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E-mails show that Rio's former chief executive Tom Albanese knew of the controversial payment.

'Hiding the truth': Mining giant, execs charged with fraud

UPDATED
3 mins ago

Journalist and television host Lisa Wilkinson, who has been appointed editor-at-large for the Huffington Post Australia.

Nine boss reveals why network didn't meet Wilkinson's demands

Emergency responders were distressed by what they saw at the site.

Grandmother to appear in court charged over attack on baby

Cece Navarrette sits near a cross for her cousin, Bailey Schweitzer, who was among those killed during the mass shooting.

Vegas 'hero' security guard shot before rampage vanishes

Ainslie Football Club coach Chris Rourke is surprised at the AFL's decision.

'Opposition wasn't frightened': Coach surprised by AFLW ban

1 hr ago

Customers who ordered pizza online appear to have had their details leaked to scammers.

How Domino's customers found out their details had leaked

1 hr ago

'Just terrible': Great grandmother blasts Telstra board

'Salt and pepper' housing hides disadvantage: report

'Energy revolution': lower prices, emissions, and greater supply

Greens take on Canberra pill testing trial failure

Civic office block to be demolished for new $80m development

Emergency services respond to a car fire in Fisher.

Man shot in groin, cars set alight in Canberra's south

1 hr ago

Holocaust victim Anne Frank

Anne Frank Halloween costume triggers outrage

Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, at the launch of the new Australian Special Forces exhibition.

War Memorial reveals secret lives of Special Forces soldiers

Reese Witherspoon opened up on her experience with Hollywood abuse at the 24th annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards.

Reese Witherspoon: 'A director assaulted me when I was 16'

Uncertain future: Darryl Brohman's, Paul Vautin's and Beau Ryan's futures are up in the air, while Erin Molan will host ...

The Footy Show axed after 24 years

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The top ten telcos ... for complaints

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Seven easy ways to eat more vegetables that don't involve making salads

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How to support someone through a miscarriage

Teen 'dies from self-inflicted head injuries' at ...

11:10AM

'My world is finished': Rohingya survivors tell ...

10:33AM

Power cut: Watts ready to be a lesser focus up ...

11:06AM

Police are seeking witnesses to this near-miss on Northbourne Avenue.

Did you see this dangerous Northbourne near-miss?

Back on his feet: Elijah's marathon goals after skydive accident

This is how to 'blow the ceiling off' the lobbying racket

COMMENT

Hannah Mouncey

Canberra Now: An energy revolution, and Mouncey's nomination rejected

Chief Minister Andrew Barr and housing minister Yvette Berry.

Calls to turn talk into action after long-awaited housing summit

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Jon White.

Canberra's top prosecutor warns of funding shortfall

Ottoman Cuisine owner Serif Kaya.

The Good Food Guide 2018: Chefs hats for Canberra restaurants

A driver caught with one of these devices during holiday periods, faces an instant loss of their license.

Driver crackdown on 'outsmarting' of speed cameras

WA

Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, at the launch of the new Australian Special Forces exhibition.

Secrets of Australia's Special Forces revealed

Lambton Swimming Pool in Newcastle.

Teenager dies after reports of assault at pool

NSW

Emergency responders were distressed by what they saw at the site.

Grandmother in court over attack on baby

QLD

National Secretary of the CPSU Nadine Flood.

Immigration 'robust, not unreasonable' in pay dispute

Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Immigration pay case reaches Fair Work after 4 years

Kate Carnell Australian Small Business and Family Enterpris Ombudsman in Canberra on Thursday 20 July 2017. Photo: ...

'Not overly difficult': federal departments pushed to pay up

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during on Wednesday

PM defends household energy plan savings

45 mins ago

New energy policy will shave $2 off your weekly power bill

Nicole Hasham

Out of the ashes of failure has come something surprisingly good

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Malcolm Turnbull sells his government's new energy, climate policy

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

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'Energy revolution': lower prices, lower emissions, greater supply

Mark Kenny

"The original Dr No": former prime minister Tony Abbott.

Meet the NEG: Turnbull's new climate and energy policy

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with premiers and chief ministers in Canberra.

'Craven': Labor premiers savage Turnbull's energy plan

Adam Gartrell

Shara Jahan fled to Bangladesh after the Myanmar military opened fire on men, women, and children and burned the houses. ...

'My world is finished': Rohingya survivors tell of atrocities

Lindsay Murdoch
49 mins ago

Loved by his supporters, unclear what his agenda is: Czech billionaire Andrej Babis.

'Czech Trump' Andrej Babis poised to deliver latest blow to EU order

Nick Miller

Videos made by an American YouTube channel called CleanTV.com were reposted by a Russia-linked Facebook page called ...

'This is cultural hacking' How Russia harvested US rage

The Anne Frank costume.

Anne Frank Halloween costume triggers outrage

Matt Damon defended himself by saying he had daughters.

We need to call time on powerful men pulling the Daughter Card

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

David Pope

David Pope's latest cartoons

As a backbencher Malcolm Turnbull predicted a chilling effect on investment if a price wasn't put on carbon.

Turnbull prophet of his own doom on energy policy

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

E-mails show that Rio's former chief executive Tom Albanese knew of the controversial payment.

Rio Tinto and its former CEO Tom Albanese charged with fraud

UPDATED
Miriam Steffens
3 mins ago

Wall Street paused overnight, setting the stage for a lower start to ASX trading.

Markets Live: ASX party hits pause

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
44 mins ago

Chairman Stephen Johns told investors in November that the outlook for sales growth and profit growth "remains unchanged".

Brawl looms at Brambles AGM as $100m class action launched

EXCLUSIVE
Mathew Dunckley

A driverless haul truck on the move in Western Australia's Pilbara.

BHP iron ore output hurt by WA mine fire

1 hr ago

ASIC boss has a massive ambition – but it's a tough ask

Adele Ferguson

Trump's wealth takes a $750m hit in first year of his presidency

Kevin McCoy
14 mins ago

Panama! New top corporate cop has rock star connections

Colin Kruger, CBD

Small business telco complaints soar - and NBN tops the list

Cara Waters

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Recording artist-actor Jennifer Lopez attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on ...

Jennifer Lopez lists Manhattan penthouse for $34 million

There is still a significant pipeline of apartment construction to come through in Canberra.

Is it better to buy an apartment in the CBD, or house in the suburbs?

New city development, Park Avenue Canberra.

Park Avenue Canberra: Fresh investment opportunities on the horizon

Josephine Huynh

Auctioneer Alex Pattaro in action at the auction of 47 Wilga Street, Concord West. The home sold for $1,990,000.

Solid Canberra auction market as house prices soar

Andrew Wilson

Thousands of fans gathered in Regent Street, Elsternwick on Sunday morning for their chance to inspect The Block houses. ...

The Block 2017: Fans rush to the Elsternwick houses for open day

Adrian Lowe

Don't find yourself flat and without access.

Power up: The trick to staying juiced while travelling

High Flyer

The Caulfield Cup Carnival has undergone a transformation under the helm of Melbourne Racing Club’s Chief Commercial ...

This is what really happens in the VIP marquees of Caulfield

Luxury

Olga Kashubin advises paying attention to keywords when uploading photos but says it's important to balance the business ...

How to make cash on the side from stock photography

Christine Long

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Cautious consumers tipped to drag on economy

Clancy Yeates

Shayne Scott is the owner of Dental on Lawrence in Wodonga.

Small business telco complaints soar

Cara Waters

Founding the Nissan Supercar Racing Team was a labour of love for Todd Kelly.

There's millions of dollars but no money in cars

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Clinton: double-standard 'alive and well'

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Entertainment News Highlights

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Colin Kaepernick files complaint against NFL

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ABC Insiders react to Peta Credlin

Cathy Wilcox editorial cartoon October 18, 2017

Best of Fairfax cartoons Oct 18

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The epic 10 part Stan Original anthology series Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams - now streaming

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

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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The business rules of attraction

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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George Saunders has long been admired for his classy short stories, so his first novel was bound to be something special.

Man Booker: Why Saunders is such a deserving winner

Jason Steger
1 hr ago

Han Solo as played in the original Star Wars films by actor Harrison Ford.

Solo engagement: Star Wars spin-off finally gets a title

Michael Idato

The Project's Carrie Bickmore.

Bickmore welcomes Wilkinson: 'Nine's loss is our gain'

Broede Carmody

Reese Witherspoon opened up on her experience with Hollywood abuse at the 24th annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards.

Reese Witherspoon: 'Director assaulted me when I was 16'

Patrick Mairs

Chris Bath joined the ABC in Sydney.

Make way for 'Bath Vader': Who will Today pick next?

ANALYSIS
Nathanael Cooper

Kaya Jones at the 58th annual Grammy Awards in 2016.

Ex-Pussycat Dolls member claims group was a 'prostitution ring'

Rob Moran

Nick Fordham is a well-connected negotiator.

The man behind the Wilkinson deal: who is Nick Fordham?

Rachel Browne

Lisa Wilkinson leaves her Sydney house, the morning after announcing her shock move from Nine to Ten.

Make no mistake: Wilkinson's exit is a blow for Nine

Michael Lallo

Composer Natalie Williams

NCO plays a starry Canberra premiere

A Pacifist's Guide To The War On Cancer.

From cancer to Calamity at the Canberra Theatre in 2018

Ottoman Cuisine owner Serif Kaya.

The Good Food Guide 2018: Chefs hats for Canberra restaurants

What a pile of goop... Gwyneth Paltrow wins award for promoting pseudoscience.

Goop wins award for 'pseudoscientific nonsense'

1 hr ago

The Duchess of Cambridge has debuted a shorter hairstyle during her second engagement since announcing that the royals ...

Prince William and Kate announce baby's due date

Lisa Wilkinson leaves her Sydney house on Tuesday morning.

Why I'm not cheering for Lisa Wilkinson

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Kerri Sackville is ruling out men who don't have kids from her dating pool.

There's one group of men I won't date

Kerri Sackville
16 mins ago

Quality healthcare may have an unlikely side-effect.

Why cancer rates are increasing in the world's 'top' countries

Sarah Berry

One of the more gobsmacking things I've found since having a child is the sudden access and insight I've been given to ...

I'd never live with a partner again and here's why

Clementine Ford

Lisa Wilkinson announced on Monday night that she had quit Nine and would take up a role with Ten's The Project.

Local celebrities champion Lisa Wilkinson, criticise Nine

Amy Croffey

Please let this story about Carrie Fisher and the cow tongue be true.

Please let this Carrie Fisher revenge story be true

Pink talks marriage to Carey Hart: "Monogamy is work".

'Monogamy is hard': Pink gets real about sex and marriage

"It's really stressful."

The $40 'miracle cure' for colic

Doctors are advising mums not to consume their placenta.

Why placentas should be taken off the new-mum menu

Where would you find this fancy take on smashed avo?

Good Food Guide quiz: Where would you find this fancy smashed avo?

Cuban sandwich.

Weekly meal planner: Making the most of leftovers

The Good Food Guide 2018.

Good Food Guide 2018: Full list of hats

Wills and Kate.

So bad, it's good: The worst waxworks museum in the world

David Whitley
1 hr ago

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The 15 dishes worth travelling to South America for

Ben Groundwater
1 hr ago

The Qantas 787 Dreamliner business class cabin.

First look: Qantas unveils its first 787 Dreamliner

Craig Platt

Australians chewed through 175,076 terabytes via mobile broadband in the three months ending June 30.

Excess data fees almost double in the last year

'If your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected', researcher says.

New flaw affects every Wi-Fi capable device

Customers who ordered pizza online appear to have had their details leaked to scammers.

How Domino's customers found out their details had leaked

1 hr ago

Wi-Fi

10 ways to stay safe on public Wi-Fi

Lifehacker

The Apple TV 4K brings Ultra HD blockbusters like <i>Wonder Woman</i> into your lounge room.

Is it worth upgrading to the new 4K Apple TV?

COMMENT

2012 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport.

Is this the safest used car buy?

David Morley

2018 Aston Martin DB11 Volante.

Aston Martin's summer special

Stephen Ottley

1979 - Bathurst 1000 - Brock Richards MHDT Torana A9X.

Top 10: Holden race cars

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ferrari 488 Spider.

Australia one of Ferrari's best markets

Alex Rae

2018 BMW X3.

Driven: BMW's all-new X3

Jonathan Hawley

Holden Efijy concept.

Holden's 10 best concept cars

Kez Casey

Ainslie Football Club coach Chris Rourke is surprised at the AFL's decision.

'Opposition wasn't frightened of her': Coach's surprise at Mouncey's AFLW ban

1 hr ago

Hannah Mouncey

Ainslie goes into bat for transgender Hannah Mouncey

Single Gaze will start in barrier 12 in the Caulfield Cup.

Single Gaze's beach retreat before Caulfield Cup bid

In form: Former NRL star Ben Te'o scores for England.

Big name stars to miss Test against Wallabies

Gatland.

Gatland open to coaching in Super Rugby

Keen: Retired front-rower Dan Palmer will take charge of the Wallabies scrum during the spring tour.

Wallabies tap one-Test prop as scrum coach replacement

EXCLUSIVE

Former ACT Brumbies player Pat McCabe.

Wallabies warrior McCabe's 250 metre chance to ignite flame

Capitals star Rachel Jarry. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Rachel Jarry confident she can handle condensed season