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Phoebe Handsjuk was found dead in a garbage?chute at a St Kilda road apartment building in 2010. Supplied photo Cat??Ace??

Were drugs and alcohol really to blame for Phoebe's bizarre death?

Deborah Thomas Chief Executive of Ardent Leisure speaking to the media after their AGM held at The Mint, Sydney 27th ...

Failure at every step in Dreamworld tragedy

COMMENT

Dreamworld victim Kate Goodchild with her husband David Turner and their children Ebony (left) and Evie (right). It is ...

'He's blaming himself': Father's anguish after Dreamworld tragedy

Melbourne Express icons - square

How an eagle-eyed 90-year-old spotted a credit card thief

Live

Fox News presenter Megyn Kelly.

Trump's 'clueless older white guys' declare 'hot war on women'

Wanted a cap: AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick has long pushed for a reduction in interchanges.

AFL chairman cops an off-season financial punch

AGE NEWS WEATHER Pic Leigh Henningham January 2016 Kite boarders at sunset on Port Phillip Bay Brighton. #weather ...

Say goodbye to winter: Hotter-than-average summer is on the way

Australian parents to be worst off in developed world

COMMENT

Dramatic footage shows police opening fire on would-be carjacker

Besieged Victorian MP failed to declare his electorate house

'Cowboy' developers say sorry, pledge to rebuild flattened Carlton pub

Police contradict Dreamworld's reasons for cancelling reopening

Dreamworld deaths. Kate Goodchild and David Turner. October 2016. Photo Supplied

He dived into the muddy waters, but Kate died in her husband's arms

The Bachelorette: Georgia Love.

'They downplayed me': winner of Bachelorette criticises producers

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of the new MacBook Pro.

Apple reveals new 'gold standard' MacBook

1 hr ago

GWS

Winners and losers from the 2017 AFL fixture - and some good news

Aerial

These stunning aerial images will change how you see the earth

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Julie Bishop busts a move in Indonesia

charity bins

The ins and outs of charity collection bins

Hard Bargain

It's a tough market: How to beat the rental property market

Macquarie's net profit dips 2pc

8:28AM

Michelle Obama aims her star power at her 'girl' ...

8:01AM

8@eight: Currency key as Wall Street remains ...

7:57AM

Peta-Ann Francis, mother of Nikki Francis-Coslovich, and her boyfriend John Torney, who is accused of the toddler's murder.

Mother broke down when told boyfriend said she'd killed Nikki

Gang's name spelt out in cash, home invasion case told

Metro Trains suspects spring sabotage among drivers

The charred body of father of five Kenan Balikel was found in car boot on October 31 last year.

'My life suddenly ended': Wife gave birth just before husband's murder

Apprehension warrants for attempted murder have been issued for Corey Whittle, 39, and Samantha Vella, 25.

Police hunt pair over Werribee stabbing

French energy giant Engie says it is unlikely to find a buyer for the brown-coal burning plant.

Hazelwood closure moves closer after ministers meet in Paris

Robert Penny leaves the Supreme Court last April after being granted bail.

Husband implicated in double murder at Portland hairdressers

Unsavoury anonymous edits made to Wikipedia have been linked to Queensland government networks, using the WikiWatchdog ...

Offensive Wiki edits linked to Qld govt computers

QLD

Towers planned for Sydney Olympic Park.

Lucy Turnbull's affordable housing plan for Sydney

EXCLUSIVE

ABC

ABC defies govt as staff agree to new pay deal

ACT

The Aurora Australis occur when the sun releases a huge burst of solar wind and magnetic fields into space.

Aurora Australis dazzles near Mandurah

WA

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama in North Carolina.

Michelle Obama aims her star power at Hillary Clinton's campaign

Josephine Tovey
35 mins ago

In this May 5, 2016 file photo, Megyn Kelly poses for a portrait in New York. Donald Trump was a guest on Kelly?s first ...

'War on women' among Republicans as Kelly is attacked on Twitter

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Kinston, NC.

Trump speaks Hindi (with a New York accent) in a new ad

1 hr ago

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2016 file-pool photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. ...

Putin: Hype on Russia a ploy

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP ...

Republicans, not waiting for Election Day, turn on each other

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

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'Sympathetic' PM prepared to talk over paid parental leave change

Tom McIlroy

Mundine slams 'joke' inquiry into Indigenous incarceration

Fergus Hunter

Australian life expectancy hits an all-time high

Peter Martin

Advocates for paid maternity leave say it promotes equality and enhances the health and development of mothers and children.

7-month pregnancy? A lesson for MPs about the birds and bees

Stephanie Peatling
16 mins ago

Barnaby Joyce denies altering Hansard and sacking his departmental secretary.

Barnaby Joyce denies sacking public servant after 'integrity' fallout

Tom McIlroy

Public servants caught making offensive Wikipedia edits

EXCLUSIVE

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore have strongly supported the Trans ...

Leaked talking points acknowledge 'Abbott-Turnbull war'

Tom McIlroy

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, in Beijing this week.

It's official: Xi Jinping is China's most powerful leader in decades

Philip Wen

Jessica Kumala Wongso, centre, flashes a smile as she is surrounded by her lawyers after her jail sentence at a ...

Australian resident jailed for 20 years for cyanide-coffee murder

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Syrian fighters repelling an attack in Achan, Hama province.

UN vows to evacuate the sick and wounded from Aleppo

Heavy machinery brought into clear the tents and makeshift houses.

Thousands of Jungle migrants sleep rough in Calais and Paris

Illustration: Simon Letch

We haven't seen the end of Islamic State

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Illustration Andrew Dyson

The inconvenient truth behind Melbourne's population boom

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

Australia's government paid parental leave scheme is about to become the most miserly in the developed world.

Australian parents to become the worst off in the developed world

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Macquarie Group, led by CEO Nicholas Moore, reported interim earnings on Friday.

Macquarie's net profit dips 2pc

Joyce Moullakis
8 mins ago

Wall Street dropped on firming prospects for a December rate hike.

8@eight: Currency key as Wall Street remains tepid

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Wanted a cap: AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick has long pushed for a reduction in interchanges.

AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick gets a big strike

CBD

Money for nothing

Heads need to roll over systemic problems in our banks

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Qantas ratchets up excess baggage fees by 75%

NAB eyes 'smaller, leaner, simpler' bank

Charities rethink contracts amid exploitation claims

JB Hi-Fi rides Dick Smith wave into Christmas

There is just one suburb with a house median under $600,000 within 10 kilometres of Melbourne's CBD.

The last inner-city suburb a first home buyer can still afford

Level 82 of the Eureka Tower comes with a $22 million price tag and strata fees of $60,000 a year.

View from the top: inside Melbourne's highest apartment

Budgie Nine: F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo says he thinks the men have already learnt their lesson.

11 things foreigners think about the way Australians live

Frankston will host the most auctions this weekend, including 1/20 Denbigh Street.

All bets are off as booming market stops for the Cup

ANALYSIS

What are the factors to consider?

Is it a good idea for parents to help their kids buy a house?

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Make it over the finish line in style.

16 stylish things you need to run like a professional

Handsome Things
28 mins ago

Sorry gents, skinny ties are on the way out.

Sorry hipsters, but this trend is officially over

Men's Style

Dressing up for the Melbourne Cup is an Australian tradition.

Buying a new outfit for party season? Read this first

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Will we get a health care card if we lose our pension?

Noel Whittaker

A long lunch or spending less time at the desk doesn't mean a worker is looking to move.

How to tell your employees are about to resign

James Adonis

Robert Willis shops for a Halloween mask at a costume store.

The case for Australian businesses embracing Halloween

Tony Featherstone

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Lee Elliott wins The Bachelorette 2016

1 hr ago

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Trump leading in conservative US counties

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Selfies in the polling booth?

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Quake destroys 15th century church

1 hr ago

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Sneak peek at Birdcage Marquees

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Brand new season of the Stan original comedy series No Activity, now Streaming.

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Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

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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The Bachelorette: Georgia Love.

'They downplayed me': winner of Bachelorette criticises producers

<i>Sunrise</i> hosts David Koch and Sam Armytage.

Today v Sunrise court stoush: Could press releases bite Seven?

EXCLUSIVE

First look: Ryan Corr, Josh Lawson as Paul Hogan and Justine Clark in <i>Hoges.</i>

You've had Molly and Brock, get ready for Hoges and Warnie

Anna Dare, radio presenter for Hobart FM

Radio host suspended over Dreamworld gaffe live on air

<i>Today Show</i> hosts Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson.

Breakfast wars: Has Seven gone all Trump on Nine?

Kim Kardashian at the Balmain show at Paris Fashion Week 2016, before the robbery.

Kim Kardashian returns to work surrounded by a small army

Ebony Bowden

Comedy <i>No Activity</i> lets us into the hearts and minds of bored cops. Expect the unexpected.

No Activity: this radically different cop show is comic gold

Sarah Thomas

Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in <i>Loving</i>.

Joel Edgerton now a hot pick for an Oscar nomination for Loving

Garry Maddox

Chris Pine, as Toby Howard, in <i>Hell or High Water</i>.

Hell or High Water review: More than bank robbing and car chases

Paul Byrnes

ca. 1978-1979, Pompano Beach, Florida, USA --- Jerry Lewis Sitting Next to Panavision Camera --- Image by ? Owen Franken ...

The wacky artistic genius of Jerry Lewis revealed in new film

Jake Wilson

Cast of Mr Naismith Secret at the Melbourne General Cemetery. 25 October 2016. The Age ARTS. Photo: Eddie Jim. (Libby ...

Gothic play breathes new life into Melbourne General Cemetery

Hannah Francis

If we don't act to stop attacks on women in VR, it will become yet another exclusionary, male-dominated space.

'He started to virtually rub my chest'

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

University of Wisconsin student Alec Cook, who is now facing 34 counts of sexual assault.

One female student spoke out. Then the floodgates opened

The cover of Mockingbird No 8.

Comic book author deletes Twitter after 'feminist' t-shirt backlash

31 mins ago

As both the Minister for Women and the Minister for Employment, Cash is perfectly placed to attend to the increasing ...

Is Michaelia Cash a worse Minister for Women than Tony Abbott?

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Should James Packer has seen the arrests of 18 Crown employees in China coming?

Is it over already for James Packer and Mariah Carey?

Andrew Hornery

In Hans Christian Andersen's original, the mermaid of The Little Mermaid doesn't go back for her prince because he is ...

The Little Mermaid is not lovesick, she is ambitious

Retiring senator Nova Peris with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard when she was ensorsed to run by the ALP.
Photo: ...

Sexism and threats part of the job for women in politics globally

They say a dog is a man's best friend but in Spain canines may also be a woman's best protection against abusive partners.

In Spain, abused women are being provided with protection dogs

Nicole Economos

Gaming your way to better results.

The one 'supplement' athletes use that works

Sarah Berry

No rush: Slowing down when you eat is better for your body.

A hard-to-swallow truth for fast eaters

Casey Seidenberg
1 hr ago

What teenagers drink affects their brains.

Caffeinated alcohol is 'cocaine' to teens

Puffy-crusted margherita pizza.

Pitch-perfect Neapolitan pizza in the northern 'burbs

Karen Martini's broccoli ramen noodle salad.

Karen Martini's tasty two-minute noodle salad

Dan Lepard's ginger nut and peanut butter carrot cake with spiced banana icing.

Not your average carrot cake (plus 22 other peanut butter recipes)

Baby Quincy with her extra thumb.

'My baby's extra thumb saved her life'

Ivy Steel, 6, needs to travel to America for lifesaving treatment that is not available in Australia.

Mum's plea: 'We need all of Australia to know the name, Ivy Steel'

Tooth Fairy caught on camera!

Dad captures Tooth Fairy on camera with son, 5

The new 'Business Suite' on Qantas's Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

Qantas unveils new seats, new look for Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Craig Platt

Not all sun and surf: There's another side to Hawaii worth exploring.

Oozing hottness: Want to see Hawaii's steamy side?

Hawaii
Steve Meacham

Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles.

World's best places to visit in 2017 named by Lonely Planet

Kylie McLaughlin

The company reported 317 million monthly active users, ahead of analysts' average estimate of 315 million, and the net ...

Twitter to cut 9 per cent of workforce

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the New York event.

Microsoft inspired by 'Minecraft generation'

Matthew Hall

The new Touch Bar will offer a range of customisable functionality depending on the situation.

Apple announces new 'gold standard' MacBook Pro

1 hr ago

Blackberry's final in-house phone is the DTEK60.

BlackBerry reveals final in-house smartphone

The Surface Studio is a desktop PC for creative types.

Microsoft-Apple rivalry is alive and well

The new Toyota HiLux failed a Swedish "moose test" of its dynamic ability.

Toyota HiLux fails moose test

David McCowen

LDV Maxus D90 Concept

LDV confirms Ranger and Everest rival

Andrew MacLean

Mercedes-AMG E 63 S, Detailaufnahme // Mercedes-AMG E 63 S, detail shot 2017 Mercedes-AMG E63.

New Mercedes-AMG E63 revealed

Greg Kable

Tesla has made groundbreaking claims about the driver aids available in its Model X.

ACCC flags Tesla's Autopilot

David McCowen

Toyota's LandCruiser 70-Series retains its rugged appeal.

LandCruiser 70-Series Ute review

David McCowen

2018 Holden Commodore.

2018 Commodore takes shape

Toby Hagon

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 07: Channel Nine commentary team members Mark Nicholas and Shane Warne during game two ...

Fans have fallen out of love with Nine's cricket commentators

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Big test: Shaun Marsh has proved his fitness after a hamstring tear.

Marsh set to get nod ahead of Burns for first Test

Chris Barrett and Andrew Wu

The caption mistake that got Danny Green's goat.

Green takes to social media to deny calling Mundine a terrorist

Stathi Paxinos

NSW's David Warner celebrates a century on day three at The Gabba.

What you missed on day three of the Shield

Daniel Cherny

Tamania's Andrew Fekete takes a catch to dismiss Peter Handscomb.

Siddle fires late to bail up Tasmania

Daniel Cherny

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 27: Travis Trice of the Taipans drives to the basket during the round four NBL match between ...

Melbourne United fall to second-straight loss

Roy Ward

Chill: Steve Smith and his Australian side would play less cricket under the proposed structure.

Less is more under ICC calendar revamp

Andrew Wu

Usain Bolt and his three-peat

No Australian male athletes ranked top in Commonwealth

Michael Gleeson

Steve Johnson of the Giants

Best to worst: we rate your club's 2017 draw

Rohan Connolly

Struggling: Tiger Chris Yarran has returned to Melbourne for the second year running in less-than-ideal condition.

Struggling Yarran's future in doubt at Richmond

Caroline Wilson

The Giants and Saints will have a chance to shine in Friday night footy

Saints v GWS on a Friday night. What a time to be alive

ANALYSIS
Daniel Cherny

Richmond won't play on Friday nights in 2017

Tigers dark at losing Friday night lights

Larissa Nicholson

The only previous time the Bulldogs have played the Swans in a Friday night match was the 2008 second semi-final.

Quirks, perks and plenty of firsts in 2017 fixture

Ronny Lerner

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