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CBA's hybrid offer looks good to analysts.

CBA follows ANZ, Westpac and hikes interest rates

13 mins ago

President Donald Trump.

Moment of high drama grips Trump's presidency

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

The Department of Education is closing MacICT where teachers and students have gone to learn coding and robotics for 15 ...

Website service 'meltdown' leaves customers fuming

UPDATED

Soaring housing costs are causing concern in NSW.

Foreign buyers snapping up 20 per cent of new homes: data

Dimitrious "Jimmy" Gargasoulas.

What's the delay with the Jimmy Gargasoulas trial?

COMMENT
Michael Bachelard

The driver of the ute was killed and his passenger airlifted to The Alfred.

Fatal U-turn: Driver dies, passenger hurt after ute, truck collide

1 hr ago

Man 'stole car from service station before Swanston Street crash'

1 hr ago

Expenses scandal: MPs' behaviour 'shaking faith in democracy': Garrett

Former Westpac star economist jailed over 'chemsex' parties

Nightmare on Spring Street: Andrews’ awful week kept getting worse

COMMENT
Josh Gordon

Dramatic pictures: Car hits traffic lights, rolls at key city corner

Grid girls at Albert Park on Monday, ready for the grand prix this weekend.

Dressing 'grid girls' in longer shorts doesn't fix the problem

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Mike Pence tweeted this photo of the meeting which discussed the future of maternity care in the United States.

Mike Pence tweets photo of men discussing maternity rights

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks during the launch of maternal mental health films ahead of mother's day at Royal ...

'Huge challenge': Kate gives a rare insight into home life

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Brett Ratner attends the "Robin Hood" Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd ...

Rotten Tomatoes 'worst thing about movie culture': director

Andrew McGrath

Six banned Bombers to return, plus top draft pick McGrath

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Lewis Hamilton reveals style secrets

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Can't get enough footy? You might want to listen to this

Brett Kimmorley and his wife, Sharnie, pictured in 2002.

NRL star's wife dies at 38 after 'devastating' brain cancer battle

George Calombaris says he's excited to be moving Mastic.

George Calombaris's Mastic cafe is having a treechange

Along the River Torrens, Adelaide draws plenty of people particularly in March with its festivals.

'Near irresistible value': Perish the thought, could Adelaide be cool?

More than 18 per cent of all Australians use Airbnb.

Stop quasi-hotels, govt told, as hotels bid to regulate Airbnb

1 hr ago

Sydney couple Mina and Scott O'Neill have bought 28 properties, with plans for more.

The Gen Y couple with 28 investment properties

Whinging superheroes: Batman and Superman.

Calling all superheroes: Here's the Aussie apartment for you

More than 300 prospective tenants turned up for the open for inspection of apartments at 28 Stanley Street in Collingwood.

Collingwood flat bidding war erupts with 160 applications in an hour

Comedian Dave Hughes loves the courtyard of his St Kilda home.

Four Melbourne celebs reveal their favourite rooms in the house

Cranbrook School student charged with sexually assaulting girl at party

Man killed wife, cut out her eye, dumped body in Dallas, court told

Mildura 'bikie' says girlfriend died after they both reached for the gun

No bail for extradited man accused of murdering Cheryl Grimmer, 3

Hazelwood has a capacity of 1600 megawatts, but rarely runs at full capacity.

Turnbull rejects Abbott's call for subsidy to keep Hazelwood open

An image taken from CCTV footage shows a Toyota Yaris seen in the Fitzroy area on the night of Mohamud Muketar's death.

Police release new images in effort to find Fitzroy cabbie killer

A man police believe can assist with their inquiries into two separate sexual assault incidents they believe are linked.

Girl, 14, one of two victims of linked sexual assaults on bus, train

A man has been arrested over the abduction and murder of Cheryl Grimmer, who disappeared in 1970.

Cheryl Grimmer murder accused 'to face court as an adult'

BoM map shows the cyclone likely to form off Queensland.

Cyclone could bring winds in excess of 165km/h

QLD
55 mins ago

Biometric facial map. The federal government is experimenting with facial recognition for users of its online services.

How you'll soon log into govt services

ACT

Bulk rubbish in Ballajura last year.

Perth residents declare war on 'verge bandits'

WA

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 18: (generic crane index) Cranes are seen over Darling Harbour due to a large amount of ...

Bums on seats driving the Sydney housing boom

COMMENT

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Nic Tait poses for a photo at his renovated Victorian cottage in Brunswick on March 20, ...

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: Nic Tait poses for a photo at his renovated Victorian cottage in Brunswick on March 20, ...

Home renovations that deliver the most bang for your buck

Ben Hurley

Breslin was the Pulitzer Prize-winning chronicler of wise guys and underdogs who became the brash embodiment of the ...

Jimmy Breslin changed my life, and I missed it altogether

Tony Wright

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft and APRA's Wayne Byres at the ASIC conference debating housing markets on Monday

Bubble? What bubble? Move along, nothing to see here

COMMENT
Matt Holden

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

'You are doing what ISIS wants': Turnbull slams Hanson over ban

Michael Koziol

Beef breakthrough as China insists its regional intentions are peaceful

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Government shifts focus to school funding after childcare reforms pass

Matthew Knott
38 mins ago

Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs at an inquiry on Friday.

Triggs slams Turnbull's 'highly unsatisfactory' 18C race law changes

4 mins ago

Shared equity could help thousands more households into home ownership, the research indicates.

'Very interesting' housing plan could help thousands buy a home

Senator Jacqui Lambie at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 23 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Lambie is upset and angry but not ashamed of her welfare tale

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce poses for a portrait in his office at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 ...

Joyce forecast of gas royalty riches for farmers questioned

Fire rages at a military ammunition depot in Balaklia near Khrakiv in Ukraine .

Ukraine sees Russian hand in ammo warehouse blasts

1 hr ago

Aysha Frade, 43, was one of two people killed on Westminster Bridge on Wednesday.

Mother of two killed on her way to collect daughters from school

Nick Miller

A large cloud of smoke rises during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in early March.

Dozens buried in rubble after Mosul air raid say Iraqi officials, residents

There will be no smooth ride to the Supreme Court for Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's nominee.

Democrats to stall Trump's Supreme Court pick

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has the chance to do something transformative and lasting in May's budget.

How Turnbull can kill stamp duty and produce a budget to remember

COMMENT
Peter Martin

The child complainant does not see the accused, which is often their greatest fear.

Courts have made significant reforms on minimising trauma in abuse trials

COMMENT
Marilyn Warren, Peter Kidd

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has criticised companies agitating for the government to take action on marriage equality.

Australia is spinning its wheels while the world moves on

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

The Commonwealth Bank has become the latest of the big four banks to hike home loan rates.

CBA follows ANZ, Westpac to hike home loan rates

Georgia Wilkins
13 mins ago

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Markets Live: Big banks and CSL drive ASX

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
39 mins ago

Soaring housing costs are causing concern in NSW.

Australian property 'cheap' for Chinese buyers: Credit Suisse

Myriam Robin

Downer EDI is seeking to boost its growth by buying Spotless for $1.3 billion.

Downer bid for Spotless 'crazy and value destructive'

Brian Robins
1 hr ago

Landmark ruling on collapsed company a blow for taxpayers

Sarah Danckert
1 hr ago

ASIC clears Slater and Gordon of manipulating its accounts

Sarah Danckert

Google ad boycott unlikely in Australia, say media buyers

Lucy Battersby

Webcity services 'meltdown' leaves customers reeling, out of pocket

UPDATED
Richard Mcleish

Lewis Hamilton made a surprising admission before his appearance at Hugo Boss Crown.

The one thing about Australia that terrifies Lewis Hamilton

Cars
24 mins ago

A Tasmanian Cask Company barrel maturing whisky for Tasmanian Independent Bottlers.

The secret weapon behind Australia's best whisky

Smart Sipping

Some health insurers allow kids' swimming lessons on extras coverage.

How to beat the April health insurance price rise

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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Why women and men need to negotiate pay rises differently

Georgina Dent

WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey was in Sydney for WeWork's official launch.

How McKelvey's side hustle became co-working giant WeWork

Cara Waters

One question still endures: Do leaders actually matter?

Is leadership irrelevant?

James Adonis

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Kate Middleton opens up about motherhood

1 hr ago

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What is in these F1 drivers' ideal garage?

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Hanson's Muslim ban 'dangerous': PM

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'Beauty and the Beast' stars favourite Disney films

Photo engineer Volkmar Dohmen stands in front of xenon short-arc lamps in the DLR German national aeronautics and space ...

World of Photos - March 24, 2017

STAN - Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks: The Return - May 22. Only on Stan

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. 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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Bad girls: Jessica Lange (left) plays Joan Crawford to Susan Sarandon's Bette Davis in the delicious mini-series Feud.

Review: Feud brings Baby Jane back to grotesque, brilliant life

Karl Quinn

Jake Gyllenhaal Editorial Shoot for Columbia Pictures' LIFE. Jake Gyllenhaal portrait. The actor is one of the stars of ...

Life's Jake Gyllenhaal says acting left him 'untethered and lost'

Karl Quinn

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Brett Ratner attends the "Robin Hood" Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd ...

Hollywood director Brett Ratner slams 'insane' Rotten Tomatoes

Rogue One's director has revealed that Jyn Erso's mother was originally meant to be a Jedi.

Rogue One's rewrites were much more extensive than first thought

Broede Carmody

Comedian Tom Ballard says comedy can "yell the truth in your face".

Aussie stand-ups on comedy in the time of Trump and Hanson

Sarah Thomas

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher in 2011.

Dying Debbie Reynolds 'asked permission' to 'be with Carrie'

X Factor winner Isaiah Firebrace will be Australia's entrant in Ukraine.

SBS announces new hosts for this year's Eurovision

Richard Simmons speaks to the audience before the start of a summer salad fashion show at Grand Central Terminal in New ...

Richard Simmons' reps speak out on 'harmful' podcast

Cinderella story: Madeleine Jones, Ellen Simpson and Natalie Gamsu in <i>Ladies in Black</i>.

Hit musical and book Ladies in Black is coming to the big screen

Garry Maddox

David Jordan (Jake Gyllenhaal) in <i>Life</i>.

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the new Alien-inspired space thriller Life

REVIEW ★★★
Paul Byrnes

There's a limit to the baby's adult personality traits.

Alec Baldwin is a weird adult baby in confusing film Boss Baby

REVIEW ★★
Jake Wilson

Grid girls at Albert Park on Monday, ready for the grand prix this weekend.

The time has come to retire 'grid girls' for good

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Emma Thompson, 57, is an icon of British theatre and film.

Emma Thompson reveals Donald Trump's pick-up technique

Amy Croffey

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge speaks during the launch of maternal mental health films ahead of mother's day at Royal ...

Kate calls motherhood a 'huge challenge' in rare insight

Mary Ward

We spend a lot of time policing the way our daughters behave. It's time to focus on sons.

What your son needs to know before he leaves the house tonight

COMMENT
Jenna Price

When women date younger men, it can raise eyebrows, but when men date younger women, no one blinks.

The dating double standard we are still falling for

COMMENT
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Chelsea Clinton campaigns for her mother, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, at the Transcept, ...

Is Chelsea running for office, or does she just like Twitter?

Katie Rogers

The "Fearless Girl" in Wall Street, New York.

Why I won't miss Wall Street's 'Fearless Girl'

COMMENT

There are a few signs parents can look out for that may indicate your child is bullying.

What to do if you suspect your child is the bully

Kasey Edwards

Can you eat bread and lose weight? Yes, according to a new study.

'Dramatic' weight-loss possible without counting calories, study finds

Sarah Berry

Checking in with yourself is good for everyone.

How being selfish actually helps everyone around you

Susie Moore

The exercise guidelines for pregnant women have changed.

Doctors urge more exercise for pregnant women

Amby Burfoot

George Calombaris says he's excited to be moving Mastic.

George Calombaris's Mastic cafe is having a treechange

Banoffee pie.

Teresa Cutter's guilt-free banoffee pie with banana, toffee and coffee

Australia has a long history of misguided restaurant names.

Is this the worst restaurant name in Australia?

Chris & Amy Rehs-Dupin and their two children.

Husband gives birth after his wife was unable to fall pregnant

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Ten year anniversary: 'Find Maddie McCann' Facebook page closed

Carter and Rowdy.

How Rowdy the dog is helping Baxter accept his rare skin condition

Qantas is replacing its 747s with 787-9 Dreamliners.

Once 'queen of the skies', the iconic 747 will soon be just a flying truck

Samantha Masunag

Assraf Nasir lip syncs Britney Spear's legendary 'Toxic'.

Flight attendant goes viral after performing Britney hit on plane

Kylie McLaughlin

Dry as a bone: This is the largest country in the world with no river. But which country is it?

Traveller quiz: Which is the world's largest country without a river?

Mal Chenu

Banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo say they want to give consumers access to their data, but are seeking new ...

Data the new gold as banks, tech firms battle

Any electronic device larger than 16 centimetres long is now prohibited.

How the airline laptop ban creates other risks

COMMENT

Webcity is experiencing a 24-hour outage.

Webcity services 'meltdown' leaves customers in the lurch

UPDATED

Part of VR's trick lies in the immersion, which is generated by having a wide field of view.

Everything you need to know about VR

The Senate vote on Thursday foreshadowed a broader rollback of tech and telecom policies that have drawn the ire of ...

US moves to repeal internet privacy rules

MONTMELO, SPAIN - MARCH 08: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team McLaren MCL32 on ...

Why you can't miss the 2017 Australian Grand Prix

David McCowen

While Nissan's SUVs are popular, passenger cars such as the Altima present a challenge.

Nissan: Passenger cars 'challenging' for the brand

David McCowen

Bentley Continental GT.

Why the Bentley Continental is a used car bargain

David Morley

2017 Audi S5 Coupe.

New Audi S5 performance coupe reviewed

Peter McKay

2017 Nissan Navara Series 2. Embargo: 4am 24/03/2017

New Nissan Navara Series 2 reviewed

David McCowen

Aston Martin and the F1 Red Bull Racing have created the AM-RB 001.

The way F1 is changing Aston Martin

Stephen Ottley

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge: Living life in the moment.

The pull of the past on Bulldogs' premiership defence

Sam McClure

Andrew McGrath

Dons debutant McGrath faces a 'taste' of Rioli

Ronny Lerner

Essendon's new skipper Dyson Heppell.

Banned Bombers return to a new world order

Rohan Connolly

Trent Cotchin celebrates the Tigers' win.

Tigers dare to dream as cold dawns for Blues

Greg Baum

Martin bullocks past Carlton's Bryce Gibbs.

Dusty's four-goal domination thrills fans, heartens Hardwick

Scott Spits

Where? Weitering says his on-field role is a week-by-week proposition.

Bolton opts to keep Weitering guessing

Daniel Cherny

Jimmy Bartel is in the dark about his future

Scott has subtle dig at Bartel over final year

Daniel Cherny

Watch this space: Luke Beveridge and the Bulldogs are stepping into the unknown in 2017 as defending champions.

Bulldogs stand their ground against data sharing

Daniel Cherny

Mile Jedinak and the Socceroos need to find a way to rise above group rivals.

Socceroos in spot of trouble and nerve-shredding nights await

ANALYSIS
Michael Lynch

Virat Kohli has struggled with the bat this series and is now a doubt for the fourth Test.

Kohli in serious doubt for deciding Test

Andrew Wu

Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios' Twitter jibe goes down poorly

46 mins ago

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, (left), Australia's Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, and Ferrari driver Sebastian ...

Hamilton looking for a scrap with Ricciardo

Michael Lynch

New leader: Jo Harten has assumed the on-court leadership of the Giants.

Depleted Giants brace for top-of-the-table clash with Vixens

1 hr ago

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