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Education is a major life spend, says John Velegrinis, CEO of Australian Scholarships Group.

Coalition's $19b backflip cuts funds for 24 schools

BREAKING
Matthew Knott
50 mins ago

RBA governor Philip Lowe is set to give a "household debt, housing prices and resilience" speech on Thursday as the ...

RBA decision on interest rates brings no respite on housing front

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Urgent repairs: ground staff replace a piece of turf at Allianz Stadium during a Super Rugby match last season.

A-League loses turf war with Super Rugby over ground for grand final

UPDATED
1 hr ago

The Murray River at Moama, scene of the alleged drowning

Traumatised boy still in hospital months after he saw brother drown

Treasurer Scott Morrison

Graph shows how your grocery bill has changed under the Coalition

There will be more positions for graduates in the public service next year.

The university degrees that students are avoiding in droves

The 31-minute 'nightmare' confronting disabled Australians

Noel Towell

Doctor decided not to interrupt holiday with dire diagnosis

Sydney Airport confirms worst-kept secret over new airport

Sharobeem told worker to inflate yoga numbers for funding: ICAC

ANZ bank's $3.4 billion profit built on cutting thousands of jobs

Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci says its supermarkets business is still in the early stages of a (five-year) ...

Woolies stuns market as it races to prepare for Amazon onslaught

COMMENT

Anthony Bell arrives at court on Tuesday with his lawyers.

'False, offensive and defamatory': Channel Nine defends Erin Molan

1 hr ago

Chelsea Gibb as Sally Bowles in the Australian production of Cabaret.

'Stop! Stop!': Director halts show during opening night disaster

Contrary to popular belief, finishing rich isn't necessarily dependent on the size of your pay cheque - and it has more ...

Ten lessons in 10 minutes: the best way to save your money

Pumping the legs: Rob Horne keeps his eye on the prize.

Super Rugby could be heading to North Sydney Oval

UPDATED
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Massive superyacht: 300ft masts, eight floors and a helipad

Kylie Jenner walked the Met Gala cream carpet with Donatella Versace.

Met Gala red carpet 2017: Kylie Jenner's fashion faux pas

Katy Perry attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei ...

Gallery

Katy Perry a vision in red as stars turn out for Met Gala

Sandra Sully is one of Ten's most popular anchors - but staff fear its news division will be cut.

'It's agony': Ten's Blue Horizon project strikes fear into staff

ANALYSIS

Former model Jodhi Meares is selling her Point Piper home.

Jodhi Meares lists fancy unit secured after James Packer split

Elevator company Thyssenkrupp has new technology that allows lifts to travel horizontally as well as vertically. Image: ...

These elevators that could change the design of cities forever

Jenna Leo and her partner Mathieu Bertrand are supporting their parents and concerned about whether they will buy in ...

Sandwich generation: 1 in 5 expect to retire with mortgage debt

The winner - the Mashambas Skyscraper.

Vertical farm takes out skyscraper design award

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Where dangerous chemicals are hiding in your home

Co-host of Location Location Location Australia, Bryce Holdaway, says the property doesn't matter; only the location.

Too many buyers fall into 'potential' property trap, says TV host

The government's "blitz" will fall significantly short of addressing the maintenance backlog for each of the most ...

'Falling apart': Government $385m short on fixing Sydney schools

Pallavi Singhal
1 hr ago

Sydney's fattest and least active suburbs revealed

EXCLUSIVE
Kate Aubusson

Top bureaucrat linked to political donor and casino applicant

EXCLUSIVE
James Robertson

The Lurnea home where the boy was injured on Monday night.

Boy, 5, shot in hip while playing with sister in Sydney home

Picture of Farhad Jabar doing Islamic Salute .

Teen left clue on CCTV moments before he carried out deadly plan

The woman, who cannot be identified, leaves the Downing Centre court complex on Thursday.

Man's 'shoes full of blood' after hide-and-seek stabbing: court

Sydney Trains

'Systemic' failure on train line triggers warning

The number 12 tram route where Meg Rayner had hot soup thrown over her by a smoking passenger.

Tram smokers throw soup at woman who complained

VIC

Rin Norris and Anthony Maslin.

Couple who lost three kids in MH17 tragedy settle with airline

WA

The man was arrested when he disembarked the Pacific Aria on Sunday.

Man charged with rape on board cruise ship

QLD

A man who crashed into a house near Geelong is being flown to The Alfred hospital in a critical condition.

Toddler dies after being hit by car driven by father

VIC

Heath Ledger records himself with a handycam.

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Heath Ledger records himself with a handycam.

'Really, truly him': Ledger's home movies give actor a voice

Michael Idato
38 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 02: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks to media during a press conference on May 2, 2017 in ...

Three things parents need to know about Gonski 2.0

Fergus Hunter
44 mins ago

A masked militant from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, in Gaza.

Shell game: the new Hamas charter explained

ANALYSIS
Maher Mughrabi
8 mins ago

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Education is a major life spend, says John Velegrinis, CEO of Australian Scholarships Group.

Turnbull pledges to end 'school funding wars' with $19b injection

BREAKING
Matthew Knott
50 mins ago

'We're not a drain': Universities hit out at fee hikes, funding cuts

Matthew Knott

AEC investigating plane use despite Hanson's claim it has 'no issue'

Treasurer Scott Morrison

Draw it: Can you rate the Coalition's economic performance?

A return to the barricades? Students from the University of Sydney Uni and the University of Technology Sydney protest ...

How to get students howling back to the barricades

COMMENT
Tony Wright
43 mins ago

A new two-tiered fee system is being considered.

Uni reforms show PM does not want a repeat of 2014 horror show

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says the new university reform package deserves to pass the Parliament.

Uni changes: 8 per cent fee increase, funding cuts, earlier repayments

A masked militant from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, in Gaza.

The New Hamas charter explained

ANALYSIS
Maher Mughrabi
8 mins ago

A man is arrested after a fatal stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas.

University of Texas stabbing: student on murderous spree

47 mins ago

A child victim of the chemical attack is treated at a makeshift hospital.

April nerve gas attack in Syria appears to be one in a series

1 hr ago

The US B-1 Bomber.

US bombers flew over Korean peninsula in joint drill: South Korea

We are, in effect, encouraging new home owners to take on larger future risks and costs just so they can buy a house.

Affordable housing is not just about the purchase price

COMMENT
Mark Gibbs

More than 50 per cent of 14- to 29-year-olds don't watch free or pay TV at all.

Play School isn't enough: children need more local stories on TV

COMMENT
Jenny Buckland

Apple CEO Steve Jobs believed in intellectual property rights.

Copyright doesn't hinder technological development

COMMENT
Kim Williams

RBA governor Philip Lowe is set to give a "household debt, housing prices and resilience" speech on Thursday as the ...

Rate rise 'a distant prospect' as RBA holds steady again

UPDATED
Eryk Bagshaw
1 hr ago

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Markets Live: Investors dump ANZ

Patrick Commins
42 mins ago

Victoria Station owns Kate Hill, which sells handbags and wallets and has 21 stores.

Victoria Station and Kate Hill retail chains call in administrators

BREAKING
Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

If investors are counting on the banks to help take the index over the line, they may be disappointed.

Banks may keep the ASX from 6000 in May

Myriam Robin
1 hr ago

Woolies races to get match fit for Amazon fight

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Why interest rates are unlikely to fall further

ANALYSIS
Clancy Yeates

360 jobs to go as Murray Goulburn shuts plants, writes off loans

UPDATED
Patrick Hatch
1 min ago

'Dim view': ANZ shares fall as $3.4b profit misses expactations

Clancy Yeates

Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel
1 hr ago

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This Aussie craft whisky brand is reaching for the stars

Fine Drinks

Food and drink prices fell in the March quarter, reflecting stiff competition across much of the retail sector.

Why interest rates are unlikely to fall further

ANALYSIS
Clancy Yeates

If you use a LIC, you can concentrate your energy on trying to time the market.

The place of LICs in an investment strategy

Marcus Padley

Kate Carnell says the ABA's response to her inquiry is "feeble".

Carnell slams banks' 'feeble' response to small business loans inquiry

Cara Waters

Alex Liberman took on a new job at age 43 as head of UX at On a Roll 21.

The advantages of hiring older workers

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Aussie Property Flippers

TV hsows highlight a flipping obsession with real estate

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

Rapper Ja Rule has said the festival was 'not a scam'.

Celebrity music festival was 'closer to Hunger Games': lawsuit

Rob Moran

House Rules host Johanna Griggs.

House Rules smashed in reality TV ratings war

Michael Lallo

Chelsea Gibb as Sally Bowles in the Australian production of Cabaret.

Cabaret was almost a disaster, until Chelsea Gibb swooped in

Broede Carmody

Sandra Sully is one of Ten's most popular anchors - but staff fear its news division will be cut.

Channel Ten staff fear 'major' job losses and cuts to news

ANALYSIS
Michael Lallo

Barnaby Joyce on Monday night's episode of Q&A.

Barnaby Joyce: Q&A;'s great political satirist

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Callan Smith is only 18 years old and being described as the wonderkid of food.

A new generation of MasterChefs wow the judges

Christine Sams

Mark drops a bombshell, but viewers have already tuned out.

Seven Year Switch's 'bombshell' may come too late for viewers

COMMENT
Rob Moran

Bonnie Tyler - British Singer. June 01, 1991. (Photo by Universal Pictorial Press Photo).

She's a music superstar but at home she's just 'Aunty Gaynor'

Sarah Thomas

Julie Lea Goodwin in Two Weddings One Bride.

Groan-worthy, more than a bit silly - but still lots of fun

Peter McCallum

Photograph Simon O'Dwyer. The Age Newspaper. 090215. Photograph Shows. Crime writer Adrian McKinty photographed out the ...

'Flabbergasted': Delight for Adrian as he cracks the US market

Jason Steger

Rihanna won the Met Gala (again).

Bow down: Rihanna wins the internet with her Met Gala dress

Annie Brown
1 min ago

The bad ballerina look never looked as good as on Lily Collins.

Met Gala 2017: These celebrities totally nailed the dress code

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Melissa Singer
29 mins ago

Erin Molan and Anthony Bell were crew members on the super maxi Perpetual Loyal.

Erin Molan denies 'intimate relationship' with Anthony Bell

The Goss
Amy Croffey
45 mins ago

Carly Findlay: "Would you really stop someone in the street and pray for them if they look different?"

I am tired of people being scared of my face so I'm putting it on TV

Carly Findlay

Kim Kardashian attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala.

What's behind Kim Kardashian's new low-key look

Annie Brown

Kylie Jenner walked the Met Gala cream carpet with Donatella Versace.

Faux pas: Kylie Jenner breaks Anna Wintour's rule

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

Clem Bastow

I chose my career over dating because it's too hard to do both

Clem Bastow

Michelle Obama's women's education aid program is being scrapped.

Trump is ending Michelle's 'Let Girls Learn' aid initiative

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

The curious case of ageing: why would we want to live forever?

Sarah Berry

Drop the yo-yo, it doesn't help.

Yo-yo dieting isn't just counterproductive - it could put you at risk

Carrie Dennett

Born to eat meat? Not necessarily.

Why do we cling to the idea that meat is central to a healthy diet?

Paula Goodyer

Cornersmith Picklery. For Pete Barrett's foodie hobbies cover story.

Five ways with fermenting

Take your coffee to the next level.

How to take your coffee to the next level

Japan attacks France: A Japanese take on a St Honore dessert.

Sake restaurant gets the Neil Perry touch. Does it work?

Terry Durack

Toddler Arthur in hospital after contracting Meningococcal W.

'I'd hate to see this happen to anyone else': mum's warning

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Yes, parental burnout is a real thing

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The note every kid wishes their mum would write

Virgin Australia's new business class cabin on board its Boeing 777.

The new planes, seats and routes that are changing air travel forever

Julietta Jameson and Michael Gebicki

Hudson Yards Observation Desk.

Move over, Empire State: The amazing new buildings of New York

Keith Austin

Travellers often get hooked on the challenge of being somewhere different.

The one foreign word every traveller should know

Ben Groundwater

Andreas Vlachos, a computer scientist at the University of Sheffield in England, is one of a growing number of ...

Fighting fake news in crucial election times

Rising up the rich list: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Tech giants making all the rules this week

Jeff Bezos is a mere $US5 billion away from the Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Learning from the soon-to-be richest man on Earth

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 file photo, handcuffed blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky is escorted by police officers ...

Pokemon Go player faces jail time in Russia

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Theft of Netflix season portends a TV crisis

COMMENT

Renault has updated the Clio for 2017.

Renault cuts prices for updated Clio

David McCowen
1 hr ago

2017 Mini Seven special edition.

New Mini Seven special edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport GLX.

What 4WD should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT.

Seven American cars we need in Oz

Stephen Ottley

2016 Subaru Outback.

Which is the best Subaru Outback?

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen T-Roc concept.

Volkswagen teases new T-Roc SUV

Drive Staff

Urgent repairs: ground staff replace a piece of turf at Allianz Stadium during a Super Rugby match last season.

Staying put: FFA loses turf war with NSW Waratahs

UPDATED
Dominic Bossi
1 hr ago

Parramatta Eels star Semi Radradra arrives at Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday,

Domestic violence charges cost us Radradra's signature: Eels

BREAKING
Adrian Proszenko
26 mins ago

In question: Florence Griffith-Joyner's world records from the Seoul Olympics still stand.

Athletics Australia won't back moves to wipe world records

Phil Lutton
1 hr ago

Bumper deal: FFA CEO David Gallop has scored a $57.6 million deal from Fox Sports.

A-League clubs walk out on new deal with FFA

Dominic Bossi
47 mins ago

Houston Rockets centre Nene Hilario is fouled by San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills during game one of the western ...

Rockets blast Patty Mills' Spurs in NBA conference semi-final

1 hr ago

Lauren Jackson struggled to leave behind her identity as a basketballer

Basketball great Jackson's post-career 'nightmare'

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AFL, cricket in tug of war over Cricket Australia boss' son

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Cameron Smith.

'He's going to be a superstar': Australian's breakthrough win

NRL player Semi Radradra arrives at Parramatta court.

DV charges cost us Radradra's signature: Eels

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26 mins ago

Tim Simona was deregistered from the NRL for a range of rule breaches.

Former Wests Tigers player to plead guilty over charity fraud

17 mins ago

Boyd Cordner is feeling comfortable as a co-captain.

The tragedy that moulded Boyd Cordner

David Polkinghorne
1 hr ago

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