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Cassandra Sainsbury was allegedly caught with 5.8kg of cocaine.

'A ghost': lawyer in search for rogue Colombian guide

1 hr ago

The housing market is becoming overcooked.

House prices 'set to fall up to 7 per cent in 18 months'

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken aim at political leaders.

Abbott claims 'cultural cowardice' at heart of voter discontent

James Chessell

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Chill in the air: Melbourne wakes to coldest morning of year

30 mins ago

City workers on Collins Streeet, making their way into Docklands on Tuesday morning.

This suburb has all the jobs. But no one wants to hang around here

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, and Treasurer Tim Pallas. State taxation is forecast to be $21.8 billion in 2017-18 ...

Turnbull v Andrews: Political war of words descends into farce

Comey 'mildly nauseous' Clinton probe may have swayed vote

Mother shot five times in head was already dead, lawyer tells court

1 hr ago

Man found dead in inner-city apartment

46 mins ago

'Get off the bank bandwagon': ASX slams into reverse

Trio jailed for 'outrageous' armed carjacking

Bruce Hampton performs at the Fox Theatre. He died on stage as the concert neared its end.

From quirky tribute to dramatic end as artist, 70, dies during performance

Mike and Heather Martin.

Parents who 'pranked' their children on YouTube lose custody

Shammi with her daughter Angel.

Is 61 too old to have a baby?

Stephen Colbert has sparked outrage with his latest anti-Trump monologue.

#FireColbert goes viral following late night host's Trump takedown

In 2017, the markers of adulthood are no longer what they used to be.

Four ways to tell if you've finally made it to adulthood

COMMENT

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US and South Korean warships assemble

Axil - top 10 CBD cafe. To be used for upcoming cover story by Matt Holden. Pictures by Kristoffer Paulsen. Please credit.

How to take your coffee to the next level

Reality check: Our podcasters say the Tigers are not a top-four team.

Sorry, Richmond fans - the Tigers aren't a top four team

With EasyJet, like other budget airlines, you tend to get what you pay for.

Budget airlines aim to do one thing, so stop whingeing about them

An image shared by Christensen following his surgery.

George Christensen reveals drastic weight loss surgery

Richmond Shire Council Mayor John Wharton

The north Queensland town offering 800sqm of land for $10

Nicolas Berggruen, once known as "The Homeless Billionaire", has just bought this legendary Bel Air estate for US$45 ...

The 'homeless billionaire' buys piece of Hollywood history

TWR Coffee With Corinne Grant SH Picture Michael Rayner Former TV comediene Corinne Grant now turned lawyer enjoying an ...

Corinne Grant's new life: from laughs to the law

It's going to take hundreds of dollars a month for first-home buyers saving from today to break into the property market ...

More than $500 a month needed to overcome 'deposit hurdle' by 2027

What will the kitchen of the future look like?

A bartending robot and six other kitchen appliances of the future

G.E.L. Motors in North Geelong where a police gun has gone off in a holster during a scuffle.

Man charged after police officer's gun fires in holster

Deborah Gough

An otter's nest? New St Kilda artwork has locals guessing

Gunmen on the run after one shot dead, two hurt in Keysborough

Melbourne court

Pair face court over body found in barrel

state budget

All the winners and losers from the state budget

Salta Properties managing director Sam Tarascio at the Docklands site which will become a hotel and apartment block.

Long lease plans as first 'multi-family' apartment tower gets nod

Cold and rainy conditions are expected on the morning commute. If you would like to see one of your Melbourne pictures ...

Melbourne shivers through its coldest morning in six months

Fformer television presenter Kelly Landry.

Anthony Bell gives evidence in tense AVO hearing

NSW

Barbara McCulkin (right) and her daughters Vicky (left) and Leanne (centre) disappeared from their home on January 16, 1974.

'Vince and Shorty' visited the day trio disappeared: court

ACT

Fire fighters are searching an evacuated building in Belconnen for signs of smoke or fire.

Residents evacuated after apartment fire

ACT

The manta ray came very close to the shore.

Huge manta ray swims around boat in remote Pilbara

WA

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In the fight against fake news, the West is on the wrong path

ANALYSIS
Chris Zappone

Reece Witherspoon (left), Shailene Woodley and Nicole Kidman star in Big Little Lies.

The best TV shows of 2017 (so far)

Craig Mathieson

Heath Ledger records himself with a handycam.

'Cathartic' documentary gives Ledger celluloid immortality

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School students on an excursion, generic school, private schools, student, girls, education. Thursday 18 May 2006 AFR ...

Revealed: the private schools set to have their funding cut

Matthew Knott

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

INTERACTIVE

Multiculturalism minister criticises ABC presenter over Anzac post

Latika Bourke

Bill Shorten is set to announce Labor's plans for skilled migration visas.

Labor to triple fees for skilled migrants under visa crackdown

James Massola

Treasurer Scott Morrison flags further action if the budget fails to cool the housing market.

Morrison flags further action if housing market fails to cool

James Massola

David Gonski's name has become synonymous with education reform.

So, Malcolm Turnbull does give a Gonski after all

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Labor MPs argue the US-Australia relationship that is far bigger than any individual.

'Speak truth to crazy': Labor's blunt advice as Turnbull meets Trump

ANALYSIS

State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Aung San Suu Kyi's no longer celebrated abroad

Lindsay Murdoch

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

FBI's Comey on Clinton email probe: 'I don't have any regrets'

Oceana Gold operates Didipio, one of the world's lowest-cost gold mines 270 kilometres north of Manila that employs ...

Philippine lawmakers reject appointment of controversial figure

Lindsay Murdoch

There were at least 10 passengers in the carriage at the time and some of them spotted the unattended bag.

Student found guilty of leaving bomb on London tube

Illustration: Andrew Dyson.

It's a great pity the government is scared of changing Medicare

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

The ACT is proving that state and territory governments do have an option for maintaining revenue while getting rid of ...

There is a fix for house prices - but Victoria has missed it again

COMMENT
Warwick Smith

According to Australia's Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, "about 765 people on 30 boats have now been returned" since ...

Stopping the boats is a futile, cynical exercise

COMMENT
Violeta Moreno-Lax

ACSI chief Louise Davidson says male-only boards have had enough time to "get their house in order".

Super funds move to vote against all-male company boards

Georgia Wilkins

Dollar smashed.

8@eight: Dollar taken to the cleaners ahead of soft day

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Chris Weston
10 mins ago

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen: the Fed kept rates steady overnight.

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady

Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jason Lange

Steve Molloy went for a two-week trip to Hawaii and was hit with an $1100 telco bill

Australians still getting stung on mobile global roaming

John Collett

'Who the f--- do you think you are' - census spray ends in sacking

Mathew Dunckley

Rising population won't prevent housing slump

Mathew Dunckley

LEGO Batman drives movie giant's surprise profit

It's no, no for dodo investors as $600m burned

Myriam Robin

For the founder of MWC, launching a watch company was as simple as quitting one job and starting a new one.

The little Aussie watch company taking on the luxury giants

Watches

Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel

Adelaide-based wealth adviser Louise Pfeiffer, 39, has chosen a career and business that will maximise her ability to ...

Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give

Lindy Alexander

Telstra's share price is under pressure as mobile competition increases.

Telstra's a tough call for its one million shareholders

John Collett

Should we accept that 43 universities, in a population of 24 million, is the right number?

Does Australia have too many universities?

COMMENT: Tony Featherstone

CocoVivo in Panama is one of the world's most beautiful and remote coworking spaces.

The world's five most exotic co-working spaces

Elissa Doherty

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Reversing car kills toddler in driveway

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Nat Fyfe off to St Kilda?

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Fasolo's unlikely solution to kicking woes

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Australian arrested in Colombia with cocaine

A McDonald's delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing, Tuesday, May 2, ...

World of Photos - May 3, 2017

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks premieres 22 May. Only on Stan.

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Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. 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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Stephen Colbert has sparked outrage with his latest anti-Trump monologue.

#FireColbert goes viral following late night host's Trump takedown

Rob Moran

Carrie Fisher's last hurrah is being held back by ABC.

ABC's catastrophic failure to release Carrie Fisher's last hurrah

COMMENT
Paul Kalina

Em Rusciano, co-host of 2DayFM's breakfast show.

Em Rusciano bounces back after 'I can't do this' on-air moment

Broede Carmody

<b>Famously foul mouthed figures</b><br>
Malcolm Tucker , the colourful character from <i>The Thick of It</i>.

Thick of It, Veep writer says pollies have stolen his best lines

Linda Morris

Hollywood has narrowly avoided a writers strike similar to one in 2007 in which picketers marched outside the entrance ...

Studios and writers finalise deal minutes after strike deadline

Michael Idato

Cate Blanchett has been nominated for her work in The Present.

Tim Minchin, Cate Blanchett lead Tony Awards nominations

Michael Idato

Heath Ledger records himself with a handycam.

Family green lighted 'Cathartic' Heath Ledger doco for one reason

Michael Idato

Johnny Depp's former managers have fired back at claims they mismanaged his earnings.

Depp's ex-managers claim he pays someone to feed him lines

Broede Carmody

Michael Gurr with actor Kate Fitzpatrick in 2004.

'Genius' playwright and speechwriter Michael Gurr dies aged 55

Debbie Cuthbertson, Arts Editor

Almost overshadowed: Chelsea Gibb as Sally Bowles.

Technical debacle accentuates calamitous Cabaret

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

A wheat field, with cypresses early September 1889 (detail).

Van Gogh's beautiful imperfections reveal nature's wonders

REVIEW
Robert Nelson

Despite progress and good intentions, many obstacles to equality remain.

What does a female-friendly workplace actually look like?

Sue Williams

Ivanka Trump at a meeting on the America business climate in the White House last month.

To relax, Ivanka Trump watches her kids sleep

Maria Puente

Rihanna and Mary J Blige

Met Gala 2017: What the stars wore to the after-parties

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was photographed topless while enjoying a private holiday in France in 2012.

Trial begins over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge

Maeve Marsden

Sorry, well-meaning celebrities, but I refuse to be 'tolerated'

COMMENT
Maeve Marsden

Gwyneth Paltrow.

'Flip flop' celebrities raise eyebrows at the Met Gala

Jenna Clarke

Prince Harry will visit Sydney and Singapore in June.

Prince Harry is coming back to Australia in June

Jenna Clarke

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

Committed or addicted? Just because a behaviour is "healthy" doesn't always mean we have a healthy approach to it.

Extreme health or excessive: When exercise becomes addiction

Sarah Berry

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

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

Sarah Berry

You may be a night owl naturally but you can reprogram your body clock.

Being a night owl could be genetic

Evelyn Lewin

Kylie Kwong's spicy salt duck breasts with lemon.

How to make Kylie Kwong's spicy-salt duck breasts

Young people flock to restaurants because 'they want to see people, hug people and break bread'.

The surprising reason why everyone is suddenly obsessed with food

COMMENT

Matcha Mylkbar's matcha pancake stack.

Made about matcha? 18 matcha recipes for green tea lovers

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Midwife fined after having affair with dad-to-be

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Stay-at-home parents need work life balance too

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Banning kids from social media could actually hurt them

With EasyJet, like other budget airlines, you tend to get what you pay for.

Budget airlines aim to do just one thing, so stop whinging about them

Ben Groundwater

One in 10 US travellers admit having sex in an airport, a survey claims.

Mile-high club? No, travellers are having sex somewhere else

Fredrick Kunkle

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

Get used to Apple's less-turbocharged future. The tech giant still generates more profits than any other company, and it ...

Apple shifts out of fast lane, perhaps for good

COMMENT

The spate of global cyber espionage has unfolded largely under the public radar.

Entering 'golden age of espionage' for hackers

Microsoft set out to make a laptop with better-than-average battery life.

Apple can't ignore Microsoft's slick, new Surface Laptop

The Apple Watch: a rare miss for the company.

Where will the Apple Watch be in 2020?

Lifehacker

One step closer to sending tourists off into space: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has set up his ropcket venture Blue ...

Learning from soon-to-be richest man on Earth

Drivers are regularly caught out by a lack of road rule knowledge.

Top 10 Road Rules you never knew existed

Alessandra Melville

2017 Holden Trailblazer Z71.

Holden reveals Trailblazer Z71

Stephen Ottley

The Toyota LandCruiser broke into the top 10 best selling vehicles in April.

Australia's best selling cars last month

David McCowen

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

Isuzu opens up on Mazda deal

Peter McKay

2017 Mazda CX-5 Akera.

Is a top-of-the-range CX-5 worth buying?

Daniela Intili and Stephen Ottley

Renault has updated the Clio for 2017.

Renault cuts prices for updated Clio

David McCowen

Jordan De Goey has served his six-week suspension

No longer a whipping boy, De Goey in the mix to return

Kane Lambert, Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance of the Tigers sing the song in the rooms after winning the round five AFL ...

Cotchin's honesty at the core of his improved form

Andrew Tate

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 22: Gary Ablett of the Suns looks on during the round five AFL match between the Gold ...

'Watch the chopsticks and don't be obnoxious': Players' China tips

Jon Pierik

Footy e-volution: AFL hungers to tap into millennial millions

EXCLUSIVE
Anthony Colangelo

Bob Murphy says he will not ponder his playing future until after winter.

Another year? It's possible, says 301-game Murphy

Andrew Tate

Scott Pendlebury and Joel Selwood exchange words.

I'm no sore loser: Selwood on awkward Pendlebury moment

Sydney's Callum Mills was the centre of attention against Carlton.

Swans battered, bruised but will be back, says Kennedy

Caroline Wilson

Reality check: Our podcasters say the Tigers are not a top-four team.

Sorry, Richmond fans - the Tigers aren't a top four team

Podcast

Wimbledon keeps Sharapova guessing on her wildcard entry.

Wimbledon keeps Sharapova guessing on wildcard entry

Back on the winners' list: Bernard Tomic wins two in a row at the Istanbul Open.

Breaking back: Tomic's rare back-to-back clay double

Victory huddle: Melbourne Vixens after their win over the Lightning last weekend.

Vixens starting to have that championship look about them

Liz Ellis

Melbourne Victory's Besart Berisha makes the PFA team of the year.

Team of year shows Victory way to upset Sydney coronation

Michael Lynch

The Warrnambool carnival always attracts controversy over jumps racing.

Racehorse dead after jumps fall

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