Consistently weird: How did this happen?
It's the Sydney siege question everyone's asking, including Tony Abbott.
VCE's best performers are ...
INTERACTIVE Top achievers with VCE scores of 40-plus revealed, name by name, subject by subject.
The brutal truth we cannot escape
COMMENT We can't stop this. Sorry, but we can't. No way of bringing order to chaos.
Dollar at US75c? What's going on?
COMMENT A year ago the RBA Governor wanted it at 85c. Now he wants it lower. Much lower. Why?
Australia the climate 'back marker'?
UK PM predicts Australia will have to do more on climate change.
Stay indoors: fires rage in north-east
One person is unaccounted for, residents in Victoria's north-east have been told to take shelter.
Will Santa bring a sunny Christmas?
Wondering what the weather will be like next Thursday? Warm, wet or both?
Australia, we've got no idea
COMMENT We've allowed Australia to become a mentally incestuous, intellectual backwater, even in an age of instant access to great ideas.
Sydney siege hostage speaks
John O'Brien pays tribute to the victims of the Lindt siege hostage incident in Martin Place.
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Victoria
School bucking the trend for excellence
Government school has overcome loss of students to be among the best in the state.
National
Love must win: Turnbull
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made an impassioned plea for Australians not to be corrupted by hatred.
World
Taliban kill over 130 school students
Taliban insurgents have killed at least 140 people, most of them children, after storming an army-run school in Pakistan. Warning: images may be disturbing.
Federal Politics
'Back marker': British PM's sting
Australia will do more on climate change because it won't want to be seen as the "back marker", David Cameron says.
Hockey's one-line backflip on page 117
Treasurer Joe Hockey has broken a pledge to impose tough tax avoidance rules on multinational companies.
Comment
Australia an ideas-free zone?
The same reform ideas keep being chased on an anything-but-merry-go-round.
VCE is a reality check
Many senior students are sampling the competitive world for the first time.
Business
Economic shirtfront as rouble rumbled
Vladimir Putin may have stared down Tony Abbott's "shirtfronting", but he's now wrestling a mounting economic crisis.
Markets Live: Emerging market wobble
A Wall St rally fizzled overnight as Brent oil dropped below $US60 a barrel.
OECD slams budget measures
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has taken aim at a raft of budget measures.
Bonds rally as oil causes anxiety
Trading was volatile as investors grappled with the longer-term implications of the steep slide in oil prices.
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Aussie beyond RBA's reach
When it comes to the currency, it seems there is no pleasing Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens.
Don't dump on us
A serious attempt to stop Australia being a dumping ground for foreign companies.
- Crisis Pressure on Russia as rouble tanks
- Resources Santos deal a boon for Cooper
- Mining Pura Vida in $165m oil drill
- Resources Woodside eyes new buys
- Demerger Leighton in trading halt
- Media Fairfax takes stake in Skoolbo
- Risk Companies at risk of bribery: report
- Property Woolies rolls out convenience stores
- Courts Myer accused had history, court told
- Banking ANZ at impasse with union
- Retail Stop guessing, Murray tells analysts
Money
How to keep your energy bills low
Electricity and gas prices once barely rated a mention. But today the rising cost of energy makes front page news.
Frankly my dear, I can't credit it
The drums are beating louder against one of the best tax breaks ever invented.
Executive Style
A year of change for business travellers
From seats to lounges, points to credit cards, the only constant was change.
Small Business
The shortcut to a specialist
When you need a medical specialist, you need one fast. This business can help.
The female funding fiasco
Why is it so tough for women to raise money for their start-ups?
Video
Cameraman's role in Sydney siege
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Turnbull holds back tears after memorial service
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- 01:32
Malala 'heartbroken' by Pakistan school attack
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- 00:36
FFA Cup final glory for Adelaide
Inaugural FFA Cup final between Adelaide United and Perth Glory decided by narrowest of margins and a crucial decision by the referee.
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Entertainment
'Oh god, it's mom': Debate hijacked
It only took a heartbeat for these political brothers to realise the public humiliation that was about to unfold.
Here is GoT teaser despite self-destruct
HBO appears to be borrowing from the book of Snapchat for its latest Game of Thrones teaser campaign.
Sydney siege song: Is it too soon?
Wes Carr says he is humbled at the response to the raw, emotional song.
Mark Chapman
'We prayed for Yoko... I feel for her'
Class of 2015
Check out the Rock Hall class of 2015
Finale spoilers
The end of The Newsroom's mission to civilize
Lifestyle
Ten healthy holiday swaps
A nutritionist gives us some healthier options for some of our favourite holiday treats.
How to host the perfect Christmas party
Any hostess worth her cheese & crackers will tell you that preparation and presentation are key to throwing a great party.
The biggest celeb stories of 2014
Nude pics, plastic surgery scandals and punch-ons.
Risk takers
Study supports 'male idiot theory'
Star style
What the stars wore out and about this week
When the smiles stopped
How TV hosts saw siege drama unfold
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Richmond's sushi secret
Toyota's chairman is onto this sushi place, why isn't the rest of Melbourne?
When turkey meets bacon burger
Adam Liaw finds inspiration in an unlikely place for this turkey recipe.
Christmas dessert made easy
This white Christmas parfait can be made a week in advance and sliced straight from frozen.
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Why the attacks on #I'llRideWithYou?
We should never wait for the opportunity to speak out in support of others.
Relationship rules you should ignore
"Where matters of the heart are concerned, I say dive in blindly."
Violence against women is a warning sign
We have to stop differentiating violence as matters of private or public interest.
Jennifer Aniston
Aniston: baby speculation "insulting and ignorant".
Aussie Xmas
Introducing the Christmas lamington
Saudi Arabia
Arrested after dressing-up as a man to watch footy
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Katrina Dawson 'died saving friend'
As Sydney grieves the loss of Sydney siege victims Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson, reports have suggested that both died as heroes.
Shiloh's 'Unbroken' appearance
She may have inherited her mum's looks but Shiloh Jolie-Pitt prefers her dad's style.
20 hilarious letters to Santa
From piling on the compliments to admissions of guilt, these letters to Santa from kids will make you smile.
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This is the world's best small bar scene
Move over, Melbourne. Another city does small bars and it's easily the best at it.
A terrifying encounter with a giant croc
Coming face to face with a 5.5-metre crocodile might leave your heart racing.
One bloke's balancing act in paradise
Craig Tansley finds that his experience at one of the world's most beautiful lagoons is a balancing act.
Technology
'Little short of frightening'
Allowing citizens access to their metadata would be disastrous, telcos say.
Search for life on Mars revived
NASA's Curiosity rover detects strange spikes of methane on the red planet, which is mostly produced by living things.
Our top Google searches in 2014
Our search habits are changing alongside the technology that helps us do it.
- Antitrust Apple defeats 10-year iPod suit
- Phones Telstra fined $100,000 for iPhone 6 ad
- Games PlayStation 4 pushes into China
- Piracy Swedes hacked over Pirate Bay raid
- Blog Belkin WeMo smart light bulbs review
- E-cigarettes Chinese boom largely unregulated
- Games Ralph Baer changed the world
IT Pro
Sony Pictures CEO's emails leak
Latest dump apparently contains thousands of CEO's emails as ex-Sony employees sue company over lax security.
Counting the real cost of cyber attacks
Cyber attacks cost large Australian enterprises up to $8.3m a year, but the real costs could be higher.
Broadband benefit: spend $1, get $5
Network by 2030 could boost a nation's economy by $5 for every $1 invested, report shows.
Property
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Big wins in high-rise broadband battle
New rules mean internet companies can't lock rivals out of buildings.
Freemasons sell Masonic sites
Recent Brunswick and Camberwell sales are the latest in a series.
Smorgon's Toorak mansion sells: $20m
Trophy home finally has buyer after more than a year.
- New Homes A mix of old and new
- Port Melbourne Best of the charming Bank Houses
- Feature Lap it up by the riverside
- Upper end Top five most expensive sales
- Novel Unreal: Paul Jennings lists
- Private Property Pies footballer takes flight
- Record Auction market closes off in style
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Subaru slashes Outback pricing
Japanese brand adds more gear, but cuts price by up $10k on its crossover wagon.
What is the best small car of 2014?
Best selling cars battle to steal the small car crown from the Ford Focus.
Sport
Live: Australia v India, day one
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Join Rohan Connolly for all the day one action of the second Test from the Gabba.
Greene signs contract with Giants
Greater Western Sydney back Toby Greene, offering him a contract extension until the end of 2018.
'They should hang their heads in shame'
Former fast bowler Darren Gough has launched a ferocious attack on England's selectors.
