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COVID-19 CRISIS
Quarantine caps could be lifted to get Australians home from India
National cabinet will meet on Friday and Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he is open to the states accepting flights from India once the travel ban is lifted in order to get more Australians home.
Analysis
Vaccination
No time to waste as world debates vaccine justice
While nations including Australia debate the details of a temporary waiver of vaccine patents, dangerous variants mutate in raging outbreaks around the world.
Exclusive
Charity
Lentil As Anything founder suspected of serious misconduct says leaked report
Forensic accountants have questioned the methods of a man who founded and ran a social enterprise that for two decades has fed the needy and pioneered a popular ‘pay-as-you-feel’ restaurant model.
Five in hospital after truck hit-run in Southbank
Police are searching for a truck that collided with a group of pedestrians and a traffic light before fleeing the scene in Melbourne’s inner south.
Porter seeks court order to keep parts of ABC defence confidential
Christian Porter and the ABC are at loggerheads over the public release of the broadcaster’s written defence to his defamation claim.
Analysis
Media & marketing
Lachlan Murdoch’s Seven visit sparks News chatter
With one of the senior members of the Murdoch family in town at a pivotal juncture for the company, the rumour mill has understandably gone into overdrive.
The Dogecoin joke is turning serious as it soars towards $US90 billion
For anyone who still thinks Dogecoin is a joke, there are some 90 billion reasons that say it’s not.
Opinion
Gadgets
Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me
Apple’s new AirTags, $45 wireless devices that help you locate things, work well. Frighteningly well.
Geoffrey A. Fowler
Rio Tinto investors revolt against ex-CEO pay after cave blast crisis
Rio Tinto investors have opposed a lucrative exit package given to the miner’s ex-CEO despite the blasting of the Juukan Gorge occurring under his watch.
How do you solve a problem like social distancing? Rely on your unique skills
When you put a group of musicians together, they want to get as close to each other as possible. COVID-19 forced the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra to come up with another plan.
Introducing Footscray’s hot new spot for delicious jam doughnuts
Barkly Street’s new restaurant-bar hybrid Bar Thyme champions sustainability, low waste and small-scale producers, reviews Gemima Cody.
New 4K streaming boxes to upgrade your TV’s smarts
You no longer need to settle for an inferior picture or trade in your television entirely when it gets too old to run the latest apps.
Editor's Picks
Opinion
Political leadership
Faithful Morrison says one thing but does another
John Hewson
Columnist and former Liberal opposition leader
Just in
coronavirus crisis
Victorians from NSW exposure sites ordered to quarantine
Victorian authorities say NSW will remain a green zone under the state’s traffic light travel permit system, noting sequencing of the virus in the new Sydney cases had narrowed the field of public health concern.
Australia’s India travel ban challenge to be heard within days
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court, James Allsop, asked whether the challenge might be “moot” next week because the ban is set to lapse on May 15.
Local
‘Impossible situation’: Dying woman not given potentially life-saving injection after allergic reaction
A radiologist who administered a contrast dye that sparked a fatal reaction has told a coroner he could not do two things at once.
Yarra Trams IT worker allegedly stole laptops, phones worth $230,000
A Yarra Trams IT worker has been charged with stealing phones and laptops worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company and then selling them.
Exclusive
Insolvency
CBD shops, eateries face struggle for survival amid ‘quadruple whammy’
Hundreds of food, hospitality and retail businesses in central Melbourne will bear the brunt of a wave of business failures and insolvencies in the next six weeks.
Exclusive
Property investment
‘Weapons grade bulls---’: Property data challenges sales blather
Australia’s dotcom pioneer Evan Thornley has crunched the data on Melbourne real estate investments and his findings might surprise.
Richard Pusey to contest charges over alleged road-rage incident
The man jailed for filming four dying police officers on the Eastern Freeway last year is accused of assaulting another driver and stealing his car keys.
Politics
Exclusive
Government grants
Government diverted cash from $31m communities grants to ineligible projects
Assistant Minister Jason Wood handpicked projects to get taxpayer funds in a decision that cut funding to 80 recommended projects.
Business
Global investors cling to Australian debt despite pressure to go green
Some of the world’s biggest investors continue to hold Australian debt even as they pledge to shift money away from countries and assets that don’t align with a low-carbon world.
World
Updated
Brexit
British navy deployed as French fishermen gather boats in post-Brexit license protest
French fishermen angry over loss of access to waters off their coast have gathered their boats in protest off the English Channel island of Jersey.
Opinion
The real budget reforms that could make women’s lives better in retirement
Christina Hobbs
Co-founder of Verve Super
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Property bydomain
What's the best way to take advantage of ultra-low interest rates?
A booming market makes upgrading challenging, but buying a bigger and better home isn't the only thing owners can do to take advantage of the conditions.
Where moving one train stop could save you hundreds of thousands
Melbourne home buyers can save up to 40 per cent on a house by looking one stop further along the train line. Here's where to look.
Life & Culture
Can Harry and Meghan really rewrite their family stories?
As they celebrate Archie’s birthday and announce Meghan’s book on father-son ties, are the Sussexes trying to find healing of their own?
Sport
Exclusive
AFL 2021
List manager Ned Guy quits Collingwood after tumultuous off-season
The man who oversaw Collingwood’s salary cap firesale and list overhaul last year, Ned Guy, has quit the club.
Hussey to be airlifted to Chennai as players begin long journey home
Michael Hussey’s IPL franchise want their batting coach to be closer to the team’s base so they can provide him with better medical care in his recovery from COVID-19.
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
Longmire’s Swans assistants to miss Demons clash due to cafe hotspot visit
John Longmire will be without three of his most trusted assistants at the MCG on Saturday night after the pandemic threw yet another curveball in Sydney’s direction.
Jarryd Hayne jailed for five years and nine months for sexual assault
The former NRL footballer assaulted a 26-year-old woman in her Newcastle home in September 2018 while his taxi waited outside.
Victory slide to defeat against Bulls after Milligan half-time sledge
Macarthur consolidates its position in the top six after a come from behind victory in which Mark Milligan launched a sledge against a Victory striker.
Can Collingwood’s Moore backflip save their season?
Nathan Buckley has “re-schooled” the Collingwood defence and will send Darcy Moore back behind the ball as the team attempts to save its season.
Updated
Racing integrity
Top trainer Kim Waugh in animal cruelty charge
The trainer and wife of former cricketer Mark Waugh is preparing to clear her name after Racing NSW issued charges against her over the treatment of a racehorse.
Have Your Say
Grand final revenge? Key Cats owe it to themselves to lift
Geelong can begin their journey towards redemption on Friday night, in a contest that could have huge top-four ramifications.
Wayne Carey
Two-time AFL premiership captain
