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Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton MP speaks at the launch of the AFR Magazine Power issue.

'Admit it or quit': Dutton blames Premier for gangs

1 hr ago

Caledonian Crescent, Hillside, where youths broke into a house and assaulted Val.

Held hostage, slapped, Hillside victim says she thought she would die

Nicole Precel
1 hr ago

Bitcoin trades at a 30 per cent premium on South Korean exchanges.

'Great concerns': South Korea to ban cryptocurrency

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2017, file photo, the camera, upper left, of an iPhone 8 Plus is displayed in New York. Apple ...

The one product that pushed retail sales into the stratosphere

Peter Martin
1 hr ago

A court has found the makers of Nurofen ran a "misleading an deceptive" ad campaign.

Nurofen ran 'deceptive' campaign against Panadol

Stephanie Gardiner

Median strip looking north on Hoddle Street where 16 trees were felled on Sunday.

More trees to get chop for Hoddle St roadworks

Carolyn Webb
1 hr ago

Grilling forces minister into inconvenient truth

Man complains to police over McLachlan indecent assault

Mark Thompson is a football person ... without football

COMMENT

'It was decided to kill them': Myanmar army admits to murders

Trump makes it 'more acceptable for racists to speak their minds'

Antonia Tatchell was found dead at a house in Brunswick.

Death of Brunswick artist believed to be suspicious

19 mins ago

SBS is airing an extended 17-hour episode of its hit The Ghan.

Would you watch 17 hours of this? SBS thinks many will

Couple hiding under doona. Generic couple, sex, intimate, bedroom.

Sober sex in Dry January not all it's cracked up to be

COMMENT

Alex de Minaur has a tough first round clash in the Australian Open.

Daunting Open match-up for young gun Aussie Alex de Minaur

7 mins ago

Catherine Deneuve is one of 100 women to denounce the #MeToo movement

Thank you French women for showing me the error of my ways

COMMENT

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Truck takes down inflatable cycling banner

Cameron White has done well in the BBL.

Shock inclusion in one-day squad as Maxwell misses out

A woman riding in the ACT, where adults can ride on footpaths.

The push to legalise adult footpath cycling across Australia

Sam McIntosh, 12, with the $NZD100 reward he got after handing in the wallet of an Australian man he found containing ...

Returning stack of cash pays off for 12-year-old boy

Robern Menz CEO Phil Sims, left, with Richard Sims, said: "As the new gatekeeper of Violet Crumble, we are aware of the ...

Deal puts Violet Crumble back in Australian hands

Suspicious death of artist and mother in ...

9:41PM

Andrews and Dutton trade blows over youth violence

8:56PM

Hillside victim: 'Am I going to die right now?'

8:49PM

Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle.

Ex-councillor threatens defamation over Doyle articles

'Worse than Liddell': Another coal-fired plant starts tripping

Passenger yells 'happy New Year' as hit-run victim left for dead

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

Fatally injured passenger 'left alone for 30 minutes after crash'

Mark Thompson

Drugs found in Mark 'Bomber' Thompson's warehouse during raid

Nabil Moughnieh, in a picture taken in late 2016.

Alleged crime figure 'in feud with Toby Mitchell' released on bail

CCTV captured the robbery at Keon Park.

Masked, armed thugs rob service stations in city's north

Jack Raymond Meier was killed in a crash in Kewdale.

'Killed my brother,' teen wails after crash

WA

A council worker told Koala Rescue Queensland he found this koala screwed to the pole in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Dead koala found 'screwed' to a post in a park

Peter Dutton announced the Home Affairs department's contract with Datacom on Wednesday.

Overseas firm wins contract for call centre jobs

ACT

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

Real estate agents want a dedicated 'property minister'

Photo by Cue & Co of London

Transform a tiny courtyard with these clever solutions

International residencies give artists the opportunity to interact with entirely new worlds.

The programs helping creative Aussies live overseas for free

Gloomy outlook: Surveyed members of the NSW property industry expect further price falls.

Confidence in property grows as developers race to meet demand

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

Donald Trump's will address the nation on January 30.

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Donald Trump's will address the nation on January 30.

Female Democrats plan protest for Trump's State of the Union

Li Peng Monroe (top left) and her daughters, Melissa, 20 (right), and Ashley, 17 (front), were conceived using frozen ...

Fresh or frozen? When it comes to IVF it doesn't matter

'Today is a victory': Julian Assange told the waiting media.

Weary Ecuador looks for a way out of Assange embassy ordeal

Tim Johnson

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Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg.

'That is true': Frydenberg concedes Australia's emissions rose in 2017

Nicole Hasham

Peter Dutton steps up attack over street gang crime

Fergus Hunter

Labor MP charged taxpayers for Queensland trips with his wife

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

There were a record 216,000 job vacancies in November and 661,400 Australians out of work.

Best to be in NSW, where it's easiest to find a job

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

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

Dr George Lord is staying at home during the final stages of his terminal illness, cared for by his wife, Jill Lord, ...

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

Nicole Hasham

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Why Treasury thought Turnbull was wrong on negative gearing

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Smoke rises from a burnt house in Gawdu Zara village, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, in September, after retaliatory ...

Admission of 10 Rohingya murders the 'tip of iceberg'

Lindsay Murdoch

International development minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has been lashed by the Chinese government for saying their ...

China lodges diplomatic complaint following minister's comments

Kirsty Needham

Temple of Heaven with blue sky in Beijing. Blue sky days are now less rare.

Blue skies in 'dramatic' Beijing pollution reduction

Kirsty Needham

ELN chief negotiator Pablo Beltran said Wednesday's attacks occurred in ''complex situations'' of war.

Colombian Marxist rebels resume attacks

2018 UNLIKELY NEW-YEAR resolutions Malcolm Turnbull (shirt says "like a boss"), Peter Dutton (shirt: "out to dinner in ...

A wish list for #auspol in 2018

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

One of the four giant units at Victoria's ageing Loy Yang A power station broke down on Tuesday night and early on ...

A future without coal-fired power stations is inevitable

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Reporters need to know that the things they are publishing about Donald Trump are true, because when they turn out not ...

Michael Wolff's Trump book is too sloppy to be trusted

COMMENT
Aaron Blake

Bitcoin trades at a 30 per cent premium on South Korean exchanges.

'Great concerns': South Korea to ban cryptocurrency trading

The S&P/ASX 200 index lost 29 points, or 0.5 per cent, to trade at 6067.

ASX extends losing streak as banks weigh market down

Sarah Turner

Cooling towers for an Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant are seen in Nogent-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, ...

Australia has 'missed the boat' on nuclear power

Cole Latimer

Facebook has launched a new feature called 'Today in'.

Facebook launches local news feature ‘Today in’

Jennifer Duke

$A jumps as retail sales surge on iPhone X, Black Friday bonanza

Vodafone pinged for failing to check customers' IDs

Jennifer Duke

Violet Crumble back in Australian hands after Nestle deal

Brooke Gibbs

Dysfunctional: Our leaders will be exposed by next economic crisis

COMMENT

134,000 Australians sought treatment for alcohol dependency last financial year.

There's only one way you should drink your red wine this summer

Fine Drinks
Emily Bitto

A woman riding in the ACT, where adults can ride on footpaths.

Why cycling groups are fighting to change an inconsistent law

On Your Bike

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

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

Brooke Gibbs

Jun Lee, co-founder of Gami Chicken & Beer: "We love chicken and beer and we wanted to sell something we love."

How Jun Lee built a $16m chicken and beer business

Cara Waters

Dale McCarthy has made a very successful switch from finance to fashion.

How Bondi Born launched a bikini empire by exporting first

Carol Saffer

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Body discovered in Brunswick home

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Truck takes down inflatable cycling banner

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Alleged crime figure 'in feud with Toby Mitchell' bailed

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US Immigration agents descend on 7-Elevens

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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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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A male crew member from the 2014 production of Rocky Horror has lodged a complaint against Craig McLachlan with police.

Man complains to police over McLachlan indecent assault

Kate McClymont

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in Avengers: Age Of Ultron.

Marvel moves forward on female-led Black Widow film

Michael Sun

SBS is airing an extended 17-hour episode of its hit The Ghan.

SBS to air 17-hour episode of 'slow TV' hit The Ghan

Rob Moran

The video, published by TMZ, shows Weinstein being slapped by restaurant patron.

Harvey Weinstein attacked at Arizona restaurant

Rob Moran

Robert De Niro lays into Donald Trump at the National Board of Review awards.

'Our baby-in-chief': Robert De Niro unloads on Trump

Alex Horton

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

Production company apologises over McLachlan allegations

Kate McClymont

Michael Douglas has denied allegations before they have been reported publicly.

Michael Douglas pre-emptively denies sexual harassment claim

James Franco addressed recent allegations of sexual harassment against him during an appearance on Stephen Colbert's ...

James Franco denies misconduct claims during TV interview

Emily Yahr

Muggleton as Maria Callas in <i>Master Class</i>.

Amanda Muggleton tells of past on-stage harassment

Rob Moran

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

Vale Leonard Radic, theatre critic and playwright

Cameron Woodhead

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

Catherine Deneuve is one of 100 women to denounce the #MeToo movement.

French women don't get catcalled

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

"I'm definitely judging but not for the reasons you may think."

I'm judging you at the beach

Polly Dunning

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, Serena Williams holds up a finger and her trophy after defeating her sister, ...

Serena recounts childbirth complications for Vogue cover

Cindy Boren

Lena Dunham and her ex boyfriend Jack Antonoff pose together last year.

Lena Dunham is in the denial phase and that's OK

Natalie Reilly

A woman in the UK's This Girl Can video.

Unlike #fitspo, focus on function inspires women to be fit: study

Mary Ward

Products that contain antioxidants are marketed as essential for good health, with promises to fight disease and reverse ...

Are antioxidants truly good for us?

Jacqui Adcock

America Fererra and Natalie Portman went as each other's dates to the Golden Globe awards, and wore black in support of ...

When will 'Time's Up' reach Australian workplaces?

Liberty Sanger

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

Poached chicken and soba noodle salad with chunky nut Sriracha dressing.

Best dressed salads: Four dressings from chunky nut to smoky honey

Raan Jay Fai on the pans.

Michelin-starred Thai street vendor wants to hand star back

Kanafeh: Sweet dreams are made of cheese.

Sweet dreams are made of cheese: Mama Manoush's dessert is a must

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

Yes, IKEA really is asking pregnant women to do this

Defamation is a serious issue.

Parents warned about defaming teachers on social media

I was addicted.

My toddler said something that finally made me quit smoking

In the cockpit there's a special language that pilots use which makes no sense to the general flying public.

'Landing lips': The secret language of pilots revealed

Michael Gebicki

All passports are derived from four main colours: red, green, blue or black.

The real reason why your passport is that colour

Soo Kim

View of the Gulf of Kabira, Ishigaki.

Little-known island now the world's top trending destination

Greg Dickinson

While Bitcoin is the flash of the moment, there's growing excitement about how this concept can move beyond digital ...

How Bitcoin technology could change your life

More and more teenage girls are falling victim to cyber bullying.

We need to do more to combat cyber bullying

'Hey Google' may as well be the official slogan of this year's CES.

Google dominates CES 2018, and the Las Vegas skyline

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

2013 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7.

Why you should buy a used Golf GTI

David Morley

2018 Hyundai Santa Fe caught testing in Sydney

All-new Hyundai busted testing in Sydney

Andrew Maclean

Subaru Viziv STI Concept

Subaru teases new WRX STI concept

Alex Rae

2018 Kia Niro EV concept.

New Kia Niro SUV revealed

Dom Tripolone

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

Cameron White has been called out of the BBL to play for Australia.

The long, twisting road of Cameron White

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Alex Ross is sent packing in controversial circumstances.

Obstructing the field decision polarises cricket

Peter Ryan
52 mins ago

Promising Australian teen Destanee Aiava is struggling with motivation.

Australian teen Destanee Aiava feeling tennis blues

Ross McCormack celebrates a goal for City.

It's been a tale of two Melbourne teams in the new year

Michael Lynch

Unfazed: Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons.

Simmons unfazed by rookie of the year hype

Ian McCullough

Cameron White has been in fine touch for the Renegades in the BBL.

Shock ODI recall: Maxwell's pain is White's gain

Andrew Wu
53 mins ago

Boomers team member Patty Mills.

McNamee aims to make Boomers, Opals Australia's No. 1 teams

Roy Ward

"Racism definitely exists across America today. Of course it's changed a lot -- and my opportunities are far greater ...

Trump makes it 'more acceptable for racists to speak their minds'

AJ Neuharth-Keusch

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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