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Thick smoke at a fire in a recycling plant in Maffra street, Coolaroo.

Code orange: Alert as toxic smoke puts 5 people in hospital

52 mins ago

Packed train at Caulfield heads to Dandenong after outage. 13th July 2017 Fairfax Media The Age news Picture by Joe Armao

Compo vow as minister slams Metro after city-wide train-network fail

22 mins ago

A selfie taken by monkey Naruto, who had picked up a photographer's unattended camera.

'I've had my life ruined': A monkey, a selfie and a long, expensive battle

1 hr ago

Roxy Jacenko in a file picture.

Roxy Jacenko's Sweaty Betty offices paint-bombed in latest attack

1 hr ago

The Aussie was last up 0.7 per cent to US77.32¢; it peaked overnight at US77.40¢, the highest it has traded since it ...

Aussie dollar marches higher, and experts see more gains to come

13 mins ago

Nathan Tinkler's thoroughbred empire has officially been wound up.

Big winner as Nathan Tinkler's horse empire is sold? Gerry Harvey

CBD

Soiled nappy, rotten mattress, 34kg: How one woman met her end

I dream of uni lectures and wake in a cold sweat - but this is different

COMMENT
Tracie Winch

Woman dies after standing too close to departing jet plane

Boxer Lauryn Eagle blames 'positive' drug test on ADHD meds

Trump tells Macron's wife Brigitte she is in 'such good shape'

Smoke from the Coolaroo fire was visible from the CBD on Thursday.

More evacuations likely as toxic smoke from recycling plant fire blankets the city

39 mins ago

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 10: Nathan Fyfe of the Dockers leads the team huddle during the AFL 2017 JLT Community Series ...

Dockers champ Nat Fyfe ends speculation, signs new Freo deal

1 hr ago

The man pushed out notes through the ATM.

Man stuck inside ATM sends out pleas for help with receipts

Bianca Barnard, 17, is battling to find work in a tough job market.

Want a payrise? These are the charts you need to show your boss

IN DEPTH

Produce at the CERES Market in Brunswick.

Want healthy meals on a budget? It's easier than you'd think

The man pushed out notes through the ATM.

'Please help': Man found stuck inside ATM room

Is coconut oil good, bad or it a more complicated issue?

Are we all going 'coco nuts'? Is coconut oil good for you or not?

Venus Williams.

Venus Williams into ninth Wimbledon final

This study sounds a cautionary note for those who assume drinking moderately over decades is harmless.

Stop what you're doing. Global warming is threatening wine

Arctic sunset with Chimu Adventures tra2-shipnews

Vast amounts of toxic mercury are gathering in the Arctic tundra

Even with the network back in action, Thursday's journey home was less pleasant than usual.

Why Melbourne's train network melted down ... yet again

ANALYSIS
Adam Carey

Police may have had big Ristevski clue for five months

What could be behind the recent spike in fires at recycling plants?

VicSRC Student Executive 2016-2017, David Trevorrow - Braybrook College. Students potentially being elected to every ...

School students are about to get a lot more control. This is why

EXCLUSIVE

The exterior of the Inflation night club on King street in Melbourne on Saturday, July, 8, 2017. Two partygoers have ...

Top cop stood down from King St probe - as owner is suing him

The Capital City Trail is a popular cycling route.

Cyclists angry after popular bike track doused in oil

Maria James was stabbed in a Thornbury bookshop in 1980.

Police to re-test forensic evidence in Maria James cold case

As companies grow, society starts making different demands.

Uber driver charged with raping teenage girl

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Will the offer of cheap pies lure punters to see the last Eagles v Dockers clash?

Cheap pies on offer to fill the cheap seats at derby

WA

Eman Sharobeem arrives at ICAC with husband Haiman Hammo (rear).

Unrepentant: Sharobeem's final ICAC outburst

NSW

Australian Public Service Commisioner John Lloyd.

APS wages growing fastest at higher levels

ACT

Sean and Melissa McNeal enrolled Hudson, a mastiff-Akita, in a training program and had him DNA-tested to help get him ...

Certificates, therapy: Drastic measures for dogs in apartments

Cool walk: Early mornings are the coldest in Melbourne.

Where to live in Melbourne to avoid the cold

Expect the unexpected when you take responsibility for someone else's home and pets.

The good, the bad and the awkward: Life as a house sitter

Here's an idea: Amazon-branded jungle!

Imagine if every company had its own village for employees

Comment

Julie Nance knew she had made a mistake as soon as she closed the front door on her house for the last time.

'Let's move back': Why Julie bought the same house twice

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says his job is "fascinating but challenging".

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Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg with Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull.

The minister who could make or break the government

Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

Clementine Ford talks trolling with Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year, Mariam Veiszadeh.

Speaking out has a cost, and now my family wears it too

Clementine Ford

Want an upgrade? Dressing nicely is unlikely to help you.

Dress well for upgrade? 10 of the biggest air travel myths

Michael Gebicki

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Daniel Wells runs with the ball away from Ben Kennedy at training.

Pies rush back Wells for Suns clash

Daniel Cherny

Young gun Jack Billings is close to a new deal with the Saints.

Billings close to Saints deal, ignores 'Bont' comparisons

Anthony Colangelo

Jake Carlisle's marking strength has become a key factor in the Saints' defence.

Carey: Carlisle having more influence every week

Wayne Carey

Through and through: Kangaroos coach Brad Scott talks to his players.

Pie in the sky: Scott dismisses Collingwood speculation

Ronny Lerner

Gary Ablett's wish to leave the Suns and end his career as a Cat looks unlikely.

Ablett’s path back to Geelong hits hurdle

Caroline Wilson

Carlton's Ikon Park may be the proposed home of the AFLW.

Tigers, Blues pitch for multimillion dollar upgrades

EXCLUSIVE
Caroline Wilson and Jon Pierik

The Tigers' Ben Griffiths warms up before the match against Collingwood in March.

Griffiths set to return after concussion scares

Scott Spits

AFL footballs

Ins and outs: Teams for AFL round 17

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says his job is "fascinating but challenging".

The minister who could make or break the government

Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

PM to push ahead with accessing encrypted apps and messages

Matthew Knott

Frydenberg warns states not to go it alone on clean energy

Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

President Donald Trump listens as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the ...

Trump's very 'praiseworthy' moves: Howard

James Robertson

Parliament is examining laws around the use and marketing of e-cigarettes.

Big tobacco's behind-the-scenes 'astroturf' campaign

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Liberal MP Craig Kelly in Parliament.

'People will die due to renewables': Turnbull government MP

Greens senator Lee Rhiannon was last month excluded from decisions on contentious policies for the foreseeable future.

Greens hope to end infighting with balance of power compromise

UK flag

Scotland, Wales threat to 'power grab' Brexit bill

Nick Miller

Newly appointed Canadian governor-general, former astronaut Julie Payette in the aft flight deck of the space shuttle ...

Trudeau names former astronaut as next governor general

A protester cries as he mourns jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo during a demonstration outside the Chinese ...

Barred from treatment abroad, Liu Xiaobo dies in custody

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Alleged people smuggler extradited from Indonesia

Jewel Topsfield

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Universities' greed and phony prestige to blame for drop-outs

COMMENT
Tracie Winch

Tony Abbott: Truly conservative in his resistance to change.

Tony Abbott isn't fighting for the soul of the Liberals

COMMENT
John Hewson

We can't go to work and abandon our children.

Love economy: knowing what we do for free matters

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Falling consumer confidence resulted in lower footfall, the company said.

DJs blames weak consumer confidence for sales fall

48 mins ago

The Aussie dollar is eyeing a 2017 high against the greenback.

Markets Live: Bulls in control

Live
Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

Kevin Gallagher says the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism will distort the market and make only expensive gas ...

'High risk': Australia warned it may become the next Argentina

Latika Bourke

The declaration by Elon Musk that coal doesn't have a long-term future has rankled politicians.

What Elon Musk's investment tells us about our energy crisis

1 hr ago

Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for millennial tech talent

Gerry Harvey cashes in as Tinkler's horse empire sold

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

'Wow them': The charts to show your boss to get a payrise

IN DEPTH
Jessica Irvine

With Packer's help, he made Wimbledon a money spinner

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell
37 mins ago

Honda state that their $420k supercar was never about the sales figures, but showcasing innovation.

Honda's 'must-have supercar' attracted just a single customer

Cars
16 mins ago

Melbourne barista goes from couch surfing to being the face of Gucci

Men's Style

J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy, has become the US' go-to white, rural translator.

What we can learn from the Trump-voting 'hillbillies'

COMMENT
Catherine Robson

"It's not believable that someone on the age pension who owns their home would never suffer financial stress."

Super industry defends 'comfortable' retirement

Martin Fahy

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell would like to see Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate consider bulk deals for the ...

Ombudsman takes on Australia Post over small business rates

Cara Waters

Certain behaviour can compel you to dive for unhealthy food.

How your job makes you eat your feelings

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Train etiquette Queensland-style goes global

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Jail for man who trained pets to kill

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Bali prisoners re-enact their escape

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Al Gore launches Victoria's green energy plan

A demonstrator is taken into custody by U.S. Capitol Police as activists protest against the Republican health care bill ...

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Endangered African leopard, Panthera pardus pardus, at the Houston Zoo.

Stare into the eyes of the animals we are killing off

Andrew Purcell

Oprah Winfrey missed out on a nomination despite her strong acting chops..

The strange and surprising from the Emmy nominations

Michael Idato

Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones.

Sophie Turner hopes Thrones' rape controversy helps

Bill Keveney

Sarah Tiong's devastation at sending Eliza home on MasterChef.

MasterChef's immunity pin play that 'weighed heavily' on Sarah

SPOILERS
Aja Styles

Nicole Kidman at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush snag Emmy nominations

Michael Idato

Australian artist Montaigne caused a stir at last year's ARIAs during her 'incomprehensible' acceptance speech for best ...

This could be a costly move by Channel Nine on Ten's turf

Broede Carmody

Josh Lawson

Should comic films be up for big awards? Josh Lawson thinks so

Garry Maddox

Sophie Turner on the blue carpet for Game Of Thrones season 7.

'It feels like a death in the family': GoT stars at premiere

Michael Idato

Ansel Elgort, right, and Jamie Foxx in a scene from Baby Driver.

Baby Driver screams 'put down your phone' to iGeneration

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Dylan Gelula, left, and Brianna Hildebrand give generous, brave and open performances.

First Girl I Loved is a fresh take on the high stakes of youth

Review
Paul Byrnes

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

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid have been named by US Vogue as perhaps the next Kimye. They have been taking Paris Fashion ...

Oh Vogue, women wearing pants is not 'gender fluidity'

Mary Ward
1 hr ago

Our sense of smell may affect the way we store energy, study suggests.

The link between smelling your food and weight gain

Evelyn Lewin

Amy Middleton, editor of Archer magazine.

Being LGBTI is a health risk, but not how the Daily Telegraph implied

COMMENT
Amy Middleton

I'm tired of pretending that this behaviour is acceptable just because I'm at a wedding.

Why do we turn a blind eye to wedding gropers?

Danielle Sepulveres

Co-founder of P.E Nation Pip Edwards and David Jones ambassador Jesinta Campbell are leading the charge, encouraging the ...

Jesinta Franklin and Pip Edwards push for more diversity at David Jones

Jenna Clarke

We can't go to work and abandon our children.

Love economy: knowing what we do for free matters

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Clementine Ford talks trolling with Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year, Mariam Veiszadeh.

Speaking out online has a personal cost, and now my family wears it too

Clementine Ford

"When I did this to the girls, I felt like I was big."

A twisted version of masculinity breeds sexual abusers

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Neil Perry's beef bourguignonne recipe.

Fancy a feast for Bastille Day? Here are our favourite French recipes

1 hr ago

Picking a wine: Knowing your price range is a good place to start.

Eight dos and don'ts of ordering wine in a restaurant

Duchessa zabaglione dessert.

Review: Restaurants come and go, but Florentino is forever

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'Cafe's babycino ban makes no sense'

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The deadly spot we're missing when we apply sunscreen

Facebook: Angela O'Guinn Downs

Teen electrocuted while using mobile phone in bath

Entry denied: If your ESTA is not attached to your current passport, you won't be allowed to travel to the US.

Don't miss this detail on your ESTA when travelling to the US

Mr Wicken, who was identified as Dean Stinson, the name he uses on Facebook, said he was behind the prank., posted a ...

The true identity of the guy who checked in a single can of beer

Want an upgrade? Dressing nicely is unlikely to help you.

Dress well for upgrade? Ten of the biggest myths about air travel

Michael Gebicki

The world's richest man can apparently predict the future.

15 predictions Bill Gates made in 1999

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Peter Beattie with CISCO Australia vice-president Ken Boal.

Commonwealth Games to get the 5G treatment

This enhanced-colour image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot was created by citizen scientist Jason Major using data from the ...

Jupiter's Great Red storm 'so powerful and so beautiful'

Kenneth Chang

Stadium Events

Old video game sells for $55,093 on eBay

Kotaku

Mario Kart VR

Mario Kart VR is now a real thing

2018 Hyundai i30N.

Revealed: Hyundai's i30 N hot hatch

Andrew Maclean

Aston Martin Valkyrie.

F1 for the road: Inside Aston Martin's Valkyrie

David McCowen

2018 Jaguar E-Pace.

Jaguar cheapest SUV revealed

Jonathan Hawley

HSV VX ClubSport.

What to look for in a used HSV VX Clubsport

David Morley

Audi is set to offer performance parts on its R8 and TT coupes.

Audi to offer performance parts

Drive Staff

An alarming number of drivers have admitted to texting behind the wheel.

Top 10 dangerous activities Australian drivers admit to

David McCowen

Venus Williams.

Venus Williams roars into her ninth Wimbledon final

Mistake: Legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, pictured at ANZ Stadium on Thursday night, said the club made an error ...

Wenger rues the one that got away - Sydney FC's goalie

Dominic Bossi

Chris Froome, right, and new overall leader Fabio Aru, climb Port de Bales pass during the twelfth stage.

Froome relinquishes yellow jersey to Aru on 'tough day'

Rupert Guinness

Andy Murray's hip injury could be worse than first thought.

Hip specialist wanted to cry for Murray

Angry missive: Cricket Australia chairman David Peever.

Cricketers hit back at Peever comments

Andrew Wu

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