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"Birtherism": Bill Shorten has resisted demands for renunciation documents.

Shorten finally reveals citizenship documents

Live
Stephanie Peatling
48 mins ago

A seagull perched on the Captain Cook statue on St Kilda Beach, on Tuesday 26 January 2016. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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

COMMENT

Australian Red Cross Blood Service have made an urgent appeal for O-negative donors.

Australia's worst flu season on record creates a new problem

1 hr ago

Onlookers attend to the man on the ground.

'I'm holding a baby, stop': Junior netball match turns ugly

Most foreign policy experts are sceptical that Beijing will apply adequate pressure on North Korea's Kim Jong-un.

Stock markets primed for huge sell-off. North Korea is the 'trigger'

Federal MP Stuart Robert in Parliament House.

Liberal MP may have been elected in constitution breach

INVESTIGATION

Is this the man CBA want to replace outgoing CEO Ian Narev?

COMMENT

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

ANALYSIS

Panthers star to miss do-or-die clash due to 'personal issues'

Singer Paulini pleads guilty to bribing RMS worker

50 mins ago

After paying the bills, Marian has $30 left each week. She's not alone

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Coalition MP Natasha Griggs puts up anti-Labor poster in her office at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 13 May ...

Lose seat, collect $293k: dumped Liberal MPs score cushy government jobs

Adam Gartrell
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's unexpected career about-face just took another turn

Dropped: Usman Khawaja has made way for Hilton Cartwright.

Selectors boss addresses rumours about Khawaja's future

UPDATED
24 mins ago

A380

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

group of tourists in thailand riding elephants through jungle pointers social club

People still think it’s okay to ride an elephant on holiday

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South Korea flexes its missile muscles

All-time great: Australia's Nathan Lyon, second from left, after dismissing Bangladesh's Taijul Islam.

Live: Lyon snags early wicket in second Test against Bangladesh

Garlic breath occurs when two populations collide: garlic eaters and non-garlic eaters.

The best way to mince garlic (and get rid of garlic breath)

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

'A joke of giant proportions': Stefanovic's boycott

There's a lot of social pressure to participate in buying rounds.

The Australian custom nearly everyone secretly hates

Sydney's house prices were flat in the week but monthly growth in prices has slowed from 3.1 per cent to 2.1 per cent.

What it takes to pay off a mortgage on a typical Sydney home

Matt Wade

The group of Australians three times more likely to get dementia

Julie Power

Fire destroys 350 hectares of bush in Sydney's south

Rachel Browne

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

Double toll looms for airport trip as building giant makes bid

Matt O'Sullivan

Former NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli to join UNSW.

Piccoli's resignation prompts third NSW byelection

Alexandra Smith

Unions NSW secretary Mark Morey.

Unions threaten to disrupt Badgerys Creek Airport

Anna Patty

Lightning over the northern beaches of Sydney.

Thunderstorm asthma warning for the state as spring sets in

Victor Graveson

Hope fades for criminal 'mastermind' set alight in his own bed

QLD

Ms Scaffidi is fighting to survive her travel rorts saga.

Lord Mayor disqualified for 18 months over travel rorts

BREAKING
2 mins ago

Jayde Kendall went missing after leaving her school in Gatton.

Gatton schoolgirl was killed within two hours: court

QLD

Australian students could unwittingly be getting caught up in child exploitation through shonky volunteer programs.

Schools, unis face crackdown on 'tourism scam'

EXCLUSIVE

There's a price cap on apartments, but not on parking spaces.

How developers are skirting price caps on China's apartments

Photo by Nathan + Jac.

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

The Fratelli Fresh restaurant chain has opened it latest restaurant at the Entertainment Quarter.

Sydney's deserted entertainment precinct set for overhaul

404 Malabar Road, Maroubra passed in at $2.7 million on Saturday.

Picky buyers driving a 'wedge' into Sydney property market

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

How to survive when your adult children move back home

Claude Timbery with his daughter, Alison.

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Claude Timbery with his daughter, Alison.

Dementia risk higher for abused Indigenous Australians

Julie Power

Marian Russell with her two children, Allegra, 2, and Bodie, 1, at Warriewood beach.

Rich or poor, we're all worried about money. It takes a toll

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

NAB chief operating officer Antony Cahill said use of chat-bots would become more widespread.

NAB's 'virtual banker' chatbots to take over call centre roles

Clancy Yeates

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PM Malcolm Turnbull called for China to cut North Korea's oil supply.

Bill Shorten tables his citizenship documents after Abbott jibe

Live
Stephanie Peatling
48 mins ago

Former MP faces 'corruption' investigation over two jobs affair

Fergus Hunter
52 mins ago

MP may have been elected in breach of the constitution

Latika Bourke

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Could the 'real Malcolm' save Turnbull from himself?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
31 mins ago

Former Coalition MP Natasha Griggs in her former office at Parliament House.

Dumped Liberal MPs score cushy government jobs

Adam Gartrell
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

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

President Donald Trump on Saturday

Trump pushing peas around the plate in response to North Korea

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
12 mins ago

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

'Massive military response' if North Korea attacks US

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

Russian soldiers compete during a team's run at the Army Scout Masters competition, part of Army Games, outside ...

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

Life-threatening disease can exist in the presence of normal bloods.

My patients want tests, sometimes we just need to talk

COMMENT
Dr Elizabeth Oliver

Many activists have become intolerant of people who might subscribe to religious positions.

The stifling effect of the new liberal intolerance

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Rewriting our history is not the way to go

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Rob Whitfield

Has CBA found a successor for CEO Narev?

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

The ASX fell on Monday as North Korea knocked investor confidence again.

ASX slips as North Korea casts a shadow

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
32 mins ago

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

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

Business doles out biggest wage rise in two years

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

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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Out-of-control party shuts down Thornlie street

1 hr ago

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Spacecraft makes parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan

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Singer Paulini pleads guilty to bribing RMS worker

Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith still improving?

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

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.

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 has appeared in court.

Singer Paulini pleads guilty to bribery charges

50 mins 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

Surreal and intimately real: Bangarra dancer Waangenga Blanco and American rapper Khalif Diouf.

Memorable journey through two cultures

Reviewed by Jill Sykes

The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon announces Sydney season

Nathanael Cooper

Spectrum: Isabella Manfredi lead singer with The Preatures at their studio, Hibernian House Surry Hills. Monday 31st ...

Electrifying Isabella Manfred show Preatures at their best

Reviewed by Michael Ruffles

Australian model Shanina Shaik and her fiance DJ Ruckus.

Paris Hilton (and co) obey the first rule of attending Burning Man

Amy Croffey

Bumbags were a key trend at the Garage Runways at Melbourne Fashion Week.

The most 90s accessory of all time is making a comeback

Melissa Singer

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

What our love for Kate and Leo's enduring friendship says about us

Natalie Reilly

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

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

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 on bridesmaid duty at childhood friend's wedding

Nicole Economos

Peppa Pig and Mr Skinny Legs.

Mum's anger at 'dangerous' Peppa Pig episode

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Calls for high school students to start school later

Is a weekend without wi-fi what every family needs?

Why I'm taking my family on a digital detox holiday

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

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

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

Matt Moran and Cory Campbell on the deck of Barangaroo House.

Ex-Noma chef joins Matt Moran's mega venue at Barangaroo

Big, spring bowl of goodness.

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

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

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

'Personal issues': Matt Moylan will be taking an indefinite break from football.

Matt Moylan is a footballer born in the wrong era

COMMENT
Andrew Webster
21 mins ago

Dropped: Usman Khawaja has made way for Hilton Cartwright.

Selectors insist Khawaja dropped for conditions, career not at risk

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny
24 mins ago

Jordan Uelese in Wallabies training camp in Newcastle.

Uelese ready to push for Wallabies debut

Tom Decent
1 hr ago

Australia's Nathan Lyon, third left, celebrates with his teammates after the dismissal of Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal ...

Live cricket: Lyon grabs three wickets in terrific opening session

Live
1 hr ago

Adam Scott will play in the Australian PGA Championship this year.

Scott is coming home for Australian PGA Championship

Phil Lutton
38 mins ago

Poor night: Steve Johnson gets tangled up with Jed Bews of the Cats on the ground.

'Pick the best side you possibly can': Malthouse's call on Stevie J

Andrew Wu
36 mins ago

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

'We won't change our style and we'll qualify, too': Postecoglou

Michael Lynch

Good coaching: South African coach Allister Coetzee and his players look committed to a different playing style.

How good coaching turned things around for the Springboks

Paul Cully

Moylan

Panthers star to deal with personal issues away from NRL

Michael Chammas

Ruled out: Brisbane skipper Darius Boyd has ruled himself out of Brisbane's NRL qualifying final against the Sydney Roosters.

Broncos skipper ruled out of Roosters qualifying final

Phil Lutton
21 mins ago

One more: Sam Thaiday has announced his intention to hang the boots up at the end of the NRL 2018 season.

Broncos great Thaiday announces retirement plans

Steve Zemek

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