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AFP and Vic Police and forensics enter the bungalow thats being raided in Meadow Heights in relation to the Christmas ...

Why police swooped on the Christmas terror suspects

EXCLUSIVE
John Silvester

Hamza Abbas

The men police believe wanted to attack Melbourne

Former Seven employee Amber Harrison.

The scorned mistress and the affair that stopped a nation

Critical: Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher.

Star Wars' Carrie Fisher stable after cardiac arrest on plane

1 hr ago

Melburnians are getting tired of the dreary weather.

Christmas surprise: Some last-minute rain before a scorcher

1 min ago

President-elect Donald Trump, left, accompanied by Trump Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, right, pauses as he takes a ...

Israel looks to Trump after UN's 'evil decree'

Christmas Day terror plot: What we know

Chadstone mogul sues Myer for $20m before Christmas

How a rookie cop stopped Europe's most wanted man

Plane hijackers free passengers, reveal motive, surrender

Father of 'Claremont serial killer' victim posts video after charge

Claremont murder victims Ciara Glennon (left) and Jane Rimmer (right). Investigations into the disappearance of Sarah ...

How a serial killer changed a sleepy city

Kelly Rowland has joined the judging panel for The Voice 2017.

Destiny's Child star joins The Voice 2017 line-up

1 hr ago

Santa Claus carries Christmas gift isolated on white background

Whatever you do, don't get one of these for Christmas

COMMENT

The 2016 season was ultimately a triumph for Daniel Ricciardo who finished third in the world championship despite a ...

Only one thing stands between Riccardio and the 2017 F1 title

DO NOT USE Huffpost

Drew Barrymore looks back at Scream's shocking opening

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Authorities assure Melburnians over holiday safety

Lingerie.

I share my name with a sex shop. It's no longer funny

Hard Bargain. It's a podcast, and it's free!

Hard Bargain: Should you buy a cheap smartphone?

Toast the new year with the perfect party.

How to throw the party of the year with these NYE tips

How to take your stress levels down a notch in 2017

How to take your stress levels down a notch in 2017

Premier Daniel Andrews wants to push ahead with plans for random breath testing of MPs.

Andrews to crack down on boozy MPs with random breath tests

'We just get smashed, but it's fun': Market prepares for Christmas rush

Police find three young siblings missing from Frankston for month

Michael Jack in hospital after the electric shock.

Tenant sues landlord over electric shock from live light fitting

The number of offences for causing bushfires in Victoria has jumped fivefold over the past four years

Track where the most bushfires have been deliberately lit

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Police called to 40-person brawl in Johnston St, Fitzroy

PSO

'Amazingly beautiful eyes': Predatory behaviour by PSOs

Police at the scene in Wetherill Park.

Police swarm park after 'gutless' fatal shooting

NSW

Bradley Robert Edwards has been charged with two murders.

Accused serial killer appears in court on charges

WA

Police have issued an amber alert over the disappearance of a newborn baby girl from a Gold Coast hospital. The baby is ...

'Hours old' baby girl snatched from Gold Coast hospital

QLD

The animals of the National zoo and aquarium get their christmas presents early. Pictured sunbears, lima and meercats. ...

Santa delivers the bear necessities at Canberra's zoo

ACT

Senator Rod Culleton has been declared bankrupt.

Rod Culleton declared bankrupt, place in Senate in doubt

Fergus Hunter

How to fix our broken political system

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Turnbull's five biggest mistakes and how he can fix them in 2017

COMMENT
James Massola

Compulsory, state-subsided preschool is something economists are switching on to.

A sure-fire budget fix - but politicians don't have the guts

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Seventy-six per cent of the 1443 people surveyed agreed that the ABC should be protected from political interference.

ABC most trusted news source, poll shows, as minister accuses it of 'fake news'

Many experts have warned that personal phone data could be mined for civil lawsuits.

Australians' phone, email records could be used in civil lawsuits

The hard-left Greens faction has grouped around Senator Lee Rhiannon.

Hard-left faction forms inside Greens aiming to 'end capitalism'

EXCLUSIVE

There are suggestions that the anti-Ahok unrest may be part of an effort to destabilise Indonesia's president, who is ...

Pluralism in peril: Is religious tolerance under threat?

Jewel Topsfield

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to avoid economic cyber espionage on one another last year.

FBI probes bank regulator hack linked to Chinese military

1 hr ago

Palestinian protesters, some are dressed as Santa Claus, carry Palestinian flags and chant anti-Israel slogans in front ...

UN declares Jewish settlements illegal despite Trump's intervention

Italian police cordon off an area around a body after a shootout between police and a man in Milan's Sesto San Giovanni ...

Italian cops hailed heroes after Berlin terror suspect shot dead

Illustration Jim Pavlidis

How to fix Australia's broken political system

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Prayer consists largely of pleases and thank-yous.

Why you will benefit from prayer, even if you don't believe

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

The Christmas trampoline? A Trojan Horse of pain, misery and marital disharmony.

Whatever you do, don't get one of these for Christmas

COMMENT
Larissa Dubecki

Ooshies

How a superhero toy could save Australian retail

Catie Low

Big Four

Front running, insider trading, collusion: Scandals keep rolling

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Channel Seven

Forget Christmas cheer for Seven board members

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre.

Knowledge, not resources, driving economic growth

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Sharing economy revolution overshadowed by Uber

ANALYSIS

Aussie dollar extends its slide; Wall Street ends week on a high note

How to handle office relationships in case they go wrong

The boss, the scorned mistress and the affair that stopped a nation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA ??? DECEMBER 21: Malek Hassoun outside his glenroy home. Malek is one of two vendors testing their ...

Who would buy a house on Christmas Eve?

Toast the new year with the perfect party.

Throw the party of the year with these New Year's Eve tips

Avoid these real-life mistakes when restoring or renovating a period home.

Experts reveal the worst renovations in heritage properties

The Greendo units are made to replicate the landscape of Takamatsu, Japan.

An architectural experiment: A rolling hill or a home?

The history behind Australia's most common architectural styles.

The history behind our most common architectural styles

Wines for drinking outdoors with old mates and an Esky.

Cheers to that! 50 of the best Australian wines under $50

Fine Drinks

<b>Range Rover Vogue</b><br>

Nine of the best luxury SUVs that really can go off-road

Cars

Don't take the jolly out of your holiday season by overcommitting on your Christmas spending.

Warning about new 'buy now, pay later' system in festive frenzy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Illustration: Simon Letch

What happens to my health care card when I lose my pension?

Noel Whittaker

Exit interviews are standard: but do they need to be rethought?

How to make exit interviews work

James Adonis

Small business owners make the mistake of coming back to work too soon.

You don't want to think about 2017 yet but you should

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Fourth Melbourne terror suspect to face court

1 hr ago

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Carrie Fisher suffers heart attack

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Increased security for the MCG following terror raids

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Berlin market suspect killed in police shootout

SMH NEWS
A buyer wheels out some Yellow Fin Tuna after the sales at the Sydney Fish Markets. 17th December ...

Christmas rush at the fish market

Masters of sex - Stan

The sexual revolution will be televised. Every episode ever of Masters of Sex now streaming.

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Every episode ever of Younger, now streaming.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

Advertiser Content

Hit the road and escape the city

Advertiser

Kelly Rowland (left) shot to fame alongside Michelle Williams and Beyonce Knowles in Destiny's Child.

Destiny's Child star joins The Voice 2017 line-up

Nathanael Cooper
1 hr ago

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City 2.

Look out for Carrie and co in the third Sex and the City movie

Kerrie O'Brien

Nothing in the world is free: You have to earn leisure, Christos Tsiolkas says.

Not just a life of leisure: Christos Tsiolkas on childlessness myths

COMMENT
Christos Tsiolkas

ALBURY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 13: Alex Blackwell of the Thunder dives to make her crease as she runs between the wickets ...

What the Big Bash League can teach other codes

Melinda Houston

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 29: Father Bob Maguire is seen during lunch with Age journalist Kerrie O'Brien at the ...

Father Bob urges us to remember we're all in this together

Kerrie O'Brien

Bachelor Richie Strahan with Alex Nation and her son Elijah, 6, in an <i>OK! Magazine</i> photoshoot.

TV Reality romance kids at risk

Ebony Bowden

Robbie Maddison rides his modified motorbike along the surface of the Yarra.

Can someone tell this guy you can't ride a motorcycle on water

Karl Quinn

Celine Dion (pictured here in June) was reportedly promised for Trump's inauguration by billionaire Las Vegas hotelier, ...

Another star rejects Trump's inauguration, this time Celine

Ebony Bowden

Air Play Pantomime

From gobbledygooks to giant balloons: kids' summer shows

Hannah Francis

Warin Jean (1604-1672). Versailles, ch?teaux de Versailles et de Trianon. MV224. Jean Varin Bust of Louis XIV 1665-66 in ...

NGA's Versailles exhibition a journey into obscene decadence

REVIEW
Sasha Grishin

Levi Miller and Phoenix in <i>Red Dog: True Blue</i>.

Sappy Red Dog: True Blue has marketing paw prints all over it

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Starting afresh in a relationship means starting afresh at Christmas.

My favorite thing about Christmas in a blended family? Making new traditions

Nicole Jankowski

Claremont murder victims Ciara Glennon (left) and Jane Rimmer (right). Investigations into the disappearance of Sarah ...

How the Claremont serial killer changed Perth

Jenna Clarke

Lucy Hale arrives at the 23rd Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills ...

Lucy Hale speaks out after topless photos stolen and published

Kelly Lawler

RETAIL . Generic . Woman in a long skirt sitting at a bus stop with her shopping in paper bags as Autumn leaves pass her ...

Boxing Day sales: where to find the best bargains at the shops and online

Melissa Singer

I didn't want the joy of that day to end.

Ode to Joy: The secret to my most perfect Christmas

Robyn Doreian

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Mariah Carey performs during the opening show of Mariah Carey: All I Want For Christmas Is ...

Mariah Carey offers glimpse into Christmas celebrations

Andrew Hornery

Critical: Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher.

Carrie Fisher stable after suffering cardiac arrest on flight

1 hr ago

Actress Lena Dunham at the Glamour Live Summit 2016.

Criticism of Lena Dunham's latest gaffe has gone too far

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Turn it around in the new year and have more fun.

Lessons in wellness from 2016

Sarah Berry

Cheyann Shaw.

The bodybuilder Instagramming her battle with ovarian cancer

Lindsey Bever

Run for your brain.

Running as the thinking person's sport

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

<i>The Katering Show</i>: Kate McCartney (left) and Kate McLennan.

The Katering Show: How to shut-down annoying relatives at Christmas lunch

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan

A summery Chrissamisu for dessert this year?

17 of the best Christmas desserts you can serve

Adam Liaw's glazed Christmas ham with bush herbs.

Adam Liaw's glazed Christmas ham with bush herbs

The incredible MRI image shows the rupture (indicated by the white arrows) and the protruding amniotic sac, which ...

Incredible MRI shows unborn baby's legs breaking through uterus

Wollongong brothers, Jason and Daniel surprise their mum with her dream car.

Brothers save for ten years to buy mum her dream car

candy

Mariah Carey's ex-husband builds a 'candy room' for the kids

Woman making an online booking with a credit card and a laptop.

Traveller letters: We couldn't check in to our flight after booking online

Open the shades - it's not just about getting a good view.

The real reason cabin lights are dimmed for take-off and landing

Gavin Haines

Morning sunlight over the amphitheater at Bryce Canyon viewed from Inspiration Point.

The gift of travel: Trips that will change your life

Traveller writers

There might be hope to jump on the high speed bandwagon even if Telstra has previously denied you access to the HFC ...

How I finally got Telstra to fix my internet

COMMENT

Mario

Mario sets app records, but price a sore point

When we leave our daily routine for the holidays, our data usage typically skyrockets.

Don't get sucked down the mobile data drain these holidays

The NBN is supposed to be completed by 2020 thanks to this loan.

NBN's searchable rollout map is now live

Kotaku

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Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

Mercedes-Benz is set to expand its small car range with a new A-Class sedan, featuring a more conventional body style ...

Mercedes plans A-Class sedan

Greg Kable

2017 Kia Picanto teaser.

New Kia Picanto teased

Drive Staff

Ford commit $450m to research and development in Australia in 2017.

Ford to invest $450m in Oz

Drive Staff

2017 Audi Q8 concept

Audi set to reveal new Q8 concept

Greg Kable

The last Australian-made Ford Falcon rolled off the production this October.

2016 will be remembered for...

The Drive Team

The Volkswagen Group has settled a compensation claim with owners of vehicles fitted with the 3.0-litre diesel engine in ...

Volkswagen reaches deal with 80,000 US owners

David Shepardson

Steve Smith is showing he is learning fast and earning respect as Australia's cricket captain.

The powerful moment that may define Smith's leadership

Andrew Wu

The 2016 season was ultimately a triumph for Daniel Ricciardo who finished third in the world championship despite a ...

Ricciardo: Me, Max, Hamilton and the pursuit of greatness

Andrew Tate

Kvitova reveals the extent of bandaging after hours of surgery to repair her badly sliced playing hand.

Kvitova on the post-surgery moment she tested her hand

Mitchell Starc is considered the best fast bowler in the current Australian side.

Starc's dig at former coach over Boxing Day omission

Andrew Wu

Nick Kyrgios: Happy with his 2016.

Kyrgios: I needed to shut down, now I can win the Australian Open

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

Aggressive: D'arcy Short takes to the Sixers attack.

Hurricanes make Short work of Sixers in Big Bash romp

James Buckley

All smiles: Brad Hogg of the Renegades on Thursday night.

New boy Hogg making his mark - at 45

Evan Gulbis

Melbourne Star axed by his NZ team for late night out

New MCC CEO Stuary Fox

'Tinge of sadness' as Hawthorn chief takes on big new challenge

Jon Pierik

Isaac Smith has turned his back on free agency and re-signed with Hawthorn.

Hawks re-sign triple-premiership winger

Baguley, integral to the Dons' defence in early 2016, tackles Saint Maverick Weller in round nine.

Injury behind him, Bomber Baguley is raring to go

Ronny Lerner

Allegations of illicit drug use by Lachie Whitfield were raised last year.

Giants fined $100,000, lose draft points over Whitfield affair

UPDATED
Jon Pierik

The moment: Gary Ablett soars in the 1989 grand final.

Ablett moment says much about ruck rule hand-wringing

Rohan Connolly

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