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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Earthquake in North Korea sparks nuke fears

Secretary of the ACTU Sally McManus says workers should be able to organise where the power is.

Unions to push for radical overhaul of workplace laws

EXCLUSIVE

President Donald Trump walks off the stage after he speaks at campaign rally in support of Sen. Luther Strange, Friday, ...

Trump disinvites NBA star to White House

Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, at home with mother Laurel, watching the progress of the election on TV.

Election ends in stalemate with NZ First leader the kingmaker

Richmond's yellow clash jumper.

'Tell AFL to get stuffed' but Tigers accept grand final jumper call

Tiger family the Whites at Richmond's Cricketers Arms Hotel. (Left to right) Lynette, Matthew, Chris, Natalie and Johnathon.

'Dream come true': Tigers' fans paint the town yellow and black

More than 500,000 Londoners sign petition to overturn Uber ban

Text message for 'yes' vote receives mixed response

The great Aussie tradition we must not forget

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Villagers flee as Bali volcano threatens to erupt

UPDATED
Jewel Topsfield

Nervous wait for Trent Cotchin after Tigers make grand final

UPDATED

A still from the Indonesian government-backed video shows Heru Kurnia returning to Indonesia and his family.

Terror threat in Indonesia as IS fighters return

Jewel Topsfield

Everywhere we look, highly visible older women are rewriting all the rules.

How 'generational blurring' is changing women's lifestyles

Samuel Johnson greets mourners at her public memorial.

Love for Connie: 'Villagers' bid cancer crusader farewell

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Why marriage is equally hellish for all

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How to go to a party and actually enjoy yourself: Tips for introverts

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Tigers make first Grand Final since 1982

Dawn Weston as a young woman and (right) with her daughter Kaye.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

Dawn's final days reveal aged care horror

I am now, thanks to their help, able to offer a round of more shocking facts, this time based around the theme of ...

Richard Glover

How to make a millennial feel sorry for a boomer

Isaac Hempstead said he just hopes Bran is alive by the end of the show.

George R.R. Martin reveals details of Games of Thrones 'prequel'

Dane Waites, Australia's Forrest Gump.

Forrest Gump has nothing on Australia's real-life version

Richmond fans soak up the atmosphere at the MCG.

Roars of these fans have been a generation in the waiting

Why education superpower Finland is studying our schools

Elderly woman's pension money stolen from nursing home

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 Patrick Pritzwald-Stegman died in June after being attacked outside Box Hill Hospital.

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

UPDATED

Labor MP Khalil Eideh (left), with his factional ally Senator Kim Carr.

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 grass fire is seen along the Hume Highway, north of Goulburn. The blaze prompted the closure of the road in both ...

Hume Highway reopens after record day of heat

NSW

The former biosecurity officer also completed compliance training on behalf of clients.

Corrupt official made $190,000 in secret business

ACT

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

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

NSW

The Brisbane Pride March attracted more than 10,000 people.

Thousands flood inner-city for pride march

QLD

DOM Online Case StudyThornbury . Picture Michael Rayner. Che Thornbury who changed her name by deed poll to her ...

Che moved to Melbourne, changed her name to match suburb

Daveys Bay Yacht Club in Frankston South, Melbourne.

Once a suburb we tended to forget, today it's come into its own

The living area features art by Peter Wright, Col Jordan, Richard Havyatt, Trevor Vickers and David O’Halloran. The ...

'It's like a treehouse': Inside an architect's self-designed home

Sold: 21 Leopold Street went for $1.8 million at auction.

The 'Mayfair of Melbourne': Period home sells for $1.8m

Molokai Ranch, a 22,490-hectare tract on Hawaii's Molokai island is for sale for $328 million.

Vast $328m Hawaiian ranch for sale - but there's a catch

Emma Sulkowicz leads a group carrying a mattress during Class Day for seniors at Columbia University in 2015. To protest ...

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Emma Sulkowicz leads a group carrying a mattress during Class Day for seniors at Columbia University in 2015. To protest ...

Rape on campus: Trump team weighs in for the accused

Paul McGeough

Any consumption of that delicious fruit will occur in the privacy of my own home.

'No more smashed avo': secret diary of first home buyer

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Ava Handsley and Savarna Nock believe they have been underpaid at a Bakers Delight store.

Bakers Delight franchise under pressure over back-pay

Ben Schneiders

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The Tigers

Tiger Army in sight of dream premiership

Warwick Green

Richmond's yellow clash jumper.

Tigers to accept AFL clash jumper call

Daniel Cherny

Trent Cotchin

Nervous wait for Cotchin ahead of grand final

UPDATED
Jon Pierik

Bright light: Harrison Himmelberg, a standout for the Giants against the Tigers, and Nathan Broad grapple for possession.

Giants backing youngsters to take next step after more heartbreak

Andrew Wu

Malcolm Blight: 1978 Brownlow medalist.

A note of caution for the Brownlow winner

Libbi Gorr

Tom Lonergan (left) and Andrew Mackie head off into retirement.

Cats lose one life, but have many more

Greg Baum

The hot Brownlow Medal favourite: Dustin Martin.

It's Dusty then daylight, but perhaps some Danger of drama

Scott Spits

Chris Scott said he didn't want Cats fans to think they had come close to glory. He believes they are a long way off ...

'We've got to go back to the start', says Chris Scott

Ashley Porter

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

On edge: This latest quake terrified residents of Mexico City.

Another earthquake hits Mexico, as search for survivors continues

Nunhar Begum, a Rohingya Muslim woman who crossed over two weeks ago from Myanmar, is reunited with her son Nur Karim in ...

Torching of Rohingya villages continues despite denials

Lindsay Murdoch

President Donald Trump walks off the stage after he speaks at campaign rally in support of Sen. Luther Strange, Friday, ...

Trump goes to war with NBA star Stephen Curry

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has accused Trump of attempting to sabotage the landmark nuclear accord between Iran and ...

Iran tests new ballistic missile in show of defiance against US

Lauriston plans to replace 107-year-old Sutherland House with a 'sports and wellness centre'.

Private schools are really rubbing our noses in it

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Same-sex marriage: response to AFL's gesture a sad indictment

COMMENT
Darrell O'Connor

Melbourne is on track to become the nation’s biggest city

Is Melbourne already bigger than Sydney?

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Shaun Toby received a letter from his insurer saying he would lose his weekly payments on December 25.

Injured workers over 50 face 'scrapheap'

Anna Patty

CBA chief executive Ian Narev has said the bank will focus on what it's best at.

Out for the count. CBA's financial planners next to go?

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Consumers left behind by designers of power system

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Leona Watson, managing director of Cheeky Food Events, in Surry Hills.

What business really wants from your loyalty card

Patrick Hatch

Fairfax giving birth to $1.8 billion baby in Domain

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Australian taxi industry calls for Uber review following London ban

Joe Hinchliffe

UK ratings blow as PM tries to ease Brexit tensions

Blackbird pioneers a new tune for hiring

Nassim Khadem

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

The rates offered for online savings accounts have been falling rapidly.

'Be a rate tart': switch savings accounts to get rates above 3pc

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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

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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Cotchin in for nervous wait over hit

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Connie Johnson bid farewell at public memorial

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Trump: Fire NFL players who kneel for anthem

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Television's golden boy David Lyle dead at 67

Illustration: Ron Tandberg

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Over 200,000 seek shelter in Northern Uganda

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Tiny Dancer: Elton John played new and old hits at Mackay Stadium in Queensland.

Tributes, terror and tiny dancers in a tour that won't be the last

REVIEW
Drew Creighton

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

After the Booker: what 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

Emmanuel Pahud is the world's most celebrated flautist.

Meet the 'Federer of the flute'

Barney Zwartz

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

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

Everywhere we look, highly visible older women are rewriting all the rules.

How 'generational blurring' is changing women's lifestyles

Leah Hardy

Kylie Jenner.

Kylie Jenner pregnant: reports

Ditch the sugar over the fat, advises Peter Bruckner.

Is fat-free or sugar-free better?

Dr Peter Brukner

Models on the runway at Erdem during their Spring/Summer 2018 runway show at London Fashion Week in London

Five beauty looks from LFW that we want to copy immediately

Stephanie Darling

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

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

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

Imogen Anthony, left, with boyfriend Kyle Sandilands and Natalie Bassingthwaight at the launch of House of K'Dor's ...

Social Seen: Imogen Anthony dresses up, Kyle Sandilands dresses down

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

Pisco sours and ceviche at Pastuso.

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

Lechon (pork) is a favourite national dish.

The six Filipino dishes you must try

Go-to dish: Potato gnocchi, pumpkin and gruyere cream with sage pangratatto.

Peace, choc tops and pumpkin gnocchi at the Theatre Royal

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

Having your passport

Letters: The Australian Embassy treated me like a criminal

Galeta Meadows sculptures.

Offbeat California: 7 of the most amazing things you're missing

Kylie McLaughlin

Hibiscus marengue with lemon curd and yogurt ice cream from Gustu restaurant, La Paz, Bolivia. Images supplied ...

Ten of the best new culinary adventures around the world

Ute Junker

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

Overlooked: Sam Kerr has missed the cut for the FIFA Best Women's Player award.

Kerr sensationally snubbed on FIFA best player shortlist

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

Melbourne Storm surge into NRL grand final

Roy Ward

World's Nick Kyrgios, left, and Jack Sock, right, celebrate winning a point against Europe's Rafael Nadal and Tomas ...

Kyrgios wins for the World, beating Nadal and Berdych

Trainer Peter Moody.

Peter Moody fined over tweets

Patrick Bartley

Name to remember: Tye Angland and Trapeze Artist race over four lengths clear en route to victory in the Golden Rose at ...

High-flying Trapeze Artist steals limelight from Menari

Chris Roots

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