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oBikes have been found in all sorts of places.

New rules slapped on oBikes after dumped in streets

Lisa Wilkinson.

The reality behind how the Lisa Wilkinson deal went down

Hannah Mouncey

AFL 'committed to equality', but leaves Mouncey out in cold

1 hr ago

Harvey Weinstein Weinstein, one of Hollywood's most powerful figures, has denied the rape allegations while ...

Billionaire Trump friend poised to bail out Weinstein's film studio

Small businesses have been caught short by Australia Post.

Australia Post's online parcel system crashes, causes business chaos

EXCLUSIVE

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull's change to suit the political climate

COMMENT

Inside the 'adult day-care centre': How aides try to control Trump

Bullying spreads thanks to 'war' between fireys, bosses: minister

1 hr ago

'Tony Abbott's right-wing agenda is now complete': Labor

Live

Australia's next boom: Here's what will replace property

'Surprise to us all': Today hosts react to shock exit

Lisa Wilkinson outside her Sydney home on Tuesday morning.

The 'real' star of the day: Lisa Wilkinson set to earn more than former co-host

Melbourne v Port Adelaide

Trade blog: Melbourne's Jack Watts chooses Port Adelaide

Live
1 hr ago

Waleed Aly and Carrie Bickmore bicker on <i>The Project</i>.

Ten quashes rumours Wilkinson will replace Bickmore

1 hr ago

The Qantas 787 Dreamliner business class cabin.

First look: Qantas unveils its first 787 Dreamliner

Alyssa Milano has led call to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault following the recent revelation of ...

'Me too': Social media fills with stories of sex assault, harassment

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The government's energy policy explained

Bong Su

Bong Su didn't die of old age. He was broken by zoo life

Attica's 'an imperfect history of Ripponlea in three tarts'.

Of all the food joints in all the country, the best is in Melbourne

Juanita Phillips - for My Sydney column

How being a single mum helped me to stop worrying

This Gold Coast property could be yours for less than Melbourne's median house price.

What the city's median house price can get around Australia

The committee said volunteer firefighters were not consulted.

Harassment, bullying endemic for women in CFA: report

EXCLUSIVE

Melbourne Girls College year 7 students caught dealing drugs

Caulfield Cup favourite Admire Deus breaks down; out of carnival

UPDATED

Residents of Frankston were the most likely to raise their electricity and gas issues with the ombudsman.

Over 120 electricity and gas connections cut daily

Elisa Curry.

'This world has lost a gem': Friend pays tribute to Elisa Curry

Shocking CCTV footage has captured the moment an elderly driver lost control of his car, ploughed down a busy shopping ...

CCTV captures moment driver hurtles down busy shopping strip

Philip Bracken

Jeers and disappointment follow as killer walks free from court, again

The man accused of fatally stabbing Brian Liston at a Camperdown bus stop is interviewed by police.

Man killed at bus stop tried in vain to flee from attack

NSW

Energy operators have over-invested, leading to the "gold plating" of poles and wires.

The main reason your energy bill is skyrocketing

Eleven workers miraculously survived a lightning strike.

Eleven workers struck by lightning in the Goldfields

WA

Much of George Street is to remain a construction zone well into next year.

'No end in sight' for Sydney CBD light rail chaos

NSW

A stay in a glass cabin in the Swedish wilderness has proven to be an effective stress relief.

Take a break: The remote cabins proven to reduce stress

Jennifer Lopez (pictured at the 2017 Grammy Awards) is selling her New York penthouse.

Jennifer Lopez selling her NYC penthouse for $34 million

When seeking luxury, look for opportunities to forge extra floor space. Ronnie and Georgia's winning bathroom.

Key ingredients to make a tiny bathroom feel luxe

Around $323 billion in state and federal infrastructure spending over the next four years will provide "timely support ...

Australia's next boom: Here's what will replace property

London house prices are falling at their fastest pace since the global financial crisis.

Fall in London house prices make it worst-performing in Britain

Fire fighters found a man dead inside a burning house south of Bendigo.

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Fire fighters found a man dead inside a burning house south of Bendigo.

Fire services war will keep burning Andrews

COMMENT
Noel Towell

Illustration: Dionne Gain

If Trump strikes North Korea there is only one outcome

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at ...

Senate crossbench looms as government's only path to energy deal

Nicole Hasham

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La Trobe Valley's Loy Yang coal-fired power station is among the country's biggest polluters.

New energy policy passes Coalition party room - despite Abbott jibe

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Turnbull's change to suit the political climate

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Government announces James Shipton as new ASIC chairman

Fergus Hunter

Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection appears before the Legal and ...

New security super-ministry boss unleashes colourful speech

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at ...

PM's energy policy aims to cut costs, mandate 'reliable' coal, gas

Mark Kenny

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at ...

Crossbench looms as government's only path to energy deal

Nicole Hasham

Warning shot on energy: former prime minister Tony Abbott, pictured with then-assistant treasurer Josh Frydenberg at ...

Abbott launches climate warning shot ahead of crucial meeting

Mark Kenny

French President Emmanuel Macron

France to impose on-the-spot sexual harassment fines

Firefighters battle a wildfire raging near houses on the outskirts of Obidos, Portugal, in the early hours of Monday.

Wildfires sweep Portugal, Spain, killing dozens

Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Anti-corruption blogger killed by huge bomb in Malta

Ronald Williams II

Trump voter fraud commission researcher arrested for child porn

The fashion industry has endured ''a culture of exploitation''.

After Weinstein, the fashion industry is next in line for a shake-up

COMMENT
Lisa Armstrong

Assisted dying legislation is currently before the Victorian Parliament.

Assisted dying legislation creates different categories of human life

COMMENT
Emma Dawson

The charge point at BMW in Mulgrave for the BMW i3 electric car.

The internal combustion engine is dead, long live the electric car

COMMENT
Matthew Watkins

New Debenhams store in St Collins Lane shopping centre.

'Whole new way of shopping' Debenhams dives into Australia

Nicole Lindsay
46 mins ago

The ASX finished at a five-month high yesterday.

Markets Live: ASX muscles out of range

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

'If your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected', researcher says.

New Wi-Fi flaw affects nearly every internet-connected device

Tim Biggs

Nava Ozegbe has started her own clothing and food business, MamaNavaShop, and hopes she can help refugee women with ...

'There's no jobs for these women': Nava's $600-a-day plan

Nassim Khadem

Myer appoints retail nous to its board

Mathew Dunckley
1 hr ago

Culture 'one of the great challenges': incoming ASIC boss

Fergus Hunter

ANZ offloads super, planning businesses for $975m

Telstra acknowledges dividend cut 'tough' on shareholders

Nassim Khadem

The Caulfield Cup Carnival has undergone a transformation under the helm of Melbourne Racing Club’s Chief Commercial ...

This is what really happens in the VIP marquees of Caulfield

Luxury
1 hr ago

Some say it's to express freedom, others comfort. But is going commando in public ever okay?

Hanging free: Is it ever appropriate to go commando in public?

Culture

Olga Kashubin advises paying attention to keywords when uploading photos but says it's important to balance the business ...

How to make cash on the side from stock photography

Christine Long

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Cautious consumers tipped to drag on economy

Clancy Yeates

Small businesses have been caught short by Australia Post.

Australia Post's online parcel system crashes

EXCLUSIVE
Nina Hendy

Eggs are classed as a GST-free item.

Backdating your GST registration

COMMENT
Max Newnham

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John McCain awarded Liberty Medal

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One Nation: No evidence on climate change

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Meet the new ASIC boss

ASIC

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Vic euthanasia bill heads to debate

Visitors dance under a dome while browsing the "luminarium" designed by artist Alan Parkinson as part of the "Architects ...

World of Photos - October 17, 2017

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Over 200,000 seek shelter in Northern Uganda

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Nick Fordham is a well-connected negotiator.

The man behind the Wilkinson deal: who is Nick Fordham?

Rachel Browne

Lisa Wilkinson leaves her Sydney house, the morning after announcing her shock move from Nine to Ten.

Make no mistake: Wilkinson's exit is a blow for Nine

Michael Lallo

Comedian Kathy Griffin has again lashed out at Sunrise's Samantha Armytage.

Kathy Griffin challenges Sam Armytage to 'cage match'

Rob Moran

Karl Stefanovic called Wilkinson's departure a "shock".

'Surprise to us all': Today hosts react to Wilkinson's shock exit

Rob Moran

The Producers Guild of America has voted to expel Harvey Weinstein.

Producers Guild to expel Weinstein, create taskforce

Wilkinson joined Today as co-host in 2007.

Lisa Wilkinson quits Today to join rival broadcaster Ten

Michael Lallo

FILE - In this June 5, 2017 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks in Baltimore. Clinton says ...

Assange hits back at Hillary Clinton's Four Corners attack

Karl Quinn

Singer Bjork claims she was sexually harassed on a movie set.

Bjork joins chorus of 'sexually harassed' women on movie sets

Aja Styles

Reflections: Like any 'megalomaniac', Merritt imagined one day he would write memoirs.

Stephin Merritt's life less ordinary becomes musical memoir

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Hannah Francis

Justin Townes Earle performing at Out on the Weekend festival 2017.

Out on the Weekend 2017 review

LIVE MUSIC
Hannah Francis

Choreographer and dancer Michelle Heaven.

In Plan review: A little slice of Heaven

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Jordan Beth Vincent

Lisa Wilkinson announced on Monday night that she had quit Nine and would take up a role with Ten's The Project.

Local celebrities champion Lisa Wilkinson, criticise Nine

Amy Croffey
30 mins ago

One of the more gobsmacking things I've found since having a child is the sudden access and insight I've been given to ...

I'd never live with a partner again and here's why

Clementine Ford

Please let this story about Carrie Fisher and the cow tongue be true.

Please let this Carrie Fisher revenge story be true

Conor McGregor held a christening party for his son which spared no expense.

Conor McGregor creates epic theme park for son's christening

Cat Rodie's dyslexia diagnosis was a gift.

I thought I was 'thick' until a diagnosis changed my life

Cat Rodie

Alyssa Milano has led call to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault following the recent revelation of ...

#Metoo is a rallying cry for women post Weinstein

Ellen Wulfhorst

Many of the risk factors for depression are modifiable.

The five risk factors for depression

Sarah Berry

Duchess of Cambridge at an event at London's Paddington Station.

Kate Middleton debuts new hair, dances with Paddington Bear

The Good Food Guide 2018.

Good Food Guide 2018: Full list of hats

Attica's 'an imperfect history of Ripponlea in three tarts'.

Melbourne venue named Australia's best at Good Food Guide Awards

Doughnuts with sour cream, salmon roe and chives from Cutler and Co.

A year in tiny snacks: small bites from some of our favourite restaurants

Pink talks marriage to Carey Hart: "Monogamy is work".

'Monogamy is hard': Pink gets real about sex and marriage

"It's really stressful."

The $40 'miracle cure' for colic

Doctors are advising mums not to consume their placenta.

Why placentas should be taken off the new-mum menu

The Qantas 787 Dreamliner business class cabin.

First look: Qantas unveils its first 787 Dreamliner

Craig Platt

Backpacking used to be a lot more fun.

Why backpackers aren't as fun as they used to be

Ben Groundwater

Aerial Shot of St Helena Airport.

'World's most useless airport' to welcome first scheduled service

Oliver Smith

'If your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected', researcher says.

New flaw affects every Wi-Fi capable device

US President Donald Trump follows a carefully curated list of 45 Twitter accounts.

Sobering Twitter Trump bot goes viral

A neutron star is the dense, collapsed core of a massive star that exploded as a supernova. Two of them spiralling into ...

Revelation of cosmic secrets triggers a 'frenzy' of science

The Apple TV 4K brings Ultra HD blockbusters like <i>Wonder Woman</i> into your lounge room.

Is it worth upgrading to the new 4K Apple TV?

COMMENT

Samsung's most recent Galaxy devices saw it move more than half of all Android phones in the last three months.

Samsung v Apple: what we've been buying

1979 - Bathurst 1000 - Brock Richards MHDT Torana A9X.

Top 10: Holden race cars

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ferrari 488 Spider.

Australia one of Ferrari's best markets

Alex Rae

2018 BMW X3.

Driven: BMW's all-new X3

Jonathan Hawley

Holden Efijy concept.

Holden's 10 best concept cars

Kez Casey

The Skoda Octavia is built on the same platform as the Volkswagen Golf.

VW: Skoda needs to pay us more

Alex Rae

Toyota Concept-i Ride.

Toyota reveals its whacky vision of the future

Dom Tripolone

Interest in Josh Schache is slowly warming up.

AFL trades: Watts chooses Port Adelaide

Live
Scott Spits
1 hr ago

Hannah Mouncey

AFL 'committed to equality', but leaves Mouncey out in cold

Chris Dutton
1 hr ago

Steve Hocking.

AFLX to be launched as part of 2018 pre-season shake-up

Jon Pierik

Hawthorn have made administrative changes.

Hawks move quickly to appoint new CEO

Peter Ryan

Hannah Mouncey

Transgender footballer still in the dark about AFLW eligibility

Anthony Colangelo

David Koch has renewed hostilities with the Gold Coast over the China game.

'We'll be playing in the nude': Port, Suns renew China hostilities

Caroline Wilson

The Saints will not chase GWS' Adam Tomlinson.

St Kilda call off Tomlinson pursuit

Ronny Lerner

Fremantle are demanding pick No.2 for Lachie Weller from the Gold Coast Suns.

Freo want pick two for Weller, Dogs discussing Josh Schache

Michael Gleeson

Uncertain future: Darryl Brohman's, Paul Vautin's and Beau Ryan's futures are up in the air, while Erin Molan will host ...

Vautin out of The Footy Show with show under a cloud after 24 years

Andrew Webster
1 hr ago

Fired up: David Warner has become the target of some in the English media ahead of the upcoming Ashes series.

Why Warner's hateful rhetoric will only backfire

Jim White

Big Ben: The 21-year-old, 208cm tall rookie is bigger than LeBron James, but will play as the 76ers main ball-handler.

Simmons ready for debut in bid to be Australia's first NBA superstar

Peter Mitchell

The Caulfield Cup is being held on Saturday.

Weir shattered after Caulfield Cup favourite ruled out of carnival

UPDATED
Patrick Bartley

Golden State Warriors players, coaches and owners hold up the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy after game 5 of ...

It's NBA time: your team-by-team preview

Roy Ward

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