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What a difference a decade makes in claims against powerful men
In the years between two women bringing accusations of rape against senior politicians, there has been a seismic shift in how such allegations are treated. Depending on where you stand, this is cause for hope or deep unease.
Opinion
Crime
Too many of us believe women lie about rape. In fact, they rarely report it
The truth is that Australian women overwhelmingly choose not to report rape, but many have found their voice in recent weeks.
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Opinion
Christian Porter
Liberals’ men in blue go zap and hope we forget their women problem
The Coalition government has long had a “women problem”. It’s becoming Scott Morrison’s problem.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Whistleblower reveals hotel quarantine ‘breaches’
A registered nurse who has worked across Melbourne’s hotel quarantine system says HealthCare Australia repeatedly asked nursing staff to fill shifts across nine quarantine hotels last month due to resource shortages.
Victoria records no new local cases of coronavirus, one new case in hotel quarantine
Victoria has recorded zero new local cases for an eighth consecutive day, however, one new coronavirus case was discovered in hotel quarantine despite international flights being cancelled into the state from mid-February.
‘Hub and home’: New norm for workers is a grim reality for office owners
In the face of the pandemic and workers’ reluctance to return to old commuting habits, many blue-chip corporations are delaying making decisions and reassessing how they will use their office spaces.
Exclusive
JobKeeper
‘Pretty close to theft’: Small business slams big corporate JobKeeper profits
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia chief executive Peter Strong said big businesses taking JobKeeper and reporting big profits was “not Australian”.
House price ‘blast-off’ rings affordability alarm bells
Australia’s big city house price bonanza looks like it’s back with a bang, but not everyone is celebrating.
UK watchdog investigating Sussex Royal, Harry and Meghan’s charity
The Charity Commission is understood to be looking at concerns about the charity before the royal couple decided to shut it down last July.
victoria
Exclusive
Mining
‘Falling behind’: Climate challenge looms for Rio Tinto’s new CEO
Jakob Stausholm will face his first public test over the pace and extent of the miners’ emissions cuts at its next investor meetings.
Italy and France threaten more vaccine bans following Australia blockade
The shipment of 250,000 vaccine doses to Australia was blocked even though the European Union’s 27 countries have used just a third of the AstraZeneca doses they hold.
WHO chief promises ‘full transparency’ as scientists raise concerns about COVID-19 probe
The head of the World Health Organisation was responding to concerns from a group of scientists that the investigation into the origins of COVID-19 had been compromised by China.
Kids in the crossfire: ‘It’s not just that they can’t read - it affects every minute of their day’
Teaching literacy is a new frontier in the culture wars, with students who struggle with this most vital life skill the primary casualties.
Weekend Reads
Sally Sara covered the world’s worst atrocities. When she got home, she was ‘shattered’
Covering war and famine left its mark on the celebrated ABC reporter. In her struggle to recover, she turned to therapy and the creative release of writing a play.
How do we turn down food that we can’t eat?
We are a Jewish vegetarian household. Then our Chinese neighbours dropped by and presented us with a tray of handmade pork dumplings.
Local
‘Logging the lifeboats’: Locals raise alarm over Snobs Creek
Most Victorians have never heard of Snobs Creek Falls but in the past week this river and the surrounding forest has become a flashpoint for concerns over logging in the state’s Central Highlands.
‘He changed your city’: Rubens pop-up gig pays tribute to Gudinski
A month after their new album topped the charts, the Rubens were busking in Bourke Street Mall with an impromptu performance dedicated to Michael Gudinski.
‘You’re a maggot’: James Baillieu’s business dispute laid bare in Melbourne court
Melbourne businessman James Baillieu sent a string of emails calling his colleague a ‘maggot’ and questioning whether he was under psychiatric care, in breach of a personal safety order the qualified lawyer told a court he didn’t understand.
Exclusive
Aged care
Chicken-killing brothers accused of siphoning cash from care homes
An aged care business operated by bankrupt brothers convicted of animal cruelty has been accused of probity failings.
Doubts over witnesses entering Australia for Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial
Three villagers who allege they saw Ben Roberts-Smith kick an unarmed man off a cliff in Afghanistan are unlikely to be granted entry to Australia to give evidence, a court has heard.
PORTER ALLEGATIONS
Hear me roar: Why women won’t retreat from this moment
Those, such as Scott Morrison, who insist that the criminal justice system is the only proper place for allegations of sexual assault share a misplaced faith.
Woman drew on counselling before recounting alleged rape
The woman who accused Attorney-General Christian Porter of rape drew on counselling that she said helped to “resurface” a trauma she said she had known about for years.
Politics
Exclusive
Superannuation
Liberal MP’s housing campaign a ‘bigger problem’ than super guarantee for Labor
Labor senator Kimberley Kitching criticised Tim Wilson’s super-for-housing push as he wrote to superannuation funds asking them to disclose the value of their real estate assets.
Business
Opinion
icare investigation
Injured workers left high and dry by icare’s excruciatingly slow pace
Eight months after icare launched a remediation program, fewer than 25 injured workers have been compensated.
Adele Ferguson
Investigative journalist and columnist
World
State Department aide appointed by Trump stormed the Capitol, FBI says
A former State Department aide in Donald Trump’s administration has been charged with participating in the deadly siege at the Capitol and assaulting officers who were trying to guard the building, court papers show.
Opinion
Ageing disgracefully: Japan puts our nursing homes to shame
Elizabeth Farrelly
Columnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
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Property bydomain
Is your home at risk of fires or floods? New maps reveal risky areas
One in six Victorian households is at a high or very high risk of climate hazards such as bushfires or flooding, new research and hotspot maps show.
This buyer made $500,000 profit on a mansion without ever owning it
The buyer of the iconic home has managed to pocket a jaw-dropping $500,000 profit on the property within months of signing a contract.
Life & Culture
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Review
With little surprise or bite, Coming 2 America is a lacklustre sequel
This belated follow-up to Eddie Murphy’s 1988 romantic comedy fails to solve the problem of what comes after the happy ending.
Opinion
Food
The secret to a harmonious family holiday? It begins with the morning meal
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
Sport
Finch takes game from New Zealand in stunning over
Aaron Finch batted like the leader his nation desperately needed, hitting four sixes in the final over to set-up a game four win for Australia ahead of the series decider on Sunday.
Kelly breaks collarbone, Sidebottom calf complaint from Pies’ pre-season loss to Richmond
Collingwood’s first pre-season match got off to a bad start, with Steele Sidebottom and Will Kelly both injured and out of the game within the first half.
North send Tigers south after first-half blitz
North’s midfielders ran rampant at Punt Road Oval on Friday night as the Roos powered to a comfortable 35-point victory over Richmond.
Updated
AFL 2021
Bombers add Baldwin to rookie list
Two serious knee injuries saw Kaine Baldwin drop out of draft calculations but the Bombers have taken the punt on a player once touted as a top 10 draft pick.
Money or happiness? Smith loves Storm but could leave
If money and opportunity weren’t major factors, it’s likely Brandon Smith would never leave the Storm but he is facing the prospect of that if he wants to start as a hooker.
Listen to our pain: Davis says it’s time for hard truths at Collingwood
The former Magpie says others don’t have the right to determine how those subject to racism should respond.
Brimmer brings Liverpool lessons to Melbourne Victory
Victory midfielder Jake Brimmer once almost got more than he bargained for when he embarrassed a Liverpool and England player at training.
Have Your Say
Pitch battle isn’t a case of bad sportsmanship, it’s just hot cricket
Cricket is a sport mostly run by batsmen, and it’s their voices that define a ‘substandard’ pitch. What they mean is, these wickets are hard to bat on.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
