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Britain's Mo Farah, right, and United States' Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo, second right, compete in the men's 5000-meter final ...

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	43	36	37	116
2. GBR	27	22	17	66
3. CHN	25	18	26	69
9. AUS	8	11	10	29
Full Medal Tally

Sara Connor has been charged with three alternative crimes.

'She misses her sons': Sara charged over Bali killing

Students are resorting to intervention orders to protect themselves from classmates.

Student forced to face violent ex-boyfriend in school classroom

'Ticketgate' scandal: Athletes knew it was illegal

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Michelle Cooper poses for a photo with her daughter Macy on August 20, 2016 in ...

Private after-school care operators slugging parents

A toddler was flown to the Royal Children's Hospital in a serious condition on Saturday night.

Toddler flown to hospital after being bitten in face by dog

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The facilities at the Manus Island Regional Processing Facility has cost Australia $2 billion.

$1m for each detainee: Manus Island costs soar

How did we go in Rio? Sport by sport we rate the Aussies

The painful sacrifice behind Chloe's Olympic gold medal

Swimmer makes statement about 'gunpoint robbery'

Why Trump is the biggest risk to the world economy

Man abducted during home invasion in Frankston

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A still from a video showing a woman, bottom left, allegedly throwing a banana at a group of Adelaide Crows players.

AFL clubs 'disgusted' at claims fan hurled banana

6 mins ago

Dr Andrew Weickhardt with Steven Jones-Evans

'Nothing short of astonishing': Cancer breakthrough

Best friends: Lorelai (Lauren Graham, left) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) in the Gilmore Girls.

The 11 best TV shows to watch after the Olympics

Advertising images from the March sales campaign for 164 Ingles Street, Port Melbourne.

Bigger is better, say the brains behind The Block

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Five brilliant ways to use up ripe bananas

Pies smash cold Suns

Senator David Leyonhjelm is challenging an article published by Fairfax.

Angry white men talk tough but fight with hypocrisy

The Block 2016: contestants Will and Karlie

Meet the contestants on the new season of The Block

Toddler suffers facial injuries from dog attack

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Labor takes aim at banks and power companies over ...

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Parent warns of private schools 'double-dipping' ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20: Max Esposito of Australia during the Fencing round of Modern Pentathlon on Day 15 of ...

Max Esposito just seconds from bronze

Neymar of Brazil reacts during the Men's Football Final.

Neymar seals Brazil's gold

1 hr ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20: Rebecca Henderson of Australia races during the Women's Cross-Country Mountain Bike ...

Agony for Australian cross-country cyclist

Palmer makes statement to Brazilian police

Samantha Lane

Australian athletes fined after detention by Brazilian police

Phil Lutton and Chris Barrett

Games debutant wins 10-metre platform

Brenda Goh

Chloe Esposito: the gold standard

Greg Baum

Medals before money as Park wins golf gold

Malcolm Knox

Richmond GP Dr David Marsh with his wife Clair who worked in the Sanglah General Hospital after the bombing of the Sari ...

Couple who saved lives after Bali bombing ready to move on

The Proudman sisters, Nina (Asher Keddie) and Billie (Kat Stewart), must deal with a life-changing event that shifts the ...

Offspring: Inside Nina's new cult-status Melbourne home

Phillip Kingston, of Gary Peer & Associates, during the auction at 27 Augusta Street in Glen Huntly.

Picky house hunters are missing the boat, say real estate agents

Lessons learnt from painting an entire house

Top Property

South-east suburb breaks record with $2.6 million sale at auction

Sam Warner, 18, has spent most of her life in foster care.

Raising foster age to 21 a win-win for everyone

Fears elderly Yea man lost in bush as search enters sixth day

'Bunch of geeks': Pokemon Go players told to get off golf course

Police rammed after seven cars stolen from dealership

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'

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and and Minister Lily D'Ambrosio announcing the Pledge to Take 2 on climate change, ...

Factional brawler or equality warrior?

Brace yourself for a day of 'slow and steady' rain in Melbourne.

Typically (cold) weather forecast for week

The Sydneysiders who've said bye to the big smoke

Oshin Kiszko's mother Angela says she wants him to have peace, love and fun times while he is still physically able to.

Doctors take dying boy's parents to court again

Doctor Megan Saunders spoke about how rising sea levels will change coastal conditions.

Women are sharing science from a soapbox

Banks woman Kerry Evans was attacked by a wombat while walking dogs Murphy and Pirate (pictured) in the suburban street ...

Woman thought she would die in wombat attack

EXCLUSIVE

Manus Island bill $2b and counting – $1m for each detainee

Adam Gartrell

Turnbull government to delay same-sex marriage plebiscite until February

Greens use Don Dale prisoner abuse as a fundraising tool

Adam Gartrell

Angry white men talk tough but fight with hypocrisy

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull and Colin Barnett on Barrow Island on Monday for a tour of the LNG project.

Treasury issued warning on Turnbull's GST floor plan

Labor frontbencher Sam Dastyari is going after banks and utility companies charging for paper bills they used to send ...

Labor takes aim at banks and power companies

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PM defends giving money to a beggar

The Buk M2 anti-aircraft missile system.

Russia's muscle-flexing hints at Moscow's woes

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

31-year-old Shaun "Shizz" Miller (left) and in the mask he was arrested in (right).

Drug dealer tries to evade police disguised as elderly man

Visitors mingle along the Landwehrkanal in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin on August 23, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

Germany, like France, rethinks place of Islamic veils in society

The Night Tube comes alive in London

Nick Miller

Viewing and sharing vile footage is what terrorists want. Don't

Andrew Masterson

Angry white men talk tough but fight with hypocrisy

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

More than 44,000 young people live in out-of-home care in Australia.

Here's a financial no-brainer to help vulnerable youth

Paul McDonald

Commodities surged the most in the first half since the 2008 financial crisis as China's economy stabilised and policy ...

Commodities are taking off again, and this time it's not China

David Stringer

Australia's lolly history is preserved the Nestle archives.

How the price and size of some of our favourite lollies have changed

Esther Han

President Barack Obama waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Wednesday, ...

Obama years - a golden time for investors

ANALYSIS
Jeff Sommer

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

Coles knew more than half its workers were underpaid

EXCLUSIVE

Exec excess - reining in big bonuses

Georgia Wilkins and Ruth Williams

Big bank 'rips off own workers' to maximise profit, lawsuit says

Hugh Son and Andrew Harris

Zuckerberg sells $125m Facebook shares for philanthropy

Sarah Frier

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

Men's Style

Laboratory manager Marina Tretiach sold her house recently through an online marketplace, bypassing the services of a ...

How to be your own real estate agent and save thousands

John Collett

The main point of superannuation as an investment vehicle is it's tax effective.

Dumping a windfall into super is a lazy strategy and not the best one

Noel Whittaker

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

Party on the London tube

Emma McKeon in closing ceremony after all

Rio 2016: Tallent sets his sights on Tokyo gold

Rio 2016: US swimmer Ryan Lochte apologises

Young Nepalese Hindu priests bathe as a part of holy rituals during the Janai Purnima festival at Pashupatinath temple ...

World of photos - August 21, 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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The 11 best TV shows to watch after the Olympics

Paul Kalina

The main difference between the Australian and US version of Survivor is that it is "populated with 24 Aussies".

'Cut-throat but with a smile': how Australians play Survivor

Amy Croffey

The Block's resident pranksters, Ben Toyne and Andy Sutherland.

Meet The Block's greenest ever contestants

Annabel Ross

Bruce McAvaney on duty at the Rio Olympics.

Will Seven's $A170 million Olympics investment pay off?

Michael Idato

Tom Hiddleston as the cool observer Laing with the pregnant Helen (Elisabeth Moss), who is from the lower floors, in ...

High-Rise review: Chaos mixed with black humour

Craig Mathieson

Frank Ocean's latest release deserves to be played and played again.

Frank Ocean review: new release Endless is well worth the wait

Bernard Zuel

Toby Kebbell plays Messala Severus (back) and Jack Huston plays Judah Ben-Hur in <i>Ben-Hur</i>.

Epic fail: movie about arms dealers is bigger than Ben-Hur

Jacqui Taffel

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

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'

If we can change our exercise and diet habits, can we make over our dating lives?

What I learned about love after going on 13 blind dates

Madeleine Dore

Styling by Penny McCarthy. Hair by Julianne McGuigan. Make-up by Nadine Monley. Noni wears dress by Akira

Noni Hazlehurst on Aussie TV: 'We don't see anything that's real'

SHD NEWS. Fashion designer Aheda Zanetti and her "Burquini" modeled by Farrah Zbib. Miss Zanetti is on the first all ...

Non-Muslims flock to buy burkinis following French ban

The Duchess of Cambridge knows the power of half-up, half-down hair.

How to do Kate Middleton's favourite half-up hairstyle

Keira Maguire's style on The Bachelor has captivated the nation.

The Bachelor Australia is the fashion magazine we all need

Jenna Clarke

Peter Overton remains the city's most popular newsreader.

White boys' club still rates in battle of nightly bulletin

Andrew Hornery

Jules Allen with her family. The former <em>MasterChef</em> contestant has fostered 31 children.

The food bringing foster families together

Mary Ward

Veggies and protein: a Pete Evans paleo offering.

Why you might want to re-think that 'caveman' diet

Rebecca Gredley

Five nourishing dishes a chef cooks at home

Guy Turland

Why pushups are your new favourite exercise

Benjamen Judd

Is jackfruit the new vegan superfood?

Lindy Alexander

Moist but plenty of crackling: Neil Perry's roast pork with mustard cream.

Weekly meal planner: from healthy ocean trout to a delicious roast

10 things you might not know about oysters

Callan Boys

Borscht braised chicken with olive and dill dumplings

Braised borscht chicken with olive and dill dumplings

Dan Lepard

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?

Japan Airlines Co's new employees pose for photographs in front of a JAL aircraft during an initiation ceremony at the ...

What gives this airline's premium economy class an edge

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

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

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

Betts targeted by Port supporter with racial vilification

AAP with Ashley Porter
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Travis Cloke gets tackled in the VFL match against the Box Hill Hawks.

Travis Cloke set for recall against Hawthorn

Rohan Connolly

Slamming goals: Adam Treloar handballs for the Magpies.

Collingwood make the most of Gold Coast's failures

Rohan Connolly

Outgunned: Brad McKenzie feels the squeeze on Saturday.

North Melbourne not interested in 'falling into eight'

Andrew Wu

Star turn: Isaac Heeney celebrates a goal with Lance Franklin and Gary Rohan.

Swans edge North in thriller to move top

Andrew Wu

Power give the Crows a scare in showdown

Ashley Porter

More bad luck: Paddy McCartin leaves the field with a broken collarbone.

Is McCartin the AFL's unluckiest player?

Larissa Nicholson

The West Coast Eagles are waiting for news on Nick Naitanui's injured knee.

Torn ACL for Nic Naitanui

Adrian Beattie

The cold, hard truth about this Wallabies performance

ANALYSIS
Paul Cully
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Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scores his side's first goal – from the penalty spot – against Stoke on Saturday.

Burnley stun Liverpool, while Aguero strikes twice for City at Stoke

Could these people one day be a thing of the past?