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Eiffel Tower, Paris , France November 2011 PHOTO by Danie Sprague

DFAT flies 23 execs to Paris for money-saving meeting

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Rocco Arico has pleaded not guilty to three counts of extortion.

Accused 'made dummy bids' to help drug dealer sell home, jury hears

Nikki Francis-Coslovich.

Accused murderer says mother bashed Mildura toddler to death

1 hr ago

A protester who was run over by a Philippine National Police van waits for treatment outside the US embassy in Manila on ...

Police van drives into protesters at US embassy in Manila

Lindsay Murdoch

Maria Claudia Lutz, with son Martin, was held in very high regard in the community.

Mum appeared 'excited' in days before family deaths

A handful of councils have sparked anger over high rate increases.

Six reasons it's nuts to invest in property right now

COMMENT

Unions slap bans on building at illegally flattened pub site

Thai ambassador puts Channel Ten on notice over 'disrespectful' skit

No change in PM 'anytime soon', says Abbott

China seizes Crown's high-roller database after arrests

EXCLUSIVE
Philip Wen

ABC fires back at critics: 'No evidence' for bias claims

Brett Deledio

Giants grab Deledio, as Tigers move on Caddy

First lady Michelle Obama speaks

In America, there is only one critic at whom Trump dares not lash out

COMMENT

Terminal 2 at Singapore Changi Airport.

The best of the best: The makings of the perfect airport

The FAT: Feta, avocado and tomato on toast.

25 avocado recipes that are almost as good as owning a house

tired

How to feel inspired and not exhausted after a vacation

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Where do cyclones come from?

The Cranbourne Botanic Gardens. Is this suburb Melbourne's best kept secret?

Could this suburb be one of our best-kept secrets?

Uranus

Mooned: What's that hanging round Uranus?

Treasury secretary John Fraser is busy bee

12:15AM

Students learn good marks may not be good enough ...

12:15AM

Questions the Crown board can't answer about the ...

12:15AM

Stan Taylor, handcuffed, leaves the Supreme Court escorted by police

Russell Street bomber Stan Taylor dies in custody

Rania Spooner

Melbourne bus drivers in uproar over spate of violent assaults

Adam Carey

Beer giant seeks end to 132-day brewery battle

Nick Toscano

prh020601.002.001.jpg. Pic show the Kelly House in Beveridge. Picture by Paul Harris. Pic show the Kelly House in Kelly ...

'Such is home life': Ned Kelly's childhood house saved

Aeriel photos of the coal pit at Hazelwood.

Pallas in private talks with Hazelwood owner as plant faces closure

Josh Gordon

Missing Melbourne man Robert Galdamez.

'Are you alright?': Fears for Melbourne man missing in New Zealand

Marika Dobbin Thomas

Melbourne Town Hall.

'Just have one': calls to sack our dysfunctional councils

Gable Tostee, right, is seen arriving at the Supreme Court on October 19, the third day of jury deliberations.

Tostee jury asks another question of judge

Tristan Ceccato after he suffered injuries to his head, face, teeth and jaw.

Man jailed over 'coward punch' at Perth bar

A woman has managed to fend off an attempted abduction in Red Hill, police say.

Man attempts to 'abduct' woman on suburban street

ACT

Remy and Wayne Gardner.

Motorcycle champion and son in custody in Japan

Megan Levy

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday.

Trump's doesn't have a clue about the law, critics claim

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Donald Trump.

Election hits Trump where it hurts

ANALYSIS
Michael Evans

Riding high: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Clinton trolls Trump on Putin

The Eiffel Tower stands above the city skyline as the sun sets over skyscrapers in La Defense business district in ...

DFAT flies 23 executives business class to Paris for meeting about saving money

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Banks having us on over tracker mortgages, says ASIC chief

Peter Martin

How the NSW RSL is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars

David Wroe

Former prime minister Tony Abbott with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The latter whittle away the former's massive ...

Abbott and Turnbull switch places on guns

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Senator Ian Macdonald during Supplementary Budget Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 18 October 2016. ...

Are these two senators the rudest men in Australia? You decide...

COMMENT

A recent poll published by the Climate Institute found support for coal power is continuing to collapse among Australians.

'Dummy spit': BHP complains it isn't appreciated in Australia

Former prime minister Tony Abbott in Parliament on Tuesday during the debate on gun laws.

Government would be 'crackers' to relax gun laws: Abbott

A Chinese Coast Guard boat sprays a water cannon at Filipino fishermen near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea ...

China may give Filipino fishermen access to Scarborough

Hillary Clinton making a serious face in the second debate.

Your face can determine your fortune

Officers guard The Grand Palace in Bangkok, on Monday.

Thai police 'foiled Bangkok bomb plot'

Lindsay Murdoch

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, left, and Chen Dong salute after entering the space lab Tiangong-2.

Chinese astronauts enter space station

An investor who bought stakes in China's 10 smallest listed companies and sold them after 12 months, would have had an ...

Australians are ignoring a crisis that's bigger than Brexit

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Avocado on toast: not really to blame for sky-high property prices.

It's not avo on toast that's keeping me out of housing market

COMMENT
Madeline White

Illustration: Andrew Dyson.

Who is inflicting physical and mental harm on kids? We are

COMMENT
Amy Maguire

James Packer released a statement saying he was 'respectful, that these detentions have occurred in another country and ...

Questions the Crown board can't answer about the Packer 18

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

Shoppers at Coles and other retailers will be able to convert flybuys points into Velocity points.

Virgin and Coles strike deal to exchange flybuys for Velocity points

Neelam Gopalani did the the Duke of Edinburgh Award while she was at high school.

Students learn good marks may not be good enough to get a job

1 hr ago

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

Treasury secretary John Fraser is busy bee

CBD
Carolyn Cummins
1 hr ago

Cranes reach new heights with record numbers across Australia

Details of Chinese high rollers in hands of mainland authorities

EXCLUSIVE
Philip Wen

Gambling can be as certain as death and taxes

COMMENT

Workplace culture a deal breaker for many employees

Moving house isn't always easy, especially if you don't want to leave the property you've fallen in love with.

I hate moving house so much ... then I remembered this

With design trends turning over so rapidly, is being on-trend, well, off-trend?

Why this on-trend design trend is just so off-trend

Elizabeth Clarke

Cold-water washing prevents shrinkage at the seams and helps keep colours true, especially neutrals.

Seven ways to keep your towels clean and fluffy

Malinda Crichton had her tiny house stolen, thankfully it was returned several hours later.

Woman's tiny house stolen, found several hours later

The cost of stamp duty rises with the price paid for the home.

This may be the most hated tax of all ... and no one will touch it

Robin Williams was known for his love of cycling.

You can buy one of Robin Williams' bikes - but there's one small catch

Lifestyle

Business class is where the action lies.

Five of the most game-changing business class seats in the sky

High Flyer

Raj Patel was on the verge of declaring bankruptcy when he saw a financial counsellor.

The three things low-income earners can do to get ahead

Christine Long

Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street. Women make better fund managers than men but most women don't take enough ...

Women not taking enough risks with their super

John Collett

Luke Anear, founder of SafetyCulture is staying put in Townsville.

Surprisingly humble home of this $160 million Aussie tech success

Rob Caslick is the ultimate social entrepreneur.

Think you're busy? Meet Rob Caslick

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Saudi blogger faces second flogging

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What's so bad about the Adler shotgun?

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Apple car project hits the skids

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Aussies behaving badly

Federal Politics

A demonstrator is removed during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Monday, Oct. 17, ...

World of Photos - October 19, 2016

house of lies

House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

norm of the north

Arctic Adventure Norm of the North

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Tom Cruise reprises his role as Jack Reacher, a hardbitten former military policeman who specialises in dishing out ...

Cruise's Jack Reacher sequel is downright touching: review

Jake Wilson

Kim Cattrall faced adversity over her new series <i>Sensitive Skin</i>.

Kim Cattrall faced discrimination over new series Sensitive Skin

X Factor judges, from left, Adam Lambert, Iggy Azalea and Guy Sebastian make up an all tattooed panel.

In the dog days of reality TV, is The X Factor still relevant?

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

Guests on Monday's <i>Have You Been Paying Attention?</i> offended the Thai ambassador.

Thai ambassador puts HYBPA? on notice over 'disrespectful' skit

Ebony Bowden

Michael Moore has some views on Trump and America.

Michael Moore to release 'surprise' film about Trump

Rob Moran

Kyle MacLachlan, as he appeared in the original series of <i>Twin Peaks</i>.

Kyle MacLachlan tells how Twin Peaks reboot came about

Michael Idato

Ryan Lochte, the US Olympic swimmer who lied about a drunken encounter at a gas station in Brazil during the Rio Games.

Disgraced US swimmer Ryan Lochte is heading into acting

Ebony Bowden

Frank Ocean at the 2013 Grammy Awards where he picked up two gongs.

Frank Ocean misses Grammys deadline – on purpose

Ebony Bowden

Chiharu Shiota's installation will traverse the city throughout the festival.

Chiharu Shiota's installation a marvel of paradoxes

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Robert Nelson

Poi E

The Kiwi pop song that took on Michael Jackson and won

Sarah Thomas

American singer songwriter Grant-Lee Philips is performing at the Toff in Town as part of Melbourne Festival.

Grant-Lee Phillips goes back to his roots

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Debbie Cuthbertson

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama smile together as they wait to greet Italian Prime Minister Matteo ...

'Goddess moment': Michelle Obama dazzles final State Dinner

Jenna Clarke

Weight Watchers brazenly tried to exploit women's insecurities

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

"I have no intention of sharing my bikini photos ... they don't tell the whole story, far from it."

Some myths never die, but this breast cancer one needs to go

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

"You don't see the mental illness: It's not a mass; it's not a cyst. But it's there."

Amanda Seyfried opens up about her struggle with OCD

Nicole Economos

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I was ghosted by my bridesmaid in the lead-up to my wedding

Donald and Melania Trump.

Why Melania and Donald Trump are a perfect match

COMMENT

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 14: Khloe Kardashian attends the House of CB flagship store launch at House Of CB on June 14, ...

Khloe fires back at Trump's 'ugly Kardashian' remarks

Adele performs in Nashville on October 16, 2016.

Adele shocked as partner surprises her with love confetti

Mary Ward

Back pain, all in your head? No, not all.

Using your mind to relieve back pain

Sarah Berry

More reason to move: Exercise for hormone's sake.

How exercise gives your fat cells a workout

Gretchen Reynolds

When the body doesn't know friend from enemy.

Why autoimmune diseases affect women more

Marlene Cimons

The FAT: Feta, avocado and tomato on toast.

25 avocado recipes that are almost as good as owning a house

The chef is pictured here with the Cube from his Everdure by Heston barbecue range.

Heston Blumenthal: How to make ice-cream from your barbecue

Neil Perry's spring spinach gnocchi with peas, zucchini, goats curd and tarragon.

This quick and easy gnocchi is the perfect pasta dish for spring

Yang Li terminated her pregnancy to save her brother Yang Jun's life.

The woman who terminated her baby to save her brother's life

Derek Steele wants to raise his sons to know what makes "a real man".

Dad tells sons how to be a "real man" in powerful open letter

A delightful under the sea drawing became a tattoo for this dad!

Parents are turning their children's drawings into tattoos

Como Hotel, The Treasury, Perth.

World's best hotels named: Australian hotel comes in at No.2

Kylie McLaughlin

Terminal 2 at Singapore Changi Airport.

The best of the best: The perfect airport named

Ben Groundwater

Hotel Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa.

Six of the best beautiful Fijian resorts to escape to

Sheriden Rhodes

The Pixel and Pixel XL are available in 'Very Silver' and 'Quite Black'.

The most complete Android phone ever

Tim Biggs

The mosaic surface of Venus.

Venus spins strangely and we don't know why

Kenneth Chang

Original content like <i>Stranger Things</i> has helped Netflix stave off a customer revolt.

Netflix subscriber numbers soar despite VPN crackdown, price hike

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Over the years, many people have come up with illustrations of what the Apple Car may look like.

How Apple backed away from car plans

Mark Gurman and Alex Webb

Trolls prompt Disney rethink on Twitter buy

2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Spyder.

First drive: New Audi R8 V10 Spyder

Jonathan Hawley

2016 Lexus RX200t F Sport.

Lexus reveals expanded RX range

Dom Tripolone

2017 Ford Escape.

Ford to bring back the Escape

Dom Tripolone

Compact cars could be set to have larger engines in the near future.

Carmakers forced back to bigger engines in new emissions era

The ACCC will examine fuel efficiency claims as part of its study into the car industry.

ACCC sets sights on car industry

David McCowen

Apple has been testing its own autonomous vehicle system.

How Apple scaled back its titanic plan to take on Detroit

Brett Deledio looks set to make a Giant move.

Giants grab Deledio, as Tigers move on Caddy

Michael Gleeson

Jimmy Bartel has been one of the most versatile and highly-decorated players in the history of the Geelong Cats.

'I have played out every dream I ever had'

Sam McClure

Nathan Brown: Signing with the Saints "wasn't a hard decision at all".

Saints make me feel young: Brown

Larissa Nicholson

Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson

Live video: Michael Gleeson and Emma Quayle talk trades

Michael Hibberd of the Bombers

Demons have a plan for recruit Hibberd

Pats on the back: An AFL ruling has opened the way for Blue Zach Tuohy to join Geelong.

Surprise AFL ruling opens up Tuohy deal

Michael Gleeson

Stalemate: Jaeger O'Meara.

'Low ball': Suns mock Hawks' O'Meara play

Victorian footballer Riki Stephens is believed to have ingested a mystery drug on the Gold Coast.

Country footballer in coma after suspected 'flakka' use

Jamie Whincup's team has given up its fight to reclaim Bathurst 1000 victory.

Jamie Whincup's Bathurst appeal crashes

Mark Fogarty

Kerrin McEvoy riding Qewy returns to scale after winning the Geelong Cup on Wednesday.

Payne hunts Melbourne Cup ride after Qewy wins in Geelong

Chris Roots

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 10: Usman Khawaja of Australia poses during a portrait session at Oriental Bay on ...

'I'm planning as if I'm playing': Surprise move for Khawaja

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