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Vanika Idnani is one of three child flu deaths in 2017 reported by NSW Health.

Flu deaths spur call to act after warning ignored for decades

COMMENT

Austin Franks, with mother Caroline, was pulled out of his school after his parents discovered boxing pads were used to ...

'Like he was an animal': Alleged abuse of kids within NSW schools

1 hr ago

Rebel Wilson won a record $4.56 million defamation payout.

Hint about different reason for Rebel's woes may decide $4.5m case

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Frances Adamson.

'Affront to our values': DFAT boss gives advice to Chinese uni students

Attorney-General George Brandis argues that a person who is ignorant of their status as a dual citizen should not be ...

Senators on the line as Brandis relies on 1992 judgment to save them

COMMENT
George Williams

Australia's big banks were victims of Shah's $170 million scheme.

Man behind Australia's biggest home loan swindle jailed for 5 years

Largest movement of people in Asia since '70s triggers fears of disaster

'Factory of lies': Woman takes on the 'troll farm' causing global chaos

6 mins ago

Not just clearance rates: Key driver of market flying under the radar

Jennifer Duke

Second MP uses taxpayer funds to attack ABC with newspaper ad

Brandis slaps down Dutton over attack on 'un-Australian' lawyers

A man who spent the day on an awning on a high rise building in Chatswood gives himself up to Police Rescue members.

Police arrest man to end 12-hour stand-off after body found in street

56 mins ago

Maudie susses out another dog at the off-leash dog beach.

My puppy licked child at off-leash beach - the police turned up

COMMENT

An electron microscopy image of the flu virus.

How flu can kill: When virus turns from sore throat to fatal infection

Milo Yiannopoulos' speaking tour sparked protests on college campuses.

'I troll for a purpose': Alt-right commentator to tour Australia

1 hr ago

The Neanderthal In You Is Probably To Blame For Your Mood

The Neanderthal in you is probably to blame for your mood

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George Christensen's ABC attack ads

Harris who was first discovered as a finalist in the Girlfriend magazine model competition at 13-years-old.

Model lashes 'keyboard warriors' over hurtful Instagram remarks

Letter of the law: Sam Burgess is penalised during his England debut against France on Saturday.

Burgess' selection the epitome of England's World Cup shambles

Ocsar Hunt has released their first line of shoes to accompany their made-to-measure suits.

Surprising origin of world's best hand-made shoes for men

Men's Shoes

Kerri-Anne Kennerley has opened up on her past as a victim of domestic violence.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley reveals she pointed a gun at her ex-husband

Property Council of Australia NSW executive director Jane Fitzgerald.

'Think of the children': Developers reject view that Sydney is full

Two-thirds of Sydneysiders think our city is 'full'

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

Surgeon bullying deniers resist training to curb toxic culture

EXCLUSIVE
Kate Aubusson

Steam rises from EnergyAustralia's Mount Piper power station, near Lithgow.

NSW bids to skirt court's coal mine ruling protecting Sydney's water

Peter Hannam

Kevin Dean Scroop, 43, has been charged with wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Woman fighting for life after 'partner slashed her throat'

Georgina Mitchell

Vanika Idnani, 3, died from influenza in July.

How a child full of life died with the flu

Kate Aubusson

Open season for national park: Bird watching at the Murray Valley National Park.

Poll prompts 'reckless' demand to end new national park

Peter Hannam

A Norwegian newspaper has revealed that the world's largest child abuse website was being run by Australian police.

Police smash world's largest child porn forum in sting

Missing mum Elisa Curry is a keen marathon runner and law and economics graduate.

'Doesn't mean we've given up': Police scale back search for mum

Donated advertising poster at Central Railways Station, Brisbane. For the distraught parents of missing Sharron Phillips ...

Police name taxi driver as killer behind grisly 31-year-old mystery

George Pell arrives at his barrister's chambers in Melbourne ahead of his court hearing on Friday.

Up to 50 witnesses may be called in Cardinal Pell's sex assault case

There's a clear relationship between how you feel and how the property market is moving.

How the way you feel affects Australia's property market

Photo: Houzz

New York Fashion Week trends you'll be seeing in home decor

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore unveils new designs for proposed light rail down George Street in the CBD, Customs House.

Rent on George Street half that of Pitt Street... but not for long

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'A nice room doesn't mean you have to fill it with crap': Colin Hay

Renovated and extended, but 23 Warringah Street North Balgowlah passed in on a vendor bid of $2.7 million.

Tell-tale signs: Sydney property market enters 'post-boom phase'

In Sydney many older homes are making way for apartments.

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In Sydney many older homes are making way for apartments.

Sydney's disappearing freestanding homes

Matt Wade

Bill Shorten wants to relax the rules around renewable energy investment.

Special zones for solar power star in new energy policy

Adam Gartrell

William Fewtrell, a ship's steward on board the <i>SS Macumba</i>. with daughter Margaret.

Discovery a reminder of 'most bombed man in Australia'

Tim Barlass

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Attorney-General Senator George Brandis was present for the swearing in of Michelle Gordon as a Justice of the High ...

Brandis slaps down Dutton over attack on 'un-Australian' lawyers

James Massola

Chief Scientist makes last ditch plea for clean energy target

James Massola

Expert views make way for political expediency in climate debate

ANALYSIS
Nicole Hasham

Treasurer Scott Morrison

Who are the winners and losers of the GST carve up?

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

The Productivity Commission wants future GST distributions to merely bring the financially weaker states up to a ...

Productivity Commission says GST system 'beyond comprehension'

Peter Martin

Minister for Energy Josh Frydenberg.

Frydenberg hints the government could abandon clean energy target

Adam Gartrell

Industry data shows 42 drug companies spent $286 million on 117,000 events over four years.

$187,000 to $6.30: Drug subsidy gives hope to cancer sufferers

Adam Gartrell

A Rohingya woman holds a child and stands for a photograph at Palangkhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

UN warns of cholera risk as Bangladesh plans massive Rohingya refugee camps

Lindsay Murdoch

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

Foreign investment a focus in NZ kingmaker's coalition talks

A protester wearing a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a rally in St Petersburg, Russia at the ...

The Russians trying to bring the troll farms into the light

David Filipov
6 mins ago

South Koreans watch a TV news program showing Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's younger sister, in 2014.

Kim Jong-un promotes sister to centre of power

Illustration:Jim Pavlidis

Be alert, not alarmed, about Australia's high household debt

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Mental illness doesn't switch on at the start of a campaign. Nor is it cured by a hashtag or a slogan.

Asking 'R U OK?' isn't doing nearly enough

COMMENT
Claudia Bonnici

Vanika Idnani is one of three child flu deaths in 2017 reported by NSW Health.

Little girl's death is why all health workers should have compulsory flu shots

COMMENT
Robert Booy and Sue Rodger-Withers

Dominos Pizza CEO Don Meij

Domino's delivers $5.4m to underpaid staff

1 hr ago

Almonds are sorted at a Select Harvest plant near Wemen, Victoria. The company has rejected a takeover proposal.

Select Harvests to reject UAE takeover bid

Christian Edwards

Australia's big banks were victims of Shah's $170 million scheme.

Jail for man behind Australia's biggest home loan swindle

Sarah Danckert

The closure of Hazelwood Power Station and Coal Mine in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, left a massive gap in Victoria's ...

Coal is not the answer to energy crisis, says chief scientist

Cole Latimer

French interest in Mantra lifts ASX

Vesna Poljak

Sydney Uni senior staff member takes legal action over dismissal

EXCLUSIVE
Anna Patty

Palmer's Mineralogy must pay $22m after losing court bid

Home sales higher after holiday slowdown

The Luxury Kids documents the next generation of moneyed up youth.

'Vulgar, outrageous': Is this the worst account on Instagram?

Lifestyle

Ocsar Hunt has released their first line of shoes to accompany their made-to-measure suits.

Which country makes the world's best hand-made shoes for men?

Men's Shoes

The family economics equation: parents give very unequally while they are alive, but provide to have their estates ...

Why some kids get more cash from their parents than their siblings

COMMENT
Rebecca Valenzuela

STRESS AFR 100722 MELB PIC BY JESSICA SHAPIRO... GENERIC tablet, pill, pharmaceutical, drug company, pain, relief, ...

Buy now, pay plenty later: warnings sound on layby apps

John Collett

Adam Schwab, founder of Luxury Escapes, in Luxury Escape's pop up store in Melbourne.

Selling champagne travel on a beer budget

Cara Waters

Toni Joel and Nikki Horovitz are the founders of tonic.

Breaking into the Chinese daigou market

Christine D'Mello

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Commbank to face biggest shareholder class action

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New laws to keep Springvale mine open

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Oklahoma City Thunder pip Melbourne United

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Weinstein threatens lawsuit after NYT story

Clare McCutcheon, aka Henchwench Cosplay, who is the current Australian Cosplay Champion in character as a Death Knight ...

Fairfax photos of the week - October 6, 2017

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

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BRIDESHEAD REVISITED 2008 starring Hayley Atwell.

'A fat pig': More Harvey Weinstein allegations emerge

Nationals MP George Christensen has accused the ABC's Four Corners program of being "influenced by the extreme green ...

Second federal MP uses taxpayer funds to attack ABC

Broede Carmody

Rebel Wilson at the Supreme Court following her defamation trial verdict in June.

Rebel Wilson hints at more to come over Bauer Media's appeal

Broede Carmody

Myuran Sukumaran in a scene from Guilty.

New film is a gut-wrenching look at Bali Nine execution

Garry Maddox

Dave "Hughesy" Hughes and Kate Langbroek have switched networks.

Radio shake up as Hughesy and Kate switch networks

Nathanael Cooper
23 mins ago

Kerri-Anne Kennerley has opened up on her past as a victim of domestic violence.

'I think I'll be dead': Kennerley reveals past domestic abuse

Rob Moran

Roman Heinze agreed to give two backpackers a ride to Melbourne but instead drove them to isolated sand dunes at the ...

Salt Creek victims break their silence on 60 Minutes

Ford returns as a much-older Deckard in Blade Runner 2049.

'Friends? I can hardly find time to see my accountant': Ford

Robbie Collin

Yolanda Lowatta and Kaine Sultan-Babij, part of Bangarra Dance Theatre's recent production of "Bennelong".

And that's a 'yes' from Bangarra Dance Theatre

Nick Galvin

The Kite String Tangle, Danny Harley.

Kite String Tangle flies high with soaring beats

Paul Smith

"It's been awesome": Warwick Thornton, director of Sweet Country.

The outback Western that is taking the world by storm

Garry Maddox

Ivana Trump and Donald Trump were married from 1977 to 1992.

Ivana Trump still won't forgive Donald for Marla Maples

Amy Croffey

We may have never needed to talk to one another more than we do now, writes Jane Caro.

Now is not the time to be hostile to our enemies

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Stepping up can help children's bones.

How sitting in childhood is driving osteoporosis

Paula Goodyer

The Dove ad that has people up in arms.

Who signed this off: 'Racist' Dove ad attracts backlash (obviously)

Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

Ariana Grande has usually kept a sun-kissed brunette tone.

We are here for Ariana Grande's new grey hair

Harris who was first discovered as a finalist in the Girlfriend magazine model competition at 13-years-old.

Sam Harris calls out racist 'keyboard warriors' on Insta

Nicole Economos

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles in 2014.

Men like Harvey Weinstein are, finally, losing their power

COMMENT
Ann Hornaday

Today's Lisa Wilkinson and Peter FitzSimons say 'I do' ... again.

Lisa Wilkinson and Peter FitzSimons say 'I do' ... again

Amy Croffey

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are starting their own Christmas traditions.

Why Mila Kunis won't be giving her kids Christmas presents

There are things to
be learned outside of the school walls.

Taking kids out of school for holidays: how long is too long?

Megan Gale shortly after the birth of daughter Rosie.

Megan Gale forced to defend date night without newborn

Bombardier Global 7000 private jet.

1142 km/h: World's largest, ultra long-range private jet unveiled

LATAM now flies its 787 Dreamliners on the first non-stop flight from Melbourne to South America.

Flight test: New direct Australia-South America Dreamliner flight

Louise Southerden

St Helena Island.

First ever airline flights take off to one of world's most remote islands

Sara Clemence

Chicken and broccoli linguine.

Weekly meal planner: Easy recipes to feed the whole family

Fun times: Chefs Mitch Orr and Dan Hong.

Chefs Dan Hong and Mitch Orr do Los Angeles and Mexico

Alyce Alexandra's cheat's vanilla slice.

How to make cheat's vanilla slice with a Thermomix

Run-and-gun stages are just as difficult as boss fights, with frequent deaths adding to your knowledge of the dangers as ...

Hand-drawn shooter is a surreal, superb game

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says NBN Co is doing 'an extraordinary job'.

Malcolm Turnbull feels public's pain on NBN

The Note8 features optical image stabilisation on both lenses.

Explainer: why your smartphone now comes with a dual lens

Android Wear

Does Google still care about Android Wear?

Gizmodo

The Google Inc. Pixel 2 XL smartphone is displayed during a product launch event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on ...

Google on 'AI-first' approach to hardware

The Tesla Model 3 has been plagued with production issues.

Tesla in 'production hell'

Stephen Ottley

BMW's 4-Series Gran Coupe blends style and performance.

Tested: BMW's new classic

David McCowen

2018 Hyundai Kona Active.

New Hyundai Kona price revealed

Dom Tripolone

Maven in Australia allows Uber drivers to rent cars from Holden for a flat fee.

GM placing its bets on ride sharing future

Drive Staff

Nissan Leaf.

Top 10: Strangest car names

Ally Melville

Nissan has given its Patrol a round of mild updates.

Updated Nissan Patrol revealed

Dom Tripolone

Socceroos head coach Ange Postecoglou.

There are no excuses for the Socceroos against Syria... not this time

ANALYSIS
Dominic Bossi
1 hr ago

Game-changer: Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland says the Test World Championship would shake up world cricket.

Broadcast deal next on agenda after Test championship sign-off

Chris Barrett

She Will Reign is the favourite to claim The Everest first prize of $5.8 million.

Ignore the Melbourne mafia - The Everest will be a success

Andrew Webster

Shocked: Cameron Smith, right, and Johnathan Thurston will play a testimonial match in February.

Smith takes a swipe at Tonga-bound Fifita

Murray Wenzel

Concerns: Ben Stokes could be recalled from the Ashes tour if a police investigation remains active.

'Get stuck into' England with or without Stokes, urges Starc

Chris Barrett

Will Genia is tackled by Martin Landajo and Jeronimo De La Fuente.

Wallabies culture has never been better, says Will Genia

Tom Decent

Australia's soccer head coach Ange Postecoglou, left, and player Mark Milligan discuss their pending Soccer World Cup ...

This will be the making, or breaking, of Ange's legacy

Dominic Bossi

Letter of the law: Sam Burgess is penalised during his England debut against France on Saturday.

Burgess selection the epitome of England's World Cup shambles

Werrett believes Vega Magic can take him to The Everest

Chris Roots

Everest favourite: She Will Reign has Corey Brown counting the days to the Everest

Favourite She Will Reign leaves Brown excited

Chris Roots

She Will Reign is the favourite to claim The Everest first prize of $5.8 million.

Ignore Melbourne - The Everest will be a success even without Winx

Andrew Webster

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