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Commonwealth Bank kept its dividend flat.

CBA puts brakes on lending to property investors

How much is your home worth? The answer is more complex than you may think.

What's your place worth? How we actually measure home prices

Jessica Irvine

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says the bill is necessary to facilitate the introduction of longer-term visas.

Dutton seeks 'Trump-like' powers to target certain nationalities

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 8 February 2017. ...

PM lets rip with savage attack on 'parasite' Shorten

David Dick's mother Carol Cloke, and his youngest brother Simon Dick, appealed for the public's help on Tuesday.

Family too traumatised by death to recognise son in CCTV footage

Congestion around the ball.

16-a-side footy might be trialled next pre-season

Caroline Wilson

Church a 'law unto itself', Archbishop tells royal commission

'Holding parents hostage': PM's surprise childcare move

Surgeon sues airline after jamming pinky finger in tray table

Girl-whipping Wiccan 'should no longer be supervised', judge says

Holden in safety warning over fake Commodore bonnets

Jobe Watson, brownlow medal, brownlow

'It's in a drawer': Jobe's missing Brownlow found

Caroline Wilson

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump dance at the Freedom Ball in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017. (Doug ...

Shocked that the First Lady wants to make millions? Don't be

COMMENT

Rather than the grim tale of a sadistic man grooming a naive young woman for sexual violence and abuse, the Fifty Shades ...

Why you should boycott Fifty Shades Darker

COMMENT

Christie Brinkley poses with her daughters for Sports Illustated's 2017 Swimsuit Issue.

Damned if you do...What we can learn from Brinkley's bikini body

Worry

When worrying about your health becomes more than a worry

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Counterfeit Holden Commodore bonnet warning

The Age, News, 08/02/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Monarchs' of Moomba annouced. Guy Grossi and Karen Martini.

Feast of fun: Foodie pair crowned Moomba monarchs

No35 Restaurant, Sofitel, Melbourne.

Where to eat in Melbourne this Valentine's Day

Youths protesting on the roof of the Melbourne Youth Justice Centre at Parkville in March last year.

'Prime real estate': calls to turn Parkville into affordable housing

Vaping from an e-cigarette.

Why you still can't buy vaping nicotine in Australia

Former West Coast Eagle Ben Sharp playing for Werribee in a VFL semi-final against Casey in 2011.

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Former West Coast Eagle Ben Sharp playing for Werribee in a VFL semi-final against Casey in 2011.

Ex-Eagle blames club for descent to drug abuse culture

Cameron Houston
1 hr ago

Work on the Frankston line through McKinnon station.

Where's the money? Why the PM spends less on Victoria

ANALYSIS
Josh Gordon

Sufia Begum, a Rohingya who crossed over to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state in November.

'Mass rapes, murders': Where is the outrage about Myanmar?

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch

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Matthew Stamp is suing the state for injuries sustained when he was allegedly attacked by inmates in Parkville.

Choked, rugby tackled: Parkville guard sues over attacks

EXCLUSIVE

Judge not impressed by 'Goldilocks intruder' bail bid

Booming population: Growing push for new West Gippsland hospital

1 hr ago

An artists impression of Central Equity's proposed tower at 560 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, near the Magistrate's Court. ...

More apartments on the way after another CBD tower gets the nod

The federal government has threatened to withhold funding unless South Yarra station is included in the Metro Rail Project.

Liberals seek to use planning laws to include South Yarra in Metro

Brooklyn company JBS Australia has been fined for smells emitting from its cattle yard.

Brooklyn abattoir fined again for raising a suburban stink

Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle was the target of abuse at a meeting to discuss a proposed ban on homeless camping in ...

Mayor heckled as councillors vote to ban homeless camping in CBD

The hole on Wentworth Street in Point Piper.

Sinkhole opens in exclusive suburb near PM's home

NSW

Hello, anyone there?

New stadium could be empty for start of 2018 AFL season

WA

Sameh Bayda is already facing terrorism charges.

Married teens to be charged over terror attack plot

NSW

Officers from the ABF and Queensland Police raided the strawberry farm near Stanthorpe early on Tuesday.

Strawberry farm raid nets 27 illegal workers

QLD

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce laughs as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attacks Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

PM lights up backbench with savage attack on 'parasite' Shorten

Tony Wright

'Holding parents hostage': PM rolls welfare cuts into childcare reforms

Matthew Knott

PM moves to rebuild trust with Aboriginal Australia

Michael Gordon

TravelGeneric004.jpg SHD Travel Generic traveling with children image. Sydney Airport 2006. Solo, travel, lonely, child. ...

MPs' family reunion travel perks could be next on chopping block

Leading law firms are studying Centrelink's handling of the debt recovery scheme.

Centrelink robo-debt scheme an 'atrocity' but class action unlikely

Nationals MP David Gillespie says he will vote in line with his conservative-leaning NSW seat of Lyne,

Turnbull government minister under constitutional cloud

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Cory Bernardi

Cory Bernardi unable to explain why he's quit the Liberals

ANALYSIS

Sufia Begum, a Rohingya who crossed over to Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state in November.

Where is the outrage about Myanmar's devastating cruelty?

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch

A group of Muslim men pray while supporters hold up signs during an interfaith prayer and rally against the ban at John ...

Trump lawyer proposes travel ban compromise in appeals court

Paul McGeough

Australia exports cattle to Japan. Pictured: a cattle show in New South Wales.

US cattlemen seek help to beat Australia

Peter Mitchell

Afghan villagers gather around the bodies of people killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in ...

Bombing near Afghan Supreme Court kills and wounds dozens

Cartoon by Andrew Dyson. Bill Shorten speech to the political class. February 8, 2017.

Labor's sneaky strategy has to go, Shorten

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Will Donald Trump even show up to global summits?

When Turnbull meets Trump: Waiting for the shirtfront moment

ANALYSIS
Daniel Flitton

The Trumpesque photo Cory Bernardi posted while on secondment to the UN.

Eight reasons hypocritical Bernardi must quit Senate now

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

For 2016, Rio earned a net profit of $US4.6 billion, a reversal from the $US866 million loss in 2015.

Rio Tinto cash bonanza fails to trickle down to shareholders

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

Commonwealth Bank has been expanding quickly in the housing investor market, where bank growth is capped at 10 per cent year.

CBA puts brakes on housing investor lending

One said he had to borrow a mattress from friends because he could not afford to buy any furniture.

Cafe owner threatened to 'kill' underpaid Indian cooks

Anna Patty
1 hr ago

CIMIC chairman Marcelino Fernandez Verdeshabtoor leighton at the four seasons hotel

CIMIC boss gets $17m pay packet as company reels from allegations

Sarah Danckert

Holden in safety warning over counterfeit bonnets

Mark Hawthorne

Pencils and pyjamas prove the winning formula for Premier

Catie Low

ASX rises as investors buy into retail surprises

Jessica Sier

Fahour's $5.6m Australia Post packet doesn't stack up

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

Youths protesting on the roof of the Melbourne Youth Justice Centre at Parkville in March last year.

'Prime real estate': what should happen to the Parkville justice centre?

32a Hopetoun Road, Toorak, is under offer.

Ex-DJs boss selling up in one of Toorak's most exclusive streets

Adam Craven/CplusC Architectural Workshop.

Among the gum trees: What the Aussie bush house looks like now

The home up for offer at 10 Gillison Close, Melling.

Man decides to raffle off his mansion with $3 tickets

Flinders Street Station

Five of Melbourne's biggest missed opportunities

Once you know the essentials to great style, you can start improving on them.

Check mate: Eight style rules every man should know

Men's Style

The Giulia goes head to head with the BMW 3-Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4.

The car going head-to-head with BMW, Mercedes and Audi

Cars

Experts warn areas such as Melbourne's Docklands are "fraught with danger" for investors.

Property price boom masks risks for investors as yields plummet

John Collett

Centrelink's robo debt recovery scheme has been controversial because of high error rates.

Centrelink overload sees families unable to access payments

Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner, found Veda had breached KB's privacy.

Veda freezes business' credit due to typo

Business etiquette is a minefield.

What not to put in a voicemail message

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Malcolm Turnbull's extraordinary spray

Parliament

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Pollies' perks under pressure

Entitlements

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Counterfeit Holden Commodore bonnet warning

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Two homeless men arrested after CBD stabbing

A woman waits to cross a street during a severe thunderstorm in Sydney.

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding hit Sydney

Stan - Sherlock

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

Stan - Imposters

Liar. Lover. Con artist - Imposters, new series premiering exclusively 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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"They hold onto my arm and they tell me their stories": <i>Lion</i> director Garth Davis.

Director: 'Lion unlocked emotions people didn't know they had'

Garry Maddox

The annual Rainbow Serpent Festival has come under fire for drug-related incidents in recent years including deaths, ...

Police call for shorter Rainbow Serpent Festival following death

Hannah Francis

Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.

Judy Garland groped by the Munchkins, ex-husband claims

Tuesday night's show was the first time anything resembling the original Guns N' Roses lineup has played Brisbane.

Reunion brings Guns N' Roses to a new generation

Jorge Branco

Rosie O'Donnell has put up her hand to play Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon on SNL.

O'Donnell wants to play next gender-bending Trump staffer

Broede Carmody

Chan's new movie, Bleeding Steel, is being shot in Australia.

The best Jackie Chan clip ever: bring the tissues

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Lady Gaga performs during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show at NRG Stadium on ...

Lady Gaga's music sales jump after Super Bowl performance

Broede Carmody

Fake: The kisses exchanged didn't really mean much to Lauren who ran out on Andrew on Married At First Sight.

Runaway bride Lauren says it wasn't looks that made her run

Aja Styles

Luke Treadaway is not afraid to bring out his character's off-putting side. Ginger Bob is portrayed for the most part as ...

Cinderella story a paw depiction of life on the streets

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

"Year of fervent discussion about inclusion and constructive community": chair of the judges Brenda Walker.

It's a fact. Non-fiction dominates Stella Prize longlist

Jason Steger

Amy Winehouse.

Melbourne's Jewish Museum snares Amy Winehouse exhibition

Hannah Francis

In 2000 Melania Trump mused that being first lady is something every woman aspires to be.

Don't be shocked, Melania is doing what the Trumps do best

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Christie Brinkley poses with her daughters for Sports Illustated's 2017 Swimsuit Issue.

What we can learn from Christie Brinkley's bikini body

Annie Brown

Ruth Negga, star of 'Loving', poses at the premiere of the film in Beverly Hills.

Ruth Negga is about to be your next style inspiration

Bee Shapiro

Lena Dunham attends the the New York premiere of the sixth and final season of Girls.

Lena Dunham shares the 'Trump diet' behind her weight loss

Annie Brown

Tziporah Malkah (previously known as Kate Fischer) discussing her relationship with James Packer in the <em>I'm A ...

'Everyone is terrified of him': Tziporah Malkah says of Packer

Amy Croffey

I didn't need my parents to have some grand love story.

After their divorce, I got to know my parents all over again

Ali Kelley

Which way are you going to go? When politics wrecks your relationship.

Can a relationship survive in the era of Donald Trump?

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Hillary Clinton has declared women "heroes and history makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future."

Hillary Clinton declares 'the future is female' in new video

Nicole Economos

Stretch and stress relief: It's in.

Stretching muscles is in as the next fitness fad

JOANNE KAUFMAN

Are we inadvertently giving children the equivalent of alcohol for breakfast?

Are we giving children the equivalent of alcohol for breakfast?

Sarah Berry

Feeling sad? Ecotherapy could help.

Are you suffering from nature deficit disorder?

Alice Wilkinson

'Pretty much nothing in it': Chocolate cloud cake from Anthia Koullouros.

19 smart sweet swaps to crush sugar cravings

Canned butter, from Red Feather.

Tinned butter you don't need to keep in the fridge

Barbecued seafood with gochujang butter sauce.

Delicous barbecued seafood with gochujang butter sauce

Neil Perry

pink

'I'm normal!': Pink's post-baby statement

Facebook: Melinda Tankard Reist

Aussie preschooler's lunchbox prompts scathing note home

Movie time

What I said when my daughter asked me about my sex life

Airbus Beluga

Six incredible planes you'll never get to fly on

Craig Platt

You'll be sharing your European travel experience with many others.

The 10 things that will annoy you about Europe

Ben Groundwater

The infinity pool.

The exclusive Aussie resort where on 28 guests are allowed

Rachael Burnett

Counter-Strike is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists and ...

Online 'paedophile' gamer banned for life

Stan is stepping up, taking the fight to Netflix and Amazon in Australia's subscription video showdown.

Stan announces 4K content, offline viewing

COMMENT

Perth school boy Kai finds it easier to concentrate on the teacher's voice with Nuheara's IQbuds helping to compensate ...

Smart earbuds promise relief for kids struggling in classroom

Freeview

How to fill your phone with cheap data

Lifehacker

Twitter has a troll problem.

Twitter's plan to weed out abusive tweets

2017 Toyota Yaris.

New Toyota Yaris revealed

Drive Staff

The Audi A1 is offered with a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine in Australia.

The age of smaller engines may be over

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mazda3 Maxx hatchback.

What safe small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV is powered by a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6.

Alfa's BMW M3 rival reviewed

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Core Plus.

Updated VW Amarok revealed

Dom Tripolone

Audi RS 3 LMS

Audi to build on local motorsport program

David McCowen

Rest: Nic Maddinson is taking an indefinite break from cricket.

Nic Maddinson is taking a break from cricket

James Buckley

Dean Bouzanis has been banned for his slur towards Besart Berisha.

Bouzanis gets five-game ban for gypsy slur

1 hr ago

Mohit Ahlawat

300 in 72 balls: T20's newest batting sensation

James Buckley

Get set, go: Teenage sprinter Jack Hale could be going head-to-head with Usain Bolt in the sprint relay on Thursday night.

Teenager Hale gears up for sprint relay showdown with Bolt

Michael Gleeson

Caught in an embarrassing situation: David Beckham.

In defence of wannabe knight David Beckham

COMMENT
Paul Hayward

Stepping down to focus on batting: Alastair Cook.

Outgoing Cook says he's still haunted by Pietersen affair

Nick Hoult

India's captain Virat Kohli.

Smith might be world No.1, but this bloke's better: Ponting

Jon Pierik

Dawn Harper-Nelson (right) competing against Australia's Sally Pearson.

Sally Pearson rival Dawn Harper-Nelson cops ban

Brownlow returned: Jobe Watson announced he would be handing back the medal last November.

The mystery of Jobe's missing Brownlow has been solved

Caroline Wilson

Congestion around the ball.

16-a-side footy might be trialled next pre-season

Caroline Wilson

Scratchy start: Daniel Wells.

Wells scratchy but Elliott, Daicos impress

Daniel Cherny
21 mins ago

Stepping up: New Bombers skipper Dyson Heppell.

Jobe happy to lead but wanted Heppell as skipper

Michael Gleeson

Aaron Francis is carried off the ground at True Value Solar Centre on Wednesday.

Essendon gun Francis carried off during intraclub match

UPDATED
Michael Gleeson

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