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Illustration: Simon Bosch

Aussie company at heart of London's housing debate

The Lacrosse building in Melbourne's Docklands was hit by fire in 2014.

'Dodgy' safety certificates rife on building sites: inquiry

Two people are dead after a parachuting accident in Sydney's south-west on Saturday afternoon.

'They didn't tell us': Two men die in parachuting accident

Car wash manager Prince Singh speaks with police after his cousin was stabbed by a thief.

Man on run after stabbing at car wash in Southland

Angelo Gargasoulas (pictured) is the brother of accused Bourke Street killer Dimitrious Gargasoulas.

Bourke St accused's brother fronts court to face new charges

37 mins ago

Malcolm Turnbull has mounted a defence of coal-powered electricity, saying those who think the resource doesn't have a ...

Turnbull labels those opposed to coal 'delusional'

Nail-biting Magpies win over Suns a boost for Buckley

1 hr ago

Almost $1b on ads to spruik state projects - even never-built ones

64,000 dead in three hours: What a war like no other could look like

David Wroe

Winter hits with chill in Melbourne, snow on the mountains

Cats win another classic as Hawks fail to goal with last kick of game

Alexandre Cazes was found dead in his prison cell in Bangkok.

DeSnake's death throws dark website into chaos

Lindsay Murdoch

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 15: George Hewett of the Swans celebrates a goal during the round 17 AFL match between the ...

Swans lead Giants, Crows all over Demons

Live

Exercise has a positive cascade effect into other areas of our lives.

How exercise leads to a 'cascade of positive experiences'

Hype, hype and more hype: Dana White splits Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor apart during the London press conference.

Mayweather in hot water over gay slur against opponent

KFC's online merchandise are actually kind of amazing

KFC's online merchandise are actually kind of amazing

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Collingwood scrape past Gold Coast

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has expressed his disappointment at the events that led to the departures of two senior staffers.

AFL boss comes of age with a string of tough calls

On this week's episode of "It All Adds Up" we hear from unemployed 17 year old Bianca Barnard who is looking for work. ...

PODCAST

Want a payrise? These are charts you need to show your boss

Game of Thrones season 7: Arya Stark.

Game of Thrones will air its longest episode ever in season 7

A lioness nurses a young leopard cub in what experts say is a never-before-seen occurrence between different cat species.

Wild lioness nurses leopard cub in 'unprecedented' photos

Think before you flush: operator David Murray inspects the vast aeration tanks of the Eastern Treatment Plant in ...

Ever wondered what happens after you flush?

Coolaroo fire sparks joint taskforce to audit state's recycling facilities

Dog owner who trained pets to hunt and kill animals jailed

Police declared the party an Out of Control Gathering.

Elderly driver hits and kills pedestrian in north-east

Music heavyweights back the Your Choice campaign: Jadden Comerford, Helen Marcou, Paul Piticco, Sally Mather, Jessica ...

The fight against music festival sex assaults

David Griffiths, Tanya Burmeister and her teenage daughter, Zoe, all died in the fire.

Murder accused denies lighting fatal fire, court told

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Grandkids to give evidence in parents' neglect death trial

"You have to wonder": Gaylene Brown at her home on Cabbage Tree Road, Williamtown, near Newcastle.

'You've got to wonder': one road's cancer toll

NSW

In the year to March almost 800 children were taken from their ice-using parents and more than half of those carers had ...

A third of children in care have ice-addicted parents

QLD

A forensic tent was set up by homicide detectives on the Mitchell Freeway on Saturday after the discovery of a woman's body.

Woman's body found in car being driven on freeway

WA

Michael Hawatt has denied any wrongdoing.

Sydney's worst-kept ICAC secret just went public

EXCLUSIVE

12 Montague Street, Yarraville, sold to a first-home buyer couple.

First-home buyers splurge $1.2m on a 150 year old fixer-upper

Recent research identified four misguided assumptions about affordable housing.

Outdated assumptions preventing affordable housing progress

Comment

Alistair Howe (right), and his neighbour Kwong Lau (left) are selling their properties together.

Council areas with the biggest growth in apartment projects

13 Lord Street, Caulfield East

Auction Results: See what sold near you on Saturday

The first outdoor coworking space in San Francisco, opened by Campsyte. Photo: Campsyte

The latest co-working space is more campsite than office

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Claire van der Boom: You do all sorts of stuff to pay the rent

Steve Dow

High Angle View of Las Vegas cityscape

In the dark: World's 12 greatest night-time experiences

Brian Johnston

Ally Garrett, 29 year-old body-positive activist.

Selfies: Why we just can't get enough of ourselves

Fenella Souter

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Heath Shaw closes in on Luke Parker.

AFL live: Saturday night footy

Live
Ronny Lerner

Collingwood's win over the Suns on Saturday has eased the pressure on coach Nathan Buckley.

Footy gods smiled on Magpies, says Buckley

Andrew Stafford
21 mins ago

Collingwood's Daniel Wells is chaired the field after his 250th match, which turned out to be a nail-biting 15-point ...

Magpies win a boost for Buckley

Andrew Stafford
1 hr ago

Patrick Dangerfield is congratulated by teammates after kicking a goal against Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday

Scott says Dangerfield is near legend territory

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Former AFL officials Simon Lethlean and Richard Simkiss, who quit over inappropriate relationships with younger women, ...

Lethlean, Simkiss may get second chance in AFL

Jon Pierik

Patrick Dangerfield attempts to mark over the top of Hawthorn's 300-gamer Luke Hodge at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.

Dangerfield shines as Hawks fall short

Daniel Cherny

Port's Robbie Gray and North's Daniel Nielson tussle for the ball at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon.

Struggling Roos hammered by Port Adelaide

Ashley Porter

Tom Boyd marks the ball at training on Saturday.

Boyd a 'fair way off' from returning

Jon Pierik

Kim

A terrifying glimpse into what war with North Korea would look like

David Wroe

Hey, Scott Ludlam, the constitution is a thing. It's funny like that

COMMENT
Tony Wright

States strike out on their own to build a clean energy target

Peter Martin

Greens senator Scott Ludlam: "I have no wish to draw out the uncertainty or create a lengthy legal dispute, particularly ...

Decade-long bungle forces Greens senator to resign from Parliament

Bevan Shields

Australian National University Chancellor Gareth Evans.

'We might wake up and find the peasants are revolting'

Eryk Bagshaw

Facebook says it couldn't access encrypted messages even if the Turnbull government forced it to.

'It can't happen': Facebook rebuffs Turnbull on encryption

Matthew Knott

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says his job is "fascinating but challenging".

The minister who could make or break the government

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia in May.

Palestinian leaders' high-risk fight over Gaza

Then Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, left, with Australian senator Nick Xenophon in Jakarta.

Malaysia's jailed Anwar Ibrahim named leader of opposition

Lindsay Murdoch

A woman with her face painted with Spanish words "Freedom, peace, don't forget" attends a vigil to honour the more than ...

UN urges Venezuela to allow dissent as 52,000 request asylum

46 mins ago

Alexandre Cazes was found dead in his prison cell in Bangkok.

AlphaBay suspected co-founder found dead in Thai jail

Lindsay Murdoch

Illustration: Joe Benke

The greatest carbon price of them all - death

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Yassmin Abdel-Magied left Australia after being hounded in the media and on social media for her comments on Australia Day.

Australia roasts another woman on the spit of public life

COMMENT
Julia Baird

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg has sought to recover some order and rationality to the energy ...

Australia in search of a match to fire-up energy policy

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

With three months until ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft leaves, the government will have a lot riding on picking the right ...

Lot riding on government's pick to succeed Medcraft

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

A return to world trade's glory days appears unlikely

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Apprentice spray painter Salvatore Acconcio (left) faces the threat of deportation because of changes to a government ...

'Dreams are broken': Salvatore may be deported in an instant

Anna Patty

Comparing internet plans can be complicated.

Do you want fibre with that? NBN's apartment upsell

Lucy Battersby

Aussie dollar surges to two-year high

Timothy Moore

The Australian company at the heart of London's housing debate

Latika Bourke

Real estate high-flyers face bullying claim

Sarah Danckert

New boutique hotel for Inglis' $140 million complex

Carolyn Cummins

Coat, denim and a decent sweater are your three anchors for a stylish weekend.

The trick to packing the perfect bag for a winter weekend getaway

Men's Style

Honda state that their $420k supercar was never about the sales figures, but showcasing innovation.

Honda's 'must-have supercar' attracted just a single customer

Cars

J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy, has become the US' go-to white, rural translator.

What we can learn from the Trump-voting 'hillbillies'

COMMENT
Catherine Robson

"It's not believable that someone on the age pension who owns their home would never suffer financial stress."

Super industry defends 'comfortable' retirement

Martin Fahy

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell would like to see Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate consider bulk deals for the ...

Ombudsman takes on Australia Post over small business rates

Cara Waters

Certain behaviour can compel you to dive for unhealthy food.

How your job makes you eat your feelings

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Hodge gives Smith chance to win thriller

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Honolulu apartment tower in flames

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London acid attacks carried out by two people

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The most awkward handshake yet?

Cold start to the day in Melbourne with temperatures dropping below zero in outer suburbs.

Fairfax photos of the week - July 13, 2017

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Australian actor, musician, potter and Aboriginal elder Jack Charles.

Jack Charles 'pulling back' from acting after extraordinary career

Kylie Northover

Better Call Saul

Another spin-off? Breaking Bad creator tells who's next in line

Karl Quinn

Sigourney Weaver goes face to face with the latest alien creature

Alien-slayer Ripley will return 'to finish what she started': Weaver

Darryn King

Naomi Klein says the Clintons helped pave the way for Donald Trump by "blurring ethical lines" when they allowed the ...

Why mega-selling authors are turning away from big publishers

Jane Sullivan

To the Bone tells the story of a young woman's recovery from anorexia nervosa.

Eating disorder support service slams Netflix over To the Bone

Broede Carmody

The Walking Dead has halted production following an on-set injury.

The Walking Dead halts production after on-set injury

Rob Moran

Endangered African leopard, Panthera pardus pardus, at the Houston Zoo.

Stare into the eyes of the animals we are killing off

Andrew Purcell

In 2015, Pandora boasted about 80 million active users, almost all in the US.

Music streaming service Pandora is exiting Australia

Broede Carmody

Archibalds: winning subjects by industry

What makes a winner? An illustrated guide to the Archibald Prize

Simon Letch

Ansel Elgort, right, and Jamie Foxx in a scene from Baby Driver.

Baby Driver screams 'put down your phone' to iGeneration

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Dylan Gelula, left, and Brianna Hildebrand give generous, brave and open performances.

First Girl I Loved is a fresh take on the high stakes of youth

Review
Paul Byrnes

Roxy Jacenko and Oliver Curtis are getting married ... again.

Oliver Curtis and Roxy Jacenko are getting married ... again?

Amy Croffey
24 mins ago

Young people are drinking less than the previous generation.

Put down the booze: The new wave of sober socialising

Dani Wright

Exercise has a positive cascade effect into other areas of our lives.

How exercise leads to a 'cascade of positive experiences'

Sarah Berry

The Wiggles Christmas Show is back for 2017, with tickets on sale this Friday 7 July.

I love the Wiggles, except for this one thing

Polly Dunning

Beyonce has introduced her twins to the world.

Beyonce introduces her twins via (another) elaborate Insta post

Jenna Clarke

Miranda Kerr is the dimple queen.

So apparently fake dimples are a hot new beauty trend

Stephanie Darling

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Queen wears Australia bling for PM's visit

Andrew Hornery

Turia Pitt shared the touching moment with her 181,000 Instagram followers.

'Some things cross boundaries' - Turia Pitt shares first bump photo

Nicole Economos

Ricky and Pinky yum cha

Ricky & Pinky introduces yum cha

An employee delivers cases of Coca-Cola in Miami Beach, Florida.

Why two pastors are suing Coca-Cola: 'We lose more people to sweets than to the streets'

Picking a wine: Knowing your price range is a good place to start.

Eight dos and don'ts of ordering wine in a restaurant

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The strange places mums are bingeing on their favourite TV shows

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Why second-born sons are the naughtiest

The 13-year-old suffered a fatal allergic reaction.

Teen arrested over death of classmate from allergic reaction

Monte Fitz Roy ... celebrate the end of the world at the end of the Earth.

Apocalypse now: The best places to be when the world ends

Ben Groundwater

A woman repacking her luggage before check in at the airport, complaining to an airline check in attendant.

Traveller letters: How could Qantas just lose one of its passengers?

People dressed in period costume for the Jane Austen Festival in Bath.

Airbrushed or resting bitch face, Jane Austen's still everywhere

Keith Austin

Instances of sexism and harassment of women in Silicon Valley do not appear to be isolated incidents.

Why there hasn't been a female Mark Zuckerberg

Donald Trump Jr is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on his Fox News Channel television program on Tuesday, July 11

Trump scandal shows time is up for email

COMMENT

Apple and many other companies and individuals oppose government decryption of any data.

Can government decrypt criminal messages without a back door?

Stadium Events

Old video game sells for $55,093 on eBay

Kotaku

This enhanced-colour image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot was created by citizen scientist Jason Major using data from the ...

Best look yet at Jupiter's Great Red storm

2017 Porsche 911 GTS

Luxury cars sales double in a decade

David McCowen

Drive's Hyundai Tucson long-term test car.

Long-term review: Hyundai Tucson

Andrew Maclean

2018 Jaguar E-Pace.

Jaguar's cheapest SUV revealed

Jonathan Hawley

Audi is set to offer performance parts on its R8 and TT coupes.

Audi to offer performance parts

Drive Staff

2018 Hyundai i30N.

Revealed: Hyundai's i30 N hot hatch

Andrew Maclean

Aston Martin Valkyrie.

F1 for the road: Inside Aston Martin's Valkyrie

David McCowen

The popular Australian driver with fans.

Ricciardo keeps options open but Red Bull his preferred team

Mark Fogarty
1 hr ago

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland entered discussions this week.

Pitch battle: No resolution in sight in cricket's pay war

Jon Pierik

Doping medals: Sun Yang is just one of 25 athletes with doping history to have won medals in Rio.

Swimming world watches as Horton, Sun renew rivalry

Phil Lutton

Roger Federer: Can he win another Wimbledon title?

Federer and Cilic set for Wimbledon showdown

Darren Walton

Top No.8: Amanaki Mafi has been a standout for the Rebels this year.

Rebels must come back fitter, sharper in 2018

Roy Ward

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