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A 17-year-old girl has won a payout after a surgery Children's Health Queensland admitted was negligent.

Aussie surgeons accused of bullying, cartel behavior

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Julia Medew

UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA - AUGUST 2: 15 year old Priyanka (name changed) poses for a photo on August 2, 2016 in Uttar ...

Bollywood blamed for contributing to violence against women in India

Gary Rohan has been named but Jarrad McVeigh was not able to overcome injury.

AFL teams: Menzel out, McVeigh not named, Dogs' surprise change

Money transfers between banks should take seconds, not days.

Coming soon: Instant transfers, phone numbers to replace BSBs

Underworld figure shot in head, drives himself to hospital

Thousands of people are flocking to Victoria from Queensland.

State of excitement as Victoria's population passes six million

Big squeeze: Overcrowding on trains hits new high

Bernardi tried to troll LGBT people with wedding celebration

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The key for the Cats against the Sydney Swans

Wayne Carey

(Almost) impossible task: Affordable homes within 15km of CBD

'Your life is in danger': State of emergency declared amid protest

Luke Driver, with his sons, Jack, 2, and Xavier, 8 months, often works from home in Sydney. 21st September 2016 Photo: ...

Playing catch-up: 1 in 3 Aussies work from home

Nick Toscano

Jobe Watson is set to return to Essendon

Jobe Watson set to play on for Essendon next year

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: Marion Cotillard attends the "It's Only The End Of The World (Juste La Fin Du Monde)" Premiere ...

Pregnant Marion Cotillard responds to Brad Pitt affair claim

As the world waits with bated breathe for Jennifer Aniston's first reaction, her BFF Chelsea Handler may have given some ...

'He married a lunatic': Handler lets loose on Brangelina

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One person shot as Charlotte protests erupt

The kitchen makes a striking impression at 151 Raglan Street, Mosman.

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There could be hope for the world's 'saddest' polar bear

Albury Tigers footballer apologises for urinating ...

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Watson set to play on after playful tweet

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Lachie Henderson is back in the Cats' side.

Cops under investigation for leaking to criminals, using drugs

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Nick McKenzie and John Silvester

Liberal government would punt grand final eve holiday

Richard Willingham

Woman 'haunted' by first-date rape and abortion, court told

Adam Cooper

Debt collectors started hounding Ivana Clonaridis' family only a month after the teen died in a horrific accident. From ...

As a family mourns - bank, Centrelink calls in debt

Neelima Choahan

Police are investigating a Brighton carjacking, with the victim a 49-year-old woman.

'I can't believe I'm alive': Woman carjacked by man with scissors

GPT Group's Highpoint in Maribyrnong in Melbourne's west, which could include a new hotel.

Who wants to stay the night at Highpoint?

The University of Melbourne has cemented its position as the top Australian university in the latest world rankings.

Top of the world: Victorian unis shine in world rankings

The former Bates milk bar site at 124 Campbell Parade.

Bondi Beach milk bar sells for $19 million

Fair Work Building and Construction chief Nigel Hadgkiss.

'Union busting' public servants say no to offer

David Poxon's start-up company, Velvet, allows people to sell their unused internet data to others nearby via Wi-Fi.

Brisbane PhD student creates 'Uber' of Wi-Fi

Iconic tree gets the chop... for a driveway

Detail from the Children's Future leaflets that feature anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.

'No' campaign invokes Mandela, makes spurious Safe Schools claims

Heath Aston

Labor's Mediscare 'lies' claim another victim

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James Massola

First Muslim woman MP hits back at immigration poll

Fergus Hunter

Attorney-General George Brandis has denied he is seeking to exert more control over the Solicitor-General.

Has Attorney-General George Brandis misled parliament?

New Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe wants major investment by government in infrastructure.

Help me out, run up more debt, says RBA boss

Malcolm Turnbull with then prime minister Kevin Rudd in March 2010.

Turnbull slams Rudd: 'Biggest policy failure' in Australian history

Mark Kenny

School children walk by as heavily armed members of a police anti-gang force search men in El Salvador.

The 'triangle of death' Australian-bound refugees are fleeing

Acid attack survivors participate in a candlelit vigil protesting violence against women.

Dating the 'wrong man' can mean death in India

Amrit Dhillon

China sentences Ai Weiwei's lawyer

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari meets United Nations General Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at U.N. headquarters.

Nigeria ready to negotiate kidnapped schoolgirls' release

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Stubbornly uninformed Trump is confused

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Paul McGeough

American journalist and author Lionel Shriver has dangled a red rag in front of certain well-intentioned groups.

Silly frenzy over cultural appropriation ignores its role in literature

Peter Craven

Doggies' time in the sun, as the signs portend

Simone Egger

Not seeing the light – married churchgoers Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull.

Wed to the hard right: The PM's cowardice over plebiscite

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Julie Szego

Coming soon: Instant transfers, phone numbers to replace BSBs

Peter Martin

About 1400 lawsuits have been lodged at the regional court near Volkswagen's Wolfsburg headquarters in western Germany.

VW investors seek $12b in emissions scandal

Andreas Cremer

Help me out, run up more debt, RBA boss asks government

Pankaj Oswal (left) and his wife Radhika (right) and daughter Vasundhara leave court in Melbourne: There is little doubt ...

Why ANZ blinked first in six-year battle with the Oswals

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Gold miners lead ASX higher

Vanessa Desloires

Psychic's advice 'like flying a kite': ex-BBY chairman

Sharemarket unlikely to end 2016 on a high

RBA chief hits out at bankers' bonus culture

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The islands you could buy with Melbourne's median house price

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie represent one of the last 'Old Hollywood' couples.

How will Brangelina split up their property empire?

First home buyers may have to rethink their dreams when looking for an affordable city property.

(Almost) impossible task: affordable house within 15km from CBD

This epic mansion on Le Lac Road, Boca Raton, Florida, comes with it's own mini water park.

This Florida mansion comes with two – two! – really big water slides

Footpaths, bike lanes, street furniture and street trees can be minimised or removed altogether from a developer looking ...

Why wouldn't a council take responsibility for this?

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Irreconcilable differences: we should go easy on both those in and out of the public eye who meet this common fate.

The first thing you hear when you announce your divorce

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Tech-savvy fashion start-ups are changing the ways goods are ordered, made and sold.

Your next pair of shoes could come from a 3-D printer

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Howard and Gillian Tuxworth, with their children Harry and Molly, at the Collingwood home the Victorian government ...

What you can do if you're facing compulsory acquisition

Christine Long

If it's true love, like Wesley and Princess Buttercup in The Princess Bride, you might want to consider putting assets ...

The Money guide to shacking up with your partner

Melissa Browne

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How workers cope with shattered office morale

Tony Featherstone

Aussie entrepreneur's plan to sell unused data

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Malcolm Roberts said what about Waleed Aly?

John Kerry calls out Russia

Economy exceeding expectations

Economy

Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt

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

You've got mail - meet the flying postie

Catch up on Transparent ahead of Season 3 on 24th September.

Season 3 of cult classic Adventure Time now streaming

Product recall costs mount for businesses

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Ten great reasons to become a foster carer

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Directors facing more personal liabilities

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Cate Blanchett in a still from RED, 2016, a high resolution digital video, by Del Kathryn Barton.

Cate Blanchett plays a poisonous, man-eating spider in new role

Andrew Taylor

'The weak get weeded out': Carlos explains Darwin's theory of evolution in the season debut of <i>The Bachelorette</i>.

Bachelorette hopeful brings the bling - then gets dumped

Michael Lallo

John Olsen is still going strong at 88 years old.

Review: John Olsen's art is shallow and cliched

Robert Nelson

Hell no he won't go. Angus Young the only remaining original member of AC/DC shouldn't quit because we want him to.

Could AC/DC become the Wiggles of rock 'n' roll?

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Bernard Zuel

Netflix original series House of Cards attracted subscribers when Netflix launched in Australia in early 2015.

Netflix 'Binge-o-meter' can tell when viewers are hooked

Ebony Bowden

Adele is also in the top 10 first dance tunes with <i>Make You Feel My Love</i>.

Just what Brangelina need: Two hours of Adele misery

Bernard Zuel

Robert Downey Jr lead the cast of The Avengers in the new ad.

'Avengers' call out 'racist, abusive coward' Trump

Libby Hill

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden in the film Snowden.

Hero or traitor? How Snowden has changed US politics

Paul Byrnes

Thomas Pidd and Nicholas Hiatt in Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

May Gibbs' beloved gumnut babies brought to life on stage

<i>The Red Turtle's</i> visuals were inspired by a trip to the Seychelle Islands, where director Michael Dudok de Wit ...

Latest Studio Ghibli is beautifully drawn but slow as a turtle

Jasper, voiced by Danny Trejo, in <i>Storks</i>. Much of the film's humour is laboured or unsuitably knowing.

Retelling of stork tale is big on ideas but short on charm

'I wonder why he felt the need to self medicate?': Chelsea Handler.

Chelsea Handler lets loose on Brangelina

Amy Croffey

Hopes of an amicable divorce between Pitt and Jolie is in doubt.

Amicable divorce for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in doubt

Amy Croffey

Iranian women defy cycling fatwa: 'We're not giving up'

Daisy Dumas

Kate Symons, showing the enhancing effects of Snapchat's butterfly halo

The ugly side of Snapchat's 'pretty' filter

Kate Symons

"We always said 'I love you'. But we would also say, 'I like you'. That second part was just as important."

It's not enough to love your spouse, you have to like them

Melissa Gould

I envy those who come into Islam from the outside, like Susan Carland

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Ruby Hamad

Four reasons why Brangelina's split is not a surprise

Lisa Bonos

The Mirror Cube at Treehotel in Harads, Sweden.

Five deluxe treehouses for grown-ups

Mitchell Parker Houzz

Loneliness: Some people are more inclined to feel it.

Why we are predisposed to loneliness

Sarah Berry

Is omega-3 the holy grail of health?

Benjamen Judd

Getting a late start at long-distance running

Mike Plunkett

Umamilicious: Garlic bread with seaweed.

Is Ricky and Pinky's garlic bread the new lobster roll?

Gemima Cody

Johnny Di Francesco's Zero Gradi gelateria in Brunswick East.

Best places to eat in Brunswick

Matt Holden

Roast salmon with macadamia and rocket pesto.

Healthy dinner: Roast salmon with macadamia pesto

Adam Liaw

Researchers say intelligence genes come from a child's mother.

Proof that children really do inherit intelligence from their mothers

Mara Wilson, as a child actor and as she is now.

Where Matilda's Mara Wilson is now - in her own words

Amy Kaufman

Feisty fifth-grader shuts down boy who can't keep his hands to himself

Cat Rodie

Flight test: Singapore Airlines launches new Australian route

Julietta Jameson

Empty seats: Do airlines cancel a flight at the very last minute if too few passengers show up?

What's the real reason why airlines fly half-empty planes?

Michael Gebicki

The amazing destination no one cares about

Ben Groundwater

Carers trying out EDIE, a free Cardboard VR free App, at the Alzheimer's Australia launch event in Melbourne. The App ...

See through eyes of a person with dementia

Tim Biggs

One-click system could change web transactions

Andrew Colley

This nighttime view of northern Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula was captured by the Expedition 49 crew aboard the ...

Breathtaking photos from space remind us of our common home

Marcus Strom

Four three-pronged structures off the coast of Itu Aba, as seen on Google Earth.

Taiwan wants Google to blur new facilities

China's Tiangong-1 is heading back to Earth.

Space station to hit Earth in 2017

Ben Guarino

Volkswagen has a lot riding on the new Tiguan.

Driven: New Volkswagen Tiguan

David McCowen

Audi confirms Q2 details for Australia

Andrew MacLean

Bentley reveals first diesel

Andrew MacLean

Apple is reportedly in talks for a stake in British supercar maker McLaren.

Will Apple buy McLaren?

The Ford Ranger will get a performance upgrade from the new Tickford operation.

Tickford returns to build fast Fords

Stephen Ottley

Short Haul: Holden Colorado Space Cab LTZ

Mark Short

Cahill, Fornaroli: Melbourne City look potent

Michael Lynch

Greg Bird has found himself in trouble yet again.

Bird under investigation for another incident

Adrian Proszenko

Daniel Ricciardo celebrates another podium finish.