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Not fair or equitable: Plan for private schools, universities to pay council rates
Victorian ratepayers are ‘unfairly’ paying tens of millions more in council rates, according to the Municipal Association of Victoria, because private schools, universities, power stations and mines enjoy rate exemptions.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Royce Millar
Push for better care after mentally ill patient's death at $1200-a-night facility
A Coroner has called for new inspection and monitoring procedures of mentally ill patients after medical staff at an exclusive Richmond clinic made repeated observations of a dying woman but failed to detect any problems.
- by Cameron Houston
Xi Jinping's unmistakable message for Australia, the US on Chinese technology
China's President has taken an unmistakable swipe at nations like Australia and the US, who have resisted cooperation with Chinese technology companies.
- by Kirsty Needham
Auditor-General savages government's $220 million regional jobs scheme
A scathing inquiry into a $220 million jobs scheme found it suffered from conflicts of interest and intervention by ministers.
- by David Crowe
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Like New Year's Eve on a P&O cruise: Looking for love (and a win) at the Cup
'I've heard some stories about what happens when you drink at the Melbourne Cup. They call it Australian white trash drunk.'
- by Michael Koziol
Cup clean-up: Remains of the day 'not so messy' this time
Security guards and cleaners revelled in a well-behaved crowd that was down on numbers again.
- by Michael Fowler
Opinion
Gender
'Your father is cancelled': Leunig's son on cartoon row
I’m not here to defend his work or tell people they don’t have a right to vent, but to offer a different perspective.
- by Sunny Leunig
Corbyn warns of 'rat hair in your paprika' after Brexit
Rat hair in paprika, maggots in orange juice would be consequences of a post-Brexit trade deal with US, Corbyn warns.
- by Nick Miller
Police hit car in bid to stop driver ramming people
An unmarked police car was forced to hit and stop a car after a teenager drove towards a group of people yesterday.
- by Rachael Houlihan
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'They need to be fined': Call for action on serial green bin offenders
Households who contaminate their green waste bins with plastic and other rubbish should be fined, recycling associations stay.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Oily slick contaminates creek in Melbourne's west
Williamstown residents reported fumes coming from the area and 'significant damages' to the waterways.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Man indecently exposes himself to two children in city's south
Police are investigating after a man in his 40s approached the young girls at a park in Mount Martha.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Man, 52, charged over copper robbery that brought trains to a halt
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Timna Jacks
National
Australian woman to walk free in weeks after deadly road accident in Bali
- by James Massola and Amilia Rosa
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POng su investigation
Dramatic arrest of Pong Su drug mules captured on police video
The pair who picked up the heroin packages from the Pong Su had been followed by police for weeks but, in the end, acted in a most unexpected way.
- by Richard Baker
'It’s a dead person': Drug cops' grim discovery on Victorian beach
Police went to Boggaley Creek beach to search for heroin from North Korean cargo ship the Pong Su. They found more than they bargained for.
- by Richard Baker
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Regional Australia
Government cools talk of further relaxation of media ownership laws
Regional media businesses have been agitating for reforms as they battle to survive, but the government first wants to see the effects of recent reforms play out.
- by Fergus Hunter and Jennifer Duke
Business
Wesfarmers faces protest vote as adviser attacks CEO's 'very high' pay
The prospect of a protest vote looms over next week's Wesfarmers AGM, after proxy firm ISS urged investors to vote against its 'excessive' executive pay deal.
- by Dominic Powell
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Crime
At least 9 members of Mormon family killed in attack in Mexico
The women and children were burned alive, authorities say, in a brutal assault that highlighted growing danger posed by organised-crime groups around the country.
- by Mary Beth Sheridan
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Property bydomain
How you can take advantage of low interest rates
Low rates are good news for home owners, who see their repayments reduce and home values rise. But first-home buyers may end up worse off.
- by Daniel Butkovich
The Block: Teams anxiously tie a bow on their houses ahead of auctions
Contestants have worked for 100 days, and one group decided to do their final reveals hungover. Others took a safer approach with a big prize up for grabs.
- by Simone Mitchell
Life & Culture
Moguls, a movie star and a touch of royalty for Melbourne Cup's Birdcage
With Lady Kitty Spencer, Lindsay Lohan, Bill Shorten and Gina Rinehart in attendance, the event remains a uniquely Australian social experiment.
- by Andrew Hornery and Lucy Manly
Culture
The Crown's authenticity rests on the shoulders of this military man
Nothing on Netflix's lavish drama escapes the scrutiny of Major David Rankin-Hunt.
- by Richard Jinman
Hollywood? Nothing altruistic about it, says Last Christmas director Paul Feig
Eight years after his last visit, director Paul Feig is back in Australia with a new film, and an old sense of style.
- by Karl Quinn
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The Dandy Warhols' 25th anniversary tour is the ultimate high-school reunion
- by Michelle Griffin
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Sport
Smith masterclass brings capital gains for Australia
The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-game Twenty20 series against Pakistan after their talismanic batsman produced another exhilarating knock in Canberra.
- by Caden Helmers
It's the greatest moment of my riding career: Williams
Humble jockey Craig Williams salutes his greatest moment, winning the 2019 Melbourne Cup on Vow And Declare, and defends racing against its critics.
- by Michael Lynch
Live scores: Australia v Pakistan, second Twenty20
Australia will bowl first in their Twenty20 against Pakistan after Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat at Canberra’s Manuka Oval.
Barty hungry for Fed Cup final push
The world No.1 has her sights on team success in Perth, while captain Alicia Molik faces a welcome selection headache.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Green century helps WA defy odds and secure Shield draw
A maiden first class century by Cameron Green has helped Western Australia force an unlikely Sheffield Shield draw against Queensland at the Gabba.
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Melbourne Cup
Father and son protest shakes up Cup as Vow And Declare takes honours
A protest involving father and son trainers has changed the placings of the Melbourne Cup, behind winner Vow And Declare.
- by Michael Lynch
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Melbourne Cup
Cup runner finishes with suspected cracked pelvis
Rostropovich has been sent to the Werribee Equine Centre after pulling up lame in the Melbourne Cup with what its trainer suspects is a cracked pelvis.
- by Peter Ryan
Have Your Say
Strewth! A Melbourne Cup winner from ... Melbourne
Shallow as it might sound, the Melbourne Cup needed a local to triumph and Vow And Declare delivered, writes Greg Baum.
