Minimal CSS for The Age... Pretty much just remove everything except the article. Breaks the homepage, but that's kind of intentional.

gistfile1.css

/* All pages */
#network-strip {
  display:none;
}

.outerWrap {
  padding-top: 0px;
}

.header h2, .header h2 a {
  height: 40px;
}

/* Hideables */
.span-8,
.article .social,
.article .tools,
.article .cT-headshot p, 
.article .cT-headshot div,
.article #jobs,
.ob_strip_container,
.footer .classifieds, 
.footer .fN-affiliateStrip,
.footer .top5,
.ad,
.cN-searchBox,
#comments,
.mySite,
.top-page .breaking-news img,
.site-nav,
.header .col-minus,
#MostPopular,
#EditorsPicks,
#MostShared,
#homePageVideoStrap,
#Mastheadtv,
#Tvguide,
#DailyLife,
#Parenting,
#Travel,
#Domain,
.personalised,
.video,
.hero-portrait,
.article-meta,
.top-page .last.strap
{
    display: none;
}

.span-16.article .cT-headshot,
.top-page .article.lead
{
    border: none;
}

/* Homepage */
.breaking-news {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 30px 0;
  }

.breaking-news article {
	width: 48%;
    display: inline-block;
}

.breaking-news article.lead {
  width: 100%;
  }
.top-page .article.lead .wof {
	width: 100%;    
}

.breaking-news ul.link-list {
  border: none;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}
  
.breaking-news .link-list li {
	border: none;
    display: inline;
}

/* Article Pages */
.span-16.article {
    margin: 20px 160px;
}

.span-16.article .tools {
    display: none
}
      
.span-16.article .authorTitle {
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}

.span-16.article .articleBody {
    font-family: Garamond;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.8em;
    font-weight: 100;
}