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Byelection
Independent's day: Phelps' historic win
Morrison government loses its majority in the House of Representatives as voters deliver a 'nightmare' result for the Liberals in the Wentworth byelection.
- by Fergus Hunter, Nigel Gladstone & Cassandra Morgan
Kerryn Phelps kicks Liberals into minority government
Independent Kerryn Phelps ends a century of Liberal dominance in Wentworth.
- by Alexandra Smith
Analysis
Malcolm Turnbull
Hiding puts Coalition on course for catastrophe
And next week the Liberal recriminations will get underway.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Byelection
Those on the hunt for a scapegoat should start here
Imagine if the 'let’s get rid of Turnbull' strategists had got what they wanted.
- by Tony Wright
More top stories
Flesh-eating ulcers on rise across the state
Cases of Buruli ulcers - gruesome open sores thought to be spread by mosquitos - have led to victims losing limbs, and new figures reveal that infections are rising across Victoria.
- by Chloe Booker
'Mention of the cat is degrading': Assange sues
Conditions imposed by Ecuadorian government include embassy deciding who could visit Assange and when.
Finland jails Russian trolls for moves against journalist
Jessika Aro got a measure of satisfaction when a court in Helsinki convicted two of her most dedicated slanderers.
- by Andrew Higgins
Lend to clients who don't need the money: banks' plan
Need some change for a yacht, cash for a mansion? Giants rush into the booming market for loans.
- by Sonali Basak
'I started hitting it and punching it to get it off'
A surfer was about 50 metres from the beach when he headbutted what he believes was a bronze whaler.
- by Julian Drape
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
How tourists risk turning Japan into another Bali
I was walking through the streets of Kyoto when we saw two geisha in a lane. Then the ugliness began.
Julia Baird
Bully boy Australia has it in for voiceless on vulnerable islands
It’s as though the whole country has adopted the persona of some demagogue shock-jock
Elizabeth Farrelly
The progress Scott Morrison doesn't want to advertise
Dozens of asylum seekers arrived in Australia this week. There's been a subtle change in approach.
Peter Hartcher
AFL
A Long story with a new footy twist
Danielle Ponter comes from a very, very famous football family. And her relatives have given plenty of advice.
- by Daniel Cherny
Stuck in limbo: Players after a lifeline
Clubs are working through their lists as they make decisions on who to retain, who to delist and who they might add. See our top 10 players available.
- by Peter Ryan
Politics
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Byelection
Wentworth byelection: 'Nightmare' for Liberals as independent Kerryn Phelps defeats Dave Sharma
The Liberals have suffered a historic swing against them and are now reduced to minority government.
- by Fergus Hunter, Nigel Gladstone & Cassandra Morgan
World
Property bydomain
'Water flows underneath': Is this the country's most beautiful house?
The most straightforward description of Swan House is that it’s a modernist, three-bedroom family home built atop a bridge that crosses a big dam.
- by Jenny Brown
Three things you can do right now to prepare for a rate rise
Banks have started increasing interest rates out of step with the reserve bank, so there's no better time than now to review your home loan situation.
- by Daniel Butkovich
Business
Banks' latest growth plan: Lend to clients who don't need the money
Need some change for a yacht, cash for a mansion? Wall Street giants increasingly rush into the booming market for loans to people worth $70 million and more.
- by Sonali Basak
Opinion
Interest rates
Interest rate rises only a matter of time, despite property gloom
- by Jessica Irvine
Small business
Entertainment
Ally Sheedy: Not playing by 'Hollywood's rules' cost me my career
A big-name Brat Packer in the 1980s, Ally Sheedy found fame was fleeting when she refused to play by Tinseltown’s rules.
- by Ally Sheedy
James Packer refuses to read of dark days of booze and paranoia
James Packer has told friends he will not be reading a new biography that charts some of the most difficult recent chapters of his personal life.
- by Andrew Hornery
review
Melbourne Festival
Dancers, musicians and audience unite in participatory work
- by Jordan Beth Vincent
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Could craft beer tourism be the thirst-quenching future of travel?
In terms of variety, America's craft beer scene is a bohemoth and some are seeing its potential as a lure for travel.
- by Steve Colquhoun
Anki Vector review: cute home robot's a good pet, not a great help
With more personality than brains, Vector can recognise your face and voice and he rolls around the home.
- by Cynthia Karena
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Sport
Yucatan firms as raiders tighten grip on Cup betting
the internationals dominance of the Caulfield Cup suggests they will rule the roost in the Melbourne Cup as well
- by Michael Lynch, Chris Roots & Peter Ryan
Updated
Spring Racing Carnival
Saeed had the Solution in battle of the blues
The blue wave thundered down the straight as the Caulfield Cup field strained and galloped towards the line.
- by Michael Lynch
