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Top of the world: Jeff Horn points to the sky in celebration after being announced the winner.

Underdog Jeff Horn's victory met with global outrage

Tony Abbott is one of the few people who would benefit from Malcolm Turnbull's demise.

PM's anniversary crashed by Abbott firing up the base

47 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wanted to talk about a year of delivery.

Why Australia needs Malcolm Turnbull to survive

ANALYSIS

Bar worker Lizbeth Radilla has been hit by the penalty rate reductions.

'Totally unfair': Almost half a million people just took a pay cut

Rough afternoon: Jeff Horn wore a series of blows from Manny Pacquiao.

'I was really worried': Horn's father wanted the fight stopped

Paramedics treated the woman but she died on the scene.

Woman dies after being hit by car while crossing busy Richmond street

15 mins ago

'A national disgrace': Coalition slammed on tax reform failure

AMA slams practice of quizzing female doctors on their baby plans

EXCLUSIVE

Pyne's apology is an event of breathtaking enormity in politics

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Pope sacks head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases

TPG withdraws $2.76 billion offer to buy Fairfax

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Early traffic is seen along Tullamarine Freeway on May 4, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Traffic chaos revealed: Melbourne now just as clogged as Sydney

EXCLUSIVE

The Voice Australia 2017 finalists: Judah Kelly, Lucy Sugerman, Fasika Ayallew and Hoseah Partsch.

And the winner of The Voice for 2017 is ...

4 mins ago

Geoffrey Rush spoke at the memorial for John Clarke at Melbourne Town Hall. Photograph Paul Jeffers The Age NEWS 02 Jul 2017

Australia's biggest names take the stage at John Clarke memorial

55 mins ago

Josh Bruce kicked the final goal to seal the win for St Kilda.

Saints march to victory but finals hopes remain slim

At 20, I had so little belief in myself that I couldn't imagine surviving without the safety net of home.

What I learnt from first-time solo travelling at the age of 44

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 02: Daniel Howe of the Hawks marks infront of Taylor Adams of the Magpies during the round ...

Hawks still in the hunt

Lieutenant Colonel Saaed Beder Kathem moves away from the blast range of a planned detonation of one of six IEDs on a ...

'Finished? No, the war has just started...'

Gary and Beancaa Stanley have made huge savings on their electricity bills by installing solar panels and batteries.

How to fight back against rising energy costs

People paid tribute to Princess Diana at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 56th birthday. She died 20 years ago.

Will, Harry and Kate rededicate Princess Diana's gravesite

Senator Pauline Hanson during a press conference at Parliament House Canberra on Thursday 22 June 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Americans discover Pauline Hanson and they are shocked

Vintage wallpaper from The Bitch is Back in St Kilda, divan couch by Anderson Furniture Australia.

A labour of love renovation restores mid-century gem

The house has a simple yet contemporary palette.

Architect turns old 'warren' house into a chic hybrid

An artist's impression of Gateway Towers in Hawaii.

A penthouse for $US36 million: Oahu's new luxury homes

The patent drawing for Amazon's drone skyscraper.

Amazon patents 'drone skyscraper' to enable quicker deliveries

Melinda Gaudion's grandfather built the home for her grandmother 92 years ago.

Full of love from five generations, Bowen Hills home up for sale

Balconies in this Melbourne apartment building have been patched up with wood following multiple glass explosions.

Glass balcony explosions highlight dangers of cheap construction

EXCLUSIVE

Notorious tagger blames warders for death of underworld figure

Motorcyclist dies in Dandenong crash

Police are searching for missing Melton baby Haze Knowles.

Police search for missing Melton baby boy

The Age, News, 29/06/2017 photo by Justin McManus. Traffic congestion in Epping. Sunil and Nishtha Goel, Sunil has a 90 ...

How big is too big for liveable Melbourne?

A cold Saturday morning in Keilor on Saturday 1 July 2017. THE AGE /LUIS ENRIQUE ASCUI

Melburnians shiver through chilliest morning in two years

A VicForests logging coupe in the the Loch Valley, a known habitat of the threatened Greater Glider.

Apology for dead koala, but logging continues in possum habitat

Businesses who think creatively about recruiting will be the big winners in future according to HorizonOne director ...

The Canberra job that starts with six weeks paid leave

ACT

Still from CCTV footage of "Young Person A3" being held on the ground at Cleveland Youth Detention Centre.

'Hog-tied, snarling dogs': Stories from youth detention

QLD

Police are questioning a man over the incident.

Man has fingertip bitten off in Sydney pub fight

NSW

A woman has won her legal bid for her church pay damages after she lost her leg in a go karting accident.

Church sued for woman losing leg at go karting event

WA

Pride, shame and guilt all activate the brain's reward centres, writes neuroscientist Alex Korb.

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Pride, shame and guilt all activate the brain's reward centres, writes neuroscientist Alex Korb.

Women who have sent a 'shame text' know this feeling

Natalie Reilly

At 20, I had so little belief in myself that I couldn't imagine surviving without the safety net of home.

What I learnt from first-time solo travelling at 44

Jo Stanley

Alan Richardson

Coaching to the sounds of silence

Libbi Gorr

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On target: Jack Gunston adds a late goal for Hawthorn.

Hard-running Hawks overcome injury-hit Pies

Daniel Cherny

Sad and sorry: Jobe Watson and Dyson Heppell after losing to the Lions.

Finals hopes on knife's edge after loss to Lions, admits Worsfold

Anthony Colangelo

Josh Bruce kicked the final goal to seal the win for St Kilda.

Saints march to victory out west

Brad Elborough

Low act: The father of Callum Mills says it was unfair Tomas Bugg was allowed to play on after his hit on his son.

Callum Mills' dad calls for red cards after Bugg incident

Andrew Wu

Plenty to play for, says Collingwood's Nathan Buckley.

Pies not cooked yet, says Buckley

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Jay Kennedy-Harris and three other Melbourne players sanctioned for drinking will be available to play this week.

Demons drinking quartet available to play

Anthony Colangelo

Essendon v Brisbane

Lowly Lions surge to beat Bombers

Anthony Colangelo

Hawthorn's Ryan Burton was given the No.5 of Peter Crimmins.

Burton: A 'special' Hawk on the rise

Jon Pierik

Tony Abbott's attack on Malcolm Turnbull is now so broad, and crosses so many policy areas, he is now as easily cast as ...

Tony Abbott, Lee Rhiannon and the age of the party faithless

Nick O'Malley

Bill Shorten prepares for the Turnbull government to implode

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

'Massive mistake': leaflet led to the battle that is tearing Greens apart

Matthew Knott

Young ex-servicemen are most at risk of suicide, the study found.

Young ex-servicemen most at risk of suicide, major study reveals

Fergus Hunter

After passing school funding changes, the next education battlefront for the Turnbull government is higher education funding

Government willing to make concessions on uni funding

Matthew Knott

Rory Grant, president of Liberal Pride.

'Liberal Pride': Pyne staffer leads gay pride group

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Cardinal George Pell

Abbott praises "very fine man" Cardinal George Pell

James Massola

Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Trump's man pushes 'review' of climate science

Food stall vendor Poe Arun became teary when asked how she felt about the imminent demolition of the White Building.

End of a lonely dance for Cambodia's 'White Building'

Craig Skehan

Ousted: Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases.

Pope sacks cardinal in charge of sex abuse cases

The coffin of 65-year-old Tony Disson is carried out of church in London.

Blame game continues over London's Grenfell Tower fire

1 hr ago

Illustration: Matt Davidson.

Cory Bernardi now has a foothold in Victorian state politics

COMMENT
Farrah Tomazin

High-rise buildings along Elizabeth Street and Franklin Street dominate the view from Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market.

Tall storey: The Aussie icon disappearing from our inner cities

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Things will never be the same after Christopher Pyne's apology.

An event of breathtaking enormity has just occurred

COMMENT

Fairfax chairman Nick Falloon (pictured) dined at Rockpool last week with Hellman & Friedman chair Brian Powers.

Fairfax buyout ditched, TPG and Hellman & Friedman retreat

Lucy Battersby

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to crack down on tax evasion.

India's Modi cancels registration of 100,000 companies

A mixed picture means governor Philip Lowe will likely hold the benchmark rate at a record low 1.5 per cent on Tuesday.

Will the RBA spring a 'July surprise?'

Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon pulled financial support for the company last month, telling Ten they would not support ...

PPB trussing up Ten for sale for CBA

Lucy Battersby

Oil bears retreat as US shale activity eases

Patrick Commins

Forget all predictions: History rhymes on the ASX

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

Aveo: 'All they seem to want is your money and nothing else'

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Key Donald Trump backer lost $22m overnight on Aussie biotech

Michael Koziol

The 911 GT RS Chronograph includes an in-house clock movement that was three years in the making.

Porsche's most powerful car ever even has its own custom watch

Cars

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Enjoy some of the country’s finest beer and ...

The ultimate bucket list every beer lover needs to check off

Fine Drinks

Liz Hall-Downs is among the 13 per cent of disability pensioners to own a home either outright or with a mortgage.

'We built our own home on the pension'

Liz Hall-Downs

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Do sums before you bequeath shares

Noel Whittaker

Ben Chaung and Phillis Chan are the founders of Big Apple Buddy.

Your small business end-of-financial-year checklist

Cara Waters

Family businesses can leave you feeling like Robert Duvall in <I>The Godfather</I>.

Working in a family business: a tale of unfairness

James Adonis

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Carlisle cheap shot on Ballantyne ignites melee

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Jeff Horn announced WBO welterweight champion

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Police crack down on horse-drawn carriages

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Lions upset Bombers in Melbourne

Lieutenant Colonel Saaed Beder Kathem moves away from the blast range of a planned detonation of one of six IEDs on a ...

The fight for Mosul reaches a critical stage

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The brand new season of Better Call Saul - now streaming on Stan.

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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The Voice Australia 2017 finalists: Judah Kelly, Lucy Sugerman, Fasika Ayallew and Hoseah Partsch.

The Voice winner for 2017 is ....

Christine Sams
4 mins ago

Ari Wegner is one of the youngest members of the group of Australian female cinematographers making a big mark in ...

Lady Macbeth's Ari Wegner, and the new breed of women shooters

Karl Quinn

Jay-Z's new album called 4:44 features a song about his gay mother.

Jay-Z raps mum's lesbianism and his infidelity on new album 4:44

1 hr ago

Jonah from Tonga.

Jonah from Tonga pulled from Maori TV over negative stereotype

"To say I'm heartbroken would be an understatement": Adele

'Heartbroken' Adele cancels remainder of her world tour

A guerilla artist has sewn a coloured cover for a temporary concrete bollard at Southern Cross Station. The first one to ...

Crafty disguise for anti-terror blocks catches on

Hannah Francis

Roseanne Park from Melbourne, was encouraged to audition for K-pop agency YG Entertainment by her father.

It started with a 'dad joke' - but now she's a superstar

Gabriel Wilder

Nicole Kidman is thankful to still be hitting new peaks in her career.

Why Nicole Kidman is not a 'people pleaser'

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Ahn Seo-Hyun Ahn as Mija with Okja.

Will Bong Joon-ho's Okja become Netflix's first blockbuster film?

Film
Elissa Blake

A guerilla artist has sewn a coloured cover for a temporary concrete bollard at Southern Cross Station. The first one to ...

Crafty decoration of Melbourne's anti-terror bollards catches on

Hannah Francis

Heart is a Wasteland is a two-hander.

Heart is a Wasteland a heartfelt tale of love and music in the outback

Stage
Kerrie O'Brien

Photographs ? Copyright by Julian Andrews. Eye R8 Productions Ltd. 2015. 22/05/0316, Petersham, Surrey, England. Former ...

Lyndall Hobbs: I'm ready to remarry again at 64

Jane Rocca

Before diving into any new lifestyle trend, it’s worth taking a
step back and asking what you hope to achieve.

After 'hygge', what's the next wellbeing trend to pick up?

Cat Rodie

The writer with her former boyfriend and Collingwood player, Alan Didak.

My life as a WAG was glamorous, and I hated it

Cassie Lane

Sophia Forrest, the daughter of Nicola and Andrew Forrest, is on track to becoming one of the country's leading actors ...

Twiggy's daughter is happy he gave away her inheritance

Jenna Clarke

Our fashion habit is out of control. We're buying more and more clothes, at cheaper and cheaper prices, and it's ...

I gave up shopping for a whole year

Clare Press

James Packer on the Arctic P in the South Pacific last week. Model Rose Ashton can be seen in the background to the left.

James Packer did not want his picture taken on holiday with Karl Stefanovic

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Channel Seven's Morning Show hosts Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur will host this year's Jeans for Genes Denim Dinner.

The secret to Gillies' and Emdur's 10-year 'work marriage'

Amy Croffey

"There are so many annoying, obnoxious things in the world that are permitted with less pushback than the presence of ...

What people really mean when they complain about noisy babies

Clementine Ford

Veal shank slow cooked in wine.

Weekly meal planner - beginning of July

Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr.

The kombucha craze is disgusting - no matter what it does for the gut

COMMENT
Zoe Coombs Marr

Butterscotch pudding pots.

Butterscotch pudding with salted cream and port raisins

Adam Liaw

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Why I had the 'period talk' with my sons

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Cake cutting hack that will change your life

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I gave my baby a fake name before she was born

"Find somewhere for this".

Traveller letters: Flight attendant sorts overhead locker shocker

Letters

The main beach at Noosa Heads.

Why this is Australia's easiest destination for a laid-back holiday

Sally Webb

Komsomolskaya subway station in Moscow.

Inside the world's most beautiful city subway

Facebook said it has already blocked scores of web pages in Thailand.

If Facebook were a religion, it would be world's No. 2

COMMENT

'We must take the fight to the criminals', Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.

Sick of defending, our cyber force will attack

Father Joseph Seed and his fellow cultists as they appeared on the initial Far Cry 5 reveal poster.

Far Cry 5's religious weirdos court controversy, but not that much

Tim Biggs

Dolby Atmos sound lets you hear what's above you, not just what's around you.

Dolby Atmos wall of sound comes to Netflix

COMMENT

Esports

Female esports pros hope to close gender gap

Kotaku

Four-wheel-steering lends the Ferrari 812 Superfast uncanny agility.

What is four wheel steering?

David McCowen

2017 Porsche 911 GT2 RS.

New Porsche 911 GT2 RS revealed

Greg Kable

2017 BMW 520d Touring.

First Drive: BMW 520d Touring

Andrew MacLean

2017 Honda Civic Type R.

Honda Civic Type R price revealed

Jonathan Hawley

Seven seat SUV comparison: Skoda Kodiaq, Mazda CX-9, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Kluger.

What is the best seven-seat SUV?

Stephen Ottley

BMW reportedly has plans to add an all-electric variant to its future 3-Series range.

BMW's plan to beat Tesla

Drive Staff

Rough afternoon: Jeff Horn wore a series of blows from Manny Pacquiao.

'I would've thrown in the towel': Jeff Horn's father wanted Pacquiao bout stopped

Andrew Webster

Usman Khawaja, Clea Smith, Alistair Nicholson and Shane Watson at the emergency ACA meeting in Sydney on Sunday.

Ashes might not be dust after all

Greg Baum

United: Australian cricketers Usman Khawaja and Glenn Maxwell arrive for the emergency meeting.

Rescue plan could see top cricketers sub-contracted

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Top of the world: Jeff Horn points to the sky in celebration after being announced the winner.

Horn v Pacquiao: World reacts to shock result

Matt Bungard

Safety first: Richie Porte of Australia and BMC Racing Team crosses the finish line during a wet stage one of Le Tour de ...

Richie Porte's Tour de France diary: Stage one

Richie Porte
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