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Crime
Property valuer 'tied up before family shooting' in Mildura
A man suspected of killing his mother and brother in separate shootings in Victoria and NSW is believed to have tied up a property valuer before he shot his sibling - and it has just been revealed a boy, 4, was at the home of one victims at the time of the tragedy.
- by Melissa Cunningham, Tom Cowie & Tammy Mills
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Trade wars
Australia triggers $222b trade pact as fears grow over Indonesia deal
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham will confirm the decision on Friday at a time of growing concern over the separate free trade agreement deal with Indonesia.
- by David Crowe
Infamous Boston mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger killed in prison
The notorious gangster, who lived a double life as an FBI informant, was killed after being transferred to a federal prison.
- by Bill Trott
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Export trade
Agriculture Minister orders urgent overhaul of own department's handling of live export trade
A damning report of the department's handling of the live export industry found the bureaucracy was unwilling to use its powers to protect animals.
- by Latika Bourke
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Opinion
Retail
La Mama burnt down, food stores and dance schools closed down ... Lygon Street is changing, for sure, but it's not dying
You’d be forgiven for wondering whether Lygon Street has lost its mojo.
- by Matt Holden
Opinion
Money & relationships
Are you up for the no-cost Christmas challenge?
You can have a low-cost Christmas (without dumping friends and family).
- by Melissa Browne
World-first trial brings coeliac vaccine a step closer
If successful, the vaccine would allow coeliacs to abandon gluten-free diets.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Greens float plan to make the Yarra River swimmable again
Greens wants Melburnians to be able to swim again as they did 50 years ago.
- by Adam Carey
Good Friday double-header: 2019 fixture details revealed
Two AFL games played on Good Friday in 2019. Here's what's slated.
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Victorian Election
Opinion & Perspectives
Shock, horror, treat: Halloween kids R OK
It’s a ghoulish and gormless stretch to suggest that children getting a few lollies at Halloween is a problem.
Trump scores own goal on tariffs, UK has put the boot in
Talk of more tariffs on Chinese imports and a UK tech tax shook US markets.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
The FANGs are losing their bite ... and we're suffering
Dracula is nowhere in sight… but our market is still feeling the pain.
Scott Phillips
Melbourne
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Sex abuse
Catholic Church set to be sued by dozens of abuse victims
- by Cameron Houston & Tammy Mills
Victoria
'Grotesque': Cyclist thrown from bike in inner city road rage attack
- by Simone Fox Koob & Adam Cooper
National
AFL
Good Friday double-header: 2019 fixture details confirmed
There will be two AFL games played on Good Friday in 2019, with Port to take on the Eagles after Essendon and North Melbourne meet at Marvel Stadium.
Choosing Bombers was a close call, says Essendon recruit Shiel
Essendon’s prized recruit Dylan Shiel says the opportunity to play on Anzac Day and in the Dreamtime game at the MCG attracted him to Essendon.
- by Jake Niall
Politics
Exclusive
Export trade
Agriculture Minister orders urgent overhaul of own department's handling of live export trade
A damning report of the department's handling of the live export industry found the bureaucracy was unwilling to use its powers to protect animals.
- by Latika Bourke
Exclusive
Trade wars
Australia triggers $222b trade pact as fears grow over Indonesia deal
- by David Crowe
World
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark
- by Emil Gjerding Nielson and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen
Property bydomain
In world first, all of Australia's buildings have now been mapped
Leading company takes on the mammoth task of mapping every single structure of more than nine square metres. And some of the finds were surprising.
- by Jim Malo
The quiet life: Some of the cheapest Victorian real estate for sale now
As housing affordability continues to bite, it’s nice to know that there are still some places across Victoria offering homes at a more reasonable price.
- by Melissa Heagney
Business
Breaking
Big four
CBA sells asset management business to Japanese bank in $4.1b deal
CBA said it had changed tack on Colonial First State as it believed a sale of the business was in the best interests of customers, shareholders, and staff.
- by Clancy Yeates
Breaking
Banking royal commission
ANZ profit slumps 5 per cent on back of royal commission
- by Clancy Yeates
Small business
Entertainment
Pharrell Williams wants to sue Trump for playing Happy at rally after Pittsburgh massacre
"There was nothing 'happy' about the tragedy inflicted upon our country on Saturday," the musician stated in a cease-and-desist letter.
- by Amy B Wang
Rock icons Kiss announce final ever Australian tour
The band's End of the Road World Tour will hit Australia next November.
- by Robert Moran
Lifestyle
Opinion
Daily Life
I'd forgotten how dishonest we are until a friend told a simple truth
- by Kerri Sackville
Opinion
Body image
Kim Kardashian would have you believe women's body hair never existed
- by Eleanor Kirk
Smarter living
Apple reboots iPad Pro, revives MacBook Air
Apple refreshes its lineup with new powerful iPads that can connect to a monitor and run full Photoshop, plus the return of the entry level Mac laptop.
- by Tim Biggs
What's sexier in an Instagram world - brains or braun?
In an era of skindeep beauty, it's becoming more important than ever to exercise every muscle.
- by Alexia Petsinis
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Sport
Federer turned down Saudi Arabia event invite
Roger Federer said he turned down an invitation to play in a planned exhibition match in Saudi Arabia, which Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have committed to.
Cricket Australia, players' union at odds over player suspensions
Cricket Australia is again at odds with the Australian Cricketers Association, just a day after they had been urged to reconcile.
- by Jon Pierik & Andrew Wu
