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From left, Vice president-elect Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., President-elect Donald Trump, ...

Trump team is hedging on some major pledges

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

Mildura murder: After the acquittal, how will Nikki get justice?

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

Mystery surrounds the death of Elly in Mozambique

First lady Michelle Obama, alongside former President Bill Clinton, was a highlight of the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Michelle Obama will 'absolutely' not run for president

The new chair of Australia's first LGBTI Pride Centre, Jude Munro.

Meet the woman behind Australia's first Pride Centre

Losing streak: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

Warren Buffett just made $7.7b and has Trump to thank

Where to now for Australia's batsmen after latest collapse?

ANALYSIS

Victory jump to fourth after overrunning haphazard Wanderers

Why some Americans are wearing safety pins after the election

The new facts of life for women in Trump's world

COMMENT

Voters in rural by-election giving National Party a 'trumping'

A flock of birds fly by as a super moon rises in Mir, Belarus, last year.

Will wild things happen as super moon rises?

Channel Seven star Melissa Doyle has been a newsreader, Sunrise co-host and Sunday Night presenter. Now, she will take ...

Easy listening: 'gobsmacking' rise of Smooth FM

Underwater restaurant Anantara Maldives.

Go deep: The most amazing underground places in the world

Fiona thought the art tram painted by her late husband, the artist David Larwill, was lost forever until she discovered ...

Seeing this art tram would be a special trip down memory lane

He'd walk into a bank and slide a handwritten note across the counter: "This is a robbery, give me all the bills in your ...

'My father was a bank robber. Did I inherit his deviant genes?'

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Monster Mildura storm caught on video

EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND, NOV 12/16 ISSUE. 52 Weekends Away Issue, 2016. COAST : Aerial view of Elements of Byron ...

52 dream escapes: Find your perfect weekend getaway

Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II in <i>The Crown</i> Season One.

The verdict on the most-expensive series ever made

DO NOT USE Huffpost

This Coke bottle with a secret is bringing us joy right now

87 Talbot Crescent, Kooyong

Fever pitch-bidding sees these Melbourne homes pull big money

Geelong contestants Ben and Andy, schoolteachers and best friends.

The biggest test for The Block: will the apartments sell?

This three-bedroom home at 30A Belmont Road West, Croydon South, sold for $605,000.

Where properties are selling the fastest across Melbourne

Shanghai-based industrial designer Jamy Yang hopes to enhance China's reputation in his line of work.

The next hot spot for design trends (it's not Denmark)

Auburn Road in Hawthorn East.

The little suburb that is big on charm and growing in popularity

87 Talbot Crescent, Kooyong

Fever-pitch bidding sees Melbourne homes pull big money

Steve Bannon, campaign CEO for Donald Trump, during a national security meeting with advisers at Trump Tower in October.

Who is Donald Trump's trusted adviser Steve Bannon?

Nick O'Malley

President-elect Donald Trump's appointment will be closely watched.

What does a Donald Trump presidency mean for the world?

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Several dozen students protest in Portland, Oregon.

Anti-Trump weekend demonstrations to continue in US cities

Kevin Leach pictured at his family property with devastated crops.

The golf ball-sized hail that wiped Kevin out

Roads blocked off during disturbance at youth detention centre in Parkville

Man fighting for life after Springvale stabbing

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 12: Protesters against Donald Trump walk along Swanston St stopping trams on November ...

Protesters rally in city to voice concern over election of Trump

A man has avoided an attempted carjacking in Laverton North on Saturday morning.

Would-be carjacker jumps on man's boot in Laverton North

Police seek witnesses to attempted child stealing.

Police seek witnesses to attempted child stealing in Essendon

One man is dead and another is in hospital after a crash in Morwell.

Passenger killed, driver injured after car hits pole in Morwell

Severe thunderstorms left a trail of destruction across south-east Queensland on Saturday afternoon.

More than 13,000 homes lose power in severe storm

QLD

Michael Atkins and Matthew Leveson.

Does Matthew's alleged killer have 'immunity'?

ANALYSIS

Former defence force personnel are giving evidence about alleged sex abuse at the Royal Commission into Institutional ...

Cover-up of defence rape cases 'could be criminal'

COMMENT

Marble Bar's iconic church has been destroyed by fire.

Australia's hottest town Marble Bar loses icon in fire

WA

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

New focus on boat turnbacks under US refugee deal

Adam Gartrell

Nauru and Manus centres to close by 2019 under secret deal

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

Don't panic: Turnbull is the best man to deal with Trump

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

"I can't be part of what's happening here:" Rose McClintock says the election result will push her to leave the US.

'Betrayed' residents prepare to flee from Trump

Fergus Hunter

Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage are considering their options for when the dust settles.

The same-sex marriage plebiscite is dead. Now what?

The Pauline Hanson-led party is shaping up to be instrumental in deciding the outcome of the election in Queensland.

Labor, LNP spooked by One Nation as Queensland poll looms

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott

Abbott praises Turnbull for shift to the right, dismisses polls

Pakistani volunteer medics rush an injured person to a hospital in Quetta after an attack last week.

At least 25 killed in blast at Pakistan shrine

South Korean college students wearing masks hold up candles as they march after a rally calling for South Korean ...

Seoul rally demands Park's resignation

A Russian Sukhoi SU-30 fighter. In recent weeks, Russia has deployed more than two dozen fighter aircraft, attack ...

Russia arrests 10 suspected terrorists

Padma Reddy, a Dalit, with and her husband Kishore Reddy on their daughter's first birthday.

Cash incentives for inter-caste marriage a start for India's Dalits

US President-elect Donald Trump.

Seek out your local Trumpist, shower them with peace and love

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: the arithmetic is running coldly against the Coalition.

The stark choice facing Turnbull's internal critics

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

The world isn't in as quite as bad a shape as you might imagine.

It might be hard to believe but things are getting better

COMMENT
Matt Wade

US President-elect Donald Trump

From panic to party: How Donald Trump charmed the market

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

It won't be Trump who runs the USA

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Iron ore prices have rallied to the highest in two years, boosting the shares of mining companies.

Is iron ore's rally about to end?

CIMIC executive chairman Marcelino Fernandez Verdes.

Construction bosses investigated over bribery scandal

EXCLUSIVE

Warren Buffett just made $7.7b, and he has Trump to thank for it

Trump, the conflicts-of-interest president

ANALYSIS
Timothy L. O'Brien

Geek-chic: How Black Milk became a global phenomenon

The good, the bad and the ugly: The six Trump risks for markets

ANALYSIS

Top watches 2016.

Smartwatches switched off as the 15 best watches of 2016 announced

Watches

When it comes to cocktails, American whiskey is fantastic for mixing.

American-style whiskies that will make you love the USA

Smart Sipping

The rules on how long age pensioners can spend overseas are changing.

Can I get the age pension and move overseas?

George Cochrane

Beginner investors need to be willing to "skin their knee" just like novice bike riders.

The five things stopping you investing

Scott Phillips

Ishan Dan, founder of the Mr Tradie app.

Got an idea for an app? Be warned: you get what you pay for

Adam Turner

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

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Inside Black Milk

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Who is Trump's trusted advisor?

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Trump responds as protests continue

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Trump to burst Oz housing bubble?

Leonie Nixon with prawn on 14 August 1951. SUN NEWS Picture by STAFF Molluscs crustacean seafood weird hhollins 1950s ...

Rewind - The weird

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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At lunch with Robert Forster at Ripples, Chowder Bay, in Sydney. 7th September 2016 Photo: Janie Barrett

Robert Forster: Why I left the drugs out of my book Grant & I

Karl Quinn

Eric Knudsen's Slender Man went viral online and became the basis for video games.

Beware the Slenderman - and the creepiest documentary trailer yet

<i>The Crown</i> is the most expensive TV show ever made.

Is it worth it? The verdict on the most expensive series ever made

Michael Idato

Anthony Bourdain demonstrating his appetites ahead of his book Appetites.

Bourdain: 'Bad boy, coke-snorting, man-slut' no more

Andrew Purcell

FILE - In this undated photo, actor Robert Vaughn is photographed in Rome, Italy. Vaughn, the debonair crime-fighter of ...

Man from UNCLE star Robert Vaughn dead at 83

Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has passed away. He was 82 years old.

What is Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah really about?

Chris Johnston

Smiling in the face of life and death, Leonard Cohen's new album has wisdom and great songs.

Review of Leonard Cohen's final "noble, brilliant" album

Bernard Zuel

Nicci Wilks and Kate Sherman in <i>Animal</i>, which aims to be shocking and violent.

Enough is enough: What happens when women fight back?

Kerrie O'Brien

Francis Greenslade and Shaun Micallef in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of The Odd Couple.

The Odd Couple review: Laughs flow freely in buddy comedy

Cameron Woodhead

David Hockney: Current is a major solo exhibition of one of the world's most influential living artists, David Hockney, ...

Technology takes David Hockney's art to new level at NGV

Debbie Cuthbertson

Crossword King, David Astle who will lead a crossword tour of the CBD as a part of a series of walks with writers. 9th ...

City a crossword as puzzle master David Astle leads walking tour

Annabel Ross

The safety pin movement is gaining momentum in the days following the US election.

Why some Americans have started wearing safety pins

Jenna Clarke

<i>Suits</I> actor Meghan Markle is Prince Harry's new girlfriend.

Why would anyone want to date Prince Harry?

Jenna Clarke

First lady Michelle Obama, alongside former President Bill Clinton, was a highlight of the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Michelle Obama (sort of) rules out running for president

Jenna Clarke

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: Actress Asher Keddie arrives at the 2012 Logie Awards at the Crown Palladium on April ...

J'Aton Couture's most memorable gowns

Look out for snail slime in high-end moisturisers.

The weirdest beauty ingredients on the market

Stephanie Darling

Lorna Jane promotional image.

Lorna Jane leaves fans guessing after rare body positive post

Nicole Economos

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 12: <Nadia Fairfax. Polo in the City at Centennial Park> on November 12, 2016 in Sydney, ...

Nadia Fairfax and Kate Waterhouse stomp the divots at Polo in the City

Julia Gillard and Delta Goodrem at the 10th annual <i>Cosmopolitan</I> Women of the Year Awards in Sydney.

Peta Credlin and Julia Gillard find rare common ground

Andrew Hornery

Burger? Not as you know it.

Top five nutrition trends for 2017

Sarah Berry

Anxiety about sleep may be causing you sleepless nights.

Do you have sleep anxiety?

Evelyn Reich

Do fitness trackers work? Only if we use them.

Fitness trackers might help us if we did this

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Jill Dupleix's mac 'n' cheese frittata.

The ultimate Mac n Cheese recipe collection: more than a side.

Celebrity chef Shannon Bennett has sold a majority stake in his hospitality empire, which includes his Burnham Beeches ...

Shannon Bennett sells stake in restaurant empire for $15 million

Roslyn Grundy, Cameron Houston, Chris Vedelago

Jatz at Acme restaurant in Sydney.

You will only remember these foods if you're an '80s child

A new trial offers hope for peanut allergy sufferers

Skin patch may bring treatment for peanut allergy a step closer

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Husband exlpains why you don't love 'only one woman' in moving post

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

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

Four Mile Beach and aerial view of resort Sheraton Mirage Resort Port Douglas.

Australia's escape for the rich and famous is back in fashion

Angie Kelly

She's back there somewhere: crowds viewing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.

Traveller letters: Put your phone away or stay home and use Google

Donald Trump's private plane.

Trump doesn't need Air Force One, he has the 'T-Bird' private jet

James Rothwell

Ishan Dan, founder of the Mr Tradie app.

Got an idea for an app? You get what you pay for

Adam Turner

With Jamboard, Google has entered the smart whiteboard race.

Google, Microsoft race to reinvent whiteboard

Steven Overly

<i>Infinite Warfare</i>'s space-faring campaign is nothing if not a spectacle.

Review: is Call of Duty still king of the shooter genre?

Tim Biggs

Tennis

Melbourne mixing tennis with esports

Kotaku

The Geelong Star has been the target of much media attention after reportedly killing marine life caught in its net.

Streaming video could keep an eye on boats

Andrew Colley

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

New Tesla Model X reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best People Mover.

2016 Drive Car of the Year: Best People Mover

Stephen Ottley

Can the Ford Focus Trend defend its small car crown against the new Honda Civic, Renault Megane, Holden Astra and Kia ...

Which is the best small car?

Kez Casey

2016 Holden Astra RS-V

2016 Holden Astra new car review

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Golf R.

New Volkswagen Golf revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe.

Driven: Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe

Andrew MacLean

Australia's Steven Smith, left, collides with South Africa's Vernon Philander during an lbw appeal.

85 all out: South Africa make Australia grate again

Greg Baum

Besart Berisha celebrates a goal.

Victory overrun haphazard Wanderers and jump to fourth

Michael Lynch

Wild shot: David Warner edges behind to be dismissed for just 1.

Lehmann not blaming Warner for capitulation

Andrew Wu

Local legend and big-wave specialist Makua Rothman rides a Jaws monster estimated at 15-plus metres in 2012.

Alms faces down Jaws to become first female Big Wave champion

Rising star: Aaron Mooy en route to training in Bangkok with the Socceroos.

EPL giants closely monitoring Socceroos star

Dominic Bossi

Haphazard display: David Warner had an innings to forget.

Lehmann admits batting in crisis after collapse

Chris Barrett

Drawcard: Jordan Spieth has fond memories of the Australian Open in Sydney.

Five storylines define our summer of golf

Phil Lutton

On borrowed time: Adam Voges.

Where to now for Australia's batsmen?

ANALYSIS
Andrew Wu

Joe Daniher has praised teammate Jobe Watson for his decision to hand back the 2012 Brownlow Medal.

Daniher praises Watson after handing back Brownlow

Larissa Nicholson

Tough call: Jobe Watson

Watson's sad decision leaves the AFL with a task it can't avoid

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Marcus Bontempelli gets a handball away in traffic against the Lions.

Drafting to stay ahead of the game's curve

Rohan Connolly

The Age, News 7/11/2016, picture by Justin McManus. Banned Essendon players resume training with the official team after ...

'The fairest and best thing to do is give it back': Jobe Watson

Discussion over return to training: Lachie Whitfield.

GWS face draft sanctions over Whitfield

Michael Gleeson

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