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Budget
Victorian road and rail network in line for $3b budget boost
The federal government’s pandemic recovery package includes funds for a massive new freight terminal designed to remove thousands of trucks from Melbourne’s clogged roads every day.
Exclusive
Income tax
Pandemic will help make stage 3 tax cuts cheaper
The budget cost of the federal government’s stage 3 tax cuts aimed at middle and high-income earners will be far cheaper than originally believed due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and overly optimistic wage forecasts.
Opinion
Opinion
Let’s hope funding means leaders take domestic violence seriously
The federal government promises in its budget it will more than double funding for domestic violence prevention to at least $680 million. I hope it means the government will take domestic violence seriously.
James May
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Casinos
The Star proposes $12b casino merger with James Packer’s Crown Resorts
Casino group Star Entertainment has proposed merging with James Packer’s beleaguered Crown Resorts in a deal that would create a $12 billion gambling giant
Packer’s get out of jail card could also be his worst nightmare
James Packer wants out of Crown casino, but the proposal that will deliver him the exit strategy he so desperately wants comes from a despised rival.
Breaking
Women's Super League
Kerr wins Golden Boot as Chelsea seal Women’s Super League title
Sam Kerr volleyed home a Fran Kirby pass in the 71st minute to score her 21st league goal of the season and secure the Golden Boot award.
Bid for secret hearing rejected in ‘cheater’ defamation case
A man battling in court against a former partner who allegedly outed him as a love rat to his new fiancee has lost his bid to have his defamation trial heard in secret.
‘No more bingo!’ How creative writing tells the truth of loneliness in old age
A unique collaboration between an award-winning author and an academic tells how aged care residents experience ‘the worst bloody feeling in the world’.
COVID-19 CRISIS
Bittersweet Mother’s Day reunions for Australians returning from India
Hundreds of Australians who made it on the last flights out of India have left hotel quarantine just in time for Mother’s Day. But for many the celebrations are tempered by grief over their own parents.
Opinion
Tragedy
Let’s honour these four lost children – and grieving mothers everywhere
A Golf Club has rejected a request for a memorial to the three children and their cousin who were killed there. It’s a blow for all grieving mothers.
Helen Pitt
Journalist
Before she was a CEO, Michele and her kids lost everything
Not long after Michele Adair turned nine, she came home from school to find her young, successful father had died. Her home had forever changed.
They knew fertility could be an issue, but no one ever told David to worry
Historically, it’s been women who’ve had to consider their lifestyle when it comes to fertility, but research is shifting the conversation. Infertility is a problem shared by both sexes
Opinion
AFL 2021
Four Points: The undersold Chris Scott, middle finger to the AFL, and the joy of Eddie Betts
Despite his superb winning rate as Geelong coach, Chris Scott gets undersold by Geelong people, and opposition fans alike. He deserves more recognition.
Michael Gleeson
Sports columnist
Blues capitulate as Dogs kick eight straight in stunning comeback win
At 27 points down deep into the third quarter, the Western Bulldogs would have been forgiven for thinking that this was just another one of those days against a Carlton side that has had the Dogs’ measure in recent times.
WEEKEND READS
Exclusive
What is a woman capable of? ‘There’s a lot to discover,’ says Angelina Jolie
The mother of six talks about her latest film, her young Australian co-star, as well as the lessons she learnt from her mum.
Opinion
The only thing worse than Point Break? Keanu Reeves’ acting
As with many surfers passing their peak, the film is still acting the teenager, more ludicrous with each year.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Local
Kuwaiti sheikh hopes for third time lucky with Station Pier tower bid
A company controlled by Sheikh Mubarak al-Sabah has lodged fresh plans for a 10-storey apartment development in a prime position next to the Port Melbourne beach.
Airborne COVID-19: Air quality a focus in new advice on spread
Experts call for focus on airborne virus spread, with one saying ‘you could be washing your hands until the cows come home and you could still get COVID-19’.
Pop-up bike lanes ripped up, stalled despite cycling growth
Pop-up bike lanes planned at the height of COVID-19 to accommodate a huge increase in cycling have been ripped up or stalled in Melbourne’s inner-north, due to internal council politics and construction delays.
Toughest lockdown? Melbourne’s grim 2020 in a global context
Blunt lockdown comparisons can be misleading, so The Sunday Age turned to the University of Oxford to put Melbourne and Australia in context.
Teenager mourned after stabbing death at basketball stadium
Friends and family are mourning the loss of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed at a junior basketball game in Melbourne’s west on Friday night.
AFL 2021
Updated
‘Playing with fire’: Port wear prison bar guernsey to sing the song after Showdown win
Ken Hinkley described the decision to wear the forbidden black-and-white heritage jumpers as “a show of respect” but Eddie McGuire says it’s a “poke in the eye” to the AFL.
Clashes of the titans: AFL’s murky uniform policies
Welcome to the opaque realm that is the AFL’s clash jumper policies, in which passions often run high and it is argued there are rules for some and rules for others.
Politics
Vets to be fast-tracked into Australia as puppy boom and border closures bite
The Australian Veterinary Association says at least 800 more vets are urgently needed to address an acute shortage.
Business
‘There are other markets’: Business leaders call for trade diversity amid China tensions
Business leaders have called on the federal government to work through differences to establish a healthier relationship with our largest trading partner.
World
China rocket debris lands in ocean, draws NASA criticism
The co-ordinates given by state media on Sunday, citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, put the point of impact in the ocean, west of the Maldives archipelago.
Opinion
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The lesser-known foodie mecca of Melbourne
Rich with history and a flourishing property market, there is no better place to fill a shopping trolley with international delights.
'No easy answers': Bushfire rebuild plans delayed by COVID building boom
Bushfire survivors are being forced to wait for up to two years to rebuild as the property boom fuels a shortfall in builders and building supplies.
Life & Culture
The Hemsworths hit peak Byron Bay with their White Party
It appears when you invite a Hemsworth to your party, an entire village of shiny, perfect, rich people turn up.
Sport
Blues capitulate as Dogs kick eight straight in stunning comeback win
At 27 points down deep into the third quarter, the Western Bulldogs would have been forgiven for thinking that this was just another one of those days against a Carlton side that has had the Dogs’ measure in recent times.
Updated
AFL 2021
Teague remains resolute as Carlton fans grow impatient
Having led premiership contenders the Western Bulldogs by 27 points at the 24-minute mark of the third quarter, Carlton coughed up eight straight goals to sink to a 16-point loss, the continuation of a trend of in-game fadeouts during the coach’s almost two years at the helm.
Opinion
AFL 2021
Four Points: The undersold Chris Scott, middle finger to the AFL, and the joy of Eddie Betts
Despite his superb winning rate as Geelong coach, Chris Scott gets undersold by Geelong people, and opposition fans alike. He deserves more recognition.
Michael Gleeson
Sports columnist
Updated
AFL 2021
‘Playing with fire’: Port wear prison bar guernsey to sing the song after Showdown win
Ken Hinkley described the decision to wear the forbidden black-and-white heritage jumpers as “a show of respect” but Eddie McGuire says it’s a “poke in the eye” to the AFL.
Updated
Melbourne City
Galloway stunner sets City on history-making course in Roar thriller
Melbourne City dominated and looked set to beat Brisbane easily, until the Roar fought back to level. It took a Scott Galloway stunner to seal all three points.
Updated
AFL 2021
No comeback this time for Hawks as Eagles fly higher
Hawthorn trailed by 33 points early in the third term against the Eagles, who were desperate for a win on the road. Instead of roping the visitors in, the margin extended through a third quarter where the Hawks needed to make a charge.
Despite stirring finish, Vixens fall just short
The Melbourne Vixens finished strongly after the Lightning took an early advantage, but just came up short in a Mother’s Day thriller at John Cain Arena.
Have Your Say
Clashes of the titans: The AFL’s murky uniform policies
Welcome to the opaque realm that is the AFL’s clash jumper policies, in which passions often run high and it is argued there are rules for some and rules for others.
