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Billionaire family sells $680m stake in shopping mall

Numan Haider was shot dead by police in September 2014.

Crucial evidence missed days before Numan Haider stabbed police

37 mins ago

Sales of detached houses fell 5.7 per cent, while apartment sales dropped 10.7 per cent.

Sharp fall in sales of new homes as prices fall across Australia

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'Great Australian': Soccer broadcaster Les Murray dies, aged 71

39 mins ago

Spaceship is backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes.

The secret war brewing in the $2 trillion super industry

1 hr ago

VCAT has refused the release of school children data to British American Tobacco.

Labor tobacco donations referred to anti-corruption body

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

When will Australians retire their home phone?

COMMENT

Melbourne set to get one of world's thinnest towers

What did the Palace know? Fight on for Dismissal letters

59 mins ago

Labor's 'war on the rich' is firing blanks

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Attacks on Sydney buildings: Three plead guilty to terror plot

Dangerfield said he thought Kreuzer still had the ball.

Brownlow favourite Dangerfield offered one-match ban for tackle

25 mins ago

Nick Riewoldt is set to announce his retirement.

'We gave it an absolute crack': St Kilda champ Riewoldt retires

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Anna Baird, the owner and designer of Bared Shoes.

'I cried almost every day': Now the shoe's on the other foot

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2015m file photo, actress and director Angelina Jolie Pitt arrives at the 2015 AFI Fest opening ...

Angelina Jolie slams 'false, upsetting' audition claims

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci

Days after giving birth, Anthony Scaramucci's wife wants a divorce

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Daredevils dive off old bridge

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The most popular name for Australian cats and dogs

Australia's Sam Kerr celebrates her third goal against Japan.

Sam Kerr's hat-trick sparks Matildas' demolition of Japan

Forest bathing

Why you need to try 'forest bathing'

Bristol street art

You think we've got great street art? Well think again

Hailie Sommerhalder setting up for the Really Really Free Market.

'Money doesn't work here': Melbourne's totally free market

Lawn bowlers turn to Beyonce to save beloved suburban club

Teacher who told incest tales faces a new investigation

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Child injured in a 'kangaroo attack' east of Melbourne

Missing man Junichi Yoshimura.

After four days lost at sea, fears grow for missing kayaker

UPDATED

Fines

Prisoners to have fines wiped under contentious plan

David Morrison from the Whitehorse Active Transport Action Group, which says high-rise development threatens to turn Box ...

Box Hill residents warn of future slums as high-rises boom

Jason Cook, who works at building sites in the CBD pays a lot of money in tolls to commute every day with his truck in ...

'Just sitting there': Jason's $120 toll road nightmare

NSW

Author Melissa Pouliot, left, with her cousin Ursula Barwick, who went missing in 1987, aged 17.

Novel in honour of missing cousin helped find her

ACT

Quanne Diec'ss parents, Ann and Sam, pictured after their daughter went missing.

Fresh lead in search for missing schoolgirl Quanne

NSW
56 mins ago

Then-Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale (left) presents Steve Potts with an award for diligence.

'I felt like a pimp': new allegations against ex-mayor

EXCLUSIVE

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Proprietor Phillip Engelberts removes Molly Tjami's work for safe keeping . The PEPR ...

'Cash grab from landlords': Contentious clause in many leases

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Fans take note: Historic slice of Dunkirk film up for grabs

Michael Voss

Ex-Lions coach Voss continues to cut real estate ties with Brisbane

78 Fordham Avenue, Camberwell, passed in at auction on Saturday.

Buyers lock horns over family-size homes as auction stock thins

Blokes need a space to put their crap without being told to put it away, says Blundell.

'Separate bathrooms desirable': Blundell's rules for married life

Madeleine Ryan

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How I worked out dating isn't a game

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A vegetarian take on tikka masala.

A chickpea tikka masala recipe for meat-free Monday

Joe Yonan

Baby boomers and members of generation X are likely to have more meaningful relationships than younger people.

Claims super is 'biased' against women are nonsense

COMMENT
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Parliament.

Turnbull says MPs have right to cross floor on same-sex marriage

Matthew Knott
31 mins ago

Trust problem: Bill Shorten takes a risk by going early

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
41 mins ago

Labor tobacco donations referred to anti-corruption body

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

17/10/1973 - Sir Paul Hasluck, the Queen and Mr Gough Whitlam at Canberra Airport this afternoon.

Court urged to release 'Palace letters' on what Queen really knew

59 mins ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announces Labor's crackdown on trusts.

Labor's trust tax to hit 200,000 small businesses: Shorten

1 hr ago

Liberal MP Trevor Evans with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

New MP speaks out as chances grow of gay marriage by year's end

Extra security at Sydney Airport is causing lengthy waits for passengers.

'Elaborate' plane plot shows lofty ambitions among jihadists

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Moscow, Washington take down guard rails in bilateral relationship

Paul McGeough
1 hr ago

A protester holds a placard to protest the extension of martial law on Mindanao island in southern Philippines.

Philippine police kill town mayor in drug war

Lindsay Murdoch

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia to expel 755 US diplomatic staff, more measures possible

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley

Enough talk on North Korea, world needs action: US

Illustration: Matt Davidson.

A public place you'd like to hang out at? What a radical idea!

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Housing is the biggest source of wealth generation for Australian households

The generation hit hardest by the home ownership decline

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Sagardeep Singh Arora is challenging Melton Christian College's decision not to enrol his son unless he agrees not to ...

School's 'turban ban' displays common misunderstanding of equality

COMMENT
Renae Barker

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

The real story of inequality in Australia

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Shares are set for an upbeat start ahead of the first week of reporting season.

Markets Live: BHP at five-month high

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Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

GPT and its wholesale shopping centre fund now fully own Highpoint.

Besen family sells $680m stake in one of Australia's largest malls

Simon Johanson

Former Sirtex Medical CEO Gilman Wong.

'Deeply troubling': Ex-CEO share trades the focus of class action

Mathew Dunckley

New homes sales fall to lowest level since 2013

The secret war brewing in Millennial super

John McDuling
1 hr ago

How Murray Goulburn fooled its farmers, investors and own board

Mathew Dunckley

Australia's rates aren't as stimulatory as RBA thinks

The new Model 3 will come in two options.

Tesla's Model 3 is the electric car we've all been waiting for

Cars
1 hr ago

There's something wrong when 'be a man' simply means a list of things you can't be.

Three little words we should never say to our sons

Life on Mars

Research suggests women retire with half the superannuation of men, and are also less engaged with their super.

Claims super is 'biased' against women are nonsense

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

Most single parents are women.

Flying solo: how single parents can improve their finances

John Collett

Anna Baird, the owner and designer of Bared Shoes.

Australia's shoe queens

Cara Waters

Natasha Stewart is the founder of Business Jump which she runs during school hours.

How to run a business in school hours

Christine D'Mello

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Russia to expel 755 US diplomatic staff

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Methamphetamines deaths double in Australia

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Adelaide pinch draw after the siren

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Sydney arrests: 'bomb plot involving aircraft' foiled

Matt Golding

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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2015m file photo, actress and director Angelina Jolie Pitt arrives at the 2015 AFI Fest opening ...

Angelina Jolie slams 'false, upsetting' audition claims

Broede Carmody

Stephen Colbert takes on Trump.

Late night TV writers are 'bored' by Trump

Rob Moran

Please make it stop: Daryl (Norman Reedus) is tortured like never before by Dwight (Austin Amelio).

Walking Dead stars to tour Australia for zombie fest

Rob Moran

'Smiling Assassin' Luke, centre, quickly throws Australian Survivor into a tail spin.

Liars never prosper: unless it's a new season of Survivor

Melinda Houston

The Good Daughter. By Karin Slaughter.

No crime in writing about strong women

Karen Hardy

Mojo Juju says that in regularly changing musically, it's "keeping it interesting for myself as much as anyone else".

Changing course on an unpredictable career

Bronwyn Thompson

Michael Brissenden has written a political thriller snatched from the headlines.

ABC journalists venture into the world of the political thriller

Linda Morris

Hi-5 (left top to right): Shay, Joe, Bailey, Lachie and Courtney.

The real reason commercial TV bosses want to axe kids' content

Karl Quinn

Taylor Mac: ''Every single thing I’d do would make people start sobbing, or screaming, or cheering like they’d never ...

Will Taylor Mac's 240-year song cycle change your life?

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Andrew Purcell

Merciless Gods

Little Ones Theatre breaks new ground with Tsiolkas adaptation

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Jonsi Birgisson of Sigur Ros sawing up a storm.

From Iceland with love: an astounding night with Sigur Ros

REVIEW
Michael Dwyer

Girl prepairing for workout

This attitude is a 'cornerstone' in recovering from trauma

Sarah Berry

Queen Mathilde of Belgium and the Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, ahead of ...

Kate Middleton's outfit repeats are making her a better dresser

Nicole Economos

Now is the time for an open dialogue, not for burying our heads in the sand.

'We need to accept that family violence affects every community'

COMMENT
Catherine Yeomans
1 hr ago

Princess Diana on a family ski trip.

Diana: 'Charles was all over me like a bad rash'

Tony Jones

Madeleine Ryan has completely changed her attitude toward dating.

How I worked out dating isn't a game

Madeleine Ryan

A tipping point clearly has been reached with The Bachelor.

There's actually no excuse for watching The Bachelor 'ironically'

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Singer Rihanna poses for photographers on arrival at the premiere of the film 'Valerian', in London, Monday, July 24, ...

Rihanna has no time for body shamers

A photo of a jacket by All My Relations. Photo: Instagram/@allmy_relations

You've heard of slow food. This is slow denim.

Melissa Singer

A vegetarian take on tikka masala.

Meat-free Monday: Swap chicken for chickpeas in vegie tikka masala

Keep elbows away until everyone has finished their meals and all plates have been removed.

How good are your table manners? A guide to the dos and don'ts

Lamb and harissa pizza.

Weekly meal planner: No-fuss spicy Middle Eastern lamb pizza

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Why aren't we talking about this dangerous type of bullying?

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7 reasons why the dab is a fad I can embrace

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Doctor takes break from giving birth to deliver another woman's baby

1 hr ago

British Airways A380 Club World.

Flight test: Awkward face to face seating in this A380 business class

Andrea Black

Reunion Island: A record-breaking speck in the Indian Ocean.

The amazing, record-breaking island few Aussies have heard of

Craig Platt

Nasa's Low Boom Flight Demonstration Quiet Supersonic Transport (QueSST) X-plane design.

No boom: NASA plans new 'quiet' supersonic plane

Chris Leadbeater

The latest version of the Surface Pro.

How Microsoft became the surprise innovator

COMMENT

While there's a mobile in almost every pocket, Australians are hanging onto their landlines.

When will Aussies retire their home phone?

COMMENT

Baby gorillas in the forest in the Congo.

Artificial intelligence can help fight deforestation in Congo

Shuffle

Apple iPod Shuffle review (RIP)

Gizmodo

Splatoon 2

Review: Fun, fish and fashion in Splatoon 2

2018 Range Rover Velar

New Range Rover Velar reviewed

David McCowen

The Ram 1500 Rebel looks set to arrive in Australia in 2018.

Ram Rebel coming to Australia

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen is adding a more affordable version of the V6 Amarok to its local lineup.

Cheaper VW Amarok V6 revealed

Dom Tripolone

2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid

Hybrid Porsche 911, Boxster and Caymans are coming

Stephen Corby

From Breakfast Point to Dinner Plain: Audi R8 Spyder.

Road tripping in the Audi R8 Spyder

Stephen Ottley

Electric vehicles look set to dominant the road in 2040 - at least in some countries.

The Breakdown: Britain's petrol and diesel ban

David McCowen

Dangerfield said he thought Kreuzer still had the ball.

Dangerfield offered one-match ban for Kreuzer tackle

Anthony Colangelo
25 mins ago

Nick Riewoldt has been a force for St Kilda.

Saint Nick hangs up his halo

Greg Baum
1 hr ago

Nick Riewoldt is set to announce his retirement.

'I have no fears about what's next': Riewoldt

UPDATED
Sam McClure
1 hr ago

The dejected players walk off after the draw.

Ban the draw: Why footy needs overtime and a shootout

COMMENT
Chris Judd

Hamstrung: Jeremy Cameron has re-injured his right hamstring on his return to football and will miss at least three more ...

Star Giant to miss finals lead-up after re-injuring hamstring

James Buckley

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 30: Magpies head coach Nathan Buckley walks off at at three quarter time during the round 19 ...

Pies played into Crows hands, says 'angry' Buckley

Anthony Colangelo

Focused: 'No room for slip-ups on run to finals,' says Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.

No room for slip-ups on finals run: Beveridge

Daniel Cherny

Brownlow fancy Patrick Dangerfield.

Concussion researcher urges ban for Dangerfield

Daniel Cherny

Broadcaster Les Murray has died at the age of 71.

Soccer broadcaster Les Murray dead at 71

Rachel Browne
39 mins ago

The Melbourne Stars' Jess Cameron, who also plays for Collingwood in the AFLW.

Cross-code stars expected to put WBBL before AFLW

Jon Pierik

Not happy: Daniel Ricciardo had his Hungarian Grand Prix cut short by teammate Max Verstappen.

Ricciardo hits out at 'sore loser' Verstappen

UPDATED

Mark Milligan skippered the Socceroos in the Confederations Cup in June.

Socceroos' ranking forces Milligan back to A-League

Ben McKay

Australia's Sam Kerr celebrates her third goal against Japan.

Kerr's hat-trick sparks Matildas' demolition of Japan

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