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Emily Gargasoulas

'I'm ashamed to be his mum': Mother of alleged CBD driver speaks

16 mins ago

Five people have died so far.

Baby boy dies, takes CBD rampage death toll to five

46 mins ago

The girlfriend of the alleged Bourke Street driver, Akiir Muo outside his mother's home in Windsor.

Girlfriend of driver 'feared for her life'

Mourners paid tribute to those killed in the Bourke Street Mall on Friday.

'Happy and bubbly': Community mourns victim of CBD carnage

36 mins ago

Passers-by lay flowers at the scene of yesterday's Bourke Street Mall tragedy.

Our city is in shock, but it will be the same again

COMMENT
John Silvester

Professor George Braitberg, director of emergency medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, was in charge of treating 11 ...

'You work on adrenaline': The busiest emergency room

The alleged offender, Dimitrious "Jimmy" Gargasoulas.

'Swagger and arrogance': Alleged driver barred from bar

Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton, Premier Daniel Andrews, and lord mayor Robert Doyle address the media.

Bail laws set for major shake-up after deadly CBD rampage

Australia's Daria Gavrilova celebrates after defeating Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky in their third round match at the ...

'I'm always going to have tough matches': Dasha into second week

Greg Baum

'It was very shocking' ... Serena Williams has paid tribute to the victims of Friday's attack in central Melbourne.

'Very shocking': Serena pays tribute to Bourke Street attack victims

'Rights under attack': Melburnians march against Trump

Protests erupt as President Trump tears down Obama's legacy

Melburnians struggle to contain emotions day after horror

First aid kit was not going to cut it in face of injuries

Students among 16 dead after bus bursts into flames in Italy

President Donald Trump dances with First Lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Ball.

Cash bars, no stars for President with two left feet

Rafael Nadal celebrates his marathon win over Germany's Alexander Zverev.

'Today was a big battle': Nadal survives inter-generational war

First lady Michelle Obama, flanked by President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, greets Melania Trump at ...

Michelle caught off guard after awkward gift exchange

Kevin Pietersen risks a quick single.

Struggling Stars to meet Scorchers in semi-final

Female shark gives birth to pups without male input

Female shark goes years without sex, gives birth to pups

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Thousands protest against Trump in Melbourne

Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough is about to come to Australia and release Planet Earth II.

'It's totally fiction': Attenborough on the adoration of millions

George W Bush at Donald Trump's inauguration

George W Bush fought with his poncho and the internet loved it

Del Kathryn Barton's work The Highway is a Disco.

Del Kathryn Barton's shimmering art celebrates Australia Day

According to a recent survey the "peak'' or most common age of IKEA shoppers is 24.

Is this the age people stop shopping at IKEA?

New home owners Dean Tattersall (left) and Josh Wilson were attracted to Wallan's affordable housing - and a more rural ...

'It's big enough as it is': Is this a town or a suburb of Melbourne?

Sharma Springs at Green Village.

The mind-bending material being used to create amazing homes

Murray Cox runs a blog criticising airbnb.

Meet the Australian who's pricking Airbnb's global bubble

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has previously announced measures to limit misinformation on the network.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sues to buy Hawaii land

10 Merton Place, Albert Park, sold before its scheduled auction in February.

Melbourne's best spots for auctions in 2016 and what to expect this year

James "Jimmy" Gargasoulas.

Driver stole car: 'Give me your keys or I'll gouge your eyes out'

Bourke Street tragedy: 'This should never have happened'

COMMENT

Moves to end 'blight on our city' with CBD rough-sleeping ban

Bourke Street car

Timeline: How the Bourke Street tragedy unfolded

Bystanders comforted the injured in Bourke Street.

Witness: 'I had a realisation that something bad was happening'

Ambulance paramedics treat an injured pedestrian on Bourke Street.

Melbourne attack: The pain will ripple for years to come

A patient is treated in St Vincent's Hospital after the Bourke Street rampage.

Melbourne hospitals caring for dozens, including children

"Trump" appears in skywriting over Sydney.

Sky's no limit for Trump supporters in harbour city

NSW

Ibis are a common sight around South Bank and the Brisbane CBD.

Man strangles ibis, threatens passers-by with dead body

QLD

Fireworks are back on the agenda for Australia Day in Fremantle.

Reclaim Australia planning Freo Australia Day rally

WA

Sarah Haora with Maluka, the day's best dressed pooch.

Pampered pooches dressed to the (ca)nines at NGA

ACT

Rafael Nadal celebrates his marathon win over Germany's Alexander Zverev.

Nadal survives inter-generational war

Thumbs up: Bernard Tomic.

Open road ends for Aussie men, so where to now?

Roger Federer shakes hands with Kei Nishikori after his victory in their match at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in 2015 ...

Federer versus the No.5 seed: who is the favourite?

An implosion of trust has seen people increasingly doubt the government and the media.

The distrustful nation: crisis that's looming large for Australia

Government announces review into NDIS costs, sustainability

Parliament is returning but why bother? PM's agenda is threadbare

COMMENT
Adam Gartrell

Anguish in Beijing as relatives learn MH370 has gone missing on March 9, 2014.

When do you give up on a mystery? The torturous question

Fergus Hunter

Incoming US President Donald Trump's approach to world affairs is likely to be driven by external events rather than any ...

Don't panic, don't relax: how Australia must respond to Trump

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) listens as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to reporters after a ...

'Give him a go': Rudd's advice for Trump and Turnbull

Michael Koziol

"So, which issue of genuine personal concern did the party force you to betray this week?"

Why Mike Baird's departure is bad news for Malcolm Turnbull

ANALYSIS
Michael Gordon

In Madrid, a women joins thousands at an anti-Trump march.

Trump protestors rally worldwide in support of Washington march

Flames engulf a bus that crashed near Verona, northern Italy.

Students among 16 dead after bus bursts into flames in Italy

The scene of a suicide bombing in Syria earlier this month.

Car bomb kills four in Syrian camp near Jordan, reports

South Korean Culture Minister Cho Yoon-sun, center, leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul after attending a ...

South Korea's culture minister arrested over arts blacklist

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Australia has retreated into 'delusionary mental bubble of self-interest'

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Donald Trump's tweets have turned into a market factor.

Hate 'the media'? Careful what you wish for

COMMENT
Martin Flanagan

This Australia Day billboard featuring two young girls in hijab was removed after a backlash.

For a nation that thinks it's so easy-going, we're pretty uptight

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

Women march

Nobody noticed Australia's million woman march

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

President-elect Donald Trump arrives for his presidential inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, ...

Trump breaks 50-year drought for Wall Street

Vincent Candrawinata thinks his generation needs to change its debt habits.

Millennials need to go on a 'financial diet'

ANALYSIS

Two Wrights made a wrong.

Two Wrights make a wrong: A case of financial mistaken identity

A capital moment: Companies to refrain from flashing cash

ANALYSIS

Ridesharing revolution: Uber's only competition running out of gas?

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Acland open cut mine project one step closer

The one question to start every job interview with

Good Heavens in Melbourne has become a popular jaunt.

Hot spots: 14 of the best new summer bars

Fine Drinks

The McLaren F1 inspired watch worth more than a million dollars.

Eight amazing new watches to put on your wish list

Watches

The only way seems up for interest rates.

The most effective debt reduction strategy for you

ANALYSIS
Darryl Dixon

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

The ideal time of year to buy or sell property

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Workplaces need to do more to address the road toll, says James Adonis.

The road toll: are employers to blame?

When a business is operated through a trust everything must be done in the name of the trustee.

Help: Which bank account should I be using?

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Trump's inauguration: how it happened

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CBD tragedy: Melbourne wakes up

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Five things I learnt at the Australian Open

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Obamas leave as Trump begins presidency

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama,

Farewell President Barack Obama

Daughter - STAN

Keep your family close and your secrets closer. Aussie drama The Daughter - now streaming on Stan

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock 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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President Donald Trump dances with First Lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Ball.

Stars fail to show for President with two left feet

Michael Idato

The Obamas will swap the White House for a brick house in the Northwest Washington neighbourhood of Kalorama.

Obama's eldest daughter moves into the movie business

Michael Idato

Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough is about to come to Australia and release Planet Earth II.

'I'm just like anybody else': David Attenborough on global adoration

Michael Caton in The Castle. ?Tell ?im ?e?s dreamin.?

What our screen heroes tell us about ourselves

Stephanie Bunbury

President Donald Trump pumps his fist after delivering his inaugural address.

Pomp and ceremony: Trump's 'coronation' pure political theatre

Michael Idato

Portrait of Em Rusciano, new host of 2DayFM's breakfast show. Photographed Wednesday 18th January 2017. Photograph by ...

2Day FM's Em Rusciano on why it doesn't matter where she lives

Sarah Thomas

Richard Finlayson, director of television the ABC, has stood down.

ABC director of television Richard Finlayson quits

Ebony Bowden

British author David Mitchell. Photo Murdo Macleod SPECIAL 210310

Why you face a long wait to read the books of The Future Library

Gaby Wood

Cirque du Soleil's Ghislain Ramage, Miguel Berlauga , Vladislav Zolotarev and Michael Jay Garner backstage.

Review: Cirque du Soleil's Kooza an astonishing spectacle

Cameron Woodhead

The Age, Spectrum, 15/12/2016, picture by Justin McManus. No Fixed Address at the Lomond Hotel in Brunswick. No Fixed ...

'We were the first': How No Fixed Address made white Australia listen

Justin McManus

Christie Whelan Browne and Joel Jackson in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of Born Yesterday.

Born Yesterday review: Christie Whelan Browne a comic star

Cameron Woodhead

Protesters in Sydney marched in solidarity with others around the world on the day of President Trump's inauguration.

Thousands of protesters turn out for Women's March in Australia

GALLERY

First lady Michelle Obama, flanked by President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, greets Melania Trump at ...

Melania and Michelle's awkward gift exchange

Mary Ward

U.S. President Donald Trump sings along with the music as he dances with First Lady Melania Trump during the Liberty ...

Melania Trump is already doing a better job than her husband

Jenna Clarke

Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive for a church service at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House ...

Ralph Lauren defends decision to dress Melania Trump

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Former Presidential Bill Clinton and wife Hillary Clinton arrive on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Friday, ...

'I'm here today to honour our democracy': Clinton attends Inauguration

Mary Ward

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner attend the Freedom Ball, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex ...

The best looks from Donald Trump's Inauguration

I am working for my daughter's future.

My daughter is the reason I'm marching on Saturday

Erin Riley

Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive to ...

Prince William quits pilot job, will move family to London

Michael Holden

Let go of the diet for better health.

Taking the diet out of 'diet' books

Sarah Berry

Can we feel each other too much? Yes, argues Paul Bloom.

Is empathy overrated?

Paul Bloom

Peace with your body and food doesn't always come with age.

I still have a teenage eating disorder

Candida Crewe

Roasted mushrooms with poached eggs, confit garlic and chilli kale.

25 savoury breakfast recipes for people who hate cereal

Beware of dietary advice that is not based on any scientific evidence.

Fact or fad: Why clean eating is bad for you

Dr Giles Yeo

Delicate balance: Tuna tataki at Sokyo in Sydney.

Step away from the soy: How not to embarrass yourself at a sushi bar

"The worst thing in OB history just happened to me."

Mum shares hilariously awful ultrasound story

The school holiday finish line is almost in sight.

Seven sure signs that the end of the school holidays is near

12-year-old Brooke's mum threw her a first "period party" - complete with cake.

Mum throws her daughter a 'first period party'

Passengers always board and disembark planes from the left hand side.

The reason why you always board a plane from the left side

Michael Gebicki

Chef Gaggan Anand plates for service.

Indian restaurant named Asia's best three times, but it's not in India

Katrina Lobley

It's not hard to ask the person behind you before reclining your seat.

Traveller letters: Stop reclining your seat when I'm trying to eat

The case between the Privacy Commissioner and Telstra was sparked two years ago when the former ordered the telco to ...

Ben Grubb metadata case comes to dull end

Tim Biggs

The Hydrao smart showerhead uses an LED light system to show how much water is being used.

From toilets to showers, homes get smarter

emoji. Love.

Why researchers think we should study emojis

Fire Emblem Heroes

Nintendo's next mobile game coming Feb 2

Kotaku

Meitu

Is this viral photo filter app spying on you?

Toyota C-HR leaked images

Cars of 2017: Every model revealed

David McCowen, Stephen Ottley

2017 Holden Commodore Motorsport, Magnum and Director limited editions. EMBARGO: 19/1/2017 2pm

Limited Edition Commodores reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW M240i Convertible.

Road test: BMW M240i Convertible

Stephen Ottley

2012 Mazda MX-5.

What used sports car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Alfa Romeo Stelvio First Edition.

Alfa's Audi Q5 rival revealed

David McCowen

2018 Ford Mustang.

New Mustang officially revealed

David McCowen

Roger Federer shakes hands with Kei Nishikori after his victory in their match at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in 2015 ...

Federer versus the No.5 seed: who is favourite?

Linda Pearce

Kevin Pietersen risks a quick single.

Struggling Stars to meet Scorchers in semi-final

Jon Pierik

Rafael Nadal celebrates his marathon win over Germany's Alexander Zverev.

Nadal survives inter-generational war with Zverev in five sets

Greg Baum

Comeback win: Nebojsa Marinkovic of the Glory is congratulated after scoring.

Glory beat Victory in thriller in Perth

Justin Chadwick

Contrasting emotions: Hobart's Corinne Hall celebrates but there's devastation for the Stars' Gemma Triscari.

Heartbreak for Stars in Hobart

Jon Pierik

Kyle Adnam of United looks to pass off the ball.

Melbourne United go down on the road

Roy Ward

Canada's Milos Raonic was too good for Frenchman Gilles Simon.

Raonic, Monfils progress into fourth round

Ronny Lerner

Adam Zampa: "It's disappointing being seen as just a defensive option."

Zampa takes veiled swipe at Test selectors after being left out of India tour squad

James Buckley

Into the Lions' den: Andrew Crowell

Lambert's replacement deals with 'elephant in the room'

Daniel Cherny

Hard graft: The AFL premiership chase takes its toll on players such as Tory Dickson.

Why other clubs should beware of the Bulldogs

Martin Flanagan

Luke Hodge with the 2013, 2014 and 2015 premiership trophies.

Hodge one of footy's great captains

ANALYSIS
Jon Pierik

New Hawthorn skipper Jarryd Roughead.

I want to live to be a dad, says new Hawthorn captain Roughead

Jon Pierik

Matthew Boyd on the dais after last year's grand final.

Bulldogs prepared to be the hunted

Patrick Bartley

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