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Victoria's Hazelwood Power Station is closing its final units on Wednesday, adding to the energy squeeze.

Coal-related pollution on the increase

Minister Alan Tudge during question time at Parliament House in Canberra in March 2017.

Minister's office may have committed offence with Centrelink leak: QC

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with the National Association of Manufacturers, Friday, March 31, 2017, ...

The reason Australia isn't so easy for Trump to push around

ANALYSIS

After years of hearings, the child sex abuse royal commission is starting to finalise its work but survivors are coming ...

Lawyers swamped by historical child sexual abuse claims

Mike Hall before taking on the Indian Pacific Wheel Race.

'Mike would have been proud': Cyclists take to road to honour mate

Johnny Raad gave evidence he had consumed one glass of Victoria Bitter before he was asked to leave the Albion Hotel.

Man thrown out of pub and arrested after 'one beer' awarded $20,000

Fox News backs TV host after report of new harassment payments

Teenager arrested over alleged rape streamed on Facebook Live

Ultra-conservatism is a gormless hoax and will end in tears

COMMENT

Male contraceptive faces biggest hurdle from drugmakers

Clock ticks as legislators face tough challenges to complete Brexit

The Age, News 24/03/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Danni Roche, who is challenging John Coates for the AOC presidency.

'I'm no patsy': The woman battling for Australia's top Olympics job

Roger Federer celebrates after beating Rafael Nadal.

Federer continues his mastery of Nadal with another victory

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 01: Jarryd Roughead, Luke Hodge and Jack Gunston of the Hawks looks dejected after losing ...

The Hawks seem a shadow of their former selves

Nadia dishes on Anthony during the final dinner party.

Nadia and Anthony's Married at First Sight fate wasn't pretty

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

What I learnt by spending a week at home in the nude

Karl Stefanonic with Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys.

How Karl Stefanovic's wedding speech had guests in stitches

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

Celebrating baby girls at his own cost: Dr Ganesh Rakh.

'Fear of hearing it's a girl' - Indian doctors' anti-sexism campaign

21 Grout Street, Hampton sold for $2,288,500 on Saturday.

Fierce bidding pushes Glen Iris deceased estate $1.2m over reserve

Wheels & Dollbaby co-founder Melanie Greensmith

'Woke up to Tex Perkins in the kitchen': Fashion boss on sharehouses

Charles Tarbey

A lot cheaper, no easier: Where experts first bought a house

The most expensive property sold on Saturday was a four-bedroom home at 138 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, sold for ...

Strong auction market: Highest clearance rate in a month

ANALYSIS

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

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

An artist's impression of the express veloway planned for above Footscray Road.

Elevated cycling freeway to be built above Footscray Road

CFA board warned it will be replaced if it disrespects volunteers

Motorcyclist punched and kicked in Preston road rage attack

Melissa Cunningham

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

Truck ban for key rat runs in Yarraville and Footscray

Police are on French Island inspecting the plane.

Police to probe death of woman transferred from boarding house

Hiedie Buegge, 16, missing since March 19.

Fears for teenage girls missing from bayside and north

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

Sliding door murders – could they have been solved?

Aerial view of flood waters near Lismore area in NSW.

Lismore like a "war zone" as flood clean-up begins

NSW

As he was leaving the station, Salim Mehajer was asked to leave another taxi by police.

Salim Mehajer charged over alleged assault

NSW

Nelson Raebel will be missed by many after he was found dead on Saturday.

Father found in floodwaters was a 'wonderful man'

QLD

Clever - or conflicted?

Meat model: Bad taste or cutting-edge marketing?

WA

Treasurer Scott Morrison (left) and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann are demanding Labor make clear its position on ...

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Treasurer Scott Morrison (left) and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann are demanding Labor make clear its position on ...

Morrison, Cormann pressure Labor over business tax hike

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Hundreds of supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte gather at Manila's Rizal Park for an overnight vigil to show their ...

Why we turn a blind eye to our neighbourhood atrocities

COMMENT
Sarah Gill

Other Minds- The Octopus, The Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness. Book by Peter Godfrey-Smith.?This giant ...

A philosopher's guide to meeting aliens on Earth

Marcus Strom

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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

The bodies of people killed in a shrine in Sarghodha, Pakistan.

Visitors to shrine 'tortured' in apparent ritual killings

On track for victory: Aung San Suu kyi

Aung Suu Kyi's party wins nearly half of Myanmar by-elections

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

Red Bull heir stonewalls on alleged hit-and-run

Lindsay Murdoch

Intelligence agencies fear computer hackers are trying to bypass nuclear power station security measures.

British nuclear power stations on terror alert

Too many people, too few houses?

There's a solution to the housing crisis that no one wants to discuss

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Treasury Secretary John Fraser says foreign investors are concerned with the rule of law, access to energy and the ...

How the Senate saved the government from itself

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Attacks on the Snowflakes go further than the usual intergenerational bickering.

Give the much-derided millennial 'snowflake' generation a break

COMMENT
Benjamin T. Jones

The announcement of Snowy 2.0 was meant re-capture the electorate's imagination. The polls suggest it hasn't quite done that.

Politicians addicted to the appearance of economic success

Ross Gittins

Credit Suisse's clients are the subject of an international tax evasion investigation.

Australian staff, clients of Credit Suisse to be grilled from this week

Sarah Danckert

The insurance bill for the damage caused by Cyclone Debbie has already been put at more than $1 billion.

Flooding from Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc with Queensland coal industry

Brian Robins

Slater and Gordon is expected to be restructured in coming weeks.

Slater and Gordon 'made 20 accounting errors' over 18 months

Sarah Danckert

Hand of APRA behind bank stocks

Vesna Poljak

ASIC's Mardi Gras action fails to float Senator Eric Abetz's boat

Colin Kruger, CBD

Catch Group plans more buys, tripling in sales

Madeleine Heffernan

Companies with gender diverse boards made more money

Nassim Khadem

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

Paying off debt is great, but use an offset account if you think you might buy a new home and keep the old one as an ...

Why paying off your home could be a mistake

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Many mature-age workers want to cut back but not leave the workforce entirely.

'Money for nothing': transition to retirement pensions still work

Noel Whittaker

Stephanie Reuss and Victoria Stuart have started a business that is an online marketplace for part-time work.

More than money: the flight from corporates to small business

Cara Waters

Matthew Lennox created a product called StormSeal, which is a polymer film that heat-shrinks to storm-damaged roofs.

Start-ups cleaning up extreme rain, hail or shine

Caroline James

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Cats win thriller by a point

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Vehicles smashed in CBD high-speed chase

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Truck ban for key suburban streets

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Colombia landslide kills at least 112

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

Rewind - Flood

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Nadia dishes on Anthony during the final dinner party.

Married at First Sight: Nadia labels Anthony 'a f---ing douche'

Karl Quinn

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

Married at First Sight boss says action has not been manufactured

Karl Quinn

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

The comedian who could change your mind on euthanasia

Cameron Woodhead

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

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

Andrew Hornery

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

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

Nicole Kidman with her on-screen husband Alexander Skarsgård in Big Little Lies.

What male critics don't get about Big Little Lies

Matilda Dixon-Smith

Singer and actress Inna Modja.

Inna Modja: Growing up in Mali taught me equality starts at home

Jane Rocca

Karl Stefanonic with Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys.

How Karl's 'hilarious' wedding speech had guests in stitches

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

Billie Lourd, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2015.

Billie Lourd's birthday tribute to Debbie Reynolds

David Mercer

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

Karl Stefanovic's kids 'upset' to miss out on wedding invite

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Thinking about the things you can't ask.

Things I'm afraid to ask my therapist

Megan Downey

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?

No longer the only mermaid in the bath, 3-year-old Alidy couldn't be happier with her mermaid twin.

What happens when a mermaid turns up to babysit

Caitlin Miller with a picture of the 'gun'.

Five-year-old suspended from school over 'stick gun'

Crayola has retired one of its iconic crayons - and the internet is not happy.

Devastated fans accuse Crayola of stealing their sunshine

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

Carlton and Melbourne players wrestle during the round two match at the MCG.

Demons steady to shrug off spirited Blues

Daniel Cherny

Shock to the system: The Hawks after losing their round two match against Adelaide, after losing to Essendon in round one.

Sobering statistics haunt Swans and Hawks after slow start

Rohan Connolly

Match-winner: George Horlin-Smith put the Cats ahead for the first time all game.

Cats beat Roos by a point in round-two thriller

Michael Gleeson

Fright night: Melbourne's Jordan Lewis may face disciplinary action at the MRP.

Melbourne sweat on MRP verdict

Daniel Cherny

Charlie Dixon of the Power reacts after kicking a goal during the round two match against Fremantle Dockers at Adelaide ...

Port power past battling Dockers

Ashley Porter

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

Struggling: Suns players, including former captain Gary Ablett, after the huge loss to Greater Western Sydney on Saturday.

Bartel feels sorry for struggling Ablett

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

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Daniel Cherny

Blow out: Plenty to ponder in the lead-up to finals for Victory coach Kevin Muscat.

Phoenix sink Victory to stay in finals hunt

Michael Lynch

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

Pearson posts worlds qualifying time in Sydney

Emma Kemp

Midcourt battle: Vixen Tegan Philip holds out against Magpie Sharni Layton.

Vixens defeat Magpies in second city derby

Linda Pearce

Effortless: WInx is ready to make it 17 wins in a row in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Hydrofoil Winx ready for Queen Elizabeth grand final

Chris Roots

Illustration: Simon Letch.

Test cricket's not dead, nor resting

Tim Lane

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