delivers the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore earlier this month.

Defence sidelines DFAT on China policy, former top diplomat says

Kirsty Needham
49 mins ago

A load of ammunition is prepared to be loaded on to Russian war planes at Hemeimeem air base in Syria last year.

US warplane shoots down Syrian jet

Drone video shows burnt cars on the road between Pedrogao Grande and Figeiro Dos Vinhos, Portugal, after a forest fire ...

Dozens killed in Portugal's worst forest blaze

1 hr ago

Women are still under-represented on boards. Illustration: Jamie Brown.

Loosen up, men and cut old boardroom ties

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

President John F. Kennedy and his daughter, Caroline: "Ask not ..."

We should demand better of our politicians

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

The mother of Nick Hao, the 36-year-old man murdered by Yacqub Khayre in Brighton, fronts the media.

Overreaction is exactly what terrorists seek

COMMENT

Red Rooster is looking to float on the ASX.

Chicken to your door the next front in fast food fight

Patrick Hatch
38 mins ago

Australia's highly-indebted housing market could slow in the second half of the year if banks raise their rates to pass ...

Moody's downgrades Australian bank credit ratings

Mathew Dunckley

Supermarket owners and major retailers provided plenty of drag to the ASX on Monday, which nonetheless managed to close ...

It's a far from super market as retailers cop Amazon selling

Myriam Robin

For exposure to the shifting consumer trends driven by Millennials, investors can look to more than avocados.

How 'most powerful consumer cohort' will shift spending habits

Myriam Robin

Former union leader Kathy Jackson faces 164 criminal charges

Nick Toscano

Downer says no strings attached in its $1.3b pursuit of Spotless

Brian Robins

Gone phishing: How scammers caught $260,000

Lucy Cormack

Australians fear 'foreigners and robots', says the RBA

Eryk Bagshaw

BMW Australia CEO Marc Werner acknowledges well-heeled Australians may not immediately warm to the new range.

'Heads in the sand': BMW has a powerful problem with Australia

Cars

Heston Blumenthal on heroin, ADHD and the meaning of life

Fine Dining

Graduate teachers can struggle to find full-time permanent work.

Graduate teacher's plan for prosperity

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

High-income earners could wind up in breach of the $25,000 annual contributions gap by accident, if they have a generous ...

The trap for high income earners with a cushy super package

Daryl Dixon

Reaching out to the world from the countryside.

From public servant to running a global business from the country

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Natasha Morgan's business takes over the role of housesitters.

Threats to home security open business doors

Kate Jones

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Wobbly polar bear cub begins to walk

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Tampon tax debate returns

Federal Politics

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'Blanc de Blanc' at the winter garden

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Entertainment news highlights

ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston leaves court on Tuesday.

Fairfax photos of the week - June 16, 2017

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Robyn Nevin as Mrs Higgins, left, with Anna O'Byrne as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

Australian musicals struggle to make mark in Helpmann nods

Nathanael Cooper

The Football Club Band. Triple J Unearthed winners strongly deny sexual assault allegations. From left: Adriano ...

Embattled Triple J Unearthed winners lose band member

Broede Carmody

TV and radio personalities Hamish and Andy made their start on Channel 31 while studying at RMIT University.

Channel 31 farewells free-to-air TV due to 'puzzling' move

Broede Carmody

Yummy Mummies cast member Maria DiGeronimo.

Yummy Mummies slammed over breastfeeding comments

Rob Moran

Spoiler alert! Paparazzi have photographed The Bachelor's season finale starring Matthew Johnson, aka Matty J.

Paparazzi defiant amid injunction against The Bachelor spoilers

Amy Croffey

ABC Radio host Red Symons.

Red Symons apologises over 'very racist' interview

Broede Carmody

House Rules host Joh Griggs got teary watching the post-cyclone reveal.

House Rules host teary over post-Cyclone Debbie reveal

Aja Styles

Slaughterhouse workers who share the same dreams: Géza Morcsányi and Alexandra Borbély in the idiosyncratic romance ...

Slaughterhouse romance is surprise winner of film festival

Garry Maddox

Ako Kondo (centre) performs as Princess Aurora during a dress rehearsal of David McAllister's production of The Sleeping ...

Leads breathe life into luxurious production of Sleeping Beauty

Review
Jordan Vincent

The Haunting. Cameron Daddo. Giveaways by Kay Stewart. Pub date: June 4, 2017. Mmag.

Dickens' ghosts tread boards with missteps in The Haunting

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Participants in a Hermann Nitsch performance art piece at Burgtheater in 2005.

Dark Mofo: Nitsch's arty Hobart bloodbath not cowed by protest

Hannah Francis

Paris Jackson attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei ...

Paris Jackson tells Vogue 'I don't do family questions'

Amy Croffey

Miley Cyrus attends "It Always Seems Impossible Until It Is Done: A Night of Music with ONE and (RED)", in celebration ...

'Simply ignorant': Cyrus sparks war with fashion heavyweights

Annie Brown

We spend a lot of time telling girls to speak up and make their voices heard. But what happens when they grow up and act ...

'Let her speak!' The advice for girls that's failing women

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Nicole Kidman at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Nicole Kidman turns 50 tomorrow, and we finally understand her

Natalie Reilly

It's a cinch to wear gingham like Sienna Miller.

How to wear gingham without feeling like you're back at school

The Rules
Melissa Singer

A heavily pregnant Beyonce performing at the Grammy Awards earlier this year.

Beyonce's dad wishes Bey's twins Happy Birthday on Twitter

Desks might look cluttered to an outsider, that "mess" is usually a system the worker understands

How to embrace the 'good' kind of clutter

Evelyn Lewin

Ginger Gorman has been menaced by trolls for years.

Me and my troll: A disturbing cat and mouse game

Ginger Gorman

Green lentils with cherry tomatoes and marinated feta.

The 'superfoods' that don't break the bank

Paula Goodyer

A vegetarian diet can be beneficial for weight-loss and health.

Vegetarian diet twice as effective for weight-loss

Sarah Berry

Jeremy Hopkins.

My day on a plate: Jeremy Hopkins

Free up valuable kitchen real estate and toss out useless gadgets.

Declutter: 9 kitchen items you can get rid of immediately

Chicken and Udon Noodle salad with Chilli and Sichuan Pepper.

Weekly meal planner - including Neil Perry's chicken noodle salad

Smoked Petuna ocean trout, devilled egg and fennel pickle served at Wilson and Market Brasserie in South Yarra.

First look: Paul Wilson's brasserie at Prahan Market opens this week

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Why I won't be following this bizarre parenting trend

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Boy hospitalised after fidget spinner mishap

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What to do when your child says 'I hate you'

The seats at the rear of the economy section on Qantas 747-400 drop from three to two, creating extra space between the ...

Flight test: The best economy seat on a Qantas 747 - at no extra cost

Flight test
Kylie McLaughlin

An Airbus A380 aircraft, manufactured by a unit of European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS), is seen performing ...

Airbus unveils new, larger A380plus superjumbo at Paris Air Show

The Istanbul Suite.

Most luxurious train suites on Earth get the one thing they're missing

Adrian Bridge

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey is insane in the best way

NBN chief executive Bill Morrow unveiled fibre to the curb plans back in 2016.

NBN begins Fibre to the Curb trials

COMMENT

This city beneath a statue of Genesha appears identically in the game's art, trailer and early tech demo.

First look at the incredibly ambitious Beyond Good and Evil 2

Solar paint samples painted on glass.

Paint makes clean fuel out of sunshine and air

An impression of China's Micius quantum satellite.

China's leap towards a global quantum internet

2017 Toyota 86 Limited Edition.

Limited edition Toyota 86 revealed

Dom Tripolone

Porsche won its 19th Le Mans 24 hour crown.

How Jackie Chan almost won Le Mans

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Superb Sportline.

The Sweet Spot: Skoda Superb

Stephen Ottley

2018 Hyundai Kona.

Hyundai want go-fast Kona SUV

Toby Hagon

2018 Volkswagen Polo.

New Volkswagen Polo revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Aston Martin Vanquish S.

Aston's last naturally-aspirated V12 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan and the AFL commission will hear from Port Adelaide on Tuesday regarding their plans for China.

Port to front AFL Commission and power up Shanghai plans

Jon Pierik
44 mins ago

Tom Liberatore played in Vietnam after the Bulldogs' grand final celebration.

After their fairytale, reality bites the Western Bulldogs

Chris Judd

Joel Selwood has escaped a ban and kept his 2017 Brownlow hopes alive.

Joel Selwood escapes MRP ban to keep Brownlow hopes alive

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Tomas Bugg of Melbourne, who trash-talked Western Bulldog Jason Johannisen before Sunday's match, has been told to be ...

Dees tell Bugg to keep things 'in check'

Daniel Cherny
52 mins ago

Parish faces a fitness test before he is cleared to play in round 14.

Young Don faces Tuesday fitness test

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Darren Burgess of the Power

Port to benefit from Burgess move with Arsenal staff swap deal

Sam McClure

Carlton expects its once-want-away midfielder Bryce Gibbs to fulfill his contract at the Blues.

Blues expect Bryce Gibbs to fulfil contract at Carlton

Jon Pierik
53 mins ago

Sidelined: Lin Jong looks on after injuring his knee against the Demons.

Dogs confirm Jong ACL rupture

Daniel Cherny

Pakistan players celebrate during the award ceremony for the ICC Champions Trophy.

Pakistan: champions of the unexpected

Greg Baum
1 hr ago

Newly appointed Melbourne City coach Warren Joyce wants his team to be tough, disciplined, structured and organised, but ...

All-rounder Joyce relishing City challenge

Michael Lynch

Budding NBA basketballer Jonah Bolden (second from right) has spent time playing in Serbia recently.

Australian bolter Bolden eyes NBA draft after Serbian adventures

Roy Ward

Tough times: Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika.

Australian rugby paying price for ignoring grassroots

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons
22 mins ago

Billy Slater.

NSW's bully boys eye Slater's suspect shoulder

Adam Pengilly
6 mins ago

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