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Labor claims victory in the fierce battle of Batman
Victorious Ged Kearney tells elated supporters she is 'on her way to Canberra and Labor is on its way to a Shorten government'.
- by Adam Carey and Noel Towell
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Xenophon falls short in major election disappointment
Premier Jay Weatherill concedes defeat in SA state election as Liberals seize power after 16 years in opposition.
- by Mark Kenny
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Weather
Cottages razed as firefighters contain more than 60 fires
Firefighters manage to control a series of blazes with dangerous conditions to last the night.
- by Tammy Mills and Goya Dmytryshchak
Russia expels 23 British diplomats
It was a move that was tougher than expected as the crisis over the nerve toxin attack deepens.
- by Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt
Analysis
Donald Trump
Mueller just stepped over Trump's red line. Now what?
It appears that the special counsel, with the full force of the law behind him, intends to proceed as he sees fit
- by Timothy L. O'Brien
Goldman Sachs pays female staff in UK 55% less than men
Thousands of large UK employers have been ordered to disclose their gender pay gaps by April.
Fall-out from the Demons' pre-season camp fiasco
A breakdown in communication has left Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin embarrassed and disappointed.
- by Caroline Wilson
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Opinion & Perspectives
Now more than ever, bosses and unions need to work together
I have to say I have a soft spot for unions. I first started work in a saw mill at 16 and my dad told me to join the union. So I did.
Harold Mitchell
What we learnt about 'forever wars' from one of the US' worst atrocities
By the time the soldiers of Charlie Company left My Lai as many as 500 men, women and children were dead.
C. August Elliott
The AFL has committed an act of cultural vandalism
The re-recording of the famous team songs is the quintessential change for the sake of change.
Dylan Leach
Melbourne
Man dead after stabbing at Richmond convenience store
- by Melissa Cunningham and Anthony Colangelo
Victoria
National
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International affairs
If PM won't confront Rohingya crisis at ASEAN, then Indonesia will
- by Peter Hartcher and James Massola
AFL
Western Bulldogs grab grand final berth
Bulldogs seized a spot in next weekend’s AFLW grand final, clinching top spot with a thrilling two-point win against Melbourne at Whitten Oval.
- by Martin Blake
Jack Graham wants to repay the favour
Jack Graham enters his second season as a premiership player and a Richmond life member. But he wants his journey to go for much longer.
- by Peter Ryan
Politics
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Victoria
Batman votes: Labor holds seat in crucial byelection
Labor looks to have held onto its Melbourne seat of Batman, defeating a strong challenge from the Greens.
- by Adam Carey and Noel Towell
World
Andrew McCabe, target of Trump’s FBI scorn, fired before retirement
- by Matt Apuzzo & Adam Goldman
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Business
Analysis
Banking royal commission
Royal commission bombshells - great to watch, painful to receive
Banks appear to have been caught on the hop by the royal commission's “gotcha” strategy of taking witnesses to explosive elements of documents.
- by Jessica Irvine
Small business
Entertainment
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The best new brews to celebrate St Patrick's Day
Toast the Irish holiday with a tasty new take on a classic favourite.
- by James Atkinson
Frantics review: letting the fur fly, with friends
PlayStation's latest PlayLink game is like Mario Party, but with goofy animals and backstabbing.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
Wests Tigers stun Melbourne Storm
Wests Tigers caused their second upset win in two weeks knocking over the Storm in Billy Slater's 300th game.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
Olympics
Sport Thought: The burden of the four-year cycle
The winter Olympic and Paralympic experience is ending. But the burden that comes with the four-year cycle ain’t going away.
- by Scott Spits
