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Whistleblower Lindsay Mitchell has confessed to the FBI and British authorities and is willing to testify against Unaoil.

'Give him whatever he needs': Ex-exec admits to bribery

The Corkman Irish pub in Carlton, built in 1857, as it was last month.

The 12-storey tower plan for the illegally razed Carlton hotel site

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Kangaroo creates traffic chaos in suburban Melbourne

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MCDONALDS;KINGSFORD;961128.01.22;PIC DALLAS KILPONEN;SUN HERALD TEMPO;SUN 01; PIC SHOWS A BIG MAC.

Under-fire 'king of fast food' to make $5b in Aussie sales

A bridal party pose for wedding photos on a windy St Kilda beach

Thousands lose power as damaging winds batter Victoria again

14 mins ago

Hillary Clinton goes on the attack at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Hillary Clinton goes on attack after campaign upended by the FBI

ANALYSIS

Gunman at large, four arrested after shooting in city's north-east

Notorious Gatwick hotel fails to sell, taken off the market

How our fixation with US politics is actually hurting us

COMMENT

Victoria Police probed for brutality against youth

'Worst time in our lives': Bus driver's family calls for justice

Adam Crapser, left, with daughters Christal, one, Christina, five, and his wife, Anh Nguyen, in the family's living room ...

Adopted at 3, now 41, Adam is being deported

Morrissey at the Sydney Opera House. Vivid 2015.

Morrissey gig ends with walk-off, punch-up and first aid

The Age News 25/09/2012 picture Justin McManus. Ex-mayor of Melbourne John So's son also name John So, who will be ...

Mayor John So was 'our bro', but perhaps not so for John So Jr

France's nuclear fusion reactor. still from ITER drone footage of the site; for Nick Miller feature.?

It's true: Iron Man-style nuclear fusion is here to save the world

Among the things flight attendants would love to tell you, but can't, is: "Just because you're in business or first ...

The easiest way to get on a flight attendant's good side

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Italy struck by 6.6 magnitude quake

Cup sweep.

The 2016 Melbourne Cup: Your downloadable sweep

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins in 2004 after she was crowned Miss Universe.

Be silent. And, maybe, lie: Why Hawkins defends him

Sergeant Kirei Wall is the police prosecutor in charge of the sex offences list at Melbourne Magistrates Court.

A day in the life of the sex court: 'I need an acid shower after that'

70-1: Assign, ridden by Katelyn Mallyon, could be the shock winner in the Melbourne Cup.

Why your horse can win the Melbourne Cup - or not

The Hazelwood power station.

Hazelwood closure announcement looms

47 mins ago

Reduced speed limit on Monash Freeway as widening work begins

Teens arrested after police shut down out-of-control party

A still from a 2015 anti-ice campaign. There were 8627 reports of occupational violence in hospitals in the year to July.

Each hour, a hospital worker in Victoria will be attacked

Hold on fast to your takeaway coffees on Sunday.

Beautiful Derby Day, wild winds and snow the next?

14 mins ago

Police say the driver of the car, a woman in her 40s, was unharmed in the crash.

Driver loses control and slams into McDonalds dining area

UPDATED

There seem to be more potholes than road on this stretch of road near Portland.

Portland pothole plague has made 'death traps' of state's worst roads

CPSU's vote no poster

High stakes public service pay vote begins

ACT

Howard Hilton, 73, at the Supreme Court last week.

Lawyer at the top of his game before a fateful decision

NSW

The Queensland government is the most attractive employer in the state according to a new survey.

Public servants have the best employer in Qld

QLD

Perth's 'cakeage' debate shows no signs of going away...

Nobu chef weighs in on 'cakeage' wars

WA

Hillary Clinton goes on the attack at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Their campaign upended, Clinton and Democrats go on attack

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Donald Trump campaigning in Tallahassee, the largest city in the Florida Panhandle.

The generation turning its back on Trump

Josephine Tovey

Roger Stone at a pro-Trump protest in Washington, DC, with "Captain America".

Victory within reach, says Trump attack dog Roger Stone

Nick O'Malley

James Comey's letter hit the Democrats like like 'an 18-wheeler'.

Comey delivers political TNT to Clinton's election campaign

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Blown out of the water: Hillary Clinton.

Clinton enjoys solid lead in early voting, according to new poll

Peter Dutton says Australia is in "discussions" in a bid to resettle people found to be refugees.

Asylum seekers who come by boat banned for life under new laws

Fergus Hunter

Immigration department spends millions on leadership classes

Adam Gartrell

'Total hypocrite': Bob Day sales manual infuriates families

Adam Gartrell

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'Widely ridiculed' safe drinking guidelines face review

Heath Aston

Nicole Lawder said she had spoken to families who had waited months and even years to adopt a child in the ACT.

Stay-at-home parents don't get more than those who work

Nationals deputy Fiona Nash is leading the push to stop tobacco company donations. Leader Barnaby Joyce has left the ...

Nats MP breaks ranks on tobacco

Adam Gartrell

ABC

ABC takes axe to Friday edition of 7.30 program

Fergus Hunter

PERUGIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 30: A general view of damaged buildings in the red zone in Trisungo, Arquqta del Tronto, ...

Italian earthquakes could go on for weeks in domino effect: scientist

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People wait outside the town hall polling station after voting in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. ...

Pirate Party falls short in Iceland election

South Korean President Park Geun-hye offers a public apology over the Choi Soon-sil affair on October 25.

'Eight fairies' and a shaman could spell the end for president

Adam Crapser, left, with daughters Christal, one, Christina, five, and his wife, Anh Nguyen, in the family's living room ...

Adopted by Americans aged three. Deported at 41 to an 'alien' land

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

If you're a woman, 2016 might feel like one giant blooper reel

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Dreamworld will remain closed until after the funerals of the four people who died on Tuesday.

Dreamworld horror will leave a long shadow for terrified mums like me

COMMENT
Helen Pitt

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is far from succeeding her husband.

Clinton's path to the top bucks the widow trend

COMMENT
Anne Summers

As many as one in five homes now have rooftop solar systems.

Households face steep hike in power charges as solar subsidies end

Sketchy Skechers figures challenge market darling RCG

The Tom Waterhouse-led William Hill lost $144 million in 2015.

Will Tom Waterhouse's William Hill survive?

COMMENT

2015 calendar-year accounts for McDonald's Australia Holdings, which covers the 13 per cent of stores that are company ...

McDonald's on track for $5b Aussie sales

Company directors to face penalties for ignoring climate change

Jessica Irvine

New cards to extend banking options for the blind

Melbourne Cup Day surprise? Some tip a rate cut

Stan expecting to be profitable when it reaches 1m subscribers

Get ready to steal some of their organisational mojo for yourself.

Five things that professional organisers do every day

Suzi Quatro

'I don't know what possessed me': Suzi Q's worst piece of furniture

The Block challenge apartment week 1

'They have a shocking apartment': Block team hits out

This four-bedroom home in Toorak sold for $2,591,000.

Cup holiday distractions no barrier to hot auction market

ANALYSIS

Thousands of fans gathered in Port Melbourne on Sunday morning for their chance to inspect The Block apartments.

Thousands of fans flock to check out The Block in Port Melbourne

2016 Spring Racing Carnival Birdcage unveil at the Flemington Racecourse. 27 October 2016. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie ...

Brosé, BBQs and bathers: Inside the surreal world of the Birdcage

Lifestyle

The Negroni Royale is what our writer dubs 'possibly the most delicious goddamn drink I've ever tried'.

'The most delicious goddamn drink I've ever tried'

Smart Sipping

Uninsured victims of the Brisbane flood, Sharon and Jonathan Cauldwell, lost almost $420,000 but are determined their ...

Are you ready for disaster season?

Sylvia Pennington

Lucky for some: Trainer Bart Cummings and foreman Reg Fleming after Viewed won the 2008 Melbourne Cup.

A better bet than the Melbourne Cup

Andrew Legget

Donna Benton wants to correct the misconception that women entrepreneurs are not welcome in Dubai.

I left Australia with $3000 savings and now I run an empire

Corinne and Peter Blacket run Drysdale Cheeses.

Pharmacists upskill to run successful dairy farm

Heather Gallagher

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'Dyed hair won't turn white'

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Chelsea make it four wins in a row

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Power outages after wild weather

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Insider video of the 2013 Nauru riots

The Age of Racing: There was a time when hats and binoculars were an essential part of a male racegoer's gear, as this ...

Rewind - The Melbourne Cup

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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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Morrissey has a habit of making headlines (pictured at the Sydney Opera House for Vivid 2015).

Morrissey gig nearly ended in fisticuffs, with one fan fainting

Jeff Apter

Police at New York's Metropolitan Opera, which halted a performance after someone sprinkled an unknown powder into the ...

New York opera cancelled over scattered 'human' ashes

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Five reasons to be excited about Gilmore Girls return

Debi Enker

Gene Hackman in Absolute Power.

What presidential movies tell us about America

Paul Byrnes

Poster art for The Defector, short film by Scott Mannion about Harold Holt.

Possibly wildest theory yet over Harold Holt's disappearance

Karl Quinn

Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE..L to R: The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) and Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor)..Photo Credit: Jay ...

Doctor Strange's Tilda Swinton defends her Asian role

. Images from Peter FitzSimons' Victory at Villers-Bretonneux attached to download

'It was like hell let loose': Tales from the WWI front line

Peter FitzSimons

Bob Dylan describes winning the Nobel Prize for Literature as "amazing".

Bob Dylan finally opens up about his Nobel honour

Thomas Ostermeier in Schaubuehne Theatre's <i>Richard III</i>, which is coming to the Adelaide Festival in 2017.

New Adelaide Festival directors' ambitious program unveiled

Debbie Cuthbertson

Colleen Hewett's encore cameo shows how it's done.

Godspell Reimagined review: rock revival lacks conviction

Anne-Marie Peard

Glen Hansard in full flight on his Australian tour.

Glen Hansard pulls out all stops in mammoth Melbourne show

Debbie Cuthbertson

Actress Meghan Markle is rumoured to be dating Prince Harry.

Prince Harry rumoured to be seeing Suits actress Meghan Markle

Hannah Furness
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: Founder of The New York Restoration Project, Bette Midler attends the 2016 Hulaween Bash at ...

Bette Midler resurrects iconic character for Halloween

If the shoe fits: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton arrives for the third presidential debate in Las Vegas ...

Pantsuits are not just for presidential nominees

Jenna Clarke

"'Get the baby and run!' your mother screams. Somewhere primitive in them too, mothers instinctively know how to face ...

Until domestic violence is everyone's business, it is no one's business

COMMENT
Andie Fox

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins in 2004 after she was crowned Miss Universe.

Why Jennifer Hawkins is still defending Donald Trump

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Juliette Binoche had leaped into comedy and big-budget blockbusters.

Juliette Binoche: I'm not scared to be more and more ridiculous'

Kaleem Aftab

You meet the one, and before you know it you’re up the spout

How my budding relationship survived an unexpected pregnancy

Em Rusciano

Everyone handles conflict differently.

What arguing type are you?

Victoria Young

Waist size: A big problem for livers.

How fat can destroy your liver

Paula Goodyer

Khalil Rafati: From addict to wellness warrior.

From addict to wellness warrior: The Malibu juice magnate

WALTER KIRN

From phone to fit.

Your phone can help you get fit

Kit Eaton
44 mins ago

These delicate lobster sandwiches pair perfectly with Neil Perry's peach cocktails.

49 perfect picnic recipes

Adam Liaw's slow-cooker winner: Pumpkin pie cheesecake.

Adam Liaw's pumpkin pie cheesecake recipe

Wigs, cobwebs, costumes, food ... Anthea Leonard's Halloween party table.

Get into the spirit: How to host a Halloween party

Stephanie Jaegers with surprise son Shaun.

Kidney stones? Nope, that's a baby

Staff writers

Bribery could be effective in getting your children to form long-term healthy eating habits, finds study.

Would you pay your kids to eat their vegetables? Study finds it works

Norah and Mr. Dan

Unlikely friendship between little girl and elderly man will melt your heart

Take a dip in the bath-warm waters of the Andaman Sea.

Beyond Thailand and Bali: Asia's overlooked island paradise

Nina Karnikowski

Get spoilt rotten on a river cruise.

Eight things I learnt on my first river cruise

Tatyana Leonov

Traveller letters: Tourists, stop blocking my view with your phone

The fast-acting venom of the long-glanded blue coral snake could inspire new pain treatments for humans.

Freak snake has a scorpion sting

Bridie Smith

World War 1 was truly global, and <i>Battlefield 1</i> reflects that.

Battlefield 1 is gut-wrenching and honest

Tim Biggs

The entrance to Luna Park in St Kilda, Melbourne, as transformed by MIT's Nightmare Machine.

CSIRO's Nightmare Machine is learning to horrify you

9 mins ago

The Microsoft Surface Studio comes with a Dial and a pen.

Studio is Microsoft's tipping point

Gizmodo
1 hr ago

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

Apple announces 'gold standard' MacBook

Volkswagen Atlas.

Volkswagen's Kluger rival

Greg Kable

2018 Holden Commodore.

Driven: 2018 Holden Commodore

Toby Hagon

2017 MG3.

MG defends 'poor' safety scores

Andrew MacLean

Audi R18 (2016) #7 (Audi Sport Team Joest), Marcel F?ssler, Andr? Lotterer, Beno?t Tr?luyer

Le Mans

Audi dumps Le Mans following diesel scandal

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Octavia.

Skoda reveals updated Octavia

Andrew MacLean

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

Toyota HiLux fails moose test

David McCowen

Beating the handicapper: Heartbreak City during a Werribee gallop.

Cup raiders talk tough, punters left puzzled

Adam Pengilly

Stunning success: Bangladesh's Mehedi Hasan Miraz, right, and teammate Taijul Islam celebrate a first-ever Test victory ...

Bangladesh claim first Test win over England

In focus: Greg Miles is getting ready for his 36th Melbourne Cup call.

Greg Miles ready to sing the blues in 36th Melbourne Cup call

Patrick Bartley

Caitlin Thwaites and Fikile Mkhuzangwe compete for the ball.

Australia falls short in Fast5 final against New Zealand

Roy Ward

Big finish: Kerrin McEvoy rides Oceanographer to victory in the Lexus Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

Raiders 'avin a larf' as they prepare to sweep Cup field?

Michael Lynch

Stunner: Diego Costa celebrates his goal.

Conte's Chelsea march on with win against Saints

1 hr ago

Cup sweep.

Melbourne Cup 2016: Your downloadable sweep

49 mins ago

Carl Valeri of the Victory.

Troisi return to boost Victory in clash with rising Phoenix

Michael Lynch

Angus Monfries has signed a contract extension.

Monfries signs deal, Port finalise changes

Johnson is congratulated by Josh Kennedy after running his famous lap in September.

Swans re-sign luckless Johnson

Daniel Cherny

Gary Ablett

Footy's most famous prodigal sons

Ronny Lerner

The Suns won't have the Fiat name on their jumper next season.

Suns on hunt for new major sponsor

Daniel Cherny

GWS Giants recruit Jacinda Barclay is a triple threat in the sporting world.

Meet the SBW of Australian women's sport

James Buckley

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