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Courts
'Delicious irony': How a miner's challenge became a climate change win
Future generations will wonder why it took so long for a court to hear evidence about climate change impacts when considering a coal mine project.
- by Peter Hannam
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Fire
Smoke alarm system 'dilapidated' before fire ripped through CBD tower
In a document seen by The Age, the council says the smoke detection and alarm system at a Spencer St apartment building was "dilapidated" and hadn't been properly maintained.
- by Simone Fox Koob
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Crime
Killer on the run after man shot dead in Melbourne's south-east
Police do not yet have a description of the shooter, but believe more than one person visited the apartment in which the man was shot.
- by Nicole Precel
Man charged with raping two women in King St bar
Police allege a man raped, assaulted and unlawfully imprisoned two women in a King Street bar last weekend.
- by Anthony Colangelo
More top stories
How four electrical 'jiggers' found in a master bedroom brought a racing fairytale crashing to the turf
Darren Weir's fall from grace brings down the curtain on this act of racing's greatest rags-to-riches drama - but how much more is still to come?
- by Michael Lynch and Peter Ryan
'Crazy, I know': They met in a supermarket queue, then he slipped her a note
Richard Wheeldon exchanged a smile with Haline Ly, then he slipped her a note. They met up that night.
- by Jane Albert
The families who raid clearance aisles, then resell online for a profit
With two young kids in tow, Juston and Kristen Herbert drove to a Target near their home. It was time to get to work.
- by Rachel Siegel
'Kill myself or leave': Female surgeons reveal horrifying work conditions
Sexual harassment, bullying and a contempt for motherhood are driving aspiring female surgeons away.
- by Kate Aubusson
'I almost died': Sinodinos returns to Canberra after surviving cancer
Now recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Arthur Sinodinos has some valuable insights into enjoying life.
- by David Crowe
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Drugs
How a country cop helped stop largest-ever meth haul from reaching Australia
- by Paul Sakkal, Adam Cooper and Sally Rawsthorne
National
Bank leadership clearout needed to clean up culture
- by Clancy Yeates and Elizabeth Knight
'They asked for it': Billionaire donor says Liberals, Labor solicited millions
- by David Wroe and Nick McKenzie
Politics
Labor refers Tim Wilson to police over claims he shared voter details with fund manager
Multiple voters who registered to attend the $160,000 inquiry are outraged that they are now receiving advertising material.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Migrants face deportation if they move, under population control visas
- by David Crowe and Eryk Bagshaw
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Australia Votes
Labor campaign targets marginal Liberals who brought down Turnbull
- by David Crowe
World
Property bydomain
How to freshen up the home while it's still new year
Make your first pledge to not be a hoarder. From a clean slate, you can place items where they’re meant to be.
- by Darren Palmer
The top-tier properties that Australia's top bank executives call home
As tighter lending rules hit median property values in Melbourne, take a look at what our most senior bank executives like to call home.
- by Lucy Macken
Business
Weakening domestic economy to crimp company earnings
Profits are under pressure for top 200 companies, with aggregate earnings growth tipped to be below average at 4.25 per cent for 2018-2019.
- by Stephen Miles
Opinion
Interest rates
The economy isn't in trouble, but let's cut interest rates anyway
- by Ross Gittins
Bank leadership clearout needed to clean up culture
- by Clancy Yeates and Elizabeth Knight
Analysis
Banking royal commission
Addicted to profits, can banks change their culture?
- by Elizabeth Knight
Small business
Entertainment
Selective southern comfort as DJs designers revolt
The theme may have been The Art of Living but some David Jones designers thought it was more The Art of Slumming It.
- by Lucy Manly and Helen Pitt
'A lot of pressure': Artists prepare for first-ever Eurovision decider
"The sets, the lighting, it's on a whole other scale to anything I've worked on before."
- by Broede Carmody
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Dads are happier than mums - and this is why
Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new large study.
- by Ariane Beeston
The perfect cocktails to take the edge off summer
The traditional cool weather drink is the perfect summer cocktail ingredient.
- by Jane Rocca
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Sport
Renegades to play finals an import short
All-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been called up to represent Afghanistan, leaving his BBL side one man down and unable to replace him with another import.
- by Daniel Cherny
Honda back, Toivonen likely as Valeri only absentee for Victory
Victory's Japanese star Keisuke Honda will see action against Perth Glory, while Swedish striker Ola Toivonen is poised to return – as could Georg Niedermeier.
- by Michael Lynch