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Sex, schoolkids and where it all goes wrong
Privilege. Porn. Parent-free parties. An alcohol-fuelled climate in which being nice to girls is considered uncool. A wave of sexual assault allegations involving students underlines the need to foster a healthier brand of manhood. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
‘In limbo’: The Aussies left behind in India as flight leaves without them
Sunny Joura has been trying to return to Melbourne since June last year. On Friday, hours before his flight was due to leave, he tested positive to coronavirus, leaving he and his mother stranded again.
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AFL 2021
Lions kick clear of Suns, North break through for first win
Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from Saturday’s AFL matches, including tonight’s games between the Tigers and Giants and Dogs and Port Adelaide.
Swans 10.12 (72) Magpies 5.12 (42)
Match report
Pies held to one goal after quarter-time as Swans stroll to victory
Sydney have heaped more misery upon struggling Collingwood, overcoming a lacklustre start to notch an important 30-point win on Saturday.
Aussie fans take financial hit over Olympics spectator ban
Australian ticket holders to the troubled Tokyo Olympics will be badly out of pocket when refunds are finally issued.
Casino Royale: more fronts open in Crown’s battle for survival
Helen Coonan was preparing for another chaotic week when she received a phone call mid-afternoon Sunday that would intensify the maelstrom swirling around casino giant Crown Resorts.
Pallas insists budget about fairness as property industry savages tax hikes
Property industry leaders say planned tax hikes could cheat the state out of its economic recovery and ultimately punish all homebuyers.
On tough calls, sexism and true crime: Meet judges Gaynor and Sexton
Judges Gaynor and Sexton have been on the bench for almost 40 years. They’ve sentenced the badly damaged - and the truly evil - in their courtrooms.
As Arab world rallies around Palestinians, Trump-era peace deals fade
With the fighting between Israel and the Palestinians threatening to escalate into all-out war, the Abraham Accords are facing their first major challenge.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting
In the most widespread Palestinian protests in years, hundreds of young people clashed with Israeli troops, who shot and killed at least 11.
Left unsold in a chest, these paintings are now worth thousands
Works by famed Australian Impressionists could fetch a small fortune at auction this weekend. The last time they were up for sale, no one was interested.
The puffer jacket trend no one saw coming: colour
Once the domain of tech nerds and hikers, the puffer jacket has become part of the modern urban uniform. But this winter, it’s looking a little different.
Drop your ideas about pole dancing – it’s a fun, alternative way to get fit
If you’d have asked me if I ever thought I’d find myself hanging upside down from a pole for fun, my answer would have been a brisk but firm “no”. Yet, here I am.
WEEKEND READS
New sensations: how artists are using ASMR
Off the back of one of the internet’s strangest phenomena, artists are now creating work specifically designed to induce “oddly satisfying” feelings of wellbeing.
It takes two to tarrango
Brown Brothers’ tarrango was once lauded as the next big thing in wine, so where it’s gone?
Local
Snow and strong winds on Victoria’s coldest day of the year
Melbourne is struggling to nudge its temperature into double figures this morning, while parts of Gippsland have been subjected to damaging winds.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Restaurant industry facing critical shortage of chefs, managers and sommeliers
Leading hospitality industry figures warn the sector’s recovery is at risk without access to a foreign workforce.
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.
Fresh allegations made against Craig McLachlan in defamation case documents
In documents released by the Supreme Court this week, media outlets detail a series of alleged incidents involving the Gold Logie-winning actor.
Police probe sealed envelopes, scraps of paper in Ben Roberts-Smith case
The scraps of paper, which contained hand-written notes, allegedly link Ben Roberts-Smith to the intimidation of witnesses to a war crimes inquiry.
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.
Clarkson has rebuilt the Hawks twice. Can he do it a third time?
Is Alastair Clarkson wasting his talent as a master strategist, motivator and the best “finisher” in the AFL if he takes on another rebuild at Hawthorn?
Politics
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Jobs
Job seekers to be switched to online service in hidden $1.1 billion budget saving
More than a million job seekers will be switched to an online service in a bid to replace face-to-face employment services as part of a hidden $1.1 billion saving.
Business
‘Savage blow’: Coal companies hit back over banks’ flight from fossil fuels
Coal companies are fighting back against banks that are refusing to lend to them in a battle for the future of the economy.
World
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Space
Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars in latest advance for space program
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft has touched down and its lander, Zhurong, will undergo tests before rolling down a ramp to explore Utopia Planitia.
Opinion
Libs excise fiscal rectitude from their political arsenal
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
‘Activist’ doctors’ phoney pandemic wars put recovery at risk
Dr Nick Coatsworth
Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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Property bydomain
Clifton Hill terrace passes in with no offers on vendor's bid of $3.8m
The stunning period home is still available and likely to sell within days after nearby homes have been fetching more than $4m, the agent said.
The Brighton home that's business at the front, party at the back
A stately waterfront home was converted into apartments in the 1920s, but not to the building's detriment – it now thrives with stunning interiors.
Life & Culture
Why we should thank Love Me Do for Ed Kuepper and the Saints
His songs helped define an era in Australian music, but it all began with the opening harmonica blast and hypnotic beat of the Beatles’ 1962 hit.
Sport
Bancroft suggests Australia’s bowlers were aware of ball tampering
Cameron Bancroft’s comments will bring back the memories of the seismic events at Cape Town which rocked Australian cricket three years ago.
Swans 10.12 (72) Magpies 5.12 (42)
Match report
Pies held to one goal after quarter-time as Swans stroll to victory
Sydney have heaped more misery upon struggling Collingwood, overcoming a lacklustre start to notch an important 30-point win on Saturday.
Updated
French Open
‘Brutal’ conditions: Arm injury hampers Barty as French Open looms
The world No.1 was forced to retire from her Italian Open quarter-final against Coco Gauff, raising doubts about her participation at the French Open.
Live
AFL 2021
AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Lions kick clear of Suns, North break through for first win, Swans beat Pies comfortably
Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from Saturday’s AFL matches.
No spell for Realm Of Flowers as Freedman plots Cup path
Anthony Freedman says he will take lessons from Steel Prince’s 2019 Melbourne Cup campaign when he sets Realm Of Flowers for this year’s Cup.
Australian teen star McKeown 0.06 seconds off world record in Olympic lead-up
Kaylee McKeown has emerged as a major gold medal chance at Tokyo following another blistering swim at the Sydney Open.
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
Have Your Say
Why the time is right for a coup at Collingwood
Jeff Browne looks certain to push for change that will radically alter the Magpies and the AFL. And making a decision on the coach is one of the reasons.
