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John?Hayto has shared his experience of living in a retirement village. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 14TH JUNE 2017

Aveo horror: John lay trapped for days screaming for help. No one came

Liberal senator Dean Smith first called for an 18C inquiry as the first step towards breaking the impasse over changing ...

Liberal MPs' secret bid to legalise same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

Victoria's regional rail is set for a big upgrade after federal funding.

Massive boost for regional rail, as PM kicks in $600m

US President Donald Trump had called for a shutdown of Muslims entering the US during his campaign.

Trump's travel ban partially revived by US Supreme Court

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May welcomes Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster, right, outside 10 ...

May reveals what Northern Ireland will get to save government

Nick Miller
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From July 1, cyclists caught riding their mobile phones will be issued an on-the-spot fine of $476.

Don't text and ride: Cyclists to face huge on-the-spot fine from July

Sofia Sam, who is accused of murdering her husband, is led into the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Wife's friend hunted man before killing him with cyanide, court told

Salvador Dali's body to be exhumed for paternity test

Amnesty International unlocks extra donations with a date switch

1 hr ago

Packer and Murdoch chip in to keep Ten network afloat

A public service job for life? Think again, says commissioner

VCE results bungle pinned on programmer in Sri Lanka

EXCLUSIVE

Four-year-old Cruz had to have surgery after the glass panels in his home's shower exploded.

'He was just screaming': Mother's warning after shower screen 'explosion'

Including the service within the menu prices, and paying staff properly, is becoming a micro-trend.

Think America's tipping rules are confusing? They just got worse

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 25: Joel Selwood of the Cats is seen injured after a heavy hit during the 2017 AFL round 14 ...

How big a price will Joel Selwood pay for his courage?

Chris Judd

Olivia Wilde stars in the Broadway adaptation of '1984'.

New Broadway play leaves audiences 'fainting and vomiting'

Daniel Radcliffe in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

It's 20 years since the first Harry Potter and I'm still under its spell

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Presenters blown away by weatherman mishap

Trains don't run to Altona very often. But that's set to change.

Fix for bottleneck that sends train travellers loopy

I wanted him to see the women as people.

I discovered my partner was paying for sex

Eight years later, I still choke on the word "husband". But our partnership is working.

I never wanted to get married, and it still feels strange

COMMENT

Daniel Craig as Bond.

Is it time for a gay James Bond?

Stockdale & Leggo's chief operating officer, Anna Thomas

Kicked out of home at 18, Anna now runs a huge real estate firm

1777 Inglewood Ave Saint Helena, in the Napa Valley, is for sale for $19.8 million.

Where to find the holiday homes of the world's richest people

Three things to look for when buying a bargain house: location, location, and pools filled with antibiotic-resistant ...

Where are today's cheap properties (that may kill you)?

A view of the city of Barcelona from Antoni Gaudí’s Parc Güell.

Woman forced to squat in her own flat after Airbnb scam

Trending: Subway tiles are on course for world bathroom domination.

The hottest trend in bathroom design has a strange origin

The ramshackle residence in Essendon where a woman was trapped for days under the floor.

'Very weird': No charge for woman found trapped under house

Man killed in blast wore 'bra stuffed with explosives'

Archer charged with assault after junior game scuffle

Wayne and his six-year-old daughter Phoebe, who was exposed to pornography while playing Roblox at home.

'They get in via our computers': Groomers use games to target kids

Australian Conservatives founder Cory Bernardi at a press conference with new member, Victorian MP, Rachel Carling-Jenkins.

Bernardi targets Victoria after recruiting upper house MP

A man has died after being thrown from his car that crashed in Northcote.

Man thrown from car, dies after short police chase in Northcote

Car key remotes myseriously stopped working on Elgin Street between Drummond Street and Lygon Street.

Can't lock your car? Unlocking the mystery of the Elgin rectangle

Jayde Schackow in a recent picture from his active Facebook page.

'Most-wanted' fugitive found under child's bed

NSW

Work safe is investigating.

130-tonne crane collapses at building site

WA

Commonwealth Games organising committee (GOLDOC) chairman Peter Beattie said resold games tickets must be within 10 per ...

Scalped Games tickets only 'hot air': Beattie

QLD

The point-to-point cameras on Athllon Drive.

Four-year-old speed cameras are already out of date

ACT

Joy after sorrow: The first public performance of the Australian Syrian Youth Marching Band was at Federation Square on ...

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Here we are, Melbourne: The Australian Syrian Youth Marching Band make their public debut at Federation Square.

Marching band gives refugees chance to beat demons

Carolyn Webb

Broken Hill came to notoriety in the 1994 film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'.

Priscilla to return to Australian stages a decade after premiere

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial.

What wisdom could Cosby have to offer men about rape?

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Liberal senator Dean Smith.

Liberal MPs' secret bid to legalise same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola
1 hr ago

Three strikes and she's out? Greens risk war over Rhiannon

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Cuts to GP home visits to strain emergency departments: peak body

Adam Gartrell

"Winner's circle": Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.

Same-sex marriage could happen 'soon', says Pyne

Fergus Hunter

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne.

Pyne's 'treachery' consists of giving people what they want

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Cory Bernardi

Bernardi lures another MP to his Australian Conservatives

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

The Great Barrier Reef generated 69,000 jobs in 2011-12, according to a 2013 Federal Government study.

The Australian icon worth 12 times the Sydney Opera House

Adam Gartrell

The wanted Maute family.

Philippine matriarch is alleged kingpin in Marawi assault

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Nobel prize laureate released from prison, after cancer diagnosis

Turkey's President and leader of ruling Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party members ...

Turkey drops 'controversial' evolution from secular curriculum

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony with Brazilian President Michel Temer last week, after they ...

Elves v trolls: How Europe is working to lay bare Russian meddling

Illustration: Dionne.

Why 'dangerously erratic' Trump is unique among US presidents

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne.

Pyne leak: When 'treachery' is giving the people what they want

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Not so sweet: Our level of sugar consumption is harming us.

Big Sugar's not-so-sweet links to peak dietitians' group

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Gwyneth Jones has shared her experience of living in an retirement village with Adele Ferguson and Sarah DanckertPhoto: ...

‘Bleed ‘em dry til they they die’: Brutal engines that drive Aveo

The company, which supplies groceries to IGA supermarkets, reported net profit of $171.9 million for the year ending ...

Amazon threat to Aussie grocers is overblown says Metcash boss

Patrick Hatch

Mr Murdoch and Mr Gordon pulled financial support for the company, telling Ten late on Friday they would not support a ...

Rinehart in the ranks of the worthless at Ten

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

Ride-sharing services like Uber used for work are not exempt from fringe benefits tax.

Taking an Uber for work? Your boss may have to pay tax on it

Nassim Khadem

Why the investor pros beat the super selfies this year

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Yancoal reclaims box seat for Rio Tinto coalmines

Darren Gray

CBA to cut 150 jobs as banks shed costs

Clancy Yeates

'It's really worrying' - Aveo under fresh fire over privacy

Adele Ferguson

Thank you science: here's how lovemaking will stimulate your memory and brain.

Why you really need to have more sex as you get older (not less)

Self

Dressed for Arctic temps in downtown Brisbane? Maybe not.

Nine major fashion fails everyone makes in winter

Stitched Up

Meaghan Meredith bought a second-hand car that turned out to be a lemon.

Up to one-in-three buyers of second-hand cars buys a lemon

John Collett

Flybuys was able to fix their mistake.

Flybuys backs down on charging for its own error

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Mental health awareness training can be useful for small business owners and staff.

The crippling impact of mental health on small business owners

COMMENT
Anthony Hasphall

My engineering consulting business needs a car.

The benefits of registering for GST

Max Newnham

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Defending the tampon tax

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Tourist boat sinks in Colombia

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Woman trapped under floor

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Lee Rhiannon hits back at betrayal claims

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES - JUNE 16: An aerial view of surfers at Mackenzies Beach on June 16, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. ...

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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has delivered one of the worst house rules ever on the show.

This design rule on House Rules is in poor taste

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Comedian Chris Rock made a shock appearance at Melbourne's Comic's Lounge on Sunday.

Chris Rock surprises fans with secret gigs on Australian tour

Sarah Thomas

Olivia Wilde stars in the Broadway adaptation of '1984'.

Olivia Wilde play leaves audiences fainting and vomiting

Rob Moran

Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the crowd at the Glastonbury Festival.

Why 'Jezza' the politician scored rockstar reception at Glastonbury

Rob Moran

The participants on SBS's new doco series Filthy, Rich and Homeless

The filthy rich go homeless in latest TV social experiment

Kylie Northover

Girlboss has been axed on Netflix.

Netflix has cancelled another show after one season

Aja Styles

Parkin says it will be tough being out of contact with his family during filming.

Survivor superfan tests his skills in Australian reality

Toby Crockford

Chris Evans arrives for the UK film premiere of "Captain America: Civil War".

Why Chris Evans wanted Captain America to fail

Robbie Collin

Harry Potter fan Ewen Cusworth ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter franchise at Readings Kids in Carlton.

Hogwarts fans celebrate 20th anniversary of Harry Potter

Broede Carmody

Contortion call: Olivia Porter, Freyja Edney and Captain Ruin in Model Citizens.

Circus Oz show Model Citizens chief balances old and new

Jordan Beth Vincent

Celeste Lazarenko (Vixen) leads the menagerie.

Victorian Opera's Cunning Little Vixen a charming menagerie

Review
Michael Shmith

Steve Carell has the internet all in a bother with his sleek new look.

Steve Carell and the fascination with the middle-aged makeover

Annie Brown

Eight years later, I still choke on the word "husband". But our partnership is working.

I never wanted to get married, and it still feels strange

Kasey Edwards

In signature Katy Perry fashion, the Witness signer wore a skin-coloured catsuit covered with thousands of crystals for ...

Celebrities brought back the 90s at Glastonbury this year

Among the VIP guests of Managing Partner, Shelli Azoff, and Ariana Grande's manager, Scooter Braun, in the exclusive ...

Kim Kardashian is naming her daughter's dog by general election

Mary Ward

Yara Shahidi arrives at the BET Awards.

The best dressed celebs at this year's BET Awards

Alessandra Ambrosio does the Sergeant Pepper jacket.

The military trend is exactly right for our times, and this is why

Melissa Singer

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Mind the gap: How women can negotiate their way to better pay

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Lorde was also taken to task for her poor choice of words.

What the shaming of Lorde and Lucy Hale tell us about young women

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Magic: Adam Liaw's bitter caramel and cocoa custard layer cake.

Weekly meal planner - with choc and caramel magic custard cake

Paleo loaf and coconut bread.

To carb or not to carb? The experts weigh in

Slow-roasted duck leg with braised red cabbage and walnuts from City Larder.

Rockpool chef sells ready-made meals at City Larder

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Exhausted new parents still find time for sex

Baby Ruby, stronger and healthier after 20 days in NICU.

How a free app saved this baby's life

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Calls for children to be banned from owning smartphones

The 747-8 jumbo jet has not been a great seller for Boeing.

Future of air travel won't include jumbo jets or A380s, says Boeing

Julie Johnsson

A North Korean traffic police woman stands in front of Workers' Party flags decorating the streets in Pyongyang.

Westerners visiting North Korea just 'torture porn' for tourists

Suki Kim

Including the service within the menu prices, and paying staff properly, is becoming a micro-trend.

Think America's tipping rules are confusing? They just got worse

David Whitley

Wargaming is known for its competitive game World of Tanks.

Wargaming to amplify Australian presence

Google has vowed to stop scanning our inboxes, perhaps allowing it to improve overall security.

Why Google will stop scanning personal email

COMMENT

Xbox, PlayStation bosses discuss what makes their brand best

Overlearning the lesson of Steve Jobs' first fall at Apple, Silicon Valley's investors created a culture where founders ...

Secret history of iPhone: 5 things you didn't know

Gizmodo

IBM, and many others,allow Russian authorities to review their software's source code.

The tech firms sharing secrets with Russia

Takta has filed for bankruptcy amid global safety recall for potentially deadly airbags.

Takata files for bankruptcy

Bloomberg

Toyota Tarago V6 GLi.

Review: Toyota's anti-SUV family car

Andrew MacLean

2013 Mercedes-Benz A200.

Should you buy a used A-Class?

David Morley

Hyundai has big plans for its next fuel cell-powered vehicle.

Why Australian innovation is driving hydrogen cars

David McCowen

2017 Ford Transit Custom automatic.

New Ford Transit Custom reviewed

Drive Staff

Mazda

Feature: Mazda3 and 323 over the years

David McCowen

Kicking on: Joe Daniher

Daniher feels 'lucky' as he re-signs with Dons

Sam McClure

Dom Tyson and Tom McDonald celebrate the Demons' win.

Old McDonald? What should Dees do with Tom?

ANALYSIS
Michael Gleeson

Hard knocks: Joel Selwood after his accidental collision with Hayden Ballantyne.

Judd: Why I worry for Joel Selwood

Chris Judd

Tom Boyd (left) will return via the VFL.

Tom Boyd to return via VFL

Daniel Cherny

Chris Mayne had a slow start to the year for Collingwood but is back in the selection frame.

Mayne and Cox in mix for Pies clash with Hawks, but Elliott unlikely

Anthony Colangelo

Jesse Hogan could return for Melbourne

Hogan a 'sneaky chance' to return for surging Demons

Jon Pierik

Demon Clayton Oliver at training on Monday.

High fives as Demons cleared

Sam McClure

Fyfe has been battling a chest injury.

Hopes Fyfe returns for Saints clash as contract reveal looms

Kim Hagdorn

Australian vice-captain David Warner has been a strong voice for the players' desire to protect their share of revenue.

Cricket's pay dispute on verge of crisis

Jon Pierik

Championship interest: Birmingham City and Burton Albion are interested in signing Socceroo Mark Milligan.

Socceroos skipper set for UK switch

Michael Lynch

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou is building a squad towards competing in the 2018 World Cup.

'I thought we were the better side,' says devastated Postecoglou

Australian guard Dante Exum receives instruction from Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder.

Exum making strides after home truths

Roy Ward

Daniel Ricciardo on the podium for Red Bull Racing after winning the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City ...

Ricciardo wins Azerbaijan GP; Vettel and Hamilton brawl

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