Top Stories
- City
- Melbourne
- Condition
- Mostly sunny
- Current temperature
- 6.4°
- Minimum temperature
- 5°
- Maximum temperature
- 17°
Dees come out swinging, send Cats packing
Melbourne's return to the finals for the first time in 12 years has resulted in a 29-point win over Geelong.
- by Jon Pierik
More top stories
'Bonking Boris' affair news prompts leadership whispers
Boris Johnson has been reported to be preparing a leadership challenge. His divorce announcement sparks more talk.
- by Nick Miller
Trump's trade war will cost our economy at least $36b
Australia braces for a $36 billion hit as Donald Trump prepares his biggest strike yet in a trade war with China.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Breaking
Crime
Trio charged after alleged bashing in East Melbourne
Police have arrested three men in relation to an alleged attack on two friends.
- by Anna Prytz & Chloe Booker
Quaedvlieg to face Senate grilling over au pair claims
Sacked border security chief Roman Quaedvlieg will be asked to face a Senate inquiry over claims about Peter Dutton.
- by David Wroe
Storm snatch victory from jaws of defeat
On a Friday night when some of the NRL’s superstars were centre stage, an unheralded replacement proved the hero.
- by Roy Ward
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
Featured
Open for inspection: The best properties for sale in Victoria this week
- by Jacqui Hammerton, Lou Sweeney
Opinion & Perspectives
We still believe in a fair go - and that's Dutton's problem
Morrison and Dutton can talk all they like about pub tests and common-sense tests but they’re convincing very few that Dutton's intervention passes either.
Roman Quaedvlieg
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
Melbourne
Updated
Crime
Man ran from police before being found dead in tower courtyard
- by Chloe Booker & Erin Pearson
Victoria
National
Investigation
Banking royal commission
Top APRA official in royal commission firing line
- by Adele Ferguson & Ruth Williams
AFL
Breaking
Melbourne
Demons escape injuries, optimistic for Hawthorn clash
After their drought-breaking win over Geelong, Simon Goodwin's Melbourne are looming as the AFL's fairytale side of 2018.
- by Martin Blake
Analysis
Collingwood
Collingwood need to make it Ground-ball day
The selection came down to choice between a 31-year-old who’d had two scratchy VFL runs, and a 25-year-old convert from basketball with minimal footy experience.
- by Jake Niall
Politics
Exclusive
Scott Morrison
Morrison to change religious freedom laws but won't be a 'culture warrior' PM
“If people expect me to be a culture warrior in this job, that’s not my job."
- by David Crowe
World
Property bydomain
Who's that person in the auction crowd? You can't know
Bidders at auctions should no longer be anonymous, according to a top Melbourne real estate agent, who says registration would deter dummy bidding.
- by Allison Worrall
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
Business
Analysis
Home loans
Further 'out-of-cycle' bank rate hikes on the cards, experts say
Even if the RBA leaves official interest rates unchanged until 2020, borrowers may still face further higher mortgage costs over the next couple of years.
- by Clancy Yeates
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
Food bygoodfood
Travel bytraveller
Cars bydrive
Sport
Storm snatch victory from jaws of defeat
On a Friday night when some of the NRL’s superstars were centre stage, unheralded replacement Cheyse Blair proved the hero.
- by Roy Ward
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
