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Scott Morrison
Why Scott Morrison refuses to be a 'culture warrior' PM
The PM has declared it is not his job to buy into cultural disputes that do not matter to most Australians.
- by David Crowe
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Tesla in chaos after Musk's train-wreck interview
Two senior executives left the company a matter of hours after Elon Musk smoked marijuana in a live interview.
'Time to restore sanity': Obama attacks Trump
But Donald Trump was typically dismissive of his predecessor's speech. "I'm sorry, I watched it but I fell asleep."
- by John Whitesides
Police enact special powers in CBD as protesters clash
Violent scenes erupted as alt-right speaker Nigel Farage spoke in Melbourne last night. Five people were arrested.
- by Melissa Cunningham & Simone Fox Koob
'Bonking Boris' affair news prompts leadership whispers
Boris Johnson was reportedly preparing a leadership challenge. His divorce announcement has sparked more talk.
- by Nick Miller
Analysis
Melbourne
Melbourne bring their best and keep hopes alive
They came in their tens of thousands, the Melbourne faithful, a sea of red and blue. And the pilgrimage was worth it.
- by Martin Blake
Former Trump adviser jailed for lying to FBI
Former Trump aide George Papadopoulos, who triggered the Russia investigation, said he was "ashamed".
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Open for inspection: The best properties for sale in Victoria this week
- by Jacqui Hammerton, Lou Sweeney
Opinion & Perspectives
In Down Under Abbey, the political class is taking it easy
Australia is reminiscent of an episode of Downton Abbey: below the stairs the workers are slaving but our political leaders upstairs are wasting time on petty intrigue.
Peter Hartcher
The only question I have for Liberal men in denial
Liberal women are, finally, and spectacularly, rebelling. They are not, as Kelly O’Dwyer put it this week, petals or princesses. They are pissed off.
Julia Baird
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
Melbourne
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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
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
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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
Trump, escalating trade war, threatens tariffs on all goods from China
The US President Donald Trump has warned he is ready to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports into the US, rocking global markets.
- by Steve Holland & David Lawder
Small business
Entertainment
Tears and tiaras: Ugly stoush over Miss World Australia beauty pageant
Australia's Miss World competition has been rocked by claims that the pageant was ''dodgy'' and ''rigged''.
- by Andrew Hornery
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'You have good moments, you have bad moments': Sir Tim Rice on his regrets
Don't cry for him! The author and lyricist gets candid about the game of life and cricket.
- by Ginny Dougary
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
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
