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Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, who is also chair of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Church's threat to staff who wed same-sex partners

EXCLUSIVE

Stephen Bannon

'The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over': Bannon

Grade 1 students from Bentleigh West Primary School work on their phonics skills.

Say 'zued': Why experts want our kids to know made-up words

A push to clean up Victoria's rooming house industry begins next Thursday. (Picture supplied by residents of rooming ...

D-day looms for slumlords' grip on rooming houses

Author Bram Presser with his grandfather, Jan Randa, in Melbourne in 1989.

My grandfather's secret history surviving under Nazi rule

Illustration: Simon Bosch

End of the line: Telstra's day of reckoning is finally coming

Nick Xenophon confirms 'useless' dual citizenship

Australia's underhanded bid to deprive neighbour of its oil and gas

High risk of burnout and ridicule, but this career is a calling

Blues sink Hawks' finals hopes, beating them for first time since 2005

Down, down: Coles staff lose bonuses after earnings dip

Andrew Cadman arrives in Barcelona to look for his son.

Where is Julian? Hopes fade as Australian father arrives in Barcelona

Nick Miller in Barcelona

'I am at the end of my career, I have nothing to prove' ... jewellery designer and model Sarah Jane Adams.

Grey is the new black: older models are hitting the catwalk

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti.

Bombers fly up into the eight with win over Suns

Laura Day bet $500 she could lose weight.

Why Laura bet herself $500 she could lose weight

Renata and Colin Musson have an unusual lifestyle. They spend part of their time living in their Southbank apartment and ...

Hike in, hike out: Victorian couple may have perfect job

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Essendon into top eight

Abdel-Magied: '[People] want me to apologise and explain stuff that happens in other countries...I don't ask every ...

'I feel betrayed by my country': Yassmin speaks out

A male orange-bellied parrot in the wild – a sight that may soon disappear.

Can a last-ditch effort save our most endangered bird?

Ageing can equal happiness.

Chart shows why getting older has upside

Sheet cake

Tina Fey says you need these sheet cake recipes

A patient is treated by paramedics after an overdose.

'We are awash in the stuff': The 'fishy' drug escaping the net

John Silvester

State's terror targets have no minimum security standards

Our taste of spring over as cold front arrives

Two Qantas planes have returned to Sydney after facing separate issues.

Dozens of flights from Melbourne cancelled as winds strand travellers

Terry Floyd went missing in 1975.

Breakthrough clue in cold case of missing 12-year-old Victorian boy

Rebecca Danne and her 15-month-old son, Luca.

'Back to his cheeky self': Some children can leave hospital earlier

Personal trainer Rachel Tyquin, 44, died in April 2016.

Sunbury woman not guilty of her neighbour's murder

How wind turbine near Bunya Mountains would appear in 2019.

Australia's biggest wind farm will be ready by 2019

QLD

Two-year-old Jack Davey with some of the almost $200,000 worth of baby formula which will help Canberra families in need.

Barrister donates $200k of baby formula to charity

ACT

Five separate titles make up the holding at 754 New South Head Road, Rose Bay.

The Rose Bay estate that could topple $71m record

NSW

Witnesses are urged to contact Crimestoppers.

Pub brawl leaves man with 'bleeding on the brain'

WA

The proportion of people counting on an inheritance was highest in NSW, probably because of property prices.

Family feuds as Gen Y eyes inheritance to buy home

Exclusive

Artist Elizabeth Barnett in her home studio near Macedon in Victoria.

Making the tree-change: Creating a farmhouse retreat

1/16 Hurry Place, Prahran.

The townhouse that made a family $1 million in five years

The pieces are not one-offs, but most of the works have a hand-made element that lends them a sense of uniqueness.

Top tips for hanging artwork around the home

The Silo development by COBE Architects converts a grain silo into contemporary apartments.

Former grain silo converted into apartment block

Bronwyn Atherton with her mother Robyn Atherton in Ulladulla.

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Bronwyn Atherton with her mother Robyn Atherton in Ulladulla.

Unlike Schapelle, this convicted drug trafficker arrived home to no fanfare

Barbara McCarthy

"There are so many annoying, obnoxious things in the world that are permitted with less pushback than the presence of ...

How mummy bloggers are influencing parenting decisions

Holly Wainwright

New Zealand singer Kimbra.

Singer Kimbra on why she's glad she has been single most of her career

Jane Rocca

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Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti.

Bombers fly up into the eight with win over Suns

Andrew Stafford

Collared: Marc Murphy stops Paul Puopolo, albeit illegally, on the way to Carlton’s first win over Hawthorn since 2005.

Blues end drought to sink Hawks

Warwick Green

Heritier Lumumba with Nathan Buckley at a Collingwood training session in 2014.

Nathan Buckley: I feel 'sad' for Lumumba

Jon Pierik

Former AFL star Chris Yarran opened up about his ice addiction.

Yarran's addiction 'harrowing' for Tigers

Charlie Dixon of the Power

Port surge late to end Bulldog dreams

Daniel Cherny

Tagged: Luke Partington of the Eagles tackles Heath Shaw.

Giants down Eagles to keep minor premiership hopes alive

James Buckley

Pivotal: Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield.

Dangerfield delivers as Cats edge Magpies

Jon Pierik

Western Bulldogs

Dogs' fate in the lap of the gods, says Beveridge

Daniel Cherny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would need the support of at least one crossbencher if Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby ...

Bombshell decision leaves government's survival in doubt

EXCLUSIVE
Peter Hartcher

Xenophon attacks 'opponents' after confirming he's a dual citizen

Nick O'Malley

How Cronulla voters view Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt

Garry Maddox

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's government has faced many faux crises since it was re-elected, but now it has a real one.

Turnbull must reassure Australians as faith in Parliament crumbles

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 16 August 2017. fedpol ...

Xenophon blames political opponents for doubts over his status

Amy Remeikis

Coalition senator Barry O'Sullivan

Another government senator under a cloud over business interests

Eryk Bagshaw

ASIO director general Duncan Lewis.

Muslims 'absolutely critical' to fight against terrorism: ASIO

Fergus Hunter

The Spanish flag flies at half staff above the Madrid stock exchange.

Barcelona fights its fears a day after terror tragedy

Nick Miller

Steve Bannon, ousted chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump

Now Steve Bannon to try to run White House from outside

ANALYSIS

Rescue services attend the scene after the attack.

Killer 'targeted women' in Finland's first suspected terror attack

48 mins ago

Russia police.

Stabbing rampage in Russia leaves seven wounded, one dead

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis.

The government's margin of survival just got narrower

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The Catholic Church has an inexplicable hold over Australian politicians.

Catholic priests must confess to regain our shaken faith

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Loneliness in bouts is essential for me. It sucks me under, for a while, but then I reach this point where I feel clear ...

Loneliness can be more dangerous than smoking - or a luxury

COMMENT
Claire Thurstans

Illustration: Simon Bosch

End of the line: Telstra's day of reckoning has arrived

Commonwealth Bank CEO Ian Narev. AUSTRAC said it had "quite a lot of engagement" with the bank.

Millions in fines or billions? It's a matter of perspective for CBA

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

What's the real extent of joblessness? It's a tricky question considering Australia's army of part-time workers with ...

Here's the truth of the matter about unemployment

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Amazon now accounts for more than half of all new online spending in the United States.

We need new rules for the Amazon age

COMMENT
Andrew Leigh

CBA failure only the tip of a much bigger problem

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Down Down: Coles cuts staff bonuses over earnings falls

Patrick Hatch

Canberra chaos sparks warning over threat to investment

Clancy Yeates

Good Guys cash in at Caringbah

Carolyn Cummins

This spring, let your accessories lift your style game.

Look sharp: 12 of the hottest accessories to invest in now

Stitched Up

A new study puts to bed the longstanding argument about adding water to whisky.

This is the best way to drink whisky, according to science

Fine Drinks

Portrait of Ken Barber, 64, at home in his garden in Kellyville. He is a retired chartered accountant and his wife ...

Consider the downside before you opt to run your own super

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Financial strength is key to escaping family violence

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Dannielle Michaels and Monique Filer are the founders of b.box for kids.

Little moments of everyday sexism as a female entrepreneur

Cara Waters

Sound like a local and you can disguise incompetence. Sound like a foreigner and you could unfairly struggle.

'You'll never get a job': The foreign accents that limit your career

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Blues end Hawks' finals hopes

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Steve Bannon fired from White House

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Xenophon confirms 'useless' British citizenship

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Polluted river turns dogs blue

An anti-nuclear protester on a yellow surfboard attempted to steal the limelight during yesterday's celebrations for the ...

Rewind - The art of protest

Younger stan august

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

The other guy stan

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

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"For me, there wasn't much difference between being on a porn set and backstage at the theatre," Jon Ronson says.

Jon Ronson takes on the free porn industry in a new podcast

Andrew Purcell

Australian Survivor features wrestling in mud and a lot of dirty dealing.

Bastardry as entertainment: The nasty reality of Survivor

Karl Quinn

Cruel Sea and Beasts of Bourbon front man Tex Perkins has detailed the warts-and-all life of an Oz rock muso.

The Oz rockers setting the record straight in tell-all memoirs

Jenny Valentish

Unhappy campers Sam (Harriet Dyer) and Ian (Ian Meadows).

Why Australian cinema is still terrified of the bush

Karl Quinn

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The shocking honesty of Kesha's new album

Brown appeared to blame Rihanna for provoking his 2009 attack.

Chris Brown documentary criticised for 'victim-blaming'

Rob Moran

Jamie Bell as The Thing in the film Fantastic Four (2015). Photo: 20th Century Fox

Jamie Bell still 'bitterly disappointed' by flop

Daryl Hannah in 'Sense8', which was scrapped after two seasons.

Porn site offers to revive cancelled Netflix show

Broede Carmody

Marieke Hardy, new artistic director of Melbourne Writers Festival.?Copyright Sarah Walker PHOTO SUPPLIED by Marieke ...

Marieke Hardy named as new artistic director of Writers Festival

Jason Steger

Australian composer Brett Dean's opera Hamlet, which premiered at Glyndebourne.

Aussie composer Brett Dean's opera Hamlet to lead Adelaide Festival

Andrew Taylor

David LaChapelle's six-metre-wide photograph, Rape of Africa (2009) (detail).

Ballarat Foto Biennale woos audiences with David LaChapelle show

Dave Tacon

Taylor Swift has wiped her social media accounts without explanation.

Taylor Swift wipes social media accounts

Malala Yousafzai a formidable force for girls' rights

Why hero Malala has few fans at home

Michael Kugelman

Young, wild and free woman at sea

Killjoys complaining about women-only spaces don't get it

Clementine Ford

It's a fine line between shaming and healthy weight talk.

Walking the fine line between healthy weight advice and fat shaming

"It's actually a lot of fun to work with your best friend."

Friendship at first sight: Three women share their story

Elli Jacobs

Jessica Kahawaty (left) and Jesinta Franklin (nee Campbell) added to the glamour of the Prix de Marie Claire Awards.

Week's best social soirees: Franklin, Keddie, Jacenko

Amy Croffey

There's a persistent mindset that an absence of sex is something to be worried or ashamed about.

I'm not 'sexless' or 'asexual', I'm just not that into it

Clem Bastow

Tiwi Islands Sistergirls Crystal Love, left, and Shaun Kerinauia.

'We want to be heard': Sistergirls say plebiscite ignores them

Jenny Noyes

Worker bees on the job.

Why bees make the perfect pet

Caramel french toast with marmalade.

Breakfast in bed with this caramel toast and marmalade

Adam Liaw

A barbecue by the river in Armenia from the film, 'Barbecue'.

New Aussie doco celebrates the majesty of barbecue

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Grandma sends an invoice for 'expenses' after teen's visit

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I'm a victim of my children's taste in music

A mum's go to do what a mum's go to do.

Pink shows even rock star mums need to pump milk

Bixby Bridge.

38 secrets of the Pacific coast: Guide to the world's best coastal road trip

Kylie McLaughlin

The Table at Kisume: a fine dining experience.

Outside Japan, this Aussie city is the best for a Japanese cultural hit

Anthony Dennis

Window shades up or down? It's a personal choice, so bring a mask if you want to sleep.

Traveller letters: Don't like window shades up - then bring a sleep mask

Mark Zuckerberg is cracking down on hate speech, both internally and on the public Facebook.

Facebook closed 'anon' conservative group

Broadband isn't just about how fast you can download data at home, it's also about fast you can send it.

Aussie smart homes choking on slow speeds

COMMENT

Tim Cook with US president Donald Trump in June.

Tim Cook slams Trump's Charlottesville response

Counter-Strike

Study suggests certain games harm the brain

Kotaku

Mania

New Sonic may be best the series has ever been

Volkswagen Tiguan Adventure.

Volkswagen Tiguan gets tough

Stephen Ottley

2017 Holden Astra LT sedan.

Road test: Holden Astra sedan

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai unveiled its next-generation fuel cell vehicle in Seoul.

Oz set for world first car trial

David McCowen

2018 Toyota Prius C.

Updated Toyota Prius C revealed

Dom Tripolone

Subaru's new XV takes on best and highest selling baby SUVs on the market.

Which is the best small SUV?

David McCowen

2013 Land Rover Discovery 4.

The dangers of buying a used Land Rover Discovery

David Morley

Ryan Crotty (centre) of New Zealand celebrates his try during game 1 of the Bledisloe Cup between the Australian ...

Wallabies stunned by All Blacks in bizarre Bledisloe opener

Tom Decent

Australia's Ashton Agar

Bangladesh v Australia Test series: 10 things to watch for

Daniel Cherny

Incredible finish: Winx ridden by Hugh Bowman wins the Bob Ingham Warwick Stakes.

Winx notches 18th straight win with draw-dropping late run

Chris Roots

Storm's Billy Slater goes for a run against the Newcastle Knights.

Melbourne Storm claim minor premiership

Roy Ward

Tough victory: Nick Kyrgios.

Kyrgios pays tribute to Barcelona terror victims after beating Nadal

Chris Dutton

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