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Racegoers at the end of a long day.

How punters got themselves arrested on Cup day

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: Owner Lloyd Williams celebrates by lifting up the cup after Almandin wins race 7 the ...

'The very image of aristocracy': Reclusive owner wins fifth Cup

Greg Baum

The neighbouring Canterbury houses in Melbourne.

Neighbours suspected of insider trading ahead of mega deal

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert
37 mins ago

Robert Scott mourning the death of his daughter last year.

'How much grief can one family endure?': Murder, then accident

1 hr ago

Friends were unable to locate Andrew Gaskell after he left on a hike more than two weeks ago.

'Emaciated' Aussie found after two weeks lost in Malaysian jungle

Melbourne Express icons - square

Two men dead, two arrested after separate cases overnight

Live

I kept silent on this debate for three years. But we've reached new lows

COMMENT
Kevin Rudd

Dreamworld boss reports 'nasty threats' to police

1 hr ago

I'm not going anywhere, says minister whose job Abbott wants

The web server that 'flowed information' from Moscow to Trump

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Election bombshell: Senator may have been invalidly elected

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: Racegoers enjoy the atmosphere on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington Racecourse on ...

The things you find when you clean up after the Cup

Michelle Payne puts Cup winner Kerrin McEvoy on the phone with her sister - and his wife - Cathy Payne.

'What can be better?' Winning jockey keeps Cup in Payne family

Passion for thoroughbreds: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Sheikh Mohammed's billion-dollar Melbourne Cup failure

Ronda Rousey in Melbourne.

Turns out Ronda Rousey copped it from Trump too

54 mins ago

purpose

Seven ways people with a purpose live differently

42 mins ago

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Best 2nd place celebration ever?

Gina Rinehart took a spill down a flight of stairs in the Emirates marquee.

Gina Rinehart takes a tumble down stairs after Cup lunch

Hard Bargain

Hard Bargain: How to beat the rental property market

Posture

Five upstanding reasons why good posture is really important

We existed in a harmonious state of housemate equilibrium, until the day Reuben did something unthinkable.

Is your housemate's partner driving you crazy? Try this

The Hazelwood power station.

900 jobs to go, with Hazelwood switch-off plan due Thursday

Waterproof phone saves kayaker who rolled over off Wilsons Prom

Drunk men in their 40s and 50s dominating ambulance calls

A computer-generated image of the man police want to speak to about the alleged attempted abduction at Corio.

Police hunt predator who allegedly tried to abduct schoolgirl

Smile: 'Glen' or 'Steve' caught in the act on CCTV.

'Steve' and 'Glen' - dumb crooks who weren't dumb enough

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

Sailor sues navy over unwanted pregnancy that led to son, now 8

Police have been conducting mobile breath testing over the Cup weekend as part of Operation Furlong.

Police say driver took trifecta - speeding, drunk and high on ice

Family and friends attend a 'Condolence Motion' at Brisbane City Hall for Manmeet Sharma.

Brisbane council to donate to slain bus driver's family

QLD

Harlan Agresti hugs members of his family outside court.

Former ADFA cadet has rape conviction set aside

ACT

Pauline Hanson's One Nation party is planning to run candidates in the WA state election.

One Nation to decide WA state election: expert

WA

Dr John Grygiel at Tuesday's parliamentary inquiry hearing into chemotherapy flat dosing.

Doctor accused of underdosing chemo patients

NSW

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

FBI told to disclose what it knows about Trump-Russia ties

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about healthcare, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in King of Prussia, Pa. ...

Trump overtakes Clinton by 1% in new poll

Frontrunner: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Don't panic: Hillary Clinton supporters told to stay calm

Nick O'Malley

Donald Trump used legally dubious loopholes to avoid paying taxes.

Trump used legally dubious method to avoid paying taxes

Is Donald Trump a Vladimir Putin puppet?

Trump hotline to Moscow revealed as FBI probes Kremlin's plan

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Kevin Rudd says the Prime Minister is pandering to a "Hansonite insurgency".

I've been silent for three years but enough is enough, says Kevin Rudd

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Election bombshell: senator may have been invalidly elected

Mark Kenny

'Disappointed' Indigenous Affairs Minister not moving for Abbott

Fergus Hunter

Prime Minister Tony Abbott addresses the media on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 during a press conference at Parliament ...

Promote me or pay: this demand comes with an implied threat

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Resigning for the second time: Family First Senator Bob Day.

Day quits Senate again, leaving government short a vote

Tony Abbott with Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion before he was dumped as prime minister last year.

Abbott authorises ally to publicly reveal his cabinet comeback plan

Senator Pauline Hanson at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 13 September 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

Minister denies Coalition spooked by rise of Hanson

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

Bashar al-Assad says Syria 'better now than before the war'

Anne Barnard

Fried chicken

BBC under fire for black people and fried chicken segment

An Iraqi special forces soldier holds a rocket propelled grenade launcher a few kilometres from the centre of Mosul, ...

Iraqi forces reclaim the TV station as they move into Mosul

A screenshot of the Fancy Bears website, which has hacked confidential medical data relating to top athletes. The World ...

'Russian cyber-attacks a growing threat': UK spy chief

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd.

Turnbull has sunk to a new low

COMMENT
Kevin Rudd

These penny-pinching cost cuts are far from sufficient to make much impact on the budget deficit.

The Turnbull government is close to being morally bankrupt

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Women still have a much longer life expectancy than men.

Putting a date on our own expiry feels, well, weird

COMMENT
Matt Holden

The neighbouring Canterbury houses in Melbourne.

Neighbours suspected of insider trading ahead of mega deal

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert
37 mins ago

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

8@eight: Market's anxiety moves up a gear

Sponsored
54 mins ago

A Certificate of Title is an official land ownership record.

Banks destroy 1.6 million paper land titles in digital push

Scrutiny: Uber, valued at more than $US60 billion globally, admits it only counts 75 per cent of each transaction in ...

How much Uber did - and didn't - make in Australia last year

'If you short-change employees ... you do so at your own peril'

Ardent Leisure under pressure, set for further losses

Australian business woefully unprepared for climate change

Sheikh Mohammed's billion-dollar Melbourne Cup failure

Colin Kruger, CBD

A young family from Northcote paid $100,000 over reserve for 92 St Leonards Road, Ascot Vale.

The suburbs poised to become Melbourne's next $1m hotspots

We existed in a harmonious state of housemate equilibrium, until the day Reuben did something unthinkable.

Danny Katz once drove a housemate's partner to move out. Then...

Buying land and building a new home from scratch offers several unique benefits not offered when purchasing an ...

What to know before you build your own home

THAT House by Austin Maynard Architects.

Australia's most incredible contemporary homes

Choose your real estate agent with care.

Ten things to consider before choosing a real estate agent

Caon revamped the design to provide a moveable partition between each seat pair.

Qantas fixes the one big complaint customers had about business class

High Flyer
52 mins ago

The new Penfolds 2012 Grange has been very well received.

Is this Penfolds Grange really worth $850 a bottle?

Fine Drinks

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

"I talk with people my age, and the Bank of Mum and Dad is becoming more and more prevalent": Treasury secretary John Fraser

The 'bank of mum and dad' has risks too

Clancy Yeates

Money contributor Melissa Browne.

Can your SMSF buy your business?

Alexandra Cain

Kath Purkis, creator of Her Fashion Box.

How not to end up like Her Fashion Box

Sylvia Pennington

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Bob Day bombshell

Federal Politics
23 mins ago

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DOJ to review Clinton emails immediately

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Litter and laughter as Melbourne Cup closes

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Baby powder cancer risk

Dyson illustration; re Government welfare cuts, Age Opinion, 2 November 2016

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Nov 2

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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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'At this stage, no': Fans of <i>Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries</i> in for some bad news.

Which popular ABC shows aren't returning in 2017?

Michael Lallo

Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio discuss climate change in <i>Before The Flood</i>.

DiCaprio's climate change doco makes its pitch at US voters

Rob Moran and Aja Styles

Brad Pitt in <i>World War Z</i>.

Brad Pitt 'killed' the zombie flick, says genre master George Romero

Rob Moran
8 mins ago

Robotic: Evan Rachel Wood explores not being human in <i>Westworld</i>.

Westworld stuns with nudity to challenge Game of Thrones

ANALYSIS
Rob Moran

Who can top Dami Im?

Australia in Eurovision 2017: Let the speculation begin

Controversy: <i>Catalyst</i> reporter Maryanne Demasi has been suspended after her investigation into mobile device ...

Critics of science show Catalyst plead with ABC to save it

Linda Morris

Shadow Labor minister Joel Fitzgibbon.

Q&A: Labor minister likened to artificially inseminated cow

Neil McMahon

Helana Sawires as Dianne and Osamah Sami as Ali in <i>Ali's Wedding</i>.

Australia's first Muslim rom-com hopes to disarm haters

Nick Fouquet is an LA-based model and celebrity milliner - clients include Madonna and Justin Bieber. He's here for ...

Nick Fouquet, milliner to the stars, in town for Melbourne Cup

Annabel Ross

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 31: Metallica fan Alex Barrowman is seen dressed up and playing the heavy metal band's ...

Metallica fans dress up for mass performance of Enter Sandman

Hannah Francis

Saxophonist Mike Rivett, winner of the 2016 National Jazz Award.

Floods dampen Wangaratta Jazz festival but show must go on

Jessica Nicholas

During her year as AOTY, Rosie Batty spoke on more than 300 occasions and continues this engagement, from community ...

Rosie Batty defended after Mark Latham's "crazy" attack

Jenna Price

Before marriage it's a good idea to talk specifics, such as "I promise that I will not expect you to become my mother".

What a man should promise you in his wedding vows

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards
1 hr ago

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - JUNE 17: A woman with girls is seen as Icelanders celebrate the Icelandic National Day in ...

What's life like in the world's most woman-friendly country?

Jane Searle

Kim Kardashian West made a brief return to Facebook with this picture before deleting it.

Is Kim Kardashian West really back on social media?

20 mins ago

Jennifer Hawkins in a red jumpsuit by Misha Collection. And hat.

The colour of Cup Day that can't be beet

Melissa Singer

Elsa Pataky, without her Thor

Photos: Celebrities flock to the Birdcage at Melbourne Cup

10 mins ago

Gina Rinehart took a spill down a flight of stairs in the Emirates marquee.

Gina Rinehart falls down stairs after Melbourne Cup lunch

Andrew Hornery

Lily-Rose Depp attends the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017.

Lily-Rose Depp becomes one of Vogue's youngest cover girls

Nicole Economos

Catriona Pollard at play. Her weapon of choice? Basketry.

Why adults should play for health's sake

Sarah Berry

Thrilled or frightened? For some people fear is not a negative experience.

Why some of us crave fear

Deborah Netburn
1 hr ago

Garlic: a cold killer?

Do home remedies for the common cold work?

Seema Yasmin
1 hr ago

Inside the Mumm marquee at the Melbourne Cup Birdcage, 2016.

Melbourne Cup: What they're eating inside the Birdcage

Neil Perry's blueberry tart with almond crust.

Spring sensations: 30 recipes to cook right now

Crab boil served at Miss Katie's at the Alehouse Project.

Miss Katie brings crab boil to Brunswick East

Michael Harry

Baby Quincy with her extra thumb.

My baby's extra thumb saved her life

The drawing that made Rosie Dutton change her approach to co-parenting.

Mum's honest and heartfelt post about co-parenting after divorce goes viral

Ashley Peters pictured with Nick before his death, as she was about to donate her bone marrow top her brother.

Teenager elected homecoming king four days after dying of cancer

Cat Rodie

Only 379km: Emirates's Doha to Dubai is the shortest flight route in the world.

Shortest A380 route in the world announced

The 'flying' river taxi, the Sea Bubble.

Paris becomes first city in the world for 'flying' taxis

E458H4 Aerial view of islands with fringing coral reefs, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean

Why this is the perfect adult's paradise on our doorstep

Mal Chenu

An image from the patent application shows a folding iPhone.

Apple patent shows foldable iPhone

48 mins ago

An active online social life may mirror the benefits of an active offline one.

Facebook associated with a longer life

The Microsoft Surface Studio might just be the most exciting product released this year.

How Apple lost to Microsoft at its own game last week

Hayley Tsukayama

GENERIC emotion Actor Furious Hate Beautiful Vanity Adult Attitude Disrespect The Media Beauty On The Phone Gossip ...

Aussie telco complaints through the roof

Lifehacker

More than 1000 projects will share in the Australian Research Council funding.

Researchers to share in $416.6m in funding

Mercedes-Benz's new inline six-cylinder engine.

Mercedes revives straight six

* Vorbehaltlich der Best?tigung durch die FIA. Volkswagen Polo WRC.

Volkswagen set to quit WRC

Greg Kable

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

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: Owner Lloyd Williams celebrates by kissing the cup after Almandin wins race 7 the ...

Extremely Lloyd and incredibly close

Greg Baum

"I shouldn't have said a word": Michael Clarke says his sledging against Dale Steyn and Jimmy Anderson was unnecessary.

No need for excessive sledging against South Africa: Clarke

46 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: Aidan Shiels reacts after drawing a number for Heartbreak City during the Melbourne ...

Heartbreak City owner's hilarious interview

Liam Mannix

Never in doubt: Lloyd Williams said Almandin had 'beaten' the handicapper with its favourable penalty.

Handicap coup for track tycoon Lloyd Williams

Michael Lynch

Punter's pal: Kerrin McEvoy riding Almandin to victory.

How one Cup punter turned $10 into $241,000

Sebastian Vettel appeared on the podium before being demoted back to fifth.

Vettel escapes FIA sanction after apology over Mexican GP rant

17 mins ago

Padraig Harrington is a fan of the special tee.

Organisers set up tee with a difference at Turkish Open

6 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: Michelle Payne hands the phone with his wife Cathy Payne speaking after Kerrin ...

After Payne, McEvoy keeps Cup in the family

St Kilda's Tim Membrey.

Delisted free agency hits and misses

Ronny Lerner

Veteran Cat Tom Lonergan.

Geelong's Lonergan goes around again

Ronny Lerner

Collingwood's Lachie Keeffe.

Pies elevate still-banned Keeffe to seniors

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 28: Leigh Montagna of the Saints, Nick Riewoldt of the Saints and Sam Fisher of the Saints ...

Saints veteran hangs up his halo

Daniel Cherny

Angus Monfries has signed a contract extension.

Monfries signs up, Port finalise changes

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