Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria

Support: Cate Campbell is comforted by Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom and Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen after her shock 100m loss.

'I love her to bits': moment rivals rallied around Cate

Crash in women's keirin heats delays track program

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Steeplechaser loses shoe, keeps going in Rio

Daniel Cherny
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Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	21	14	17	52
2. CHN	13	10	15	38
3. GBR	8	10	6	24
6. AUS	6	6	7	19
Full Medal Tally

Crown's training scheme has not proven a golden ticket for retrenched workers.

Australian cyclist excluded from medal ceremony

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: Christina Crosby, who says she was scammed by the Medical Weightloss Institute, poses ...

Fat lot of good: 'They promised I'd lose weight and I didn't'

CLINIC PROBE

Richa Walla and her mother Rekha Walla were victims of a nasty home invasion in Caroline Springs.

How Caroline Springs became 'Criminal Springs'

Residents rally

The $200m fortune, the ex-wife and the other woman

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Should you end a relationship? Toss a coin, seriously

COMMENT

Boy from Singapore who grew up to beat his swimming idol

Latest learning craze that may be duping Victoria's schools

Timna Jacks

Doctor wanted them naked so he could molest them

Kim Brennan ends rowing gold drought

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Extraordinary: The life and times of Anthony Ervin.

Sex, drugs, gold medal at 35 - and a child Ervin has yet to meet

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Jack Watts of the Demons reacts after kicking a goal during the round 21 AFL match ...

Three in a row: Dees keep slim finals hopes alive

Analysis

Church on the CSIRO research voyage in May. The instruments behind him collect water samples and other information.

Science at sea: John Church's CSIRO sacking called 'madness'

FEATURE

The Katering Show's Kate McCartney (top) and Kate McLennan

More talent making leap from YouTube to your tube

Spain, Portugal struggle to control wildfires

To the rescue: Dhananjaya de Silva helped his team recover from a bad start.

Australia's missed chances let Sri Lanka off hook

Divine views: 52 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy.

Historic Fitzroy terrace surges $710,000 over reserve

Private education giant at odds with One Nation ...

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The $200m fortune, the ex-wife and the other ...

12:15AM

Fisher future unclear after jaw injury

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Bev Gordon and husband Mac are selling their Mildura house with expectations of between $395,000 and $445,000.

Under radar regional city outstripping Melbourne price growth

15 Winter Street, Malvern, comprises two distinct design eras.

Timeless Malvern property a lesson in easy style and quality

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Agent and auctioneer James Pilliner of Nelson Alexander Real Estate is seen in action ...

Lack of listings a boon for vendors in Melbourne's auction market

When unlikely design combinations work

Top Property

Buyers pay a premium for divine views from historic Fitzroy terrace

Kyle Chalmers with his gold medal for the men's 100m freestyle.

Aussie gold: what is a medal worth these days?

Chris Johnson

Split decision: Shelley Watts, left, lost to Irma Testa.

Watts storms out of ring after loss leaves her less than impressed

Phil Lutton

Silver medalists Michael Hepburn, Jack Bobridge, Sam Welsford and Alexander Edmondson of Australia.

Australian cyclist excluded from ceremony, awarded in mock re-run

Samantha Lane

Popular: Rafael Nadal won over the Brazilian crowd during his Olympic quarter final clash

Rio embraces Rafa rather than 'boring' Brazilian opponent

Malcolm Knox

French tennis physiotherapist dies in Rio

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Long road to Rio for Trengrove and Weightman

Michael Gleeson

'Teddy Bear' wins - but Israeli all class after handshake snub

Andrew Webster

Who do these Brits think they are? Australia?

Greg Baum

An emotional Rod Lloyd at a service to commemorate 50 years since his uncle, John Lloyd, died in the Salvation Army ...

Tributes to the 30 men who perished in our worst building fire

Carolyn Webb

Merlino slams CFA volunteers over legal fight

Farrah Tomazin

Man dies after car hits tree in western Victoria

Indian actor Richa Chadha is the face of a changing industry. She is in Melbourne for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

Indian cinema comes to town with a new face and story line

Aurora australis from Longford, Gippsland, on August 3.

Victoria lights up: How you can see the aurora australis

Adam Morton

Film star Stephen Curry, right, at rehearsals with his old theatre company, Track Youth Theatre in Glen Iris, with its ...

Star pupil says thanks as kids' theatre guru steps down

Carolyn Webb

The 74-year-old man was flown to The Alfred hospital.

Man critical with burns after Rosebud caravan explodes

A coloured transmission electron micrograph of a deadly cluster of resistant staphylococcus bacteria.

Superbug scandal at top Sydney hospital

EXCLUSIVE

Josh Bavas recorded an encounter with a police officer who believed he was under the influence of drugs. "I have a ...

ABC journalist detained for being on cold meds

WA consults addicts on laws to get users into rehab

Jewel Topsfield, Indonesia correspondent ??? Fairfax Media, announced winner of the 2016 Lowy Institute Media Awards on ...

Fairfax journalist Jewel Topsfield wins Lowy award

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has a new Tony Abbott headache to round out a messy week.

Abbott's return to fray caps another scrappy week for PM

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Abbott speech reopens racial discrimination debate

James Massola

Code Red: inside the census debacle

Peter Martin

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says it 'stands to reason' senators who attracted more primary votes and preferences ...

Coalition, Labor team up to clear out crossbenchers

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says government funding is not bottomless.

Education Minister tells unis to stop acting like 'petulant toddlers'

Sophie Mirabella was defeated in the 2013 election. She recontested the recent election but again lost.

Sophie Mirabella goes to work for Gina Rinehart

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis has refused to consider the request.

Brandis continues bid to keep diaries secret

Clinton to Trump: Show me your money

Paul McGeough
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A member of a breakaway faction of the Taliban.

Afghan Taliban free crew of Pakistani helicopter after crash

Bangladeshi Security Personnel on guard near Holey Artisan Bakery cafe, after it was stormed by gunmen on July 1 in ...

Bangladesh allows extended detainment of men over cafe attack

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Thai Army officers patrol the streets in Hua Hin, Thailand.

Tourists warned to avoid crowded places in Thailand

Blues, begone. It can seem hard to find reasons to be cheerful

Michael Short

Times are tough: here comes the good 'ol law and order cop-out

Farrah Tomazin

Glenn Stevens ponders how to get the economy into a higher gear.

Record low interest rates mean now is the time for stimulus

Mark Kenny

CBA chief Ian Narev insists his bank's customers "are more satisfied than they have ever been".

Royal commission into banking: not a populist whinge

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Chris Jordan says the ATO is prepared to take more companies to court.

ATO warns 136 multinationals under new law

EXCLUSIVE
Nassim Khadem

Banks under pressure from parliament

Clancy Yeates

The gap between rich and poor is behind the rise of "Mr Crazy" Donald Trump.

What is causing the world to go crazy?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

The best performing stock you have never heard of

Tara Lachapelle

Wall St lower as data disappoints

Oliver Renick

How tax authorities are taking on the likes of Google and Facebook

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem

No gold medals in reporting season

Elizabeth Knight

Twenty of the latest headphones combining sound and style

Handsome Things

Four Pillars Bloody Shiraz gin for the Good Food hot list

Unique craft gins that could only be made in Australia

Smart Sipping

A photo of Ron Barassi taken from a scrapbook compiled by his mother Elza. The scrapbook features original black and ...

Your chance to buy memorabilia from AFL great Ron Barassi's life

QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
James Cockington

When one half of a couple has no interest in money matters

ASK NOEL
Noel Whittaker

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business Australia, is concerned small businesses could fall ...

Small businesses fear being next target of bad financial advice

Georgia Wilkins

Most people who abuse customer service workers are just in a bad mood.

Top 10 worst customers: which one are you?

James Adonis

Trailer: David Brent: Life on the Road

Bombs, fires hit Thailand's tourist hotspots

Fiji bursts into party after rugby Olympic win

Claws out in Maylands cat fight

Australia's rugby sevens women celebrate their win in Rio.

Rio Olympics 2016 - Best of week 1 by Joe Armao

Based on the popular kids book by Julia Donaldson

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

Three kitchen designs you'll love forever

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Customer service makers & deal breakers

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The business rules of attraction

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Thomas Gibson (centre) with the Criminal Minds cast.

Gibson sacked from Criminal Minds after 'altercation' on set

Julian Clary is embarrassed for Australians on one score . . .

Conviction overturned: Brendan Dassey is escorted out of court in 2006.

Making a Murderer: Brendan Dassey has conviction overturned

Michael Idato

Mel Gibson at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Mel Gibson on past sins and second chances

Garry Maddox

Herizen Guardiola (left) and Justice Smith in <i>The Get Down</i>.

Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down: Masterpiece or mess?

Linda Morris

The new talent migrating from web to TV

Karl Quinn

Felicity Jones in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.</i>

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story latest trailer is out

Michael Idato

GW. Portrait of Author Kate Grenville for a story about her new book on her mother. Photographed at Studio Neon in ...

The threat to Australian books

Kate Grenville

Rebecca Hall and Tracy Letts in a scene from Christine, based on the life and death of news reporter Christine Chubbuck.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts an unassuming MIFF guest

Still from 360-degree video of the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival opening night.

360 video: Melbourne International Film Festival

Kim Min-hee and Jung Jae-young in <i>Right Now, Wrong Then</i>.

MIFF review: Hong Sang-soo's Right Now, Wrong Then

Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten preparing for the 2016 City2Surf in Hyde Park.

Bill Shorten hits back at his body shamers

Jenna Clarke

Rupert Murdoch and his fourth wife, Jerry Hall.

'Rupert's a very good father': Wendi

Andrew Hornery

Model Elle Macpherson is being suitably coy about her new underwear range.

The Body shows off another body

Andrew Hornery

Your refillable water bottle could be as dirty as a dog toy

Adam Boult

Kendall Jenner is on the cover of <i>Vogue's</i> September issue.

Why Kendall's Vogue cover is a win for Kris Jenner

Mary Ward

Why I'll never let go of my childhood letters

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

The US men's gymnastics team considered competing topless at Rio to raise, ahem, interest in the sport.

'Hottest Olympic Dudes': Is it OK for women to objectify male athletes?

"The Donald is a guy whose main purpose in life is to stick his surname on as many things as possible... and now wants ...

Help. I've become addicted to US politics

Dom Knight

"It seems clear that to all too many people, 'no' doesn't mean anything except 'try harder'."

Relenting is not the same as consenting

Clementine Ford

"The next time I buy a book as a present for a boy, I'm going to make sure it's about a girl. He can make up his own ...

Why boys should read books about girls

Kasey Edwards

Why you get sick at a new job - and how to stop it

Benjamen Judd

The upside to IVF

Lindy Alexander

Miss Universe Australia's tips for healthy living

The Juice Daily

Saltimbocca-style pork with potato and onion gratin

Adam Liaw

Good Food's ultimate pancake recipe collection.

Want to make perfect pancakes? Try these top recipes and tips

Andrew's Burgers and ShanDong Mama open new outlets

Nola James

An Italian lawmaker wants to stop parents from raising their kids as vegans.

Could parents be prosecuted for feeding their kids a vegan diet?

Elise Schmelzer

Abraham fought for daughter, 7, to go to school in makeup

Ariane Beeston

Turn your photo in to a personalised 3D LEGO minifigure head

Suzi Catchpole

The USA's most underrated state is packed full of spectacular sights

Jane Reddy

Edible escapes: Australia's favourite destinations for food

Andrea Black

Have you given up your seat for a couple?

Traveller letters: Are travelling couples more entitled than singles?

Facebook is granting us more control over which ads we see but wants to ensure that we're not blocking them completely.

Facebook's war on ad blockers blocked

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Humans are bad at remembering complex passwords.

The key to choosing the right password

Inga Ting

The Roomba 980. While you're out, it roams your house.

Roomba 980: Vac your home from anywhere in the world

Tim Biggs

Best-looking game consoles of all time

Kotaku

Android man: a data scientist has shown how to tell which tweets are really from Republican presidential candidate ...

How to tell which tweets are really from Trump

Tim Biggs

Is this the best Porsche ever built?

Sam Charlwood

Peugeot 308 GTi 270 long term report

Andrew MacLean

Toyota Corolla Hybrid reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Audi's pothole-powered car

David McCowen

Skoda Kodiaq teased again

Dom Tripolone

Hyundai has offered a sneak peek at its next generation i30.

Hyundai teases new i30

David McCowen

Jack Watts celebrates after slotting a goal from a very tight angle.

Demons keep slim finals hopes alive

Ashley Porter

Close call: West Coast enjoy their late escape.

Naitanui breaks GWS hearts in one-point thriller

James Buckley

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Hawks players huddle during the round 21 AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the ...

No rest for Hawks ahead of September: Clarkson

Larissa Nicholson

Cloke dominates in the VFL

Brent Diamond

Sam Mitchell was desperate as always for the Hawks.

Hawks hit hard and fast

Rohan Connolly

Drew Petrie and Brent Harvey's Kangaroos face a tough road.

Harvey may be in trouble for high contact

Larissa Nicholson

Drew Petrie and Josh Gibson battle at the MCG.

Experience the key to calm under pressure

Larissa Nicholson

Fit and firing: Lance Franklin celebrates after kicking another goal with Dan Hannebery.

Franklin stars as Swans destroy Saints with blistering third term

Andrew Wu

Australia's missed chances let Sri Lanka off the hook

Jon Pierik

Mistimed sweep: Nathan Lyon celebrates the wicket of Angelo Mathews off an ill-judged shot with Mitchell Marsh.

Lyon slams 'ridiculous' pitch but Australia up for the fight

Jon Pierik

World-record signing: Paul Pogba will be hoping to make Manchester united genuine title contenders again.

EPL kick-off: club-by-club preview

Michael Lynch