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Downward case numbers 'reason for hope'; Minister announces $32m mental health boost
Premier Daniel Andrews said he's encouraged by the continuing downward trend in new cases but warned against complacency. 'There is good cause for people to be hopeful about the future,' he said. Victoria recorded 282 new cases overnight and sadly, 25 more deaths.
- by Matt Bungard and Mary Ward
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Coronavirus pandemic
Quarantine training guides told guards 'no need for face masks'
Security guards in Melbourne's quarantine hotels were initially told there was no need to wear face masks under 'misleading' and 'inaccurate' training guides, an inquiry has heard.
- by Tammy Mills and Michael Fowler
Man found not guilty of murder of Courtney Herron
A man charged with the brutal murder of Courtney Herron in a Melbourne park last year has been found not guilty due to mental impairment.
- by Simone Fox Koob
Neighbours fear infections from Albert Park accommodation facility
Residents of a supported accommodation facility in Albert Park were being moved out on Monday morning after the home recorded more than a dozen cases of COVID-19.
- by Erin Pearson
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'A loser': Tracing Trump's unprecedented war on the US Postal Service
Allies coddled Donald Trump by telling him the reason he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton in 2016 was widespread mail-in balloting fraud. Now the President's outrage is coarsening further.
- by Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker
Elite private school on alert after tuberculosis case
Melbourne Girls Grammar families are on alert after being informed of a tuberculosis case at the school.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Outbreak hits another Victorian aged care home
Twenty-one elderly residents and 12 staff have tested positive to coronavirus in the latest outbreak.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Adam Carey
'Slap in the face': Expats angry over green light for foreign students
Under a trial program, 300 students from China, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore will fly into Adelaide in early September.
- by Latika Bourke
Australian actor to play Princess Diana in The Crown
The Australian actor will play the late royal in the fifth and sixth seasons of the show.
- by Karl Quinn
coronavirus crisis
Deadliest day: Man in his 60s among 25 latest deaths, as state records 282 cases
- by Adam Carey and Kate Lahey
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Ardern delays NZ election by four weeks as virus worsens
The PM says the decision was taken after consultation with other political parties and to provide certainty to voters.
- by James Massola
Queensland's Premier in 'behind the scenes' talks to nab AFL grand final
Queensland's Premier has not ruled out throwing money at the AFL to fend off other states hoping to host the grand final later this year.
- by Lydia Lynch
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Geelong oil refinery's future under threat amid $50m loss
The Geelong oil refinery is facing threat of closure after its owner revealed the plant has sunk to a $50m half-year loss.
- by Nick Toscano
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Road safety
200,000 incidents under review amid worries speed cameras may be faulty
Hundreds of thousands of speeding incidents are being reviewed due to major accuracy concerns.
- by Paul Sakkal
Kevin Rudd rages over controversial Kamala Harris cartoon
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has made a formal complaint to the press regulator about The Australian's controversial Kamala Harris cartoon.
- by Zoe Samios
Liberal Party investigates branch-stacking claims
An internal audit found some members breached party rules by paying for other people's membership fees.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Australian swimmer breaks men's Channel record
Chloe McCardel has made her 35th journey across the English Channel, breaking the men's world record.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Aboriginal flag disappears from Indigenous round amid copyright wrangle
The dispute means the Australian Aboriginal flag will be absent from next weekend’s Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round.
- by Daniel Cherny
Eagles firm up top-four spot with solid win over Hawks
West Coast controlled the scoring against Hawthorn to claim a comfortable 32-point win at Optus Stadium - their seventh victory on the trot.
- by Brad Elborough
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Secrets of War
Covert war crimes inquiry compromised by former AFP chief Mick Keelty
AFP's war crimes investigation into former special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was compromised after former AFP chief Mick Keelty was told secret details by serving police and then passed them on to Mr Roberts-Smith.
- by Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters
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Harassment
AMP still covering up, says 'sexually harassed' executive
On a work trip, Julia Szlakowski alleges her boss, Boe Pahari, harassed her. She quit, then AMP promoted him.
- by Richard Baker
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Markets Live
Broad losses for ASX as banks, industrials and telcos weigh
- by Alex Druce and Lucy Battersby
World
Life, liberty and a global pandemic: how coronavirus has ravaged Texas
When it comes to the pandemic, do Texans care, or have politics and individual liberty allowed the state to just let it rip? And how could this cost Donald Trump?
- by Farrah Tomazin
'Down with dictatorship': Protesters take to the streets of Bangkok
- by Panu Wongcha-um and Matthew Tostevin
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Pressure on PM to produce something bold is increasing
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AFL injury ward
ACL tear confirmed for Hawthorn star Sicily
Hawthorn's worst fears have been confirmed with star defender James Sicily set to miss most of next season after tearing his ACL.
- by Daniel Cherny
Daniher 'in frame for return' to boost depleted Dons
Essendon coach John Worsfold says injury-prone star forward could make his long-awaited comeback against Richmond in Darwin this Saturday.
- by Greg Davis
Rossi urges control for riders after 'terrifying' crash
Valentino Rossi looked visibly shaken when he returned to the garage before resumption of the Austrian MotoGP after two flying bikes missed him by inches.
Opinion
The Ashes
England quicks not being prepared properly for Ashes
With Australia looming at the end of next year, one English paceman needs to up his speed while the other is just not playing enough.
- by Geoff Boycott
Jamieson gives up chance to lead City to maiden title
Melbourne City captain Scott Jamieson has chosen to stay with his partner Vicky and his newborn son Cooper rather than go back to Sydney for City's finals games.
- by Michael Lynch
Chloe McCardel breaks men's record for Channel crossings
The Australian swimmer last month received a travel exemption from the Australian government to travel to the United Kingdom to try break the record.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Angry Messi tells Barca he wants to leave: report
Lionel Messi has reportedly told Barcelona he wants to leave following their humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich.
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4 Points: Jack comes up with an ace for the Blues
Jack Newnes claimed his own moment for the ages with an after-the-siren match-winner; Pies drifting off the pace; Demon Weide fires up forward; Easton Wood soars as Bulldogs click into gear.
