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The baby girl was released from hospital on Monday.

Hamersley mum 'tried to smother baby daughter'

Despite the banks promising to be more stringent in assessing the financials of borrowers, only 17 per cent of ...

Up to $500 billion of mortgages on Australian banks are 'liar loans'

COMMENT

The pair met in the Ravenswood Hotel to do a meth deal.

Machete was used to slash leg in Perth drug deal gone bad

Chidlow's Well winery is in the Perth Hills.

Perth winery owner who raped woman sacks lawyer on sentence day

The unintended leak of classified documents by the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility shows it has been ...

Documents show Pilbara mining project on track for public money

EXCLUSIVE

Daniel Andrews left the party early.

Victorian Premier exits charity dinner after spying Mick Gatto

Loans from mum and dad lead to greater strain: RBA

'Where's the compassion?' Qantas face airfares inquiry

The Indian government makes complaint about 'offensive' lamb TV ad

Brave stance: WA farmers break silence on mental health issues

ABS releases same-sex marriage survey form as mass mail-out begins

Shane Mumford

Giant boost for West Coast as star GWS pair ruled out

West Coast's Sam Mitchell has denied spitting allegations.

Sam Mitchell 'pissed off' about allegation he spat at Sam Gray

Scrunchies at Mansur Gavriel.

Fashion is trying to make the scrunchie happen

The carcass was reported floating near the beach on Sunday by members of the public.

Mandurah beaches closed after whale carcass washes ashore

Rafael Nadal reacts after winning the US Open, his 16th grand slam title.

Rampaging Nadal wins US Open, his 16th grand slam title

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Baby great white swims in beach pool

Four-year-old Georgia Ritter is the youngest person in NSW Ambulance's 122 year history to receive the Commendation for ...

'Mum's in danger': Little girl's bravery saves her mum's life

The truck, which had a forklift on the back, hit the bridge.

Bayswater bridge claims another victim

Promote public servants faster outside Canberra: ...

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Fairfax-Ipsos poll shows 70 per cent support for ...

10:13PM

'Ethnic cleansing': UN human rights official ...

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Shoe-in: Luke Shuey celebrates his extra-time goal to seal a thrilling elimination final win against Port Adelaide.

AFL hands down verdict on controversial Shuey free kick

Anthony Colangelo

Inquest opens into Perth madam's gangland-style murder

Dodgy puppy breeders prompts warning from Consumer Protection

Hannah Barry

The whale tangled in the net.

Fight to free humpback whale tangled in rope off Fremantle

Hannah Barry

An artist's impression of the Perth Stadium, due to open in early 2018.

Premier to WA Footy: 'Be happy with what you've been given'

Hannah Barry

Anisa Zed and her sister Jemima Buurman had their children at the Natural Birth Centre.

Perth's Family Birth Centre a 25 year labour of love

Jayden O'Neil

The man is alleged to have punched Mary to the ground and kicked her in a relentless assault.

Man charged after bashing, stealing car from woman

Hannah Barry

Jayde Kendall went missing after leaving her school in Gatton.

Murder trial told of YouTube body disposal search

QLD

The pair met in the Ravenswood Hotel to do a meth deal.

Leg slashed: machete used in drug deal gone bad

Gun.

Man hid behind bush and shot victim in leg

ACT

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut customers vent after tech glitch

The same-sex marriage postal form.

First look: ABS releases same-sex marriage survey form

Michael Koziol

Indian government complains about Australian lamb ad

Adam Gartrell

Labor handed legal advice on Nats trio's ministerial decisions

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

The unintended leak of classified documents by the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility shows it has been ...

Confidential documents reveal new Northern Australia fund project

EXCLUSIVE
Nicole Hasham

Senior executives in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's department have received pay rises of up to 12 per cent a year.

As it happened: the day in politics from Parliament House

Stephanie Peatling

Treasurer Scott Morrison leads his opposite number, Chris Bowen.

Voters give Morrison big ticks on economic management

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

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Labor maintains winning lead despite Shorten nosedive

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Exhausted Rohingya arrive at Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh.

'Ethnic cleansing': UN human rights official calls out Myanmar

Lindsay Murdoch
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Displaced Iraqi women and children sit on the ground at a collection point west of Mosul on the outskirts of Tal Afar, ...

Iraq holding 1400 foreign wives, kids of suspected ISIS fighters

Steve Bannon, ousted chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump, is the chairman of Brietbart.

Bannon: Republicans are 'trying to nullify the 2016 election'

Onlookers watch police at the shooting at a home in Plano on Sunday night.

Eight shot dead at NFL party in Texas

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Shoe-in: Luke Shuey celebrates his extra-time goal to seal a thrilling elimination final win against Port Adelaide.

Eagles' last gasp win the greatest sporting moment of all time?

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Mark Kenny: Were an alternative Liberal leader waiting in the wings, this intractability would itself be enough to ...

Fairfax-Ipsos poll: It's the economy, stupid

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Rosie Batty is campaigning for a royal commission into family violence.

Why defend the institution of marriage?

COMMENT
Caroline Norma

Financial Services and Revenue Minister Kelly O'Dwyer will announce the new laws on Tuesday.

Directors face tough new rules in phoenix company crackdown

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Martin

State and federal ministers have agreed to ban online bookies from offering free bets and inducements

Bookies banned from online sign-up 'inducements'

Nick Toscano

Protestors wearing suits resembling Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Adani chief Gautam Adani take part in a protest ...

Adani's mine is a black hole for big brands

Julien Vincent

The ACCC has said there is not enough of a public benefit to allow the $11 billion Tabcorp and Tatts Group merger.

Everyone is a winner if mega deal done by Melbourne Cup

Colin Kruger, CBD

Big dry puts scythe through wheat harvest

Darren Gray

ATO still vague on small business tax cuts

Nassim Khadem

5G data speeds loom sooner than expected

Lucy Battersby

CBA faces $200m cost hit from Austrac scandal: Analysts

Clancy Yeates

Scotty Cam in a terse exchange with contestants.

'Pathetic, they've blown it': Judges give first zero on The Block

RECAP

Indira Naidoo on her balcony in Potts Point, Sydney. 8th February 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Indira Naidoo's top five plant picks for indoor living

Cabinetry painted in the Dulux shade Briar, with Tilda dining table from Jardan and Chair 170 dining chairs, oak timber ...

'This house was the one': A serial renovator finds a 'forever home'

The Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse.

When your $13 million mansion comes with an iconic lighthouse

The online giant Amazon is only just finishing off their current headquarter in Seattle.

'The trophy deal of the decade': Amazon looks for HQ No. 2

The latest iPhone design will be priced to place alongside luxury items.

Hotline bling: Apple's new iPhone 8 crosses a new threshold

Technology

Backpacks are undeniably practical and major labels are adding a luxury touch.

Corporate backpackers: Why the briefcase is a relic of the past

Men's Style

Illustration: Simon Letch

How Centrelink decides if you're a couple or just flatmates

Noel Whittaker

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

How to money-proof your relationship

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer warned legislation may be needed to clarify which businesses are eligible for ...

Tax time 2017: ATO vague on small business tax cuts

Nassim Khadem

Kat Logan is the co-founder of Buttercream Bakery.

How Kat used Instagram to become the queen of cakes

Cara Waters

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Baby great white swims in beach pool

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Coalition talks coal power with AGL boss

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Bannon declares war on Republican leaders

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Entertainment news highlights

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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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce

Sex and sleaze: Your new Monday night obsession is The Deuce

Karl Quinn

Lorde has defended her polarising performance at last month's MTV VMAs.

Lorde defends 'embarrassing' MTV VMAs performance

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Shaun Micallef for Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell, season 6.

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation to return, on new network

Karl Quinn

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in It.

Stephen King's It opens with massive $146 million

Seth Kelley

Ben Mendelsohn has missed out on an Emmy award.

Australia's surprise Emmy win as Ben Mendelsohn is edged out

Michael Idato

Louis CK in an image from his new film, I Love You, Daddy.

Louis CK channels Woody Allen scandal in 'secret' film

Karl Quinn

George Clooney discusses his new film Suburbicon at the Toronto International Film Festival.

George Clooney on new film and life with his 'knucklehead' twins

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

The seventh season of Game of Thrones has been illegally downloaded or streamed more than one billion times.

Game of Thrones pirated more than a billion times

Travis M. Andrews

Crazy Horse Paris at Crown Perth on Wednesday night.

Sexy cabaret Forever Crazy draws Perth elite to Crown for debut

David Prestipino

Migrants have shaped the face of Perth over many decades.

This interactive map shows where migrants have settled in Perth

David Allan-Petale

Houghton Wines was a big winner at the Perth Royal Wine Show.

The $9 wine that dominated the Perth Royal Wine Show

David Prestipino

2GB's Ray Hadley, majority shareholder John Singleton and Alan Jones celebrate their radio ratings success in 2016.

'Sexist boys club': Female broadcasters hit back at Jones

Jenna Clarke

Kasey Edwards says the fewer ads children see the better.

UK bans gender stereotypes in ads, but we should go further

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Images of writer/stylist?Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert at New York Fashion Week. September 11, 2017. Photos: Instagram

This woman in triple leopard won New York Fashion Week

Melissa Singer

Red squares ... the Duchess of Cambridge wears a gingham dress by UK label Eponine.

Hyperemesis is a workplace issue: it cost me my career

COMMENT
Jennie Hill

Scrunchies at Mansur Gavriel.

Fashion is trying to make the scrunchie happen

Annie Brown

Embarrassment about our bodies can have dire consequences.

Death by embarrassment. It shouldn't happen to women

Paula Goodyer

Meghan Markle has revealed she was dating Prince Harry for six months before it became public.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to make first official appearance

Nicole Economos

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are yet to get engaged, but there is a buzz among royal circles that the Playboy Prince ...

The making of a Hollywood princess

Celia Walden

Kate Hudson is facing a backlash for "ignorant" and "offensive" comments about c-sections.

Kate Hudson slammed over 'offensive' c-section comment

At left, a $5000 Jonathan Adler desk. On the right, the Stylkea hack, coming in at $438.85.

The IKEA furniture hack with high-end results for $9.95

"Your tooth is being duly processed in our system."

'It's not good enough': Tooth Fairy's hilarious warning

Be careful not to overseason slow-cooked dishes.

How to fix a dish if you've added too much salt

Adam Liaw's okonomirosti.

Stuck in a meal slump? Try these fun spins on family favourites

Pair a piece of cake with a glass of port.

A crowd-pleasing Portuguese orange and honey cake

One of the great ways to round off a European summer: Oktoberfest in Munich.

You're too old for... Lessons every traveller needs to learn before 40

Ben Groundwater

Flying in the US all changed in 1978 when the then administration deregulated the aviation industry.

How flying in the US became a 37-year descent into airline hell

Joe Nocera

Aerial shot of Elements of Byron

World first: $120m luxury Aussie paradise getting its own train

Kylie McLaughlin

Do you only buy a new smartphone when the old one bites the dust?

How do you decide when to upgrade your phone?

COMMENT

New iPhones are due out on Tuesday.

Details of new iPhone X leaked before release

Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police Andrew Colvin.

Here's how much access police already have to your data

COMMENT

PodCase

Pebble Watch creator makes iPhone case

Gizmodo

Senator Barry O'Sullivan is calling for a ban on all non-commercial drones.

Senator calls for total drone ban

2018 Volkswagen Polo.

First drive: New VW Polo

Drive Staff

The future of the Nissan Pulsar in Australia is uncertain.

Nissan's car future unclear

Stephen Ottley

Mazda Skyactiv-X prototype.

Driven: Mazda Skyactiv-X

Stephen Ottley

Mazda is working with Toyota to build a new electric vehicle platform.

Mazda and Toyota plot Tesla rival

Stephen Ottley

We find out how Skoda's new seven-seat Kodiaq fares on a long-distance road trip.

Far out in a Skoda Kodiaq

Toby Hagon

2017 Honda CR-V VTi-L.

Road test: Honda CR-V seven-seater

Stephen Ottley

West Coast's Sam Mitchell has denied spitting allegations.

Mitchell vehemently denies allegation he spat at Gray

Shoe-in: Luke Shuey celebrates his extra-time goal to seal a thrilling elimination final win against Port Adelaide.

Eagles' last gasp win the greatest sporting moment of all time?

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Wrapped up: the opening weekend of finals featured low scores and fierce tackling

Low-scoring finals, rising tackle count demand AFL attention

COMMENT
Tim Lane

Highly debated: Geelong’s Dan Menzel omission from the team against Richmond was surprising at the time.

4 Points: Beaten, bruised Cats face big task

Michael Gleeson

West Coast's win would not have eventuated if it wasn't for a moment of defensive genius.

AFL finals week one: The moments that mattered

Anthony Colangelo

Good signs: Essendon CEO Xavier Campbell anticipates a busy trade and free agency period for all AFL clubs.

Bombers plan 'aggressive' trade assault to improve list

Anthony Colangelo

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch.

Chairman David Koch puts Power players on notice

Jason Phelan

Cool hand Luke: Shuey sends it forward for the Eagles.

Cool head Luke: 'I couldn't help but laugh and have a little smile'

Phil Hickey