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The couple hired a car from Alice Springs airport on February 9.

Police find body of second German tourist in outback

Vitamins for flu? Is your money better spent elsewhere.

Do vitamin tablets actually work? We may be about to find out

1 hr ago

US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Vladimir Putin.

Flatter him: Ex-CIA official's tip for Turnbull on dealing with Trump

19 mins ago

Sir Ivan Bushfire. A bushfire that started near Leadvill, east of Duneedoo in the NSW Central tablelands ripped through ...

What a relief that climate change doesn't really exist

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Domino's

No worker in Australia should be treated like this. It is just wrong

COMMENT

Michael Flynn has been under pressure over his contacts with Russia.

Flynn first casualty as Trump and spy agencies go to war

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Signs are down, lights are out on Masters. Now for the rebirth

How the PM has put the petty prize of power ahead of the nation

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

'Nicest neighbour': Residents sorry to see youth justice centre go

Pies president Eddie McGuire to be re-elected unopposed

Can the Ivanka Trump brand survive the firestorm?

Kelly racked up $30,000 in fines from CityLink - she didn't know it was a toll road (she's from a small town in QLD) and ...

Almost $30,000 in fines, and Kelly is not alone

Kris SMith's teary message to his son, which has driven him to stay on I'm A Celebrity.

Steve Price in tears as Smith reveals relationship

43 mins ago

You may have tidied your cupboards but have you decluttered your digital life?

Why the great hot-desking experiment has failed

COMMENT

Don't despair, here's where to get a coffee over Christmas.

Bucket list? The world's greatest coffee is not where you expect

Crowded trains.

If you hate your commute, take a leaf out of my book

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Westfield Doncaster death: New CCTV footage emerges

Set to play: Travis Colyer.

Big names: Seven banned Bombers in line for return

John Oliver's <i>Last Week Tonight</i> is back.

John Oliver's back with a plan to enter Trump's info-stream

Single

Being single today might not be as grim as you think

Renovated by Sydney's Infinite Design, Mosman Houseboat is a most unusual dwelling.

The incredible renovation that comes with its own beach

Premier Daniel Andrews, with Treasurer Tim Pallas who is planning sell off more public assets to ease budget pressure.

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Premier Daniel Andrews, with Treasurer Tim Pallas who is planning sell off more public assets to ease budget pressure.

Andrews prepares to offload assets to shore up budget

EXCLUSIVE
Josh Gordon

Adani's $16.5 billion Carmichael mine needs to be re-assessed by federal government.

Inside the fight to build Australia's biggest coal mine

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, Peter Ker

MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA-SEPTEMBER 2, 2011; Generic photo of people walking past a payday lender shopfront in Melbourne on ...

Loan sharks taking advantage of cash-poor Aussies

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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The man police wish to speak to over the Middle Park assault.

Police release CCTV footage in hunt for sex attacker

Carl Williams hired hitmen to kill Kinniburgh, Moran, court hears

'Exceptional': Record grain crop for Aussie farmers

Police are appealing for help to catch the offender.

Woman sexually assaulted while waiting for Uber car

A man has died after a crash between a car and motorcycle in Noble Park North.

Motorcyclist dies after Noble Park crash

A long-leaved box tree in the Upper Goulburn State Forest after it was stripped of burls.

Burl bandits saw off trees' valuable gnarly knobs

Julianne Bell in Royal Park in 2008.

Farewell to a courageous protector of our parks and heritage

Michelle Myers with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson

Candidate claims gay community uses 'mind control'

WA

Former Lorna Jane employee Amy Robinson is seeking $250,000 for pain and suffering after she was allegedly harassed and ...

Boss called employee 'oxygen thief': court

QLD

ACT police are seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery allegedly committed by a barefoot man.

Police seek witnesses to barefoot robbery

ACT

Peter Foster, 54, was arrested last week and extradited from Queensland to NSW on Monday.

Police to freeze millions 'stolen by serial conman'

NSW

Senator Ian Macdonald listens to response from Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson SC during a public hearing before the ...

Bernardi, Macdonald team up to boot former PMs off Life Gold Pass

Adam Gartrell

PM's disability gambit backfires, drawing fire from a Paralympian

Adam Gartrell

Close the Gap: The big question went unasked and unanswered

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has had an epiphany over energy.

PM refines Labor attack over blackouts

Mark Kenny

Former NSW RSL president Don Rowe at Sydney's Hyde Park war memorial.

RSL NSW council prepared to stand aside over financial scandal

EXCLUSIVE

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Goodstart Early Learning Centre in Isaacs, Canberra on Monday 13 February 2017. ...

PM 'saddened' by lack of progress on child mortality

Portrait of Australian Paralympian Kurt Fearnley. November 2009, Fearnley crawled the Kokoda Trail accompanied by family ...

Paralympian rips into Coalition over NDIS move

Stephanie Peatling

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Indonesia Eductaion and Culture, Anies Baswedan during Launch of education ...

Anies Baswedan surging in Jakarta polls at a cost

Jewel Topsfield

Kath Neuss, right, was killed in the Bangka Island massacre

'Girls take it, don't squeal': Australian nurse's last words

Jewel Topsfield

An armed police officer stands guard as the festive stalls remain closed at Berlin Christmas market in Berlin, Germany ...

'Spectre of fear' falls over Europe: poll

Nick Miller

A girl carries a water jug in Kutapalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Rohingya sentenced to death while atrocities continue

Lindsay Murdoch

Valentine's Day: a capitalist spectacle so obscene it makes Black Friday look like a roadside honesty box.

Valentine's Day: love as public, competitive sport

COMMENT
Clem Bastow

If you work in an open-plan, hot-desking environment, you have probably at some point found yourself trudging through ...

Why hot-desking makes office workers feel isolated and unwanted

COMMENT
Alison Hirst

Coles has been working hard to crack down on self-service checkout theft.

It's no wonder we view Coles as a faceless food factory that it's OK to rip off

COMMENT
Matt Holden

Australian Business Economists executive committee chairman Stephen Halmarick says economic growth is expected to be ...

Rates steady, economy weaker than RBA expects say experts

Peter Martin

Front runner: Sally McManus is set to become the first female secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Sally McManus firms as first female secretary of the ACTU

Anna Patty

The Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai. The Chinese government's resources are ''incredibly strong at present".

'No crisis yet' in China

Jessica Sier

New Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott perfectly fits the company mould.

Meet the new Wesfarmers Stepford CEO

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

The end of Australia's political consensus

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Ivanka Trump's fall about more than #grabyourwallet

Sarah Halzack

ASX rally runs out of puff

Jessica Sier

Kids boost bottom line for childcare landlords

Simon Johanson

Clutter-busting essentials will make your days feel longer and less stressful.

Thirteen things organised people always have in their homes

The house is described "as one of the finest examples of the Victorian Filigree style of architecture in Newcastle".

It's a cracker: Original Arnott's family home hits the market

Trying to find housemates is a tiring and often tragic experience.

Six questions I wish I asked my housemates before I moved in

Anna Jurkiewicz in front of her workers cottage in Albert Park.

The tiny Melbourne houses that command an enormous price tag

Renovated by Sydney's Infinite Design, Mosman Houseboat is a most unusual dwelling.

The incredible renovation that comes with its own beach

The Graff Venus (118.78 carats) – the world’s largest D Flawless heart-shaped diamond.

Rock stars: Why you can't go wrong with this high-end investment

Jewellery

The G650's natural environment is anywhere other cars aren't.

Meet the world's most expensive, powerful and outrageous SUV

Cars

Australia recently notched up a record trade surplus, driven by surging mining exports.

Why this resources boom will be less fun than the last

Clancy Yeates

A good relationship involves having awkward conversations about money.

The awkward Valentine conversation you need to have

Melissa Browne

Adore Beauty founder Kate Morris decided that "the interests of the company are best served by being independent again".

Adore Beauty sells stake to Woolworths then buys it back

Cara Waters

Ryan Nelson (left) and Ryan Touliatos of Brewquets use Instagram to get their message across.

Nothing says Valentine's Day like a bouquet of beer

Cara Waters

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Black Hawk crew rescue 81-year-old from flood

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No progress on Aboriginal child mortality

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Teens riot in Barwon prison

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This week's best sporting moments

A mural of a Sunderland football hero, Raich Carter adorns the wall of the Blue Bell Pub in Hendon, his former home ...

World of Photos

Stan - Sherlock

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

Stan - Grimbsby

Sacha Baron Cohen stars in hilarious action comedy Grimsby - now streaming

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Kris SMith's teary message to his son, which has driven him to stay on I'm A Celebrity.

Steve Price in tears and Kris Smith reveals rekindled relationship

Aja Styles
43 mins ago

Alyse and Matt: Simply "ambitious newlyweds"?

MKR is a sigh of the times for reality TV

COMMENT
Larissa Dubecki

Russell Skelton will relocate from the ABC to RMIT to head up the joint venture Fact Check unit.

RMIT and ABC partner on Fact Check redux

Karl Quinn

Emo Donald Trump.

Viral clip proves Trump's tweets are lyrics from 2000s emo anthem

Rob Moran

In a display of regal brilliance, a heavily pregnant Beyonce performs at the Grammys.

Pregnant Beyonce shows up in Melbourne carpark

Broede Carmody

Solange and Beyonce at the Grammys.

Solange leads backlash following Beyonce's Album of the Year loss

Rob Moran

MKR's new villains, Matt and Alyse.

MKR's newest villain accused of sexism after nasty remarks

Rob Moran

John Oliver's <i>Last Week Tonight</i> is back.

Oliver's back with a plan to enter President Trump's info-stream

Steve Johnson

Werner Herzog at the Sundance Film Festival last year.

Lo and Behold the hilarious wisdom of Werner Herzog

Karl Quinn

Many of the elaborate costumes and sets were hand made or came from Biller's own extensive collection.

The Love Witch: I cast a spell on you ... and now you've died

MOVIES
Hannah Francis

Guy Pearce in the short film, Lorne.

Guy Pearce is a dishevelled loner in Flickerfest short film

Rob Moran

Mr Harrison, 39, was made redundant after having an affair with Mr Worner.

Amber Harrison refuses to quietly disappear, and I salute her

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

"My Valentine's message would celebrate the vulnerability that love requires."

For those re-partnering, Valentine's Day is meaningful

COMMENT
Andie Fox

A supporter waits for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to speak at a rally in Pennsylvania.

What to do when the love of your life comes out as a Trump fan

SATIRE

Emily Ratajkowski will not stand for casual slut shaming.

Ratajkowski defends Melania Trump against 'hooker' comment

Annie Brown

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains nudity.) A model walks the runway during AnaOno Intimates X ...

Breast cancer survivors defiantly bare scars in charity fashion show

Elly Park

Fresh from her trip to Australia to walk for David Jones, Calvin Klein Ambassador wore all back everything to Raf Simons ...

Celebrities are everywhere at New York Fashion Week

Why not send a Valentine to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton?

The Women's March want you to send Peter Dutton a Valentine

Mary Ward

If you can't be bothered with Date Night beauty, we've got your back.

The lazy, busy person's guide to Date Night beauty

Natalie Reilly

An experiment in human potential: Rich Roll.

From 'couch potato' to one of the world's fittest men

Sarah Berry

Be careful while running backwards.

Is running backward good exercise?

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

French cyclist Robert Marchand, 105, reacts after setting a record for distance cycled in one hour.

Lessons on ageing well, from a 105-year-old cyclist

Gretchen Reynolds

Internationally acclaimed chefs including #1 Massimo Bottura
head Down Under.

World's 50 Best Restaurants: meet the top chefs heading to Australia

A good pantry should include the building blocks to an almost infinite number of dishes.

Cooking for one: How to stock a single person's pantry

Herb butter roast chicken with summer vegetables.

Rachel Khoo's herb butter roast chicken with summer vegetables

Jamie Oliver cooking with his six-month-old baby, River.

Photo of Jamie Oliver cooking while holding baby prompts backlash

Oldest siblings are the smartest - science says so.

Study finds firstborns are smarter - and there's a logical reason why

Expat life

10 best countries to raise your children in

Celebrate the act of travel with a glass of champers at the airport.

The one thing I now do at the start of every trip

Ben Groundwater

Don't despair, here's where to get a coffee over Christmas.

Bucket list? The world's greatest coffee is not where you expect

Rob McFarland

Canadians love ice hockey. And apologising.

The 10 things Australians need to understand about Canadians

Ben Groundwater

The ACCC will begin monitoring providers' speed claims.

How fast exactly? ACCC tackles speed confusion

This render from graphic designer Thadeu Brandão visualises one of the most persistent rumours: that the new iPhone ...

Speculation mounting over 'iPhone X'

Apple's iPhone isn't thew sure yet it used to be for many consumers.

Aussie phone loyalty is wavering in Apple v Samsung fight

Roger Pocock and his team discovered a gene in worms that triggers a feeling of fullness.

How worm brain could help tackle obesity

Be sure that your dreams of romance don't turn into a nightmare this Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day: beware lonely hearts scammers

Hyundai's RN30 Concept offered a glimpse at the new N performance division's i30-based hot hatch.

Hyundai confirms 200kW hot hatch

Stephen Ottley and Daniel DeGasperi

BMW is offering a special Performance Edition of its M140i.

2017 BMW M140i Performance Edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

Aston Martin Vanquish S.

Driven: Aston Martin Vanquish S

David McCowen

2017 Mini Countryman.

New Mini Countryman priced under $40k

Drive

Maserati's Alfieri concept car, a prototype of which was shown at the Geneva car show in 2014.

Alfieri sports car could go hybrid

Jez Spinks

2017 BMW Range Day. Duneira Estate, Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia. Thursday 9th February 2017. World Copyright: BMW ...

New BMW 740e reviewed

Drive Staff

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Michael Firrito of the Kangaroos is tackled and is pinged in the early stages of the ...

Rushed decision: new rule could be in force by round one

Sam McClure

Dale Thomas

Daisy hopes to trigger a fifth year with Blues

Jon Pierik

Jack Riewoldt occasionally spits the dummy but he should be in the leadership group.

It's time Jack was back where he belongs

Caroline Wilson

Fremantle's Nat Fyfe wins the 2015 Brownlow Medal.

Dockers make Fyfe an offer he can't refuse

Brendan Foster

Colyer has joined Heath Hocking in committing to the Bombers when his doping ban ends.

Banned Bombers set to emerge from the dark age

Ronny Lerner

Concussion concern: Matt Renshaw was hit on the helmet while fielding with skipper Steve Smith during the Third Test ...

Cricket chiefs to lobby for concussion substitutes

Andrew Wu

Shane Watson.

'In the end I just gave up': Watson opens up on his DRS woes

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury and Madi Robinson, captain of the Collingwood ...

Pies pumped and primed for Super Netball city derby

Thon Maker started for the Bucks.

Maker, Dellavedova help Bucks prevail over Pistons

Australia's Matt Renshaw will face the biggest test of his fledgling career in India.

Sweep or dance: Renshaw faces dilemma in India

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 12: Jessica Fishlock of Melbourne City traps the ball during the 2017 W-League Grand Final ...

As NY, Manchester beckon, can Fishlock do a deal to stay at City?

Michael Lynch

James Pattinson is on the comeback trail from injury and is one of the best bowlers in Australia. Photo Jay Cronan

Pattinson trusting the process ahead of international return

Pedigree: Mick Fanning won the world crown in 2007, 2009 and 2013.

Fanning, Wright eye returns in WSL opener

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