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The bitter split behind Australia's Rio failures

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Roy Masters

Better late than never: Jared Tallent was presented with a retrospective 50km walk gold medal after Russian Sergey ...

Jared Tallent takes silver in men's 50km walk

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Roy Ward

Usain Bolt from Jamaica celebrates after crossing the line to win the gold medal in the men's 200-meter final, during ...

'I am the greatest': But by how far, Usain?

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	35	33	32	100
2. GBR	22	21	13	56
3. CHN	20	16	22	58
10. AUS	7	10	10	27
Full Medal Tally

Massive oil tanker runs aground in Port Phillip Bay

Marika Dobbin

Woolworths set to dump 'confusing' shopping program

The wanted poster showing Byron Bay resident Sara Connor.

Australian detained over Bali cop's death 'could not remember much'

The drug Truvada will not be subsidised in Australia

HIV 'wonder drug' won't be subsidised by taxpayers

Rania Spooner

Blood-covered men terrify bus commuters in Melbourne's east

Rania Spooner

Franco Abad outside the County Court on Friday.

Judge sympathises with guard over sex with 'worldly' teen

Chiller was right to ban swimmers from ceremony

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US Olympic Committee apologise to Brazil for Lochte robbery lie

'Human reaction': PM defends giving $5 to Melbourne beggar

Why Ryan Lochte is a special case of ugly American

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Stitched up: Tony Abbott taken to hospital after surf accident

When Laura Pilati found a topless photo of herself circulating an online forum, she was so upset she cried every day for ...

'I cried for a week' after finding the photo online

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US Olympian apologises and is fined over false crime report

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Big men hurt as Eagles topple Hawks

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Rather than go to war with streaming giants like Netflix and Apple Music, Telstra is using them to win over mobile customers.

Telstra aims to sway Netflix fans with streaming bundle

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10 delicious cookie recipes every dessert lover should try

Shoppers camp outside Kanye West pop-up shop in Fitzroy

These artists are living their dream in a floating house

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

Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort ...

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New CFA chief admits new agreement is 'not ideal'

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Long Tan battle commander urges respect for ...

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Three runners were separated by 0.01sec; and the bronze decided by 0.003.

Race for 200m bronze decided by 0.003 seconds

Daniel Cherny

Usain Bolt smiles as he crosses the line.

'You can do it clean': Bolt wins 200m

Michael Gleeson

Green and gold: Renae Ingles with twins Milla and Jacob.

Meet the twins Boomers' Ingles left behind

Coach arrives home: 'That glamour is going to change women's rugby'

Gregson the first Aussie to reach 1500m final in 40 years

'A good track for girls': BMX champ crashes out

Samantha Lane

'Amazing athlete' wins gold - aged just 15

Lochte charged with lying about robbery after trashing toilet

Female students at Kambrya College were allegedly asked to stop wearing short skirts a day after the school was named on ...

No short skirts, no 'sexy selfies' - school accused of 'slut-shaming'

Henrietta Cook

Premier's bad week gets worse as chief of staff puts family first

Richard Willingham

Winter returns to city after brief glimpse of spring

Marika Dobbin, Emily Wood and Craig Butt

Chloe Smith has been missing for more than a week.

Mulgrave teens: One girl found, one still missing

Victorians face 'trip tax' to compensate cabbies for Uber surge

Emily Woods

New CFA chief admits new agreement is 'not ideal'

Benjamin Preiss
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Matyas Babos, 79, has not been seen since Monday.

Police search for missing Victorian men

Marika Dobbin

The truck rolled near Sydney Airport about 3.50am, spilling hundreds of litres of fuel and causing peak-hour traffic chaos.

Traffic nightmare after tanker crash near Sydney airport

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

Footage shows alleged abuse in youth detention

The car of the future is well on its way.

Who gets fined in a driverless car, and 700 legal barriers

The house in the exclusive suburb of Peppermint Grove has remained partially-built since 2010.

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

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives a homeless man five dollars.

'It was a human reaction': PM defends giving money to a beggar

Matthew Knott

Another form of torture

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Michael Gordon

Autistic boy's family granted residency after ministerial intervention

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's first major post-election speech on the economy was disrupted by protesters, ...

Turnbull's chance to return shine to leadership

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Tony Abbott, pictured surfing in 2014, went to hospital for a "couple of stitches" after encountering rough surf ...

Abbott goes to hospital for stitches after surf accident

Treasurer Scott Morrison has blocked the sale of Ausgrid.

Morrison confirms decision to block Ausgrid sale

Retired Veteran Harry Smith with his medals at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Long Tan battle commander urges respect for Vietnamese

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A Trump campaign aide covers the microphone while Paul Manafort checks the teleprompter ahead of a Donald Trump speech ...

Trump advisers waged covert campaign on behalf of Ukraine leader

Jeff Horwitz

Fearful passengers crouching at Kennedy Airport after the false alarm.

Did Usain Bolt trigger airport stampede?

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A Malaysian police photo of Encep Nurjuman, also known as Hambali or Riduan Isamuddin.

Bali bomber seeks freedom after 13 years

Lindsay Murdoch

I take no comfort from response to this picture

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Maher Mughrabi

The Castle's Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) might be tempted to tell the Economist's researchers they're dreamin'.

Exec excess - reining in big bonuses

Georgia Wilkins and Ruth Williams

China's growth drivers are shifting from investment, exports and heavy industry to consumption, innovation and services.

Australia and China, a changing partnership

Ross Gittins

Coles supermarket employee Penny Vickers is furious about the deal. "Why wasn't it brought to our attention?"

Coles knew more than half its workers were underpaid

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Pressure has intensified for a royal commission into the banks following US legal action over their handling of bank ...

'Illicit profits' fuels calls for royal commission

Adele Ferguson

The Oswals drama might not be over yet

Sarah Danckert

If capping executive pay isn't the solution, rethinking capitalism is

Nassim Khadem

APRA highlights insurance risks

Clancy Yeates

Malls morph into town centres

Carolyn Cummins

This former local milk bar turned four-bedroom house at 32 Walter Street is selling for about $1 million.

Undervalued Melbourne pockets (and the truth about hotspots)

Your A to Z guide for growing succulent plants

This castle-like dwelling is within a 45-minute drive from Melbourne's CBD.

Seven weird and wonderful homes for sale around Australia

A bidder puts her hand up at an auction for a villa unit in Brighton..

Why these dated Melbourne properties are now hot property

While neutral colours are always in, why not go bold with your paint choice?

Don't decorate your home without these 10 must-know rules

Marion Wine Bar by IF Architecture, Fitzroy, Victoria.

Hot shots: 17 of our most ridiculously good looking bars

Fine Drinks
Stephen Lacey

Italian Roberto Malizia's blog <i>This Is Malice</i> has picked up over 15,000 followers.

The overseas 'style influencers' finding success in Australia

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Many retirees are planning to spend savings on home renovations or holidays in order to qualify for a part age pension ...

Retirees are spending their savings to qualify for age pension

Daryl Dixon

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

The biggest gift Jon Snow's parents could have given him

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

An advertised image of the "sharelarium".

The business you should never run from your garage

Shoppers camp outside Kanye West pop-up shop in Fitzroy

Blood-covered man pulls machete on Melbourne bus

Naked Trump statues appearing in US cities

Meet some of Australia's highest paid executives

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Kiki Kisses, Miss Sanders, Miss Ambrey, Miss Bambi L'amour and Miss Kat D'vyne at the ...

Photos of the week: August 18, 2016

Season 1 & 2 of UnREAL, now streaming.

Spaced - starring Simon Pegg.

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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Simon Bosch colour cartoon / illo / illustration / artwork.

'Flying' money bag

Context: Calls are mounting to stem the ...

How to attract high value customers

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English comedian and talk show host Alan Carr having lunch at Il Solito Posto in Melbourne's CBD.

Chatty Man Alan Carr tells why Rihanna is his favourite guest

Kylie Northover

Director Todd Phillips at the Los Angeles premiere of <i>War Dogs</i>.

War Dogs: how two stoners ended up selling the US serious weapons

Andrew Purcell

The Australian children's books your kids must read

Linda Morris

Trevor Noah says he deploys humour to understand issues that are no laughing matter

Trevor Noah on why Donald Trump is a dangerous clown

Andrew Taylor

Scandal has hit actor/director/writer Nate Parker before the release of his slave film <i>The Birth of a Nation</i>.

Scandal hits Nate Parker's vaunted film, Birth of a Nation

Brooks Barnes, Cara Buckley

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.

Holy comeback! Ageing caped crusaders return to Batman

Linda Morris

Miles Teller, left, and Jonah Hill in War Dogs.

War Dogs review: the true tale of two buddies' $300m arms contract

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

David Farrier explores the world of 'competitive endurance tickling'.

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

"Twitter has proven, again and again, that it doesn't care about meaningful steps towards stopping harassment," writes ...

Delete your Twitter and leave the whole thing to the trolls

Clem Bastow

The stores will be selling Kanye West-branded sweatshirts, T-shirts, denim and swimwear.

Big queues as shoppers flock to Kanye's Australian pop-up

Melissa Singer and Jenna Clarke

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy

Frank T McAndrew

Heard to give $9m from Depp divorce settlement to charities

THE GOOD: This white napkin and these criminally high waisted pants would look terrible on so many, but Nicole ...

Best & worst dressed celebrities of the week

I don't love my stepchildren

COMMENT
Michelle Smith

The spam Facebook invites for 'Ray-Ban charity sales' explained

Caitlin Dewey

Architects all over the world are using new techniques to integrate buildings with nature.

10 homes that get up close and personal with nature

Houzz

Why pushups are your new favourite exercise

Benjamen Judd

Is jackfruit the new vegan superfood?

Lindy Alexander

How to get fit without spending a cent

Victoria Hoff

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

The Katering Show: how do I eat at a fancy restaurant?

KATE MCCARTNEY AND KATE MCLENNAN

9 tips that will save you money at the organic grocer

Katie Faulkiner

Embrace the drip factor at Empire Steak.

Meet Melbourne's luxe sandwich shop, Empire Steak

Nola James

When she vanished, he called police. Now he's charged with murder

Katie Mettler

Danny Fitzgerald, 13, took his own life after relentless bullying.

Parents share bullied son's heartbreaking suicide note

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

Potala palace in Lhasa, Tibet Story by Ute Junker on high altitude cities
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Cities with altitude: The world's best cities on mountains

Ute Junker

Some people should charter a flight rather than fly with other passengers.

Traveller letters: Want to be treated like the only person on the plane?

The retreat that's not just for nuns

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Caroline Gladstone

Devices that include the new kind of battery could go for twice as long without needing to be plugged in.

These batteries could double your phone's life

Tim Biggs

Telstra aims to sway Netflix fans

COMMENT
Adam Turner

New technology could help minimise train delays by identifying faults in overhead wires.

The internet of things system helping the trains run on time

Andrew Colley

Pokemon GO players break gyms with eggs

Kotaku

Twitter's filter has been available to users with a blue tick for more than a year.

Twitter finally gives 'quality filter' to all

Caitlin Dewey

Father's Day Gift Guide

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen Australia will boycott the AAA's Australia's Best Cars awards.

Volkswagen takes aim at car clubs

David McCowen

The new Holden Colorado LTZ is a significant improvement on its predecessor.

New Holden Colorado reviewed

David McCowen

More power for BMW 2-Series

Dom Tripolone

McLaren reveals 570GT concept

Dom Tripolone

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

VW prepares SUV onslaught

David McCowen

Big men hurt as Eagles topple Hawks

Brad Elborough
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Enigmatic Woosha has kept Bombers heading in right direction

Martin Flanagan

Right fit: James Aish knew coming to Collingwood would help him become the player he wants to be.

How James Aish got back on track

Emma Quayle

Jobe Watson has spent much of the year overseas.

Jobe Watson decision expected within weeks

Larissa Nicholson

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti gets a break on Adelaide's Jake Lever.

McDonald-Tipungwuti signs on with the Bombers

Emma Quayle

Prosecutors set to concede Cy Walsh was 'mentally incompetent'

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

Jobe important, but Essendon needed Hurley

Emma Quayle

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: West Coast players celebrate victory during the round 21 AFL match between the Greater ...

Six pointers: Your guide to Round 22

Ronny Lerner

Meet the twins Ingles left behind

Michael Chammas

Roosters official Peter O'Sullivan stood down over NRL investigation

Adrian Proszenko

Winning team: Bob Skelton and 1976 Melbourne Cup winner Van der Hum.

Champion distance jockey Bob Skelton dies, aged 81

Patrick Bartley