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The best performing Aussie shares funds of 2017 have been revealed.

Best-kept market secret: Australia's top stock picker

Then Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk at the World Cup in 2010.

Socceroos name Bert van Marwijk as World Cup coach

UPDATED

Most panel members believed a date change was probably inevitable despite their positions on the issue.

The 'change the date' debate, done politely

SKETCH

US President Donald Trump

Trump 'looking forward' to being interviewed under oath by Mueller

Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre

Youth justice centre inmate knocks out staff member with guitar

54 mins ago

There's a lot of open space in Templestowe in Melbourne's north-east.

The highs and lows of Melbourne's most surprising suburb

Frank Lowy launched his own World Cup 'corruption' probe: new book

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Hall

How this couple's happy snaps of their kids set off 10-year legal saga

'I'm ashamed': Top-rating radio host's drink-driving apology

Victoria is now the most frightened state in Australia

COMMENT

Awful tale of a journalist who went undercover at men-only charity event

1 hr ago

federer

Roger Federer's task is to figure out Chung's game

Tennys Sandgren's polarising political views are under increasing scrutiny.

Disgusting tweet: Serena Williams says Sandgren should apologise

1 hr ago

Celebrate Australia Day at O'Connell's with an Aussie favourite: BBQ prawns in a roll.

Melbourne's best places to eat and drink this Australia Day

Reclining your seat is no longer an option on some airlines' planes.

No more fights? Airlines get rid of reclining seats in economy

1 hr ago

Bernard Tomic's troubled career has continued with further controversy.

Tennis Australia has done all it can for Bernand Tomic: Pat Rafter

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Two arrests over violent Frankston carjacking

John Blom has the unusual occupation of full time tennis umpire, travelling the globe from Toowoomba to New York. 23 ...

Travel and watch tennis. Yep, it's hard being an elite umpire

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates his win against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's ...

Roger Federer into semis after eclipsing Tomas Berdych

mothers

Why nobody is more judgmental than middle-class mothers

COMMENT

Sally Hawkins plays a non-speaking woman named Elisa in <i>The Shape of Water</i>

The Shape of Water's unexpected takeaway for single women

SATIRE

Call to use technology to address Centrelink call ...

12:56PM

Inmate knocks staff member unconscious with ...

12:34PM

Labor calls for independent modelling before ...

12:25PM

Inside Barwon Prison.

Huge prison expansion to be built west of Melbourne

State opposition to sack councils for not celebrating Australia Day

Man charged following crime spree, carjacking that injured teen girl

sunburn

Extreme sunburn lands Victorians in hospital at increasing rates

Taxify launched in Sydney before Christmas.

Uber rival Taxify offers special deals for Melbourne launch today

The backpackers were carjacked at a lookout near Wye River.

Backpackers carjacked by woman in bathers on Great Ocean Road

Australian adults are more likely to be obese if they live in regional areas (68.8 per cent) as opposed to the city ...

'Contagious': Where you live may be making you fat, study finds

Lane Poole Reserve.

Woman drowns at popular WA tourist spot

WA

Jonathan Crabtree with friend Amy Lee.

Son of murder-accused mum sent chilling message

QLD

Sydney's train network is expected to be busy on Thursday as a worker ban on overtime forced Sydney Trains to ...

Commuters feel the pinch of industrial action

NSW

Inside the Alexander Maconochie Centre, Canberra's adult prison.

ACT prison system the costliest in Australia

ACT

Danny Katz.

When it comes to home repairs, I am the 'make-do' master

Danny Katz

The Victorian government will co-purchase up to 400 properties with first-home buyers.

400 first-home buyers to purchase properties with state government

What aspirational and meaningless garbage should the national property market pledge to embrace and then quietly ignore ...

Property market's New Year's resolutions we will quietly ignore

ASIC says financial advisers at big banks do not offer advice in customers' best interests 75 per cent of the time.

Financial advice conflicts of interest 'inherent' at big banks

Emily Uebergang has spent the past year paying $20 a week in utilities to live in her caravan "Vinnie".

Home is where the yurt is: Alternatives to a traditional house

Tesla to sell you a car and power the grid.

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Tesla to sell you a car and power the grid.

Teslas are going to get cheaper, but not because of government

John McDuling

Yeah, but where did it come from?

Vegetarianism, an idea whose time has come

COMMENT
Duncan Fine

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Japanese leader Shinzo Abe discussed the TPP during Mr Turnbull's visit ...

After a colossal effort, a small step forward on trade

EDITORIAL

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Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Tanya Plibersek speak to media outside ...

Shorten could block TPP, says 'foolish' not to do modelling

Felicity Caldwell
1 hr ago

Australians still trashing their beaches and streets, report finds

Nicole Hasham

How about showing us what we're about to sign?

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Labor defence spokesman Richard Marles says Australia should assert its rights to nativate the high seas under ...

Politicising African crime could hurt us economically, warns Marles

David Wroe

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe.

Trade deal risks a 'noodle bowl' of agreements, warns business

Eryk Bagshaw

Mark Butler oversees the environmental portfolio for Labor

Powerbroker ready for presidential return after attack on ALP factions

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore announces her resignation in November, alongside party leader Nick Xenophon.

Nick Xenophon's Senate influence under High Court threat

Adam Gartrell

US President Donald Trump

Trump willing to be interviewed by Mueller under oath

Pope Francis book on "Fake News", is pictured in front of St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome.

Pope Francis lays out moral case against fake news, propaganda

Wilbur Ross, US commerce secretary, pauses during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,

US not starting trade war, but sees China tech threat

Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo

Australia will pursue UK deal, even if London joins TPP trade bloc

Latika Bourke

Illustration: Matt Davidson

We're cheering on Jacinda Ardern - and her partner Clarke Gayford too

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Full charge ahead: Tesla cars power up at a charging station.

Electric cars will change the way we move - and how we make a living

COMMENT
Kaila Colbin

Vegetarians, so often portrayed as a vague band of hippies on the fringes of society, are in reality becoming mainstream.

Vegetarianism, an idea whose time has come

COMMENT
Duncan Fine

Tough trading conditions have been blamed for the write-down of David Jones.

'Poor execution': David Jones' value slashed by a third

Patrick Hatch

Futures pointed to a lower start.

Markets Live: ASX retreats, $A jumps

Live
Sarah Turner

Australia remains an attractive destination to live for the the world's wealthy.

Australia the place of choice for the wealthy to move to

The best performing Aussie shares funds of 2017 have been revealed.

Australia's top stock picker 'the best kept secret in the market'

Patrick Commins

'I really like what he's done': Wall Street CEOs cosy up to Trump

Wind farms power big surge in renewable energy jobs

Cole Latimer

Australian dollar shoots to four-month high

Timothy Moore

Teslas to get cheaper, but not because of the government

John McDuling

The new PG2 both vibrates and lights up.

The cool hidden feature in Nike's latest limited edition shoe

Men's Shoes

The national airline has unveiled a way for you to retain your status even if you fly less.

Which sneaky hack can help you reach Platinum status?

High Flyer

How can you confidently make transactions when a currency's value might fall by a quarter overnight?

Could cryptocurrencies be a serious alternative to the dollar?

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Economists suggest a rise in official interest rates could be in store for 2018.

How much your home loan repayments could rise this year

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Andrew Kuypers, Scott Jungwirth and Marc Lord have spent $40,000 launching Thongs Australia.

Putting the Aussie back into thongs

Cara Waters

With some of the world's fittest athletes "dying on court", the Australian Open's complex heat-out formula is facing ...

Cool heads must prevail on heatwave safety

Tony Featherstone

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'I'm ashamed': 3AW presenter on second drink-driving offence

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Clinical Federer dispatches Berdych

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'This is why you get f---ing killed!': truckie's cyclist tirade

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Chung says all of Korea behind him

Mike Gill with his dogs Baz and Coco. Mike was the victim of a hit and run accident in Coburg on New Years Eve.

Fairfax photos of the week - January 18, 2018

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Every episode ever of The Office (U.S) - this Thursday on Stan.

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The brand new season of RuPaul's Drag Race: Allstars - this Friday 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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Rapper Briggs on AB Original's no-holds-barred approach to Indigenous rights: "We're angry but there's also a dark ...

Let's get over Gallipoli too: Briggs on Australia Day

Kylie Northover

Meryl Streep at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards earlier this month.

Meryl Streep joins Big Little Lies cast

Broede Carmody

Smith in Sydney in 1990.

Mark E. Smith of The Fall, dead at 60

Rob Moran

Burns (right) with breakfast co-host Ross Stevenson.

3AW's John Burns apologises on-air for drink-driving

Rob Moran

Elton John performing at the WIN stadium in Wollongong last year.

Elton John makes statement on where his 'future lies'

Triple J content director Ollie Wards.

Triple J boss has message for Hottest 100 boycotters

Broede Carmody

Terri Irwin also features in the film.

Kangaroo culling documentary leaves America hopping mad

Karl Quinn

Sydney barrister Charles Waterstreet.

Charles Waterstreet defends Q&A;'s #MeToo invite

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

No stranger to irony: Phil Elverum.

Mount Eerie on grief, loss, and self-flagellation

Michael Sun

Gary Ekkel, left, with members of the Newman College choir.

Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields review

MUSIC
Clive O'Connell

Nassim Soleimanpour with a script that his guest actors won't see until they're on the stage.

The new play from the writer of White Rabbit, Red Rabbit

THEATRE
John Bailey

In this photo released by Kensington Palace on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose ...

The real story behind Prince Harry and Meghan's set-up

Natalie Reilly

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 28: Charles Waterstreet ,Barrister arriving at the Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara murder ...

Q&A; what were you thinking?

Nina Funnell
1 hr ago

Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue star in <i>Swinging Safari</i> in cinemas now.

Who on earth would become a swinger?

Kerri Sackville

Did male victims of intimate partner violence really increase by 552 per cent?

Fact or fiction: one in three victims of domestic abuse is male

Jane Gilmore

Model Ashley Graham has landed her first major beauty contract with Revlon.

Ashley Graham scores history-making beauty contract

Melissa Singer

The cookbooks portray method of cooking that rarely take place in the real world.

Twitter is losing it over 'creepy' cookbook covers

Nicole Economos

Divvito CEO and co-founder Wendy Oxenham.

Getting divorced? There's an app for that

Mary Ward

Justin Timberlake, left, and Jessica Biel arrive at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards.

Dylan Farrow calls out Justin Timberlake over #TimesUp hypocrisy

Ice-cream cake with an Anzac biscuit base, malted ice-cream, macadamia cookie crumb crunch and dulce de leche caramel ...

How to make four of the coolest ice cream cakes ever

Celebrate Australia Day at O'Connell's with an Aussie favourite: BBQ prawns in a roll.

The best places to eat and drink this Australia Day weekend

The iconic Australian spread wasn't always called Vegemite.

15 things you probably never knew about Australian food

Photo: Shutterstock

Elsa Pataky reveals the challenges of having kids with Chris Hemsworth

Photo: Shutterstock

Help! My teen son is smoking marijuana

Photo: Shutterstock

Most popular baby names of 2017 put royalty on top

Reclining your seat is no longer an option on some airlines' planes.

Airlines are getting rid of reclining seats in economy

Michael Gebicki
1 hr ago

A rendering of Blue Star's Titanic II.

Whatever happened to Titanic II? China's version is half finished

Soo Kim

Papunya, Northern Territory, the closest town to Australia's Pole of Inaccessibility.

'Poles of Inaccessibility': The places furthest from anywhere revealed

David Whitley

Healthy baby: Cloned monkey Hua Hua.

Researchers clone primates for first time

1 hr ago

The HomePod brings Siri into your lounge room.

Apple HomePod to hit stores February 9

Telstra's already dropped support for its old T-Box, but now it's forceably removing its smart functionality.

Telstra cripples T-Box to drive Australians to Foxtel

Apple's iPhone X has not been as successful in China as the company had hoped, according to an analyst.

iPhone X production to end this year: analyst

Alexa will arrive in Australia in February, as part of the Echo line of devices.

Amazon Alexa's best Australian 'skills

2018 Jaguar E-Pace

Jaguar's sub-$50k SUV reviewed

Alex Rae

2008 Volvo C30 LE.

Should you buy a second-hand Volvo?

David Morley

Range Rover SV Coupe concept

New Range Rover coupe confirmed

Kez Casey

Aston Martin builds the DB11 in Gaydon, England.

Behind the scenes with Aston Martin

David McCowen

2018 Kia Stonic design sketch

Toyota's new V6 Camry reviewed

Kez Casey

2018 Nissan Qashqai ST.

Nissan's Mazda CX-3 rival reviewed

Daniel Degasperi

Then Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk at the World Cup in 2010.

Socceroos name van Marwijk as World Cup coach

UPDATED
Dominic Bossi

Sidelined: Aaron Finch

Aaron Finch out of fourth ODI with hamstring injury

BREAKING
Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

'Utter madness': J Astrid Radjenovic and Jana Pittman during a training run in Sochi.

Jana Pittman savages Olympic bobsleigh decision

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

Table tennis.

Wales name 11-year-old in Commonwealth Games squad

1 hr ago

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates his win against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's ...

Federer's next task: Figure out Chung's game

Michael Gleeson

Unlucky: South Australia's Chadd Sayers.

Hohns reveals why Sayers missed out on South Africa tour

Andrew Wu

Then PM Kevin Rudd wears a Come Play! scarf with Frank Lowy and then Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull in June 2009.

Project Platinum: Lowy's World Cup 'corruption' probe

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Hall

Omitted: Torah Bright was Australia's flagbeared at the 2010 Games.

Torah Bright out of 2018 Winter Olympics

Warren Barnsley

Sam Gilbert will have more responsibility this year.

Unlikely survivor setting Saints on finals path

Peter Ryan

Joe Daniher was a star offensively in 2017.

Daniher needs to get better defensively: Goddard

Jon Pierik

Don Pyke (left) has signed a contract extension.

Pyke to coach Crows until at least the end of 2021

Ronny Lerner

Jimmy Bartel

Time for AFL to consider top-up players: Bartel

Jon Pierik

Daniel Rioli is learning how to run again.

Daniel Rioli runs for first time since grand final

Ronny Lerner

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