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The Andrews government is spending big to spruik its level crossing program.

Almost $1b spent on ads to spruik state projects

57 mins ago

Meredith Capp and her 13-year-old twins Sophie and Tilly, who were born 15 weeks premature.

Here's one more reason caffeine is good for humanity

42 mins ago

Cool walk: Early mornings are the coldest in Melbourne.

Where to live in Melbourne to avoid the cold

Apprentice spray painter Salvatore Acconcio faces the threat of deportation because of changes to a government list of ...

'Broken' visa system to send star apprentice packing

The world's most awkward handshake?

Is this Trump's most awkward handshake yet?

SATIRE

An unknown victim is treated with water by police.

London teen attacks: The rise of a barbaric new weapon of choice

1 hr ago

'Buy American and hire American', except if you are Ivanka Trump

'Eerily prescient': 15 predictions Bill Gates made in 1999

Biz Carson

Metro's 'last line of defence' could have triggered meltdown

Star young Tiger re-signs for two years

1 hr ago

The trigger-happy crime families of Melbourne's north-west

Kim

64,000 dead in three hours: What a war like no other could look like

David Wroe

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 15: Jarryd Roughead of the Hawks and Zac Smith of the Cats compete for a mark during the ...

Cats and Hawks battle it out in tight game

Live
1 hr ago

Australian Football, Aussie Rules, Australian Rules, Australian Football Rules

Why it is good for our children to fail

Hype, hype and more hype: Dana White splits Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor apart during the London press conference.

Mayweather in hot water over gay slur against opponent

Sick child

How to keep your career healthy when your kids are constantly sick

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The most awkward handshake yet?

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has expressed his disappointment at the events that led to the departures of two senior staffers.

AFL boss comes of age with a string of tough calls

On this week's episode of "It All Adds Up" we hear from unemployed 17 year old Bianca Barnard who is looking for work. ...

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

Game of Thrones season 7: Arya Stark.

Game of Thrones will air its longest episode ever in season 7

A lioness nurses a young leopard cub in what experts say is a never-before-seen occurrence between different cat species.

Wild lioness nurses leopard cub in 'unprecedented' photos

Think before you flush: operator David Murray inspects the vast aeration tanks of the Eastern Treatment Plant in ...

Ever wondered what happens after you flush?

Coolaroo fire finally under control as Premier visits site

Dog owner who trained pets to hunt and kill animals jailed

Two dead in separate accidents on Victoria's roads.

Elderly driver hits and kills pedestrian in north-east

Music heavyweights back the Your Choice campaign: Jadden Comerford, Helen Marcou, Paul Piticco, Sally Mather, Jessica ...

The fight against music festival sex assaults

David Griffiths, Tanya Burmeister and her teenage daughter, Zoe, all died in the fire.

Murder accused denies lighting fatal fire, court told

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Grandkids to give evidence in parents' neglect death trial

Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg

States strike out on their own to build a clean energy target

Michael Hawatt has denied any wrongdoing.

Sydney's worst-kept ICAC secret just went public

EXCLUSIVE

Rabbi Yosef Feldman is suing the <i>Australian Jewish News</i> over its reports on the evidence he gave to the child sex ...

'Distracting': Judge reacts to rabbi's in-court antics

NSW

There was a shark sighted at Floreat just after 12pm.

Surfer 'grazed' by shark at WA beach

WA

Alistair Howe (right), and his neighbour Kwong Lau (left) are selling their properties together.

Council areas with the biggest growth in apartment projects

It's time to start making the most of our outdoor spaces in winter.

The key ingredients for dining al fresco this winter

Natasha’s lounge room is decorated with vintage and contemporary artwork, including paintings by Betty Mbitjana and ...

From derelict to dream home: Inside a renovated post office

The communal terrace at Supply Co. also includes a shared lounge and yoga studio.

Richmond apartments make an impact with five-storey mural

Artist impression of the Wallich Residence Super Penthouse, 1 Wallich Street.

Penthouse in Singapore on the market for $101 million

Ally Garrett, 29 year-old body-positive activist.

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Ally Garrett, 29 year-old body-positive activist.

Selfies: Why we just can't get enough of ourselves

Fenella Souter

Dyson illustration/cartoon; re poor Olympics showing, Age Opinion 23 August 2016

The legacy of the Olympics: Let the games end

Comment
Greg Baum

Cynthia NIxon as Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies' <i>A Quiet Passion</i>.

You know you're watching an Older Persons' Movie when...

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Danny Katz

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Luke Hodge plays his 300th game against Geelong.

AFL live: Hawks take on the Cats in Hodge's 300th

Live
Ronny Lerner
1 hr ago

Tom Boyd marks the ball at training on Saturday.

Boyd a 'fair way off' from returning

Jon Pierik
16 mins ago

Zach Merrett of the Bombers kicks while being tackled by Jack Steven.

Essendon 'embarrassed' us: Richardson

Anthony Colangelo

Simon Lethlean

Two senior AFL staff quit after 'inappropriate' affairs

Daniel Rioli has signed a new deal with Richmond.

Young Tiger star re-signs for two years

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

Luke Hodge as a teenager before being drafted.

When Cats legend wanted to adopt Hodge

Patrick Bartley

Four goals: Joe Daniher was important in attack for the Bombers.

Bombers soar as Saints sink

Anthony Colangelo

Nathan Buckley: Left-field contender for the AFL football operations manager role.

Footy ops: Support for Buckley, Bains and Prendergast

Kim

A terrifying glimpse into what war with North Korea would look like

David Wroe

Hey, Scott Ludlam, the constitution is a thing. It's funny like that

COMMENT
Tony Wright

States strike out on their own to build a clean energy target

Peter Martin

Greens senator Scott Ludlam: "I have no wish to draw out the uncertainty or create a lengthy legal dispute, particularly ...

Decade-long bungle forces Greens senator to resign from Parliament

Bevan Shields

Australian National University Chancellor Gareth Evans.

'We might wake up and find the peasants are revolting'

Eryk Bagshaw

Facebook says it couldn't access encrypted messages even if the Turnbull government forced it to.

'It can't happen': Facebook rebuffs Turnbull on encryption

Matthew Knott

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

The minister who could make or break the government

Some of the eels on Highway 101 after a truck hauling them overturned in Depoe Bay, Oregon on Thursday.

Slime eels leave Oregon cars and road covered in ooze

Aaron Seeto at Museum MACAN with Arahmaiani Feisal's 1994 painting Lingga-Yoni (right).

Indonesia's embrace of contemporary art

Jewel Topsfield

'First daughter' Ivanka Trump's business empire is under growing scrutiny.

'Do as I say, not as I do': Inside Ivanka Trump's business empire

Iraqis celebrate in Baghdad's Tahrir Square after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declares victory against the Islamic ...

After liberation, anxieties echo in the rubble of Mosul

Paul McGeough

Illustration: Joe Benke

The greatest carbon price of them all - death

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Yassmin Abdel-Magied left Australia after being hounded in the media and on social media for her comments on Australia Day.

Australia roasts another woman on the spit of public life

COMMENT
Julia Baird

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg has sought to recover some order and rationality to the energy ...

Australia in search of a match to fire-up energy policy

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Knight Frank Australia chief executive officer Stephen Ellis.

Real estate high-flyers face bullying claim

Sarah Danckert

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft

Memo to govt: make ASIC a tough cop on the beat

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The boutique equine-themed M Gallery by Sofitel 4.5-star hotel at William Inglis' new Riverside Stables.

New boutique hotel for Inglis' $140 million complex

Carolyn Cummins

Illustration: Simon Bosch

The Australian company at the heart of London's housing debate

Latika Bourke
1 hr ago

Aussie dollar surges to two-year high

Timothy Moore

Spray painters face deportation but panel beaters get to stay

Anna Patty

A return to world trade's glory days appears unlikely

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Do you want fibre with that? NBN's apartment upsell

Lucy Battersby

Coat, denim and a decent sweater are your three anchors for a stylish weekend.

The trick to packing the perfect bag for a winter weekend getaway

Men's Style

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

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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Wimbledon 2017: Federer and Cilic for the final

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London acid attacks carried out by two people

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The most awkward handshake yet?

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Eel slime covers freeway

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Cold start to the day in Melbourne with temperatures dropping below zero in outer suburbs.

Fairfax photos of the week - July 13, 2017

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Australian actor, musician, potter and Aboriginal elder Jack Charles.

Jack Charles 'pulling back' from acting after extraordinary career

Kylie Northover

Better Call Saul

Another spin-off? Breaking Bad creator tells who's next in line

Karl Quinn

Sigourney Weaver goes face to face with the latest alien creature

Alien-slayer Ripley will return 'to finish what she started': Weaver

Darryn King

Naomi Klein says the Clintons helped pave the way for Donald Trump by "blurring ethical lines" when they allowed the ...

Why mega-selling authors are turning away from big publishers

Jane Sullivan

To the Bone tells the story of a young woman's recovery from anorexia nervosa.

Eating disorder support service slams Netflix over To the Bone

Broede Carmody

The Walking Dead has halted production following an on-set injury.

The Walking Dead halts production after on-set injury

Rob Moran

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

Stare into the eyes of the animals we are killing off

Andrew Purcell

In 2015, Pandora boasted about 80 million active users, almost all in the US.

Music streaming service Pandora is exiting Australia

Broede Carmody

Archibalds: winning subjects by industry

What makes a winner? An illustrated guide to the Archibald Prize

Simon Letch

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

Carla Zampatti top, $599, carlazampatti.com.au; Georgia Alice skirt, $629, georgiaalice.com.

Claire van der Boom: You do all sorts of stuff to pay the rent

Steve Dow

The Wiggles Christmas Show is back for 2017, with tickets on sale this Friday 7 July.

I love the Wiggles, except for this one thing

Polly Dunning

Beyonce has introduced her twins to the world.

Beyonce introduces her twins via (another) elaborate Instagram post

Jenna Clarke

Exercise has a positive cascade effect into other areas of our lives.

How exercise leads to a 'cascade of positive experiences'

Sarah Berry

Miranda Kerr is the dimple queen.

So apparently fake dimples are a hot new beauty trend

Stephanie Darling

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Queen wears Australia bling for PM's visit

Andrew Hornery

Turia Pitt shared the touching moment with her 181,000 Instagram followers.

'Some things cross boundaries' - Turia Pitt shares first bump photo

Nicole Economos

Dominoes

Worth it? Woman ruins $200,000 worth of art for selfie

Joey Pucino

Ricky and Pinky yum cha

Ricky & Pinky introduces yum cha

An employee delivers cases of Coca-Cola in Miami Beach, Florida.

Why two pastors are suing Coca-Cola: 'We lose more people to sweets than to the streets'

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

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

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The strange places mums are bingeing on their favourite TV shows

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Why second-born sons are the naughtiest

The 13-year-old suffered a fatal allergic reaction.

Teen arrested over death of classmate from allergic reaction

Monte Fitz Roy ... celebrate the end of the world at the end of the Earth.

Apocalypse now: The best places to be when the world ends

Ben Groundwater

A woman repacking her luggage before check in at the airport, complaining to an airline check in attendant.

Traveller letters: How could Qantas just lose one of its passengers?

People dressed in period costume for the Jane Austen Festival in Bath.

Airbrushed or resting bitch face, Jane Austen's still everywhere

Keith Austin

Instances of sexism and harassment of women in Silicon Valley do not appear to be isolated incidents.

Why there hasn't been a female Mark Zuckerberg

Donald Trump Jr is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on his Fox News Channel television program on Tuesday, July 11

Trump scandal shows time is up for email

COMMENT

Apple and many other companies and individuals oppose government decryption of any data.

Can government decrypt criminal messages without a back door?

Stadium Events

Old video game sells for $55,093 on eBay

Kotaku

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

Best look yet at Jupiter's Great Red storm

2017 Porsche 911 GTS

Luxury cars sales double in a decade

David McCowen

Drive's Hyundai Tucson long-term test car.

Long-term review: Hyundai Tucson

Andrew Maclean

2018 Jaguar E-Pace.

Jaguar's cheapest SUV revealed

Jonathan Hawley

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

Audi to offer performance parts

Drive Staff

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

Roger Federer: Can he win another Wimbledon title?

Federer and Cilic set for Wimbledon showdown

Darren Walton

French rider Warren Barguil claims stage 13 for Team Sunweb on Bastille Day.

Orica-Scott well-placed with Yates in Tour de France

Rupert Guinness

Hype, hype and more hype: Dana White splits Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor apart during the London press conference.

Mayweather uses gay slur against Conor, talks up Jeff Horn

Paul Johnson

Richie Porte

‘It was bit of a joke’: Porte calls Tour course into question

Rupert Guinness

Potential white night: Neil Maxwell.

Is this the man to get cricket back on track?

Andrew Wu

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