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Treasurer to whack landlords, high-end property buyers with $2.4b tax hike
Treasurer Tim Pallas will begin the tough task of budget repair by levying big stamp duty and land tax increases on developers, land speculators and men-only clubs in next week’s state budget.
Victoria puts faith in hotels as ‘loophole’ route from India reopens
The state’s hotel quarantine system will likely host returnees from COVID-ravaged India soon as the option of flying via a third country reopens.
Saints left to rue inaccuracy as Geelong pounce on hard-fought win
St Kilda have kicked themselves out of the match against Geelong with wasteful goalkicking costing them a chance to upset the Cats.
As it happened: Cats ‘a little bit lucky’ in win over Saints, Marshall injured
Geelong coach Chris Scott praised St Kilda’s performance, despite going down to the Cats by 21-points. He said Geelong were a “little bit lucky” to have won due to St Kilda’s inaccurate goal-kicking.
AFL round nine ins and outs and expert tips
How the experts tipped for 2021 round nine, and all the ins and outs as they drop across the weekend. Richmond have lost a couple to injury but Dylan Grimes is back.
Exclusive
Courts
Doctor who had sex with patient free to return to practice
A Melbourne doctor has been granted permission to return to practice after having sex with a patient in a toilet cubicle at St Kilda’s Hotel Esplanade in 2019.
Opinion
Federal budget
We need to wake up to the new economic normal
Our shift to relying on government spending rather than manipulating interest rates to manage the economy is not temporary.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Neo-Nazi leader to spend night in jail after facing court on armed robbery charges
The leader of a Melbourne neo-Nazi group has appeared in court after being arrested by counter-terrorism police over an alleged armed robbery in central Victoria.
Israeli tanks on the border pound Gaza to destroy tunnel network
Saleh Aruri, an exiled senior Hamas leader, said his group has turned down a proposal from Egypt for a three-hour hiatus in the fighting.
Opinion
Opinion
Gaza unrest gets in way of Biden’s foreign policy goal
Biden wants to treat the Middle East like any other region outside of Asia. But overnight, he’s found out that’s easier said than done.
How Treasury Wine turned to gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg to solve its Crimes
The Californian rap star might not immediately seem like the safest bet for a brand ambassador to one of the world’s most prestigious wine companies. But the risk has paid off.
Opinion
Federal budget
Sometimes a parliamentary picture is worth a thousand speeches
Photographer Alex Ellinghausen’s pictures tell behind-the-scenes stories of parliamentary life in a budget week.
Disney’s animated world comes to life in Melbourne – is it worth visiting?
A new exhibition in Melbourne immerses visitors in the creative genius of Disney’s animated universe.
WEEKEND READS
This NYC fine diner’s new direction is food for thought
The team at Eleven Madison Park in New York have challenged themselves to make vegan food desirable, covetable, and worthy of a steep price tag.
Taking one’s measure: the paradox of judging height
If it is really bothering you, explain that height should be irrelevant, that everyone is equal and that the Tall-Short Double-Standard Non-Reciprocatory Compliment-Insult Paradox is unfair.
Local
Updated
Courts
Ricardo Barbaro committed to trial over girlfriend Ellie Price’s death
Police found Ms Price’s body at her Park Street property on May 4 last year and believe she was fatally stabbed up to five days earlier.
Exclusive
Trade unions
Setka backs challenge against long-time CFMMEU leader
Union boss Michael O’Connor will face an election challenge as part of infighting in the CFMMEU.
Dark Mofo to turn ashes of dead Tasmanians into fireworks
The edgy festival is making amends for recent controversy by putting First Nations artists at its centre: but hasn’t given up pushing the boundaries.
‘Deep sadness, deep joy’: Victoria’s truth-telling commissioners announced
The five commissioners of Victoria’s truth-telling body, which will analyse injustices against Aboriginal people in the state, have been announced.
Indigenous activist to run for Greens in Ged Kearney’s inner-Melbourne seat
If successful, Celeste Liddle would be the first Indigenous Australian woman to be elected to the federal House of Representatives from Victoria.
AFL 2021
Brett Ratten backs Max King after forward’s wayward night
Saints’ forward Max King will turn his inaccuracy in front of goal around if he sticks to the process according to Brett Ratten who said he is not far away from tearing a game apart.
Rampe wary of wounded Pies as Swans kick off key five-week run
Sydney’s next five opponents before the mid-year bye, starting with the Magpies on Saturday at the SCG, are all currently outside the AFL’s top eight.
Politics
‘They don’t encourage innovation’: Patent Box policy criticised in 2015 report
A new $206 million scheme allowing biotechnology companies to pay less tax if they register new patents in Australia was pilloried by a report to the government six years ago.
Business
‘Next in Beijing’s crosshairs?’: LNG worries surface amid China stoush
Deepening tensions between Australia and China have reignited fears the dispute may spill over into shipments of liquefied natural gas.
World
Singapore locks down for a month as mystery COVID cases rise
Changi Airport is now the single biggest cluster of COVID cases, with 46 linked to the aerodrome, raising fears that travellers have spread the pathogen to airport staff.
Opinion
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Property bydomain
'This doesn't seem up to code': House falling off cliff sells for $250,000
There are some feats of engineering that make you go 'wow'. Set on the edge of a crumbling cliff, this isn't one of them.
The best properties open for inspection in Victoria this weekend
Inspect a house with a street-art pool in Viewbank, a historic Italianate mansion in Brighton and a home with Paul Bangay gardens in Essendon.
Life & Culture
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Streaming
Sword-and-sandals epic is no Roman holiday, even for an empress
Domina is a compelling look at ancient Rome’s most powerful empress, with terrific design and casting.
Sport
Saints left to rue inaccuracy as Geelong pounce on hard-fought win
St Kilda have kicked themselves out of the match against Geelong with wasteful goalkicking costing them a chance to upset the Cats.
Opinion
Olympics
Backflips, half jabs, synchronised snubbing? IOC runs rings around Tokyo
Many new and strange events will appear at the Tokyo Olympics, but there can be only one winner.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Is the tide of public opinion turning Toby Greene’s way?
The Giant star’s mother believes views on her son are becoming more positive as people get to know more about him.
As it happened: AFL 2021: Cats beat wasteful Saints as Marshall injured
Follow along for the major moments as St Kilda and Geelong face off at Marvel Stadium.
Victory put up a spirited fight, but Macarthur too good
Melbourne Victory went down to a Macarthur side that moved into second courtesy of this 3-1 win, but they will have given fans some optimism with this effort.
Opinion
2021 Tokyo Olympics
The greatest throw on earth? IOC better hope Tokyo Hail Mary comes off
Should the Olympics go ahead? Will the Olympics go ahead? Normally the questions would be raised in that order. Not so with these Games.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
‘Good to be back’: Lynch regains Hockeyroos place, Morgan misses out again
Rachael Lynch has earned back her place in the Hockeyroos squad but defender Georgina Morgan has missed out on regaining a place as the new Hockeyroos coach narrows her squad for Tokyo.
Have Your Say
Why Patrick Cripps is worth at least $1 million a year
A once-mighty club is in a seemingly endless rebuild, but their out-of-contract co-captain is not the problem.
Wayne Carey
Two-time AFL premiership captain
