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markets could be "rudely awakened" from their slumber by political or central banking shocks in 2018, according to ...

'Rude awakening': Plunge in volatility stokes crash fears

Matt Dooley managed to get internet connected to his house after police stepped in.

Police called to remove Telstra protester end up solving his NBN woes

Pro-Israel group The World Values Network took out this full-page ad in the Washington Post attacking New Zealand and Lorde.

Lorde labelled a 'bigot' in full-page ad in Washington Post

South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's speech.

Kim Jong-un says 'nuclear button is always on my desk'

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Emma Martin loved hang gliding.

'She was so excited': Champion hang glider killed in NSW crash

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard talking at the Annual Conference of the International Bar Association in ...

How A Current Affair helped to get John Howard elected

'Fireworks went terribly wrong': NYE barge explodes, men injured

New scheme to protect home buyers from 'dodgy' developers

'Rudd was impossible': Beazley's surprising attack on former PM

CABINET PAPERS

We're at a very silly stage of the crypto-currency game indeed

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Something unusual has happened to our credit cards this Christmas

Richard Cousins

'Just tragic': British CEO one of six who died in New Year's Eve seaplane crash

Rachel Clun
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Peter FitzSimons has lost over 40 kilograms.

Women, unlike men, are defined by their appearance and weight

COMMENT
10 mins ago

Kiwis drinking in "international waters" on New Year's Eve at Tairua.

How to avoid a NYE liquor ban in NZ: Build your own island

From flips to flops: Triumph and despair in the sporting year that was.

The 2017 sports quiz: Were you paying attention?

Who needs fireworks when you've got the ABC on New Year's Eve?

Oh, ABC, what were you thinking? Generation X hijacks the night

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NYE across Australia

The newly fit and slim Peter FitzSimons: ''This year, instead of just talking about it, actually do it.''

Three simple things helped me lose 40kg - and keep it off

EDUCATION.100201. AFR PIC BY PETER BRAIG. GENERIC PIC, SCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, CHILDREN, KIDS, PLAYGROUND, SPORT, SCHOOL ...

This is what eating sugar really does to your brain

Orla Tomlinson (right) claims she has been left out of pocket by Farron Swim.

'It makes me really angry': Bikini firm fails to deliver orders

Reading on the beach

Ten of the year's best books for your holiday reading

State hits back at PM over youth crime

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'Given the success of the marriage postal ...

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'A fantastic success': Mayor, police praise ...

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Vivienne Leggett was bullied and harassed at work, the Workers Compensation Commission has found.

'The last straw': Phone call that prompted Vivienne to leave her job

Fisherman in a critical condition after being swept off rocks

Government axes literacy program in NSW schools

EXCLUSIVE
Alexandra Smith

Three thieves broke into a Camilla and Marc in Rosebery on early Saturday morning.

Tracksuit-clad bandits steal designer clothes worth thousands

Aaron Richardson, whose father Stephen Richardson was murdered in Bali in May, is frustrated with a perceived lack in ...

Family's plea to Bali police: Please find our father's killer

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Member for Oatley Mark Coure announce a new lift at Narwee rail station

'It will take us years': Sydney's rail upgrades passes milestone

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

Woman killed in hang glider accident

Marion Bay Falls Festival

Second sexual assault complaint at Marion Bay Falls Festival

Tess Brunton

Hundreds of Australians will benefit from affordable access to the two medicines from January 1, 2018.

Cost of two 'life-changing' cancer medicines slashed

Danni's family believe she would have recovered from her illness.

A package let through by customs may have led to Danni's death

VIC

The failed child abduction outside the Emerald Hotel.

CCTV captures man trying to abduct girl from parked car

QLD

Close to a quarter of Australians admit to leaving their air conditioner running while not at home.

This air con mistake costs Aussies up to $1.3 billion

The Ariah Park Hotel is a heritage-listed Federation pub.

Six entry-level pub investments for the next Justin Hemmes

From plain to Instagram-worthy, clever mums have been transforming a cheap Kmart cubby house into ones that impress.

The Kmart cubby house craze taking off over school holidays

A picturesque period house

The top 3 property new year's resolutions (and how to keep them)

Queensland?s most famous knob is Yorkeys Knob.

Can Queensland please explain their odd place names?

Somali widow Ebada Omer Awad, 55, looks to the heavens last April hoping for rain. Famine was averted in her ...

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Somali widow Ebada Omer Awad, 55, looks to the heavens last April hoping for rain. Famine was averted in her ...

A big achievement in 2017 you probably haven't heard about

Comment
Matt Wade

Observatory Hill, with its two telescope domes and its clock ball tower in the centre.

Observatory Hill: A repository of data on stars and storms

Peter Hannam

Fleabag writer and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Filthily funny and perverse: Sydney Festival's must-see

Louise Rugendyke

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Media man: Kevin Rudd was ruled by the 24-hour media cycle, said the man he defeated for the Labor leadership Kim Beazley.

'He was impossible': Beazley says Rudd had 24-hour media obsession

Damien Murphy

Bob Hawke's advice for 'ashamed' Malcolm Turnbull: 'resign'

2018: Malcolm Turnbull's year of living precariously

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Senator Nick McKim

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

Newly-appointed Attorney-General Christian Porter said he would pay close attention to the two-year-old report.

'Erosion of legal rights' as government ignores report

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Shoppers turn out for the Boxing Day sales.

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

South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's speech.

'Nuclear button is always on my desk': North Korean leader

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Iranian protesters chant slogans at a rally in Tehran, Iran.

What has brought Iranian protesters to the streets?

ANALYSIS

Visitors try to keep warm at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, as cold weather continues ...

Niagara Falls freezes over as cold blast sees temperatures plummet

Ebony Bowden

The site of a plane crash in Punta Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

At least 12 die in Costa Rica plane crash

Older cars without the ability to connect smartphones could be the reason why radio has remained resilient as other ...

Old cars saving radio, but it's ‘next in line’ for disruption

Jennifer Duke
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markets could be "rudely awakened" from their slumber by political or central banking shocks in 2018, according to ...

'Rude awakening': Plunge in volatility stokes fears of crash

Tom Rees

Elon Musk, who named both his car and his company after him, has contributed to something of a Nikola Tesla revival.

His name is a household word. Who was he?

iga

Australia's least-competitive industries earning 'super-profits'

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Why bitcoin investors are like stamp collectors

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Cash payment decline tipped to gather pace in 2018

Clancy Yeates

iPhone battery program could encourage people to upgrade less often

ANALYSIS

The problem with the entrepreneurial dream

COMMENT
James Adonis

Illustration: Joe Benke

Robot truck drivers shape up as a heavy load

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Bitcoin has real advantages over gold if you are, say, attempting to get your money out of a country with strict limits ...

I think bitcoin's true believers are wrong

Megan McArdle
Megan McArdle

Mark Latham back in the day: was a single handshake his undoing?

Bill Shorten better watch out for his gotcha moment in 2018

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Change your body with just a few small life adjustments.

1000 calorie project: How you can get lean in less than a month

Boot Camp
Michael Jarosky

Writer Phil Barker with partner Jayde.

My partner is 20 years younger than me ... but why do people care?

Life On Mars
Phil Barker

A hobby such as playing the guitar can form the basis of a 'side hustle'.

Boost your income with a 'side hustle'

Paul Benson

Tax considerations mean a separated couple may be better off with a divorce and financial settlement.

How does capital gains tax work for a separated couple?

George Cochrane

The reality is a four-hour work week is unlikely to happen if you start your own business.

The problem with the entrepreneurial dream

COMMENT
James Adonis

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

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Niagara Falls freezes over

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NYE across Australia

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Deputies shot by Colorado gunman

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Pope says 2017 was marred by war and lies

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Best of Fairfax cartoons Jan 1

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

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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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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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35 never fail road trip tips to keeps kids happy

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Who needs fireworks when you've got the ABC on New Year's Eve?

ABC, what were you thinking? Gen X claims New Year's Eve telecast

Neil McMahon

Thor: Ragnarok's success has seen Aussie star Chris Hemsworth named among 2017's top-grossing stars.

Hemsworth named among 2017's top-grossing Hollywood stars

Kirsten Chuba

Dr Phil's popular daytime program is being investigated by the Boston Globe.

Dr Phil show denies claims guests were offered drugs before tapings

Bryan Alexander

At 75, Paul McCartney didn't seem to want to stop playing at his three-hour gig.

The musicians who lit up our stages in 2017

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

Meryl Streep stars as the publisher of The Washington Post, Katharine Graham, in The Post.

The Post highlights similarities between the Nixon era and today

Andrew Purcell

The Triffids

The three songs from the '80s that define Australia

Andrew P. Street

Ciao Bellas: Rebel Wilson, left, and Anna Kendrick return in Pitch Perfect 3.

Few surprises in Pitch Perfect 3, but all-girl cast hits winning note

Sandra Hall

Reading on the beach

Ten of the year's best books for your holiday reading

Jason Steger

Reading on the beach

Not sure what to read on holiday? We have the answer

Jason Steger

Bassekou Kouyate is on Jenna Price's 2018 festival list.

Why I love Sydney Festival so much it's sending me broke

Jenna Price

Steven Berkoff (pictured) has championed John Shand's work every step of the way.

The cheeky move that won over a theatre legend

Ann Ding

Music festivals are, overwhelmingly, not female-friendly places.

Why I’ll be boycotting music festivals this year

Ali Moore

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr, seen here at a White House function.

Miranda Kerr's husband holds $5 million NYE party

America Ferrera is "welcoming one more face to kiss in 2018". The Ugly Betty actress announced she is expecting her ...

America Ferrera is expecting her first child

Better relationships improve cognitive function.

An active social life may be a secret to brain health

Judith Graham

While Kylie Jenner is usually helping to set trends on social media and red carpets, ultra-cropped sweatshirts ...

The fashion trends we hope are left behind in 2017

Harvey Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex, but he has apologized for causing "a lot of pain" ...

Why I intend to keep writing about jerks this year

COMMENT
Alyssa Rosenberg

The world can be a silly place.

Playful parents prevent anxious kids: study

Belinda Tasker

Taylor Swift uploaded this image of herself to her Instagram, from the UK Vogue shoot.

Let's ban these words in 2018

Natalie Reilly

Remember that the goal is to have fun and be together.

Six new year's resolutions you can make as a family

Photo: Alamy

Why I enjoy life more now my kids are older

I think they did okay.

What happened when I let my kids meal plan for a week

Vietnam Airlines business class.

Flight test: What it's like to travel in business class for the first time

Annie Dang

London is TripAdvisor's most reviewed city.

Revealed: TripAdvisor's most (and least) reviewed attractions of 2017

Hugh Morris

Entry denied: If your passport is about to expire, you may not be allowed to travel.

Miss this detail on your passport and your holiday could be ruined

Tara Hayes

Seared tuna salad.

Weekly meal planner: Super healthy and simple

smh goodliving. block of dark chocolate. Pic by Jennifer Soo.

The 6 stages of quitting sugar

Comment
Megan Blandford

Chardonnay in the sun. Shutterstock.

Hemp seeds and chardy: What we'll be eating and drinking in 2018

Matt Dooley managed to get internet connected to his house after police stepped in.

Police negotiate NBN bundle for protester

The cause of the outage, about an hour long, was not immediately known.

WhatsApp returns after global outage

A new battery can help an older iPhone perform better and hold a charge longer.

iPhone battery program could encourage people to upgrade less

ANALYSIS

Apple iie

One way your laptop's slower than an Apple IIe

Gizmodo

One teaspoon of sugar equates to 4 grams.

Why quitting sugar has become so hard

The Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept got a lot of people's interest in 2017.

The most read stories of 2017 revealed

Drive Staff

Frey museum: Mazda RX-7 Group B rally car.

Mazda's most remarkable museum

Stephen Ottley

Volvo driverless Uber car

Volvo's first driverless car not for Australia

Alex Rae

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI 7.5.

Reviewed: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI 7.5

Stephen Ottley

2017 Toyota HiLux TRD.

Test your knowledge: Drive's ultimate 2017 quiz

Stephen Ottley

2018 Toyota Camry SX.

Toyota's new imported Camry reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Running repairs: A groundsman hits the pitch with a sledgehammer on day five of the Boxing Day Test.

'We never want to see drop-in wicket at SCG': NSW cricket boss

Chris Barrett

Victory's Thomas Deng (left) puts pressure on the shot by Andrew Nabbout.

Olyroos seek tournament release, fears careers to suffer if they play

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England's Moeen Ali prepares to bowl to an Australian batsman during their Ashes test match in Adelaide, Saturday, Dec. ...

England need a real spin bowler, not a batsman who bowls a bit

Michael Vaughan

Facing fans: Western Sydney Wanderers supporters attend training to voice concerns to playing group.

Fans confront faltering Wanderers at training and this was the result

Dominic Bossi

Fernandinho shoots for Manchester City against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

Palace squander late penalty chance to end City's invincibility

'I did everything I needed to do': Sam Stosur says she was not upset with her premature exit at Brisbane.

Stosur plays to script in yet another early exit from Brisbane

Phil Lutton

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) scores on a 20-yard pass from quarterback Landry Jones.

Browns lose every regular season game, second time ever in NFL

UPDATED
Andrew Both

Rallying cry: Alex de Minaur evokes a young Lleyton Hewitt after winning the first set against Steve Johnson of the USA.

C'mon! Shades of Lleyton as teen star De Minaur stages upset

Murray Wenzel

Taking garden: Nair believes his backyard pitch has had a hand in his development.

Nair takes backyard cricket to new level with wicket at Sydney home

Andrew Wu

Steve Smith and David Warner both feature in the fantasy side.

Dream team or selection nightmare? Our 2017 World XI

Jon Pierik

Firing or fired: Ben Stokes is in doubt for the ODI series against Australia.

England replace Stokes in Australia ODI squad

David Clough

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