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London's transport regulator on Friday stripped Uber of its licence to operate from the end of the month, affecting over ...

Uber stripped of its licence to operate in London

A bag filled with almost 40 same-sex marriage postal survey envelopes addressed to Mona Vale residents was found in a ...

'Survey corrupted': Another haul of postal votes found dumped

The train where the incident happened.

Teen charged with attempted murder over London train attack

BREAKING
48 mins ago

Giants coach Leon Cameron.

AFL disputed terms of Cameron's contract extension

Caroline Wilson

Anarchist DJ Astro Labe, who is facing a charge of assaulting Tony Abbott.

'Lifelong ambition': Anarchist who headbutted Tony Abbott

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts outside court in Brisbane on Thursday.

High Court makes finding on Roberts' UK citizen saga

Here's why CBS wants Ten, and what it might do with it

COMMENT

US hints at plan B amid fears over H-bomb in the Pacific

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Fourth youth charged with murder after alleged carjacking

Dear ghost home owner: prepare to be hit with more tax

'Why did you have to be born?' Mother admits throwing baby in creek

Marcus Veerman, CEO of Playground Ideas, in a Brunswick East playground based on his DIY designs.

Why education superpower Finland is interested in Victorian schools

Henrietta Cook

Adelaide captain Taylor Walker celebrates a goal against Geelong in the preliminary final at the Adelaide Oval on Friday ...

Brilliant Crows fly into grand final

31 mins ago

Just reward: Billy Slater celebrates after taking the game beyond Brisbane's reach.

Storm teach Broncos a big lesson in big moments

ANALYSIS
31 mins ago

Cyclone House at 17-19 Hardware Lane has been bought for $6.71 million.

Family makes almost $6m profit on this Hardware Lane house

Beyonce and Jay Z.

Internet is buzzing after Beyonce 'alters' her marriage tattoo

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Australian soldiers in Flanders

Beyonce and Jay Z.

The internet abuzz after Beyonce 'alters' her marriage tattoo

Tom Cruise as pilot Barry Seal in American Made.

'Cut corners': Victims' families blame Cruise for film deaths

Senator Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives are a pale echo of the Moral Majority in the US.

School raises over $100,000 after Bernardi hits out at fundraiser

Layered berry and chia seeds smoothies

Thirteen health vegan snacks (and they can help you burn calories)

Greens senator Janet Rice with her wife Penny Whetton in their Melbourne home.

'We used to kiss in public': Senator on her transgender marriage

Surgeon's alleged killer on bail at time of attack, court told

UPDATED

Under-fire MP confirms exit, as ALP factional battle looms

Cbus Property has plans for an upmarket 34-storey apartment tower on the Mercure hotel site in Spring Street in Melbourne.

Glitzy residential tower set for prime city spot after $70m sale

A judge has ruled that Maria Cardamone has served enough time for trying to help her son avoid conviction.

'Measure of mercy' for killer's mum who tried to hire hitman

UPDATED

Melburnians are enjoying the warmer weather.

Now this feels like spring: Mercury nudges 25 degrees

Age editorial dinkus

Men behind Corkman debacle knowingly trampled boundaries

EDITORIAL

The radioisotopes generated form the cyclotron highlight the cancerous cells in black.

'It's everywhere': Woman's scan stained with black

NSW

Australia is facing its largest carrot oversupply in 25 years.

Carrot crisis: Ausssie farmers face big oversupply

QLD

The footage shows how close the cars came to colliding head on.

Near head on crash with two cars captured on film

WA

The man used a Star Wars mask to disguise himself.

Man wore Star Wars mask to abuse stepdaughter

WA

The multi-gabled house sits in picturesque rolling countryside, and does look original from the outside. It has been ...

When Grand Designs fails: Owners sell their brand new dream home

Avoid leaving your housemates with a bitter taste in the their mouth: follow these simple rules.

Silent sex only and nine other sharehouse commandments

A tiny house in the backyard appeals to some as a solution that offers both affordability and sustainability.

Interest is growing, so who really wants tiny houses ... and why?

Revamping a bathroom is one of the most expensive projects you can undertake.

How much should a bathroom renovation actually cost?

Make sure to test furniture before you buy.

Don't spend any money on furniture until you've read this...

Ilmar "Drac" Tiltins has been a boot-studder at Richmond since the 1970s.

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Ilmar "Drac" Tiltins has been a boot-studder at Richmond since the 1970s.

Long-time Tigers' boot-studder dreaming of the big dance

Tom Cowie

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Dawn's final days reveal aged care horror

Michael Bachelard

Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to collect chocolates ...

Rohingya Muslim mega-settlement risks disaster

Lindsay Murdoch

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Giants coach Leon Cameron.

AFL disputed terms of Cameron's contract extension

Caroline Wilson

If the Giants are hated in Melbourne, that at least gives them name recognition.

Sydney versus Melbourne? Stick a yellow and black sock in it

Malcolm Knox

AFL Dream Team

'Brutal task'. Pick your super team. One scribe left out Hodge

Eyes up: Geelong's Mark Blicavs gets a kick away against GWS.

'I'm a bit obnoxious': Cats runner on trash talk and table tennis

Sam McClure

Tough love: No matter how much Toby Greene grates, you'd love him on your side.

Giants: What's not to like?

Greg Baum

Fans at Richmond's training session at the Punt Road oval on Friday.

Tiger Army set to march on the 'G

Kate Mani

The Giants played in front of the lowest AFL finals crowd since World War I.

Roy Masters: Why Giants should be renamed grants

Roy Masters

Soldiering on: A bandaged Steve Johnson celebrates one of his six goals against the West Coast Eagles.

Stevie J declares himself for preliminary final against Tigers

Jon Pierik

Anarchist DJ Astro Labe, who is facing a charge of assaulting Tony Abbott.

'Abbott headbutt not about same-sex marriage': anarchist DJ

Michael Koziol, Matt Maloney

Left campaign group to launch ten-fold Coalition attack at election

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

The US vows to get tough with the bad guys - but can they afford to?

David Wroe

Former prime minister Tony Abbott addresses the media in Hobart on Friday.

Abbott 'assault' a gift to the 'no' case plain and simple

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts outside court in Brisbane on Thursday.

One Nation MP was a UK citizen when he nominated: High Court

Felicity Caldwell

Greens senator Janet Rice with her wife Penny Whetton in their Melbourne home.

The subversive marriage of Janet Rice and Penny Whetton

Stephanie Peatling

Ken Doolan, left, with his wife Elaine and former National Party leader Tim Fischer.

RSL investigates claim car was given to former national president

David Wroe

Wetex Kang arrives next to a campaign signs for the Maori Party in Auckland.

Malay-Chinese beekeeper vies for Maori seat in NZ

Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to collect chocolates ...

Rohingya mega-settlement risks mega health disaster

Lindsay Murdoch

An attendee holds an SFP9 pistol, manufactured by Heckler & Koch at an arms trade fair in London last week.

Arms giant quits selling wares to 'crisis regions'

Head to head: Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump

US hints at plan B for North Korea crisis

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Pro-Clinton news site has basically vowed to be a left-wing media bubble

COMMENT
Nicole Hemmer

The MCG will be packed with Richmond fans on Saturday.

Why would a footy club want to silence its fans?

COMMENT
Brendan O'Reilly

Jill Meagher was murdered by parolee Adrian Bayley in 2012.

Jill Meagher's legacy, five years on

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Fairfax Media chairman Nick Falloon will also become chairman of Domain once the digital property group separates from ...

Fairfax giving birth to $1.8 billion baby in Domain

Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

China's economy had seen better than expected 6.9 per cent GDP growth in the first half of 2017.

'Misreading': China hits out at 'wrong' credit downgrade

Kirsty Needham

The ASX delivered its fourth week of losses in five.

ASX racks up fourth weekly loss in five

Sarah Turner

Andrew with his solar plus battery home energy solution, which includes the Tesla Powerwall 2.

Planets aligning for surge in solar systems

Carole Saffer

Tabcorp, Tatts may need to start over for mega-merger

Nick Toscano

Dear ghost home owner: prepare to be hit with more tax

How to manage 'dirty' workers

COMMENT
James Adonis

Worst day in four months: $A heading downhill

Timothy Moore

Venroy's pink linen shirt can work just as well on the weekend as it does at work.

Spring clean-up: 14 of the best buys for men this spring

Stitched Up
Pete Harrison

With the Holden about to stop production of their Commodore, Kia couldn't have timed the Stinger any better.

That's gotta sting: The Korean car that is faster than a V8

Cars

Super funds are holding more than $14 billion of lost super, while a further $3.75 billion of unclaimed super is held ...

$18b in lost super: the suburbs that top the list

John Collett

No one can agree on what exactly Bitcoin is: a currency, or a store of value like gold bars?

Bitcoin's not a fraud … but don't risk it

ANALYSIS
Scott Phillips

Former Olympic skier Jo McDougall at ski shop Molony's, in South Yarra, Melbourne.

No business like snow business thanks to bumper season

Cara Waters

You need to carefully select those best suited to dirty work.

How to manage 'dirty' workers

COMMENT
James Adonis

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High court rules against Malcolm Roberts

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Abbott 'headbutter' speaks

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Tom Cruise blamed for pilots' death

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Kim Jong-un: 'deranged' Trump will pay

Illustration: Ron Tandberg

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Over 200,000 seek shelter in Northern Uganda

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Flanagan sees writing as a inherently physical act, "inescapably part of life."

After the Booker: what Richard Flanagan did next

Malcolm Knox

Angelina Jolie attends a New York screening of First They Killed My Father.

Angelina Jolie on fame, family and Cambodia

Cara Buckley

Peter Serafinowicz: "Actors who play superheroes. It's a rather small subsection of society, isn't it?"

Introducing Peter Serafinowicz, the unlikely superhero

Richard Jinman

KJ Apa as Archie in the new drama Riverdale.

Riverdale cast protest after star involved in car crash

The Chaser's Chris Taylor is hosting a new ABC TV show.

Chaser star Chris Taylor to host new ABC show

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Tom Cruise as pilot Barry Seal in American Made.

Victims' families blame Cruise for film deaths

Rob Moran

Wil Anderson is replacing Mick Molloy on Triple M's breakfast show.

Wil Anderson joins Triple M Hot Breakfast

Broede Carmody

Sam Newman in an earlier edition of The Footy Show.

Sam Newman slams 'fawning, sycophantic' AFL over 'Yes' logo

Anna Prytz

Gretta Ray says she always felt protected and encouraged in her journey to become a musician.

The Age Music Victoria Awards announces huge After Party line-up

Craig Mathieson

Ambitious: Daniel Webber (as Jason Patterson) and Sean Kennan (as Dean Patterson) in Australia Day.

Australia Day film is 'a few cans short of a barbecue'

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

As You Like It at the Pop-Up Globe in Auckland

From Game of Thrones to Shakespeare: Dressed to kill at Pop-Up Globe

Kerrie O'Brien

Beyonce and Jay Z.

Beyhive is buzzing after Beyonce 'alters' her marriage tattoo

Nicole Economos

Sophie Monk faces a choice of almost exclusively younger suitors in <i>The Bachelorette</I>.

Like Sophie I've 'dated younger' and here's what I know

Clem Bastow

Street style in Milan.

Street style and celebrities go daring at Milan Fashion Week

Certain short-chain carbohydrates, rather than gluten, might be the culprit in upset stomachs.

It might not be the gluten making you so bloated

Naomi Chainey

Demi Lovato arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif.

Demi Lovato doesn't 'owe' fans information about her sexuality

Jill Meagher was murdered by parolee Adrian Bayley in 2012.

What we've learned from Jill Meagher's legacy, five years on

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Kaia Gerber at Fendi.

Milan's biggest trend? Women dressing for themselves

Annie Brown

Andrew Bolt was given one of the 2017 Ernie Awards.

Andrew Bolt, Mark Latham honoured in 2017 Ernie Awards

Mary Ward

Pisco sours and ceviche at Pastuso.

¡Delicioso! Australia's top Spanish and Latin American restaurants

Beer at Wildflower Brewing and Blending.

Take a walk on the wild side of beer

Geoff Lindsay's classic red duck curry is back.

Review: Pearl hits (hello red duck curry) meet pub food at Lamaro's

These are the 24 names on the verge of extinction.

The 24 baby names on the verge of extinction this year

Tiredness is not the only factor impacting on a woman’s sex drive

Mums are too tired to have sex, study reveals

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Wedding guests told to breastfeed in the bathroom

Avani Sepang Goldcoast Resort is one of the biggest overwater hotels in the world.

Under $200 a night: Is this the world's cheapest overwater resort?

Brook Sabin

Bak chor mee at Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle.

Quiz: Where can you find a Michelin-starred street food stall?

Did you lose your luggage at Changi Airport?

Loss luggage? Handler sends bags astray at world's best airport

Frankenstein observes his creation.

Facebook's Frankenstein moment

ANALYSIS

<i>Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams</i> might look to the future but it's still stuck in the broadcast models of old.

Why are we still drip-fed streaming TV?

COMMENT

Georgina Cooke.

How does iPhone 8 Plus Portrait Mode stack up against a DSLR?

HTC.

Google acquires HTC staff, IP for $1.25b

Kotaku

If you've always wanted to run around as shirtless Mario — and take pictures for posterity — you're in luck.

Mario gets weird in Super Mario Odyssey

Hands on

2018 Genesis G70.

How Hyundai plans to take on Benz and BMW

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mini Countryman SD

She says, He says: Mini's full-sized Countryman

David McCowen

Shrapnel from Takata airbags is responsible for 19 deaths around the world.

Killer airbags force 'unprecedented' recall

David McCowen

2018 Volvo XC40

Volvo reveals baby SUV

Andrew Maclean

2017 Kia Stinger.

Driven: Kia's new twin-turbo V6 sedan

Stephen Ottley

McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo concept

Audi considers Project One rival

Andrew Maclean

Melbourne players celebrate after Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s try in their win over Brisbane.

Melbourne Storm surge into NRL grand final

Roy Ward
1 hr ago

Trainer Peter Moody.

Peter Moody fined over tweets

Patrick Bartley

Goal: Tim Cahill and Melbourne City are focused on securing a spot in the Asian Champions League.

Evergreen Cahill raring to go

Michael Lynch

Swimming legends Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett have developed a strong friendship over recent years.

Phelps and Hackett: A golden shoulder to lean on

Karen Crouse

Australia's Pat Cummins.

Cummins to come home from India

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