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John Edwards says a succession of rate hikes are likely in 2018-2019.

RBA could raise rates 'eight times in next two years'

Michael Heath

Queensland Rail's new trains, the New Generation Rollingstock, are set to be rolled out on the Airport and Gold Coast ...

Rollout of QR's problem trains delayed to 'before the Games'

Felicity Caldwell

A joint media investigation has found alarming business practices at Aveo.

'Raise an eyebrow' - Calls for probe into Aveo share trading

EXCLUSIVE
Adele Ferguson

Commuters at Central train station during the breakdown.

Commuters vent anger over lengthy rail delays

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Minister Christopher Pyne during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 15 June 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Pyne apologises over 'damaging' same-sex marriage speech

Adam Gartrell

An unmuzzled dog prevents three young inmates exiting a pool.

Dog used to stop girls leaving pool: What you weren't meant to read

Felicity Caldwell

Greens suspend rogue senator from party room until NSW toes the line

Adam Gartrell

Six nightspots refuse to sign up for ID scanners as deadline nears

Cup winner Michelle Payne tests positive to banned substance

Watchdog launches Uber probe after drivers complain

Adam Carey

Teacher jailed for child porn stash 'accidentally downloaded first image'

Clean career: Manny Pacquiao.

Jeff Horn says Team Pacquiao's lack of respect is wearing thin

Andrew Webster

35 Harrison Street, Bulimba, is untouched inside but offers a lot of potential.

Renovations of our dreams are the houses of our nightmares

Justin Trudeau covers Delta's inflight magazine, Sky.

Trudeau manspreading on magazine cover divides internet

An injured man is carried away after the fatal crowd crush which killed dozens of people.

Ex-police chiefs charged over Hillsborough tragedy

Hugh Jackman is set to star in the upcoming political drama The Frontrunner.

Hugh Jackman lands role as scandalised US politician

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Waterfall rescue: Swimmer plucked from edge of disaster

Damned if they do, damned if they don't: For women, there's no good way to answer the dreaded salary question.

Women earn less when they won't say what they're making

Must Do Brisbane, school holidays, winter 2017.

What's on for Brisbane families these school holidays

Domain breaking into the mortgage broking game

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17 mutilated bodies found in besieged Philippine ...

3:47AM

China frees activists who investigated Ivanka ...

2:56AM

Two Latvian nationals accused of running an online scam have been arrested in Brisbane.

Latvian barbecue scammers used Google ads to target victims: Police

Jorge Branco

Former officer charged over alleged misuse of database

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Witness to bushland bashing is an ex-detective

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Solomons

The Capital is a multi-storey startup hub in Brisbane's CBD.

The incredible ideas springing from Brisbane's start-up hubs

Ruth McCosker

Phillip Carlyle was shot dead in Robina on April 13, 1997.

Man charged over murder of Gold Coast businessman granted bail

Census Tuesday. When the results are out, we'll be bigger, or smaller.

No, Brisbane is not Qld's fastest-growing area, census reveals

Felicity Caldwell

Significant dinosaur remains were found north-east of Winton in 2015. Excavations will resume in mid-August 2017.

Rare bones bring stampede of dinosaur experts to tiny Qld town

Ruth McCosker

Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Steven Noakes had died.

Circumstances of Navy man's death still unclear

Samantha Azzopardi pretended to be a 13-year-old Sydney high school student named Harper Hart.

Conwoman posed as foster child for $20k in benefits

NSW

Pair charged over scam

BBQ scammers 'used Google ads to target victims'

An extension cord runs from the power point to the neighbouring residence.

Disabled man's power stolen with an extension cord

WA

Christopher Pyne has apologised unreservedly for his "ill chosen and unwise " speech to a party function last week

Pyne apologises over 'damaging' same-sex marriage speech

Adam Gartrell

Lee Rhiannon suspended from Greens party room

Adam Gartrell

George Brandis clears out 'infuriating' AAT

Michael Koziol

In a move that is set to reignite the university funding battle in Parliament the Chair of the Group of Eight ...

Unis attack cuts after Gonski 2.0 delivers school funding boon

Eryk Bagshaw

Christopher Pyne

Could Pyne's hubris lead to the fall of the Coalition moderates?

ANALYSIS
Latika Bourke

Hard hats on: Bill Shorten says Labor would overrule the workplace umpire if it wins the next federal election

Shorten promises to fully restore weekend penalty rates

Adam Gartrell

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Swearwords for names, no birthdays: how we resisted the census

Peter Martin

A still from the video in which a man identified as Oscar Perez says he is acting against the "criminal government".

'Coup plot': Helicopter attack on Venezuela's Supreme Court

Angela Merkel has voiced support for a free vote on same-sex marriage.

Germany's same-sex marriage debate to begin this week

Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, head of the Vatican's central bank APSA, resigned suddenly last week.

Vatican chief auditor's abrupt departure a worry for Pell

Desmond O'Grady

Adamant: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

Rivals converge on Washington to talk Qatar

Featuring more than 110 artefacts unearthed from the amphitheatres of Rome and Pompeii, Queensland Museum's new ...

Roman gladiators were war prisoners and criminals, not sporting heroes

COMMENT

A younger me, the day after I got my bicycle tattoo.

Why I'll always love my bicycle tattoo

Rachel Clun

John Birmingham lost his father to cancer this week.

The best man I've ever known has let go of this world

COMMENT
John Birmingham

A joint media investigation has found alarming business practices at Aveo.

'Raise an eyebrow' - calls for probe into Aveo share trading

EXCLUSIVE
Adele Ferguson

ASIC's push for stronger search warrant powers has been supported by a government review.

ASIC raids aren't a surprise, they should be

Clancy Yeates

The FIFA report is embarrassing for Sir Frank Lowy.

Leaked FIFA report damages Sir Frank

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Hospitality penalty rates are to be cut.

Penalty rate ploy could bring 'chaos'

Anna Patty

Inside Melbourne's secret suburban hydro power system

Darren Gray

Domain breaking into the mortgage broking game

Lucy Battersby
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Aveo my goodness - retirement company resists temptation

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Macquarie launches investigation into Cleveland advice

EXCLUSIVE
Cameron Houston

Carrie Kennedy recently revamped Nina Proudman's Fitzroy home for Offspring's seventh season.

Nina's home gets a makeover: Behind the scenes on Offspring

John Edwards says a succession of rate hikes are likely in 2018-2019.

RBA could raise rates eight times in next two years

35 Harrison Street, Bulimba, is untouched inside but offers a lot of potential.

Why the renos of our dreams are the houses of our nightmares

Nikki Gogan as a contestant on The Bachelor in 2016.

The Bachelor's Nikki Gogan reveals her next career move

Residential House in Cairns, Australia (Photoy by Robert Walsh) Vasey Esplanade, Trinity Beach, NSW

No winter blues: The property market that prospers in winter

Sleeping on a plane is a struggle between technology and nature.

Still can't fall asleep on a flight? This is what you're doing wrong

High Flyer

Not all shows are created equal, and you might find better fashion off the catwak.

How I blagged my way into the front row at Paris Fashion Week

Men's Style

Colin Campbell is reluctant to take on more risk.

How to make retirement savings last longer than you do

John Collett

Each tax return is now scrutinised by the Tax Office, matching 650 million pieces of data.

The deductions in the Tax Office's sights this year

John Collett

Annabelle Smith has just purchased a Snapchat printer.

Selfie queen prints for Snapchat but small businesses missing out

Cara Waters

Are you a bill nomad searching for discounts?

The bill Nomads are coming for their discounts

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Why are glass panels suddenly exploding?

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Germany set for vote on gay marriage

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Mariah Carey's blunt response about James Packer

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Swimmer plucked to safety from waterfall edge

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.

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Hugh Jackman is set to star in the upcoming political drama The Frontrunner.

Hugh Jackman lands role as scandalised US politician

Broede Carmody

Carey and her ex, James Packer:

Mariah Carey's blunt response about ex James Packer

Amy Croffey

Richard Hammond has spoken out following his horror crash while filming Amazon Prime's The Great Race.

'Oh, I'm going to die': Hammond opens up on horror crash

Rob Moran

Matthew Johnson, aka Matty J, for PM.

Reality star rules US, so how about Bachelor for PM?

SATIRE
Ben Pobjie

Michael Nyqvist, star of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, has died.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star dies after cancer battle

Alec Baldwin as Trump on Saturday Night Live.

Baldwin set to bring his Trump back to SNL

Rob Moran

Kayla Fenech stars in SBS series 'Filthy Rich and Homeless'.

Filthy rich and filthy mad over homelessness crisis

Broede Carmody

Tom Conroy and Ursula Mills in the upcoming STC production of Icke and Macmillan's '1984'.

Australians petrified by torturous Orwell play: 'Too scared to move'

Broede Carmody

Must Do Brisbane, school holidays, winter 2017.

Brisbane June-July school holiday guide

The audience at South Bank was captivated by Dr Jane Goodall, who responded to the opening round of applause with a ...

Chimp pioneer warns 'In 100 years I don't know what will be left'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Izzy attends the Madman Anime Festival Brisbane on June 10, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. ...

Thousands of anime fans flock to Madman Brisbane festival

Toby Crockford

It's predominantly mothers who carry the burden of the great school holiday juggling act.

School holidays need to evolve for modern lives

Jacinta Tynan

"If you see your therapist and they think what's happening is OK or your fault, where are you going to go after that?"

How couples' therapy can make family violence worse

Jane Gilmore

Researchers fail to acknowledge the findings might be different if the study were conducted with children in different ...

Most parenting advice is written for the white and middle class

Mark Nielsen

Justin Trudeau covers Delta's inflight magazine, Sky.

Reactions are mixed for Trudeau's manspreading magazine cover

Annie Brown

Wonder woman: Five months pregnant, Alysia Montano runs in the women's 800 Metres at the 2017 USA Track & Field ...

Wonder women or pushing the limits of pregnancy?

Sarah Berry

A recent survey found that one third of the sample were worried about being snapped in the same outfit twice.

How Instagram influences the way we get dressed now

Clare Press

Carey and her ex, James Packer:

Mariah Carey's expletive-laden response about ex James Packer

Amy Croffey

Serena Williams on the cover of August's Vanity Fair.

Serena Williams reveals love story in Vanity Fair cover story

Jill Serjeant

Yes, we'll have cake.

How to ditch the food guilt (and order the chocolate pudding)

Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter.

Delicious sweet and savoury pumpkin recipes

Paleo loaf and coconut bread.

To carb or not to carb? The experts weigh in

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Play School is moving to a new time, and parents are not happy

You can now order the Marvel dics missing from your kids' collections.

There's a new way to complete your Marvel disc collection

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Six reasons parenting does not get easier as kids get older

You'll no longer need to fill out the outgoing passenger card from July 1.

Why you'll no longer need to fill out a departure card from Saturday

Michael Gebicki

The Colosseum would take two years to build and cost $673 million.

Billions: What the world's seven wonders would cost to build today

Gavin Haines

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN REPUBLIC - 2012: View of the Nurzhol Boulevard and President's Palace Acorda

City you've never heard of about to become world's hottest destination

Hugh Morris

The screen shown on computers locked by the new strain of software.

What we know about the new ransomware strike

ARMS

Review: flexy fighter comes out swinging

Aussies will pay more to watch Netflix hits like <i>House of Cards</i> each month after the streaming video service ...

Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise in addition to new tax

COMMENT

There are currently 16 million smartphones being used in Australia.

Your smartphone is making you stupid

Lifehacker

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

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

2017 Ferrari 812 Superfast.

Driven: Ferrari's new V12 coupe

Tony Davis

2017 BMW 5-Series Touring.

BMW 5-Series wagon prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Jaguar XE SV Project 8.

New 441kW Jaguar XE revealed

Stephen Ottley

BMW M2 Performance Parts.

New BMW M2 with Performance Parts reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Aston Martin DB11 V8.

Aston's Merc-powered coupe

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR reviewed

David McCowen

Former FFA chairman Frank Lowy.

FIFA report on World Cup scandal highly critical of Australia's bid

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker

Dark times: Having watched the All Blacks steamroll their way to victory in the first Test against the British and Irish ...

Only one hope for Wallabies against All Blacks

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Lions coach Warren Gatland says outcry over devaluing the jersey influenced his decision not to use his bench to full effect.

Not seen since 2013: Gatland says backlash influenced decision

Gavin Mairs

Richmond's Bachar Houli leaves the AFL tribunal after receiving a two-week suspension for striking Jed Lamb.

It's absurd that PM and a TV star got AFL player's suspension cut

COMMENT
Michael Gleeson

Serena Williams has asked John McEnroe to show her some respect.

'I've got a solution:' No apology from McEnroe to Serena

Bachar Houli of the Richmond Tigers arrives at the AFL tribunal.

Houli penalty halved thanks to PM and Waleed Aly

UPDATED
Michael Gleeson

Ready: Manny Pacquiao trains at the Police and Citizens Youth Club gym on Tuesday.

Pacquiao has flicked the switch ahead of Horn bout

Phil Lutton

Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton: I'll win the right way

Philip Duncan