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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Axe hovers over 'hopeless' work-for-dole program

EXCLUSIVE

Emissions

Idle threat: Call to fine parents who leave engines on near schools

Ambulance

One dead, one seriously injured in bus crash on Great Ocean Road

Ben McCormack leaves Redfern police station after being charged.

A Current Affair reporter in hospital after child porn charge

The moment newsreader Natasha Exelby realised she was on-air.

ABC faces backlash after reportedly banning presenter over blooper

Illustration: Richard Giliberto.

What you don't know about Melbourne's runaway growth

How one couple risked everything for their chocolate dream

'Correction': Melbourne house prices on way down, says Moody's

Discount retailer cops $93 million share-price wipe out

Chilling online videos reveal arsonist's 'dangerous hatred'

Trump considers 'range of options to remove North Korean threat'

Sun Herald. Catherine Britt with her mother Anne Britt. Both have survived breast cancer. 27th March 2017. Picture by ...

As Catherine walked down the aisle, her mum was keeping a secret from her

John Clarke and Bryan Dawe. Supplied for publicity purposes by Channel 9

'Devastated': Dawe pays tribute to friend and 'co-conspirator'

Shock loss: Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson.

Hawks are gunning to 'beat the system', says Cameron Ling

Alex Kennedy cleverly created this tiny home in the family garage.

Turning a garage into the perfect studio apartment

Kids school class classroom teacher children

Parents, your kids don't have to do NAPLAN if they don't want to

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Escapee ostrich becomes internet sensation

johnclarke2.jpg page 4 story 50 years of ABC John Clarke

'Incalculable gift': Friends, comedians remember Clarke

Gold Coast Suns chairman Tony Cochrane talks with coach Rodney Eade after the round three win against Hawthorn on Sunday.

'Basket state': Suns chair bites back over Tassie relocation

Tarocash wants some cash

The overlooked Aussie shopper is male and wants a bargain

Snapper in crazy water

How to cook up a storm for Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Renter Stefan Young has given up saving for a house because it seemed impossible and is looking to head overseas instead.

'I'd be shattered': Psychological toll of never owning a home

This duplex at 206 Page Street, Middle Park, sold for significantly above reserve.

Middle Park house soars almost $2m above asking price at auction

"Our job is to make the vendor money": Sara Chamberlain from The Real Estate Stylist.

Selling a property? This could be your secret weapon

Work opportunities can drive the decision to move, but family can also be a factor.

What homeowners need to consider when moving interstate to buy

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The asking price includes a one-room schoolhouse conversion and 19 tidy brick houses.

Got a spare $2 million? You could buy this American town

Mr Wulf behind the bar at his business, which he says is being hurt by the Metro rail tunnel construction works.

Publican claims Metro tunnel is destroying business

'I was hyperventilating': Woman trapped in car in floodwaters

Bullying of part-timers pushing women out of police force

The salesman posted a vulgar message on Facebook during work hours.

Crude Facebook post no reason to sack worker, commission rules

One of the males involved in a crime spree in Melbourne's north.

Footage released of gang who kicked woman

Stranded again: Burke and Wills on Monday morning.

Delay hits the latest journey of Burke and Wills

The scene in Chadstone after the shooting.

Gunman on the run after double- shooting in Chadstone

A female nurse was held hostage by a man wielding a meat cleaver at Wyong Hospital.

Nurses 'held hostage with meat cleaver' at hospital

Centrelink has been slammed by the Ombudsman over its "robo-debt" program.

Ombudsman slams Centrelink's robo-debt scheme

Eddy Herbert stood trial accused of setting fire to his children in Doubleview.

Father guilty of lighting his children on fire

WA

Operation QUEENSLAND ASSIST 17:?The Australian Defence Force (ADF) continues to assist the people and communities of ...

Daydream Island axe staff in wake of cyclone

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Plans are well advanced to release the carp herpes virus into NSW rivers in 2018.

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Plans are well advanced to release the carp herpes virus into NSW rivers in 2018.

Carpageddon is coming, but we're not prepared

COMMENT
Simon Chapman

Drawing on other data, the long-term trend from the mid '90s onwards is bad news for gender equality.

What the future really looks like for our daughters

Kasey Edwards

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Words and ideas were his delight, nature his sustenance

Appreciation
Tony Wright

See more on subscriber first

Work for the dole.

Axe hovers over 'hopeless' work-for-the-dole program

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Property investors cool as crackdown takes effect

Eryk Bagshaw

Turnbull kills off Abbott's India free trade deal, for now

Mark Kenny
10 mins ago

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has now seen the Young Nats defy national party policy on a key issue for the second time ...

Young Nationals back emissions trading

Heath Aston

John Clarke: satirist, polymath and nature lover with a great love of language.

'The highest accolade': Politicians unite to pay tribute to John Clarke

Stephanie Peatling

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten visited the CIT Trade Centre in Canberra.

Shorten seeks $620m council stimulus package

Adam Gartrell

Pauline Hanson during her live crosses at the Melvilee Bowling Club tonight after the Western Australian State election. ...

Hanson celebrates One Nation anniversary by banning ABC

Amy Remeikis

President Donald Trump greets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as he arrives at the White House in Washington on ...

Stuck between IS and Sisi, Coptic Egyptians cling to faith

ANALYSIS
Farid Farid
36 mins ago

Espionage includes taking photographs and stealing state secrets from Chinese public servants.

Beijing offers nearly $100,000 reward to dob in foreign 'spies'

Kirsty Needham

Flowers are left on a police car to show their gratitude to law enforcement officers after a peace demonstration on ...

Stockholm suspect was denied asylum and told to leave in 2016

All smiles: Then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Rex Tillerson, then chief executive of ExxonMobil on ...

Trump officials tell Russia to drop its support for Assad

In the primary-school years, social media must be restricted tightly.

Start young to make girls strong

COMMENT
Steve Biddulph

An arbitrary crackdown on NDIS costs now would end up costing much more in the long term.

The budget cut that would cost taxpayers more in the long run

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

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

The Cult of the First Daughter in US politics

COMMENT
Alyssa Rosenberg

Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer.

Naming, shaming, reporting part of new reforms for banks

EXCLUSIVE
Sarah Danckert

Scott Morrison wants the vast majority of our housing market to keep doing just what it's been doing.

A considerable show of 'doing something' about housing affordability

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Deutsche Bank says we can thank a flood of offshore investment into Australian stocks.

Stock market edges closer to the magic 6000 mark

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Paul Harragon is seeking investor support to include a 240-bed rehabilitation facility on the Gold Coast.

The captain that became The Chief, is now The Boss

Carolyn Cummins

Dreamworld theme park hit by Cyclone Debbie

Carolyn Cummins

Wild ructions in commodities fail to worry investors

Jessica Sier

Barclays' Staley faces probe, bonus cut over whistleblower

Suzi Ring and Greg Farrell

BHP pressured to abandon UK listing

Brian Robins

Mother nature poses a very real threat to your beloved vehicle.

What people don't tell you about driving a supercar

Cars
Toby Hagon

Model Tess Holliday (second from left) and others in the Modcloth #effyourbeautystandards
campaign

How my partner changed my mind about overweight people

Life on Mars

Mortgage rates are on the rise and borrowers don't want to get in above their heads

How to avoid squeeze of rising mortgage rates

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The $300m GST grab hardly anyone knows about

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Anthony Svirskis, chief executive of Tribe and co-founder Jules Lund in London.

Jules Lund takes Tribe international with $5 million in funding

Cara Waters

Business travel does not include driving from home to work and return, or any travel for private purposes.

Is it worth keeping a logbook for my car?

Max Newnham

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Sachin Tendulkar berates law-breaking bikers

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Critic's brutal review of top restaurant

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Footage released of rampaging gang

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Pauline pays out on the ABC

One Nation

A powerful cold front has swept the nation's south east delivering up to 20cm of new snow to the Alps in the first snow ...

Melbourne weather: Cold snap and severe weather to continue.

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 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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Hit the road and escape the city

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John Clarke and Bryan Dawe at the 2008 TV Week Logie Awards at Crown Casino.

What Bryan Dawe will most miss about co-conspirator John Clarke

Tony Wright

Natasha Exelby, at the moment she realised she was on air on Saturday night.

ABC faces backlash after news reader reportedly banned

Georgina Mitchell, Latika Bourke

Hmmm that was weird: Chris and Milanka call it a day on First Dates, with Milanka thinking of turning lesbian.

'What a disaster': First Dates puts older tastes on the menu

Aja Styles

The good sport: a keen swimmer and a diver as a schoolboy, Clarke is still described by friends as a totally natural ...

The Clarke Report: 'There are two kinds of actors'

from the vault
Fenella Souter

No, no Nanette: Hannah Gadsby has had enough.

If you have to bow out of comedy this is how: Gadsby's swansong

Debbie Cuthbertson

Comedian John Clarke

Vale John Clarke, master of deadpan, who died on Mt Abrupt

Karl Quinn

New Zealand-born comedian and writer John Clarke has died at the age of 68 while hiking in the Grampians National Park ...

Comedian's tribute to Clarke after shock end: 'How dare he die!'

Rob Moran

The moment newsreader Natasha Exelby realised she was on-air.

Newsreader's worst nightmare comes true

Broede Carmody

Rove McManus performed for two nights only at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Review: Rove's long absence from stand-up is painfully clear

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Cameron Woodhead

Demi Lardner, 23, is to play a 46-year-old man named Gavin in her new show.

Review: Demi Lardner delivers an hour of surreal silliness

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Debbie Cuthbertson

Causing a ruckus: Abandoman's hip-hop show is fast-paced and fully improvised.

The Comedy Festival shows you can't miss

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Hannah Francis

Clementine Ford.

The actions behind the Dutch backpacker's brave escape are sadly familiar

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Jenna Price: In my 30s I felt like time was running out.

On my 60th birthday, this is what I wish I knew 30 years ago

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Constance Hall has defended herself on Facebook amid cheating allegations.

Constance Hall forced to defend herself after acrimonious split from husband Bill

Jenna Clarke

Rich and luscious ... Caroline Velik's chocolate mousse.

'Tastes like stale air,' critic's scathing review of $850 dinner

Oliver Curtis being escorted to a prison truck on June 24, 2016.

Oliver Curtis put in 24hr detention after prison fracas

Amy Croffey

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Amber Sherlock at The Championships at Randwick Racecourse on April 8, 2017 in Sydney, ...

Since when did Sydney get so good at race day dressing?

Anne Hathaway

Why is Anne Hathaway still being asked to explain being 'hated'?

Natalie Reilly

Daenerys, mother of dragons, knows that power of a bold shoulder and a well-cut suit.

The GoT winter fashion is coming, and it's on point.

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Annie Brown

Letting go can be hard: Sometimes it just requires a little reframing of our stuff.

Six reasons why it's hard to let go

Paula Goodyer

Family fun without sugar: it's possible, Shenker says.

Could you raise a sugar-free family?

Sophie Ellis

Happiness is about a sense of progress, so try something new.

The one thing no one realises about happiness

Susie Moore

Snapper in crazy water

Easter weekly meal planner with tasty Good Friday fish

The DASH diet can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

The DASH diet is proven to work so why hasn't it caught on?

Banh mi with pork meatballs (or xiu mai) from Richmond's Nhu Lan bakery.

How to make Melbourne's best xiu mai (and other meatball recipes)

35 mins ago

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'My name gave me social anxiety - don't do it to your kids'

Tysen Benz, 11, hanged himself in his room after seeing social media posts indicating that his girlfriend had committed ...

Girl, 13, faces charges in 11-year-old boy's suicide

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The downside of dads being 'mates' with their sons

Eva Claire, plane captain and Instagram star.

Instagram star: Plane captain reveals what her life is really like

Hugh Morris

Hampstead Heath's mixed bathing pond: The one where bathers are required.

Bathers optional: Where London gets back to nature

Steve Meacham

Air New Zealand's Dreamliner premium economy seating.

Flight test: Dreamliner premium economy is worth it on long haul

Julietta Jameson

Lenovo's Miix 720 hybrid aims to offer the best of both worlds when you're on the move.

Hands on: Lenovo Miix 720 hybrid tablet

COMMENT
Adam Turner

NBN

What broadband speeds are you really getting?

Lucy Battersby

Is Snap even a 'public' company?

Myriam Robin

NBN

Homes without internet are stuck in regulatory limbo

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Turner

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Facebook takes new steps to stop 'revenge porn'

Hayley Tsukayama

Life & Leisure motoring column: SUV by Three (this is Land Rover Discovery Sport) Photographer: supplied by ...

New Land Rover Discovery Sport reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2007 Subaru Tribeca.

Was this Subaru's worst SUV?

David Morley

The Ford Fiesta Sport is the sweet spot in the Fiesta range.

The sweet spot: Which is the best Ford Fiesta?

David McCowen

Takata chief executive Shigehisa Takada apologised for his company's role in the death of motorists.

Five important questions about Takata airbag recalls

David McCowen

2017 Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition.

Aston Martin Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

Infiniti QX80 Monograph concept will be on display at the 2017 New York motor show.

Infiniti tease future SUV

Dom Tripolone

Method in the madness: The Hawks and coach Alastair Clarkson would again be aiming to be flag contenders in the next few ...

Hawks gunning to 'beat the system': Ling

Sam McClure

Dustin Martin starred again for Richmond in the round three match against the Eagles.

Martin a survivor who could thrive at other clubs: King

Caroline Wilson

Glory days: Former president Jeff Kennett at Hawthorn's grand final reception in 2008, says this year will be a tough ...

Kennett backs Clarkson despite no hope of finals

Jon Pierik

Not happy: Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn will miss up to 12 weeks after hamstring surgery.

Gawn gone, leaving big boots to fill at Melbourne

Greg Baum

Jordan De Goey: Set to return to football in the VFL.

Wells, De Goey set to return in VFL

Jon Pierik

Milestone match: North Melbourne forward Lindsay Thomas play his 200th AFL game on Good Friday against the Bulldogs.

Regrets? Lindsay Thomas has had a few

Anthony Colangelo

Matthew Kreuzer and Marc Murphy celebrate the Blues win against Essendon.

Murphy: I knew I was going to kick that wonder goal

Anthony Colangelo

Gold Coast Suns chairman Tony Cochrane talks with coach Rodney Eade after the round three win against Hawthorn on Sunday.

'Only thing Tasmania has over the Gold Coast is unemployment'

Caroline Wilson

Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters.

At last, Garcia breaks majors drought with tense Augusta finish

Legal writ: The Western Force are taking their fight for survival to the courts.

Force serve writ on ARU over Super Rugby cull

Georgina Robinson

Melbourne Rebel players face an uncertain future.

Melbourne Rebels have been hung out to dry by Australian Rugby Union

COMMENT
Roy Ward

"Pure relief": Sally Pearson enjoys her victory in Glasgow.

Pearson's last laugh in Glasgow

Michael Gleeson

Team captain Lleyton Hewitt, top, celebrates with Nick Kyrgios of Australia after he won his match against Sam Querrey ...

Cup star Kyrgios now Hewitt's leading man

Phil Lutton

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