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The law that stops this woman from having a child
She is estranged from her husband and wants to conceive using donor sperm, but she can't. This is why.
- by Miki Perkins
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Probe into 'copy-cat' fruit tampering cases in Victoria
At least two Victorian primary school children discovered needles in their fruit as the contamination crisis continues.
- by Melissa Cunningham & Simone Fox Koob
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City life
You don't live here any more: Moving out of the heartland
Rising real estate and suburban growth has seen a multi-generation 'migration' of fans out of inner city suburbs.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
American Pie: Collingwood's improbable key forward
Mason Cox, formerly of Texas, now, amazingly, the Pies go-to player, will realise a vision on Friday night.
- by Jake Niall
Bonanza: Private schools the big winners in funding deal
Victorian private schools will receive more money than any other state's schools in the next decade.
- by Henrietta Cook & Michael Koziol
Aussie Apple hacker's 'high degree of skill, persistence'
The now-adult defendant, who was 16 at the time the hacking began, will be sentenced later this month.
Opinion
History
How much of our colonial past should we erase?
In rejecting our colonial past, we risk forgetting those whose legacies are worthy of recognition.
- by John Kavanagh
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Opinion & Perspectives
Two men with grenades: Who'll be the first to pull pin in Myer fight?
Geoff Wilson and Solomon Lew are not declaring they are on opposite sides - but civility will break down before long.
Elizabeth Knight
We still care what Germaine Greer says (even if it's infuriating)
It’s a cycle: Germaine Greer says something disagreeable, then the rest of us are outraged that she’s said something disagreeable.
Erin Stewart
Commercial terrorists have brought an industry to its knees
The sabotage of our strawberry industry is as flummoxing as it is despicable. It shows a level of recklessness not seen before.
Madonna King
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Animal rights
Shocking video surfaces of man running down emus with vehicle
- by Jenny Noyes
AFL
American Pie: Collingwood's improbable key forward
On Friday night, the vision of Mason Cox – the most improbable key forward imaginable – playing before close to 100,000 people will be realised.
- by Jake Niall
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Melbourne
AFL preliminary finals teams: Dees drop Fritsch for Smith
Melbourne have been bold at the selection table for their preliminary final against West Coast.
- by Scott Spits
Politics
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces $4.6 billion school funding fix
The Morrison government will inject another $4.6 billion into private schools in a bid to end the education funding wars.
- by Michael Koziol
World
Property bydomain
‘You’ve got to turn down the investor advantage’: inquiry chair
The man in charge of an inquiry into the development of cities says we need to slow the rate of immigration and remove the investor advantage.
- by Kate Burke
Where to start when setting up a smart home on a budget
There's been plenty of buzz around "smart homes" but where should you start if you want to make your place smarter without spending thousands of dollars?
- by Nicole Frost
Business
ASIC cracks down on cryptocurrency promoters
The regulator has stopped promoters of initial coin offerings and funds that invest in crypto-assets from raising money from retail investors.
- by John Collett
Small business
Entertainment
Devastated bachelorette tells Nick Cummins, 'You should've just kissed me'
Thursday night's episode saw the most emotional elimination of the season so far.
- by Genevieve Rota
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Music festivals
Britain's drug testing charity is ready to roll out in Australia
A UK organisation has been training Australian medical professionals to run pill testing at local music festivals.
- by Latika Bourke
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The car you buy when all your friends have Ferraris
The Monza SP1 and Monza SP2 are all about sleek open-top styling and exclusivity.
- by Toby Hagon
PlayStation Classic: Sony announces a retro micro-console of its own
Tiny replica will include 20 games pre-installed, although Sony has so far only disclosed five of them.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sharks
Where the Storm v Sharks preliminary final will be won and lost
It's been a heated build-up to the Melbourne-Cronulla final at AAMI Park on Friday night. We can't get enough.
- by Phil Lutton
Drop kick added to Australian punter's NFL arsenal
Punting sensation Michael Dickson has revealed the Seahawks coaching staff only gave him a few seconds notice before his drop-kick kick-off against Chicago.
