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The university insists there is no evidence that any other students' exams had been tampered with.

Melbourne Uni exam scam was an inside job

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker

Trees sway from heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Matthew in front of Exploration Tower early Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in ...

Florida 'dodges a bullet' as hurricane death toll rises to 572

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Lynette Eyb
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US palliative care expert Dr B. J. Miller at the University of Sydney.

A 'silver tsunami' of deaths are about to hit Australia

38 mins ago

Liberal Democratic Party Senator David Leyonhjelm.

Senator defends 'despicable' tweet about death of journalist

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

'God help us': Trump wants to run the US like he runs his business

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42 mins ago

Police are looking to speak to anyone who may have witnessed an assault in Elwood.

Man punched in the face for telling a driver to get off his mobile phone

UN tells Australia to get the children out of detention centres

Airport chaos: Technical failure delays flights, traps passengers

'Her Fashion Fail': Warning over Aussie online fashion store

President wins Nobel peace prize despite deal's shock rejection

Civil celebrants might be allowed to refuse to marry gay couples

Cian Channon-Ling was thrown on to the tracks at Hawthorn station on Thursday.

'I'm not going to forgive him': Boy tells of terror at Hawthorn station

The Rebecca Wilson I knew: a great friend and fearless journo

COMMENT

Brent Harvey: It's all over after 432 games.

'Boomer' Harvey retires from AFL after 432 games

"Wild young men can't be expected to act like saints when they're worshipped as gods."

All Black's tryst not excusable, but it is understandable

Life On Mars

Finland has been named the safest country. Pictured: Helsinki.

World's safest countries: The results will surprise you

Asian Qualifying Round Up

Emotions can run high at auctions and push prices up beyond expectation.

The true winner at auction: Who benefits under the hammer?

Minister for Resources and Energy Josh Frydenberg.

It's crunch time for the people in power

Pound crashes as fears over a 'hard Brexit' fuel ...

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Hurricane Matthew batters US state of Florida

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Donald Trump and his long list of failings in ...

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Vendor Jess Ingham in her 1917 St Kilda flat.

First in, best dressed: the homes buyers hate having to get rid of

Sold for $2m with something missing from picture perfect house

Move over wine cellars, these are the must-have home features

Open for inspection: what to see this weekend

Picture by Leigh Henningham 22/3/2016 Generic Melbourne Skyline from South Bank of Yarra Rever at dawn. #generic #dawn ...

Melbourne one of world's top cities for booming house prices

More rain, damaging winds likely for flooded state this weekend

Marika Dobbin

Leaking levee causes evacuation of 100 Wangaratta residents

Neelima Choahan

Police accused of fabricating evidence in assault claim

Bianca Hall

Wet and warm weather makes perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes.

Wet and warm conditions perfect for mosquitoes

Aimee Amiga, Neelima Choahan

Racing steward may quit if Nikolic wins back jockey licence

Adam Cooper

Ford enthusiast Patrick Boylan drove from Mt Gambier in his 1960 XK Ford Falcon.

Ford fans gather to mourn at Broadmeadows

Tony Wright

No reports have been made to police about suspected gunshots to Boutique.

Boutique nightclub targeted in suspected drive-by shooting

Tammy Mills, Cameron Houston

The Royal Flying Doctors Service has airlifted victims of Friday's incident in Kowanyama to larger medical centres.

Woman dies after car crashes into funeral

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Jorge Branco

Baby Z died suddenly at Bandyup Women's Prison in 2011.

Coroner finds no blame for baby's death in prison

A car fire which sparked a bushfire in Sydney's south on Friday.

'High fire danger': Car starts bushfire in Sydney's south

An artist's impression of the proposed Capital Metro light rail: The government has given detailed consideration to ...

Territory weighed levy to fund light rail project

Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence.

Running mate backtracks on Trump's proposal to ban Muslims

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall-style forum, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Sandown, ...

US election 2016: Trump tells terminally ill to 'get out and vote'

Breach of decorum: Fox News presenters fight over Trump

Slammed by the United Nations: the detention centre on Nauru.

UN slams Australia's regional processing centres in Nauru

Michael Koziol, Michael Gordon

The seven-figure surpluses of Australia's overfunded private schools

Fergus Hunter

Brandis faces embarrassing defeat in Solicitor-General advice row

Michaela Whitbourn, Heath Aston

Marcia Langton (left) and Josephine Cashman's (second left) attempts to build a national anti-violence campaign around ...

Australia's great shame is the result of policy failure, not silence

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Labor defence spokesman Richard Marles says Australia should assert its rights to navigate the high seas under ...

Navy should be authorised for freedom of navigation in South China Sea: Marles

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James Massola

Former PM Gough Whitlam and director of the Australian National Gallery James Mollison (left) in front of Jackson ...

Selling Blue Poles, a shameful abrogation of Australia's cultural history

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets with vocational training and employment ...

Turnbull in sixth attempt to fend off royal commission

Tom McIlroy and Clancy Yeates

A satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Matthew moving along the east ...

Death toll rises as Hurricane Matthew lashes Florida

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima leave after their inauguration ceremony in Amsterdam in 2013.

A 'spicy question' for Dutch King Willem-Alexander

Nick Miller

The next United Nations Secretary General, Portugal's Antonio Guterres, accepts his nomination on Thursday.

It's a man's world, united or not

Daniel Flitton

The face of Adolf Hitler is projected onto a 3D canvas as part of an art installation during a rehearsal for the 'Berlin ...

Hitler was true author 1923 book hailing him, author says

When will we say 'No More' to family violence?

COMMENT

The nine Australians in the offending budgie smugglers.

The Budgie Nine prove Australian manhood is in need of an update

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

FILE - In this June 24, 2015 file photo, American TV personality Kim Kardashian attends the Cannes Lions 2015, ...

Hating Kim Kardashian is a dangerous battle of one-downmanship

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn faces the parliamentary hearings into the big banks.

Banking chiefs still in the cross-hairs as hostility simmers

IN DEPTH
Mario Christodoulou

Villa Gusto owner Ben Edwards is one of Australia's top sommerliers.

Top sommelier takes on Fiat Chrysler as deal goes sour

Money movers: How the RBA shifts interest rates

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Alice Archer? Features & Supplements Editor? MediaXpress The Age T?03 9006 9082 ...

Tax Office sticks boot into uggs

Malcolm Turnbull's tribunal will be no quick fix for banks

ANALYSIS
Clancy Yeates

Australia Post gets books in order, privatisation feared

EXCLUSIVE

Value capture is not a magic pudding

CBD fast food giants now heading out to the 'burbs

Aaron Smith's tryst isn't excusable, but it's understandable

Life On Mars

Zac and Jordan Stenmark in new perfume commercial they created for Giorgio Armani

Under the influence: 19 men ruling Australian fashion right now

Men's Style

Financial literacy is useless unless you can separate fact from fiction.

Financial literacy won't help if you don't get your facts straight

Noel Whittaker

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn at the parliamentary bank inquiry last week.

What the banking inquiry means for shareholders

Scott Phillips

This company bucked all the start-up cliches and still succeeded

Farhad Manjoo

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 14: Oprah Winfrey revs up the audience on the set during the first taping of the "Oprah ...

Five ways your body language harms your career

James Adonis

Duterte to human rights groups: 'Go to hell'

All eyes on Chinese inflation and currency

Australia's Air Force One

Federal Politics

The Brangelina divorce song

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Rewind - Taronga turns 100

The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

Every episode of The Circus now streaming on Stan.

Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Why more people are studying online

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Ten great reasons to become a foster carer

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Banksy, or someone claiming to be him, in a scene from the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop.

Will the real Banksy please stand up?

Karl Quinn

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in the upcoming film <i>Allied</i>.

Could this be the film that broke Brangelina?

Karl Quinn

Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood.

Stones go back to basics with first studio album in a decade

Vote now in The Age Music Victoria Awards

Martin Boulton

Wang Cai (Liu Xiaoye) and Lai Fu (Wang Yin) travel from country to city in search of fortune in the National Theatre of ...

Two Dogs review: Chinese slapstick transcends language

Sustained handstand balances are the focus in Victor Quijada's <i>Variations 9.81</i>.

Triptyque review: Circus and dance a new breed of hybridity

Jordan Beth Vincent

Top look: Dior's T-shirts quoted author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Dior encourages feminism ... with a $700 t-shirt

Jenna Clarke

Happy kids, great life: How do some people have it all?

COMMENT
Dom Knight

Hijab protest: Chess star refuses to attend championships in Iran

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A one-size-fits-all approach is careless, writes Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen.

It's time to admit we need better forms of contraception

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Kylie Minogue puts support behind same-sex marriage

Georgia Love with some of her potential suitors.

What The Bachelorette exposes about our dating culture

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Chrissy Teigen campaigning for Hillary Clinton.

Chrissy Teigen 'not strong enough' for Twitter anymore

The breathing trick that can make you more productive

Seth Porges

Cold baths: helping or hindering your performance?

Sarah Berry

Ellie Goulding works out at Nike Sydney this week.

'I wanted to run like Forrest Gump': Ellie Goulding

Scorched orange daiquiri from Bulletin Place.

Melbourne cocktail bar makes World's 50 Best Bars list

Nick Miller, London

Chicken and hand-cut chips at Pickett's Deli & Rotisserie.

Scott Pickett's Deli & Rotisserie opens at Queen Victoria Market

Matt Holden

Expand your dumpling horizons at Shimbu

Jane Ormond

Why are people going bonkers for Bonds ... again?

Jo Hartley

'I am fuming': mum explodes after delivery driver's comment

Cat Rodie

Daughter's hilarious yet blunt get well card for dad

Ariane Beeston

World's safest countries: the results will surprise you

Oliver Smith

Two American Samoans have filed complaints over claims they were weighed by Hawaiian Airlines before they boarded their ...

Weighed on a plane: Complaints as airline targets obese passengers

Oliver Smith

Just because we're laughing doesn't mean everyone else is: The 'Budgie 9' at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

The reasons why Aussies behave so badly overseas

Ben Groundwater

Sony's MDR-1000X Bluetooth wireless headphones raise the stakes when it comes to noise-cancelling.

Sony cans' next level noise cancelling

COMMENT
Adam Turner

The Rift headset from Facebook's Oculus.

Facebook, Google chase wireless VR experiences

Joshua Brustein

Dag Kittlaus and his team previously built Siri, which was acquired by Apple in 2010.

Samsung buys AI firm founded by Siri creators

Elizabeth Dwoskin

The best video game control pads

Kotaku

Pixel is filled with all sorts of custom tweaks not found in the standard version of Android.

Why Google's Pixel is the anti-iPhone

COMMENT
Tim Biggs

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 28: Members of the public make their way past Etihad Stadium in the Docklands precinct on ...

AFL agrees to purchase Etihad Stadium

Michael Gleeson

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Andrew Mcgrath of Sandringham runs with the ball during the round 16 TAC Cup match ...

Future stars: Check the top draft combine prospects

Emma Quayle

Trading places: Tyrone Vickery of Richmond wants to be a Hawk next year.

Vickery takes Hawthorn offer

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Michael Gleeson

New Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan is delighted the club has secured a priority pick in the AFL draft.

Lions handed end-of-first-round priority pick

Sam McClure

Lions seething after latest Rockliff indiscretion

Sam McClure

Pub fight with Cordy a 'turning point' for Boyd

Antonio Guterres, the next UN chief, pretends he is Tom Boyd going for a mark.

The new boss of the UN is a Bulldogs fan

Daniel Flitton

The real Skilton Medal winner, Josh Kennedy.

Sydney Swans apologise for Skilton Medal error

Dick Johnson with the 2016 Ford Falcon Sprint.

Driving the last Falcon with Dick

David McCowen

Is this the world's best hot hatch?

Stephen Ottley

The last Australian-made Ford Falcon rolls off the production line.

The final Ford Falcon

Stephen Ottley

Holden built over 100,000 Cruze in Australia between 2011-16.

Holden Cruze production ends

Stephen Ottley

Could Ford have been saved?

Andrew MacLean

Driven: BMW's updated i3 electric car

David Morley

Roar's Brandon Borrello and Daniel Georgievski of the Victory challenge for the ball.

Victory forced to settle for draw in opener

Wilson: recently shortlisted for another Walkley Award.

Nothing scared Bec but the cancer that took her too soon

Caroline Wilson

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has plenty to chew over before Tuesday night.

Socceroos v Japan in Melbourne just got even bigger

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Michael Lynch