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Small Business minister Michael McCormack and Australian Statistician David Kalisch during a press conference on the ABS ...

'I've changed': MP apologises for homophobic slur

Nicole Hasham
39 mins ago

"Many people are getting used to lower growth in their real wages," RBA governor Philip Lowe told the Senate economics ...

The next interest rate move will be up, RBA boss confirms

Peter Martin

Investors face hefty selling.

Stocks crushed as North Korea fears spark massive sell-off

Live

A man watches a television screen showing US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a news ...

Amid mad rhetoric, Trump is ready to talk to North Korea

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

The number of overdoses from prescription pain killers, including opioids, is on the rise in Australia.

If you're suffering back pain think carefully before using these drugs

Ali Jomaa, above, who has not been arrested or charged with any crimes.

Apology to Ali Jomaa

Facing backlash, Facebook has launched a Sydney charm offensive

COMMENT

Man arrested at Sydney Airport following raids targeting Ibrahims

UPDATED
Rachel Olding
32 mins ago

News Corp dives into red on Foxtel, newspaper writedowns

'No idea where I'll go': Residents leave Martin Place's tent city

Australia will join conflict if North Korea attacks the US: PM

Fadi Ibrahim

Brutal punishment meted out when Fadi Ibrahim's cash went missing

EXCLUSIVE
53 mins ago

Michelle Payne leaves hospital in early June.

Michelle Payne storms out of official function in England

UPDATED
14 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: Radek Sali and George Calombaris pose for a photo at Jimmy Grant's in Fitzroy on May 15, ...

Calombaris to kick off Sydney invasion with Jimmy Grants

36 mins ago

Beach on Guam, Pacific

I live on Guam. This is how we're coping with the nuclear standoff

Woman showing their legs or arms will not be allowed to board Saudi Airlines flights.

Anger as airline refuses to fly women who show arms or legs

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Man rushes stage at Britney Spears show

Tim Minchin's has re-imagined Peter Allen's classic 'I Still Call Australia Home'.

Tim Minchin's new song: I Still Call Australia Homophobic

Taylor Swift testified in court on Thursday.

Taylor Swift testifies DJ 'grabbed' her under her skirt

The Crown's Claire Foy.

The Crown returns: Netflix readies second coronation for summer

Emergency services personnel check a crashed double-decker bus in Lavender Hill.

London double-decker bus crashes into shop

Nasser Elkordi and Kyle Sandilands.

'No friends left': Sandilands' business partner, friends raided

Kate McClymont

18 degrees at 5am: Doonas ditched in balmy Sydney winter's night

Is it a masterpiece? One hair could help solve mystery of painting

Jean Claude Perrottet (right), the brother of NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, leaves the Downing Centre District Court ...

Jean Claude Perrottet found not guilty of sexual assault

Stephanie Gardiner

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

$1 billion blowout in Westconnex gateway project

Blogger Shane Dowling is serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt.

Blogger jailed for naming Seven boss' alleged lovers

More beach-welcoming weather on the way for Sydney.

'Impressive' burst of unusual warmth on the way to Sydney

Sophia with mum Jackie, dad Darren and sisters Charlie and Grace. Sophia is now back to full health after open heart ...

'I don't say this lightly': Landmark study finds cause of miscarriages

One current and one former Australian Border Force officer were arrested this week.

The inside story of corruption in Australian Border Force

EXCLUSIVE

The AFL has offered support to Ben Cousins' family, as the former footballer begins his year in jail.

Ben Cousins reportedly fails drug test in prison

WA

A state high school has told Year 8 students to abstain from sexual activity.

'Shame': Parents angry at school over sex education policy

VIC

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 27: Richie Strahan, the star of the new Channel 10 reality tv series The Bachelor poses for ...

Ex-Bachelor Richie to sell WA pad in rumoured Melbourne move

When it comes to renovating, most people call in the pros to get the job done.

The rooms most Aussies are renovating - and how much they spend

Two Chaps cafe and bakery takes a sustainable approach to breakfast and lunch.

Good coffee, live music and pork rolls: Your guide to Marrickville

KUD’s Barkers Road townhouses.

Brick is back: The best designs of the year in an old classic

South Korea's special prosecutor has focused on Samsung Group's relationship with President Park Geun-hye, accusing Lee ...

The Asian property tax bombshell that would backfire in Australia

ANALYSIS

Trump's "fire and fury" language was crude and unnecessarily provocative - this is, alas, his trademark - but it is part ...

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Trump's "fire and fury" language was crude and unnecessarily provocative - this is, alas, his trademark - but it is part ...

Trump's North Korea strategy could be just crazy enough to work

COMMENT
Fraser Nelson

Photograph shows 27yo Clinton Pryor, a Wajuk, Balardung, Kija and a Yulparitja man from Western Australia. On September ...

The 'Spiritual Walker' crosses the country for his people

Damien Murphy

Bruce Billson, the former small business minister who is now chairman of the franchise lobby group, Franchise Council of ...

Bruce Bilson's dual income takes breaches to another level

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'I've changed': Minister issues new apology over homophobic column

Nicole Hasham
39 mins ago

Minister demands ABC explain Australian Story 'infomercial'

Matthew Knott

Angry Labor MPs confront shadow minister in secret meeting

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Tony Abbott has made his first comment on North Korea to Fairfax Media.

Abbott calls for Australia to urgently consider missile shield

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

"We want the process to be fair": Acting Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann.

Mathias Cormann reaches out to set ground rules for 'fair' debate

EXCLUSIVE

US President Donald Trump.

Australia will join conflict if North Korea attacks US: Turnbull

Labor frontbencher Penny Wong.

Penny Wong: Yes this postal ploy hurts, but please don't boycott it

COMMENT

The Myanmar national flag flies in front of a statue of General Aung San during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary ...

Myanmar preparing to crush 'militants' in Rakhine

LIndsay Murdoch

A circuit

Silicon Valley: a weak link in democracy's defence

COMMENT
Chris Zappone

China's President Xi Jinping

China mad about THAAD amid North Korea crisis

President Donald Trump

Trump thanks Vladimir Putin for slashing US diplomatic staff

If the Prime Minister had a firmer grip on his own party, equal marriage would already be through the parliament, writes ...

Why Australia is falling behind the rest of the world

RICHARD GLOVER
Richard Glover

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, centre, watches the test launch of missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

North Korean shouting match could provoke Trump into over-reacting

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Skill-based gaming machines are on their way to Australia.

Why banning poker machines won't stop gambling addicts

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

"Many people are getting used to lower growth in their real wages," RBA governor Philip Lowe told the Senate economics ...

Interest rates to rise but 'quite some time away'

Peter Martin

Investors face hefty selling.

Markets Live: Korean tensions spark $23b selloff

Live
Jens Meyer

CBA has defended its disclosure of the Austrac action.

RBA joins bank bashing as ASIC ponders CBA legal action

Eryk Bagshaw

Berhane Ghebreigziabiher Berhane was awarded $231,211,45 in damages by the Court of Appeal in Brisbane.

Woolworths ordered to pay worker more than $230,000

Rachel Clun

Interest rate hikes give NAB's profit a boost

News Corp dives into red on Foxtel, newspaper writedowns

Patrick Hatch

Dreamworld recovery to take two years as Ardent earnings slide

Carolyn Cummins

Uber investor sues founder Kalanick for fraud

Minister for Tourism and Major Events, John Eren, announced that Victoria has exclusively secured the rights to host the ...

Is this classic car race doomed before it even begins?

Classic Cars
Toby Hagon
1 hr ago

The P2 Ultimate Experience at Vue de Monde starts at $900 a head.

How a joke between mates turned into the ultimate dinner party

Fine Drinks

Innovative technology may be able to help teach children how to handle money.

How to make our kids money smart

Catherine Robson

Despite reports of the property market coming off the boil, it's still not a welcoming environment for Millennials.

Five better places for Millennials to put their money than property

Clayton Howes

Ray Malone turned AMA Group around after it came close to the brink.

Crash repair: How Ray Malone became head of ASX-listed company AMA Group

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

There is occasional merit in letting staff go.

Losing great staff? Good riddance

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Self-driving car tested in Australia

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Vegan cheese pizza taste test

1 hr ago

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Martin Place tent city: Residents start packing up

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Microsoft Surface devices fail on reliability: report

A snowboarder coming down Thredbo in strong winds and heavy snow, on Sunday 6 August 2017. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Fairfax photos of the week - August 10, 2017

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

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They're Swedish guys and private eyes, Swedish Dicks - now streaming only on Stan.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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How to create a better customer checkout experience

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Paulini Curuenavuli will face bribery charges in Sydney next week.

Singer Paulini facing bribery charges

1 hr ago

Tim Minchin's has re-imagined Peter Allen's classic 'I Still Call Australia Home'.

Tim Minchin mocks 'homophobic' politicians

Broede Carmody

Eddie McGuire's return saw The Footy Show record its best ratings of the year.

Eddie McGuire's return sees The Footy Show crush competition

Broede Carmody

Britney clutches at her security guard after the incident.

'He's got a gun?' Man rushes stage at Britney Spears show

Rebecca Rubin

The Crown's Claire Foy.

The Crown returns: Netflix readies second coronation for summer

Michael Idato

The Bachelor contestant Sian during her private chat with Matty J.

'I am not a puppet': Matty J gets fired up on The Bachelor

Christine Sams

ABC staff gagged over marriage equality

Broede Carmody

Eddie McGuire returned to The Footy Show after a 12-year absence.

Eddie's return to The Footy Show has Sam on best behaviour

Debi Enker

Sydney Fringe 2017 photo call at HPG Festival Hub, 225 Euston Rd, Alexandria. Pictured is performer Akashic Photo: ...

Behind the mask of the Sydney Fringe Festival

Linda Morris

Jess Irwin uses her laptop-based instrument, which has not yet got a name, as she rehearses with members of the ...

Jess is blinking brilliant on this unique instrument

Nick Galvin

In the first act Jonas Kaufmann, one of the great Wagnerian tenors, dissembled like a youth who had smashed the family ...

Why I would give this five-and-a-half stars if I could

Peter McCallum

Brad Pitt and Angelina attend the charity event Cinema for Peace in 2012.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce 'on hold': reports

Nicole Economos

Public transport is one of the biggest areas of safety concern for girls and women.

It is vital that women feel safe in public spaces. This is why.

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

President Donald Trump kisses his daughter Ivanka Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. ...

Have a guess where Ivanka's opening a new store?

Lindsey Rupp and Taylor Cromwell

Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning's Vogue swim spread: 'This is freedom'

Mary Ward

Taylor Swift testified in court on Thursday.

Taylor Swift alleges DJ 'grabbed' her under her skirt

Solange Knowles at the Met Gala earlier this year.

There's a lot to love about Solange's wedding 'hives selfie'

Annie Brown

23-year-old Renee.

The 'financial toxicity' of being sick

Sarah Berry

Ben Affleck and his girlfriend, Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus are constantly holding iced coffee.

Celebrities and coffee - they're just like us!

Sonia Rao

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Is 'performance parenting' a thing?

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The truth about sharing photos of other people's kids on social media

46 mins ago

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Firstborns are officially the worst drivers

1 hr ago

Woman showing their legs or arms will not be allowed to board Saudi Airlines flights.

Anger as airline refuses to fly women who show arms or legs

Soo Kim

Which airline has the most Airbus A380s, the world's biggest passenger plane?

Traveller quiz: Which airline has the most Airbus A380 superjumbos?

Mal Chenu

Caracas Airport, Venezuela. Many airlines are pulling out of the country.

Stick-ups, luggage theft: The country airlines hate flying into

Christine Jenkins

Crust's new pulled jackfruit pizza.

Video: Vegan 'cheese' pizza put to the taste test

Sepia's Vicki Wild and Martin Benn aren't moving to Melbourne just yet.

Good news, Sydney diners. Sepia team delays Melbourne move

Lip-smacking beer braised rib wrapped in a soft flour tortilla.

Adam Liaw's winter tacos with beer-braised beef

Sony's giant A1 OLED rests on your television cabinet like a enormous Ultra HD picture frame.

Sony's entry into OLED TV race is a work of art

COMMENT

The Leica BLK360 can capture everything around it in 360 degrees and send it

Capturing reality with a tiny 3D scanner

Cynthia Karena
1 hr ago

Battery-free phone

Phone breakthrough allows calls, texts with zero battery

Xbox One

Xbox One gets dash overhaul, again

Kotaku

Samus is better than ever in the new Metroid game.

An iconic, if overlooked, game franchise returns

Darren Levy is an Uber driver who films his trips for YouTube.

Confessions of an Uber driver

Alessandra Melville

Citroen ditch DS to focus on vans

Drive Staff

The ACCC is investigating growing complaints about the car industry.

Are you being ripped you off?

Stephen Ottley

2017 Volvo XC90 Excellence.

Driven: Volvo's high-tech, high-riding limousine

Andrew Maclean

2018 Kia Stinger.

Kia Stinger priced under $50k

Andrew Maclean

2018 Ford Focus RS Limited Edition.

New Ford Focus RS Limited Edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

Rieko Ioane saves his best form for Australian teams.

Outflanked Wallabies' main threat is rookie NZ winger

ANALYSIS
Paul Cully

Michelle Payne leaves hospital in early June.

Michelle Payne storms out of official function in England

UPDATED
Patrick Bartley
15 mins ago

Lighter gloves helps Conor McGregor's cause.

McGregor should be a 100-1 shot, but many think he can win

Gareth A Davies
1 hr ago

Mason Crane made his T20 debut for England in June.

Ex-NSW spinner wins England Test call-up

1 hr ago

Plenty to shout about: Swans duo Will Hayward and Kieren Jack at Simonds Stadium last Friday night.

Coach's pet or not, Hayward's kicking goals for Swans

Andrew Wu
11 mins ago

Oscietra

Black Caviar filly Oscietra notches first win

13 mins ago

Australia's Luke Mathews reacts after winning his 1500m heat at the World Athletics Championships in London.

Aussie 1500m runner sacks coach and becomes fastest qualifier

Michael Gleeson

Tough start: Jason Day stuck back after dropping four shots in the first 13 holes.

Four under for last five holes: Day fights back to stay in touch

Evin Priest

Masters: Storm captain Cameron Smith and coach Craig Bellamy.

Be afraid: Storm are even better than you think

Phil Lutton

Tragic: Will Carrigan in action for Scone Thoroughbreds.

'I never would have picked it with Will': a community's broken heart

Andrew Webster

Wayne Bennett emphatically denies there is a problem with Jack Bird.

'Bird is coming to the Broncos': Bennett attacks rumours

Phil Lutton

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