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"How dare you!": Seven chairman Kerry Stokes scolded a reporter asking about the reasons behind the sudden departure of ...

'How dare you': The question that outraged Stokes

1 min ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Trump aides had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence

23 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has had an epiphany over energy.

PM's new attack is a scare campaign. It's going to work

ANALYSIS

Welcome to the bungle: Frontman Axl Rose greeted the Melbourne crowd with a rousing 'Sydney!'

Gunners' fans behaving badly... who'd have thought?

1 hr ago

AFL Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick announces his retirement during a media conference at AFL House, he will be replaced by ...

Fitzpatrick: AFL has no regrets over Essendon and Hird

1 hr ago

Police are searching for man who left a motorbike on train tracks at Ballan on Saturday.

Extraordinary vision: Dirt-bike rider leaps clear of fast train

1 hr ago

Firstborns are wiser ... because they don't share mum and dad

Think Flynn was a loose cannon? You ain't seen nothing

COMMENT

This is Wendy. She has a disease that simply gave her no chance at all

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

SATIRE
Clementine Ford

Australia Post is unreliable and its overpaid managers are to blame

COMMENT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on national security in his ...

First it was 'fake news', now Trump's team has come up with a new phrase

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
56 mins ago

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And the most criminal name in Australia is ...

17 mins ago

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

13 things organised people always have in their homes

Chinese banquet: assorted dishes at Ricky and Pinky.

Embarrassed to ask about what's on the menu? You're not alone

Lion cubs at Dubbo zoo

Lion cubs make their Aussie zoo debut, and it's as cute as it sounds

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$1 billion super fight shapes up

Steve Price

Steve Price in tears as Kris Smith reveals he's back with his ex

Jacqui Lambie and Yassmin Abdel-Magied were involved in a heated exchange on Monday night's Q&A.

ABC should apologise for Lambie's 'racist' views: Muslim leaders

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 25: In this photo illustration the Social networking site Facebook is reflected in the eye of a ...

Is your screen a site for sore eyes?

Commercial leasing could hold some of the answers for residential tenants.

The answer to renter woes? Copy commercial leases, experts say

Australian Diamonds Captain Sharni Layton at Collingwood HQ today. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 22ND NOVEMBER 2016

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Australian Diamonds Captain Sharni Layton at Collingwood HQ today. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 22ND NOVEMBER 2016

Barrack for Collingwood netball at your own risk

COMMENT
Liz Ellis

Kathy Bell kept most of her hair during 16 rounds of chemotherapy.

The technology taking hair loss out of cancer treatment

Julia Medew

Ronan Bray and Daniel Rainone, founders of PopUpShopUp

How we saved $50,000 paying no rent for a year

Caroline James

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

Public asset sales on the cards as Victoria moves to shore up budget

EXCLUSIVE
Josh Gordon

CFA career firefighters reap perks as bitter dispute continues

Havoc on the Monash as three cars and a truck collide, three badly hurt

The footage which was reportedly seized by police on Tuesday afternoon.

Doncaster death: New footage may be of dead man's brother

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 ...

Thousands caught up in CityLink fine woes as penalties mount

Dennis Yarrington narrowly avoided being punched while working as a principal.

Under attack: Huge number of school principals face violence

Parkville resident Peter Iliades said he safe living next door to the youth justice centre. Peter Iliades with his ...

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

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

INVESTIGATION

Police conduct raids on properties across Sydney's south-west on Wednesday.

Raids home in on Assyrian crime gangs in Sydney

1 hr ago

Three mothers who lost their daughters to domestic violence have called on MPs to change domestic violence laws.

Our lost daughters: Letters that may change the law

QLD

A photograph supplied by ACT Labor politician Bec Cody showing one of the tiles in the men's urinal at the Sussex Inlet ...

RSL cops a spray over 'racist' tiles in men's toilet

ACT

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon questioned Glenn Druery when he appeared before the Senate voting reform committee at ...

Greens call for MPs who rort expenses to face jail

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Turnbull's new scare campaign is going to work

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Tax on sugar, salts and fat could save $3.4b, increase life spans

Tom McIlroy

Treasurer Scott Morrison said the planned return to surplus would not be affected because the money was going to go to ...

Ministers threaten tax increases if spending cuts are not passed

Fergus Hunter

An Amnesty International photograph of children playing near the refugee processing centre on Nauru.

Nauru requests Immigration block data sought under FOI

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

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

The Maribyrnong immigration detention centre in Melbourne was the harshest facility in Australia in 2014-15, according ...

Use of force, restraints against immigration detainees doubles

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Sources said Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has been killed.

Kim Jong-un's estranged brother reportedly poisoned at airport

Lindsay Murdoch

In a 2016 incident, a Russian Su-24 aircraft makes a low altitude pass by the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea.

Russian jets buzz a US destroyer at close range

59 mins ago

US President Donald Trump

Trump told weeks ago that Flynn withheld truth on Russia

Sara Connor at an earlier court appearance.

Connor and boyfriend were 'desperate' after learning Bali cop died

Jewel Topsfield

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

Australia Post's service looks stark when compared with Britain's equivalent, Royal Mail.

I've stopped relying on Australia Post - and I'm not alone

COMMENT
Vivienne Pearson

Illustration: Andrew Dyson.

Amid their celebrations, Trump's enemies forgot one important thing

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

Domino's

What zero tolerance really means for Domino's?

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Companies are rewarding shareholders this reporting season.

Markets Live: ASX tops 5800 as CBA rallies

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

Watch out for sharks, and put something aside regularly for emergencies. Illustration: John Spooner

Cash-poor Aussies letting shonky operators take advantage

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

"How dare you!": Seven chairman Kerry Stokes scolded a reporter asking about the reasons behind the sudden departure of ...

'How dare you!': The question that outraged Kerry Stokes

Colin Kruger, CBD
2 mins ago

Officeworks for sale: Wesfarmers looks to cash in

Patrick Hatch

Domino's profits soar, shares dive amid staff exploitation concerns

Catie Low
1 hr ago

Seven profit down 90 per cent as Yahoo7, Presto writedowns bite

Lucy Battersby

Origin takes $1.9b writedown on oil slump

Brian Robins

Check out TerraCycle to find out how you can recycle old makeup.

Household items you can recycle but probably aren't

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

Thirteen things organised people always have in their homes

Prices growth in Melbourne has moved from the inner and middle-ring suburbs to the outer suburbs.

Calling the CBD home: is it really all it's cracked up to be?

Commercial leasing could hold some of the answers for residential tenants.

Answer to renters' woes? Copy these landlords, experts say

Melbourne city aerial photo's. 13th January 2017.

Melbourne land boom delivers big gains for short-term investors

Stop, you're spraying your cologne in the wrong place

Grooming

Kyle Maynardbear-crawled to the top of Kilimanjaro, on all fours, head facing down.

This is the most inspiring person you will read about today

Self Improvement

Watch out for sharks, and put something aside regularly for emergencies. Illustration: John Spooner

Cash-poor Aussies letting shonky operators take advantage

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

John Collett dinkus. 7th February 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

BRICs, CIVETS, NUTS and other useless acronyms

John Collett

Ronan Bray and Daniel Rainone, founders of Popupshopup, have built a business taking advantage of unused space.

How we saved $50,000 paying no rent for a year

Caroline James

Ben Acott, founder of POD Life, has relocated to Silicon Valley.

POD Life bulks up

Alexandra Cain

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Meet Canada's new PM: Joe Trudeau

Monash Freeway crash

Woman trapped in car after Monash Freeway crash

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Repairs underway on Lake Oroville Dam

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Government hints at tax rises

Federal Politics

: Incoming, Richard Mosse in collaboration with Trevor Tweeten and Ben Frost at The Curve, Barbican on February 14, 2017 ...

World of Photos

1 hr ago

Stan - Billions

Binge every episode of Billions before the brand new season - 20th Feb

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes 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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Waleed Aly and Carrie Bickmore bicker on The Project.

Are there problems brewing on Network Ten's The Project?

COMMENT
Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Moby is ready to bring down Donald Trump.

Moby claims to have information that Russia is blackmailing Trump

Rob Moran

Ed Sheeran performs <i>Shape of You</i> at the Grammys earlier this week.

Ed Sheeran reveals why he's such a prolific songwriter

Broede Carmody

Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose (left) and guitarist Slash perform at the MCG on Tuesday night.

Boo! Guns N' Roses confuse Melbourne with Sydney

Timna Jacks, Martin Boulton

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

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

Alyse and Matt: Simply "ambitious newlyweds"?

MKR is a sigh of the times for reality TV

COMMENT
Larissa Dubecki

Emo Donald Trump.

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

Rob Moran

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose worked the crowd into a frenzy.

Guns N' Roses rock MCG in front of 70,000, despite wobbly start

Martin Boulton

Werner Herzog

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

Harrison Ford greets fans at a Star Wars fan event in Sydney in December.

Harrison Ford pilots plane to wrong runway

Alex Stedman
56 mins ago

JK Rowling has given fans a Valentine's Day treat by effortlessly shutting down conservative commentator Piers Morgan.

Piers Morgan's attack on JK Rowling backfires spectacularly

Broede Carmody

"Hot mug shot guy," Jeremy Meeks, has made his New York Fashion Week runway debut.

Remember hot mugshot guy? He just made his modelling debut

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

Danielle Sepulveres

I went on my ex's game show and (weirdly) it brought me closure

Millie Bobby Brown attends the Calvin Klein Collection Front Row during New York Fashion Week on February 10, 2017 in ...

12-year-old TV star signs with Miranda Kerr's modelling agency

Mary Ward

Actually, Valentine's Day is a good time to reflect on "happy ever afters".

Boy, bye: What to do when your partner comes out as a Trump fan

SATIRE
Clementine Ford

Barack and Michelle Obama farewell the White House.

MObama returns to Twitter, is still in love, and still on that island

Keira Knightley.

Knightley, Cumberbatch write open letter to British PM

Magdalena Mis

Push-upsare a stretch contraction exercise.

The 'protective' message in sore muscles

Sarah Berry

The usual: Ham sandwich.

One in six people have had the same lunch for at least two years

Lydia Willgress

Losing time on social media? There's a reason why.

Why we waste our time on Facebook

Evelyn Lewin

A Chinese banquet of choice at Fitzroy's Ricky and Pinky.

Study finds most Australians think restaurant menus too confusing

Create healthy treats using the natural sweetness of fruit.

Natural sweeteners you'll never regret

Calamari salad served at Recreation Bistro and Bottle Shop in Fitzroy.

How do you cure a restaurant location curse?

Gemima Cody

Facebook: Lindsey Paradiso

Woman's heartbreaking post about late-term abortion goes viral

Sarah pictured with the offending "cigar".

Babysitter asked to stop smoking... only it wasn't a cigar in her hand

The teacher's impressive tattoo.

Teacher keeps promise to students to get tattoo of their names

Business class on board the Qatar Airways Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.

Captain of the world's longest flight route reveals his long-haul tips

Lawrence Gullery

No-one wants to hear your travel tips.

The dirty little secret about travel advice

Ben Groundwater

Canadians love ice hockey. And apologising.

The 10 things Australians need to understand about Canadians

Ben Groundwater

The Nokia 3310 has become an internet legend, and it could be coming back.

'Unbreakable' 3310 may be making a comeback

Getting cash payments right in Brazil is a crucial test for Uber.

Murders, robberies after Uber policy change

1 hr ago

The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 - which already has had its flying debut over Dubai's iconic, sail-shaped Burj ...

The city planning to have flying, driverless taxis this year

3D TV

Why 3D TV failed, and what's next

Lifehacker

We need Australian telcos to fix broadband traffic jams, not simply tell us exactly how choked the roads are.

Aussie telcos must be made to improve speeds

COMMENT

2017 Volkswagen GTI.

New Volkswagen Golf GTI review

David McCowen

Holden's European-sourced models could soon have a French flavour.

Why Holden's future could have a French flavour

Greg Kable

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 Volkswagen Golf.

New Volkswagen Golf reviewed

David McCowen

AFL Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick announces his retirement during a media conference at AFL House, he will be replaced by ...

AFL has no regrets over Essendon and Hird

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

AFL Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick announces his retirement

AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick retires

BREAKING
Sam McClure
1 hr ago

Michael Firrito pinged for a rushed behind in this incident last season.

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

Sam McClure

Murphy says he is embarrassed about the lack of leadship on gay marriage.

Bulldogs skipper says it's time for leadership on gay marriage

Andrew Tate
1 hr ago

Dale Thomas

Daisy hopes to trigger a fifth year with Blues

Jon Pierik

Fitzpatrick is happy with the way the AFL handled the Essendon situation.

AFL has no regrets over Essendon and Hird

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

Lionel Messi

Barcelona equal record loss in Champions League boilover

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

Sharni Layton might make it harder to hate Collingwood

Which Super Netball team should you barrack for?

Liz Ellis

Big talkers: Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather are edging towards a deal.

McGregor v Mayweather mega-fight 'inches closer'

Des Bieler

Got him! Shane Warne celebrates Test wicket no.700 at the MCG in 2006, but was never given the nod as skipper.

Cricket is too blind to the idea of bowlers as captains

COMMENT
Jonathan Liew

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

Pies pumped and primed for Super Netball city derby

Shane Watson.

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

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