Film review Hanks’ Inferno is a one star shocker
FILM REVIEW: Take Inferno’s red herrings and raw prawns at face value and you should take something to prevent plague-like symptoms of your own.
Electricity crisis ‘How can I be without power for four days?’
FOUR days after wild weather caused power outages in Melbourne’s outer east, 4300 homes still don’t have electricity and residents have been warned they might have to wait until the end of the week.
Medical breakthrough Could a pill be the end of gluten free diet?
PEOPLE sensitive to gluten now have access to a pre-meal tablet to protect against uncomfortable side effects, following successful clinical trials in Melbourne.
Presidential election Trump’s idiocy is not the question
THE question is not whether Donald Trump is a fool or a menace but how someone so erratic got so close to being the world’s most powerful person, writes Andrew Bolt.
China debacle Kyrgios apology means ‘stuff all’
NICK Kyrgios’ apology for his bizarre tank at the Shanghai Masters means “stuff all” and perhaps fans should take his advice and stop going to watch his games.
Life threatening Stabbing attack at Grand Final party
A PARTY guest was stabbed in the chest, stomach and leg in an unprovoked attack outside a Grand Final weekend gathering in Melbourne’s southeast.
Offending crisis Radical plan to name and shame teen thugs
EXCLUSIVE: YOUTHS who repeatedly commit serious crimes while on bail would be named and shamed in a dramatic Opposition plan to bust Victoria’s teen offending crisis.
Mark Robinson Welcome to the US of AFL
THE AFL has been tiptoeing toward an American flavour for several years, but it took a giant stride when Sam Mitchell revealed he could be an Eagle, writes MARK ROBINSON.
Code-hoppers Blues seeing double at AFL Women’s draft
FOR twin sisters Jess and Sarah Hosking, the AFL Women’s inaugural draft day could not have gone any better after being drafted by the same team.
Offending crisis Radical plan to name and shame teen thugs
EXCLUSIVE: YOUTHS who repeatedly commit serious crimes while on bail would be named and shamed in a dramatic Opposition plan to bust Victoria’s teen offending crisis.
Life threatening Stabbing attack at Grand Final party
A PARTY guest was stabbed in the chest, stomach and leg in an unprovoked attack outside a Grand Final weekend gathering in Melbourne’s southeast.
Electricity crisis ‘How can I be without power for four days?’
FOUR days after wild weather caused power outages in Melbourne’s outer east, 4300 homes still don’t have electricity and residents have been warned they might have to wait until the end of the week.
Telmo Languiller Speaker racks up $50,000 travel bill
STATE Parliament’s jetsetting speaker has racked up a $50,000 travel bill, including two trips to his home country as millions are charged by pollies to the public purse.
Life threatening Stabbing attack at Grand Final party
A PARTY guest was stabbed in the chest, stomach and leg in an unprovoked attack outside a Grand Final weekend gathering in Melbourne’s southeast.
Leadership trap Turnbull trapped in No-man’s land
MALCOLM Turnbull is trapped in the gloomy, negative Land of No, fighting desperately to keep his job. It’s time to accentuate the positive, writes Andrew Bolt.
Greyhound ban How Baird chased a lure and lost
NSW premier Mike Baird thought he was on a winner when he banned greyhound racing, but he was chasing a social media lure — and lost, writes Chris Kenny.
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Huge demand Homebuyers locked out of hot market
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Director vote Talk about bloodsucking shareholders
HERE we go again — institutional investors overwhelmingly endorsing a company’s directors while rejecting what those directors have agreed to pay top executives, as a first step to sacking those exact same directors.
Banking Commonwealth Bank calls in the kingmaker
THE corporate high-flyer who headed the Telstra board during the telco’s return to form will now take on the same role at the under-siege Commonwealth Bank.
Subscriber Exclusives
Could a pill be the end of gluten free diet?
PEOPLE sensitive to gluten now have access to a pre-meal tablet to protect against uncomfortable side effects, following successful clinical trials in Melbourne.
What can Hawks get for Mitchell?
SAM Mitchell’s willingness to shift across the country has shocked the AFL world. Jon Ralph discusses what the Hawks can expect for Mitchell — both now and in the future.
Compo picks hurt Pies’ father-son hopes
COLLINGWOOD’S hopes of drafting father-son prospects Josh Daicos and Callum Brown are being weakened by the AFL handing out compensation picks.
Speaker racks up $50,000 travel bill
STATE Parliament’s jetsetting speaker has racked up a $50,000 travel bill, including two trips to his home country as millions are charged by pollies to the public purse.
Grocery giant grabs card customers
SUPERMARKET chain Coles is emerging as one of the fiercest players in the credit card market, luring hundreds of thousands of shoppers away from the banks.
Government prepares valley bailout
EXCLUSIVE: HAZELWOOD power station’s imminent closure has sparked large-scale plans for a Latrobe Valley bailout package, as the Federal Government prepares for the plant’s closure in March.
How Baird chased a lure and lost
NSW premier Mike Baird thought he was on a winner when he banned greyhound racing, but he was chasing a social media lure — and lost, writes Chris Kenny.
‘Myth of private schools divides us’
PARENTS who pay for privilege in private schools are creating a class divide, one of Australia’s top corporate donors claimed yesterday.
Australia Post sinks sea mail delivery
AUSTRALIA Post has ditched its sea mail service for small parcels, forcing customers to send items overseas by air at a higher price.
Row erupts over poll sign removal
A LAWYER who represented disgraced Frankston MP Geoff Shaw on fraud charges has denied removing a rival’s council election signs.
Donation furore at mayoral launch
A ROW over developer donations has flared after aspiring Melbourne lord mayor Ken Ong held a lucrative fundraiser for his campaign launch.
Turnbull trapped in No-man’s land
MALCOLM Turnbull is trapped in the gloomy, negative Land of No, fighting desperately to keep his job. It’s time to accentuate the positive, writes Andrew Bolt.
Digging Melbourne’s City Loop
MELBOURNE’S City Loop changed the face of the city. Hundreds of workers took 14 years to bring the project to life, which was finished by 1985. Take a look underground during the construction of the loop.
Not a day behind bars for ‘80s sex attack
THE cops were quick to round up a gang following a schoolgirl’s attempted rape, so why did it take 30 years for the law to catch up with them?
Trump’s idiocy is not the question
THE question is not whether Donald Trump is a fool or a menace but how someone so erratic got so close to being the world’s most powerful person, writes Andrew Bolt.
Bikie gang member charged over shooting
LATEST: A COMANCHERO gang member and a suspected associate have been charged after police raided five locations across Melbourne as they probe an unsolved shooting in Carrum Downs.
Who is the real Candyman?
ENTREPRENEUR, Lothario, family man or womaniser? Just who is the real Travers “The Candyman” Beynon?
Loud cheers as National MP enters Parliament
A NEW Nationals MP has taken his place in the Victorian Parliament after a political tit-for-tat blocked him from the chamber for months.
Protesters send CBD into gridlock
MORE than 100 Melbourne City Council workers held up traffic and delayed trams when they blocked the intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets in central Melbourne today.
A decade on, violence still haunts us
IT’S 10 years since James Macready-Bryan’s life was ruined by a punch, but social violence is still a blight the community must unite against, writes Anna O’Halloran.
Jobe will lose a medal and win compensation
THE Essendon Football Club drugs saga is almost over. Almost. Two aspects remain to be decided, writes Justin Quill.
Dozens of ex-councillors on ballot
ALMOST 70 former councillors — including one removed 36 years ago for refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen — are attempting a comeback at this month’s elections.
Andrews under fire after Baird backdown
DANIEL Andrews is under increasing pressure from his own party to dump his CFA deal after NSW Premier Mike Baird abandoned his unpopular greyhound racing ban.
8000 homes still without power
LATEST: MORE than 8,300 homes are still without power four days after the weekend’s severe storm and affected residents have been warned some may not get power before the weekend.
Does Melbourne need a second desal plant?
Melburnians are being asked to indicate their level of support for a second desalination plant in Victoria. Should there be a second plant? Take our poll.
List analysis: Eagles should chase Hill
HE WANTS to play with his brother, but the Eagles should be doing everything they can to steal Hawk Brad Hill from under Fremantle’s nose. GARY BUCKENARA ANALYSES WEST COAST’S LIST
Chateau Gatto hits the market
UPDATE: UNDERWORLD figure Mick Gatto has shrugged off the existence of five caveats on the sale of his multimillion-dollar mansion, saying there was nothing to worry about.
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MELBOURNE’S best veggie burgers are short on meat and big on deliciousness. Make every day meat-free Monday with our pick of the vegetarian buns about town.
Figaro goes to the footy
Aussie rules meets Mozart in this you-beaut, zany and delightful adaptation of the Marriage of Figaro, presented in true only-in-Melbourne style in the grandstand and clubrooms at the North Port Melbourne footy oval, writes Paul Selar.
A dark dance
Choreographer Lucy Guerin’s The Dark Chorus is an abstract but sometimes disorienting work that leaves much to personal interpretation, writes reviewer Stephanie Glickman.
Kids’ books make great story
Children’s books sales are booming and one Melbourne bookseller is going along for the ride with a speciality bookstore
A mixed bag of amazing offerings
This integrated circus, dance and theatre concoction, showing until Sunday as part of the Melbourne Festival, highlights the narrative possibilities of circus skills within a larger dramatic framework, writes Stephanie Glickman
Less than saintly
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is a wild ride with this gang of grotesque, offensive but loveable characters whose appalling behaviour embodies all we loath about teenagers, and all that we hope to nurture, writes reviewer Kate Herbert.
Slurring women More gross Apprentice comments surface
TASKED with judging an aspiring country singer on The Apprentice, Donald Trump launched a foul-mouthed tirade about her looks.
Soap action Yawning glory from Miller’s minder
AS far as Home And Away roles go, being Pia Miller’s umbrella holder is clearly not an enviable one.
RendezView Clowning around is no laughing matter
They’ve been caught on camera, reported in the news, and are all over social media. And now one was in the car next to me. A creepy clown. It wasn’t funny at all.
Puzzles Crazy dot puzzle to mess up your Thursday
THIS Playbuzz quiz has been bending minds since it surfaced recently. Only one in five people can solve it. Are you one of them?
Beverage challenge Man’s 12 hour cup of tea struggle
A MAN in the UK has documented his all day attempt to make a cup of tea using his Wi-Fi kettle — a case of when technology doesn’t always work as planned.
Telco insurance Be smart with your phone cover
THAT sinking feeling of dropping your smartphone into a pool of water, smashing its screen or losing it is known all too well by phone users.
