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Phoebe with her brothers and mother. L-R Nikolai, Thomas, Phoebe and Natalie. Phoebe Handsjuk was found dead in a ...

CCTV left to tape over: Did police fail Phoebe?

Seven babies died potentially preventable deaths at Bacchus Marsh Hospital in 2013 and 2014.

Baby deaths trigger biggest shake-up in decades

Tony Abbott spoke to Alan Jones.

'Reasonable enough': Tony Abbott weighs in on Donald Trump

If there's a loser in all this, it's Malcolm Turnbull.

The sacrifice that will define Turnbull's downfall

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

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Cancer Council sues dead woman's estate over $12.6 million will

Jimmy Bartel.

Bye bye Bartel? Star Cat in the dark on his future at Geelong

University High School has been ordered to change its zone to take in students from the Dockland

Prestigious high school plans to fight zone changes

'It's crazy': Shorten sparks new brawl after backing ally for Senate

The extraordinary price Katie paid for a child

COMMENT

Dead at 22: Her carers said she 'did not really feel pain'

'Lying': Hughes father's disbelief at cricket inquest evidence

'Uber would be cheaper': All-night transport $45 per trip

Mourning in Thailand after the king died.

Thailand in mourning as the world's longest reigning monarch dies

Musician Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize in literature.

Gasps and laughter as Bob Dylan wins Nobel prize in literature

1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Jordan Lewis of the Hawks handballs away from Andrew Swallow of the Kangaroos during ...

Hawks backflip after talking to Demons about Lewis trade

Mecca's Chadstone outlet is the chain's biggest store so far.

Mall madness? 3am queues to see Chadstone's new look

Year of Payne: Michelle Payne after winning the 2015 Melbourne Cup.

'Not in my wildest dreams': Michelle Payne wins Don prize

"It's nice to be popular," Mr Abbott said to cheers.

Abbott: Trump's policies are 'reasonable enough'

Best Interior and Design Property: Clifftop at Hepburn, Victoria

Australia's best holiday homes revealed

The big, bleak reason we can't find aliens, according to physics

United Nations appoints Portugal's Guterres as ...

2:09AM

Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls: ...

1:37AM

A 70-year reign that began in tragic mystery

1:06AM

Local council candidate Dilpreet Singh says photos of his son posing with guns have been 'taken out of context'.

Melton council candidate defends photos of son with firearms

'Simply sex': Ex-stripper killed for cash, court hears

Delivery driver mowed down by own van in Brunswick hit-and-run

Marissa Calligeros

Melbourne's property boom has helped deliver a budget windfall.

Cashed-up Victoria records a $2.7 billion surplus

UPDATED

An artist's impression of the Victorian government's $1.6 billion sky rail along the Cranbourne-Pakeham line.

Sky rail 'kept secret' from community, court told

UPDATED

Mornington council candidate Leigh Eustace served time in prison for trafficked heroin in the 1980s.

Council candidate served time for trafficking heroin in the 1980s

A man police would like to speak to over an alleged sexual assault.

Woman hit with bottle after fending off toothless groper

A teenager arrested on Wednesday with a bayonet knife and a note pledging allegiance to Islamic State had allegedly ...

Terror accused captured before 'final prayers'

Vincent Stanford leaves Griffith Courthouse after his sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

Stanford's other targets revealed as he gets life in jail

Feeling the crossbench squeeze: Minister for Employment Michaelia cash. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Cash feels cross-bench crunch in public service war

ACT

The crocodile transferred from Port Douglas to a crocodile farm.

4-metre croc hanging out near restaurant

QLD

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kisses a 'Women for Trump' sign at a campaign rally in Florida.

America, take your pick - the machine politician or the sexual predator

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Donald Trump has promised to reinstate waterboarding.

'I'll be dating her in ten years': Trump's creepy comment about girl

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens during the ...

Trump speaks of a vast sinister conspiracy to thwart his chances

Nick O'Malley

The banks say a quarter of people polled were actively opposed to a banking royal commission.

Banks go on the offensive against royal commission

James Massola

Government 'risking national security' with WhatsApp: Dreyfus

James Massola

ABS prepares to cut critical surveys

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Andrew Meares dinkus 30 January 2013 HERALD BENEFITS

Lifting the Senate veil a victory for transparency

COMMENT
Andrew Meares

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House earlier this week.

Turnbull takes more friendly fire from incompetent troops

ANALYSIS

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne during a division in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in ...

'The fixer has fixed it': Pyne praised for reversing blunder

Kimberley Kitching.

'It's crazy': Shorten's controversial choice for Senate vacancy

An undated photo of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit.

A 70-year reign that began in tragic mystery

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Some of the girls kidnapped from Chibok in the 2014 video.

Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls

52 mins ago

Lawmaker Raymond Chan Chi-chuen tries to break through the security guards during the election of president of the ...

'Hong Kong is not China': open defiance on assembly floor

Philip Wen

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres.

United Nations appoints Portugal's Guterres as next chief

19 mins ago

Illustration Andrew Dyson

Gay marriage is going to haunt Turnbull

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

What happened to the expectations that Malcolm Turnbull would govern on principle and belief?

Have we seen the death of the conviction politician?

COMMENT
John Hewson

Age liftout: My Top 5 Picks of the Program. Clementine Ford, Alice Pung, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Charlotte Wood, Rafael Epstein

Imagine if Australian women held a general strike

Clementine Ford

<i>Number 11</i>, also known as Blue Poles by Jackson Pollock.

The colour of money: investing in art is worth it

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite said he would use the hearing to demand ASIC hand over their ''decline'' rate.

Labor to demand ASIC 'name names' over life insurance claims

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Rod Culleton invokes Gough Whitlam to put ANZ on notice

CBD
Sarah Danckert

The deal between Qantas and the Australian Services Union affects the pay and conditions of 4650 staff.

Qantas workers accept 18-month pay freeze

Reserve Bank pays $3.22 billion dividend to Canberra

Despite downgrades, BHP and Rio's run may not be done

Nice CEOs finish first, but too seldom get the chance

ANALYSIS

Mushroom pickers underpaid $650,000, watchdog claims

Agents reveal several misconceptions about the auction process.

Buyers' biggest misconceptions about auctions revealed

While some of us are guilty of not making our beds every day, it's a great habit to get into and soon becomes second-nature.

Sorry, you've been making your bed all wrong

Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project (Sydney, New South Wales).

Hope for a green future among country's leading urban designers

9 Towers Road, Toorak, VIC

The $500m worth of Aussie trophy homes being sold to the world

We were all teenagers once, so why do so many of us give our own kids a hard time over the state of their bedrooms?

The biggest dilemma when it comes to dealing with teenagers

Trump's thinking - that it's normal behaviour to sexually assault someone - feeds a problem that is already surfacing ...

Trump's comments reveal a culture of 'toxic masculinity'

Culture
Diane Roberts

Classic black from Hugo Boss is the way to go for more formal Derby Day.

Experts reveal how to build a winning look this racing season

Style Advice

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

Have you been at your workplace long enough to receive a gold watch?

The consequence of being a loyal employee

James Adonis

Broo Ltd boss Kent Grogan is focused on expanding into China.

Why this Aussie beer company might make it in China

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Tyler Wright during the Semifinals of the Roxy Pro France

Tyler Wright wins surfing world crown

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'Trump walked in on naked girls'

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Anatomy of a stuff-up

Parliament

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Nick Kyrgios mid-match meltdown

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge views the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Johannes Vermeer as she visits the Mauritshuis ...

World of Photos

Locke

Tom Hardy stars in the intense drama Locke

younger

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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Adam Williams (James Nesbitt) with new love Angela (Karen David).

Cold Feet reunion 'just like old times' but with Tinder

Linda Morris

Zach Galifianakis plays a middle-aged loser in <i>Masterminds</i>.

Masterminds is a middling cops-and-robbers comedy

Jake WIlson

Comedy gold: Sam Pang on Have You Been Paying Attention?

Have You Been Paying Attention to the naughtiest show on TV?

COMMENT
Debi Enker

"Why are you even here?"

The cull of the dull: Bachelorette evicts four suitors in one night

Ebony Bowden

Donald Trump and Mark Burnett, right, interviewed by talk show host Larry King on Larry King Live in 2004.

Burnett made Trump a TV star; his unaired tapes are in demand

Emily Yahr

Harrison Ford in Sydney for the launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens last year.

Harrison Ford's broken leg on Star Wars costs Disney $2.6m

Stephen Addison

Evans and piggy friend at Federation Square in Melbourne.

Why Matthew Evans wants us to eat more animal but less meat

Karl Quinn

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

Kidman an Oscar contender as Lion begins to roar

Garry Maddox

Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones in <i>Inferno</i>, the latest Dan Brown novel to become a film.

Hanks, Jones too good for infernal Dan Brown adaptation

Jake Wilson

Destination unknown ... Eleonara Giovanardi and Luca Medici in <i>Where Am I Going</i>?

Fast-paced Italian comedy Where Am I Going? hits the mark

Jake Wilson

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

It's a strange and slightly contradictory time to be a lesbian human, writes Maeve Marsden.

Millennials are the most openly gay generation

Maeve Marsden

A projection of what the USA would look like if only men voted.

What the US election result would look like if only men voted

New life: Tziporah Malkah today.

Kate Fischer defends her new life and name change

Jenna Clarke

Naomi Watts turned 48 last week and celebrated with this great throwback pic. "Another birthday!! #eek But I think I'm ...

Throwback Thursday: Gigi Hadid celebrates her sister's birthday

Retro fun

Justin Hemmes opened up his waterfront, family mansion on Thursday to raise funds for a public IVF centre.

Justin Hemmes opens mansion in aid of public IVF centre

Amy Croffey

Weddings are full of rules, particularly around dress.

At this rate I'll be going to my daughter's wedding naked

Jenna Price

James Charles is CoverGirl's first male ambassador.

CoverGirl announces first male ambassador

After months of speculation, Janet Jackson has confirmed she is pregnant at the age of 50.

Janet Jackson confirms pregnancy with photo shoot

Amy Croffey

How you consume your calcium makes a difference.

How you consume your calcium makes a difference

Nervous system speeding up? Slow down the way you move.

Don't let stress derail your weight goals

Jae Berman

Woman in pain laying in bed

I wish I'd let myself enjoy these 4 things more

Susie Moore

Chicken kapitan with fragrant rice.

Happy World Chicken Day! Here are 30 chicken dinner winners

Filling up: Head to Chadstone for a fix of New Shanghai's dumplings.

Chadstone Shopping Centre unveils new foodie mecca

Nola James

Jill Dupelix's 'great' roast chicken.

How do I get crispy skin on roast chicken?

Brain Food
Richard Cornish

Officer Knox with Ma'Yavi on the day of the incident.

A white officer saved a black baby's life, forever changing his own

Travis M. Andrews

A child's grief deserves privacy, it is not for public consumption.

Don't watch the viral video of a boy learning of his mum's death

OPINION Kerri Sackville

"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

'You've been reassigned.' The worst words a business class traveller can hear.

'You've been downgraded': How business class flyers get bumped

Michael Gebicki

Harmony of the Seas' canyon design means many cabins have balconies facing into the ship.

226,000 tonne monster: On board the world's biggest cruise ship

Caroline Gladstone

Cosplay – dressing up in costume – is a huge and colourful part of Comic-Con.

Freaks and geeks: The world's biggest gathering of nerds

Tim Richards

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

Swift Playground makes it easy to learn coding.

Swift Playground makes learning to code easy

Cynthia Karena

The PlayStation VR headset.

PlayStation VR review: virtual reality for the masses

Tim Biggs

Razer Man O'War: big and bad-ass.

How to justify a $300 gaming headset

Peter Wells

Australian made, the Rode VideoMic is a great smartphone accessory.

The best microphone for phone videos

Terry Lane

The 2017 BMW 5-Series.

Revealed: New BMW 5-Series

Greg Kable

2015 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar

Volvo plans new future for Polestar

David McCowen

2012 Ford Focus Sport.

What warm hatch should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Volkswagen Caddy.

VW makes Caddy safer

Stephen Ottley

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

Meet Ferrari's newest rival

Stephen Ottley

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

First drive: Volvo's E-Class rival

David McCowen

Jordan Lewis has been considering a shock move to Melbourne.

Hawthorn insist Jordan Lewis will stay put

Emma Quayle

Jimmy Bartel, of Geelong, is set to lose his beard at Crown on Tuesday.

Cats 'ex-communicate Bartel'

Sam McClure

Powerful: Lance Franklin looks upfield during the Swans-Crows semi-final at the SCG.

Trades latest: surgery for Buddy's secret injury

Claire Siracusa

Lions captain Tom Rockliff and the Lions appear to have calmed their relationship.

Lions struggle to find potential takers for skipper

North Melbourne are far from happy with the Daniel Wells outcome.

North upset at Daniel Wells compo

Michael Gleeson

The Cats' Josh Caddy handballs while being tackled by Hawk Ben Stratton in a qualifying final.

Caddy happy at Geelong, but would consider move to Tigers

Emma Quayle, Michael Gleeson

Will Hoskin-Elliott

Giants and Lions swap picks

Emma Quayle

Koby Stevens wants to move to St Kilda.

Stevens chooses the Saints

Emma Quayle

Diego Maradona

Maradona fires up during Papal charity match

Twitter has looked to Melbourne for its first live sports stream outside the US.

Twitter to stream Melbourne Cup to the world

Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios not sorry enough

COMMENT
Linda Pearce

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