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A Centerlink robo-debt notice

Centrelink's robo-debacle will dwarf bungled Census

COMMENT

Indonesian special forces (Kopassus) soldiers.

Indonesia suspends military ties over 'insulting material'

49 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Peter Handscomb of Australia celebrates scoring a century during day two of the Third ...

Peter Handscomb, the special man who can lick 'em by smiling

59 mins ago

Police have charged a man over the Donvale break-in.

Man charged with assault over 'Goldilocks' burglary of home

25 mins ago

The beach front at Ocean Grove

Beach death: Melbourne man drowns at peninsula beach

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Richard Murray JB Hi-Fi CEO at the KPMG Couta Boat Classic in Sorrento on January 4, ...

Penalty rates: Sunday isn't special, say business leaders

'I never murdered my husband': woman charged over Long Gully fire

26 mins ago

Machete-wielding bandits rob jewellery store in broad daylight

47 mins ago

'Appalled': One Nation picks fight with one of Australia's closest allies

Bellamy's largest shareholder goes after directors

33 mins ago

'Sell everything!' The tables turn on market doomsayer

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

3/1/16 Camberwell. Traffic congestion on Burke Rd near Camberwell Junction. Photograph by Chris Hopkins

And the award for the most clogged road in Australia goes to...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: Luke Wright of the Stars bats during the Big Bash League match between the Sydney ...

Stars off to a flying start before key wickets tumble

Live
1 hr ago

Wendi Murdoch attends the MoMA Film Benefit presented by CHANEL.

Meet Wendi Deng's new beau - a model 64 years Rupert's junior

I think I got away with it: Mariah Carey 'sings' at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York.

Her voice is not there anymore: NYE host slams Mariah Carey

The New Year's Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour, viewed from Mrs Macquarie's Chair.

Starting a new calendar isn't going to change your life

COMMENT

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NZ dubs 2016 'The Groundbreaker'

Keeping a current to-do list is an important way to keep yourself organised.

Six habits of highly organised people (and they're pretty simple)

Young Caucasian woman walking in Chinatown district in Bangkok, Thailand

Just do it: The 10 things every traveller should do this year

The International Monetary Fund recommends that governments phase out tax incentives, such as negative gearing, that ...

Forget the poor first-home buyer. This needs to be year of the renter

Empire of the Sun have released their new album, <i>Two Vines</i>.

Australian musicians are about to invade Coachella

The Age, News, 04/01/2017, picture by Justin McManus. EPA has warned a poor water quality in Port Phillip Bay. People ...

Three popular Melbourne beaches declared unfit for swimming

1 hr ago

Woman alleged to have started fire near Melbourne Zoo bailed

10 mins ago

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...

It was perfect weather on Wednesday for the launch of Slide the Square.

'It's so much fun': Slip'n'slide lets you splash down at Fed Square

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Melbourne's elms are under threat. And here is a secret about them.

COMMENT

Mr Chamberlain faces 24 charges including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, dangerous driving, failing to ...

Man charged with ramming police car refused bail

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 28: Anna and Peter Tesoriero poses for a photo with their children in the pool at their ...

Silent killer: Parents urged to be vigilant after child drownings

Ross Chapman survived six hours treading water after falling from his boat.

Six hours at sea: Marlin drags fisher overboard in WA

WA

A 13-year-old boy has died after playing a choking 'game', it's believed.

Choking 'game' linked to Brisbane boy's death

QLD

Jamie Royal from Air Roasters.

The coffee company changing the face of roasting

ACT

Eddie Obeid was jailed last month for misconduct in public office.

Building linked to Obeid family hit by second fire

NSW

Indonesian special forces (Kopassus) soldiers.

Indonesia dispute shows a two-way failure to communicate

COMMENT
Michael Gordon
1 hr ago

'Appalled': One Nation seeks sanctions against New Zealand

Amy Remeikis

What caused the Centrelink controversy?

Tom McIlroy

Kevin Rudd

'Warning': Emails show Clinton forewarned over Rudd approach

Tom McIlroy

"I'm not blaming Centrelink for this, I'm blaming the government": Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie.

Centrelink debt system 'bringing some to the brink of suicide': Wilkie

8 mins ago

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce

Joyce's blunt view on Abbott speaking out on range of issues

"I am not impressed with it all": One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

'Not impressed': Hanson on Culleton's court scuffle

Indonesian special forces (Kopassus) soldiers.

Indonesia, Australia halt military cooperation

49 mins ago

Australian couples have been told commercial surrogacy is illegal in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Nepal and India

Surrogate mothers-to-be arrested in human trafficking crackdown

Lindsay Murdoch

US President-elect Donald Trump doesn't seem to believe the Russians could have helped him win office.

Trump: more doubts on Russian hacking

Lie The Love and the Terror Cult Charles Manson , music album cover

'Seriously ill' mass murderer Charles Manson in hospital

The odd couple: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Illustration: Simon Letch

There's a simple reason the Trump-Putin bromance has bloomed

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Melbourne's elms are under threat

COMMENT
Jefferson Klinsman

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Don't call me a hipster, I'm just a yuppie with a beard

COMMENT
Matt Holden

JB Hi-Fi chief executive Richard Murray wants Sunday wages "aligned" with Saturdays.

Sunday isn't special, say business leaders

Sarah Danckert

It's been a strong start to the new year for the ASX after US shares have been powered by gains in banks and energy ...

Banks keep ASX in the black, just

1 hr ago

Iron ore staged a surprise rally in 2016, but this year is forecast to be more subdued.

Iron ore prices will fall in 2017, top forecaster warns

The board at Bellamy's, maker of infant formula, is being challenged.

Bellamy's largest shareholder goes after directors

33 mins ago

The commodity stars you might have missed last year

After calling out the doomsayer, now he's predicting the fall

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Ford cancels Mexican plant as Trump puts heat on car makers

Five uncomfortable forecasts about our energy future

Welcome to the year of the renter.

2017: Welcome to year of the renter

I did something people in their mid-twenties don't usually do: I moved away from the city to a small coastal town.

My friends thought I was crazy: I made a sea-change at 25

Transitional Living Room by Found Associates.

How to make like Michelangelo and spruce up your ceiling

The Railway Hotel in Boort, Victoria, on the market for $135,000.

The Aussie pubs you can buy for less than a Sydney flat

It's time to review what's going on in your life and in your home.

New Year, new you: six style resolutions to make for your home

If you've ever ridden a bike, it's extremely likely you've broken this rule, too.

The cycling road rule I never knew I was breaking

On Your Bike

There's more to weight loss than losing weight.

21 hard truths you learn after losing weight

Boot Camp

GENERIC. PLEASE CREDIT IMAGE: iStockphoto Three presents wrapped in gold and red. Isolated on white Gold and Red ...

Tis the season for regifting

Julie Power

President-elect Donald Trump's 100-day plan has injected confidence into the sharemarkets.

Here's how to best trade the Trump presidency

Jon Horton

Penny and James Taylor have kept a small outfit alive despite a downturn by being conservative and looking after staff.

'Our income has been slashed by 50% but we're positive'

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Work and life coach Dr Lara Corr advocates addressing the tasks you're avoiding head-on.

Ten ways to plan - not plod - your way into the new year

Larissa Ham

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'Wall' of smog envelops Beijing in minutes

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People are suicidal: Wilkie

Federal Politics

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Chelsea fans convicted of racist violence in Paris

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Istanbul taxi drivers pay respects

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 03:

World of Photos

Good Behavior

Michelle Dockery as you've never seen her before. Good Behaviour, only on Stan.

Sherlock

Binge every episode of Sherlock before the Brand New Season Jan 2. 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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'I'm the boss': Arnold Schwarzenegger takes Donald Trump's chair.

Why Arnie is no Trump on The Apprentice

I think I got away with it: Mariah Carey 'sings' at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York.

Her voice is not there anymore: McCarthy slams Mariah Carey

Broede Carmody

Home where the iconic film The Castle was filmed in Strathmore is going to be moved to Corowa and used as a comedy ...

They're not dreamin': The house from The Castle is being moved...

Broede Carmody

The Loop host Scott Tweedie confirmed the prank.

The Loop's 'most awkward NYE ever' was all a set-up, says host

Rob Moran

Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams perform on NBC's Today in December.

Kim Burrell's gig on Ellen cancelled after homophobic slur

Rob Moran

Simone and Xavier following their wedding on the second season of <i>Married At First Sight</i>.

Married At First Sight contestant slams 'f---ed' experience

Rob Moran

Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.

We were family: Mark Hamill pens touching tribute to Carrie Fisher

Broede Carmody

Beyonce will headline Coachella for the first time this year.

Look who is headlining Coachella

Ellen Parsons

Ludovico Einaudi played piano on a floating platform in the Arctic Ocean to campaign for its conservation.

The classical pianist who's bigger than Mozart ... at least on Spotify

Peter Munro

John Berger.

John Berger, provocative art critic, dies at 90

Randy Kennedy

The artisans trumping fast fashion on Instagram

Melissa Singer

Your kids should be able to swim 25 metres confidently by the time they've turned seven. And so should you.

I just enrolled in adult swimming lessons, maybe you should too

Jenna Price

Kim Kardashian West returned to social media after three months off.

Kim Kardashian's return only fuels marriage rumours

Amy Croffey

Wendi Murdoch attends the MoMA Film Benefit presented by CHANEL.

Meet Wendi Deng's new beau, a model 64 years Rupert's junior

Nicole Economos

"We assume that our lives are linear, leading from birth to death in some sort of logical progression. But they can ...

We prepare kids for multiple careers, but what about lives?

Kerri Sackville

Kylie Jenner during Fashion Week in New York.

Kylie Jenner ditches personal app after post upset

Mary Ward

Janet Jackson has given birth at 50.

Janet Jackson welcomes first child at 50

Nicole Economos

As new year's resolutions kick in, I'm worried self-love advocates are creating yet another impossible standard for ...

As a fat activist, this is why I won't judge your dieting

Ally Garrett

Leslie Jones temporarily left Twitter after being targeted by torrents of vile abuse.

Leslie Jones speaks out after harasser lands book deal

The experts are picking up the hand weights in 2017.

Health gurus reveal their goals for 2017

Eleanor Steafel and Radhika Sanghani

Keeping a current to-do list is an important way to keep yourself organised.

The six habits of highly organised people

Nicole Anzia

Get moving for the sake of your health.

Is Type 2 diabetes reversible?

Barbara Sadick

A range of superfood powders and potions.

Nutritionists predict which superfoods you'll be eating in 2017

Anna Magee

Pirate Life Throwback IPA

25 home-grown Australian tinnies to drink this summer

Callan Boys

Lemon and oregano skewers with cucumber yoghurt.

Barbecue beauties: 34 recipes for food-on-a-stick

Nurses took selfies with the baby after his birth.

'Love Baby' born with sweet birthmark

It's okay for mums to have a rest.

Why I'm aiming to be a worse mum in 2017

Family holidays are about sharing new experiences.

The five trends that will dominate family travel in 2017

2017: Please stop confiscating our duty free liquor.

Stop confiscating duty free alcohol: 10 travel problems that need fixing

Michael Gebicki

You don't want to miss out on the thrill of discovery purely to go somewhere safe.

Just do it: The 10 things every traveller should do this year

Ben Groundwater

Kailua Beach: The holiday destination of choice for the Obamas.

Here's the paradise where Obama spent his last holiday as president

Sinead Pearson

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg reveals his 2017 personal challenge

The Cormorant, billed as a flying car, is capable of transporting 500kg (around half a tonne) of weight and travelling ...

'Flying car' passenger drone taking off

Australia is the only continent on Earth other than Antarctica where the animals evolved without cats, which is a reason ...

Feral cats cover more of Australia than the internet does

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson and Amanda Abbington as Mary in The ...

What's new on Netflix and Stan for January

Lifehacker

The family allege the driver at fault was using FaceTime on his iPhone 6 Plus at the time of the crash.

Family sues Apple over FaceTime's role in crash

Chrysler Portal Concept Exterior Chrysler Portal Concept.

Chrysler's minivan for millennials

Drive

Ford is planning a hybrid-powered Mustang for the next generation in 2020

Ford's electrifying new Mustang

Drive

2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak v Volkswagen Amarok V6 Ultimate.

VW Amarok V6 v Ranger Wildtrack

Andrew MacLean

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio will battle it out with the likes of the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63.

Price for Alfa Romeo's new BMW M3 rival revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Kia Picanto.

Kia shows off new city car

Dom Tripolone

Toyota Prado GXL.

What serious tow car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Kevin Pietersen in action for the Stars.

Live BBL: Thunder v Stars

Live
Matt Bungard
1 hr ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 04: A general view is seen from within "The Richies" a group of supporters dressed up as ...

Pakistan dig in by stumps after Hazlewood strikes

Live
Rohan Connolly

Serena Williams

Countrywoman Brengle stuns erratic Serena in Auckland

1 hr ago

Always entertaining: Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Former PM Bob Hawke skols beer at the SCG - again

Cameron Mee

Destanee Aiava has been knocked out of the Brisbane International.

Rising Aussie star Aiava crashes out in Brisbane

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Robbie Kruse of the Socceroos is looking to become part of the Chinese Super League.

Kruse gets Bayer blessing for China move

Nick Kyrgios' efforts in Shanghai resulted in a suspension.

Kyrgios among the tour's nicest, says ATP veteran

Hit the top: Peter Handscomb clips the leg stump.

Handscomb's bizarre dismissal after reaching century

Cameron Mee

James Kelly says things are positive at Essendon.

Veteran Kelly says Bombers are raring to go in 2017

Dane Swan doesn’t regret putting family and friends before football.

From the archives: The Dane Swan you've never met

Karl Quinn

Dan Hannebery.

Stingrays to fire walks. Footy's strangest off-season injuries

Ronny Lerner

Shane Yarran has called time on his short-lived AFL career to deal with off-field issues.

Ex-Docker Yarran to fight stabbing charge

Brisbane Lions ruckman Archie Smith is taken to hospital after tanglingwith a stingray at a Gold Coast beach.

Run-in with stingray puts AFL ruckman in hospital

Rachel Clun

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