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MCG full to the brim as Melbourne takes on Geelong
The Demons, playing in their first final since 2006, face a do-or-die clash against the Cats. Follow it live with us.
- by Anthony Colangelo
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If you must get caught, pick the right court, study finds
Researchers have found "concerning" inconsistency in the sentences given by Victorian courts for driving offences.
- by Leanne Younes
$50b wiped from ASX boards this week
Investors traded cautiously as the US threatened to impose more tarriffs on China.
- by William McInnes
Police enact special powers in CBD as protesters clash
Police have enacted special stop-and-search powers outside a show by alt-right speaker Nigel Farage.
- by Melissa Cunningham & Simone Fox Koob
Starbucks opens its first store in Italy
Will the country that gave us the espresso embrace the company that gave us Frappucinos?
'99 per cent is fake': China's dodgy honey market
Trying to do the right thing in the world's biggest honey market is a constant battle against fakes that are also exported.
- by Kirsty Needham
‘The sleeper cells have awoken’: Trump, aides shaken by op-ed piece
Extraordinary column lands like a thunder clap in the White House.
- by Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker & Josh Dawsey
Featured
Open for inspection: The best properties for sale in Victoria this week
- by Jacqui Hammerton, Lou Sweeney
Opinion & Perspectives
Retiring at 70 was an idea well ahead of its time
Lifting the age to 70 would have cut the population eligible for the pension by about 1 million, saving the budget a considerable amount and potentially boosting the economy.
Rafal Chomik
If privacy is dead, why can't we sell our own data?
If privacy is truly a thing of the past, then people should at least profit off their own personal information, a data rights advocate says.
Michelle Jamrisko & Mark Miller
'Our currency, your problem': The US has made a weapon of the dollar
China, Russia and increasingly Europe want an alternative reserve currency system. The problem is that immediate replacement of the greenback is difficult.
Satyajit Das
Melbourne
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Investigation
Banking royal commission
Top APRA official in royal commission firing line
- by Adele Ferguson & Ruth Williams
AFL
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Melbourne
Live elimination final: Melbourne v Geelong
Melbourne haven't played finals since 2006 while Geelong just scraped into post-season calculation. Who will make it out of this do-or-die clash?
- by Anthony Colangelo
Hamstring rules Hawks' defender Ben Stratton out of semi-final
Hawthorn will enter next week's sudden death semi-final against Melbourne or Geelong without Ben Stratton after he suffered a hamstring injury.
- by Peter Ryan
Politics
Donald Trump's trade war will cost Australia's economy at least $36 billion
Australia is bracing for a $36 billion economic hit as Donald Trump prepares to unleash his biggest strike yet in a trade war with China.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
World
Property bydomain
Australians' home loans size grow despite falling property prices
Property prices may be falling but that hasn't stopped Australians taking out bigger loans, including first-home buyers.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Relief for tenants as Victoria's rental law reforms pass Parliament
Renters now have a swath of new statutory rights, including allowing pets by default in all properties, without a landlord's consent.
- by Jim Malo
Business
ASIC stubs out 'smoker' rip-off on insurance in super
Some super fund trustees have been wrongly classifying members as smokers, resulting in higher life insurance premiums.
- by John Collett & Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Currencies
'Our currency, your problem': How the US has made a weapon of the dollar
- by Satyajit Das
Small business
Entertainment
There's nothing funny about Jason Bateman's turn in Ozark
Mild-mannered accountant Marty Byrde is the most unexpected but rewarding role in the actor's career.
- by Ebony Bowden
By turning the serious into satire, The Bachelor finally hits a sweet spot
The dating show is car-crash television, where no one gets hurt.
- by Craig Mathieson
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Six ways to improve meal times with your children
Having trouble getting your kids to eat? Here are six things you could do at the table, and before, to make meal times a bit less stressful.
- by Carly Moores, Jacqueline Miller & Lucinda Bell
Marvel's Spider-Man review: the greatest Marvel video game ever made
With lots of twists and turns, a brilliant story and a near-flawless traversal and combat system, this is everything you could hope for in a Spider-Man game.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
Hope for the side - a never-ending story
Standing behind me on the terraces of the old Southern Stand at the MCG at the 1975 grand final was an old man wearing an overcoat, a trilby hat and dark glasses, with his legs astride a kitbag.
- by Greg Baum
Osaka reaches first grand slam final. Next up? Serena
Naomi Osaka announced her arrival on the big stage at the US Open, beating last year's runner-up Madison Keys 6-2 6-4 to reach her first grand slam final.
- by Simon Jennings
