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As COVID-19 devastates India, the fallout is felt around the globe
India’s coronavirus second wave is rapidly sliding into a devastating crisis as evidence mounts that the actual death toll is far higher than officially reported.
‘Slow the flow’: WA Premier cuts overseas arrivals as fight with Canberra deepens
Premier Mark McGowan said it was wrong that some Australians were allowed to go abroad for “weddings, athletics meetings and funerals”.
Zooming, not flying: bosses say work trips will be ‘far less’ common
Business trips are back on the agenda but some of the country’s largest employers are exercising more discretion when it comes to work-related travel.
Exclusive
Indigenous
Leaked documents show ‘significant risk’ over Indigenous organisation’s millions
Legal and financial documents cast doubt on the ability of a large Kimberley service provider to properly oversee the spending of millions of dollars designed to address Indigenous disadvantage.
Sunken Indonesian submarine found cracked open
A missing Indonesian submarine has been found, broken into at least three parts, deep in the Bali Sea, army and navy officials said on Sunday, as the President sent condolences to relatives of the 53 crew.
Baby Bombers stun Buckley’s men into submission to leave Collingwood 17th
On an afternoon in which it finally felt like the football world had truly healed, Essendon stifled Collingwood into submission to suggest their future - at least in the short-term - looks considerably brighter than that of their fellow traditional power.
Explainer
Dementia
‘It doesn’t define me’: What is it like to live with dementia?
Every three seconds, someone in the world develops a form of dementia. So why is it so poorly understood?
‘I turned my scars into strength’: Victoria gets LGBTI homelessness support
Elvis Martin would have been spared months of pain if he had been supported by appropriate services when he was disowned by his family at 17 for being gay.
Exclusive
Emergency services
‘Misogynists, egotistical bullies’ revealed in aviation firefighting review
Some staff in the state government’s aviation firefighting agencies have been accused of running a boys’ club and bullying colleagues.
Mike was a public servant and a podcaster. The government said he couldn’t do both
Victoria’s public sector union has slammed the government for its ‘overly zealous application of an antiquated code of conduct’ and wants a meeting to modernise the code.
‘It took 50 years to sell it’: Judy Blume on her most famous book becoming a film
It is both so wrong and yet so right to be talking to the beloved author about masturbation.
Explainer
Film awards
How do you win an Academy Award?
Ahead of the Oscars, we look at what goes into winning best picture.
Opinion
Harassment
Change will come from enforcing zero tolerance on harassment
The time for discreet cover-ups in the legal profession is over, as Victorian lawyers are being scrutinised like never before.
Jon Faine
Journalist
AFL 2021
Plumbing new depths: Hind’s journey to Essendon’s half-back flank
Nick Hind thought he’d become an Essendon AFL player, and he ended up being right. It just happened a couple of years later than the plumber expected.
Updated
Medical sub mix-up costs Crows as Hawks come from 32 points down to win
Hawthorn has pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind victory over the Adelaide Crows, in one of the games of the season in Launceston on Sunday afternoon.
Local
As Anzac Day crowds returned, a fence separated diggers from their mates
Jay and Alex both served in East Timor and Iraq, but only one was able to get tickets to the dawn service. They stood separated, on either side of a wire fence.
‘No student left behind’: phonics push for disadvantaged schools
Up to 100 Australian primary schools will get coaching in how to teach phonics in the early years, in an 18-month program set to start in term three.
Sophie had ‘gold standard’ births, but many women were not so lucky
A study into women’s birth experiences has attracted 4800 stories in just three weeks, as women flock to share stories of procedures “they didn’t want”.
‘My ancestors are with us’: The Yorta Yorta’s fight to restore a pocket of country
Is it possible to simultaneously protect a 160-year Anglo-Celtic history and the (at least) 65,000-year-old Aboriginal culture when the two clash?
How Jamie went ‘from Snapchat hello to rape in five days’
A mother is demanding changes to Victoria’s consent laws after her 17-year-old daughter was allegedly raped several times by a stranger she got to know just five days earlier on Snapchat.
Politics
‘Inappropriately dressed’: Dobseeker to target bad behaviour in interviews
New Employer Reporting Line allows employers to dob in jobseekers for behaving badly in interviews, missing appointments or voluntarily quitting.
Business
ACCC, Senator Bragg to help small outlets strike Google, Facebook deals
Google and Facebook are facing the prospect of another crackdown by the competition regulator after failing to strike deals with smaller independent news outlets.
World
Out of space: Astronauts ‘cram’ into space station after SpaceX crew arrives on used rocket
Although this was SpaceX’s third crew flight for NASA, it was the first to use a vehicle that’s flown before, an essential part of a plan by SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk to push to the moon and Mars.
Opinion
The milkshake ad: since when do we have to be coy about sexual assault?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
We remember them not to glorify war but to see the strength of our people
Scott Morrison
Prime Minister of Australia
China rival: The other Belt and Road snaps into gear
Eryk Bagshaw
North Asia correspondent
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Property bydomain
Surprise weekend for Melbourne auctions despite cooling demand talk
Despite the weather and some agents reporting a decline in interest, several properties sold strongly above reserve and the clearance rate just below 80%.
Inside Australia's most expensive auction sale - it's not in Melbourne
In one of the river city's most affluent suburbs, this was Australia's priciest under the hammer this weekend. It sold for $6.9m, above reserve by $1.3m.
Life & Culture
‘It’s blown up’: We still can’t get enough of this 90s workout
Grab your sweat bands and Lycra, high-intensity step classes are enjoying a resurgence supercharged to suit modern tastes.
Sport
Baby Bombers stun Buckley’s men into submission to leave Collingwood 17th
On an afternoon in which it finally felt like the football world had truly healed, Essendon stifled Collingwood into submission to suggest their future - at least in the short-term - looks considerably brighter than that of their fellow traditional power.
‘Everyone’s a bit nervous’: Aussies seeking to leave COVID-hit India early, but IPL rolls on
Multiple Australian players in India are seeking to leave the tournament early amid India’s skyrocketing coronavirus wave and recent travel restrictions imposed on people returning to Australia from India.
Buckley: My future is not an excuse or a distraction
Nathan Buckley is adamant the uncertainty surrounding his future as Collingwood coach is not distracting his team, and he would not use it as an excuse after the Magpies tumbled to second-last on the ladder by losing to Essendon on Anzac Day.
Updated
AFL 2021
Neale to have surgery, Giants footy boss in umpire spat
Lions star Lachie Neale is booked in for surgery but escaped suspension for touching an umpire, while GWS football department chief Jason McCartney will almost certainly need to explain himself to the AFL after a run-in with umpires at half-time of his side’s loss to the Dogs.
Updated
Match report
Medical sub mix-up costs Crows as Hawks come from 32 points down to win
Hawthorn has pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind victory over the Adelaide Crows, in one of the games of the season in Launceston on Sunday afternoon.
Analysis
AFL 2021
An Anzac Day to remember at the footy
Nearly 80,000 people were at the MCG to witness Essendon overrun Collingwood in the traditional Anzac Day clash. It looked, and felt, like a return to better times.
Port Adelaide expose Saints’ faults in commanding win
Port Adelaide clinically exposed the massive gulf between where many felt St Kilda were trending towards at the beginning of the year, and where they actually sit in the AFL’s pecking order with an Anzac Day wipeout, 14.9 (93) to 5.9 (39).
Have Your Say
‘Walla’ and Parish shine brightest in Bombers rebirth
The loss of Joe Daniher, Adam Saad and Orazio Fantasia has forced them into a reset that has refreshed the playing list. A team that had muddled in the middle under John Worsfold has been given clarity of purpose under Ben Rutten.
