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Tim McCurdy MP (left), at the opening of the 57th Parliament in December 2010.

Nationals MP faces police probe over 'real estate fraud'

EXCLUSIVE
21 mins ago

The emails released by Donald Trump jnr are jaw-dropping to say the least.

The most jaw-dropping development yet in a very surreal presidency

COMMENT
37 mins ago

Lecturer Adrian Raftery posted this picture of his classroom.

Faced with an empty classroom, business lecturer goes on a rant

17 mins ago

A new route route will allow trams to continue running between South Yarra and the city while the new Domain station is ...

Domain Road to close - for five years - while the Metro Tunnel is built

48 mins ago

Tim Fung, co-founder and chief executive of Airtasker, says reports of harassment are "really concerning".

'I would have been helpless': Airtasker predator warning

Caitlin is speaking out about the dangers of risky drinking at residential colleges

Texts to warn binge-drinking students before it gets messy

Seven years after Owen vanished came grim find police didn't expect

The Melbourne suburb that still has dirt roads... Is this our Byron Bay?

This is how close five plane-loads of people came to dying in fireball

Beachgoers form human chain to rescue family swept away by riptide

Transcontinental turf war: Virgin's new battle for business class

collingwood

Some call it iconic, others say it's bogan... Welcome to the new Collingwood

1 hr ago

The Norm Smith medal won by Luke Hodge, with his premiership medallion.

Luke Hodge and the true mark of a champion

The good ol' vanilla slice

Oh how we love them: The top 10 Australian junk foods

1 hr ago

Front-end passengers can go rogue too.

Going rogue: The worst behaviour by first-class passengers

18 mins ago

fans

You can bet I won't be watching the State of Origin...

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Human chain saves drowning family

Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little are the hot contenders to replace Hamish and Andy on the Hit Network's national drive show.

Carrie and Tommy in box seat to replace Hamish and Andy

Geelong are keen to play GWS on a Monday in the final round.

Cats want a Monday night season closer against Giants

Latin descent man and woman struggle to pay their monthly bills. They are calculating expenses versus budget income and ...

How do you know whether you have anxiety or stress?

group of tourists in thailand riding elephants through jungle pointers social club

People still think it's OK to ride an elephant on holiday

The Andrews government pledged to remove 50 level crossings.

'Propaganda': $20m to be spent on level-crossing advertising

Four teens charged after brazen daylight hold-up in Thornbury

More dangerous? Fears Melbourne bollards could worsen crashes

An aerial photo from 120 metres looking down at the Queen Victoria Market.

Compromise cuts Queen Vic Market tower height

A still from the video where students are massaging former Caulfield Junior College teacher Chris Adams and bowing to him

Teacher who told incest stories to students gets regulator's OK

A man believed to be the father of Bradley Elmore-Jeffries yells at the media outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court on ...

Fury as man-bunned pair face court over scientist's blinding

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Supermodel? Sports star? Nope. This is the new face of Flemington

Detectives arrested the man in Bondi over an alleged $1.8m fraud.

Bondi man charged over alleged $1.8m fraud

NSW

The number of suspensions for Prep students in Queensland has more than doubled in three years, to 1028.

Out at age five: Prep suspensions on the rise

QLD

A senior government lawyer took the AFP to court in a failed bid to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming an officer.

Tax lawyer takes AFP to court in bid to force job offer

ACT

Mr Slater's family said justice had been served, but also called for calm.

Slain Perth man's family call for calm after guilty verdict

WA

Sydney has become so expensive that population growth has slowed, experts say.

Young people drawn to Melbourne; Sydney life 'doesn't stack up'

1 hr ago

Tokyo experienced rapid rebuilding and growth after World War 2.

Five lessons Australia can learn from Tokyo, a city of 38 million

Opinion

Is Mount Martha is Melbourne's answer to Byron Bay?

Is this suburb Melbourne's answer to Byron Bay?

Houzz

The design concept you've never heard of, but need in your life

Buyer beware: The price a vendor will accept for a passed-in property can rise during the post-auction negotiations.

Buyer beware: Don't expect a bargain on passed-in homes

Norwegian artist Maret Anne Sara's Documenta 14 installation Pile o Sapmi is a curtain made of reindeer skulls.

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Norwegian artist Maret Anne Sara's Documenta 14 installation Pile o Sapmi is a curtain made of reindeer skulls.

Documenta 14 and Art Basel 2017 review: smug hypocrisy and shameless commerce

John McDonald

Will driverless cars alter Sydney's traffic snarls?

Why driverless cars could increase Sydney's congestion

COMMENT
Elliot Fishman

Compromise: Former Test legend and Cricket Australia board member Mark Taylor.

Show us the cricket: money men start to fret

Greg Baum

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New cars could face higher standards under a proposal released for discussion.

Minister says no new 'carbon tax' on cars, but prices may still rise

Matthew Knott

The PM's cabinet was prepared for a big backlash - it never came

Adam Gartrell

'Republican and Elizabethan' Turnbull meets the Queen

James Massola

Mr Turnbull and Ms May hold a press conference at No 10 Downing Street in London.

The UK and Australia: what happens next?

Political consultant Lynton Crosby has said the Liberal Party should focus on reflecting messages of a "fair go", and an ...

Liberals too focused on things people don't care about: Crosby

Malcolm Turnbull with Theresa May at a Downing Street press conference.

Malcolm stumbles back towards the middle - but is it too late?

ANALYSIS
James Massola

Bill Morrow said customer sign-ups were ahead of targets, with more than 2.14 million users.

NBN Co. spends $340k on corporate functions

Tom McIlroy

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, applauds during the 66th anniversary for the Cambodian People's Party in June.

Cambodia PM Hun Sen's absence prompts questions

Lindsay Murdoch

Cars with diplomatic plates drive out of a compound near Glen Cove on Long Island on December 30, after the US expelled ...

Russia threatens to expel 30 US diplomats

Donald Trump jnr also released the emails on Twitter.

Russian dirt on Clinton? 'I love it': Donald Trump Jr.

Jacob Zuma at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

How a London PR firm sowed racial division in South Africa

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten should compromise for the greater good.

How to get a good compromise (not a bad one)

COMMENT
Linda Blair

The next step is to ensure the redirected money is spent as effectively as possible.

The Great Gonski needs to perform more magic

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Working with other people can be the best aspect of a job, but it can also be the worst.

How to survive a toxic workforce

COMMENT
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Lecturer Adrian Raftery posted this picture of his classroom.

Lecturer goes on rant after faced with empty classroom

17 mins ago

Politics drove a volatile session on Wall Street.

Markets Live: Miners resist broad selloff

Live
Jens Meyer
59 mins ago

New York-based Australian writer Emma Vuletic let her Brooklyn apartment via Airbnb to stave off financial trouble.

'I made up for lost child support with Airbnb'

Emma Vuletic

Generic transport photos February 2006 Manly Ferry and Manly wharf...SMH 1st use SMH Business Qantas photo by Peter ...

Manly Ferry trial set to hasten decline of cash, credit cards

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Cars to cost $5000 more under 'carbon tax', industry claims

Melissa Cunningham

ANZ settles with broker Aitken over 'sexist' tweet

Clancy Yeates

'We don't know what the big boys pay': small cinemas v Hollywood

Lucy Battersby

Domino's is not a good advertisement for sector

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Louis Vuitton's Tambour Horizon is a bold new direction in the smartwatch race.

Louis Vuitton goes upmarket in smartwatch fight with Apple

Watches
27 mins ago

Virgin Australia is about to change way we travel domestic once again.

Dramatic upgrade: Virgin's new battle for business class

High Flyer

Frustrated millennials can get a taste of the sharemarket.

'Play money is important': How the avo generation is hooking into the sharemarket

Jessica Irvine

Damian Worsdell is a 22-year-old customer service officer who saves $100 a week to invest in exchange-traded funds.

Damian's $100-a-week 'play money' habit

Carol Saffer

Tim Fung, co-founder and chief executive of Airtasker, says reports of harassment are "really concerning".

Predatory behaviour warning on Airtasker

Cara Waters

Lebanese craft brewer Mazen Hajjar has evolved from airline chief executive and war photographer to brewer.

Meet the frothing brewer from Beirut

Alexandra Cain

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Trump jnr releases Russian meeting emails

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Weather: Victoria faces cold, wet week

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New way to detect Alzheimer's discovered

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40-storey tower approved near Queen Victoria Market

Charles Bennett Taylor who is a 96 year old and is on a quest to uncover the background to his painting.
15th June ...

The old master's mystery

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - now streaming only 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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Ansel Elgort, right, and Jamie Foxx in a scene from Baby Driver.

Baby Driver is The Fast and Furious The Musical

Paul Byrnes
1 hr ago

Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little are the hot contenders to replace Hamish and Andy on the Hit Network's national drive show.

Carrie and Tommy in the 'box seat' to replace Hamish and Andy

Broede Carmody

Game of Thrones, season 7

'Cinema in your living room': new Game of Thrones ups the ante

Benji Wilson

Casting the lovers in a live-action Aladdin has proved difficult for Disney.

Disney's search for Aladdin actor hits a snag

Michael Idato

Utopia season 3.

Australian drama, comedy on ABC: catch it while you can

ANALYSIS
Karl Quinn

From left, Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss, Jane Campion and Gwendoline Christie - whose <i>Top of the Lake: China Girl ...

MIFF program puts Aussie filmmakers front and centre

MIFF
Hannah Francis

JK Rowling has an unpublished manuscript in her closet.

JK Rowling's unpublished manuscript 'hanging in wardrobe'

Rob Moran

Korean pop sensation, Psy, can no longer claim to have YouTube's most-watched video with viral sensation <i>Gangnam ...

Gangnam Style no longer YouTube's most-watched video

Broede Carmody

A Documenta 14 painting by Senegalese artist El Hadji Sy.

Documenta & Basel: Europe's big art shows have it all back to front

REVIEW
John McDonald

The cast of Bell Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice (from left): Catherine Davies (Nerissa), Jessica Tovey (Portia) and ...

Bell Shakespeare's new Merchant of Venice calls out casual racism

Elissa Blake

Art meets life: Boyd Holbrook, Steve Murphy, Javier Pena and Pablo Pascal.

Agent behind Netflix's Narcos tells of real terror on Escobar hunt

Nick Galvin

Fred Perry shirts are favoured by 'alt-right' offshoot The Proud Boys, who wear a black shirt with yellow trim as a ...

Can a brand recover when the 'alt-right' co-opt their clothes?

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Instead of putting all the focus on the baby, new mums need support to look after themselves, writes Shevonne Hunt.

'I don't matter now': The message new mums need to ignore

COMMENT
Shevonne Hunt

Roxy Jacenko during a personal training session with Ben Lucas.

What 'shredded' Roxy Jacenko could do next

Jenna Clarke

Turmeric latte to cure your ailments? Not so fast.

Turmeric not the miracle 'super supplement' we thought

Sarah Berry

Jay Z and Beyonce attend the "China: Through The Looking Glass" Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan ...

JAY-Z says marriage to Beyonce wasn't 'built on truth'

Mary Ward

It's been three years since I swiped right, and it would be nearly impossible for me to imagine my time here without my ...

How Tinder helped me find friends in a new city

Hannah Smith

It's also no great secret that the majority of men's genuine grievances with their place in the world would disappear if ...

The weird new way women are being attacked for their views

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Princess Eugenie, Harper Beckham (third from right) and her friends at Buckingham Palace for her 6th birthday.

Beckhams throw party for daughter at Buckingham Palace

Amy Croffey

Lemon meringue cupcakes.

53 of the best cupcake recipes

The good ol' vanilla slice

Top 10 Australian junk foods - what's on your list?

1 hr ago

'Not everything that gives you a buzz is bad for you.'

Coffee drinkers live longer and have lower risk of disease, studies find

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One dad's genius date night solution

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Mum arrested after leaving son alone in Lego store

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'No trampolines for under 6s': devastated mum's warning

1 hr ago

Hainan Airlines' debuted its new cabin crew uniform in Paris in 2017.

Unveiled: The most beautiful flight attendant uniforms ever?

Annie Dang
47 mins ago

Front-end passengers can go rogue too.

Going rogue: The worst behaviour by first-class passengers

Gavin Haines
18 mins ago

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Don't go there: Five destinations you shouldn't bother visiting

Ben Groundwater

Ads in Messenger will give companies access to users' eyeballs in a new context.

Get ready for ads in Facebook Messenger

1 hr ago

While Fibre technology is progressing in the rest of the world, NBN Co is fighting to find excuses.

NBN's fibre arguments are misleading

COMMENT

While Australian NES pricing is not common knowledge, the Dick Smith ad puts the Deluxe Pack at $450. Adjusting for ...

The NES launched 30 years ago this month in Australia. Or did it?

Dragon

Game of Thrones: all the ways to watch season 7

Lifehacker

Hackers friending you or your friends will not give them access to your computer.

Is Jayden K Smith coming to hack you?

2017 Kia Optima GT.

Carpool: Kia Optima GT

Andrew Maclean

2017 Renault Megane wagon.

New Megane wagon launched in Oz

Dom Tripolone

Jeep's Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is on its way to Australia.

Confirmed: 527kW Jeep Trackhawk coming in 2017

Toby Hagon

2017 Skoda Vision E concept unveiled at the Shanghai motor show.

Skoda considers electric options

Stephen Ottley

Ford is offering genuine performance parts for the Mustang.

Ford launches Mustang Performance parts

Dom Tripolone

Audi e-tron quiattro concept.

Audi confirms more EVs

Stephen Ottley

Paddy McCartin of the Saints.

McCartin to take some time out because of concussion history

Scott Spits
50 mins ago

Melbourne's Jack Viney hopes to be off crutches and playing soon.

Viney aiming to return in round 18

Patrick Bartley

The Norm Smith medal won by Luke Hodge, with his premiership medallion.

The true mark of a champion

PODCAST

Nathan Buckley takes some time out at Collingwood training on Monday.

Buckley's time is up, and Brad Scott is in box seat to replace him

Caroline Wilson

The AFL.

Concerning affair for the AFL

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Geelong are keen to play GWS on a Monday in the final round.

Cats want Monday night season closer against Giants

Safe: Nathan Buckley has been told he is safe until the end of the season.

Besieged Buckley happy to be 'validated' by Collingwood board

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has laughed off speculation linking him to Collingwood.

Lyon 'committed' to Dockers, laughs off Pies speculation

Disappointed: Michael Matthews.

'Devastated' Matthews ponders giving up on green jersey

Rupert Guinness

Fighters Floyd Mayweather jnr and Conor McGregor get up close and personal.

'I am going to knock him out inside four rounds': McGregor

1 hr ago

Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has urged players and Cricket Australia to find a compromise.

Show us the cricket: money men start to fret

Greg Baum

Venus Williams beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 7-5 on Tuesday.

Venus becomes the oldest women's semi-finalist in 23 years

Novak Djokovic dismissed Adrian Mannarino in straight-sets.

Djokovic gives Wimbledon organisers a spray

Darren Walton

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