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Crime
Not 'just a Chinese student': Flinders Street victim at another junction
The last thing Tony Li remembers is the pedestrian light going green. He doesn't remember a car hitting him, and dozens of others, on December 21. This is his story.
- by Tammy Mills
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'Giant Pac-Man' set to eat into Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The world's first bid to retrieve thousands of tonnes of plastic floating in giant ocean gyres has begun.
- by Peter Hannam
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Liberal Party
Gichuhi gives direct account of Liberal bullying to PM
No complaints have been put to Liberal Party whip and there are no plans for an internal investigation into the matter.
- by David Crowe
Ex-Trump adviser, sentenced for lying, tweets rant about Downer
The former foreign minister was accused of being part of an elaborate conspiracy.
- by Matthew Knott
'I want this joint pumping with ... clapping, SALESSSSS'
Agents for life insurance company got incentives to sell 'frenetically,' were trained in use of high-pressure pitches.
- by Ruth Williams
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Police
Two boys drown in river after footchase with WA police
Two boys are dead and a third is missing after fleeing police who had been told the group were jumping fences.
- by Phil Hickey & Hannah Barry
Opinion
China
'Let me buy Rio Tinto': China's bid to buy our companies
Lou Jiwei shook Joe Hockey's hand, sat down, lit a cigarette and said: 'Why won't you let me buy Rio Tinto?'
- by Peter Hartcher
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Sending migrants to the regions is exactly the wrong idea
The idea that some new visa relocation stick-and-carrot inducement will be a "cities fix" is delusional.
Nicholas Reece
The Liberal Party does not have a woman problem
I thought conservative parties had a woman problem. I was wrong. They’ve got man trouble.
Jenna Price
Yes we're living longer, but there's a chronic catch...
The bad news is we are living with increasing disability and decreased quality of life due to chronic disease.
Lisa Murphy
Melbourne
Victoria
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Victorian election
Labor's $4838 battery boost for homes with solar panels
- by Noel Towell & Benjamin Preiss
National
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Peter Dutton
Dutton sought help for his mate to get Border Force job
- by Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
AFL
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Richmond
Caddy 'deeply remorseful' for sledge towards Hawthorn players
Richmond forward Josh Caddy has apologised for abuse he directed towards Hawthorn players last Thursday night.
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West Coast Eagles
AFL to schedule Saturday afternoon preliminary final
The AFL is set to fixture its first afternoon preliminary final in seven years to ensure either Melbourne or Hawthorn can return home on the Saturday night.
- by Sam McClure
Politics
Breaking
Liberal Party
Lucy Gichuhi gives direct account of Liberal Party bullying to Scott Morrison
No complaints have been put to the Liberal Party whip and there are no plans for an internal investigation into the matter.
- by David Crowe
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Peter Dutton
Dutton asked Quaedvlieg to help his mate get a Border Force job
- by Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
World
Property bydomain
$350 floor pillows: Gwyneth Paltrow launches 'eclectic' homeware line
Hollywood star's lifestyle brand wades deep into the homeware waters with the launch of its first furniture collaboration.
- by Natalie Reilly
Locked out: The housing debate leaving councils excluded
A landmark survey of every Australian municipality has revealed the country's patchwork approach to the housing affordability crisis.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Business
Insurer sold life cover to 26-year-old with Down syndrome
Freedom Insurance sold life insurance to a 26-year-old with Down syndrome who was unable to understand the cover he was buying.
- by Clancy Yeates
Small business
Entertainment
'You gon' die': Nicki Minaj lashes out at Cardi B after brawl
The feuding rappers, who came to blows at a New York Fashion Week event on Saturday, are both due in Australia this summer.
- by Robert Moran
J.K. Rowling leads condemnation of Australian artist's 'racist' cartoon of Serena Williams
For the second time in a month, cartoonist Mark Knight of Melbourne's Herald Sun is under fire for how he renders black people.
- by Michael Cavna
Lifestyle
Smarter living
8 signs you're a lawnmower parent
Move over helicopter parents. There's a new parenting trend that could be even more troubling than those who hover.
- by Alessia Santoro
Surface Go review: Microsoft's made a Windows iPad, and it's great
The size and starting price are much smaller, but the Go keeps everything good about the mobile Surface line.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
Humidor given top weight for Melbourne, Caulfield Cups
Darren Weir's Humidor is the top weight for the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups, having been given a 58 kilogram burden in both events.
- by Michael Lynch
Moto2 rider Romano Fenati dropped by team after grabbing rival's brake
The Marinelli Snipers team announced they had terminated the 22-year-old's contract on account of "his unsporting, dangerous and damaging conduct for the image of all."
