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Robert Xie had denied any involvement in the deaths.

Xie found guilty of murdering family in savage attack

BREAKING
7 mins ago

Peter Dutton: part of the problem.

Taxpayers slugged $4000 for Dutton's dinner in the US

1 hr ago

"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners ...

Pensioners take a hit to hip-pocket, amid anger over politician rorts

14 mins ago

Donald Trump has lashed out over the publication of a dossier containing salacious allegations about his activities in ...

Ex-spy behind Trump dossier flees as identity revealed

Even if the RBA doesn't hike rates, it's likely lenders will.

Your home loan is about to get more expensive, experts warn

1 hr ago

Emergency services work to free the woman from underneath the truck, January 12, 2017.

Truck runs over female motorcyclist stopped at red light

Teens 'rioting' again at Malmsbury youth centre

BREAKING
20 mins ago

'Go back to where you came from' ... but what if that's Thornbury?

COMMENT

Machete, sledgehammer used in jewellery store robbery

8 mins ago

'Too risky': $200m wiped off Bellamy's shares in two days

The secret VCE weapon of many elite schools

Former TV presenter Kelly Landry, wife of Anthony Bell, leaves Waverley Local Court.

Champion sailor never wants to see model wife again, court hears

Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.

TV portrayal 'makes me want to vomit,' says MJ's daughter

This Nutella pancake stack is worth breaking your new years reso for. <a ...

Nutella defends palm oil use in spite of cancer warnings

MLA's annual ad has dropped all mention of Australia Day.

Australia Day? It's history in controversial lamb ad

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Summer savings: How to stay cool without breaking the bank

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Lamb ad features Australia's 'boat people'

Senator Rod Culleton.

Rod Culleton's last-ditch effort to stay in the Senate

Molten copper flows from a furnace into a ladle at the Aurubis AG metals plant in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday, April ...

COMMENT

Mining's next boom isn't as high tech as you might think

Overworked

Please stop telling me just how busy you are

Buy your dog a bandana to keep excess slobber at bay.

Twenty cleaning hacks to stop your pets ruining your home

The man police suspect sexually assaulted a woman at St Kilda’s Vineyard bar on Saturday.

Woman 'grabbed from behind, sexually assaulted' at St Kilda bar

Cars stolen by violent bayside bandits

1 hr ago

The most popular baby names in Victoria for 2016

court

Moorabbin courthouse evacuated due to threat

A seal in the Yarra river at South Yarra 28th of July 2014 The Age news Picture by JOE ARMAO

Salvatore the fur seal makes his home in the Yarra

The Tullamarine Freeway will be closed again this week

Drivers facing long delays on Tulla tonight

Sixteen appliances and 50 firefighters were sent to the Hoppers Crossing fire.

'I may have lost my livelihood': Fire rips through factories

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson represents a growing trend of minor parties enjoying power.

Hanson confident One Nation can win on its own

QLD

Authorities are searching for a quokka who escaped Rottnest Island on a rubbish barge.

Search on for quokka that hitched a ride

WA

Tigerair cancelled Bali flights due to "new administrative requirements".

Tigerair forced to cancel all flights to and from Bali

Police at the house in Fairfield West, where toddler Henry Tran fell into a fish pond.

Toddler dies 10 days after being pulled from pool

NSW

Peter Dutton: part of the problem.

Taxpayers slugged for Dutton's $4000 dinner at luxury US hotel

Adam Gartrell, Amy Remeikis
1 hr ago

Rod Culleton's last-ditch effort to stay in the Senate

Fergus Hunter

How DFAT is tackling its male culture, a room at a time

Amy Remeikis

Voters say Mr Turnbull is more intelligent and knowledgeable than Mr Shorten.

Study shows right-wing politicians are better looking

"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners ...

Pensioners get first reduced payments amid anger over MP expenses

14 mins ago

Sussan Ley, under fire for her use of travel allowances, has certified all her entitlements as being within the rules.

'This is not the Sussan Ley I thought I knew'

Human Services Minister Alan Tudge.

Centrelink to resume debt letter push

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.

The moment Trump's press conference degenerated into chaos

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

Donald Trump has lashed out over the publication of a dossier containing salacious allegations about his activities in ...

Trump spy dossier MI6 officer hides in fear of Moscow payback

Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off.

Taiwan scrambles jets after China sends carrier to Taiwan Strait

President-elect Donald Trump listens to a question during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, ...

Trump lashes US intelligence agencies over leaks

Illustration: Matt Davidson

Dutton's citizenship test push undermines freedom

Sarah Gill

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been quick to point out the final outcome of conciliation with East Timor ...

Australia's unscrupulous pursuit of unfair deal needs to stop

COMMENT
Tom Clarke

"Many men around me came to Manus as healthy young men but have been turned into a shadow of who they once were by the ...

I am in Australia's camp on Manus. It now feels like a death sentence

COMMENT
Imran Mohammad

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York Wednesday, Jan. 11, ...

Why most economists are so worried about Trump

COMMENT
Justin Wolfers
1 hr ago

The greenback crumbled following Donald Trump's first press conference since his election.

Markets Live: Qantas rallies as greenback crumbles

Live
Jens Meyer

Fewer chief executives expect to see business conditions improve than a year ago, though there are more forecasting a ...

Business chiefs more cautious in 2017

55 mins ago

Investor appetite for Australian infant formula companies seeking to break into the China market has not soured despite ...

'Too risky': $200m wiped off Bellamy's shares in two days

Mining's next boom isn't as high tech as you might think

COMMENT

Australia Day lamb ad drops Australia Day

'Vicious cycle': the biggest global risks over the next decade

Tiling for tips: Bank exec jailed for inside info to plumber mate

Even if the RBA doesn't hike rates, it's likely lenders will.

Home loans about to get more expensive, experts warn

1 hr ago

India is looking to convert its centuries-old decaying housing into modern living.

'Those looking to buy vanished overnight': India's house crisis

More attention is on underquoting: but is that because more agents are doing it or because the government is cracking ...

It's time to focus on the real frustration for home buyers

COMMENT

Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton will not be short of spare change after the sale.

Cate Blanchett sells $20m mansion for a second time

EXCLUSIVE

Buy your dog a bandana to keep excess slobber at bay.

The 20 house hacks that all pet owners should know

Made using recycled sails, Salty Bags are already well travelled accessories.

This nautical-inspired bag really has sailed the Seven Seas

Men's accessories
1 hr ago

The best new fitness tech to get you over the line in 2017.

The 20 best new fitness tech to help smash your PB in 2017

Technology

Many people are paying for gym services they don't use.

How to avoid spending too much on gym memberships

John Collett

Matt Torcasio has quit gambling with the help of girlfriend Lauren Britt and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.

Beating the curse of problem gambling

Leo D'Angelo Fisher

Nick Haddow runs a successful cheese business from Bruny Island.

Meet the small business owners living in paradise

Nina Hendy

Small Business Minister Michael McCormack.

MP urges government to extend $20,000 instant asset writeoff

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Taiwan scrambles jets over Chinese warships.

Taiwan scrambles jets over Chinese warships

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Rolf Harris's second indecent assault trial begins

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Scorchers turn up the Heat

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Trump hands over business empire to sons

Cody Rohrich chips away at a large snowdrift while working in the blowing snow on a rooftop in downtown Bismarck on ...

World of Photos - January 12, 2017

Preacher - STAN

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only 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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John Legend in Los Angeles last year.

Ariana Grande and John Legend sing Beauty and the Beast theme

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

Black Mirror actor Jerome Flynn also features in Game of Thrones as the lovable swordsman Bronn.

Finding something decent to watch can be a thankless task

COMMENT
Red Symons

Girls TV show creator Lena Dunham is making a new comedy called Max.

Lena Dunham regrets whitewashing the cast of Girls

Ebony Bowden

Undressed: Take off your clothes and get to know each other.

Getting naked is the latest trend of the TV dating show

Maureen Matthews

Neighbours regular Ryan Moloney, aka Toadie, had his name misspelled.

Neighbours producers say credit typos result of 'too many sherries'

Rob Moran

How on earth did someone persuade not just Will Smith but Helen Mirren to appear in <i>Collateral Beauty</i>?

Worst movie ever stars Mirren and Winslet

Paul Byrnes

Natalie Portman at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards earlier this week.

Portman reveals Kutcher got paid three times more for movie

Sarah Thomas

Guy Pearce as LGBTI activist Cleve Jones in the upcoming miniseries. During filming he felt how tenuous civil rights for ...

Pearce delivers powerful TV series message to all the LGBTI haters

Rob Moran

Making opera great again? President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump.

Trump, the opera?

Anne Midgette

Star Wars creator George Lucas is funding the museum.

George Lucas to open $1bn Star Wars museum in Los Angeles

Melbourne author Jane Harper's debut novel <i>The Dry</i> has just been released in the US.

Accolades flow for Melbourne author Jane Harper on US debut

Hannah Francis

Selena Gomez is the followed person on Instagram.

Selena Gomez just had the Disney date of your dreams

Nicole Economos
57 mins ago

If it weren't considered feminine, would more men knit fun coloured beanies?

The things men would do if they weren't afraid of being 'feminine'

The inventor of the tankini, Anne Cole, died this week but her invention has helped many women overcome their anxiety ...

An ode to Anne Cole, inventor of the tankini

Melissa Singer
43 mins ago

The idea that girls are being forced into chub-rub garments that they can’t easily run in seems to ignore the ...

The school dress 'debate' is nonsense

Lauren Rosewarne

Ruby Rose attends the premiere of "XXX-Return Of Xander Cage" at O2 Cineworld on January 10, 2017 in London, England.

Ruby Rose is a technicoloured dream at movie premiere

Hayden Szeto as Erwin Kim plays opposite protagonist Nadine Franklin (Hailee Steinfeld).

The love story in Edge of Seventeen was a revelation

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge speaks to Aoife, 9, during his visit to a Child Bereavement UK Centre in Stratford on ...

Prince William comforts 9-year-old girl: 'I lost my mummy too'

David Panton and Julie Bishop at the Portsea Polo on Saturday January 9, 2016.

Why Julie Bishop goes to the Portsea Polo

Melissa Singer

Cravings? Research shows alcohol activates the hypothalamus, the part of the brain usually stimulated by starvation.

Why drinking makes us binge-eat

Evelyn Lewin

There are better things to focus on than weight.

The simple, cheaper choices that can help you lose weight

Sarah Berry

Forget the date health bar and save it for a slice of cake?

The 'boringly simple' diet (that's not a diet)

Radhika Sanghani

Stick to house wine and tap water and opt for the pasta section.

How to eat at a hatted restaurant on a budget

Meat appetizer selection or wine snack set. Variety of smoked meat, salami, prosciutto, bread sticks, baguette, olives ...

Why homemade salami is the next big thing

The world's favourite choc-hazelnut spread uses palm oil as a key ingredient.

Nutella defends palm oil use in spite of cancer warnings

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'Mum, please don't be mad but I've just had a baby - it's on the table'

'I have watched my son stand at the window and wait, I have watched him cry.'

An open letter to absent parents on behalf of their children

A man has labelled two women shopping in their pyjamas "bloody disgusting".

Man faces backlash after complaining about pyjama-wearing shoppers

United Airlines will stop flying jumbo jets this year, earlier than originally planned.

End of an era: US airlines to stop flying 747 jumbo jets

Passengers were lucky Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielsen, rear) was on board in 1980 comedy film Flying High.

Is anyone a doctor? What airlines do when someone dies on board

Michael Gebicki

CFED93 Gelato, Rome, Italy

The 15 foods every visitor needs to try in Italy

Ben Groundwater

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

Facebook announces its own journalism project

This image from the video a frame shows the man with his mouth taped shut.

Reddit user helps raise $160k for attack victim

Razer's prototype can automatically switch from a single-screen setup to three screens.

Three-screen laptop prototypes stolen from CES, bounty issued

Illustration: Paul Rogers

Is 150 times a day too much phone usage?

COMMENT

Interactive Batman story flips the script

Electric cars like the Chevrolet Bolt (pictured) have the potential to dramatically change car design.

GM design boss: 'Shackles are off'

Stephen Ottley

Inside the Czech Hyundai plant at Nosovice.

How to build a car

David McCowen

2017 Kia Stinger

Kia doesn't need sub brands

Andrew Maclean

2018 Toyota Camry.

New Camry won't be as popular

Daniel DeGasperi

<b>Nissan VMotion 2.0</b><br>

Nissan set to kill traditional sedan

Daniel Degasperi

18MY Jaguar F-TYPE, 400S. 2017 Jaguar F-Type.

Jaguar reveals new F-Type

Dom Tripolone

Chris Lynn will make his debut for Australia.

Lynn, Stanlake to debut, Maxwell back ... but no Khawaja

UPDATED

Finals are looming in the sixth edition of the Big Bash League. Here's a look at what each team must do to qualify for ...

What your team needs to do to make the Big Bash finals

Marco Rojas: Cleared to start in Victory's clash with Roar on Friday.

Rojas ankle '100 per cent' as he prepares to line up against Roar

1 hr ago

Ronda Rousey's return to the octagon was a brief one.

From rock bottom to ...? What could be next for Ronda Rousey

Reece Hooker

On the road to recovery: Petra Kvitova, pictured in December.

WTA stars keep Petra Kvitova in their thoughts

The ABC has not called Test cricket in India since the 2008 tour.

ABC hopes for India return

Daniel Cherny

Front and centre: Mark Hunt has filed a lawsuit with the UFC.

Mark Hunt set to sue UFC over Lesnar fight

Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield.

Kyrgios and Dangerfield show they have minds to speak

Greg Baum

Jarryn Geary: Heading the shortlist to be the next St Kilda captain, says Leigh Montagna.

Montagna endorses Geary as next Saints captain

Ronny Lerner

Jamie Macmillan is expecting good things from the Kangaroos' youngsters in 2017.

Joeys 'smelling opportunities' at North Melbourne

Ronny Lerner

Jarryd Roughead: Eyeing a return in the Hawthorn's pre-season campaign.

Roughead eyes pre-season competition return for Hawks

Ric Sprake with the 2013 premiership cup.

Hawks team manager faced paedophile allegations before death

EXCLUSIVE
Tom Cowie

Nathan Jones says the real benefits of the training camp will be seen further down the track.

Demons happy with gruelling training camp despite injuries

Scott Spits

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