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Hiedie Buegge, 16, missing since March 19.

Fears for teenage girls missing from bayside and north

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Teenager arrested over alleged rape streamed on Facebook Live

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Nuclear power plants

British airports and nuclear power stations on increased terror alert

Trucks will be banned Francis Street, Yarraville, come 2022.

Ban on trucks in city's west faces resistance from transport industry

29 mins ago

An alleged high-speed rampage in Melbourne's CBD has left the driver in hospital and dozens of cars damaged.

Man charged after dozens of cars allegedly smashed in CBD

1 hr ago

Rescuers inspect the damage in a neighborhood hit by a landslide in the village of Banaran, Ponorogo, East Java, ...

Dozens feared dead after landslide on island of Java

49 mins ago

Malcolm Turnbull warns party faithful against a drift to the right

Red Bull heir stonewalls prosecutors years after alleged hit-and-run

Potential conflict of interest over top bureaucrat's Bupa role

EXCLUSIVE

Banking regulator 'not finished' targeting property market

Californian men to cure Victoria's 'sperm drought'

A new pill, dubbed 'mental viagra', could assist with psychological sexual disorder.

New male contraceptive is safe and effective - so why are drugmakers against it?

Cats skipper Joel Selwood.

Geelong fight back against a rampant North Melbourne

Live

Demons Christian Petracca (left) and Sam Weideman.

Melbourne host Carlton at the MCG

Live
20 mins ago

British comedian, disability rights campaigner and actor, Liz Carr is hoping her show sparks further debate around ...

This comedy show could change your mind on euthanasia

1 hr ago

Nine's Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic, the brother of <i>Today</i> host Karl Stefanovic, were married on Saturday ...

'Upset': Karl Stefanovic's kids not invited to uncle's wedding

THE GOSS

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NSW flooding: resident sees 'floating' horse

SYDNEY, NSW - MARCH 31: Barbara (prefers to be called Barb) who has already connected to the NBN, last year, pictured at ...

Preparing for the NBN before it lands on your doorstep

Ivanka Trump does not have the same "escape hatch" as her father.

Trump couple on perilous legal and ethical grounds

kate daly

'No one mentioned it': The pregnancy danger Kate never knew

"$142 - that's exorbitant:" Annie McQuisten who has paid around $140 a month for telecommunications in the past decade.

Annie stung by exorbitant bill for minimal phone use

Backyards are becoming as worth as much as houses.

What should come first? The house or the kids?

Tao Zhu Yin Yuan project in Taiwan's capital Taipei by Parisian architect Vincent Callebaut

The Taiwan tower with a green twist

44 Hedderwick Street, Balwyn North. An excellent marriage of timber and stone.

The surprise packet in one of our supposedly 'boring' suburbs

The Garden Pavilion in Brunswick was designed by Bloxas architects to help its owner sleep.

How this Brunswick house was designed for the perfect night's sleep

Belinda Wallace with her two kids Ava and Max are maximising profits by renting out their Anglesea Airbnb.

Is Airbnb eating into Victoria's coastal holiday rental market?

Karmein Chan was abducted from her Templestowe home in a well-planned crime.

Sliding door murders – could they have been solved?

John Silvester

Teenage girls missing from bayside and north

Suspicious fire destroys ute, man seen running away

I realised the living dead are here amongst us last week when walking my dog.

The zombie apocalypse is here and none of us are safe

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

Laneway hospitality has become synonymous with modern Melbourne, but little more than 20 years ago it barely existed.

How a hole-in-the-wall bar helped Melbourne come back from dead

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

A new signalling system to improve the flow of almost 200,000 vehicles a day.

New Bolte Bridge lanes expected to ease traffic congestion

A paramedic helps a man to the riverbank after he is plucked from the Yarra.

Kayaker helps rescue man from Yarra River at Abbotsford

Mugshots of Emad Sleiman during his time in Goulburn's Supermax.

Shot Wednesday, released Thursday, arrested Friday

NSW

The 22-year-old Samuel Thompson was last seen on March 7.

Anti-IS fighter charged with murder

QLD

Clever - or conflicted?

Meat model: Bad taste or cutting-edge marketing?

WA

Killed: Champion long-distance cyclist Mike Hall.

Champion cyclist killed in epic race across Australia

Rebecca Cross has been seconded to Bupa after being Head of Domestic Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

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Rebecca Cross has been seconded to Bupa after being Head of Domestic Policy at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Conflict of interest claims top dog PM staffer

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

Mark Latham accused ABC broadcaster Wendy Harmer of being a "commercial failure".

There is nothing free about Mark Latham's speech

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Doreen Pipiki, right, with her daughter Marianne-David at Kuluanda Primary School in Hela province, PNG.

Australia's $550m PNG conundrum

Michael Koziol

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Waiting game: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with frontbenchers Josh Frydenberg, Barnaby Joyce, Christopher Pyne, Scott ...

Government secures $24 billion deal for company tax cuts

James Massola

Turnbull's company tax deal 'exxy' but effective

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

China treaty failure sparks war between Abbott and Turnbull

James Massola

Senator James Paterson takes a moment in the Senate.

Filibustering Senate holds itself hostage

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis in the Senate at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Senate kills off government's race hate law changes

Aerial photos of Lismore showing flooding from the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. 31st March 2017. Photo:?Rotorwing ...

Once the storm passes, Debbie will still cost you

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop condemns colleagues over China treaty collapse

EXCLUSIVE

Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, England in 2013.

Red Bull heir stonewalls prosecutors years after alleged hit-and-run

Lindsay Murdoch

Nuclear power plants

British nuclear power stations on terror alert

Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program "The O'Reilly Factor".

Bill O'Reilly accused of sexual harassment

Russian President Vladimir Putin: His country has been busy in other nations' elections.

Call the Russian Embassy and press 3 for 'election interference'

Mark Latham has been sacked by Sky News.

The core of Mark Latham's brand is misogyny. I was a target

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Grace (left) and her sister Tahbisa (right) were asked to remove their cornrows because they "didn't fit the school's image".

School hair furore shows misunderstanding of anti-discrimination law

COMMENT
Madeline White

Ayaan Hirsi Ali serves up pseudo-theology just as the NutriBullet infomercials use pseudo-science.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the cult of the anti-Islamic smoothie

COMMENT
Maher Mughrabi

Daniel Ricciardo and Adam Gilchrist advise the young rich to play a conservative, long game when it comes to investing.

Ambushed: Company hit by the 'new-look short'

Myriam Robin

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Minimum wage rise could benefit all in the rat race

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Commonwealth Bank financial planning whistleblower Jeff Morris.

Death threats, smear campaigns: the lot of a whistleblower

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The banks were seeking access to Apple's antenna inside the iPhone so they could use their own bank apps and their own ...

The big banks have been trumped by a bigger Apple

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

No 'patsy': Danni Roche steels herself for battle for AOC job

Mark Hawthorne

Why Australia isn't so easy for Trump to bully

ANALYSIS
Matthew Winkler

Extremist funding fears prompt government to pull YouTube ads

Lucy Battersby

Australia's hotel sector under the spotlight

Carolyn Cummins

The best places to spend up big.

Style surfing: 30 men's fashion websites you need to know

Men's Style

A formidable lineup of influential beers.

Hall of fame: The most important Australian craft beers ever

Fine Drinks

To save money, Simone Plaza and her family are having a camping holiday this Easter.

How to save on Easter spending

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

What you need to know about the war for super

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Michael Macolino, co-founder of Accodex, speaking at the Salesforce World Tour in Sydney.

Angry, young accountants lead exodus from big firms

Cara Waters

James Pearson says there is a future for Australian manufacturing.

What does manufacturing look like in 21st century Australia?

James Pearson

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Bournemouth waste chance at first ever Southampton win

1 hr ago

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Salim Mehajer arrested at Star Casino

St Kilda.

Eagles overrun inaccurate Saints

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Communities in ruin after worst floods

Aerial view of the Maitland flood in March 1955. SMH NEWS Picture by BERT POWER .

Rewind - Flood

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. 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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Hit the road and escape the city

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Judy Davis as Hedda Hopper in the series <i>Feud</i>.

Judy Davis stars as 'The most hated woman in Hollywood'

Andrew Hornery

Everyone returns for one last dinner party on Sunday's episode of <i>Married at First Sight</i>.

How Nine tweaked Married at First Sight to hurt MKR

Karl Quinn

Reunion: (From left) Thomas Lacey, Dena Kaplan and Keiynan Lonsdale are back, and on the big screen, in <i>Dance ...

Behind dreams and dramas of Dance Academy's move to movie

Matt Bungard

Batman discovers he may have to embrace teamwork.

Is Lego Batman Movie a Trump-inspired parable of our times?

Sandra Hall

Actors Valerie Bader and John Waters, who star in the STC's production of <i>Talk</i>.

Why Australia still celebrates the shock jock above news; a play

Elissa Blake

Petula Clark sang for Winston Churchill, danced with Fred Astaire and declined a ménage à trois with Elvis Presley and ...

In bed with John, Yoko and Petula Clark

Steve Meacham

Pierre Niney and Paula Beer in <i>Frantz</i>.

Francois Ozon ruffles French feathers with Frantz

Stephanie Bunbury

Comedian Denise Scott dreamt of being a serious actor as a child.

Denise Scott on getting serious, the C word and Judith Lucy

Kerrie O'Brien

Laughter therapy: Ruby Wax.

Review: Ruby Wax helps her audience relax

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Lucy Battersby

British comedian Paul Foot is in Melbourne for the Comedy Festival. 22 March 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Paul Foot hails seven years of monkey business in Melbourne

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Annabel Ross

Andy Zaltzman appears at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Andy Zaltzman puts the funny in politics

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Stephanie Bunbury

Nine's Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic, the brother of <i>Today</i> host Karl Stefanovic, were married on Saturday ...

Karl Stefanovic's kids not invited to Peter and Sylvia Jeffreys' wedding

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

ATC Ambassador Melina Vidler (left) and Erin Holland, The Star Sydney Ambassador, at Championships Day at Royal Randwick ...

Million-dollar hat steals the show at day one of The Championships

Jenna Clarke

I absolutely gained was a sense of "knowing" about my body.

I spent a week at home in the nude, and this is what I learned

Cat Rodie

Thinking about the things you can't ask.

Things I'm afraid to ask my therapist

Megan Downey

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins following her Miss Universe win in New York in 2004.

Hawkins on needing bodyguard because of Trump friendship

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Karl Stefanovic's three children were not invited to their uncle Peter Stefanovic's wedding to Jeffreys.

Sylvia Jeffreys wore Rebecca Vallance to her 'hilarious' wedding

Jenna Clarke

My admirable friend has taught me that it is better to speak up.

My friends have told me when I've stepped out of line, and I'm grateful

Jane Caro

Kristen Stewart at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association press conference for "Cafe Society".

Kristen Stewart: Why I am finally in my happy place

A poor diet can cause inflammation in the body and affect your mood.

Anxiety: When it's not in your head but in your body

Sarah Berry

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Chocolate cake and cabbage: Lisa Goldberg's day on a plate

Water is just as good as soap, the experts say.

Is it time to ditch your soap?

Evelyn Lewin

Mandarin, date pudding with butterscotch.

20 warm dessert recipes - crumbles, puddings and pies

Chicken and corn soup.

Pre-Easter healthy Weekly Meal Planner

Tummy friendly: Braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta.

What is the low-FODMAP diet and how does it help IBS?

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'This is stupid!': the baby onesie that has dads fuming

Comfort and warmth! Style? Not so much.

Aldi, please don't let this be an April Fool's joke

The YouTube clips appear to be your children's favourites, until they take a darker turn.

The disturbing YouTube videos targetting top kids' shows

Americans are a friendly bunch.

Traveller letters: Australia, stop whinging about Americans

The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong.

The hotel room that changed history

Anthony Dennis

Russians have found a regular trip to the sauna, or banya, can help relieve stress.

Five unique urban experiences every traveller should try

NBN's Fixed Wireless towers are delivering metro broadband speeds beyond the major cities.

NBN to double speeds for regional customers

COMMENT

Zheng Long's app mypal lets you top up your myki on the go.

App developer has a fix for myki problem

Bixby AI assistant was unveiled in New York on Wednesday.

Samsung S8's Bixby assistant on hold for Australian market

Spotify, Apple boost music business

ISPs could conceivably begin sharing detailed information about a person's web usage.

What to expect from your ISP next?

Jeep? Quicksand Concept 2017 Moab Easter Jeep Safari: Jeep Quicksand concept

Jeep's hot rod revealed

Andrew MacLean

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with women small business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White ...

The Breakdown: President Trump's effect on cars

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI R-Line.

Range-topping VW Tiguan reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport.

New Mazda CX-5 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Suzuki's X90 combined sports car styling with four-wheel-drive underpinnings.

The cars that became a joke

David McCowen

The Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept has been revealed ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show.

Mercedes accelerates electric car investment

David McCowen

Essendon leader: Jobe Watson.

Watson challenge sparks Bombers' win

Cats skipper Joel Selwood.

Live: Goldstein a late out as Cats take on North

Live

Sidelined: Premiership Hawk Grant Birchall will be out of action for up to a month.

Birchall out for about a month with jaw injury

Daniel Cherny
33 mins ago

Demons Christian Petracca (left) and Sam Weideman.

Live: Demons v Carlton

Live
20 mins ago

Jack Steven marks the ball against Shannon Hurn of the Eagles at Domain Stadium on Saturday.

Steven to spend another night in hospital with punctured lung

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Nathan Buckley

Deconstructing the blame game at Collingwood

Michael Gleeson

Brent Stanton is chaired from the field after a win in his 250th match.

Bombers maintain the high ground

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson

Hawks slip to 0-2, but Clarkson still talking them up

Illustration: Simon Letch.

Test cricket's not dead, nor resting

Tim Lane

Sally Pearson celebrates after competing in the Open Womens Preliminary 100m Hurdles event.

Pearson posts worlds qualifying time in Sydney

Emma Kemp

Thriller: Roger Federer celebrates his win over Nick Kyrgios.

Kyrgios smashes racquet in ugly end to epic clash with Federer

UPDATED

Lacking sparkle: Melbourne City's Bruno Fornaroli feels the pressure from his Sydney FC opponents in the 3-0 loss on ...

Sydney look the goods, but City risk falling into a hole as finals loom

Michael Lynch
1 hr ago

Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Everton at Anfield on Saturday.

Crytal Palace stun Chelsea as Liverpool beat Everton

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