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The first real-world data for COVID vaccines is in - and it’s really good news
The first real-world data for COVID-19 vaccines is in – and the vaccines’ effectiveness have once-again shot past scientists’ expectations.
Ninth day of no new cases with GPs starting COVID jab rollout in two weeks
Victoria has recorded non new cases for the ninth day in a row and zero cases in hotel quarantine, with GPs to start vaccinating Victorians against the virus in a fortnight.
Raped naval officer takes aim at defence chief over ‘prey’ comments
An ex-navy officer says she was raped numerous times in her short career with the defence force.
How making Grace Tame Australian of the Year unleashed weeks of rape claims in politics
It was Tame who inspired political staffer Brittany Higgins to come forward and blow apart the Canberra bubble.
Special series
Women in 2021
Culture of silence keeps abuse systems in place
When it comes to addressing systemic issues such as sexual abuse, breaking the silence is the most important first step.
Hopping mad: US campaign to ban kangaroo imports gains bipartisan support
Australian officials have had to counter commonly-held views, including that kangaroo harvesters are targeting a “cute and cuddly” endangered species.
Of (swarming) Mice and (desperate) Men: Rodents decimate our food bowls
Mice are wreaking havoc from central Queensland down to northern and central NSW and into western Victoria, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. The boom has been fuelled by drought-breaking rains.
Opinion
Wellness
The slow life and city living are more compatible than you think
One in five Australians wants to move away from the stress of the city, but we can learn to live slower and more connected lives in the big smoke too.
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
You call this glamping? Viral Airbnb raises questions over luxury trend
A man on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula has put up a tent, called it “glamping” and is charging more than $200 a night for stays. And judging by his listing, people are enjoying themselves.
William and Catherine ‘hopeful of a reconciliation’ with Harry and Meghan
On the eve of a potentially devastating TV interview with the Sussexes, ex-staff speak fondly of ‘the old H’. The Duchess of Cambridge, 39, is said to have told friends that she does not believe it too late to “pull them back in.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones: ‘Sometimes I think I made all this up’
She went from unknown to superstar in just 12 episodes of Normal People. Is Daisy Edgar-Jones about to become a fashion icon, too?
Opinion
Britney Spears
Why did we do what we did to Britney Spears?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Weekend Reads
Power dressing, comic book style
As Wonder Woman turns 80, the influence of superheroes on our wardrobes is as strong as ever.
‘No means no’ is not enough: What are we teaching young people about sexual consent?
As thousands of young women testify to being sexually assaulted by male peers, many are questioning what young people are really being taught about consent.
Local
Family’s concern and anger over Scotch College response to alleged rape
The leading Melbourne private boys school has admitted it “must do more” to educate boys about sexual consent after concerns about its response to a rape allegation against one of its pupils.
Why I began Victorian Open Mosque Day
A mosque is not just a place of worship for a Muslim. It’s our heart and soul.
‘A misguided sense of vocation’: Teacher who inspired was hired on lies
He was a teacher who inspired his students to great heights, but his educational career was forged on lies.
Police search for registered sex offender Robert Crilly
A 36-year-old registered sex offender is being sought by police after he failed to comply with his reporting obligations.
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
New Victorian quarantine case is airline crew member
Victoria again recorded no new local cases for an eighth consecutive day, however, a new case was discovered in hotel quarantine despite international flights being cancelled into the state from mid-February.
Politics
‘We want to hear from you’: Jenkins urges staffers to come forward with complaints
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has assured parliamentary staff their stories will remain confidential as part of her review.
Opinion
Federal politics
Shift in gender balance means abuse claims are being taken seriously
Margaret Simons
Journalist, author and academic.
Business
Regulators to mull curbs on high-risk lending: former APRA chair
Banks could be forced to put the brakes on higher-risk mortgage lending over the next six to 12 months, a former top financial regulator says.
Opinion
icare investigation
Injured workers left high and dry by icare’s excruciatingly slow pace
Adele Ferguson
Investigative journalist and columnist
World
Vaccine export blocker Italy has largest AstraZeneca reserves in EU
No European Union country has a bigger stock of AstraZeneca vaccines or has used a smaller percentage of its stock than Italy, analysis shows.
Opinion
Movement that got rid of Tony Abbott is gunning for Angus Taylor
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
At both end of life, are we replacing care with cash?
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
When will a woman simply be a fellow human being who happens to be female?
Jane Caro
Novelist, author and commentator
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Property bydomain
The seller dilemma: Melbourne vendors struggle to decide in rising market
Should you sell your home and try to buy back into a soaring market, or do the opposite? Rising prices and insatiable demand from buyers make it tricky.
Glen Iris home smashes reserve by $505,000 in front of large crowd
A strong opening bid blew up to three other parties out of the race before it had barely begun, leaving two families to battle it out for the keys.
Life & Culture
Michael Gudinski’s death leaves a hole in the heart of Australian music
The question that hangs over the sadness of the legendary music promotor’s sudden departure is how it might turn without him.
Sport
Cats’ ruck stocks thin but Rhys Stanley will play round one
Geelong ruckman Rhys Stanley missed the community series match against Essendon with concussion after copping a knock against Collingwood, but he will be available to play in round one
Exclusive
AFL 2021
‘Had 20 concussions’: Blues great Ken Hunter to donate brain to science
Ken Hunter wants his family and the public to know whether a mental health issue and/or any degenerative illness that may lie ahead, were caused by his many head blows.
Surf’s Up. Grab Your Helmet.
Pipeline is a surfing mecca, in part because it is so perilous, and many surfers are now wearing helmets in an acknowledgment the sport can be as dangerous as it is cool.
City humiliate rock-bottom Victory in record derby romp
Melbourne Victory have been humiliated 6-0 at home by Melbourne City, the former champions dominating their struggling rivals.
Koschitzke kicks six as Hawks fly past Roos
Little-known Hawks forward Jacob Koschitzke kicked six goals to throw his name up for a debut in round one.
India crush England to end Australia’s WTC final hopes
India will face New Zealand in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s after clinching the series 3-1 with another big win in Ahmedabad.
Pearce dominates as Demons savage the Saints
It was a one-sided contest at Casey Fields on Saturday night, the Demons prevailing by 40 points over a sloppy St Kilda.
Have Your Say
Clarkson says players, umpires adjusting to mark rule but tiring from fewer breaks
Alastair Clarkson says players and umpires have handled the stricter man-on-the-mark rule well so far but games appear to “fizz” in the second half due to more fatigue from the lower interchange cap.
