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Craig McLachlan has been stood down by the Gordon Frost Organisation.

Apology issued as further accusers come forward

Kate McClymont

Mike Gill, who was left for dead after he was hit by a car in Coburg on New Year's Eve, with his dog Bastien.

'Happy new year': Hit-run victim taunted, left for dead

Melissa Cunningham

Roadworks on Hoddle Street.

Hoddle St locals appalled as trees felled for roadworks

Carolyn Webb
1 hr ago

Police Commisioner Graham Ashton listens to African community leader Kot Monoah at a press conference on Wednesday.

Top cop rubbishes claims of 'African crime crisis'

Injured passenger Owen Sugay was allegedly left in this car for 30 minutes after it hit a pole on Friday.

Dying passenger alone for 30 minutes after friends fled crash: court

Cassandra Fitzpatrick's son, 22-year-old Marcus, says paying board has made him more responsible when dealing with his ...

Why you should charge your kids board

Drugs found in AFL great's house during police raid

Friedman texted his wife goodbye. Remarkably he survived

How not spending could save the world (and make you happier)

COMMENT

'Air taxi': Could we soon be beating the traffic Jetson's style?

The simple road rule change that could save many lives

EDITORIAL

Michael Danby

Melbourne perks MP: Danby billed taxpayers for Gold Coast trips with wife

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Michael Douglas and his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Michael Douglas pre-emptively denies sexual harassment

1 hr ago

King of Charm: David Warner began the latest saga of mind games.

Australia's merciless use of propaganda to shame England

COMMENT

Pay gap? All the Money in the World stars Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg.

Wahlberg paid 1500 times more than Williams for film reshoot

When you shut down your response to bullies at work, your body reacts.

How the body reacts to workplace bullies

COMMENT

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Tunnel boring machines on the way to Melbourne

Bernard Tomic.

Tomic passes the first test in Australian Open qualifying

Amanda Muggleton as Maria Callas in Master Class.

Theatre veteran speaks out on past onstage harassment

Leonard Radic witnessed a period of great change and evolution in Australian theatre.

Renowned theatre critic and playwright, has died

1 hr ago

"Two #AfricanGangs graduate with a degree in crime": A new hashtag is empowering South Sudanese Australians.

'African gangs' slur becomes Sudanese rally cry

1 hr ago

Picture Editor's Choice, January 11, 2018

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Hoddle Street locals appalled as trees chopped ...

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'African gangs' slur becomes Sudanese rally cry

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The proposed West Gate Tunnel as it cross the Maribyrnong River.

Homeowners promised compo for West Gate Tunnel damage

One dead in head-on crash in Melbourne's south-east

'Silly thing': Ex-Bandido shoves photographer outside court

Dimitra Pavlopoulou was taken from her nursing home in Clarinda.

Prison treatment for nursing home kidnap accused

Security will be beefed up at popular night festival in the seaside town of Torquay after a group of more than 100 youth ...

More than 100 youths run riot in Torquay, injure police officer

The Age 4/2/05 NEWS rlh050201.001.005 Parks Victoria take to the water at Southbank after the storms that hit Melbourne ...

Mystery hero jumps into the Yarra River to save woman

Environmental activist Elana Rubenstein is on a mission to help Victoria Police recycle the four million breathalyser ...

So... what do you do with 20 tonnes of breathalyser straws?

Ebony Bowden

Che Quaedvlieg has been charged with drug possession.

Border Force boss's son pleads guilty to drug charge

QLD

Dr Jason Bell and an example of the study.

We're not as skinny as we think we are: Research

WA

Paul Carter has been placed on a good behaviour bond.

Former Rooster convicted over drug supply

Lightning over a mine site near Marble Bar.

Yellow alert as cyclone bears down on WA's north

WA

New research shows mortgage holders who remained with the same bank as during their childhood, or the same as their ...

The banking loyalty trap catching young homeowners

The colours that are used in an office can have a big impact on productivity and happiness

How the right colours in an office can make you more productive

Australia is ranked as one of world's most stable places to invest in real estate.

The five most stable countries for investing in real estate

Labor's changes would only allow negative gearing on new real estate.

Here's the biggest hurdle when it comes to negative gearing policy

COMMENT

A living pool at Frances Cosway's Hampton home.

'They'll be on people's radars': The pool trend about to take off

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday.

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday.

Sanctions to stay despite Olympic talks, says South Korea

Kirsty Needham

US President Donald Trump

Does Donald Trump know the American national anthem?

Oprah Winfrey accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.

Cashed-up and high-profile, Oprah a plausible candidate

COMMENT

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: Negative Gearing. Penshurst in suburban Sydney. PM Turnbull. Treasurer Scott Morrison anfd ...

Real estate agents tell government they want a ‘property minister'

Lucas Baird

'Not the way they wanted to die': Final wishes going unmet

Nicole Hasham

Why Treasury thought Turnbull was wrong on negative gearing

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Rainbow flag.

January 9, 2018: the day LGBTI Australians have been waiting for

Michael Koziol

Harry Stutchbury, the president of the NSW Young Liberals.

'A private school boy': Liberal brawl breaks out over housing

Michael Koziol

Treasurer Scott Morrison addresses the media during a press conference on the Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook ...

ALP housing policy would have 'small' impact on market

Fergus Hunter

Champagne sits on a business class seat of a Singapore Airlines Ltd. Airbus SE A380 aircraft with refitted cabins during ...

DFAT's $100k junket for European journalists

Lisa Martin

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday.

Sanctions to stay, says South Korean President Moon

Kirsty Needham

Australian James Ricketson is escorted into a Phnom Penh court on Wednesday.

Cambodia court delays Ricketson bail decision

Lindsay Murdoch

White Helmet civil defence workers extinguish a fire following a bombing in Idlib on Sunday.

War in Syria: Exodus as fresh violence erupts in Idlib

Former US president Bill Clinton has taken to Twitter to urge the Reuters journalists be freed.

'Unacceptable': Bill Clinton urges release of Reuters journalists

Lindsay Murdoch

Illustration: Andrew Dyson.

The many joys of being frugal

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Some workers believe there is little point complaining against executives, as they are a "protected species".

Human resources staff must make workers feel safe

COMMENT
Lyn Goodear

The talking sex robot Harmony.

Sex robots could make men, not women, obsolete

COMMENT
Cathy O'Neil

Macquarie Group sues family of alleged US fraudsters

Sarah Danckert

The stop work action could commence as soon as the second week of February, a period which is typically when the power ...

Ausgrid workers to strike on pay freezes

Cole Latimer
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull's scare campaign that didn't scare anyone

Michael Pascoe

FJMT has been awarded the design for the new Ritz-Carlton hotel at The Star casino in Sydney.

Hotels are the hot tickets for investors

ANALYSIS
Carolyn Cummins

Australia wakes up to $30b credit card hangover

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

ASX snaps five-session winning streak

Sarah Turner

Pokies giant Aristocrat bets on free-to-play mobile gaming boom

Nick Toscano

Markets Live: ASX pauses after gains

Sarah Turner

<b>James Norton</b><br>
A relatively new choice for the role, Norton could bring a renewed vigour to the slowing franchise.

Is this the new Bond? Why 007 must be more than a pretty face

Culture

Michelin-star chef Massimo Bottura joins Gucci to launch new luxury restaurant.

The man cooking up a storm at the world's hottest fashion house

Luxury

Jessica Wright, a Brisbane mother of three, is considering a balance transfer deal to get on top of Christmas debt.

Australia wakes up to $30b credit card hangover

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Photosales website. The Age Business. Digicam. Generic image for the results announcement for Colorado who own Diana ...

Delaying spending can make you happier

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Former Fairfax Digital executive Dale McCarthy is the founder of Bondi Born.

How Bondi Born launched a bikini empire by exporting first

Carol Saffer

The Noahface technology in action.

Facial recognition with your takeaway coffee

Cara Waters

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Taskforce to target 'African Gang' violence

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California mudslides kill at least 13 people

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Tonya Harding threatens to walk out

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One dead in head-on crash

Mitch Jones, Performer and Provoceteur, at the Media call at the iconic Big Top tent in Parramatta, Circus Oz celebrate ...

Fairfax photos of the week - January 4, 2018

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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 - now streaming 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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Pay gap? All the Money in the World stars Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg.

Wahlberg paid 1500 times more than Williams in film reshoot

Michael Sun

Amanda Muggleton as Maria Callas in Master Class.

Theatre veteran speaks out on past onstage harassment

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Craig McLachlan with Richard O'brien in a performance of The Rocky Horror Show.

McLachlan allegations shock Rocky Horror creator

Glenn McConnell
1 hr ago

Radiohead's management are refuting Lana Del Rey's claims about a pending lawsuit.

Radiohead denies lawsuit against Lana Del Rey

Sofija Petrovic
1 hr ago

Marvel's Stan Lee has been accused of sexual harassment.

Marvel creator Stan Lee accused of groping nurses

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Tonya Harding has threatened to walk out of an interview with Piers Morgan

Tonya Harding threatens storm out with Piers Morgan

1 hr ago

Craig McLachlan has been stood down from the current <i>Rocky Horror Show</I>.

Actors hit back at producers' claims over McLachlan

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Craig McLachlan and his female accusers (clockwise from top left) Angela Scundi, Christie Whelan Browne and Erika Heynatz.

Male crew member approaches police about Craig McLachlan

Kate McClymont

Leonard Radic witnessed a period of great change and evolution in Australian theatre.

Vale Leonard Radic, theatre critic and playwright

Cameron Woodhead
1 hr ago

Adam Linder's 'Some Cleaning', 2013, is at the NGV as part of the Triennial. Pictured is Enrico Ticconi at Kunstverein ...

What's the cleaner got to do with art?

Kerrie O'Brien

Panti Bliss

Panti Bliss says yes vote means greater security

Stephen A. Russell

Upon learning that daughters "liked rough-and-tumble play as much as their sons" the "dads were often pleasantly ...

Link found between dads, 'princesses' and anxiety

Kate Bettes

Tessa Sullivan, who resigned as a councillor at Melbourne City Council on Friday.

Is this the simplest way to discredit a woman?

Jane Gilmore

French actress Catherine Deneuve.

100 influential French women denounce #MeToo 'witch hunt'

Kate Bettes

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit youth-orientated radio station, Reprezent FM, in Brixton, London to learn about its ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have popped up together again

Karla Adam

Olympia Christou features in the campaign for the 2018 Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Remember Bettina Liano? Her daughter just scored a major gig

Melissa Singer

"You cannot wear big glasses anymore. It's all about tiny little glasses," Kanye West reportedly wrote to wife, Kim ...

Kanye sends Kim Kardashian emails with fashion advice

Hugh Grant and girlfriend, Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein, are expecting their third child, it has been ...

Hugh Grant to become dad for the fifth time: reports

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have an age difference of 25 years.

Is this the real reason older men date younger women?

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Raan Jay Fai on the pans.

Michelin-starred Thai street vendor wants to hand star back

Burgers on wooden boards are common in many Australian and British restaurants.

UK restaurant fined $86,000 for serving food on wooden boards

Salad in a jar.

Back at work? 41 envy-inducing lunch box recipes

Could this ad change your life? IKEA says it could.

Yes, IKEA really is asking pregnant women to do this

Photo: Shutterstock

Why I will never 'live for my children'

Do you know a Linda?

It's official: the most popular baby name of all time

Qantas has been named the world's fifth most-punctual airline.

The world's most (and least) reliable airlines named

Oliver Smith

Visitors take photographs at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, as cold weather continues ...

The truth behind Niagara Falls' big freeze

Daniel Macfarlane

Members of a samba school parade along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Musicians and ...

Photos: Rio Carnival warms up on Copacabana Beach

SpaceX launches secret mission code named Zuma.

SpaceX tested after loss of top secret satellite

Multi-layered platforming in Mutant Mudds. You will die a lot, and you'll love it.

Marvellous masochism in retro-style collection

Review

The Volocopter 2X is designed for short taxi trips rather than private ownership.

CES 2018: Intel showcases 'air taxi' drone to avoid road traffic

Bitcoin

Six things I've learned since buying Bitcoin

Lifehacker

Samsung's whitegoods are being added to its cloud-based connectivity platform.

LG, Samsung battle for the smart home

China's Byton SUV made its international debut at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas.

China's answer to Tesla on its way

David McCowen

2018 Mini Cooper Hatch.

Updated Mini Cooper revealed

Dom Tripolone

Toyota HiLux Rogue X

Toyota's new HiLux hero

Alex Rae

Mercedes has adopted a new mapping system that puts a quirky spin on directions.

Why three little words could change the way we get around

David McCowen

2018 Mazda CX-8.

Mazda CX-8 confirmed for Oz

Stephen Ottley

Intel's Brian Krzanich at CES.

How Ferrari plans to teach you to drive

David McCowen

Bernard Tomic.

Tomic passes the first test in Australian Open qualifying

Improving: Glenn Maxwell hits out for Australia in 2015.

Selectors make Maxwell sweat

Jon Pierik and Daniel Cherny

Robert Smerdon is among the trainers charged.

Millions in prizemoney could be at stake in doping scandal

Patrick Bartley

The MCC is looking at ways to handle the large volumes of cricket staged at Lord's.

'Very active line of inquiry': MCC looking at drop-in pitch for Lord's

Andrew Wu

A-League

Phoenix edge 10-man Victory for second win

King of Charm: David Warner began the latest saga of mind games.

Ashes hosts' risible mind games

COMMENT
Paul Hayward

Daria Gavrilova.

Gavrilova advances to semi with win over Stosur

James Buckley and Hayley Frasa

Kevin Pietersen won't be there next season for the Stars.

Stars' gaze poised to turn to next summer

Daniel Cherny

Former Eagle Ben Cousins has been released from jail. (File photo)

Ben Cousins back at West Coast following release from jail

Heather McNeill

Mark Thompson remains a mystery to many.

Mark Thompson is a football person, without football

COMMENT
Peter Ryan

Cyril Rioli had a tumultuous year.

Rioli set to rejoin Hawthorn in a few weeks

Mark Thompson's Port Melbourne property was raided by police on Friday.

Raid on Thompson's home part of drug trafficking investigation

Harley Bennell is in trouble again.

Dockers suspend Harley Bennell after nightclub fracas

UPDATED
Peter Ryan

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