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One Nation staffer Mary-Ann Martinek.

One Nation hires Hinch rape accuser as feud worsens

EXCLUSIVE

Education department secretary Gill Callister may be investigated by the Ombudsman.

Education boss may face probe over explosive claims on court case

The Woolworths liquor distribution centre at Laverton.

Major supermarket faces wave of strikes as 2000 threaten to walk

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

North Korea's nuclear testing causes mountain to shift

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with energy regulators at Tuesday's press conference.

Behind closed doors: Rocky start to energy pitch

Peter Hannam

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

PM's 'slap-down' of Abbott receives party applause

Jacqueline Maley, Nick O'Malley

Nick Petroulias caught up in Supreme Court case over $12m land sale

I thought the move was too Machiavellian for Latham. Now, I wonder

Kevin Rudd

Melbourne City see off Wellington to maintain perfect record

The time had come for Watts to leave his Demons behind

ANALYSIS

Families plead for help in hunt for serial killer as $6m reward offered

Greg Mitchem was killed on Friday night after striking his head after a brawl outside a pub in Eildon.

'Can't believe it's real': Son mourns death of father in pub brawl

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Wallabies players react after winning.

At last! Wallabies beat All Blacks 23-18 in famous win

47 mins ago

Here's looking at you: Servaea incana, also known as the Australian jumping spider.

Why female Australian jumping spiders only mate once

Jasmine Yarbrough flying solo at the Caulfield Cup.

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

Sold: 29 Queens Avenue, Ascot Vale

Labour of love pays off for brothers' Ascot Vale renovation

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

Former US president Barack Obama passed "inversions" laws, which were designed to crack down on multinational tax avoidance.

Obama wrote some intense love letters to his college girlfriend

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are on an incredible tear but how long will it last?

Bitcoin: Investors will 'pay price for being stupid'

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

What happens when you win a Good Food Guide award

The breadth and depth of the sport-industry cluster in Melbourne brings a competitive advantage.

Australia's triumph is a triumph of cities - especially Melbourne

The bus carrying 30 passengers rolled after swerving on the Sunraysia Highway near Avoca.

Beaufort woman, 87, dies nearly a week after Avoca bus crash

Tram bridge over the Yarra River part of new suburb's plan

Stab-proof vests become the new doctor's uniform

Prenier Daniel Andrews and Health Minister Jill Hennessy during the mammoth sitting.

Voluntary euthanasia in Victoria is no done deal

ANALYSIS

Victorian man, Peter Dawson, has been identified as one of the three people killed in a tragic skydiving accident in ...

'Amazing man': Victorian killed in skydiving accident

Paul Kristian Hogan died after he was shot while parked outside his house in Bacchus Marsh.

Killer says text messages convinced him to shoot stranger

Nia Sims and friend Jane Morris celebrate the decision.

Nia watched her father die, and wanted a different death

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 (left to right). Top: Ben Leahy, Adam Hoffman and Eli Tonks. Bottom: Zachary Feeney, Chris ...

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

Kerr says the changes were less about saving venues, and more about allowing them to thrive.

Chord and effect: Are we killing what makes the inner-city great?

The living and dining area at the Elwood family home of Jo Twaddell and Toby McIntyre.

How a Melbourne family rebuilt their home after floods destroyed it

Sold: 29 Queens Avenue, Ascot Vale

'It was our first reno': Brothers sell Ascot Vale pad for $1.7 million

October 20, 2017 DENHAM SADLER Contributing writer The new European headquarters of Bloomberg, in London, is thought to ...

New low-rise office building named the world's greenest

Larry Emdur has sold his clifftop Dover Heights home.

TV's Larry Emdur offloads house to celebrity accountant pal

How does life pan out after the VCE? L-R Jack Arnott, Natasha Kennedy, Lachie Collie and Jakob Cobby reflect on Year 12.

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How does life pan out after the VCE? L-R Jack Arnott, Natasha Kennedy, Lachie Collie and Jakob Cobby reflect on Year 12.

Where are they now? VCE students one year on

Henrietta Cook and Gina Cerasiotis

Alex, who has severe autism, plays outside with chalk. His parents are asking the NDIS for extra funding.

About a boy: 'I am no longer a mother, I am a carer'

Neelima Choahan

Former Brethren member and spokesperson Tony McCorkell: “I deeply regret my part in keeping the lid on" child sexual abuse.

Witness in Exclusive Brethren case paid for his silence

Michael Bachelard

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

Turnbull shuts down Abbott, and the room applauds

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

Julie Bishop North Korea letter

Julie Bishop reveals 'unprecedented' North Korea letter

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

A friend for life: Eddie the rescue dog.

Asylum seekers now need government approval to buy a pet

Michael Koziol, Immigration reporter

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

Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister.

Spain pushes to sack Catalan government, call regional election

1 hr ago

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

Australian freelance writer Frank Palmos in Vietnam in 1968.

Australian cited in files on Indonesia's communism purge

Jewel Topsfield

Mami Yuli, an Indonesian transgender woman.

Suspicion LGBT rights 'Western agenda' fuels Indonesian crackdown

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Bright sparks on energy leave Abbott in the shadows

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Alyssa Milano called on women to tweet #metoo in order to raise awareness of sexual harassment.

We're not 'survivors'. We're just women.

COMMENT
Julie Szego

At the end of my dinner party, my fancy friends gave me a lesson on wine-cellaring.

I broke the International Dinner Party Alcohol Protocol

COMMENT
Danny Katz

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

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

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: UNICEF

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Fairfax journo flies high for charity

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'Identity politics is out of control': Paul Ryan

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Assisted Dying Bill: how it happened

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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

7 Pleasures combines dance, theatre and performance art.

7 Pleasures review: Dance piece an orgiastic exploration of sex

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Jordan Beth Vincent

Anna Netrebko and husband Yusif Eyvazov perform at Hamer Hall.

Russian superstar Anna Netrebko delivers delicious opera morsels

REVIEW
Barney Zwartz

Kurt Wagner has taken Lambchop in a new direction.

Lambchop's new electronic direction has some fans in a tizz

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL
Michael Dwyer

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

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?

Rodney Dunn's strawberry shortcake with rosewater cream.

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

Neil Perry's apple tart.

Neil Perry's five ingredient apple tart

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?

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

Jack Watts was traded to Port Adelaide.

Watts needed to leave his Demons behind

ANALYSIS
Peter Ryan

Trent Cotchin

Time to breathe, please, after Richmond's moment in the sun

COMMENT
Scott Spits

Road less travelled: New Pies player Iilish Ross.

Off the bike: Ross' rocky road to Collingwood

Daniel Cherny

Steven Motlop of the Cats

CEOs to discuss free agency compensation formula

Peter Ryan

Hannah Mouncey

We live in a non-binary world and sport is unprepared for it

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

In limbo: Billy Hartung.

Hartung heads Hawks facing nervous wait

Peter Ryan

Good Friday footy

Saints in mix to play on Good Friday

Caroline Wilson

Dustin Martin's Nanna makes good on promise to get tattoo, October 2017.

Dusty's grandmother gets a tattoo

Ross McCormack

City see off Wellington to maintain perfect record

Michael Lynch

This summer is Steve Smith's time to really stamp his authority, says Mark Taylor.

Taylor: Ashes campaign to be Smith's greatest Test

Jon Pierik

Packed race: The field gallops into the first turn in the Caulfield Cup. Marmelo charged down the outside to finish ...

Marmelo the new Melbourne Cup favourite

Chris Roots

Marc Marquez of Spain

Marquez claims pole position at Phillip Island

Matthew Clayton

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

Ashes calling: Five burning questions

Jon Pierik

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