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The US Department of Justice has formally appealed the Seattle court ruling that suspended President Donald Trump's ...

US government formally appeals court ruling on ban

BREAKING
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Her only crime is being on the precipice of puberty.

Dear men, it's not OK to comment on a pre-teen girl's looks

COMMENT
Tracey Spicer

The house is advertised for $161 per night.

Teen injured after gatecrashers show up to wild Airbnb house party

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A family who fled violence in Salipara village in Myanmar, sit by a fire in the Balu Kali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's ...

He cried out for his mother. They slit his throat, says witness

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1 hr ago

Former Yeshivah College principal Rabbi Abraham Glick leaves court in 2012.

'Bullied, ostracised': Watchdog leaked secret sex abuse claim

US President Donald Trump after signing an executive order banning refugees and people from some Muslim-majority countries.

Trump hits brick wall called democracy and can't get no satisfaction

ANALYSIS

Meet Malcolm Trunbull, the 'President of Australia'

1 hr ago

'Betrayal': Abbott's blunt message to Turnbull

'Absolutely an attack': Andrews accused of 'payback' move

No staff, no tills, just profit for a man who saw a slot in the market

Swarm of bees hold up play Johannesburg

1 hr ago

Mohd Younas Karzi was harassed at work because of his Afghan background.

'I felt hopeless': Bullied by a colleague then forced to work in a wire cage

U.S. President Donald Trump poses for photographs after signing an Executive Order related to the review of the ...

German magazine divides with shock Trump cover

1 hr ago

Australia and New Zealand warmup ahead of the third ODI.

Black Caps set Australia 282 to win across the ditch

Live

The property at 234 Coppin Street, Richmond, was formerly a brothel.

Derelict former Richmond brothel sells for $1.1 million at auction

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Doctors say running doesn't ruin your knees - but there's a catch

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The Book of Mormon red carpet

The Book of Mormon's stereotypes of everyday members and missionaries are spot on.

What it's like to see The Book of Mormon as a lapsed Mormon

Victoria Davis poses for a photo with her husband Demian Gibbins and children Tristan and Evangeline at their cafe and ...

Suburb v city: The best place to raise kids in Melbourne?

9 Normanby Avenue, Thornbury, has been in the same family for more than 100 years.

94-year-old man watches his Thornbury birthplace sell

John Symond has decided to stay put despite an offer of more than $100m for his Point Piper home.

Aussie John keeps $100m mansion after all

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Ai Group's Julie Toth said market mechanisms should be used to meet national commitments to substantially cut emissions.

Economists say action on climate is vital

Adam Morton

Tony Jones returns to screens on Q&A come Monday.

ABC launches experimental Q&A; Extra with Tracey Holmes

EXCLUSIVE
Neil McMahon
47 mins ago

Her only crime is being on the precipice of puberty.

It's not OK to comment on a pre-teen girl's looks

COMMENT
Tracey Spicer

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Sydney Road in Brunswick.

The young and the hip are flocking to this pulsing suburb

The property at 234 Coppin Street, Richmond, was formerly a brothel.

Former Richmond brothel sells for $1.1 million at auction

The apartment boom has left the city with mainly one and two-bedroom apartments.

The numbers about apartments that no one seems to know

Many students have become lifelong friends of the Woodcraft family.

Meet the family who have hosted more than 300 students

Actor Russell Crowe seems to have inspired a great deal more moral support than Azealia Banks in the aftermath of the ...

Russell Crowe pulls his Finger Wharf apartment off the market

Public Advocate Colleen Pearce is concerned that there are prisoners receiving ''inadequate or no treatment''.

Mentally ill patients being held in overcrowded jails, unable to get treatment

Arrests after flares lit at Melbourne derby

Council tackles rat infestation at Queen Victoria Market

It's a sell-out: 24,500 people watched Carlton thump Collingwood in the first AFLW match at Princes Park.

AFL forced to rethink women's venues after bumper crowd

Dragi Blazevski at his back paddock after an out of control grassfire nearly burnt through his property near Diggers Rest

House damaged in bushfire that threatened Melbourne's north-west

Police restrain an injured man at Springvale on Friday.

Injured man to be charged with assaulting police in Springvale

A man has died after his car struck a tree at Broadwater.

Man dies after crashing car into a tree in state's west

One of the 16-year-old boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was filmed abusing police as he sat handcuffed ...

Sydney teen tried to join IS on family holiday

EXCLUSIVE

The Zoo's new owner Pixie Weyand.

'F--- it': Venue reopens amid aircon backlash

Jorge Branco

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: A man is searched by police officers during raids in Punchbowl on June 9, 2016 in Sydney, ...

Arrested man 'part of multi-million dollar cocaine run'

NSW

The school bus engulfed in flames.

Heroic prefect, driver save kids from bus fire

WA

'Malcolm Turnbull made a clear election commitment', says former PM Tony Abbott.

'Don't break your promise': Abbott's warning to Turnbull

James Massola

Government looks to trim funding growth for 'over-funded' schools

Matthew Knott

White House lists the 'President of Australia' on call list

Lucy Cormack
1 hr ago

Senator Jacqui Lambie posted this photo of herself with Glenn Kolomeitz.

Jacqui Lambie hits out over 'bullying' within RSL

David Wroe

Refugee Loghaman Sawari now faces criminal charges in Papua New Guinea.

'Vulnerable' refugee who fled PNG could face criminal charges

Michael Gordon

A model wears a 'Tuck Frump' shirt on the organisation's website.

Turnbull staffer suspended over 'Tuck Frump' Facebook post

US President Donald Trump has called a deal between Australia and the Obama administration "dumb".

Scramble to repair US-Australian alliance after Trump tweets

James Massola

A family who fled violence in Salipara village in Myanmar, sit by a fire in the Balu Kali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's ...

A boy cried out for his mother. They slit his throat, says witness

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

Protesters assemble at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York last week.

Airlines start to board barred passengers after US judge ruling

A demonstrator takes part in a protest against US President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban in London.

As hate crime spikes, Corporate America asked to step in

Matthew Hall

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban shake hands in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin defends tough stance as rockets rain on Ukraine

Helen Womack

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is hoping US President Donald Trump sticks to his word on the 1250 refugees.

Turnbull desperately hoping that history doesn't repeat

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Donald Trump's ''alternative facts'' would not have done well with Greek philosopher Socrates.

NAPLAN prepares us for neither the real world nor Trump

Peter Martin

Home, sweet home.

Frightened by Trump? Spare a thought for us

Behrouz Boochani

Mohd Younas Karzi was harassed at work because of his Afghan background.

'They destroyed my life': Worker accused of being a terrorist

Clive Palmer wanted to be prime minister but crashed and burned during his first term in Parliament.

Palmer ordered to open books for empire

Union are calling for tighter regulation and better enforcement of safe conditions for workers forced to work in hot ...

If you can't stand the heat, what if you can't get out of the kitchen?

Ai Group's Julie Toth said market mechanisms should be used to meet national commitments to substantially cut emissions.

Economists say action on climate is vital, or say nothing at all

Alibaba's Ma vows to use govt funds to grow small businesses

Economists believe commodity run is probably done

Is Snap's float the most shareholder-unfriendly ever?

COMMENT

Mining industry not nearly as important as it likes us to think

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Camping is as much about luxury as it is getting away.

Putting the glam in camping: How to go five star under the stars

Luxury

Kaiju Krush! Tropical Pale is a break away from traditional beers.

10 of the best new Aussie beers you need in your esky

Fine Drinks

Are you covered?

Is insurance in super pointless with a pre-existing condition?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Ensuring you are paid compulsory super can take a back seat to take-home pay and other entitlements.

Not everyone gets paid their compulsory super. But it's easily fixed

Daryl Dixon

Margherita Boemo of Sprint Gas in Campbellfield. Her business has been affected by Telstra outage.

Telstra outage stings small businesses for 'thousands'

Eight-year-old Alexandra Shaw in the factory behind Salvios Dancing Shoes, in Randwick, with Phil Salvio toiling in the ...

Lessons I learned from being small business editor

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The Book of Mormon red carpet

59 mins ago

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Flares set off at Melbourne derby

1 hr ago

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Cahill bizarrely sent-off in controversial derby

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Trump blasts ruling halting immigration ban

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Rewind - When they were young

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Nick Murphy – the producer/singer/electronic soul artist formerly known as Chet Faker – sounded more rock 'n' roll than ...

Who stood out from the Laneway crowd, unexpectedly

Bernard Zuel
1 hr ago

Phyre Hawkins as Mrs. Brown, Ryan Bondy as Elder Price and AJ Holmes as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon at ...

South Park creators' musical is an un-PC delight

Cameron Woodhead

Liam Neeson says working with Martin Scorsese can be "f---ing terrifying''.

Why Martin Scorsese terrified Liam Neeson

Stephanie Bunbury

<i>The Book of Mormon</i>'s stereotypes of everyday members and missionaries are spot on.

What it's like to see The Book of Mormon as a lapsed Mormon

Adrian Lowe

Last laugh: Steve Price is spilling the beans on his feud with John Laws.

Steve Price, John Laws and the day their feud turned ugly

Manu Feildel with fellow <i>My Kitchen Rules</i> judge Pete Evans.

MKR's Manu reveals his MasterChef devastation

Religious experience: <i>South Park</i> creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker at Melbourne's Princess Theatre.

Book of Mormon's Trey Parker and Matt Stone shun Trump

Debbie Cuthbertson

Kate Mulvany during rehearsals for <i>Richard III</i>.

Kate Mulvany plays Shakespeare's greatest villain, Richard III

Kate Mulvany

Bruce Springsteen wheeled out the hayseed novelty tune <i>Don't Hang Up</i> at AAMI Park.

Springsteen had just the song to mock Trump-Turnbull call

REVIEW
Michael Dwyer

<i>Little Emperors</I> director Wang Chong (centre) with cast members Liam Maguire (left), Alice Qin, Diana Lin and ...

The curse of China's golden children

Kylie Northover

Religious experience: <i>South Park</i> creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker at Melbourne's Princess Theatre.

The Book of Mormon creators shun Trump as musical opens

Debbie Cuthbertson

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, FEB 5/17 ISSUE. Justine Clarke photographed for Sunday Life by Hugh Stewart. 1 TIME USE, NO ...

Justine Clarke: My single mum taught me freedom and resilience

Sunday Life

Brie Larson shows Donald Trump how she "dresses like a woman".

Twitter shows Trump how to #dresslikeawoman

Mary Ward

Actress Lola Kirke received death threats after showing off her armpit hair at the Golden Globes last month.

Why women are growing back their body hair this February

Jenna Clarke

Her only crime is being on the precipice of puberty.

Dear men, it's not OK to comment on a pre-teen girl's looks

COMMENT
Tracey Spicer

Lara Worthington (nee Bingle) at the David Jones autumn winter 2017 collections launch in Sydney.

Lara Worthington on life with two boys under two: 'It keeps us busy'

Amy Croffey

Beyonce shows off her baby bump in an Instagram post announcing her pregnancy.

All hail the queen of keeping a secret

Elahe Izadi

Top model and BFF of many a millionaire, Karlie Kloss, was in town for David Jones this week.

Karlie Kloss is a role model for social climbers

Jenna Clarke

Katy Tur remained unaffected in the face of personal attacks and constant taunting from Trump.

The women who have bravely stood up to Donald Trump

COMMENT
Arielle De Bono

Celebrate the little wins.

8 ways training for a triathlon made me a better dater

Alicia M. Cohn

A little light can help you to sleep deeper.

How nature can help us sleep better

Sarah Berry

Five minutes to a better day.

A morning routine to set you up for a super productive day

Susie Moore

Chia pots with fresh fruit

7 healthy kids' lunch box recipes that adults will love, too

Adam Liaw's vegetarian spring pasta: Spaghetti with zucchini and spinach.

The Eat-more-veggies Weekly meal planner

Korean spice-rubbed chicken.

54 chicken fillet recipes that actually taste amazing

Gayathiri Bose and her breast pump.

Airport staff order mum to squeeze her breasts to prove she's lactating

Your kids are watching you more closely than you realise.

Check yourself on these 8 things before your kid becomes a teen

"To be blunt, I like one of my children more than the other," one mum admits on an online forum.

Mum admits she has a favourite child - and she's not the only one

CommSec estimates that car prices are at their most affordable since 1987, while women's clothing is the cheapest in 27 ...

Traveller letters: Rental company's tyre claims complete nonsense

Huangguoshu Waterfalls in the Guizhou province, China.

Six incredible places in China you've never heard of

Brian Johnston

Overwater villas at Lux South Ari Atoll.

Truly awesome: Every luxury holiday should be like this

Luke Slattery

Evan Spiegel, left, chief executive of Snap, and Bobby Murphy, senior vice president of engineering, each own 227 ...

Who are the new Snapchat billionaires?

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is distancing himself from the Trump administration.

Uber CEO quits Trump advisory group

The Oculus Rift has put Facebook at the forefront of the virtual reality boom.

Oculus lift: Facebook loses $653 million VR verdict

Here's how the future of Australia's 4G will go

Kotaku

MasterCard Identity Check will let Australians shop with a smile.

MasterCard 'Selfie Pay' coming to Australia

COMMENT

2017 Audi Q2 Launch Edition.

New Audi Q2 prices revealed

Drive Staff

The Mazda3 was the top-selling car in January.

Strong start to 2017 new car sales

Stephen Ottley

Leena Gade.

Bentley's 'First Lady of Le Mans'

David McCowen

2017 Holden Trax.

New Holden Trax prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV sold out

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition.

New VW Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition

Dom Tripolone

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 05: Ross Taylor of New Zealand makes it to the crease to avoid a run out by Marcus ...

Live: New Zealand set Aussies a target of 282

Live
Ronny Lerner

Bees swarm on a Proteas helmet.

Swarm of bees holds up South Africa v Sri Lanka ODI

1 hr ago

Cop that: Besart Berisha enjoying himself.

Victory snatch late win over City in incredible derby

Michael Lynch

Golden arm: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be looking to steer his side to victory.

When is Super Bowl 51 on - and where can I watch it?

Matt Bungard

Happy to be back: Australian hurdler Sally Pearson.

Sally Pearson third in her first race back from injury

Michael Gleeson
48 mins ago

'Beautiful': Eden Hazard scored one of the goals of the season against Arsenal.

Chelsea overpower Arsenal to stretch lead

Ian Chadband

Patrick Tuipulotu has been absent from the rugby field since being sent home from the end of year tour for "personal ...

All Black's career in limbo after positive test for banned substance

A flare is lit at the Melbourne derby on Saturday night.

Arrests after flares lit at Melbourne derby

Steve Lillebuen

Ellie Blackburn of the Bulldogs celebrates a goal.

Daughters of the West get off to flying start

Daniel Cherny

It's a huge year for Nathan Buckley and the Pies.

Burning questions for the season ahead

Jon Pierik and Daniel Cherny

Bulldogs players celebrate their win over the Dockers on the final siren at VU Whitten Oval.

AFLW coaches must try to make game attractive

Daniel Cherny

New Roo Nathan Hrovat is showing good signs at Arden Street.

New Roo Hrovat impresses in North hitout

Jon Pierik

Erin Phillips of the Crows (second from right) celebrates a goal.

Olympian stars as Crows thrash the Giants

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