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Some of the teenagers were trapped in the car.

'Horrific': Girl, 8, dies as ill people warned to get help

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54 mins ago

A group of Ambulance Victoria paramedics were misusing the powerful painkiller fentanyl.

Ambos caught stealing, using and trafficking drugs

5 mins ago

The rules on political donations are set to get tighter.

Taxpayers may pay for election campaigns as Andrews tightens rules

UPDATED
13 mins ago

It;'s blowing a storm in the CBD.

Thunderstorm asthma fears as city braces for 100km/h winds

Contract extension: Josh Kelly.

Josh Kelly officially re-signs with Greater Western Sydney

Employment generic.

The $100 billion wage rip-off: One in four workers will be hit by it

Cats send Stewart home as stomach bug strikes second player in a week

UPDATED

A lot of people are staring longingly at the sky at the moment

Lady Mary Fairfax has died at the age of 95

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How I rate authorised officers on trams? Zero. But it can be fixed

COMMENT
Matt Holden

France attack: Woman arrested for 'throwing acid on US uni students'

AFL dream team

Interactive: If you could pick an AFL 'superteam' who would get a guernsey

1 hr ago

Nicole Kidman accepts an Emmy award for her performance in Big Little Lies.

Nicole's Emmy win all started with a chat in an Aussie cafe

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16 mins ago

Attentive service: Singapore Airlines' business class.

Flight test: One of the widest business class seats you can get

Lorna Jane Clarkson

Lorna Jane's day on a plate: What the brains behind the brand eats

Amal Clooney and George Clooney.

New dad George Clooney cries four times a day with fatigue

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Donald Trump's awkward handshake with Melania

Sarah Hyland arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los ...

What the stars were wearing on the Emmys red carpet

It’s estimated up to one in three Australian women will terminate a pregnancy in their lifetime.

Three mothers who decided to terminate a pregnancy

First class in the Qantas A380.

Should babies be allowed in first class?

Let us hope this flawed postal survey sets no precedent as a mechanism for governments.

What's so great about marriage anyway?

17.09.17 The Age Melbourne Booking 144512 Photo shows protesters at an anti Fascists rally in the city. The group is ...

Masked protester charged after rival race rallies in Melbourne

Real estate agent pays $100k-plus to lawyer after harassment claim

Oldest park in the state: Residents oppose towers that would dwarf park

James Hughes' Ducati he was riding on the day of his death was described as his pride and joy. James Hughes, of ...

Suspected street race in Doncaster with Ducati motorcycle turns fatal

The proposed West Gate Tunnel as it cross the Maribyrnong River.

Premier Andrews' East West source now a West Gate Tunnel critic

Antonio Madafferi is a a wealthy grocer and part owner of the La Porchetta pizza chain.

Alleged mafia boss' push to rezone 'green wedge' land

Triplets (from left) Aidan, Bailey and Corey say they are reading more after their school library's makeover.

Extra help for boys as schools mind the gender gap

Four men arrested in Dubai over an alleged drug ring have been extradited to Australia.

Ibrahims to face court over 'drug ring'

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Brisbane... where a rat is never more than 10m away

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Daisy, who was killed by three other dogs that have been classified as dangerous.

The 'dangerous dogs' that killed Daisy are back

ACT

The hotel as it appeared last century.

The irony of how WA's oldest gay bar was identified

WA

ANZ economists say "housing affordability has been steadily worsening", and first-home buyers are priced out of the ...

What gets lost between the banks' economics and marketing desks

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Floyd Mayweather

Mayweather spends $32.5 million on Beverly Hills home

Old run down buildings that are to be sold as part of the Walil's property sale. Pictured is the Griffiths Tea building ...

Dirty and hard to heat: Why is this the height of cool?

11 School Road, Musk: Rattle enlisted renowned Paul Bangay for the gardens.

Second sale in three years for Stuart Rattle's Musk Farm project

20 Bowen Crescent, Carlton North sold for $3.26 million on Saturday.

Buyers cautious at auctions, waiting to strike 'better' deals

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US may close Cuba embassy over 'sonic' health attacks

Gardiner Harris

'It was emotional': Senator Jerry Buttimer at the Irish parliament in Dublin.

Ireland's same-sex marriage vote and ours: How they compare

Moroccan couscous with harissa glazed eggplant.

Harissa eggplant recipe for meat-free Monday

Mark LaBrooy and Darren Robertson

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AFL Dream Team

Interactive: Pick your own AFL premiership team of the 2000s

1 hr ago

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is being courted by the Suns.

Intrigue grows ahead of Hinkley radio interview

Contract extension: Josh Kelly.

Kelly officially re-signs with Giants

Tom Stewart (second from right) was sent home from Geelong training on Monday morning.

Ill Stewart sent home from Cats training

UPDATED

Scans revealed some damage to Mitch McGovern's hamstring.

Crows pessimistic about McGovern for prelim

6 mins ago

The Swans should target Tom Liberatore, says Jimmy Bartel. Graphic: Stephen Kiprillis.

Season in review: Why the Swans should target Bulldog 'Libba'

Jimmy Bartel

Jake Lever looks likely to be moving on from the Crows in 2018.

Lever set to move on after low offer by Crows

Anthony Colangelo

Back in town: Brett Deledio will be hoping to bring down the Tigers.

4 Points: Time for ex-Tiger to lift the 'Lid for Giants

Michael Gleeson

Digital youth service ReachOut said it has seen a 20 per cent surge in people accessing its online advice relating to ...

Mental health groups sound alarm over postal survey

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

The plan to start testing year 1 students on reading, maths

Judith Ireland

Labor demands independent inquiry into Cash appointment

Adam Gartrell

Liberal Senator Matt Canavan says the 'yes' side "wants to make it illegal just to express a different view about marriage".

Thought crime fears motivates 'no' campaign launch

Michael Koziol

The science shows that partial or low-level protection simply doesn't work.

Turtles, dolphins under threat as marine protections relaxed

Nicole Hasham

Grazier Ian Cargill on his property 'Billaglen' near Braidwood in NSW.

'It's very serious': Farmers worried after a long, dry winter

Judith Ireland

The security fence is installed across the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra.

MPs angry about the fence they built around the 'People's House'

Bevan Shields

A man is treated after being pepper sprayed as police tried to clear a violent crowd.

St Louis protest of police acquittal turns violent

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea.

N. Korea leader mocked as 'Rocket Man'

Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz

Inequality, extreme politics linked: Nobel laureate economist

Nassim Khadem

A rare white giraffe and her calf in Kenya. Video footage of the duo is believed to be the first of its kind.

Tall tale but true: rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya

The day the Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage felt like a moment of progress.

Australia is a better society but US still dazzles

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

The public could care less about the source of power as long as the lights remain on.

How did we get into this mess, and how do we get out of it?

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Tim Winton hoped we had the gumption to create a system of marine parks just as earlier generations created national parks.

The largest cut to wildlife protection in our history

COMMENT
Tim Winton

A burst pipe has crippled the supply of jet fuel to Auckland Airport.

Auckland Airport fuel shortage delays Australian travellers

Patrick Hatch
1 hr ago

The ASX looks set for a modestly upbeat start to the week.

Markets Live: Banks put ASX on front foot

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins

Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz

Trump 'picking the pockets' of Americans: Nobel prize winner

Nassim Khadem

Bruce Gordon has lost his court bid aimed at thwarting the sale of Ten to CBS.

Billionaire Ten backer loses court challenge to CBS takeover

Michaela Whitbourn

Parental leave on your first day? You can at this big company

Anna Patty

'Very dodgy': Workers urged to sign contracts that cuts their pay in half

Anna Patty

'Resilient' iron ore price tipped to fall

Darren Gray

'Exploitative': towers to double in size and dwarf Melbourne park

Clay Lucas

DF-24830 - Taron Egerton stars in Twentieth Century Fox's "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," also starring Colin Firth, ...

All the Kingsman: How blockbuster films are choosing what you wear

Men's Style

The latest home stereo tech is definitely inspired by retro vibes.

23 of the best new audio gadgets that will change your life

Technology

Alistair Bentley, founder of Simply Wall Street, is excited about the potential of artificial intelligence but wary of ...

How artificial intelligence is changing personal finance

Rose Powell

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Insurance is having a makeover and Trov is just the start

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Steve Baxter, PIPE Networks founder turned start-up investor and star of Channel Ten's Shark Tank.

It's not about the idea for Steve Baxter

Cara Waters

Polly McGee works for a tech company and says her tattoos tend to disarm people.

The new normal, tats in the office

Nina Hendy

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Traders push to change Grand Final holiday

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Traumatised teens 'stalked' by clown

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Caribbean braces again as Maria becomes a hurricane

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Suspected street race in Doncaster turns fatal

Ghost Signs in Sydney. Ghost sign on the wall on Glebe Point Road, Glebe. 15th September 2017. Photo: Steven Siewert .

Sydney ghost signs

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Reap what you sow… Season 4 of The Last Ship - now streaming only on Stan.

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Ghost’s darkest hour has arrived in the brand new season of Power - now streaming only on Stan.

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Nicole Kidman accepting the award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or a movie for Big Little Lies.

Emmys 2017: Australia comes home swathed in victory

Michael Idato
43 mins ago

Host Stephen Colbert appears at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in ...

Colbert opens the show with song and dance routine

Michael Idato

Gillian Armstrong.

Make it Australian, or lose it, warns Gillian Armstrong

Karl Quinn

Tia from the ABC series Glitch.

How ordinary mutts become top dogs on screen

Melinda Houston

Warwick Thornton's Sweet Country has claimed a major prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Warwick Thornton's Sweet Country wins festival prize

Peter Mitchell

Nicole Kidman at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on September 9, 2017.

Surprise win looms for top Emmy, but Aussies set for a bright night

Michael Idato

Olivia Newton-John and Molly Meldrum on Countdown.

ABC winds back the clock to when pop ruled TV

Bridget McManus

Rebel Wilson successfully sued Bauer Media for defamation.

Big in Hollywood, but Rebel Wilson was paid a pittance

Karl Quinn

Melbourne Museum new exhibition Museum Inside Out launch. 12 September 2017. The Age News. Photo: Eddie Jim. (Minister ...

Not just staring at rocks: Museums Victoria's new moves

Carolyn Webb

Jennifer Lawrence in mother!, from Paramount Pictures and Protozoa Pictures. Jennifer Lawrence stars as the woman, with ...

Mother! of all freak-outs: Aronofsky's most striking film yet

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Fringe at Gasworks

4.48 Psychosis a painful and poetic inside view of clinical depression

FRINGE FESTIVAL
Cameron Woodhead

Strings attached: Ask yourself this – what do YOU want? Think long and hard.

Sugar daddy funded education empowering for women? Please.

Kasey Edwards

Shailene Woodley's comments did not go down well on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards.

Twitter has field day with Woodley's 'no TV' comment

Annie Brown

Lorde on the cover of Vogue Australia.

'I used to get called monobrow': Lorde on Vogue cover

Jessica Biel en route to the Emmys.

Everything worth knowing from the Emmy Awards 2017 red carpet

Jenna Clarke

Meg Ryan and her very '90s hair in the film <i>You've Got Mail</I>.

Why there hasn't been a rom-com heir to Meg Ryan

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Nicole Kidman, left, and Keith Urban arrive at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the ...

Emmys 2017: All the action from the red carpet

Mark Manson is ambivalent about his anti-self-help guru status.

The self-help movement gets a reality check

Sarah Berry

Amber Tamblyn attends "Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program Celebration" at Little Park on ...

Amber Tamblyn 'done with not being believed' in NYT op ed

Jayme Deerwester

Moroccan couscous with harissa glazed eggplant.

Meat-free Monday: 'Big and bold' harissa eggplant with couscous

Coconut hotcakes with roasted pineapple and lime mascarpone.

Meet Carlton North's new pasta bar Park Street Dining

Adam Liaw's zucchini spaghetti.

Weekly meal plan: Eat more greens with these sneaky veg recipes

The 6V Mercedes-Benz Ride on Car is on sale for $199 on 23 September.

The ALDI special buy your children will go mad for

Dr Herald

Why this surgeon is teaching kids how to catch a ball

Already a superstar.

Serena Williams' baby is already an Instagram superstar

Attentive service: Singapore Airlines' business class.

Flight test: One of the widest business class seats you can get

Michael Gebicki

Most of us enjoy our privacy in the bathroom.

There's a window in my shower: Horror hotel design flaws

Christopher Elliott

Tokyo is among the cheapest long-haul destinations in the world for travellers.

World's cheapest long-haul destination revealed

Hugh Morris

Content providers play Australians for fools, but it's not difficult to beat geoblocking to get a better deal.

Why shouldn't Aussies dodge geoblocking?

COMMENT

The lawsuit alleges the company violates California's Equal Pay Act.

Google sued by women claiming discrimination

Samus looks a lot sleeker now than she did in 1991, and she moves better too.

Gaming goddess resurrected in Metroid: Samus Returns

Review

EVE

How EVE players pulled off $25,000 heist

Kotaku

Modern robbery may combine social engineering, identity theft and old fashioned breaking and entering.

When low tech burglary has a high tech edge

Genesis won't offer high performance models to compete with AMG and BMW M.

Genesis rules out Mercedes-AMG rival

Stephen Ottley

2018 Audi A8.

Car companies call for trust in self-driving cars

David McCowen

Mini plans to produce a mega hot hatch

Mini considering 200kW-plus hot hatch

Toby Hagon

Mazda MX-5.

What convertible sports car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2018 Volkswagen Arteon.

New Volkswagen Arteon price revealed

Drive Staff

The next-generation BMW M2 will remain rear-wheel drive.

Next-gen BMW M2 to stay rear-wheel drive

Toby Hagon

Melbourne City's new marquee player, Polish midfielder Marcin Budzinski.

City unveil Marcin Budzinski as new marquee player

Michael Lynch
1 hr ago

Damien Oliver rides Almandin to victory in the Japan Racing Association Trophy at Flemington.

Oliver confirmed for Almandin's back-to-back Cup bid

Michael Lynch
36 mins ago

Marc Leishman has romped to a five-shot victory in the BMW Championship.

Leishman holds off Rose to win BMW Championship

Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium.

Hamilton beats Ricciardo in action-packed Singapore GP

Abhishek Takle

David Warner heads back to the pavilion as rain stops play in Chennai.

Aussies fall short in rain-soaked opening ODI against India

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