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The choosing wisely campaign aims to reduce unnecessary tests.

The medical tests you should think twice about

59 mins ago

ASIC has released its review into life insurance - and the findings aren't pretty.

'Immoral': Life insurer knocks back one in three claims

Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer has been blamed for the error.

Turnbull Government accidentally supports Labor

Creepy clowns have been spotted across Victoria.

Creepy clown threats send private school into lockdown

Footage payed in court showed Gable Tostee walking around the Gold Coast entertainment precinct for an hour and ordering ...

CCTV shows Tostee ordering pizza after date's fatal fall

A train goes through the re-opened Union Road level crossing on Thursday morning.

Sky High Idiots at it again: Metro warns against train surfing

30 mins ago

Emergency meeting called as Thais pray for king's 'unstable' health

Globe-trotting speaker racks up $50k on overseas trips

Turnbull and senior ministers in strife for WhatsApp 'security risk'

EXCLUSIVE

Masters hires guards to control unruly customers

Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think

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$20 for canned oxygen? Please. The 13 biggest rip-offs that money can buy ...

Mitchell and Cyril Rioli after the Hawks' loss to the Western Bulldogs in the finals, a game that may be Mitchell's last ...

'Not terribly flattering': Sam Mitchell to join Eagles

Nick Kyrgios had a night to forget against Mischa Zverev.

'Go home then': Kyrgios in bizarre on-court meltdown

Beyonce

'This is insane': Beyonce brought into Trump debate

A smidgen of smell profiling will enable you to determine the personality and lifestyle of a home's residents.

The one thing people always notice about your home

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Anatomy of a stuff-up

WEIGHTY MOVES: Intense exercise for the time poor is going to be big in 2015.

What your body type reveals about your health

Chemical residue created from manufacturing meth, can linger in a property for years.

Meth-checks: The next big thing in property inspections?

Sky High Idiots at it again: Metro warns against ...

12:35AM

Life insurance a lottery for sick and dying ...

12:15AM

Doctors urged to curb unnecessary and potentially ...

12:06AM

Police have released a composite image of the man who they say stalked a Melbourne schoolgirl.

Police hunt man who stalked schoolgirl, 'kissed' her on the head

21 years' jail for man who stomped stranger to death

Elite school student in 'party punch attack'

Magistrate Jonathan Klestadt told Marshall Jordan that his 'lewd conduct' meant he should spend time in prison.

Six months' jail for man who put hand up schoolgirl's skirt

Tom Keel and Rachna Prasad from the group Sleep Station.

Train sleeper carriages just the ticket for Melbourne's homeless

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'It's all lost': Storm victims face a week without power

Homeless man Graham has recently left an exorbitantly expensive rooming house. 11th October 2016. Photo by Jason South

'Poverty prisons': spending almost all of your money on rent

The Supreme Court was on Tuesday presented with photos of Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright taken on Mr Tostee's phone ...

Tostee ordered pizza after Tinder date death

A scene from the Four Corners program, at the Don Dale Detention Centre.

'I beg you - do not just put it in the filing cabinet'

The report found that "most councils plan poorly for the long term", and that 24 of Queensland's councils predicted ...

Councils lay off 5000 staff to stay 'financially viable'

QLD

Cassandra Cooney was ordered to pay $5000 in fines in NSW.

Tenants simply taken to the cleaners

WA

Sound and fury. Donald Trump speaking to the faithful in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Fears keep more Republicans from abandoning Trump

Paul McGeough

John Podesta's personal email account was hacked.

Trump campaign 'colluding' with WikiLeaks

"Disloyal R's are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don't know how to win - ...

What blokes really say in the locker room, Mr Trump

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Malcolm Turnbull

Turnbull, cabinet ministers using WhatsApp for private chats

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Government accidentally supports Labor in embarrassing blunder

Tom McIlroy

Every MP asked to link arms in Parliament in historic gesture

Michael Gordon

Special Minister of State Scott Ryan says a bill to kill of the Life Gold Pass will be reintroduced.

Life Gold Pass for former MPs back on the chopping block

Adam Gartrell

Federal MP Warren Entsch

The same-sex marriage warrior left shouldering the blame

ANALYSIS
Amy Remeikis

Former prime minister Tony Abbott responds to opposition cheers as he rises to ask a question on trade with Singapore ...

It's nice to be popular: Tony Abbott's back in from the cold

Tony Wright

Attorney-General George Brandis in the Senate on Monday.

Brandis' direction to Solicitor-General 'unlawful'

EXCLUSIVE

Thais hold portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital where the king is being treated in Bangkok.

Thai King in people's prayers as condition unstable

Salah Abdeslam

Lawyers for Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam quit

Andrew Callus

A Rafale jet fighter leaves France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to join the US-led coalition against IS.

IS drones strikes French troops in Iraq: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin wears special glasses at a research facility in St Petersburg

Venezuela awards Vladimir Putin a peace prize

Illustration: John Shakespeare

How the housing boom is changing the way we live

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Trump's female supporters are not deterred.

Trump is America's abusive boyfriend, the one mum can't shake

COMMENT
Aubrey Perry

When we're young, it seems there will always be time enough for everything.

What I learnt after my cancer diagnosis

COMMENT
Julia Baird

Michael Gill was declined by CommInsure because they ruled his case of rheumatoid Arthristis was an out of date definition.

Life insurance a lottery for sick and dying consumers

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson
55 mins ago

Mitre 10-owner Metcash has assembled the executive team for the combined Mitre 10-Home TImber & Hardware business.

Metcash axes staff, assembles executive team

David Reddin

Over 50, but 'not over the hill' for career change

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Livingstone has her work cut out at CBA

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

'Gig' staffer the new kid on the block

Masters employs muscle to keep control of obnoxious customers

Vocus leadership coup rattles investors

Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think

Harbour Esplanade and Capital City Trail bike path are popular cycling routes.

Melbourne's once unliveable suburb that people now won't leave

Canberra house rents increased $5 a week over the September quarter to $475.

The only city where house rents are still on the rise

The complexities of fixed and variable loans can be a steep learning curve, while everything from bank fees to interest ...

'If I'd acted sooner, I could've saved more': home buyer lessons

The Wrong Girl star Jessica Marais encapsulates Melbourne's casual chic aesthetic.

The Wrong Girl: why Lily moved from Sydney to Melbourne

Drug squad police removing chemistry equipment from a suburban meth lab.

Buyer beware: will this become the next check for inspections?

The new BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 is straight out of a sci-fi movie.

BMW's new motorcycle is so smart you won't need a helmet

Technology

Turning 30 can be great. Just make sure you're prepared.

Thirty things you should never do after the age of thirty

Self Improvement

Movie popcorn is overpriced.

The 13 biggest rip-offs money can buy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Big banks have been accused of side-stepping financial planner laws.

Beware of bank staff spruiking their super funds

John Collett

Mom's Organic Market has found a niche in the market.

A simple method for making money: don't waste it

Thomas Heath

Rory Kennard, founder of Makinex.

This Australian company has a very rare goal

Alexandra Cain

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Don't relax alcohol-sale restrictions: St Vincent's

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That cheese is made from what?

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What's up with WhatsApp?

Cyber security

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Momentous political occasion

Federal Politics

A woman worships Jibika Bajracharya, the newly appointed child goddess Kumari, in the street on October 7, 2016 in ...

World of Photos - October 12, 2016

Locke

Tom Hardy stars in the intense drama Locke

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Younger Season 3 now streaming on Stan.

Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Why more people are studying online

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From dusk till dawn in WA

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Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones hunt for clues in <i>Inferno</i>.

Tom Hanks too good for Inferno, the latest Dan Brown adaptation

Jake Wilson

In contention for an Oscar nomination: Nicole Kidman in <i>Lion</i>.

Kidman an Oscar contender as Lion begins to roar

Garry Maddox

Taraji P. Henson at the 67th Emmy Awards in September.

Taraji P. Henson claims she lost out to Naomi Watts over racism

Ebony Bowden

Billy Bush has since been sacked over the video.

Billy Bush is leaving the Today show over Trump tape scandal

It's going to be more expensive to see artists such as Axl Rose, left, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, who are ...

Why Aussie tours are in danger from new visa changes

Bernard Zuel

Putting his claws away for good ... Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in 2000's <i>X-Men</i>.

Wolverine 3: Logan to be the darkest outing for Jackman yet

Ebony Bowden

Silvia Colloca.

Razer takes knife to ABC cooking show over 'fatuous property porn'

Andrew Hornery

Nancy O'Dell, the host of <i>Entertainment Tonight</i> is the married woman Donald Trump "moved on like a bitch".

Nancy O'Dell slams Trump: 'no room for objectification'

Ebony Bowden

Benoit Charest and his orchestra perform his score to the film <i>The Triplets of Belleville</i>.

'Anti-Disney' film Triplets of Belleville score performed live

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Sonia Harford

Aboriginal singer Auriel Andrew and writer Clinton Walker ahead of the <i>Buried Country</i> performance at Melbourne ...

Buried Country concert unearths Aboriginal music history

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL

Welsh singer-songwriter Gwenno Saunders.

Review: Gwenno's Welsh electro-pop eccentric and endearing

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL

Julia Gillard.

Julia Gillard at Jo Cox memorial: Women in public life are threatened 'almost daily'

Jenny Noyes

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with supporters at a campaign rally at the Zembo Shrine ...

Why I'm still not excited about a Hillary Clinton victory

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Beyonce

'This is insane': Beyonce brought into Trump debate

Jenny Noyes

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

Woman quits Republican party with epic rant against sexism

cr: Stocksy (supplied image, one time use only) SL - making decisions story, aug 28/16

Today I shall atone - and maybe you should try it, too

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Gwyneth Paltrow was called an "asshole" by her own father.

'You're getting a little weird': How Paltrow's dad intervened

Amy Croffey

Doctors need to understand the mental health needs of their patients.

LGBTI people need doctors to leave their prejudice at the door

Roz Bellamy

Khloe Kardashian appears on The Ellen Show on October 11, 2016.

Khloe Kardashian: 'Kim's not doing that well'

Mary Ward

Simply swapping sugar-dense drinks for water can halve our intake.

Sweet news: the anti-sugar message has toned down by half

Sarah Berry

Half Body Shot of Two Happy Healthy Woman at the Park Showing Thumbs Up at the Camera After their Training.

A gift better than gratitude

Dr Tim Sharp

Worrying results: the effect of concussion.

A single concussion may have lasting impact

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Bright, healthy asparagus is a spring winner.

Here are 23 amazing asparagus recipes you should try this spring

Go-to dish: the margherita pizza at SPQR Italian restaurant in Melbourne.

Is this pizza perfection? Why you should try a slice at SPQR

Gemima Cody

Jill Dupleix's mac 'n' cheese frittata.

How you can easily raid your fridge to make mac 'n' cheese frittata

Jill Dupleix

Krystin and Somchai Lisaius.

No jail time for mum who passed cocaine on to baby via breast milk

Staff writers

Paul Van Der Toorren proposed to his girlfriend of seven years, Elysia Simons, at Uluru, the place they first met as ...

Wedding bells for pair who met as children, filming iconic Qantas ad

Suzi Catchpole

"I think the LGBTQ alphabet could continue forever," says Miley Cyrus, who identifies as "pansexual".

Miley Cyrus talks about sexuality and coming out to her parents

Ariane Beeston

'I'll drink to that': Pints are $5.70 in the UK.

Visiting the UK just got a lot cheaper for Aussies

David Whitley

Tradition and modernity: A Geisha in Gion, Kyoto

The essential things you need to know before visiting Japan

Ben Groundwater

The path can glow in the dark for up to 10 hours.

Glow in the dark: The world's most beautiful bike lane opens

Hannah Meltzer

Samsung's Note7 was a great phone, apart from the overheating, but the Note name may now be tarnished forever.

What Samsung should do next

COMMENT
Alex Kidman

Keep your credit card details safe when shopping online.

Don't make scammers' Christmas come early

Adam Turner

Attendees try out PlayStation VR during a Sony Corp. event ahead of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, ...

What Sony's loungeroom-ready VR headset is all about

Tim Biggs

disc

8 reasons I'm sticking with DVDs, Blu-Rays

Lifehacker

'Forbidden for transport by aircraft': Samsung's return box for the Galaxy Note7.

Samsung's fireproof box for Galaxy Note7 returns

Bryan Menegus

Ford has paused Mustang production in the wake of reduced demand in the US.

Ford shuts Mustang factory

The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003S is claimed to be the fastest cornering supercar in the world.

Meet the newest rival to Ferrari and Pagani

Stephen Ottley

The 2016 Volvo S90 Inscription is a stylish alternative to German rivals.

First drive: Volvo's E-Class rival

David McCowen

2017 Kia Soul.

Kia cuts Soul price

Dom Tripolone

2016 Audi RS Q3 Performance.

Driven: Audi RS Q3 Performance

Peter McKay

The BMW M3 Competition.

BMW M3 Competition reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Watson will be given a chance to argue his case.

Watson to be given chance to argue case to keep Brownlow

Sam McClure

Sydney are squeezed for cap space and could be made an offer for Tom Mitchell too good to refuse.

Trade latest: Hawks land Sydney's Tom Mitchell for pick No.14

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Claire Siracusa

Sam Mitchell against his likely new team, West Coast.

Mitchell hopes trade will be win for everyone

Emma Quayle

Tom Mitchell is now a Hawk.

Mitchell in, Mitchell out at Hawthorn

Michael Gleeson

Many believe Mitchell is Hawthorn's most important player.

'We would be mad not to let Mitchell play on': West Coast

Brendan Foster

Essendon's appeal was dismissed in Switzerland.

Judgment reveals appeal success not even 'entertained'

Samantha Lane

The top eight selections in the first AFL women's draft celebrate in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Elite midfielder becomes a Giant with No.1 draft pick

Larissa Nicholson

Cam McCarthy has long been on the Dockers radar and he's finally here.

The Cam McCarthy footage all Freo fans should froth over

David Prestipino

The Age, News, 12/10/2016, photo by Justin McManus. Melbourne City player Tim Cahill with a sand sculpture of himself to ...

Cahill says hometown derbies make the game great

Andrew Tate

Back in town: Peter Siddle.

Siddle returns after eight months on the sidelines

Daniel Cherny

Model and fame game, Melbourne Cup

How the big Cups races went out of fashion

Adam Pengilly

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