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Greenpeace ranked canned tuna brands on measures including sustainability policies.

Scaling back?Woolworths urged to dump tuna brand

Detectives at the scene on Good Friday morning.

Man's body found outside suburban apartment block

UPDATED
23 mins ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, on Thursday, April ...

China offers North Korea protection ... on one condition

This photo provided by Eglin Air Force Base shows the GBU-43/B bomb.

US drops biggest non-nuclear bomb ever in Afghanistan

8 mins ago

The scene of the crash in Pakenham

Cyclist killed in Princes Highway crash with ute in south-east

1 hr ago

Dr Jumana Nagarwala

Doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on girls in US

'Tragic': Anti-IS coalition strike kills 18 allied fighters

Manhunt under way after teen shot in head at home

UPDATED
25 mins ago

Teen parents camped in bushland with three-day-old baby

NZ woman jailed in Bali for possessing methamphetamine

Where gay men are beaten, ‘forcibly disappeared’

EXCLUSIVE

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'The injustice of it': Bryan Dawe breaks his silence on the death of John Clarke

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

Australia could maybe take a leaf out of New Zealand's book, wine experts say.

Even in Rome, bottle shops are open: How Good Friday compares

Woolworths hopes to rebuild bridges with suppliers and win shoppers by giving manufacturers unprecedented access to ...

Easter guide: What's open and what's on in Melbourne

From left, Jeff Varner, Sarah Lacina, Zeke Smith and Debbie Wanner at a so-called tribal council on Survivor.

Outrage after Survivor contestant outs another as transgender

No more sleepless nights?

Sleep is the new status symbol

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FootyFix: No rest for the wicked over Easter

Theo's Fish Bar

Where to get the best fish and chips this Good Friday

Shoshanna calls time on her friendship with Hanna, Marnie and Jessa in the second-last ever episode of Girls.

The unspoken truth about female friendship

Eddie Betts has again been racially vilified by a Port Adelaide fan, on social media.

Lifetime bans for racially abusive AFL supporters on the cards

Hot Cross Scones at the Hotel Windsor.

Where to wine and dine this Easter long weekend

Canberra has recorded the largest jump in median rent among Australia's capital cities.

'Rapidly becoming a renter nation': What tenants need now

Photo: Roundhouse

The home items that might just change your life

South Australian Tourism book Underground Serbian Church at Coober Pedy. Picture by journalist Sheriden Rhodes. In ...

Dig deep: Six clever underground spaces used in everyday life

Versace's Shadov chair was unveiled at last week's Milan Design Week.

The famous fashion designers turning to furniture design

The owners of this 107-year-old Sandy Bay house have decided it's time to downsize.

The loving restoration that preserved a piece of Tassie history

Katherine Copsey, acting mayor of Port Phillip Council, on St Kilda Road.

Plan for St Kilda Road bike lanes in centre of boulevard too dangerous: council

Brotherhood founder charged over bullying allegations

Car bursts into flames on Eastern Freeway

Legionella pneumophila bacteria.

Sixth case of Legionnaires' disease linked to CBD

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Woman sexually assaulted on ground after walking to her car

Strachan Lane, Melbourne City Council is considering issuing an enforcement order to get it removed for safety reasons.

Archibald painter's street art removed by Melbourne City Council

CCTV of a man police want to speak to over an armed robbery in Taylors Lakes.

Police hunt armed man who robbed Taylors Lakes service station

Police at the scene of the shooting in Glenfield.

Teenage boy shot in the head in Sydney home

UPDATED
25 mins ago

Two platypuses killed in an illegal opera house style trap at Point Hut Pond in 2015.

Illegal fishing traps are killing native species

ACT

The crash happened near North Dandalup.

Ute smashes into Australind passenger train

WA

Donations for the Cyclone Debbie and flooding appeal have reached $2.8 million.

Donations to Cyclone Debbie a drop in the ocean

QLD

Budget speculation has been dominated by questions over home ownership.

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Budget speculation has been dominated by questions over home ownership.

The four letter words no politician dare utter

Stephanie Peatling

Nat Fyfe led the Dockers to their first win of the season.

Stay or go now? Time to Cronk up AFL player movement

Daisy Pearce

More than a third of Australian doctors aged 55 or over are unsure about retiring or do not intend to retire, says a new ...

Violent patients put into comas to protect staff

Julia Medew

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 06: Jamie Macmillan of the Kangaroos wrestles down Marcus Bontempelli of the Bulldogs at ...

Why footy on Good Friday makes me hot and cross

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox
1 hr ago

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Will Hayward of the Swana celebrates a goal during the round four AFL match between the ...

Eighteen-year-old Will shows Swans there is a way

Brad Elborough

Lance Franklin holds his ribs after a bump by Shannon Hurn.

Hurting Swans slump to worst start since 1993

Brad Elborough

Power forward Travis Cloke.

One year on, Dogs' life not bad for Cloke

Scott Spits

The Magpies without Jamie Elliott will be missing some important fire-power.

Magpie Elliott to play first AFL game in 589 days

Scott Spits

Eddie Betts has again been racially vilified by a Port Adelaide fan, on social media.

Lifetime bans for racially abusive fans on the cards

Caroline Wilson

aeger O'Meara

AFL round four selection - ins and outs

This season has not progressed as expected for Majak Daw.

Daw still searching for key role

Rohan Connolly

"We have raised our concerns directly with the Russian government": Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Shock over 'mass arrests' of gays in Chechnya

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Australian children in detention as parents face deportation

Heath Aston

Turnbull government expected to kill off superannuation for housing

James Massola

Senator Pauline Hanson.

Government takes gloves off in war of words against One Nation

Former foreign affairs minister Gareth Evans has some choice words for President Donald Trump.

'Most psychologically ill-equipped president in US history'

Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce: "They're just trying to be smart alecs by sending across this ridiculous little ...

'Duck pond' claims under fire as Adani coal row deepens

Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said Tony Abbott shouldn't have raised a NSW Liberal Party matter at a ...

Christopher Pyne lashes colleagues for public budget disunity

Myanmar's Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi 'hung out to dry'

Lindsay Murdoch
39 mins ago

Dayton police and paramedics revive a man who has overdosed and transport from the scene to receive further medical ...

Trump, these people backed you - now they need your help

COMMENT
B.J. Bethel
7 mins ago

'It's nasty': Trump has taken a negative view.

'It's nasty': Where Obama saw hope, Trump sees 'a mess'

ANALYSIS

Riders are retrieved by emergency services after being stuck on 'The Joker's Jinx' at Six Flag America.

Fun grinds to a halt as 24 people stuck on US rollercoaster

James Lemon

US President Donald Trump: "I can't tell you how good I feel about this."

Whatever you think about Trump, at least someone did something

COMMENT
Julie Szego

The established parties, which receive large sums of public money to finance their campaigns, are controlled by ...

For many in Parliament, political ethics is an amusing oxymoron

COMMENT
Tony Fitzgerald

The importance of our firefighters' role cannot be underestimated.

Victoria's fire services must change for the sake of the community

COMMENT
David O'Byrne

Father and son Stuart and Cedar Anderson with their invention the Flow Hive, which has been patented around the world.

Honeytrap: Aussie inventor stung by Chinese 'copycat'

Nina Hendy

Crystal Pepper says her family was 'horrified' by her dad's treatment.

United passenger's daughter was 'shocked and sickened' by video

38 mins ago

Aboriginal flag

The two things needed to help Indigenous communities

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

The S&P 500 financial index dropped 1.3pc, its fifth straight day of losses. Energy shares were the worst-performing ...

Wall St slides for a third day as banks, global risks weigh

Lessons learned from the United Airlines debacle

COMMENT
Mohamed A. El-Erian

Myer rescue won't save hundreds of jobs at Marcs, David Lawrence

Catie Low

Molopo battle escalates with Bolton bid

Carolyn Cummins

Coles pull 'I'm free' ad campaign after staff sexually harassed

Timna Jacks

The TAG Heuer Autavia

16 super-fancy new watches that are surprisingly good value

Watches

The hallways in the Jackalope could easily be a set in a Hollywood neo-noir film.

Surreal estate: Inside Australia's coolest new design hotel

Lifestyle

A DHA Housing home in Townsville.

Defence housing offers a defensive yield in low-interest times

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Ben Hurley

Fees for financial advice are negotiable.

Nicole helps… contain advice costs

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Father and son Stuart and Cedar Anderson with their invention the Flow Hive, which has been patented around the world.

Flow Hive inventor stung by Chinese 'copycat'

Nina Hendy

There's no point being in first class if there isn't also the satisfaction of knowing others are missing out.

Status anxiety: At work as much as in life

James Adonis

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Elderly man robbed at ATM in Prahran

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Nurse held hostage in Royal Melbourne Hospital 'siege'

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Native Americans worry as Trump wall looms

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Ordinary North Koreans unfazed by Trump

A broken water container lyes on a dried up river bed.

Running on empty: famine in east Africa

INTERACTIVE

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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Brian Dawe and John Clarke were one of television's most enduring comedic partnerships.

'The injustice of it': Bryan Dawe breaks his silence on John Clarke

EXCLUSIVE
Tony Wright
1 hr ago

Ukrainian authorities have imposed a travel ban on Russia's Eurovision contestant Yulia Samoylova.

Eurovision 2017: Russia gives song contest cold shoulder

Broede Carmody
44 mins ago

From left, Jeff Varner, Sarah Lacina, Zeke Smith and Debbie Wanner at a so-called tribal council on Survivor.

Survivor contestant outed as transgender on TV

Christie D'zurilla

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 07: Shane Warne speaks to the media at Hamer Hall, announcing a national speaking tour ...

Shane Warne's tell-all stage show Warney Uncut postponed

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Carrie Fisher.

Fisher remembered in tear-jerker tribute video

Broede Carmody

Bob Odenkirk returns as dodgy lawyer Jimmy McGill, and sad sack Gene, in the third season of <i>Better Call Saul</I>.

Better call Saul's Bob Odenkirk on being likeable and real

Bernard Zuel

Sylvester Stallone hasn't confirmed he has had surgery of any sort, but he was sporting a rather taught look at the 2016 ...

Stallone sues film studio over unpaid `Demolition Man' profits

Edvard Pettersson

Bill (Pearl Mackie), The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), and Nardole (Matt Lucas) in <i>Doctor Who</i>.

Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who set to traumatise fans in finale

Nick Miller

<i>Personal Shopper</i>: Stewart seems to battle the camera rather than embrace it.

Kristen Stewart's most interesting film yet ★★★★

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Risky business: Joshua Ladgrove's character Neal Portenza.

Review: Neal Portenza's unexpectedly original, absurdist comedy

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Anne-Marie Peard

The villainous Cipher (Charlize Theron) blackmails Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) into submission in <i>The Fate of the ...

The Fate of the Furious is a total fizzer

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

When mothers do take selfies with their kids they're inevitably inviting comment from the usual Moral PanicMerchants.

The sad reason why so many mothers take selfies with their kids

Kasey Edwards

Gucci's new campaign is a celebration of soul, youth and vibrancy.

Gucci reveals vibrant soul party campaign featuring all black models

Annie Brown
1 hr ago

Miley Cyrus has been a strong advocate of women's rights.

Miley Cyrus becomes the latest star targeted in a nude photo hacking

Nicole Economos
34 mins ago

Princess Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz will no longer edit <i>Vogue Arabia</i>.

'I refused to compromise': Vogue Arabia editor fired after just two issues

Mary Ward

Giselle Au-Nhien Ngyuen and her mother Aiminh.

Cooking Vietnamese food is like having my family here with me

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Ola with her mother, Salwa Haydar.

Daughters proudly accept honour for their murdered mother

Jenna Price

There will always be blokes who don't pull their weight, but that doesn't mean women should pull it for them.

When it comes to housework, I've decided to drop the ball

Cat Rodie

Shoshanna calls time on her friendship with Hanna, Marnie and Jessa in the second-last ever episode of Girls.

The truth about female friendship that isn't often spoken about

Katherine Allan

Sometimes you 'should' sometimes you shouldn't.

Resist the tyranny of 'I should'

Linda Blair

Devil of a bun? Nope.

Could your hot cross bun be giving you dementia? Uh, no

Sarah Berry

Joe Gagnon will be running six marathons in six continents in six days.

'We all can do more than we think we can'

Sarah Berry

Theo's Fish Bar

Where to get the best fish and chips this Good Friday

Isn't it time that bunny got a treat?

Peter Rabbit would approve of this 'carrot' patch chocolate cake

1 hr ago

Hot Cross Scones at the Hotel Windsor.

What's open in Melbourne over the Easter long weekend

River definitely enjoyed her Nutella treat.

'Food police' attack star over daughter's treat

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Boy take YouTube driving lesson to drive to McDonald's

This x-ray image shows how easily a grape can block a child's airways.

'Just cut the damn grapes': mum's plea after son's close call

Festival-goers attend day three. Not pictured: Me, kicking back on the grass.

Heading to Coachella? 11 things first-timers need to know

USA
Kylie McLaughlin

This is the situation you are trying to avoid.

Avoid this: How to end up with an empty seat next to you on a flight

Michael Gebicki

One of Jeff Shepherd's creations at Lillie Belle Farms.

Forget eggs: Chocolate zombie bunnies are the hip new Easter gift

Kylie McLaughlin

Scalpers have made a fortune buying up NES Classics and marking up prices on eBay.

Nintendo discontinues NES Classic console

VPNs are one of the most effective tools for protecting privacy.

How to protect your metadata with a VPN

COMMENT

The new smartphone has received favourable reviews ahead of the start of sales.

Strong Galaxy S8 pre-orders hint at rebound for Samsung

Kotaku

Tetris helps car crash victims: research

Kotaku

It's not worth watching a futuristic movie like <i>Ghost in the Shell</i> in an ancient cinema.

Hoyts needs to lift its game if it wants money

COMMENT

2017 Subaru XV.

New Subaru XV reviewed

Drive Staff

The Jaguar F-Pace was named World Car of the Year.

Jaguar F-Pace wins World Car of the Year award

Dom Tripolone

Mercedes is set to up the power of the next AMG A45 to more than 300kW.

Next A45 to have at least 300kW

David McCowen

Volkswagen has teased its new I.D. Crossover Concept ahead of the 2017 Shanghai motor show.

Volkswagen teases new electric SUV

Dom Tripolone

2017 Genesis GV80 concept.

Is this the death of headlights?

Stephen Ottley

2017 Subaru Ascent.

Subaru shows off Kluger rival

Stephen Ottley

John Clarke made millions laugh countless times with his satirical take on politics and daily life.

Farnarkeling brilliant: Great John Clarke sporting moments

Martin Flanagan

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 06: Jamie Macmillan of the Kangaroos wrestles down Marcus Bontempelli of the Bulldogs at ...

Why footy on Good Friday makes me hot and cross

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox
1 hr ago

Face of consistency: Only twice since he began in 2006 has Alastair Cook aggregated fewer than 900 Test runs in a ...

Root's new England will need Cook back to his best

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Scyld Berry

Sticking to the plan: Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat isn't going to deviate from what has secured his side second ...

Frantic finals the last thing Muscat wants for Victory

Michael Lynch

Multi-talented: Monique Conti is part of the first AFL Women's academy.

Conti eyes professional AFL and basketball career

Anthony Colangelo

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