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A woman covers her mouth near the scene where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, ...

Nice attack, day two: Dozens killed in Bastille Day truck attack

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Lynette Eyb
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Parents of victims embrace each other near the scene of a truck attack in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. ...

Truck 'terrorist' kills 84 at Bastille Day celebrations

Police shine a light as they approach the driver's cab of a truck, in Nice, France, late Thursday July 14, 2016. The ...

Driver said to be of Tunisian background

Marika Dobbin

NICE, FRANCE - JULY 14: (EDITORS Note: FRANCE OUT: Part of this image has been pixellated to obscure the identity of ...

Melbourne mother watches truck hit people 'like ants'

Neelima Choahan

French soldiers stand guard by the sealed off area of an attack after a truck drove on to the sidewalk and ploughed ...

How terrorism became tourism's 'new normal'

Anthony Dennis

Malcolm Turnbull's Coalition is pulling further ahea of Bill Shorten's ALP.

Malcolm Turnbull's reported $1m donation one for record books

Michael Koziol, Nicole Hasham

Rahat Khan died in Dallas after he was shot on Tuesday.

'Real family kid': Footy club pays tribute to slain teen Rahat Khan

Chloe Booker

The ACT government is trying to attract low-cost, budget airlines such as Jetstar to Canberra.

Anger as Jetstar grounds second international flight in 24 hours

Nick Toscano and Marika Dobbin
1h ago

Australian Olympic Committee sues Telstra over 'I go to Rio' ads

Nick Toscano

BMX identity from Echuca faces 201 sex offences

The secret to a long de facto relationship? Insane rental prices

Aussie complaints soar over flaky broadband

COMMENT
Adam Turner

UK giant to open inside Myer stores

EXCLUSIVE

When general elections become buy-elections: PM's million dollar baby

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Two Pokemon Go players held up at gunpoint in Sydney

Dr Neville Kitchen pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his wife. 15 July 2016. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Doctor tried to smother wife, told her he loved her

Liam Mannix

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 15: Patrick Dangerfield and Nakia Cockatoo of the Cats sing the club song after winning the ...

Dangerfield dominates as Cats defeat Dockers in the west

1h ago

The Ghostbusters reboot: why are so many men upset about it?

Why some men hate the all-female Ghostbusters

COMMENT

Gerrans out of Tour but Olympic dream not over ... yet

Ten great airlines outside the major alliances

Nice attack: Tributes for the victims

Love addiction is an actual thing

Glen Waverley will have the most auctions this weekend, including 30 Tobias Avenue.

Melbourne market still ticking over nicely as investors revive

Nice attack, day two: Dozens killed in Bastille Day truck attack

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Dozens killed as truck drives into Bastille Day crowd

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Nice, France terror attack: what we know now

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'Joie de vivre': Lady Susan Renouf loses battle with ovarian cancer

Gina McColl and Neelima Choahan
1h ago

Fraud charges laid over $630m hospital project

EXCLUSIVE

Taxi driver found with $500,000 has sentence reduced on appeal

Liam Mannix

The accused was arrested after police made an appeal to the public for information.

Man charged with CBD sex attacks denies offending

Adam Cooper

Convicted murderer and rapist Adrian Bayley.

Adrian Bayley's sentence was cut. It may be because of Facebook

COMMENT
Greg Barns

A new study has found huge variation in the cost of prostate surgery, particularly between states.

Mother, stepfather jailed for torturing young girl

Kangaroo numbers are on the rise near the Majura Parkway.

ACT sets sights on new area to cull 2000 kangaroos

US Vice-President Joe Biden is visiting Australia.

Biden takes veiled swipe at Hanson, Trump

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

Turnbull's reported $1m donation one for record books

Michael Koziol, Nicole Hasham

General elections become buy-elections

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Sophie Mirabella says senior male Liberals backgrounded against both her and assistant treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer on days ...

Liberals left with a gender mind-bender

Jenna Price

Abbott warns of 'incredibly creative' terrorists

Adam Gartrell

French police forces and forensic officers stand next to a truck that ran into a crowd in Nice.

Nice a chilling demonstration of low-tech terror carnage

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Claims PM forked out $1m for broke Liberal election campaign

Latika Bourke

A forensic officer stands near the truck, its windscreen riddled with bullets, that plowed through a crowd of revelers ...

There's little leaders can do about Nice

COMMENT
Paul McGeough

A relative of Habibullah Sefer, one of the victims killed Tuesday at the blasts in Istanbul's Ataturk airport, weeps ...

United we stand. Threatened, we revert to groups.

Amanda Taub

Boris Johnson addresses staff inside the Foreign Office on his first day as foreign minister.

Europe's fury for Boris appointment

Truck ploughs into crowd in Nice, France

How does a city this wealthy and supposedly liveable produce such striking evidence of entrenched poverty?

Five ways to fix our city's homelessness

COMMENT
Chris Middendorp

"I have watched, made helpless by distance, as America grapples with the inevitable consequences of its most abhorrent ...

I wonder if it is time to let go of America

COMMENT
Kate Stanton

I've calculated this will be my 20th home – meaning an average of less than two years spent in each.

Why I decided to rent my suburban dream

Jessica Irvine

AOC sues Telstra over 'I Go To Rio' advertising campaign

Nick Toscano

IMF head Christine Lagarde: "The greatest challenge we face today is the risk of the world turning its back on global ...

Turn from globalisation world's top challenge: IMF

Andrew Mayeda

Markets are not a big fan of uncertainty.

Australian shares power to 11-month high

Vanessa Desloires

Atlassian co-founders Scott Farquhar (left) and Mike Cannon-Brookes have a new battle on their hands.

Atlassian buys tiny start-up Statuspage

John Lewis's department store on Oxford Street in London.

UK giant to open inside Myer

EXCLUSIVE
Elizabeth Knight

Cutting costs and exiting wealth management and institutional banking are required to prosper in the next phase of ...

Investing in banks set to 'change profoundly'

Jonathan Shapiro

Timbercorp investors' win may be short-lived

Sarah Danckert

House prices tipped to 'flatline' in 2017

Clancy Yeates

China GDP better than expected

Oil and shipping markets on edge

Surfstitch chairman to step down

Australia's apartment prices will be flat to falling in 2017.

Apartment prices 'to drop across Australia' next year

Before moving in, consider the cons of high-rise living.

Struggles everyone living in a high-rise apartment knows

Does your home need a 'backyard room'?

Tim Minchin has earned accolades from New York, London and Sydney for his award-winning stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's ...

Acclaimed musician Tim Minchin swaps Hollywood for Australia

The apartment was designed and built by architects Schwartz and Gross.

Why is no-one interested in buying this New York penthouse?

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Aside from the food, there’s an impressive selection of fine wines and ...

Ten of Australia's best dining pubs

James Atkinson

A whisky secret worth seeking out

Luke McCarthy

Ask Noel: Can I contribute to super at my age?

Noel Whittaker

Illuminated manuscripts shine at rare book fair

James Cockington

Supermarket owners Barry and Jenny Entwistle have lost almost everything, including their house, in their battle against ...

No match for the might of Woolies

Kate Jones

If you're a manager, a few niceties can go a long way in getting your staff to follow instructions.

The dark side of obeying orders

James Adonis

Woman and baby die in fall

Trump picks running mate

Tour de France: Chris Froome starts running

Game of Thrones leads Emmy nominations

Helen Mirren dazzles in a tense drama

The ethics of drone warfare

Critically acclaimed dark military thriller

Accenture - Digital Disruption: Embrance the future of work

3 keys to success in the digital economy

Building Victoria's Skills Base

Reinvent yourself. Here’s where

Emmy snub for GoT's Sansa

Ebony Bowden

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are back in <i>Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie</i>.

Ab Fab set for big screen darling

Michael Idato

Samuel Johnson: "I nearly had a breakdown this year"

Michael Harry

Louise Hearman's portrait of Barry Humphries has won the 2016 Archibald Prize.

Barry Humphries portrait wins Archibald Prize

Andrew Taylor

Bankable: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, who starred in the high grossing <i>San Andreas</i>,earned $US64.5 million in the ...

The Rock is world's highest paid actor

Ebony Bowden

Class is in session ... Teacher Nick wants things to happen his way on the island.

Survivor stars: beautiful, selfish

Ebony Bowden

Mark Ruffalo goofs around on the set of <i>Thor: Ragnarok</i> on the Gold Coast.

Thor: Ragnarok cast are having a blast in Australia

Garry Maddox

Shocks and snubs from this year's Emmy nominations

Michael Idato

The work of Sean Capone at the Gertrude Hotel for the Gertrude Street Projection Festival.

Gertrude Street Projection Festival lights up Fitzroy thoroughfare

Ira Glass is in sparkling form in <i>Three Acts, Two Dancers and a Radio Host</i>.

Charming dance show reveals heart of Ira Glass

Debbie Cuthbertson

Ray Chong Nee (Othello) and Elizabeth Nabben (Desdemona) in Bell Shakespeare's Othello.

Ray Chong Nee's Othello a glimpse of the sublime

Cameron Woodhead

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston are currently in Australia together.

My relationship is 'not a publicity stunt': Hiddleston

Michael Idato

Amy Schumer has revealed her first sexual experience was not consensual.

Amy Schumer reveals first sexual experience was not consensual

Mick Jagger to welcome eighth child at 72

Victoria Beckham's lip-kiss to her daughter Harper has divided parents.

To kiss or not to kiss on the lips... what are the rules?

Victoria Lambert

An elaborate series showing a young, female yoga master doing yoga poses in unusual spots in the urban landscape.

Why the 'fitspo' movement is damaging

Elise Holland

Natalie Portman, pantsless, in the New York Times shoot.

Internet asks NY Times 'Where are Natalie Portman's pants?'

Rob Moran

I have a hot husband and it is harder than I thought

Celeste Barber

If you don't remember a thing — did it really happen?

Why is it so hard to stop after just one drink?

Locke Hughes

"I used to believe exes could not be friends - but I've found you just need a healing period."

I get my best love advice from my ex-boyfriend

Danielle Sepulveres

Aziz Ansari in history-making Emmys nod

Robert Moran

Your body image can change in two minutes

Olive oil and vinegar with spices over wooden table background and notepad for copy space

Health makeover on a tight budget

5 common habits destroying your health

The beachy interiors are by March Studio.

At Hellenic Hotel, the Greek economy prospers

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan of the Katering Show.

How do I deal with a cranky neighbour? Ask The Katering Show

Senator Sam Dastyari eats a halal snack pack.

Senator Sam Dastyari shows how to make a halal snack pack

Sharnee Rawson

Mila Kunis with her 'Bad Moms' costars, Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Bell.

Mila Kunis's biggest parenting mistake

Vivienne Pearson

What happened to the child stars of the Narnia films?

Claire Warner, 41, is raising awareness of a little-known warning sign of breast cancer: a barely noticeable dimple.

Mother's viral photo reveals breast cancer sign few know

Ariane Beeston

Tokyo's maid cafes are not as seedy as they might sound.

Inside Tokyo's mad world of geek maids

Rob McFarland

Cloud Gate (The Bean) sculpture in Chicago.

The world's 30 greatest treasures you need to see in your lifetime

Andrea Black

Thirty-seven questions: Hell is applying for a visa here

BlueChilli founder Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin (right) with former
Federal Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy

Start-up founders slam 'one-sided' incubator

Hannah Francis

Despite not being officially available in South Korea, and despite GPS being blocked in the majority of the country, ...

Koreans are desperate to play Pokemon GO

Brian Ashcraft

The Mini NES is much smaller than the original, which earned the nickname 'the toaster' for its bulky size and fragile ...

Nintendo announces mini retro console with 30 classic games

Tim Biggs

Few in Silicon Valley have voiced support for Trump, at least openly.

Silicon Valley's protest letter against Trump

Mike Isaac

Broadband complaints will continue as long as Australian homes are stuck on flaky copper phone lines.

Aussie complaints soar over flaky broadband

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Is this the world's best hot hatch?

Andrew MacLean

Nissan reveals new N-Sport models

Dom Tripolone

New Audi A4 wagon reviewed

Stephen Ottley

What sub $50k sports car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Bathurst on a Budget: Racing with Fiat's Abarth 595

How to race Bathurst on a budget

David McCowen

New E-Class smarter than an A380

Tony Davis

Best on ground Patrick Dangerfield gets away a handpass at Domain Stadium.

Dangerfield stars as Cats beat Dockers

Brad Elborough
1h ago

Higher and higher: Michael Hartley (centre) flies for a ball last weekend.

Dons offer new deal to defender

Daniel Cherny

Port's Hamish Hartlett was allowed back on the field despite rules requiring a head injury assessment.

AFL fines Port $20,000 over Hartlett head knock

Larissa Nicholson

Umpires got 50-metre penalty wrong, says AFL lawmaker

Andrew Wu

Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead had some calming words for Alastair Clarkson.

Roughead's advice helped Hawks beat Swans

Thomas closing in on new Kangaroos deal

Daniel Cherny

Cats dump Clark after one game back

Daniel Cherny and Larissa Nicholson

Mitch Clark has been dropped by the Cats.

AFL teams: Round 17

"This is the gift horse everyone makes sure keeps its mouth shut." Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

Gambling reform? Don't bet on it

Greg Baum

Australian team boss Kitty Chiller wanted Rio authorities to bolster security.

The sledge from Kyrgios that hurt Chiller

Andrew Webster

Simon Gerrans shows the broken collarbone injury.

Out of Tour but Olympic dream not over ... yet

Samantha Lane