Top Stories
- City
- Melbourne
- Condition
- Mostly sunny
- Current temperature
- 20.7°
- Minimum temperature
- 13°
- Maximum temperature
- 22°
Breaking
Courts
Ballarat woman's body burnt, court told, as man appears on murder charge
Confronting details of a woman’s final moments have been aired in court as it was revealed her body was badly burnt before being discovered by police hundreds of kilometres from her home.
- by Erin Pearson
Kookai founder crawled through back streets in mangled car, court told
Danielle Vagner took tablets for a tooth problem and downed three glasses of wine before crashing her Range Rover into a house in South Yarra.
- by Adam Cooper
Roman Quaedvlieg's girlfriend pleads guilty over misleading corruption probe
The former Australian Border Force commissioner was by his girlfriend's side in court.
- by Angus Thompson
Opinion
Housing Slump
The mystery paper that could explain the housing slump
A new bestseller might be in the offing. If the public could get its hands on it, that is.
- by Daniel Moss
More top stories
'He just picks up': Donald Trump and the politicians he loves to talk to on the phone
The chatterbox-in-chief has eschewed the traditional way of talking with members of Congress, calling them at all hours and sometimes with no real agenda.
- by Seung Min Kim and Josh Dawsey
Most boring of office tasks made this man $502 million
Tomomichi Takahashi stumbled into the business by chance when his firm was on the ropes during the financial crisis.
- by Keiko Ujikane
Updated
Healthcare
Calls grow to ban chiro treatment on babies after 'horrifying' videoÂ
Calls grow to ban spinal manipulation of infants across the nation after footage of the treatment on a two-week-old.Â
- by Melissa Iaria
Argument on train leads to assault, man fighting for life
Teen charged over an alleged assault at a Melbourne train station that allegedly followed on from a stoush on a train.Â
- by Melissa Cunningham
Timeline against accused Claremont serial killer
WA state prosecutor claimed the offending started in 1988, bolstered in 1990 and made inescapable by 1995.
- by Heather McNeill
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Melbourne
Victoria
victoria
Crime
Drug lord Tony Mokbel discharged from hospital after being stabbed in prison
- by Melissa Cunningham
Graphic content
Healthcare
Buruli breaks records as flesh-eating ulcers spread into the suburbs
- by Liam Mannix
National
Exclusive
Political expenses
Ambassador Joe Hockey helps out travel firm
- by Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker
AFL
Dal Santo disappointed after Thomas' drug use claim
Former Saints star Nick Dal Santo unhappy to be tarred with brush after claim by his former coach Grant Thomas.
- by Daniel Cherny
Toby Greene on track for Giants' second JLT game
Toby Greene is progressing well after returning from ankle surgery in November and the Giants are hopeful the All-Australian forward will have a hit-out in JLT2.
- by Peter Ryan
Politics
Exclusive
Export trade
'Beyond belief': Live export corruption inquiry ends in dead end
Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi says the community "should have no faith in the ability of the live exports industry to operate ethically".
- by Latika Bourke
Labor heads to the May election without a replacement for Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton
- by David Crowe and David Wroe
Exclusive
Education
Labor promises $300m extra to support school students with a disability
- by Fergus Hunter
Bob Katter to run CFMEU candidates in marginal Queensland coal seats
- by Dana McCauley and Nicole Hasham
World
Property bydomain
'I must have fought every designer': Inside Deborah Hutton's renovation
Home renovations rarely finish on time, let alone early. In just nine months, the TV presenter has pulled off the near-impossible.
- by Zara McDonald
Where to find Melbourne's cheapest inner, middle and outer suburbs
If you know where to look, prospective buyers can find a bargain house or apartment, even within 10 kilometres of the city.
- by Jim Malo
Business
Asian high-roller retreat hits profits at Packer's Crown
The casino giant has experienced a steep decline in the number of wealthy gamblers coming from Asia.
- by Nick Toscano
Small business
Entertainment
'I believe in white supremacy': 1971 Playboy interview with John Wayne draws fire
An almost 50-year-old interview has gone viral after resurfacing on Twitter.
- by Robert Moran
'Unprecedented' demand triggers new Harry Potter ticket lottery
Tickets for The Cursed Child are already on sale for 2020.
- by Michael Lallo
Ryan Adams dangled success. Women say they paid a price
- by Joe Coscarelli and Melena Ryzik
Lifestyle
Smarter living
'Let's get this bread': 13 things your teenager says, translated
Teenagers are amazing linguistic innovators. Here's what some of the most common teen slang actually means.
- by Dr Nick Wilson
Think you're ready for electric kickflips? Not so fast
An electric skateboard sounds like an awesome idea, but if you don't already know how to ride you're going to need to start off very slow.
- by Cynthia Karena
Food bygoodfood
Travel bytraveller
Cars bydrive
Sport
Tearful Osaka says she is struggling with 'attention' after shock loss
Australian Open champion and top seed Naomi Osaka has fallen at the first hurdle in Dubai, losing in straight sets to world No.67 Kristina Mladenovic.
Rechter announced as new CEO of Basketball Australia
Experienced CEO Jerril Rechter has replaced Anthony Moore as Basketball Australia boss ahead of this year's basketball World Cup.
