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Paul Keating speaks to the ABC's 7.30 program.

Keating says 'cut the tag' with US after Trump win

A mural in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Top Russian diplomat confirms contact with Trump campaign team

Elly Warren was on a trip in Africa when she died.

Melbourne woman 'raped, murdered' on diving trip in Africa

20 mins ago

John Torney leaves court a free man after being found not guilty of murder on Thursday.

Mildura toddler murder trial: What the jury didn't know

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 05: Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson (R) and her partner Jen Wilson leave St Mary's ...

'Wazzock': Trump's win has British politicians swallowing words

1 hr ago

How would it have played out if it were Bernie Sanders vs Donald Trump?

Why Bernie Sanders would have done Trump like a dinner

Kevin Rudd on steroids: Why business is embracing Trump

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

Fundraisers' humiliating 'cock fight' exposed by footage

Girl, 11, was strangled by killer who 'wanted to have her all to myself'

UPDATED

Ten reasons Donald Trump's supporters might be right

COMMENT

Australian estate agents expect surge in interest after Trump win

President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, ...

First meeting: Trump discusses many 'situations' with Obama

Live
6 mins ago

Hillary Clinton concedes defeat after losing the election to Donald Trump.

Why Hillary Clinton wore purple to concede to Donald Trump

Melania Trump walks on stage to deliver her speech.

Melania Trump: From a town of 3000 to the White House

The AFL Women's uniform launch, produced by Cotton On at a Kensington warehouse. PICTURED areMoana Hope , Katie Brennan ...

The two major problems with the AFL's new pay deal for women

COMMENT

DHARAMSALA, INDIA - MARCH 18: Mitchell Marsh of Australia looks dejected after being dismissed by Mitchell McClenaghan ...

Shane Warne tips Marsh to be dropped for second Test

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'A difficult year for women' says Gillian Triggs

News cover curate of <i>The Age</i> tablet app.

The Age tablet wins best app at Asia Digital Media Awards

Portrait of a woman sitting near many mattresses. Orthopedic mattress.

Hard Bargain: How much should you pay for a mattress?

Locals pose with Heidi Marfurt on Rossmoyne Street, Thornbury.

What makes these our friendliest streets ... and is yours one?

Budgeting

Why budgeting your money monthly simply doesn't work

Exclusive first look at The Age stories

A 2005 photo of then-real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump at a Trump University conference.

It's the president-elect Donald Trump versus the people in fraud case

A mural in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Top Russian diplomat confirms Moscow had contact with Trump

Barack Obama speaks as Vice President Joe Biden stands in the Rose Garden at the White House.

Obama goes high after congratulating Trump on win

ANALYSIS
Josephine Tovey

Donald Trump will demand European and Asian alliance partners start taking more responsibility for their own security ...

Trump will lead US in the right direction. We should take note

COMMENT

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to declare China a currency manipulator.

Trump will bring the unexpected, but good things could come

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Community lawyer Meghan Fitzgerald outside the Supreme Court on Thursday with one of the Bendigo Street squatters, "Spike".

Homeless squatters lose legal fight to keep vacant homes in Bendigo St

Ormond 'sky tower': Call to cut car parking to boost train use

Workers at struggling SPC Ardmona fear 'huge job losses'

One person seems happy with the announcement of the review.

'Grinch' minister says Christmas holiday pay plan was bit of a turkey

The man police wish to speak over the Ballarat sexual assaults.

Women sexually assaulted on street, shopping centre toilets

A hapless armed robber who turned up late to a job wearing white socks on his hands has been jailed for four years and ...

Jail for repeat drink-driver who stole car, sped off, killed again

Drone fan 'Tim' has landed himself in trouble for dropping in on a sausage sizzle.

Drone stunt snag: Cold reality for man's Bunnings banger breach

ABC

ABC staffer loses High Court bullying case

Noel Towell

Michael Atkins and Matthew Leveson.

Missing man's partner points to possible grave site

NSW

Liberal National Party MPs were caught out by a late-night Parliamentary division.

MPs rush into Parliament in states of undress

QLD

The proposal was way more than just a hook-up.

Fisherman reels in bride-to-be with at-sea proposal

WA

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

We can do business, Turnbull says after call to Trump

Mark Kenny

Hockey now has one of Asia's most important jobs - handling Trump

Heath Aston

Don't write off the ANZUS alliance yet, say experts

ANALYSIS
Deborah Snow

An intractable caste system lingers below the national myths of rugged individualism and cities on hills.

Rudd on steroids: Why business is embracing Trump

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

Malcolm Turnbull and Julie Bishop during question time on Wednesday.

How the Trump bombshell exploded inside Parliament

Stephanie Peatling

Attorney-General George Brandis appears before a Senate committee inquiry into the Justin Gleeson affair.

Brandis backs down on Solicitor-General directive

Michaela Whitbourn

Wayne Swan, Cory Bernardi tweet. "make australia great again" hat. 7th November 2016. Photo: twitter .

Resurgent right populism threatens Turnbull's balance

ANALYSIS

A man takes a selfie near a picture of Chinese President Xi Jinping on display at a museum in Beijing.

Donald Trump's election good and bad news for China

Philip Wen

Two women wait in front of portraits of French Front National leader Marine Le Pen, US President-elect Donald Trump and ...

Russia revels in Trump victory, looks to sanctions relief

Sharbat Gula in the famous Steve McCurry photograph.

Famed 'Afghan Girl' returns home

A marijuana joint is rolled in San Francisco.

California scrambles to implement new recreational pot law

Waleed Aly, presenter of this year's Andrew Olle Lecture.

It's not about racism or sexism, it's about class warfare

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

The forces at the core of this election, those that supercharged the rise of Trump, were, for the most part, about class.

Trump's genius was listening to middle America

COMMENT
Sarah Gill

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau preaches tolerance, rather than hate.

O Canada, you've never sounded better

Comment
Samantha Selinger-Morris

The opposition's financial services spokeswoman Katy Gallagher said the number of internal investigations at CBA was ...

Banks reveal internal investigations of staff

Israel spends 4.3 per cent of GDP on research and development.

We need a smarter economy in a modern world

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Regents Park Christian School teacher Rachel Lilley with students Anna Costa Lopes and Elizabeth Son.

The skills our kids need to get a job in 2030

Donald Trump's victory should provide a strong message to Australian business.

Five winning stocks under President Trump

SingTel fighting $330m Optus' tax bill

New footage shows Appco chuggers in 'cock fight'

Treasury Wine chair wins over investors with a plonk

Colin Kruger, CBD

CIMIC director Kirstin Ferguson steps down

Home buyers are set to enjoy more choice compared with spring so far.

The good news home buyers have been waiting for all year

IKEA has used one of its display bedrooms as a fundraiser, building a replica of a Syrian home in its Norwegian flagship ...

Is this IKEA's most controversial display room yet?

Bathmats are an obvious hot spot for germs.

10 bathroom items you need to replace immediately

Reservoir will be the busiest auction suburb this weekend, including 4 Maritana Avenue.

The most popular suburb for auctions this weekend is...

ANALYSIS

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: Rebecca Judd poses on Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse on October 29, 2016 in ...

Bec and Chris Judd put their townhouse up for sale

Trump in all white.

Ill-fitting President: The fashion disasters of Donald Trump

Men's Style

Important lessons should start young.

24 crucial life lessons I'll teach my son in an uncertain world

Self

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ask Noel: does Centrelink count the aged care deposit?

Noel Whittaker

There is a hierarchy of independence when it comes to financial advice.

When financial advice is really independent

John Collett

Little girl having fun at the beach in a sunny day Being playful, for Daily Life article?

Why you should go outside today

James Adonis

Leap of faith: We need to improve safety nets for entrepreneurs.

What stops people taking the leap of faith into business?

Tony Featherstone

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Obama calls for unity after Trump win

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Shark in the shallows

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Not guilty verdict in toddler killing

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CCTV: BMW used in Stephen Dank shooting

United Fates

United Fates: how the US election will impact Australia

younger

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

no activity

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

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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You can say that again: Hillary Clinton in the latest <i>South Park</i> episode.

South Park scrambles to rewrite episode with Clinton as winner

Allie and Ben met through Swordcraft several years ago.

Checkout the Viking bride - and a host of other tight-arse weddings

Homer Simpson appeared at a Trump rally in an episode last year.

The Simpsons better at predicting presidents than New York Times

Sunny Pawar in Lion.

Indian child star of Nicole Kidman's Lion denied US visa

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli, in a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on prescription drug prices ...

A teensy upside? Trump win sees new tunes by Wu-Tang, Nirvana

Amy Adams tries to make contact in the alien-invasion drama <i>Arrival</i>.

How alien movie Arrival compares to the greats

Paul Byrnes

More than 40 million Americans tuned in to watch the US election unfold on television.

US Election: More than 72 million Americans tuned in

Michael Idato

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 24: Rosalind Ross (L) and director Mel Gibson attend the screening of Summit ...

Mel is still not off the hook despite Hacksaw Ridge success

Garry Maddox

Papua New Guinea-born, Sydney-based soul songstress Ngaiire will headline.

Gaytimes tickets sell fast as queer music festival returns

Ebony Bowden

Michaela McGuire: hope she can bring some of the playfulness of the Emerging Writers' Festival to the Sydney Writers' ...

Melbourne curator takes over Sydney Writers' Festival

Susan Wyndham

06 - Attic Erratic presents 'Blessed', Photo by Sarah Walker, Image Features Olivia Monticciolo and Matt Hickey.jpg

Blessed review: A messianic vision of marginalised youth

Cameron Woodhead

Julia Gillard is "disappointed" for her "friend" Hillary Clinton to have lost out on becoming the first female president ...

Julia Gillard: 'I am disappointed for my friend Hillary'

Amy Croffey

Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking in New York where she conceded to Donald Trump.

Tell me again ... one tweet captured women's despair

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Clair Sheehan takes part in a protest against the election of President-elect Donald Trump.

There are dark days ahead - and the fight has just begun

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Daily Life's outgoing Woman of the Year, Gillian Triggs.

'Why would any young woman want to go into politics?'

Daisy Dumas

Melania Trump walks on stage to deliver her speech.

Introducing Melania Trump, America's new first lady

Jenna Clarke

Hillary Clinton concedes defeat after losing the election to Donald Trump.

Why Hillary Clinton wore purple to concede to Donald Trump

Jenna Clarke

'Furious' Amy Schumer lambasts Trump supporters.

"Literally, I'm furious": Schumer blasts Trump supporters

Amy Croffey

Loving your body can be easier said than done.

What does loving your body actually mean?

Cat Rodie

Golden glow: Sunshine can help us feel happier.

The sun matters more for mental health than we think

Sarah Berry

Ultramarathons: Endurance tests of body and mind.

How much suffering can you take?

RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

Sex: One way to activate your body and your brain.

How to think yourself young

Boudicca Fox-Leonard

Peking duck loaded fries from Bao Stop at the Night Noodle Markets.

You want duck fries with that? Night Noodle Markets are back

The 2016 Gelinaz! Shuffle in Australia November 10th.

Which famous chef will be on the pans in Melbourne tonight?

Fryer and Ice: hot and cool deep fried caramel and coconut gelato with a good splash of passionfruit caramel.

Gelato Messina serves deep-fried ice-cream at Night Noodle Markets

Four-year-old Shaye will breastfeed until he weans himself

Mum shares clips of 4-year-old breastfeeding to raise awareness

A special moment for Nora Davis, 4, in memory of her late mother Amber.

Nora, 4, wears late mother's wedding dress in moving tribute

Kim and Ryan Constable share their bed with their four children: Corey, 11, Kai, 9, Maya, 6, and Jack, 5.

Mum, dad and four kids co-sleep in one giant bed each night

If the stars, dollars and pollies align, Japan Rail Central's magnetic-levitation train could soon be zooming between ...

Five awesome things you need to know about Japan's bullet trains

Aisha Dow

Ballyfin House is surrounded by lush, manicured gardens.

The hotel named the world's best is trying not to be a hotel

Alison Stewart

This beautiful country was named top of the list of places to visit in 2017 by Lonely Planet. But where is it?

Travel quiz: Which country topped the list of places to visit in 2017?

Mal Chenu

4chan

Fake news spreads online as US votes

Tim Biggs

The Freeview FV app lets Australians watch live television on the go.

Hands on with Freeview FV streaming TV app

COMMENT
Adam Turner

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Assange says US benefited from Clinton email leaks

Tim Johnson

HTC Vive

HTC Vive: a guide for Australians

Chris Jager

adobe

Adobe subscriptions to raise by 10 per cent

Tim Biggs

2016 Renault Koleos Zen 4x2.

New Renault Koleos reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2016 Skoda Octavia RS230.

Skoda's VW Golf GTI rival reviewed

Stephen Ottley

The Mazda2 Maxx returns to defend its Best City Car crown against the new Holden Spark and Kia Picanto in the 2016 Drive ...

Drive Car of the Year: Best City Car

Stephen Ottley

2017 Kia Sorento.

What long haul SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Ford's Mustang EcoBoost Convertible

Ford Mustang convertible reviewed

Daniela Intili and David McCowen

Last year's Best Family Car champion, the Ford Mondeo, faces stiff competition from the new Skoda Superb and Kia Optima.

What is the best SUV alternative?

Peter McKay

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 05: Adam Voges of Australia inspects the ball during day three of the First Test match ...

Scuff stuff: Aussies swing into Proteas' ball tactic

Warm em-brace: Bruno Fornaroli celebrates one of his two goals with Tim Cahill at AAMI Park.

City up to second after holding off determined Jets

Michael Lynch

New Maverick Andrew Bogut.

Bogut says NBA culture is 'two-faced' and 'fake'

Claire Siracusa

Australian skipper Steve Smith.

Smith explains Lyon tactics, but Warne's not buying it

Kerry O Keeffe

'Skull' clears throat for radio return - but not with ABC

Chris Barrett

Pushing for more: Australia's cricket players begin their negotiations with Cricket Australia on Friday and want better ...

Cricket Australia, players to begin pay fight

Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu

Plaudits: Hugh Bowman and Winx return to scale after winning the 2016 Cox Plate.

Winx set to be ranked as world's top-rated turf horse

Michael Lynch

Brett Coletta in action at the NSW Open golf.

Rising golfer's tough call costs him $100,000

Adam Pengilly

American Mason Cox (right) was vocal on Twitter after the election victory of Donald Trump.

American Pie dumps Trump's US to call Australia home

Claire Siracusa

(From left) Moana Hope, Katie Brennan and Ebony Marinoff at the announcement of their pay deal on Thursday.

Pay deal for women is better, but just the start

COMMENT
Larissa Nicholson

Jy Simpkin of Vic Country celebrates after kicking the winning goal after the siren.

Bad break draft hopeful's worst nightmare

Larissa Nicholson

Seven AFL clubs have been fined for breaches of the anti-doping code.

Seven AFL clubs fined for breaking doping rules

Larissa Nicholson

Essendon's Shaun McKernan and Carlton's Daniel Gorringe compete in the ruck during last week's NAB Challenge match.

Bombers, Pies, Crows and Lions make list changes

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