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Deadly cocktail of legal medications could be washed down with a glass of orange juice.

Lethal dose to be legal drugs washed down with juice

EXCLUSIVE
44 mins ago

Bourke Street's mall attracts some of the highest per square metre rental rates in Australia.

The retailers who've cracked and are ready to leave Bourke Street Mall

Tributes are flowing in for 16-year-old Jacqueline Vodden who died on Tuesday.

'Fast and Furious mentality' blamed for teen's crash death

AFL changes its logo to say 'YES' to same-sex marriage

22 mins ago

Michael Kirby with Johan van Vloten in the High Court chamber.

The ambition my brother abandoned because he was gay

COMMENT
David Kirby

ANZ Bank says the negative risks to the economy have faded, removing the need for record low interest rates.

'Unusual cycle': ANZ tips two interest rate hikes in 2018

At the UN, Trump wheels out a jumble of contradictions

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Powerful Mexico earthquake leaves at least 150 dead

UPDATED
42 mins ago

In a win for Melbourne, Winx is set to race at Flemington

Counting on China to deliver economic growth? Better read this

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Danger to passengers: Transdev buses pulled off road, fail safety blitz

If these two are in constant conflict what hope for the party or the broader issue of tough policy decisions?

Big bang theory: Abbott still drowning out Turnbull's sales pitch

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Olivia Munn at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.

Olivia Munn's Ocean's Eight cameo cost her money

1 hr ago

James Corden has sort of apologised for his controversial kiss with Sean Spicer at Monday's Emmy Awards.

Corden sorry for Sean Spicer kiss at the Emmys

Bulldog Jake Stringer was surprised when the club told him he would be up for trade.

Frustration with Stringer had grown over years: Bob Murphy

Dress

Six women wore the same dress to a wedding ... must've been nice

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Mexico quake: Horrific scenes as buildings collapse

Even though you probably never knew they existed, you might need an acoustic engineer to advise you on a new ...

The tradies you've never heard of ... but might well need

First class is still available on some Qantas A380 flights.

Compared to business, first class is now second best

deoderant

There's actually a correct way to apply antiperspirant

Lara Croft

Here's your first look at the new Lara Croft in Tomb Raider

Sarah Hawthorn, 33, was an otherwise healthy and fit woman when she was struck down by the influenza epidemic sweeping ...

In a coma, Sarah does not know she's given birth. It started with flu

Second pile of same-sex marriage ballots found dumped

Public servant at Matthew Guy meeting was in the dark

EXCLUSIVE

Angelo Gargasoulas at the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a hearing in March.

Brother of Bourke St accused admits abuse, threats, knife

Three past Presidents of AMA Victoria calling on Members of Parliament to oppose the imminent legislation intended to ...

Prominent doctors slam voluntary euthanasia plans

People flee the fireball in the Springvale Commonwealth bank.

Bank fire accused lit fireball after slow service, court hears

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT

Most outstanding news/feature photograph of the 2017 AFMA awards went to this image of Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley

Triple success for The Age at footy media awards

Perth businessman Robert Darren Taggart avoided a jail term "by an extremely narrow margin".

Perth businessman who sought girls for sex dodges jail

WA

Labourer George Nanos working on an unfinished home in Casey.

Canberra property prices continue to surge

ACT

Jenny Leong stormed out of Monday's party room meeting.

Party room boil over as Greens MPs walk out

NSW

The dead whale being buried on Nobbys Beach, Port Macquarie.

Whale carcass buried on the beach stirs debate

NSW

Mick Davis in his beloved train carriage home in Nimbin.

Mick was going to buy a unit, but then he came across this train

Some of Hampton's shopping strips are becoming quieter.

Things get bigger in this sleepy spot, but are they getting better?

Anne Hendrickson is the owner of WorkIt, a new co-working space in St. Paul with active work stations and fitness gear ...

On your bike: now co-working gets physical

Is this the Sunshine Coast's most expensive knock down house?

The most valuable four-letter word in the property market

79 Hesse Street, Queenscliff, is among a handful of church conversions in the area.

Masterpieces: Breathing new life into Australian icons

Aaron Turner creates brilliantly pared back dishes such as society garlic potatoes at Igni in Geelong.

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Aaron Turner creates brilliantly pared back dishes such as society garlic potatoes at Igni in Geelong.

Australia's best restaurants beyond the city limits are...

Good Food Guide editors

Australian news presenter Jacinta Tynan with son Otis.

Nobody is immune to homelessness, not even me

Jacinta Tynan

The monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov whose weapon is considered to have killed more people than all others put together.

Russia unveils huge monument to maker of AK-47 riffle

Mikhail Antonov

See more on subscriber first

AFL says 'YES' to marriage equality

Caroline Wilson, Jon Pierik
22 mins ago

Geelong's Patrick Dangerfield was in exceptional form against the Swans.

Cats know where Dangerfield will start against Crows

Sam McClure
1 hr ago

Ben Cousins has been fined over a meth-fuelled car crash in November.

Ben Cousins told he's lucky drug-induced crash didn't kill anyone

Heather McNeill

A coin toss could decide on a potential AFL grand final jumper clash between Richmond and Adelaide.

'A coin toss is plausible' to decide on grand final jumper clash

Bulldog Jake Stringer was surprised when the club told him he would be up for trade.

Dogs' frustration with Stringer had grown over years: Murphy

Most outstanding news/feature photograph of the 2017 AFMA awards went to this image of Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley

Triple success at footy media awards

Ken Hinkley with Port Adelaide CEO Keith Thomas on Tuesday.

Port see the light, but dark times for Suns

ANALYSIS
Caroline Wilson

Back in town: Brett Deledio will be hoping to bring down the Tigers.

'Built for MCG': Deledio's warning to Tigers

Andrew Wu

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has warned Tony Abbott against destabilising the Turnbull government.

Barnaby Joyce warns Tony Abbott over energy threats

Stephanie Peatling
15 mins ago

Big bang theory: Abbott still drowning out Turnbull's sales pitch

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Top US naval leader warns of North Korea 'miscalculation'

David Wroe

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the issue is very straightforward.

Same-sex marriage off table for 5 years if 'no' vote succeeds: PM

Mark Kenny

U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and first lady Melania Trump, left, leaves after his address to the United Nations ...

Turnbull says North Korea will be 'wiped out' if it attacks US

Stephanie Peatling

Tony Abbott has suggested governments should build coal-fired power stations: "We have Snowy 2.0. Let's have Hazelwood 2.0."

Tony Abbott threatens to cross the floor on energy policy

Andrew Taylor

US President Donald Trump slammed the "dumb deal" when he took office, but agreed to honour it.

US to accept 54 refugees from Manus Island and Nauru in first intake

Michael Koziol

Rohingya Muslims, recently arrived from Myanmar queue for food at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as Aung Sun ...

Myanmar bars UN from investigating Rohingya atrocities in Rakhine

Lindsay Murdoch

A collapsed section of a hotel following an earthquake in the town of Juchitan, Oaxaca State, Mexico two weeks ago.

Powerful Mexico earthquake leaves dozens dead

UPDATED
42 mins ago

The monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov whose weapon is considered to have killed more people than all others put together.

Russia unveils huge monument to maker of AK-47 riffle

As IS territory shrinks, propaganda grows. An Iraqi soldier inspects a train tunnel that was turned into a training camp ...

The 5 countries where people click most on IS propaganda

Michael Kirby and Johan van Vloten have been together more than 48 years.

The ambition my brother abandoned because he was gay

COMMENT
David Kirby

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

A guide to saying no for busy people

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Index Strap 20th Sept?

The young are getting a bad deal – here's how

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

The ACCC and CrownBet have been fighting against a decision to approve the Tabcor-Tatts merger.

Tabcorp, Tatts $11 billion merger derailed in Federal Court

BREAKING
Nick Toscano
10 mins ago

The Fed is the focus today.

Markets Live: Bracing for the Fed

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

Wesfarmers boss and AFL chairman Richard Goyder has taken home just under $100 million since 2005.

Wesfarmers' Richard Goyder bows out as a $100 million man

Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

Amazon has been told its contracts for its marketplace for small business need to be changed to meet Australian rules.

Amazon told to make changes to operate legally in Australia

Chris Pash

'Seriously undervalued': China can't slow Bitcoin price surge

Jessica Sier

'Touch more positive': ANZ tips two RBA rate hikes in 2018

Clancy Yeates

Bonus bonanza: BHP chief sees pay double

Darren Gray

Energy regulator reveals 'last line of defence' to fight blackouts

Cole Latimer

P Johnson made-to-measure suiting experience.

Is a made-to-measure suit worth the investment?

Suits
Michael Harry
1 hr ago

First class is still available on some Qantas A380 flights.

Compared to business, first class is now second best

High Flyer

Fran Cusworth with her 12-year-old son Redmond. Fran let out her family's Melbourne home on Airbnb to help cover the ...

'Lots of work, a dead goldfish, and $2000: my time as an Airbnb host'

FIRST PERSON
Fran Cusworth

The price of an iPhone in different countries is one measure of a currency's strength.

How iPhone prices suggest our dollar is too high

INSIGHT
Clancy Yeates

Aaron and Jasmin Telford are the founders of Baxter Blue.

Are you in front of a computer all day? Maybe you need blue light glasses

Nina Hendy

Taryn Williams has gone from modelling to IT.

I started as a model and now I'm an IT guru

Alexandra Cain

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Liddell power station showing its age

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ASX winners and losers - a snapshot

1 hr ago

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Three confirmed measles cases in Victoria

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Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy

Cathy Wilcox

Best of Fairfax cartoons 20 Sept

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Reap what you sow… Season 4 of The Last Ship - now streaming only on Stan.

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Ghost’s darkest hour has arrived in the brand new season of Power - now streaming only on Stan.

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Olivia Munn at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.

Olivia Munn's Ocean's Eight cameo cost her money

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Brazilians did not find amusing the many cultural stereotypes played upon in The Simpsons' Blame it on Lisa episode.

Remembering the night TV failed the taste test

Michael Idato

James Corden has sort of apologised for his controversial kiss with Sean Spicer at Monday's Emmy Awards.

James Corden apologises for 'ass-kissing' Sean Spicer at Emmys

Emily Yahr

Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski, left) and Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) grapple with more than legal complexities.

This TV show's approach to diversity is smarter than most

Michael Lallo

Swift is being sued for stealing lyrics from a 2001 song by R&B group 3LW.

Taylor Swift sued over Shake It Off lyrics

Piya Sinha-Roy

Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

Miss Fisher movie smashes Kickstarter goal within hours

Rob Moran

Stranger Things Millie Bobbie Brown plays Eleven in Netflix's hit drama Stranger Things.

Stranger Things bar receives hilarious Netflix letter

Broede Carmody

Woolworths managing director Roger Corbett appeared on 7.30 on Monday night to voice his opposition to same-sex marriage.

ABC viewers mock 'embarrassing' Roger Corbett interview

Broede Carmody

Cactus and the Mime is delightfully original and hilariously heartbreaking.

Review: Cactus and the Mime is a heartwarming odball love story

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL
Anne-Marie Peard

Nineteen-Ninety-Nine

Review: Talent scouts, take note of this hilarious play

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL
Cameron Woodhead

Deborah Pearson's "performance lecture" is on at the Substation, Newport.

Deborah Pearson's 'madcap' Hungarian history lesson

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL
Andrew Fuhrmann

The issues driving men to leave teaching are also experienced by female teachers.

The question we don't ask about male teachers quitting

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore
1 hr ago

Jacinta Tynan.

How I realised nobody is immune to homelessness, not even me

Jacinta Tynan

Six of the best: Debbie Speranza, to the left of bride Julia Mammone, and the others wearing the same dress share a laugh.

Sydney wedding guests go viral for fashion 'faux pas'

Rachel Browne

Duckie Thot arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater.

Top model criticises Australia’s lack of diversity in fashion

Nicole Economos

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian with fiance Serena Williams.

Serena Williams pens emotional letter to her mother

Nicole Economos

Physical maintenance is only part of the picture.

The six ingredients for a longer, happier life

Sarah Berry

These make general recommendations to sit less and break up periods of uninterrupted sitting.

Have we been sold a lie about stand-up desks?

Robert John Hall was convicted of raping a sex worker. He pleaded not guilty to the charges he faced, claiming the sex ...

Getting away with rape for decades is not 'rehabilitation'

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

The sweetbread schnitty sanga: Small in size and big on impact, like Fleet.

Australia's best restaurants beyond the city limits are...

People who live long lives tend to eat a lot of plant food.

The longevity list: Which foods give you a shot at living to 100?

Crush your favourite bikkies for this crumble.

Adam Liaw's cheat's chocolate crumble ice-cream

It's best to be cautious.

The slippery dip danger parents are unaware of

Baby names can divide a family.

One in five grandparents hate their grandchild's name

Making - and keeping - mates can be a complicated business

7 basic friendship rules to teach your child

Singapore Airlines flight attendants on board an A380.

Inside the world's toughest school for flight attendants

Steve Meacham

Airports are not designed to be relaxing.

Suffering air rage on your flight? This is who you should blame

Ben Groundwater
45 mins ago

Young people celebrate the opening of the 184th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. ...

Oktoberfest photos: World's biggest beer festival

The iPhone 8 Plus and smaller iPhone 8 are worthy upgrades.

iPhone 8: glass-clad beauty a worthy upgrade

Review

With hackers intercepting text messages it's time to switch to a more secure form of two-factor authentication.

It's time to give two-factor texts the flick

COMMENT

iOS 11 features a new-look Control Centre and a Mac-like dock for iPad.

iOS 11: Here are 10 big changes coming to your iPhone and iPad

Samsung's new Note8: great for geeks.

Cheapest way to buy a Note8 in Australia

Lifehacker

LG Dire Wolves captain Mitchell 'Destiny' Shaw.

LG Dire Wolves to make Aussie esports history this month

2018 BMW 530d Victoria Police highway patrol car.

New highway patrol cars revealed

Dom Tripolone

1955 Jaguar D-Type is expected to sell for as much as $8m at auction.

Could this be Australia's most expensive car?

Dom Tripolone

2014 Mercedes-Benz C250 sedan.

What luxury car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

General Motors EN-V will start trials in 2020.

Five future transport concepts to get excited for

Alessandra Melville

2018 BMW X3.

New BMW X3 prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen plans to launch its next-gen Golf and I.D hatch EV in 2020

2017 Mitsubishi Pajero range review

Drive Staff

Good as gold: Matildas players celebrate a Sam Kerr goal.

Matildas to showcase their talents in Victoria in November

Neelima Choahan
38 mins ago

Flemington bound: Hugh Bowman and Winx.

Winx to race at Flemington for first time

Adam Pengilly

Nathan Coulter-Nile celebrates after Indian Virat Kohli's wicket in the recent ODI.

Paceman keeps Ashes dream alive

Gold medal winner Annemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands poses on the podium.

A year after breaking her back in horror fall, van Vleuten wins gold

The Matildas celebrate Sam Kerr's second-half goal against Brazil on Tuesday night.

Matildas coach hails watershed moment

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