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Khaled Khayat was arrested in Surry Hills over the terror bomb plot.

'Plane bomb plot' accused have links to aviation industry

The People's Liberation Army parade at the Zhurihe military training base in China's Inner Mongolia region to mark the ...

China's massive military display hours after Trump tweets

A dejected Adam Treloar after Collingwood's draw with Adelaide.

It's time to ban the draw and here's how the AFL can do it

COMMENT
Chris Judd

Hayley New has had a 12-pack of soap thrown at her head while working in retail.

A 12-pack of soap aimed at my head... just another day at work

COMMENT

Paddy Dangerfield may be ineligible for the Brownlow Medal, but the MRP decision was wrong, Greg Baum writes.

Red for Danger, but it should be green

COMMENT
Greg Baum

Russian President Vladimir Putin

New sanctions are a 'landmark moment' set to unleash Putin on US

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Labor faces attack on two fronts over 'rich getting richer'

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Cricket pay war nearing end after marathon talks, say players

Turnbull says MPs have right to cross floor on same-sex marriage

Billionaire family sells $680m stake in shopping mall

Sharp drop in sales of new homes as prices fall across Australia

Colleagues, friends: Les Murray and Craig Foster worked together at SBS and were synonymous with the broadcaster's ...

Rest well, old friend: Though I write through tears, this must be said

Craig Foster

Mother of dragon that didn't go very well, now did it? Daenerys' frosty greeting to Jon Snow.

What (finally) happened on last night's Game of Thrones

SPOILERS

Reunion Island: A record-breaking speck in the Indian Ocean.

The amazing, record-breaking island few Aussies have heard of

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Doctor in labour steps in to deliver another woman’s baby

This Time Next Year: Karl Stefanovic

Karl Stefanovic's new show is Oprah in the TARDIS

COMMENT

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China holds massive military parade

Tesla boss Elon Musk

What Musk, Branson and 8 other leaders ask job seekers

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The most popular name for Australian cats and dogs

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci

Days after giving birth, Anthony Scaramucci's wife wants a divorce

Forest bathing

Why you need to try 'forest bathing'

The damage to Ms Slater's teeth.

'Losing control': Cyclists targeted by bike path oil slick vandal

Numan Haider's death was not preventable: coroner

Search for missing Japanese kayaker 'a recovery operation'

The massive "luffing" crane erected above St James Lane that will build the 57-storey tower on the tiny site.

Melbourne set to get one of world's thinnest towers

Hume City Council has laid a coarse aggregate spray seal on bitumen to deter hoons.

Road to nowhere: Hoon drivers targeted by spray on bitumen

Hailie Sommerhalder setting up for the Really Really Free Market.

'Money doesn't work here': Melbourne's totally free market

From left: Bowlers Terry Foster and Janine Hall,
both 82, and Wyn Hewitt, 72. in a still from the video.

Lawn bowlers turn to Beyonce to save beloved suburban club

Jason Cook, who works at building sites in the CBD pays a lot of money in tolls to commute every day with his truck in ...

'Just sitting there': Jason's $120 toll road nightmare

NSW

Author Melissa Pouliot, left, with her cousin Ursula Barwick, who went missing in 1987, aged 17.

Novel in honour of missing cousin helped find her

ACT

Quanne Diec'ss parents, Ann and Sam, pictured after their daughter went missing.

Fresh lead in search for missing schoolgirl Quanne

NSW

Then-Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale (left) presents Steve Potts with an award for diligence.

'I felt like a pimp': new allegations against ex-mayor

EXCLUSIVE

Matt Leeke says the design came from his children's imaginations.

I live in an Aussie castle: Why Matt ignored housing trends

Photo: Houzz

How to heat your home without running up the power bill

Exposed to the elements on Phillip Island, the house is "still" inside.

Sorry Rome, this Victorian house was (pretty much) built in a day

The property at the centre of the dispute in Canberra Road, Toorak.

Ex-Liberal donor sues real estate agency over Toorak house sale

It’s time to debunk the myth of zero housing costs in retirement if we want to understand why retirees resist downsizing.

Downsizing traps awaits retirees - five reasons to be wary

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The women's market in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

My Weak One: Afghan women ask 'where is my name?'

Mujib Mashal

Patricia Piccinini's sculpture Graham (foreground) and old master paintings at the Castlemaine Art Museum, which will ...

Shock and anger at closure of Castlemaine gallery

Carolyn Webb

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 30: Players react as the game ends in a draw during the 2017 AFL round 19 match between the ...

Ban the draw: Why footy needs overtime and a shootout

COMMENT
Chris Judd

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A worker carries a basket of coal on his head at a coal wholesale market in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, May 12, 2016. ...

Adani loan high risk for taxpayers, independent study finds

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Turnbull says MPs have right to cross floor on same-sex marriage

Matthew Knott

Trust problem: Bill Shorten takes a risk by going early

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

VCAT has refused the release of school children data to British American Tobacco.

Labor tobacco donations referred to anti-corruption body

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Senator Malcolm Roberts in the Senate Parliament House Canberra on Monday 21 November 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

Crossbench will refer 'thankful' One Nation senator to High Court

17/10/1973 - Sir Paul Hasluck, the Queen and Mr Gough Whitlam at Canberra Airport this afternoon.

Court urged to release 'Palace letters' on what Queen really knew

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announces Labor's crackdown on trusts.

Labor's trust tax to hit 200,000 small businesses: Shorten

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the parade.

How China's 'historic' show of strength was nearly Trumped

Kirsty Needham

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Moscow, Washington take down guard rails in bilateral relationship

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

A protester holds a placard to protest the extension of martial law on Mindanao island in southern Philippines.

Philippine police kill town mayor in drug war

Lindsay Murdoch

Girls from Afghanistan who travelled to the United States for an international robotics competition earlier this year.

My Weak One: Afghan women ask 'where is my name?'

Dyson drawing; re Trump's irresponsibility, paranoia, Age Opinion 1 August 2017

Trump is increasingly irrelevant, unpredictable and cruel

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Illustration: Dionne Gain

Sorry Boris, but we don't need Little Britain anymore

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Hayley New has had a 12-pack of soap thrown at her head while working in retail.

A 12-pack of soap aimed at my head... just another day at work

COMMENT
Hayley New

More than 700 NAB retail branch managers, assistant branch managers, and sales team leaders in consumer call centres ...

NAB revamps pay incentives for more than 700 retail staff

Nassim Khadem

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

Is this former BHP boss returning to the ASX via Jupiter?

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

NBN chief executive has blamed intense industry competition for poor service levels.

NBN boss uploads attack on 'over competitive' telco market

Lucy Battersby

Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell says such enterprises need somewhere to go if they feel aggrieved by their ...

The missing link in CEC's collapse is access to justice

COMMENT
Kate Carnell

Disruption at top of Cochlear will not shift strategy - chairman

Mathew Dunckley

BHP's 5-month high leads ASX gains

Jessica Sier

Gold explorers set for solid earnings

Jessica Sier

Besen family sells $680m stake in one of Australia's largest malls

Simon Johanson

The new Model 3 will come in two options.

Tesla's Model 3 is the electric car we've all been waiting for

Cars

There's something wrong when 'be a man' simply means a list of things you can't be.

Three little words we should never say to our sons

Life on Mars

Research suggests women retire with half the superannuation of men, and are also less engaged with their super.

Claims super is 'biased' against women are nonsense

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

Most single parents are women.

Flying solo: how single parents can improve their finances

John Collett

Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell says such enterprises need somewhere to go if they feel aggrieved by their ...

The missing link in CEC's collapse is access to justice

COMMENT
Kate Carnell

There's a limit for depreciation purposes on the cost of cars.

The two tax limits on the value of cars

COMMENT
Max Newnham

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The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture

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Four men questioned over alleged terror plot

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Nick Riewoldt announces retirement

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Scant protection for Cassie Sainsbury

Matt Golding

Best of Fairfax cartoons July 31

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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This Time Next Year: Karl Stefanovic

Karl Stefanovic's new show is Oprah in the TARDIS

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

Mother of dragon that didn't go very well, now did it? Daenerys' frosty greeting to Jon Snow.

Game of Thrones' 'Ice and Fire' finally brought together

SPOILERS
Karl Quinn

French actress Jeanne Moreau has died aged 89; she is pictured here in 2008.

French actress Jeanne Moreau dies

Romper Stomper cast, including Russell Crowe.

Nazi skins to run riot again in Romper Stomper sequel

Karl Quinn

Angelina Jolie slams 'false, upsetting' audition claims

Broede Carmody

Stephen Colbert takes on Trump.

Late night TV writers are 'bored' by Trump

Rob Moran

Please make it stop: Daryl (Norman Reedus) is tortured like never before by Dwight (Austin Amelio).

Walking Dead stars to tour Australia for zombie fest

Rob Moran

'Smiling Assassin' Luke, centre, quickly throws Australian Survivor into a tail spin.

Liars never prosper: unless it's a new season of Survivor

Melinda Houston

Taylor Mac: ''Every single thing I’d do would make people start sobbing, or screaming, or cheering like they’d never ...

Will Taylor Mac's 240-year song cycle change your life?

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Andrew Purcell

Merciless Gods

Little Ones Theatre breaks new ground with Tsiolkas adaptation

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Jonsi Birgisson of Sigur Ros sawing up a storm.

From Iceland with love: an astounding night with Sigur Ros

REVIEW
Michael Dwyer

Gwyneth Paltrow's goop has come under fire from medical professionals.

'Load of garbage' - Doctor slams Gwyn's Goop-y claims

Katherine Rosman

Now is the time for an open dialogue, not for burying our heads in the sand.

'We need to accept that family violence affects every community'

COMMENT
Catherine Yeomans

Queen Mathilde of Belgium and the Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, ahead of ...

Kate Middleton's outfit repeats are making her a better dresser

Nicole Economos

Considering the steps towards wellness is important for recovery.

This attitude is a 'cornerstone' in recovering from trauma

Sarah Berry

Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981.

Diana: 'Charles was all over me like a bad rash'

Tony Jones

Madeleine Ryan has completely changed her attitude toward dating.

Dating with autism is like playing charades with a blindfold

Madeleine Ryan

A tipping point clearly has been reached with The Bachelor.

There's actually no excuse for watching The Bachelor 'ironically'

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Singer Rihanna poses for photographers on arrival at the premiere of the film 'Valerian', in London, Monday, July 24, ...

Rihanna has no time for body shamers

A vegetarian take on tikka masala.

Meat-free Monday: Swap chicken for chickpeas in vegie tikka masala

Keep elbows away until everyone has finished their meals and all plates have been removed.

How good are your table manners? A guide to the dos and don'ts

Lamb and harissa pizza.

Weekly meal planner: No-fuss spicy Middle Eastern lamb pizza

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Why aren't we talking about this dangerous type of bullying?

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7 reasons why the dab is a fad I can embrace

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Doctor takes break from giving birth to deliver another woman's baby

British Airways A380 Club World.

Flight test: Awkward face to face seating in this A380 business class

Andrea Black

Reunion Island: A record-breaking speck in the Indian Ocean.

The amazing, record-breaking island few Aussies have heard of

Craig Platt

Nasa's Low Boom Flight Demonstration Quiet Supersonic Transport (QueSST) X-plane design.

No boom: NASA plans new 'quiet' supersonic plane

Chris Leadbeater

The latest version of the Surface Pro.

How Microsoft became the surprise innovator

COMMENT

While there's a mobile in almost every pocket, Australians are hanging onto their landlines.

When will Aussies retire their home phone?

COMMENT

Baby gorillas in the forest in the Congo.

Artificial intelligence can help fight deforestation in Congo

Shuffle

Apple iPod Shuffle review (RIP)

Gizmodo

Splatoon 2

Review: Fun, fish and fashion in Splatoon 2

2018 Range Rover Velar

New Range Rover Velar reviewed

David McCowen

2017 BMW M140i.

BMW slashes price of M140i

Dom Tripolone

The Ram 1500 Rebel looks set to arrive in Australia in 2018.

Ram Rebel coming to Australia

Stephen Ottley

2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid

Hybrid Porsche 911, Boxster and Caymans are coming

Stephen Corby

Volkswagen is adding a more affordable version of the V6 Amarok to its local lineup.

Cheaper VW Amarok V6 revealed

Dom Tripolone

Porsche won't defend its Le Mans 24-hour title in favour of joining Formula E in 2019.

Porsche joins Formula E

Stephen Ottley

Dangerfield said he thought Kreuzer still had the ball.

Cats officials debate challenging Dangerfield ban

UPDATED
Sam McClure

Nick Riewoldt at the announcement of his retirement, with his wife Catherine and his sons Will and James.

Riewoldt at peace with missing piece of puzzle

Daniel Cherny

Nick Riewoldt has been a force for St Kilda.

Saint Nick hangs up his halo

Greg Baum

Paddy Dangerfield may be ineligible for the Brownlow Medal, but the MRP decision was wrong, Greg Baum writes.

Red for Danger, but it should be green

COMMENT
Greg Baum

A dejected Adam Treloar after Collingwood's draw with Adelaide.

Ban the draw: Why footy needs overtime and a shootout

COMMENT
Chris Judd

Tony Lockett, a St Kilda legend, says Nick Riewoldt is in the top five players the Saints have ever had.

Lockett: Riewoldt in top five Saints

Daniel Cherny

Hamstrung: Jeremy Cameron has re-injured his right hamstring on his return to football and will miss at least three more ...

Star Giant to miss finals lead-up after re-injuring hamstring

James Buckley

Nic Naitanui hasn't ruled out making a return to AFL in 2017.

AFL grand final lure motivates West Coast's Nic Naitanui

Drawn out: Australian Cricketers' Association chief Alistair Nicholson expressed concern to players over how long ...

Cricket pay war all but over, say players

Andrew Wu

Colleagues, friends: Les Murray and Craig Foster worked together at SBS and were synonymous with the broadcaster's ...

Les Murray: a trusted mate and tireless fighter for soccer

Craig Foster

Australia's Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon, Taylor McKeown and Emily Seebohm from left, show off their bronze medals for ...

Australian swimming is not in the doldrums ... yet

ANALYSIS
Phil Lutton

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia talks to journalist at the paddock during a Formula One pre-season testing ...

Ricciardo hits out at 'sore loser' Verstappen

The Melbourne Stars' Jess Cameron, who also plays for Collingwood in the AFLW.

Cross-code stars expected to put WBBL before AFLW

Jon Pierik

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