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Pedestrians hit, shots fired in Bourke St Mall: reports

Police treating a person in Melbourne's CBD.

Pedestrians hit, shots fired in Bourke St Mall: reports

Live
10 mins ago

Police say the brawl began when the man's friend threw his drink over the manager.

Massive brawl: Driver 'loses it' over 15-minute car-wash wait

Hawthorn Football Club announce the 2017 ledership group. Jarryd Roughead, Issac Smith and Liam Shields. 20 January ...

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

1 hr ago

A secret deal - estimated to cost $240 million - for a joint government assistance package has helped Alcoa strike a ...

Insult to taxpayers: Why are we footing the bill for Alcoa bailout?

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Melbourne Metro tunnel has received the highest level of priority from Infrastructure Australia.

The Melbourne-made project that will boost the nation

EXCLUSIVE

A man walks with a shovel as rescue operations take place in the town of Farindola, central Italy.

'Help...we're dying of cold. Desperate texts then silence

1 hr ago

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

ABC director quits amid deep unrest at national broadcaster

1 hr ago

Rich debate inequality... while sipping wine and eating canapes

COMMENT

Underbelly star pleads guilty to drug possession

How Pauline Hanson and her ilk defraud voters

EDITORIAL

With Trump in charge, America's light goes out

COMMENT

Champ Boris Becker slams Djokovic after shock loss

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull needs to articulate his policy vision for Australia.

Things starting to get embarrassing for Turnbull

COMMENT

The film is facing a boycott after leaked footage show's alleged cruelty to a German Shepherd.

Call for film boycott after leak shows 'distressing' animal cruelty

Calf Gigi sold for a quarter of a million dollar.

This is Gigi Hadid. She just smashed a record

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

The kaleidoscopic world of Del Kathryn Barton

High 5. Sun Herald Travel. Pub1 July. Sea World. Swimming with the Dolphins. Seaworld on the Gold Coast. Photo Supplied. ...

It's cruel - so why does Australia still keep dolphins in captivity?

1 hr ago

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Chaos in Melbourne's CBD

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 11: Raphael Nadal of Spain hits a forehand during a practice session ahead of the 2017 ...

Ultimate Australian Open 2017 daily guide

Donald Trump, the boy from Queens who fought his way to the presidency.

Inauguration by the numbers - all you need to know

Alan Jones spoke to Steve Price, who was filling in for him as he recovered from surgery.

'Not in a million light years': Alan Jones' attack on Berejiklian

Young Victorian tennis player Stefan Vujic.

Daily Serve: When you get the best text message ever

Convicted paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale giving evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child ...

Notorious priest faces packed court on fresh child-sex charges

19 mins ago

Portland smelter's future secured after power supply deal struck

1 hr ago

Hazelwood mine owners facing $750m rehab bill

EXCLUSIVE

Detectives outside the Campbellfield car park on Tuesday night.

Drive-by victim from Melbourne crime family shot in penis

Homeless people at the camp near Flinders Street Station.

'Disgusting': Undercover police to target begging

Police have cordoned off Raleigh Street while they conduct their investigation.

Man critical after stabbing in Windsor

Kirsty

Meet the Flinders Street Station rough sleepers

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro after a press conference where Premier Mike Baird announced his resignation in Sydney. ...

NSW Nationals go to war on council amalgamations

BREAKING
33 mins ago

Renee Geyer arrives at Downing Centre courts for sentencing on Friday.

Geyer given good behaviour bond after hotel spat

NSW
1 hr ago

Police believe a woman took two children from a Fernvale home on Thursday night.

Woman charged after children taken from home

QLD

Generic Salt water crocodile in Queensland Australia near Cairns SatJan14Cairns-tours tra14-cairns-tours Credit: iStock

Man killed by crocodile in Northern Territory

Novak Djokovic.

Becker slams Djokovic after shock loss

Gavrilova feels she is a mentally tougher player.

Dashing ahead: Gavrilova marches on in Australian Open

Rafael Nadal had an easy win over Marcos Baghdatis.

Ruthless Nadal smashes Baghdatis - next up, teen sensation Zverev

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull needs to articulate his policy vision for Australia.

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

COMMENT
Adam Gartrell

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

Michael Koziol

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

ANALYSIS
Michael Gordon

"People have different elements to their dress and their culture that they embrace": Peter Dutton defends Islamic dress.

Dutton's verdict on Muslim Australia Day billboard: 'It's great'

Michael Koziol

Peter Stephenson has stood down from the NSW RSL state council.

Vietnam veteran issues demand to colleagues over expense scandal

Heath Aston

The injuries of two Iranian refugees, allegedly bashed by local authorities on Manus Island. Photo: Supplied

UN 'gravely concerned' about Manus bashing claims

Centrelink is deliberately ripping off thousands of Australians, alleges whistleblower.

Centrelink deliberately ripping off clients: whistleblower

Marina Cukeric

Meet the Australian women marching against Trump

Josephine Tovey
41 mins ago

This image made available by the Italian Guardia di Finanza finance police shows the avalanche inside the Rigopiano ...

Avalanche buries Italian hotel, rescuers say 'many dead'

1 hr ago

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by army soldiers to a waiting helicopter in Mexico in 2016.

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' extradited to US: Justice Department

56 mins ago

A man watches a TV news program showing a file image of a missile launch conducted by North Korea, at the Seoul Railway ...

Is North Korea planning a surprise for Donald Trump?

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Why we're going to pay up to $220 a year more for electricity

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

Nick Kyrgios: Is he sport's greatest entertainer, or sport's most petulant, volatile sook?

Nick Kyrgios, the most confusing athlete in the world

COMMENT
Sam Duncan

Illustration: Simon Letch

The important personal legacy that Donald Trump can't undo

COMMENT
Nicholas Kristof

The big four banks pay out more than $20 billion a year in dividends.

'Slippage': Bank conduct reforms behind schedule

55 mins ago

China's economy has grown a bit faster than predicted, as retail sales jump.

Markets Live: Aussie bounces on China data

Live
Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

Bega may be tempted to part-fund its Vegemite buy via a share issue.

Bega raising on the cards as shares firm

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

Pumpkin Patch store in chatswood the company floated in New Zealand today Picture Brendan Esposito SMH,Business,090604 ...

'So sad': Pumpkin Patch to close within weeks

Madeleine Heffernan
8 mins ago

Davos elite debates while the world suffers

COMMENT

America's light about to go out

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

I knew nothing: ex-VW chief tight-lipped on scandal

We aren't ready for new kind of terrorism, warns Bill Gates

Alyson Shontell

Make your own drawer diffusers with your favourite dried herbs, flowers and spices.

Simple hacks to make your house smell fresh and clean

IKEA

Are you ever too old to shop at Ikea? Survey says...

The shopping strip along Swan Street in Richmond, including the Dimmeys redevelopment, left

Is this it? Where did it go so wrong for Richmond?

COMMENT

Getting rid of some household items can help to create a happier home.

Nine household items you need to get rid of this year

A fresh coat of paint can make all the difference.

Ten things you should splurge on when renovating to sell

Sponsored Content

Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time Watch is the first time a worldtimer and a flying tourbillon have ...

Dream time: Eight amazing new watches to put on your wish list

Watches

In view: a cyclist passes a parked car.

One simple thing drivers can do to stop cycling accidents

On Your Bike
1 hr ago

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

Dr Edward Bassingthwaighte administers a cannabis-based treatment to Pearl the whippet.

How this Australian-listed cannabis company is treating dogs

Liam Mannix

Shoplifters wouldn't have had a hard time in last year's Christmas rush.

How Christmas retail was a shoplifters delight

Tony Featherstone

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Death toll at Mali army base rises

1 hr ago

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Vince Colosimo fined over drug charges

1 hr ago

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Sinatra slams Trump over song

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Gay rights activists protest dance

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama,

Farewell President Barack Obama

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Brand new season of Mozart In The Jungle - now streaming on Stan.

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock now streaming, Only on Stan.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

Advertiser Content

Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

Advertiser Content

Hit the road and escape the city

Advertiser

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

ABC director Richard Finlayson quits

Ebony Bowden
1 hr ago

The film is facing a boycott after leaked footage show's alleged cruelty to a German Shepherd.

Family film faces boycott after distressing video leaked

Rob Moran

Carrie Bickmore arrives at the 2015 Logie Awards.

Carrie Bickmore announces return to radio

Ebony Bowden

Ferrer with co-star Kyle MacLachlan in the original Twin Peaks.

Twin Peaks star Miguel Ferrer dies, aged 61

Chris Barton

"It's remarkable to me that a guy whose shirt is the same colour as his fake tan is roasting me."

Price and Pyne awkwardly clash on The Project

Ebony Bowden

Alanis Morissette's former business manager has admitted to stealing millions.

Alanis's manager admits to embezzling $6.35 million

Joseph Serna

News/Film. The real life mother & son from the movie Lion. Sue Brierley and Saroo. (one minute portrait) Photo by Edwina ...

20 times later, the man behind Lion still cries on watching film

Garry Maddox

Zoe and Alex on <i>Married At First Sight</i>

Married at First Sight first look: Supersized reality drama

Ebony Bowden

Peter Garrett is happy to be writing music again after a spell in politics.

Peter Garrett's alter ego

Martin Boulton

Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon, Katie Aselton and Toni Collette appear in <i>Fun Mom Dinner</i> by Australian director ...

Australian director makes leap from Tropfest to Sundance

Michael Idato

The pair tested 25 umbrellas before they found the right ones.

Air Play review: clown antics 'pure delight' with universal appeal

Cameron Woodhead

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban with daughters Faith Urban and Sunday Rose Urban

Bossy? No, my girls are showing leadership skills, says Nicole Kidman

Hannah Furness
16 mins ago

Hillary Clinton.

Why Hillary Clinton should sit this one out

COMMENT
Clementine Ford
48 mins ago

Speaking of good hair, KM's locks are looking extra bouncy here - do you think they turn her head upside down and blow ...

Celebrity fashion wrap: Kate ditches the nude shoes

Ellen DeGeneres has farewelled the Obamas.

Ellen's touching tribute to Obama: 'He changed my life'

Mary Ward

Actress Krysten Ritter shows off her very own pink pussy hat.

A 79-year-old knitter just expertly trolled Trump supporters

Arielle De Bono
55 mins ago

"If you go for a walk around the block and, upon your return, you can't remember what you were so steamed about, chances ...

The words used in job ads that turn men off from applying

Claire Cain Miller

Anthony Bell and Kelly Landry arrive at Catalina Restaurant in February 2011 for their surprise wedding party.

Kelly Landry turns to domestic violence campaigner

Arielle De Bono

President-elect Donald Trump

Republican men think it is easier to be a woman, finds poll

Claire Cain Miller

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

A range of dishes at Long Chim.

David Thompson's Long Chim fires up in Melbourne

1 hr ago

Delicate balance: Tuna tataki at Sokyo in Sydney.

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

Many of us turn into greedy pigs at the hotel breakfast buffet.

How many of these breakfast buffet crimes have you committed?

"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'

C062WC Boeing 747 landing at Mariscal Sucre international airport Quito Ecuador

Mind the drop off: The world's 10 scariest airports to fly into

Michael Gebicki

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: Visitors hold up one-litre glasses of beer to kick off the 2016 Oktoberfest beer ...

Twenty events around the world you must experience at least once

Ben Groundwater

What is the world's most visited tourist attraction?

Traveller quiz: What is the world’s most visited tourist attraction?

Mal Chenu

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

Meitu

Is this viral photo filter app spying on you?

Fire Emblem Heroes

Nintendo's next mobile game coming Feb 2

Kotaku

Gravity Rush 2

Gravity Rush 2 game review: fun with falling

Toyota C-HR leaked images

Cars of 2017: Every model revealed

David McCowen, Stephen Ottley
27 mins ago

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

Novak Djokovic.

Becker slams Djokovic after shock loss

Sweet victory: Allan Border with the 1987 World Cup trophy.

Australia's forgotten World Cup win

Dean Jones
1 hr ago

Paul Okon.

Okon attacks A-League referee, Bouzanis

Gavrilova feels she is a mentally tougher player.

Dashing ahead: Gavrilova marches on in Australian Open

Emma Quayle

Peter Handscomb celebrates his half-century on ODI debut.

Handscomb: I'm not just a Test specialist

Closing in on a return: Billy Slater.

Slater to return in Melbourne's trials

Nothing to lose: Ashleigh Barty.

Barty on a roll at Australian Open

Tim Cahill heads the ball past Mariners goalkeeper Paul Izzo.

Valkanis getting results but City need more of a killer touch

Michael Lynch

Big shock: Brent Stanton says the first six weeks following the CAS verdict to ban the Essendon players was the toughest ...

Stanton: The initial shock will never go away

Ronny Lerner

New Hawthorn skipper Jarryd Roughead.

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

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

Re-contracted Crow Eddie Betts has a laugh with teammate Charlie Cameron.

Eddie Betts types vital for clubs to be competitive: Mooney

Patrick Bartley

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

Johnson's kebab shop assault charge adjourned

Heather McNeill

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