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Coronavirus pandemic
The day Victoria’s hotel quarantine court case went bust
How did WorkSafe Victoria and the Office of Public Prosecutions get such a high-profile case so wrong?
Exclusive
Jones investigation
Alan Jones attends schoolboy reunion as fresh assault allegations emerge
As the broadcaster spent Friday celebrating a premiership win 50 years ago with former players, more men detail fresh allegations that Jones indecently assaulted or groped them.
Opinion
Domestic violence
The AFL’s ‘call to arms’ is a step forward. Shame about the steps backwards
While the league unites against domestic violence, it must walk the talk.
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
The suburb trying to avoid Docklands’ fate as towers shoot up
North Melbourne has long been gentrified, and its mixed-income residents have always co-existed, but a windfall of government and private investment could change that.
Opinion
Political leadership
Paul Keating’s apprentice is painting a vastly differently portrait of Australia
If Jim Chalmers can deliver on his big picture, Australia will win on a global scale. If not, the title of Christopher Malouf’s Archibald Prize portrait will be vindicated.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
My phone pings with a news alert. I check that it’s not another client killed
The workload is near endless and at times overwhelming; the risk is significant, and mistakes can be catastrophic. This is life on the front line of the domestic violence crisis.
Analysis
AFL 2024
If McKay and Curnow don’t get you, Daicos will
Carlton’s forward line titans threatened early and late, but it was Nick Daicos who stood tallest when it mattered most.
‘A little bit of magic’: Marsh’s X-factor and how Cummins helped mould Australia’s new T20 skipper
The bond between Mitch Marsh and Pat Cummins underlines how the environment built by the Test captain has enabled the likes of Marsh and others to find their best, after years of inconsistency.
Simply the best? How mighty Max can surpass Dean Cox and Simon Madden
Melbourne captain Max Gawn is in such scintillating form that he is on track to make history this season.
Breaking
Missing person
Three bodies found in Mexico where Australian, US tourists went missing
Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and US national Jack Carter Rhoad were last seen on April 27, according to authorities in Baja California.
‘Like starting again’: Melbourne upsizers priced out of the market
The cost of buying a house is nearly double that of a unit, making it much harder than a generation ago to move on from a first home.
She was told her fiction wasn’t ‘Australian enough’. Then she won the Miles Franklin
Working with a “billable hours” mindset, lawyer, mum of four and author Shankari Chandran weaves sharp social justice critiques through her loving family tales.
How a run-down strip became the most exciting culinary street in the west
In Melbourne’s west, diners are spending big at this once-unassuming strip that now bustles with amazing eateries. Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink on Watton Street.
Five years ago, Lygon Street was dying. Now diners are queuing out the door
Melbourne’s most iconic dining strip was saved from a slow demise – but if you’re only visiting for Italian, you’re doing it wrong. Dani Valent tells you exactly where you should go to eat and drink.
The gritty ‘eating street’ that boasts more than 200 restaurants
This once-sleepy neighbourhood in Melbourne’s south-east has experienced a huge population boom, bringing with it endless adventures for food lovers. Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink on Clayton Road.
Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists
This event marks the sixth appearance of the nearly 300-year-old ruins of old Pantabangan town.
Traveller Letters: Qantas’ new frequent flyer scheme another disappointment
“For years I could grab business class reward flights on Qantas or Velocity frequent flyer points by carefully checking early every morning 353 days ahead of my planned trips.”
Weekend Reads
When Joey lost a leg, others wrapped him in cotton wool. Not Adam
Plasterer Joey Fry’s bout of depression in 2019 led to a life-changing event. His mate, plastering business owner Adam Sorrenson, has helped him heal.
From Donald Trump to MONA’s David Walsh: Our soaring anxiety about status
Widening inequality, shifting fortunes and social media neediness are lifting our anxiety about status to new heights.
Victoria
Young girl’s brave act trying to save mum from fatal stabbing
A 10-year-old repeatedly disarmed bodybuilder Sven Lindemann as he dragged her mother through the house and stabbed her mother in a jealous rage.
Analysis
Indigenous
How Indigenous people got zilch from a billion-dollar mining bonanza
The ‘stark reality’ of economic exclusion imposed on Victoria’s First Peoples has been laid bare in evidence presented to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Updated
Victoria floods
Flemington flood wall made disaster worse, but it won’t be torn down
The wall raised water levels for at least 240 homes in Maribyrnong during 2022’s downpour, including some homes that likely would have avoided inundation if it had not been built.
Updated
Public housing
Public housing towers class action case dismissed, but judge throws lifeline
The legal fight against the demolition of Melbourne’s high-rise public housing towers has been dealt a major blow.
Nobu, $270k cash and a number plate to taunt police: The high life of tobacco war accused
The flashy life and alleged crimes of an associate of exiled gangland boss Kaz Hamad have been laid bare during an application to revoke his bail.
AFL
Updated
AFL blocks move to induct Carey as NSW hall of fame legend
League boss Andrew Dillon personally told Carey on Friday morning, saying it would be inappropriate for him to receive such an honour at a time when the AFL was taking a stance honouring victims of violence against women.
AFL round eight teams & tips: Dogs drop two big names again for Hawks clash
Our experts have entered their tips for the nine games of round eight. See which way they’re predicting each match will go as the season kicks into gear.
Politics
Dutton says there’s a ‘strong argument’ for domestic violence royal commission
Dutton on Friday strengthened his language around the value of a national inquiry, although he did not demand that Albanese call one.
Business
Get a room: Why hotels are so hot right now
Investors, developers and management groups are lining up to join boom-time conditions in the hospitality industry.
World
‘What have we done?’ Lawyer, editor in Stormy Daniels deal appear shocked after Trump won
The text messages were shown to the jury on the latest day of the trial, in which Trump has been accused of falsifying business records to cover up an affair with a porn star.
Opinion
‘Community safety is our priority,’ the government says. Tell that to Ninette Simons
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
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Property
How well-heeled buyers are paying millions for luxury homes - without a home loan
In the rarefied air of some of the most well-heeled neighbourhoods, it’s routine for buyers to spend millions without a mortgage.
‘Aussie’ John Symond lists his trophy home. Yours for just $200 million
The last time the Aussie Home Loans founder listed the waterfront mega-mansion in Sydney’s Point Piper, he knocked back $110m because he couldn’t part with it.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Comedy
Eight pressing questions I’ve left unanswered for decades
The answers are surely a quick Google away. But do I really need to know?
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Culture
Protest, pain and family the themes as Archibald Prize entries arrive
As the entries arrived at the Art Gallery of NSW ahead of Friday’s deadline, you could tell a lot about recent events in Australia by the faces painted.
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Analysis
AFL 2024
If McKay and Curnow don’t get you, Daicos will
Carlton’s forward line titans threatened early and late, but it was Nick Daicos who stood tallest when it mattered most.
‘A little bit of magic’: Marsh’s X-factor and how Cummins helped mould Australia’s new T20 skipper
The bond between Mitch Marsh and Pat Cummins is a key plank of the recent success of the Australian side, underlining how the environment built by the Test captain has enabled the likes of Marsh and others to find their best, after years of inconsistency.
Simply the best? How mighty Max can surpass Dean Cox and Simon Madden
Melbourne captain Max Gawn is in such scintillating form that he is on track to make history this season.
Updated
AFL 2024
AFL blocks move to induct Carey as NSW hall of fame legend
League boss Andrew Dillon delivered the news personally to Carey on Friday morning in a phone call, saying it would be inappropriate for him to receive such an honour at a time when the AFL was taking a stance honouring victims of violence against women.
Updated
Super Rugby
Melbourne Rebels to continue fight for survival after winning rescue vote
A private equity-backed consortium has put forward a deal to save the debt-laden Super Rugby club.
The teenage guns following in the Matildas’ footsteps
The future of women’s soccer in Australia will be on show in Saturday’s A-League Women’s grand final between Melbourne City and Sydney FC, with girls’ participation numbers booming.
AFL 2024 round eight LIVE updates: Nick Daicos the hero as Collingwood hold off Carlton
The star Magpie delivered a best-afield performance and the match-winning goal as the arch rivals staged an epic contest at the MCG.
Have Your Say
The move that could end Carlton’s 29-year premiership drought
Jeremy Cameron has been a formidable weapon for Geelong this year. It’s time for the Blues to copy the Cats, which could finally put them on a stronger path to ending a premiership drought that is now in its 29th year.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
