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Marcus Bontempelli takes it to the fans.

Bulldogs deliver the impossible dream

Greg Baum
1 hr ago

The government has been told to improve the visitor experience at the Twelve Apostles and other key attractions.

Secret rethink on Melbourne Airport rail link

EXCLUSIVE

Robin Williams, 63, took his own life before being diagnosed with the rare brain disease.

Robin Williams' wife reveals his tortured final few days

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has engaged in some after midnight snark.

With a 3.20am storm, Clinton continues to mock Trump

1 hr ago

Embattled MP Stuart Robert.

MP mentored 'one of the most homophobic people in the world'

2016 AFL Grand Final at the MCG Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs- 1st October 2016. The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by ...

A long time coming, but hope and heart win out

Caroline Wilson

Stormy Sunday: Winds of up to 100km/h to hit Victoria

Nuclear rivals stand-off in 'worst crisis in a generation'

1 hr ago

The booming industry that accounts for 1 in 8 jobs

COMMENT

It's the most traumatic upheaval to global power in 70 years

COMMENT

Dutton's $8 million spend on army of spin doctors

In a touching moment, Luke Beveridge handed Bob Murphy his premiership medal.

The gift that could not have been more bulldog

The Age, News, 30/09/2016, photo by Justin McManus. AFL Grand Final Parade. Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans. Dejected ...

Too many Swans stars go missing on the big stage

Luke Beveridge, coach of the Western Bulldogs AFL premiership team, 2016

There's never been a premiership like this

A Bulldogs fan had a heart attack as the final siren sounded.

Close game gives Doggies fan a heart attack - literally

Israel Folau.

Falou's late shot proves costly for Wallabies as hoodoo continues

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Beveridge gives winner's medal to Murphy

Mount Waverley will be one of the busiest auction suburbs this weekend, including 44 Pascall Street.

Melbourne market pauses for Grand Final

Bulldogs fans show their support during the team's training session at Whitten Oval on Thursday.

What 62 years in the doghouse feels like

Russian, Syrian missiles pound Aleppo, destroy ...

8:24AM

Dozens injured after gas cylinder explodes in ...

7:51AM

With 3.20am tweet storm, Clinton continues to ...

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Exclusive first look at The Age stories

Bontempelli and Tom Liberatore hold tight to that premiership feeling.

Bontempelli: I know what this means to the fans

Larissa Nicholson

In a touching moment, Luke Beveridge handed Bob Murphy his premiership medal.

Howls of emotion as Bevo puts Bob centre stage

Larissa Nicholson

Dejected Swans players leave the field.

Swans didn't work hard enough: Longmire

Daniel Cherny

The Bulldogs celebrate a late Jake Stringer goal.

The match: a grand final classic

Rohan Connolly

Sweet victory. The Bulldogs celebrate their grand final win over the Swans.

A long time coming, but hope and heart win

Caroline Wilson

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Lance Franklin of the Swans and Kurt Tippett of the Swans compete for the ball during ...

Hurt Buddy struggles to third grand final loss

ANALYSIS
James Buckley

Gracious in defeat: Josh Kennedy.

Loss hurts more than 2014, says Kennedy

James Buckley

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Tom Boyd of the Western Bulldogs celebrates victory in the 2016 AFL Grand Final match ...

Boyd with emotion

Emma Quayle

The new mansion at 39 St Georges Road in Toorak, belonging to property developer Harry Stamoulis, is rumoured to have ...

Just how expensive are Melbourne's richest houses?

Yarraville scored a 100 per cent clearance rate for houses in September.

The Melbourne suburbs where a sale at auction is guaranteed

Winning touches: A cleverly designed extension complements the original Edwardian building at 23 Heath Avenue, Oakleigh.

The winning touches that make this house so smart and stylish

Pantone's 2016 colours of the year were Rose Quartz and Serenity. They were both part of the Pantone spring 2016 colour ...

How do they choose the Pantone Colour of the Year?

Passed in: 6 Katandra Court, Mount Waverley sold after negotiations for $1.26 million.

Why would Melburnians auction on AFL grand final day?

Claire Dixon, right, with Valerie Mills, on the Talking Park Bench.

When you talk to a stranger on a park bench, anything can happen

'I am sure I would have been dead by now if I hadn't been running'

Police to stamp out sexism, predatory behaviour in ranks

The house where the four-year-old died.

Boy, 4, dies in Dandenong house fire

UPDATED

A man tried to flee police on an allegedly stolen motorbike in Epping.

Motorcyclist tries to escape police, lands in hospital with broken leg

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard guard the area as others offload bails of over eight tons of cocaine, at rear, ...

How to break Melbourne's crime cycle - it's not just a police problem

Comment
John Silvester

MY15 WRX STI Premium. Subaru WRX STI

WRX driver nabbed at 170 km/h on the Eastern Freeway

The AFL is among clients contacted as part of an investigation into potential fraud.

Did AFL pay for ads that never ran?

Nick McKenzie

Guts and glory: Paul Gallen is chasing the kind of success that opposition skipper, Cameron Smith, has achieved with ...

Sharks will beat Storm and I'll have to move house

COMMENT
Phil Gould

Ali Dandan and his wife Rianne were outbid by a developer at 97 North Road, Ryde.

'Testosterone Tony' destroys couple's dreams

NSW
1 hr ago

Dangerous weather began lashing the south west of WA on Saturday morning.

Thousands without power as storm hits Perth

WA

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has engaged in some after midnight snark.

Hillary Clinton's after- midnight trolling of Donald Trump

John Wagner
1 hr ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, in Bedford, N.H. ...

Trump defends his 3am tirade, says he's not insomniac

ANALYSIS

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump applauds as he is introduced by boxing promoter Don King.

Black votes matter: Trump's efforts to woo African Americans

Paul McGeough

Peter Dutton spoke ro Ray Hadley

Dutton's $8 million spend on spin

Adam Gartrell

Wealthy private schools over-funded by hundreds of millions

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott and Fergus Hunter

How Birmingham unleashed his inner Underwood

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in 2010.

Coastal oil drilling plan delay sparks disaster fears

Tom McIlroy

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accused of peddling 'ignorant rubbish' by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Renewable energy spat threatens investment, industry warns

Heath Aston

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten with Matilda, his 3-year-old bulldog on Nova radio.

Shape-shifters at 50 paces as pollies punt on footy finals

Malcolm Turnbull and Daniel Andrews are in a new war of words over renewables.

A lack of leadership is to blame for Australia's malaise

COMMENT

People rally against India in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Nuclear rivals in new stand-off on Kashmir

1 hr ago

A Chinese fishing boat catches fires during an inspection by the South Korean Mokpo Coast Guard in the water off Hong ...

Chinese fishermen die after clash with South Korean coast guard

British Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to cut immigration.

Pro-Brexit Conservatives plan to limit EU immigration

EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND - OCT 1/16 ISSUE. The Lost Ones - buy in story from?New York Times Magazine. Yasuo Takamatsu ...

'Trying to find my wife in the sea': life after Japan's 2011 tsunami

Malcolm Turnbull and Daniel Andrews are in a new war of words over renewables.

A lack of leadership is to blame for our malaise

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Is loneliness misunderstood?

It's not only the alone who get lonely

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

Our home-grown narcissists have to speak up to be heard over The Donald.

The narcissists are winning in the arms race of outrage

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Among the largest 100 companies, on average their top executives are getting only one third of their pay packet from ...

When bosses get big bonuses for simply doing their job

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Customers enter a Deutsche Bank branch in Boblingen, Germany.

Deutsche shares surge on $US5.4b settlement report

Wait times for people seeking help with their financial stress has increased from a fortnight to six weeks.

Road to ruin: Auto manufacturing workers fear for their futures

Nick Toscano

Credit Suisse downplays the systemic risks of SMSFs.

Shadow selfie super funds face spotlight

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Charities, Australia's biggest sports tied into ghost ad probe

The fee telcos say is holding back super-fast internet speeds

In search of classical Athens' elusive economy

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Sydney CBD an office landlord's paradise

Carolyn Cummins

Springcourt sneakers.

Keep your cool with 15 of the hottest new sneakers

Handsome Things

The retro range at the new $6.6 million Twenty Third Street Distillery in Renmark, South Australia.

Your grandparents' favourite spirit is back for a new generation

Smart Sipping

Jordanne Taylor

Families give their verdict on the NDIS: daunting, but worth it

Rachel Browne

Will Donald Trump be the next US president, or Hillary Clinton? Some fund managers don't care either way because they ...

Why I changed my super strategy for the US election

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Dr Paul May in front of his new vet hospital.

'This has been the most stressful thing in my life'

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Former Prime Minister John Howard: is he a benevolent sexist?

The benevolent sexist: is there such a thing?

James Adonis

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Bulldogs break 62-year Premiership drought

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Duterte likens himself to Hitler

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Van Gogh paintings found in Naples farmhouse

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Trump's Twitter tirade against former Miss Universe

Western Bulldogs.

2015 AFL Grand Final Parade

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Younger Season 3 now streaming on Stan.

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House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

Product recall costs mount for businesses

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Ten great reasons to become a foster carer

Advertiser Content

Directors facing more personal liabilities

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The true story of Sydney's unsolved gay hate crimes

Craig Mathieson

Keith Urban

Keith Urban: why the country star worked with Katy Perry's producer

Chris Johnston

Mudhoney poster by Malleus.

Meet the Italian metalheads making art for the stars

Barry Divola

Pacific Heat: Working Dog's first adult animated series will premiere on Foxtel before becoming available on Netflix in ...

Working Dog's new animation "A-Team meets Hawaii 5-0"

Gabriel Wilder

Todd Sampson in <i>BodyHack</i>.

How Todd Sampson uncovered a repressed childhood memory

Todd Sampson

Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman in the 1970s Warner Bros TV series.

Wonder Woman is bisexual, says the comic book's writer

Amy Croffey

Original Dynasty cast members (from left) Joan Collins, John Forsythe and Linda Evans.

Peak reboot achieved with revival of '80s supersoap

Michael Idato

We want to see Frank Underwood succeed on <i>House of Cards</i>, despite his worst deeds.

Dark desires: Why we love watching sociopaths on screen

Michael Lallo

Callum Francis as Lola in <i>Kinky Boots</i>.

Why Kinky Boots star ran to the toilet after meeting Cyndi Lauper

Michael Lallo

Tom Burke and Helen McCrory.

British actress Helen McCrory gets spiritual on stage

Peter Craven

Wes Snelling as Tina Del Twist.

Tina del Twist review: A tragicomedy wrapped up in song

Hannah Francis

April 26, Sun Herald, The Goss, Jenna
Clarke, Mornings hosts David Campbell and Sonia Kruger will be reunited on air ...

Cosmopolitan distances itself from Sonia Kruger

Jenna Clarke

Stone grew up in Sydney's inner-west, the youngest of three children.

'I'd rather be invisible': OITNB star Yael Stone speaks about stardom

Erin O'Dwyer

"It's time we start recognising the paternal baby-name tradition for what it really is: just another way to perpetuate ...

The benefits of including childless adults in your parenting village

Louise Fabiani

Alicia Machado (centre) at the 1996 Miss Universe pageant, where she was crowned the winner.

What Donald Trump's 'Miss Piggy' comment shows us about the sin of weight gain

Danielle Paquette

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan after Nation was named the winner of The Bachelor.

Reality bites for Richie

Andrew Hornery

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

White Australia's obsession with 'problem people'

Randa Abdel-Fattah

Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning wearing PE Nation activewear on the red carpet at the David Jones Spring/Summer 2016 ...

Paris Fashion Week hijacked by activewear

Jenna Clarke

After Sun columnist Rod Liddle dismissed Emma Watson's work for the UN as "leftie, PC crap", Sansa Stark (actress Sophie ...

Celebrity friends who have each others' backs

Who needs a foam roller when you can have a vibrator instead?

Forget your foam roller and buy a vibrator instead

Sarah Berry

Love: A right everyone deserves.

The psychology of forced decisions

Dr Tim Sharp

The best diet: one you can stick to. Photo: iStock

The ketogenic diet: Can eating fat help you lose weight?

Christy Brissette

Adam Liaw recipe, Singapore-style barbecued chicken
for Good Food
Styling Hannah Meppem

Weekly meal planner - Early October

Cucamelons are also known as Mexican sour gherkin and mouse melons.

Introducing the world's cutest vegetables

Sofia Levin

Sticky, slow-cooked Campari pork ribs.

Slow-cooked Campari ribs

Dan Lepard

Brad Kearns with his wife Sarah and their children, Knox and Finn.

'Just a stay-at-home mum?': Dad's defense of wife goes viral

Cat Rodie

Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck

Jennifer Garner on motherhood: 'I give it all I can'

Ariane Beeston

Points for thoughtfulness.

Little kid leaves thoughtful warning on spelling test

Cat Rodie

Lion's rock (Sigiriya) is a large stone and ancient fortress ruin in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka. UNESCO ...

Two-hundred-metre high rock: Asia's own version of Uluru

Glenn A. Baker

Traveller letters: I'm glad machines have replaced immigration staff

Japanese fashion, past and present, at the cherry blossom festival in Japantown, San Francisco.

The Japanese town in the heart of an American city

Steve Meacham

Uber has rolled out panic button in South Africa after a string of incidents.

Uber tries out 'panic buttons' after rape cases

Krista Mahr

Is it a tablet? Is it a laptop?

The keyboard that turns your iPad into a laptop

Peter Wells

Google is spending a lot of money to remind consumers that something big is coming.

Google spends big on hype ahead of phone reveal

Eli Blumenthal

No Man's Sky mixes a saturated, low-fi presentation and meditative synth metal soundtrack with?mysterious, old-school ...

No Man's Sky false advertising claim

Kotaku

The iPhone is beautiful, but its shape and design hasn't been cutting edge for years. Plus my inner tech geek can't ...

iPhone 7: impressions of an Android user

COMMENT
Tim Biggs

Audi has revealed the all-new Q5 at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Audi reveals new Q5

Stephen Corby

Buying a Ferrari: It takes more than money

David McCowen

Mazda has added value to its popular CX-5.

Mazda adds more gear to CX-5

Dom Tripolone

BMW X2 concept at the 2016 Paris motor show. Embargo: 9pm 29/9/2016

Revealed: BMW X2 concept

Greg Kable

The Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept has been revealed ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show.

Mercedes reveals its Tesla fighter

Greg Kable

Lexus UX concept at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Lexus' bold plan for small SUV

Andrew MacLean

South Africa's Rilee Rossouw in action at Centurion Park on Friday.

Quinton de Kock destroys Australian bowling in opening ODI

Broken foot: Ben Simmons.

Ben Simmons breaks bone in right foot

More controversy: Tyson Fury.

Boxing champion Fury tests positive for cocaine: reports

Mike Coppinger

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