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Previously withheld hotel quarantine emails show Sutton's turf war with emergency managers
Victoria’s health department has been forced to release emails previously withheld from the hotel quarantine inquiry that reveal a bitter internal turf war about who should have been in charge.
- by Richard Baker, Tammy Mills, Michael Fowler and Chip Le Grand
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US votes 2020
Will Trump accept election defeat? A concession is becoming less relevant
For a fleeting moment, it looked like a Thanksgiving miracle was about to unfold when Donald Trump came close to admitting Joe Biden won the election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Families relieved as private schools freeze fees
Many Victorian private schools are freezing fees next year to help families recover from the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.
- by Anna Prytz
Army chief starts process to sanction or sack 13 SAS soldiers
Army chief Rick Burr has told 13 special forces soldiers they will be sacked or face sanctions relating to allegations of war crimes.
- by Katina Curtis and Anthony Galloway
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Zampa's late show makes amends for Kohli wobble as Australia cruise to victory
The leg-spinner dropped a sitter to remove the Indian talisman, but hit back with crucial wickets as Australia comfortably defended a huge total in the first ODI in Sydney.
- by Chris Barrett
Penfolds maker Treasury Wine in the 'firing line' of fresh China trade strike
Penfolds maker Treasury Wine Estates faces turmoil in its largest export market after China's sudden 169.3 per cent tariff on its exports
- by Darren Gray
Gas hub plan raises fear of $38 million hit to Phillip Island
A new report says the island's image as a nature-based tourism spot could suffer if plans for a gas terminal at Western Port go ahead.
- by Benjamin Preiss
'Everything has a hole': Nurse compares virus fight with Swiss cheese
On a plane from Wuhan rescuing stranded Australians, Cherylynn McGurgan had her first of many lightbulb moments.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Kylie Moore-Gilbert arrives in Australia after two years of detention in Iran
The Australian university lecturer is finally on home soil following a two-year detention ordeal in Iran.
- by Laura Chung
WEEKEND READS
On the edge: can post-Trump America hold itself together?
Life here turned so precarious, so quickly, in a way I would never have imagined possible in a Western democracy.
- by Amelia Lester
Power generation: emerging Indigenous leaders on overcoming adversity – and their next steps
Who are the Indigenous leaders of tomorrow? Five young people making their mark in various fields talk about their work – and the future they envisage.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge
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Coronavirus pandemic
No rush back to the office until virus in wastewater mystery is solved, experts say
Experts warn against any large-scale return until the mystery of virus fragments in wastewater is solved.
- by Melissa Cunningham and David Estcourt
Treasurer couples himself to electric trains to Wyndham Vale within a decade
Treasurer Tim Pallas has confirmed electric trains will run to Wyndham Vale within five to 10 years.
- by Timna Jacks
Key question before hotel quarantine inquiry goes unanswered
The Coate inquiry has failed to answer one of most important questions it was established to resolve - who decided to put private security guards in quarantine hotels?
- by Chip Le Grand and Tammy Mills
Police never reviewed their handling of Bourke Street killer's file after attack, inquest told
No internal police review has ever been undertaken into the management of Hassan Khalif Shire Ali’s national security risk file in the two years since his murderous CBD attack, a senior officer has revealed.
- by Erin Pearson
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Priest's Aboriginal victims sue Pope Francis over church's failures
Three Aboriginal men are seeking punitive damages against Pope Francis for the church's failure to protect them from notorious paedophile priest Michael Glennon.
- by Chip Le Grand
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MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE
Marvellous Melbourne: Celebrating our city
Melbourne in 2020 is still marvellous. Much more diverse, more sophisticated, more outward-looking.
- by Gay Alcorn
Flipping out on summer as the double doughnut days culminate in elimination
On their first trip to the iconic swimming spot The Pillars in Mount Martha, these young Melburnians are on the verge of making a splash.
Politics
'Ill-considered': Regional media companies slam proposed broadcasting licence reforms
A group of regional media companies have rejected the federal government's proposed media reforms.
- by Lisa Visentin and Zoe Samios
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China relations
'Devastating blow': Trade Minister lashes out at China's wine tariff hit
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Darren Gray
Business
Crown gave staff COVID-19 leave, then clawed it back from taxpayers
The casino giant recovered voluntary payment of two weeks' wages to staff who were stood down due to COVID-19 from taxpayers by claiming it back through the government's JobKeeper scheme.
- by Patrick Hatch and Nick McKenzie
World
US-Taiwan alliance 'an alternative' to Chinese Belt and Road
It will use capital raised from the private sector to provide greater transparency to countries seeking funding to develop their infrastructure.
- by Miaojung Lin and Chris Horton
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- by Melissa Heagney
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Zampa's late show makes amends for Kohli wobble as Australia cruise to victory
The leg-spinner dropped a sitter to remove the Indian talisman, but hit back with crucial wickets as Australia comfortably defended a huge total in the first ODI in Sydney.
- by Chris Barrett
AFL creates '18 Collingwoods' telling clubs to back end contracts
Irate AFL clubs have warned there will be “18 Collingwoods” forced into back-ending contracts to get under the reduced salary cap next year.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Australian Open
Tennis stars can practise in quarantine ahead of Open, ATP says
A significant threat to the quality of international names competing at the Australian Open is closer to being avoided, after the ATP told players they would be able to practise during quarantine.
- by Anthony Colangelo, Sam Phillips and Scott Spits
We want you: USA Cricket eyes Australia and BBL matches
USA Cricket chairman Paraag Marathe is keen to lure big-time cricket to his nation's new state-of-the-art cricket stadium and is planning a new Twenty20 competition.
- by Jon Pierik
Beijing down Victory for second time in three days in Doha ACL clash
Beijing Guoan are into the knock out stages of the Asian Champions League while Melbourne Victory are hanging on by a thread affer the Chinese team won 2-0.
- by Michael Lynch
No regrets for Pike after decision to ride Trekking in Winterbottom
Champion WA jockey Willie Pike says he was too chicken to tell his boss Bob Peters that he would be riding Trekking in Saturday's group 1 Winterbottom.
- by Damien Ractliffe
'A star in the making': Sutherland's all-round year of strength
Melbourne Stars all-rounder Annabel Sutherland has been dubbed a young Marcus Stoinis and a champion in the making, as her side aims to claim the WBBL trophy.
- by Jon Pierik
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Tennis stars can practise in quarantine ahead of Open, ATP says
A significant threat to the quality of international names competing at the Australian Open is closer to being avoided, after the ATP told players they would be able to practise during quarantine.
