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Bruce Gordon and Lachlan Murdoch were widely believed to be closing in on a deal to buy Ten.

US broadcaster CBS reveals it will buy Network Ten

UPDATED
28 mins ago

Ironman Dean Mercer died after a car crash on the Gold Coast on Monday morning.

'Heart the size of Phar Lap': Lifesaving star dies in Gold Coast crash

BREAKING
8 mins ago

Minister Peter Dutton at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 16 August 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares

Lawyers representing asylum seekers are 'un-Australian': Dutton

2 mins ago

Perth is on track for its wettest day on record.

Australians care more about the weather than about sex. Here's proof

Nathan Buckley.

Confirmed: Nathan Buckley to stay on as Magpies coach

Another record profit for Australia's biggest bank

Weakened trust: CommBank faces unprecedented probe

UPDATED

Imagine living in a town that has a reputation for being a ... well ... dump

Mayweather and McGregor pull off the fleece of the century

Dear deluded fools from the backbench: Here's a lesson for you

COMMENT

The school that is teaching students that it's OK to fail

MP resigns from Nationals to focus on mental health

1 hr ago

Max de Rekeniere, 56, is taking part in a trial of a ground-breaking new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Again, and again, and again, Max dives back into memories that won't go

Nick Miller

Neil Perry's quick chicken enchiladas.

Weekly meal planner - Midweek cheats and cooking shortcuts

Lorde arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in a lavender strapless ball gown with a feather skirt from L.A.-based ...

2017 MTV Video Music Awards: red carpet

1 hr ago

Final countdown: Jacob Townsend (left) after kicking a goal against St Kilda. Photo: AAP

They picked Jake Townsend only because they had to... and now?

A 92-year-old war veteran was robbed

Smartphones are creating a new wave of 'cyber-flashing' perves

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Lalor Park: Three-year-old girl shot dead

With planning, you can make flying easier and cheaper.

20 reasons you should never buy the cheapest plane ticket

Singer and actress Selena Gomez is one of the executive producers of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.

'Selena Gomez has blood on her hands' over Netflix show

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Not safe before brekky: The cyst-bursting video you can't not watch

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How to make Nutella-stuffed chocolate cookies

Five new stations will be build as part of the Metro Rail project.

Birrarung? Father Bob? Readers' suggestions for new train station names

Cabbie accused of dragging man from taxi, running him over, freed

Hospitals, health services reeling from power bill shock

Apartments that would be built on land between the existing Flemington public housing towers.

Anger at developer deals for public housing estates

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Boy, 17, flown to hospital after shooting east of Melbourne

Two men have been stabbed in separate incidents, each within an hour of each other, in Victoria.

Man stabbed after argument at golf club in Central Victoria

Protesters rally in Victoria Street, Richmond, for a safe injecting room.

Rally calls for safe injection rooms for Richmond

"Samuel" as a toddler today.

Toddler's future uncertain after crackdown

EXCLUSIVE

Rissalah College in Lakemba is set to miss out on roughly $567,000 per year in funding.

Private school to pay back $4.3m after illicit profits

EXCLUSIVE

Snow in Bungendore on Sunday

It's been snowing in Canberra this morning

ACT

Capacity constraints are limiting more frequent services on the inner west line.

The truth behind Sydney's light rail crush

NSW

16 Bailey Avenue, Armadale, sold for $4,060,000 on Saturday.

Families continuing to struggle up Melbourne's property ladder

Nicole da Silva stars in Doctor Doctor on Channel Nine.

Nicole da Silva's first home: 'I waited until last minute to bid'

Photo: Houzz

This is how much you should pay for a quality mattress

A communal area in Quarters, a co-living space on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

A frat house but for adults: The living arrangement taking off

Ronnie and Georgia expected to carry on their winning streak.

The Block's 'bad nightclub': Ronnie and Georgia fall from the top

RECAP

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Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon pulled financial support for the company last month, telling Ten they would not support ...

What will a CBS-owned Network Ten look like?

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Adam Liaw recipe: Cannellini bean salad with lime and haloumi.

Mexican cannellini bean salad with lime and haloumi

Adam Liaw

The Samsung Galaxy Note8.

Samsung has a better AI than Bixby. Where's Viv?

Hayley Tsukayama

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Minister Peter Dutton at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 16 August 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares

Lawyers representing asylum seekers 'un-Australian': Dutton

Bianca Hall
2 mins ago

Renewable industry to bust without clean energy target: analysts

Nicole Hasham

Malcolm Turnbull to announce millions for Snowy Hydro project

James Massola

Refugees at the Manus Island regional processing centre protesting earlier this month.

'Weak': Labor slams plans to put asylum seekers on street

James Massola

Supporters join a marriage equality rally in Melbourne on Saturday.

Liberals and Nationals for 'yes': new push for same-sex marriage

James Massola

Archbishop Denis Hart wants Catholics to vote ''no''.

Catholics defy church to back same-sex marriage: poll

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

"Samuel" as a toddler today.

Family's uncertain future after visa crackdown

EXCLUSIVE
Richard Baker

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson smiles after finishing a television interview with Chris Wallace, the anchor of FOX ...

US Secretary of State joins Trump critics on Charlottesville violence

Jayveon Murphy, 10, makes is way through floodwaters from Harvey to check on a neighbour at his apartment complex in ...

Harvey flooding 'beyond anything experienced'

The Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Trump's business sought Moscow deal while he ran for president

19 mins ago

Indian spiritual guru, who calls himself Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan.

Indian states gird for 'godman's' rape sentencing

Ahmed Fahour will receive $10.8 million final pay from Australia Post.

Dear Australia Post, please can I have a job?

COMMENT
Michael Short

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

The problem with property doomsayers

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

When they move to opposition the reality of backbench opposition life might sink in to even the stupidest mind.

A lesson for 'deluded fools' on the backbench

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Dalian Wanda a fortnight ago began restructuring its business, which includes two $1 billion Australian apartment projects.

Chinese investment in Australian property drops 69pc

Carolyn Cummins

US shares set the market up for a positive session.

Markets Live: Qantas falls to earth

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

ASX-listed Surfstitch is in voluntary administration but the consumer-facing business is continuing to trade.

Why SurfStitch's failure spells trouble for Australia

Comment
John McDuling

Richard Goyder

It's soaring to new heights, but what's next for Qantas?

Colin Kruger, CBD

US broadcaster CBS to buy Ten Network

UPDATED
Lucy Battersby
28 mins ago

'Trust has been damaged': CommBank facing APRA probe

UPDATED
Clancy Yeates

Why the government has lost its ability to control its spending

Ross Gittins

The 'Amazon of China' wants Australia's food

Patrick Hatch

You've got the interview lined up, but is your CV up to scratch?

Good on paper: How your CV is letting you down

Management

McGregor sits with his tailor and style advisor, David August Heil.

McGregor may have lost the fight, but he won this battle

Men's Style

Scott Johnston got his finance approved well before he bought his apartment in Melbourne's Richmond.

Organise finance early this spring property season

John Collett

Superannuation contributions can be used to reduce your capital gains tax liability.

How super contributions can reduce capital gains tax

Noel Whittaker

Adam McAsey, the founder of 8 Degree Projects which operates hospitality venues in Bali, says he loves island life.

Bali born but going global

Cara Waters

Georgina McEncroe has launched ridesharing company Shebah.

Kids on wheels: the Uber alternatives for kids

Kate Jones

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CBS to buy Ten Network

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Lalor Park: Three-year-old girl shot dead

1 hr ago

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A heavy week for data in Australia

1 hr ago

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Hurricane Harvey: News crew saves life

1 hr ago

Matt Golding

Best of Fairfax cartoons Aug 28

Younger stan august

The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

The other guy stan

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

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Taylor Swift has hit out at her critics in her new music video.

Taylor Swift drops epic video for new hit single

Broede Carmody
59 mins ago

Season seven's finale, 'The dragon and the wolf', will go for a record 80 minutes.

Everything you need to know ahead of Game of Thrones finale

Broede Carmody

Local content, like Offspring, should remain safe.

What does the CBS takeover mean for Network Ten?

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Edinburgh winner: Australian Hannah Gadsby

Comedian Hannah Gadsby wins top prize at Edinburgh fest

YouTube, Spotify... All the records are tumbling to Taylor Swift's comeback.

Taylor Swift's new single breaks streaming records

Elahe Izadi

Horror filmmaker Tobe Hooper has passed away, aged 74.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper dies

Pat Saperstein

Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in 1939's Gone With the Wind.

US theatre cancels 'insensitive' Gone With the Wind screening

Andrew R. Chow

Lily Sullivan as Petra in the 2017 miniseries Romper Stomper.

Romper Stomper miniseries 'might not sit right', says star

Karl Quinn

Svetlana Lloyd, former Dior house model, with one of the dresses she modelled.

Model takes another star turn in NGV's Dior exhibition

Hannah Francis

Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife has won three prizes at the Australian Writers' Guild's Awgie Awards.

The Drover's Wife dominates Australian Writers' Guild Awards

Garry Maddox

Historian Sean McMeekin thinks the legacy of the Russian Revolution is less clear than before the collapse of the Soviet ...

Writers Festival guest's warning on 'Marxist-style' socialism in West

Jason Steger

Lorde arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in a lavender strapless ball gown with a feather skirt from L.A.-based ...

All the stars on the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet

1 hr ago

Billy Ray Cyrus and Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, to the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday.

Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer's mother attends VMAs

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

A recognisable Margot Robbie on the red carpet in London in August 2016.

The truth about 'unrecognisable' female actors

Natalie Reilly

'Need a Mom' Nina Keneally charges by the hour to be a sounding board, teach basic domestic skills, and provide life and ...

Would you pay someone to mother you?

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

A Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence found about two-thirds of juvenile offenders were male, and 80 per ...

No choice to walk away: When the domestic abuser is your child

Jenny Noyes

Self-compassion is the place to start.

Signs your work-related stress has gone too far

Paula Goodyer

Jesinta and Buddy Franklin

Jesinta and Buddy's pre-match routine is relationship goals

Melissa Singer

Make fashion purchases when you're on holidays that will translate to your real life.

The number-one fashion mistake people make on holiday

Melissa Singer

White beans with spicy chipotle.

Weekly meal planner: Whip up dinner with these quick cheats

Metal Monkey knives

Five handmade Australian knives you'll want in the kitchen

This bean salad with lime and haloumi also works as a vegetarian taco filling.

Meat-free Monday: Adam Liaw's Mexican cannellini bean salad

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Little boy saves 21-month-old cousins drowning in pool

Samuel Johnson reads GTFTS.

Samuel Johnson's bedtime story for exhausted parents

1 hr ago

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How to create a $50 lunchbox for only $4.50

Service with a broad smile.

Flight test: This is the world's friendliest cabin crew

Julie Miller

With planning, you can make flying easier and cheaper.

Don't buy the cheapest: 20 ways to get the best value plane ticket

Michael Gebicki

Maldives island.

Ten island paradises that harbour shocking secrets

Oliver Smith

The Samsung Galaxy Note8.

Samsung has a better AI than Bixby. Where is it?

Retro's at Fortitude Valley held a Tinder party on Saturday night, but hardly anyone knew it was on.

I went to a Tinder party no one knew was on

COMMENT

Nest Protect brings smoke and CO alarms into the smart home age.

Smart smoke / carbon monoxide alarm stays cool in a crisis

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Facebook

Facebook figured out my family secrets

Gizmodo

2015's revamped Apple TV.

Apple plans 4K Apple TV reveal, sources say

2017 Suzuki Swift GLX Turbo

New turbocharged Suzuki Swift reviewed

Andrew Maclean

Audi is set to adopt a new naming convention tied to vehicle outputs.

Audi confirms new naming system

Greg Kable

Volkswagen's Autostadt takes a clever approach to vehicle storage.

Finding a car park may soon become much easier

David McCowen

Bosch has developed a new digital car key.

Aston Martin's coolest drive

Dom Tripolone

2017 Toyota Kluger GX.

Entry-level Toyota Kluger SUV reviewed

Stephen Ottley

All the gift ideas you need this Father's Day.

Father's Day gift guide

Dom Tripolone

Nathan Buckley.

Nathan Buckley re-signs as Magpies coach

Jon Pierik

Dustin Martin's Tigers will face Geelong in a qualifying final.

AFL finals 2017: Your guide to an intriguing September

Jon Pierik
14 mins ago

Eagles rock: Jamie Cripps and Jack Darling after making the top eight on percentage with a win over Adelaide at Domain ...

What a Dee-saster - Eagles pinch finals berth on dramatic day

Jon Pierik

Winning grin: Damien Hardwick says his new-breed Tigers are up to challenge of a qualifying final against the Cats.

'Tougher' Tigers can shrug off Cats hoodoo: Hardwick

Warwick Green

Drew Petrie will retire at the end of the season.

Drew Petrie confirms AFL retirement

Brad Elborough

Final countdown: Jacob Townsend (left) after kicking a goal against St Kilda. Photo: AAP

4 Points: Richmond's recipe for September success

Michael Gleeson

Eagles rock: Jamie Cripps and Jack Darling after making the top eight on percentage with a win over Adelaide at Domain ...

Eagles leave Demons on finals outer

Brad Elborough

Running wild: Tigers celebrate a Dustin Martin goal, as retiring St Kilda club champion Nick Riewoldt's gets set for a ...

Tigers in top four, sad farewell for Saint Riewoldt

Warwick Green

Australia's David Warner walks back to the pavilion.

Aussies rally around Warner and Khawaja after collapse

Daniel Cherny

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring his side's third goal.

Liverpool humiliate Arsenal in horror show for Wenger

Another podium finish for Daniel Ricciardo, who crossed the line third.

Ricciardo snares podium finish in Belgium

Ironman Dean Mercer died after a car crash on the Gold Coast on Monday morning.

Surf lifesaving world mourns the death of legendary figure

BREAKING
Phil Lutton
8 mins ago

Andy Murray's withdrawal from the US Open has set up a fourth-round showdown between Nick Kyrgios and Roger Federer.

Kyrgios set for Federer showdown after US Open draw change

Darren Walton

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