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The big pitch: A look at the main parties' policy pledges
Here's a simple guide to the policies and promises from each of the three main political parties and how they plan to win your vote.
- by Adam Carey, Benjamin Preiss & Noel Towell
'There will be criticism': Matt Comyn's pitch to be CBA boss revealed
If you've ever wondered what chief executives say when making a pitch for the job, the banking royal commission has helped to clear this up.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Courts
'You're a danger': Jail for driver who hit kids near school, then ran
Unlicensed driver in stolen ute who mowed down seven children near a school in Melbourne's south east and then ran will spend at least five years in jail.
- by Caroline Schelle
Regulating the regulator: 'Where is the intellectual rigour?'
Right to the end it remained hard going for ASIC boss James Shipton, who had to defend the fact the regulator opened new senior positions to internal candidates only.
- by Miriam Steffens
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Draft
Sons of guns: Father-son picks find their homes as AFL draft continues
Follow live coverage as the 2018 AFL national draft unfolds.
- by Scott Spits
'Missing piece of Lygon St': Melbourne icon reborn
It could've ended up as a McDonald's but King & Godfree is set to open its doors again in the first week of December.
- by Cara Waters
Bandidos ride in for their very own Christmas party
Bandidos bikies from across the country have converged on Melbourne for the club's national run.
- by Staff reporters
Cut off from world, an Indian island remains a mystery
For thousands of years, the people of North Sentinel Island have kept away from the rest of the world.
Marketing fail: A history of costly blunders by big names
Dolce & Gabbana's ad showing model struggling to eat pizza with chopsticks is just latest gaffe from a major company.
- by Thomas Pfeiffer & Joe Mayes
Featured
Open for inspection: The best properties for sale in Melbourne right now
- by Caroline James, Jacqui Hammerton
Victorian Election
Opinion & Perspectives
Melbourne
'Roads blocked, schools full': City to grow, leaving regions bare
- by Clay Lucas, Michael Koziol & Joe Hinchcliffe
Victoria
National
AFL
Cricket
Draft
Gatecrashing the gatecrashers
Footy kept stealing cricket's show. Now cricket is doing a little scene-stealing of its own.
- by Greg Baum
LIVE
Draft
AFL draft live: The next generation of players are chosen
Follow live coverage as the 2018 AFL national draft unfolds.
- by Scott Spits
Politics
'Without balance' and 'sensible': Labor's massive energy plan divides critics
Labor has sparked a political clash over a new plan to use $15 billion in Commonwealth debt to finance new energy projects.
- by David Crowe & Nicole Hasham
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University
'We were so close': Education Minister shelves sexual assault taskforce for universities
- by Michael Koziol
World
Property bydomain
Portsea boatshed sells for almost $1 million
The wooden shed has no water or power connected but still managed to fetch an eye-watering sum for its owners of almost 70 years.
- by Melissa Heagney
Buyers are talking properties down to scare off rival bidders
Welcome to the world of auction sledging: where prospective buyers ask about a home's flaws in front of a crowd.
- by Chris Tolhurst
Business
'There will be criticism': Matt Comyn's pitch to be boss at CBA revealed
If you've ever wondered what chief executives say when making a pitch for the job, the banking royal commission has helped to clear this up.
- by Clancy Yeates
Small business
Entertainment
The chance encounter that led to a TV adaptation 25 years later
Isobelle Carmody's award-winning book The Gathering is being transformed for television. But there's a twist.
- by Broede Carmody
The Chase's Governess 'breaks' autism website after discussion on I'm a Celeb
Viewers have praised Anne Hegerty for speaking openly about Asperger's syndrome on the UK reality hit.
- by Robert Moran
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Huawei MateBook X Pro: a Windows workhorse in MacBook clothing
With beautiful thin looks, plenty of grunt and a lower price tag than the competition from Microsoft and Apple, Huawei's ultrabook is an appealing alternative.
- by Tim Biggs
The kid from Byron who became a global sensation
At the top of the fashion world, wild child supermodel Barrett is living the high life as the face of his generation.
- by Michael Harry
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Sport
Siddle, Tremain set to miss as Paine locks in Test attack
Peter Siddle and Chris Tremain will need a green top if they are to play in the series opener against India.
- by Jon Pierik
Opinion
Australia
Do Twenty20 internationals have a place on the international calendar?
T20 cricket has revolutionised domestic cricket but still has its detractors at an international level.
- by Jon Pierik
