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‘Left here to die’: Stranded Melbourne man’s entire family infected with COVID
The escalating coronavirus crisis in India is causing heartbreak for many Australian families.
Analysis
Andrew Bolt
India ban has shamed Liberals, but not enough for many to speak out against it
The decision to make it a criminal offence for Australians to try to return home from India has shamed Coalition MPs, but they fear speaking out against it.
Australian man dies in India as country’s death toll soars
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has extended her sympathies to the man’s family but declined to say whether COVID-19 was the cause of his death.
Updated
Courts
Truck driver who hit pedestrians in Southbank walks after getting bail
CCTV footage played in court showed the pedestrians and delivery driver falling on top of each other after they were hit by the back of the truck.
Live
AFL 2021
North start well in cellar-dweller clash with Pies after GWS pip Dons and Saints edge Suns
Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from today’s matches.
Saints surge to put sting in dour contest and grab victory
Suffice to say this was no affair to remember. But for coach Brett Ratten, all that will count is the result: a nine-point win to the Saints, who had trailed for the vast majority of the match.
Her girlfriend’s bombshell confession changed Emma Batchelor’s life forever
An unseen upheaval in her relationship galvanised Emma Batchelor to write her award-winning novel Now That I See You.
Former ‘Block’ contestants ‘sad’ spiral from TV stardom to solitary confinement
She vowed to “start afresh” and savour some “clean air” after 202 days in custody, including a month in solitary.
Should I have slopped sunscreen on a struggling stranger?
Applying lotion to someone’s back is an intimate thing to do. Even with family and close friends you’d do a quick scan first, checking for any crusty rashes or excessive furriness.
Rail volunteers steaming over plans to shunt them out of workshop
Volunteers who keep Victoria’s collection of vintage trains in working order could be moved on from the rail yard they’ve called home for decades.
Blood-soaked artwork caused plenty of fallout, Dark Mofo’s ‘first step’ in making amends
The festival came under fire last month over a proposed artwork that would have drenched the Union Jack flag in the blood of First Nations peoples. Now it’s taken its first step to making amends.
‘The Games will go ahead’: Coates shuts down talk of Tokyo cancellation
IOC vice-president John Coates said there was no ‘hypotheticals’ being entertained as he backed a vaccine program plus health protocols to see Tokyo succeed.
Ashley Graham’s rule to prevent a common fashion mistake
The model and new mother says you should always have a bit of wriggle room in the clothes you wear.
WEEKEND READS
To my one-year-old daughter, born at the right time
You are the wisest person I’ve ever met precisely because you came when you did. You were filled with joy even as the adults around you stressed away your first year.
Struggling with pre-schoolers? Take Bluey’s lead, say experts
In a rare double act, the global phenomenon Bluey is almost as popular with adults as it is with kids. As creator Joe Brumm explains, that’s no accident.
Local
Updated
Crime
Boy, 15, released from custody after death of teen at basketball stadium
A 15-year-old boy has been released from police custody following the death of another teenager in Melbourne’s western suburbs on Friday night.
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Fully vaccinated travellers test positive in Sydney hotel quarantine
This comes as the mystery of how an eastern suburbs couple caught a COVID-19 infection brought into hotel quarantine by a US traveller remains unsolved.
Single QR system to be rolled out as check-in compliance plummets
The proportion of people using QR codes to check in has dropped across Victoria, with one government survey showing fewer than half the visitors to hospitality venues reported scanning a code every time in April.
Exclusive
Animal cruelty
Luxury brand found selling fur from tortured raccoon dogs
A luxury Australian clothing brand sold in Melbourne boutiques is selling fur labelled as raccoon that has been found to be raccoon dog.
Lawyer found with ice, almost $6000 in cash, court told
Prominent Melbourne lawyer Pat Lennon was allegedly found with 11 grams of methamphetamine and almost $6000 when he was apprehended by police last year.
AFL 2021
Tigers midfielder injured, Cats ‘the best side we have played all year’
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said Geelong are the best team the Tigers have faced so far this season as they look to hang tough with key players missing.
Cat-attack: Geelong thrash reigning premiers with second half demolition
Geelong kicked 14 goals to Richmond’s two after half time to completely destroy the defending premiers at the MCG.
Politics
Women’s health CEOs demand gender-specific mental health funding
In all but two local government areas in Victoria, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues among women eclipse those among men “significantly”.
Business
Bitcoin’s dirty little secret: It’s not easy being green
Bitcoin provokes intense debate but one thing everyone agrees on is that it has become a staggering producer of climate wrecking carbon dioxide.
World
Experts baffled by rare grey whale lost in the Med
With global warming opening northern routes, it is believed “Wally” became lost and swam into the Atlantic via the Arctic.
Opinion
Voters driven to distraction by Morrison’s short-term splurge
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Ill-disciplined chest-thumping has put war at centre of what’s left of the Australia-China relationship
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian prime minister
Biden’s risky spending poses a danger for the world
Liam Halligan
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'Raw', retro home with long-forgotten pool fetches $1,318,500 at auction
Five bidders fought it out for the 1960s-built brick Bulleen house, complete with vintage tiling, frosted orange glass and bright chandeliers.
Inside TV personality Emma Freedman's terrace home
It was an impulse decision made just hours before the it went to auction, but five years on, Freedman and her husband have no regrets about their purchase.
Life & Culture
It’s time we moved beyond breakfast in bed for mum
The mums I know would prefer to go to the pub or cafe, be taken somewhere new or scoff madly at the idea of anyone doing anything for Mother’s Day.
Sport
‘The Games will go ahead’: Coates shuts down talk of Tokyo cancellation
IOC vice-president John Coates said there was no ‘hypotheticals’ being entertained as he backed a vaccine program plus health protocols to see Tokyo succeed.
Live
AFL 2021
AFL 2021 LIVE updates: North start well in cellar-dweller clash with Pies after GWS pip Dons and Saints edge Suns
Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from Saturday’s AFL matches.
Three straight: Zverev defeats Nadal again, but first time on clay
Alexander Zverev ended his winless streak on clay against Rafael Nadal, keeping the Spaniard from winning a sixth Madrid Open.
Saints surge to put sting in dour contest and grab victory
Suffice to say this was no affair to remember. But for coach Brett Ratten, all that will count is the result: a nine-point win to the Saints, who had trailed for the vast majority of the match.
Tigers midfielder injured, Cats ‘the best side we have played all year’
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said Geelong are the best team the Tigers have faced so far this season as they look to hang tough with key players missing.
National cricketers in line for vaccinations as Hussey tests negative
On the back of Australia’s Olympians beginning their vaccination program ion Monday, National Cabinet ruled other sportsmen and women can now join the queue.
Cat-attack: Geelong thrash reigning premiers with second half demolition
Geelong kicked 14 goals to Richmond’s two after half time to completely destroy the defending premiers at the MCG.
Have Your Say
We’re not talking footy, we’re playing it
It’s what media and fans are not talking about this season that says most about the game’s evolution.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
