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Robert Doyle likely to use courts to block release of second report
Mebourne City Council says Robert Doyle may take legal action to prevent the release of a second report into his allegedly inappropriate behaviour.
- by Clay Lucas
CBA's fall from grace: No more apologies, plenty of finger-pointing
A handwritten note from the Commonwealth Bank's chief executive gave a rare glimpse into internal battles within the country’s biggest bank.
- by Clancy Yeates & Sarah Danckert
Women desert Greens, Ratnam blames Labor's 'dirty smear campaign'
Reeling from a series of scandals, including allegations of misogyny, sexism and rape, the Greens concede the damage has been tough to contain.
- by Noel Towell, Adam Carey & Gerard Cockburn
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Terror Charges
Terror accused charged with speeding at double the limit months before arrest
Police allege they caught Ertunc Eriklioglu several months ago driving at 123km/h in a 60km/h zone in Greenvale, the suburb where one of his co-accused lived.
- by Simone Fox Koob
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Why you should vote below the line today
There is a significant risk the Victorian election will result in the next government being shackled by a disparate, fledgling crossbench in the upper house.
Panel fails to dig council's underground market plan
Melbourne City Council's idea to put trader services underground at the market looks set to be scrapped.
- by Clay Lucas
Analysis
Draft
Audacious moves and those who looked like winners
The 2018 national draft was unrecognisable from years gone by.
- by Jake Niall
Opinion
Victoria Votes
Get back in control with Guy and the Liberal Party
It's a clear choice: more of the same with Labor or a safer community with us.
- by Matthew Guy
Opinion
Victorian election
Only Labor will keep delivering for all Victorians
Labor has stayed true to its word in government, but there is more to do.
- by Daniel Andrews
Featured
Open for inspection: The best properties for sale in Melbourne right now
- by Caroline James, Jacqui Hammerton
Victorian Election
Labor says plan to sell sewage treatment system stinks
- by Benjamin Preiss
Your votes matter: Here's what happens when they count them all
- by Gerard Cockburn
Opinion & Perspectives
AFL
Analysis
Draft
AFL draft 2018: How your club fared
Two days and 78 selections. How it all went down and what it means for your club.
- by Daniel Cherny
Analysis
Draft
The big draft questions: Audacious moves and who looked like winners?
The national draft was unrecognisable from the draft of even two years ago. Held over two days, with live trading allowed, this draft also saw clubs blatantly manipulate the loose rules.
- by Jake Niall
Politics
Is Labor's energy plan really a wrecking ball for industry?
The Coalition has warned that Labor's new energy plan would cripple local manufacturing, but not everyone believes cutting emissions will destroy the economy.
- by Nicole Hasham
Australia is going to be hearing a lot from Phelps over the coming months
- by Jacob Saulwick & Nick O'Malley
'Without balance' and 'sensible': Labor's massive energy plan divides critics
- by David Crowe & Nicole Hasham
World
Presidential candidate says Indonesia should respect Australian sovereignty
- by James Massola & Karuni Rompies
Property bydomain
'We had to lower our expectations': More properties selling post-auction
Home buyers and sellers are increasingly haggling over property prices behind closed doors, with new data showing an uptick in post-auction sales.
- by Allison Worrall
Navigating a changing playing field in Melbourne's property market
Comment: Early last year, due to market conditions, auctions seemed to be all the rage. This year, auctions are seemingly no longer the favoured option.
- by Mal James
Business
'It was a mistake': ASIC under fire over botched investigations
Mistake was James Shipton's word of the day. In fact he used it 23 times to describe why ASIC had failed to take action against the big banks.
- by Sarah Danckert
'Crude's getting shellacked': Oil hits one-year low; markets slide
- by Alex Nussbaum & Grant Smith
'Disappointing': Business leaders slam Morrison government on energy policy
- by Nick Toscano, Cole Latimer & David Crowe
Small business
Entertainment
James Packer by Karl Stefanovic's side at big, fat Mexican wedding
Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough have already 'done the paperwork' and will celebrate their marriage at Mexico's One and Only resort, with billionaire James Packer revealed as one of seven groomsmen.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Performing arts
Music festival in honour of the late Richard Gill to be held in Sydney
Renowned Australian musical icon, the late Richard Gill, will be honoured with a music festival to be established in his memory in Sydney’s inner west.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The thing you should never say to a mum of only boys
I can't think of any old fashioned derogatory rhyming saying directed at people with only daughters, so why is it okay to throw remarks our way? News flash, it isn't.
- by Annaliese Dent
Better deals on car loans through dealerships now law
New laws start on Thursday that will help better protect consumers who sign up to car loans through dealerships.
- by John Collett
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Sport
Rain saves Australia after another below-par batting effort
Aaron Finch's lengthy run of outs continued on Friday night, as did Australia's modest form, but rain denied India the chance to level the Twenty20 series.
- by Andrew Wu
Australians slip and slide at wet World Cup
The Aussies find the going tough at Metropolitan.
- by Martin Blake
