Top Stories
- City
- Melbourne
- Condition
- Mostly sunny
- Current temperature
- 22.4°
- Minimum temperature
- 16°
- Maximum temperature
- 27°
Exclusive
Education
Melbourne Uni taken to court over claims of gender discrimination
'There is some gender inequality with regards to salaries,' a former University of Melbourne employee says. Now she's taking her fight to court.
- by Henrietta Cook
Trucks to be banned from busy bayside road
Trucks are set to be banned along Beach Road between Port Melbourne and Mordialloc, to ease congestion on local roads and improve traffic flow.
- by Staff reporters
Confronting aged care inquiry likely to uncover ugly truths as PM boosts funding
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is expected to uncover some ugly truths when it starts tomorrow.
- by Marnie Banger
CA use Warne suspension as a guide for Smith, Warner returns
The sport's governing body wants a more rigorous process in place for the suspended pair than what was used in Shane Warne's return in 2004.
- by Jon Pierik
More top stories
Opinion
Racism
The popular definition of who is Australian remains, mostly, a white European one
The popular and cultural definition of who is authentically Australian remains, for the most part, a white European one.
- by Tim Soutphommasane
Sex, lies and tabloids: How billionaires can get even
Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel both found themselves exposed by tabloids. They've chosen different ways to even the score.
- by Manuel Roig-Franzia
Heritage bid launched to keep Apple out of Fed Square
Group launches a crowdfunding campaign to raise $40 million to outbid Apple’s offer for the site.
- by Craig Butt
Exclusive
Health
Marc was told he needed $1200 in dental work...
How could one set of teeth elicit two different treatment plans – six fillings for $1190 versus one sealing for $60?
- by Esther Han
Exclusive
Breast cancer
Treatment to target cells protecting breast cancers
Dr Fatima Valdes Mora is attempting to unleash the power of immunotherapy to treat triple negative breast cancers.
- by Kate Aubusson
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
Melbourne
Exclusive
Biodiversity
'Anarchistic' mountain bikers threaten inner city park's rare plants
- by Anthony Colangelo
Victoria
Exclusive
Prisons
'9 out of 10 women are in prison because laws treat poverty as a crime'
- by Miki Perkins
National
Politics
Exclusive
Battle for Warringah
'In the fight of my life': Abbott takes aim at 'negative, cashed-up' independents
The former PM opens up about the "basics" of politics and says his challengers "don’t know what they're for".
- by Michael Koziol
World
Property bydomain
How offices are becoming more female friendly
Gender equality policies and culture are vital but so is the physical design and feel of the workplace environment.
- by Cat Woods
Decorating a blank canvas: Inside a home that looks like a gallery
As it is a relatively small home, the couple needs every space to be functional and beautiful, with “no room for redundant zones”.
- by Lucy Feagins
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
Small business
Entertainment
Kate Miller-Heidke to represent Australia at Eurovision
The singer-songwriter was chosen from a pool of 10 artists after a televised showdown.
- by Broede Carmody
Australia's Banksy: Doco about anonymous street artist wins Tropfest
A moving documentary about an anonymous female street artist who paints portraits of train commuters won the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney on Saturday night.
- by Josh Dye
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
Food bygoodfood
Travel bytraveller
Cars bydrive
Sport
Reviewed and rejigged, Carlton expect 'big things' in 2019
Blues president Mark LoGiudice is expecting "big things" from his club this season after a review and rejig of the Blues' football department.
- by Michael Fowler and Michael Gleeson
Sam Kerr's hat trick ends Victory dream, puts Glory into grand final
Superstar Sam Kerr produced a trademark masterclass to score a hat trick and ensure Glory, not Victory go to the W-League Grand Final
- by Michael Lynch