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Caravan question: Where did Don Nardella live?

Benjamin Preiss

The ATO wants to initially help businesses understand and meet their tax obligations.

Work in these jobs? ATO may be about to come knocking

Delinquency rates had also decreased since 2011, thanks to low interest rates.

Melbourne booms while rest of the state wilts

EXCLUSIVE

Federal Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has apologised for announcing a boost in Garuda Indonesia flights between Australia ...

Minister apologises for 'insensitive' statement on crash anniversary

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The Gatwick Hotel in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda.

Gatwick owners to reap rewards, after quietly buying up apartments

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces Don Nardella's resignation from Labor caucus. Don Nardella is a Member of ...

ALP just two idiots shy of minority after expense scandal

COMMENT

'Friendly gentle man' stabs 5-year-old girl 25 times

Anti-vaxxers use tried and true methods to instil fear, doubt

COMMENT

'Shaken up': Skiers rescued after avalanche at French resort

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Jetstar, Virgin cop fines for 'misleading and deceptive' price tactics

Selwood's speeding costs Cats' sponsorship

UPDATED

The 22-year-old victim was allegedly forced to drive this 4WD across Queensland.

Service station stop helped save terrified backpacker from two-month ordeal

1 hr ago

Sniffing victory: Under fire India captain Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Steve O'Keefe.

Bare-knuckle fight: India pull off epic victory

1 hr ago

Passengers will now have to pay an additional levy on flights.

Aussies beware - Trump's new travel ban will impact you

COMMENT

Shirley Mancer is unhappy at her retirement home but can't afford to move out.

'I'm not happy here': When retirement living falls short

Adele charmed fans in Brisbane over the weekend, but got more than she bargained for when she was attacked by mosquitoes.

Adele's hilarious reaction to mozzies during Australian tour

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Isaiah Firebrace picked for Eurovision 2017

Former star fund manager for Perpetual, Peter Morgan, says pressure is likely to increase further on CEOs as ...

Is it important for employees to like you?

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Is that a coal fire power station, or Armageddon?

'Clean coal' is a con and it's costing us lives

The completed house, which took 24 hours to 3D print.

3D home - with kitchen and bathroom - printed in a day for $15,000

David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

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David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

David Stratton: New film is a joyous tribute to an Australian treasure

Karl Quinn

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has announced sweeping job cuts, and a $50 million investment in content and ...

Cut the buzz, Guthrie and tell us what this means for ABC viewers

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Woodsreef fenceling clearing of White box Oct 2014. Photo: Phil Spark

'These impacts may be irreversible': Report reveals alarming reality

ANALYSIS
Peter Hannam

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A Melbourne father has reportedly died while returning from Mount Everest base camp.

Mt Everest death: Man 'complained of breathing difficulties'

Principals furious, mull revolt over 'deeply offensive' abuse request

DFO South Wharf evacuated as fire breaks out

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Bikie jailed for kidnapping man who asked for his stolen Harley

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The multibillion-dollar question for Melbourne's next port

The driver was sentenced to jail in the County Court.

Drugged driver jailed for 20 months for crash which cost a man his leg

TAC's Driver think Rider, Rider think Driver campaign.

Number of motorcylists killed on our roads drops by 73 per cent

The 22-year-old victim was allegedly forced to drive this 4WD across Queensland.

British backpacker met accused rapist at 'bush doof'

QLD

Victims of institutional child sexual abuse will be compensated under a national redress scheme.

Hundreds of sex abuse allegations referred to police

Crash on the Hume Highway at Pheasants Nest on March 7.

Woman and child killed in horror crash on Hume

UPDATED

Karana Downs chef Patrick Willemyns was found dead in his own home.

Man charged with murdering golf club chef in home

QLD

The medical community is united behind the importance of childhood vaccines.

Anti-vaxxer movement using tried and true methods to create doubt

Stephanie Peatling

After a rocky start, Michelle Guthrie finally asserts control

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Housing affordability: 70,000 helped by plan to wipe 25% of mortgage cost

Eryk Bagshaw

Peter Varghese says a super-department is not needed because the present system 'works pretty well'.

Super-department not needed to fight terror, say security experts

Clive Palmer.

Dieting Clive Palmer finds poetic inspiration in Tim Tams, cream

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has announced a sweeping restructure of ABC management.

200 jobs to go as Guthrie reveals ABC restructure

Australian Federal Police generic photo. 9th January 2017. Photo by Jason South

Government planning Department of Homeland Security

EXCLUSIVE

Australian man Guiseppe Serafino

'Self-medicating' Australian faces year in Bali jail over cannabis

New travel ban: US President Donald Trump.

Travel ban rollout shows all is not well in Trumpworld

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

There is a growing rift between Malaysia and North Korea over the death of Kim Jong-nam.

Malaysia and North Korea bar each other's citizens from leaving

30 mins ago

An Emirati soldier fires blanks as part of a military exercise in Abu Dhabi, UAE, last week during a major military ...

Escalation in ship attacks pushes Yemen towards starvation

Melbourne needs more options than detached house and land packages on the fringe and inner-city dog boxes.

How we can fix Melbourne's housing affordability crisis

COMMENT
Kate Shaw

Minister Peter Dutton at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 2 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

'A solution looking for a problem': the downside to following America

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

There was outrage at Donald Trump's threat to funding for women's health.

Women's health rights under threat in Australia

COMMENT
Helen Szoke

Committee deputy chairman Matt Thistlethwaite puts a question to Ian Narev, Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive.

'Ridiculous' – This was CBA's Yes Minister moment

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson
1 hr ago

Big investor heading out as Ten shares hit historical lows

Lucy Battersby

The RBA governor Philip Lowe

RBA digging in, showing signs of frustration

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin
1 hr ago

Target managing director Guy Russo is confident the chain can beat the international apparel brands in the battle over ...

Target wants to win 'small f' fashion battle

Catie Low
1 hr ago

ANZ says departures not linked to rate rigging allegations

Sarah Danckert
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Jetstar, Virgin handed penalties for 'drip pricing' techniques

Lucy Cormack

Government warned over energy policy paralysis

Brian Robins

Obamacare shift sparks ASX turnaround

Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

The actions of the Reserve Bank can directly affect how much money is in your pocket.

Why the Reserve Bank cares so much about house prices

The completed house, which took 24 hours to 3D print.

3D home - with kitchen and bathroom - printed in a day for $15,000

Are you inadvertently making your home more attractive to thieves?

How burglarproof is your home? What robbers look for

90 Gardenvale Road was the cheap house that sold in Gardenvale last year.

Suburbs where you can't buy a house for under $1 million

"Don't hesitate to buy an apartment, but be selective when you're doing it," says buyers' agent Janet Spencer.

Is there ever really a good time to buy an apartment?

The Drive de Cartier watch.

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They seem like the perfect employee on paper, but the reality is quite different.

How to spot a toxic employee before you hire them

Management

Flexible work enables employees to juggle careers and parenthood.

You can't legislate away guilt, but you can fix women's retirement

COMMENT
Sarah Saunders

Opportunites for women have never been better.

The biggest economic change of the past half century

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Kate Carnell is concerned the ATO may make the situation worse for small businesses.

Fears ATO will hand over small businesses to credit agencies 'willy nilly'

Cara Waters

There are a number of options allowing interested parties to take an ownership share in your business.

How do I split my business?

Max Newnham

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Man shoots at police during Dandenong chase

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Isaiah Firebrace picked for Eurovision 2017

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Backpacker's outback hostage ordeal

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ABC cuts 200 jobs

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Poor Cheryl gets subjected to 'embarrassing' mimicry of how she talks by Andrew at the <i>Married At First Sight</i> ...

Andrew's true colours shine at the MAFS dinner party

COMMENT
Aja Styles
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Josh looking a little unhappy at the MKR judges' decision.

'Seafood king' Josh causes new MKR frenemies' jaws to drop

Aja Styles
1 hr ago

The X Factor winner Isaiah Firebrace is heading to Ukraine in May.

X Factor winner Isaiah will be Australia's Eurovision entrant

Sarah Thomas

Adele charmed fans in Brisbane over the weekend, but got more than she bargained for when she was attacked by mosquitoes.

Adele's hilarious reaction to mosquitoes during Australian tour

Broede Carmody
33 mins ago

Carrie Fisher in 2011.

Lennon's son releases Beatles-esque song written by Fisher

Rob Moran

Carson Kressley farewells Australia on the 2017 season of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.

Carson Kressley thinks a 'queen' will snatch the I'm A Celeb crown

Broede Carmody

Bill Paxton at the 2015 Critics' Choice Television Awards in Beverly Hills.

Death certificate reveals cause of actor Bill Paxton's death

Rob Moran

Thordis Elva on <i>Q&A.</i>

Q&A; recap: How to forgive a rapist and other stories

Andrew P Street

Feast of colour: Kosky has created a show of broad popular appeal.

Review: Barrie Kosky's Saul a truly outstanding production ★★★★★

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL

Naked villainy: Lars Eidinger's Richard III is all too knowing and self-referential.

Death, destruction, despair amid down-to-earth opening weekend

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Debbie Cuthbertson

Paz Lenchantin (left) has replaced Kim Deal as the Pixies' new bassist.

Pixies maintain power and passion that inspired generations

Review
Martin Boulton

Women in "pussy hats" listen to speakers at the Women's March on Washington in January.

Is feminism ready to strike this International Women's Day?

Celeste Liddle

The female traffic light signals were installed at the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets in the Melbourne ...

'Female' traffic lights spark mixed responses on social media

Annie Brown

The jury is out on black charcoal blackhead masks.

Social media is obsessed with this beauty treatment, but does it work?

Natalie Reilly

Geena Davis

The parenting advice I'm taking from Geena Davis

Jacinta Tynan

Former President Barack Obama accompanied by former first lady Michelle Obama leaves the National Gallery of Art in ...

The Obamas are nailing off-duty style

Annie Brown

Thordis Elva was 16 when she was raped by 18-year-old Australian exchange student Tom Stranger in Reykjavik, Iceland. ...

I changed my mind after seeing Thordis Elva and her rapist speak

Kerri Sackville

Meghan Markle at a dinner in Toronto in April 2016, months before her relationship with Prince Harry went public.

Meghan Markle has commenced her princess transformation

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Rihanna accepts her applause at the end of her Fall-Winter 2017/2018 ready-to-wear collection.

Rihanna subverts school uniforms with 'athluxury' show

Annie Brown

Human hand wearing rubber glove and holding spray bottle

Fragranced products are making us sick, study finds

Sarah Berry

Hydrate and slow down.

Want a productive work day? Watch what you eat

Fitness
Carrie Dennett

Foam rolling can exacerbate injury if you're not careful.

Five foam rolling mistakes to avoid

Christina D'Adamio

Silky, mouth-watering, delectable, clean-tasting wontons.

Prawn wontons with spring onion, ginger and vinegar dressing

Already a staple in some parts of the world, sorghum is on the path to superfood status in the West.

Goodbye quinoa, this is the new supergrain of 2017

The 'Subway fresh' has lost its appeal with consumers.

'Mystery meat': Subway responds to fake chicken allegations

Chrissy Teigen is renowned for experimenting with a fringe.

'I didn't think it could happen to me': Chrissy Teigen opens up

The boy doesn't like it when teachers accidentally use his first name.

'Should I let my six-year-old change his rather unusual name?'

The restaurant manager has said he does not know how the juice became contaminated.

Kids hospitalised after drinking contaminated juice at restaurant

Actress Louise Linton copped a backlash over inaccuracies in her travel memoir.

Cringeworthy: This actress lied in her travel story, but don't we all?

Ben Groundwater

The person in the middle seat should be entitled to use the armrests.

The unspoken rule: Here's who should get the armrest on flights

Christopher Elliott

Get ready for even more invasive pat downs at US airports.

US airport security pat-downs are about to get even more invasive

Justin Bachman

The new Sonos Playbase soundbar is designed to hide under your television and give your lounge room an audio overhaul.

Sonos Playbase finds its place in lounge room

COMMENT

Fake news stories abounded on Facebook in the US election campaign.

Facebook combats fake news with warning label

Fire serves many purposes, just keep it away from dry grass unless you have an escape route.

Review: new Zelda game is hard to fault, impossible to put down

Google's market share for smartphones shipped is now less than one per cent worldwide.

Google misses chance for smartphone glory?

Fans get ready for the final IEM 2016 event in Katowice, Poland.

$260k esports event announced for Sydney

Holden remains committed to Australia, despite questions surrounding its Opel-sourced Astra.

GM: 'Holden future secure'

Stephen Ottley

The Audi Q8 Sport Concept is powered by a twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine that is paired with an electric motor.

Audi Q8 Sport Concept revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Porsche 911 GT3.

New Porsche 911 GT3 revealed

Andrew MacLean

2018 BMW X3 spy shots.

New BMW X3 spied

Dom Tripolone

2017 Kia Niro plug-in hybrid.

Kia reveals plug-in Niro

Drive Staff

STRICT EMBARGO 3AM 07/03/17 AEDT Volkswagen has unveiled its new Arteon sedan, a high-end successor to the discontinued CC.

VW reveals upmarket Arteon sedan

Greg Kable

Selwood with junior footballers in Warrnambool the day before he was nabbed speeding last month.

Cats lose TAC sponsorship over Selwood's law breaking

UPDATED
Sam McClure

Selected: Jack Watts.

Watts back in favour, Ablett and Bont to play

Michael Gleeson

Potentially sold-out games at Etihad Stadium will not be moved to the MCG.

AFL won't budge on blockbusters at Etihad Stadium

Caroline Wilson

One out: With Sarah Jones on maternity leave, Neroli Meadows (pictured) is now the only woman on Fox Footy.

Women the face of football - for NRL, not AFL

Caroline Wilson
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: Ross Lyon, coach of the Dockers looks for the wind direction during the 2016 AFL Round 20 ...

Lyon's 'dual narrative': High aims, low expectations

Justin Chadwick

Melbourne's Daisy Pearce.

Pearce crashes through another glass ceiling

Scott Spits

Isaac Heeney has glandular fever.

Young Swan struck down by glandular fever

Ronny Lerner

Ryder wins the ball in the ruck against Richmond.

Ryder accepts rough conduct fine

India's captain Virat Kohli, third right, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Australia's captain Steven Smith, ...

It's over. India levels series after stunning Australian collapse

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Rohan Connolly

Indian captain Virat Kohli may have to be mindful of new rules for ''send-offs''.

The law catches up with cricket, but why so long

Greg Baum

Cavaliers star forward LeBron James.

'I heard it break': LeBron James on Bogut incident

Peter Mitchell

Payne was taken to task for suggesting Mick Goodie's job should be reviewed.

Payne fined for insulting tweet

Patrick Bartley

Hot chance: Steve Smith takes a flying catch to dismiss India's Lokesh Rahul.

Smith takes a screamer - but it's the grassed chance that hurts

Andrew Wu

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