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No Victorian judge after trial has applied the minimum jail terms for select violence offences that have been in place ...

The mandatory sentences judges won't hand down

EXCLUSIVE
Bianca Hall

Kevin Andrews Minister for Social Services in his ministerial suite in Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 20 October ...

Fear of 'horrifying' lurch to right from Liberals' recruiting

Myki prices to rise from next year.

'It's a joke!': Commuters furious over Myki's price hike

Myriad anecdotes describe professionals taking microdoses of psychedelic drugs to boost their alertness and creativity ...

The professionals taking magic mushrooms with their morning coffee

Potential illegal workers try to flee during a Border Force raid on Vizzarri Farms in Koo Wee Rup, Victoria.

Workers flee as Border Force raids suppliers to top supermarkets

EXCLUSIVE

The takeout industry is growing strongly.

Portrait of an Australian consumer: Netflix-bingeing face-stuffer

COMMENT

Afghanistan hospital photo wins Gold at the Walkley Awards

Infant formula stocks dumped by investors after China warning

Leader who vowed to rule for 'a billion years' loses shock election

Liberal MP charges taxpayers for wife's golf tournament trip

Peter Dutton's portfolio expands - his investment portfolio, that is

Cr: Paul Harris GW, fat activists story, Jan 23 Kath Read - photiographed in Brisbane, Nov 2015. Photo by Paul Harris of ...

One in four Australians live in a world not made for them

Nico Rosberg celebrates winning the Formula One World Championship for Mercedes.

Nico Rosberg stuns Formula One with shock retirement

Why Ivanka Trump's Chinese-made clothing is causing a stir

Hamish and Andy will have a new show on Nine but details are being kept under wraps.

Hamish and Andy will quit radio to concentrate on television

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Why love is not the secret to a happy marriage

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How would architects change Melbourne?

This photo of Clinton and Sullivan has been used for vile memes.

Mum fights meme featuring daughter with Hillary Clinton

Being an introverted mum is not easy.

Now that I'm a mother I can see my own mother in me

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What to wear to work in summer

Temple and Webster. Stylist: Allira Bell & Jono Fleming.

The hottest interior design trends for 2017

Melbourne's emerging architects at the Eureka Tower: (L-R back row) Joel Benichou, Toby Ewert, Will Leaf, Michael Roper, ...

'We're going to have to rebuild': dire warning on Melbourne's future

Espace, 312 Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park

Ex-Saints coach set for multimillion-dollar windfall

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: Bec Hewitt and Lleyton Hewitt arrive at the Lavazza Marquee on Melbourne Cup Day at ...

Hewitts sell Sydney mansion after moving to Melbourne

High contrast: This Kavellaris Urban Design house at 167 Edward Street, Brunswick, has designer angles, pops of vibrant ...

Open for inspection: what to see this weekend

Architect Peter Corrigan passed away on December 1 after a long illness.

Acclaimed Melbourne architect Peter Corrigan dies after long illness

myki price hike

A touch too much? Myki price rise to push daily ticket above $8

Portland in shock after catastrophic Alcoa power failure

Thunderstorm asthma: Authorities warn there will be no warning

Police investigate at the scene of a stabbing death in the Northern Territory.

Police yet to speak to wife of French outback attack victim

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Volunteer firefighters walk away from industrial talks

EXCLUSIVE

Alicia Schiller.

Woman guilty of murdering housemate in dispute over $50

Sergeant Rob Campbell has received the Police Star medal for bravery. His wife Marianne Luttick says she 'couldn't be ...

Leg shattered, career over, Rob wouldn't have it any other way

Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley pictured in Townsville in 2007.

Former Palm Island cop found guilty of assault

QLD

Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt, Dr. Richard Walley OAM, Gina Williams and John Butler support the January 28 event.

Federal minister warns council on Australia Day plans

WA

David Eastman was arrested for the murder of Colin Winchester in December 1992 and spent 19 years behind bars before his ...

Accused cop killer fails in latest bid to avoid retrial

ACT

Cherie Vize was stabbed to death in 2013.

He slashed lover's throat then cut his own spinal cord

NSW

Exclusive first look at The Age stories

George Christensen pictured for Good Weekend.

George Christensen on the photo that broke the internet

Matthew Knott

WA Liberal Steve Irons charged taxpayers for wife's travel for Queensland golf tournament

Tom McIlroy

Highlights, lowlights and lowlifes: Where did it go wrong?

Tony Wright

George Christensen Federal Member for Dawson for the LNP in a sugar cane field with his grandfather?s cane knife near ...

Why it's time to take George Christensen seriously

Matthew Knott

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, whose department has produced a telemovies to deter asylum seekers.

Dutton portfolio expands - his investment portfolio, that is

<i>The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott</i> by Andrew P. Street.

How to be a minister? Newly promoted MP consults a book

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson on Sky News on Thursday night.

Hanson angry at Culleton over backpacker tax vote

Rescue workers at the crash site south of Medellin in Colombia.

Dozens of hearses as plane crash victims begin final journey

President-elect Donald Trump, Reince Preibus, left, his incoming chief of staff, and Mitt Romney dine at Jean-Georges in ...

President-elect Trump settles into swamp life

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

A protester at the national monument, Monas.

High-profile figures arrested ahead of blasphemy rally

The Iran deal was seen as a landmark in the presidency of Barack Obama. Mr Obama says he doubts Donald Trump will scrap ...

Iran threatens retaliation as sanctions put nuclear deal at risk

Illustration: Cathy Wilcox

Don't be angry: crunch could usher in an equality revolution

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

President-elect Donald Trump promoted conspiracy theories for months during his campaign.

Facts are dead, long live facts: The monstrous crisis of credibility

COMMENT
Julia Baird

Eva Orner introduces the film <i>Chasing Asylum</i> to a near-empty theatre.

Proof our politicians turn a blind eye to the plight of refugees

COMMENT

Illustration: Simon Bosch.

Cybercrime to cyber warfare: Australia is woefully unprepared

IN DEPTH
Nassim Khadem

Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen.

George Christensen backflipping like a Seinfeld character

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu thinks problems with work have produced Donald Trump.

Save the world, give workers a share in profits

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Economists are entering a period of puzzlement and uncertainty.

Economists forced into productivity guessing game

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Apartment site sales are declining around Australia

Cyber Monday sets a new click frenzy record

Are Australians Netflix-bingeing face-stuffers?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Property trusts looking at buybacks as takeovers loom

Vintage Electric.

Christmas crackers: 42 gift ideas for men who have everything

Luxury

Nocturnal Animal's sumptuous set hides more sinister messages.

Animal instinct: Inside Tom Ford's glamorous prison

Luxury
Troy Patterson

Any change to the super system feeds public distrust.

Dump super in haste, repent at leisure

Noel Whittaker

Flight responses that protected our species so well can make us poor investors.

What was good for fending off mammoths is bad for investing

LinkedIn is handy for "networking".

'I write this with hesitation and a big gulp'

James Adonis

Kate Carnell is Australia's first small business and family enterprise ombudsman.

Four things the banks were forced to concede about small business

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Morwell teen charged with hit-run

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Europe's migrant crisis: a year on

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Treasurers target rental housing

Housing

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Farms raided over labour exploitation claims

1956 Melbourne3 Olympics, Day 9. The marathon field at St Kilda Junction 9TH DAY MARATHON FIELD AT ST. KILDA JUNCTION pack

Rewind - The Melbourne Olympics

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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Every single episode of Seinfeld now streaming. Only on Stan.

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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Hamish and Andy will have a new show on Nine but details are being kept under wraps.

Hamish and Andy to quit radio next year to concentrate on TV

Jack Martin stars as Ben Hall, with?Jamie Coffa as John 'Happy Jack' Gilbert and William Lee as John Dunn, in Matthew ...

Bushrangers get sexy, with Ben Hall kicking off epic trilogy

Karl Quinn

David Walliams, man of many talents.

Inside the brilliant, eccentric mind behind 'computer says no'

Kerrie O'Brien

Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan in the original <i>Twin Peaks</I>. Both have returned for the new series.

"We are all gonna die": Twin Peaks' dark reality lures us in

Michael Idato

Down for a major role in a US TV series ... Sam Worthington.

Sam Worthington lands major role in Unabomber drama

Garry Maddox

Neil Young will not be coming to Byron Bay for the 2017 Blues Fest.

Neil Young pulls out of Blues Fest

Bernard Zuel

Napoleon Dynamite throws his weight behind the Pedro campaign.

Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro recreate classic scene

Rob Moran

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has plans to reshape the organisation.

Change at the ABC is only going to continue

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Head of Multicultural Arts Victoria Jill Morgan.

Why are our mainstream arts offerings so whitebread?

Kerrie O'Brien

Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman in <i>The Family Fang</i>.

Jason Batemen's quirky comedy The Family Fang worth a look

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Kate Beckinsale stars in <i>Underworld: Blood Wars</i>.

Vampire sequel Underworld: Blood Wars lacks bite

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Daily Life Woman of the Year nominee Constance Hall.

Meet our Women of the Year finalists: Constance Hall

Jenna Clarke

Ian "Dicko" Dickson with Timmy "Djawa" Burarrwanga in East Arnhem Land.

First Contact was traumatic, and a bonanza for bigots

COMMENT
Celeste Liddle

Jennifer Lawrence attends the "Passengers" Paris Photocall at Hotel George V on November 29, 2016 in Paris, France.

J-Law brings back the preschooler's jumper and tutu

Traders are betting a Trump presidency will quicken the pace of interest-rate increases.

Will a tabloid now be the paper of record in Trump's administration?

Paul Farhi

Polyamory is now more accepted by millennials than any generation before.

What if we thought of monogamy as a spectrum?

Zachary Zane

It's "a messy, messy business" for women to honour their sexuality, says Emily Ratajkowski.

Emily Ratajkowski hits out at book of her nude pictures

Carly Mallenbaum

Clementine Ford

Having a baby has changed the way I view my own face

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

It's time to get waisted.

Elegantly waisted ... is this the accessory for 2017?

Melissa Singer

Outdoor shot of a fit young woman running.

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Marin Lazic.

Have more fun: The unlikely tips of top trainers

Sarah Berry

You don't need a holiday to take a break.

Seven ways to slow down so you can actually get more done

Susie Moore

Pirate Life Throwback IPA

Create your own advent calendar with these 25 Aussie tinnies

Double chocolate and peanut butter shake.

Shake it off: 19 smoothie and milkshake recipes

East Coast pork kebab and hot chips with preserved lemon and spiced butter at Biggie Smalls in Collingwood.

Shane Delia to open a second Biggie Smalls kebab joint

Keith and Sherri Papini with their two children.

Husband speaks out in puzzling case of kidnapped Sherri Papini

So many mums look and feel harassed at this time of year.

Let's not catch up before Christmas

Who can say what takes people to that point of no return?

The tragedy of realising too late that you had been a bully

The hotel's lagoon-like swimming area.

Just open: Australia’s most expensive hotel. Take a look inside

Ute Junker

Save money, time and stress when you use a travel agent.

Why you should you be using a travel agent instead of Skyscanner

What is glamping?

Travel quiz: What is glamping?

Mal Chenu

Netflix downloads are more fleeting than you might hope for.

Limits of Netflix downloads revealed

COMMENT

Snap started with a new idea but it has since branched out.

Snapchat not just popular – it's important

The recently-released $US100 Pebble 2 tracks activity, sleep and heart rate, is water resistant, allows for interaction ...

Fitbit to buy and kill off smartwatch pioneer Pebble

MSY

The ACCC is going after MSY, again

Kotaku

Martin Shkreli has congratulated a group of Australian high school students in a YouTube video.

Shkreli congratulates 'rival' schoolkids

2017 Porsche Macan

Cheapest new Porsche in 30 years

Andrew MacLean

2017 Maserati Quattroporte.

First drive: 2017 Maserati Quattroporte

Stephen Ottley

2015 Toyota HiLux 4x4 SR double cab 2016 Toyota HiLux SR 4x4 Double Cab.

Best new car deals this Christmas

David McCowen, Dom Tripolone

2017 Ford Everest Trend RWD

New cheaper Ford Everest reviewed

David Morley

Holden Monaro CV8.

Holden Monaro CV8 used car review

David Morley

2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Professional Cab Chassis.

Mercedes debuts military-grade ute

Dom Tripolone

Close attention: Victory's Marco Rojas' attempt on goal is blocked by Glory goalkeeper Liam Reddy.

Victory held: Everything but the Glory

Michael Lynch

Dark to light blue?: Glenn Maxwell could be on the move to NSW following his comments about having to bat below ...

Big Show a go: Maxwell furore puts switch to NSW back on cards

Chris Barrett

''Always having a go'': Brisbane coach John Aloisi

Van 't Schip's 'childish whinger' jibe ignites match tension

Michael Lynch

After his acceptance speech, Bruno Fornaroli appeared to exclaim "and f*** off!"

Fornaroli reprimanded for FFA Cup F-bomb

Hilton Cartwright plays a shot in Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Tasmania.

After this effort, selectors had to pick Hilton

Gareth Southgate.

Southgate puts Rooney on notice about drinking

Nick Riewoldt (middle)

Baby keeps Riewoldt away from Saints' training camp

Daniel Cherny

Best in Asia: Caitlin Foord.

'For all the Matildas': Foord crowned best footballer in Asia

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has been on a journey of self-discovery.

Richardson's search for football enlightenment

Caroline Wilson

Umpire 'Razor' Ray Chamberlain.

Your say: What do you want footy to look like?

Rohan Connolly

Nick Riewoldt (middle)

Baby keeps Riewoldt away from Saints' training camp

Daniel Cherny

Jack Silvagni will carry a lot of Carlton and family history on his back.

Numero uno: Silvagni assigned his place in history

Ronny Lerner

Harry Morrison marks during the 2016 TAC Cup grand final.

Hawks good Judge with Morrison

Michael Gleeson

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