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Climate Change Authority board member David Karoly has accused his colleagues of giving advice that is "not soundly ...

'Untrue, dangerous advice': Climate body at war

1 hr ago

Senator Pauline Hanson arrives for the Mid-Winter Ball at Parliament House in Canberra.

The wisdom of John Howard: he was right about Pauline Hanson

COMMENT

Karen Lawson, CEO of corporate start-up accelerator Slingshot, says economic disruption "has never been this fast and ...

How one idea grew into a $10m business in two years

18 mins ago

V/Line patronage has more than doubled in the last decade.

Rail plan calls for 200km/h trains, 'fast line' to airport

Emotional: Kyrgios appears to cry between games before his injury retirement.

Kyrios gutted by US Open exit, McEnroe tells him to quit

Mitchell and Ella Tromp after the their father, Mark Tromp, was found.

'I got out of the car': Mitch Tromp on family's road trip

'They are rigged': Crown faces deceptive-conduct suit over pokies

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

The Samsung Galaxy recall couldn't come at a worse time

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

'Diabolical problem': Traffic fix project facing a blowout

Starbucks, McDonalds, Google on global hit-list

AFL under pressure on pay after huge all-star ratings

8 mins ago

The group says it's time Richmond returned to "winning football and contesting premierships". The Tigers endured a ...

'It's high time': Calls for spill of Tigers' board

1 hr ago

The Trump children fell victim to internet mockery after this photo was posted on Twitter.

Children of the Corn? Memes haunt Trump kids' tweet

1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15TH 2013;Contestants on the Block 2014 reveal Room 6 (Living and Dining Room) at Albert ...

'You absolute bogan': guest bedroom boilover on The Block

39 mins ago

These images appeared online in July, purporting to show three versions of the upcoming iPhone.

'Not so pretty underneath': Why you shouldn't buy a new iPhone

Chocolate Taste Test Top 5 Chocolates 1. Haigh's Dark Chocolate 70% 2. Green & Black's 85% 3. Lindt Extra Creamy Milk ...

We blind taste-tested 13 milk chocolate brands

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Warner ton wraps up series

Kevin Spacey in Horrible Bosses

How to tell if your boss is a psychopath - and what to do

A Warrandyte family paid more than $5.5 million for 6 Green Ridge, Warrandyte South, the suburb record.

From hippie to haute: the millionaires' new favourite suburb

Benjamin Netanyahu to be first sitting Israel PM ...

9:35AM

AFL celebrates bumper women's TV ratings but ...

9:31AM

AFL confident of two broadcast games each week ...

9:30AM

The allegations relate to a boy in custody at the Melbourne Juvenile Justice Centre.

Senior worker at child protection unit facing abuse charges

EXCLUSIVE

Victorian Sports Minister John Eren suffers heart attack

Gang links investigated after a string of violent robberies

1 hr ago

PhD candidate Johanna Christensen with two of the 643 wax apple models in Museum Victoria's wax fruit and vegetable ...

The inner-city suburbs once home to our first apple orchards

Keiarhn Carter is still wanted by police.

Armed robbery suspect caught after crash with petrol tanker

Crime scene photo.

The mystery of Mount Eliza: Who killed Colonel Duncan?

Tom Cowie

Police are investigating a crash in Narre Warren South.

Woman and child in hospital after stolen vehicle crashes into car

Man and woman found dead in a western Sydney suburb.

Girl, 4, slept as man and woman found dead

NSW

Key seats at risk: Premier Mike Baird.

Key seats at risk as Baird government's popularity dives

NSW

Thousands of public servants believe they have seen corrupt behaviour in the past 12 months.

Corruption, cronyism and leaks in public service

ACT

GoCatch chief executive Ned Moorfield says its ride-sharing service will remain cheaper than Uber.

Uber competitor launches in Brisbane

QLD

Climate Change Authority board member David Karoly has accused his colleagues of giving advice that is "not soundly ...

'Untrue and dangerous': climate body at war over own advice

Adam Morton
1 hr ago

Super will be Turnbull's key test: Grattan Institute

Peter Martin

Labor could use tactics to bring on gay marriage vote: Albanese

Tom McIlroy

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem November 4, 2012. Israel has ...

Benjamin Netanyahu to be first sitting Israel PM to visit Australia

Tom McIlroy
4 mins ago

Senator Cory Bernardi.

Bernardi to push forward with attempts to rewrite 18C

A Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea.

'Build a shield': China's runways a threat to Australia

EXCLUSIVE

Steve Ciobo: heading to Europe.

Foreign donations worth a rethink: Trade Minister

A Turkish tank heads to the Syrian border.

Islamic State loses last territory on Syrian border

Mother Teresa in 1993.

Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes on launch site at Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX owes us $US50 million or a free flight, says Israel's Spacecom

Drones cross the start and finish line during a race in Paris.

Drones swoop down the Champs-Elysees

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Pauline Hanson and her supporters should not be ignored

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Role model: Robin Williams (left) and Matt Damon in the film <i>Good Will Hunting</I>.

The decline of male teachers in our schools is a tragedy

COMMENT
Chris Fotinopoulos

The "airbag for cyclists", designed by the Swedish company Hövding.

Compulsory bicycle helmets are still a no-brainer

COMMENT
Tiffany Cherry

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison is yet to get the budget through Parliament.

Super tax fairness is the key to budget repair

Ross Gittins

A flood of earnings are out this morning, as well as jobs data.

8@eight: ASX set for Happy Monday

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Angus Nicholson
1 hr ago

Google may now be in the sigts of the EU after it snared Apple's tax plans.

Google, McDonalds, Starbucks, Amazon next global tax targets

Marion Dakers

Aussie Home Loans CEO James Symond

Discount 'war' shows signs of easing, says broker

Clancy Yeates

Taxing times for winemakers

Madeleine Heffernan

Growth and rates in focus

Vesna Poljak

Perth Glory owner butts out of medicinal marijuana and gambling

Colin Kruger, CBD

Explosion of gig economy means there's an app for juggling jobs

Gabrielle Coppola

The Block 2016 - guest bedroom screenshots

'You absolute bogan': guest bedroom boilover on The Block

39 mins ago

A Warrandyte family paid more than $5.5 million for 6 Green Ridge, Warrandyte South, the suburb record.

From hippie to haute: the millionaires' new favourite suburb

Portsea Sleepout, designed by Mitsuori Architects, is an intriguingly screened rectangular and detached addition to a ...

The homeowners who made their house disappear

Auctioneer Huss Saad of Village Real Estate puts 83 Tarrengower Street in Yarraville under the hammer on the first ...

Auction market leaps into spring as house prices rise

ANALYSIS

London-based Australian Alisia Ristevski, a hair and make-up artist and director of mobile makeup company and blog ...

London calling again as rents drop for Aussie expats

Swimmer Cameron McEvoy says "life goes on" after the Rio Olympics, with a new role as the youth face of Myer.

"Life goes on": Cameron McEvoy dives into a new role after Rio

Men's Style
Jane Rocca
1 hr ago

Has your get up and go got up and left? Motivation can be closer than you realise.

Feeling flat? Doing these two simple things will get you going

Fitness

ASFA's definition of a "comfortable" retirement standard is more luxurious than that of many working people, according ...

Five reasons we don't have a retirement savings crisis

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

pic for spring cleaning article

The financial spring clean that will save you $7500

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Manuel Katakis turned to a small business lender to help grow his enterprise after big banks weren't interested in ...

Sick of bank rejections? Meet the businesses who said goodbye

Nina Hendy

Michelle Pizer, an organisational psychologist, says "don't forget to find out how they treated your staff coming in".

Hiring secrets and sins: how to avoid nightmare employees

Belinda Williams

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'This is our airport!'

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Huge gala kicks off G20

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Mother Teresa declared a saint

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Wozniacki eliminates American Keys

Serena Williams, of the United States, prepares to serve to Johanna Larsson, of Sweden, during the third round of the ...

World of Photos: September 5, 2016

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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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Director and actor Mel Gibson poses as he arrives on the red carpet for "Hacksaw Ridge" at the 73rd annual Venice ...

Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge premieres in Venice

Stephanie Bunbury
28 mins ago

Fergie, Will.I.Am., Taboo and apl.de.ap said the new track was in response to terrorism and violence.

Black Eyed Peas score big with Where Is the Love reboot

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Neil Finn has been the frontman of Crowded House for more than 30 years.

Crowded House to be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame

This screengrab from Sue Williams' documentary Death by Design shows the rudimentary nature of e-waste recycling in China.

The doco that explains why you shouldn't buy a new iPhone

Karl Quinn

Jon Polito attends the Los Angeles premiere of <i>Gangster Squad</>.

Actor Jon Polito of Seinfeld and Modern Family fame dies

It took Hugo Weaving until 1991 to really make his mark on the big screen, but he's rarely been off it since.

I took Hugo Weaving to a steak restaurant. He's vegetarian

Karl Quinn

Lindsay Lohan likeness? Not so, says a Manhattan court.

Lindsay Lohan loses bid to sue makers of Grand Theft Auto V

Michael Idato

Perth director Ben Young's first feature was a surprise hit at the Venice Film Festival.

The surprise Australian hit of the Venice Film Festival

Stephanie Bunbury

Jane Montgomery Griffiths in The Artisan Collective's production of Margaret Edson's play <i>Wit</I>.

The performance that took a Pulitzer Prize play to another level

Guest conductor Jakub Hrusa with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

One of the best symphonic experiences you'll have all year

Malthouse artistic director Matt Lutton (right) unveiled the 2017 season with Mark Leonard Winter (left) who'll star in ...

Anarchy and rebellion at the Malthouse Theatre in 2017

"I will be lying there, kind of being slammed by a naked body, thinking, 'I want out of this bed. I want out of this ...

'I'm so sorry': Lena Dunham's learning curve continues

Jenny Noyes

"Women's time is just as important as men's," writes Kasey Edwards.

Why are we still ironing our husband's shirts?

Kasey Edwards

Australian news presenter Jacinta Tynan with her two boys Jasper and Otis.

I was destined for daughters but instead I had two boys

Jacinta Tynan

@nolatrees

Photos: This Week We're Obsessed With...

The setup at Kelsey Lee Clarke's christening.

This elaborate baby christening puts most weddings to shame

42 mins ago

Sonia Kruger's position among Channel Nine's top-tier poster girls has come under considerable scrutiny of late.

Leave of absence: Why Sonia Kruger isn't on our screens

Andrew Hornery

Schoolgirls protest school hair rules that they claim are discriminatory against black students.

Schoolgirls in South Africa are protesting about their hair

Krista Mahr

Khadijeh "Kat" Mehajer and Ibraham Sakalaki on their second wedding day.

Kat Mehajer opens up about her 'bigger than average' wedding

EXCLUSIVE
Jenna Clarke

Cropped shot of young athletes at start position. Fit young people preparing for race along sea. Focus on legs of runners.

New plans for group training in Sydney

Sarah Berry
1 hr ago

procrastination

Nine ways to fight procrastination

Megan Blandford
1 hr ago

Caucasian pregnant woman in white lingerie with abdominal pain on gray studio background. Pregnancy concept

Why fear is childbirth's worst enemy

Paula Goodyer

Matcha latte.

Find some Zen over breakfast at Chotto, Fitzroy

Matt Holden
1 hr ago

Restaurateur David Mackintosh. SPQR Pizzeria is due to open at 26 Liverpool Street, Melbourne, in late September.

What is this man going to do to Melbourne's pizza scene?

Nola James
1 hr ago

Ricotta gnocchi with spring vegetables and Burnt butter.

Weekly meal planner: Spring has sprung

1 hr ago

Cassandra Sunners.

Mum 'groped' while holding toddler in public pool

Staff writers

What was your last SMS to your partner?

The weird and wonderful last texts mums sent to their partners

A ground-breaking approach from the US is treating social difficulties in the playground.

How to teach your child to make friends

Tanith Carey

Singapore Airlines A350-900 business class.

Lie-flat beds: why it's the best way to start any holiday

Julietta Jameson

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Melbourne's newest luxury hotel opens in CBD cinema site

Craig Platt
11 mins ago

Luke Shadbolt 'Teahupoo Rainbow' Tahiti.

The world's best photographers name their best travel photo

Nina Karnikowski

Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung Electronics' mobile business, speaks at a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, ...

Note7 recall couldn't come at worse time

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

A Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which is being recalled.

Samsung: We don't care where you bought it

Campbell Simpson

Siri: There's going to be a lot more tasks for Siri soon.

The new Siri can book you an Uber, dictate Linkedin messages

Jefferson Graham

Xperia XZ.

Sony announces Xperia XZ, X Compact

Gizmodo

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes on launch site at Cape Canaveral.

'You owe us $50m or a free flight': Spacecom

2016 Honda Civic VTi.

Road test: Honda Civic VTi sedan

Stephen Ottley

David McCowen (right) hit the road with his father Brian for a tour of northern NSW on BMW and Ducati motorcycles.

Riding with Dad on the open road

David McCowen

Hyundai conducted hot weather testing for the new i30 hatch in Cobar, NSW.

Testing the new Hyundai i30

David McCowen

Skoda has revealed its all-new Kodiaq seven-seat SUV.

Skoda reveals new seven-seat SUV

Dom Tripolone

2016 Renault Koleos Intens.

Tested: France's RAV4 rival

David McCowen

2017 Nissan GT-R Premium.

New Nissan GT-R reviewed

Stephen Ottley

The group says it's time Richmond returned to "winning football and contesting premierships". The Tigers endured a ...

Group calls for spill of Richmond Tigers' board

Michael Gleeson
1 hr ago

Is Luke Hodge the ultimate finals hero?

Greatest finals heroes in September history

Rohan Connolly
14 mins ago

Moana Hope booted six goals for the Bulldogs and will play for Collingwood next year

AFL holds line on women's pay despite ratings boom

Roy Ward
8 mins ago

All-Australian Matthew Boyd (left) is looking forward to the return of Jake Stringer

Don't write us off, says Bulldog Boyd

Rohan Connolly

Won't choose coach: Leigh Matthews

Matthews won't be on panel to pick Lions coach

Andrew Stafford

Dylan Weickhardt of Sandringham handballs during the VFL elimination final match between Port Melbourne and Sandringham.

VFL: Zebras too strong for Port in elimination final

Brent Diamond

Abbie McKay and Stacey Kitto pose for a photo as the NWL teams were unveiled earlier in the year.

Blues to take strategy leak to police

Daniel Cherny

Not done with yet: Drew Petrie

'Mentally drained' Petrie ready to repay faith

David Warner takes charge for Australia.

Warner finds form as Australia cruise to win

Pete Smith

Big win: Nico Rosberg celebrates on the podium after winning the Italian Grand Prix.

Hamilton's poor start gifts Rosberg Italian Grand Prix

Andrew Tate

Emotional: Kyrgios appears to cry between games before his injury retirement.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios gutted by US Open exit

Darren Walton

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