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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a joint press conference with Minister for Finance Senator Mathias Cormann at ...

Could the 'real Malcolm' save PM from himself?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Australia's Usman Khawaja, foreground, walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal by Bangladesh's Sakib Al Hasan ...

Batsman dumped as Aussies face world rankings slide

BREAKING
1 hr ago

The redistribution of federal seats could threaten Malcolm Turnbull's majority.

Another senator to go to High Court over citizenship

Live
1 hr ago

The plan for the Don Kyatt warehouse in West Melbourne that VCAT rejected last week.

North v West: Residents and developers brawl amid apartment boom

1 hr ago

pay

Business doles out biggest wage rise in two years

1 hr ago

Paulini Curuenavuli has appeared in court.

Singer Paulini pleads guilty to bribing RMS worker

1 hr ago

South Korea military holds missile drills as tensions escalate

Time to say bye-bye to the pre-finals bye, say AFL greats

Let’s start with a history lesson on Captain Cook. Here are the facts

COMMENT
Tony Walker

North Korea says it has a hydrogen bomb. This is what that means

ANALYSIS
Chris Buckley

Protesters swarm near court as far-right leader faces racism charges

Richmond players need to consign past finals losses to history.

How the Tigers can erase the scars of finals flops

COMMENT
Chris Judd
35 mins ago

The "Man" burns on the Black Rock Desert at Burning Man in 2013.

Man dies after running into Burning Man festival flames

1 hr ago

Michael Hurley

Quietly confident: Bombers sweat on big names for Sydney clash

47 mins ago

Abigail Anderson with BFF Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift acts as bridesmaid for bestie's wedding

Only half of women across Australia met the recommended amount of weekly exercise, with many listing "being too tired" ...

Now, more than ever, women need to put their health first

Anti-racism protesters outside of the Magistrates court in Melbourne on Monday, September 4, 2017.

Anti-racism protests as Blair Cottrell faces court

Big, spring bowl of goodness.

WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER

Meal planner: Hello spring! Some big names share ideas

Prepare for street-style overhaul with Amxander.

Trackie-dack alert: Has menswear reached peak bogan?

Britain's Prince William, left, holds the hand of his son Prince George on arrival at the airport, in Warsaw, Poland, ...

Prince George's first-day-of-school dilemma

kate:960203:melb:pic by PENNY STEPHENS:S/AGE : Kate Ceberano quickly waved to her fans before getting dressed for her wedding

Couples share the best things about being married

Snow at Falls Creek on Sunday night.

Springtime cold spell brings snow to Melbourne's outskirts

1 hr ago

'Beautiful soul' mourned: Monkey bike rider slams into fence, dies

UPDATED

MPs dispute Matthew Guy's ignorance of 'harassment' payout

Peter Campbell lead bushwalkers who fear new safety standards for bushwalkers will impose too much red tape and drive ...

Volunteers fear safety standards jeopardise bushwalking groups

Anne Foote and Marcus Truman at the Foote home in Canberra.

Lord mayor's charity under fire over huge $140 million bequest

United Voice assistant secretary Helen Gibbons and Ms Grey on Sunday at the announcement of the latest walk-off.

Childcare workers to walk off the job this week for better wages

Immunisation against the flu is free for pregnant women and those aged 65 and over.

'Worst ever' flu epidemic claims six more lives

The man was trying to reach his apartment after locking himself out (file photo).

Perth man falls from balcony after locking himself out

WA

The lawyer's name was struck from the legal roll.

Lawyer's 'serious dishonesty' sees him struck off

ACT

The gateway will connect to the interchange for WestConnex at St Peters.

Double toll looms on Sydney's new airport link

NSW

Queensland Rail has 35 of the 200 required new train drivers working on its network.

Queensland Rail can't find enough train drivers

QLD

It's not all despairing stories about the "boomerang generation" - some families can make cross-generational living work.

When the nest fills up: Surviving when adult children return home

83 Kooyongkoot Road, Hawthorn, sold during the week for “well over $7 million".

Prestige property market bullish on first spring auction weekend

Photo by Nathan + Jac.

Tricks of the trade: Add $50k to the sale price of your home

The Block 2017 living and dining room reveals

The Block: Judges blast 'no soul' room as teams become frenemies

RECAP

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - August 28 . Liam and Kate O'Sullivan and their baby son Caden pose for a photo in front of their ...

Devastated families push for protection against developers

Michelle Obama looks as Barack Obama greets Donald Trump at the 45th President's inauguration.

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Michelle Obama looks as Barack Obama greets Donald Trump at the 45th President's inauguration.

Obama's letter to Trump on Inauguration Day revealed

Christina Caron

Kylie Kwong: Stir-fried potato with salted black beans, chilli and saltbush.

Stir-fried potato with salted black beans, chilli, saltbush

Kylie Kwong

FILE - In this June 30, 2015 file photo, Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks ...

Nagasaki survivor bared scars to plead against nuclear war

Matt Schudel

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Federal MP Stuart Robert in Parliament House.

MP may have been elected in breach of the constitution

Latika Bourke
13 mins ago

Labor's citizenship warning: 'anything could happen'

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

Could the 'real Malcolm' save Turnbull from himself?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Social Services Minister Christian Porter wants doctors to support the Turnbull government's plan to drug test welfare ...

Minister attacks 'establishment' doctors over drug tests

Stephanie Peatling
16 mins ago

Malcolm Turnbull says Australians would be "sickened" if Labor disrupted Parliament while the North Korea crisis plays out.

Australians will be 'sickened' by Labor's chaos tactics: Turnbull

Fergus Hunter

Christopher Pyne has suggested he would swap seats if an electoral redistribution made his seat of Sturt more marginal.

Christopher Pyne flags seat switch if boundary change is unfavourable

Mark Kenny

Barnaby Joyce will be acting Prime Minister later this week.

Citizenship chaos looms as Parliament resumes

Adam Gartrell

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford, right, speaks to ...

'Massive military response' if North Korea attacks US

FILE - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 Russian soldiers compete during a team's run at the Army ...

Russian cyber attacks on the West 'could lead to fatalities'

An underwater atomic bomb explosion at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific on July 25, 1946.

North Korea says it has a hydrogen bomb: here's what that means

ANALYSIS

An ethnic Rohingya child from Myanmar is carried in a basket past rice fields after crossing over to Bangladesh.

This 'human catastrophe' betrays Suu Kyi's Nobel prize

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Rewriting our history is not the way to go

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Unequal pay leads to unequal retirement.

'More women living in cars': unequal pay a super problem

COMMENT
Sally Loane

If marriage equality becomes a legal reality, this will allow everyone to make choices based on their personal convictions.

Seven common myths in the marriage equality debate

COMMENT
Ron Levy

Rob Whitfield

Has CBA found a successor for CEO Narev?

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD
23 mins ago

The ASX share price board.

Markets Live: N Korea sparks regional sell-off

Live
Patrick Commins and Sarah Turner

People watch a TV news program reporting a North Korea's missile launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea.

'Markets need a correction': North Korea seen as trigger

29 mins ago

Commonwealth Bank has until mid December to file its defence against allegations of a mass breach of anti-money ...

Austrac case will involve 174 'mini-trials', says CBA

Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Business doles out biggest wage rise in two years

1 hr ago

CBS loans Network Ten $143m to pay debts

Lucy Battersby

Who, exactly, is leading the Airbnb resistance?

COMMENT
John McDuling

'Wouldn't get a flight out of it': Frequent flyer limits slashed

John Collett

The original Paul Newman Rolex Daytona. Some dealers say it could fetch up to A$12 million.

Which star's scratched, second-hand Rolex could be worth $12m?

Watches
30 mins ago

Prepare for street-style overhaul with Amxander.

Trackie-dack chic: Aussie menswear reaches peak bogan

Men's Style

marian

'It's sad': After paying the bills every week, Marian has $30 left

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Dealing with car repairs can be expensive.

Nicole helps … get a car repaired with no money

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Xplor chief executive and founder Mark Woodland taught himself to code to put his plans into action.

Bringing tech to toddler market

Cara Waters

Peter McConnell at the start-up hub he calls home today: Tank Stream Labs.

How to find the right co-working space

Louis White

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Malcolm Turnbull pushes China for North Korean sanctions

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Abbott: Shorten should 'show it or shut up'

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5581km journey to highlight indigenous issues ends

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Hamilton wins, Ricciardo storms to fourth

Tens of thousands of Melbournians turned out today at the rally in support of a yes vote in the upcoming marriage ...

Fairfax photos of the week - August 31, 2017

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

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

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Paulini Curuenavuli has appeared in court.

Singer Paulini pleads guilty to bribery charges

1 hr ago

Taylor Swift has released her follow up single to Look What You Made Me Do without the fanfare we have come to expect.

Taylor Swift sneaks out raunchy new single

Rob Moran

Karl Stefanovic says he will boycott the Logie Awards if they move from Melbourne.

'Andrews has lost the plot': Stefanovic's Logies boycott

Broede Carmody

The TV Week Logies Awards are set to leave Melbourne after 30 years.

Can the orphaned Logies be reborn in another city?

COMMENT
Michael Idato

Walter Becker, of Steely Dan, performs during the 2007 Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

Walter Becker, co-creator of Steely Dan, dies aged 67

La La Land director Damien Chazelle is working on a new musical for Netflix.

Oscar-winning La La Land director to helm Netflix musical

Gary Levin

Dave Hughes, pictured during his opening monologue at the 2016 Logies, has been workshopping his gags for this year's ...

The Logies go to... Brisbane? Melbourne dumps TV awards

Neelima Choahan

Mahershala Ali poses in the press room with the award for best actor in a supporting role for "Moonlight" at the Oscars ...

True Detective Season 3 confirmed with Oscar winner

Andrea Mandell

Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in <i>The Force Awakens</I>.

MSO to perform Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December

Hannah Francis

Auslan interpreter Marc Ethan signing at a Musicians 4 Hearing event.

Pump up the bass: Live music for Melbourne's deaf community

Nicole Precel

ProEXR File Description =Attributes= cameraAperture (float): 36.000000 cameraFarClip (float): 1000.000000 cameraFarRange ...

Read-y or not, State Library's mega-reno is about to start

Carolyn Webb

There's a lot to unpack about why we love Kate and Leo's enduring friendship.

What our love for Kate and Leo's BFF-ship says about us all

Natalie Reilly

Merit is the standard argument against calls for equal pay and conditions.

The truth about merit? It's code for the male career path

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Director George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ...

Amal Clooney stuns in first red carpet appearance since twins

1 hr ago

We have only just begun to explore the therapeutic value of shifting focus to fully attend to and maximise pleasure.

Excellent update: Hedonism can be good for you

Desirée Kozlowski,

Single life is tough, but Angelina Jolie keeps a brave face in front of the children.

Angelina Jolie gets super real about being single

Taylor Swift dropped a new single and attended Anderson's wedding over the weekend.

Taylor Swift was a bridesmaid at childhood friend's wedding

Nicole Economos

A model wears a garment from Pageant during the Garage Runway at the Melbourne Fashion Week, in Melbourne, Sunday, ...

The butt of 1990s fashion jokes is now high fashion

Melissa Singer

After 30 years of dieting, Lynne Ryan successfully tried the Interval Weight Loss approach.

The unconventional weight loss method offering lasting results

Sarah Berry

Kylie Kwong: Stir-fried potato with salted black beans, chilli and saltbush.

Make potatoes wok stars with Kylie Kwong's salted black bean recipe

Lamb ribs and charcuterie are on the menu.

The Moon bar lands in Collingwood ... and brings cracking wines

Big, spring bowl of goodness.

Hello, spring! Celebrate the season with a week of refreshing recipes

Toddlers can move fast.

Would you track your toddler?

Peppa Pig and Mr Skinny Legs.

Mum's anger at 'dangerous' Peppa Pig episode

Making positive memories.

The magic of one-on-one time with your children

A380

Things you didn't know about world's first A380 'super jumbo'

Steve Meacham

Malta's Azure Window in 2014.

Ten great tourist attractions that no longer exist

David Whitley

Budget airline crew.

Are you really saving money on a budget airline?

Neil Gladstone

Didn't pay for Mad Max: Fury Road? Village Roadshow may be sending you a letter.

Village Roadshow's plan for suing pirates

Designed to attach to your keyring, the Tile Pro Style and Sport help you find that which is lost.

Tile Pro locates your lost objects with one touch

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Huawei's phones, including the pictured P10, use the company's own Kirin processors and not the industry standard chips ...

Huawei says new mobile chip will outperform Apple, Samsung

Instagram

Instagram bug may have let contact details slip

Gizmodo

V30

LG's V30 looks like an incredible phone

Mercedes-Benz has teased its EQ A concept car

Mercedes-Benz confirms new EQ A electric car

Greg Kable

Citroen has introduced OneTone limited editions of its C4 Cactus small SUV

Citroen cleans up Cactus range

Drive Staff

2009 Volvo XC60.

What to look out for when buying a used Volvo XC60

David Morley

Bosch hopes to power the next generation of electric cars.

Bosch reveals bolt-in electric car motor

David McCowen

2017 Range Rover Velar.

Five best cars blossoming this Spring

Alessandra Melville

Subaru's XV is at home off the beaten track.

2017 Subaru XV 2.0i-P road test review

David McCowen

A shattered Alex Rance during the 2013 elimination final loss to Carlton.

How the Tigers can erase the scars of finals flops

COMMENT
Chris Judd
35 mins ago

Former coach Mick Malthouse and retired Kangaroo Brent Harvey want the pre-finals bye ditched.

Time to say bye-bye to the pre-finals bye, say AFL greats

The Tigers are yet to win a final under coach Damien Hardwick.

Tigers' finals drought a big concern

1 hr ago

Michael Hurley

Bombers bullish on Hurley, Fantasia, Hooker

Anthony Colangelo
47 mins ago

Cats whiskers: Gold Coast's Gary Ablett is expected to renew the threat that he will play in Geelong or nowhere next year.

Four Points: How much is Gary Ablett worth?

Michael Gleeson

Chris Mayne was brought to Collingwood because of his ability to tackle in the forward line.

Mayne's future unclear, other Pies to re-sign

Anthony Colangelo

Former Swan Tom Mitchell was a formidable force for the Hawks in 2017.

Season in review: Hawks lay foundation for glory

Jimmy Bartel

Matthew Boyd will get one more game as a Bulldog, after Footscray's VFL side won their elimination final on Sunday.

Boyds to kick on as Dogs win VFL elimination final over Dons

Anthony Colangelo

Dropped: Usman Khawaja has made way for Hilton Cartwright.

Khawaja dumped as Wade gets lifeline

BREAKING
Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou wants to transform the game in Australia.

I have game plan to take us to the World Cup: Postecoglou

Michael Lynch
1 hr ago

Rainy days: Captain Steve Smith (right) and David Warner will again play a key role for Australia in the second Test ...

Live cricket: Australia v Bangladesh, second Test, day one

Live
1 hr ago

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo continued his good form this year at the Italian Grand Prix.

Ricciardo's Monza blitz takes him from 16th to fourth

Venus Williams has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Venus rolls on, Sharapova's dream run ends

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