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Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash.

Nationals deputy leader reveals she is dual citizen

BREAKING
45 mins ago

Australia's richest man Anthony Pratt's company has launched a major lawsuit against almost 70 workers in his packaging ...

The company owned by Australia's richest man is suing its workers

1 hr ago

Pauline Hanson removes her burqa after the Senate stunt.

Home-grown goons seek to exploit what Trump has unleashed

COMMENT
27 mins ago

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, ...

Inside the mass CEO defection from Trump's advisory boards

A fuming Attorney-General Senator George Brandis attacks Pauline Hanson for wearing the burqa.

Cheers for Brandis? Yep and that wasn't the weirdest moment

SKETCH
Tony Wright

Congestion at the Collins St and Spencer St intersection, Melbourne. August 16th 2017. Photo: Daniel Pockett

Quicker to walk or drive? The slowest street in the city

It was Brandis' finest speech - calling out a dangerous fool

COMMENT
David Wroe

'Not fireworks': Hail of bullets shatter a quiet Narre Warren street

Ex-Saints boss accuses AFL of 'lazy leadership' with gambling

EXCLUSIVE
Caroline Wilson

A disaster looms in the US as sheriff refuses to let cops revive addicts

COMMENT

Hoddle St mass killer Julian Knight to spend rest of his life in jail

Pauline Hanson burqa

Hanson's 'appalling' stunt ignites firestorm over religious freedoms

Snake catchers Brooke and Tony Harrison caught this snake in a child's play area in Tallebudgera, on the Gold Coast.

'She went white': Mum's terrifying discovery in kids toys

The Age, News 15/11/2016, picture by Justin McManus. A.B. Original launch of debut album 'Reclaim Australia". Adam ...

'No brainer': Rapper slams PM as a 'coward' over Aus Day fracas

Liechtenstein is Europe's second least visited country.

The 18 least visited countries in the world

Cast iron frying pan

Things you can't cook in your cast iron frying pan

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How algae paved way for humans

A good tradie is worth their weight in gold, steel, or at least the full amount of their quote.

Clear signs that you shouldn't hire that tradie

The mix-up left both players bemused.

They're not yours, Nick: Kyrgios busted with women's balls

Side view of young pregnant woman working out at home. Caucasian model doing Reclining pigeon pose on the bed. Beautiful ...

6 morning stretches and exercises to boost energy

Weight is about more than dress-size.

You can't hate yourself happy, or punish yourself skinny

Multiple excavators chip away at removing the stockpile at Stawell Tyre Yard on Wednesday August 16, 2017.?Credit Rex ...

Inside the huge effort to remove a toxic tyre mountain

City's 'roundabout of death' gets $100,000 to plan a safety upgrade

Most liveable city? This is what we really think of Melbourne

Terrifying footage has emerged of a violent road rage brawl on a busy Dandenong highway.

'It was brutal': P-plater punched, kicked in vicious road rage attack

More than 80 per cent of children in the Melbourne trial were cured of their peanut allergy.

Peanut-allergy cure close after Australian breakthrough

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

More councils eye changes to Australia Day after Yarra's move

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances of the fatal shooting in Narre Warren on Wednesday evening.

'Shaken up': Man shot dead at a house in Narre Warren

Cole Miller was killed in an alleged one punch attack early in January. His accused killers have been denied bail.

18 months suspended for one-punch death

UPDATED

Students at a Sydney school will have to re-sit their HSC trials after the theft of exam papers.

School forced to cancel trials after second exam theft

NSW

A house a car in Waramanga was sprayed with bullets earlier this year.

ACT mulls new law to crack down on drive-by shootings

ACT

Andrew Forrest has been trying to stop mining on Minderoo station for years.

WA mining leases in jeopardy after Twiggy wins bid

WA

Many different types of renewable energy have the potential to radically transform built environments.

We're all supposed to want it, but designers just can't keep up

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

Woman spends £40 on raffle tickets, wins English country manor

Photo: Houzz

How to make your home look luxurious on a tight budget

Darren Palmer, Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Scott Cam.

Stars of The Block reveal their style tips and secrets

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

After six-year double fault, Hewitts sell Melbourne penthouse

The Essento insect Bburgers contain, in addition to mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) also rice and vegetables such ...

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Sarra Alayyan

Roman Polanski continues to be defended by many in the industry.

Third woman accuses Roman Polanski of underage sex assault

Maria Puente

Maduro now has "a narrative to further push for the anti-imperialism message that he has out there."

Venezuela 'truth commission' to investigate opposition

Hugh Bronstein

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Jesse Hogan

Selection: Big names back for AFL round 22

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Peter Gordon

Snowflake's hope of snow for Dogs-Power match

Ronny Lerner

Former St Kilda president Rod Butterss.

AFL has done appalling job on gambling, says Butterss

EXCLUSIVE
Caroline Wilson

Back just in time: Jeremy Cameron.

Giants given big boost on finals eve

Andrew Wu

Fear factor: John Longmire brings an element of intimidation to his coaching

Longmire sits alongside Clarkson as the coach of the modern era

COMMENT
Wayne Carey

Jaeger O'Meara of the Hawks

Selection: AFL round 22 ins and outs

1 hr ago

Toby Greene incident

Eagles to try to get under the skin of Greene

The crowd was on its feet as Jobe Watson kicked the goal.

When Jobe kicked a goal and time stood still

Lou Sweeney

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson takes off the burqa.

Brandis pulls off his finest speech by calling out a dangerous fool

COMMENT
David Wroe

Brandis cheered by Greens and Labor? Yes, it really happened

Tony Wright

Hanson burqa stunt ignites firestorm over religious freedoms

Amy Remeikis

Mr Morrison introduced the Medicare levy to the parliament on Thursday.

Morrison may need just one more Senate vote to pass Medicare levy

44 mins ago

Refugees at the Manus Island regional processing centre protesting earlier this month.

Australia's PNG offshore detention of asylum seekers valid

Michael Koziol

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson takes off a burqa during Senate Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, ...

Pauline Hanson slammed by George Brandis for burqa stunt

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Greens senator Lee Rhiannon

Lee Rhiannon accused of lying about protest footage

Joshua Wong, right, chants slogans as a supporter, left, reacts outside the high court before an ruling on a prosecution ...

Umbrella Movement's Joshua Wong sentenced to jail

Kirsty Needham

Supporters hold a sign as Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader, not pictured, ...

Russian-Germans in focus amid fears of Moscow propaganda

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union leader applauds during an election campaign stop in Koblenz, ...

Merkel talks sexism and emojis as election approaches

People participate in a candlelight vigil at the University of Virginia on Wednesday night

A gathering in Charlottesville, site of a massive vigil and march

Illustration: Matt Davidson.

The one good thing about the marriage postal plebiscite

COMMENT
Peter Martin

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

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson.

What One Nation's plans for the ABC would mean

COMMENT
Jonathan Holmes

News Corp and Telstra have confirmed they will merge Fox Sports and Foxtel.

FoxSports play from News, Telstra lays path for Foxtel float

Lucy Battersby
23 mins ago

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, ...

Inside the mass CEO defection from Trump

Sea change: Amber Joyce and her son Billy on the beach in Thirroul.

How one couple is saving $19,338 a year on childcare

Georgina Dent

Telstra stock slumped to a five-year low.

Telstra share slide drags ASX south

Jessica Sier

'Great damage': Trump slams Amazon for killing jobs

Mirvac says housing undersupply continues in Sydney, Melbourne

Carolyn Cummins

$28.5b of Telstra value torched under Penn's leadership

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD
26 mins ago

Australia adds 1000 jobs a day over past six months

Eryk Bagshaw

Sustainability and recycling was the big focus for this year's Woolmark Prize.

Sustainable style: Why you could soon be wearing plastic to dinner

Men's Style

Want to make your new business look cool? Surkus pays people to wait in line.

Restaurants are using a secret rent-a-crowd app to look cooler

Fine Dining

Sea change: Amber Joyce and her son Billy on the beach in Thirroul.

How one couple is saving $19,338 a year on childcare

Georgina Dent

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ask Noel: will the Seniors Supplement be restored?

Noel Whittaker

Siblings Alexandra and Nic De Bonis are the founders of Workyard, an app aimed at the construction industry.

From nightmare renovation to multi-million dollar app

Cara Waters

Nobody questions the damage from weasel words around key departures.

Stop the weasel words around executive departures

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Michael Moore busses theatregoers to Trump Tower

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Meth 'ruined' Chris Yarran's career

13 mins ago

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Dual Nash-onal

17 mins ago

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Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt

Federal Politics

Zoo keeper Eva Ravagni holding the 2.5-month old Borneo Orangutan baby "Hujan" in her arms in Krefeld, Germany, Tuesday, ...

World of Photos - August 17, 2017

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The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

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Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - now streaming only on Stan.

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Jennifer Lawrence makes four appearances on Vogue's September issue's four covers.

Rising star named highest-paid actress, ousting J-Law

On Monday night's program, the ABC's Tom Tilley interviewed a caller who claimed to be Jewish and said he welcomed the ...

How the alt-right trolled Triple J's Hack program

Broede Carmody

The Vice doco follows white nationalist Chris Cantwell.

'Points for us': Charlottesville doco on SBS exposes neo-Nazis

Rob Moran

Stuntman Johann Ofner died after he was shot in the chest while filming a music video in Brisbane.

Slain Ninja Warrior highlights reel released

Broede Carmody

Simone was forced to defend her past work as a stripper.

Bachelor backlash after reveal of stripper pasts

Rob Moran

Whether Ben Affleck will return in The Batman has been the source of much speculation.

Bat out of the bag? Affleck leaving Batman, says brother

Michael Idato

Daniel Craig will star in his fifth and final Bond film.

'I want to go out on a high note': Craig's Bond is back

Michael Idato

"I'm not joking when I say I would feel more comfortable if Cersei Lannister was running the country at this point," ...

Kimmel slams Trump: 'Better if Cersei was running the country'

Bill Keveney

Tom Hanks stars in The Circle.

Tom Hanks plays a disarming Big Tech messiah in The Circle

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Heading for Toronto: Breath.

Simon Baker adapation of Tim Winton's Breath to premiere at Toronto

Garry Maddox

Indian Ink Theatre Company - The Guru of Chai Jacob Rajan in Guru of Chai.

Tea and sympathy: Guru of Chai a winning recipe for NZ playwrights

Elissa Blake

Myer ambassador Jennifer Hawkins on the red carpet at the Myer spring 2017 fashion launch in Coogee.

Myer stages the most Australiana spectacle since Sydney 2000

Jenna Clarke

James Alex Fields, 20, has been charged over the fatal car crash.

Why we love holding mothers to account for violent sons

Naomi Chainey

Rihanna at the Met Gala 2015, one of the looks which inspired a pair of the Stance socks.

All we want to wear are RiRi's socks with her face on them

Nicole Economos

The only thing worse being the two single friends left in my social circle is being the absolute last.

When you're the last friend in the group to hit life milestones

Suzanne Zuppello

The famous carrot!

This is the good news story we all needed today

Annie Brown

Footage of MasterChef judge George Calombaris at the A-League grand final. in Sydney.

George Calombaris pleads guilty to assault

The Sale Whisperer: Get your wardrobe ready for spring

Nicole Economos

Dion Lee's warehouse sale is on this weekend.

Designer labels headed for Chapel Street

Melissa Singer

Chicken veloute stew.

Stew goes fancy with Adam Liaw's chicken veloute recipe

The new private Dom Perignon private dining experience at Vue de Monde.

Got a spare $900? Melbourne's most exclusive dining experiences

Copa di testa (pig's head terrine) with salted cumquats at The Agrarian Kitchen.

Why Hobart is one of the hottest places to eat in Australia right now

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How to stop your child falling down the YouTube rabbit hole

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Five ways dogs really are just like toddlers

Woolworths Possum Magic Coin Launch.

Woolworths on the money with Possum Magic collectibles

Liechtenstein is Europe's second least visited country.

Have you been to any of these 18 least visited countries in the world?

You cannot be compelled to close your window shade on a plane, but it is good manners.

Why flight attendants tell you to close your window shade on planes

Michael Gebicki

A woman takes a picture during a protest against tourism in Barcelona.

Tourists on segways 'egged' in Barcelona in protest over crowds

Nokia 8

New Nokia flagship has millennial-focused trick

BOP Industries CEO Scott Millar has been travelling around the country hosting workshops

CEO, 17, has holographic company during school

Mania

Review: Sega let fans make Sonic game. It's the best since 1994.

Introducing a heap of simple, internet-connected devices into your home also introduces some issues.

Want a smart home? Read this first

COMMENT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the face of the 1981-1984 generation.

Why so many tech titans are the same age

2018 Volkswagen Golf R.

Is the new Golf R the world's best hot hatch?

David McCowen

2013 Land Rover Discovery 4.

The dangers of buying a used Land Rover Discovery

David Morley

2017 Peugeot 3008.

Peugeot's new Mazda CX-5 rival tested

Drive Staff

Alfa Romeo is set to benefit from FCA's new autonomous technology partnership.

Fiat Chrysler joins forces with BMW

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai debuts new fuel-cell vehicle.

Hyundai reveals Australia's first fuel cell vehicle

David McCowen

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

Federal government drops parallel imports plan

David McCowen

Edgbaston

Day-night game and pink ball might be the saviours of Tests

Michael Vaughan
19 mins ago

The mix-up left both players bemused.

Balls-up: Kyrgios plays for points with women's balls

Stephen Wooldridge at the Athens Veledrome in 2004.

Wooldridge a cyclist who gave everything

Roger Vaughan

Tom Rogic scored Celtic's opener.

Rogic's Celtic on verge of Champions League main draw

Ashleigh Barty will now face Croline Wozniacki.

Brilliant Barty shuts Venus Williams out of Open

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