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Archbishop Denis Hart wants Catholics to vote no.

Just say 'no': Hart rallies Catholics over same-sex poll

UPDATED
14 mins ago

Troubled online sports retailer Surfstitch has called in administrators.

Troubled online surf retailer forced to call in administrators

Most common birthplaces after Australia in Melbourne suburbs

Mapping the city: where migrants decided to settle in Melbourne

26 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten should agree to audit the citizenship status of all MPs.

Malcolm Turnbull's lack of control on full display

COMMENT
John Hewson
1 hr ago

Woolworths Holdings CEO Ian Moir blamed a 25 per cent fall in profits at David Jones on aggressive discounting and costs ...

David Jones profits slide 25 per cent as shoppers close wallets

2 mins ago

Westfield said it was reaffirming its full-year funds from operation guidance.

Westfield pulls out all stops to 'Amazon-proof' its shopping centres

'Evil': 20 years after police first alerted, stepdad convicted

1 hr ago

Is this the end of dirt-cheap airfares? Flight Centre thinks so

59 mins ago

Everything you need to know about the same-sex marriage vote

Citizenship saga set to drag on until at least October

Typhoon Hato leaves trail of death and destruction in Macau

Mary Crawley, 93, has been the licensee at the Tattersall's Hotel in Barringun for 40 years.

The 93-year-old publican who is about to part with her beloved outback hotel

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Centre.- a 'Blacks for Truth' sign in the background.

Story of 'Blacks for Trump' guy who stands behind president

Nick Kyrgios was not selected for the world team at the Laver Cup.

Kyrgios snubbed for world team at Laver Cup

1 hr ago

Alice Glenn and Hazel Brown with their young children.

'It's a huge effort' to host Airbnb, so why bother?

Single man

This is the advice married men want to give single men

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MPs unite to pay tribute to Fiona Richardson

Yes, love is love, but how does that make marriage a "right"?

I'm 30 and everyone expects me to vote 'yes'. But I won't be

Give way: a cyclist waits at an intersection.

Five cycling-related rules all road users should understand

Emma Ward/Twitter

Twitter loves this chameleon that will 100 per cent cut you

hotel room

Hotel workers reveal the most disturbing things they've found in rooms

Fiona Richardson, 50, died after a battle with cancer on Wednesday night.

MPs unite to pay tribute to Fiona Richardson, who has died at 50

Goldfields council sacked for 'disturbing mismanagement'

ALP state president apologises for false and defamatory claims

Artist's sketches of Hamza Abbas, Ahmed Mohamed and Abdullah Chaarani.

Terror plot accused had bomb guide, machetes, court told

Adam Cooper

Several girls were suspended over an incident in which students were threatened in the bathroom at Killester
College.

Catholic schoolgirls suspended after fight streamed on Facebook

A man was assaulted outside Dandenong Hospital on Tuesday.

Man viciously attacked over cigarette outside suburban hospital

UPDATED

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Jail for would-be boxer who wouldn't take no for an answer

AOC president John Coates said there was no reason for him to resign.

I won't quit: Coates says he will stay on despite damning report of AOC culture

UPDATED
Chris Barrett
1 hr ago

Shinkansen high-speed bullet train N700 series Nozomi passing a platform blurred from motion. Shizuoka, Japan ...

Push for very fast trains just gained a big supporter

EXCLUSIVE

Former CSIRO general manager for business and infrastructure services Mark Wallis.

CSIRO sacks senior executive over credit card 'breach'

ACT

MP Jo-Ann Miller claims the premier ignored corruption allegations.

Labor MP likens government to corrupt Sir Joh era

QLD

They knew nothing when they chose a small street for fan favourite Jon Snow.

Geelong developer sparks battle over Game of Thrones street names

1 hr ago

Alice Glenn and Hazel Brown with their young children.

'It's a huge effort' to host Airbnb, so ... why bother?

... to finished products like this.

Buyer beware: Why it's best to use the architect's builder

Even agents were speechless at the $1.47 million sale price of 18 MacArthur Place.

The suburb where you can buy $500k and $5m property in same street

Mary Crawley, 93, has been the licensee at the Tattersall's Hotel in Barringun for 40 years.

Publican, 93, to part with beloved outback pub after 40 years

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten should agree to audit the citizenship status of all MPs.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten should agree to audit the citizenship status of all MPs.

Turnbull's lack of control on full display

COMMENT
John Hewson
1 hr ago

The Galaxy Note8 and the iPhone 7 Plus.

Specs showdown: Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus

Jackson Ryan

This a Monday ASug. 21, 2017 of Australian cricket player Usman Khawaja bats wearing no front pad during a practice ...

Aussies use old trick to prepare for Bangladesh spin

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Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson.

'No integrity': Clarkson wants pre-finals bye axed

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

No decision yet: Nathan Buckley's future as Collingwood coach remains up in the air.

Buckley still in dark on his coaching future

Ronny Lerner
1 hr ago

Hawks great Luke Hodge will play his final game on Friday night.

Hodge will keep farewell clash as 'normal as possible'

Jon Pierik
1 hr ago

Brent Stanton with his sons Aiden (right) and Connor.

Essendon's Stanton announces his retirement

Ronny Lerner

Geelong targets

Triple raid: Cats set their target on Ablett and GWS pair

Sam McClure

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan gave the media an update at the conclusion of the club CEOsÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ conference.

When a home final isn't a home final at all

Beveridge said there was room for emotion in Bob Murphy's final game.

Bob and Boyd to lift Western Bulldogs

Eddie McGuire

Magpies still the place for Buckley

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Bill Shorten says the government has lost the plot, but there could be truth to its $150 billion tax rise claim.

Cormann's claim Labor plans $150b in taxes hinges on one big decision

James Massola

'Transparency needed': Bank queries secrecy of $5b loan scheme

Nicole Hasham
25 mins ago

Citizenship saga will not be resolved until at least October

Michaela Whitbourn

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton addresses the media during a doorstop interview at ...

Law Council criticises 'unprecedented' citizenship laws

EXCLUSIVE
Fergus Hunter

"New enrolments are lower than I would like": Labor foreign affairs spokesman Penny Wong.

'Yes' side battling to sign up young voters as electoral roll closes

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has painted a doomsday scenario for Australia's economy under a future Shorten government.

Back in the USSR: Cormann accuses Shorten of 'socialist revisionism'

"Nothing comes above my relationship with Miguel": Rob Nay, left, with his partner Miguel Luciano.

Cancer diagnosis prompts heartfelt plea to PM on gay marriage

Australia's top overseas spy chief Nick Warner with Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in Manila.

While children die, our spy chief fist-bumps with Duterte

COMMENT
Lindsay Murdoch

Yingluck Shinawatra thanks supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court for her final statements on August 1.

Thai soldiers 'prepared for troublemakers' ahead of trial

Lindsay Murdoch

Udai Faisal died on March 24 of acute malnutrition at al-Sabeen Hospital in Sanaa, Yemen.

Inside the world's worst humanitarian crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Sochi, Russia.

Threatening Syria strike, Israel says Iran is greater threat than IS

59 mins ago

Yes, love is love, but how does that make marriage a "right"?

Same-sex marriage: Everyone thinks I will vote 'yes'. I won't be

COMMENT
Katherine Harper

If you can wait for a treat, you'll do better in life.

Delaying that instant fix is better in the long run

COMMENT
Linda Blair

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Revealed: the minimum income for a healthy life

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

David Jones' total sales grew 1 per cent to $2.2 billion.

David Jones profit slides as shoppers close wallets

Patrick Hatch
26 mins ago

Miners were once again the standout performers in the ASX on Thursday.

ASX gains as investors dig miners

Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
32 mins ago

Flying high: Flight Centre founder Graham Turner.

Rising airfares trigger $95m boon for Australia's 'best value' CEO

COMMENT
Colin Kruger, CBD
1 hr ago

Australia is the world's second-largest exporter of LNG.

Australians are now paying 'desperation price' for gas

Mathew Dunckley
45 mins ago

Crackdown on interest-only loans tipped to ease

Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Nine calls for cap on prices for sports rights

Lucy Battersby
1 hr ago

Online sports retailer calls in administrators

Patrick Hatch

Westfield shopping centres' big move to fend off Amazon

Carolyn Cummins

UFC star Conor McGregor has lost sight of his origins.

Face off: Why McGregor versus Mayweather is a total sham

Culture
1 hr ago

Give way: a cyclist waits at an intersection.

Five cycling-related rules all road users should understand

If your boss asks you to "take care of something", communicate about how you plan to tackle it.

How to manage your boss

Catherine Robson
1 hr ago

Illustration: Simon Letch

How tax deductions for investment work

Noel Whittaker

The challenge of regular annual leave will intensify in the coming decade.

Holiday hell for part-timers, contractors

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

Taylor Tran visited hundreds of coworking spaces across Australia and globally.

Coworking grows up

Taylor Tran

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Students arrested for drugs at school

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Google, Walmart partner to take on Amazon

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Toddler takes over newsroom

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Magda Szubanski's emotional marriage equality plea

A Chinese woman browses a smartphone on a sofa displaying a panda and bears at a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, Aug. ...

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

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Singer Paulini Curuenavuli (top) performs during a media call for the Melbourne production of The Bodyguard at The ...

Singer Paulini leans on Bodyguard cast amid bribery allegations

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

The US popstar's face was featured in an ad for a group promoting the 'No' vote in the plebiscite.

Meghan Trainor hits out at anti-marriage equality ad

Rob Moran

Not good at deadlines: Author George RR Martin.

George RR Martin 'too busy' to watch Game of Thrones

Broede Carmody

Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight.

Martin Scorsese set to produce 'gritty' Joker origin story

ANALYSIS
David Betancourt

Magda Szubanksi delivered an emotional plea on The Project ahead of the postal vote enrolment deadline.

Magda Szubanski in emotional marriage equality plea

Rob Moran

Swift on the cover of her new album, Reputation.

'Reputation': defiant Taylor Swift teases new album

Jenny from the Block knows how this Survivor game is played.

Getting Matty J's attention takes strategy of Survivor

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Jimeoin was among the shortlisted finalists.

15 best jokes from Edinburgh Fringe revealed

Elisabeth O'Leary

Opera Australia performs Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg as part of its 2018 season.

Opera Australia announces 2018 Melbourne season

Nick Galvin, Hannah Francis

Sam (Harriet Dyer).

Killing Ground is a worthy addition to Australian cinema

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

The Guru of Chai (The Age, Arts review, August 24)

Guru of Chai masterfully brews ancient and modern India

REVIEW
Cameron Woodhead

Clementine Ford with her baby son.

How I survived my first year of motherhood

Clementine Ford

Protesters sporting a Fred Perry polo that they've adopted as their signature garment.

The fashion industry has been weaponised. It needs to speak up.

Robin Givhan

Celine Dion is having her best year yet.

Celine Dion's magic technique for answering awkward questions

Annie Brown

Donald Trump followed Hillary Clinton around the stage during the second election debate.

Trump made Clinton's 'skin crawl' during debate

Cleve Wootson Jr. and Amy Wang

FILE- In this March 11, 2015, file photo, Actress Shailene Woodley poses for photographers upon arrival at a central ...

The 2020 US election ballot is looking like an Oscars after party

Mary Ward

British actor Gemma Arterton has described the body-shaming she experienced in Hollywood.

Gemma Arterton's 'emergency' exemplifies our weight problem

Sarah Berry

Designer Camilla Franks is expecting her first child with fiance JP Jones.

Camilla Franks is sorted for her own maternity wardrobe

Amy Croffey

At the dawn of the computing revolution women, not men, dominated software programming.

How women got crowded out of computing revolution

COMMENT
Stephen Mihm

Eyal Shani's Tel Aviv pita party arrives in Hardware Lane

Miznon's world famous pita pockets hit Melbourne

Chimichurri salsa is drizzled over grilled provoleta.

Introducing provoleta - Argentina's answer to fondue

Salmon and fennel soup.

Soup + sandwich = dinner sorted

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Should teens be allowed to start school later?

The parents of a four-year-old girl duct-taped to a chair want answers.

Parents' anger after daughter duct-taped to chair at daycare

Turia Pitt's first baby with fiance Michael Hoskin is due in December.

Turia Pitt: 'Three things I will teach my son'

There huge differences in length, layout and construction of airport runways depending on factors, such as location.

Holes, crashes, delays: Things you didn't know about airport runways

Hugh Morris

Overcrowded: Tourists walk through the Stradun, the main street in the coastal town of Dubrovnik.

'Don't send any more': The problem with too many tourists in one city

Michael Gebicki

Jetstar will fly Boeing 787 Dreamliners on its new China route.

Jetstar launches its first direct Australia-China route

Craig Platt

The Galaxy Note8 and the iPhone 7 Plus.

Specs: Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus

Note8's extra screen space is great for doodling.

First impressions of Galaxy Note8

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Inside Lockheed Martin's secret Australian war lab

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Samsung 'moves on' as it launches Galaxy Note8

Robotic bartenders at the Tipsy Robot in Las Vegas

Robot bartenders arrive at Las Vegas Strip

2017 Mini Countryman John Cooper Works.

Driven: Mini's sportiest SUV

Drive staff

2017 Suzuki Celerio.

Suzuki axes Celerio

Dom Tripolone

The Portofino uses a folding hardtop roof to protect occupants from the elements.

Ferrari unveils California successor

Greg Kable

Audi wants to develop a solar panel roof for future EVs.

Why the sun could charge your EV

Stephen Ottley

2018 Volkswagen T-Roc.

VW's Mazda CX-3 rival revealed

Greg Kable

The 2015 Hyundai Santa Cruz concept.

Hyundai confirms ute

The Drive Team

Defiant: AOC president John Coates.

Coates says he will stay on despite damning report of AOC culturee

UPDATED
Chris Barrett
1 hr ago

Usman Khawaja batting without his front pad.

Aussies use old trick to prepare for Bangladesh spin

ESPN's Robert Lee, left, and Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

Commentator removed from broadcast because of his name

Gina Cherelus

Nick Kyrgios was not selected for the world team at the Laver Cup.

Kyrgios snubbed for world team at Laver Cup

1 hr ago

Emre Can celebrates after scoring Liverpool's third goal.

Liverpool march into Champions League

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