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Bushfire
'It will get worse': Homes lost as two large fires, fuelled by fierce winds, set to join
Two fires burning out of control in the state's southwest are looking like they will connect. Homes have been lost and some residents have been told it is too late to leave.
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Opinion
Private schools
When Trinity talks about 'character' it means 'privilege'
The Old Boys of this elite Melbourne school claim the controversial haircut was about upholding 'character'. Not so.
- by Julie Szego
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Victoria
'From the ring road to the river': Labor claims Batman
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
'What kind of mother leaves her children?'
Melissa is part of an often maligned minority: the mother who appears to abandon her maternal instincts.
- by Marina Kamenev
Opinion
Parenting
The evidence is in: first-born siblings are better
Take a bow first-born children. New evidence proves what you've always known: you're better than your siblings.
- by Jessica Irvine
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
The botanist, the chemist, and the painkilling lettuce
A long friendship has taken two researchers to the cusp of realising their dream: plants filled with edible medicine.
- by Liam Mannix
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Opinion & Perspectives
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.
Scott Spits
Forgotten victims of the cashless society
Will compassion dwindle as cards replace cash in the pockets of passers-by?
Aubrey Perry
Melbourne
Man dead after stabbing at Richmond convenience store
- by Melissa Cunningham and Anthony Colangelo
Victoria
Analysis
Crime
The crime rate might have dropped. But that doesn't mean people feel safe
- by Tammy Mills
National
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
Analysis
Western Bulldogs
A tall story that keeps changing at the Bulldogs
So often a weakness in seasons past the Dogs enter 2018 with a glut of viable tall and key position options.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Politics
Updated
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
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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
