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COVID-19 CRISIS
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Coronavirus pandemic
More than 1000 people expected to return from India by end of June
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the three-week pause on flights had worked to slow the rate of infections in quarantine and the first flight into Darwin would touch down on May 15.
Free beer offered as US vaccine drive turns to bribes
The United States is running out of people willing to get vaccinated, forcing governments and businesses to deploy unusual techniques to sway the hesitant.
‘It has worked’: Dutton defends hotel quarantine system
Defence Minister Peter Dutton says health advice provided to the national cabinet was that “the hotel model was the most effective”.
Cambage threatens Tokyo boycott over ‘whitewashed’ promo shoots
The WNBA star has taken aim at the Australian Olympic team’s lack of diversity in promotional shoots and indicated she won’t play at the 2021 Games.
Christian Porter wants ABC’s ‘entire defence’ thrown out, court told
The ABC’s hotly-anticipated defence to his defamation claim was filed in the Federal Court on Tuesday night, but has yet to be released publicly.
Exclusive
Climate policy
Australia pressured to step up climate action during G7 talks
First from Washington DC and now from London, Australia faces friendly but firm diplomatic pressure to commit to more ambitious climate targets.
CBD
City life
Opera premiere descends into Marx Brothers farce
After a year in hibernation, Opera Australia’s Thursday night premiere of Aida was meant to be a triumph. But there was a technical disaster instead.
‘I come from a family forged by tragedies’: Hunter Biden
US President Joe Biden’s younger – and sole surviving – son battled alcoholism and drug addiction in the wake of losing his brother, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015. Here, he reveals how he was pulled back from the brink.
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Review
Tina Fey does it again: Girl group comedy is one of funniest things you’ll see all year
Girls5eva quickly proves itself to be one of the most charming, insightful and flat-out hilarious shows right now.
Breaking
Melbourne
Ambulance response times worst since 2015, $750m boost announced
Ambulances are not reaching the most critically-ill patients within the target time of 15 minutes one-quarter of the time.
Updated
Crime
Man arrested after crash left five people in hospital
A man has been arrested after a truck allegedly struck a group of pedestrians and a traffic light before leaving the scene in Melbourne’s inner south.
A Marvellous footy family: How superheroes keep the Nobles close
David Noble has Marvel superhero nicknames for his family. This weekend, he and his son John will be on opposing sides as coach and player ... at Marvel Stadium.
Analysis
Naked City
Not like CSI: How pathologists really rebuild lives after death
“If I look at the homicide cases I have done the cause of death in 99 per cent of the cases has been bleeding obvious.”
Opinion
Immigration
Our closed borders have turbo-charged the economy’s recovery
The economy’s rebound from the lockdowns of last year has been truly remarkable – far better than anyone dared to hope. Even so, it’s not quite as miraculous as it looks.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
coronavirus crisis
Millions paid to idle hotel quarantine staff
As the rebooted hotel quarantine program comes under the microscope, the opposition leader also called for the head of Victoria’s quarantine program to be stood aside.
Eerie silence and sacred cows as Cummins awaits passage from India
Cooped up in his Ahmedabad hotel as the Australian contingent began to leave India for the Maldives to wait out the government’s travel ban, Pat Cummins had time to reflect on a very different IPL experience.
Local
‘Omnishambles’: Supreme Court action threatens to halt Labor preselection amid gender battle
A bitter contest for the outer-northern Melbourne seat of Hawke may be delayed after 10 unions went to the Supreme Court to stop the ballot from going ahead on Friday.
‘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.
Politics
Exclusive
Carbon pricing
Adopt carbon tariffs to reduce income of oil-rich states, Europe says
Senior European officials say the move to phase out fossil fuels will reduce the income of oil-rich authoritarian states and ease geopolitical tensions.
Business
Macquarie to exit coal by 2024, hikes dividend
The investment banking giant has declared it will fully exit coal within three years and will remain committed to the oil and gas sector.
World
No plan to shoot down Chinese rocket, says Pentagon chief
A Chinese tabloid characterised reports that the rocket is “out of control” and could cause damage as “Western hype.”
Opinion
PM learning all the wrong lessons from travel ban backlash
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Europe’s carbon tariff plan will ‘trigger a race to the top’, but there will be tensions
Frans Timmermans and Josep Borrell
Faithful Morrison says one thing but does another
John Hewson
Columnist and former Liberal opposition leader
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Property bydomain
Before and after: The resurrection of a heritage home saved from demolition
It had rising damp, a missing chimney, and tiles that had reached the end of their life. A heritage overlay saved it, and now, it's magnificent.
Behind the doors of a church converted into a luxe staycation
Once termite-ridden, the church has had a new lease on life as boutique accomodation in a country town. See how it turned out.
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
ASC apologises to past AIS athletes subjected to ‘inappropriate treatment’
The ASC board said sorry to former alumni of the high performance sports “factory” and offered “ongoing support to former AIS athletes treated inappropriately in the past”.
A Marvellous footy family: How superheroes keep the Nobles close
David Noble has Marvel superhero nicknames for his family. This weekend, he and his son John will be on opposing sides as coach and player ... at Marvel Stadium.
Cambage threatens Tokyo boycott over AOC’s ‘whitewashed’ promo shoots
The WNBA star has taken aim at the Australian Olympic team’s lack of diversity in promotional shoots and indicated she won’t play at the 2021 Games.
Life after Usain Bolt: who can be the fastest of them all?
The great Jamaican dominated the 100 metres at the past three Olympics. Who will replace him on the dais as the quickest man in the world at this year’s Games?
Eerie silence and sacred cows as Cummins awaits passage from India
Cooped up in his Ahmedabad hotel as the Australian contingent began to leave India for the Maldives to wait out the government’s travel ban, Pat Cummins had time to reflect on a very different IPL experience.
Opinion
Super Netball
Mum’s the word: why I’m in awe of dual-role netballers
As we approach Mother’s Day, it is nothing short of inspirational to see outstanding athletes on court while their children sit in the stands.
Liz Ellis
Netball columnist
‘Not going to slide off the cliff’: Guthrie makes peace with grand final loss
He kicked the Cats’ first goal of the 2020 grand final, won their best and fairest, and finished top 10 in the Brownlow Medal count, but Cam Guthrie is only looking forward.
Have Your Say
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.
