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Scott Morrison ditches plan to lift retirement age to 70
'The Prime Minister says 'the pension age going to 70, gone," in a policy about-face that walks away from plans set into motion by the Abbott government.
- by Fergus Hunter & Stephanie Peatling
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Leadership
Report warned cabinet about rash response to Turnbull
Some members of cabinet appear to have ignored internal polling warning them not to overreact to two byelection losses.
- by David Crowe
Property slowdown starts to bite in city's outer suburbs
A slowdown in Melbourne’s residential property market has spread to the city’s fast-growing outer suburbs.
- by Simon Johanson
'It's slightly awkward,' but schools are filming teachers
It's like a sports team digesting video of a match. The teacher sits down with a coach to analyse their performance.
- by Henrietta Cook
Opinion
Public transport
Rail loop sounds great, but there's just one big problem ...
Current plans for the suburban rail loop do not prioritise Melbourne’s west, where so much of growth is occurring.
- by Peter Maynard
'Crazytown': Trump's CoS 'privately called him an idiot'
“He’s gone off the rails. I don’t know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had" chief of staff says.
- by Phillip Rucker
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Victoria Police
Female cop keeps job after 'predatory' behaviour claims
'I question whether the outcome would have been different if she was a male' : Senior officer escapes tough sanction.
- by Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
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Opinion & Perspectives
Labor swings the wrecking ball at Guy, again
Labor's demolition job on Matthew Guy's political standing goes up a notch. It’s pretty tough politics ... nasty even.
Noel Towell
Cabinet secrecy is an insult to democracy
Matthew Guy is threatening a tit-for-tat battle. That'd have mighty merit; those with nothing to hide have nothing to fear.
The next sharemarket crash is coming. Here's what to do
My humble advice remains the same as always - don’t bother trying to predict the top of the market, wait for it.
Marcus Padley
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Western Bulldogs
Bulldogs and premiership player Dahlhaus certain to part ways
The Western Bulldogs are preparing to cut ties with Luke Dahlhaus, with Geelong understood to have offered him a deal worth more than $500,000 a season.
- by Sam McClure
Demons took vital lessons from after-siren loss to Cats
Did the round 18 game against Geelong make the Demons' season?
- by Jake Niall
Politics
Breaking
Pension
Scott Morrison drops plan to increase pension age to 70 in sudden policy u-turn
Cabinet is set to next week approve the surprise policy reversal, keeping the pension age at 67.
- by Fergus Hunter & Stephanie Peatling
'Low expectations': Business loses hope in Coalition's climate credentials
- by Nicole Hasham & Cole Latimer
World
Syrian and Russian warplanes pound Idlib before talks: monitor
- by Angus McDowall and Tulay Karadeniz
Property bydomain
Melbourne's best and worst areas for auctions in August
Results show a downturn in sold properties across the board, from the inner to the outer suburbs, as the city adjusts to a cooling property market.
- by Melissa Heagney
The beachside towns hotting up as Victoria's work-from-home capital
A home business by the beach is not just a dream for people living and working in what some consider to be one of Victoria's most idyllic regions.
- by Vivienne Pearson
Business
What Airbnb hosts really make
Study finds it is not as financially beneficial to host a property on Airbnb rather than renting to a long-term tenant in either Sydney or Melbourne..
- by Matt Wade
Small business
Entertainment
Kevin Spacey escapes charges over sexual assault allegation
LA's D.A. office also rejected charges against Steven Seagal and actor Anthony Anderson, who faced similar allegations in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
- by Richard Winton
No place like home: FBI recovers stolen ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz
A rare pair of red sequined slippers that Judy Garland wore in the classic film The Wizard of Oz have been found
Lifestyle
What are 'nightshade' vegetables, and should you be avoiding them?
- by Duane Mellor & Nenad Naumovski
Opinion
Makeup & nails
The secret to getting the 'no make-up' look, in under five minutes
- by Marisa Meltzer
Smarter living
Nike celebrates 35 years of its greatest running shoe
The iconic Air Pegasus shoe, first appearing in 1983, has lasted the test of time.
- by Laura Hill
Furbo Dog Camera review: remote doggy daycare
Keep tabs on your pooch via camera, talk to him, get alerts when he barks and even toss some of his favourite treats.
- by Peter Wells
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Sport
Cinderella man Millman always believed he belonged near the top
The 29-year-old could have given up plenty of times in his tennis career. Instead, he fought through the pain to produce an upset for the ages.
- by Phil Lutton
We want to be 'Australia's team' under new player charter: Paine
Cricket's player-driven charter will have an emphasis on being custodians of the sport.
- by Jon Pierik
