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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has failed to impress voters in marginal seats in Sydney and Melbourne.

Voters savage Turnbull as do-nothing PM

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher
1 hr ago

A Perth doctor has been fined $10,000 for engaging in unprofessional conduct.

Six doctors overlooked Christine's problem in days before her death

1 hr ago

Josh Hewitt has been caught taking naked photos of his female clients and sharing them among a secret group of male ...

'She needs a man': Masseur's secret Instagram habit

The collapsed crane left as many as 500 people unable to return home on Sunday.

Monday morning crush averted as culprit crane secured

The Murray Darling Basin Plan is supposed to return 2750 billion litres back to the environment to restore the region's ...

'Public needs to understand': Shonky licences go unexplained

Khaled Merhi is released from police custody.

Final man being held over terror plot walks away with one charge

Five-year-olds' sexual behaviours worrying teachers

Alexandra Smith

'When I asked for sex, I was said to be a bitch': Women kept in the dark

How to play the long game and profit from five mega-trends

Republican hopefuls line up to succeed Donald Trump

Point Piper millionaire wins two-year court battle over $1500 fine

Carlatina Urquhart believes young people in care should not be forced to leave home at 18.

A tap on the shoulder and out the door: Carlatina blindsided by new beginning

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No regrets for Survivor's Tarzan, despite dysentery diagnosis

Australian batsman David Warner.

David Warner airs one regret over cricket pay dispute

Still in shock: Sam Kanizay's wounds were seeping blood at Dandenong Hospital on Sunday, 18 hours after he emerged from ...

Like a horror movie: Beach dip takes mysterious, gruesome turn

Indigenous musician Dr G Yunupingu died last month of kidney disease.

Death of Indigenous musician Dr G Yunupingu 'was preventable'

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Penrith move to eighth in NRL thriller

Modern sex dolls have evolved into robots with a silicon skin.

The rise of the sex robots is real - and we should be worried

Usain Bolt in London.

American denies Bolt gold in 100m - then bows to him

Surfing champion Mick Fanning is the ambassador of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz Vans X-Class ute and, for the first time, ...

Mick Fanning is 'toying with the idea of retirement'

Dermaplaning

Forget face masks, women are now shaving their faces

Anthony Sahade has won his latest court battle - over a dog wash.

Crystal Car Wash boss in a lather over council fine

'Better than video games': MP wants shooting age lowered

Andrew Taylor

Knife-wielding man hospitalised after being Tasered, shot by police

Sydney 6Aug17: Tent city in front of the Reserve Bank of Australia HQ in Martin Place may be demolished. Photo Michele Mossop

Berejiklian's threat to Clover Moore over 'tent city'

Samantha Madigan gets into her car.

The Jaguar, the charity and the mysterious contracts

EXCLUSIVE
Patrick Begley

Intersecting Pokestops (left) have all been removed in the game's latest update.

The science teacher who let Pokemon Go in the classroom

A mural of a native finch painted by Thomas Jackson.

The Sydney council fighting graffiti with art

The next of kin of the three missing US Marines aboard the downed MV-22 Osprey heli-plane, have been told the search and ...

US military crash: Search now a 'recovery' operation

Toby Crockford

A "push-truck" at Canberra Airport with a cracked windscreen.

Workers point to security flaws at two Australian airports

Mario Christodoulou

A copy of the letter from Centrelink.

Centrelink accused of 'intimidating' clients with AFP letters

La Trobe Valley's Loy Yang coal-fired power station is among the country's biggest polluters.

'Disgrace': Australia's emissions jump the most in nine years

Could a landlord bond be a win-win?

There's one obvious thing missing from the rental equation

Comment

The Block bathroom reveal

The Block: Bathroom week sees some couples sink in the deep end

RECAP

The billionaire has had the boat completely refurbished, with a fresh white paint job.

Richard Branson renting out his unique London houseboat

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The Gentry in Alexandria will feature 37 townhouses within a heritage-listed warehouse conversion.

The third housing type that everyone's talking about

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The disappointment of missing out on a property you love at an auction can be excruciating.

Auction bidding tactics that won't blow the budget

John Farrow poses with his six-year-old son Michael, during location filming of <i>California</i> in 1946.

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John Farrow poses with his six-year-old son Michael, during location filming of <i>California</i> in 1946.

Documentary reveals the life of filmmaker John Farrow

Garry Maddox

Woody said, 'Just dress like you do,' it was the gift of all time.

'I've played around with all different kinds of men'

Kate Finnigan

Sunset from Ubirr overlooking the Nardab floodplain in Kakadu National Park.

The holiday every Australian child must go on

Sally Webb

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has failed to impress voters in marginal seats in Sydney and Melbourne.

'If he just had guts': focus groups savage PM as a do-nothing leader

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher
1 hr ago

Turnbull and Shorten have reason to fear this stunning discontent

Tony Wright
1 hr ago

Liberal MPs pushing for gay marriage have voters on their side

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Australian politicians appear to have lost the interest and trust of voters.

Major parties doing nothing to prevent populist anger infiltrating Australia

ANALYSIS
Peter Hartcher

A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surface.

Government could end HIV in Australia with just $32m

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

A concerted effort is being made to move all jurisdictions to online settlement in the next two years.

'It used to be a dream, a million dollars. Now it's nothing'

Peter Hartcher

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 22: Draped in the rainbow flag and enjoying the atmosphere at the Mardi Gras fair day on ...

Liberals pin gay marriage hopes on religious protections

Adam Gartrell

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says his country is experiencing a drug crisis.

Facing 'narcotics emergency', Indonesia ramps up war on drugs

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

In this photo taken on Friday, July 20, 2012, Chinese fishing boats sail in the lagoon of Meiji reef off the island ...

ASEAN block wavers in support of Vietnam over SCS

Lindsay Murdoch

It's another "false story", says World Intellectual Property Organisation head Francis Gurry.

The curious case of Francis Gurry

Paul McGeough

The stars of the European Union (EU) sit on banners flying outside the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters stands ...

Brexit fee: UK could pay up to €40 billion to leave EU

UK prime minister Theresa May.

Snap out of the Punch and Judy mindset

COMMENT
Imre Salusinszky

Illustration: Dyson

As Prince Philip waves goodbye, perhaps it's time for Queen Elizabeth, too

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Roughly half of us haven't switched electricity suppliers in the past five years, and a good many have never switched.

When it comes to electricity, the joke's on us

COMMENT
Peter Martin

CBA said it took more than two years to detect a system error that stopped it reporting large transactions.

'Mistakes can be made' - CBA blames scandal on code error

Clancy Yeates
54 mins ago

CBA chief executive Ian Narev says the Austrac action against the bank shows a regulator being strong.

Pressure for royal commission rises on CBA laundering scandal

Clancy Yeates

Amazon is hiring.

Amazon's Australian invasion: separating hype from reality

John McDuling

Smart meters offer opportunities for better informed decisions.

'Find a way' - Origin boss in plea to Canberra on energy

Mathew Dunckley

Online poker giants exit Australia as tougher laws loom

Nick Toscano

Higher employment our payoff for avoiding recession

Ross Gittins

Luxury homes high on the list for expat investors

Carolyn Cummins

Our IT systems aren't bound by commercial standards, says ATO

Nassim Khadem

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If you run a home office or a Google HQ-inspired company, you can’t go wrong with a ...

23 mind-blowing new gadgets to get excited about

Technology

The rare (and very expensive) Yamazaki 25 yr old and Hibiki 30 yr old.

Why are we so obsessed with Japanese whisky?

Smart Sipping

Young people shouldn't put money into super if they want to access it before their 60s. Illustration: Simon Letch

Find super boring? Follow this checklist, then relax

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Investor John Baillie attended an investor day where he could ask questions before deciding on a fund.

Five megatrends catching the eye of investors

John Collett

Kimberley Turner founded Aerosafe Risk Management when she was 18.

Risky business: from Black Hawk down to rising star

Cara Waters

Pat Mackle has found a buyer for Avant Card.

Postcard queen Pat Mackle finds buyers for Avant Card

Nina Hendy

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Manly's second-half comeback against Roosters

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Snowy treat for NSW ski resorts

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Crusaders beat Lions to break super title drought

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Crane crashes onto Wolli Creek penthouse

Illustration: Matt Golding

Best of Fairfax cartoons Aug 7

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

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - 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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Mark H, or Tarzan as he is known, got dysentery soon after being evicted from Australian Survivor.

Tarzan got dysentery after being evicted from Survivor

Aja Styles

Members of the Yolngu clans dance during the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land.

Death of indigenous musician Yunupingu was 'preventable'

1 hr ago

This year's Bachelorette Sophie Monk and Bachelor Matty Johnson.

Matty J and Sophie Monk get downgraded Bachelor mansion

Amy Croffey

Richard Roxburgh reprises the role he has played before.

The verdict: Blue Murder: Killer Cop continues to captivate

Bridget McManus

Rob Farnham, who is about to launch his debut album with his band Rival Fire.

Farnham's eldest son spreads his wings with debut album

Nathanael Cooper

Idris Elba's Gunslinger (left) and Matthew McConaughey's Man in Black clash in <i>The Dark Tower</i>.

Elba, McConaughey do battle over King's Dark Tower

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Debra Lawrance is returning to television to put her culinary skills to the test in <i>Hell's Kitchen Australia</I>.

From Please Like Me to Hell's Kitchen: Debra Lawrance reflects

Broede Carmody

Vanity Fair stands by Angelina Jolie audition story

Jenna Clarke

Ellen Kirkwood's music turned out to be as loftily ambitious as her subject matter.

Big questions provoke dramatic musical response

John Shand
21 mins ago

The mature blackbutt tree has been suspended horizontally 10 metres off the ground of a CBD laneway.

Is it a bird? A plane?No, it's a tree flying over a city street

Linda Morris

Chryssy Tintner with dancers rehearsing for a performance of <I>The Seven Deadly Sins</I>.

Giving a voice to the silenced and persecuted

Peter Munro

That meme about relationships being a series of emails apologising for not replying was very relevant.

The six biggest lies we tell in emails, decoded

Natalie Reilly

Woody said, 'Just dress like you do,' it was the gift of all time.

Diane Keaton: Why I decided to adopt in my 50s

Kate Finnigan

Jo Stanley.

I'm going to be more selfish, for my daughter's sake

Jo Stanley

Nuts for breakfast are crucial for a good night's sleep, according to a sleep therapist.

Almonds for breakfast crucial for restful sleep, expert finds

Erin Molan with her fiance, Sean Ogilvy.

Erin Molan's wedding 'won't be a big, grand do'

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Surfing champion Mick Fanning is the ambassador of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz Vans X-Class ute and, for the first time, ...

Mick Fanning is finally starting to 'let go'

Jenna Clarke

There is a freedom to travelling solo that I now find totally invigorating.

How I finally embraced solo travelling

Mandy Appleyard

Kate Sylvester âColetteâ dungarees, $499. Louis Vuitton âIdol V Crewâ necklace, $1240, âEssential Vâ cuff, ...

Ajak Deng: Fashion is obsessed with Instagram fame

Jane Rocca

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New AMA guidelines: Bottle-feeding mums need support too

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Woman finds dead fish in car, parents everywhere relate

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The reason mummy wine memes are no laughing matter

Carefully planned: Masjid Putra, or Pink Mosque, in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur.

Inside south-east Asia's 'abandoned sci-fi city'

Brian Johnston

New York City emits a golden glow - unless you are at street level where some cleaning could be done.

Traveller letters: New York's appalling dirty secret

The traditional ancestral houses of the Torajan people, Tana Toraja Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Eleven ancient cultures we can all learn from today

Ute Junker

Chicken cotoletta, peas, broccolini and lemon parmesan cream.

Digging up treasure at Parramatta's Husk & Vine

Comfort food: Pappardelle with duck ragout and porcini mushrooms.

Tipo 00's pappardelle with duck ragout

Add Le Baratin to your list of must-try bistros.

Where to eat in Paris right now

Incognito Mode does not make you anonymous.

'Incognito Mode' not as private as you think

British IT expert Marcus Hutchins has been detained.

'Hero' who stopped Wannacry arrested

South Korean television networks like MBC have embraced Ultra HD broadcasting, while Australia focuses on standard-def ...

Our troubled NBN may give Ultra HD Blu-ray players a foothold

COMMENT

OnePlus

OnePlus is officially coming to Australia

Kotaku

Sony X93E

Review: Sony TV proves LCD has a place in 2017

Icy roads can be danger during winter, but many modern cars feature slippery road warnings.

Five best winter car comforts

Alessandra Melville

Mercedes-Benz is developing its first AMG-only Australian dealership in Sydney.

Australia's first AMG-only dealer set to open

Stephen Ottley

2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake.

Jag's sub-$100k SUV alternative

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter dual-cab 4x4.

Short Haul: Mercedes' mega ute

Mark Short

We took the Volkswagen Amarok on a hell of a road trip.

The ultimate Amarok road test

Andrew Maclean

Tesla's Model X is available with a leather-free interior.

Six of the best cruelty-free cars

Alessandra Melville

Too young: Peni and Lisa Fotuaika, parents of NRL player Mosese, pictured at the Brisbane cemetery where he was buried.

Wests Tigers focused on mental health after death of Fotuaika

Roy Masters

On the money: Nathan Cleary.

Penrith move to eighth in NRL thriller

Michael Chammas

United States' Justin Gatlin, left, bows to Usain Bolt as he celebrates his win in the Men's 100m final.

American denies Bolt golden end to solo career - then bows to him

Michael Gleeson
52 mins ago

Back on: After conceding 92 points over the past fortnight, the Sea Eagles bounced back over the second-placed Roosters ...

Roosters 'weak' in blowing lead to Manly

Chris Barrett

Helping hand: President of Australian Women's Rugby Josephine Sukkar with Wallaroos Sharni Williams and Shannon Parry.

Wallaroos can win WC with proper investment: women's rugby boss

Tom Decent

Australian batsman David Warner.

Warner regrets how pay dispute played out

Daniel Cherny

Big decisions: The former Waratahs tighthead is now a Super Rugby champion with the Crusaders but big decisions lie ...

Australian prop Alaalatoa shows All Black potential in final

Paul Cully

There's life in the Rebels yet: The sale of the franchise licence has given the club hope.

Rebels believe they are safe from the chop as VRU buys their licence

Tom Decent

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Ross suffers broken back after hit from behind against Warriors

Robert Dillon

Making progress: NRL boss Todd Greenberg.

Dissenting clubs could veto salary cap deal in new twist to pay war

SIN BIN
Adrian Proszenko

Top of the table: Ricky Stuart's Raiders topped the spending list in 2016.

Coaches in firing line as NRL looks to curb spending

Roy Masters

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