Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria

Pauline Hanson will control at least three, but likely four, senators in the new Parliament.

One Nation's Qld shock: Party claims four Senate seats

Michael Koziol

Police are hunting for two offenders after reports of school burglaries.

Schools locked down, manhunt on after burglaries in city's east

Emily Woods
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Premier refuses to back fire chief who slammed controversial award

BREAKING
Richard Willingham
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A flesh-eating ulcer on Jan Smith's ankle left her unable to walk.

Flesh-eating ulcer cases soar as disease spreads in Melbourne

Chloe Booker
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Fatal mass-stabbing shocks central London, sparks gang fears

Chris Zappone
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Science’s evolutionary mystery: Female orgasm

Carl Zimmer

Inflaming tensions: Cartoon slammed as 'racist'

Chris Johnston
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Police seize $115m meth haul hidden in timber logs, two arrested

Tom Cowie
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Wayne Carey, fiancee separate after five years

Why you should send your daughter to an all-girls school

Timna Jacks
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How 300 people escaped a fiery crash landing in Dubai

Justin Bachman

News online. Cham Tang, co-founder Authentic Education. Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 3rd August 2016.

The one thing holding back Asian Australians

Kim Arlington

Keeping it real ... Jamie Packer will appear in Mariah Carey's reality TV show.

Keeping up with the Packers: James to star in Mariah's World

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Without a phone, am I supposed to just sit there, indulging in my own thoughts?

'Frustrating as hell': Six things I learned living without a phone

Passengers on board the Emirates flight during the evacuation.

Leave your bags? Emirates crash shows stupidity of passengers

COMMENT

Unfair advantage? One blonde contestant is best friends with The Bachelor Richie Strahan's first cousin.

Why you should stop pretending you don't watch The Bachelor

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What passengers really do after a plane crash lands

July 1908: Great Britain (The Liverpool St Police tug-of-war team) taking on Ireland in the tug-of-war event at the ...

11 weird sports that were actually once in the Olympics

If all else fails, you can always hide the mess.

Sorted, sort of: A faker's guide to getting your house in order

The Australian's Bill Leak criticised over 'racist' cartoon

1:47PM

Gas, not renewables, to blame for SA's energy price hikes, report

12:45PM

Hardwick to Richmond coup plotters: "Good luck"

11:51AM

Michael Talia has pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited drug.

Sydney Swans player Michael Talia pleads guilty to drug possession

Emma Partridge
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Health professionals walk out of Victorian hospitals in protest

Emily Woods and Julia Medew

'I shot Mo, I shot Mo': Shotgun- selfie fatal for Melbourne man

Genevieve Gannon

Police officer Timothy Baker (left) appears at an earlier court hearing on charges of murdering motorist Vlado Micetic.

Shocked by a 62-year-old new mother? Better get used to it

There were no injuries when a car was driven through a house in Brisbane.

'Someone will be killed': Home hit by car second time

QLD
Jorge Branco

Police found more than 86,000 images on computers seized from David Walshe's home.

Man jailed after downloading child porn for 'research'

ACT
Megan Gorrey

Photo: The Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) (credit: Michael McFadden (Taronga Zoo))

April 11 ...

Why NSW is in an 'extinction crisis'

NSW
Peter Hannam

The moment before the driver of a dune buggy ploughs into a fence.

'Well f--k me, Harold': Buggy crash a big hit

WA
Heather McNeill

New force: One Nation wins four Senate seats

Michael Koziol

Shorten rubbishes Turnbull's 'empty lecture and tax cut' for banks

Fergus Hunter

Minister breaks ranks with Turnbull, open to Indigenous treaty

Tom McIlroy

Greg Hunt with Dr Peter Czabotar at the launch of the Turnbull government's $500 million Biomedical Translation Fund at ...

Greg Hunt orders CSIRO climate science U-turn

EXCLUSIVE
Nicole Hasham

Margaret Stone, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, says spies are not perfect.

'Fat fingers' blamed for ASIO spy who bugged wrong phones

David Wroe

Backpackers Danny Keenan, 25, and Jonny Jamieson, 24, are among a dwindling number of Irish working holidaymakers.

Are backpackers really on a 'strike'?

Michael Koziol

In the driver's seat: Derryn Hinch officially elected to represent Victoria in the Senate.

Hinch elected to Senate, Greens retain balance of power

Michael Koziol

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivering a speech during the Republican Convention in July.

Donald Trump's campaign goes off rails

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
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Knife attack hits central London

Chris Zappone
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Lei Xiying, a PhD student at the Australian National University.

Australian link to ultra-nationalist Chinese viral video

Philip Wen
56m ago

Harry Sarfo, a former Islamic State fighter from Germany, inside the maximum-security prison in Oldenburg, Germany,

How a branch of Islamic State built a global network of killers

ANZ, Westpac and now National Australia Bank are all caught up in the ASIC's rate rigging investigations. What about the ...

One thing will stop banks ripping us off with impunity

COMMENT
Peter Martin

The Greens picked up plenty of votes in the electorates of Wills and Batman.

Greens struggling to cross Melbourne's hipster-proof fence

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

The Trump scandal that deserves more attention

ANALYSIS
Josephine Tovey

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer says moves to make banks safer come at a cost.

Bank bosses hit back at 'one-sided' rate cut argument

Clancy Yeates
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The ASX is set to lift after a two-day, 120 point slide.

Markets Live: ASX finds its feet

Live
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Karoshi has long been considered a male problem, but not anymore.

Where working to death is a dire concern

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Spending rose by just 0.1 per cent in June, below market expectations of growth of 0.3 per cent.

Retail spending growth at three-year low

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How 'lazy tax' doubled Hans' electricity bill

Lucy Cormack
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Saatchi exec quits after sexist remarks

Bond king Gross says time to buy gold, real estate

Hollywood's lobby group sued for discrimination

Patrick Hatch

One of the properties at the centre of the case: 17 King Street, Richmond.

Inner-city agency admits underquoting, deceptive conduct

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You should definitely stop washing dishes before you put them in the dishwasher.

These are the household chores you should stop doing

This three-bedroom house at 10 McCully Street in Ascot Vale is going up for auction on Saturday. Every house auctioned ...

Under the radar suburb headed for a million dollar median price

Getting your online listing right is key to getting buyers to your front door.

Top tips for when you list your property for sale

Health benefits that come from having indoor plants

If you've ever ridden a bike, it's extremely likely you've broken this rule, too.

The cycling road rule I never knew I was breaking

On Your Bike
Michael O'Reilly

Taking it to the streets: what is the lure of parkour?

Jessica Hice

Amanda Cordner, 30, started her boutique marketing agency Sea Salt Marketing to be location independent so she could ...

Meet the growing tribe of people that can work from anywhere

Christine Long

What to do about a dodgy debit card charge

Noel Whittaker

Murray Hurps says the Brisbane office is taking a lesson from Sydney's demand for space and is factoring in future growth.

Start-up hub Fishburners opens first China office

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

The debate is too one note; genuine corporate leaders, male or female, want to be judged on merit and detest tokenism.

Diversity's fine, but don't discriminate against the best

Tony Featherstone

Rio 2016 Olympics: Matildas lose to Canada

Trump supporters unfiltered

Mystery of the female orgasm

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Chinese propaganda video goes viral

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The Circus - It's the US election like you've never seen it before.

Matt LeBlanc stars as…Matt LeBlanc. Episodes - now streaming

The critically acclaimed dark military thriller Sicario

Sicario

Is Victoria’s economic future here?

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James Packer's Sydney pals are all a flutter about gossip that Mariah Carey is "saving herself" for the big day.

Keeping up with the Packers? Jamie to star in reality show

Michael Idato
1h ago

Revealed: Brutal antics during the making of Suicide Squad

Travis M. Andrews

Bringing the hip-hop ... Mamoudou Athie (left) and Shameik Moore in <i>The Get Down</i>.

Our first look at Luhrmann's TV spectacular, The Get Down

Brad Newsome

Magical ... JK Rowling continues to thrill fans with her Potter series.

Harry Potter book set to smash sales records

Ebony Bowden

Viola Davis as Amanda Waller in <i>Suicide Squad</i>.

Ropeable Suicide Squad fans want review site closed

Sshhh, let's not talk album sales. Britney Spears makes enough money from other business not to worry about how well her ...

Britney's back - and, oops, she's making money again

COMMENT
Bernard Zuel

Whoops ... Cold Chisel's Jimmy Barnes makes a texting gaffe we can all relate to.

What happened when Barnsie dialled the wrong number

Aja Styles

Keira Maguire has been marked out as the villain of the series. Because there has to be one.

Competition and conflict the true currencies of The Bachelor

COMMENT
Debi Enker

Jennifer Saunders as Edina and Joanna Lumley as Patsy in <i>Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.</i>

Absolutely Fabulous review: Girls still just want to have fun, sweetie

Barrie Kosky's celebrated production of Handel's <i>Saul</I> is the centrepiece of the 2017 Adelaide Festival.

Adelaide Festival eyes Barrie Kosky opera to revive fortunes

Pilou Asbaek shines in Tobias Lindholm's film A War, screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

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MIFF review: A War patiently explores moral quagmire

Model Jesinta Campbell hits out at "body shamers" at the David Jones spring-summer 2016 collection launch.

Jesinta Campbell: 'They call me pregnant one week and fat the next'

Amy Croffey

Plus-size model 'disappointed' fans by posting flattering photo

Jenna Clarke

Pregnant Gemma Ward, left, at the dress rehearsal for the launch.

David Jones has good news for pregnant women this summer

Jenna Clarke

Sofia Vergara shared this throwback of a vacation to the city of Barranquilla in her native Colombia. The <i>Modern ...

This week's best celebrity #throwbackthursday

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: Julie Bishop and David Panton arrive ahead of the David Jones Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion ...

Julie Bishop: the Minister for the red carpet

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Stuart Kelly receives a standing ovation at the Take Kare gala dinner.

How the Kelly family's grief has me reflecting on my own

Helen Pitt
1h ago

The one great female character in 'Suicide Squad'

Clem Bastow

"That so much of the focus has been on the mother's age is an example of the way we continue to place the bulk of the ...

What the outrage about a 62-year-old mum crucially ignores

Erin Riley

Jenna Price is sick of dogs (and their owners) that have no concept of personal space.

Sorry, but I can't stand your dogs

Jenna Price

#MenInHijab is not a protest about Islam

Ruby Hamad

Men are their own favourite authority, study finds

Banjamen Judd

Bad back or injured? This is what you need to do

Sarah Berry

Feeling guilty about not flossing? There's no need

Catherine Saint Louis

What kind of cookware should you be using?

Is it safe to cook with non-stick frying pans?

Franki Hobson

Cheese please: a cheeseboard at the Shifty Chevre.

Cheese, cheese and more cheese at Shifty Chevre

Gemima Cody

Slow-roast red cabbage, prune, parmesan and red apple at Town Mouse.

Veggies take main course: cult vegetarian recipes

Jane Holroyd

Mum becomes widow weeks after having eighth child

Cat Rodie
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Cailee Herrell, 6, with her mum, Catrina Frost.

Mum creates 'visual bucket list' for daughter before she goes blind

Cat Rodie

Blogger Mel Watts with her husband Nolan.

Tearful Mel Watts tells trolls "you won" after post on sex after kids

Ariane Beeston

A diverse selection of colourful spices used in Sri Lankan cuisine, Galle, Sri Lanka.

The nine hottest countries in the world for food right now

Food
Ben Groundwater

A traveller goes through an airport body scanner.

The most stupid things people try to take on to planes

Travel News
Michael Gebicki

Australian tourists at the now deserted riverside bars in Vang Vieng.

Hell on Earth: The destinations that aren't cool anymore

Travel tips
Ben Groundwater

Six things I learned living without a phone

Mark Serrels

An artist’s rendering depicts Io’s volcanic plumes creating the atmosphere in sunlight.

Jupiter's moon has a crazy daily ritual

Rachel Feltman

A selfie taken by Liu Jinyu, a 21-year-old intern from Zhejiang province. "Every photo must be adjusted through Meitu ...

Chinese selfie start-up eyes international expansion

Emily Rauhala
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Samsung's Gear Fit2 is a fitness tracker with smart-watch tendencies.

Samsung's Gear Fit2 has features fit to burst

Peter Wells

Janis Joplin was a brilliant singer, but she could stuff up a stereo in seconds flat.

Why smoking is bad for your TV

Rod Easdown

A potential Toyota Supra illustration Drive.

Toyota Supra a step closer to return

Daniel DeGasperi

Updated BMW 3-Series GT range revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Tesla Model X features 'Falcon Wing' doors.

Full Tesla Model X prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Toyota HiLux is on track to be the most popular new vehicle of 2016.

Winter chill for July car sales

David McCowen

Ford Edge, Scotland. July 2016

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Ford reveal Territory replacement

Stephen Ottley

2016 Toyota Tarago Ultima V6 2016 Toyota Tarago.

Toyota trims Tarago price

Daniel DeGasperi

Breaking: Swan Talia pleads guilty to drug possession

Emma Partridge
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Bartel, not keen on a future in VFL, may walk away

Hardwick, right, is backing the club's board.

Hardwick to Richmond coup plotters: "Good luck"

Ronny Lerner

Disappointment for Tigers skipper Trent Cotchin as the Magpies celebrate on Friday night.

Last loss to Collingwood still haunts us: Deledio

Ronny Lerner

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Mitch Wallis of the Bulldogs hold his leg during the 2016 AFL Round 18 match between the ...

I can't watch it: Wallis opens up about injury

Emma Quayle

Tigers board aspirant linked to underworld

Caroline Wilson and Nick McKenzie

The Tigers haven't delivered a truly commanding performance once in 18 games.

Trouble in Tigerland as it all falls apart

Caroline Wilson

Talented draft prospect Jarrod Brander could be removed from the GWS Academy.

Young gun at centre of GWS zone dispute

Emma Quayle
1h ago

Aussie has poolside run-in with Chinese rival

Phil Lutton

Hoping for a repeat: Anna Meares on the podium in London.

Predicting medal tallies? It's not that hard

Jeff Borland, University of Melbourne
1h ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 31: Anna Meares of Australia practices during a track cycling training session at the Rio ...

Meares, tears and cheers: Anna steals show

Greg Baum