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Religion
The $30 billion empire that claims it can't pay compensation
An Age investigation reveals the value of the Catholic Church’s wealth in Australia after it said it would have to cut programs to the poor to pay abuse victims.
- by Chris Vedelago, Royce Millar and Ben Schneiders
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Obesity crisis hits maternity wards, triggers complications
Researchers find that women's weight is behind significant number of pregnancy complications, including stillbirths.
- by Aisha Dow
Australian power prices worse than banana republics
Australia has power prices worse than some third world countries and needs to turn away from coal, energy guru says.
- by Cole Latimer
More than 20,000 homes left in dark after power outage
More than 20,000 homes in Melbourne's south-east have lost power in the third mass outage in Victoria in recent weeks.
- by Ebony Bowden
Quiet optimism sweeps through Melbourne auctions
Most houses up for sale in inner-Melbourne were hotly pursued as clearance rates rose sharply.
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Crime
Family devastated after 'brilliant' student charged with IS stabbing
The 24-year-old was on a scholarship in Melbourne and had excelled at university.
- by Aisha Dow and Neelima Choahan
LIVE
Victoria
Car runs red light, two drivers die in horror crash
Two men are dead and another person is in hospital after a crash in a suburb of Geelong.
- by Robyn Grace
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Shorten says one thing one day, another the next
Bill Shorten is now actively putting strengthening the economy and thereby protecting and building job opportunities on the back burner.
Amanda Vanstone
I'm future-proofing my child with Chinese lessons
When my three-year-old started coming home from preschool spouting off unusual words and phrases, I thought it was merely toddler gibberish. That is until a friend pointed out,"You know she's counting to 10 in Mandarin, right?"
Nicole Webb
Recycling crisis: True goal is zero waste going to landfill
After years of doing the right thing by separating our garbage Victorians are now being told that all that recycling could be, well, a waste of time.
Richard Fine
AFL
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Women's AFL
Unbeaten Bulldogs lose gun forward to injury in impressive win over Lions
- by Andrew Stafford
Politics
The woman who could be Australia's next foreign minister
Penny Wong has been a prominent figure in domestic politics. But her main game is on the world stage.
- by David Wroe
PM commits to keeping company tax cuts in the budget
- by Eryk Bagshaw, James Massola and Peter Martin
World
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JB Hi-Fi brushes off Amazon to post 21 per cent jump in profit
JB Hi-Fi has brushed off the pre-Christmas arrival of Amazon in Australia to post a 21 per cent jump in profit for the first half of the financial year.
- by Patrick Hatch
Small business
Entertainment
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Insurance increases: How to beat the health hikes
Private health premiums will rise at twice the rate of inflation on April 1, leaving more people in search of a way to cut costs.
- by John Collett
Apple's HomePod offers amazing sound for a limited audience
This smart speaker makes marvelous music, but Apple Music exclusivity and a hobbled voice assistant make it one for the superfans.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
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Soccer
Socceroos injury scare as Mooy injured at Bournemouth
Socceroos midfielder Aaron Mooy was stretchered off in Huddersfield's win over Bournemouth.
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Olympics
Winter Olympics 2018: Britteny Cox and Jakara Anthony fall short in moguls
Jakara Anthony was fourth and Britt Cox fifth in the women's moguls.
- by Warren Barnsley
