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Emergency services tend to pedestrians outside of Flinders St Station who had been hit by a 4WD car.

'People flying everywhere': Pedestrians struck by car in Melbourne's CBD

Live
1 min ago

A Rebels bikie and two of the gang's "nominees" have joined their local enforcer behind bars accused of the bashing ...

CCTV captured the moments before horrific bashing

1 hr ago

Moving on: Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou.

How a Peter FitzSimons' critique helped convince Ange to quit his post

Michael Lynch
31 mins ago

Donald Trump: questions about his ties to Russia.

We've been pulled into an economic race to the bottom

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

A two-year-old girl is fighting for life after being hit by a car in Campsie.

'Horrific': Toddler dies after being hit by reversing car

Catherine Naylor

Three words outside RPA made me change the way I view Sydney

COMMENT
Catherine Naylor

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a tour of the Snowy Hydro scheme in August.

Massive cost blowout fails to halt PM's push for $12b scheme buyout

Bevan Shields
1 hr ago

Is that champagne in your sorbet? Prove it, court tells Aldi

Man drowns after saving his two children at unpatrolled beach

1 hr ago

Federal government charged over David Wood's Antarctica death

AFL player investigated over alleged sexual assault in Bali

EXCLUSIVE
36 mins ago

Telcos to be forced to take speed tests for NBN customers

Emergency services tend to pedestrians outside of Flinders St Station who had been hit by a 4WD car. Credit: Nine News

'This white car, it just mowed everybody down': Flinders Street carnage

BREAKING
4 mins ago

Reporter Liz Hayes with Nadia Tabbaa.

60 Minutes wins defamation case after kidnap, marriage story

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Wil Anderson has said he is disappointed by Triple M's decision to broadcast an "Ozzest 100" countdown on Australia Day.

'Redneck scum': Triple M under fire over 'Ozzest 100'

Can't watch: Angus Crichton turns away after another Storm try.

Souths star amputates finger so he'll be right for season opener

Yassmin Abdel-Magied laughed off her "clusterf--ck" year on Tom Gleeson's Hard Chat.

'A minute's silence for your career': Abdel-Magied roasted

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Australia's first submarine found, 103 years later

The Roosters could be a shock contender for the services of Jarryd Hayne.

Hayne's conduct 'outrageous': Read the full documents

Catt Sadler arrives at the NBCUniversal Golden Globes afterparty.

'Information is power': Host quits over male co-host's huge salary

Damage to the casing of HMAS AE1.

Navy submarine found more than 100 years after it vanished

1 hr ago

Russell Crowe played mathematician Dr John Nash in 'A Beautiful Mind'.

Solve one of these six maths problems, you'll win a $1.3m prize

Sydney's metro rail chief takes top job at ...

6:05PM

NewSat founder charged by ASIC

5:58PM

Retail Food Group faces class action over share ...

5:56PM

Leesa Tolhurst and Alison Blake.

'She'd want this exposed': Surgery left Anna without hope

Joanne McCarthy

The slow take down of an alleged foreign fighter

Teenager charged with sexual assault 'broke into woman's bedroom'

The Rozelle Rug Shop on Victoria Road, which has been closing down for more than a decade is finally closing down.

Is one of Sydney's longest closing down sales about to end?

Senior crown prosecutor Mark Tedeschi, QC, outside court in Sydney in 2016.

State's top prosecutor to step down from role after two decades

Professor Jennifer Byrne discovered evidence that scientists in China may be plagiarising research papers.

'I was horrified': Sydney scientist revealed widespread fraud

Chan Han Choi was arrested at his Eastwood apartment at the weekend.

Christmas behind bars for alleged North Korean agent

Capsicum spray covers walls and window blinds.

New gang linked to violent sprees at Airbnb properties

The acting state coroner could not ascertain the cause of Bodo Cazimir's death.

Recluse who refused cancer treatment was dead in flat for weeks

How the new Apple store will look at Federation Square

'Appalling': Backlash over Apple building at Federation Square

VIC

BitCar allows crypto investors to park their digital cash in exotic cars.

Cryptocurrency cars: Bitcoin group invests in exotic rides

WA

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to save the decaying La Mothe-Chandeniers.

Crumbling chateau has almost 10,000 owners, but nobody lives there

Danny Katz cr: Mike Baker
Danny Katz - GW modern Guru columnist

Murder on my mind: My neighbours have pushed me to the brink

Danny Katz

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

'I don't play it safe': Interior designer's rules for renovating

mortgage

Five big things that happened in the property market in 2017

Terrazzo, brown and … the 1980s?

Home interior trends: What's in and what's out for 2018

Belal Betka has been the first person in Australia to be charged with "foreign incursion offences".

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Belal Betka has been the first person in Australia to be charged with "foreign incursion offences".

The slow take down of an alleged foreign fighter

Dan Proudman

Walkers and riders: a cyclist on a shared path.

Riding to work is becoming a pursuit of the wealthy

Matt Wade

Neale Daniher lead fans to the MCG in June for the Melbourne Collingwood match, and Big Freeze 3.

Big Freeze funds to bankroll world-first MND drug trial

EXCLUSIVE
Aisha Dow

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a tour of the Snowy Hydro scheme in August.

Cost of Snowy Hydro expansion could hit nearly $12 billion

Bevan Shields
1 hr ago

Water minister commits to extra 450 gigalitres for Murray-Darling

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Dutton flags more counter-espionage, defence cyberspies

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Happier times: Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and then minister Darren Chester in October.

Queensland MPs push for peace as split fears rumble the Nationals

James Massola

Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure ...

The two new cabinet ministers you've never heard of

Michael Koziol and Tara Hayes

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during his tour of the Snowy Hydro Tumut 2 power station during his visit to the Snowy ...

'Snowy 2.0' will go ahead but cost blows out by billions

Bevan Shields

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull posing for photos with his new ministry, including Barnaby Joyce, on Wednesday.

Turnbull's reshuffle a logic-free zone

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Warning: US Senator Mark Warner.

'Constitutional crisis': Trump warned over Russia probe meddling

The Australian man was found in central Gothenburg.

Australian man killed in Sweden

Rachel Clun

House Speaker Paul Ryan is key.

US House approves sweeping tax bill in a win for Trump

Polish President Andrzej Duda tells a news conference he decided to sign two laws that will put courts under more ...

Poland on collision course with EU

ASIC is getting powers allowing it to ban a product where consumers are at risk of harm.

'Harmful' finance products to face ASIC ban, stiff penalties

Clancy Yeates
19 mins ago

Shares took a breather on Thursday following this week's US tax bill euphoria.

ASX fades after tax plan fatigue

Jessica Sier
1 hr ago

Trade Minister Steven Ciobo, left, with PM Malcolm Turnbull, said there was still work to do on the agreement.

Australia and Indonesia fail to meet free-trade deal deadline

Jewel Topsfield
54 mins ago

Donald Trump: questions about his ties to Russia.

Economic vandalism: We're set to join the tax race to the bottom

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

BlueScope leads ASX tax cut winners

James Thomson

Telcos will be forced to undertake speed tests for NBN customers

Jennifer Duke

Retail Food Group faces class action over share price wipe-out

Patrick Hatch
12 mins ago

Blow for Vodafone in battle for regional mobile customers

Jennifer Duke

Illustration: John Shakespeare

There's more to being a minister than carrying a folder

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Peter Costello (left, with Joe Hockey) in 2004. The former treasurer's "baby boom generation" could easily add 20,000 ...

Costello's babies are growing up - and about to feel sting of $2.2b cut

COMMENT
Andrew Norton

Catherine Naylor and Nicholas Allan embark upon their ride to raise money for the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at RPA.

Words that made me join Sydney's growing throng of cyclists

COMMENT
Catherine Naylor

McDonald created the property with award-winning architect Harlan Redgen.

Forget five star hotels: This is where the A-List choose to stay

Luxury
Benjamen Judd
1 hr ago

Mr Black's new Amaro combines their traditional cold coffee brew with fourteen distilled and macerated fresh botanicals.

10 of the best limited edition drinks to stock up on over summer

Fine Drinks
Jane Rocca

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ask Noel: is Bitcoin a good investment?

Noel Whittaker

U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump, during a panel discussion at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India.

Emerging markets an opportunity for Australian investors

Nassim Khadem

Emily Bitkow and Sarah Hua are the founders of Vivra, which has experienced rapid expansion.

Meet the women bringing back the bum bag

Nina Hendy

What causes some students to go from dedicated, motivated learners at school to university slackers?

Why do so many young people chase their uni dream then squander it?

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Snowy Hydro 2.0: over budget already

Snowy Hydro 2.0

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Hayne lands in Israel amid rape allegation

1 hr ago

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Australian drug suspect in Bali visits mum

1 hr ago

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Boxing Day movies 2017

David Pope editorial cartoon, Thursday December 21, 2017.

Best of Fairfax cartoons Dec 21

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Reporter Liz Hayes with Nadia Tabbaa.

60 Minutes wins after parents sue over kidnap, marriage story

BREAKING
1 hr ago

Wil Anderson has said he is disappointed by Triple M's decision to broadcast an "Ozzest 100" countdown on Australia Day.

'Redneck scum': Triple M under fire over 'Ozzest 100'

Broede Carmody

Despite the truce, Liam Gallagher tells fans Oasis "isn't getting back together".

Liam Gallagher talks about 'truce' with brother and Oasis

EXCLUSIVE
Kylie Northover

Yassmin Abdel-Magied laughed off her "clusterf--ck" year on Tom Gleeson's Hard Chat.

'A minute's silence for your career': Abdel-Magied roasted

Broede Carmody

Guy Pearce.

How Guy Pearce's first home - Neighbours - got saved

Karl Quinn

The imagination used to such great effect in the Lord of the Rings is evident in Tolkien's Christmas letters to his children.

Tolkien's Christmas letters to his children are magical

Season seven's finale will see major characters meet the first time.

The science behind the long winter in Game of Thrones

Jesse Cox, 31, died of a rare cancer.

Walkley Award-winning radio producer dies of rare cancer at 31

Aja Styles

Grey matter. Illustration: Simon Letch

What happens in your brain when you go to a show

The star of the show is the ensemble cast.

So hammy it's like the whole show is wrapped in prosciutto

John Shand

David Greco

Vast chorus continues tradition of monster Messiah

Peter McCallum

Former St Andrew's student Kendra Murphy is angry that more recently-exited students were not included.

How rape culture was airbrushed from uni colleges report

COMMENT
Nina Funnell

Model Helena Vestergaard breastfeeding her baby, River, in a feature in RUSSH magazine.

Why this breastfeeding photo matters

ANALYSIS
Melissa Singer

Married At First Sight promo, starring Dean.

Channel Nine, what were you thinking?

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Lauren Wasser

This model wants women to know TSS from tampons is real

Lindsey Bever

Catt Sadler arrives at the NBCUniversal Golden Globes afterparty.

TV star quits over male co-host's huge salary

Nicole Economos

The front page of the Daily Mail on Tuesday.

The most sexist headlines of 2017

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

Khloe Kardashian

Finally! Khloe Kardashian confirms she's pregnant

Natalie Reilly

FILE - In this Monday Nov. 27, 2017 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle pose for ...

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle at Queen's Christmas lunch

Tony Jones

Instagram/Browncardigan

Suggestive Wiggles toy has internet in hysterics

Don't try this at home.

Amazon pulls circumcision training kits from sale

Photo: Lego Boost

Top new tech toys for kids this Christmas

A Delta 747 filled with employees and customers arrives at Boeing's plant in Everett in the first in a series of ...

America's last jumbo jet makes its final commercial flight

Hugh Morris

Nudey Beach - Fitzroy Island.

Former nude beach named Australia's best

Annie Dang

Big Cypress Lodge, Memphis.

Pyramid stadium is now one of America's strangest hotels

Craig Platt

Chef Michael Slade's Christmas gravy at his Thornbury restaurant Northern Git.

It's the 21st of December... Here's how to really make gravy

Beers of the summer of 2017.

The beers of the summer - and where to drink them

Porchetta served with chimichurri.

10 cracking Christmas mains (that aren't turkey)

Aussies don't have time to wait by the front door, with one in four having missed a parcel delivery.

How you can not miss an online delivery again

Adam Turner

This Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, photo shows a Twitter sign outside of the company's headquarters in San Francisco. ...

Twitter rolls out new anti-hate rules

While your family and friends might love their Christmas games console, they won't love waiting for updates to download.

Watch out for the Christmas Day download blues

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Tamir Triguboff.

'My parents haven't given me a single cent'

The offset touchpad takes some getting used to, but it feels good.

Razer's big, beautiful gaming laptop arrives in Australia

Review

Mercedes S-Class Intelligent World Drive.

Why self-driving cars are still a decade away

David McCowen

2017 Honda Civic Type R vs Ford Focus RS Limited Edition.

Head to head: Honda Civic Type R vs Ford Focus RS

David McCowen

2018 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport

Quick Spin: Infiniti's M3 rival

Andrew Maclean

2018 Honda Insight Prototype.

Honda's new Insight

Stephen Ottley

2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio

Driven: Alfa Romeo's make-or-break SUV

Andrew Maclean

2009 Kia Sorento.

What to look out for with a second-hand Kia Sorento

David Morley

Fitz and Ange

FitzSimons grilling that convinced Postecoglou to walk away

Michael Lynch
31 mins ago

Chopping block: Angus Crichton has had his finger amputated.

Souths star amputates finger

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons

Simmons could become first Australian-raised All-Star

Roy Ward

Jarryd Hayne arrives in Tel Aviv.

Jarryd Hayne arrives in Tel Aviv, refuses to speak about rape claims

Matt Bungard

Allegations: Jarryd Hayne during his time with the San Fransisco 49ers.

Eels blindsided as rape allegations filed against Jarryd Hayne

ANALYSIS
Andrew Webster

Brought to heel: Australian paceman Mitchell Starc is in doubt for the Boxing Day Test.

Why history will not help Starc for Boxing Day

Andrew Wu

Legend: Stan Pilecki finished his career in 1984 with 122 matches for his state and 18 Tests for the Wallabies.

Wallabies mourn loss of a great of Australian rugby

Chris Dutton

Former England bowler Monty Panesar.

Back off England, Panesar tells Australian media

Warren Barnsley

Melbourne Stars' Marcus Stoinis was run out on 99 during the team's Big Bash League match against Brisbane Heat at the Gabba.

Stars have attitude problem: Stoinis

Daniel Cherny

The Scorchers are the most successful team in BBL history.

Scorchers down to nine available players for Sixers showdown

Justin Chadwick

Dukes ball

Australia's 2019 Ashes defence unlikely to benefit from Dukes balls

Jon Pierik

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