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Dimitrious Gargasoulas has been charged with five counts of murder.

Bourke St tragedy: Judge calls for update on case

21 mins ago

Hackett leaves Southport watch house on Wednesday after his arrest.

Grant Hackett 'safe and sober' but still in hiding after going missing

8 mins ago

Rocco Arico has been found guilty of extortion.

Mafia kingpin Rocco Arico guilty of extortion, faces deportation

34 mins ago

Clive Palmer The Former: before his dramatic weight loss.

Clive Palmer paid $250,000 to fly Kyrgyz woman to Singapore

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'Violence for violence sake': Good Samaritans bashed by teens

1 hr ago

It's a seller's market but why are are the vendors sitting tight?

'Great Australian Dream' too hard for 90 per cent of home buyers

Target faces $200k claim over 'stolen' print it sold for $14

Conjuring up Watergate as clouds darken over Trump administration

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Hockey warns Trump over nationalistic 'America First' rhetoric

Surprise drop in Telstra profits as customers walk out the door

UPDATED

Five-year plan to save Geelong line from slower, busier trains

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Motive for Lin family murders revealed as only surviving child speaks

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 16: Jobe Watson of the Bombers warms up prior to the 2017 JLT Community Series match ...

A night of footy comebacks as Bombers face Collingwood

Live
16 mins ago

Out on the town: Genie and John.

Eugenie Bouchard keeps her word on Super Bowl date bet

Has the traditional business suit finally died?

Has the 'smart casual' epidemic made it harder to dress for work?

Men's Style

Can we please stop telling stay-at-home mums they suck?

Can we please stop telling stay-at-home mums they suck?

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Helicopter pilot lands to ask truckie for directions

Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, speaks during a press briefing.

How will Sean Spicer mangle your name? Spicer-ize yourself

Family did not stop the tumble, but it did help Gregor to get back up.

My name is Gregor, and I'm an alcoholic. I have a story to tell

Are married people actually healthier? It's complicated...

Are married people actually healthier? It's complicated...

The great Australian dream is beyond reach for a generation of Australians.

'Great Australian Dream' too hard for 90 per cent of home buyers

Caulfield station will be among those to receive an extended platform,

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Caulfield station will be among those to receive an extended platform,

Longer platforms to be built for new high-capacity trains

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 11: Sarah Jolly of the Demons is congratulated by Daisy Pearce of the Demons after ...

Daisy Pearce on how the Demons ignited their season

Kim Jong Nam in Macau, China, in 2010.

Will the assassination of Kim Jong-nam remain a mystery?

Lindsay Murdoch

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If something isn't done, more people will be standing on Geelomng trains

Five-year plan to save Geelong line from slower, more crowded trains

Five reasons Melbourne is no longer the most liveable city

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

CFA member stood aside over 'filming women in changeroom'

UPDATED

Premier Daniel Andrews inherited a troubled strategy when Victorian Labor won office in November 2014.

'Not happy place?': Premier defends not sharing web history

Melbourne's bus contracts are set to be overhauled.

The $600m fix for our least popular public transport

A mountain of flowers was placed on Bourke Street Mall in the wake of the massacre.

Four weeks on, Bourke Street victim's condition improves

Janine and Denis Guingan.

Janine and Denis still wonder, could their twins have been saved

EXCLUSIVE

Senator Pauline Hanson at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 15 February 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

'Splitsville' for WA One Nation as deal sparks revolt

WA

Eddie Obeid outside the NSW Supreme Court in December.

Eddie Obeid makes fresh bid for freedom

EXCLUSIVE

More than 140 passengers on the Sun Princess cruise ship were diagnosed with norovirus.

'People in hazmat suits': Illness strikes ship again

QLD

The RSPCA says banning dangerous dog breeds simply won't work.

'Dangerous dog' rules not the solution: RSPCA

ACT

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a parent-teacher conference listening session inside the Roosevelt Room of ...

Hockey warns Trump over 'America First' rhetoric

Tom McIlroy

Malcolm Turnbull caves after flirting with housing backflip

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

'I'm still at the crease': Barnstorming Barnaby's big year

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

Luci Ellis says it is not all about owning your own home.

Calm down on housing affordability, says Reserve

Peter Martin
32 mins ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 February 2017. Photo: ...

It's a goal, it's a target, no, it's . . . Labor's energy policy

ANALYSIS

The number of jobs rose by 13,500 in the month, but that was entirely due to growth in part time work, with full-time ...

Full-time jobs plunge as unemployment rate ticks down to 5.7%

10 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 13 February 2017. Photo: ...

'Biggest glass jaw in Canberra': Fired up PM takes aim at Shorten

US President Donald Trump stands outside the West Wing of the White House as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, not ...

Conjuring up Watergate as clouds darken over Trump administration

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, at the White House during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At ...

Jared Kushner's ties to Israel

Jodi Kantor

Kim Jong-nam in 2001.

Assassination of Kim joins list of unsolved Malaysian mysteries

Lindsay Murdoch

Before the election, supporters of Donald Trump were the main audience for fake news stories.

'The fix is in': Journos take stock of Trump's media playbook

Josephine Tovey

Is Melbourne losing it's liveability through poor planning and traffic gridlock and becoming monstrous?

Why Melbourne is no longer the world's most liveable city

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Why have our ministers got it in for the unemployed?

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Tinder may be causing what researchers call "a feedback loop".

Why Tinder makes us act in gender-stereotypical ways

COMMENT
Jeanette Purvis

Woolworths Holdings paid $2.1 billion to buy the David Jones department store chain in 2014.

David Jones sales sag in first half

Catie Low
1 hr ago

''You've only got to look at the arithmetic,'' said former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser.

Review rejects 'independence' quotas for industry super funds

Slater & Gordon

Slater and Gordon closes at new low as investors face wipeout

UPDATED
Sarah Danckert
1 hr ago

The government has been criticised for allowing jobs to be filled by overseas workers.

Buck passed over hiring of IT workers on 457 visas

Anna Patty

Clive Palmer paid $250,000 to fly Kyrgyz woman to Singapore

Telstra plunge keeps cap on ASX gains

Myriam Robin and Jessica Sier

'Industry will stop': Wave of protests to hit construction sites

Nick Toscano

'Criminals': Domino's CEO slams whistleblowers

Jorge Branco

The great Australian dream of a house on a quarter-acre block is fast fading.

'Great Australian Dream' too difficult for 90 per cent of buyers

Australia's apartment market is self-correcting with fewer projects in the pipeline, but won't crash, Qualitas says.

Why Victoria is the worst offender for affordable housing

This Versailles style swimming pool is just one of many that give us serious pool envy.

The most breathtaking swimming pool locations in the world

Artist Jon Campbell, seen in 2013 with one of his designs for an art tram.

Target faces $200k claim over 'stolen' print it sold for $14

The five decor items no one is decorating their homes with anymore

The pricey water is promoted as a sophisticated alternative to alcohol.

This luxury iceberg water costs more than a rare whisky

Luxury

Has the traditional business suit finally died?

Has the 'smart casual' boom made it harder to dress for work?

Men's Style

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'It's a stock-picker's market' and other cliches

Scott Phillips

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Cash-poor Aussies letting shonky operators take advantage

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Louise Taper of Etsy Store RACINELabel was a stallholder at Sydney's Etsy Made Local Markets.

How to be a global business from day one

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

No permanence: Service can be disrupted in the gig economy.

Can we expect commitment on demand in a gig economy?

Tony Featherstone

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Hackett claims he was bashed

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Donald Trump addresses racism, sort of

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Bayern humiliate Arsenal

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Trailer: Trespass against us

Illustration: Alan Moir

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Mel Gibson at the AACTA Awards in Sydney last December.

Mel Gibson in talks to direct Suicide Squad sequel

Rob Moran

Hugh Grant stared in Love Actually as the newly-elected Prime Minister.

Love Actually is getting a sequel, but there's a catch

Broede Carmody

Vegan Courtney is brought to tears on MKR.

MKR's Courtney on vegan hate mail and why she now eats meat

Broede Carmody

Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue in <i>Flammable Children</i>.

Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce as we've never seen them before

Garry Maddox

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney in The Katering Show.

The Katering Show's Kates to tackle breakfast TV in new ABC series

Rob Moran

Seafood king Josh is forced to eat humble pie on MKR.

MKR's seafood couple leaves fishy taste in and out of mouths

Broede Carmody

John from Married At First Sight will give traditional dating a go.

Married At First Sight's John says his matchmaking days are over

Aja Styles

Keira Macguire loses the plot on I'm A Celebrity.

Keira Maguire competes for title of 'Most Epic Meltdown Ever'

Christine Sams

Liam Neeson as Father Ferreira in <i>Silence</i>.

Silence shows Scorsese has begun to talk to God again

Paul Byrnes

Matt Damon leads a group of 11th-century European mercenaries in <I>The Great Wall</I>.

Chinese epic The Great Wall a refreshing new step for Hollywood

Jake Wilson

Shooting light: Bentley Dean, co-director of the Oscar-nominated film Tanna. (Digitally altered image)

Trump backlash may kill Australian film Tanna's Oscar chances

Garry Maddox

"So you can be a Sharia law supporter and be half-pregnant at the same time, C'mon," Senator Lambie said.

It's not enough to counter fear of Sharia law by insisting Islam is 'feminist'

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Ashton Kutcher teared up as he testified about human trafficking at the Senate Foreign Relations on Wednesday in ...

Ashton's moving testimony to fight online sex trafficking

Alex Gangitano

With social media, we are all in the public eye.

Thanks to social media, a mind-change has become a minefield

Kerri Sackville
1 hr ago

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Kanye West leaves the Yeezy show fashion during New York Fashion Week at pier 59 on ...

Kanye steps up the diversity with Yeezy Season 5

Clare Press

It is romantic to take your husband's name, I think, but I understand why the thought of it gets under people's skin and ...

I changed my name, but I can't change who I am

Annie Brown

'The last few years have been an intense time of self-discovery.'

I swapped monogamy for online dating and casual sex

COMMENT

Karlie Kloss has been criticised for appearing dressed as a geisha in March's US Vogue.

Karlie Kloss apologises for 'yellow face' Vogue shoot

Mary Ward

Eyes for him only ... Ivanka Trump and Justin Trudeau.

The internet is obsessed with Ivanka 'swooning' over Justin Trudeau

Annie Brown

Step back into yourself.

Reduce stress today with these three steps

Sarah Berry

Sore back? Put down the pill and get up and move a little.

Lower back ache? Be active and wait it out

GINA KOLATA

Gregor Stronach.

My name is Gregor, and I’m an alcoholic

Gregor Stronach

Snack-sized cheeseburgers and fries.

Melbourne's original food truck Beatbox graduates to burger joint

Taste test: Elsa the cat drinks Apollo Peak's 'cat wine' at Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, California.

Cat wine: Why drink alone when you can drink with your pet?

Good Food - Lotus cheeseburger. Dan Hong's famous cheeseburger. Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 16th Sept 2015.

What is processed cheese anyway?

"The image was a representation of my world, our world, for the past over two and a half years staring back at me."

Startling photograph shows the challenging journey of IVF

A substitute teacher thoughtless comments devastated a young cancer survivor.

Teacher shames five-year-old cancer survivor

A 'moderate' amount of screen time will not harm teenagers, a study has found.

Six hours a day screen-time is OK for teens, study finds

Australian passport generic.

Miss this detail on your passport and your holiday could be ruined

Aubrey Perry

Captain's Choice newly-chartered 757 which will come online for the 2018 program.

Eleven bucket-list destinations on one all-business class plane

Alison Stewart

Frontier township: Cooktown.

Most northern point in Australia is hard to reach ... but not for long

Craig Tansley

Apple has the advantage of having more phones equipped with its virtual assistant Siri than its competitors.

Tech giants clash in battle of the bots

Donald Trump favours Twitter.

Twitter account trumps Trump at his own game

The Surface Book's tablet-like screen can attach to the base either way.

Microsoft's latest Surface Book is near perfect, if you can afford it

The reality of internet use right now shouldn't dictate the kind of infrastructure we need for the future.

Why NBN is wrong about gigabit internet

COMMENT

Has our reliance on connected devices outrun the capabilities of our networks?

When all your connected devices die at once

COMMENT

2017 Hyundai i30. Embargo: 8/9/2016

Hyundai won't offer cut-price i30

Daniel DeGasperi

2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Cabriolet.

Driven: Mercedes C63 S Cabriolet

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mitsubishi Triton GLS Sports Edition.

Tough looking Triton revealed

Dom Tripolone

Jaguar F-Pace.

New engines for 2018 Jaguars

Dom Tripolone

2017 Nissan Pathfinder.

Details: 2017 Nissan Pathfinder

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ford Ranger FX4 Limited Edition.

New Ford Ranger FX4 revealed

Dom Tripolone

Back in action: Jobe Watson.

Pies v Dons: Big footy comebacks in pre-season opener

Live
Jon Pierik
16 mins ago

Jake Carlisle 'hasn't missed a beat since January'.

Carlisle could make All-Australian, says Frawley:

Jon Pierik
30 mins ago

Hawthorn Hawks recruit Jaeger O'Meara visits Summerdale primary school in Tasmania where he meets fan Jessica Murray, ...

At last, we may get half a look at O'Meara

Daniel Cherny

Dan Butler takes a mark.

Prestia leads way as key Tigers run hot in scratch match

Here's your pre-season fixture

Meg Downie in trouble on Saturday night after the collision that has earned Magpie Sophie Casey a suspension.

Serious injuries expose limits of AFLW player lists

Samantha Lane
1 hr ago

Out: Bulldogs skipper Katie Brennan

AFLW teams: round three ins and outs

54 mins ago

Ready for action: Nat Fyfe is back after a serious leg injury.

So what's new? Things to look for this pre-season

Ronny Lerner

Grant Hackett posted an image of himself to social media, his face bloody and bruised.

Hackett 'safe' after family appeal

1 hr ago

Steve O'Keefe

O'Keefe tipped to thrive in India, spin subtlety the key

Out on the town: Genie and John.

Bouchard keeps her word on Super Bowl date bet

Figures on Facebook showed the video had reached 93,000 views as of Thursday.

South Melbourne push A-League case as stream tops 93,000 views

Michael Lynch

Socceroo Ryan McGowan, whose father has been found guilty of murder.

Jury finds Socceroo's father guilty of murder

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