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‘No rule of law left’: Christian Porter won’t stand down after rape claim
Attorney-General Christian Porter has denied allegations of rape and declared the rule of law would be worthless if people lost their jobs on the basis of accusations alone.
Analysis
Liberal Party
Attorney-General was anguished and vehement in his denial
Christian Porter came close to breaking down as he appeared before the media in Perth.
La Trobe Uni to cut 300 more jobs, laments ‘unsympathetic’ government
Staff at La Trobe University have been told it will shed hundreds more full-time equivalent jobs, taking the number of lost jobs at the institution past 500.
Former headmaster built teaching career on lies to schools, court told
A former Caulfield Grammar headmaster who built a career in education on the back of lies about his qualifications has been hailed as a gifted and exceptional educator who inspired those he taught.
Catholic education branches out with new schools in growth suburbs
The Catholic Education Commission of Victoria wants state and federal funding to open more schools in outer suburbs of Melbourne, but a state school lobby group has labelled this a ‘greedy grab’ for taxpayer funding.
Farmers put economic growth on the menu but fruit and vegetable price hikes expected
One of the largest grain harvests last year helped drive a major rise in agricultural production but the price of summer vegetables, stonefruit, fruit such as apples and pears and grapes could jump 29 per cent this year.
Analysis
Australian recession
V for victory? Recession is over but forgotten is where the economy was before
The best back-to-back quarterly GDP results on record show how well Australia has handled the pandemic, but economic victory can’t be declared yet.
The cancel culture that stole Dr Seuss
The move by the Dr Seuss estate to cancel six of the author’s books was greeted in bookselling circles with some surprise, disappointment and relief.
★★½
Review
Amy Poehler’s feminist teen movie: it’s awkward
Well-intentioned and sometimes endearing, this adaptation of a young-adult novel about a latter-day “riot grrl” lacks a certain zing.
Get a new look at the world outside your window with time-lapse videos
Once purely the domain of professionals with fancy equipment, time-lapse is now open to anyone with a relatively recent smartphone.
Opinion
Board shake-up
Rio shareholders played the long game and ultimately got their prized scalp
Behind the scenes, a group of mainly Australian shareholders continued guerrilla warfare at Rio aimed at unseating UK-based chairman Simon Thompson.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
Media & marketing
What Mike Sneesby must do to succeed at Nine
Nine’s new CEO will need to act quickly and decisively to maintain the media giant’s momentum.
John McDuling
National Business Editor
Opinion
AFL 2021
After Collingwood’s racism review, Buckley does better – as a start
After a long silence, the Collingwood coach shows that he and his club appear to be taking the lessons of the Do Better report to heart.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Fortune finally favours Finch as Australia keep series alive
Australia’s white-ball captain made 69 off 44 balls after being saved from a golden duck by a quirk in the decision review system.
Australia’s share of extinct animals rises as list of the lost updated
Twelve more mammals, some of which disappeared more than 70 years ago, have been added to Australia’s official extinction list.
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Lawyers yet to determine which strain killed father in COVID-19 class action
Dragan Markovic, whose father contracted COVID-19 in aged care before dying in hospital, is the lead plaintiff in a class action against hotel quarantine security guards.
State records no new COVID infections, taking active case tally to eight
The state has recorded a fifth consecutive day of no new local cases of COVID-19 as Premier Daniel Andrews defended the extension to Victoria’s of emergency through to December.
Local
Hotel quarantine agency audits workforce after ‘narcissistic’ perjurer scores job
Nelly Yoa, a serial self-promoter who was this week convicted of assault, trained to be a floor monitor in Victoria’s quarantine program.
Neo-Nazi group leader charged with assault of Channel Nine security guard
A neo-Nazi group leader has been charged after allegedly assaulting a Channel Nine security guard prior to the broadcast of a story about the organisation on A Current Affair.
Trio arrested over alleged assault of four girls on jet ski off Altona beach
Three men have been arrested over alleged sexual assaults on four underage girls at Altona beach that took place on jet skis driven out to deep water.
Road to nowhere? Roundabout revamp could be a waste, say angry locals
The government will build an oversized intersection in Eltham to solve a traffic problem that locals say is already being fixed by building the state’s most expensive road.
Six new mental health hubs to be rolled out in priority areas
All the communities chosen by the government had higher ongoing mental health issues than the Victorian average.
Politics
Defence confirms 60 per cent of submarine project will be spent in Australia
The Morrison government is forging ahead with the $90 billion submarine program with the Department of Defence confirming it has reached a critical breakthrough.
Business
Opinion
Gun control
‘Nice pistol’: The most important gun lawsuit you’ve never heard of
A largely overlooked lawsuit in New Jersey about the way firearm maker Smith & Wesson advertises its wares could have profound implications for the gun industry.
Andrew Ross Sorkin
World
Media workers shot dead on way home in Afghanistan
The head of the local broadcaster said the three women were recent high school graduates aged between 18 and 20.
Opinion
More women will fix Parliament’s ‘culture’ problem. Here’s how to do it
Rachel Nolan and James Pawluk
Former minister in the Bligh government
‘Harrowing’ tale: The yawning gap where the law’s greatest flaw lies
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Boost Juice founders list Toorak home for $20m to $22m
Janine and Jeff Allis have listed their five-bedroom Melbourne home and plan to move interstate to be closer to the ocean.
Australia's most expensive private boat shed listed for $37m to $40m
Remember that boat shed on a vast 2000 square metres of Sydney waterfront land that sold for $30 million four years ago? It's now yours for $37 million.
Life & Culture
‘Satanic’ El Diablo Eurovision entry must be removed, says Holy Synod
For centuries, the Orthodox Church has guarded Greek Cypriots’ faith and ethnic identity. Now it has weighed into the controversy over their 2021 Eurovision effort.
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Fortune finally favours Finch as Australia keep series alive
Australia’s white-ball captain made 69 off 44 balls after being saved from a golden duck by a quirk in the decision review system.
Opinion
AFL 2021
Nathan Buckley does better – as a start
After a long silence, the Collingwood coach shows that he and his club appear to be taking the lessons of the Do Better report to heart.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Beveridge turns up heat on struggling Dog
The Western Bulldogs are all about “honest feedback”, and midfielder Josh Dunkley has received a dose from the coach.
Diamonds bounce back in style as Bassett left on bench
Australia shrugged off the quick turnaround from their opening Constellation Cup defeat to level the series with a convincing victory.
Where your club sits with injuries ahead of pre-season
Men’s football is back on Thursday with the first of the pre-season matches, and there will be plenty of big names sitting out.
Carlton set to play Oscar McDonald against Saints
Former Melbourne defender is expected to line up against St Kilda on Thursday night as he vies for a spot on the Blues’ list.
Hughes picks loyalty over cash but Storm lose skipper
Jahrome Hughes has made the surprising call to stay with reigning premiers, but Dale Finucane has been sidelined due to injury.
Have Your Say
‘Time to deliver’: Blues great questions Teague’s future
Carlton legend Robert Walls says the Blues may have no other choice than to move on coach David Teague should he not end the club’s seven-year absence from the finals.
