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The RBA governor Philip Lowe runs the risk of being too optimistic about the local economy.

Tight grip: RBA digging in, showing signs of frustration

ANALYSIS
Peter Martin

Australia's Mitchell Marsh bats during a practice match against India A in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. (AP ...

First casualty of India series as Mitchell Marsh sent home

BREAKING
43 mins ago

Noel Faure in July 2004

Hitman paid $150,000 to gun down Lewis Moran, dies in prison

28 mins ago

A salt lake in Westgate Park has turned pink.

'Enjoy the views': Melbourne lake turns a bright shade of pink

1 hr ago

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

Cory Bernardi's $1m secret shows why the rules are broken

ANALYSIS

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Murdered mother was drugged, burnt alive, court told

GRAPHIC CONTENT
1 hr ago

Amateur cage fighter who made rape threat now a 'model prisoner'

1 hr ago

Too old? Axed One Nation officials set lawyers on Hanson

56 mins ago

Talk about timing! Mansplaining on women's day

'Only she knows why': Drowned children's dad still puzzled, court told

1 hr ago

Laura Vassallo and her aunt Rhondda.

Whose life was better: A young woman in the 70s, or one today?

1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: frank body and Willow & Blake co-founders Jess Hatzis (grey shirt) and Bree Johnson ...

How two uni friends turned coffee grounds into a $20m gold mine

Craig Hutchison.

'Not everyone's cup of tea': Can Hutchison save The Footy Show?

1 hr ago

Boeing 777 economy class cabin.

Seat squeeze: Airlines put extra seat into economy rows

Caucasian woman using cell phone in bed Social media addiction

We take more care of our smartphones than of ourselves

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Here's a novel way to prove to the police you're sober....

QAYYARAH OIL WELL FIRES Two men provide security at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the ...

Islamic State's last, expensive act of vandalism

A noble fight, a cause bigger than yourself - and other mythical ways of taking in information.

ANALYSIS

Afraid of World War III? We may already be there

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 09: A general view of Main Road East in St Albans for Domain Neighbourhoods on February ...

Cashed-up buyers spending up big in this underrated suburb

Woman in pink unicorn tshirt doing the victory sign with glitter on her fingers.?

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Jenni Murray

What makes a 'real' woman, anyway?

COMMENT
Naomi Chainey
51 mins ago

Fightback: India's Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the first-innings dismissal of Steve Smith in Bangalore.

Australia are back where they began; behind the eight ball

Greg Baum

REALESTATE AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 30 OCTOBER 2007. GENERIC- houses, interest rates, building, house market, ...

The 'socialist' idea that could revolutionise housing

COMMENT
Peter Martin
1 hr ago

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Police outside the Dandenong property on Tuesday.

Charges follow Dandenong North shooting

The bone marrow blood test that is saving lives

Tough new laws to crackdown on synthetic drugs

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Monopoly theft leaves victim reeling

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

Don Nardella on the crossbench on Tuesday.

Labor MP calls for Don Nardella to quit parliament

A likeness of a man wanted by police after children saw a man masturbating in a park in Melton.

Children flee man masturbating outside Melton primary school

Julie Bullock, pictured with her husband Darren, was killed while driving her twins to school.

Horror crash on school run claims lives of mum, son

NSW

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

Man wanted to 'kill the monster' in his brother, court told

QLD

The Australian Signals Directorate, which the Defence Department has warned is at risk of shutdown unless upgrades proceed.

Government cyber spy agency at risk of shutdown

ACT

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

Hundreds of sex abuse allegations referred to police

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

Cory Bernardi's $1m secret shows why the rules are broken

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

Veterans' anger over personal information laws prompt privacy review

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

205 records in 90 days: Australia's 'angry summer'

Stephanie Peatling

Ron McLean and wife Marye Louise Daniels have begun legal action after Pauline Hanson dumped them from One Nation for ...

Too old? Axed One Nation officials turn lawyers on Hanson

56 mins ago

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

Trade Minister apologises for insensitive plane crash statement

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

Parents of unvaccinated children have told a national poll one in six were denied medical treatment

The methods used by anti-vaxxers to create doubt

COMMENT

A publicity shot for the Fairbridge Farm in Molong, NSW, where migrant children worked.

'The word is kidnapping': Australian child sex abuse survivor tells UK inquiry

Nick Miller

The hospital where gunmen are believed hiding, in Kabul.

Explosion, gunfire reported at hospital in Afghan capital

1 hr ago

Protesters outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul.

China proposes North Korea-US nuclear compromise

Kirsty Needham

Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.

Assassination suspects barricaded in embassy in Kuala Lumpur

Lindsay Murdoch

Illustration: Simon Letch

Politicians have worked hard to make houses so expensive

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

An artist's impression of the new Richmond High School.

The trouble with 'prestigious' schools

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Amy Cairns, with her daughter who attends long-day care, says early childhood educators are highly qualified ...

Childcare workers deserve our support when they go on strike

COMMENT
Amy Cairns

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Winner for best performance at the banking inquiry goes to...

Elizabeth Knight
47 mins ago

Cotton On has backed the AFLW.

AFLW puts some muscle into Cotton On's fight

Catie Low

On average, women live longer than men, but have less superannuation.

Women live longer, on less money than men

Olivia Maragna

Choppy trade saw markets almost hit Tuesday's close before sinking lower

ASX closes flat in choppy trade

Myriam Robin
1 hr ago

Brace for rate hike this year, Goldman says

Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

We all feel accountable: Westpac CEO rejects shaming of bad banks

Sarah Danckert

Interested? Uber CEO, keen to 'grow up', seeks a deputy

Katie Benner

Trump's US no longer drives the world economy. Here's why

Matt Wade

City of skyscrapers: The vast majority of high-rises across the world are examples of poor design - but there are some ...

International expert slams 'crap' design of most of our skyscrapers

Cinema operator Cinepolis hopes new child-friendly movie theatres will entice more parents to take their children to see ...

It's a jungle gym in there: how to lure more families to the movies

1 hr ago

Do you need to fall in love with a house to be happy there?

The problems with buying a house you don't love

Say goodbye to unwanted houseguests.

How to bug-proof your home: easy tips to keep creepy crawlies at bay

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Five iconic design moments that changed the world

Handsome Things

Frequent flyer points are often a means to an end, and not just the destination.

True frequent flyers are chasing something better than points

High Flyer

Lesley Anton has made a career change into real estate.

The wins and losses in financial wellbeing for Australian women

EXCLUSIVE
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Casual workers should check if they are entitled to super.

Claim super to help offset the hit to penalty rates

John Collett

Damian Oliver, deputy director of the Centre for Management and Organisation Studies at University of Technology Sydney ...

Should interns pay to do work experience?

Caroline James

Mortgage broker Ashley Simmons (far right) finds it challenging to separate work from home and recommends physically ...

Avoiding the post-work witching hour

Alexandra Cain

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Kohli slams Smith's 'brain fade'

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Poachers kill rhino in French zoo

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What is the biggest challenge facing women?

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WikiLeaks releases 'vault 7'

QAYYARAH OIL WELL FIRES Two men provide security at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the ...

Flames of Qayyarah

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

David Stratton tears up as he reveals his greatest regret

Karl Quinn

Blanchett left host Colbert flustered with an unexpected vagina joke.

Blanchett says the Oscars debacle was a win for Trump

Rob Moran

Ash Pollard has come clean about her career aspirations.

Ash Pollard admits she has used reality television to get a TV role

Broede Carmody

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

Gary Cole as a Trump-inspired wealthy politician.

Donald Trump-inspired episode of Law & Order won't ever air

Rob Moran

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>.

Baldwin says impersonating Trump revived his 'dead' career

Josh Gad as Le Fou, left, and Luke Evans as Gaston in a scene from <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>.

Russia imposes 'gay propaganda' ban on Beauty and the Beast

Michael Idato

Genre-defying: Brian Tyree Henry (left) and Donald Glover play cousins Alfred and Earn.

Donald Glover's Atlanta is most original comedy in years

Kylie Northover

THE AGE. NEWS. MELBOURNE. NGV. Generic National Gallery of Victoria. Picture by Paul Harris. Monday 9 Febuary 20045 ...

Claims NGV security guards paid cash in hand prompts probe

Debbie Cuthbertson
41 mins ago

David Stratton in his home office in a scene from the film. As a young man he rebelled against his upbringing, refusing ...

David Stratton biopic a moving portrait of national treasure

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Surprise winner: Bethany Whitmore in <i>Girl Asleep</i>.

Surprise! Critics name Girl Asleep 2016's best Australian film

Garry Maddox

Susan Carland on her recent recce to Phnom Phen, with Cambodian women’s rights activist Mu Sochua

Why today is a good day to ask who made your clothes

Clare Press

A screengrab from the Sydney Boys High video.

This video from a Sydney all-boys school is a must-watch today

Annie Brown

Childcare worker Alicia Smith looks after babies from six weeks to 19 months.

Meet the childcare worker who earns more as a cleaner

Jenna Price

Anne Summers nailed a manifesto to the door of the Australian Education Union in Victoria on Tuesday night, the eve of ...

Call to action: Anne Summers releases her manifesto

Jenna Price

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: frank body and Willow & Blake co-founders Jess Hatzis (grey shirt) and Bree Johnson ...

Friends turn coffee into a $20-million beauty brand

Melissa Singer

Ruby Hamad.

This IWD, a reminder that 'intersectionality' is not a brand

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Actress Emma Watson sit with the crowd during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. ...

Emma Watson reveals her unconventional beauty tip

Cara Delevingne attends the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week.

Cara Delevingne manages to make boxer shorts look chic

Time in nature is good for our health

Watch birds and be in nature for better mental health

Sarah Berry

More vegetables makes a happier body.

Vegan diet may let you lose a few kilos

Marta Zaraska

Human hand wearing rubber glove and holding spray bottle

Fragranced products are making us sick, study finds

Sarah Berry

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

Kylie Kwong's prawn wontons with spring onion and ginger vinegar

Soft shell crab, kewpie with sriracha sauce at Mocan and Green Grout, NewActon.

The supermarket item that chefs can't get enough of

They may be big on taste, but are Grill'd burgers also big on calories?

Are Grill'd burgers healthier than McDonalds? Apparently not

58 mins ago

The Sense a Life device alerts carers to the presence of a child in the car.

The simple device to prevent child deaths in hot cars

Suzi Catchpole

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

Airlines are opting for rows of 10 seats, rather than nine, in the Boeing 777.

Seat squeeze: Airlines put extra seat into Boeing 777 economy rows

Lauren Zumbach

A holiday in Cambodia? It's no joke these days.

If you said you were coming here 30 years ago, you'd be called crazy

Ben Groundwater

Hotels around Kapalua in Hawaii are among the most expensive in the world for Australians.

Most expensive (and cheapest) destinations for Aussies revealed

Kylie McLaughlin

Download traffic will inevitably grow, particularly as demand for streaming services increases.

Telcos feed growing appetite for downloads

1 hr ago

Walt Disney has decided that Australians no longer need free digital downloads when buying blockbuster movies like ...

Disney scraps free downloads for Aussies

COMMENT

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

NBN is coming.

The cheapest NBN plans for each available speed

Lifehacker

Anas Modamani, a Syrian refugee, posed for a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015 in Berlin.

Refugee loses fake news case against Facebook

McLaren 720S on the stand at the 2017 Geneva motor show.

Top six supercars from Geneva motor show

Drive Staff

The Mitsubishi Lancer looks likely to be dropped.

The Mitsubishi Lancer's future looks bleak

Stephen Ottley

Audi Australia confirms presence of 'cheat' software used to dupe emissions testing.

ACCC takes Audi to court over diesel emissions

David McCowen

Honda's 2017 Honda Civic Type R will inject aggression into its local line-up.

Honda unveils new Civic Type R

David McCowen

Showcar Mercedes-AMG GT Concept 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT Concept. EMBARGO: 7.45pm 7/3/2017

Merc's four-door master blaster revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Audi RS5 Coupe.

Revealed: Audi's new RS5 coupe

Greg Kable

Craig Hutchison has always been driven.

Can Craig Hutchison save The Footy Show?

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

St Kilda players celebrate a goal during the preseason competition game against Carlton.

Saints still looking for coach sponsor

Sam McClure
1 hr ago

Dustin Martin exited stage left when the contract questions began.

Martin bounces out of presser after contract questions

Andrew Tate

Settling in: Essendon's No.1 draft pick Andy McGrath.

Bomber McGrath hopes for early debut

Andrew Tate

Sam Mostyn will lead the new committee.

AFL glass-ceiling smasher to lead Swans' diversity review

EXCLUSIVE
Samantha Lane
8 mins ago

Retired Docker Matthew Pavlich.

'It's like long-term girlfriends': Pavlich on life after Freo

Scott Spits

Looking to the future: Carlton captain Lauren Arnell.

Carlton skipper says women's kicking skills are on the up

Andrew Tate

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

Australia's Mitchell Marsh bats during a practice match against India A in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. (AP ...

Injury sends Mitchell Marsh packing

BREAKING
Andrew Wu
43 mins ago

Facing a battle: Tim Cahill's future in the Socceroos is far from certain.

Cahill's Socceroos jersey under serious threat

Dominic Bossi

The real issue: For Australia's batsmen to fail to get anywhere near a target of 188 is going to be the legacy of the ...

Did Australia cheat on DRS? Yes, but it's a sideshow

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

Sam Poolman of the Giants intercepts a pass against the Magpies.

How defences are keeping netball's high-powered offences in check

Liz Ellis

Jesse Bromwich on the sidelines injured last Friday.

Storm re-sign star Bromwich until at least 2020

Roy Ward

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