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"It is a bill that suits the times we're living in," Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said.

Manus detainees win massive court settlement

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Network Ten is looking at refinancing options.

Channel Ten placed in administration after key backers falter

11 mins ago

The jobs will be lost across all Telstra divisions.

Telstra set to shed 1400 jobs in bid to cut costs

13 mins ago

Mohammed Yucel was killed in a suburban garage.

Police suspect innocent man shot dead by drive-by hitmen

Tammy Mills

Mobile phone footage of the car used in the CBD rampage.

Man arrested after car rampage in Swanston St, Crown

44 mins ago

ALP candidate and donor Simon Zhou with controversial Chinese political donor Huang Xiangmo.

Labor reeling, rising star quits amid gold 'scam'

EXCLUSIVE

Sessions' stonewalling creates more problems for Trump

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
49 mins ago

High Court dismisses Hughes appeal for child sex offences

Yahoo CEO resigns as digital company taken over in $6b deal

Buyers go missing after two sales abandoned in same suburb

Trump blocks Stephen King on Twitter but J.K. Rowling offers help

The housing estate tower in White City.

Witness reports people jumping from burning London building

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Dyson Heppell of the Bombers leads the team off the field at half time during the 2017 ...

Why Essendon tick all the boxes for the finals

China Eastern Airlines: Not the worst, but plenty to be annoyed about.

China Eastern and the world's worst airline experiences

Greg McLean's film Jungle stars Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi Ghinsberg, a young Israeli who becomes lost in the Amazon ...

Harry Potter gets lost in the Jungle in MIFF opening night

Carly Lander with her 11 year old Autistic son Louie who she home schools. 12th May 2017 Photo: Steven Siewert

I'm not a bad parent, but I think school attendance is overrated

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Justin Bieber dodges bottle after refusing to perform hit song

Roxane Gay described the Mamamia podcast as "a shit show".

'Will she fit into the lift?': Mia in hot water for remarks

Steve Harvey doesn't know what a "caaaaah" is.

Crikey! Robert Irwin's Aussie accent baffles US TV host

Jeremy Howe of the Magpies marks the ball over Tom McDonald of the Demons.

Jeremy Howe mark: No one could say they didn't see it coming

GREG BAUM

Cheese and bacon burger from Shannon Bennett's new Benny Burger range.

Shannon Bennett's Benny Burger hits Richmond

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: A general view of Alistair Knox Park in Eltham for Domain Neighbourhoods on May 28, 2017 ...

The suburb you get when you mix bogans, the upper crust, lefties

FIRB fees are making some Chinese buyers more cautious.

Are Chinese investors beginning to turn their back on Australia?

1 hr ago

Vendors are advised to request a full 10 per cent on auction day.

Buyers go missing after two sales abandoned in same suburb

I live in an echo chamber and it's slowly, but steadily, driving me mad.

Why open-plan living is slowly and steadily driving me mad

Circus Oz artistic director Rob Tannion

The best thing about Melbourne? Circusman takes our quiz

The public examination will look into checks and balances at V/Line,

Alleged rail scam may have ripped off students and cost state millions

Going public with old school ties: New network for state schools

State Greens leader quits seat, may take a tilt at lower house

One of the original 50 E-Class trams.

Revamped E-class trams on track to curb passenger injuries

Melbourne man Praneel Nand has been missing for three days.

Melbourne father of two missing at sea off Papua New Guinea

The bikes that two of the three cyclists were riding on Monday morning.

Bike lane ditched but 'no reason' for Macedon crash

The CFA will become a solely volunteer operation under the new arrangements.

Fire reforms to fail unless crossbench demands are met

An express passenger train, similar to this one, has hit a car, killing the female driver.

Train crashes into car, killing woman at crossing

NSW

Aussies are being warned about cold-call fraudsters

Five charged over alleged $30 million cold call scam

QLD
1 hr ago

A teenager received a suspended sentence of imprisonment for his role in an extortion ring that targeted users of the ...

Teen avoids detention for role in extortion ring

ACT

Alfaxan is a steroid and anasthetic for animals.

Burglars target veterinary clinics to steal drugs

WA

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As economic conditions worsen, older people are at a greater risk than ever of being financially abused.

The rise - and risk - of 'early inheritance syndrome'

COMMENT
Sarah Russell

Kathryn Greiner is the second Gonski Review panellist in two days to back the government's school funding changes

Gonski Review panellist Greiner joins push for changes

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Tree removal on St Kilda Road for the construction of the Metro Tunnel.

St Kilda Road treescape will take decades to recover

COMMENT
Margaret Fitzherbert

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All Coalition MPs, from the newest backbenchers to the most senior ministers, do privately fear just this fate.

Malcolm Turnbull faces leadership pressure on climate and energy

Live
Stephanie Peatling

PM's $1b plan to scrap carbon tax compo dead on arrival

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell
27 mins ago

Government to compensate Manus detainees in huge settlement

Michael Koziol
39 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday 30 June 2016. Election 2016. ...

Cabinet ministers rally behind Turnbull on energy policy

Fergus Hunter

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in a must-win situation with Tony Abbott on climate policy.

Climate question hangs over Turnbull's leadership

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Treasurer Scott Morrison said nobody should take the future for granted.

Federal government debt surges past half-a-trillion dollars

Eryk Bagshaw

The Coalition held a special meeting on climate change policy on Tuesday.

Turnbull government in turmoil over climate and energy policy

James Massola

British Prime Minister Theresa May

Theresa May's Irish deal hits a Major snag

Nick Miller

Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the hearing.

Sessions' stonewalling creates more problems for Trump

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
49 mins ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies on Capitol Hill.

Jeff Sessions refuses to disclose talks with Donald Trump

UPDATED

Tammy Davis-Charles is in a Phnom Penh jail awaiting trial.

Davis-Charles paid for birth certificates, court hears

UPDATED

Dyson drawing; re social media, parental care, terrorism, Age Opinion 14 June 2017

Hiding and sharing: talking to my children about terrorism

COMMENT
Dani Valent

Rising home prices aren't as beneficial to many owner-occupiers as they might appear to be.

Home owners: you're not as rich as you think

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Man Haron Monis had committted heartless crimes before the Lindt Cafe seige.

The role of male shame in making a 'terrorist'

COMMENT
Steve Biddulph

The big banks have tightened home lending standards in recent years, and there could be more to come.

Aussie banks still more generous than their global peers

Clancy Yeates
51 mins ago

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Markets Live: ASX blows past 5800

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18 mins ago

The jobs will be lost across all Telstra divisions.

1400 jobs to go at Telstra

Mathew Dunckley
13 mins ago

Network Ten is looking at refinancing options.

Ten goes into voluntary administration

Sarah Danckert
11 mins ago

Big Four rivals tipped to follow ANZ's mortgage rate hike

Clancy Yeates

The graph proving RBA chief Philip Lowe is chatty, not nutty

'Enough is enough,' News slams phone-hacking trial

Jeremy Hodges

Consumer pessimism takes hold as women grow weary

1 hr ago

The new uniform of cream and azure blue.

The menswear trend that will have you hitting the bench press

Men's Style
1 hr ago

They offer multiple perks, but what are they worth in the bigger picture?

How much is that frequent flyer 'status' really worth?

High Flyer

Gabriella Munoz will travel to Mexico to try to find her biological family, along with husband Cesar Albarran-Torres, ...

'I'm spending my inheritance trying to find my birth family'

Gabriella Munoz

There is no reset of the cost base once you move into a property that originally started out as a rental.

What's the capital gains tax on a rental property turned home?

Noel Whittaker

Prue Houston training a client.

Why this woman traded in the 'mumpreneur' dream

Alexandra Cain

A gaming console could be on the shopping list for your business this month.

Six surprising items to claim at tax time

Nina Hendy

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Huge fire engulfs London apartment block

12 mins ago

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Jeff Sessions: what he did and didn't answer

30 mins ago

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Detainees awarded millions

Federal Politics
11 mins ago

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Uber CEO takes leave of absence

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Justin Bieber Justin Bieber has admitted he doesn't know the lyrics to Spanish-language smash hit Despacito.

'I don't even know it': Bieber doesn't know his own song

Broede Carmody

Jungle stars Daniel Radcliffe as Yossi Ghinsberg, a young Israeli who becomes lost in the Amazon.

MIFF kicks off with Harry Potter lost in Jungle

Karl Quinn

Steve Harvey doesn't know what a "caaaaah" is.

Crikey! What's that you said, Robert?

Rob Moran

Queen and Adam Lambert will tour Australia in February and March next year.

Queen and Adam Lambert are coming, with more than hits

Sarah Thomas

So close and yet so far: Bryan Zhu's smile will not fill MasterChef's kitchen again despite his mastering food.

Damn, we almost welcomed back Bryan to MasterChef

Aja Styles

Sandra Sully is rumoured to host a national bulletin on Ten.

News cuts could backfire on Channel Ten

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

An artist's impression of the Sydney Modern project.

Art Gallery of NSW gets $244m for 'global museum of the future'

EXCLUSIVE
Sean Nicholls

Alison Brie says she was asked to go topless during an Entourage audition.

Alison Brie told to 'take your top off' during audition

Rob Moran

Tour de force: British tenor Allan Clayton in the title role of Brett Dean's Hamlet.

Australian composer Brett Dean's operatic Hamlet wows England

Susan Shineberg

Exquisite: English singer songwriter Laura Marling.

Laura Marling's exquisite voice spurs a powerful yearning

Review
Debbie Cuthbertson

Geraldine Hakewill as Lady Macbeth and Jai Courtney as Macbeth.

MTC's Macbeth more an action movie with supernatural themes

Review
Cameron Woodhead

Mia Freedman.

Mamamia's treatment of Roxane Gay was cruel, but not unusual

Maeve Marsden
36 mins ago

Watch out Kylie, Kim Kardashian is launching a make-up line

Nicole Economos
1 hr ago

The then-teenage MacColl moved from Brisbane to Melbourne to see through the pregnancy. 'My teacher and her husband had ...

The insulting advice that pregnant women don't need to hear

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Spreading misinformation: Freelee 'the banana girl'.

Medieval medical advice, or 21st century wellness tip?

Clem Bastow

Oprah Winfrey out ... the former TV host has ruled herself out of a presidential run.

Five women who should run for office now that Oprah is out

Emily Heil

Valerie Taylor with Madison Stewart.

This Australian movie will shake our convenience lifestyle

Clare Press

Roxane Gay described the Mamamia podcast as "a shit show".

'Cruel and humiliating': Roxane Gay on interview with Mamamia

Jenny Noyes
56 mins ago

There are more and more people embracing polyamory with the enthusiasm that I reserve for napping, writes Kerri Sackville.

The rise of polyamory sure isn't convincing me to try it

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Watermelon water: super?

Watermelon water: 'super' water or 'super' joke?

Sarah Berry

Too much sugar, regardless of the type, is a problem.

Fructose is not the worst type of sugar

Sarah Berry

Alicia Penhorwood no longer spends hours ruminating over the same problems.

There is an upside to worry

Evelyn Lewin

'Without butter, everything is boring': Marco Pierre White.

Marco Pierre White: "Why I gave back my three Michelin stars"

Cheese and bacon burger from Shannon Bennett's new Benny Burger range.

Shannon Bennett launches Benny Burger in Richmond

Donovan's restaurant in Melbourne opts for a less formal setting with a fireplace and couches.

Is living room the best dining room?

Megan Blandford

White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders

The most mysterious Whitehouse tweet since covfefe

Sexy Chest one-piece suit in pink, dark or tan. Plus others in the one-piece range.

Swimsuit promises to give women the 'dad bod' they never wanted

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Primary school excludes 10-year-old girl with her period

China Eastern Airlines: Not the worst, but plenty to be annoyed about.

China Eastern and the world's worst airline experiences

Ben Groundwater

The train from Jungfraujoch station on the move to Kleine Scheidegg.

The world's most beautiful country to see by train

Steve McKenna

RoofClimb is South Australia's answer to the sparklingly successful Sydney Harbour Bridge climb.

The great Aussie bridge climb in the city without a bridge

Helen O'Neill

Beyond Good and Evil 2 was finally confirmed at the event, to great applause.

Ubisoft confirms Mario, Beyond Good and Evil 2

The upcoming PlayStation-exclusive Spider-Man game closed Sony's pre-E3 conference.

PlayStation showcase is all games at E3

Super Mario Odyssey worlds feature a range of different graphical styles, but all will feature creatures and objects for ...

The best 5 things Nintendo just announced at E3

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Foxtel targets 17 more pirate sites in Australia

Lifehacker

Details offered in search results include price, airline, duration and stopovers.

Google targets travel market with Flights

2017 Toyota Prado Altitude.

New Toyota Prado Altitude reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2018 Holden Astra Sportwagon.

Holden Astra wagon coming to Oz

Dom Tripolone

Tesla has scored a top safety rating in the US.

Tesla's Model X the safest SUV yet

David McCowen

The first Tesla Model 3 owners will only be able to customise the car's colour and wheel size.

Tesla Model 3: The car with almost no options

Drive Staff

Apple is the biggest company in the S&P 500.

Apple confirms car plans

Alex Webb and Emily Chang

2017 Citroen C3 Aircross.

Citroen's Mazda CX-3 rival revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Cats' Rhys Stanley rejoins the senior team for the first time since round eight.

Geelong call on Stanley to fill big boots of Hawkins

Sam McClure

Shining: Gold Coast's Gary Ablett celebrates on the siren after the Suns defeated the Hawks in round 12.

Could Ablett's shining form hamper a trade to the Cats?

ANALYSIS
Jon Pierik

Jeremy Howe of the Magpies marks the ball over Tom McDonald of the Demons.

No one could say they didn't see it coming

Greg Baum

Essendon skipper Dyson Heppell.

Why Essendon tick all the boxes for the finals

What's cooking? AFL boss Gillon McLachlan will host the coaches at his annual dinner later this month.

Pre-finals bye on coaches' menu at McLachlan dinner

Jon Pierik

Jack Watts

Watts puts 'full stop' on Queen's Birthday infamy

Ronny Lerner

Former Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell gives instructions from the Giants bench.

Giants runner Maxwell in strife with the AFL

Collingwood's Jeremy Howe soars over Melbourne's Tom McDonald.

Jeremy by Howe far? The pacesetters for mark of the year

Ronny Lerner

Josh Hazlewood in action against England.

Aussie bowler now top of ODI rankings

1 hr ago

Australia pose before game against Brazil.

Australia humbled, but World Cup must remain main focus

Michael Lynch

Warriors celebrate with the championship trophy.

Will Warriors visit the White House?

JOHN BRANCH

Under pressure: Socceroo James Troisi tries to get a kick away from Brazil’s David Luiz.

Brazil too slick for Socceroos after gaffe gifts goal

Michael Lynch

Thanasi Kokkinakis made a comeback at the French Open last month.

Nervy Kokkinakis claims first win of comeback

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