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Women desert Greens, Ratnam blames Labor's 'dirty smear campaign'

Women desert Greens, Ratnam blames Labor's 'dirty smear campaign'

Women desert Greens, Ratnam blames Labor's 'dirty smear campaign'

Reeling from a series of scandals, including allegations of misogyny, sexism and rape, the Greens concede the damage has been tough to contain.

  • by Noel Towell, Adam Carey & Gerard Cockburn
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Draft

AFL draft: Audacious moves and those who looked like winners

AFL draft: Audacious moves and those who looked like winners

The 2018 national draft was unrecognisable from that of even two years ago. Held over two days, with live trading allowed, this draft also saw clubs blatantly manipulate the loose rules.

  • by Jake Niall

Judge tells Sydney opera singer to expect to go to jail

Judge tells Sydney opera singer to expect to go to jail

Former Opera Australia tenor David Edward Lewis, 59, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of sexual intercourse with a person aged between 10 and 16 in the 1990s.

Accusations over Craig McLachlan's TV show behaviour, court hears

Accusations over Craig McLachlan's TV show behaviour, court hears

Three people involved in The Doctor Blake Mysteries have complained about Craig McLachlan's behaviour on the show, a court has been told.

  • by Georgina Mitchell

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As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye

As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye

The group takes a selfie, dubbing it their last photo together. The house next door is on fire.

  • by Corina Knoll
Masseur barred from touching female clients

Masseur barred from touching female clients

A Melbourne massage therapist has been permanently banned from touching female clients.

  • by Melissa Iaria
Bali Nine drug trafficker hands herself in to police

Bali Nine drug trafficker hands herself in to police

One day after her arrival back in Australia, Renae Lawrence attended a Newcastle police station. 

  • by Jenny Noyes
Terrorism encryption laws face political showdown

Terrorism encryption laws face political showdown

Australia’s spy and police agencies are set to enter a politically charged debate on Monday.

  • by David Wroe
'Tremendous': Trump thanks himself on Thanksgiving

'Tremendous': Trump thanks himself on Thanksgiving

"This country is so much stronger now than it was when I took office that you wouldn't believe it."

  • by Joel Shannon
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Victorian Election

Get back in control with Matthew Guy and the Liberal Party
Opinion

Get back in control with Matthew Guy and the Liberal Party

  • by Matthew Guy
Only Labor will keep delivering for all Victorians
Opinion

Only Labor will keep delivering for all Victorians

  • by Daniel Andrews

Opinion & Perspectives

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AFL

AFL draft 2018: How your club fared
Analysis
Draft

AFL draft 2018: How your club fared

Two days and 78 selections. How it all went down and what it means for your club.

  • by Daniel Cherny
The big draft questions: Audacious moves and who looked like winners?
Analysis
Draft

The big draft questions: Audacious moves and who looked like winners?

The national draft was unrecognisable from the draft of even two years ago. Held over two days, with live trading allowed, this draft also saw clubs blatantly manipulate the loose rules.

  • by Jake Niall

Property bydomain

Portsea boatshed sells for almost $1 million

Portsea boatshed sells for almost $1 million

The wooden shed has no water or power connected but still managed to fetch an eye-watering sum for its owners of almost 70 years.

  • by Melissa Heagney
Buyers are talking properties down to scare off rival bidders

Buyers are talking properties down to scare off rival bidders

Welcome to the world of auction sledging: where prospective buyers ask about a home's flaws in front of a crowd.

  • by Chris Tolhurst

Business

'It was a mistake': ASIC under fire over botched investigations

'It was a mistake': ASIC under fire over botched investigations

Mistake was James Shipton's word of the day. In fact he used it 23 times to describe why ASIC had failed to take action against the big banks.

  • by Sarah Danckert

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Michael B. Jordan stars as Adonis Creed and Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in
CREED II, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures film.
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 Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed and Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in CREED II.

Creed II settles the feud that began in Rocky IV

Michael B. Jordan says it is "pretty cool" to work with the iconic characters from the franchise.

  • by Michael Idato
Jamie Foxx and Taron Egerton in Robin Hood.

'Reimagined' Robin Hood makes you wonder why they bothered

 Hollywood doesn't remake films any more. It "reimagines" them.

  • by Sandra Hall

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Huawei MateBook X Pro: a Windows workhorse in MacBook clothing

Huawei MateBook X Pro: a Windows workhorse in MacBook clothing

With beautiful thin looks, plenty of grunt and a lower price tag than the competition from Microsoft and Apple, Huawei's ultrabook is an appealing alternative.

  • by Tim Biggs
The kid from Byron who became a global sensation

The kid from Byron who became a global sensation

At the top of the fashion world, wild child supermodel Barrett is living the high life as the face of his generation.

  • by Michael Harry

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Sport

Rain saves Australia after another below-par batting effort

Rain saves Australia after another below-par batting effort

Aaron Finch's lengthy run of outs continued on Friday night, as did Australia's modest form, but rain denied India the chance to level the Twenty20 series.

  • by Andrew Wu
Australians slip and slide at wet World Cup

Australians slip and slide at wet World Cup

The Aussies find the going tough at Metropolitan.

  • by Martin Blake

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