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Cory Parish on Boom Time.

Hayes trained Boom Time wins Caulfield Cup

On patrol in Afghanistan, Coalition forces must constantly be on high alert.

A split-second decision separates life and death in SAS firefight

Chris Masters

Will Usman Khawaja keep hold of the No.3 spot in the Test team?

Five burning Ashes questions Australia must answer

Water police coordinated the search.

Swept away: Diver in lucky rescue from remote WA beach

Punggye-ri in Kilju County, North Hamgyong province, is North Korea's only known nuclear test site.

North Korean nuclear site suffering 'tired mountain syndrome'

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott during Question Time at Parliament House, in Canberra on Monday 16 October 2017. ...

Will the govt's new energy policy finally silence Abbott?

The six men who haven't been found after their trawler sank

Lambs 'shot and butchered' in bizarre WA rural crime spree

Cassandra Sainsbury 'reaches plea deal' over cocaine charges

Fresh face emerges as a leadership rival for Malcolm Turnbull

Analysis

MP abstains from euthanasia vote after 'threats'

Alby Mangels and Judy Green

Iconic Aussie explorer Alby Mangels finds the thread of his unexpected success

Francesca, Jade and Abbey.

'Don't die as a copy': Life lessons in Perth high school 'prank'

Not worried: Daniel Ricciardo is unconcerned Red Bull will offer preferential treatment to his new teammate.

Ricciardo not worried about high-profile teammate signing

Dee Heath, a businesswoman who has invested in Bitcoin on the side, at the pole dancing fitness gym she owns in Arndell ...

She tripled her money with Bitcoin - but beware the risks

Then Labor leader Mark Latham with Kevin Rudd in 2004.

I thought the move was too Machiavellian for Latham...

A Rohingya Muslim girl Azra, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, holds her little brother Luqman and wait for ...

'Hell on earth' for Rohingya children

Two governments, two bodies of research into mental health in FIFO workers.

'Miners are dying': The human cost of WA's FIFO economy

Gerard Ross was 11-years-old.

Who killed Gerard Ross? 20 years on, his killer is still out there

Sudden star Jacinda Ardern promises 'fairer deal' ...

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Australian cited in files on Indonesia's ...

7:14PM

Suspicion LGBT rights 'Western agenda' fuels ...

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Alby Mangels and Judy Green

Legendary Aussie explorer Alby Mangels on his new adventures

David Allan-Petale

Lambs 'shot and butchered' in bizarre WA rural crime spree

Kira Carlin

Missing diver rescued from remote WA beach

David Allan-Petale

Francesca, Jade and Abbey.

Life lessons in Perth high school girls' bathroom prank

Hannah Barry

The Orionids meteor shower peaks this weekend.

Perth, look up to the skies... a spectacular meteor shower

David Allan-Petale

A big crowd turned out for the historic event.

Indigenous community wins recognition for land and culture

Kira Carlin

Perth is failing to meet urban infill targets.

Missing link: Why Perth desperately needs more inner city housing

Heather McNeill

Six young Sydney tradies have won $2.73 million each in the Powerball jackpot.

Young Sydney tradies win $16.4 million jackpot

NSW

The six missing fishermen from the trawler Dianne (left to right). Top: Ben Leahy, Adam Hoffman and Eli Tonks. Bottom: ...

Six men still missing after trawler disaster

QLD

Delays and rumoured cost-blowouts for James Packer's new $100 million boat are causing some headaches for the casino mogul.

Choppy waters as Packer clears the decks

NSW

Edwina Robinson and one of the micro-houses built by her son.

Family's tiny change has big impact

ACT
Daniella White

Former prime minister Paul Keating.

Victoria has just voted to remove its most basic human right: Keating

Mark Kenny, National Affairs Editor

Food, water, power to be cut at Manus as refugees forced to depart

Michael Koziol, Immigration correspondent

Crackdown: asylum seekers need government approval to buy a pet

Michael Koziol, Immigration reporter

Julie Bishop North Korea letter

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' North Korea letter

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

No need for Bishop to apologise for Jacinda Ardern outburst: PM

Bianca Hall, Fergus Hunter

The government wanted to raise fees by $2000 to $3600 for a four year course, with a maximum payment of $50,000 for a ...

Turnbull's $2.8 billion university funding cuts killed in the Senate

Eryk Bagshaw

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time on Thursday.

Energy policy architect plays down carbon price fears

James Massola, Peter Hannam

Members of the Chinese People's Armed Police march through Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China

United Front rallies Chinese to party, but must respect law

Kirsty Needham

Australian freelance writer Frank Palmos in Vietnam in 1968.

Australian cited in files on Indonesia's communism purge

Jewel Topsfield
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Mami Yuli, an Indonesian transgender woman.

Suspicion LGBT rights 'Western agenda' fuels Indonesian crackdown

Jewel Topsfield
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening session of China's 19th Party Congress at the Great ...

How China's power transfer affects Australia

Kirsty Needham

Holden will close its Elizabeth factory on October 20, 2017, representing the end of Australian car making.

Death of our car industry signals return to the grim days of old

COMMENT
Ian Porter

Catherine McGregor 2016 Queensland Australian of the Year. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hosted a morning tea for the ...

Party squabble may end in extinction for the Liberal Party

COMMENT
Catherine McGregor

Hannah Mouncey

The AFL is setting standards Mouncey may never meet

COMMENT
Dale Sheridan

BHP shareholders tell chairman MacKenzie what they really think

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

The second stage of The Glen's $460 million transformation will offer a new contemporary food gallery, to be unveiled in ...

Amazon's arrival, like Christmas, is not that far away

Carolyn Cummins

A supplied image of the launch campaign for the new Debenhams Australia. October 19, 2017.

Debenhams dishes tough love to discounting 'addicts'

Melissa Singer, Fashion editor

Billionaire retailer Solomon Lew will vote against the elections of chairman-elect Garry Hounsell as well as Julie Ann ...

Myer to feel the wrath of Solomon at AGM

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Dee's Bitcoin investment tripled in months. But there are risks

John Collett

Fiery US watchdog has 'A-team' geared up for Rio stoush

Ruth Williams

Bitcoin's market cap reaches $US100b as it peaks above $US6000

It's been a bad hangover but pay rises are coming

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

M Mag Tv reviews by Bridget McManus, 10 September. Image Supplied The Block Ronnie and Georgia

Do the five houses on The Block really measure up?

Larry Emdur has sold his clifftop Dover Heights home.

Celebrity accountant buys pal Larry Emdur's Sydney house

The aim was a comfortable, quiet building with an upstairs living room to make the most of the views of Bass Strait and ...

Between a shack and a suburban house: The low-key holiday house

41 St Alouarn, Margaret River, Western Australia.

Why WA's food and wine capital will 'blow your mind'

A recent survey found that one in nine young Britons don't know how to change a light bulb.

The simple household jobs no one knows how to do anymore

The V90 is more crossover wagon than pure luxury machine

How one of the world's safest car brands suddenly got sexy

Cars
Toby Hagon

Hotel gyms can often lack the essentials, but HIIT requires nothing but bodyweight.

HIIT and run: The art of staying fit while travelling

Fitness

Panic selling on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 19, 1987.

Lessons from the past: 1987 sharemarket crash and the GFC

Daryl Dixon

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Ask Noel: does Centrelink recognise prenups?

Noel Whittaker

Subtle indoctrination begins in childhood.

How Disney films limit women's careers

COMMENT
James Adonis

Michael Schaper, deputy chairman of the ACCC, says the decision serves as a reminder to large businesses to review their ...

Court rubbishes JJ Richards small business contracts

Cara Waters

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Iraqi forces complete takeover of Kirkuk

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'Identity politics is out of control': Paul Ryan

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Horror icon hangs up his claw

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Victoria passes Assisted Dying Bill

Opera singer Toti dal Monte with two chefs cooking, New South Wales, ca. 1928, 2 [picture]. [nla.pic-vn6296845]

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Over 200,000 seek shelter in Northern Uganda

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Contrived: Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon and Nathalie Kelley as Cristal.

Dynasty review: 'A contrived and anachronistic soap opera'

Michael Idato

Artists Harriet Gillies and Natalie Abbott performed their piece Watermelon at the Underbelly Arts Festival last week.

The rise of the experimental arts festival

Joyce Morgan

"I've been convinced for some time that my daemon is a scruffy, scrawny, shabby old bird with dusty feathers," Pullman says.

Philip Pullman's Book of Dust draws Australian inspiration

Linda Morris

"I want people to be caressed by the light," says Rist. "I hope that the next day, when they go outside, they are more ...

Pipilotti Rist: 'I want people to be caressed by the light'

Richard Jinman

Sean Penn has demanded Netflix make changes to an upcoming documentary.

Actor Fights With Netflix Over El Chapo Documentary

John Koblin

Lisa Wilkinson at the Women of Influence Awards in 2016.

Wilkinson's money dispute highlights inconvenient truth

Michael Lallo

Lupita Nyong'o has written about her "extremely uncomfortable" interactions with disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Lupita Nyong'o accuses Harvey Weinstein of harassment

Broede Carmody

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2016 file photo, director Quentin Tarantino poses for photographers at the opening ceremony of ...

Tarantino on Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more than I did'

Jodi Kantor

The Gluten free parmi foes great with a beer.

Perth pub serves up a gluten free parmi

Liz Sheehan

The top 50 wines from the WA Wine Show will be available to taste on Friday.

Top 50 WA wine tasting event at Il Lido

David Prestipino

Cullen's winery restaurant sources produce from its biodynamic garden nearby.

Wineries earn two chef hats in Good Food Guide

David Prestipino

FILE - In this April 15, 2015 file photo, Rose McGowan arrives at the LA Premiere Of "DIOR & I" held at the Leo S. Bing ...

Why the #MeToo movement is worth the pain

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Jessica Gomes at the Caulfield room at the 2017 Caulfield Cup.

Caulfield Cup celebrity guests

Jasmine Yarbrough flying solo at the Caulfield Cup.

Karl Stefanovic a no-show at Caulfield Cup after 'full-on' week

Melissa Singer

Sam Armytage, Jesinta Franklin, Kellie Hush and Sally Obermeder at Bazaar in Bloom on Wednesday.

Don't ask Samantha Armytage about Lisa Wilkinson's move

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

Get nude to gain confidence?

Nude yoga: can it have a positive impact on self-esteem?

Cat Rodie

Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards last month.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus shares selfie after second round of chemo

Nicole Economos

"I moved to LA for love... honestly I was afraid and didn't know how I would be."

Abbie Cornish: 'I don't need to be famous'

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Prince William embraces his bald patch sporting a closely cropped cut.

Are you worried about thinning hair? We've got you

Stephanie Darling

Cheers!

Victoria Beckham criticised for letting son enjoy "happy hour"

Mothers use a similar tone across many diverse languages.

Baby talk is more sophisticated than you might think

Losing a pet is devastating.

Should kids have the day off school for the death of a pet?

Inside <i>Good Food Guide</I> Bar of the Year, Arlechin, which has had plenty of people coming in offering congratulations.

After the Awards: what's next for Australia's top chefs?

The buttermilk tim tam pancakes served at Long Story Short Cafe.

How many of these Insta-friendly brunches have you 'grammed?

Rodney Dunn's strawberry shortcake with rosewater cream.

An Agrarian Kitchen spring feast: Rodney Dunn's seasonal recipes

Wildflower at COMO The Treasury, Perth.

Spare no expense: Ultimate fantasy tour of Australia's best dishes

Terry Durack

There are many other criteria other than age in which to choose travel groups.

Traveller letters: Age, schmage! Outrage over ageism in travel

The National Gallery Victoria.

Forget about it, Sydney: Why Melbourne is Australia's capital of style

Andrea Black

Tiny and simple, the Nokia 3310 3G is tough to recommend for anything other than nostalgic appeal, even at $90.

The Nokia 3310 is better left in the past

Review

Co-CEOs Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar continue to own more than half of the company.

Atlassian on the brink of joining $US10b club

The new Sonos One brings Amazon and Google's smart assistants into your home without sacrificing on sound quality.

Hands on Sonos' first smart speaker, the Sonos One

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Surface Book 2

Hands on with Microsoft Surface Book 2

Kotaku

A cardboard turntable, designed by a DJ, used by people who don't like vinyl.

Would you use a cardboard turntable?

The final Holden and HSV performance cars were Drive favourites.

Looking back on Holden's VF Commodore

David McCowen

2018 Audi A8.

2018 Audi A8 new car review

Jonathan Hawley

The last Holden will be a V8-powered SS Commodore

The final Australian-built car

Toby Hagon

2018 Mercedes-AMG GT S

2017 Mercedes-AMG GT S review

Alex Rae

Holden has written the last chapter in the history of Australian car manufacturing

Could the Australian car industry have been saved?

Andrew Maclean

Holden closed its Australian factory after building its final car.

Holden factory closes after last Commodore built

David McCowen

Australia's Mitchell Starc right, and wicketkeeper Peter Nevill during last year's series against South Africa.

Nevill ready for crucial Shield stretch

Rob Forsaith

Jack Watts was traded to Port Adelaide.

Watts needed to leave his Demons behind

ANALYSIS
Peter Ryan

Cory Parish on Boom Time.

Hayes trained Boom Time wins Caulfield Cup

Michael Lynch

Snitty Kitty

Global Glamour could live up to name after Tristarc win

Peter Ryan

Resilience questioned: Nick Farr-Jones isn't sure the Wallabies have the mental toughness needed to beat the All Blacks.

Farr-Jones questions Wallabies' mental toughness to beat Kiwis

Tom Decent

Haneen Zreika was taken at pick No.1 in the AFLW rookie draft on Friday.

Highly rated midfielder among women given AFLW lifeline

Anthony Colangelo

Ironman: Josh Hazlewood played 22 Tests in a row before picking up a side strain in Bangladesh.

Hazlewood shapes as rock of Australian attack in Ashes

Chris Barrett

Con job? Joe Root faces a tough job in Australia.

Root 'must con his team if they want to win without Stokes'

Nick Hoult