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Mr Pyne tells the opposition what he thinks of them.

Pyne's night of chaos failed PM. He has to go

COMMENT
50 mins ago

'Out of character': Mark and Jacoba Tromp.

A bizarre tale of family road trip cloaked in mystery

1 hr ago

Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt dominated the Lions.

Nick Riewoldt steps down as St Kilda captain

22 mins ago

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The doctors being paid millions by drug companies

1 hr ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 1 September 2016. ...

Ministers open door for Labor party ambush

53 mins ago

All-Australian skipper Joel Selwood.

Selwood named All-Australian skipper

Daniel Cherny
15 mins ago

'Why would house prices crash?' asks billionaire Harvey

COMMENT

$60k cost of Turnbull's move on Abbott revealed

'Disappointing': Jane Garrett under heat from Labor predecessor

Australian sent Philipino girl, 13, money for explict photos, police say

Lindsay Murdoch
53 mins ago

Police open fire on stolen car

Broede Carmody

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 02: Travis Cloke of the Magpies takes off his glove at the end of the game during the round ...

Bye bye Pies? Cloke eyes off Bulldogs and Richmond

Ronny Lerner
41 mins ago

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 01: Tomi Juric of Australia celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2018 FIFA World Cup ...

Socceroos victorious in World Cup Qualifier against Iraq

Live

The Victoria judge awarded the landlord $10.875 million in damages plus interest meaning the final bill to Woolworths ...

Where Bunnings cannot beat Masters on price

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: Damien Hardwick, coach of the Tigers speaks to players during the round 23 AFL match ...

Hardwick can't hide from Tiger truth - it's a cultural issue

COMMENT

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Not a cop show set in Manhattan

They're turning King Arthur into a cop drama... No, really

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Trump: Mexico's paying for the wall

Children and older mothers "must not be narrowly viewed as a women's rights issue".

C-sections versus natural births: The experts have their say

For Sale Melb 100127 FR pic by Erin Jonasson. Property generic hold for files. Melbourne Property prices are on the ...

Looking to buy your first home? Here's how to ease the stress

Scott gets answer as Tarrant misses out

10:36PM

Selwood named All-Australian skipper, closes in ...

10:32PM

St Kilda veteran Nick Riewoldt steps down as ...

10:24PM

Hotel Lindrum

Heritage-listed luxury hotel set for 100-metre revamp

Aisha Dow

'Loving father': mother defends accused killer, her partner

Jane Lee

Tattooed Commodore driver sought over cyclist hit-run

The man police wished to speak to after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted at a Selena Gomez concert.

Man charged over sex assault of teen at Selena Gomez concert

Broede Carmody

Religious schools and groups would still be able to discriminate if they could prove that religious beliefs were linked ...

'Draconian' school laws: Andrews government labelled anti-religious

The breakthrough has been hailed as the "best news" in dementia research in 25 years.

Alzheimer's breakthrough could be 'game changer'

The new design for the Swan Street Bridge

Swan Street Bridge gets 'wings' in modern makeover

Nauru asylum seekers.

Contractor fined $300,000 over healthcare failings

Nicole Hasham

Kathy Jackson, former national secretary of the Health Services Union.

Kathy Jackson proves to be more hyena than lion

COMMENT

Scratches on Gerard Baden-Clay's face provided crucial evidence during his murder trial.

Why final Baden-Clay decision is 'massive'

QLD

justice

Man 'shocked' to hear his DNA found in child's nappy

ACT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 1 September 2016. ...

Shock as Turnbull government loses three votes in lower house

Michael Koziol
53 mins ago

Pyne has to go after this failure

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher
50 mins ago

Voters will mark down Turnbull - not Shorten - for chaos

ANALYSIS
James Massola

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has hardened his rhetoric against the plebiscite in recent weeks.

Labor emboldened by poll to block plebiscite

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Nauru asylum seekers.

Audit finds serious failings in asylum seeker healthcare

Tony Abbott's official visit to the US cost taxpayers $60,000 even though he never boarded the plane.

Turnbull's move on Abbott cost public $60,000

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 31 August 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

Coalition loses series of votes in the lower house

Amy Remeikis

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Phoenix.

Trump's Jekyll-and-Hyde performance across Mexican border

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Cancelled: Advertising material from the commemorative event.

Divisive Mao Zedong concerts cancelled

Philip Wen

Impeached: Dilma Rousseff delivers her farewell address on Wednesday in Brasilia.

Dilma Rousseff: the rise and fall of a trailblazer

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn prepares to speak to party supporters in London on Tuesday.

Jeremy Corbyn ahead in UK Labour leadership poll

The government surely can't have intended to leave unemployed Australians worse off than they were 10 years ago ... can it?

Government must admit Newstart cuts a mistake

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Flossing may or may not do anything for your teeth.

Should you bother brushing your teeth?

COMMENT
Aaron E. Carrol

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Treasurer attacks the old with his 'taxed-nots'

Ross Gittins

Mining investment was down 22 per cent.

Investment outlook the worst since 2010-11

Peter Martin

Celebrity chef Neil Perry (left) with David Jones CEO John Dixon: The department store's appetite for Australia's ...

DJs' food push will hurt Woolies, Coles: Moody's

Catie Low

Mitch Fifield says the AEC recommended against a plebiscite this year.

Clock ticking as media reforms reintroduced to Parliament

Lucy Battersby

Bunnings will not be drawn into a race to the bottom as the Masters liquidation gathers pace.

Bunnings' price promise on hold to Master sale

Catie Low

Banks happy to pass on full rate cut to some

Clancy Yeates

Commodity woes weigh on ASX

Vanessa Desloires

The boss confused for the secretary

Nassim Khadem

Billionaire Gerry Harvey: 'Why would house prices crash?'

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

Villa Tamarama boasts breathtaking sea views.

Why celebrities love the villas on Bali's Bukit Peninsula

houzz

Ten universal truths about life with a canine friend

Thanks goodness winter is O-V-E-R.

Best hints to get your home fresh and in top shape for spring

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: A general view of Highpoint shopping centre in Maribyrnong on August 27, 2016 in ...

'Would get stabbed again': more here than just a shopping centre?

Darren Palmer has just released a new book, HomeSpace.

Block judge Darren Palmer's top tips and tricks for your home

Four Pillars distillery.

Eight great distillery doors remixing the craft spirit scene

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

The days of upmarket 'bricks-and-mortar' shops may be numbered.

'Self-defeating' days of bricks-and-mortar shops are numbered

Luxury
Stephen Lacey

Illustration: Simon Letch

Why getting below the $1.6m super threshold is a timing issue

Noel Whittaker

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What you need to know before you get your first credit card

Kate Jones

Luxury Escapes offers not only five-star and six-star properties, such as Finolhu Villa in the Maldives, but meals, ...

How this company is turning over $200 million in its third year

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Talented young employees are especially sought after by some firms.

Is it really so bad for young employees?

Tony Featherstone

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Duckworth out after testing Tsonga

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Pauline Hanson and Tony Abbott's awkward video

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Trump discusses border wall with Mexico

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Aussies win one-day series

Clique August Challenge: Sport and Action. Winner. Congratulations Ryan Sleiman. "Shawn. Mount Arapiles, Victoria. This ...

Clique August Challenge

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Burnt - Starring Hollywood heart-throb Bradley Cooper.

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Binge Season 1 of Ash Vs Evil Dead ahead of Season 2 in October!

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Emma Roberts in <i>Nerve</i>.

Nerve review: teen thriller turns New York into a game of risk

Jake Wilson

Author Richard Flanagan has questioned why Australian politicians have such hostility towards writing.

Richard Flanagan on the writing that panicked him

Jason Steger

<i>Zumbo's Just Desserts</i> contestant Ashley ran his own popular dessert store, Charlie Buckett, in Melbourne.

Zumbo's Just Desserts star not an amateur

Ebony Bowden

Kanye West delivered a seven-minute smack down of white privilege and a peace offering to Taylor Swift while on stage at ...

Want to see Trump in bed with Taylor Swift? See Kanye's artwork

Michael Lallo

Bertie Blackman was 'a bit shy' about visual art, until now.

Charles Blackman's daughter emerges as artist in own right

Hannah Francis

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Not a cop show set in Manhattan

King Arthur cop drama may be holy grail of dumb TV

Lenny Ann Low

Weapons of mass distraction: They came armed - or perhaps eared - only with headphones.

Rebels 'invade' Parliament House, no one notices

Karl Quinn

Winona Ryder stars in the compelling Netflix series <i>Stranger Things</i>.

The hit show you should probably be watching

Michael Idato

Trevor Noah poses for a portrait at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (Photo by ...

Trevor Noah pleases with Australian material

Elma Kris and Waangenga Blanco in Bangarra Dance Theatre's Nyapanyapa, part of its triple bill <i>Our land, people ...

Indigenous artist Nyapanyapa Yunupingu inspires Bangarra

Harrison Feldman and Bethany Whitmore in <i>Girl Asleep</i>.

Is this new film Australia's Napoleon Dynamite?

Perth model Caris Tiivel has been named Miss Universe Australia 2016.

Miss Universe Australia triumphs after second shot at the crown

Jenna Clarke

A 2013 article by an Australian pick-up artist has become the mockery of the internet this week.

Don't talk to women wearing headphones. Here's why

Senator Jacqui Lambie, with her "Kardashian hair" and Senator Derryn Hinch arrive for the Midwinter Ball.

'Jerryn' turns heads at Canberra's Midwinter Ball

Jenna Clarke

Players line up for the cameras before the women's exhibition match played in June.

Seven common excuses for giving women a raw deal

Erin Riley

An image from the Racing Victoria advertising campaign.

Spring racing's dress code double standard on show

Melissa Singer

There's a part of me that has never stopped feeling a kind of quivering caution around men.

The festival I wish men had

Sonia Orchard

A lesson from Jo Stanley to her younger self: 'You will never be happy if you compare yourself to other people'.

Bubble skirts and Simon Le Bon: A letter to my 13-year-old self

Jo Stanley

Age liftout: My Top 5 Picks of the Program. Clementine Ford, Alice Pung, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Charlotte Wood, Rafael Epstein

Giving birth was not what I expected

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Run

How to ‘exercise your mood’ this month

Yvette Done

Portrait of a young happy man relaxing on the grass with his hands under the head

Is meditation as good as a holiday? It's better

Sarah Berry

Michelle Bridges

Motivation is a 'crock' says Michelle Bridges

Benjamen Judd

Lamb and harissa pizza.

Spice up your pizza with this easy Middle Eastern topping

Adam Liaw

For peat's sake, have a whisky.

For peat's sake, have a whisky. Here are 10 great bottles for under $100

Fred Siggins

Balter ALT Brown

Surfing legend Mick Fanning opens a Gold Coast brewery

Callan Boys

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The baby names parents regret most

Adam Boult

Aly Brothers' tear-streaked face tells of a struggle many parents face.

Crying mum shares honest post on grocery shopping with kids

Ariane Beeston

"Our relationship was stronger and better when our intimacy was flourishing."

Mum tries 365 days of sex with husband to boost her confidence

Choose your foods wisely when flying.

The foods you need to avoid when flying

Michael Gebicki

Qantas has returned to San Francisco with its 747 jumbo jets.

Man who created the Boeing 747 jumbo jet dies

Salt mines in Maras by Glen Bishop.?Finalist for the Traveller Big Picture Competition August 2016. *READER IMAGE DO NOT USE

The Big Picture reader photo competition finalists revealed

Tickers can be counterfeited from the images you post on social media, Ticketmaster has warned.

Why you shouldn't share pics of tix online

Tim Biggs

Samsung has announced its new Gear S3 smartwatch line ahead of IFA in Berlin.

Samsung unveils Gear S3 smartwatches

One of the Note7 units that reportedly exploded.

Samsung Galaxy Note7's explosive issues

Alex Walker

Isaac Choi.

Silicon Valley start-up's public unravelling

Katie Benner

One-Punch Man is one of the latest anime shows to gain popularity in the West.

Free Netflix of anime is broadening horizons

Tim Biggs

2017 Kia Rio.

All-new Kia Rio revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche Macan Turbo with Performance Package.

More power for Macan Turbo

Dom Tripolone

Holden will introduce the Acadia SUV in 2018

Holden reveals new SUV

Andrew MacLean

Volkswagen says it did not use defeat devices in Australia.

ACCC seeks "significant penalty" from VW

David McCowen

The ACCC to take legal action against Volkswagen Australia over alleged cheat devices.

ACCC launches legal assault on VW

David McCowen

2016 BMW 430i Gran Coupe.

Quick spin: BMW 430i Gran Coupe

Sam Charlwood

All-Australian skipper Joel Selwood.

Selwood named All-Australian skipper, again

Daniel Cherny
15 mins ago

Tiger woes: Damien Hardwick.

Hardwick can't hide from Tiger truth

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

captain fantastic: Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt.

Saints captain Riewoldt confirms he'll step down

22 mins ago

Good fit: Travis Cloke admires what Luke Beveridge and the Bulldogs have achieved.

Cloke views Bulldogs as perfect fit for him

Ronny Lerner
41 mins ago

Plenty to ponder: Carlton's Brendon Bolton.

Better than expected, but hard work ahead

Ronny Lerner

Midfielder Nat Fyfe wins the 2015 Brownlow Medal.

The Brownlow's broken. Here's my easy fix

Wayne Carey

Confident: Jack Ziebell says North Melbourne has focused on improving the way in which they delivered the ball into ...

North to draw on finals past against Crows

Larissa Nicholson
1 hr ago

Caleb Marchbank handballs during the round-one match between the GWS Giants and Melbourne at the MCG.

Marchbank requests trade from GWS

Andrew Tate

Socceroos skipper Mile Jedinak.

Live: Socceroos v Iraq

Live
Ronny Lerner

Melbourne footballer Daisy Pearce.

Miss the footy? There's still plenty of sport on this weekend

Roy Ward and Larissa Nicholson

Australian Sports Commission chairman John Wylie outside the MCG

'Britain is better': lottery system proposed for Australian sport

Samantha Lane

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