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Naked City
'Put your hands up, don't go for your gun': The split-second that lasts a lifetime
It was left to a country copper to nab one of Australia's most notorious gunmen. It was kill or be killed and the effects changed Ian Harris for life.
- by John Silvester
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Unexpected question: Writer accused at Sydney festival
Junot Díaz was in a relaxed mood on a panel on Friday night, until he received an unexpected question from the floor.
- by Alexandra Alter & Jonah Bromwich
Brooke asked for a home loan. She was told to rethink gyms
In the wake of the royal commission your bank is going to want to know a lot more about you.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Banking royal commission
On Tuesday, get ready to have your intelligence insulted
We are about to get a paltry tax cut and a beer discount. With an economic shock looming, it's an insult.
- by Peter Hartcher
Analysis
Federal budget
The question Scott Morrison will not answer
There is one big question Scott Morrison does not want to answer about the tax cuts he will reveal on Tuesday night.
- by David Crowe
Escape to the country drives price boom
First-home buyers and tree changers are flocking to the country, creating boom-level house price growth.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Exclusive
Education
Catholics reveal their own take on Safe Schools
Catholic schools in Melbourne have been given resources to help support same-sex attracted and transgender students.
- by Henrietta Cook
Featured
Open for inspection: The best Melbourne properties for sale right now
- by Jacqui Hammerton, Caroline James
Opinion & Perspectives
We can profit from the recycling crisis
EDITORIAL When desire and need intersect, opportunity abounds. Polls show Australians desire better recycling of rubbish.
Why does everybody else seem to have more friends than me?
I only have about five close friends in the world, but that's OK. I'm good.
Danny Katz
Don't they get it? Those once mocked are having the last laugh
They made fun of 'poofters' and 'sheilas', now washed-up comedians claim political correctness is killing their act.
Jacqueline Maley
Melbourne
Victoria
National
Grandparents hope for custody after twins found after four years
- by Jenny Noyes & Patrick Begley
AFL
Hawkins could face penalty for touching umpire
The match review officer is likely to consider whether Geelong's Tom Hawkins should be penalised after he touched an umpire in Friday night's match.
- by Peter Ryan
Geelong cut the Giants down to size
Geelong thrashed a disappointing Greater Western Sydney with a massive victory at home, bouncing back from last week's fade-out against the Sydney Swans
- by Peter Ryan
Politics
More than tax cuts: Scott Morrison plans for budget savings
Scott Morrison says the government would stick to its rule of matching every new spending decision with a saving made elsewhere in the budget.
- by David Crowe
Scott Morrison's dilemma: Avo toast and early surplus mightn't cut it
- by Peter Martin & Mark Kenny
World
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Business
Opinion
Federal budget
Will tax cuts boost the economy? Yes and no
It's not so much tax cuts that will boost jobs.
- by ROSS GITTINS
Opinion
Banking royal commission
David Murray has taken a job nobody wanted at AMP and it's gargantuan
- by Adele Ferguson
Our $130 billion super giant is starting to throw its weight around
- by Nassim Khadem & Ruth Williams
Small business
Entertainment
Nobel literature prize won't be awarded this year following sex abuse allegations
The Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following issues within the ranks of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner.
Chappaquiddick unblinkingly revisits a shameful moment in Kennedy history
Ted Kennedy was a leading light of US politics. But he was also responsible for a young woman's death.
- by Karl Quinn
Lifestyle
Opinion
Retail
Hey, global fashion brands, stop treating Australian shoppers like fools
- by Melissa Singer
Smarter living
26 luxe gifts mum really wants for Mother's Day
If you're stuck on finding the perfect way to say happy Mother's Day, we've got you covered.
- by Jane Rocca
Blended families need an inheritance plan more than most
Having an up-to-date will is crucial for those who bring assets and children to a new relationship.
- by John Collett
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Sport
Pressure point: Muscat avoids Merrick's mind games
Newcastle might be hosting the A-League grand final, but their coach says all the pressure is on Victory.
- by Michael Lynch
Crusaders punish Rebels as Genia injures knee
The Crusaders again dominated in Melbourne on Friday night in another example of the gulf between the two nations.
- by Roy Ward
