Budget live from Parliament House
STEPHANIE PEATLING | The day is finally here. Who will win and who will lose? There is plenty of speculation but the final word doesn't come until 7.30 pm.
Winds batter Victoria
SES called over 600 times as high winds topple trees, beach boats and cut off power supplies.
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Winds batter houses across the state
Winds of up to 121km/h blew over trees, disrupted power and damaged buildings as the state was battered by severe weather conditions.
17 detention centres to close
Immigration minister didn't reveal which centres would close, or where asylum seekers would be sent.
RBA cuts rates to fight deflation
The Reserve Bank of Australia acts in a bid to head off falling prices and an economic downturn.
ANZ bank spoils the rate cut party
Westpac and CBA follow NAB's lead and pass on the RBA's official interest rate cut in full.
Victoria
Horse dies at Warrnambool races
Jumps horse has been euthanised at Warrnambool after sustaining a suspected knee fracture during a race.
National
'I don't even tell my footy team'
Michael's too scared to share. Mocca was threatened with a knife. Why do they provoke such hatred?
World
Brutal gang rape prompts law push
A 14-year-old student was allegedly raped and murdered by 14 males. It's one of a number of brutal cases in Indonesia this year.
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Budget 2016 Live from Parliament
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The day is finally here. Who will win and who will lose? There is plenty of speculation but the final word doesn't come until 7.30pm.
Turnbull's 'budget black hole' doubts
Modelling of higher tobacco taxes has hung a question mark over the government's accusation of a Labor "black hole".
Comment
White flight: it's not about racism
The idea that smart kids should sacrifice their own education to drag up their peers from non-English speaking families is obnoxious.
Pacific solution's brutal fact: we need it
We risk social disruption if we take more than a tiny fraction of asylum seekers.
Business
RBA's big budget day hint
Reading between the lines, the RBA is saying the outlook has deteriorated on the coalition's watch.
ASX soars to 2016 high on rate cut
The ASX shot to a 2016 high as the RBA rate cut inspired a wave of buying.
ANZ Bank spoils the party
ANZ Bank is the only big four bank that will not pass on the full 25 basis point RBA rate cut.
Kidman sale caught in 'political crunch'
Chinese conglomerate withdraws bid for cattle station, days after Treasurer knocked it back.
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Big W, big problem
With lower prices not winning over grocery shoppers, Woolies is under even more pressure to sort out Big W.
Apple shares on historic losing streak
So far in 2016, Apple Inc. is the dog of the Dow.
- Economy RBA cuts cash rate to fight deflation
- Blog Markets Live: ASX in black for 2016
- Tech Lost iPad takes (trackable) holiday
- Health Chinese pharmacists target Australia
- Banking ANZ shareholders pay the price
- Aviation How Qantas is thriving as fares fall
- Retail Woolies losing ground to Coles, Aldi
- Collapse Arrium administrators get extension
- Banking ANZ cuts dividend, profits fall 24%
- Markets Apple shares in $103b swoon
- Retail Surfstitch shares plunge 50%
- Media ABC to put 'difficult' accents on radio
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Who is really to blame for the property price boom? Is it investors, retirees, foreign buyers or politicians?
The winners from the RBA rate cut
Industry pundits say all banks will be under pressure to pass on full cut, particularly with all eyes on tonight's budget.
'Worst house you'll ever see' asking $1m
Eyesore comes with graffiti, a bong room and agent admits the pool 'looks like a science experiment'.
Nine Australian homes with a grim history
Costly mistake: Investors stung $1m over backflip
High-density failure a national disgrace
Money
How to start planning for retirement
The upside of headlines screaming "too poor to retire" and persistent talk about changes to superannuation is that they make you think about the future.
High price for disability cover in super
Workers are getting slugged with higher insurance premiums via their super fees, prompting fears they're not getting value for money.
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Memorable men of the Met Gala
Some embraced the theme, others looked suave, many improvised.
Small Business
Budget 2016: truth behind tax breaks
The thing about the pea’n’thimble trick is that if it works once, odds are it will work again.
Surprising hub of entrepreneurs
Meet two women kicking goals in Wagga Wagga.
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Carrie Bickmore sprays Turnbull ahead of budget
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Scott Morrison: 'An important day for Australia'
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Leicester City win Premier League
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Greens senator John Kaye passes away
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Australian claims to be creator of Bitcoin
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Trailer: Green Room
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Hold up, Beyonce accused of plagiarism
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GoT: Kit Harington apologises for lie
The actor who plays Jon Snow in Game of Thrones has said sorry for misleading fans.
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Carrie Bickmore blasts PM over childcare
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No Jay-Z: Beyonce solo at Met Gala
On a serious note, is Queen Bee wearing Becky's skin like she promised?
The best memes from the Met Gala
If Zayn compared with every robot doesn't get you, Selena Gomez as Ronald McDonald's long lost sister will.
Best and worst dressed at the Met Gala
Nappies, a Louis Vuitton lizard and other highlights from fashion's Super Bowl.
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The move to help "office worker back"
Former Bachelor and personal trainer, Sam Wood, shows the foam rolling move that can help align your back.
Insta star, Shona Vertue's fit secrets
Ever wondered how those Instagram fitness stars stay so ... fit? Shona Vertue, she with 44,000 followers, shares her tricks.
Healthy braised chicken and lentils
With enough for lunch the next day.
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From Good Food
Bolognaise-style mushroom ragu
Karen Martini's rich and sophisticated ragu is so meaty you'll think it contains, well, meat.
Just Open: Market Lane, Collins Street
Market Lane Coffee has pulled off a coup – persuading bake star Beatrix to supply cakes and biscuits.
Chefs vote Victorian restaurants No. 1, 2
Australia's chefs have voted and their favourite restaurants are ...
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Aussie assaulted after Trump nude
Illma Gore has been receiving threats since her portrait of Donald Trump with a small penis went viral.
Frozen fans want Elsa to get a girlfriend
With the sequel currently in the works, fans of the princess have put in a special request with Disney.
The TV debate that's not worth having
I didn't take part in Weekend Sunrise's feminist debate. This is why.
Healthy guts
How coffee and wine affects your gut
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Why 'the bank of Mum and Dad' isn't helping anyone
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The most scandalous dresses of all time
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Family's first baby girl in 101 years
The birth of Aurelia Marie Ann on April 12 broke the US family's century long of boy babies.
Living next door to an ice-addict
I don't recall telling my kids that he was an ice user, but one day my eight-year-old son mentioned it.
When being close helps kids most
Study reveals the years in a child's life when mothers can have the biggest impact on their brain development.
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Why expats are so full of themselves
You look at these guys and think: back home, you're not cool or popular.
World's least 'touristy' countries named
If you want to take a holiday away from the tourist hordes, here are the countries to visit.
New Airbus A350 arrives in Australia
Airline named world's best brings newest airliner to Australia for first time.
Technology
The perks and pitfalls of crowdfunding
With failure and fraud affecting a small slice of campaigns, it's backer beware.
Doubts surface over Bitcoin 'founder'
Prominent figures say Wright's evidence doesn't stack up.
Discovered: how water flows on Mars
Researchers uncover incredible fact about Mars' water. It's not just flowing; it's also boiling.
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'1000 will have to go. It's that simple'
Fear government's cyber security recruitment drive will lead to significant job cuts.
Microsoft sues US over gag orders
Government has 'exploited the transition to cloud' to expand its power, company says.
The secrets to Slack's success
We spoke with Slack's head of customer service at its Australian HQ opening.
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Nissan's new baby SUV revealed
Japanese brand adds another compact SUV to its global armoury.
New Volkswagen Amarok revealed
New ute set to be the only V6 diesel in its class.
Sport
Eels officials get court injuction
Five Parramatta club officials have won a last-minute reprieve in the Supreme Court against their deregistration from the NRL.
Horse dies at Warrnambool races
A horse has been euthanised at Warrnambool after sustaining a suspected knee fracture during a race.
Leicester pull off fairytale
Most would have given Blues or Dons a better chance of winning the flag.
AFL
Hodge sidelined for a month
Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge has suffered another injury blow, this time to his knee, and is expected to be sidelined for 4-6 weeks.
Hird loses court battle with insurer
Former Essendon coach has failed in his legal bid to have Chubb Insurance pay his court costs of $659,520.
Petrie: These Kangaroos are the best
North veteran declares the current crop of Kangaroos the best he has ever played with.
