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ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston near the Central Local Court in Sydney on Thursday.

Fast cars, fine wines: Inside the Tax Office sting

EXCLUSIVE
22 mins ago

Erin Holland at Royal Randwick Racecourse in April.

Beauty queen used as unwitting bait by alleged tax scammers

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Princes Fwy, ring road hit by traffic chaos after two separate pile-ups

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14 mins ago

The schoolgirl was lured to the US via social media app Snapchat, police claim.

Aussie schoolgirl lured to US, found in killer's basement

Megan Levy
1 min ago

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Planning to dry your washing this weekend? Might have to wait...

1 hr ago

The girls have been charged with attempting to break into a Kununurra forensic police officer's home and car late at night.

Teenager flown to Australia and 'kept as sexual slave'

1 hr ago

Suddenly, this is a President looking at impeachment

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Australians in UK to suffer under Tory immigration pledges

Nick Miller

Roger Ailes, Fox News chief who resigned over sexual assault, dies

36 mins ago

Aussie holidaymaker 'strip-searched and jailed' in Hawaii

Albanese slaps down Shorten as Labor MPs express shock

EXCLUSIVE

The sedan involved in Thursday's incident.

One killed, 22 injured as car hits pedestrians in New York's Times Square

Chris Cornell on stage at the Soundwave music festival in Melbourne Showgrounds in 2015.

Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden has died, aged 52

Ivanka Trump chided over $US1-an-hour pay allegations

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 13: Cats players looks dejected after defeat during the round eight AFL match between the ...

Why the Cats need to get their hands dirty

WAYNE CAREY

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A refugee is building homes out of plastic bottles

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Times Square crash caught on video

Sylvia Keays.

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Alex Pendlebury shared this photo of her newborn Jax with her Instagram followers on Thursday.

Son of a gun: Pies captain shares photo of baby son

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Time-restricted eating can help you lose weight without dieting

Six figure sum: This car park in Surry Hills carries an asking price of $135,000.

Houses expensive? Sure, but at $400k, so is our priciest car space

48 mins ago

Stage one of the Southbank Boulevard project will be funded in the 2017-18 draft budget at a cost of $11 million. The ...

The most exciting urban renewal project for inner city Melbourne

COMMENT
Robert Doyle

Toowoomba has been dubbed Australia's most haunted town.

The stuff of nightmares: Is this Australia's most haunted town?

Williamstown's Dressing Pavilion and the Rotunda.

'Once in a generation' chance for famed beachside lease

The lack of affordable housing in the vicinity of employment centres can pose threats to the productivity of our cities.

Get used to commuting: Houses near jobs are just too expensive

Analysis

The federal workplace watchdog has opened an investigation into the underpayment of school cleaners.

Schools axe cleaning company over underpayment claims

EXCLUSIVE

For 200,000 Victorian families, renting is the new normal

Gang ransacks Melton South house, steals high-performance car

The Premier's plan to split the firefighting services in two is a risky political move.

Premier splits firefighters in dramatic overhaul

UPDATED

King Island is famous for its cheese.

Andrews 'more than happy' to take on King Island

The DPP says Fabian Meharry's sentence is 'manifestly inadequate'.

Prosecutors appeal BMX creep's 'inadequate' sentence

Jafari Jewellery has been robbed on Burke Road, Malvern East. Photograph Paul Jeffers The Age NEWS 18 May 2017

Armed gang smashes way into Malvern East jewellery store

UPDATED

The Caboolture woman had two big wins in two days.

Caboolture woman wins Lotto twice in two days

QLD

Ex-soldier Shane Van Duren and his dog, Kalu, which has since been returned to him.

Veteran avoids jail after bid to free dog turns violent

ACT

Boxer Davey Browne died four days after he was critically injured during a super featherweight title fight.

Boxer was likely concussed before death: inquest

NSW

Elizabeth-Jo Willot Vickridge specialises in household rabbits.

Deregistered: Vet let students perform surgery

WA

Working up a sweat: Manny Pacquiao with Andrew Webster after a training run on the streets of Manila.

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Working up a sweat: Manny Pacquiao with Andrew Webster after a training run on the streets of Manila.

Killer in Manila: Busting a gut to keep up with Pacman

David Strong was admitted into Prince of Wales Hospital with delirium.

Delirium mystery cracked by doctors

Kate Aubusson

Social Services Minister Christian Porter oversees the most targeted and cost-effective income support system in the ...

It's time for a mature and apolitical welfare debate

COMMENT
John Hewson

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Tasmanian Nick Riewoldt in action.

Passionate Tasmanians issue a cry from the wilderness

Caroline Wilson

Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs.

Teams: Dogs, Tigers reach for the axe as Pies regain a gun

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Bulldog Josh Dunkley

Finals 'wildcard weekend' draws in club bosses

Daniel Cherny

The next rung of Cats need to lift.

Why the Cats need to get their hands dirty

wayne carey

Geelong Cats CEO Brian Cook talks to The Age about the club's off field success, with the ground redevelopment and ...

Debt-free at last, now Cats make a stand on ditching pokies

Mark Hawthorne

Blues skipper Marc Murphy.

Sledge furore exposes AFL's unmet pledge on respect

Caroline Wilson

AFL footy

Tips are in: The Age experts face another tough round

A natural footballer: Harry Perryman is eager to make his AFL debut on Saturday.

Welcome to the tiny village producing AFL stars

James Buckley

Noel Pearson has challenged political leaders to 'put a winnable proposition to the Australian people'.

'Noble compromise' will emerge on Indigenous recognition: Pearson

Michael Gordon

Jobless rate down, but Australians are working fewer hours

Peter Martin

Generational change forces Nats to consider emissions scheme

Fergus Hunter

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

Queensland considers $320m 'royalty relief' for Adani mine

Celebrate our victories: Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from Labor leader Bill Shorten's budget reply.

Anthony Albanese critiques Bill Shorten's budget reply

EXCLUSIVE

Scott Morrison has encouraged one of the major banks to break ranks over the new tax

Banks given temporary reprieve on response to new levy

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says the alleged tax fraud matter builds the case for a federal ICAC.

Shorten says alleged tax fraud builds case for federal ICAC

Rolf Harris.

Rolf Harris to be freed from prison ahead of court appearance

Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning shares first picture of herself since release

US Vice President Mike Pence: Presidential material?

Three times Vice President Pence deceived

ANALYSIS

Schapelle Corby is just days away from being deported back to Australia on May 27.

Schapelle Corby 'deserves her freedom': former prison governor

Jewel Topsfield

Illustration Andrew Dyson

Suddenly, this is a President looking at impeachment

COMMENT
Waleed Aly

Somehow, smashed avo has become a recurring trope of commentary on property ownership.

Why the smashed avo meme lingers

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

Social Services minister Christian Porter at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 11 May 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

It's time for a mature and apolitical welfare debate

COMMENT
John Hewson

We're crushing the confidence out of our own people.

Insecure future: Governments are crushing our confidence

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: Markets find their feet

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48 mins ago

Bosses who were morning types were also prone to discriminating against employees who were evening types.

What time of day are you working optimally? It's your biology

Anna Patty

With market volatility at historic lows, US investors had been 'sleepwalking' into the sell off.

Traders welcome return of volatility

ANALYSIS
Myriam Robin

Former Fox News chief Roger Ailes dead at 77

36 mins ago

Investors not coffin up for corporate afterlife

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Ivanka Trump chided over $US1-an-hour pay allegations

Stephanie Wong

Alleged tax scam may reveal wider ATO problems, say experts

Nassim Khadem

Cracking the two hour mark is the Holy Grail of marathons.

Breaking the two hour marathon: How to run your fastest time ever

The Long Run
39 mins ago

You can't afford to be cheap when it comes to shoes.

What should you really be paying for your shoes?

Men's Shoes

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Complex situation for defined benefit members

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Noel Whittaker

Safety has long been the selling point for the Volvo.

'Trading shares is now a poor man's game'

Marcus Padley

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says small businesses are a far more attractive target for scammers than ...

Business scams top $3.8 million: ACCC

Cara Waters

Burleigh Brewing Company co-founder Peta Fielding also chairs the Independent Brewers Association.

Beer brawl as independents boot giants from association

Cara Waters

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'No politician treated worse' complains Trump

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Disturbing new Trump allegations 'every hour'

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Sydney bus strike set to cripple commute

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Putin defends Trump over security leak

Scientists from The Australian Museum visit Lord Howe Island to research the current animal populations ahead of a rat ...

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Chris Cornell on stage at the Soundwave music festival in Melbourne Showgrounds in 2015.

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell dies aged 52

Kerrie O'Brien

The face of TV cookery: Jamie Oliver.

Why Jamie Oliver says he'll retire in 10 years

Sarah Thomas

Ewan McGregor as Ray Stussy in Fargo is almost unrecognisable.

Ewan McGregor plays two very different brothers in Fargo

Michael Idato

Merrick Watts.

Merrick Watts to quit radio, eyes acting career

Broede Carmody

Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams at the Academy Awards, where he was nominated for <i>Brokeback Mountain</i> in 2006.

The Heath Ledger we never got to see

Garry Maddox

In this image released by NBC, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears with host Jimmy Fallon during a ...

Jimmy Fallon opens up about Trump hair tussle

Broede Carmody

Melbourne's King Kong stage show is finally heading to New York.

Giant Aussie ape finally heading to New York

Rob Moran

Kyle MacLachlan in a still from Twin Peaks, 2017.

The owls are (still) not what they seem: Twin Peaks exhumed

Michael Idato

Cheng Tsung-Lung's Full Moon for Sydney Dance Company's Orb.

Orb a bombastic, powerful Sydney Dance Company double bill

REVIEW
Jordan Beth Vincent

Robyn Nevin (left, Mrs Higgins) is sublime and Anna O'Byrne (Eliza Doolittle) enchanting, while Tony Llewellyn-Jones ...

My Fair Lady a nostalgic and sporadically entertaining revival

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Live Nation Australiasia CEO Michael Coppel inside the Palais Theatre. His company will spend $6 million restoring the ...

Palais Theatre dome restored to former glory as renovations continue

Debbie Cuthbertson

One-shouldered shirts at Anna Quan.

Fashion week rethinks the crisp, white shirt

Annie Brown

US model Bella Hadid arrives in Cannes.

Let's get real about Bella Hadid's supposed wardrobe malfunction

Annie Brown

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Don't skirt around it, John Laws was objectifying women

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Greens co-deputy leader Larissa Waters soothes baby Alia Joy after breastfeeding her in the Senate.

Fighting sexism isn't simply 'identity politics'

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in front of an artist's impression of the new campus, Apple Park.

A look at Apple's 'Mothership' reveals missing feature

SATIRE
Clem Bastow

Lawrence said she was "not going to apologise" for the video.

JLaw's response to pole dancing video gets full marks

Mary Ward

In this Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japanese Emperor Akihito, seated ...

Royal snub: Japan princess forced to give up status after marriage

Linda Sieg

Jenna Clarke at fashion week.

The best dressed people at Sydney Fashion Week

All up, it's not cheaper, so why do we do it?

Healthy eating is cheaper, but we're spending big on junk

Sarah Berry

Sylvia Keays.

The struggle to make people take gut health seriously

Sarah Berry

Comparison to others is one thing we can all drop.

The 7 things everyone needs to get rid of to be instantly happier

Susie Moore

Mezze selection at Mykonos Taverna.

Escape to the Greek islands without leaving Melbourne

You'll be the most popular person at the party.

Cheesy recipes from haloumi chips to molten dip

Neil Perry's Middle Eastern chicken casserole.

Neil Perry's easy Middle Eastern chicken and olive casserole

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In defence of slummy mummies (and why fish fingers are for dinner)

Kelly Rose Joniec (Facebook)

Warning after girl nearly chokes on fidget spinner

Hamburg, Germany - April 10, 2014: New Aldi Shopping Carts from a just opened new Aldi Discounter. Aldi is a German ...

7 tips for getting what you want at the Aldi ski sale this weekend

The Boeing 747- 8 Intercontinental passenger plane taxis before taking off on its first test flight at Paine Field in ...

Can I buy my own 747 jetliner - and how much would it cost?

Hugh Morris

More than 40 of the buildings are along historic or religious walkways and 59 are along cycle paths. One of the ...

Italy gives away castles to attract tourists - but what's the catch?

Oktoberfest is the most popular beer festival in the world, but it's not the Germans who love beer the most.

Australia, it's not us: The world's biggest beer drinkers

Oliver Smith

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook hit with $165 million fine in EU

1 hr ago

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Annual Developers Conference in ...

Google wants to probe our lives even deeper

Every room tells a story, literally, in What Remains of Edith Finch.

Review: What remains of Edith Finch is a fantastical family plot

Destiny 2

Everything Bungie just revealed about Destiny 2

Kotaku
1 hr ago

Most of the updates coming to Android involve little tweaks.

Everything new about Android O

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What to do when you have an accident

Alessandra Melville

2017 Jaguar XF Sportbrake.

Jaguar XF Sportbrake teased

Dom Tripolone

Hyundai's high-performance division is planning a sportier version of the Tucson SUV

Hyundai to build high performance SUVs

Andrew MacLean

170331-AB Volvo F?rarl?s sopbil. Best. av Anna Arbius Bild: Cicci Jonson, Bilduppdraget Volvo self-driving garbage truck.

Volvo have garbage collectors in its sights

Drive Staff

2015 Holden Cascada Launch Edition.

What was wrong with Holden's failed convertible?

David Morley

Genesis

Hyundai's Genesis G70 caught in the wild

David McCowen

Working up a sweat: Manny Pacquiao with Andrew Webster after a training run on the streets of Manila.

Killer in Manila: Busting a gut to keep up with Pacman

Andrew Webster

Former Melbourne Storm star Greg Inglis is still loved and respected at the club.

Storm send love to struggling Inglis

Roy Ward

Aussie coach Darren Lehmann.

Ashes player boycott won't happen: Lehmann

Phil Lutton

Former Liverpool player Craig Johnston is looking to establish a permanent pathway between his old club and Australia.

Liverpool legend harnessing tour to create a legacy

Dominic Bossi

Huddersfield Town's players celebrate their victory.

Mooy's Huddersfield one win away from the Premier League

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