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A holidaying family arrives to closed doors at Dreamworld late last week, as the theme park remained closed after the ...

Dreamworld CEO hits back at ride staffing claim

The ACCC is bracing for a spike in Melbourne-Cup-related scams

Scammers exploit punters' hunt for elusive Cup sure thing

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the surprise plan on Sunday.

Turnbull tries to outdo Abbott on the tough-guy scale

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

James Starkey was found dead while on a work secondment in Johannesburg.

Australian banker brutally killed in South African hotel room

EXCLUSIVE

Donald Trump was handed a gift by the FBI director but it may be too late to put him back in the race.

In a 511-day campaign, Trump's biggest enemy isn't Clinton

COMMENT

Record low sea ice in the Arctic has an impact on species such as polar bears which need it to survive.

Scientists puzzled as global warming throws up Antarctic ice surprise

Pell 'knew enough' to act on paedophile priest: counsel assisting

Woolies 'slapdash, unreasonable' in dealings with suppliers

With rates at record lows, home buyers opt out of popular trend

Clinton may finally have to cut ties with her closest aide

Future of ABC's science show Catalyst is hanging in the balance

Leonardo Del Vecchio, now worth $US16.4 billion, grew up in an orphanage and later worked in a factory where he lost ...

19 billionaires who used to be dirt poor

Breakfast battle: <i>Sunrise's</i> David Koch and Samantha Armytage, and <i>Today's</i> Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson.

As Sunrise and Today bicker over No 1, there is a smart alternative

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 28: Hilary Duff (R) and Jason Walsh attend the Casamigos Halloween Party at a private ...

Duff admits Halloween costume 'not properly thought through'

Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne in the Emirates marquee. Photo by Jesse Marlow. .

Test cricket 'boring', says Warne

1 min ago

Using the Touch Bar is an intuitive experience.

Touch Bar is great but can it justify MacBook Pro's price tag?

COMMENT

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Bill Shorten's asylum dilemma

Sandra Mitrevska of Queanbeyan.

Mathematician's advice for betting on Melbourne Cup

Cup sweep.

Melbourne Cup 2016: Your downloadable sweep

Pinocchio. Photo with clipping path.Similar photographs from my portfolio: Getty images

Once you start lying, it's a slippery slope

The Seelbach cocktail, made famous by <i>The Great Gatsby</i>.

Six easy bubbly drinks to kick Melbourne Cup day into first place

Big headline discounts on power bills sometimes aren't as good as they may appear.

Why the biggest discount doesn't give you the cheapest energy

Esther Han

A mathematician's guide to betting on the Melbourne Cup

Lucy Cormack

Fears for Sydney bus routes as companies line up for contracts

Diane Wilson in front of the plot she bought as a house and land package in 2013. The developer wants to rescind on the ...

Why Diane's dream house still hasn't been built three years on

EXCLUSIVE

Police sniffer dogs at work at St Peters train station in Sydney ... more than two-thirds of searches do not find drugs

The population targeted most by sniffer dogs

ambulance

Girl, 4, discharged from hospital after drinking GHB from water bottle

Blair Thomson

The reporter Marcus Strom's image is put through the nightmare machine.

Step inside the CSIRO's Nightmare Machine - if you dare

Marcus Strom

David Turner, partner of Dreamworld tragedy Kate Goodchild, struggles to compose his emotions while speaking publicly ...

Fundraising for family of Dreamworld victims exceeds $50K

QLD

FJ was already six weeks pregnant when she joined the Navy.

Sailor changes tack in unwanted pregnancy compensation appeal

VIC

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

Freak snake with the scorpion sting has scientists excited

Emirates Marquee, Media Preview Day 2016 The Emirates Marquee at the 2016 Melbourne Cup. Supplied

Home on the Grange - welcome to the world of Flemington's Birdcage

VIC

Trump warm-up guy fantasises about Clinton's death

Nick O'Malley

The Age News 28/01/2012 picture Justin McManus. Nate Silver is a Mathematician, political forecaster and poker player. ...

'No, no, no, no!': US poll guru's one big mistake on Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail at the weekend: even a 1 per cent swing against her could tip the race for the US ...

Clinton vows to 'get back up' as Trump relishes in email scandal

Paul McGeough

Anthony Weiner, former husband of senior Clinton aide, Huma Abedin.

Clinton scandal: FBI get warrant to search 650,000 Weiner emails

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

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the surprise plan on Sunday.

Malcolm Turnbull tries to outdo Tony Abbott on the tough-guy scale

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Shorten slams Turnbull over 'ridiculous' refugee ban

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

'Dumb heap of parrot droppings': senator slanging match

The motion calls for all immigration to Australia to be halted pending an investigation.

'Criminals': Liberal members call for blanket immigration ban

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to students at the Yalata Anangu School in South Australia.

Pity the PM who follows Tony Abbott on Indigenous affairs

James Massola

Boat

Peter Dutton: why we really need the refugee ban

Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton announce changes to refugee immigration.

Government frees up its own hand and tries to force Labor's

ANALYSIS

Former trade minister Andrew Robb sits next to the Indonesian embassy's deputy chief of mission, Kusuma Habir, at the ...

Andrew Robb defends Landbridge appointment

Philip Wen

Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic at a press conference in May.

Serbia's PM shrugs off weapons find: "Nobody touched me"

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, signs the trade deal with European Commission president Jean-Claude ...

Canada and EU break through globalisation gloom to sign trade deal

A screengrab from images aired by the American ABC's 20/20 program showing Richard Hoagland with Linda Iseler and their ...

Police found 'dead' husband after 23 years

"We must do more to discourage future tourism, because… um, saving lives at sea."

Nothing says leadership like a desperate, cynical smokescreen

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

Donald Trump was handed a gift by the FBI director but it may be too late to put him back in the race.

Trump's biggest enemy isn't Clinton

COMMENT
Matt Bevan

Albert Einstein was a famously mediocre student.

So you think you're pretty smart. But are you a genius?

COMMENT
Eric Weiner

Starbucks' Howard Schultz, now worth $US2.9 billion ($3.8 billion), grew up in a housing complex for the poor.

19 of the world's biggest billionaires who used to be poor

The Prime Minister and his Border Force Minister have found a new way to bash the people sentenced to indefinite ...

Australia’s biggest mission: stopping the stopped boats

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Guvera co-founders Darren Herft and Claes Loberg.

Guvera still owes staff thousands of dollars

Lucy Battersby

Qantas

Cheap airfares hit Qantas profit

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

ASX snaps three-day losing streak despite US election jitters

Jessica Sier

CBA, Alipay deal aimed at Chinese tourists, students

Georgia Wilkins

Why the biggest discount doesn't give you the cheapest energy

Esther Han

Court told Woolies used 'unreasonable, slapdash' methods

Fixed rate loans are falling out of fashion.

Why aren't more home buyers taking advantage of this mortgage trick?

The best plants to block out your neighbours

The best screening plants to block out your neighbours

Houses that have taken the Halloween spirit a little too far

Suzi Quatro

'Don't know what possessed me': Suzi Q's worst furniture blunder

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

Five things that professional organisers do every day

Megan Gale in the Biedcage

Humans of the Birdcage: 39 of the most intriguing racegoers

Lifestyle

Easy fashion for every day.

How Mr Porter and H&M have redefined the fashion industry

Men's Style

Halloween is also the deadline to submit your tax return, if you're doing it yourself rather than through an accountant.

It's Halloween ... and the taxman is calling

40 mins ago

Good financial planning should address your goals.

How to find a good financial adviser

Noel Whittaker

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.

'I am always dressed in sh**'

Heather Gallagher

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Family and friends farewell Manrique-Lutz family

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Melbourne Cup preview

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Dreamworld rafts removed

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Demystifying domestic violence leave

2 mins ago

The Age of Racing. Fashions on the Field entrant Caroline Bell meets 1969 Melbourne Cup fancy Big Philou. Less than an ...

Cup Day Fashion, Well it seemed a good idea at the time.

no activity

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

younger

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

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Last night's X Factor fails to fire with supposed catfight between Iggy Azalea and Mel B.

The X Factor peddles feud, but Azalea and Mel B aren't playing

Rob Moran

Controversy: <em>Catalyst </em>reporter Maryanne Demasi.

Future of ABC's Catalyst hangs in the balance

Sarah Thomas

<i>ABC News Breakfast</i> hosts Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland.

Virginia and Michael, the unsung heroes of brekkie TV

Michael Lallo

Bruno Mars.

Uptown Funk in fight over claims it was copied, again

Bernard Zuel

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 08: Morrissey arrives to "Late Show with David Letterman" at Ed Sullivan Theater on January 8, ...

'You are on the wrong side of history': Morrissey slams Joyce

Rob Moran

Chris Hemsworth plays Thor.

Thor and Iron Man go high art, with 'world first' exhibition

Rob Moran

Cyndi Lauper will tour with Blondie in Australia in 2017.

Cyndi and Blondie to hit the road but who else should team up

Michael Lallo

Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, a fearless conscientious objector, in war movie <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>.

Andrew Garfield on the war hero who refused to fight

Garry Maddox

Ray Chong Nee (Othello) and Elizabeth Nabben (Desdemona) in Bell Shakespeare's Othello. Photo: Daniel Boud

How do you solve a problem like Othello?

Jason Blake

Kristina Chan

Five-star tour de force conjures up a frightening world

Jill Sykes

Helena (Alex Davies) and Ben (Conrad Coleby) in a scene from <i>Past Imperfect</i>.

Family and friends unite to tackle one of society's last great taboos

Michael Idato

Wayne Dominici, 23, cries on the shoulder of his aunt, Ada Dominici, at a memorial outside Pulse, the gay nightclub ...

School cancels 'Christian' Halloween event set to depict Pulse nightclub massacre

Jenny Noyes

Woman's feet sticking out of a duvet.

Why I wish I had started having sex sooner

Litsa Dremousis

The flight to safety takes the support of an entire society.

'Get the baby and run!' screamed my mother. And I did.

COMMENT
Andie Fox

Huma Abedin walking off of Clinton's campaign plane in September.

Hillary Clinton may finally have to cut ties with her closest aide

Mariah Carey and James Packer in November last year.

Mariah Carey sledges Woman's Day in Insta return

Mary Ward

Caption: Em Rusciano

The shock - and joy - of falling pregnant at just 21

Em Rusciano

Hilary Duff (right) and Jason Walsh.

Hilary Duff is sorry for her Halloween costume

Mary Ward

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: Actress Meghan Markle attends P.S. Arts' The pARTy at NeueHouse Hollywood on May 20, 2016 in ...

Prince Harry rumoured to be seeing Suits actress

Waist size: A big problem for livers.

How fat can destroy your liver

Paula Goodyer

Mr Olympia: Phil Heath.

Phil Heath muscles his way to top of bodybuilding world

JOHN BRANCH

From phone to fit.

Your phone can help you get fit

Kit Eaton

Bento box.

Meal planner: a 'shroom burger, chicken stir-fry and tasty salmon

Spring cocktail: The plum blossom cobbler.

Six classy champagne cocktails to kick Cup Day into first place

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

Adam Liaw's pumpkin pie cheesecake

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My mother-in-law found out our baby's gender behind our backs

Ivy Steel, 6, is currently battling complex health problems in the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.

'Ivy's Army' raise $400K in four days for six-year-old's cancer treatment

Sadiella with her Dad, Mike Shroyer

Girl, 9, sings moving cover of Adele's 'Hello' in honour of her late father

Looking over Manhattan towards the Empire State Building.

The 10 great New York highlights most visitors miss

David Whitley

British Airways Boeing 747s, Club World interior.

Flight Test: The best trans-Atlantic option available

Jamie Freed

Chinese tourists on a tour of the Sydney Opera House.

Australia, it's time to stop making racist jokes about Asian tourists

COMMENT
Ben Groundwater

Emir Bahadir is one of the first members of Rich Kids.

Rich Kids: a 'disgusting' app for wealthy people

Using the Touch Bar is an intuitive experience.

Can Touch Bar justify MacBook's price tag?

COMMENT

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

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

Studio is Microsoft's tipping point

Gizmodo

What would you lose if your computer went into meltdown without warning?

Make sure your backup plan covers all the bases

COMMENT

2017 Subaru BRZ.

Updated Subaru BRZ price revealed

Dom Tripolone

A new study has looked into how driver's react when constantly monitoring their speed.

Relaxed speed enforcement safer: Study

Dom Tripolone

2016 Porsche 718 Boxster.

Road Test: Porsche 718 Boxster S

Andrew MacLean

Uber hopes to offer a flying service in the future.

Uber looks to flying cars as next big shift

Eli Blumenthal

2017 Mercedes-AMG C43 Coupe.

Driven: Mercedes-AMG C43 Coupe

Jez Spinks

Volkswagen Atlas.

Volkswagen's Kluger rival

Greg Kable

Morning Track work at the Godolphin stable with trainer John O?Shea. 27 October 2016. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim.

No pressure: The man trying to win Cup for the Sheikh of Dubai

Andrew Webster

Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne in the Emirates marquee. Photo by Jesse Marlow. .

Test cricket 'boring', says Warne

Chris Barrett and Jon Pierik
2 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Nick Hall riding Jameka wins Race 8, MRC Foundation Cup during Melbourne Racing at ...

'No chance ... 50-1 at best': The Cup hope massively under odds

Adam Pengilly

One to watch: Gai Waterhouse's Excess Knowledge could be a roughie hope for the Cup.

How to avoid the old wives' tales of Melbourne Cup punting

Rob Waterhouse

Wallabies Sekope Kepu and Sean McMahon chat during a team photo session at AAMI Park.

The burning questions plaguing Michael Cheika on the spring tour

Tom Decent

Not impressed: Daniel Ricciardo has launched a scathing attack on Sebastian Vettel.

Ricciardo promoted to third after scathing attack on rival driver

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

England humiliated by teen sensation

Crunching the numbers: Sevens ways to find the winner of Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.

The formula to finding the Melbourne Cup winner

Adam Pengilly

Meg Lanning smashed her way past her own record in Tasmania.

Lanning scores 190, smashes women's domestic record

Improving: "The pink ball has changed a lot from the first time we played it," says Usman Khawaja.

Khawaja: Pink ball should have its own classification

Jon Pierik

Mitchell Starc says his wound is still open.

Open wound won't stop Starc in first Test

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