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'Simply just a good mate': former Australian cricketer Dean Jones dead after suspected heart attack
Close friends of Jones, 59, said he had gone for a run on Thursday morning in Mumbai, India and had the heart attack at lunch-time in his hotel room. Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee attempted to revive him.
- by Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett
'Wonderful soul': Tributes pour in after the sudden death of former Australian cricketer Dean Jones
The local and international cricket community joined political leaders and sports lovers on social media to grieve Jones' sudden passing.
- by Paul Sakkal
'Hit and miss': WhatsApp messages show scramble to hire security for quarantine hotels
From talk of industry cowboys to contacting company bosses over Linkedin, this is how security companies were found for Victoria's hotel quarantine program.
- by Tammy Mills
Crime rate surge: COVID-19 fine hot spots revealed amid record rise in family violence
More people experienced family violence in the past year than ever before under the state's tough stay-at-home restrictions.
- by Erin Pearson, Tom Cowie and Craig Butt
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Champion 'Deano's' passing will leave the cricket world a greyer place
Australian and world cricket has been left stunned by the sudden death of Hall of Famer Dean Jones.
- by Greg Baum
The questions this aged care doctor finds most distressing
Geriatrician Jesse Zanker was sent into aged care homes with COVID-19 outbreak. This is what he saw.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Dangerfield leads All-Australian team, but Tigers snubbed
Cats champion claimed an eighth All-Australian honour, and the captaincy, while there were surprising omissions.
- by Michael Gleeson
This Australian family faces $70,000 bill to get home
The Vowles are stuck in the UK. They are among more than 26,000 stranded overseas who want to come back.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Manufacturing jobs collapse as economists back more JobSeeker support
Fifty thousand manufacturing jobs have disappeared since the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
Coronavirus crisis
As it happened: Victoria records 12 COVID-19 cases as Premier flags further easing of restrictions
- by Marissa Calligeros and Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Factional games at play in health union's call to sack Mikakos
If the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation had called for the Health Minister to resign, she’d likely be gone.
- by Ben Schneiders
Are you suffering from 'COVID brain'? You're not alone
Forgetfulness. Fatigue. Can't focus... Sound familiar? Turns out anxiety-induced brain fog is a real thing.
- by Natalie Reilly
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Ex-Seven star seeks 'at least $500k' from network, court told
Presenter Simon Reeve has accused his ex-employer of not paying him annual leave or redundancy pay.
- by Georgina Mitchell
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Unmasking a killer: The 'psychopath' hidden within a seemingly ordinary man
Bradley Edwards lived two very different lives: to most he was a simple family man, but in private he was a rapist and murderer who turned to prostitutes and writing rape fantasy stories to suppress his urge to kill.
- by Heather McNeill
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After the ABC, Alberici is off to tame the meerkats
Fresh from recharging the batteries in Byron Bay, the ABC's former economics correspondent has taken a new job.
- by Stephen Brook and Samantha Hutchinson
Shane Wall pays tribute to those who searched for 'beautiful, caring' son
Father of William Wall, whose body was discovered in the Yarra Valley yesterday, has paid tribute to dozens of searchers.
- by Benjamin Preiss and Simone Fox Koob
The beauty in Melbourne's north? It's all around us
In an introduction to Warren Kirk's Northside, Christos Tsiolkas celebrates the streets he calls home.
- by Christos Tsiolkas
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- by Vivienne Skinner and Phillippa Carnemolla
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Jack Watts retires and reaches financial settlement with Port
- by Jake Niall and Anthony Colangelo
Neale and Daniher? Brownlow favourite says Joe a great fit for Lions
Brownlow Medal favourite Lachie Neale says Joe Daniher would suit Brisbane's system and the Queensland lifestyle if the Essendon star choose to play for the Lions.
- by Jake Niall
North Melbourne open to Shaun Higgins move
North Melbourne are open to trading veteran Shaun Higgins if he can land a deal with another club beyond 2021.
- by Peter Ryan
Politics
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'The idiot for Hunter': Labor colleagues trade insults in energy split
Sources say Labor frontbencher Mark Dreyfus is "dismayed" at colleague Joel Fitzgibbon's constant pro-coal rhetoric.
- by Rob Harris
'I haven't seen a problem': Bernie Fraser defends RBA after Paul Keating attack
- by Jennifer Duke and Shane Wright
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China relations
China, UN blasted by Labor senator over coronavirus response, view on Israel
- by Anthony Galloway
Business
'Trust someone': AstraZeneca boss says transparency key for vaccine
The boss of global biotech firm AstraZeneca has confirmed the company is still waiting for its US trial to restart.
- by Emma Koehn
World
Malaysian leadership on the brink of a new crisis
Anwar Ibrahim could be on the brink of achieving his long-held ambition to be prime minister, but the king could also order a fresh election.
- by James Massola
Opinion
'QALY' quality of life pandemic argument is intellectual malpractice
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Australian cricketer Dean Jones dead after suspected heart attack
Former Australian batting legend's sudden death has shocked the cricketing world.
- by Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett
Dangerfield leads All-Australian team, but Tigers snubbed
Patrick Dangerfield claimed an an eighth All-Australian honour, and the captaincy, while there were some surprising omissions.
- by Michael Gleeson
Cricket Australia offers Seven discount but deal a long way off
Cricket Australia has indicated a willingness to give ground in the game's broadcast war with Seven West Media but a peace deal remains a distant prospect.
- by Chris Barrett and Jon Pierik
From the archives: Dean Jones' 210 hit for six by former teammate
Thirty years on from his defining Test innings, Dean Jones still feels the physical impact of his 210 against India in Chennai.
- by Jon Pierik
Opinion
Super Netball
Liz Ellis: The Mi Mi debacle can't happen again
With all due respect, I don’t know how the Queensland Firebirds' management could have misread the community expectations around playing Mi Mi.
- by Liz Ellis
Neale doubles up, Serong the AFL's Rising Star
Lachie Neale is on track to scoop the pool of this year's top individual AFL awards after being voted the game's top player by both his peers and the league's coaches.
- by Daniel Cherny
Neale and Daniher? Brownlow favourite says Joe a great fit for Lions
Brownlow Medal favourite Lachie Neale says Joe Daniher would suit Brisbane's system and the Queensland lifestyle if the Essendon star choose to play for the Lions.
- by Jake Niall
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'Deano's' passing will leave the cricket world a greyer place
Australian and world cricket has been left stunned by the sudden death of Hall of Famer Dean Jones.
