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Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey address the media during a joint press conference in the Prime ...

Tony Abbott lashes 'sneaky' leak of Warringah polling

An unfinished Watersun display home in Tarneit. The property is held in the name of a separate company, Watersun Land ...

'Millions funnelled out': Fresh claims rock failed builder Watersun

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54 mins ago

Kirsty Dayment outside the Downing Centre District Court earlier this month.

Sydney socialite jailed for cocaine and ecstasy dealing

1 hr ago

The office building on the corner of Batman and King streets in West Melbourne.

Heritage protection for an office block you've probably never noticed

We need another model for how we live that can be afforded by most people.

Dear home owners. You can shove your lectures. From, millenials

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Suburban hairdresser clipped $288,000 off staff entitlements

80% higher: Fans slam Essendon's Anzac Day footy ticket hikes

Amazon in Australia: What it means for you as a shopper

Vane's amazingly long history at the South Melbourne market

1 hr ago

Peter Falconio's body could be in WA, new letter claims

This is the hardest question in a job interview. Here's what to say

Mark THompson says he "can't let it go".

Bomber: The doping saga will 'end up killing me'

51 mins ago

Fashion designer Victoria Beckham, right, receives her OBE from Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge during ...

Victoria Beckham receives OBE from her friend Prince William

Dropping the phrase "By the way, I only have a single bed" into conversation is a great way to sort the wheat from the chaff.

I bought a single bed in my 30s, and I'm still looking for love

COMMENT

Karen Martini's chocolate gianduja mousse with hazelnut praline.

20 chocolatey ways to use up leftover Easter eggs

patrick

RIP Patrick: Farewell to a friendly, famous, much-loved wombat

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Teen racing driver loses legs after horror crash

James Pattinson

England cricket pings James Pattinson for excessive appealing

Buckley

Troubled times: What is going on with the Hawks and the Pies?

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

Couple saved $400,000 and just bought their house - with cash

In the aftermath of Prince's untimely death last Thursday at the age of 57, rumours persist that the performer had been ...

Purple batch: Secret Prince songs may be aired despite legal battle

1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 19: Ben Peters, who has been saving for a decade to purchase a house, poses for a photo in ...

Melbourne's median house price soars - again - to $844,000

Imagine cooking dinner and doing a load of washing at the same time – in the same machine.

Cooking in the laundry: Great hack for the time-poor or just wrong?

Don't cool your food down first? Big mistake.

Common mistakes to avoid when using your freezer

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14: A businessman is seen walking past 101 Collins Street in the cbd on April 14, 2015 in ...

Statement pieces: The unsung heroes of Melbourne's skyline

Changes in attitude – and policy – are pushing more people into the off-the-plan apartment market.

For the first time, more apartments built than houses across Australia

The burly man photographed as he jumped fences backing onto a lane behind Princes Street, North Carlton.

Brazen, burly back-lane burglar targets inner-city homes

1 hr ago

Blocked grown-ups spit bricks over Lego centre ban

Think last night was warm? You're not alone. But change is coming

Yarra Trams short shunted more than 350 trams a day last month.

Hundreds of passengers left stranded as trams cut to avoid fines

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Elderly pedestrian dies after being struck by bike in St Kilda

The scene of the fire and evacuation at ACDC Lane restaurant Pastuso.

80 flee from homes, restaurants in city's ACDC Lane as fire rages

The woman suffered critical injuries in the crash on the Princes Highway.

Woman dies after two-car crash in Cann River, man still critical

Kiara Robinson was enrolled in a training program with Outback Steakhouse.

How a food chain got staff to sign away half their pay

EXCLUSIVE

Sarah Walker died instantly in a crash on the Bruce Highway near Tiaro, south of Maryborough, on Easter Monday.

Siblings returning from Easter trip when tragedy hit

QLD

Authorities are inspecting the mauled surfboard to determine the species of shark involved in the fatal attack.

Shark deterrent inquiry after latest fatal attack

WA

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'BBQ-gate': public servants warned of 'consequences'

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Committing sexual assault is never 'out of character'

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Women cry during the funeral for those killed in a Palm Sunday church attack in Alexandria, Egypt.

Islamic State in the Sinai: a new base after Mosul?

ANALYSIS
Farid Farid
1 hr ago

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, left, and Malaysia Inspector General Police Khalid Abu Bakar, right, inspect a ...

Razak joins 'fake news' bandwagon, doubts corruption reports

Lindsay Murdoch

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The Hawks are yet to win a game in 2017, and have been smashed two weeks in a row.

Hawthorn have lost hope, says Leigh Matthews

Warren Barnsley

McGuire used early-2000s West Coast Eagles player discipline problems to justify Collingwood's De Goey stance.

McGuire rejects calls to end De Goey ban early

Anthony Colangelo
58 mins ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 01: Ty Vickery of the Hawks kicks whilst being tackled Daniel Talia of the Crows during the ...

Lay off Vickery, says Matthew Richardson

Stathi Paxinos
1 hr ago

The AFL Fans Association is unhappy about the price some people will need to pay to watch the Anzac Day clash.

Fans slam Anzac Day ticket hikes of up to 80 per cent

Rohan Connolly

Paul Marsh says "Any move to work around [the AFLPA] would be extremely disrespectful and pretty futile".

Bypass of union on pay 'extremely disrespectful'

Rohan Connolly
38 mins ago

Jobe Watson.

Report card on returned Bombers is not great reading

Rohan Connolly

Hawks champion Cyril Rioli: The club's most valuable tradebait?

Who the Hawks could trade to get out of trouble

Sam McClure

Isaac Smith says Hawks' fans should be optimistic about the future, despite current results.

Isaac Smith sees bright side of Hawks' AFL slump

Ben McKay

Preparing notes: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration minister Peter Dutton on Thursday.

Malcolm Turnbull turns his sights on Labor over 'Australian values'

James Massola

Speak English and respect our values: PM's tough new citizen test

James Massola

The hidden time bomb in the immigration visa changes

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey address the media during a joint press conference in the Prime ...

Tony Abbott lashes 'sneaky' leak of Warringah polling

James Massola

Malcolm Turnbull's visa changes aren't as tough as they seem.

Citizenship laws will be popular and Turnbull is banking on that

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

The continued presence of millionaires who escape the Medicare levy while spending more than $1 million each on their ...

Meet the 48 millionaires who pay no income tax

SMH News story by, Michael Koziol. Photo shows, Michael Biercuk quantum physicist angry about changes to 457 visas. ...

'Not flipping burgers': Unis cry foul over axing of 457 visas

French presidential election candidate for the En Marche! movement Emmanuel Macron

Macron wants to change France. But will voters elect an unknown?

Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May: under attack as campaign begins.

Fiery exchanges mark Theresa May's first day of campaigning

Nick Miller

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Vladimir Putin-linked think tank drew up US poll plan

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Sunda Strait on April 14, 2017 in Indonesia.

'Trump's lie over the Carl Vinson': South Koreans react

"Thanks for the interest rate lecture ... not."

Spare us your smug tips, home owners. Yours, Millennials

COMMENT
Claudia Hooper

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Migration does us good, 457 visas all the more so

COMMENT
Peter Martin

"This is not about politics, this is about putting Australians first": Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Turnbull goes full Aussie on Trump's coat-tails

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Michael Carapiet allegedly backdated his tax forms at the request of his tax agent, Artin Etmekdjian, a councillor on ...

High-flying ex-Macquarie banker embroiled in tax fraud probe

EXCLUSIVE
Lisa Visentin
20 mins ago

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Markets Live: ASX ship steadies

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Patrick Commins

Amazon is likely to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in Australia over the next few years.

Amazon's Australian assault plan - start with toasters

Catie Low
10 mins ago

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

What's in a name? Ivanka fights to protect Ivanka

O'Reilly's exit leaves Fox News vulnerable

ANALYSIS
Callum Borchers

Hiring a CEO from abroad? Can't be older than 45 in 457 revamp

Nassim Khadem

Bad weather hits Rio Tinto in 1Q

Mathew Dunckley

Restaurant chain accused of using trainee program to underpay staff

EXCLUSIVE
Anna Patty

A trench coat can be an stylish winter layer, but avoid overdoing the mobster look.

In the trenches: The only coat you'll need this winter

Men's Style
1 hr ago

What's the best answer to this classic interview question?

How to answer the hardest job interview question ever

Management

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Do I need to make an 'educated guess' about my SMSF?

ASK NOEL

Dividends play a huge role in the returns of shareholders.

More to a share investment than just juicy dividends

John Collett

Hana-Lia Krawchuk, founder of Love To Dream, drew inspiration from sleepless nights.

Sleep deprivation spurs $30 million Love To Dream business

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

Coles' television commercial "I'm free" at least prioritised customer service.

The Coles 'I'm free' campaign wasn't all bad

Tony Featherstone

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Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez found dead in cell

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Amazon is coming to Australia

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Champions League: Juventus and Monaco progress

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Pisasale the 'most investigated politician'

One of novice Buddhist monks yawns during a merit in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Thai men are expected ...

World of Photos - April 20, 2017

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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Lena Dunham, far left with <i>Girls</i> co-stars Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Allison Williams.

How do you end a show like Girls? Annoyingly, which is perfect

Larissa Dubecki
35 mins ago

The Simpsons

Turning the big three d'oh: 30 years of The Simpsons

COMMENT
Michael Idato

Actress Anne Hathaway has opened up about her own "internalised misogyny".

Anne Hathaway opens up about 'internalised misogyny'

Broede Carmody
14 mins ago

Want to go again? Kate Mulvany and Damon Herriman in a scene from The Little Death, which has been remade twice, with ...

Snubbed at home, Josh Lawson's sex comedy lives on in remakes

Karl Quinn

Actor Richard Gere participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film "Norman" at AOL Studios on Thursday, ...

Gere says he's been blacklisted because of Free Tibet views

Rob Moran

State premiers Gladys Berejiklian, Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan have been challenged to ban plastic bags.

The Project launches campaign to ban plastic bags in three states

Georgina Mitchell

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 25: Actor Will Smith attends the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on August 25, ...

Will Smith in talks to play Genie in Disney's Aladdin remake

Broede Carmody

Sources close to James Packer say he is paring down his assets in order to fully concentrate on Crown Resorts and his ...

James Packer: Vale the most powerful Australian in Hollywood

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Anna Kendrick.

Tedious rom-com Table 19 based on a flimsy premise

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy in Their Finest.

Bill Nighy scores the best bits in Blitz film Their Finest

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Teresa Palmer has to take viewers carefully through the stages of Clare's terror in an internal performance that lacks ...

Aussie modern horror story Berlin Syndrome takes on terror within

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Ivanka Trump's clothing line is available at Australian TK Maxx stores, despite a backlash in the US since her father ...

Trump's discount fashion chain opens in Australia, but how will buyers react?

COMMENT
Melissa Singer
1 hr ago

Fashion designer Victoria Beckham, right, receives her OBE from Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge during ...

Victoria Beckham receives OBE from her friend Prince William

Jenna Clarke

Meghan Markle has reportedly met the Duchess of Cambridge.

Like Meghan Markle, I know what it's like to be 'ethnically ambiguous'

COMMENT
Sharon Verghis

Serena Williams with her fiance, Alexis Ohanian.

Serena Williams confirms pregnancy after earlier hints on Snapchat

Actor Shannon Purser, best known for playing Barb on <i>Stranger Things</i>, has candidly spoken about coming out as ...

Stranger Things' Barb tells fans she is bisexual

Julia Roberts was a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, speaking during the 'Hillary Victory ...

Julia Roberts, 49, named 'World's Most Beautiful Woman' (yes, again)

Libby Hill

Malia with her dad at the White House last year.

Malia Obama's stalker detained

Mary Ward

Their are several brushes that are a good investment when it comes to makeup application.

The brushes makeup artists are never without

Stephanie Darling

A perfect morning routine? Forget about it.

You might benefit from forgetting about your 'perfect' morning routine

Sarah Berry

Adopting healthy behaviours is beneficial regardless of your weight or general health.

A healthy lifestyle won't guarantee a long life. But it's worth the effort.

Carrie Dennett

Runners are not the only ones at increased risk on marathon days.

More people die on marathon day - but they're not in the race

Sarah Berry

Karen Martini's chocolate gianduja mousse with hazelnut praline.

20 chocolatey ways to use up leftover Easter eggs

A bottle of CLR CFF (Clear Coffee).

Sick of pastel-hued lattes? Clear Coffee is now a thing

Falafel pita pocket.

Just Falafs: Funny name, seriously good falafel

pods

'I had no idea': mum shares warning after son's close call

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'I could go months without it': when your sex drive disappears

Seen, unusually, from inside the dishwasher drum, a pretty blonde teenager smiles as she loads ir unloads dishes.

You've probably been using your dishwasher all wrong

There are some things that are off limits when it comes to nicking an item or two from your hotel room, including pillows.

What you can, and can't, steal from your hotel room: The rules

Michael Gebicki

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is being prepped for test flights next year.

The challenges facing the first Mitsubishi-made Japanese airliner

39 mins ago

Backpackers in south-east Asia seeking money.

Backpackers begging for money to travel are a disgrace

COMMENT
Ben Groundwater

The guy hunting for hackers might be just 10 years old.

Young hackers cleaning up the internet

The Miix 510 ticks all the boxes in terms of spec criteria.

Can the Lenovo MiiX 510 replace an iPad Pro?

The lawsuit alleges that Bose is collecting and sharing information of users.

Your Bose headphones are spying on you, claims lawsuit

A rendering of the new iPhone design by 3D artist Martin Hajek.

Apple iPhone delayed as supply chain bites back

COMMENT

The Galaxy S8's design feels good in the hand.

Samsung S8: bold and beautiful with one flaw

2017 Hyundai i30.

New Hyundai i30 prices revealed

Dom Tripolone
47 mins ago

2017 Mazda2 GT.

She says, he says: Mazda2 GT

Daniela Intili and Andrew Maclean

2017 LDV D90.

LDV's Ford Everest rival revealed

Andrew MacLean
26 mins ago

2017 Renault R.S. 2027 Vision concept.

How Renault plans to make F1 safer

Dom Tripolone

2017 BMW M4 CS.

BMW reveals newest M-car

David Morley

2017 MG E-Motion electric concept car.

MG's tests new badge

Andrew MacLean

Kathryn Harby-Williams during her playing days with the national team.

Harby-Williams' re-election chances improve as unrest simmers

Linda Pearce
52 mins ago

James Pattinson

James Pattinson pinged for excessive appealing

1 hr ago

On a roll: Serena Williams has won two of the last three grand slam titles.

Serena Williams confirms she is pregnant

Simon Briggs

Tom Brady (left) also skipped his team's visit with President Barack Obama at the White House in 2015.

Brady among players to skip White House visit

Big money: Pat Cummins.

Cummins the big winner in CA contract list

Jon Pierik

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