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Myer.

Fiery AGM in store as billionaire lobs Myer a grenade

Adele Ferguson

Paul Vautin

Remembering Fatty Vautin's finest moment in both fields

Peter Fitzsimons

Donald Trump tweeted that UK crime had risen 13 percent 'amid spread of Radical Islamic terror'.

Trump ridiculed for comments on UK crime rise

1 hr ago

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 5 ...

Fresh face emerges as a potential leadership rival for Turnbull

Analysis
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

The disappearance of MH370 is one of aviation's greatest mysteries.

New hopes for MH370 search with company's unusual offer

Perhaps the digital age merely allows us to indulge the age-old desire to be at the centre of our universe.

Sending privates to the world? It's not feminist; it's getting screwed

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

China's bank chief warns of a 'sharp correction'

COMMENT

When Australia's capital dodged the Weinstein bullet

Texas town makes hurricane aid applicants give Israel pledge

Why Cooper Cronk is a risk for the Rooster

ANALYSIS
Andrew Webster

Wilkinson's money dispute highlights an inconvenient truth

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Erhan Kurtulmus Savas Guven Yucel

A plumber stood outside the tax office with $150k in a bag. Police were waiting.

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Evans

Packer Arctic P

Choppy waters as James Packer clears the decks

PS

Larry Emdur has sold his clifftop Dover Heights home.

Buyer of Larry Emdur's Dover Heights pad revealed

Contrived: Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon and Nathalie Kelley as Cristal.

Why the long-awaited Dynasty reboot doesn't stack up

An aerial view of mysterious "gates" in Saudi Arabia, which David Kennedy, an archaeologist at the University of Western ...

Australian uses GoogleEarth to unlock ancient mystery

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'Identity politics is out of control'

Lupita Nyong'o has written about her "extremely uncomfortable" interactions with disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

'Led me into bedroom': Oscar winner speaks out on Weinstein

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

I used the Nokia 3310 for a week. It was borderline intolerable

Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards last month.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus shares selfie after second round of chemo

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 5 ...

How minister recovered from dropping a bomb on his own party

A man has died in a car accident at Gladesville in Sydney.

Man dies after Gladesville ute accident

Lucy Cormack
24 mins ago

'That's mad!': Six young Sydney tradies win $16.4 million jackpot

Labor leads inner west battle against mega-apartment project

Atlassian's Mike Cannon Brookes in their George Street Offices, Sydney - Monday 28th August 2017 AFR photo Louie Douvis .

Sydney-based software giant on brink of joining the $US10b club

Freeways contribute to the Los Anglisation of Sydney.

Sydney's road tolls need to be capped. This is the reason why

Gabrielle Maina was shot dead while walking home in Nairobi.

PM's 'prayers' for ex-Sydney teacher shot dead in Nairobi

The man accused of fatally stabbing Brian Liston at a Camperdown bus stop is interviewed by police.

Man who stabbed teacher to death found not guilty

Australia has one of the lowest rates of home ownership among OECD countries, according to a new report.

Welfare spending rises as home ownership declines: report

The fishing trawler Dianne capsized and sunk off near the town of 1770 on Monday night.

Sunken trawler 'Dianne' found by police sonar off coast

QLD

Former prime minister Paul Keating says Australia's superannuation system is the envy of the developed economies.

Paul Keating lashes bill which removes a 'basic human right'

VIC

The Orionids meteor shower peaks this weekend.

Look up to the skies and see ... a spectacular meteor shower

WA

Larry Emdur has sold his clifftop Dover Heights home.

An offer 'too good to refuse': Larry Emdur sells clifftop home

The Point Piper residence recently bought by Andrea and Andrew Banks.

Shark Tank's Andrew Banks makes $20m return to Point Piper

Exclusive

October 18, 2017 SUE WILLIAMS Contributing Writer Barangaroo is an example of how mixed-use developments are becoming ...

Out of the box: the radical plans for our shopping centres

Photo: Houzz

The only colour palettes you should use for your exterior

Balmain's current median house price is $1.94 million.

This suburb has gone from bikies in brawls to babies in strollers

Big changes: George Gianoutsos will play junior format cricket this season.

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Big changes: George Gianoutsos will play junior format cricket this season.

The sweeping rule changes to keep kids playing cricket

James Buckley

<i>Cyclochila australasiae</i>, more commonly known as the green grocer cicada, sheds its nymph exoskeleton.

Winged assassins: Nature's own antibiotic immune killers

Julie Power

NZ Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern has given her party a new image and a new purpose.

Jacinda Ardern will find it's rocky at the top

Editorial

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Former prime minister Paul Keating.

Victoria has just voted to remove its most basic human right: Keating

Mark Kenny, National Affairs Editor

Food, water, power to be cut at Manus as refugees forced to depart

Michael Koziol, Immigration correspondent

Crackdown: asylum seekers need government approval to buy a pet

Michael Koziol, Immigration reporter

Julie Bishop North Korea letter

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' North Korea letter

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

No need for Bishop to apologise for Jacinda Ardern outburst: PM

Bianca Hall, Fergus Hunter

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

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time on Thursday.

Energy policy architect plays down carbon price fears

James Massola, Peter Hannam

NZ Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern describes herself as socially liberal.

Jacinda Ardern will be world's youngest female leader

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, centre, at an undisclosed location in North Korea..

South Korea says Winter Olympics 'will be safe'

Young Chinese students dressed in Red Army costumes at a school ceremony in Gulin county, Luzho, Sichuan province.

To inspire the young, China reshapes Red Army schools

Doubts about her political capital: UK Prime Minister Theresa May

Time ticks down but no Brexit divorce agreement in sight

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Bright sparks on energy leave Abbott in the shadows

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Poet Ellen van Neerven.

A student's view: Stress no excuse for racist, sexist targeting of young poet

COMMENT
Lauren Lancaster

Smurfette with Papa Smurf .

Why a female tank engine is good social engineering

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Mining giant Rio Tinto and two of its former top executives have been accused of fraud by the US Securities and Exchange ...

Fiery US watchdog has 'A-team' geared up for Rio stoush

Ruth Williams

New BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie (left) and CEO Andrew Mackenzie.

'Now it's time for action,' say BHP investors

Darren Gray

Fly-in fly-out workers were making up to $150,000 during the mining boom.

It's been a bad hangover but pay rises are coming

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Myer stores at Frankston and Bondi Junction 'looked more like a jumble sale than a department store'.

Myer to feel the wrath of Solomon at AGM

Adele Ferguson

BHP shareholders tell chairman MacKenzie what they really think

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Debenhams dishes tough love to discounting 'addicts'

Melissa Singer, Fashion editor
45 mins ago

China's bank chief warns of a 'sharp correction'

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

CBA defends disclosure, executive pay

Clancy Yeates

The V90 is more crossover wagon than pure luxury machine

How one of the world's safest car brands suddenly got sexy

Cars
Toby Hagon

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

HIIT and run: The art of staying fit while travelling

Fitness

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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'Identity politics is out of control': Paul Ryan

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Iraqi forces complete takeover of Kirkuk

26 mins ago

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Fairfax journo flies high for charity

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Assisted Dying Bill: how it happened

Opera singer Toti dal Monte with two chefs cooking, New South Wales, ca. 1928, 2 [picture]. [nla.pic-vn6296845]

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Contrived: Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon and Nathalie Kelley as Cristal.

Dynasty review: 'A contrived and anachronistic soap opera'

Michael Idato

Artists Harriet Gillies and Natalie Abbott performed their piece Watermelon at the Underbelly Arts Festival last week.

The rise of the experimental arts festival

Joyce Morgan

"I want people to be caressed by the light," says Rist. "I hope that the next day, when they go outside, they are more ...

Pipilotti Rist: 'I want people to be caressed by the light'

Richard Jinman

"I've been convinced for some time that my daemon is a scruffy, scrawny, shabby old bird with dusty feathers," Pullman says.

Philip Pullman chases memories of Australia in new book

Linda Morris

Sean Penn has demanded Netflix make changes to an upcoming documentary.

Actor Fights With Netflix Over El Chapo Documentary

John Koblin

Lisa Wilkinson at the Women of Influence Awards in 2016.

Wilkinson's money dispute highlights inconvenient truth

Michael Lallo

Lupita Nyong'o has written about her "extremely uncomfortable" interactions with disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Lupita Nyong'o accuses Harvey Weinstein of harassment

Broede Carmody

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2016 file photo, director Quentin Tarantino poses for photographers at the opening ceremony of ...

Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more than I did'

Jodi Kantor

Opera Australia's Sara Kolijn. Supplied pic, 2017.?

Bargains galore (just ignore the blood stains)

Nick Galvin

Nat Randall on the set of her 24 hour show, The Second Woman, at Carriageworks, Sydney. 19th October 2017 Photo: Janie ...

An exhausting, intense marathon: 100 men in 24 hours

Garry Maddox

Cirque du Soleil TORUK - The First Flight

'I've had cheese pretzels with more narrative content'

John Shand

Sam Armytage, Jesinta Franklin, Kellie Hush and Sally Obermeder at Bazaar in Bloom on Wednesday.

Don't ask Samantha Armytage about Lisa Wilkinson's move

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

Get nude to gain confidence?

Nude yoga: can it have a positive impact on self-esteem?

Cat Rodie

Celebrating in style: Lisa Wilkinson steps out to her first public appearance for Moët & Chandon after quitting Nine at ...

An 'unemployed' Lisa Wilkinson raises a toast to herself

Amy Croffey

Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards last month.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus shares selfie after second round of chemo

Nicole Economos

"I moved to LA for love... honestly I was afraid and didn't know how I would be."

Abbie Cornish: 'I don't need to be famous'

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Prince William embraces his bald patch sporting a closely cropped cut.

Are you worried about thinning hair? We've got you

Stephanie Darling

Letting go: Sarah Wilson.

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

Sarah Berry

A recent manicure.

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

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

It's not Champagne unless it's from Champagne.

Man sues budget airline for serving sparkling instead of Champagne

Kylie McLaughlin

The Statue of Liberty.

Traveller quiz: On what island is the Statue of Liberty?

Mal Chenu

JMPCBE Cheerful young woman raising a bottle of soda

The truth about being a full-time hotel reviewer

Andrea Sachs

Cheers!

Victoria Beckham criticised for letting son enjoy "happy hour"

Mothers use a similar tone across many diverse languages.

Baby talk is more sophisticated than you might think

Losing a pet is devastating.

Should kids have the day off school for the death of a pet?

The pappardelle green vegetable ragu at Mr Liquor's.

Pinbone's bottleshop pop-up Mr Liquor's Dirty Italian Disco is go

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

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

Go-to dish: Green curry with grilled fish wing, pea eggplant and baby corn.

Hot or not? The verdict on Chin Chin Sydney

Terry Durack

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

Co-CEOs Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar continue to own more than half of the company.

Atlassian on the brink of joining $US10b club

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

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

Would you use a cardboard turntable?

Holden closed its Australian factory after building its final car.

Holden factory closes after last Commodore built

David McCowen

2018 Audi A7

2018 Audi A7 revealed

Greg Kable

The last Holden will be a V8-powered SS Commodore

The final Australian-built car

Toby Hagon

Audi has developed a system to prevent accidents with cyclists

The cyclist-friendly car

Jonathan Hawley

Holden has written the last chapter in the history of Australian car manufacturing

Could the Australian car industry have been saved?

Andrew Maclean

The NRMA will establish its own EV charging network around NSW and ACT.

NRMA announces EV charging network

Stephen Ottley

Cooper Cronk

Why Cooper Cronk is a risk for the Roosters

ANALYSIS
Andrew Webster

Resilience questioned: Nick Farr-Jones isn't sure the Wallabies have the mental toughness needed to beat the All Blacks.

Farr-Jones questions Wallabies' mental toughness to beat Kiwis

Tom Decent

Paul Vautin.

Remembering Fatty Vautin's finest moment in both fields

Another loss: The frequent clashes against the All Blacks has caused a form of sporting trauma.

With the Wallabies, it's not the losses that kill you, it's the hope

COMMENT
Paul Cully

On the board: Melbourne Victory celebrate at Adelaide Oval.

Austin's late leveller saves Muscat's men more blushes

Michael Lynch

Outspoken: Australia opener David Warner is about to "dig deep" for his country.

'Gutsy move': McGrath praises Warner after 'hatred' remarks

James Buckley

No choir boy: David Warner, centre, is hardly an artist when it comes to psychological warfare.

Clever sledging is golden in Test cricket – pity about the rest of it

COMMENT
Darren Kane

Hannah Mouncey

We live in a non-binary world and sport is unprepared for it

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Playing on: Cooper Cronk.

Cronk to play on in 2018 and Roosters are in the box seat

Adam Pengilly, Chris Barrett

Staying put: Michael Lichaa is staying at the Bulldogs.

Des Hasler departure sees Bulldogs backflip on re-signing

Scott Bailey

Footy Show host Erin Molan.

Creative genius to breathe new life into The Footy Show

Andrew Webster

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