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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, ...

The policy Turnbull will never reverse, no matter what

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

A new Ombudsman's report finds that the use of isolation, physical restraints and suspension or expulsion for students ...

Melbourne's newest school zone hot spots

Gunman Stephen Paddock with his Australian girlfriend Marilou Danley. She is still considered a person of interest, ...

Police offer first hints of what motivated Las Vegas killer

New housing developments in Wallan will soon be joined by hundreds more further south, in Woodstock and Donnybrook.

New stations, town centres to cope with city spread

Robert Mueller in 2013.

'Swamp creature' Mueller is an existential threat to Trump

1 hr ago

Trapped in Day 1: A warehouse worker at Amazon.

The ominous sign at Amazon's new Melbourne warehouse

Abbott 'is dragging the nation through his personal grief process'

COMMENT

UN lashes Turnbull government's treatment of Manus Island men

Australian teen suspected of wanting to join IS detained

London police investigate alleged sex assault by Kevin Spacey

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'Time is ticking': Tesla's Elon Musk in 'eighth level of hell'

Eunhee Park loves the trees in Australia.

The North Korean lies this defector couldn't believe

Nicole Precel

Team bonding: Andrew McQualter, Natalie Young (trainer), Trent Busuttin (trainer), Dustin Martin and Anthony Miles with ...

Dusty on track for Derby dream as horse starts favourite

Derby day at Flemington .

Derby Day guide: Everything you need to know

1 hr ago

No more pre-dinner drinks for you, sir.

Traveller letters: Qantas rules assume all plane passengers are drunks

With her latest iteration, Swift has styled herself as a bad girl warped by the world's judgment.

Taylor Swift: How it went sour for pop's sweetheart

COMMENT

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Twitter employee deactivates Trump's account on last day

Her Wardrobe still has races outfits for rent.

Got a last-minute racing invite? Sort your outfit here

Neil Perry's leek and potato soup

COLLECTION

What to take for picnic that will warm your heart

Jockey Hugh Bowman on the way to winning the Cox Plate on Winx last week.

Champion mare Winx to have a spell

UPDATED

Agony: Tim Cahill clutches his ankle after landing awkwardly.

Cahill injury trouble for Socceroos as Sydney edge City

Flocking to The Birdcage

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Apple juices Wall Street as indexes climb for ...

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'Swamp creature' v Trump

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Crane numbers have reached record levels across Melbourne.

Crane numbers soar to new heights in Melbourne

Victorian police officer arrested over sexual assault allegations

Melissa Cunningham

Underbelly star fined $3500 for driving with ice in system

UPDATED

Developer scrap: Colonial Range is trying to get CEL Australia's planning permit cancelled for the 71-storey Tower ...

Glittering city skyscraper plans fall over, buyers refunded

Undeclared MP Simon Ramsay has kept the proposed bill afloat.

Two Liberal MPs keeps proposed euthanasia laws afloat

Victorian teachers are being investigated for 'innocuous' incidents, according to their union.

Teachers under scrutiny over 'innocuous' incidents, union says

EXCLUSIVE

Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford speaks about the death of her daughter, Sinead.

The 12-minute speech that turned state pollies into emotional wrecks

NESA has launched an investigation after a student was allegedly caught livestreaming an HSC exam on Facebook.

Student allegedly livestreamed exam on Facebook

NSW

Kemel "Blackie" Barakat, 29, was shot dead inside his Mortlake unit on March 10.

Underworld assassins caught on camera

NSW

Three police officers have been assaulted at a home near Albany.

Axe attack: Albany police officers assaulted

WA

Narrier's crimes date back to the 1990s. (file image).

Man who once abducted 12-year-old girl to be freed

EXCLUSIVE

New housing developments in Wallan will soon be joined by hundreds more further south, in Woodstock and Donnybrook.

Melbourne gets bigger with plans unveiled for two more suburbs

Cooper Watkins, 17, hopes to get into the property market soon.

Why Gen Ys are getting shortchanged on money management

Melbourne parents are on the lookout for the next big school zone hotspot.

In the right spot: The hottest school zones for 2018

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Seven years since last RBA rate hike, will there be another next year?

The state government wants land to be valued annually instead of every second year.

Victorian property owners face more rate and land tax rises

Father of the House Kevin Andrews waves to the public gallery in Parliament House.

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Father of the House Kevin Andrews waves to the public gallery in Parliament House.

What a drag to be Father Kevin when Turnbull's on his lawn

COMMENT
Tony Wright

A power-walking black swan on Melbourne's South Bank.

Pollution's turning evolution from marathon to a sprint

Liam Mannix

Deliveroo's Australian head Levi Aron does undercover deliveries once a fortnight.

On yer bike: Deliveroo's dark kitchens set for launch

Cara Waters

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Malcolm Turnbull has denounced the "witch-hunt" underway in Australian politics.

PM slams 'witch hunt' as Shorten offers peace deal on citizenship

James Massola

Frydenberg caught between cruel history and an uncertain fate

ANALYSIS
Tony Wright

Manus authorities 'turn away food aid' as humanitarian crisis deepens

Nicole Hasham

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Citizenship fiasco deepens, threatening Turnbull's authority

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Father of the House Kevin Andrews waves to the public gallery in Parliament House.

Pity poor Father Kevin Andrews - Malcolm Turnbull is on his lawn

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg.

Stung by dual citizen claims, Josh Frydenberg comes out fighting

Jacqueline Maley

Kevin Andrews.

Malcolm Turnbull is 'leader at the moment': Kevin Andrews

Fergus Hunter

Gunman Stephen Paddock with his Australian girlfriend Marilou Danley. She is still considered a person of interest, ...

Police move closer to establishing motive for Vegas shooting

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

Suu Kyi visits Rakhine, reduces Rohingya crisis to a 'quarrel'

Lindsay Murdoch

A dog awaits its fate.

Ucok gave up dog meat when he saw their treatment

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Jewel Topsfield

Ivanka Trump arrives at Narita international airport, Japan, on Thursday.

Ivanka Trump touts 'womenomics' in Japan, despite visible gap

A parking inspector's lot is not a happy one.

The day I met my parking inspector nemesis

COMMENT
Julia Baird

With her latest iteration, Swift has styled herself as a bad girl warped by the world's judgment.

How it went sour for pop's sweetheart

COMMENT
Alice Vincent

Another Weinstein victim, Actress Natassia Malthe reacts during a news conference in New York,

The rules of flirtation just got sharper

COMMENT
Jemima Lewis

Solomon Lew is among shareholders benefiting from a lift in dividends at skateboards and streetwear company Globe ...

What happens next at Myer is out of Lew's hands

Patrick Hatch

The S&P 500 and Dow industrials recorded their eighth consecutive weeks of gains.

Apple shoots to record high as Wall Street continues winning run

1 hr ago

Federal and state spending on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australians was estimated at more than $33 billion in ...

Let me explain before some One Nation-type gives you her version

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

NAB's job cuts announced this week will put pressure on other banks to rein in expenses, analysts say.

NAB's cuts raise pressure on rivals to slash costs

Clancy Yeates

Clock is ticking: Myer chief running out of time

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

Financial dispute referee has become a political football

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Hotels hit straps as long-time owners cash out

Nicole Lindsay and Carolyn Cummins

Treasury sees 'brutal reminder' of GFC as retail sales take a hit

Eryk Bagshaw

Persol remains one of the most popular brands of eyewear for men.

Cool shade: The only accessory you need this summer

Men's Accessories
Benjamen Judd

The Lexus Design Pavilion was inspired by the interior of the new luxury LS Sedan.

Lexus offers a glimpse into the future at the races

Luxury
Jane Rocca

To showcase its support for marriage equality, Atlassian unveils a light installation in George Street, Sydney.

Being authentic at work helps you earn more

Catherine Robson

Former or current public servants who are in a defined benefit fund have nest eggs just a little more golden than the ...

Take the income stream not the lump sum

Daryl Dixon

Deliveroo's Australian head Levi Aron does undercover deliveries once a fortnight.

On yer bike: Deliveroo's dark kitchens set for launch

Cara Waters

James Adonis has come out to colleagues a number of times.

Confronting homophobia at work

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Colosimo found guilty

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Sulayman Khalid sentenced to 21 years

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A guide to indoor plant success

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Assisted dying bill passes second reading

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Sam Smith: 'I love men and I fall in love with men and its the same as anyone else, that's what I wanted to get across.'

Smith: 'It was dangerous for my heart'

Nathanael Cooper

Kevin Spacey at this year's Tony Awards. He said Rapp's accusation "has encouraged me to address other things about my ...

How Hollywood's real movie monsters hid behind the camera

Michael Idato

Director Kathryn Bigelow near where the Algiers Motel once stood, in Detroit. Her new movie focuses on the deaths of ...

The very political Kathryn Bigelow

Stephanie Bunbury

Mutual attraction: (from left) Rebecca Hall as Elizabeth Marston, Luke Evans as William Marston and Bella Heathcote as ...

The hidden wonders behind the real Wonder Woman story

Stephanie Bunbury

Unvarnished honesty: Casey Donovan at Rosetta.

Reality still rules for Casey Donovan

Michael Harry

Mercedes Corby appears on Ten's Studio 10.

Mercedes Corby makes awkward appearance on Studio 10

Rob Moran

Star Wars: The Last Jedi..Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).

Luke in the Millennium Falcon: Star Wars trailer delights fans

Karl Quinn

Indie pop star Jeremy Neale is on the verge of releasing his debut album <I>Getting the Team Back Together</I>.

Reinvention in life and music for indie pop singer

Nathanael Cooper

Vincent van Gogh in <i>Loving Vincent</i>. The challenge of creating the unique cinematic experience exercised artists ...

The Vincent van Gogh animated film made up of 65,000 paintings

Karl Quinn

The bad moms' moms, including Christine Baranski, right, are the highlight.

Bad Moms 2: Bad grandmas join in on Christmas shenanigans

REVIEW
Jake Wilson

Winging it: Fernando (Paul Hamy) embarks on the birdwatching expedition from hell.

The Ornithologist: A birdwatching thriller so dull it makes you twitch

REVIEW
Paul Byrnes

Silence is golden.

I was tired of complaining, so I stopped talking

Jennifer Morton
44 mins ago

Pretty young women standing and hugging outdoors, holding coffee to go Two young female friends hug as they meet?over ...

Why the 'social quickie' is good for your friendships

Kerry Potter

Gigi Hadid

Bronde balayage is the latest celebrity 'it' colour

Stephanie Darling

Pushing out of our comfort zone helps us find freedom from our fears.

The upside of discomfort

Evelyn Lewin

Megan Blake Irwin with her boyfriend Nicolo Knows at the launch of Dom Perignon on Demand at Palm Beach last Friday.

The most OTT party Sydney's Palm Beach has seen

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

''I don't want to start looking backwards'': Mike Willesee on Australian Story.

'Tough guy' Willesee ready to fight cancer ... again

Andrew Hornery

Justin Trudeau takes his youngest son Hadrien, dressed as Paw Patrol character Skye, trick-or-treating.

The great thing we missed about the Trudeau family's Halloween

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Selena Gomez, left, and Justin Bieber at the 39th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles.

Jelena is probably, certainly, almost definitely, back on

Mary Ward

Neil Perry's leek and potato soup

This year's hottest race accessory? The soup flask

Newcomer: A noodle dish from Longrain in Tokyo.

Meet the Australians taking on Tokyo's dazzling dining scene

Raclette cheese scraped over potatoes and pickles.

This city wine bar is all about the sisterhood (and melted cheese)

My weight loss is not a feminist issue.

The big problem with 'before' and 'after' weight loss photos

"There is no nine to five in the Insta-world."

What it's really like to be an 'Insta-famous' mum

They've got the moves.

Doctor choreographs dance for women in labour

Air New Zealand's economy class seats on board its 787-9 Dreamliner.

World's best airline named in new rankings for 2018

Hugh Morris

Injuries are the third highest reason Australians require consular assistance while overseas.

The countries where Australians get into the most trouble revealed

Michael Gebicki

Which mountain hosts this iconic Australian motor race?

Travel quiz: Which mountain plays host to the Bathurst 1000?

Mal Chenu

The iPhone X requires a little bit of getting used to.

Six gestures you'll need to learn for iPhone X

Drugs which kill off gut bacteria are bad news for cancer patienrts.

Are antibiotics making it harder to fight cancer?

Xbox One X.

Xbox One X is the most powerful console ever, but is it worth it?

Review

Demanding titles like <i>Absolver</i>, available on PC or the PlayStation 4, can force you to decide where your gaming ...

What's better for young gamers, PC or console?

COMMENT

The cameras are now vertically aligned and both feature optical stabilisation.

iPhone X impressions: re-learning required

The Stinger gives Kia genuine driver's appeal.

2017 Kia Stinger Si new car review

David McCowen

2018 Volkswagen T-Roc.

Volkswagen rules out T-Roc

Stephen Ottley

Drive Car of the Year judges put dozens of cars through their paces.

2017 Drive Car of the Year Preview

David McCowen

Infiniti's new Q50 Red Sport sedan.

2018 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport review

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Arteon.

2017 Volkswagen Arteon first drive review

Stephen Ottley

Guy Sebastian with his Toyota Landcruiser.

Star and car: Guy Sebastian

Owen Thomson

Now a Lion: Luke Hodge.

Hodge helps give Lions relevance

Caroline Wilson

Featherweight penalty: Richmond player Nathan Broad was only given a three-game ban for posting a picture of a topless ...

Broad's actions seem criminal, why the small punishment?

Darren Kane

Lindsay Thomas has been cut by the Kangaroos.

Trengove joins Power, Thomas next

Ronny Lerner and Val Febbo

Helping hand: Bec Goddard will work with Australia's international rules team.

AFLW coach invited for international rules experience

Daniel Cherny

Collingwood club doctor Chris Bradshaw has had his licence to practise suspended.

Collingwood doctor Bradshaw suspended

Michael Gleeson

Agony: Tim Cahill clutches his ankle after landing awkwardly.

That's got to hurt: Cahill in doubt for Socceroos

Michael Lynch

Wade Graham of the Kangaroos (centre) passes a ball as he is tackled by Remy Marginet of France.

Kangaroos cope with late drama

David Polkinghorne

Melbourne City goalkeeper Lydia Williams starred against arch-rivals Melbourne Victory in City's 1-0 win.

City women back on track with narrow win over Victory

Michael Lynch

Michael Johnson was charged over the kebab shop incident last year.

Dockers defender found guilty over Perth kebab shop punch-up

Hannah Barry

MELBOURNE. Jan 9th 2017. 16-year-old Australian Destanee Aiava speaks to the media during the 2017 Priceline Pharmacy ...

Australia's next tennis star, 17, admits she only plays for money

Eamonn Tiernan

Derby chance Astoria.

James Cummings hoping to continuing a family tradition on Derby day

Patrick Bartley

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Rails Run: Derby Day

Jockey Hugh Bowman on the way to winning the Cox Plate on Winx last week.

Champion mare Winx to have a spell

UPDATED
Adam Pengilly

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