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The 18-month cut-off period for the NBN Co is coming for almost 100,000 Australians.

NBN cut-off nears for 100,000 homes and businesses

Vintage performance: Alastair Cook celebrates his century.

Boxing Day Test Day 3: England hit back, match hangs in the balance

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The western ring road

8 cars slam into weights that fell off crane truck on Western Ring Road

DWELP headquarters at 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne is considered a high fire risk.

Department probing flammable cladding is surrounded by the stuff

Wodonga man Jack McLean, 25, is taken into custody last week.

Beaten with spirit level: Man behind vicious road rage attack sobs in court

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The State Library of Victoria will be the site of the first test of the new emergency public address system.

'Don't be alarmed': The city's siren system is to be tested this morning

They were best friends for 60 years - then they made a discovery

Are we there yet? Nope, not even close as road closures strike city

It was a hot and sticky night but it’ll be cooler to ring in the New Year

Hunt for teen who kicked kneeling policeman in face

Ex-Home and Away actress, sister fighting for life after fiery crash

Beatles' fanatic Chris McDonald donated seven Paul McCartney tickets to the Salvation Army.

Fan donates McCartney tickets to the homeless... and this is who turned up

Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle arrive to attend the traditional Christmas Day service, at St. Mary Magdalene ...

Prince Harry says the Royals are the family Meghan's never had

The Berman House designed by modernist architect Harry Seidler.

Award-winning Australian homes you can rent for the holidays

<i>A Ghost Story</i> conjures a moving reflection on memory and the passage of life into death.

The best movies of 2017: Have our critics got it right?

China's first homegrown large amphibious aircraft AG600 of AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) taxis during ...

The world's largest amphibious aircraft makes its first flight

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Wild Oats XI lands record Sydney To Hobart win

Apple is facing numerous US lawsuits after admitting it deliberately slows down older iPhones.

Apple faces lawsuits after saying it slows down ageing iPhones

Australian Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, centre, is escorted by a police officer during a court hearing in Malaysia ...

Aussie grandmother acquitted of drugs charges in Malaysia

Lorde found herself in the crosshairs over her planned concert in Tel Aviv.

Lorde, Israel and boycotts: Why being righteous ain't easy

COMMENT

Four-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has come under fire.

Lewis Hamilton sorry for berating his nephew, who wore dress

Spirit level used as weapon in violent road rage ...

11:26AM

Cheltenham blaze sparked by out-of-control ...

11:17AM

Assad allows sick children to evacuate, hundreds ...

11:09AM

Local Simon Purvis inspects the fire damage on Thursday morning. Residents of several streets in Cheltenham were evacuated.

'Huge orange flames': Residents tell of fire fear in city's south-east

Man charged over fatal Boxing Day stabbing is refusing to eat

'Idiot' woman, 48, caught driving at six times the limit

There were 225 call outs to children left in hot cars in December.

'This figure should be zero': more kids are being left in locked cars

A man has drowned at a beach on the Bellarine Peninsula.

Drowning at Breamlea beach third in less than a week in Victoria

Charges for driving on CityLink without a pass continue to top the list before the Magistrates' Court.

Justice system sagging under toll road fine burden

EXCLUSIVE

The car left the road and landed inside the lounge room.

Out-of-control car flies into Point Cook home, ends up in lounge

The proposed Kings Cross development site.

King Cross to be 'completely changed' by plan

NSW

Court.

Pair charged after boy, 7, left in hot car for an hour

QLD
1 hr ago

The young dolphin Huubster tosses a blowfish in the air.

Crime, sealife, bad gigs: top WA stories of year

WA
1 hr ago

lamingtons

Lamingtons off the menu at their birthplace

QLD

The Berman House designed by modernist architect Harry Seidler.

Award-winning Australian homes you can rent for the holidays

The truth about the property market.

Why property was everyone's 'dirty little secret' in 2017

Comment

Soaring ceilings and grand chandeliers are defining features of Adelaide Town Hall. Photo: Adelaidetownhall.com.au

These buildings are the heart and history of Australian cities

Life's a beach: the world's best coastal homes

You put together a playlist and fill it out with classic funky dance tracks.

This is why you should never throw a New Year's Eve party

Danny Katz

The Australian Electoral Commission wants flexibility to give voters pens at future elections.

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The Australian Electoral Commission wants flexibility to give voters pens at future elections.

There's no religious freedom in refusing to vote

EDITORIAL

Illustration: John Shakespeare

We need to emerge from our 20th-century economic ideas

COMMENT
Alexander Dunn

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, whose second term ends next year, is the last female head of government standing in ...

Era of female presidents in Latin America comes to a close

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Senator Nick McKim

Greens to use review of religious freedoms to push for a bill of rights

Eryk Bagshaw

'Erosion of legal rights' as government ignores report

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

The truth behind another Boxing Day sales 'record'

ANALYSIS
Eryk Bagshaw

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a bilateral meeting at the ...

Australia closes in on defence force deal with Japan

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in his Sydney office for his media interview. Monday 11th Decembewr 2017 Fairfax Media ...

This was a crazy political year - but love ultimately won the day

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Full list: the winners and losers of #auspol in 2017

Sunday 26 June, 2016 Election, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull officially launches the Liberal 2016 Federal Campaign ...

Tony Abbott to quit in 2018, and other Malcolm Turnbull dreams

ANALYSIS

Karim, an infant from the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus, was injured weeks ago in a government bombing of ...

Assad allows sick children to evacuate, hundreds remain

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Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane are interviewed in Honolulu on television news station KHON.

Friends discover they are brothers after 60 years

Israel's minister wants to name a train station after President Donald Trump.

Israel wants to name new Jerusalem station after Trump

Australian Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, centre, is escorted by a police officer during a court hearing in Malaysia ...

Australian, not guilty, escapes death penalty

Haylena Krishanmoorthy, Lindsay Murdoch

Lorde found herself in the crosshairs over her planned concert in Tel Aviv.

Lorde, Israel and boycotts: Why being righteous ain't easy

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Parenting requires time, reflection and humility. It needs us to fail, so that our kids learn about failure, pick ...

Time to throw down the gauntlet on the dark side of parenting

COMMENT
Elizabeth Green

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Keep calm: reasons to head for the park not the beach

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos became the world's richest person in 2017.

The world's wealthiest got $1.3 trillion richer in 2017

Agreements favour the franchisor who can gradually increase franchisee contributions, including via marketing funds.

RFG franchisees querying how marketing millions are spent

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Lentils piled high in the Wimmera.

'Gut-wrenching': new Indian tariff to hit Australian farmers

Darren Gray

The Australian currency fell to US75.44¢, a drop of 0.3 per cent for the session, and with the US75¢ level firmly in reach.

The Aussie dollar rises to two-month high

Australia's economy closing in on the world's top 10

NBN cut-off date looms for 95,000 homes and businesses

Jennifer Duke

Bitcoin resumes slide as rally runs out of puff

Oroton set to be saved as major shareholder's bid accepted

A new study puts to bed the longstanding argument about adding water to whisky.

It's official: This is the best way to drink whisky

Fine Drinks
Henry Bodkin

The Loakes that changed one writer's outlook on footwear forever.

Are expensive shoes really worth the investment?

Men's Shoes
Liam Mannix

If you can't beat the market, just buy an index fund or ETF and go fishing.

Get used to mental discomfort if you want to beat the market

Scott Phillips

It's important to think about what our loved ones will do in the event of our passing.

One thing same-sex couples need to know about marriage

John Collett

Chris Sidwa and Andrew Fineran, co-Founders of local craft-beer business Batch Brewing Co, have managed to stay strong ...

The local Sydney brewery thriving despite 'Big-Beer' buy-ups

Justine Landis-Hanley

Lenny O'Meara runs Kimberly Wild Gubinge.

Business boost for Indigenous entrepreneurs

Cara Waters

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Wild Oats XI lands record Sydney To Hobart win

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Pressure breeds self-confidence: Broad

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School virtual shooter program aimed at survival

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Cher likely to headline Sydney Mardi Gras

Dyson cartoon; re West Heidelberg crocodile, Age Letters 28 December 2017

Best of Fairfax cartoons Dec 28

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friday night lights stan

Clear eyes, full hearts… every episode of Friday Night Lights - now streaming on Stan.

Romper stomper stan

A new chapter begins… The Stan Original series Romper Stomper - New Year's Day only on Stan.

How to multi-task like a boss

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35 never fail road trip tips to keeps kids happy

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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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<i>A Ghost Story</i> conjures a moving reflection on memory and the passage of life into death.

Seriously? Our critics include A Ghost Story in top 10 films of 2017

The year's best movies

Carrie Fisher as General Leia in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Last Jedi's enforced silence is lost on Star Wars fans

Broede Carmody

Lorde found herself in the crosshairs over her planned concert in Tel Aviv.

Lorde, Israel and boycotts: Why being righteous ain't so easy

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Cher, a leading gay icon, is known for hits such as ''Believe'' and ''If I Could Turn Back Time''.

Superstar singer and gay icon Cher firms to headline Mardi Gras

Michael Koziol

John Oliver says his recent confrontation with Dustin Hoffman didn't achieve anything.

John Oliver regrets that 'failed' Dustin Hoffman grilling

Broede Carmody

The new Doctor: Jodie Whittaker.

Our first glimpse of the gender-bending Doctor was brilliant

Michael Idato

Liam Gallagher is hoping to soak up some sun Down Under.

Our kid Liam Gallagher riding high on post-Oasis success

Kylie Northover

Mick Molloy and Jane Kennedy will host Triple M's first national drive show in 2018.

More Triple M presenters distance themselves from 'Ozzest 100'

Broede Carmody

Flume.

Your guide to the best music festivals this summer

Hannah Francis

This image released by Lucasfilm shows Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." (John ...

How Star Wars is changing the game for Boxing Day movies

Garry Maddox

Grey matter. Illustration: Simon Letch

Science reveals what art does to your brain

Sarah Kaufman

Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle arrive to attend the traditional Christmas Day service, at St. Mary Magdalene ...

Prince Harry says the Royals are the family Meghan's never had

Camilla Turner

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

What Kanye's Christmas gift to Kim tells us about marriage

Natalie Reilly

"Beneath every judgment is some kind of pain we've experienced..."

How to judge others (and yourself) less

Susie Moore

"Magical thinking, also known as denial."

My ageing mum didn't want to be a burden. And that was a burden.

Melanie P. Merriman

The cast of <i>Mean Girls</i> the movie.

What happens to mean girls?

Kerri Sackville

Beyonce shared this image to announce she was having twins.

The most popular Instagrams of 2017

Georgia Fowler arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Pitch Perfect 3'.

Your guilt-free guide to a glittery New Year's

Melissa Singer

Study suggests running won't harm your heart, but it won't undo a history of unwise lifestyle choices, especially smoking.

Why you can't outrun your unhealthy past

Gretchen Reynolds

Cool noodles, cabbage and cucumber sprinkled with spicy Sichuan pepper.

Cool off with Neil Perry's spicy-sour chilled noodle salad

1 hr ago

"If someone tries to take stuff of my barbie without permission they get whacked with the tongs."

Merv Hughes' top 10 tips for throwing a backyard cricket BBQ

Adam Liaw's chicken with cashew nuts.

Winner winner chicken dinner: the recipes you loved most in 2017

Pink's adorable children getting into the Christmas spirit.

Pink shares her Christmas 'mum fail'

Something to celebrate?

Woman throws husband a vasectomy party

I become a blubbering mess.

Why do parents cry when their children perform on stage?

China's first homegrown large amphibious aircraft AG600 of AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) taxis during ...

World's largest amphibious aircraft makes its first flight

1 hr ago

The Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The idiots who went over Niagara Falls by choice (and mostly died)

David Whitley

Model Chrissy Teigen's flight to Japan turned back ... four hours after it had taken off.

'Unauthorised person' on board forces model's flight to turn back

1 hr ago

Apple is facing numerous US lawsuits after admitting it deliberately slows down older iPhones.

Apple faces lawsuits for slowing old iPhones

The most googled questions of 2017 included "How to make slime without Borax?" and "What is MSG?"

Most Googled questions of 2017, answered

Controlling many aspects of your home (and life) through connected devices will become more common in the year to come.

2018 will be the year when the internet collides with reality

Comment

Thrillseekers ride the Gravity Wave water slide at Funfields theme park in Whittlesea on Tuesday.

How designers make water slides fun

The contrail from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen from Burbank, Calif., more than 100 miles southeast from its launch ...

SpaceX rocket lights up parts of western US sky

2018 Nissan Qashqai N-Tec.

She says, he says: Nissan Qashqai

Andrew Maclean

Mclaren is developing a fully-electric supecar.

McLaren to build fully-electric supercar

Alex Rae

Hyundai's new in-car technology.

Hyundai's hi-tech CES reveal

Alex Rae

2015 Mazda3.

What near new small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2018 Skoda Octavia RS245.

The best road trip cars revealed

Dom Tripolone

2009 Kia Sorento.

What can go wrong with a used Kia Sorento?

David Morley

Vintage performance: Alastair Cook celebrates his century.

Boxing Day Test: England hit back as Test hangs in the balance

Live
Matthew Sullivan
51 mins ago

Wild Oats XI's win in the 2017 Sydney to Hobart has been protested by runner up Commanche.

Wild Oats XI awaits Sydney to Hobart protest ruling

BREAKING

Unstoppable: Raheem Sterling grabbed the goal as Manchester City won yet again.

Man City continue relentless march in EPL

1 hr ago

Wild Oats XI (left) and LDV Comanche (right) are both on track to break the record.

Wild Oats XI smashes race-time record to win Sydney to Hobart

BREAKING

Emotional release: Alastair Cook looks up towards the sky after scoring his century.

Cook, England wind back the clock

Greg Baum

Mitchell Johnson celebrates the dismissal of Ben Dunk on Tuesday.

Stars coach wants egos to be hurting

Daniel Cherny

Andy Murray has not played since Wimbledon in July.

Murray concerned about fitness not ranking

Australian citizenship is imminent for Melbourne Victory's Besart Berisha.

Berisha just weeks away from becoming an Aussie

Dustin Martin celebrates Richmond's premiership win.

AFL in review: The year of the Tigers

Ronny Lerner

Nakia Cockatoo

Cockatoo has a thing, or two, to learn

Peter Ryan

Gary Ablett at Geelong's home ground.

Final Geelong upgrade could cost $100m

Peter Ryan

Ken Hands

Carlton great Ken Hands dies, aged 91

Peter Ryan

Sam Day

New Day dawning for Gold Coast Suns

Peter Ryan

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