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AFR. Property billionaire Lang Walker. Photo by Edwina Pickles. Taken on 15th Dec 2016.

The mystery of Kew's missing $100 million... or more

Royce Millar
1 hr ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens as President Donald Trump speaks during their joint news conference.

Trump attacks Germany after Merkel flies out from awkward meeting

36 mins ago

Australia's captain Steve Smith celebrates his century during the third day of the first cricket test match against ...

Optical illusion prompts Laxman's rant at Steve Smith

A man is recovering in hospital after a crocodile attack at Innisfail.

Mauled teenager 'jumped straight into the mouth' of a croc

1 hr ago

A man has been charged with culpable driving causing death after a multiple car accident on the Calder Freeway at ...

Calder truck driver on suicide mission and on ice, court told

James Packer is expected to buy back Crown's half-share of the Packer family's rural estate, Ellerston.

You're fired! Packer's Crown purge takes out marketing guru

Prahran to have its own $60m version of Fed Square

1 hr ago

The 'end is very near' for the Islamic State in Mosul

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Can you haggle with a doctor? Grahame did and saved $3000

Julia Medew

Paris airport attacker's disturbing text to his father

How our 'famed' two-speed economy worm has turned

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Dead calm: Snorkellers looking at bleaching corals off Port Douglas this week.

Great Barrier Reef tourism on the rocks as coral bleaching worsens

46 mins ago

US rock and roll legend Chuck Berry.

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry found dead at 90

BREAKING
16 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 18: Adele performs at Etihad Stadium on March 18, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by ...

Never Adele moment as pop superstar keeps it real

Melissa George with <i>Sunday Night</i> reporter Steve Pennells.

Teary Melissa George lifts Seven PR fatwa with paid interview

Models Nicola Clarke and Rachal Rutt show off some House of Riot T-shirts on Friday.

The Melbourne t-shirts that have everyone talking

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Victorian taxpayers lose on Kew Cottages redevelopment

'One of the main reasons I try to sleep with different girls as often as possible is to improve my own confidence,' ...

What really happened to Warriena Wright? Her dad speakes out

Guard of honour: fans attempted to mob Arnold Schwarznegger at his fitness expo despite his 40-strong 'safety team'.

When Arnie met Bill ... with a 40-person entourage

Almost $1 million for this? A buyer paid $990,000 for 52 Alexander Street, Seddon.

Seddon dump with outdoor dunny fetches almost $1 million

Gin and tonic pancakes are a thing and this is how to make them

Gin and tonic pancakes are a thing and this is how to make them

Budgeting can be overwhelming, especially on a low income. Start by setting yourself specific targets.

I don't earn a lot. Is there any way I can ever own a house?

This knock-down at 44 Austin Crescent, Pascoe Vale, sold for $1.1 million

Bargains no more as house sellers flex muscle and raise prices

This majestic five-bedroom house at 10 Manning Road, Malvern East, sold for more than $6 million.

Buyer gets $2 million discount on Malvern East mansion

Almost $1 million for this? A buyer paid $990,000 for 52 Alexander Street, Seddon.

Seddon dump with outdoor dunny fetches almost $1 million

Ivy Muse owners Jacqui Vidal (left) and Alana Langan in their store in Armadale, Melbourne.

How Jacqui and Alana are turning this '70s trend into a big business

"Super principals" are being head-hunted to transform the state's underperforming schools.

The super principals fixing underperforming schools

Henrietta Cook

Victorian Liberal treasurer denies party is in financial strife

Farrah Tomazin

'I sleep with one eye open': burglars strike in booming suburb

The nude man was later arrested in Exhibition Street, in the CBD.

Man arrested after walking around naked near city hospital

Stephen Asling lies prostrate as Special Operations Group members approach.

John Silvester on Stephen Asling's failed $1m heist

John Silvester

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Woman killed in head-on crash with 'stolen' ute near Geelong

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Teen taken into custody over three-week crime spree

1 hr ago

A swimmer braves grey clouds at Manly on Saturday morning as Sydney faces another week of rain.

Sydney's miserable March: the wet just keeps coming

NSW

Henry Palaszczuk has shared childhood photos of his daughter, Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Premier of Queensland, on ...

Even Premiers can't escape their embarrassing dads

QLD

The man was charged with two counts of growing a trafficable quantity of cannabis.

Lost passport leads to charge over 375 cannabis plants

ACT

A New Zealand man has been accused of throwing a quokka off a jetty.

Kiwi charged after throwing quokka off jetty

WA

Dilapidated heritage buildings amongst modern homes at the Kew Cottages redevelopment.

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Dilapidated heritage buildings amongst modern homes at the Kew Cottages redevelopment.

Where's the money from Kew Cottages revamp?

Royce Millar
1 hr ago

Close friends: Denise Scott (left) and Judith Lucy.

Comedy duos: reaching new heights with on-stage partners

Joanne Brookfield

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during his tour of the Snowy Hydro Tumut 3 power station.

Mal, the man from Snowy Hydro, powers on

Annabel Crabb

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'We aren't going to be bullied by CEOs or anyone else': Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

We 'won't be bullied' by CEOs on same-sex marriage: Dutton

Michael Koziol

ABC boss delivers home truths about the broadcaster

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

The plan that could wipe $40,000 off the cost of a house

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

Breakaway: Is Senator Cory Bernardi's break from the Liberals the sign of a major shake-up of politics?

Tipping point: One in four voters sick and tired of major parties

EXCLUSIVE
Damien Murphy

Iraqi Federal Police shoot toward Islamic State militant positions during fighting in western Mosul, Iraq, on Thursday.

Drones, car bombs and mortars: Inside Iraq army's battle for Mosul

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Malcolm Turnbull with Snowy Hydro chief Paul Broad at Talbingo, NSW.

Energetic political row - but will there be light as well as heat?

Adam Morton

'Bonkers mad': Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is opposed to a sugar tax.

Joyce floats plan to dismantle coal seam gas bans across Australia

Amy Remeikis

Erdogan has called on his country's citizens in Europe to step up their rates of procreation.

It's time to start a baby boom across Europe, Erdogan tells Turks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right), meets with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Beijing Saturday.

Trump's man Tillerson lands in China as tensions rise in Korea

Students laugh at the Prerna Girls School, a place where girls are taught their rights as women in the world.

One school converts submissive girls into empowered women

Amrit Dhillon

The Large Blue butterfly, or Maculinea arion, which is the largest and rarest of blue butterflies.

Police net butterfly killer, and he may face prison

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during his tour of the Snowy Hydro Tumut 3 power station.

Snowy scheme could be the government's game changer

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

MAFS has made it hard to get back to Leigh Sales.

I'm cheating on Leigh Sales and I don't regret it

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Scarlett Johannson: "I think the idea of marriage is very romantic; it's a beautiful idea, and the practice of it can be ...

The real reason people cheat? Monogamy is a lie

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

Gladstone's main thoroughfare, Goondoon Street, sits empty as the city struggles to adjust to the aftermath of the LNG boom.

The biggest loser from gas shortage is city sucking it all up

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

How the two-speed economy worm has turned

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Game of phones: Telstra's regional roaming rage

Lucy Battersby

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Dishonest, illegal and fraudulent 'bad apples' still at large

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Banks are itching to increase your mortgage interest rate

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

A lawyer's love for all creatures great and small

Mark Hawthorne

Boom time for the box out the back of Bourke

Lucy Battersby

Big gun malls in the billion-dollar sales club

Carolyn Cummins

You call that a drink? 35 of the craziest cocktails from the world's best bars.

Thirsty? These are the craziest cocktails you'll ever drink

Fine Drinks

In his 50s, George Clooney sets the benchmark for aging gracefully.

Want to look great at 50 and beyond? Start doing this now

Grooming

Tim Harcourt, author of The Airport Economist, says tipping was considered patronising in 1950s Australia. It has slowly ...

Tipping is a choice, but there are consequences for getting it wrong

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Pot stocks have enjoyed fevered interest since the government's moves to legalise the nascent sector.

Medical cannabis stocks are all the rage, but it's a bubble

Scott Phillips

Rob Deutsch, the founder and owner of F45 Training, has relocated to the United States.

The fastest growing franchise you've never heard of

Cara Waters

Call centres are often denigrated, ridiculed, avoided and despised.

Life in a call centre: could you handle it?

James Adonis

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French shooting suspect known to authorities

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Syrian rebels and families leave Homs in government deal

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Winx makes it 16 straight

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Gangland murder conviction

National Zoo and Aquarium Jura, Cheetah.

Wild Side: Building a zoo

Stan - Billions

Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. Only on Stan.

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 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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US rock and roll legend Chuck Berry.

Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies at 90

BREAKING
Kate Aubusson
16 mins ago

The bigger picture.

Adele gets shock about Melbourne that's usually butt of Aussie jokes

Hannah Francis

Australian actress Melissa George and former husband Jean=David Blanc in happier times.

Teary Melissa George promos signal lifting of Seven PR fatwa

Andrew Hornery

Amy Shark.

Is Amy Shark destined to be a one-hit wonder?

Reviewed by George Palathingal
34 mins ago

This is not the first time Hasbro has used a public marketing campaign to update the game's pieces.

Booted: Hasbro ditches 'tokens' and unveils new Monopoly

Michael Idato

HAMBURG, GERMANY - MAY 10: Adele performs at Barclaycard Arena on May 10, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Joern ...

Give it up, Australia. You've been owned by Adele

Bernard Zuel

Scarlett Johansson plays the Major in Ghost in the Shell from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures in theaters ...

Why Scarlett Johansson is playing legendary Japanese heroine

Andrew Taylor

Who could forget the over-hyped and expensive G20 summit in Brisbane in 2014?

Hollywood commissions comedy based on Obama-era White House

Michael Idato

Flawless and seemingly effortless.

Review: Never Adele moment as pop superstar keeps it real

Hannah Francis

The Women's Ride Festival of Women's Cycling. Progear retro Classique Sky Blue six-speed commuter bike with a brown ...

WIN tickets to jazz, National Theatre Live's Hedda Gabler

GIVEAWAYS
Kay Stewart

The Clams rose from the ashes of a feminist book club.

Melbourne's pool party ballet about menstruation

Annabel Ross

All of a sudden, you're back in the middle of that school yard surrounded by people you don't know.

There’s always room for new friendships, even as a grown-up

Nicola Moriarty

Last year's The Bachelor Richie Strahan with contestants, including Keira Maguire (in the front, second from left).

STD tests, critique a stranger: The Bachelor's odd casting process

Amy Croffey

Kyle Sandilands with Michael and Kyly Clarke's baby, Kelsey Lee, last year.

Why a clucky Kyle Sandilands will have to wait for a baby

Amy Croffey

Sjana Earp yogi and photojournalist.

Meet three women who found financial freedom on Instagram

Lindy Alexander

I have to pre-empt this gallery by saying it was very, very dry on the goods this week (everyone must be in hibernation ...

Sarah Paulson rewrites fashion's colour chart

The Kiwi spoof pokes gentle fun at the viral BBC interview ... and has subsequently gone viral.

The perfect parody of that BBC interview

Everyone has a moment that changes them forever. Mine exists in that classroom.

I was in Year 3 when I learnt my first lesson about sexism

Amy Butcher

President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, ...

Another overseas leader, another awkward Trump handshake moment

Breakfast: it's worth the effort.

Breakfast, fasting, snacking: the verdict on meal-timing

Amby Burfoot

Fuel your mood with happy foods.

Eating your broccoli can make you feel less stressed

Sarah Berry

Taryn Brumfitt believes that there has been a shift in the way many people view the "perfect" body; it no longer has to ...

Taryn Brumfitt on stripping down to shape up

Sarah Berry

Yotam Ottolenghi's rosemary, olive oil and orange cake with crystalised rosemary sprigs.

Yotam Ottolenghi on baking with citrus

Adam Liaw's classic roast chicken with bread and butter stuffing.

15 things you should be able to cook by the time you're 30

Martin Benn and Vicki Wild on tour.

How three-hatted Sepia restaurateurs do Hong Kong

Jo Alderdice saved a 3-year-old child from attempted abduction.

'I thought I would have to stab him': mum stops child abduction

Five siblings seeking a forever home have sparked a viral response.

Five siblings on the search for their 'forever family'

Jason Momoa with his two children with Lisa Bonet, Nakoa Wolf, 8, (left) and Lola, 9.

Jason Momoa's photo of daughter with 'naked' rock star causes outrage

Qantas A380 QF2 is stranded in Dubai due to technical difficulties.

Traveller letters: Qantas flight delay results in five-star stay

Bondi Beach girls ... but can anyone become one?

What it's like to be a Bondi chick for a weekend

Annie Dang

Cathedral Gorge, Purnululu National Park. Western Australia. must credit: Sean Scott Photography, supplied by Western ...

Photos: Stunning images of the Kimberley's record-breaking wet

The S8 would be the first to use the technology to verify financial payment applications.

Samsung S8 users to pay with their faces

This wanted poster provided by the FBI shows Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev, 33, a Russian national and resident. The ...

What the Yahoo case says about Russian spies

COMMENT

Quantum physicist Professor David Reilly in his lab at the University of Sydney.

The Australian helping Microsoft deliver its billion-dollar project

A screenshot from the first instalment of the game.

Video game banned by Australian censors over 'ritualistic' sex scene

LoL

The League of Legends team house that folded

Kotaku

Which is the best dual-cab ute: Volkswagen Amarok V6 Highline, Ford Ranger XLT, Toyota HiLux SR5 and Holden Colorado Z71.

What is the best dual-cab ute?

Stephen Ottley

The Australian consumer watchdog is continuing its investigation into Volkswagen Australia.

Aussies slow to grab VW's diesel fix

David McCowen

KTM X-Bow.

The $170k four-wheeled motorcycle

Andrew MacLean

Mobileye suppliers sensor technology to car companies including BMW.

The Breakdown: Intel buys Mobileye

David McCowen

Lexus LC500 Coupe.

Is this the best looking car on sale?

David McCowen

Hyundai has been refining its i30N hot hatch.

Too cool: Hyundai tests new hot hatch on ice

David McCowen

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin and Carlton captain Marc Murphy.

AFL season 2017 interactive predictions

(From left) Deanna Berry, Alyssa Mifsud and Elise O'Dea of the Demons celebrate.

AFLW: Big win to Demons but fate in Adelaide's hands

Scott Spits

It would make sense to see the Cats Mitch Duncan (left) spend more time as the high half forward.

Jimmy Bartel's new column: Which pre-season fixes will stick?

Healthy: Cale Hooker got through a practice match and is looking forward to a "very exciting week".

Two-goal Hooker passes big test for Hawks clash

Daniel Cherny

Lance Franklin of the Swans

Season predictions: click on your reporter of choice

Ellie Blackburn starred for the Bulldogs.

Bulldogs masterclass gifts Giants first AFL Women's wooden spoon

Caden Helmers

Pick me: North Melbourne's Ben Brown kicked three goals in a VFL practice match.

Brown puts his case forward with three goals

Daniel Cherny

Robert Murphy

Murphy reveals how close he came to retirement

Daniel Cherny

Pat Cummins took four wickets, three of which were with short-pitched balls.

Cummins quickens Australian hearts

ANALYSIS
Greg Baum
19 mins ago

FIFA in push for second tier as pressure builds on FFA

Dominic Bossi

Hal Robson-Kanu scores West Bromwich Albion's second goal.

West Brom stun Arsenal 3-1 to pile the pressure on Wenger

1 hr ago

James Pattinson took 5-7 for the Bushrangers against Queensland.

Pattinson demolishes Queensland with haul of 5-7

Kyrgios has been forced to pull out of the game due to sickness.

Federer sends good wishes to unwell Kyrgios

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Theo Katsaros

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