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Bolt smiling - but Gatlin could have the last laugh

A woman is silhouetted by the setting sun as she poses for a photo in a set of Olympic rings in the Olympic Park ahead ...

Robber forces Aussie swimmer to hand over $1000 after night out

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Jamie Marcuson
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** CORRECTS NATIONALITY OF FELIX ** British designer Stella McCartney, center, U.S. athlete Allyson Felix, right, and ...

Why Great Britain has succeeded - and Australia has flopped

Victoria Pendleton

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	31	32	31	94
2. GBR	19	20	13	52
3. CHN	19	15	20	54
10. AUS	7	8	10	25
Full Medal Tally

Bali police seek Australian woman over cop's death

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Herk Kailis the founder of Cadmus .Software being trialled at major Australian universities. 18th August 2017. Photo by ...

The new way university cheats are being caught

Henrietta Cook

Writing on the wall: A message sent by people who want to see an end to rape culture.

The epidemic of rape culture in schools can no longer be ignored

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Clementine Ford

Artists impression of the new Stokehouse in St Kilda, which has a five star green rating.

New Stokehouse slammed as 'a blot on the landscape'

Aisha Dow

A woman in her 20s was injured when shots were fired into a Panton Hill home

Young woman injured in shooting near Hurstbridge

Rania Spooner
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Pauline Hanson has been a quasi-celebrity presence, emerging everywhere from Dancing with the Stars to whatever election ...

Hanson gives us the political quote of the year

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Waleed Aly

Shoppers flee Big W aisles from hammer attacker

AFL snubs Carbine Club over men-only membership

Caroline Wilson

Morrison says he was only following Abbott's orders against Gillard

Mark Kenny

Australian Netflix users warned of 'very clever' scam

Big banks could lose billions from US class action

The women's 200m freestyle bronze medallist Emma McKeon of Australia.

Aussie swimmers grounded after Rio night out

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Lia Timson
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France's Renaud Lavillenie stands on the podium with his silver medal during the medals ceremony for the men's pole ...

The gold medal for booing goes to Brazil

He's surprised too. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump .

'Polls? What polls': Trump aide departs reality in TV interview

Bob lives in this treehouse in Melbourne's outskirts

Do you recall the days when an AFD was a rarity?

13 signs you're too old to be a backpacker

Trump aide: Polls? What polls?

The carcinogenic foods you probably eat every day

Eliza Henry-Jones, a DIY renovator, was renovating her first home in Belgrave when an old air-conditioning unit feel on ...

17 commandments of renovating in Melbourne

Bali police seek Australian woman over ...

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Young woman injured in shooting near Hurstbridge

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The stunned, bloodied face of a child survivor ...

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Not all Rio volunteers have carried out their duties.

Why Rio's anti-doping measures are the 'worst' ever

From left to right, Dante Exum, Matthew Dellavedova, Aron Baynes, Joe Ingles, Andrew Bogut and Patty Mills.

The holiday in San Diego that ignited the Boomers

Michael Chammas

Antonio Pedro says he was born into the football culture of booing.

It's gold to Brazil in booing at the Rio Olympics

Lia Timson

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 17: Cedric Dubler of Australia reacts during the Men's Decathlon 100m heats on Day 12 of ...

'It feels like an empty stadium': Aussie laments tiny Rio crowds

Smiling Bolt toys with opponents

Michael Gleeson

Ken Wallace and Lachlan Tame win bronze in men's K2

This was a race of who was not here, including our very own Sally

'You're kidding me': China laments its Olympic woes

Police are still hunting for the two men who allegedly stole the BMW from a Wyndham Vale home early Thursday morning.

Five-year-old girl 'kidnapped': Man charged over carjacking

Broede Carmody, Liam Mannix

Russell Street bomber can study counselling, but can't practise

Where's Chloe? Police search for missing 13-year-old Chloe Smith

Melbourne has topped <i>The Economist's</i> livability rankings for six years in a row.

Melbourne crowned world's most liveable city, again

CCTV images appear to show a teenager with ankle-cuffs being held down at the Townsville centre.

Footage shows alleged abuse in youth detention

AFR 190615 Perth Western Australia Oswal mansion Peppermint Grove Pic: Jonathan Barrett The semi-built Taj-on-Swan in ...

Oswal's 'Taj Mahal on the Swan' to be demolished

Man stabbed wife because she 'broke rule of marriage'

Mum's warning to parents after baby monitor goes bang

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison says he was only "following orders".

Morrison says he was following Abbott orders against Gillard

Mark Kenny

Super cap exemptions: Divorce settlements in, lottery wins out

Fergus Hunter

We're moving part-time as the jobs market hollows out

Peter Martin

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove says Vietnam veterans were treated shabbily.

'Look after your own', G-G tells Vietnam vets

David Wroe

'I won't be defamed': Dutton launches assault on the media

Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne.

Fall of Mosul could spread IS fighters, Payne warns

About 1000 Australian veterans have travelled to Vietnam for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.

Large crowds and Hanoi intervention led to Long Tan cancellation

Vietnam War veterans atttend the 40th anniversary of the Battle for Long Tan at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.

Why Vietnam objected to Long Tan ceremony

ANALYSIS
Lindsay Murdoch

A policeman stands between portraits of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and the republic's founder, ...

Four problems facing Turkey - and its region - in 2016

ANALYSIS
Maher Mughrabi

Cut off from reality: Trump spokesman leaves facts behind

Chris Zappone

Scandal-ridden: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

PM Najib 'wants to help' on humanitarian crises

Lindsay Murdoch

Mission accomplished, Mr Premier? Who are you kidding?

COMMENT

Let's say no to Western Australia, the prodigal state

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Bronze medal winner Fu Yuanhui of China openly talked about having her period while competing in the 4x100 medley relay ...

Why Fu Yuanhui is my new Olympic hero, period

COMMENT
Madeline White

The claim does not say how much in damages and lost income the applicants are seeking.

Racketeering, wire fraud: Australian banks sued in US

Sarah Danckert

Victorian government wins $1b lottery

Colin Kruger, CBD

Hip replacement is quite a business with a cost of around $25,000 per hip.

Leave Australia to fix your hip without hurting your hip-pocket

Harold Mitchell

Australians are paying record amounts for health insurance.

Health funds win big, not their members

Esther Han

Payment fraud jumps to $469 million

Patrick Hatch

Treasury Wine's $800m pot of gold

Simon Evans

Origin tells government to butt out

Brian Robins

Woolworths under pressure to stitch up hardware sale

Catie Low

Home buyers could soon have some relief with real estate agents forced to publish an indicative price.

'Frustrating' agent tactics face the axe in new laws

Joe Hockey forced the sale of Villa del Mare in 2015.

Federal government 'all hot air' on foreign buyer crackdown

IKEA's 2017 catalogue is a bleak look at our future

On the outskirts of Melbourne, Bob is living in a treehouse. Why?

Designer Tom Ford is selling his luxury ranch for nearly $100 million.

No donations for bid to buy fashion designer's $97 million ranch

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An affordable classic by the team at MJ Bale. This shirt is in a slim Cuban Fit (which can be worn ...

How the humble flannelette shirt became a legit style icon

Men's Style
Stephen Lacey

People are entitled to their opinion, but that doesn't mean you have to listen to them.

Ten people you should unfollow on social media immediately

Culture
Mikolai Napieralski

Bring on the 'hard-nosed conversation' for the age pension

George Cochrane

Raised from the dead: Unlike the character Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, death is final and we need to plan for it.

Jon Snow in Game of Thrones and why we all need an estate plan

Catherine Robson

Sponsoring the Olympics is big business. Simone Biles is now considered the greatest female gymnast in the world.

Sports sponsorship: Why it's a big deal

James Adonis

Ludwina Dautovic says the fact she only used the internet at 30 hasn't held her back from launching a start-up.

'How I became a tech entrepreneur at 50'

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Morrison's surprising comments

Federal Politics

Trump aide: Polls? What polls?

Carjacking girl reunited with parents

Largest livestock shipment in Australia

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The Vanishing Island

Love isn't always a fairytale. Beauty and the Beast, now streaming.

Fringe - every episode of the sci-fi drama now streaming.

Is this the perfect oven?

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The take up of contactless payment options is accelerating at a rapid rate.

How to present choice to customers

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'Flying' money bag

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How to attract high value customers

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The 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey has never been solved.

Could JonBenet's murder be solved through new TV series?

Ebony Bowden

Lady Gaga has reinvented herself a few times on her journey from shock value pop star to Tony Bennett collaborator to ...

Lady Gaga to star in remake of A Star Is Born with Brad Cooper

Ebony Bowden

Back to Gotham: A new animated <i>Batman</i> movie featuring the voices of Adam West and Burt Ward is on the way.

Ageing caped crusaders return to Batman

Linda Morris

A gutted Richie told her he hoped Megan could be patient with the insane Bachelor process.

Megan's shock Bachelor exit is the only real thing so far

COMMENT
Ebony Bowden

Daniel Radcliffe apologises for character's racial slurs

Hannah Furness

Sacked actor Thomas Gibson has signed up for a Twitter account and started trying to win the PR war.

Sacked Criminal Minds actor takes the PR war into his own hands

Michael Idato

JK Rowling is keeping the Potter franchise alive.

JK Rowling unveils 'new treat' of three more Harry Potter books

Latika Bourke

Nancy (Blake Lively) in Columbia Pictures' THE SHALLOWS. Blake Lively in?The Shallows.?

Blake Lively shark tale The Shallows is a classic thriller

Jake Wilson

David Farrier (left) watching a scene from his movie Tickled.

The inside story of Tickled, the comedy about a sinister 'sport'

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 17: Acrobats and opera singers are seen on stage at the media call for the Circa ...

Circus meets opera in Circa's rendition of epic Il Ritorno

Artist Marina Abramovic has been criticised for her alleged description of Australian Aboriginals.

Aboriginal artist defends Marina Abramovic

Label donates cash from Ivanka Trump purchase to Clinton campaign

Rob Moran

Inside Amy Schumer, Thursday 15th October at 10.15pm on ABC2. M Mag TV Previews by Melinda Houston. Image supplied by ...

Inside Amy Schumer may be on its way out, according to her tweets

Patrick Ryan

Fashion blogger Liz Black "models" a sample size dress to protest the absurdity of fashion runway sizes.

A fashion blogger's hilarious take on the absurdity of sample sizes

Daisy Dumas

My parents' strong relationship gave me unrealistic expectations about my own search for a partner.

My parents' happy marriage ruined my love life

Tracey Lloyd

What is hair contouring and why it can change your look

Melissa Singer

Khadija Khatab, one of the eight state media anchorwomen suspended and told to lose weight.

Egypt has suspended eight female TV anchors for being 'overweight'

Nour Youssef

Semenya Caster from South Africa crosses the finish line to win the women's 800-meter at the International Mohammed VI ...

Caster Semenya is a woman. Full stop. Why is that difficult?

COMMENT
Amy Middleton

I learned to sew as a part of a solid promise made to myself earlier this year, and so far, it has been more rewarding ...

I've taken up sewing my own clothes

Tara Moss

Success ain't no slippery slope for Alex "Chumpy" Pullin

The Juice Daily

Floating yoga - the new wellness trend

Sam Bailey

More files of this series and models on port.

HIIT workouts really are the Holy Grail of health

Benjamen Judd

Midweek family dinner: Teriyaki chicken and tofu meatballs

Adam Liaw

From classic to choc-banana, here are the best cheesecake recipes

Fanny's owner Gloria Staley with her chefs and head waiter Claude Verryser.

The best restaurants you'll never get to visit - a Good Food Guide retrospective

Gemima Cody

Seven Year Switch's Jackie poses nude while heavily pregnant

Staff writers

Spot the difference: Australian Federal Police post a message for parents.

Think you're posting a harmless selfie of your child? Think again

Ariane Beeston

Mum pens hilarious letter to husband as she is leaving for a girls weekend away.

Mum leaves hilarious note for dad before leaving for the weekend

Minaret Station, near Wanaka, New Zealand.

Five private ski experiences that will make your friends so jealous

Rachael Oakes-Ash

Why do we crave tomato juice more than other beverages when we're flying?

Why you should drink tomato juice at 35,000 feet

You won't look at odd at all: The 'head hammock'.

Could the 'head hammock' make sleeping on planes easier?

Gavin Haines

ARENA chief executive Ivor Frischknecht and ITP Renewables' managing director Simon Franklin with the Samsung All In One ...

Boosting understanding of renewables storage

Clare Sibthorpe

A smartwatch that's smart in both senses of the word.

New Moto 360 watch combines looks, brains

Cynthia Karena

DuoSkin's metallic tattoos allow people to create three types of user interfaces on their skin.

These temporary tattoos can control your phone or store your files

Steven Overly

A compact camera, great for high-quality holiday snaps.

Panasonic's little travel camera stands tall

Peter Wells

Screenshots provided by developer Hello Games show off the many different ways to play.

Lost, lonely and loving it in No Man's Sky

Tim Biggs

Volkswagen is set to introduce a baby SUV based on the T-Cross concept.

VW prepares SUV onslaught

David McCowen

New Honda Civic reviewed

Daniela Intili and Stephen Ottley

Ford reveals special edition Ranger

David McCowen

VW boss blasts Hyundai

David McCowen

Ford plans to have a fleet of self-driving taxis on the road in 2021.

Ford to build self-driving taxi

David McCowen

Hyundai and Google could work together on next-generation vehicles.

Hyundai discussing partnerships with Google

The 2014 Carbine Club grand final lunch.

AFL snubs Carbine Club over men-only membership

Caroline Wilson

Standing by his mates: Michael Hurley has signed a five-year deal to remain with the Bombers.

Jobe is important, but Essendon needed Hurley to re-sign

Emma Quayle

Starsky and Hutch: Sam Mitchell and Luke Hodge have sharp football brains and the ability to execute under pressure.

The brain game: why the Hawks are still the team to beat in 2016

Wayne Carey

Different type of journey: West Coast coach Adam Simpson admits the Eagles haven't played to the same levels they ...

Eagles coach Simpson still singing the same song

Rohan Connolly

The Eagles will give Lewis Jetta another shot this week.

AFL TEAMS: Hawks unchanged for trip west

Val Febbo

Tigers re-sign Astbury and Markov

Val Febbo

'Gaga land': Lyon defends coaching style

Damien Hardwick says Travis Cloke is "a great player".

Hardwick cool on Cloke-to-Tigers talk

Spun out: Australia's David Warner leaves the pitch after being dismissed. The batsmen have struggled with spin on the ...

Aussies should be 'reasonably embarrassed': Lehmann

Jon Pierik

Another one bites the dust: Mitch Marsh heads back to the stands during the third Test.

All-rounder Mitch Marsh pulled out of Sri Lanka ODIs

Nick Kyrgios smashed three racquets in quick succession.