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This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 ...

'Risk of war is huge': North Korea changes the game

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.

The US will use force 'if we must' on North Korea: UN ambassador

39 mins ago

The burnt Grenfell Tower apartment building in London.

As the search continues by hand, the Greenfell body count rises again

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: AFL Footballer Jake King looks on in the men's final match between Rafael Nadal of ...

Jake King charged with making threats to kill over 'extortion bid'

It's all a game really.

Enormous rise in income tax take to balance the budget

Peter Martin

Melbourne Express

Car has five seats, 11 teens cram in for Maccas run

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Tax Office to zero in on 'startling' level of rorters

Turnbull refuses to use Abbott's name after tape leaked

Abbott would hate to hear it, but he could learn from Gillard

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Casual staff win right to ask for permanent work in landmark ruling

Cash in the car park: Police step in as new scandal engulfs NRL

EXCLUSIVE

Ali Fahour arrives at the Northern Football League tribunal.

A single knockout punch ends Ali Fahour's playing and professional career

24 mins ago

The tiny MacBook is finally giving its bigger siblings a run for their money.

New MacBook's selling point has made me panic more than once

A new interactive online map of Aboriginal massacres has been created. It is available at https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au

The maps that reveal the horror of Australia's massacres

Kristen Beams of Australia appeals during the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match.

'Pretty special': Australia demolish Pakistan at World Cup

Traditional supermarket aisles could become a thing of the past as major grocery chains tweak layouts in response to ...

What health experts really think of the 'Health Star Rating'

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Boyd takes break due to depression

Vision has emerged of AFL diversity chief Ali Fahour punching an opponent to the head in a local football league game, ...

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As the ugly incidents mount up... is footy out of control?

"I couldn't care less," says Bernard Tomic.

Tomic, it's time for you to live your life - away from tennis

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Your gut bacteria really do affect your emotions

Stretching first thing in the morning can increase your energy levels

Stretching first thing in the morning can increase energy levels

Ben's family shared this photo shortly after he was found.

British tourist found 'safe and well' and reunited with family

37 mins ago

Melbourne's safety bollards 'fair game' for street artists: Doyle

An 'angry yell' in the night, now family mourns soft-hearted father

Malvern's Cabrini Hospital.

Hospital patients quarantined after nine-day gastro outbreak

Lola Russell and George Dixon outside their 167-year-old home on the corner of King and La Trobe streets on Tuesday ...

City's oldest shop-and-dwelling falling down, and owners need help

Vince Colosimo is expected to face the Melbourne Magistrates Court in August.

Vince Colosimo set to be charged with drug-driving

Metro train says some peak hour trains have breached capacity.

Full to capacity: Metro warns of commuter crush on key rail lines

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan at the National Press Club on Wednesday.

ATO online system failure hits at peak tax time

ACT

"You ought to be ashamed of yourself": Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge said the Brazilian was a "disaster waiting to happen".

Driver caught drunk with eight passengers in car

NSW

Commuters walking through the dark into Fortitude Valley train station on Tuesday.

'There's no lights': Commuters enter station in dark

QLD

Green bananas that don't make the cut for supermarkets are being turned into supplements, cosmetics

Farmer's success with 'imperfect' bananas

WA

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 18: A general view of Koomba Park in Wantirna for Domain Neighbourhoods on June 18, 2017 in ...

A suburb to get away from it all, including the developers who want in

450 Dandenong Road, Caulfield North, could be set for eight dwellings.

Developer threatens to flatten Caulfield house experts want to save

A beacon-like landmark on a North Bruny Island peninsula, Captain Kelly's Cottage won two award in the recent Tasmanian ...

The renovation of 1830s cottage headlines major award push

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Don't rush the brush: Which to choose for home painting jobs

The home is now on the market.

Houses, a buyer's best friend: Site of Monroe's wedding for sale

Major venue for live music, the Howler bar, is afraid a new proposal to build an eight storey apartment block next door ...

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Major venue for live music, the Howler bar, is afraid a new proposal to build an eight storey apartment block next door ...

Music venue 'threatened' by proposed apartments

Carolyn Webb

A media tour gets a look at construction of the new Ravenhall Prison which is due to open by the end of the year. Seen ...

The room where you don't want to end up

Tom Cowie

'Things could get a lot harder for people like me and my workmates': Kay Rault outside the Fair Work Commission in Sydney

Spitting chips: potato giant accused of 'wage theft'

Anna Patty

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Former PM Tony Abbott defended remarks he made in a leaked tape at a Liberal meeting on Monday.

Turnbull and Abbott battle for Liberal hearts following leaked tape

Michael Koziol

Big rise in income tax take to fuel return to surplus

Peter Martin

Tax office to zero in on 'startling' level of rorting by individuals

Fergus Hunter

An illegal trade in Medicare card details has been found on the internet

Government was warned three years ago about Medicare security

Adam Gartrell

State governments will be expected to fund 20 per cent of the appropriate standard for private and Catholic schools

States under pressure to cut funding to private, Catholic schools

Matthew Knott

Mathias Cormann said the report made clear Australia would not export LNG to Germany in the near future.

Report puts kybosh on Australian LNG exports to Germany

Michael Koziol

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Two Australian citizens wrongly sent to immigration detention

Michael Koziol

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani, Qatar's foreign minister, speaks at Chatham House in London.

No end in sight to Arab crisis as Qatar rejects demands

People walk past a TV screen showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday.

Turnbull moves to expand sanctions against North Korea

Kirsty Needham

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony following their ...

Missile test leaves China in 'severe predicament'

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

The face of Lady of Cao was revealed on Tuesday.

Peru reveals replica face of ancient female ruler

Illustration: Matt Davidson

How to get the most out of Channel Ten

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Illustration: Dionne Gain

There is only one acceptable endgame for North Korea

COMMENT
Michael Pembroke

Tony Abbott speaks at the Centre for Independent Studies in June.

Abbott would hate to hear it, but he could learn from Gillard

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Coca-Cola No Sugar is The Coca-Cola Co's biggest new products launch since Zero in 2006.

Woolies says no to Coke's new sugar-free drink

24 mins ago

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

'Outflanked': Ten's billionaires face race for control

Christian Edwards

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 05: Sir Richard Branson launches Virgin Australia's inaugural Melbourne to Hong flights by ...

Enterprise still the best way to help the world, says Branson

Patrick Hatch

AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney says working with government is a key part of how banks manage ...

AustralianSuper 'not concerned' about bank tax

Clancy Yeates

Information is investment power in climate change era

COMMENT
Julien Vincent

Hardie board seeks permission for substantial pay lift

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

'Dark satanic mills' - welcome to the rough gig economy

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Casual staff win right to ask for permanent work

Anna Patty

The Monocle Quality of Life Conference attracted attendees from around the globe.

How the latest travel trend can also be a major career boost

Self Improvement

David Beckham has become as well-known for his ink as his philanthropic work and soccer career.

From criminals to CEOs: How tattoos lost their publicity problem

Self Improvement

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Set yourself up for success in the new financial year

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

John Collett dinkus. 7th February 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

ASIC cracks down on 'independent' label

COMMENT
John Collett

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell backs the penalty rate cut.

Small businesses fear being penalty rate hostages

COMMENT
Kate Carnell

Blundy says Curvy customers can get emotional.

DD-cups runneth over for online bra salesman

Nina Hendy

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Mummy's face revealed through 3D imaging

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No Game of Thrones spin-offs for Emilia Clarke

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Brazilian gunfire apps aim to stop crossfire killings

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Unions rally against penalty rate cuts

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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Tom Holland as Spider-Man.

Holland's new Spider-Man is more like a Spider-Boy: review

Paul Byrnes

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a first-look image from season seven of <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Emilia Clarke wants nothing to do with GoT spinoffs

Broede Carmody

Iggy Azalea performs at the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards at Much Music on Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Toronto, ...

Twist in stars' bitter feud: 'I don't expect you guys to understand'

Rob Moran

Cit Cat's work on a bollard at Southgate.

Safety bollards 'fair game' for street artists, says Lord Mayor

Hannah Francis

The Front Bar: Andy Maher, Mick Molloy, Sam Pang.

Can The Front Bar kill The Footy Show?

COMMENT
Debi Enker

Sarah Harris was left speechless after Richard Branson's appearance on The Project.

Richard Branson's cringey interview on The Project

Rob Moran

Ex-MasterChef contestant Heather Day making her pitch on Shark Tank for an investment in her artisan butter.

Where is MasterChef contestant Heather Day now?

Aja Styles

Tom revealed he could only wear a G-string underneath his Spiderman costume.

Tom Holland reveals what's under his Spider-Man suit

Broede Carmody

Cit Cat's work on a bollard at Southgate.

Melbourne's safety bollards 'fair game' for street artists

Hannah Francis

The political messages in Mark Bradford's work never detracted from a series of highly tactile abstract paintings and ...

If something is dull and confusing arty types will swear it's magnificent

VENICE BIENNALE

More than just gags: Lawrence Leung brilliantly combined mind-bending acts of mentalism and the stand-up he's more ...

Keep Melbourne Magic Festival up your sleeve for school holidays

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

L/R Queer Crip' activist 'Jax' Jacki Brown, 'Appearance activist' Carly Findlay and Kath Duncan pose for a photo on ...

I won't be 'nice' when people are nasty about my face

Carly Findlay

Roxy Jacenko and Oliver Curtis have gone overseas with their children on their first family holiday since his release ...

Jacenko and husband take children on family holiday

Amy Croffey

'Racism was – and is – the most ignorant type of hate, an opinion vindicated by everyone else in my life, except my ...

My parents were victims of racism; it didn't stop them from being racist

Jenevieve Chang

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 04: Actress Kristen Stewart attends the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 show as part of ...

We are here for Kristen Stewart's sequinned pedal pushers

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 03: Jennifer Lawrence attends 'Christian Dior, couturier du reve' Exhibition Launch celebrating 70 ...

J-Law just made a throwback trend look implausibly chic

Annie Brown

Writer Clare Press in her Jeff McCann coat made from more than 1000 strips of cardboard tied, by hand, with string on to ...

Meet the Sydney designer turning cardboard into couture

Clare Press

Women are almost twice as likely to be assaulted by an intimate partner or family member than by a stranger.

The end of financial year stats we can't afford to ignore

Jane Gilmore

Children undergoing such surgeries are often too young to understand what is happening to them and are legally too young ...

Surgery to 'normalise' intersex kids should be banned

Cornelia Koch and Travis Wisdom

Which cheese works best in a toasted sandwich?

Chewy melty goodness: A guide to the best cheeses to use in toasties

Darren Purchese

Japanese Nutella pancake.

Insanely good Japanese nutella pancakes by Adam Liaw

Try these tips to help crush your soft drink habit.

How bad are soft drinks for you, really?

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The school fining parents if their child is late

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Baby issued a health care card without gender

Devices like this are no longer allowed.

Jetstar and Qantas ban kids’ sleeping devices

Second-hand A380s from Singapore Airlines may be stripped for parts if new operators cannot be found.

Singapore's second-hand superjumbos set for the scrapheap

Richard Weiss

London's 'Mail Rail' will open to the public in July.

Soon you will be able to visit secret tunnels hidden beneath London

Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

A bad guide means a bad holiday.

This is the one thing that can ruin your holiday

Ben Groundwater

Sexy robot: Alicia Vikander as Ava in the film Ex Machina.

We need to talk about sex, robot experts say

The tiny MacBook is finally giving its bigger siblings a run for their money.

Review: third time's the charm for tiny Macbook

When your brain relies on an electromagnetic field, similar fields in the outside world become a threat.

Why people with brain implants are afraid of automatic doors

Sphero's Spider-man talks a big game much isn't much of an action hero.

Sphero's robo Spider-man talks the talk

COMMENT

The construction of Apple Park has upset the locals.

Apple's $6.6 billion 'spaceship' upsets locals

2017 Volkswagen Golf 7.5.

New Volkswagen Golf reviewed

Drive Staff

Utes topped the sales charts again in June.

Best selling vehicles revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE.

First Drive: Land Rover Discovery

Andrew Chesterton

2011 Skoda Octavia RS wagon.

What used hot wagon should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 Coupe.

New AMG GLC63 price revealed

Andrew MacLean

2018 Renault Megane RS

No delays for Renault Megane RS in Oz

Daniel DeGasperi

Time out: Western Bulldogs ruckman Tom Boyd is taking a break from the game due to depression.

Lucrative contract weighs heavily on No.1 draft pick Boyd

Michael Lynch

Ali Fahour arrives at the Northern Football League tribunal.

AFL diversity manager gets life ban from suburban football

24 mins ago

Josh Thomas

Magpie Thomas has greater perspective after drugs ban

Jon Pierik

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has opened up about the personal pressure he felt in 2016.

Cotchin opens up about 'black cloud' of 2016

Jon Pierik

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: AFL Footballer Jake King looks on in the men's final match between Rafael Nadal of ...

Jake King charged with making threats to kill over alleged extortion

Vision has emerged of AFL diversity chief Ali Fahour punching an opponent to the head in a local football league game, ...

'He skimmed the edges and he sucker-punched someone'

Podcast

Off radar: Goal machine Lance Franklin.

Swans' solution to goalkicking woes

Andrew Wu

Toby Greene of the Giants

Three star Giants in doubt to face Hawks

Andrew Wu

Manly Sea Eagles is suspected of breaching the salary cap via secret payments to at least one player.

Manly suspected of salary cap breaches as scandal engulfs NRL

EXCLUSIVE

Bernard Tomic fell in straight sets to Germany's Mischa Zverev.

Is Bernard Tomic trying? Very

COMMENT
Greg Baum

Slovakias Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) after winning stage three.

World champion Sagan disqualified from Tour

UPDATED

Australian Ryan McCarthy will play in this year's British Open.

Australian ranked 1342 in the world claims British Open spot

'I'm a choker': Daria Gavrilova crashed out in the first round.

'I'm a grand slam choker': Gavrilova crashes out

Darren Walton

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