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British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a snap election, to win a mandate for her vision of a 'hard' Brexit.

UK election: Theresa May risks it all for Brexit

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller
54 mins ago

It's a seller's market but why are are the vendors sitting tight?

RBA flags 'drastic action' to cool Melbourne market

The government will scrap 457 visas.

The occupation that uses 457 visas more than any other

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy speaks at a press conference ahead of his 300th AFL ...

On his 300th game Bob Murphy will wear a collar, wide and red

Greg Baum
Greg Baum

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un applauds during a parade at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang on Saturday.

Why we need to take the North Koreans completely seriously

COMMENT

The 34-year-old man appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.

Man cries as he admits to forcing girl, 14, to marry him

'Mum, I'm scared': Autistic teen terrified after bus bashing

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Safety concerns raised months before boy fell from carnival ride

UPDATED

Mum who drove teen daughter to fight, then ran down girl, jailed

Popular Netflix series slammed for graphic suicide scene

Broede Carmody

Trump effect? Has PM darted to the panic room over 457 visas

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

A CCTV still submitted to the inquiry shows short-stay guests at a Melbourne apartment tower in February. Image shows ...

What happens when Airbnb guests go bad

Method in the madness: The Hawks and coach Alastair Clarkson

Just what is going on at Hawthorn and Collingwood?

PODCAST

Kirstie and her son Jimmy in their home.

How to teach grown up kids about moving out while they're at home

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: A lego model of the Melbourne CBD at the opening of the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre at ...

800 people a day expected to visit Chadstone's Legoland

A good pantry should include the building blocks to an almost infinite number of dishes.

Bye clutter, hello label maker: The easy way to sort out your pantry

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Lego miniature Melbourne opens at Chadstone

Author Heather Rose said she had grappled with the prizewinning novel and had about 70 drafts for it on her computer.

Rose wins the Stella for a novel that wouldn't 'let her go'

Women in heterosexual relationships are too often burdened with doing emotional heavy-lifting for needy men, writes ...

Here is how to avoid the 'drainer' boyfriend

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Picture of an old lady taking a walk with her granddaughter

One day may be too late. Thank your friends and family now

Those wanting to settle down in Wandin can have leafy sprawling surrounds and fresh air for relative affordability.

The Melbourne suburb so old school, dating apps are obsolete there

Milan Furniture Fair lures the biggest industry names from around the globe for the largest trade event of its kind.

Glamour is in, minimalism is out: The biggest design trends for 2018

Amy Carlson and Jamie Hodgson with their son Olli at their Malvern East home.

Why Amy, and young families like hers, are moving to Melbourne

16/1 Thirlmere Road, Mount Lawley, keeps its impressive facade but offers mod cons inside.

Castle-inspired properties that are for sale around Australia

Sally Lesser, a costume designer, works out of a studio in a storage facility in Red Hook, Brooklyn. She also depends on ...

Self storage is gobbling up space in New York

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 29: Flash flooding on Queens parade in Melbourne after a heavy downpour of rain on ...

Council inundated with complaints over new flood laws

Victoria's first tech school opens its doors to a new generation

Driver, 21, and pedestrian, 35, latest road toll deaths

Former soldier and bikie Lachlan Floyd.

Love triangle involving bikies and ice user 'may have led to death'

Joel Morrison outside the Magistrate's court.

'Wasn't me': Man denies urinating on woman at Spiderbait gig

Geelong Easter Egg Hunt organisers have bitten back, accusing parents of hoard dozens of eggs.

'Horrible' hunt leaves kids in tears as Easter Bunny confiscates eggs

The scene of an attempted armed robbery at a Brighton jewellery store.

Youths strike Brighton jewellery store in daylight robbery

UPDATED

The man is facing a judge-only trial in the South Australian Supreme Court.

Backpacker beach rapist accused of more sex crimes

The Brouwer family are keen surfers.

Shark attack victim: 'She died doing what she loved'

WA

Sisters Isobella, left, and Prue Fraser were injured in the acid attack in London.

'Couldn't breathe': Aussie sisters' UK nightclub ordeal

NSW

A 33-year-old motorcycle rider died in a crash on Nudgee Road at Hendra on Tuesday morning.

Motorcyclist dies after crash with ute on busy road

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A universal age pension is a win for young generations too

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Children at the Desire Society's home for HIV/AIDS orphans in India.

India passed this law but the stigma continues

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Abigaile Delaney a student at The Gawura Aboriginal School, part of St Andrews Cathedral School at Town Hall in Sydney ...

Private schools push for separate Indigenous campuses

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Turnbull talks tough on gas supply before showdown with industry

Heath Aston, Marika Dobbin Thomas

Prime Minister to abolish 457 immigration work visas

James Massola

Malcolm Turnbull: ''The eyes of the world are now on Beijing.''

Bishop warns North Korea will not 'willingly' give up nuclear weapons

David Wroe

Federal MP Stuart Robert arrives for a hearing at the Crime and Corruption Commission in Brisbane.

'A Labor foothold was not appealing': MP defends $30k donations

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton unveil details of the visa shake-up.

PM enters panic room amid populist onslaught

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Former prime minister Tony Abbott departs after Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 20 March 2017. ...

Liberal MP urges 'wrecker' Tony Abbott to quit Parliament

Adam Gartrell

British Prime Minister Theresa May has called a general election for the United Kingdom to be held on June 8, the last ...

Snap election: May offers Britain a tough choice

Nick Miller

Jakarta Governor Ahok votes in the first round in February.

Religion centre stage as Jakarta election goes down to the wire

Jewel Topsfield

Street food vendor make Somtam, Thai papaya salad, in Bangkok's Chinatown.

Bangkok to cease being finest street food destination

Lindsay Murdoch

Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers a by-election campaign speech in 2007.

Anwar challenges sodomy sentence ahead of Malaysia elections

Lindsay Murdoch

The government, in the absence of substantial ideas, must at least look like it's doing something about housing ...

The housing affordability truth no politician will admit

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

A study found sleeping for only six hours a night for 12 days straight is the same as being awake a full 24 hours.

The science is in: don't scrimp on your sleep

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

John Clarke could talk. The more you laughed, the more it energised him.

In the game of life, John Clarke was a champion

COMMENT
Martin Flanagan

Filipino Antonio Enriquez (left) was employed as powerline maintenance on illegal contracts by Thiess on 457 visas.

Worst of old 457 visa system will carry over into the new

ANALYSIS
Anna Patty

More Chinese took their renminbi to Switzerland last year than Australia.

Why so many people are leaving China

ANALYSIS
Michael Pascoe

Legoland

Shopping malls harness family fun to fight off digital invaders

Catie Low

Peter Dutton announced the government would be cracking down on the issuing of 457 visas.

Who killed 457 visas?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
27 mins ago

John Gandel builds a Lego empire

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

Rents rise as vacancy rates fall despite talk of property crash

Simon Johanson
1 hr ago

Hotel and development sites attracting investors

Carolyn Cummins

Abolition of 457 visas is 'spin over substance', say unions

Anna Patty

One of several bars at the Ned, opening soon in London.

Why the Ned is the blockbuster business hotel of the future

Business Travel

The Whitehaven 6000 Flybridge. At a cruising speed of about 10 knots, the twin 18.1-litre Caterpillar turbodiesels are ...

This Aussie luxury yacht has a game-changing new feature

Luxury

Monique Kinerson with her partner and child, outside the house they bought with cash.

Meet the couple who bought their house with cash

Nina Hendy

Michael Pascoe.

The lower the yield, the higher the cost of fees

Michael Pascoe

Chief executive of MYOB, Tim Reed, is cutting payment times to 30 days.

Businesses slash payment times in response to inquiry

Cara Waters

Michelle Gibbings says it's hard to self-identify as a "bad boss".

Three signs you're a bad boss

Alexandra Cain

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Theresa May calls early election

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Autistic teen bashed on bus by youths

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Tense Jakarta election goes down to the wire

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MP Stuart Robert defends $30k donations

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Eliminated from MKR: Court is hoping to returning to a life filled with less tears.

What Josh might say at Court and Duncan's MKR demise

Aja Styles

Perth actress Katherine Langford stars in <i>13 Reasons Why</i>.

Popular Netflix series slammed for graphic suicide scene

Broede Carmody

Author Heather Rose said she had grappled with the prizewinning novel and had about 70 drafts for it on her computer.

Rose wins the Stella for a novel that wouldn't 'let her go'

Jason Steger
1 hr ago

Madeleine West (Dee Bliss) and Ryan Moloney (Toadfish) in <i>Neighbours</i>.

Neighbours reportedly clinches series-saving new deal

Rob Moran

Sean Spicer reading How to Catch the Easter Bunny with the help of a young volunteer.

Australian had 'no idea' his book would be read at Trump event

Broede Carmody

Lady Gaga performs at Coachella at the weekend.

Lady Gaga invites fans to pay their way into her new movie

Rob Moran

<i>Seven Year Switch</i>'s instant breakout hero, Kaitlyn.

Kaitlyn kicks off Seven Year Switch in full-on flirting mode

Recap
Rob Moran

The stress goes to Josh's head during his final cook on MKR.

MKR villains sent packing after lacklustre 'walk out'

Broede Carmody

Disney composer Alan Menken is in Melbourne ahead of the opening of <i>Aladdin the Musical</i>.

How to write a Disney song: Aladdin composer reveals secrets

Debbie Cuthbertson

Denise Scott (left) and Judith Lucy.

Review: Denise Scott and Judith Lucy bring audience to their feet

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Michael Bachelard

Patti Smith whipped the crowd into a spiritual frenzy.

Patti Smith delivers uplifting and powerful sermon at Hamer Hall

Review
Hannah Francis

Women in heterosexual relationships are too often burdened with doing emotional heavy-lifting for needy men, writes ...

How to avoid the 'drainer' boyfriend

COMMENT
Laura La Rosa

Allison Gallagher

There's no 'transgender epidemic'. Kids just feel safer.

COMMENT
Allison Gallagher

Will Meghan Markle attend Pippa Middleton's wedding as Prince Harry's date?

Will Meghan Markle attend Pippa Middleton's wedding with Harry?

Amy Croffey

Jana Pittman won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2007 world championships.

Third marriage, second husband: Jana Pittman to marry again

Jenna Clarke

The Ordinary's foundation has a 25, 000 person waiting list and will arrive in Australia later this year.

This $12.70 foundation has a 25,000 person waiting list

Natalie Reilly

Yep, we're here for Idris Elba as Doctor Who.

Twitter recasts movies without straight, white men and hello

Annie Brown

Kim Kardashian shared this picture of daughter North West playing with the Easter Bunny over the weekend. But, who was ...

Kanye as Easter Bunny and other celebrity Easter celebrations

Everywhere I looked, there was some reminder that my former partner had been here.

How I made my house a home again after my partner left

Meghan O'Dea

Where our calories come from matter for our health.

Is low-carb, low-fat or neither better?

Sarah Berry

Water babies aren't limited by age

This woman is strong and healthy at 90. Here's how she does it.

Marlene Cimons

Children pick up on images and language much earlier than we might think.

Why kids don't need to hear 'fat talk'

Paula Goodyer

Toorak butcher Peter Bouchier.

Why does supermarket meat last longer than meat from my butcher?

Ripe heirloom tomatoes.

Top chefs reveal the biggest mistakes home cooks make

'Great step forward': The Kid raw goat's milk cheese from the Adelaide Hills.

First raw soft milk cheese in Australia gets legal go-ahead

Baby Chiara was only 5 weeks old when Alice died.

Husband's heartbreak over death of mum with postpartum psychosis

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How last minute shopping nearly ruined our Easter

Leslie Eggenberger's school drop-off outfit was a roaring success.

Why this mum wore a T-rex costume to school drop-off

Who are the most annoying passengers? I found out.

Eleven secrets I learnt about flying after I became a flight attendant

Brandon Presser

Worth the wait: Queues outside Pasteis de Belem in Lisbon.

'World's best' food? Yes, this place actually lives up to the hype

Ben Groundwater

Jordan, Petra: the Monastery / Ad Deir and its cliff - donkeys outside - UNESCO world heritage site - photo by M.Torres ...

Bucket list: Now's the perfect time to see this wonder of the world

Kylie McLaughlin

Puzzle & Dragons

Hackers trick Japanese gamers with fake cash

Consumers should not be at risk as long as they've downloaded the latest security updates.

What Windows users should know about bugs

A still from the <i>David Pakman Show</i>.

How YouTube's algorithms hurt independent media

The Snap listing on Apple's App Store.

Snap dismisses 'rich' comment as 'ridiculous'

The Netgear R9000 is truly fast.

Could a $700 router be worth the money?

2016 Mercedes-AMG GLC 43.

Merc's new hot SUV reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Images of the Citroen C5 Aircross have leaked online ahead of the SUVs official Shanghai motor show reveal.

New Citroen C5 Aircross leaked

Drive Staff

MG E-Motion electric car concept

MG's Tesla rival revealed

Andrew MacLean

Tesla Inc. badge is displayed on the front grille of Model S 90D electric vehicle at the company's showroom in Hanam, ...

Tesla's plans to take on trucks

Stephen Ottley

Genesis' 2016 New York Concept paves the way for a new BMW 3-Series rival.

Genesis reveals plans for Australia

Stephen Ottley

2017 Audi Q5.

Driven: All-new Audi Q5

Andrew MacLean

Murphy says he dreads seeing the images of him as a spindly young Bulldog, like this from 2001.

300 games on, Bob still relies on a cheeky kid

Greg Baum
Greg Baum

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 16: Nathan Buckley, Senior Coach of the Magpies addresses his players during the 2017 AFL ...

Troubled times for big Victorian clubs

Moore loses possession thanks to Saint Jimmy Webster's pressure.

Magpie leaders demand end to Moore 'hysteria'

Geelong's James Parsons is in trouble for this bump on Luke Hodge.

Cats cop their whack for hits on Hodge

Ronny Lerner

A dejected Ben McEvoy after the loss to Geelong.

Tiers of frustration: McEvoy demands mid-level Hawks lift

Daniel Cherny

Mitchell with the Hawks during the 2015 grand final.

Mitchell 'touch and go' for emotional match-up with Hawks

Kim Hagdorn

Andrew Swallow disagrees with the umpire.

Umpires are 'going pretty well' with ruck nomination rule

Scott Spits

The game between Port Adelaide and Gold Coast could be moved to Metricon Stadium.

AFL's defcon strategy for China game as tensions rise

Milwaukee Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova has come under fire again.

Toronto blast Dellavedova for 'hellish' screens

Confident: Bruno Fornaroli believes Melbourne City can win the A-League from outside the top two

Sunday night lights for City as TV put before crowds

Michael Lynch

Captains of the Super Netball teams at the launch of the new league

Netball risks destroying itself from the inside

COMMENT
Liz Ellis

Recovering: Sam Willoughby had a horror crash in training in September and still can't feel below his waist.

Paralysed BMX champ back on a bike

Roger Vaughan

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles and Jazz coach Quin Snyder.

Huge NBA pay day looming for Ingles

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