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Kevin Rudd would have been a long-shot, even if he got a Turnbull government nomination to become head of the United Nations.

Private letters suggest Rudd had PM's UN support

Mark Kenny

"This week Australia is a boy in a hood in a cell": Stan Grant speaks on Friday night.

Australia is a boy in a hood strapped to a chair: Stan Grant's rage

Georgina Mitchell

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

Jason Lee says he was kidnapped by police in Rio de Janeiro last weekend.

'Still anxious': Kidnapped Kiwi athlete flees Brazil

Police officer dead, suspect held, after shooting in San Diego

Lindsey Bever
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Sunrise or sunset: People walk past the Olympic rings as the sun rises on Copacabana beach.

Craven collapse: Rio debacle may be start of the end of the Olympics

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Peter FitzSimons

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

Chris Johnston

Victorian coastal residents battle to save their village

Benjamin Preiss

'You are a terrorist': Racist taunts keep kids from school

Fruit and vegies run low at Coles as warehouse workers strike

Nick Toscano

Self-driving cars are 'accidents waiting to happen', says expert

Karen Ristevski with her husband Borce and daughter Sarah.

Karen Ristevski: Police divers could be deployed

Emily Woods

Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs nobbles off with an injury during the round 19 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the ...

Doggies' luck goes from bad to worse in loss against Cats

Umpire Richard Kettleborrough, left uses a light meter after the play was stopped due to bad light as co umpires ...

Let there be light, say Aussies, as run chase awaits in Sri Lanka

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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

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

Federal election 2016: Final Herbert result to be known next week

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Police officers shot, suspect held, in San Diego

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Are class actions cactus?

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Akon Guode at the funeral for her three children last year.

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

Liam Mannix

Barwon Heads residents battle to save village from over-development

Benjamin Preiss

Driver slams into Melbourne school ... playing Pokemon Go

Craig Butt, Marissa Calligeros

Myer chief merchandise and marketing officer and deputy CEO Daniel Bracken at Myer's Werribee store.

The 'new' Myer is rocking Melbourne's outer west

Catie Low

Hizir Ferman after being arrested in 2003

Underworld figure dead after attack on prison guards, near Castlemaine

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

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

Shark rams kayak in frightening close encounter

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

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

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

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

JK Rowling, please leave Harry Potter alone

COMMENT
Dom Knight

The High Court dismissed an appeal from ANZ Bank customers on Wednesday, ending a class action that has been running for ...

After ANZ bank fee case, are class actions cactus?

Sarah Danckert
49m ago

China's official growth rate is 6.9 per cent but an increasing number of economic commentators from outside the country ...

China will keep doing its own thing

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Investors will be looking for value among a string of tight earnings, clipped dividends and conservative outlooks this ...

Hunt for value amid tight earnings

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looks at real estate through virtual reality goggles.

Four mega trends set to disrupt the economy

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

ASIC savages online search firm's multibillion-dollar claims

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker
1h ago

Supercomputers deliver $665m savings in BHP hunt for oil

Sony just schooled Nintendo on the value of gaming

COMMENT

How the IMF blew Greece's debt crisis

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

House prices in Frankston have grown by 6.6 per cent over the year to June.

Property investors swoop on Melbourne's health black spots

Former ACCC head Graeme Samuel, who is understood to have sold his investment property in an exclusive Toorak street.

Former ACCC chief Graeme Samuel makes low-key property move

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 29: Michele O'Flaherty-Smith (right) poses for a photo with her mum Marlene O'Flaherty in ...

These are the winners of Melbourne's apartment lottery

10 Oak Street, Hawthorn. This circa-1890 beauty is a stroll from the Yarra and Richmond's Victoria Gardens shopping centre.

Melbourne's open homes: What to see this weekend

The things you only do at home when alone

Qantas considered a similar bar/lounge for its Airbus A380s but couldn’t justify the space required.

What it used to be like to fly the boozy skies

Business Class
David Flynn
1h ago

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

Jane Rocca

Martin Flood is concerned that ASX rule changes will make it harder for him to access sharemarket floats.

Small investors to be locked out of sharemarket floats

John Collett

Personal loans are cheaper than credit cards.

The cheaper debt product Aussies forgot. Hint: it's not plastic

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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

Australia vs Sri Lanka Day 3 highlights

Samsung soars with AUS$9.3bln earnings

Huge dinosaur track found in Bolivia

Chile investigates mass dolphin deaths

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

Join the Community - every episode ever, now streaming.

Ryan Reynolds stars in this off the wall comedy

How to thrive in the digital disruption

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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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Woody Allen ''was famous in a very different time'', Kristen Stewart points out. "We have had entirely different ...

Kristen Stewart on fame & fashion

Stephanie Bunbury

Jared Leto as the Joker in Suicide Squad.

Suicide Squad is this generation's Dirty Dozen, says Margot Robbie

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

What it took for Jimmy Barnes to confront his shocking past

Toby Creswell

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

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

Delta Goodrem makes acting comeback in House Husbands

Linda Morris

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

Democrats beat Republicans in entertainment battle

Ebony Bowden

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

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

<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

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'?

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

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

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

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

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?

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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 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

The car that's smarter than an A380 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

New Mazda3 reviewed

David McCowen

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

New Renault Koleos prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

Rhys Stanley was a stand-out for the Cats with five goals.

Cats rule, but more pain for the Bulldogs

Larissa Nicholson

Disgraced sports scientists Stephen Dank still manages to attract attention.

Why do people bother to give Stephen Dank a stage?

Caroline Wilson

Chris Judd on the AFL drugs threat

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

Josh Hazlewood appeals for the dismissal of Rangana Herath.

Australia's run chase in trouble before bad light stops play

Jon Pierik

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

Let there be light, say Aussies, as run chase awaits

Jon Pierik
1h ago