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Criticism has been levelled at those pursuing class action against the Commonwealth Bank.

Stop 'drip feed' of scandals: RBA's plea to banks

Connie and Samuel Johnson.

'Cushioned by your love til the end': Connie Johnson dies of cancer

1 hr ago

Naomi Day said hospital staff did not escalate Kyran's case despite her pleas that something was seriously wrong.

When a child is sick and no one listens, this is what parents need to do

Is salt deficiency predisposing us to eating more sugar?

Does a lack of salt 'predispose' us to sugar addiction?

The USGS has warned of possible tsunami.

First deaths after major earthquake rocks Mexico

1 hr ago

Former Bomber Nathan Lovett-Murray settled his claim last Friday night.

Essendon settle last two claims on eve of finals

ANALYSIS
Caroline Wilson

'Outrageous': Furious TAFE teachers fight against changes

EXCLUSIVE

I didn't get the flu shot. Does that make me an anti-vaxxer?

COMMENT

Trump's bold move has left his party shell-shocked

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Thousands queue in cold ahead of Tigers-Cats clash at MCG

After a year of denial, one-punch killer admits guilt

The world's first patient to receive a 3D-printed tibia transplant, Reuben Lichter, with his son, William.

'Bam, do it!' Man receives 3D-printed shinbone in world-first surgery

1 hr ago

AFL Live: Tigers win first final in 16 years

Live

An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

'My duty free got smashed': Turbulence forces plane back

EXCLUSIVE

The Age, News, 07/09/2017 photo by Justin McManus. Lord Howe Island Stick insect which is a highly endangered species. ...

The stick insect with the luxury pad at Melbourne Zoo

If you can, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue before you sneeze.

Use your hands when you sneeze? You're doing it all wrong

Mexico

Statues sway in Mexico earthquake

Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel, seen here at a White House function, were married in the garden of their $16 million home ...

Miranda Kerr puts on her 'feminine side' for husband

1973 grand final

Greg Baum

For 15 years Richmond terrorised footy - don't forget it

cats

The internet is truly obsessed with this cat owner's ghost story

Pennywise kid

This boy dressed as Pennywise is the stuff of nightmares

Moreland councillor Samantha Ratnam.

Moreland Council to vote on Australia Day move- again

'It's crazy': State's ski resorts enjoy bumper season ... in spring

'I felt sick': Teacher who 'couldn't stop upskirting' gets jail

Police have released footage of the man cycling around the time of the attack.

'Vicious and disgusting': Disabled woman robbed at knifepoint

Maria Cardamone had coded conversations about paying for the hitman.

Killer's mum who tried to hire hitman 'thought son innocent'

Andrew Lee has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of teenager Patrick Cronin during a pub brawl.

Guilty plea for one-punch attack that left Patrick Cronin dead

UPDATED

Victorian MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins in Parliament on Thursday.

MP reveals attacks after calling out her husband over child porn

Connie proudly wears her Medal of the Order of Australia in her hospice bed in Canberra.

In her final days, Connie had an unexpected visitor

ACT
1 hr ago

A man allegedly threatened to kill his wife if she called police.

Man guilty of 20 years of abuse of women and girl

NSW

Mr Willmott said the shark was up to five metres long.

'Five metre' shark stalks six metre boat off Perth

WA

Clive Palmer criticised the liquidators' case as lacking in the necessary urgency to justify a freezing order.

Liquidators hit back in Clive Palmer asset case

QLD

Photo: Houzz

What I learned when I moved a loved one to a retirement home

At first glance the HVAC looks like a standard air vent, but it's actually a microhouse that's a prototype for low-cost ...

Tiny house on top of a warehouse designed to look like air duct

This newly built five-bedroom villa is on the Tabanan coastline in south-west Bali.

No humble beach shacks here: Is this Bali's best villa?

Byron Bay Hinterland: Strong tourism numbers continue to drive growth in the accommodation and retail service businesses ...

Byron Bay Hinterland the unexpected hot spot for entrepreneurs

The 17-metre Larry the Lobster, and the adjoining function centre in Kingston SE, South Australia, is being auctioned on ...

Snappy sale: Giant lobster with function centre up for grabs

Neil Finn from the Out of Silence album cover.

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Neil Finn from the Out of Silence album cover.

Neil Finn does it the hard way with his latest album

Michael Dwyer

Ice caves in Antarctica.

New animals could live under Antarctic ice: ANU study finds

Emily Baker

United Airlines announce 'ultra-long haul' flight to Sydney from Houston.

United's new Australian route to rival world's longest flight

Kylie McLaughlin

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Jobe Watson: ''A good man and an admirable character."

Is this the final chapter in the Book of Jobe?

Jon Pierik

AFL footballer Trent Cotchin

AFL Live: Geelong v Richmond

Live
Jon Pierik

Nic Naitanui has been impressive at West Coast training this week.

West Coast primed for Giant gamble with Naitanui?

Kim Hagdorn

Shane Mumford (centre, beard) was nearly unsighted in the first half against the Adelaide Crows.

Mumford woes: Another key Giant injured

Andrew Wu

1973 grand final

Yellow and back, don't you forget it

Greg Baum

Former Bomber Nathan Lovett-Murray settled his claim last Friday night.

Bombers settle last two financial claims from banned 34

ANALYSIS
Caroline Wilson

Dustin Martin's Tigers will face Geelong in tonight's hotly-anticipated qualifying final.

Thousands queue in cold for Tigers-Cats clash at MCG

Anna Prytz, Melissa Cunningham

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

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

Greg Baum

Mobility scooter user Barbara Lund in Canberra on Friday 8 September 2017. Fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Battle for our footpaths: senator pushes for scooter crackdown

Fergus Hunter
5 mins ago

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

James Massola

Same-sex marriage poll cleared to settle the matter 'once and for all'

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull kicked off the campaign promising to vote "yes".

Malcolm Turnbull catches a break - now he must grab it

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg.

As it happened: High Court upholds same-sex marriage vote

Stephanie Peatling

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

So the marriage postal survey has been approved: what now?

Judith Ireland

Malcolm Turnbull has something to work with politically.

Turnbull's rare moment of relief amid all the hubbub

Tony Wright

The USGS has warned of possible tsunami.

Major earthquake hits off Mexico's south

1 hr ago

Supporters of Bernie Sanders protest during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Stolen emails were ...

Russian campaigns seek to cripple democracy

ANALYSIS
Chris Zappone

Suitcases full of cash were found in an apartment used by former Brazilian presidential aid Geddel Vieira Lima.

Brazilian politicians getting busted with bags of cash

Many South Florida residents are evacuating and heading north as Hurricane Irma approaches.

Ahead of Hurricane Irma, Miami Beach battens down

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Time to 'shirtfront' the CEOs about our power bills

COMMENT
John Hewson

Do assisted dying laws work as they are intended?

Assisted dying laws a grave risk to the vulnerable

COMMENT
Joel Hodge

Brandon Ellis of the Tigers in action at the MCG.

Footy brings me joy when the world seems to have gone mad

COMMENT
Richard Di Natale

Guy Debelle, deputy RBA governor, says trust in banks is being harmed by a "drip feed" of bad news.

Stop 'drip feed' of bad news: RBA's plea to banks

Clancy Yeates

The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.3 per cent on Friday to 5672.6, with the move bringing losses for the week to 0.9 per cent ...

ASX slides for a third straight week

Is the Amazon Grinch going to spoil this Christmas for Australian retailers?

Amazon won't be the only Christmas Grinch

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

The value of loans approved for owner-occupied housing rose 0.9 per cent in July.

'Clear divergence': property investor loans continue decline

Australian dollar jumps to two-year high

UPDATED
Sarah Turner, Patrick Commins

'Massive' cyberattack may have exposed almost half of US

Samantha has landed one of Australia's most coveted tech jobs

John McDuling

Amcor may be plotting major US takeover

UPDATED
Nick Toscano

Mercedes-Benz S-Class looks like a winner.

Start your engines: 13 new luxury cars we can't wait to drive in 2018

Luxury cars
Toby Hagon

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A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar.

The 'Oscars of watches' announce the best of the best for 2017

Watches
Benjamen Judd

Reports of mortgage stress are already emerging, despite interest rates at record lows. Illustration: John Shakespeare

The antidote to mortgage stress

Noel Whittaker

Grandparents and parents often want to give their children a helping hand.

The best way to invest on behalf of children

George Cochrane

There's an upward trend in workplace cheating.

This is why employees lie, steal and cheat

COMMENT
James Adonis

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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Swans turnaround about action, not talk

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Massive hurricane Irma seen from space

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In her own words: attack victim speaks out

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ASX winners and losers - a snapshot

Students from the remote community school of Yakanarra after the performance of the Yakanarra Song Book at the Sydney ...

Fairfax photos of the week - September 7, 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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Anthony Callea says the government's non-binding postal survey is "insulting".

Anthony Callea slams same-sex marriage survey

Broede Carmody

Karl Stefanovic - a Queenslander - had said he would boycott the Logies if they were moved from Melbourne.

Karl Stefanovic's sensational Logies backflip

Rob Moran

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

Mother! director 'furious' over Newtown mural fiasco

Broede Carmody

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

Sunday Night accused of rehashing 60 Minutes yarn again

Broede Carmody

Disney has confirmed its Marvel and Lucasfilm franchises will be moving to its own streaming platform.

Disney confirms streaming plans for Marvel, Star Wars films

Michael Idato

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

Disney's Aladdin criticised over new white character

Rob Moran

Karl Stefanovic - a Queenslander - had said he would boycott the Logies if they were moved from Melbourne.

And the Logie goes to... the Gold Coast for the next four years

Rachel Clun

Josephine Wilson is the 2017 winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award.

Josephine Wilson wins Miles Franklin for Extinctions

Jason Steger

The new Louvre Abu Dhabi.

French-designed 'Desert Louvre' in Abu Dhabi opening soon

The cast shines in a brilliant rendition of Angels in America.

Angels in America highlights the talent in Melbourne theatre scene

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

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

Mother!, with Jennifer Lawrence, is the maddest film of the year

Karl Quinn

Connie and Samuel Johnson.

Connie Johnson loses her battle with breast cancer

1 hr ago

The unfortunate date stuck in the window trying to retrieve her poop.

Why dates like this shocker are really a priceless gift

Clem Bastow

Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel, seen here at a White House function, were married in the garden of their $16 million home ...

Miranda Kerr puts on her 'feminine side' for husband

Annie Brown

Rihanna at the launch of Fenty Beauty in New York City on Thursday.

Inclusivity is the theme of Rihanna's Fenty Beauty

Amy Croffey

Angelina Jolie sits next to the British High Commissioner to Kenya Nic Hailey in Nairobi in June in her role as UNHCR ...

Angelina Jolie's next power move: Going grey

Natalie Reilly

Best of?Melbourne Fashion Week. September 8, 2017

The 10 moments that made Melbourne Fashion Week 2017

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

William glad he didn't have a screaming child on day one

Sally Wardle

Is salt deficiency predisposing us to eating more sugar?

Does salt deficiency 'predispose' us to sugar addiction?

Sarah Berry

Snacks at Supernormal Canteen.

Ten of Melbourne's top spots for a Japanese feast

Manly Spirits Marine Vodka

Five new Australian spirits you need to try

Chilli salt and pepper squid lettuce cups.

Kylie Kwong's chilli salt and pepper squid with fresh lime

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12 things parents do that their children will (almost always) copy

Miki Agrawal with her breast pump at Burning Man.

Breastmilk lattes at Burning Man

Alanis Morissette & family

Alanis Morissette says PND started 'seconds' after her son's birth

United Airlines announce 'ultra-long haul' flight to Sydney from Houston.

World's new longest flight set to depart from Australia

Kylie McLaughlin

Feels like home: A Qantas A380 superjumbo.

Quiz: Which city will Qantas’ Sydney-London service stopover?

Mal Chenu

The Primus Hotel Sydney open roof-top bar offers stunning views of the city.

Sydney's exclusive private roof-top bar opens to the public

Annie Dang

The Nokia8 in steel (above) and tempered blue.

Nokia 8 review: return of the Finnish flagship

The OnePlus 5 can go toe-to-toe with the Android heavyweights, but with a mid-range price tag.

Hands on with the OnePlus 5 smartphone

COMMENT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with the Pentagon's test vehicle attached.

SpaceX launches secretive space drone for US government

LA Noir

L.A. Noire coming to Switch, PS4, Xbox, VR

Kotaku

Ads

Would you put ads on your phone for money?

2017 Kia Proceed Concept.

Kia reinvents the hot hatch

Stephen Ottley

Kia's Picanto received a four-star safety score following Euro NCAP testing.

Crash tests highlight child safety

David McCowen

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk.

Driven: world's fastest SUV

Tim Robson

Williams has used its F1 expertise to develop a lighter electric vehicle platform

Williams reveals F1-inspired electric car

Andrew Maclean

Police in Sydney's eastern suburbs will soon be able to test drivers for cocaine.

Roadside cocaine tests on the way

Ally Melville

Volkswagen faces court action on multiple fronts in Australia.

Volkswagen won't 'like' this

David McCowen

No Ashes certainty: Glenn Maxwell

Wade and Maxwell on shaky ground for Ashes

Daniel Cherny

Sloane Stephens is into her first Grand Slam final.

Stephens to meet Keys in US Open final

Star: Nathan Lyon was dominant.

Player ratings: which Aussies stood up in Bangladesh?

Daniel Cherny

356 and counting: Cameron Smith poses with teammates during a celebration of his NRL games record at Gosch's Paddock in ...

Learning to love Cameron Smith

Andrew Webster

Ange with a plane: Socceroos coach sticks to his attacking philosophy.

Fitz Files: It's a big risk, but bravo to Ange for his spirit of adventure

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

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