Oh dear, ABC, what were you thinking!
COMMENT The ABC cleverly waited until December 31 to slip in one of the great televised train wrecks of this or any other year.
Beyond the Ashes: what next?
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Blood into Wine
A rock n roll star and his mentor battle naysayers to make world class wine in the Arizona desert.
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Super Kids
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PM adviser's views on climate 'ignore facts'
COMMENT Maurice Newman's opinions are a mix of misinformation and ideology.
NYE revellers trash gardens
Rubbish, refuse litter inner-city park after thousands converge on Edinburgh Gardens.
Paedophile priest dies in jail
One of Australia's most notorious paedophiles has died of natural causes in Ararat jail.
'Massive nuclear disaster' warning
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says US would not be safe if war breaks out on peninsula.
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The side effects of GP co-payments
Travel Tour
African Photographic Safari
Victoria
Meet Victoria's first baby for 2014
Kangaroos on country roads were not enough to stop Max Alexander from being the state's first baby born in the new year.
National
Teen camps 5 nights for first coin
Harley Russo turned down a $2000 offer for the first coin minted for the year.
ACTWorld
Romanians get work keys to Europe
Romanians and Bulgarians now have the right to work in EU's 28 countries, sparking mass immigration fears.
Federal Politics
Keating pushed to axe negative gearing
Secret papers reveal the moment when housing unaffordability became part of our lives.
Adviser's 'flat-Earth views' on climate
Comment Maurice Newman, adviser to the PM, must have thought December 31 was April Fool's Day.
- Toy mountain for children detained on Nauru
- Fears GP fee will make poor suffer
- Cabinet Papers: Struggle for indigenous land rights
- Cabinet Papers: How the rainforest was saved
- Cabinet Papers: Leading the fight against apartheid
- WikiLeaks Party defends Assad meeting
- Medicare about to cover dental care for children
Comment
Resolution: to fund an equitable future
Government is promising a tough budget to balance the books, but there are many tax loopholes it will likely ignore.
The side effects of GP co-payments
We should contribute to our healthcare costs. But this is not the best way.
Business
US stocks finish best in 15 years
US stocks closed out their best year in more than 15 at the end of 2013.
Commercial sales reach $17b
Commercial property sales reached more than $17 billion in 2013, incorporating offices, retail, industrial and hotel assets.
WA cyclone: Miners count the cost
Mining companies are beginning to assess the damage to their Port Hedland operations.
Hollywood on a high with bumper 2013
Tony Stark did more than save the world in Iron Man 3. He helped carry Hollywood to a new high.
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ASX winners and losers for 2013
Companies with consumer focus were among the market's best performers, while resources felt the most pain.
The price of your bill-paying laziness
Here’s a New Year’s resolution that pays: Find out how much your laziness has been worth.
- Administration Wasabi Energy in administration
- Transport Vmoto sales expand in China
- Growth Roads and phones transform rural India
- ASX Shares post best annual gain in 4 years
- ASX The ASX's winners and losers for 2013
- US FedEx sued by NY over 'racket'
- Gold Gold set for biggest drop in 30 years
- Michael Pascoe Price of your bill-paying laziness
- Iron ore Flood warnings follow Christine in Pilbara
- Markets China lifts IPO freeze
- Economy Private sector credit up in November
- Wall Street Dow edges to new record
Money
Bitcoin: a digital puzzle with currency
Though still far from the mainstream - and too complex for most of us - Bitcoin is no longer a toy for anarchists and hackers.
Financial bullying can hurt couples
There are bullies on the playground, in the classroom and at the office. Or perhaps right beside you at home.
Executive Style
Where the super-rich will be in 2014
If you want to hang with the upper crust in 2014, here's a copy of the flight plan.
Small Business
Four hours a week and make it rich
Forget working dawn until dusk seven days - you can run a successful business on just a few hours a week.
So you want to be a personal trainer?
It seems like the perfect anti-corporate career, but is it really a dream job?
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Pope asks for reflection over past year
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott wishes Australians a new year 'full of optimism' and prosperity. Nine News.
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| World News Australia | 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
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| Border Security - Australia's Front Line | 7pm - 7:30pm |
Channel Seven Melbourne |
| The Big Bang Theory | 7pm - 7:30pm |
Channel Nine Melbourne |
| The Project | 6:30pm - 7:30pm |
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| 7.30 | 7:30pm - 8pm |
ABC1 Victoria |
| MythBusters Top 25 Special | 7:30pm - 9:15pm |
SBS ONE Melbourne |
| Strip The City | 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Channel Seven Melbourne |
| RBT | 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Channel Nine Melbourne |
| KFC T20 Big Bash League | 7:30pm - 11pm |
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| TV show | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| QI | 8pm - 8:33pm |
ABC1 Victoria |
| MythBusters Top 25 Special | 7:30pm - 9:15pm |
SBS ONE Melbourne |
| Strip The City | 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Channel Seven Melbourne |
| RBT | 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Channel Nine Melbourne |
| KFC T20 Big Bash League | 7:30pm - 11pm |
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| TV show | Time | Channel |
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| Jonathan Creek | 8:33pm - 10:04pm |
ABC1 Victoria |
| MythBusters Top 25 Special | 7:30pm - 9:15pm |
SBS ONE Melbourne |
| Die Another Day | 8:30pm - 11:20pm |
Channel Seven Melbourne |
| He's Just Not That Into You | 8:30pm - 11:05pm |
Channel Nine Melbourne |
| KFC T20 Big Bash League | 7:30pm - 11pm |
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| TV show | Time | Channel |
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| Jonathan Creek | 8:33pm - 10:04pm |
ABC1 Victoria |
| New Year's Day Concert 2014 | 9:15pm - 11:50pm |
SBS ONE Melbourne |
| Die Another Day | 8:30pm - 11:20pm |
Channel Seven Melbourne |
| He's Just Not That Into You | 8:30pm - 11:05pm |
Channel Nine Melbourne |
| KFC T20 Big Bash League | 7:30pm - 11pm |
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| Jonathan Creek | 8:33pm - 10:04pm |
ABC1 Victoria |
| New Year's Day Concert 2014 | 9:15pm - 11:50pm |
SBS ONE Melbourne |
| Die Another Day | 8:30pm - 11:20pm |
Channel Seven Melbourne |
| He's Just Not That Into You | 8:30pm - 11:05pm |
Channel Nine Melbourne |
| KFC T20 Big Bash League | 7:30pm - 11pm |
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We reveal the returning shows our writers are most looking forward to this year.
Giant rubber duck explodes in Taiwan
Five-storey inflatable duck, similar to one due to touch down in Sydney this month, bursts while on display.
Money-spinner: J-Law a box-office hero
Jennifer Lawrence tops poll of biggest money-making stars of 2013, but who else made the list?
- Celebration NYE fireworks lure viewers to ABC
- Lion's share Broadway's top grossing show of 2013
- Challenger disaster Beyonce criticised over sample
- Hidden treasure Great finds of our time
- Keanu Reeves 47 Ronin slain at box office?
- Utopia John Pilger's damning new film
- Game of Thrones Most pirated shows of 2013
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Caroline Wozniacki engaged in Sydney
As many revellers are sleeping off hangovers, star athletes have taken to Twitter to share their joy at becoming engaged.
The biggest fitness lessons of 2013
This year, exercise science expanded and fine-tuned our understanding of how physical activity affects our brains, joints, hearts and even genes.
Ways to rediscover romance
Some couples who find themselves in a relationship rut try less than conventional approaches.
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There'd be days like this
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Sensational salads
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The 12 recipes to master this summer
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A Christmas present from a relative has turned one couple into instant millionaires.
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This mother and writer was shocked to discover what her son really thought of her lifelong passion.
Rabbi sued over severed penis
A rabbi is being sued for severing a newborn's penis during a botched circumcision.
Travel
Plane crazy: biggest stories of 2013
2013 proved once again that when it comes to travelling, Australians are obsessed by airlines.
'Can you bring me back a ... ?'
They're words travellers dread. But here's what to do with those gift requests from friends and family.
World's greatest New Year's Eve parties
$16,000 to spare? Access to the world's best New Year's Eve parties doesn't come cheap.
Technology
Extremely smart watches, wearable TVs coming in 2014
For technological innovation, 2013 was a remarkably boring year.
Scientists create glow-in-the-dark pigs
Scientists have unveiled 10 glow-in-the-dark piglets made using jellyfish DNA, with potential to create better medicines.
NSA turns your iPhone into a spyPhone
NSA can turn iPhones into spies and use radar wave devices to harvest data from offline PCs: expert.
- Tech Aussies oppose Google practices: poll
- Tech Networks gear up for flood of messages
- Gadgets Foodini 3D prints your dinner
- Shopping Myer tries to placate online shoppers
- Computers Computers now learn from experience
- Hacking BBC hacked on Christmas Day
- Tech Third Brisbane Apple store QLD
IT Pro
Monster looks to rebuild brand after loss
It's been a tough couple of years for Monster, but now it is starting a new phase.
Top 10 IT Pro articles in 2013
With the end of the year approaching, we take a look at the IT Pro stories that captured your imagination.
Reddit reaches for profitability
The self-dubbed "Front Page of the Internet" is going for a milestone it has been trying to reach since its founding in 2005.
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All of Domain's coverage of ways to improve your home.
Chinese buyers in rush for school zones
The demand for desirable homes near prestige schools is leading to extraordinary price growth.
Sydney steady as Melbourne peaks
Outlook for Melbourne and Sydney in 2014 is a classic tale of two cities.
- Domain Apartment living
- 2013 Fact Checkers off on wild goose chase
- Victoria Residents turn unused car parks into cash
- Sydney Australia's most 'significant' home
- Auctions Christmas comes with final bid
- Best of Prime Toorak address going cheap
- Best of Melbourne's ultimate renovation
Cars
Schumacher family issue statement
Formula one champion's family thank French doctors as the German continues to fight for his life.
New Ford Mustang goes up for auction
Six-figure pricetag expected for first new pony car at Barrett Jackson auction in January.
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Pattinson continues to fire in comeback
Australian paceman found himself on a hat-trick as he ripped through Hobart's top order in the Big Bash League.
Matosevic wins through
Marinko Matosevic reaches his first quarter-final in Australia, two days after winning his first main draw match at home.
The world team of the year
Michael Clarke the only batsman from Australia or England to make my Test team of the year.
- Motor Sport Schumacher has second operation
- Cricket Johnson's warning: stop backing away
- Tennis Hewitt's experience sees him through
- Soccer Blame game mounts, Wanderers hit back
- Cricket Veteran Klinger gives Strikers New Year gift
- Soccer Mariners defeat Glory by odd goal of three
- Racing A quiet farewell to Cummings' Saintly Lodge
