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Salim Mehajer.

'On edge': Mehajer's wife granted AVO after getting 400 emails

Police are searching for a 2010 Mitsubishi Challenger after a baby girl was abducted.

Police search for trio after baby girl abducted

1 hr ago

About 45 per cent of schools in Sydney's south-west were found to be inefficient.

'Whole lives are being destroyed' by Sydney schools happy to coast

Under pressure: Football Federation Australia chief David Gallop and chairman Steven Lowy.

FFA's worst fears could be realised after FIFA meeting

Dominic Bossi

"We trust the Australian people": Acting Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann.

'Trust the people': Libs admit laws to stop nasty campaign will not apply

1 hr ago

Rodney and Lyndi Adler at a function in Sydney in May.

Adler office raided as part of Ibrahim drug investigation

Kate McClymont

'Here in truckloads': Chinese buyers eye elite suburb to grab a bargain

'It was a deliberate act': French soldiers struck by vehicle in Paris

Georgina Mitchell
35 mins ago

Worried Americans fear 'fire and fury' Trump can't handle Kim crisis

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

'Clean, solid and big': Scandal fails to take shine off CBA result

Look at who posts the envelope: Problem withpostal vote

ANALYSIS

Michael and Fadi Ibrahim (pictured left and right with brother John) were arrested in Dubai.

Eye-watering deal hatched at secret Sheraton meeting between four men

1 hr ago

Rumour mill: Bulldogs captain James Graham.

Rumours surrounding Bulldogs have gone around the world

1 hr ago

Sian's reaction when Laura returned with a rose.

What's with The Bachelor? It's getting more UnReal

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Realtors have already been bombarded with calls about the home.

Mehajer lists Lidcombe home for rent - at $2950 a week

A thin metallic wire is lodged in a woman's intestines.

Doctor 'dumbfounded' by item found in stomach after 10 years

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Plane crashes after attempted takeoff from road

Mia Freedman's "tone-deaf" post.

Freedman apologises for 'tone-deaf' social media post

Senator Penny Wong.

'We love our children': Wong's stunning speech on gay marriage

Tourists haggle with tuk tuk driver in Thailand.

How not to look like a tourist: 14 ways you're giving it away

Kyle MacLachlan in the reboot of Twin Peaks.

No second season planned for Twin Peaks revival

Daniel Ibrahim with his father John.

'$2.25 million in a bag': John Ibrahim's son faces court after Sydney raids

UPDATED

EPA refers itself to ICAC over botched illegal waste claim probe

Peter Hannam

'Teflon' John Ibrahim: 'Mr Legit' watches on as raids target family

Kate McClymont

Dubai has been the sanctuary of choice for some Australians fleeing the spotlight.

Crime raids challenge Dubai's status as a 'criminal safe haven'

Rachel Olding

Labor's transport spokeswoman questioned that a tax would be considered for Parramatta residents, but not for those ...

$110 a year for 30 years: Plan to slug residents to fund light rail

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

Scots College is reviewing its procedures for the storage of trial exam papers.

Top private school forced to cancel trial HSC exam after papers stolen

Tristan Carlyle-Watson is one of three men found guilty of the gang rape of a teenage girl

Trio guilty of gang rape of teen filmed on GoPro at Sydney party

NSW EPA took a dim view of the oversight of Forestry Corp.

NSW EPA blasts conflicts of interest in forestry bill

Peter Hannam

Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy.

The timing couldn't be worse for the Victorian Opposition Leader

ANALYSIS

One of the sculptures targeted by vandals at the National Dinosaur Museum.

Dinosaurs 'decapitated with angle grinders' in nation's capital

UPDATED

Henri van Breda arriving at the High Court in Cape Town in April.

DNA found under fingernails of ex-student Henri van Breda

WA

The 87 suburbs where apartments are facing mortgage crackdown by one lender.

Apartment blackspots: where getting a mortgage could get hard

It took two hours for a buyer speaking only Mandarin to buy this Balmoral slopes house for about $10 million.

'Here in truckloads': The suburb propped up by Chinese buyers

Salim Mehajer's home in Lidcombe.

Mehajer moves out of mansion, lists it for rent amid legal battles

Flat-pack, epitomised by Swedish juggernaut IKEA, has become the poster child for fast furniture.

The real problem with fast furniture ... and it's not IKEA

”[Millennials] don’t want offices they feel are too corporate”, says architect Ken Shuttleworth.

The generation that is turning office design on its head

The Mt Sinabung volcano has been spewing thick volcanic ash, as seen here from Tiga Pancur village, at Karo, North Sumatra

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The Mt Sinabung volcano has been spewing thick volcanic ash, as seen here from Tiga Pancur village, at Karo, North Sumatra

Life in the shadow of Indonesia's active Mt Sinabung volcano

Jewel Topsfield

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'Do not let your children download this app'

Carolyn Tate

In many states you need a licence to use a boat.

Financial 'education' can be a trap for the unwary

Marcus Padley

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"We trust the Australian people": Acting Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann.

Rules against malicious campaign material won't apply to postal vote

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Bishop warns of escalation as Trump and Korea trade threats

Peter Hartcher

The truth is, both sides have struggled on marriage equality

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Retiring MP Bruce Billson (left) during the 2016 election campaign, with Liberal Chris Crewther, his successor in the ...

Colleagues surprised Liberal took lobbyist income while an MP

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.

Making sense of Malcolm Roberts in a world gone mad

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Pauline Hanson is correct when she says that all children have a right to an education.

Hanson refers her own senator to High Court

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Treasurer Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg ...

Turnbull targets bill shock, companies want clean energy target

Wall Street fell late in the day on the US President's response to North Korea.

Americans not confident Trump can handle Kim

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

US State Secretary Rex Tillerson, left, is greeted by Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Allan Peter Cayetano in ...

SE Asian countries told to stamp out rogue NKorean operations

Lindsay Murdoch

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tel Aviv, Israel last week.

Even his critics say India's Narendra Modi is unstoppable

ANALYSIS
Amrit Dhillon

Rescuers work at a tourist site in Zhangzha in Jiuzhaigou county in southwestern China's Sichuan province.

Earthquake in China forces evacuation of thousands

Kirsty Needham

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference to announce a postal vote on same sex marriage on Tuesday.

A postal vote is a silly idea, but polling voters makes sense

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Glen Campbell in Sydney in November 1974, for a tour including performances at the Hordern Pavillion.

Rhinestone Cowboy ever gentle on my mind

COMMENT
Helen Pitt

Lanz Priestley, the unofficial mayor of the homeless tent city camp in Martin Place.

The wrong way to respond to homelessness

COMMENT
Cameron Parsell

Global giant Unilever snaps up ice cream icon Weis

Patrick Hatch

CEO Ian Narev delivers the full-year results in Sydney on Wednesday: CBA beat expectations with a $9.88 billion cash ...

'Clean, solid and big' - why CBA's investors are still smiling

John Collett

BHP is about to unveil its next ''Think Big'' TV advertisement.

BHP appeals to super investors in latest campaign

Darren Gray
1 hr ago

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index and the broader All Ordinaries Index each lifted 0.4 per cent to 5765.7 points and ...

Investors ignore North Korea and lift ASX

Jessica Sier

End of the Trump Trade has fuelled Aussie's rise: RBA's Kent

The best way to start an email (and 18 ways not to)

Rachel Gillett

Bellamy's gets its China groove back

Darren Gray

Americans are dying younger, saving companies billions

Despite some serious growth, Audi's focus remains on staying true to its luxury heritage.

The luxury car brand that grew too big, too fast

Cars
Toby Hagon

Astra Lodge is the newest jewel in the crown at winter haven Falls Creek.

Luxe lodge wins best Aussie ski hotel before it even opens

Luxury

Mind the gap. Medical specialists' out-of-pocket costs vary considerably.

Medical specialists shunned because of high costs

John Collett

Illustration: Simon Letch

You can't use an accounting trick to get a tax deductible loan

Noel Whittaker

Josh Rowe is one of several who've forced change at .auDA.

Millions of Australian domain name owners 'ripped off'

Cara Waters

Mark Gustowski has established a new creative tech accelerator.

Meet the creative start-up kings

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Narev: CBA made 'mistakes'

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Cut off the nose to spite the face

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'We love our children': Wong's emotional speech

Federal Politics

The Mt Sinabung volcano has been spewing thick volcanic ash, as seen here from Tiga Pancur village, at Karo, North Sumatra

Life in the shadow of Mt Sinabung volcano

Surfers brave the large and heavy sets of waves coming onto Bondi Beach, on August 2, 2017, Sydney. Photo:Jessica Hromas

Fairfax photos of the week - August 3, 2017

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Sian's reaction when Laura returned with a rose.

What's with The Bachelor? It's getting more UnReal

COMMENT
Aja Styles
1 hr ago

Kyle MacLachlan in the reboot of Twin Peaks.

No second season planned for Twin Peaks revival

Rob Moran

In your face: A fight scene from Pop-up Globe's Henry V.

Blood, vomit on the audience: Shakespeare like its 1614

Michael Lallo

Foxtel has welcomed an 18-month suspended jail sentence for a man who allowed thousands of people to access its ...

TV pirate slapped with 18-month suspended jail term

Broede Carmody

Karl Stefanovic has called out Princess Diana's former butler for saying Kate Middleton doesn't have "the X factor".

Karl loses it again, unleashing on Diana's former butler over Kate

Broede Carmody

Chloe Grace Moretz says she was body-shamed by a male co-star when she was just 15.

Chloe Grace Moretz was fat-shamed by a co-star at 15

Rob Moran

One of the greats: Glen Campbell died on Tuesday, aged 81.

Country singer Glen Campbell has died, aged 81

Michael Idato

History making deal: Luke Lucas proposes to Chrissy Glentis on <i>Shark Tank</I>.

The ultimate TV spoiler? Shark Tank gets two proposals

Aja Styles

Critical acclaim: Jazz singer Janet Seidel, who has died aged 62.

'First lady of jazz' Janet Seidel has died at 62

John Shand

Vice President Al Gore arrives at the LA Premiere of "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" at the Arclight Hollywood ...

Reasons to be cheerful: Why Al Gore refuses to be gloomy

Garry Maddox

'Your doors should be open': Mark Kilmurry outside the Ensemble Theatre.

On stage playing a new role with just two hours' notice

Nick Galvin

David Jones launchs the 2017 Spring Summer collection. Dress rehersal. From left: Supermodel Bridget Malcolm, DJ ...

Tabletop dancers and The Block: How DJs launched summer

Melissa Singer
18 mins ago

Women need to take control of their financial future as much as they can, but there are other factors outside individual ...

Homelessness: the frightening future for single women

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Clementine Ford: 'I don't want my son to think the people he can turn to for help are Daddy and a million other women.'

Why I deliberately ask men to mind my child for me

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Mia Freedman's "tone-deaf" post.

Mia Freedman apologises for 'tone-deaf' social media post

Jenny Noyes

Dr Libby Weaver.

In the anti-dieting age, what are we supposed to eat?

Sarah Berry

The cafe which opened up last week donated the "male tax" premium to Elizabeth Morgan House.

The Melbourne cafe dividing the internet

Nicole Economos

Hilary and her caftan at the wedding of Sophie Lasry to 25-year-old Alexander Swieca.

We (and the internet) are here for Hillary's wedding caftan

Annie Brown

'It is never OK for anyone, even a health professional, to touch without consent and a plausible explanation of their ...

I didn't speak up during massage, but I wish I had

Jennifer Morton

Two-year-old Lane Graves has been honoured with a Lighthouse memorial after his tragic death last year.

Disney unveils lighthouse in memory of boy killed by alligator

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'Do not let your children download this app'

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The reason bedtime has become a laughing matter in our family

Tourists haggle with tuk tuk driver in Thailand.

Fourteen telltale signs that make it obvious you're a tourist

Ben Groundwater

Blue Train, South Africa RGB

Two hours by plane vs 31 hours by train, but the train still wins

Craig Platt

Scottish airline Loganair's new tartan livery.

57-second flight: Airline that flies world's shortest route has big plans

Christopher Jasper

Wynns Coonawarra Estate is one of Australia's most-valued wineries.

Is this Australia's best value winery?

Chinese chicken noodle soup with a chilli kick.

Kylie Kwong's refreshing chicken noodle soup

Fried chicken at Connie and Ted's.

A food-lover's guide to West Hollywood

The Nokia 6 looks and feels cold and utilitarian, but also looks much more expensive than it is.

New low-priced Nokias simple but impressive

The traditional password rules encourage us to dream up terrible passwords.

Password rules bad, says man who invented them

COMMENT

Irish vet Louise Kennedy with two degrees can't persuade a robot that she can speak English.

Irish vet denied Visa by speech-assessing government robot

Amazon like Alphabet (Google), Apple, Microsoft and Facebook have become so big there is no precedent for their impact ...

Amazon in Australia: what we know so far

Lifehacker

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Skyrim card game launches on phones

Nissan has slashed the price of its 370Z sports car.

Nissan slashes 370Z prices

David McCowen

2017 BMW 420i v Infiniti Q60 GT.

BMW 4-Series v Infiniti Q60 coupe

Andrew Maclean

2018 Skoda Octavia RS.

Updated Octavia RS revealed

Dom Tripolone

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV reviewed

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Mazda has revealed its plans for 2030 and beyond.

Mazda reveals future plans

Stephen Ottley

The Sleep health Foundation has called for police action on tired drivers.

Calls for police to target drowsy drivers

David McCowen

New captain Michael Hooper will face his first big grilling when the Wallabies take on the All Blacks on August 19.

What former Wallabies captains show us about Hooper

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Under pressure: Football Federation Australia chief David Gallop and chairman Steven Lowy.

FFA's worst fears could be realised after FIFA meeting

Dominic Bossi

Money to spend: The Dragons and coach Paul McGregor are still on the hunt for players for 2018.

Cashed-up Dragons want NRL big spenders to toe line

Adam Pengilly

Rumour mill: Bulldogs captain James Graham.

Rumours surrounding Bulldogs have gone around the world

Chris Barrett
1 hr ago

Kurt Tippett.

Tippett can still silence critics with big finish to 2017

ANALYSIS
Andrew Wu

Departing: Geelong forward Steve Johnson.

Stevie J set to join list of 2017 retirees

Andrew Wu

Job Watson at the media conference announcing his retirement on Wednesday.

Forgiving but not forgetting, Jobe moves on

Greg Baum
1 hr ago

Exhausted: Sharni Layton will miss the Quad Series.

Key Diamond suffering exhaustion

James Buckley

Power: Jason Taumalolo has inspired the Cowboys this season.

'Big powerful thing with feet': JT's warning about the other JT

Adam Pengilly

Night to forget: Billy Slater can't remember being knocked out against Canberra Raiders last month.

Slater says knockout scared his family

Roy Ward
1 hr ago

Player power: Titans winger Anthony Don has revealed a little more than he should about the club.

Titans boss quizzes players about Henry

Phil Lutton

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