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Andrew Churchyard was able to continue to practise as a doctor despite facing charges of sexually abusing patients.

Neurologist 'molested more than 70 patients'

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker

James Packer and fiance Mariah Carey.

James Packer donates $250,000 to Australian Republican Movement

Beau Donelly
34 mins ago

Andy Lee has accidentally reinvented himself as a children's book author.

How one mention made Andy Lee a bestselling author

"I did come up with three or four things [but] I can't recall them right now": Jeff Kennett could not name a Turnbull ...

Kennett unable to name Turnbull government achievement

Michael Koziol

After a seven-year partnership, Woolworths and Lowe's are now slugging it out in court over Masters.

Woolworths accused of 'stitch up' in $800m Masters deal

A ferry sails past the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, April 29, 2016. Australia?s drive to balance ...

Man detained for 'suspicious behaviour' outside Opera House

Nick Ralston

Spring sunshine short-lived with heavy rain on way

Tim Cook, stop annoying Apple customers

COMMENT

Bernardi has his own questionable fundraising body

EXCLUSIVE

'We have to be treated like humans': Landmark ruling on rental rights

Surge in school expulsions triggers watchdog probe

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Jordan Roughead of the Bulldogs is congratulated by team mates after kicking a goal ...

Bulldogs pull off famous finals win in the west

Brad Elborough

Lawyer Amal Clooney, with husband George, was to headline the Women World Changers summit in Australia in October.

Amal Clooney cancels her Australian appearance

Zayed National Museum is one of Abu Dhabi's upcoming attractions.

Abu Dhabi no longer wants to be part of 'the Middle East'

Follow our tips for the kind of building problems you should be keeping an eye out for when buying an apartment.

5 apartment building problems that can cost buyers dearly

DO NOT USE Huffpo

What do food cravings really mean?

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History of the smartphone in two minutes

The Knob, Quality Knobs, Pinnacle Knob, Scrubby Knob or Iron Knob – take your pick, Queensland apparently has them all.

It's called what? Australia's funniest place names mapped

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Xavier Richards of the Swans attempts to mark the ball during the round 22 AFL match ...

Real Footy launches new way to stay on top of finals action

Obama plans to keep fighting climate change after ...

1:01AM

Andrews government open to local council ...

12:46AM

James Packer donates $250,000 to the Australian ...

12:38AM

On the run: Tom Liberatore looks to offload the ball for the Bulldogs.

Dogs romp home over Eagles in upset win

Brad Elborough

Best and fairest: Richmond's Dustin Martin.

Martin's year of drama ends with best and fairest

Daniel Cherny

There she goes... Paul Puopolo watches his final effort sail through the posts.

Hawks-Cats finals clash will be won in the middle

Opposition Analyst

Clunk: And that's another for Cats big man Tom Hawkins, who celebrates with Steven Motlop.

Finally – the big men of the AFL are flying

Wayne Carey

Support for the board: Richmond coach Damien Hardwick.

Hardwick backs embattled Tigers boss

Daniel Cherny

Contract offer: Jesse White

Pies offer new deal to veteran forward

Daniel Cherny

Scott Selwood is in for the Cats.

AFL finals teams, week one

Back at last: Brendan Whitecross at Waverley.

'I got a bit bitter': Whitecross speaks ahead of finals return

Daniel Cherny

Susan 'Suze' Kilner

Melbourne mother killed while cycling with husband in US

Local Government Minister open to council amalgamations

Beau Donelly
26 mins ago

Exposed: Man flashes at retail worker while trying on clothing

The Southern Rise Education Centre, which includes Wodonga South Primary School where five-year-old Sufian "Sufi" Ahmad ...

Support flows for family of 'Sufi', 5, who died in school fall

Thosands of workers rally in Melbourne's CBD to show their support for sacked CUB workers.

Thirsty work: Thousands rally for sacked beer workers

Phil Cleary at the Queen Victoria Market launching his campaign for Lord Mayor.

'Crusader': Phil Cleary launches bid for Town Hall

CCTV footage of a car police believe is linked to a shooting in Lalor.

Police probe bikie links to shooting at Lalor house

A new study shows that a lot of students don't trust schools when it comes to abuse.

Students don't trust schools to keep them safe

The AirAsia X plane involved in the incident last year.

Where Asia: AirAsia jet to KL went to Melbourne instead

NSW

A Swiss newspaper and social media users have identified David Jewell as the Fremantle man who died after a shark attack ...

'Great guy': Aussie kitesurfer killed by shark identified

WA

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 27: Konrad Hurrell of the Titans contests the ball with Tyrone Peachey of the Panthers ...

Top player's phone seized in NRL match-fix scandal

NSW

Former prime minister Tony Abbott once reneged on a deal for donations reform, but is now a firm advocate.

Abbott challenges Turnbull on donations reform

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

One year on, just 3,500 of promised 12,000 refugees have made it here

Fergus Hunter

Donations committee not formed, has no brief, routinely ignored

James Massola, Tom McIlroy

A Taliban fighter on guard in Afghanistan.

Australians fought and died here - now the Taliban is back

Xiangmo Huang is a prolific political donor and his $1.8 donation founded the Australia-China Relations Institute.

Don't become 'propaganda vehicles' for China, unis warned

Bronwyn Bishop on Sky News with David Speers

Dastyari to join list of great political comebacks?

J'accuse: Cory Bernardi led the charge against fellow senator Sam Dastyari

Bernardi has his own questionable fundraising body

EXCLUSIVE

A French police officer stands guard outside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris earlier this year.

Second couple arrested after car with gas cylinders found in Paris

The two US presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump did not appear together at the forum.

Reversals and memory lapses as candidates appear back-to-back

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 07: Dancers preform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at ...

Rio defies the odds again with Paralympics

President Barack Obama smiles as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House.

Barack Obama nominates first Muslim to be a federal judge

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Senator Sam Dastyari labours through a 25-minute grilling over the donations furore.

Dastyari and a ghost from his past

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Parents are pushing house prices up in suburbs within popular school catchments.

School zones disrupt communities, families and students

COMMENT
Kerryn Garner

Still from the 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Why I'm wary of a Picnic at Hanging Rock remake

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

Cotton On CEO Peter Johnson says the group is planning to open another 250 stores globally in this financial year.

Cotton On aims for $2 billion in sales as it takes on the world

1 hr ago

Facebook decides what appears in your News Feed by giving each post a score depending on who posted it and how popular it is.

You'll never guess what Facebook has banned!

Glenn Stevens has given his clearest acknowledgement to date that the central bank is concerned about outsized price ...

House prices cause Glenn Stevens 'discomfort'

If the rest of the country is working, why aren't you?

We can't afford for you to relax on your RDO

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Beer sackings spark push for national inquiry into mistreatment

Rinehart-backed Lakes Oil aims blowtorch at Victorian government

Colin Kruger, CBD

Woolworths 'stitched up' Lowe's

Technology stocks have scope for further gains

Is there anything more frustrating than waiting for the internet to load?

Melbourne's best suburbs for high speed internet access

The Knob, Quality Knobs, Pinnacle Knob, Scrubby Knob or Iron Knob – take your pick, Queensland apparently has them all.

Say what? A map of Australia's funniest place names

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How bathroom design can make or break a house

Follow our tips for the kind of building problems you should be keeping an eye out for when buying an apartment.

Five apartment building problems that can cost buyers dearly

This decaying villa in Italy has been reclaimed by nature.

Eerie mansions left abandoned across Europe

Will we ever see a production bike weighing in at less than four kilograms?

Riding on air: Just how light can modern road bicycles get?

Handsome Things

Modern yoga attracts a diverse range of people.

Seven reasons why every man should take up yoga

Performance Matters

Chez Tonelli works for a financial company in Parramatta and commutes from the Central Coast.

Savings secrets of commuters who drive 1000km a week

Adam Courtenay

Lower earners need all the help they can get to build their super. Illustration: Karl Hilzinger

Top-up super to low paid held hostage by reform package

John Collett

Franchising seems like a safe bet but that's not always true.

This 'safe bet' in business is anything but

Michael Schaper

Belonging to a faith shouldn't leave you excluded and demeaned at work.

Religious harassment at work: would you intervene?

James Adonis

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iPhone 7: Everything you need to know

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Final US election sprint begins

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Andy Lee publishes children's book

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Steven Seagal in Nomad Games

In this July 23, 2016 photo, Dexis Casadiego, a veterinarian and part owner of the Funasissi animal shelter, caresses an ...

World of Photos - September 8, 2016

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The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

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Roadies - complete season 1 now streaming.

NPS

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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Fostering Connections

How foster care makes a difference

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Insurance in a changing market

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William Shatner, De Forest Kelley and Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan

Star Trek, the sci-fi western with a sexy ensemble cast, turns 50

Michael Idato

Bruce Springsteen reaches out at Allphones Arena in Sydney on the 2014 tour. Will he return there in 2017?

Is the Boss coming our way? Chisel, Jet tipped to support

Bernard Zuel

Andy Lee has accidentally reinvented himself as a children's book author.

Andy Lee talks about becoming an overnight bestselling kids' author

Linda Morris

Jack Thompson in the 1971 version of <i>Wake in Fright.</i>

Wake in Fright joins TV's new wave of classic reboots

Michael Idato

Tom Hanks in <i>Sully</i>.

Sully movie soars with Hanks and Eastwood at their best

Jake Wilson

Kanye West has confirmed he will be joining forces with Drake for an album.

Kanye West confirms an album with Drake is on the way

Emily Woods

Zelda and F Scott Fitzgerald. <i>I'd Die For You</i> will be released in April 2017.

Unpublished F. Scott Fitzgerald stories to appear next year

Emily Woods

Many deserving films, film crews, writers and casts have been passed by when Oscars have been awarded.

Diversity report slams 'entrenched inequality' in Hollywood

Ebony Bowden

Film still from The Secret Life of Pets.?

'No one needed to make this picture'

Mortensen with one of his progeny (Shree Crooks) in <i>Captain Fantastic</i>.

Captain Fantastic: eccentric comedy let down by flaws

Melbourne musician Darren Hanlon, left, with Eric Isaacson, who owns Mississippi Records in Portland.

From Mississippi with love: folk legends on screen

Lawyer Amal Clooney, with husband George, was to headline the Women World Changers summit in Australia in October.

Amal Clooney cancels her Australian appearance

Christine Sams

Kim Kardashian wearing summer's ugliest shoe.

Crocs are no longer the world's ugliest shoe

Jenna Clarke

Being fat and fit is a myth, says new research.

I lost a third of my body weight - and kept it off

Jenna Price

Elizabeth Gilbert and Rayya Elias.

Eat Pray Love author reveals she is in love with her best friend

Jenny Noyes

"Osher Gunsberg, whether you have a "Bali belly" or a "dad bod", or any body at all, you've still got my teenage heart."

For me, the body-shaming of Osher Gunsberg is personal

COMMENT
Brandon Cook

Calls to "boycott" Kanye West's Yeezy collection after model treatment. Pictured here with wife Kim Kardashian.

Calls to boycott Yeezy after cruel treatment of models

Amy Croffey

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris in happier times.

'I snapped': Calvin Harris opens up on Taylor Swift split

Rob Moran

Hot chips, please.

Scientists discover potential sixth taste to explain our love of carbs

Daisy Dumas

Drinking

Exercise can offset perils of alcohol

Sarah Knapton

GOal

How to actually achieve your goals

Susie Moore

Sally Fitzgibbons

Sally Fitzgibbons' advice for success

Neela Shearer

Steak and onion rings at French Saloon.

The Age Good Food Guide Best New Restaurant nominees are...

Gemima Cody

Tell your friends at the wine bar, a glass of red might do them good.

Five foods and drinks that (probably) won't kill you

Andrew P Street

Breakfast pasta with slow-cooked egg, pecorino and guanciale.

Is this breakfast pasta Melbourne's tastiest new brunch dish?

Matt Holden

The kind passenger who helped a pregnant woman on a flight.

Stranger helps pregnant mum on flight, moves others to tears

Cat Rodie

From left to right, Anna Aronson, Jessica Morse, Erica English, Ellie Uematsu, and Michelle Crispin picture with some of ...

Teens stick notes on 3600 lockers after classmate's suicide

Cat Rodie

Beau Jessup at work on her baby naming website.

Teenager makes small fortune giving Chinese babies English names

Patrick Sawer

Vietnam Airlines is one of the airlines to operate the impressive Airbus A350 XWB.

Airbus A350 vs the Dreamliner: Which plane is best on a long haul?

Michael Gebicki

Zayed National Museum is one of Abu Dhabi's upcoming attractions.

Abu Dhabi no longer wants to be part of 'the Middle East'

Craig Platt

Kyle McNicol and Carrie Fisher on a 'private flight'.

Couple discover they're the only ones on the flight

Apple's Philip Schiller at the event which unveiled the new-look phones.

iPhone, Apple Watch 2: What you need to know

Tim Biggs

Mario run

Super Mario finally coming to mobile

Tim Biggs

The new colour really sells the 'seamless' design of the phone.

Hands on with Apple's new iPhones and AirPods

Peter Wells

"We know there are some people in the world who still have some old analogue devices," said Apple VP Phil Schiller, ...

iPhone moves toward a wireless future

ANALYSIS

The new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus come in jet black.

Apple unveils iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Tim Biggs

2017 Hyundai i30.

New Hyundai i30 revealed

Stephen Ottley

2016 Mercedes-AMG SLC43.

Mercedes reveal prices for SLK replacement

Dom Tripolone

Peter Brock racing at the 1991 James Hardie Bathurst 12 Hour.

The day I raced with Peter Brock

Peter McKay

Peter Brock was one of Australia's most loved racing identities.

Brock: 10 years after losing a legend

Peter McKay

Audi has revealed its new S5 Sportback.

New Audi A5 Sportback revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Peugeot 5008.

Peugeot reveals new large SUV

Dom Tripolone

Bernard Tomic arrived on Thursday.

No Kyrgios, but Tomic joins Davis Cup preparations at Kooyong

Linda Pearce

Junior soccer teams could make several training pitches out of one footy oval.

Using soccer pitches for AFL X is a fantasy plan: soccer officials

Michael Lynch

In the nest: NSW-born Diamond Kim Ravaillion has joined Collingwood.

Collingwood add another two stars to their dream team

Linda Pearce

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