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Flags flying over Richmond Town Hall, where Yarra Council took its controversial vote.

PM strips council of citizen power after Australia Day vote

BREAKING
Tom Cowie
19 mins ago

'Media Watch' presenter Jonathan Holmes. (supplied pic from ABC)

I've had my salary outed - other Hanson demand is far more dangerous

COMMENT
Jonathan Holmes
1 hr ago

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson addresses the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

Trump's office lists One Nation as threat after maiden speech

1 hr ago

Renae Lawrence was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Bali for drug trafficking.

Freedom looms for Bali Nine member put forward for sentence cut

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Khaled Sharrouf was reportedly killed in an air strike while he was driving.

Australian terrorist and two of his children killed in strike: reports

36 mins ago

Police have seized a loaded semi-automatic handgun and ammunition during the search of a home in Sydney?s west.?North ...

Ibrahims' mother questioned after police find loaded gun in home

UPDATED
42 mins ago

Trapped man dies after strong winds topple two walls in Sydney

1 hr ago

'What are we doing here?': Mehajer's appeal thrown out

Michaela Whitbourn

Top reasons your free credit card travel insurance could be void

'Reasonable question': Seven West boss ditches bonus after affair

COMMENT

Free to air sports at 'tipping point' warns Seven boss

UPDATED
32 mins ago

Drift modelling from the CSIRO report. Australia is on the right of the picture.

35.6°S, 92.8°E: New image could unlock one of the world's biggest mysteries

54 mins ago

Julie Bishop said she would find it difficult to trust New Zealand if Labour were elected.

The Project NZ delivers savage Julie Bishop smackdown

In this combination photo, President Donald Trump appears in the White House in Washington on March 13, 2017, left, and ...

'One chance left': Kathy Griffin reveals 'nuts' demand

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Why Sydney dropped out of world's top 10 most liveable cities

The Corso opposite Manly Beach in Manly.

The suburb where backpackers rub shoulders with millionaires

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Moment car ploughs into Charlottesville protest

Reigning champion Serena Williams is aiming for an Australian Open return.

Serena's 'outrageous' timetable to get back on court after birth

Vintage souvenirs for tourists who climbed Ayers Rock, which is now known as Uluru.

Julie Power

It's a special place - Don't climb it, don't defecate on it

Talia Linz, left, and Alexie Glass-Kantor, co-curators of <i>The Public Body .02</I> at ArtSpace, have brought together ...

It's 'one of the most explicit exhibitions seen in Sydney'

Amber Harrison says if every Seven viewer gave just $1, she could easily pay off Seven.

Amber Harrison's public plea to help pay her legal bills

COMMENT

NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the trial of Wi-Fi, provided by advertising giant APN Outdoor, was a ...

'No timetables': Sydney commuters to trial on-demand buses

Matt O'Sullivan

Sydney wakes up to hottest August morning on record

Traffic pain as sun rises on $500m toll road - and drivers hit the exit

Matt O'Sullivan

Sydney Harbour against the backdrop of a stunning sunrise created by smoke haze from hazard reduction burns in Sydney.

Calls for earlier alerts after smoke cloaks Sydney again

The bones of 99 dogs were found in the mass grave.

Greyhound trainer and family banned over mass grave

Carrie Fellner

Michael Nedelkovski’s Toyota Hilux ute was left hanging precariously close to the edge of the cliff.

Sydney teen avoids penalty over Sea Cliff Bridge crash

Jim Longley will step down by the end of the year.

Top public service CEO resigns months after payment scandal

Melbourne's Yarra Council will stop referring to January 26 as Australia Day.

Melbourne council dumps Australia Day, ignoring PM's warning

For sale: The Beerepoot home.

Home 'owned by God' to be auctioned after owners fail to pay rates

Dash cam footage of two men brawling in South Yarra on Tuesday morning.

Brawl between truck driver, pedestrian caught on camera

VIC

Pennie Gross (left) and her sister Libby (right).

Woman run over by 'her own car' on beach was trapped in swag

WA

Ex-Gold Logie nominee Bec Hewitt and hubby Lleyton at the 2006 Logies.

Finally an ace: Hewitts sell penthouse after six years

1 hr ago

The country house that graphic designer Dunstan Low put up as a raffle prize.

Woman spends £40 on raffle tickets, wins countryside manor

Uncool and uncomfortable: black leather couches are just not nice, writes Daniella Norling.

Decor don'ts: Show me a black couch and I'll show you the door

Opinion

Despite Alicia Clifford having her name removed from the lease she was blacklisted after her housemates were evicted ...

'It was devastating': The blacklist Alicia had no idea she was on

The Edge, an office building in Amsterdam.

Why working in an office is getting under our skin

A portrait of Heather Heyer, who was killed when a vehicle drove through counter protestors in Charlottesville, Va., ...

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A portrait of Heather Heyer, who was killed when a vehicle drove through counter protestors in Charlottesville, Va., ...

On racist violence, President Trump confirms worst fears

Editorial

Screenwriter John Collee (front) with three scientists who are taking part in the cli-fi forum ... (from left) Adriana ...

Cli-fi forum sees TV drama as one solution to global warming

Garry Maddox

Easton James and wife Cecilia had to cut short a holiday to Malaysia four months ago to accompany their eight-year-old ...

Readers share horror stories about free travel insurance

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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Julie Bishop, flanked by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Christopher Pyne ...

Government counter-attack over Joyce a clumsy smokescreen

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
41 mins ago

Turnbull government escalates Barnaby Joyce citizenship crisis

Stephanie Peatling
36 mins ago

1258 days later, this image could unlock the MH370 mystery

Michael Koziol
54 mins ago

Barnaby Joyce during a State of Origin touch rugby match at Parliament House Canberra on Wednesday 26 June 2013. Photo: ...

Will Barnaby back the All Blacks for the Bledisloe war?

SKETCH
Tony Wright
1 hr ago

The government has soured relations with New Zealand after attempts to deflect criticism of deputy prime minister ...

Turnbull government looks to pursue 'nuclear option'

Penny Wong's chief of staff, Marcus Ganley.

Penny Wong staffer behind NZ Labour 'conspiracy'

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop addresses the media during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in ...

Has Australia accidentally declared war on New Zealand?

SKETCH
Tony Wright

Sinet Chan, left, was rescued from a Cambodian orphanage by Australian Tara Winkler, right. Sinet Chan has given ...

Australians told to withdraw support of overseas orphanages

Lindsay Murdoch

Renae Lawrence was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Bali for drug trafficking.

Bali nine prisoner recommended for sentence cut

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

Chris Evans was revealed to be the highest paid star at the BBC.

Salary list 'forced BBC to confront gender bias'

Nick Miller

President Donald Trump unchained.

Donald Trump the 'Alt-right' president

ANALYSIS
Nick O'Malley

Pauline Hanson announced a deal with the government that would require change to the ABC charter.

What One Nation's plans for the ABC would mean

COMMENT
Jonathan Holmes
1 hr ago

Kevin Rudd: Was this when things started to get weird?

This is when you know things have got truly weird in Parliament

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Attorney-General George Brandis believes the 'yes' case for same-sex marriage will prevail.

Give Turnbull credit for advancing marriage debate

COMMENT
George Brandis

Sales growth throughout Vicinity Centres's 84 malls slipped last financial year to 0.4 per cent from 2.1 per cent in the ...

Shopping centres bank on coffee and salons amid retail slump

Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

Negative postings on the stockmarket board.

Mild gains on ASX mask spicy results moves

Jens Meyer, Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

Australian wages have stalled at record low of 1.9 per cent.

Australian wages stall at record low of 1.9 per cent

Eryk Bagshaw
22 mins ago

Tim Worner and Amber Harrison were at the centre of an ugly court battle.

'Reasonable question': Seven West CEO ditches bonus after affair

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD

Westfield hits Milan as fashion stores underpin its results

Carolyn Cummins
1 hr ago

Scandal-plagued Aveo sees its profits double, shares jump

Simon Johanson

Activist investor Elliott raises stake in BHP

Netflix will prove the critics wrong, just like Amazon

COMMENT
Joe Nocera

The E63 isn't light – it tips the scales at 1955kg

Does this four-door prove there is such a thing as too much power?

Cars

Change your body with just a few small life adjustments.

Eight simple ways to get lean in less than a month

Boot Camp

Easton James and wife Cecilia had to cut short a holiday to Malaysia four months ago to accompany their eight-year-old ...

Readers share horror stories about free travel insurance

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Smaller companies can do very well for investors, but are hard to find.

Crowd-sourced equity funding on its way

John Collett

Mike Pritchett is the founder of Shootsta where a third of the employees are women.

What Australian businesses are doing to avoid 'bro culture'

Christine d'Mello

'Every year in Australia, there are high-income earners who use discretionary trusts to park their money in a lower tax ...

Will Labor tax trusts to extinction?

COMMENT
Max Newnham

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Powerful moment for this politician

Federal Politics

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Rare sighting of elusive white moose

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Driver clocked at 178km in Graham Farmer tunnel

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Jimmy Fallon and others on Charlottesville

Government supporters perform a parody involving a Venezuelan militia up against Uncle Sam, a personification of the U.S ...

World of Photos - August 16, 2017

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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They're Swedish guys and private eyes, Swedish Dicks - now streaming only on Stan.

New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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HBO Spain leaks Game of Thrones season 7 episode 6.

Never reigns but it pours: Game of Thrones beset by another leak

Michael Idato
22 mins ago

Jesse Mulligan has delivered a savage monologue aimed at Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop.

The Project NZ delivers savage Julie Bishop smackdown

Broede Carmody

Talia Linz, left, and Alexie Glass-Kantor, co-curators of <i>The Public Body .02</I> at ArtSpace, have brought together ...

Too hardcore? 'One of the most explicit exhibitions seen'

Linda Morris

Paulini Curuenavuli is accused of paying the Roads and Maritime Services worker $850 in exchange for an unrestrcited ...

Singer Paulini 'too busy' to instruct lawyer on bribery charges

Kathy Griffin has revealed a grovelling letter she was encouraged to send to Donald Trump after a video of her posing ...

'One chance left': Kathy Griffin reveals 'nuts' demand

Broede Carmody

Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.

'Huskies ain't direwolves': GoT star's message to fans

Rob Moran

Karl Stefanovic says Australia Day should be changed to January 1.

Karl Stefanovic's Australia Day change of heart

Broede Carmody

Danaerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) in the latest episode of Game of Thrones.

Game's up: four arrested in connection with HBO leak

Michael Idato

John Collee screenwriter

Like sci-fi? Try cli-fi. It might just help save the world

Garry Maddox

Emma Dunch: Pleased to be coming home.

Emma's back where she started - but this time she's the boss

Nick Galvin

Artistic Director and Leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra : Richard Tognetti.

A dream come true - one of the things that keeps Tognetti going

Nick Galvin

Taylor Swift testified in court on Thursday.

Swift's win sends powerful reminder to all women

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

The most altruistic of human beings can give in to temptation, and this doesn't always indicate a poor moral compass.

Who is likely to be cheated on? Well, all of us

Kerri Sackville

Robyn Lawley says for ''too long we've been making women feel inadequate and forcing them to feel like they just hate ...

'It was a horrible cycle of hate': Robyn Lawley's revealing story

COMMENT
Sarah Berry

Tiffany Scanlon (right) with her ex-girlfriend, Megan Marx, whom she met on The Bachelor.

Tiffany Scanlon's words of caution for Alex Nation

Amy Croffey

Serena Williams is sharing the highs and lows of pregnancy on social media.

Serena Williams: 'I'm not really a baby person'

Annie Brown

Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, pictured with Dakota Johnson, said the label's Dapper Dan reference was an ...

The new way fashion is dealing with copycats

Clare Press

Mindy Kaling arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2017.

'It’s so unknown to me:' Mindy Kaling confirms pregnancy

Nicole Economos

Amber Heard attends the LA Premiere of "The Adderall Diaries" in Los Angeles.

Amber Heard has last laugh at Barnaby Joyce

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Recall: Prams, strollers portacots

Serena Williams is sharing the highs and lows of pregnancy on social media.

Serena Williams on the harsh reality of 'cankles'

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New sleep chart has parents laughing heads off

A group of tourists at the popular Hula Hula beach bar on Hvar, Croatia.

Drunks, nudity: European island's crackdown on bogan behaviour

Rick Lyman

Norwegian Bliss

Amazing new cruise giant will have its own racetrack on board

1 hr ago

Some readers are no fans of me talking about Donald Trump.

Yes, I'm going to rant about Trump in a travel column. Here's why

Ben Groundwater

Karen Martini's roasted root vegetable soup with cinnamon and ginger.

Warming soup recipes for the last days of winter

Save jam jars and use them for storage.

Never buy cling wrap again with these kitchen tips

Salmon fillets with caramelised onions and wilted greens.

How to caramelise onions the easy way

Siemens Australia CEO Jeff Connolly and Swinburne deputy vice-chancellor Aleksandar Subic at Swinburne's campus.

'Factory of the future' gets shot in the arm

The Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor give you eyes and ears at home while you're out and about.

Hands on: Nest indoor, outdoor security cams

COMMENT

Fans of the prank didn't take kindly to an attempt at its removal.

Attempt to remove one of web's oldest jokes ends up enshrining it

The talkative Google Home smart benchtop speaker is launching in Australia this week.

57 things to ask your new Google Home

Lifehacker

Apple's iPhone could soon be charged by simply placing it flat on a charging pad.

Will 'Apple day' make wireless charging cool?

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Driven: New Volkswagen Golf GTI

David McCowen

2017 Holden Commodore SS-V Redline.

Holden plans to say farewell

Dom Tripolone

The Federal Government has reversed its decision to allow parallel imports from Japan and the UK

Parallel imports plan axed

David McCowen

2018 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster

Aston Martin's sporty station wagon

Andrew Maclean

2017 Suzuki Swift GL.

New Suzuki Swift reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Chinese automaker reportedly bids for Fiat Chrysler

Nathan Bomey

Distant memory: Not since 2016 have the All Blacks so outclassed their opposition it was essentially wasting its time.

Dominant All Blacks gone missing

Paul Cully

Canterbury's Will Hopoate could become the first NRL fullback in at least a decade to go through a season without a try.

The Will Hopoate stats not seen in the NRL for nearly 10 years

Chris Barrett

Wallabies players Kurtley Beale and Israel Folau in Sydney ahead of the Bledisloe Cup opener.

Folau and Beale key to Wallabies victory over All Blacks

Tom Decent

Bob Holland

Ex-Test spinner faces agonising decision over brain cancer

Michael Parris

Former Diamonds captain Laura Geitz gave birth to her first child in February.

The Canberra Times

Photo Jamila Toderas

Geitz in 'unknown territory' in bid for Games return

Murray Wenzel

Fitness first: Cardiovascular has been the focus of recent Wallabies training camps, following questions over the ...

'Immeasurable': Hooper touts Wallabies fitness boost ahead of Bledisloe

Darren Walton

David Warner

Warner 'on the mend' after bouncer neck knock, says Lehmann

Michael Ramsey
1 hr ago

Reigning champion Serena Williams is aiming for an Australian Open return.

Williams aims for Australian Open return, just months post-birth

Newcastle Knights training at Balance Field, Mayfield. Picture shows Joe Wardle

Knights to collect six-figure transfer fee from Super League side

Robert Dillon
56 mins ago

Shark net: Andrew Fifita with Cronulla captain Paul Gallen.

Fifita happy to play from bench, if required, in future Origin clashes

James Buckley

Tough knock: Hayne will miss what would have been an emotionally charged match up against former club Parramatta Eels, ...

Hayne ruled out of clash with Parramatta

Vince Rugari

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