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Investigation

John?Hayto has shared his experience of living in a retirement village. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 14TH JUNE 2017

$10 for a Band-Aid, $5 for a cup of Milo ... This is the 'Aveo Way' for thousands

Adele Ferguson, Sarah Danckert

In better days. Town crier Graham Keating, Jess Miller, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Professor Kerryn Phelps on ...

Moore unleashes after deputy's shock resignation

Jacob Saulwick
31 mins ago

ABC publicist Chris Chamberlin who died suddenly while on holiday in India.

'A wonderful person': Popular ABC staffer dies on overseas holiday

33 mins ago

The truck on the M1 after it rolled over the driver on Tuesday morning.

10km traffic jam after driver run over by his own truck in Sydney

22 mins ago

Ace Hall died after he was shot in the torso at Tweed Heads.

Arrest made after man was shot, dumped outside hospital

BREAKING
46 mins ago

The increasing rate of global mean sea-level rise from 1993-2014.

The chart that reveals how much sea levels have actually risen

Early indications are that defective composite cladding on the 24-storey building was a major factor in the fire.

'Alarming': All London buildings tested for fire safety so far failed

1 hr ago

Two Liberal MPs in secret bid to legalise same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

'I predict chaos at the border': Trump's travel ban partially revived

37 mins ago

No room for mug punters as billionaires takeover at Ten

CBD

The troubling politics behind Australia's obesity epidemic

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons
1 hr ago

Taking an Uber for work? Your boss may have to pay tax on it

Carpenter and joiner Flavia Teixeira says women should be encouraged to take up a trade.

Men don't believe Flavia when she tells them what she does for a living

Emirates Team New Zealand helmed by Peter Burling celebrate after winning the America's Cup.

New superstar sailor emerges as Kiwis reclaim the America's Cup

On Monday night's Q&A, Liberal minister Christopher Pyne was questioned on whether his taped conversation supporting ...

Pyne appears untroubled by any sign he might be about to drown

COMMENT
1 hr ago

The Obesity Policy Coalition lists Streets Paddle Pop and its Lion among the worst offenders.

'Incredible amount of power': The problem with the Paddle Pop Lion

19 mins ago

Kombucha starts with a mix of bacteria, yeast and nightmares.

How to make kombucha and kefir

43 mins ago

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Ivanka Trump: 'I try to stay out of politics'

Olivia Wilde stars in the Broadway adaptation of '1984'.

Broadway play leaves audiences 'fainting and vomiting'

Daly Cherry Evans

Cherry-Evans waited for obvious question, then delivered answer

Serena Williams has held the women's world no. 1 ranking on eight occasions.

McEnroe: Williams would rank 'like 700' if she played men's circuit

Surrealist painter Salvador Dali died in 1989.

Salvador Dali's body to be exhumed for paternity test

Stockdale & Leggo's chief operating officer, Anna Thomas

Kicked out of home at 18, Anna now runs a huge real estate firm

Auctioneer Jamie Thomas was greeted with silence when he asked for an opening bid.

Property market enters 'new phase' as clearance rates head south

Mirrored on three sides, this tiny house blends into the landscape so at times it is literally invisible.

This 'invisible' cabin can be assembled in just eight hours

Rooftop design by Adam Robinson Design.

Rooftop areas take living spaces to new heights

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A view of the city of Barcelona from Antoni Gaudí’s Parc Güell.

Woman forced to squat in her own flat after Airbnb scam

The new Fred Hollows ferry was the first to arrive at the Barangaroo wharf.

New $59 million city wharf part of plan to cater for 30,000 people

Matt O'Sullivan

'Most-wanted' fugitive found hiding under Sydney bed

'Unremorseful' chiropractor banned after raping patient

Sevag Chalabian has quietly quit the legal profession.

'Who's extorting who?': The blackmail, lawyer and the $24m

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Ace Hall died after he was shot in the torso at Tweed Heads.

Man shot in torso, dumped outside NSW hospital

An artist's impression of the new Sydney Fish Market.

Fish Market to move as factories make way for shops and homes

Adriana Rivas pictured in an interview with SBS in 2014.

Sydney nanny accused of torture, murder under dictatorship

Jim Dodrill in the PA Hospital after the attack on Sunday.

Bashing victim source behind MP's allegations of council corruption

QLD

Sofia Sam, who is accused of murdering her husband, is led into the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Wife's friend hunted man before killing him with cyanide, court told

VIC

A Perth man who tried to collect a handgun from his car after becoming angered by a refereeing decision has received a ...

On court 'racial slur' before basketballer left to get his gun

WA

A heroin trafficker has walked free after being acquitted of money laundering.

Dog 'sold to recoup drug swindle money', court hears

ACT

Experts are meeting in Melbourne on Thursday to discuss elder abuse.

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Experts are meeting in Melbourne on Thursday to discuss elder abuse.

Old and alone: the government must step in

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial.

What wisdom could Cosby have to offer men about rape?

COMMENT
Kristine Ziwica

Broken Hill came to notoriety in the 1994 film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'.

Priscilla musical to return to Australian stages

Hannah Francis

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Liberal senator Dean Smith.

Liberal MPs' secret bid to legalise same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola
1 hr ago

Three strikes and she's out? Greens risk war over Rhiannon

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Cuts to GP home visits to strain emergency departments: peak body

Adam Gartrell

"Winner's circle": Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.

Same-sex marriage could happen 'soon', says Pyne

Fergus Hunter

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne.

Pyne's 'treachery' consists of giving people what they want

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Cory Bernardi

Bernardi lures another MP to his Australian Conservatives

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

The Great Barrier Reef generated 69,000 jobs in 2011-12, according to a 2013 Federal Government study.

The Australian icon worth 12 times the Sydney Opera House

Adam Gartrell

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street with DUP leader Arlene Foster.

May 'bungs' a billion pounds to Northern Ireland to save government

Nick Miller

US President Donald Trump had called for a shutdown of Muslims entering the US during his campaign.

Trump's travel ban partially revived by court

37 mins ago

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Nobel prize laureate released from prison, after cancer diagnosis

Kirsty Needham

The wanted Maute family.

Philippine matriarch is alleged kingpin in Marawi assault

With a friend like US President Donald Trump what country needs enemies?

Trump doesn't solve crises, he creates them

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Experts are meeting in Melbourne on Thursday to discuss elder abuse.

Old and alone: the government must step in

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Fairfax Media Columnist, Author and staunch Republic campaigner, Peter Fitzsimons, photographed at his home in Cremorne. ...

Big Sugar's not-so-sweet links to dietitians' group

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons
1 hr ago

Gwyneth Jones has shared her experience of living in an retirement village with Adele Ferguson and Sarah DanckertPhoto: ...

‘Bleed ‘em dry til they they die’: Brutal engines that drive Aveo

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: Local shares set to drift

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John Kicklighter
13 mins ago

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index has lagged global share markets in the last financial year.

Why the investor pros beat the super selfies this year

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

The company, which supplies groceries to IGA supermarkets, reported net profit of $171.9 million for the year ending ...

Amazon threat to Aussie grocers is overblown says Metcash boss

Patrick Hatch

Rinehart in the ranks of the worthless at Ten

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Taking an Uber for work? Your boss may have to pay tax on it

Nassim Khadem

Yancoal reclaims box seat for Rio Tinto coalmines

Darren Gray

CBA to cut 150 jobs as banks shed costs

Clancy Yeates

A good set of earphones can be just as helpful as quality sneakers.

The running gadget that's as important as good sneakers

The Long Run
16 mins ago

Thank you science: here's how lovemaking will stimulate your memory and brain.

Why you really need to have more sex as you get older (not less)

Self

Meaghan Meredith bought a second-hand car that turned out to be a lemon.

Up to one-in-three buyers of second-hand cars buys a lemon

John Collett

Flybuys was able to fix their mistake.

Flybuys backs down on charging for its own error

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Mental health awareness training can be useful for small business owners and staff.

The crippling impact of mental health on small business owners

COMMENT
Anthony Hasphall

My engineering consulting business needs a car.

The benefits of registering for GST

Max Newnham

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Pyne: 'I want marriage equality'

1 hr ago

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Network Ten creditors meet

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Health experts want cartoons off junk food

1 hr ago

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US Supreme Court allows limited travel ban

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JUNE 16: An aerial view of surfers at Mackenzies Beach on June 16, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

Fairfax photos of the week - June 23, 2017

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The brand new season of Better Call Saul - now streaming on Stan.

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

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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ABC publicist Chris Chamberlin pictured on holiday in India in 2012.

Popular ABC staffer dies on holiday in India

Rachel Browne
33 mins ago

Christopher Pyne has moxie, mojo and is a mixed metaphor in search of meaning.

Christopher Pyne is the wind beneath his own wings

COMMENT
Neil McMahon
1 hr ago

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has delivered one of the worst house rules ever on the show.

This design rule on House Rules is in poor taste

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Comedian Chris Rock made a shock appearance at Melbourne's Comic's Lounge on Sunday.

Chris Rock surprises fans with secret gigs on Australian tour

Sarah Thomas

Olivia Wilde stars in the Broadway adaptation of '1984'.

Olivia Wilde play leaves audiences fainting and vomiting

Rob Moran

Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the crowd at the Glastonbury Festival.

Why 'Jezza' the politician scored rockstar reception at Glastonbury

Rob Moran

The participants on SBS's new doco series Filthy, Rich and Homeless

The filthy rich go homeless in latest TV social experiment

Kylie Northover

Girlboss has been axed on Netflix.

Netflix has cancelled another show after one season

Aja Styles

St Mary's Cathedral Choir

A daily, extraordinary performance that most of us never hear

Nick Galvin

Art philanthropist John Kaldor standing by the Observatory Hill Rotunda, the site of the next Kaldor Public Art Project.

Message in a bottle: the musical blow-in making waves in Sydney

Peter Munro

Kate Cole-Adams digs down into elusive concepts.

Delving into the mysteries of anaesthesia

Review
Gail Bell

Steve Carell has the internet all in a bother with his sleek new look.

Steve Carell and the fascination with the middle-aged makeover

Annie Brown

Eight years later, I still choke on the word "husband". But our partnership is working.

I never wanted to get married, and it still feels strange

Kasey Edwards

In signature Katy Perry fashion, the Witness signer wore a skin-coloured catsuit covered with thousands of crystals for ...

Celebrities brought back the 90s at Glastonbury this year

Among the VIP guests of Managing Partner, Shelli Azoff, and Ariana Grande's manager, Scooter Braun, in the exclusive ...

Kim Kardashian is naming her daughter's dog by general election

Mary Ward

Yara Shahidi arrives at the BET Awards.

The best dressed celebs at this year's BET Awards

Alessandra Ambrosio does the Sergeant Pepper jacket.

The military trend is exactly right for our times, and this is why

Melissa Singer

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Mind the gap: How women can negotiate their way to better pay

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Sue Williams

Lorde was also taken to task for her poor choice of words.

What the shaming of Lorde and Lucy Hale tell us about young women

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Paleo loaf and coconut bread.

To carb or not to carb? The experts weigh in

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

Weekly meal planner - with choc and caramel magic custard cake

The buffalo pizza at Salt Meat Cheese.

Salt Meats Cheese to open in Circular Quay

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Exhausted new parents still find time for sex

Baby Ruby, stronger and healthier after 20 days in NICU.

How a free app saved this baby's life

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Calls for children to be banned from owning smartphones

The 747-8 jumbo jet has not been a great seller for Boeing.

Future of air travel won't include jumbo jets or A380s, says Boeing

Julie Johnsson

A North Korean traffic police woman stands in front of Workers' Party flags decorating the streets in Pyongyang.

Westerners visiting North Korea just 'torture porn' for tourists

Suki Kim

Including the service within the menu prices, and paying staff properly, is becoming a micro-trend.

Think America's tipping rules are confusing? They just got worse

David Whitley

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

1 hr ago

Google faces a record fine for manipulating search results.

Google faces record EU $1.4 billion fine

Xbox, PlayStation bosses discuss what makes their brand best

Wargaming is known for its competitive game World of Tanks.

Wargaming to amplify Australian presence

Google has vowed to stop scanning our inboxes, perhaps allowing it to improve overall security.

Why Google will stop scanning personal email

COMMENT

2018 BMW X3.

BMW reveals new X3 SUV

Greg Kable
51 mins ago

2017 Volkswagen Golf 7.5.

Volkswagen looks to revitalise Golf sales

Dom Tripolone
42 mins ago

Takta has filed for bankruptcy amid global safety recall for potentially deadly airbags.

Takata files for bankruptcy

Bloomberg

Toyota Tarago V6 GLi.

Review: Toyota's anti-SUV family car

Andrew MacLean

2013 Mercedes-Benz A200.

Should you buy a used A-Class?

David Morley

Hyundai has big plans for its next fuel cell-powered vehicle.

Why Australian innovation is driving hydrogen cars

David McCowen

Daly Cherry Evans is a polished media performer.

Charm offensive: Why Cherry-Evans puts fellow players offside

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Targeted: Lions halfback Conor Murray.

'Dark arts at lightning speed': ex-Lions unload on All Blacks

21 mins ago

TAUNTON, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Australia batsman Nicole Bolton (r) and Ellyse Perry celebrate victory during the ICC ...

That's not cricket: Women's World Cup off to bizarre start

Ian McCullough

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 26: Australian cricketer David Warner poses during a portrait session at La Perouse on June 26, ...

Cricket's pay dispute on verge of crisis

Jon Pierik

Serena Williams has held the women's world no. 1 ranking on eight occasions.

McEnroe: Williams would rank 'like 700' if she played men's circuit

Scott Allen

Emirates Team New Zealand helmed by Peter Burling celebrate after winning the America's Cup Match Presented by Louis Vuitton.

New Zealand reclaim the America's Cup

Alexander Smith and Tessa Walsh

Diamond: Susan Pettitt has been called up to the Australian netball squad.

Giants star earns Diamonds selection

James Buckley

Jeff Horn (left) trains with Glenn Ruston during a training session in Brisbane, on Monday.

Horn's 10-point plan to beat Pacquiao

Phil Lutton

Nine to extend coverage despite missing minor premiership showdown

Adam Pengilly

In demand: Connor Watson of the Roosters.

Watson to leave Roosters on big-money deal: report

35 mins ago

King's last run-on in an NRL starting side was with SAt George Illawarra in 2013.

NRL player to end 733-day wait for first-grade recall

Adam Pengilly

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