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The wait is over for more than 50,000 school leavers who received their first round university offer on Wednesday

Wait is over: Did you get a first round university offer?

AFR, GENERIC, GRADUATE University students at their graduation ceremony --- graduates, higher education, tertiary ...

Uni offers: The most sought-after courses revealed

16 mins ago

President-elect Donald Trump has declared NATO 'obsolete'.

Sad! The buses and polls tell the story for Donald Trump's inauguration

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

The original image used in the controversial billboard was taken at Docklands on Australian Day 2016, and featured on ...

Campaigners want Muslim girls back on Australia Day billboard

1 hr ago

Pokemon Go took the world by storm when it launched in July.

'Breathtaking': Pokemon GO made how much in 2016?

Commuters reported a bad smell near Flinders Street Station.

On the nose: Mystery smell reported near Flinders Street Station

40 mins ago

Alexander Tashevski-Beckwith (with his mother Marika) was planning to buy his first home in St Kilda.

$40k plus gone: St Kilda flat 'too small' so bank walked away

'If I had known': How Frances was duped into working for free

Hunt just the man to fix Turnbull's looming headache

COMMENT

'It's killing us': Donald Trump interview gives $A a boost

$60m of cocaine on 'mothership': Melbourne raids

EXCLUSIVE

Rolls-Royce fined $1.1b after The Age's Unaoil expose

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
1 hr ago

The homeless camp outside Flinders Street Station on Wednesday.

I won't bundle up and ship out homeless people: Melbourne lord mayor

59 mins ago

Julie Snook and Amber Sherlock.

Don't let Sherlock off the hook - what she did off air was wrong

COMMENT

Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother:

How I Met Your Mother slammed for tribute to Martin Luther King

A new study has found that the consumption of hot red chilli peppers delayed death among those who ate the spicy fruit.

Is this the red hot way to living a longer life?

Gold Coast City Council and Sunshine Coast businesses looking at selling food and drinks on the beach,

Handy tips to make your next holiday even better

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Apprentice contestant sues Donald Trump for defamation

Bruce McAvaney -----Original Message----- From: Napoli, Elizabeth [mailto:ENapoli@seven.com.au] Sent: Thursday, 8 ...

Where's Bruce? The news that's off court at the Aus Open

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Girls cool off under misting fans during day 1 of the Australian Open on January 16, ...

Ultimate guide to Australian Open 2017 day three

generic. Indulgence

Brat

Child

Anger

Tantrum

Displeased

Furious

Showing ...

I swear I didn't teach my son those dirty words

10 Beach Avenue, Blairgowrie

Why more Melburnians are shifting to this area

Melbourne University had the nation's highest completion rates.

Why this Melbourne uni has the fewest dropouts in the country

Teenage girl choked in Footscray party robbery

Jail riot: Justice department in court over 'OH&S breaches'

Police at the scene in Campbellfield.

'She was holding his head and crying': Second shooting at plaza

"If you're standing up, the kangaroo can kick you with its hind feet and that can pretty much rip you open," Ian Temby says.

Don't stare: What do if you come face-to-face with a kangaroo

The Sunday Age M Magazine 1/06/2011 picture Justin McManus. Commuters from the Melbourne Tram Lines. No 96.

Wrong way, go back: The 96 tram that went astray

An arson chemist at the scene of a suspicious fire in Sunshine West.

'Four bushfires in six days': Man charged with arson

Carl Harrap leaves Manly Local Court holding hands with a woman.

Lawyer in court accused of grabbing groin

NSW

Ballantyne Forder

'I have to go back': Woman looks for Nepalese orphans

WA

Livestock lost in the Tarago fires on a farm Hazeldell Road Mount Fairy.

'Erratic' fire leaves trail of destruction near Canberra

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Liberal National Party MP Andrew Laming.

Andrew Laming: Teaching no trade, it's a profession

COMMENT

Over and out: Jaimee Fourlis suffered a straight sets defeat.

Aussie teenager's dream Australian Open run comes to an end

France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Cruising Tsonga in first gear at Australian Open

Venus Williams celebrates her win.

Venus Williams into third round of Australian Open

Greg Hunt environment minister at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 4 February 2014. Photo: Andrew Meares

The family battle that shaped new Health Minister Greg Hunt

Matthew Knott
43 mins ago

Hunt minister for damage control in PM's minimalist reshuffle

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

One Nation brands Centrelink system 'malicious' and 'criminal'

Fergus Hunter
46 mins ago

Greg Hunt takes up the reins of the key health portfolio.

Hunt takes on health ministry in limited reshuffle

MIchael Koziol, Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Danica Weeks, whose husband was aboard the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, in Sydney. 6th March 2015 Photo: ...

Abbott 'disappointed', families condemn MH370 decision

Centrelink has been sending out 20,000 debt-compliance letters a month since the Turnbull government introduced a new ...

Centrelink workers threatened with prosecution over leaks

1 hr ago

The offshore immigration detention centre on Manus Island.

Billions handed out for detention camps - but where are the records?

While voter expectations are high for Donald Trump's handling of the economy, trade and terrorism, the proverbial hits ...

Trump inauguration looks to be celebration of controversy

ANALYSIS

MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile fired from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, an investigation has found.

Declare Russia responsible for MH17 shoot-down, Ukraine asks court

Nick Miller

Wikileaks is seen as a conduit for Russian hacked emails.

Now will Julian Assange be extradited to the US to face charges?

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

Ivanka Trump, daughter of President-elect Donald Trump, features with her siblings in the promotional video for Trump ...

Trump business conflicts on glittering display in Manila

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

How big data can keep the banks in check

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

'I had no idea that you would be arriving but I guess it was not a problem for you to let yourself in.'

Dear thief, I look forward to meeting you again soon

COMMENT
Mary Marx

Pauline Hanson is clearly out-trolling the government.

Hanson out-trolls Turnbull government to gain Trump invitation

John Birmingham

Uniqlo's sales are growing strongly thanks to new store openings but its profits are under pressure.

Is Uniqlo's Australian honeymoon turning sour?

Smooth sailing no more for the US dollar.

Markets Live: ASX on the ropes as Trump rally unwinds

Live
Jens Meyer
35 mins ago

Earphones

Guvera music streaming service escapes insolvency

Original Bellamy's backer Jan Cameron has been unmasked as indirectly controlling its largest shareholder the Black ...

Bellamy's Black Prince revealed

'It's killing us': Trump interview gives $A a boost

How to claw back the age pension

Halfway mark: 'Significant turning point' for NBN Co

More than half of young Australians do unpaid work

Living alone certainly has its perks but make sure you consider these nine things.

Going it alone: what to look for when scoping out your solo pad

Lone buyers make up just 35 per cent of the market, and those who are borrowing alone are seeing themselves taking on ...

Not in a relationship? Owning a home is becoming out of reach

The Mirror Houses, designed by architect Peter Pilcher, are twin guest houses near Bozen in South Tyrol, Italy. A ...

Cloak of invisibility: 12 of the most stunning mirror buildings

28 Jamieson Court, Cape Schanck

'The penny's dropped': why more Melburnians are shifting here

Local businesses could be turned into waiting places for the tram under a new plan to build the Balaclava Walk.

Is this oddly-named suburb St Kilda's cooler cousin?

The stern's large transom comes with optional wet-bar, rain shower, and barbecue set.

On sail: The best country in the world to buy a superyacht

Luxury
57 mins ago

Introducing the new Aquapod.

11 of the biggest reveals at this year's pretegious SIHH watch fair

Watches

It's not too late for many retirees to get back some of the age pension.

Giving away your money is one way to ease pain of pension cuts

John Collett

A survey of ethical ETFs by ethical investment adviser, Balance Impact, finds many ETFs screen very differently from ...

Ethical investing is not that easy

John Collett

Pascale Helyar-Moray whose business sells customisable jewelry is worried about Amazon's expansion.

Will Amazon in Australia destroy your business?

Anna O'Dea of Agency Iceberg advocates for job sharing.

How to attract top talent to your small business

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Mudslide hits homes in greater Lima

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Apprentice contestant sues Donald Trump for defamation

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Burqa ban 'already exists'

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A message to kids about child abuse

A A woman rides a horse through a bonfire during 'Las Luminarias' Festival.

World of Photos

Trollied - STAN

Season 6 of the hilarious British sitcom Trollied - 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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother:

How I Met Your Mother slammed for Martin Luther King 'tribute'

Rob Moran

Bruce Springsteen: cancelled his North Carolina concerts to make a point.

Cover band latest act to drop out of Donald Trump's inauguration

Rob Moran

Lady Gaga performs Victoria's Secret fashion show.

Lady Gaga's dangerous Super Bowl plans may be impossible

Ebony Bowden

Nick Cave performs with the Bad Seeds in Ballarat.

Music legend pitted against 'scummy punk' upstarts

Bernard Zuel

Hollywood insiders are wondering whether a new series is poking fun at Tom Cruise.

Does E's new TV series have Tom Cruise in its crosshairs?

Michael Idato

Kim Kardashian made a cameo in the upcoming Oceans Eight film.

Kim Kardashian's ironic role in heist movie

Ebony Bowden

Daryl Braithwaite has postponed performances in Melbourne and Mornington to deal with a sudden illness.

Daryl Braithwaite in hospital: Cancels Australian Open, shows

Aja Styles

Curtis Stone is a judge in the American version of <I>My Kitchen Rules</I>.

US celebrity version of MKR opens to lacklustre ratings

Andrew Murfett

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Christie Whelan Browne and Dean Bryant at Southbank Theatre on January 12, 2017 in ...

Christie Whelan Browne stars in MTC's Born Yesterday

Annabel Ross

Conductor Richard Divall outside Melbourne University's Newman College dome.

Richard Divall, conductor and composer, dies aged 71

Hannah Francis

Princess Frankie Chanel, front, will be in the NGV's Australia Day Dachshund parade.

Dachshund fashion: Princess Frankie Chanel on catwalk at NGV

Hannah Francis

The original image used in the controversial billboard was taken at Docklands on Australian Day 2016, and featured on ...

Australia Day billboard removed for being too politically correct

Jenny Noyes
1 hr ago

Amber Sherlock's chastising of Julie Snook over a jacket was rude and passive-aggressive, but it wasn't bullying.

When does bad behaviour cross over into bullying?

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Fiona Apple performs onstage during the 'We Rock with Standing Rock' benefit concert in Los Angeles.

Fiona Apple's anti-Trump chant will get you in the mood to march

Jenny Noyes
14 mins ago

You'd be forgiven for thinking the industry is filled with altruistic types who only have your best interests at heart

Five tricks gyms use to manipulate you to sign up

Kasey Edwards

There's nothing more minimal than leaving your house with only a Sega Saturn, a broken clothes horse and an escalating ...

A brutal decluttering technique to rival Marie Kondo

SATIRE
Patrick Lenton

Marla Maples and Tiffany Trump pose at the Just Drew fashion presentation of designer Andrew Warren at Metropolitan ...

Hair stylist says Marla Maples tried for inauguration freebie

Emily Heil

Andrew Garfield arrives at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in ...

When straight men kiss, is it good for LGBT equality or a step back?

David Oliver

Melania Trump will reportedly have a 'glam room' in the White House.

In defense of Melania Trump's glam squad

COMMENT
Alyssa Rosenberg

The spice of longer life?

The spice of a longer life?

Sarah Berry

Overfat is not the same as 'skinny fat'.

Move over obesity, the new problem is 'overfat'

Evelyn Lewin

Vitamins: pissing away your money?

What you should know about multivitamins

Vicky Hallett

Coconut and Yoghurt Cake with Fresh Peach Compote.

Go nuts: 47 sweet and savoury coconut recipes

Jill Dupleix's classic omelette with smoked salmon and creme fraiche.

15 things you should be able to cook by the time you're 30

Whipped cod roe puffs at Ramblr.

Seven new Melbourne restaurants and bars to try this summer

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'We regret having kids, but we're not monsters'

Children with ARFID avoid specific colours, textures, tastes or smells of foods.

The children who take picky eating to the extreme

Angelina Jolie with children Zahara and Shiloh.

Biological mother of Angelina Jolie's daughter pleads for contact

The pool at One&Only Reethi Rah.

This resort will spoil every other place for you, forever

Louise Southerden

Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Why you need to visit this 'wretched, miserable' country

Ben Groundwater

Fakin' it: Australia is one of the world's least happy nations, according to the Happy Planet Index.

Not happy, Australia: World's happiest countries named

Oliver Smith

Keeper found around 1.7 million accounts were protected by the password '123456'. Is yours?

The most common passwords of 2016

Pokemon Go took the world by storm when it launched in July.

Pokemon GO made $1.2 billion in 2016

Alex Rosenfeld, the founder of Vrideo, a hub for virtual reality videos, at his home in California, last week.

Virtual reality sales yet to reach 'iPhone stage'

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Destanee Aiava of Australia plays ij front a big crowd in her match against Mona ...

How to watch Australian Open live online for free

Lifehacker

'Oculus products are based on Oculus technology,' Mark Zuckerberg said.

Oculus tech not stolen, Zuckerberg testifies

2017 Toyota Kluger.

New Toyota Kluger reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

2017 BMW 4-Series.

BMW reveals updated 4-Series

Greg Kable

2018 Ford Mustang.

New Mustang officially revealed

David McCowen

Suzuki focused on style when creating the new Ignis hatch.

2017 Suzuki Ignis first drive review

Drive staff

Holden's Astra sedan is on the way.

First drive: New Holden Astra sedan

Stephen Ottley

Toyota Australia hasn't confirmed the exact date this year when its Altona factory will close.

Toyota may be last locally built car

Daniel DeGasperi

Chris Lynn.

Chris Lynn ruled out of Pakistan, NZ series

1 hr ago

MIA: Bruce McAvaney.

Where's Bruce? The news off the court at the Australian Open

Emma Quayle and Michael Chammas

Fighting fit: Cameron Smith.

Australian golfer is poised for return to PGA form

Melbourne Victory remain five points behind Sydney.

Victory must refocus after Wellington loss

Michael Lynch

Plenty to prove: Valtteri Bottas.

It won't be easy for Bottas at Mercedes: Rosberg

Luke Wright says the Stars are still in a good position, despite losing to a depleted Brisbane side on Tuesday.

Stars hopeful of a surprise boost for Sixers clash

Jon Pierik
57 mins ago

Boxer Jeff Horn is set to take on Manny Pacquiao.

'No real talent': Official slams Horn ahead of Pacquiao bout

Phil Lutton

Apprentice Anna Jordsjo was taken to hospital after a fall but later released.

Jockey falls during trackwork at Morphettville

Patrick Bartley
41 mins ago

Michael Johnson faced Perth Magistrate Court charged with assault on Wednesday.

Dockers stew as Johnson's kebab shop assault charge adjourned

Heather McNeill

Eddie Betts

Betts a Crow until close to his 34th birthday

Daniel Cherny

AFLW players.

Which AFLW team should you support? Take our quiz to find out

Injury setback: Tom Bellchambers.

Bellchambers' pre-season slowed by surgery

Mitch Wallis wants to play a part in the Dogs' premiership defence.

Wallis back running after broken leg

Reece Hooker

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