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House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican, has been ridiculed for celebrating a $1.50 per week tax cut.

The $1.50 per week tax cut Paul Ryan says is great news

"Like economists, all of us need trusted information. There is such a thing as truth, and we can sense it slipping ...

Market in news is broken. Here's how we might fix it

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Olympic rings shine at dusk at the Alpensia resort, Pyeongchang.

The little town that could. Pyeongchang prepares for glory

GENERICS 041011 AFR PICTURE BY Gabriele Charotte / afrphotos.com GENERIC education, school outing, teaching, uniform ...

Education State? Victorian students lag behind goals

EXCLUSIVE

Accusations that a retired border inspector was spying have jolted Kirkenes, Norway.

An arrest in Moscow leads to a Norwegian espionage mystery

Search and rescue helicopters scour the waters off Portsea for a missing swimmer.

Search halted for man caught in rip at hazardous Portsea beach

Old issues still dog major parties in the new political year

Liberals unlikely to contest Batman byelection, says PM

Sarah confessed to her boss. Three days later she was removed

Investors confront mounting concerns about cryptocurrencies

Tomb thought to be 4400 years old discovered in Egypt

Former lord mayor Robert Doyle.

Robert Doyle quits as lord mayor of Melbourne

1 hr ago

Nick McKenzie and Michael Gordon in June 2017.

What Michael Gordon taught Nick McKenzie about journalism

Jack Graham (left) celebrates with Dustin Martin after last year's grand final.

Teen grand final hero stays a Tiger until end of 2020

Berenice Benson meets New York detective Howard Shank.

Berenice's story shows how we can tackle loneliness together

Stamp House, Cape Tribulation, Queensland by Charles Wright Architects.

This project radically challenges what a house might be

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Man held after racially motivated shooting-spree

Michael Gordon's identify card, issued after first joining The Age as a cadet.

Michael Gordon, a people-watcher with a purpose

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"He pushed me down": Uma Thurman.

'Lambs into slaughter': Uma Thurman on Harvey Weinstein

Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarlbrough made a public appearance as a couple at Derby Day last year.

Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough hint at engagement

Amtrak crash: Multiple deaths, scores injured ...

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Hospital complication rates shrouded in secrecy

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Commodities key for earnings

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Almost 30 tonnes of rubbish and broken glass was cleaned up from the St Kilda foreshore after Christmas Day partying.

Police join call for permanent St Kilda foreshore alcohol ban

Child found safe after fears over threats to kill in Snapchat video

'Did a runner': Snake bites man on a Port Campbell beach

Shan Reed leaves the Draculas theatre restaurant garage sale with a new friend.

Dracula's opens its doors one last time for a unique garage sale

Cassie Godfrey, 23, is living as waste/plastic-free as possible. She avoids anything with packaging, uses glass ...

What can you do when you're told not to recycle?

The woman was arrested, not far from the scene of the attack, on Friday morning. Photo: Courtesy of Seven News

Woman charged after elderly woman bashed, left for dead

Right powerbroker Adem Somyurek has overseen a new factional deal for Labor.

Labor 'stability' deal torn up as tables turn on factional warlords

EXCLUSIVE

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor celebrate after winning the junior pairs free skating program at the junior ...

The extraordinary tale of Harley and Katia

NSW

Video hire stores are fast becoming an anachronism.

Streaming kills the video store as last one closes

QLD

The WA dangerous sex offender has been denied release for a fourth year running.

'Misogynist' WA paedophile refused release again

WA

ASIO officers deliver a safe to the ABC's parliamentary bureau last week to secure the misplaced cabinet files.

Careless security agencies demand more powers

ACT

Stamp House, Cape Tribulation, Queensland by Charles Wright Architects.

The project that radically challenges what a house might be

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria is set to run a new course on domestic violence for property managers.

'I was just so scared': New push to help violence victims leave

September 12, 2017 THE CONVERSATION While office workers often worry they sit too long while on the job, research ...

Do standing desks help you lose weight? The verdict is in

The interior of Little Black Pig and Sons in Heidelberg. (Photo by Wayne Taylor/Fairfax Media)

A swift name change for this suburb thanks to early salesmanship

This luxurious but understated weekender on Sydney's northern coastline could be described as the ultimate non-beachy ...

Why this house is the ultimate non-beachy beach house

Former NSW mines minister Chris Hartcher departs ICAC after giving evidence in 2014.

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Former NSW mines minister Chris Hartcher departs ICAC after giving evidence in 2014.

The minister the money and the mine. How a rotten deal was hatched

INVESTIGATION
Nick McKenzie

An artist's impression of the West Gate Tunnel.

Taxpayers could be slugged $1.8b if West Gate Tunnel blocked: analyst

EXCLUSIVE
Timna Jacks

Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett, Nicolas hebert and Giuditta Bonetti spent the day digging.

Teabags buried on Phillip Island hold clues to the secret life of soil

Liam Mannix

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Michael Gordon sitting at his desk on his final day working in the Canberra bureau in 2017.

Fair and thoroughly decent, Micky's trick was no trick at all

Mark Kenny

Christian Lobby head Lyle Shelton to join Cory Bernardi in politics

David Wroe

Senate crossbencher Lucy Gichuhi joins Coalition in shock manoeuvre

Mark Kenny

ACTU President Ged Kearney.

Bill Shorten's major language shift on future of Adani mine

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James Massola

Christine Forster and Virgina Edwards in the Royal Botanical Gardens before the ceremony .

Tony Abbott's sister married in Sydney ceremony

Michael Koziol

The public school system is seeing a surge in enrolments, but there are fewer schools.

'Interesting phenomenon': The great public school switch

Michael Koziol

David Feeney, with his wife Liberty Sanger, announces his resignation from politics.

The risks are all on the downside for Bill Shorten in key byelection

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Olympic rings shine at dusk at the Alpensia resort, Pyeongchang.

The little town that could. Obscure Pyeongchang prepares for glory

An Israeli Air Force F-15 plane in flight during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in 2016

Israelis have secret pact with Egypt to take on ISIS

Greg Jaffe

Wall paintings inside a 4400-year-old tomb near the pyramids outside Cairo, Egypt.

New tomb discovered near pyramids in Egypt

Jeffery C. Mays

The suspect was identified by police as Luca Traini.

Migrants wounded in Italian drive-by shootings

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illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Corruption will never die, but we can do more to stamp it out

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is pushing for multibillion-dollar subsidies for the defence industry.

Secret men's business of the arms industry needs exposure

COMMENT
Stephanie Dowrick

Most of us have probably been guilty of being a phone zombie.

The real dangers of a society of phone zombies

COMMENT
Aubrey Perry

The world will experience a second, deeper downturn says Harry Dent

Buying bitcoin at $20,000? Risk your 'ass handed to you'

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

CBA is expected to post a first-half profit of more than $5 billion, and may set aside money for potential fines.

Laundering scandal costs in focus in CBA's first-half profits

Clancy Yeates

Illustration: John Shakespeare

You can always bet on trouble with real estate guru John McGrath

ANALYSIS
Colin Kruger
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's oft-stated position as a small-l liberal means much of his parliamentary party neither ...

Next election will offer voters more genuine, wider choice

Ross Gittins
1 hr ago

Nine wins advertising revenue race for first time in 13 years

Jennifer Duke

Wall Street sell-off: Is this the start of something big?

Lu Wang, Elena Popina and Sarah Ponczek

Cut taxes for companies that lift workers' wages, economists say

Eryk Bagshaw

C0llect $200 (or more): It's now ok to cheat at Monopoly

Rachel Tepper Paley

Balter craft brewery, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast. QLD. Mick Fanning, 3-time World Champion surfer and part owner of ...

These are the 20 best Aussie beers to fill the esky this weekend

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

Sti-stand desks allow you to adjust your posture.

Your standing desk isn't as healthy as you think

Rebecca Greenfield

Economist Daniel Kahneman was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former US President Barack Obama. His story ...

Books to read to move from loathing to loving finance

Catherine Robson

A reader has received a phishing email about the death of a wealthy, elderly relative in the US.

Social media is the new frontier for fraudsters

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Andrew Rush and Chloe Rush are the founders of Kreol.

Going for the gut: Tapping the probiotic drink trend

Cara Waters

Natasha Stewart is the founder of Business Jump.

Online entrepreneur set to lock horns with copycat

Nina Hendy

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First arrest after Las Vegas shooting

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Davis Cup: Germany take 2-1 lead

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FBI memo release is 'extraordinary'

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$124m heroin haul: Australian Navy's latest drug bust

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Folk-singer siblings Angus and Julia Stone.

After 11 years, Angus and Julia Stone have found their rhythm

Craig Mathieson

Evanescence at The Sydney Entertainment Center in 2012.

Evanescence singer Amy Lee finds her voice ahead of Australian tour

Broede Carmody

"An incredibly serious and charismatic actor but he also has a deep-seated knowledge and curiosity about African ...

Black Panther director on why we need a black superhero

Garry Maddox

The crowd laps up Laneway Festival on Saturday.

Crowds lap up sun and sounds at Melbourne Laneway Festival

Nino Bucci

Wagner and Woods before her death.

Natalie Wood's death: a cold case that refuses to close

Michael Idato

Pauline Hanson and her dancing chip boys in the 1997 parade.

Mardi Gras art responds to the political and the social

Steve Dow

Bobby Gillespie: 'I had previously shut myself down and also maybe had a fear of revealing myself … and I became a ...

Primal Scream: Falling between rock and a hard place

Andrew Drever

Danny Green is a contestant on the 2018 season of Channel Ten's reality show, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

Green on Mundine: 'He's a warthog, I'm a panther'

Michael Lallo

Panti Bliss in RIOT.

A wild night that will make you want to change the world

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Max Bibeau with composer Missy Mazzoli.

An ancient double bass tells its story after 450 years

MUSIC
Harriet Cunningham

Victorian Premier's award winners: Sarah Krasnostein (front), Demet Divaroren, Bella Li (left to right, second row), ...

Writer sweeps $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature

BOOKS
Jason Steger

Is it really about vanity? Or is it about control?

How to tell if you're a Selfie addict

Kasey Edwards
1 hr ago

The Spice Girls announced they are reuniting.

Forget the Spice Girls, 2018 calls for Spice Women

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke
1 hr ago

Rebekah Martinez was not missing, but readers may well wonder where her mind is at.

Woman listed as a missing person but she was just on 'The Bachelor'

Lisa Bonos
1 hr ago

Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter, and Beyonce at the 60th Annual GRammy Awards in New York.

Behold: the problem of Blue Ivy

Natalie Reilly

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge takes part in gift wrapping with volunteers as she visits Northside Center for Child ...

Kate Middleton's most memorable official tour outfits and expressions

Roberta Pecoraro is one of the most in demand models in Australia right now with her sultry mediteranian looks, ...

Is this Australia's most photographed model?

Melissa Singer

Friendships are important for our health and wellbeing.

The art of making new friends as a grown-up

Helen Russell

Journalist Carrie Gracie gives evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Portcullis House, London, ...

An equal pay revolution is nigh in the UK. Australia, take note

Kristine Ziwica

Crunchy chicken nuggets.

Weekly meal planner: Summer family favourites

Black pepper and kaffir lime beef bowl with coconut rice and salad.

Super bowls: how to make the meal of the moment

Salt Bae's new New York restaurant, Nusr-Et, has caused quite the controversy.

Is Salt Bae's New York restaurant the world's biggest rip off?

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11 signs your kid is an extrovert

Women with HG experience can social isolation, suicidal thoughts and loss of employment.

Severe morning sickness can lead to mental health issues

Photo: Shutterstock

Don't make me feel bad for having an only child

Love Riot lives up to its name.

Fishnets and latex: The R-rated cruise ship experience

Sally Macmillan

Like to visit Rio de Janeiro? Just try getting a visa.

Letters: Too hard - why we abandoned our visit to this country

Soldiers stand guard at the Joint Security Areabetween North and South Korea. The JSA was created in 1953 as a neutral ...

No pointing, no ripped jeans: Rules for visiting world's tensest border

Mark Daffey

Amateur palaeontologist Ray Stanford explains the various types of dinosaur and mammal fossil footprints on a 2.5-metre ...

NASA finds ancient life at in its own backyard

Celeste

Celeste: 2018 has its first masterpiece video game

Review

Made in Australia

Game industry slams govt response to inquiry

Kotaku

Dr Sean Pollock, co founder of Opus Medical

Aussie tech to improve cancer treatment

Google's 2017 Pixel 2 XL smartphone.

Google bets $1.36b more brains can beat iPhone

2017 Jeep Cherokee.

Sunday 7: The car makers that went into reverse last year

Dom Tripolone

Audi Sport Team WRT took victory in the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour.

Audi wins Bathurst 11.5 Hour

David McCowen

2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

Revealed: Mercedes' all-new A-Class hatchback

Greg Kable

Opel badge.

Opel return under "study"

Stephen Ottley

2018 Toyota Corolla Ascent.

Why is this Australia's favourite passenger car?

Stephen Ottley

Ford's Mustang proved immensely popular in 2017.

Pass or fail? Australian car industry report card

David McCowen

Fire at will: Daniel Arzani takes a shot at goal at Suncorp Stadium.

Livewire Arzani sparks City revival against Roar

Vince Rugari

Champion: Jake Weatherald reacts after reaching three figures in a blistering knock for the Strikers at Adelaide Oval.

Weatherald and Siddle sizzle to secure Big Bash title for Adelaide

James Buckley
1 hr ago

Hampered: Nick Kyrgios receives medical assistance during his straight sets loss to Alexander Zverev.

'It sucks': Kyrgios shattered after injury-affected Davis Cup defeat

Phil Lutton

Dog days: Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long (R) celebrates with his underdog mask.

Brady could be right: There is no underdog in Superbowl LII

Benjamin Hoffman

Reflected glory: Minjee Lee with the women's Vic Open trophy at 13th Beach Golf Links in Barwon Heads.

Masterful Minjee Lee wins women's Vic Open

Marquee man: Hyeon Chung of South Korea was the breakout star of the 2018 Australian Open.

New eyeballs, please: The battle for broadcast dollars is heating up

ANALYSIS
Roy Masters

Colombian Esteban Chaves.

Chaves adds his name to illustrious honour roll with win in 65th Tour

On front foot: Ellyse Perry takes toll of the Scorchers attack at Adelaide Oval.

Coyte seals remarkable return as Sixers claim second WBBL crown

James Buckley

Jack Graham (left) celebrates with Dustin Martin after last year's grand final.

Teen grand final hero re-signs with the Tigers

Daniel Cherny

Richelle Cranston (right) was all smiles after booting the winner.

Late snap seals gritty Demons win

Martin Blake

Dogs have their day: Katie Brennan celebrates with teammate Elle Blackburn after scoring the Bulldogs' third goal.

Brennan stars as Dogs have their day in first-up win over Freo

Daniel Cherny

Kaitlyn Ashmore of the Lions fights for the ball in Adelaide.

Crows stumble without Phillips

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Peter Ryan

Western Bulldogs pre-season training: Tom Liberatore in action.

Barking fit: Libba, Dahlhaus tune up for contract seasons

Jon Pierik

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