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Bruce McWilliam.

The man media moguls get to make problems go away

President Donald Trump, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the G20 summit.

Spin cycle: How Trump and Putin's G20 accounts differ

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
31 mins ago

The Topshop store on Chapel Street, South Yarra, which is due to close.

Chapel St Topshop to close in bid to save local arm of UK fashion store

1 hr ago

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull walks with US President Donald Trump to the G20 family photo.

Trump takes the Turnbulls for a ride in The Beast

1 hr ago

Mr Ellis said it would be hard to stop Chinese buyers from purchasing property in Australia.

Chinese property investment could fall up to $16b this year

The population of Melbourne is set to be more than 8 million by 2050.

Ten ideas for dealing with Melbourne's population growth

'Disappointed, annoyed customers' - Domino's dangerous tactic

Flight attendant forced to smash bottle of wine over man's head

'Toxic mix': Is the American Dream now a nightmare?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Kevin Rudd's change of heart on North Korea

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

When the world's most spectacular diamond failed to impress

Outside Inflation on July 8

Nightclub owner says shot man did not point gun at police

1 hr ago

Mattek-Sands suffered an acute knee injury on the 'slippery' courts at Wimbledon.

'It's not flat': horror fall brings Wimbledon grass woes into focus

Mates Taylor Swift and Lorde attend the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Calm down internet, Taylor Swift and I are still friends, says Lorde

Alexa, 11, was taken ill with gastro during an outbreak on the Pacific Eden.

What to blame for your stomach bug? Not the last thing you ate

Salmon is said to be good fr your hair.

Twenty foods with really great beauty benefits

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Merkel's 'epic' eye roll for Putin

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 04: Director Sofia Coppola attends the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 show as part of ...

Film

I'm nerdy: Coppola on her new film and her famous dad

Happiness.

podcast

It's an age old question: Can money buy happiness?

DO NOT USE HUffPOST Soba noodles with beef, carrots, onions and sweet peppers. Top view

Making sugar-free stir fry is surprisingly easy

DO NOT USE HUffpost

How to take care of your skin on a long haul flight

Cattle farmer Robert Bourke's family has owned land in Monomeith, Gippsland, since 1903.

Melbourne's dreams of a new airport (again)

Private school explosion on Melbourne's fringe

Commuter chaos: Train spotter causes major peak-hour delays

Pic shows a set up shot of a person in the driver seat of a car with their mobile phone in hand - to illustrate the ...

'Just madness': Drivers caught watching porn instead of road

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

MFB chief executive departs without explanation

A pre-school aged girl is recovering in hospital after her hand was caught in a juicer.

Pre-schooler rushed to hospital after hand stuck in juicer

An investigation found the virus and had no impact on camera accuracy.

Police to reissue fines after speed cameras cleared over virus

Police are looking into the possibility of a series of sexual assaults, involving young women staying out late at night ...

Uber driver charged with sexual assault

QLD

Police attend the scene of the party and attack in Matraville.

Teen stomped on by gatecrashers at Sydney party

NSW
26 mins ago

Juswan Mokmargana, left in photo, leaves court after the verdict.

Man who spiked drink not guilty of attempted rape

NSW
Alexandra Back

Job prospects is still a worry for West Australians, survey reveals.

WA gains back confidence in state's economy

WA

Nadine Bygotte and her son Caden Beck live in an apartment block in South Yarra.

Huge rise in the number of families living in Melbourne high rises

Point of difference: The pool area at Palladium Tower apartments in Southbank.

Taking vertical villages to the next level in Southbank

Chalet Sonnenhof, in Perisher, is for sale for the first time in 25 years.

Ski change: rare Perisher lodge hits the market

The upswing of Richmond's Swan Street is attracting younger, affluent buyers.

The changing face of Melbourne's retail shopping strips

Darren Palmer says futuristic apps are revolutionary for our home security.

Designer buys: The homewares stores experts swear by

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Free Christ from the Christian Church

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

119324D Jim Dine Various martial moves 2009 colour lithograph on 4 sheets (a) 91.8 x 66.1 cm (image and sheet) (b) 91.8 ...

The artist who just gave $3.5m worth of works to the NGV

Stephanie Bunbury

The UN's "responsibility to protect" policy not applied in Sri Lanka cartoon illustration janus United Nations two-faced ...

When the blue helmets stand for rape, abuse and impunity

Paul McGeough

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Taylor Walker, singing the club song, will be looked at by the MRP for shoving Johannisen into the point post.

MRP will look at Walker over Johannisen push

Daniel Cherny

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: Luke Beveridge, Senior Coach of the Bulldogs during the 2017 AFL round 16 match between ...

'I am shattered': Beveridge admits Dogs have regressed

Ashley Porter

Barry Hall punch striking Brent Staker in 2008.

Would the police act on an AFL punch?

Daniel Cherny

Geelong's Tom Lonergan is set to play his 200th game on Saturday.

Lonergan: a story of courage and determination

Sam Duncan

Jed Lamb is helped from the ground by trainers after being elbowed by Bachar Houli.

Lamb back for Carlton, Marchbank misses

Anthony Colangelo

Simon Goodwin says that Melbourne will learn from Tom Bugg's suspension.

Demons to learn a lesson from Bugg ban

Gillon McLachlan: Not a fan of the red-card system.

AFL ponders 'raising the stakes' for punchers

Ronny Lerner

Dylan Grimes

Tiger Grimes part of vintage crop

Michael Gleeson

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media while in Hamburg, Germany for the G20 summit.

Australia should consider missile defence to counter Korea: Rudd

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

Labor could win bid to unseat minister: experts

Adam Gartrell

Massive Tesla battery won't prevent blackouts, say experts

Michael Koziol

The five Liberal candidates vying for the WA Senate vacancy as they appear on their nomination forms. From left to ...

No woman in sight: Five male nominees to fill Lib Senate role

Latika Bourke

Tony Abbott believes he won his election on carbon pricing, rather than simply because the voters had had enough of ...

Climate change: Now it's personal

John Hewson

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is ready to return to Australia at a moment's notice.

Malcolm and the Barnaby and Tony Emergency Express

SKETCH
Tony Wright

Greens leader Richard di Natale faces the prospect of prolonged warfare with Lee Rhiannon.

Greens seek to exploit Labor divisions over coal

EXCLUSIVE

President Donald Trump, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the G20 summit.

At the G20, big-ticket items see Trump in majority of one

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
31 mins ago

A boy drinks fresh milk at the cattle camps that have popped up on the outskirts of Bentiu in South Sudan.

'We have become the most vulnerable people on Earth'

Michael Bachelard, Kate Geraghty

Smoke rises from the Old City of Raqqa following heavy bombing as US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces advance toward the ...

US, Russia and Jordan reach Syria ceasefire deal

Israeli border police stand guard on the site known to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs, and to Muslims as the ...

UNESCO declares Hebron shrine as Palestinian angering Israel

Illustration: Joe Benke

Dear G20 leaders, humanitarian model no longer works

COMMENT
Tim Costello

We need to rescue Christ from the Christian Church.

Free Christ from the Christian Church

COMMENT
Elizabeth Farrelly

Helen Pitt with the marks her surgeon made ahead of having her skin cancer removed.

Getting my skin cancer removed cut to the heart

COMMENT
Helen Pitt

The trend to increased inequality of income and wealth is worse in the US than other advanced economies.

'Toxic mix': is the American Dream now a nightmare?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

A joint media investigation has found alarming business practices at Aveo.

Probably, perhaps, maybe? the bizarre survey Aveo refers to

Adele Ferguson

What it lacks in nimbleness, it may have in scale: Volkswagen plans to delivering its first battery cars in 2020.

'We can stop Tesla': VW has big electric car dreams

Murdah has changed his mind about raising cattle in Indonesia

How Australia is helping to fatten Indonesian cows

Jewel Topsfield

'Disappointed, annoyed customers' - Domino's dangerous tactic

Madeleine Heffernan

Pubs, clubs win pokies jackpot in regulation change

Nick Toscano

Retail challenges on the cards

Carolyn Cummins

No Kwickie for you: ASIC thwarts tech start up's plans

Sarah Danckert

Enjoy a cold frothy one without the chill.

13 of the best beers you should be drinking right now

Fine Drinks

The Porsche Design RFF 135 Mega Yacht is just one of the outrageous items up for grabs.

There is an 'eBay for the rich' and you can't afford anything on it

Luxury

Sophie Gilliatt (left) and Katherine Westwood now employ 50 people and turn over $2.5 million a year.

How the Dinner Ladies found the recipe for financial independence

Georgina Dent

Underpayment or non payment of super is likely to become a bigger problem because of the growth in part-time, casual and ...

Locations where workers are ripped-off on super revealed

John Collett

Nathan Dawes and Dane Westerweller from LDrivo launched their learner driver app this week.

The learner driver app which could be a lifesaver on the roads

Cara Waters

Nine cognitive skills have the greatest impact on leadership performance.

Nine ways to think like a leader

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Tex forces Johannisen into post

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Game of Thrones star says 'no flirting' cost her roles

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Women-only Swedish music festival springs up

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Government warned: act now on high-speed rail

Queensland boxer Tommy Burns, pictured in Sydney on 13 September 1947. VINEGAR SYNDROME - NEG DESTROYED SUN SPORT ...

Rewind - Sartorial sport

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Bill Cosby, seen arriving at the Montgomery County Courthouse last month, will again face trial for sexual assault.

Bill Cosby to be retried on sexual assault charges

Will Shane Watson's heroics figure on television this summer?

Nine's (and Ten's) summer of no cricket: preparing for the worst

Karl Quinn

Sophie Cookson as Sidney and Naomi Watts as Diane/Jean.

Naomi Watts' Gypsy, and the perils and power of lying

Karl Quinn

Sofia Coppola holds the Oscar she won for best original screenplay for 'Lost in Translation' with her father, Francis ...

'I'm really nerdy' The Beguiled director Sofia Coppola confesses

Film
Stephanie Bunbury

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones star says 'no flirting' cost her roles

Rob Moran

Offred (Elisabeth Moss) in The Handmaid's Tale.

The Handmaid's Tale: this year's most chilling show

Free to air
Melinda Houston

"It's a part of our history": filmmaker Sarah Barton.

For this filmmaker, disability rights is both political and personal

Garry Maddox

Author Roxane Gay

And now, the book that landed Mia Freedman in so much trouble

Review
Jo Case

Jim Dine, Various martial moves 2009 (detail)

Artist gives $3.5m worth of works to NGV. 'It's in Melbourne, right?'

Stephanie Bunbury

"I had a pretty OK girlhood ... But then, when I was 18, I didn't feel like moving towards womanhood." Kurt Pimblett

Tracking the transgender journey, from her to him to Hir

Lenny Ann Low

An artist's impression of the five-star hotel.

Mona's five-star hotel, plans to move Mona Foma to Launceston

Hannah Francis

Mates Taylor Swift and Lorde attend the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Lorde again forced to confirm she is still friends with Taylor Swift

Jenna Clarke

Malala Yousafzai waves to the crowd at a press conference at the Library of Birmingham after being announced as a ...

'I am excited for my future': Malala finishes high school

Daniel Victor

Actress Emma Stone poses at the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Diane Keaton, at Dolby Theatre on Thursday, ...

Emma Stone's male co-stars took pay cuts so she'd have equal pay

Brooke Metz

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Actress Taylor Schilling arrives at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft ...

Why Taylor Schilling feels liberated as an anti-hero

Jane Mulkerrins

If you don't like it, be honest but include a suggestion to resolve it.

Could moderate complaining be beneficial to health?

Jo Hartley

A model walks the runway during the Proenza Schouler Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 show.

All the spellbinding beauty looks of couture week

Stephanie Darling

Jho Low's luxury superyacht Equanimity.

What we know about Miranda Kerr and that billionaire

Andrew Hornery

Madonna performs onstage during day 3 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo ...

Double standards and derision: our attitudes towards age and beauty

Michelle Smith

Rachel Khoo's chocolate brownie pots.

29 decadent chocolate recipes like these choc brownie pudding pots

Pork belly, carrots and red shallots braised in red master stock (eggs optional).

Kylie Kwong's slow braised pork belly plus eggplant stir-fry

Neil Perry's tart lemon tart!

Weekly meal planner - July

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Which type of Facebook user are you?

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Kids with smartphones twice as likely to get hair lice

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Woman gives best ever response to cheating husband

A 'secret button' is rumoured to give passengers in the aisle a little more room.

The secret button that gives you extra space on a plane

Gavin Haines

Should there be extra costs for passengers weighing over a specified limit?

Letters: Overweight passengers, it's not 'fat shaming', it's physics

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Cheeky new tourism campaign mocking Australia's icons goes viral

Kylie McLaughlin

Many Australians aren't satisfied with their home broadband, yet they're reluctant to shop around.

Aussies can't get no broadband satisfaction

COMMENT

An investigation found the virus and had no impact on camera accuracy.

WannaCry speed camera fines will stand

Microsoft is dropping many sales people as it pushes further into cloud services.

Microsoft sheds thousands of employees globally

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Josh Jenkins of the Crows (R) celebrates a goal during the round 15 AFL match between ...

Why the Adelaide Crows bought an esports team

Kotaku

Pokemon GO hype may have peaked last year, but for many the game goes on.

Loyal fanbase keeping Pokemon GO alive

COMMENT

The restrictions and requirements placed on learner drivers vary widely from state to state.

Which state is the hardest on young drivers?

Alessandra Melville

2017 Skoda Superb Sportline.

Updated Skoda Superb revealed

Dom Tripolone

2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class teaser.

Mercedes-Benz teases new X-Class ute

Drive Staff

Constable Ashley Knowles with a roadside drug testing swap which saliva is tested on before being tested for traces of ...

What is Australia doing about drug driving?

Alessandra Melville

2014 Audi RS5.

The dangers with a used Audi V8 performance car

David Morley

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France flags petrol and diesel ban as Volvo commits to electric cars

David McCowen

Venus Williams plays a forehand during her third round match against Osaka.

Venus wins generation game against exciting Osaka

"There was a clear opportunity for the players and the ACA to place themselves above the mire of a pay dispute." John ...

Buchanan: Cricketers made 'wrong' call not to tour

Jon Pierik

Marcel Kittel, of Quick-Step Floors, has three stage victories after seven stages.

Matthews pressing hard, as Kittel takes stage win

Rupert Guinness

A second tier in the A-League could ultimately help develop Australian talent like Tim Cahill by giving younger talent a ...

Second division dream alive, but questions remain

Michael Lynch

Tough draw: Thanasi Kokkinakis won a set against former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro.

Mark Philippoussis tips an Australian tennis resurgence

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