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Eddie Betts with sons Lewis and Billy.

How Eddie avoided repeating an awful history

45 mins ago

George Christensen says the Queensland change is akin to legalising older men being able to groom boys.

Age change will allow 50-year-olds to groom boys: MP

Stephen Conroy's reisignation blind-sided many in the Labor Party.

Shock exit: Conroy quietly leaves politics for business role

48 mins ago

Consolidated Press will own about 48.2 per cent of Crown after the sale and will remain the biggest shareholder.

Suspected money launderer gambled $850m at Crown Casino

1 hr ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Swedish court upholds Julian Assange arrest warrant

BREAKING
Nick Miller
10 mins ago

JB Hi-Fi entered a trading halt on Thursday and then exploded out of the blocks on Friday, leaping 5.3 per cent to close ...

Sharemarket roars back after Monday's dramatic plunge

Fears floods will keep holidaymakers away from Great Ocean Road

UPDATED
29 mins ago

Stocks boss who used psychic for forecasts was a tyrant, court told

Could Victorian spat block Conroy replacement?

Facebook slammed over handling of anti-Semitic photo post

Person hit by train, delays as key rail line suspended

23 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Jonathon Ceglar of the Hawks (L) and Jordan Roughead of the Bulldogs compete for the ...

Can the Hawks keep their four-peat dream alive?

Live
Michael Gleeson
8 mins ago

Hoops dream: Nick Kyrgios helps launch Westside at Acton Park in Canberra with a game of basketball in 2015.

'Nick's really good': Kyrgios set to quit tennis and take up basketball

Tim Verlinden said he has no plans rekindle his romance with ex Nikki Gogan now that The Bachelor Richie Strahan has ...

Even Nikki's ex-fiance was 'sad' to see her dumped by Richie

business man wearing boxing gloves ready for tough opposition , isolated on white background. ISTOCK Boxing Business ...

21 signs you're mentally stronger than average

DO NOT USE Huffpo

Sober people make drinkers feel drunker

1 hr ago

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Manatees rescued from golf course pond in Florida

Ashley Graham's Lingerie Runway Show Is The Picture Of Body Positivity

Lingerie on parade: A plus for all concerned

Bert and Ernie: the ultimate flatmates.

The five stages of flatmate friendship

Investors reward Myer but outlook unclear

7:46PM

Swedish court upholds Julian Assange arrest ...

7:38PM

Smaller crowds for iPhone 7 debut

7:38PM

Exclusive first look at The Age stories

'The justice system is broken': Brenda Goudge's son Adam and sister Susan McCormack, outside court on Friday.

'Somebody got away with murder': Tears as death remains 'unsolved'

Pregnant woman attacked with hammer in terrifying robbery

Police officer investigated over alleged sex assault

Tammy Mills

Daniel Porter, 19, getting Bert ''prettied up'' for the Royal Melbourne Show.

Royal Melbourne Show: A young cattleman's journey

"We built it all up and it's all gone," says Rick Zipsin.

'We didn't know they were that bad': Couple's fugitive pain

Australian Sex Party MP Fiona Patten.

Sex Party MP accused of conflict over cannabis investment

Premier Daniel Andrews: "We are failing many, many people; we have to do better.''

Will Victoria be the first state to legalise euthanasia?

illo for de brito comment pub sh fairfaxmedia 1/2/15 mucci cartoon sunday extra

Michael Mucci: cartoon / illo / ...

Public v private: The rise in parents split over schools

The home was reduced to rubble.

House blaze linked to accused killer of Kalgoorlie teen

WA

The accident scene where Ms Shaylor's handbag was allegedly stolen.

Fatal crash theft: 'One of the lowest crimes ever seen'

NSW

Clive Palmer arrives at the Federal Court in Brisbane on Thursday.

Palmer points to 'corruption at its highest level'

QLD

Stephen Conroy's reisignation blind-sided many in the Labor Party.

Conroy quietly exits politics for expected business role

Heath Aston, Fergus Hunter
48 mins ago

Hardman's soft exit could leave Bill Shorten exposed

ANALYSIS

Stephen Conroy: the Right's man of political intrigue

Outgoing Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 Brigadier Kathryn Campbell, CSC (left) with incoming Deputy Commander ...

Women may soon have clean sweep in defence and foreign affairs

55 mins ago

George Christensen says the Queensland change is akin to legalising older men being able to groom boys.

Age-of-consent change will allow 50-year-olds to groom boys: MP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday.

Turnbull open to compromise on marriage plebiscite

Fergus Hunter

Senator Michaelia Cash hugs Senator Pauline Hanson after her speech in the Senate on Wednesday.

A tale of two speeches: one a cut above the other

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Billionaire business man Wang Wenliang.

China expels 45 from Congress in fraud scandal

Labour's Jeremy Corbyn: There's a perception he's ''telling it how it is'', which resonates with this many supporters, ...

Cult of Corbyn exposes inconvenient truth of a new politics

British PM Theresa May has approved deal with French energy giant EDF for a new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point using ...

Britain green light for nuclear plant

A man walks among hundreds of lifejackets scattered by UK charities ActionAid and Islamic Relief on the bank of the ...

Europeans have not lost their hearts: poll

Senator Pauline Hanson delivers her first speech in the Senate.

Walking out on Pauline Hanson worked well for everybody

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Jesinta Campbell with Lance "Buddy" Franklin on the black carpet earlier this year.

Football's white male elite struggling to make sense of world gone mad

COMMENT
Jonathan Horn

Rory O'Neill as his alter ego Panti Bliss campaigning for the gay marriage plebiscite in Ireland.

Plebiscite gives "permission" to promote hateful views

Jensen Byrne

The home ownership dream may never become a reality for some sections of the market.

Why the house price souffle is rising again

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
43 mins ago

Scott Morrison's super changes have been welcomed by the Coalition backbench, but also by Labor, the industry and the ...

Australia in tax treaty talks with Israel, says Morrison

Clive Palmer arrives at the Federal Court on Friday, flanked by private security, for what is expected to be his final ...

Clive Palmer was preoccupied with a sore foot as QNI collapsed

The first customers to buy the iPhone 7 at the Apple Store in Sydney.

Smaller crowds for iPhone 7 debut

10 mins ago

BBY chairman Rosewall 'a tyrant', court hears

ASX roars back but stays in the red

Aussie Farmers see dark clouds from $88b global mega-deal

The Star casino plans $500m, '6-star' hotel

Bert and Ernie: the ultimate flatmates.

How to tell if your flatmates actually like you

The Age, News, 13/09/2016, photo by Justin McManus. Ian and Jane Morrison are Tower hoppers who have moved and upgraded ...

The truth about life in a Docklands apartment tower

More buyers are using profits from sales to move to the country – but beware of the risks.

Cashed-up buyers ditch suburbs for rural mansions

Chris and Mariesa Hughes enjoy some extra space with their giant bed to accommodate all eight dogs.

Couple build giant bed so they can share with their eight dogs

When toxins become floating dust they can enter the body and even at low levels, affect your health.

How your favourite homewares are slowly killing you

You can't got wrong with a Comme des Garcons striped T-shirt.

Weekend style checklist: what to wear when you're off duty

Stitched Up

Canberra’s Bentspoke has become one of the country’s busiest brewpubs.

Twelve great Aussie brewpubs making their own beer on-site

Fine Drinks

Demand from China has sent Bellamy's stock soaring, making it one of the ASX's recent success stories.

There's no such thing as 'smart money'

Scott Phillips

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The best way to give property to your children

George Cochrane

Detch Singh, co-founder of Hypetap.

This huge trend in start ups continues apace

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Joji Felicitas Pantoja speaks in an inclusive business conference.

The best country in the world for women social entrepreneurs

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Missing boy with Down syndrome found

Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Unusual changes to brilliant galaxy

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Air Force bases slated to close

Air Force

Theda Station's Megan and Brandy Jones rely on the plane to deliver their schoolwork, as well as movies and presents ...

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The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

younger

Younger - from the creator of Sex and the City.

Fostering Connections

Ten great reasons to become a foster carer

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Community Corrections

Making a difference in the correctional system

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Fostering Connections

How one person can make a difference

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Tim Verlinden said he has no plans rekindle his romance with ex Nikki Gogan now that The Bachelor Richie Strahan has ...

Even Nikki's ex-fiance was sad to see her dumped by The Bachelor

Amy Croffey

Levi Miller will play Mick, a boy living on a Pilbara cattle station in the 1960s.

Can Red Dog perform new tricks?

Ebony Bowden

Maurizio Cattelan's America, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Sitting pretty: Gallery installs solid gold toilet for art lovers

Karl Quinn

Dr. Oz, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Trump's icky comment about daughter cut from Dr Oz Show

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan after Nation was named the winner of <i>The Bachelor</i> during the season four finale ...

Ropeable fans call for royal commission into Richie's pick

Ebony Bowden

The best on earth & the best on Mars. Spike Lee as Mars Blackmon, Tracy Camilla Johns as Nola and Michael Jordan as ...

Legendary director jumps on the Netflix bandwagon

Karl Quinn

Single and pregnant: Renee Zellweger in <i>Bridget Jones's Baby</i>.

The shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor and Rob Sitch in Utopia.

Making mischief on TV matters more than gags, says Rob Sitch

Rob Sitch

Staff at National Gallery of Australia told their jobs won't exist on Monday.

Staff redundancies at National Gallery of Australia

1 hr ago

Sky Light by Robin Fox launched the Melbourne Fringe Festival on Thursday night.

Robin Fox's giant laser show dances over Melbourne CBD

Joseph Tawadros felt an instant connection to the oud.

Joseph Tawadros is pickin' up oud vibrations

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan.

Alex's win on the Bachelor is a win for all single mums

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

THE BAD: Natasha Poly appears to be succumbing to the actual purple people eater in this Francesco Scognamiglio dress. ...

Best & worst dressed celebrities of the week

Victoria Beckham and the Cookie Monster.

It's Friday. Here's Victoria Beckham dancing to the Bee Gees

Models Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner wear fake dreadlocks at Marc Jacobs' NYFW show.

Marc Jacobs called out for putting dreadlocks on models at NYFW

Rob Moran

Should you shop at the 'new' Katies?

Melissa Singer

Move over Kim Kardashian: Why you need to add ''Blac Chyna'' to your vocabulary.

Why you need to add 'Blac Chyna' to your vocabulary

Amy Croffey

'Our instincts are always to save energy.'

Harvard professor: 'It is natural and normal to be physically lazy'

Colby Itkowitz

He also has a fashion line, Yeezy, with Adidas.

Is Kanye West fooling us all? Tim Gunn has his suspicions

Amy Croffey

Shot of a group of people doing squats in a gym

Understanding the 'cult' of group fitness

Lindy Alexander

fish

Why the Mediterranean diet works

Ellie Krieger

Male Athlete Doing Pull Ups - Chin-Ups In The Gym

How to do the perfect pull-up

Benjamen Judd

Morgan McGlone, of Belles Hot Chicken fame, reveals his favourite places to get fried chicken in America.

Belles Hot Chicken chef shares his top five USA fried chicken shacks

Lee Tran Lam

Tom Yum soup served at Soi 38.

Add these hot new restaurants and cafes to your hit list, Melbourne

Good Food Guide team

Barbecued T-bone with salsa dragoncello.

Barbecued T-bone steak with Italian-style salsa

Neil Perry

A US fertility doctor is accused of using his own sperm while treating patients.

Fertility doctor used own sperm '50 times' when treating patients

Cat Rodie

Addison Quinn, 16, is in search of a weekend job.

Down syndrome teen's letter asking for a job goes viral

Ariane Beeston

Jonathon Taylor Thomas, Zachery Ty Bryan, and Taran Noah Smith starred in Tim Allen's <i>Home Improvement</i>.

Home Improvement is 25 years old and the boys are all grown up

Ariane Beeston

Part caravan park, part boutique hotel: Notel in Melbourne.

Reviewed: Can spending a night here turn you into a hipster?

Kylie McLaughlin

Snow selfie.

Vote for the Miss Snow It All Instagram photo of the season

Rachael Oakes-Ash

What was the name of the pilot in 'Tahiti looks nice' 1970s TV ad for Cussons Imperial Leather soap?

Traveller quiz: Who is the pilot in 'Tahiti looks nice' 1970s TV ad?

As Tim Cook hones Apple's smartphone design, what will the next iPhone look like?

Has iPhone's weight loss finally plateaued?

COMMENT
Adam Turner

The fundamental nature of lithium batteries means the potential for 'thermal runaway' is always there.

Why your phone is a ticking time bomb

Alex Cranz

dq7

Review: Fixing the past to save the present in Dragon Quest VII

Tim Biggs

pac-man

Latest Pac-Man game breaks the rules

Kotaku

The Galaxy S7 Edge, which debuted in March.

Does S7 Edge have battery problem too?

Jon Swartz

Mazda MX-5 US road trip.

One in a million

Andrew MacLean

Mazda hopes Australian car fans will turn to the Mazda6.

Mazda chasing Aussie car refugees

David McCowen

2016 Audi A4 Allroad.

Driven: Audi A4 allroad

Peter McKay

The car offers a choice of four cylinder petrol or diesel engines.

Volvo's SUV alternative

David McCowen

2016 Holden Spark.

What little runabout should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2016 Mercedes-Benz E350d.

Driven: Mercedes-Benz E350d

Andrew MacLean

Eddie Betts with sons Lewis and Billy.

Eddies Betts: The good times and the bad

Samantha Lane
45 mins ago

Bulldog Marcus Bontempelli tangles with Hawk Luke Breust.

Live AFL finals: Hawks v Bulldogs

Live
Michael Gleeson
8 mins ago

Eddie Betts: ''I'm a forgiving person.''

We're here for you: Goodes to Betts after crowd racism

Samantha Lane
9 mins ago

A Tiger once more: Neil Balme.

Balme hiring a brilliant move by struggling Tigers

Caroline Wilson
1 hr ago

New Blue? Caleb Marchbank of the Giants.

Marchbank wants to be a Blue

Larissa Nicholson
1 hr ago

Vocal but small in number: GWS fans.

Why you should want GWS in the grand final

Daniel Cherny

Firepower: Sam Jacobs, competing with Todd Goldstein, is key to the Crows' chances.

Opposition analyst: Crows need to prepare for physical onslaught

Opposition Analyst

Time to lift the intensity: Sydney's Luke Parker.

Is it time for the 'unsociable' Swans?

Andrew Wu

James Sicily, the match-winner when these teams last met, returns for the Hawks.

GAME DAY: Hawks v Dogs

20 mins ago

Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios set to play at NBA All-Stars weekend

Michael Chammas

Michael Essien has an impressive CV.

A fit, firing Essien would be a coup for Victory – and A-League

Michael Lynch

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