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Is life better now than it was 50 years ago for everyone?

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Bernard Tomic lost his do-or-die qualifier.

Bern out: 'I just count money, that's all I do. I count my millions'

Hoddle Street.

Hoddle Street reopens to traffic after construction blitz

The issue of youth crime in the western suburbans has erupted during the summer months.

'Take a stand on the streets': A tale of two meetings on crime

Jason Roy on his way to a record-breaking 180.

Records tumble as England finally claim victory this summer

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People demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in a previous key gerrymandering case, in ...

Meet the Australian lawyer trying to fix the US electoral system

Was a giant fish to blame for sinking a yacht in Bass Strait?

Male models say fashion photographers crossed sexual line

'Is this it?': Why an Aussie mum feared for her life in Hawaii

Three teens arrested over spate of armed robberies in city's north

Alarm over big pharma's extravagant spending to influence doctors

Screengrab from Air France's 'France is in the Air' advert.

Wise or foolish? Not much love in the air as legends sue over iconic tune

Sarah Danckert

Relaxed: Roger Federer speaks to the media ahead of the Australian Open.

'A 36-year-old shouldn't be favourite for a tournament'

Billie Jean King (left) said she had hoped Margaret Court (right) would attend the Australian Open this year so the pair ...

'I suggest Billie Jean check her facts': Barry Court defends wife

Wangi Falls, Litchfield National Park. Australia's Top End has been named among the top places to visit in 2018 by ...

NYT names top, bottom of Australia in 2018 hot list

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet is critical of the #metoo movement.

The #metoo campaign threatens our right to a grown-up sex life

COMMENT

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Trump cancels trip to Britain

Stars Manu Fieldel (left), Julia Zemiro, Nicholas Hammond and Shane Jacobson at the premiere of The BBQ, held at ...

Albury rolls out the red carpet for Aussie film stars

Brodie Bishop sand boarding on Paradise Beach.

Slice of paradise: One of Victoria's least well-known beaches

Eleanor Williams, 52, at her home in Waterbury, Connecticut, last month.

In 1983, she let a stranger hold her baby. It's haunted her since

Instagram presents only the most picturesque aspects of life.

How I learned to stop worrying and love Instagram

COMMENT

Picture Editor's Choice, January 15, 2018

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Plane plunges over cliff after sliding off runway

3:24AM

'Baby brain' really does exist, research finds

1:01AM

Lord Mayor Robert Doyle.

Doyle donation to council election campaign under investigation

Search for winner of $55 million jackpot ticket sold in city's north

I live in the city's west. This is what I know about the 'gang crisis'

Comment

One person died after a car ran into pedestrians on the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth streets last month.

Melbourne's car-based attacks bolster calls for city 'ring of steel'

Five people have been arrested after a dramatic police intercept in Hoppers Crossing.

Seized van may be linked to shot man dumped at Monash hospital

The Venkatachallam family pose with Premier Daniel Andrews after the premier addressed members of Melbourne's Indian ...

Victoria aims to double trade with India over next decade

Connor Tolson was a talented musician, who died in the bungalow at the rear of the family home

Twist in the death of a young Melbourne musician

Tammy Mills

Danielle Smith was holidaying with her husband and their daughter, Ebony, and son, Nixon, when the missile alert came ...

'Helpless': Australian's 38 minutes of terror

NSW

Mr White died when his ultralight plane crashed into an Emerald paddock on Sunday morning.

Pilot dies in crash months after losing his daughter

QLD

Art buffs take in Ron Mueck's 'Pregnant woman' at the National Gallery of Australia during a naked event at Hyper Real.

You had to be nude to take part in this NGA blockbuster

ACT

From a Shenton Park backyard.

Fire threat eases after blaze threatened lives

WA

Renovating your rental today can yield a healthy return tomorrow.

Update these elements of your home to attract the best renters

The Aelous robot.

This new robot maid can mop, tidy up and fetch your favourite drink

One of the town's new housing estates. The council has rezoned former farming land to allow for more residents.

Priced out of Melbourne or Geelong? Try this town ...

Melbourne's property market is set to cool in 2018, but with moderate growth still tipped.

'Sober outlook' for Melbourne's property market in 2018

A taste of Victorian architecture to go with your morning coffee. Photo: Peter Clarke

Quirky conversions where you can enjoy coffee, brunch or booze

Relaxed: Roger Federer speaks to the media ahead of the Australian Open.

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Relaxed: Roger Federer speaks to the media ahead of the Australian Open.

'A 36-year-old shouldn't be favourite for a tournament'

Anthony Colangelo

Jewel Topsfield on assignment in Indonesia.

Goodbye Indonesia, I will miss you

Jewel Topsfield

A taste of Victorian architecture to go with your morning coffee. Photo: Peter Clarke

Eight quirky conversions where you can enjoy coffee, brunch or booze

Madeleine Wedesweiler

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Short headlamps of incoming torrent of cars on multi lane Warringah freeway going across the city of Sydney, Australia, ...

This disruption 'will rival the introduction of the iPhone'

EXCLUSIVE
Nicole Hasham

Three Australian PMs have been even more unpopular than Trump

Fergus Hunter

Removing negative gearing would boost economy, RBA-linked study

Peter Martin

Portrait of Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard photographed at the Sydney Labour Offices. Wednesday 27th January 2010. ...

Forget Oprah: Contenders for Australia's next female PM

Judith Ireland

Four months after leaving university, 71.8 per cent of undergraduates are in full-time employment.

New graduates struggling to find work despite economic recovery

Michael Koziol

Minister for Energy Josh Frydenberg at a press conference in Sydney, Wednesday, September 27, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick ...

'That is true': Frydenberg concedes Australia's emissions rose in 2017

Nicole Hasham

Daniel Andrews returns from holidays.

Andrews and Dutton trade blows over youth violence

Benjamin Preiss

A firefighting boat works to put on a blaze on the oil tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea off the eastern coast of ...

Iranian oil tanker sinks off China: report

East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.</p>
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East Timor's minority government could fall within days

Lindsay Murdoch

People demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in a previous key gerrymandering case, in ...

Meet the Aussie trying to fix the US electoral system

Jewel Topsfield on assignment in Indonesia.

Goodbye Indonesia, I will miss you

Jewel Topsfield

<i>Illustration: Jim Pavlidis</i>

Is life better now than it was 50 years ago for everyone?

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

January 26 is what we've got until something better emerges.

This Australia Day, I'll be looking forward, not backward

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Former federal minister Phillip Ruddock was appointed to conduct the review into religious freedom.

Now for the same-sex marriage litigation war

COMMENT
David Leyonhjelm

"The normative benchmark for retailing is Amazon," John Stine says.

Amazon won’t kill Aussie retailers but fast-moving evolution might

Patrick Hatch

John Paul Young co-wrote <I>Love is in the Air</I>.

Love is not in the Air: Aussie legends sue pop duo, Air France

Sarah Danckert

FILE - This July 16, 2013, file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Social media giant ...

Facebook reminds the world that it only cares about Facebook

ANALYSIS
John McDuling

Having money in your pocket today is usually preferred over tomorrow.

When is a dollar not a dollar? When you get it tomorrow, not today

COMMENT
Jennifer Duke

How Nimble jumped on the activewear trend

Cara Waters

Are tag along cases and other stuff you don’t need really progress?

COMMENT
Ben Grubb

ASX to catch Wall St's bullish wave this week

Timothy Moore

Port Hedland reopens as Cyclone Joyce dissipates

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Cesar Soto/Bloomberg

As the luxury car market suffers, one brand is still riding high

Luxury Cars
Toby Hagon

The Pitti trade fair has become a spectacle of the outrageous.

Pitti party: Where to find the world's best-dressed men

Men's Style
Jane Rocca

You can claim a property as your main residence if you're away for six years, as long as you don't claim another ...

The 'six-year rule' for renting out your former home

George Cochrane

SAMPLE Brew founder Vedad Huric.

Equity crowdfunding platforms clear final hurdle

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Best friends and house mates Vera Yan and Kati Santilli are the founders of Nimble Activewear.

How Nimble jumped on the activewear trend

Cara Waters

Rampersand: Founders and managing partners Jim Cassidy and Paul Naphtali.

Five growth hacks for small businesses and startups

Nina Hendy

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Trump cancels trip to Britain

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Facebook shares slip after News Feed overhaul

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Merkel paves way for new government

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Alex de Minaur makes Sydney International final

WEATHER: A big storm hits Bondi Beach in the early evening, on 9 January 2018. Photo: Jessica Hromas

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How to multi-task like a boss

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35 never fail road trip tips to keeps kids happy

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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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Keira Maguire and Jarrod Woodgate at the Alfa Romeo Portsea Polo on the Mornington Penninulsa on Saturday.

New couple alert? Jarrod and Keira

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Mark Wahlberg earned $US68million last year.

Mark Wahlberg donates US$1.5 million reshoot fee following outrage

Michael Idato

<i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> is coming to the small screen this year.

Australian TV swells with reality franchises as 2018 kicks off

Michael Idato

A still from <i>Swinging Safari</i>, with (from left) Radha Mitchell, Julian McMahon, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Jeremy ...

Stephan Elliott on survival, fashion and sexual shenanigans

Garry Maddox

Meryl Streep portrays Katharine Graham in a scene from <i>The Post</i>.

Who's who in Steven Spielberg's The Post

Sam Roberts

A.J. Finn, author of <i>The Woman in the Window</i>.

Has this man written the next A Girl On The Train?

Jason Steger

Allegations: The Doctor Blake Mysteries hangs in the balance.

More allegations emerge as Dr Blake hangs in the balance

Kate McClymont

Dave Grohl on stage in Mexico City last year.

Dave Grohl: "We've never been a cool band"

Jane Rocca

Muggleton as Maria Callas in <i>Master Class</i>.

Amanda Muggleton tells of past on-stage harassment

Rob Moran

Leonard Radic witnessed a period of great change and evolution in Australian theatre.

Vale Leonard Radic, theatre critic and playwright

Cameron Woodhead

Adam Linder's 'Some Cleaning', 2013, is at the NGV as part of the Triennial. Pictured is Enrico Ticconi at Kunstverein ...

What's the cleaner got to do with art?

Kerrie O'Brien

Mr and Mrs Phillips on their wedding day.

This man received death threats for taking his wife's surname

Kasey Edwards

Portsea Polo celebrity images. Photos: supplied

Portsea Polo: celebrity red carpet gallery

High-schoolers were surveyed.

Schoolyard conflicts may be linked to serious health problems later in life

Amy Joyce

The next leader of the US?: Oprah Winfrey.

The year is 2020 and Oprah Winfrey is president

Natalie Reilly

An image from Kate Sylvester's 2018 collection.

Store wars: Another designer jumps ship to David Jones

EXCLUSIVE
Melissa Singer

Actor and model Ellie Gonsalves believes the future looks bright for women in the post-Weinstein era.

Gonsalves on sexual harassment in entertainment world

Amy Croffey

Millie Bobby Brown arrives at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles.

The fashion trends the Golden Globes will inspire

Melissa Singer

"Just don't drink five Diet Cokes a day."

There's a big fight brewing over what pregnant women should eat

Deena Shanker

Corn fritters with jalapeno butter and heirloom tomato salsa.

Weeky meal planner: Summery vegetarian recipes

Susie Burrell's banana muffins.

Healthy baking: Four super easy low-sugar recipes

English high tea served at Palm Court, at the Langham Sydney. Napkin etiquette is a minefield in itself.

Pinkies down: How to drink tea like a royal

It's not too much to ask.

Do the right thing and make your kids wear headphones

Check your attic! Your Polly Pocket toys might be worth some money.

Check your attic: Polly Pockets are selling for crazy prices

Taco baby! Objects as outfits is the hashtag you need in your life.

'Objects for outfits' is an Instagram trend you'll want to jump on

MSC Seaside.

Megaships: The new cruise giants launching this year

Sally Macmillan

UGGs - too ugly for business.

Letters: Qantas crew rude because I wore UGGs in business class

Wangi Falls, Litchfield National Park. Australia's Top End has been named among the top places to visit in 2018 by ...

New York Times names top, bottom of Australia in 2018 hot list

Krisinda Merhi

"We want to make sure that our products are not just fun but are good for people.": Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook to make News Feed 'good for people'

The Kohler Numi. A connected toilet.

Wi-Fi toilets? Make gadgets great again

Snap faces backlash after its most recent update to the Snapchat app.

Snapchat's 'disgusting' new update a bid for monetisation

Dark Souls

Five more big games to be ported to Switch

Kotaku

A thick sheet of ice on Mars, photographed by a NASA orbiter, appears bright blue in this enhanced-colour view.

Martian ice deposits could sustain outposts

Will Dunham

2018 Suzuki Swift Sport.

Turbo Suzuki Swift prices revealed

Kez Casey

Range Rover Velar.

Road Test: Range Rover Velar

Andrew Maclean

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

Great Drive: The road to nowhere

Andrew Maclean

Cars have taken over the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The future of cars is fascinating

Drive Staff

2018 McLaren 570GT

McLaren Sports Series updated

Alex Rae

Ford Edge ST.

Ford's hi-po SUV hero revealed

Stephen Ottley

Jason Roy on his way to a record-breaking 180.

Records tumble as England beat Australia at MCG

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Legends: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

The sun starts to set on a glorious golden generation

Scott Spits

Bernard Tomic lost his do-or-die qualifier.

'I just count money': Tomic fails to qualify for Australian Open

Anthony Colangelo

Lovani at Flemington in July 2017.

Aquanita investigation continues as trainers stand down

Patrick Bartley

All smiles: Roger Federer addresses the media during press conference ahead of the 2018 Australian Open.

'A 36-year-old shouldn't be favourite for a tournament'

Anthony Colangelo

Melbourne City's Ross McCormack.

Ten-man Melbourne City draw with Mariners

Emma Kemp

One strike: Hurricanes skipper George Bailey.

Cricket Australia closes Big Bash League loophole

Daniel Cherny

Tom Brady passes under pressure from Tennessee Titans.

Patriots, Eagles into NFL championship games

Veteran: Carlton's Lauren Arnell celebrates a goal.

Last touch will give AFLW a modern touch

Peter Ryan

Dustin Fletcher's teenage son Mason is training with Essendon.

Double-take as another Fletcher hits the track

Peter Ryan

Ben Griffiths is heading to the US to become a punter.

Ben Griffiths punts on making it in America

Peter Ryan

Carlton leaders, from left: Sarah Hosking, Brianna Davey and Lauren Arnell.

Blues name top trio to lead

Peter Ryan

Grant Birchall

Knee surgery setback for Grant Birchall

Peter Ryan

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