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Catherine McGregor 2016 Queensland Australian of the Year. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hosted a morning tea for the ...

Why the Liberal Party is facing oblivion

COMMENT
Catherine McGregor

Jessica Doyle with daughters Ruby, 8, and Lily, 5, at their home in Preston. As a parent, "trying and failing is part of ...

Controlling mums, absent dads 'cause problems down the line'

1 hr ago

An artist's impression of the proposed new University Square in Parkville.

Council rolling in cash, but where is the money being spent?

8 mins ago

Ben Roberts-Smith on Anzac Day this year at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.

A war hero and fighting through the fog of battle in Afghanistan

SPECIAL REPORT
Nick McKenzie

Julie Bishop North Korea letter

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' letter from North Korea

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Health Minister Jill Hennessy accidentally sent an expletive in a text to Deputy Premier James Merlino.

Minister drops text expletive as MPs debate all night

1 hr ago

Australian teacher killed in botched robbery in Nairobi

Toilet paper rationed: neglect in mental health, disability facilities on rise

Bishop accuses media of talking 'rubbish' over NZ election win

Trump's chief of staff defends President's call to war widow

1 hr ago

'Bigotry seems emboldened': George W. Bush rebukes Trump

The Prime Minister is attempting to keep alive the dumped East West Link.

The cursed East West Link tower costing the state $70 million

Adam Carey

Bryce Gibbs

Club by club: How your team fared during the trade period

Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory was accused of 'victim-blaming' following her comments on Weinstein.

Big Bang Theory star apologises for Weinstein comments

Recent Disney hit <i>Frozen</i> offers two princesses with no prince to rescue them.

How Disney films limit women's careers

COMMENT

Latest issue of Playboy - Nov/Dec 2017

Playboy features first transgender centrefold 'playmate'

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US university braces for alt-right speaker

Lena* was allegedly raped by the son of an ex-policeman. He wrote her an apology letter, but he has never been charged.

Why don't women report rape? Lena tells her story

"It can be reversed," says Stu.

Stu drops bombshell about kids on The Bachelorette

ACT Health expects the first publicly funded weight loss surgery will occur later this year.

The reasons why you can't lose weight

Business man with a head ache, isolated on white background Stress businessman generic hands on head / headache / ...

The only thing I know for sure about anxiety

Calls turned away, more funding - but Ambulance Victoria is still unable to hit the targets for lights-and-sirens ...

Ambos still can't hit targets, despite 50,000 calls diverted

'Unacceptable misogyny': Senior Liberal women hit out

Young father jailed for eight years for single, fatal punch

UPDATED

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating

Former PM Keating in 11th hour bid to stop euthanasia laws

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Labor MP Khalil Eideh with federal Labor senator Kim Carr.

Melbourne printing firm 'raided' over rort claim linked to Labor MP

Lucas hanger lives in an apartment at Docklands with possible external flammable cladding.

Builder fights fix for potentially flammable towers

EXCLUSIVE

Ann Peiris, wife of asthma storm victim, Priyantha Peiris, outside the Coroners Court in Melbourne on Thursday.

More thunderstorm victims named as relatives ask 'why'

Courts.

'Say mercy': Women 'assaulted' by photographer

NSW

An artist's impression of the scenario village at the Westgate police complex at Wacol.

Fake $46.7m village for anti-terror training

QLD

The scene of a bridge which collapsed on the Gungahlin Drive Extension, over Barton Highway in North Canberra.

No prosecution after bridge collapse

ACT

Aaron Pajich's body was found in the backyard of an Orelia home in June 2016.

Murder accused 'cut lesbian lover' trial told

WA

Meet Point Piper's cheapest listing – a car space for $130,000.

Cheapest piece of real estate on Australia's most expensive street

11 mins ago

The Property Investment Council of Australia aims to provide investors with a voice in the housing debate.

Lobby group launched to stop landlords being 'singled out'

Susan Farquhar says that women investors have consistently outperformed men over the last decade.

Women are leading the property market – in more ways than one

The house's sandstone footings are in good condition, but other parts (such as the roof) less so.

The tricky question of dividing up the family home as inheritance

Thirty eight per cent of Australian mortgage customers failed to save in the past year, while 14 per cent spent more ...

How is it possible we're saving less but not spending more?

The site of the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm near Ballarat.

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The site of the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm near Ballarat.

Energy guarantee a Clayton's emissions intensity scheme

COMMENT
John Hewson

Beyond city limits: a dish at Brae in Birregurra, Victoria.

So, what's cooking? Restaurant and dining trends of 2017

Callan Boys

The NDIS is rolling out across the nation but will not be ready for the original 2019-20 launch date.

NDIS falls behind schedule, quality of care compromised

Adam Gartrell

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The government wanted to raise fees by $2000 to $3600 for a four year course, with a maximum payment of $50,000 for a ...

Turnbull's $2.8 billion university funding cuts killed in the Senate

Eryk Bagshaw

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' North Korea letter

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Energy policy architect plays down carbon price fears

James Massola

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop accuses the media of talking "rubbish" about Ardern

Bianca Hall

Nationals MP Jian Yang at Chinese and Korean New Year festivities in the Auckland suburb of Northcote.

NZ MP embroiled in Chinese intelligence fracas worked in Senate

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

Former prime minister Paul Keating.

Don't do it: Paul Keating in 11th hour bid to stop euthanasia laws

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Generic Crown Casino Signage in Melbourne. 18th October 2017. Photo by Jason South

Coalition and Labor lashed for opposing Crown inquiry

Fergus Hunter

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Governor Ricardo Rossello

Trump gives Puerto Rico response a grade of 10 out of 10

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley

Election interference is warfare: US envoy

Richard Spencer speaking at the Texas A&M University in 2016.

Protesters denounce white nationalist's speech in Florida

1 hr ago

Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaking out in New York.

George W. Bush rebukes Trump presidency

John T. Bennett

Julie Bishop: "Not one person in the party has raised with me any suggestion that there would be a change of leader."

Six little words that haunt Turnbull

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

There is no way the government will be able to go ahead with its remaining company tax cuts.

The company tax cut is dead

COMMENT
Peter Martin

22 Gai Hor Bai Toey (deep fried chicken wrapped in pandan leaves) at Thaiger Rabbit Thai in Abbotsford.

Move over matcha, there's a new flavour in town

COMMENT
Eleanor Steafel

In September, Facebook confirmed Russian trolls spent $100,000 on its platform during last year's US elections.

For just $85.10, Tim spread fake news to more than 10,000 people

COMMENT
John McDuling

New Zealand stocks sank on news that the Labour Party will take power in New Zealand.

Markets Live: Kiwi shares tumble

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
3 mins ago

BHP Chairman Ken MacKenzie has given a blunt message to activist investors pushing for changes at the Big Australian.

'Mr Mackenzie and Mr MacKenzie' are in charge, new BHP chair says

Darren Gray

Living in the moment isn't so great when you're lost: Getting by without a smartphone is harder than you think now that ...

My smartphone died, and I didn't miss it. Well, maybe a little.

COMMENT
53 mins ago

Lawyer sees 'potential' for class action against Rio Tinto

Darren Gray

'Anaemic appetite' for iPhone 8 rattles Apple investors

Is Myer's CEO setting a new Melbourne Cup course?

Colin Kruger, CBD

'When 1800 people leapt to their feet, I knew I wasn't in Australia'

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Hotel gyms can often lack the essentials, but HIIT requires nothing but bodyweight.

HIIT and run: How the experts stay fit while travelling

Fitness
1 hr ago

Extreme sports are attracting daredevils combining the adrenalin rush with a good cause.

Extreme daredevils: Would you risk your life for charity?

Culture

Panic selling on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 19, 1987.

Lessons from the past: 1987 sharemarket crash and the GFC

Daryl Dixon

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Ask Noel: does Centrelink recognise prenups?

Noel Whittaker

Subtle indoctrination begins in childhood.

How Disney films limit women's careers

COMMENT
James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says the decision serves as a reminder to large businesses to review their ...

Court rubbishes JJ Richards small business contracts

Cara Waters

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Victorian Euthansia debate continues

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Australian killed at gunpoint in Nairobi

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Ex-US cop convicted of killing daughter's boyfriend

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New Zealand gets youngest leader in 150 years

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons Oct 20

13 mins ago

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

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Over 200,000 seek shelter in Northern Uganda

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"It can be reversed," says Stu.

Stu drops bombshell about kids on The Bachelorette

Rob Moran

The Pussycat Dolls performing in Melbourne in 2009.

Pussycat Dolls rubbish 'prostitution ring' claims

Broede Carmody

Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory was accused of 'victim-blaming' following her comments on Weinstein.

Big Bang Theory star apologises for Weinstein comments

Elahe Izadi

Tracey Spicer says she will reveal the names of "long-term offenders" of sexual harassment in Australia's media industry.

Tracey Spicer to name 'serial predators'

Rob Moran

Isabella Manfredi, lead singer with the Preatures, has revealed her experiences of sexual harassment in the music industry.

Preatures singer details sexual harassment in music industry

Danielle McGrane

James Trethewie has said he's heartbroken after being evicted from The Bachelorette mansion.

'Broken': Bachelorette evictee pens emotional essay

Broede Carmody

Tim Minchin - I Still Call Australia Homophobic (Marriage Equality Protest Song)? Published on youtube on 10 Aug 2017

Tim Minchin honoured at Hollywood awards gala

Michael Idato

Magda Szubanski (right) and Lucy Durack have a complicated mother-daughter relationship in Sisters.

Magda Szubanski: How coming out changed my life

Michael Lallo

The Age Music Victoria Awards

Vote now in The Age Music Victoria Awards

Scale Free Network, A Hierarchy of Eddies, 2017.

Experimenta Make Sense: In the future, the past gets its revenge

VISUAL ARTS
Robert Nelson

Reflections: Like any 'megalomaniac', Merritt imagined one day he would write memoirs.

Stephin Merritt's life less ordinary becomes musical memoir

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Hannah Francis

Thong Jeans.

Thong jeans now exist thanks (?) to a Japanese designer

1 hr ago

Sharing a pet together can teach couples a lot about their compatibility as future spouses.

A woman's heart literally broke after her dog died

Karin Brulliard
1 hr ago

Clem Bastow's nails in 2013

I'm a 'long nails person' and I won't be shamed for it

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

Letting go: Sarah Wilson.

Sarah Wilson on learning to let go ... and lead a better life

Sarah Berry

Aerobics Oz Style instructors, from left, June Jones, Taryn Polovin and Wendi Carroll.

Throwback fitness: Aerobics Oz Style reunite

Mary Ward

From the moment they're born, men are taught they have an inherent right to power.

We know violence, crime and masculinity are linked. But why?

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

1971 October Cover .

First transgender 'playmate' hopes to pave way for women

Zoe Tabary

Billy Joel will be a dad for the third time at 68.

Billy Joel expecting third child at age 68

Sara M Moniuszko

The buttermilk tim tam pancakes served at Long Story Short Cafe.

How many of these Insta-friendly brunches have you 'grammed?

Adam Liaw's chicken with cashew nuts.

Adam Liaw's Chinese chicken with cashew nuts

Inside Hightail bar and restaurant.

Dining trends round-up: the rise and rise of the restaurant group

Six-year-old Amelia.

My six-year-old daughter suffered a stroke

"Phone Off, Fun On", a Singapore McDonald's initiative.

The restaurant locking up diners' mobile phones

Kaylee Bay with her newborn daughter Gretsel.

Fed up mum-to-be has judge sign baby's eviction notice

The Stanley Hotel, Colorado.

Don't stay here: Lonely Planet reveals 10 most unsettling hotels

Edited by Julietta Jameson

JMPCBE Cheerful young woman raising a bottle of soda

Pools, bars and ghosts? The truth about being a hotel reviewer

Andrea Sachs
58 mins ago

The Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Is it possible to go over Niagara Falls and survive?

David Whitley

Tiny and simple, the Nokia 3310 3G is tough to recommend for anything other than nostalgic appeal, even at $90.

The Nokia 3310 is better left in the past

Review
1 hr ago

A cardboard turntable, designed by a DJ, used by people who don't like vinyl.

Would you use a cardboard turntable?

The new Sonos One brings Amazon and Google's smart assistants into your home without sacrificing on sound quality.

Hands on Sonos' first smart speaker, the Sonos One

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Surface Book 2

Hands on with Microsoft Surface Book 2

Kotaku
37 mins ago

Professor Dayong Jin.

Brains behind cell-sized torch wins $50k prize

2018 Audi A8.

Driven: the world's most advanced car

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Toyota Fine-Comfort Ride concept

Toyota's limousine of the future revealed

Andrew Maclean

2018 Kia Sorento GT

2018 Kia Sorento first drive review

Stephen Ottley

Holden has created some of Australia's greatest cars

Top 10 Australian-built cars

Andrew Maclean

Ford AU Falcon

The worst Australian cars

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Mclaren has confirmed it will produce a road-legal race car based on the P1 hypercar

McLaren confirms P1 successor

Andrew Maclean

Homecoming: Gary Ablett got his wish.

The Second Coming

Michael Gleeson

Sadness: Gary Ablett has paid tribute to his late sister.

Ablett opens up on 'roller-coaster' week

Daniel Cherny

AFL on your phone

AFL trades: Club-by-club ins and outs

Peter Ryan

Brett Deledio still hasn't watched the 2017 grand final.

Deledio yet to watch Richmond's grand final win

John Salvado

Bryce Gibbs

How the trades unfolded - every player, every trade

Josh Schache is now a Dog.

Gone with 30 seconds: Schache a deadline Dog

Daniel Cherny

Bryce Gibbs

Emotional Gibbs with a case of the Blues

Sam McClure

Jake Stringer

Stringer to Bombers as Bulldogs relent to deal

Leroy George was a goalkeeper in his youth, but got cold and bored.

Leroy's the boy to make Victory tick on latest leg of odyssey

Michael Lynch

Nick Kyrgios will miss the final few weeks of the 2017 season.

Kyrgios to sit out the rest of 2017 season

55 mins ago

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Rails Run: Caulfiled Cup

Chris Lynn is one of the stars of the Big Bash League

Lynn signs five-year BBL deal with Heat

1 hr ago

Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring Arsenal's winner against Red Star Belgrade.

Giroud stunner gives Arsenal win in Europa League

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