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President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in ...

Donald Trump lashes out at FBI role in Russia probe

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The picket line at the Port of Melbourne this week.

Twenty years on, a new war breaks out on our wharves

Nick Toscano

Liberal candidate for Bennelong, John Alexander, hands out how to vote cards at the Epping pre-poll booth opposite the ...

What are we all whingeing about? Well, look at Bennelong...

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Canberra Airport security workers want pay parity with Sydney guards

One step too far: the trigger that makes women walk out

COMMENT
Julia Baird

'I have not tried to be a celebrity the way that some politicians try to be a celebrity': Attorney-General George Brandis.

Why everyone is suddenly curious about George

Michael Koziol

Ballarat's annual ewe sale.

High prices lead to spate of sheep robberies

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Fraud victims gob-smacked at financial planner's sentence

Adele Ferguson

VCE: One school claims a quarter of perfect ATARs

'Everybody knew it': Aussie bowler's spot-fixing revelations

Chris once shot himself to get people to listen. He now has hope

Melissa Cunningham

Dirty byelection could decide Turnbull's fate

Nick O'Malley

Tim Fischer's picture of Tony Wright in a refugee camp in Nong Khai, north-eastern Thailand, early 1987.

This photo reminded me how far a politician once went to keep a promise

COMMENT
Tony Wright

Shaun March

England picks up another wicket, Marsh out for 28

Live

Something fishy: Great whites and other sharks pose a much smaller risk than most people are led to believe.

Reality bites: Five of the biggest myths about sharks

Consumer electronics such as Apple watches are popular targets for theft.

Bad Santa: The top things that burglars steal at this time of year

A thing of beauty? Or a piece of sleepwear that should never leave the house?

Pop star booted from Qantas lounge for wearing Uggs

Bennelong

Bennelong to go down to the wire

Ashleigh Barty

The Australian tennis star fans can finally champion

Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in a scene from I, Tonya.

I, Margot, the new queen of Hollywood

Heartsick: Mira Sorvino said she had long suspected Harvey Weinstein of derailing her career.

Lord of the Rings cast was changed after Weinstein smear

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle arrive at Nottingham Academy in Nottingham, England , Friday, Dec. ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's announce date

Holocaust must be bigger part of migrant courses: ...

3:01PM

Donald Trump lashes out at FBI role in Russia ...

2:43PM

Vatican responds to royal commission ...

2:36PM

The park where the brawl took place.

Mass brawl erupts in Collingwood parkland

A hundred skulls, a ton of interesting things to see

Hannah Francis

The 70-year-old who completed the VCE to ward off dementia

Borce Ristevski, with his daughter, Sarah, speaking to the media last year

Accused murderer Ristevski bashed on first day in jail

A whale carcass beached at Jubilee Point in Sorrento, in Melbourne in November. A shark warning has been issued for a ...

Dead whale on Blairgowrie beach a magnet for sharks, authorities warn

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'The momentum state': Housing boom fills Victoria's coffers

Children receive free polio vaccines in Australia.

Warning after polio virus discovered at sewerage plant

Christopher Shallue trained at Monash University, works as an AI researcher with Google and has already found two planets.

Aussie spots two new worlds through hobby

Liam Mannix

The final report has been widely welcomed.

Now it's time to act on our national shame

Miki Perkins

Mengmei Leng's uncle has been jailed for murdering her and dumping her body in a blowhole.

Uncle sentenced to 46 years' jail for brutal murder

NSW
Georgina Mitchell

Paul Pisasale operated an excavator at the Brookwater launch.

Glitzy ceremony concealed resort's financial woes

INVESTIGATION

Kate and David's family home of 23 years will be auctioned on Saturday morning. Photo: Greg Briggs DOM Case Study Kate ...

The good times about to end for Melbourne's auction market?

Donnybrook is one of 17 new suburbs in Melbourne.

Fringe benefits: New bid to make Melbourne's newest suburbs safer

Photo by Houseology

A non-cheesy way to decorate your home for Christmas

Don't pack away favourite toys or familiar bedding until the last minute.

Easy peasy: A step-by-step guide to moving house with pets

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Suzanne Gorman, and her husband, lived in the home for nearly a decade before renovating.

'I don't play it safe': Expert designer's simple rule for styling

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Are Australia's business lobby groups past their peak?

Ruth Williams

A message published in a commemorative book that was handed over to the National Library of Australia during the final ...

Now the royal commission is over, society faces a test

COMMENT
Joanne McCarthy

The scene at the Metropolitan Remand Centre at Ravenhall during the riot in 2015.

Victorian Department of Justice fined $300,000

Adam Cooper

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'I have not tried to be a celebrity the way that some politicians try to be a celebrity': Attorney-General George Brandis.

'I am what I am': the (non) reinvention of George Brandis

Michael Koziol

The influential network targeting the Turnbull government

Alex Joske

Malcolm Turnbull faces critical leadership test in Bennelong

Nicole Hasham

Private school, hats, uniform. School students on an excursion, generic school, private schools, student, girls, ...

Schools should be sued 'even if not negligent': abuse commission

Michael Koziol

Australia's new fleet of submarines are being designed in France.

Defence investigating misappropriation of money

David Wroe

Kristina Keneally snuck up on John Alexander while he was campaigning in Eastwood Mall with Julie Bishop.

The battle for Bennelong: no ordinary byelection

Nick O'Malley

Liberal candidate John Alexander with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The end of PM Turnbull, or start of something new?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in ...

Donald Trump lashes out at FBI role in Russia probe

46 mins ago

Traffic flows past a billboard with a portrait of Emmerson Mnangagwa the new A billboard heralding Zimbabwean President ...

Weeks after Mugabe's fall, the army remains in power in Zimbabwe

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German Justice Minister Heiko Maas

Holocaust must be bigger part of migrant courses: minister

28 mins ago

Facebook on defensive after critics attack social media

Welcome to the 2017 Competitive-Gift-Wrapping Xtreme Xmas Championships!

That's a wrap: An ode to all of the gift-wrapping fanatics

Danny Katz

Bianca Ritter plans to take a year off to travel before studying.

School leavers of 2017, it's not too late

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg promised to empower users, but his platform is extraordinarily unequal.

Abandon Facebook, free yourself

COMMENT
Toni Hassan

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Are Australia's business lobby groups past their peak?

Ruth Williams

The picket line at the Port of Melbourne this week.

Twenty-two tonnes of Oreo cookies and a new war at the docks

Nick Toscano

No conviction: CBA fraudster's gobsmacking sentence

Adele Ferguson

Electricity transmission and distribution is among eight industries characterised by 'natural monopoly'.

'Super-normal' the new normal? How big business cuts profit pie

Ross Gittins

There's five rules in the business of buying influence

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Fine dining to fun dining: Barangaroo welcomes Matt Moran

EXCLUSIVE
Carolyn Cummins

Hawkins a model of hope at miserable Myer

Michael Pascoe

CBA hits back, points to $20k cash deposit limits

Clancy Yeates

Think outside the wine box this Christmas.

Festive spirits: 18 of the best boozy gift ideas for a merry Christmas

Fine Drinks
James Atkinson

Timothée Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name.

If you only see one movie this summer, make it this one

Culture

Sometimes a holiday is essential for your mental health – but it doesn't have to be an expensive one.

Most of us do it, but is going into debt for a holiday ever a good idea?

Megan Blandford

The supermarket giants are under pressure from foreign players.

Red flags on blue-chip stocks as competition hots up

John Collett

Keith Alexander invented the Springfree trampoline that eliminated impact areas that can cause injuries.

'No regrets' for inventor of Springfree trampoline

Cara Waters

For many of us, Christmas is our favourite time of year.

'Tis the season … for shame and guilt?

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Sydney FC downs Melbourne City

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The battle for Bennelong

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Knife-wielding man shot at Amsterdam airport

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No preconditions for North Korea talks: Tillerson

Liberal candidate for Bennelong, John Alexander and Labor candidate for Bennelong, Kristina Keneally, at the Epping ...

The Battle for Bennelong

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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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‘‘For a woman my age, the idea that this is happening is astonishing,'' says Fran Lebowitz of the sex scandal engulfing ...

We thought there was no such thing as too much sex: Lebowitz

Andrew Purcell

Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Holdo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Laura Dern strikes back in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Emily Cronin

Your next US president, Dwayne Johnson?

The Rock says he might just run for President

Alison Xiao

What does the Disney-Fox deal mean for you?

Karl Quinn

A thing of beauty? Or a piece of sleepwear that should never leave the house?

Too Ugg-ly for public consumption?

Kerrie O'Brien

Destiny's Child members Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in 2005.

Destiny's Child reunion? Fans pine for Coachella 2018 performance

Broede Carmody

Dustin Hoffman at the premiere of The Meyerowitz Stories in London in October.

Hoffman accused of 'exposing himself' to 16-year-old girl

Broede Carmody

Kevin Spacey has been dropped from House Of Cards over sexual misconduct allegations.

How to avoid TV or films by Hollywood's accused

Maya Salam

Village people live.

Thank God there was more to the show than Village People

REVIEW
Hannah Francis

Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in the film adaption of the hit novel Burial Rites.

Jennifer Lawrence confirmed for film of Aussie book Burial Rites

FILM
Broede Carmody

It's no surprise to learn that each group harbours some disturbing secrets.

Slack Bay review: French farce proves unique in the long run

FILM
Jake Wilson

Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in a scene from I, Tonya.

I, Margot, the new queen of Hollywood

Andrew Hornery

We're drinking differently, DrinkWise report says.

Is 'Winefulness' the secret to festive cheer?

Jo Carnegie

Amal and George Clooney decided on "normal" names for their kids.

George and Amal sent a note to passengers on flight

Natalie Reilly

"It’s easy to get carried away at Christmas, particularly when you have children."

Clementine Ford's Christmas gift guide for kids

I'm so thankful I'm here and can hold my little boys.

After childbirth, strep infection nearly killed me

Erin Killian

Serena Williams wore two dresses to her wedding.

The celebrity wedding trend setting an unattainable ideal

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

Jennifer Lawrence at the annual Women in Hollywood Elle Awards.

Why actresses will wear black at Golden Globe Awards

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Kim Kardashian is calling for models of all ages.

Kim Kardashian hopes to fight ageism with new campaign

Ali Moore

Hellenic Republic's signature Cypriot grain salad.

Australia's favourite recipe: the salad that cracked 1 million clicks

True Neapolitan pizza: 400 Gradi's margherita.

The only 8 places to get heritage-listed pizza in Melbourne

Inca Mist

15 fab festive tipples to get the party started

Instagram @serenawilliams

'Is it weird that I get emotional?': Serena Williams on breastfeeding

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5 things I swore I'd never do as a mum

Photo: Vegemite

'Brace yourselves Australia': Vegemite icy poles polarise the internet

There's plenty to love about Lisbon, Portugal.

The 18 best destinations of the year named

A woman poses for a selfie in front of the carcass of a humpback whale on Ipanema beach, in Rio de Janeiro.

Traveller letters: Selfie-taking tourists are disrespectful show-offs

The Byron Bay Railroad Company train.

World's first solar-powered railway launches in Byron Bay

Julietta Jameson

Still from the Nintendo Switch game THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD

Looking back at the 15 best games of 2017

Tim Biggs

Waiting times to order the flagship smartphone in the US, Apple's biggest market, have shortened to a few days from five ...

Apple shoppers go cold on the iPhone X

The Eta Carinae Nebula, Dr Wolf's favourite item in the southern sky. It includes a star that was one of the brightest ...

Interactive atlas allows us to explore universe in amazing detail

Andy Sum

Why did the Crossy Road dev do a horror game?

Kotaku

NBN customer complaints about being short-changed on speed have resulted in refunds.

Cheap NBN deals: will they be worth it?

2017 Peugeot 3008.

Is this Australia's most underrated SUV?

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai's Sonata is a compelling medium-sized sedan.

2017 Hyundai Sonata Premium she says, he says review

David McCowen

Jaguar i-Pace.

The most anticipated cars of 2018 revealed

Drive staff

2018 BMW X1.

Cheaper BMW X1 revealed

Dom Tripolone

2018 Toyota Prado Kakadu.

Does the Toyota Prado belong in the city?

Stephen Ottley

Holden closed its Australian factory after building its final car.

Hits and misses of 2017: Unforgettable moments

Drive staff

Former AFL football operations boss Simon Lethlean.

Simon Lethlean deserves a second chance, say Saints

Anthony Colangelo

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin

Goodwin lauds players after camp controversy

Anthony Colangelo

James Frawley on the Hawks training camp in New Zealand.

Frawley on track for round one after toe injury

Ronny Lerner

Christian Salem fights for the ball with Dylan Shiel of the Giants.

Training camp cancelled after players consult AFLPA

Sam McClure

Jeff Kennett

Hawks want seven flags by 2050, and two in next five years

Daniel Cherny

Steve Smith

Catch (me) 22: Another century for Smith, England's lead evaporating

Live
Phil Lutton

Late scratching: Spain's impressive qualifying campaign could be in vain.

'Political interference' could see Spain banned from World Cup

Aghast: Dirk Nannes, seen here playing with the Renegades, says the spot-fixers in Bangladesh sat with the crowd, with ...

'Everybody knew it': Nannes reveals spot-fixing in Bangladesh

Chris Barrett

Ashleigh Barty

Barty's 'meteoric' return after burnout: the hero Australian tennis needs

Man of the moment: Steve Smith is on the verge of another century.

Smith closes in on 22nd Test century as Aussies fight back

Andrew Wu

Daria Gavrilova

Gavrilova ready to be the star of the show

Adrian Proszenko

True grit: England's Dawid Malan (right) and Jonny Bairstow (left) battled for truly stirring centuries.

Two for the ages: twin tons cheer England

Greg Baum

Tough break: Ross McCormack of City walks to the bench after an injury.

Knee injury set to rule out City star for season

Dominic Bossi

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