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Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass: "Evidence of poor practice across councils large and small, urban and rural."

'Embarrassing' councillors 'should go back to school'

Harris, 86, has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of indecent assault and one of sexual touching, against seven females ...

Rolf Harris to 'virtually' attend sexual assault trial by video link

Nick Miller
14 mins ago

The notorious corner in north Richmond.

She died in a toilet. Would a safe injecting room have saved Ms A?

Nino Bucci

Yahoo7 reporter Krystal Johnson has been found guilty of contempt of court.

Journalist who forced mistrial guilty of contempt of court

Village Roadshow and Hollywood studios have successfully got a court order forcing ISPs to block torrenting and free ...

End of torrenting? Pirating sites to be blocked by telcos

Attorney-General George Brandis has previously come under fire for appointments he has made.

Brandis names former Liberal MPs for $200,000 tribunal role

Amy Remeikis

Australian players call for audit of $400m cricket revenue 'gap'

Chris Barrett

Hey James Sutherland, we want to play full-time, women say

Larissa Nicholson

Jail for man who fatally bashed Lutas the miniature poodle

Adam Cooper

You can bank on it: $50 the note of choice for criminals, says RBA

Infant formula maker faces more class actions over share losses

Catie Low

Steve Smith

Livin' on the edge: Smith hits ton after Pakistan fail to appeal nick

Chris Barrett and Phil Lutton

Will Smith and Helen Mirren in Collateral Beauty.

'Horrifyingly yucky': Oscar-bait movie gets ripped apart by critics

A goat.

Why you shouldn't give a goat this Christmas

COMMENT

Jill Dupleix's Nutella pancake stack.

Australia's most searched recipes for 2016 are...

Babies

Study shows importance of cuddling premature babies

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Fanning surfs under spectacular Northern Lights

Ben Dennis jumped into the water off Newhaven Jetty on Phillip Island to rescue a drowning man.

Quick-thinking tradie uses Esky to save drowning man

There is now a fear that with only 10 full shopping days to go before Christmas, retailers are in for a tough time.

Why wait for Boxing Day? Get the jump on the summer sales

IKEA launches products inspired by relationship problems

25.10.16 Cronulla-Big waves break along the Bate Bay beaches .Picture John Veage

Biggest ever wave recorded by buoy rolls through North Atlantic

The envelopes containing the Marriage Alliance leaflets

Schoolkids given anti-gay marriage message disguised as present

Henrietta Cook

'Like a heist movie': Lego ninja kidnapped by thieves in a van

Chris Johnston

For Emma, having one arm is no obstacle to saving lives

Carolyn Webb

The plan for Richmond's Nylex site.

Nylex site developer lodges plan to retain silos in apartment plan

Clay Lucas

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Man guilty of bashing girlfriend to death in car park

Police are investigating after a man grabbed a five-year-old girl on Wednesday.

Man receives broken nose for bumping into group in Chinatown

Neelima Choahan

Cooling towers at the brown coal-fired Loy Yang power plant in Victoria's La Trobe Valley.

No blackout: Christmas electricity strike action averted

Nick Toscano

Eddie Obeid is to be sentenced on Thursday.

Eddie Obeid jailed for five years

NSW
Michaela Whitbourn

The car shot at in Midvale.

Woman shot in driveway apparent victim of crossfire

WA

Bowraville victims: Evelyn Greenup, 4, Colleen Walker-Craig, 16, and Clinton Speedy-Duroux, 16.

Man to face court over Bowraville children's deaths

NSW

ADF members at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Defence's management of its bases has been savaged by the National Audit Office.

ADF under fire for $1b waste of time

ACT

Leading conservative backbencher George Christensen is now whipping up support for a republic (although with a twist).

Majority support in Parliament for a republic

EXCLUSIVE
Fergus Hunter, Deborah Snow, James Massola

Bishop accuses China of fuelling 'tension and mistrust' by weaponising artificial islands

David Wroe

Brandis names former Liberal MPs for $200,000 tribunal role

Amy Remeikis

"I think we need to rise up against it. People need to speak against it": Peter Dutton calls for a fight against ...

'Makes my blood boil': Peter Dutton calls for pro-Christmas uprising

Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.

I hope you haven't flown here to have a fight: Pyne invokes Trump

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says universities must become more transparent about their admissions policies.

'No more double speak': Universities to come clean with students

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott
11 mins ago

"It is one of the lowest acts I can recall hearing about or seeing in Australian politics": Christian Porter is angry.

'The coward's punch of Australian politics': ministers livid at calls

Charles Medina, lighting up at left, is a homeless man in New York who has used a synthetic drug known as K2.

The drugs that led to 'zombies' in mass New York overdose

Donald Trump with (from left) Larry Page, Sherryl Sandberg and Mike Pence, listens in the direction of Tim Cook at the ...

Twitter excluded from Trump's tech meeting of 'amazing people'

A demonstrator shouts during a protest against the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers at the airport in Frankfurt, ...

Germany deports 50 rejected Afghan migrants

A man holding an AR-15.

Colorado school district may arm teachers

Copyright laws affect many facets of our lives.

Our copyright laws are holding us back, and there's a way out

Peter Martin

Noah Pozner, one of the victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012.

How one gun tragedy has attracted another kind of ugliness

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

If you struggle with social anxiety, social media can provide a way to get support, without the stress of face-to-face ...

Science shows that social media is good for you – until it isn't

COMMENT
Peggy Kern

Thai Prime Minister and former general, Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Mine closure sends 'horrendous' message: Kingsgate chairman

The currency's slide was stopped by surprisingly strong local employment data.

Australian dollar slump was 'knee-jerk' reaction to Fed jump

Cooling towers at the brown coal-fired Loy Yang power plant in Victoria's La Trobe Valley.

Christmas electricity strike action narrowly averted

Content rights holders hope the Federal Court decision will stop movie piracy in Australia.

Pirating sites to be blocked after judge rules in movie studios' favour

$50 the note of choice for criminals, not $100: RBA

Local sharemarket slides as US Fed flags more hikes

Market darling Bellamy's faces two more class actions

Packer's annus horribilis is now complete

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

IKEA launches products inspired by relationship problems

126 Sackville Street, Kew

The suburbs expected to offer the best value in 2017

The two new townhouses at 42 Normanby Road, Kew, have been demolished because they did not comply with Council's ...

'Grossly over the limit': council demolishes rogue townhouses

Danny Katz sums up what you're really thinking of festive revelries.

Your guide to those obnoxious Christmas parties and guests

Danny Katz

Tony Briggs and his wife Vicki have enjoyed their time of Pelorus Island.

This couple owns the only home on a secluded island

Cahors, a French malbec, is revamping its image.

You know red, white, pink and orange wine ... what about black?

Fine Drinks

A ride with a view, the Rolls Royce Dawn.

Top down, music up: Convertibles we'd love to drive this summer

Convertibles

Kyle Frost and Amy Miller planned exactly how much they would spend on their three-week trip to the US and Mexico – and ...

How to budget daily spend for your holiday

The lies we tell ourselves are the most dangerous of all.

The lies we tell ourselves about investment

Cutting corners in a workplace can lead to injuries.

Corner-cutters at work: a profile of the main culprit

James Adonis

"We completely reverse engineered the business rather than just overlaying a digital strategy" – Adam Laurie of Digital360.

Data pros bought a waste water plant to prove their point

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Unexpected employment result

Federal Politics

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Pregnancy clause sparks cricket backlash

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Eiffel Tower turns lights off for Aleppo

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Rare whale spotted on reef

Kiara Robinson worked at Outback Steakhouse in Fairy Meadow, Wollongong, where she was underpaid. 4th October 2016 ...

The great student swindle

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

seinfeld

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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Will Smith and Helen Mirren in <i>Collateral Beauty</i>.

Will Smith's latest, Collateral Beauty, is ripped apart by critics

Rob Moran

Harry Styles playing a British soldier in his on-screen debut in <i>Dunkirk</i>.

One Direction's Harry Styles makes his big screen debut

Ebony Bowden

Was that the end for Josh Thomas' <i>Please Like Me</i>?

Have we seen the last of Josh Thomas' Please Like Me?

Rob Moran

Keith Urban, good bloke, musically soulless.

Two stars: The blandness of being Keith Urban

REVIEW
Bernard Zuel

Donald Trump has booked a 16-year-old opera singer to perform at his inauguration.

Donald Trump fails to book big star for inauguration

Ebony Bowden

Jimmy Kimmel, host of the 2016 Emmy Awards.

Oscars gift bag: $232,000. Kimmel's hosting salary: $15,000

Ebony Bowden

Amber Heard will return to the Gold Coast to film Aquaman.

Amber Heard's Gold Coast return for Aquaman

Ebony Bowden

Heidi was found on "death's door".

Pound puppies: Red Dog stars saved from 'death's door'

Ebony Bowden

Senior curator of Indigenous art Judith Ryan with batik banners by artists including Emily Kame Kngwarreye in <i>Who's ...

Who's afraid of colour? Not these female Aboriginal artists, curators

Debbie Cuthbertson

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Disney's second Star Wars film 'deeply disappointing'

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Adam Driver attends the 26th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in ...

How Adam Driver went from Marine to film and television star

Karl Quinn

Melbourne Stars' Meg Lanning in action in the popular Big Bash League last season.

Cricket Australia is forcing female players to reveal pregnancies

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Holiday parties bring together people you know you know but can't quite remember how or from where.

Why I secretly dread the holiday party season

Sally Friedman

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in the 2017 film.

Why the UN should have stuck with Wonder Woman

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

"We like it to be realistic but not real, but I wear something I call the 'vag pad,' it's kind of a little triangular ...

Emmy Rossum's equal pay standoff appears to have worked

Karlie Kloss at Tamarama.

Karlie Kloss has turned her Insta account into a Sydney tourism ad

Mary Ward

Ailan Tran with Elisabeth in Malawi.

Ailan's moment of reckoning

Daisy Dumas

Beauty treatments for introverts can be plain awkward.

The introvert's guide to getting a beauty treatment

Natalie Reilly

Ruby Hamad

Why Western obsession with the face veil is failing girls

Ruby Hamad

New research: Look to the mind before the body.

Is this the missing link in weight-loss?

Sarah Berry

'Strong' mums get depression too.

Fashion girls don't get depression... do we?

Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey

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Bad posture not a pain in the neck: study

No-cook party plates.

11 delicious no-cook plates to bring to a party when you've got no time

Ugly but delicious: the Weekend Warrior plate.

From student chic to sleek: Newport cafe Leroys has a new look

MERCURY ZEST - Asain market Lucky Haque in her store Habib Hala Butchery and Vina mini mart in Wollongong for zest story ...

Why people are drinking fat: yep, it's a thing

Kat Smith and baby Ryder.

'Suddenly he was in the bath with me': mum's lightning quick labour

Inventor Colin Furze with his son.

Dad makes epic life-size Stars Wars Playhouse for son

Hilary Duff's sweet Disneyland snap attracted a harsh backlash.

Hilary Duff hits back at criticism for kissing son, 4, on the lips

Ovation of the Seas arrives in Sydney for the first time.

Biggest cruise ship ever based in Australia arrives in Sydney

Annie Dang

Hawaiian Airlines' new premium seat converts to a flat bed.

New seat: You can now lie down on flights from Australia to Hawaii

David McGonigal

Mt. Rushmore, USA.

The world's most overrated tourist attractions named

Australia's gold medal winner Mack Horton celebrates on the podium during the 2016 Summer Olympics.

What Australians Googled In 2016

The Galaxy Note7 may have been a disaster, but Samsung is plotting a 2017 comeback.

2016 was a huge, hectic year for smartphones

COMMENT

One of Uber's test self-driving cars on the road in Pittsburgh

Uber expands its self-driving cars, but drivers aren't worried

Yahoo's latest disclosure potentially twice the number of users as the breach disclosed in September.

New Yahoo breach affects 1 billion accounts

Several ads for Game of War have mixed generic battle scenes with sexy shots of Kate Upton.

Embezzler spends $1m playing Game of War

Holden has launched a micro site for a trio of limited edition Commodores due to revealed in January

Swansong Commodores confirmed

Andrew MacLean

Toyota will build a Yaris hot hatch following its WRC experience.

Toyota confirms GTI rival

David McCowen

Uber driverless car running a red light in San Francisco.

Uber driverless car runs red light

Dom Tripolone

The new Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster will share its underpinnings with the Mercedes-AMG GT.

AMG take charge of new SL roadster

Greg Kable

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe.

Mercedes E-Class Coupe revealed

Greg Kable

The open-topped machine has carbon fibre roof panels for emergency use.

Ferrari unveils exclusive spider

David McCowen

Steve Smith

Livin' on the edge: Smith hits ton after Pakistan fail to appeal nick

Questions asked: The ACA's submission to pay negotiations with Cricket Australia have been endorsed by Steve Smith and ...

Australian players call for audit of $400m cricket revenue 'gap'

Chris Barrett

David Moodie.

Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie resigns

Men's marathon

Sub-two-hour: Marathon runners chase the 'impossible' time

Australia's Steve Smith

Smith, rookies make for winning brew

Greg Baum
1 hr ago

Worse for wear: Adam Zampa at the MCG on Thursday.

'Concrete head' Zampa laughs now, but knows he's very lucky

Alana King, lefty, with Stars teammate Jess Cameron.

Hey James, we wish we could play full-time

Larissa Nicholson

Blow up: John Tomic scolded a chair umpire during daughter Sara's losing play-off match.

Tomic in ugly incident with umpire at Melbourne Park

Jobe Watson: the one-time winner of the 2012 Brownlow Medal.

Jobe, it's time to actually hand back your medal

COMMENT
Sam McClure

Breakout year: Isaac Heeney chases possession during the grand final against the Western Bulldogs.

Heeney signs five-year contract extension with Swans

James Buckley
1 hr ago

AHG will remain on the front of the Melbourne jumper.

Demons hunting for jumper sponsor

Daniel Cherny

Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs.

Tweak AFL third-man up rule: Sam Jacobs

Dustin Martin, along with teammate Alex Rance, has been made a life member of the Richmond Football Club.

Life membership for star Tiger pair

Rohan Connolly

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