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Christmas shopping

US retail giant could launch here before Christmas

1 hr ago

A man has died after a bull attack in the state's north.

Little boy fights for life after near drowning at public pool

3 mins ago

Some Kettle chip packets are being recalled amid fears they may contain pieces of rubber inside.

Popular flavours of Kettle chips packets recalled

Daniel Menzel of the Cats

Geelong makes bold call dropping ace goal-kicker for final

Unlike other countries, Australian banks offer to lend only up to five years at a fixed rate and the majority of loans ...

Banks' home loan businesses facing 'headwinds'

Victorian MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins in the upper house on Thursday.

Many victims in Victorian MP's story of partner's dark habit

ANALYSIS
26 mins ago

High Court gives green light to same-sex marriage survey

UPDATED

'Amazing stuff': This flight raced Hurricane Irma and won

Satellite images show landslides at North Korea nuclear test site

'I jumped out the window': Victims in fear after home invasions

UPDATED

Israeli jets strike Syrian 'chemical weapons' site

Victorian MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins at the question time. 7 September 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim.

MP reveals attacks after calling out her husband over child porn

Come in spinner: Nathan Lyon celebrates after dismissing Sabbir Rahman.

Record-breaking Lyon spins Australia to second Test victory

20 mins ago

Eddie Betts

Betts weaves some magic as Giants collapse

Live

Prince George shakes the hand of Helen Haslem, head of the lower school.

Prince William takes son George to his first day at school

1 hr ago

Pennywise kid

This boy dressed as Pennywise is the stuff of nightmares

A man drives through rain and strong winds during the passage of hurricane Irma, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, ...

Irma hammers Caribbean, Florida braces for hit

Same-sex marriage supporters outside Parliament House.

Same-sex marriage postal survey: what happens now?

Gal Gadot starring in 'Wonder Woman'.

Not suitable for kids: Movie trailer changes could 'harm'

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GENERIC

A pile of bagels.

Donut stack
Unhealthy Eating

Cream ...

If you're dieting, are cheat days good or bad?

New Pringles flavours

Pringles just launched 'chicken salt' and 'meat pie' flavours

Caris Underwood is one of two women who bashed two paramedics.

Call for jail: Women bashed paramedics attending patient

Victorian MP reveals anguish at husband's child-porn addiction

West Gate Tunnel toll road report to stay under wraps

The mural near Victoria Street which bears the names of 34 people who have died from drug overdoses.

'People are dying': Safe injecting room trial blocked

The RMIT staff have been stood down while an investigation is carried out.

RMIT staff stood down after 'selling tests to students'

UPDATED

Judge Dr Kathy Northcott inspects a sample in the finals of the 2017 Victorian Water Taste Test in Bendigo.

Where the water is like wine: This town has the best H₂O in Victoria

An airport rail link stopping in Sunshine is on top of a wishlist of infrastructure mayors from Melbourne's west are ...

Live in Melbourne's west? This is what your mayors say you want

James Ashby flying a drone over Stanwell power station near Rockhampton on July 13.

Ashby referred to aviation authority over drone

QLD

Indians cool themselves at a fountain near the India Gate monument on a hot day in New Delhi, India. The city has a ...

Australia not only place that doesn't love its capital

ACT

Happier times: A photo of Ms Stoleski and Mr Bieganski posted on Facebook at the start of September.

'King and Queen' of Darlinghurst denied bail

NSW

The woman has been with common assault over the alleged incident.

Mother faces court after 'punching' child in public

WA

Why the investor with 10 properties might not be as rich as you think.

Why the investor with 10 properties might not be as rich as you think

Bahrain takes out top honours, while the USA, the UK and Australia are in freefall.

Australia drops out of the top 10 best countries for expats to live in

What was once dim and cosy should now be bright and airy.

Spring cleaning: Decor items to ditch this season

Ainsley Micallef in Costa Rica.

How Ainsley ticked off her travel 'bucket list' in free accommodation

It hasn't been a great week for Sarah and Jason - and it doesn't look like they'll have a room to reveal on Sunday.

The Block: One couple may not finish room as tight budgets bite

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten receives a note informing him of the High Court decision.

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Malcolm Turnbull has something to work with politically.

Turnbull's rare moment of relief amid the hubbub

Tony Wright

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: Captain Trent Cotchin during a Richmond training session at ME Bank Centre on March 29, ...

Cotchin, Tigers change their stripes – now for a new tale?

Greg Baum

David Davis, U.K. exiting the European Union (EU) secretary, speaks during a press conference ahead of the third round ...

Brexit bill to allow sweeping changes under fire

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Trent Cotchin will lead the Tigers into the finals feeling liberated.

Cotchin, Tigers change their stripes – now for a new tale?

Greg Baum

Eddie Betts

AFL Finals Live: Adelaide v GWS Giants

Live

Essendon footballer Michael Hurley

Bombers recall key pair for Swans final

Jon Pierik

Daniel Menzel of the Cats

Menzel axed, Caddy returns for qualifying final

Jon Pierik

Josh Kelly.

Six burning questions ahead of Crows v Giants

Andrew Wu

Hawthorn's Jonathon Ceglar.

Hawks give Ceglar two-year extension

Jon Pierik

Little recognition: Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt have flown under the radar this season.

Reputations are built (and broken) in September

Wayne Carey

Jake Stringer had a disappointing season.

Stringer, Bulldogs have 'things to work through': Wallis

Ronny Lerner

The Liddell power station.

Scheme could keep coal alive, but Liddell has 'mammoth problems'

James Massola

High Court gives the green light to same-sex marriage survey

UPDATED
Farrah Tomazin

Malcolm Turnbull catches a break - now he must grab it

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Christopher Pyne in question time after the High Court decision on the same-sex ...

Same-sex marriage postal survey: what happens now?

Judith Ireland

Malcolm Turnbull has something to work with politically.

Turnbull's rare moment of relief amid all the hubbub

Tony Wright

Malcolm Turnbull has urged AGL to put consumers before shareholders and agree to sell Liddell power station.

'Grand bargain': Turnbull puts all coal options on the table

James Massola

Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard square off during Question Time in 2013.

Question Time chaos: Labor eclipses Abbott's disruptive record

Adam Gartrell

The heavy rains and wind of hurricane Irma cross through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Hurricane Irma promises fresh pain for the US

Paul McGeough

A woman looks out from her balcony decorated with an Estelada or pro-independence Catalan flag and a banner calling for ...

Catalonia sets date for referendum to split from Spain

Residents and members of civic and religious groups battle riot police trying to break up their protest against the ...

South Koreans clash with police over anti-missile system

Donald Trump pauses during a meeting with, from left, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Leader Nancy Pelosi and other ...

Trump cuts major deal with Democrats 'Chuck and Nancy'

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Crackdowns are for ordinary Australians – not for pollies

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

The cashless welfare card will be extended to Kalgoorlie.

Cashless welfare not the success it seems

COMMENT
Peter Martin

We touch our smartphones more than 2500 times a day.

I'm 45, and a (recovering) smartphone addict

Leonid Bershidsky

Christmas shopping

Amazon could launch in Australia in 'next 60 days'

1 hr ago

The WA government unveiled a hike in payroll tax and a jump in the gold royalty rate.

Miners to be hit by WA tax slug

Darren Gray

Movie World

Village Roadshow eyes $100m theme park land sale

1 hr ago

Banks will find it hard to maintain the high profitability of their mortgage businesses, analysts say.

Mortgage 'headwinds' building for banks

Clancy Yeates

ASX fails to fire again as gains evaporate

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

Billionaire Gordon wins first round in Ten challenge

Michaela Whitbourn

The incredible shrinking sharemarket

Scott Phillips

If Trump gets his way, expect a 'perfect storm' in global markets

COMMENT

It wasn't love at first sight, but that made the experience all the richer.

Fast times: I'm having an affair ... with a supercar

Cars

Tough Guy book club members Geoff Williams, Duncan Felton, Baz Ruddick, Ashley Thomson, Simon Hruza, and Adam Bartlett.

This super tough men's club is breaking all the rules

Culture

High fees can corrode investment, like termites can destroy a house.

Millennial investors are getting 'ripped off' by Acorns

ANALYSIS
Gary Stone

Cochlear is a large company with the potential to get bigger.

The incredible shrinking sharemarket

Scott Phillips

Daniel O'Sullivan of Abbe Corrugated says change has been evolutionary at the business.

The family business taking on VISY and Amcor

Cara Waters

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, estimates several thousand small businesses have contracts with JJ Richards.

'Game changer': ACCC takes first small business unfair contracts court action

Cara Waters

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Meet Vanessa, the world's rarest insect

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Gas cylinders explode in Drysdale fire

aladdin

Disney's Aladdin criticised over new white character

null

Postal survey gets the green light

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Best of Fairfax cartoons Sept 7

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

Logie Awards set for the Gold Coast

Tony Moore

Channel Nine staff are once again of the view that Sunday Night is recycling their stories.

Sunday Night rehashing 60 Minutes yarn again?

Broede Carmody

Fans are not impressed with the latest casting announcement for Disney's Aladdin remake.

Disney's Aladdin criticised over new white character

Rob Moran

Not suitable for children: Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman was rated M.

Not suitable for children: Movie trailer changes could 'harm'

Karl Quinn

Jennifer Lawrence in mother!, from Paramount Pictures and Protozoa Pictures. Jennifer Lawrence stars as the woman, with ...

Is this set to be the most divisive movie of the year?

Karl Quinn

Anyang, right, breaks down while hugging Ayik.

Man recognises childhood torturer in a Brisbane church

Michael Lallo

Dave Grohl (centre) will bring the Foo Fighters to Australia in January as part of their world tour.

Foo Fighters to bring their stadium rock to Oz in January

Martin Boulton

The offending ad of Jennifer Lawrence from Paramount's upcoming Mother!

Ad agency apologises after painting over iconic mural

Rob Moran

Bill Skarsgard's portrayal of Pennywise in the film IT is an uncanny fusion of adult and child.

The scary clown is back in nostalgic reboot of Stephen King's It

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Damian Hill and real-life stepson Ty Perham.

Melbourne's West of Sunshine makes its mark at Venice

FILM
Kaleem Aftab, Venice

Alice Foulcher plays Polly and Amy Cuthbert, actors who are having different levels of success in their chosen profession.

Twin roles in That's Not Me a fine calling card for Alice Foulcher

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Prince George with his dad on his first day of school.

Prince William takes George on first school run

1 hr ago

Clementine Ford: 'I don't want my son to think the people he can turn to for help are Daddy and a million other women.'

Why schools are right to go gender-neutral

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Egg, hold the bread: The ketogenic diet is notoriously challenging to maintain, but may have benefits for people with ...

Ketogenic diet could help us live longer, but there's a catch

Sarah Berry

Gigi Hadid opens for Tom Ford at New York Fashion Week.

Tom Ford doesn't want you to wear pants next season

Annie Brown

Cavalier Tier Dress WAS $1,100 NOW $350.

Brace yourself, the Zimmermann sale is here

Nicole Economos

Michelle Obama dressed as Beyonce.

Michelle Obama just ripped up the playbook for former first ladies

Allegations included a claim a former stockbroker cut off a woman's ponytail at the office.

How shocking sexism becomes normal in 'elite' environments

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Judi Dench, left, and Ali Fazal pose during a photo call for the film Victoria And Abdul at the 74th Venice Film ...

Why are we shocked to learn Judi Dench still likes sex?

COMMENT
Annie Brown

A singular experience: Furnishings at The Table are minimal - it's all about the food.

The verdict on the Table - Kisume's guns-blazing $195 degustation

Spring stir-fry with lamb with spring onions.

Welcome spring with this lamb and spring onion stir-fry

Manly Spirits Marine Vodka

Five new Australian spirits you need to try

'It's not the same.'

'Have a partner? Then no, you are not a single mum'

Amal and George Clooney decided on "normal" names for their kids.

George Clooney: 'We didn't want really dumb names'

'She felt like an outsider.'

'The devastating reason my 12-year-old wants to die'

FMPTGJ Happy woman lying on the beach and using mobile phone

The 10 essential things every traveller forgets

Michael Gebicki

Punta Cana International's new VIP airport lounge features an outdoor swimming pool.

'Elite flyers only': New VIP airport lounge pool offers runway views

Soo Kim

'Food will always be a joyful, celebratory part of every journey.'

The five phenomenal dishes that changed the way we travel forever

Terry Durack

iPhone's have always used backlit LCD screens, but that could be about to change.

iPhone 8: what an OLED screen will mean for you

Don't worry. You can't afford them.

'Siren' speakers cost a pretty penny

New quantum architecture revealed by Guilherme Tosi (right) and Andrea Morello, researchers at the University of NSW.

Eureka: quantum breakthrough thanks to research from 1998

The Note8 is tall, but narrow enough to use in one hand.

Note8 is a solid update for big-screen believers

Australia's broadband blame game has left homes in limbo, but relief is finally in sight.

NBN backflip to free Aussies from limbo

COMMENT

2018 Ford Ranger Raptor prototype

Ford Ranger Raptor confirmed

Andrew Maclean

Mazda claims Skyactiv-X can be greener than electric vehicles.

Mazda's inconvenient truth

Stephen Ottley

2018 Nissan Leaf.

The Tesla Model 3's biggest rival

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen I.D Crozz1.

Back to the drawing board for VW's electric SUV concept

Andrew Maclean

2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster

Australia's fastest drop-top

Andrew Maclean

Floriade is not just about flowers.

Five great getaways in Spring

Alessandra Melville

Australian skipper Steve Smith and vice captain David Warner.

Live cricket: Aussies chasing modest 86 for Test win

Live

Federer congratulates del Potro.

No Rafa v Fed semi: Del Potro advances at US Open

Nasir Hossain (right) follows the lead of Nigel Llong

Bangladeshi send-off gets tongues wagging

Daniel Cherny

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan.

Bangladesh star alleged to have rubbed ball into dirt

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Record breaker: Cameron Smith will play his 356th NRL game against the Eels on Saturday

How Melbourne Storm snared Cameron Smith

Roy Ward

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