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BARCELONA ATTACK

Injured people react after a van crashed into pedestrians on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 in Las Ramblas, downtown Barcelona, ...

One Australian missing, four injured including two Victorians hit by van

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Donald Trump first told the pigs' blood story during the election campaign.

Trump tweets false Islamic pigs' blood tale after attack

People in shock, minutes after a van drove through the crowds on Las Ramblas.

What we know so far

53 mins ago

Friends Julia Rocca, Steph Lamb, Julia Monaco and Alana Reader on holiday in Rome.

'I've never been so terrified': Melbourne friends recall mayhem

Craig Butt

Protesters at a marriage equality rally outside Sydney's Town Hall.

This is why I'll be voting 'no' to same-sex marriage

COMMENT

Succession plan: Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch.

'No good Nazis': James Murdoch takes a stand against Trump

1 hr ago

Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell, the three partners in the Gorgon project on the North West Shelf, charged their local ...

Australia's public purse wins tax billions as oil giant folds

53 mins ago

Missing: Tanja Ebert.

Nine days after Tanja went missing in outback, a grim find

Senator Nick Xenophon is a key player on the Senate crossbench.

Nick Xenophon caught in dual citizenship net but will not resign

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The Telstra wake-up call for one million Australians

COMMENT

How one couple is saving $19,338 a year on childcare

Luca is 15 months old... he's spent most of it in hospital

Apple boss slams Trump, pledges millions to anti-hate groups

What will happen to Melbourne property prices? 5 experts predict

What the hell is going on with the Nationals?

COMMENT
James Massola

David Jones Bondi Junction, New food hall. 2nd August 2017. Photo by Damian Shaw New food hall at David Jones Bondi ...

DJs reveals its first Melbourne food hall site... in which suburb?

1 hr ago

Shane Perkins representing Australia at the London Olympics.

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Aussie Olympic medallist

1 hr ago

Sarah Monahan (bottom centre) played Jenny Kelly in the hit series Hey Dad!.

Pro-paedophilia troll avoids jail time for harassing Hey Dad! star

The Age, News. Hamish and Andy for story on the second series of their upcoming show.Pic Simon Schluter 17 August 2017.

Hamish and Andy: Australia has reached peak reality TV

Kevin Durant

NBA champion Durant to snub Trump's White House invite

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Victorians in Barcelona safely at hotel: Andrews

The gate

'It's disgusting': Family locked out of school community

The new private Dom Perignon private dining experience at Vue de Monde.

Got a spare $900? Melbourne's most exclusive dining

Side view of young pregnant woman working out at home. Caucasian model doing Reclining pigeon pose on the bed. Beautiful ...

6 morning stretches and exercises to boost energy

Weight is about more than dress-size.

You can't hate yourself happy, or punish yourself skinny

Personal trainer Rachel Tyquin, 44, died in April 2016.

Sunbury woman not guilty of her neighbour's murder

1 hr ago

Fire service reforms hosed down by upper house MPs

'Not fireworks': Hail of bullets shatter a quiet Narre Warren street

An image of spectators fighting at the brawl.

Man charged after violent brawl at junior football grand final

Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight lost an attempt to have a law keeping him in jail overturned.

High Court decides Hoddle Street killer will spend life in jail

Multiple excavators chip away at removing the stockpile at Stawell Tyre Yard on Wednesday August 16, 2017.?Credit Rex ...

Inside the huge effort to remove a toxic tyre mountain

Image of Haymarket roundabout from wikipedia Image of Haymarket roundabout from wikipedia

City's 'roundabout of death' gets $100,000 to plan a safety upgrade

Missing: Tanja Ebert.

Nine days after Tanja disappears, a grisly discovery

SA

Windy conditions have been hitting southern cities and now it's Sydney's turn.

Cyclone-strength wind gusts hammer Sydney

NSW
1 hr ago

Bradley Pen Dragon on his release from a Thai jail in 2006.

Sex offender who spent 13 years in prison walks free

WA
1 hr ago

Emergency services at the scene of a ute and bus crash at Beaudesert.

Mother, children in hospital after school bus crash

QLD

Matt and Lentil Pubrick, founders of Grown and Gathered.

The new of country-dwellers taking Instagram by storm

Melbourne's price outlook seems strong for houses - but experts aren't so certain about apartments.

What will happen to Melbourne property prices? 5 experts predict

Clifftop homes

Peak cool: Best clifftop homes from around the world

Google has launched a massive expansion in the Bay Area unlike anything else the region has seen in decades, yet what ...

The tech company that's gobbling up Silicon Valley

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This is how much a kitchen renovation actually costs

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Yum! Bug burgers go on sale in Swiss supermarkets

Sarra Alayyan

Roman Polanski continues to be defended by many in the industry.

Third woman accuses Roman Polanski of underage sex assault

Maria Puente

Maduro now has "a narrative to further push for the anti-imperialism message that he has out there."

Venezuela 'truth commission' to investigate opposition

Hugh Bronstein

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Chris Yarran

Balme: Tigers were aware of Yarran's drug issues

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

Former St Kilda president Rod Butterss.

AFL has done appalling job on gambling, says Butterss

EXCLUSIVE
Caroline Wilson

Cultural shift: Dyson Heppell is leading the new Essendon.

There's no I in Heppell: All about the team for Essendon skipper

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan.

McLachlan: Stripping accreditation for falsehoods a 'good idea'

Val Febbo
53 mins ago

Harley Bennell hasn't played for Fremantle since his trade from the Suns in 2015.

Lyon talked Bennell into 2017 return

Peter Gordon

Snowflake's hope of snow for Dogs-Power match

Ronny Lerner

Fear factor: John Longmire brings an element of intimidation to his coaching

Longmire sits alongside Clarkson as the coach of the modern era

COMMENT
Wayne Carey

Melbourne's Jesse Hogan

Selection: Big names back for AFL round 22

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Senator Nick Xenophon is a key player on the Senate crossbench.

Citizenship shock: Nick Xenophon says he won't resign

Amy Remeikis

Another government senator under a cloud over business interests

Eryk Bagshaw
26 mins ago

Turnbull must reassure Australians as faith in the Parliament crumbles

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

ASIO director general Duncan Lewis.

Muslims 'absolutely critical' to fight against terrorism: ASIO

Fergus Hunter

Nationals Fiona Nash Barnaby Joyce Matthew Matt Canavan

Citizenship crisis: What the hell is going on with the Nationals?

COMMENT
James Massola

Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash.

Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash reveals she has dual citizenship

Amy Remeikis, Adam Gartrell

Senator Pauline Hanson wears a burqa during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 17 August 2017.

Hanson burqa stunt ignites firestorm over religious freedoms

Amy Remeikis

Women hold candles during a vigil to protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls in New Delhi. India is home to ...

10-yr-old rape victim gives birth in India

43 mins ago

Injured people are treated in Barcelona, Spain, after the vehicle attack.

Barcelona terror attack: What we know so far

53 mins ago

Authorities investigate a truck after it ploughed through Bastille Day revellers in the French resort city of Nice last July.

Terror attacks using vehicles in past year

A defaced General Robert E. Lee statue stands at the Duke Chapel in Durham, NC.

Trump 'sad' about removal of 'beautiful' Confederate statues

Illuatration: Andrew Dyson

Is this the Turnbull's government's worst fortnight yet?

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Mr Taylor has contracted Influenza A.

How you can save Australia from having flu epidemics

COMMENT
Jenna Price

White nationalist demonstrators walk into the entrance of Lee Park surrounded by counter demonstrators in Charlottesville.

Trump shows why you shouldn't take lunacy too seriously

COMMENT
Garrison Keillor

Chevron had abandoned its High Court appeal.

Tax windfall worth billions as oil giant folds on court challenge

Eryk Bagshaw
53 mins ago

Shares are set for a poor start to the day.

Markets Live: ASX unsettled by Washington woes

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

James Murdoch has derided Trump's response to Charlottesville: 'Standing up to Nazis is essential; there are no good ...

'No good Nazis': James Murdoch takes $1.3m stand against Trump

1 hr ago

Austrac alleges CBA repeatedly breached anti-money laundering laws.

ATM scandal: Austrac says CBA is the only offending bank

Clancy Yeates
25 mins ago

Telstra could cut its ties to Foxtel in pay TV float

Lucy Battersby

David Jones rolls out new concept store to capture foodies

Carolyn Cummins
1 hr ago

Aussie gold miner's shares soar as Thai ban lifted

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Tweeter in chief: How much is Trump worth to Twitter?

A new study puts to bed the longstanding argument about adding water to whisky.

This is officially the best way to drink whisky, according to science

Fine Drinks

Dimitriades is back in Network Ten's remake of <i>Wake In Fright</i> later this year.

'I was a trainwreck': Has Alex Dimitriades finally grown up?

Culture

Sea change: Amber Joyce and her son Billy on the beach in Thirroul.

How one couple is saving $19,338 a year on childcare

Georgina Dent

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ask Noel: will the Seniors Supplement be restored?

Noel Whittaker

Dannielle Michaels and Monique Filer are the founders of b.box for kids.

Little moments of everyday sexism as a female entrepreneur

Cara Waters

Sound like a local and you can disguise incompetence. Sound like a foreigner and you could unfairly struggle.

'You'll never get a job': The foreign accents that limit your career

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Citizenship net catches another

Federal Politics
1 hr ago

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Victorians in Barcelona safely at hotel: Andrews

1 hr ago

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Getting more people to the movies

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Rescued Aleppo lioness gives birth in new home

Illustration: Simon Letch

Best of Fairfax cartoons Aug 18

Younger stan august

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Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - now streaming only on Stan.

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Brown appeared to blame Rihanna for provoking his 2009 attack.

Chris Brown documentary criticised for 'victim-blaming'

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

The Age, News. Hamish and Andy for story on the second series of their upcoming show.Pic Simon Schluter 17 August 2017.

Hamish and Andy: Australia has reached peak reality TV

Broede Carmody

Children's book writer and illustrator Bob Graham has collaborated on or created 90-odd books.

From a smudge to winner of best children's book

Linda Morris

Total Eclipse singer Bonnie Tyler will perform her hit during next week's solar eclipse.

We need this more than ever: Bonnie Tyler to sing during eclipse

Rob Moran

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

New Star Wars movie to focus on legendary Jedi master

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Jennifer Lawrence makes four appearances on Vogue's September issue's four covers.

Rising star named new highest-paid actress, ousting J-Law

"Our dad told each of us, over and over throughout our lives, 'Children, you can choose love or hate. I choose love,'" ...

Johnny Cash's children denounce late singer's neo-Nazi fans

Randy Lewis

On Monday night's program, the ABC's Tom Tilley interviewed a caller who claimed to be Jewish and said he welcomed the ...

How the alt-right trolled Triple J's Hack program

Broede Carmody

Australian composer Brett Dean's opera Hamlet, which premiered at Glyndebourne.

Aussie composer Brett Dean's opera Hamlet to lead Adelaide Festival

Andrew Taylor

David LaChapelle's six-metre-wide photograph, Rape of Africa (2009) (detail).

Ballarat Foto Biennale woos audiences with David LaChapelle show

Dave Tacon

Tom Hanks stars in The Circle.

Tom Hanks plays a disarming Big Tech messiah in The Circle

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

There's a persistent mindset that an absence of sex is something to be worried or ashamed about.

I'm not 'sexless' or 'asexual', I'm just not that into it

Clem Bastow

Another reason to eat your fruit and veg: Diet affects the odour-attraction factor.

Women prefer the smell of men who eat fruit and vegetables

Sarah Berry

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai shades her eyes against the sun at a school for Syrian refugee girls, built ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai to study at Oxford

Karla Adam

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Myer stages the most Australiana spectacle since Sydney 2000

Jenna Clarke

Women who are suffering from stress incontinence or dryness after childbirth or menopause can benefit from the treatment.

The beauty treatment we don't often speak about

Stephanie Darling

Swift is donating money to the Joyful Heart Foundation.

Swift donates to sexual assault charity, thanks post-it fans

Jill Serjeant

Mel B with her estranged ex-husband Stephen Belafonte, their daughter Madison, and Mel B's daughters Angel and Phoenix.

Eddie Murphy dragged into Mel B divorce

The only thing worse being the two single friends left in my social circle is being the absolute last.

When you're the last friend in the group to hit life milestones

Suzanne Zuppello

Dan Lepard's hamburger tops and tails.

Throw the ultimate '70s burger party (with mix'n'match toppings)

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The three essential steps to help pick your perfect wine

Copa di testa (pig's head terrine) with salted cumquats at The Agrarian Kitchen.

Why Hobart is one of the hottest places to eat in Australia right now

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Grandma sends an invoice for 'expenses' after teen's visit

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I'm a victim of my children's taste in music

1 hr ago

A mum's go to do what a mum's go to do.

Pink shows even rock star mums need to pump milk

Butlers at New York's The Plaza Hotel have tended to the request of kings, queens and heads of states.

12 surprising things I learnt working as a butler at a NY hotel

Brandon Presser

Squish the baby flamingo.

Squish: abandoned baby flamingo in booties will melt your heart

What do they top French Fries with in the Netherlands?

Quiz: What do the Dutch typically put on their French Fries?

Mal Chenu

Mark Zuckerberg is cracking down on hate speech, both internally and on the public Facebook.

Facebook closed 'anon' conservative group

Broadband isn't just about how fast you can download data at home, it's also about fast you can send it.

Aussie smart homes choking on slow speeds

COMMENT

Tim Cook with US president Donald Trump in June.

Tim Cook slams Trump's Charlottesville response

Counter-Strike

Study suggests certain games harm the brain

Kotaku

Mania

New Sonic may be best the series has ever been

Subaru's new XV takes on best and highest selling baby SUVs on the market.

Which is the best small SUV?

David McCowen

2018 BMW Z4.

New BMW Z4 revealed

Greg Kable

The car that cleans the air

David McCowen

2013 Land Rover Discovery 4.

The dangers of buying a used Land Rover Discovery

David Morley

The Holden Colorado will compete in the 2018 SuperUtes series.

Holden Colorado goes racing

Stephen Ottley

2017 Peugeot 3008.

Peugeot's new Mazda CX-5 rival tested

Drive Staff

Ashton Agar ends England's innings by getting rid of Reece Topley.

Agar firming for first Test

Daniel Cherny
50 mins ago

Shane Perkins representing Australia at the London Olympics.

Putin grants Russian citizenship to Aussie Olympic medallist

1 hr ago

Victoria Azarenka could miss the U.S. Open due to a custody battle.

Azarenka could miss US Open due to custody battle

Century-makers: England duo Joe Root and Alastair Cook both reached triple figures against the West Indies on day one of ...

Worrying signs for England ahead of The Ashes

Adam Collins

Injury blow: Australian skipper Meg Lanning.

Injury blow as Aussie skipper out of Ashes series

James Buckley

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