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Kevin Rudd will be a long-shot, even if he gets a Turnbull government nomination to become head of the United Nations.

PM Turnbull snubs Rudd twice in a day over UN top job

The Age 29/7/2016 Street Art of Hillary Clinton by Melbourne artist Lushsux. Pic taken from Lushsux Instagram

Censored: 'Offensive' Hillary Clinton mural stripped from Footscray

Broede Carmody
22m ago

George Pell in the 1980s.

George Pell was a 'big, strong, good looking man' at the Ballarat pool

Chris Johnston
1h ago

Barwon Heads has managed to retain its village feel.

Victorian coastal residents battle to save their village

Benjamin Preiss

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Boy killed: 12-year-old shot on farm in eastern Victoria

Broede Carmody
1h ago

An image of the man police are seeking to question over the West Footscray bus stop incident.

Bus stop pervert: Man allegedly masturbates at young girls

Broede Carmody

Calamitous: IMF admits it blew the Greek debt crisis

'Witch doctor' love curse caused lake crash deaths, court hears

Liam Mannix
22m ago

'Ignorant tool': Karl Stefanovic apologises for transgender slur

In 10 years, property values in Melbourne's eastern suburbs trebled

Simon Johanson

Another banking crisis is coming - and we're not ready

COMMENT

Karen Ristevski with her husband Borce and daughter Sarah.

Karen Ristevski: New lead sparks river search

Emily Woods
7m ago

Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes finally confronts his violent past

Sweeping success: Kusal Mendis plays a shot on his way to a maiden Test century.

Live: Australia facing tricky target of 268 for victory in Kandy

Live

Woman hiding behind a shopping bag. Generic shopping for Sales column.

The Sales Whisperer: Where to find the weekend's best bargains

Taking a few days' digital detox each week might be the perfect balance.

The future of work is online — but are we ready?

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Deep-sea camera catches mysterious purple blob

lunch?

25 sad (but horrifyingly real) desk lunches

"Ultimately we decided that we would build to get exactly what we wanted."

From a 'just-liveable dump' to dream home

Karen Ristevski: Police searching Maribyrnong River after new tip

6:49PM

Palmer companies' win over $26m jet debt

6:36PM

Mother who drove car into lake feared love rival's curse, court hears

6:34PM

VicRoads signs are targeting drivers tempted by the popular Nintendo video game.

Driver slams into Melbourne school ... playing Pokemon Go

Craig Butt, Marissa Calligeros

The 'new' Myer is rocking Melbourne's outer western suburbs

Catie Low

Underworld figure dead after attack on prison guards, near Castlemaine

UPDATED

County Court judge Mark Dean, pictured while working as a lawyer in 2009.

'You are stupid': Judge repeatedly clashed with defence counsel

EXCLUSIVE
Liam Mannix

Campbell has been banned for driving for life.

Drug-addled woman who killed partner gets lifetime driving ban

Corinna Lagerberg

James Johnathon Calleja, 34, who shot kangaroo in the head with a crossbow, leaves court on Thursday.

Man who shot kangaroo 'Spot' with crossbow may be jailed

Adam Holmes

Crash victim: Dilawar Shah Gardezi .

Woman charged over death of taxi driver in crash on Sydney Road

Police on Friday will resume the search for a bushwalker missing in the Blue Mountains.

Bushwalker spends freezing night lost in Blue Mountains

NSW
Megan Levy

The Jetstar Airbus A320 was arriving from Victoria's Avalon Airport, near Geelong.

Jets avoid collision by 150m at Gold Coast Airport

QLD
Emily Woods

Attorney-General Simon Corbell has confirmed controversial new powers for prosecutors have been watered down.

ACT waters down 'disgraceful' law reform

ACT
16m ago

SHARK FIN FROM ISTOCK

Shark rams kayak in frightening close encounter

WA

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been given a face-saver or a hospital handpass, depending on how you spin it.

Turnbull's wings clipped before he even gets airborne

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Rudd snubbed by Turnbull: no job, no meeting

Mark Kenny
46m ago

Racist taunts keep Nauru refugees from school

Nicole Hasham
1h ago

SMH. Still Portraits of federal labor Senator Penny Wong as part of the Politicains for the Instagram Fairfax ...

Wong warns Australia not to go it alone

Daniel Flitton

Kylie Sturgess is leading the 'Don't make yourself as Jedi' campaign.

Atheists urge: don't put Jedi as census religion

Matthew Knott
1h ago

Kevin Rudd's UN bid is over.

Roughshod rules in PM's decision to block Rudd

Analysis

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ignored us over the NT royal commission, say Aboriginal groups.

Aboriginal groups push back against royal commission

Hillary Clinton speaks on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Hillary Clinton asks America to stand by its woman

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1h ago

Ambulances containing the dead bodies of four prisoners executed in Indonesia return from Nusakambangan where they were ...

Fate unclear on spared death row 10

Jewel Topsfield
1h ago

Chol Wechtuor holds her son Dakhoa, whose name translates as "destruction of the world", inside the United Nations-run ...

'We just survive': even birth casts a shadow in South Sudan's camps

Colin Cosier

A Parsi priest reverently touches the statues, believed to be of ancestors, outside a Fire Temple in Mumbai, India.

Census shows a people heading for extinction

Amrit Dhillon

There is a new plan brewing to attract superannuation funds to invest in affordable rental housing.

The bold plan for super companies to become landlords

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Where are our culturally diverse leaders?

Australia's leaders don't reflect who we are

COMMENT

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter.

JK Rowling, please leave Harry Potter alone

COMMENT
Dom Knight

Joshua Brown's death is believed to be the first behind the wheel of a car in self-driving mode.

Self-driving cars are fatal crashes waiting to happen: expert

The price of Brent crude oil has steadily fallen over the past seven weeks and is now on the verge of a bear market, or ...

Optimists rule ASX ahead of reporting season

Vanessa Desloires
45m ago

IMF chief Christine Lagarde: The fund's handling of the Greek debt drama raises questions who is in charge of the ...

How IMF blew Greek's debt crisis

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

A Federal Court judge has dismissed the AOC's case against Telstra's 'Go to Rio' ads.

Court clears Telstra's 'Go to Rio' ad, throws out AOC case

Vodafone slims loss to $164m, lifts customers

Lucy Battersby
1h ago

Palmer companies' win over $26m jet debt

21m ago

New rate-my-doctor site angers medical profession

Murray Goulburn flags $100m Woolies hit

Alone, at last!

The things you only do at home when alone

"Ultimately we decided that we would build to get exactly what we wanted."

Transformation from 'just-liveable dump' to dream home

Don’t let the winter doldrums get you down – start planning your spring garden now so everything is ready to go once the ...

Gardeners checklist: What to plant in August

111 McCarrs Creek in Church Point.

Phallus-shaped home for sale

First homebuyers are struggling to compete with established property owners, who are taking out an increasing number of ...

Borrowing power of home owners 'squeezing out new buyers'

Better known as a high-end sipping spirit, cognac is finding new fans as a cocktail staple.

Cognac's back, and very much in the modern mix

Fine Drinks
Jane Rocca
1h ago

What's your whisky wish?

How do you prefer your Aussie whisky?

Luke McCarthy

The calmness of German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and new British Prime Minister Theresa May steadied the market ...

While the 'smart money' dithered after Brexit, the market jumped

Scott Phillips

How ethical is your super fund?

Super fund members in the dark over portfolio holdings

COMMENT
John Collett

Men who take a primary carer role feel their careers stagnate, as has been observed in women's careers in previous ...

How being a carer affects your career

James Adonis

"All I want viewers to do is smile at the end of the show" – Ricardo Goncalves of Small Business Secrets with Whitney ...

Why migrants are so good at small business

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Australia vs Sri Lanka Day 3 highlights

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Samsung soars with AUS$9.3bln earnings

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Huge dinosaur track found in Bolivia

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Chile investigates mass dolphin deaths

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The early years of Mary, Queen of Scots. Reign - Season 1

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Join the Community - every episode ever, now streaming.

the voices

Ryan Reynolds stars in this off the wall comedy

Accenture

How to thrive in the digital disruption

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Downer

Is Victoria’s Economic Future Here?

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Dandelion seeds, 3d generated, black background. Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio experiments.

The future of work is online

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Delta Goodrem is cast as a reading recovery teacher in <i>House Husbands</I>.

Delta Goodrem makes acting comeback in House Husbands

Linda Morris

Stefanovic said he was educating himself and called on <i>Today</i> viewers to do the same.

'I was ignorant': Karl Stefanovic apologises for transgender slur

Ebony Bowden

Jimmy Barnes

What it took for Jimmy Barnes to confront his shocking past

Toby Creswell

Lenny Kravitz performs during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Democrats beat Republicans in entertainment battle

Ebony Bowden
1h ago

Hugh Jackman was 'the first person I thought of' for a duet, says Barbra Streisand.

Streisand duets with Jackman, and makes his wife scream

Bernard Zuel

Tony Delroy will hang up his headphones in September.

ABC Nightlife presenter Tony Delroy to hang up his headphones

Emily Woods

Gone: Emilio Delgado (Luis), Roscoe Orman (Gordon) and Bob McGrath (Bob).

Sesame Street evicts three beloved stars after move to HBO

Michael Idato

Roy Slaven tips his hat to the Russians: "You've got to admire their tenacity.''

Roy and H.G reunite for Olympics

Linda Morris

Anthony Weiner, the politician at the centre of documentary <i>Weiner</I>, is afflicted with the misapprehension he can ...

MIFF 2016: The Age critics' guide to what to see this weekend

1h ago

<i>Meal Tickets</i> is as much about young men finding their place in the world and male friendship as it is about the ...

MIFF 2016: Echoes of Spinal Tap in documentary of Perth band

The late Chantal Akerman.

MIFF 2016: Final Akerman film an enduring epitaph

Actresses Lena Dunham (left) and America Ferrera (right) had plenty to say to Donald Trump at the Democratic National ...

The best celebrity quotes from the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Mary Ward

Supportive spouse: Kanye West encourages wife Kim Kardashian to pose naked.

Kardashian nude 'a modern day Renaissance painting' says West

Amy Croffey

Mila Kunis managed to cut costs after her husband spent a reported $345,000 on her engagement ring.

Mila Kunis' wedding ring cost just $120

Mary Ward

When Tinder is dead, will we still 'swipe right?'

When Tinder is dead, will we still 'swipe right'?

Abby Ohlheiser

THE GOOD: Seen here at the opening of David Jones in Wellington on Wednesday night, model and DJs ambassador Jessica ...

Best & worst dressed celebrities of the week

Stocksy.

Caught with porn at work? Maybe you have UPV

Ben Pobjie

"I've found myself forcing my love life into a Manic Pixie Dream Girl narrative too many times."

I was 13 the first time I wanted to save a boy. If only I stopped there

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Introverts need quiet and calm.

The joy and anxiety of being an introvert

Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) appear in the first trailer for the 'Gilmore Girls' reboot.

Amy Schumer and John Oliver both responded to Gilmore Girls trailer

What do you love to do that you are really good at and can be paid for?

The 11 questions to ask yourself when you feel uninspired

Refreshing Golden Ginger Beer with Lime and Mint

It's worth making the switch for this wellness trend

Sarah Berry

Kelsey Wells

Fitness blogger shows why we should throw away the scales

Searching for best composition in a forest at sunset. Stock photo.

For a healthy mind, try a different way of thinking

Evelyn Lewin

King George whiting with burnt orange puree and quandong at Vue de Monde.

Top 10 fine-dining restaurants in Melbourne and beyond

Gemima Cody

The team behind tiki have Jungle Boy have bought Bar Exuberante

Matt Bax's Bar Exuberante has left the building

Gemima Cody

Woah Nelly donuts, for quick bites, made by Janell Smith.

And the best doughnuts in Australia are ...

Lauren Sams

Baby Phoebe

Mum welcomes baby 19 - doesn't rule out number 20

Cristina Criddle

Tawny Nelson with three of her four kids.

Elderly man rescues single mum and four kids from nightmare situation

Karen Walsh stages photo shoots to help her get through her cancer treatment.

Mum counts down chemo treatments with funny, inspiring photos

Ariane Beeston

Qantas still flies 747 jumbo jets on several routes, but Boeing may stop making them after nearly 50 years.

Goodbye, jumbo? Boeing may stop making iconic 747s

Jerusalem at dusk, with armenian catholic church "Our Lady of the Spasm" and the the Dome of the Rock in the back

The 10 weird capital cities you (probably) didn't know about

David Whitley

The Cloud Gate, also called The Bean, was created by sculptor Anish Kapoor.

Travel quiz: In which US city will you find this famous sculpture?

Quiz
Mal Chenu

Was Marina on drugs? Had she been kidnapped? Both? On the internet it's hard to tell.

The crazy conspiracies of #SaveMarinaJoyce

Henry Cooke

Watch out for telephone scammers demanding you pay your tax bill using gift cards.

ATO never asks you to pay with iTunes cards

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Xperia X Performance

Xperia X Performance review: a comfy, quiet powerhouse

Tim Biggs

Pokemon Go players in Peg Paterson Park, Rhodes.

Pokemon GO still making mess of Rhodes

Kotaku

LastPass remembers all your passwords so you can use a different one with each online service.

Major flaw in popular password manager

Andrea Peterson

The all-new Mazda CX-9 has arrived with much fanfare, but can it topple the segment benchmarks the Kia Sorento, Toyota ...

Which is the best seven-seat SUV?

David McCowen

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

The car that's smarter than an A380 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Updated 2016 Mazda3 Maxx.

New Mazda3 reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Suzuki Baleno.

Suzuki's new Corolla rival reveiwed

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen's Golf GTI 40 Years has proved popular with traditional car enthusasts.

VW buyers snap up manual Golf GTI

David McCowen

Renault Koleos.

New Renault Koleos prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

Disgraced sports scientists Stephen Dank still manages to attract attention.

Why do people bother to give Stephen Dank a stage?

Caroline Wilson

Generic drugs in sport illustration.

AFL 2016: Performance anxiety

Chris Judd

Brent Harvey

Six pointers: Your guide to Round 19

Ronny Lerner

Game highs: Michael Tuck (clockwise from back right), Kevin Bartlett, Brent Harvey and Dustin Fletcher.

Who's the best of the 400 club?

Rohan Connolly

Sam Skinner playing for Vic Country last year.

Heartbreak for young Lion on eve of debut

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says there is ''a level of enthusiasm'' for Good Friday football at commission level.

'Enthusiasm' for Good Friday football, says Gillon McLachlan

Andrew Stafford

Waiting game: Sam Fisher will play in the VFL this week.

Saints to make returning talls wait

Daniel Cherny

The Age 28/7/2016 Supplied
boys (L: Darragh Joyce and R: Ray Connellan). screenshot of the boys watching our Round 10 ...

Saints punt on amateur Irish teens

Caroline Wilson

Josh Hazlewood appeals for the dismissal of Rangana Herath.

Australia set 268 to win first Test against Sri Lanka

Jon Pierik
19m ago

Sweeping success: Kusal Mendis plays a shot on his way to a maiden Test century.

Live cricket scores: Australia lose early wickets in run chase

Live

Cedric Dubler after qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games during the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney in April.

From one wheel to 10 events, Australia's decathlon hope

Michael Gleeson

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