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Metro train

Revealed: The 15-minute trip from the city to the west

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

The website for the fake council was set up by Hornsby Shire Council's communication team.

Australians still won't pay for online news but it's not an issue of trust

Tony Abbott claims same-sex marriage is political correctness that would impinge on freedom of speech and religious freedom.

The perverse reason why Tony Abbott's 'No' vote can win

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping listen to a speech during the BRICS Leaders ...

'Jinping is a hard a---, China thinks Trump is bluffing', says Rudd

Retail worker Madeleine Wright

'Coerced' into working, Madeleine fell victim to public holiday 'myth'

Heather Heyer.

She was 'standing up for what was right' when she was mowed down

33 mins ago

Quiet surrender: Peter Dutton lifts gag rule

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Donald Trump slammed for 'weak' response to Charlottesville carnage

38 mins ago

Peter Costello's 'glamorous' tie to Gwyneth Paltrow

COMMENT

Parliament corruption scandals slipping through the cracks

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

100,000 empty-nesters sitting on mansions as housing crisis deepens

EXCLUSIVE

Left John Ibrahim and right David Freeman. Photo from David Freeman My Space. Story Geesche Jacobsen.

Ibrahim's nut farm sets tongues wagging in Byron Bay hinterland

Michael Evans

FILE - In this May 10, 2016 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the 64th annual BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. ...

The saddest thing about Taylor Swift's groping testimony

COMMENT

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THIS PICTURE SHOWS:...SERIES 2, EPISODE ...

Bloodcurdling 'scream for help' saves Survivor Sam's life

Robots can't feel empathy, the special ingredient that helps us connect with other people.

$1 trillion boost gives us 24 extra minutes to spend at the pub

COMMENT

PICTURE BY JOHN RUSSELL, THE BORDER MAIL. Corowa. Sows inside one of the sheds at Rivalea Australia pig farming ...

Why pigs could be the future of transplant surgery

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Trump criticised over Charlottesville response

Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Bronn (Jerome Flynn).

Game Of Thrones star says postman won't speak to him anymore

Charles and Christa Billich.

When real life meets TV: it's the not-quite-reality show

British police had earlier released CCTV footage in a bid to find the suspect.

Investment banker denies pushing woman into bus

Television personality Lisa Wilkinson has spoken out about how one woman attempted to take her down during her career.

'Occasional roadblock': Who tried to take Lisa Wilkinson down?

‘I read the letter three times. How could anyone send that?’

AJ

Rapist claiming he mistook victim for girlfriend loses appeal

The man who allegedly brought down the House of Ibrahim

Foster care

Foster boy tied up with skipping rope while he squealed 'like a pig'

Groups have protested over the deportation of Saeed for several months now.

Protesters attempt to block deportation of elderly Iraqi man

Michael Balderstone, President of Australian Hemp Party and Nimbin Hemp Embassy in Nimbin, NSW, a town where 29 young ...

'They want Nimbin to look bad and our boys are paying the price'

Trash or treasure: some NSW landfills are being exhumed and the resulting material transported to Queensland.

NSW government's waste claims dismissed as 'fiction'

Australian video gamer Damien "kpii" Chok who came second in The International 2017.

Aussie 'Newbee's' $US4 million payday for 10 days work

Julie and Shane McNamara have suffered multiple miscarriages, but they still have hope they will one day have a baby.

Research gives woman who has suffered 13 miscarriages new hope

Emergency service crews at the aftermath of the Caloundra plane crash.

Pilot fighting for life after self-built light plane crashed

QLD

Mr Bond said his success was built on hard work, luck and not being afraid to fail.

Alan Bond's final interview reveals glimpses of humility

WA

House hunting: So you think you've found the one...

Termites or rising damp: What's a house hunting deal breaker?

Empty nesters

'If I knew they'd be back, I'd have spent more time naked'

Comment

The Block 2017 Guest bedroom reveals

The Block: Judges discuss en suites haves and have nots

RECAP

Marie Lumbroso, with her German shepherd Zac, is having difficulty finding a rental home that will allow her to have pets.

'Too big to hide': Why Marie can't find somewhere to live

Inside Bob Micola's penthouse in Cronulla.

Publican upgrades from Cronulla penthouse to Double Bay

Ten-year-old Peter Gregory jnr competes in the poddy ride final at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo.

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Ten-year-old Peter Gregory jnr competes in the poddy ride final at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo.

Mount Isa rodeo no child's play for 10-year-old cowboys

Alexandra Patrikios

Ross Garnaut warned in 2013 in his book, <i>Dog Days</i>, more was needed to restore price competitiveness of our export ...

Wage growth will strengthen, and soon

Ross Gittins

Tony Abbott claims same-sex marriage is political correctness that would impinge on freedom of speech and religious freedom.

Why Tony Abbott's 'No' marriage vote can win

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

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Billionaire Andrew ''Twiggy'' Forrest has unleashed his fury at opponents of the cashless debit card, including the Greens.

Twiggy snaps, branding Greens the 'party for paedophiles'

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Trump factor means Parliament should approve if it is to be war

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Obama administration lobbied to change Australia's refugee policy

Amy Remeikis

"The data shows a significant number of the industry's TIO complaints are from customers moving to the NBN," a Telstra ...

Telcos see uptake in complaints about internet services

Amy Remeikis

Malcolm Turnbull has called Bill Shorten the most "dangerous" left-wing leader in generations

'Dangerous': Turnbull singles out Shorten in wake of 'filth' remark

A television screen shows US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Seoul.

Experts weigh in on Australia support North Korea defence

Amy Remeikis

Former prime minister Paul Keating.

New reality: Keating's warning as North Korean crisis escalates

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.

Scaramucci says 'plotters' are working against Trump

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has warned US President Donald Trump to err away from Twitter diplomacy when ...

Rudd: 'China thinks Trump is bluffing on North Korea'

An image of Justine Damond at the memorial held for the slain Australian at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis.

Slain Australian Justine Damond remembered in Minneapolis memorial

Paul McGeough

Dr Stefanie Pender volunteered to save lives by joining German group Sea-Watch in the Med.

Doctor faces reality check at sea after taking on new job in Europe

Nick Miller

Malcolm Turnbull is all at sea on same-sex marriage. Illustration: Matt Davidson

For the record, I'll be voting 'yes'

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

It's time to mention the p-word.

Time to talk menstruation

COMMENT
Emily Kim

There is a much talked about threat of robots stealing our jobs.

Is this the death of a decent day's work?

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Millions lost: Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer.

The final farewell for a Murdoch, Packer nightmare

Colin Kruger, CBD
3 mins ago

Tax commissioner Chris Jordan.

ATO seen as 'a bit of a joke': advisers turn sour

Nassim Khadem

Australia is betting its future on Gwyenth Paltrow's Goop

From Goop to BuzzFeed: The Future Fund's riskiest bets

COMMENT
John McDuling

Treasurer Scott Morrison has said that the laws will ensure more companies pay their "fair share" of tax.

Next weapon in the tax battle with multinationals?

Nassim Khadem

Australians won't pay for online news

Lucy Battersby

The truth about Sydney's smashed avo economics

Matt Wade

No sign of change for low-vol world

Timothy Moore

No engines, no oil, no radiators. How the auto industry is changing

Nick Toscano

Winemakers are ditching classic French grapes in favour of more daring varieties.

14 of the most delicious Australian wines you've never heard of

Fine Drinks

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

If you only invest in Australian companies, you miss out on opportunities such as Facebook.

Buy global stocks because the ASX is not enough

Scott Phillips

Kathryn Carmont founded Thermohub five months ago using a mortgage redraw as start-up capital.

How Kathryn started a Thermomix business without breaking the bank

Christine Long

New startup: Entrepreneur Daniella Menachemson says she wanted to pursue her passions.

Meet the perennials: The ageless generation

Cara Waters

David Macciocca, founder and CEO of video company VideoMyJob.

The future is video

Louis White

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Thousands turn out for City2Surf

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Tigers storm home in thrilling comeback

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Car strikes crowd at white supremacists rally

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Xi urges restraint in North Korean conflict

Matt Golding

Best of Fairfax cartoons Aug 14

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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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Survivor's latest evictee Samantha Gash.

Survivor's Sam on show's harrowing moment

Rob Moran

Jun Zhao as Big Wong and Wang Maixun as Little Wong.

Pirates ripped off his movie. Guess what he did next

Karl Quinn
41 mins ago

The key female characters have ascended to power in Game of Thrones.

The pay-off is brutal as GoT moves inexorably toward its finale

Craig Mathieson

Ben Carson, March 11, 2016, just moments before announcing he would endorse Donald Trump.

How 'gay' filmmaker got inside America's Christian Right

Karl Quinn

Asher Keddie is pleased her alter ego Nina Proudman is making 'brave choices' in Offspring.

Offspring's Keddie feels sting of maternal guilt

Bridget McManus

Rodger Corser plays a flawed genius with a taste for debauchery in <i>Doctor Doctor</I>.

Little time for error on set as Doctor Doctor returns

Bridget McManus

Isabella Manfredi, lead singer with the Preatures, says she needed to come home to write the material for their new album.

Paul Kelly goes back to his rocking roots: review

Tim Byron, Barry Divola, John Shand

Alice Englert (left) and her mother, Jane Campion, built a special bond when Englert decided to embark on an acting ...

How Jane Campion turned her daughter into a monster

Andrew Taylor

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

Taylor Swift, pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2016.

The saddest thing about Taylor Swift's groping testimony

COMMENT

Meal preppers: prepping for the apocalypse?

Is your extreme food prep routine actually ruining your life?

COMMENT
Ali Benton

The median length of an internship in Australia is 45 days and this is usually unpaid.

What it's like to be a 40-year-old intern

Lindy Alexander

Meshel Laurie.

My son told me I'm not a 'fun mum', but I feel lucky

Meshel Laurie

Pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat.

Embrace feeling bad if you want to feel better

Sarah Berry

The Bachelor Matty Johnson swears he's just your average bloke. Pictured here at the David Jones Spring Summer 2017 ...

Bachelor Matty J swears he's just your average bloke

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Kim Kardashian West has offer advice to Shanina Shaik ahead of her wedding to DJ Ruckus.

Kim Kardashian's wedding advice for Shanina Shaik

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Charles and Christa Billich.

When real life meets TV: it's the not-quite-reality show

Andrew Hornery

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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

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Firstborns are officially the worst drivers

Amedee Island SatAug12threeminoumea - Noumea Three Minute Guide -?David Whitley Supplied by New Caledonia Tourism

Our weird French island neighbour sitting in the Pacific

David Whitley

Stretch out and relax: Ma'in hot springs in Jordan.

Fifty travel experiences guaranteed to make you feel good

Flight crew assist a disabled person through an airport.

Traveller letters: Why are 'disabled' passengers skipping the queues?

Freestyle: Adam Liaw's free-form chicken and mushroom pie.

Weekly meal planner for mid-August

La Rosa's spit-roasted Golden Plains pig is boned and rolled into porchetta.

Pendolino is rocking a new rosticceria with delicous results

Jaffa bake: Blue Ducks' burnt orange and chocolate bread-and-butter pudding.

Celebrate winter with this orange and chocolate pudding

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

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

2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Coupe

Road Test: Mercedes-Benz E400 Coupe

Andrew Maclean

Volkswagen's Golf Wagon offers plenty of space.

Tested: New VW Golf Wagon

David McCowen

2009 Porsche Cayenne diesel.

Why you should buy a used Porsche Cayenne diesel

David Morley

Drive's David McCowen at the wheel of Volvo's XC90.

Self-driving cars are closer than you think

David McCowen

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

What it's really like being an Uber driver

Alessandra Melville

The ACCC is investigating growing complaints about the car industry.

Are you being ripped you off?

Stephen Ottley

Club powerbrokers: Ray Dib from the Bulldogs and Roosters chairman Nick Politis arrive at League Central.

Dogs' hopes of cap relief fade as Greenberg brushes Dib meeting

Chris Barrett and Michael Chammas

Unrelenting force: Australians look at Hodgson and see everything they like about Australian rugby - passion, ...

Australians are sick of SANZAAR and will stand with 'Hodgo'

Paul Cully

Jarryd Hayne's future could be decided on Monday at a meeting with Gold Coast officials and coach Neil Henry.

Titans demand answers from Hayne and Henry

Michael Chammas

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Set of Six: Hair-raising dope test idea from Fittler

Steve Mascord

Josh Kennedy's likely return will be a massive boost for the Swans.

Kennedy tipped to return for Adelaide blockbuster

Andrew Wu

Jamaica's Usain Bolt lies on the track after injuring himself during the men's 4x100m final at the World Athletics ...

'Athletes held too long in cold before Bolt injury': teammate

Jason Day crashed out of contention at Quail Hollow.

'Craziest decision I've ever seen': Day's USPGA meltdown

Evin Priest

Ethiopia's Muktar Edris (centre) celebrates 5000-metre gold with silver medalist Mo Farah, left, and bronze medalist ...

Australian runner's brave tactic helps spoil Farah's farewell

Michael Gleeson

Party time: Wests Tigers players celebrate after the final try of the game.

Tigers stun Manly with comeback win

Chris Barrett

Melbourne's Suliasi Vunivalu leaps with his knees at the Roosters defenders.

Vunivalu to avoid ban over kung-fu ploy

Adam Pengilly

Up in the air: Eric Watson has confirmed that he's in negotiations to sell his 90 per cent stake of the Warriors, but ...

Watson admits he's in negotiations to sell Warriors but 'in no rush'

David Long

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