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Australia votes
Voters warn PM not to rush to early election
Australians want Scott Morrison to serve a full term rather than go to an early election in the wake of the budget, with 61% backing last week’s fiscal plan as good for economic recovery.
‘Unnecessarily belligerent’: Victoria’s gambling watchdog takes aim at Crown board
Victoria’s gambling regulator has criticised Crown Resorts’ directors for signing a “highly inappropriate” advertisement attacking a media exposé on the company.
Fears for Preston Market as apartment plan looms
Preston Market could be redeveloped to make room for 2200 apartments under draft planning rules that Darebin council says could wreck the 50-year-old “heartbeat of the local community”.
Tourism sector suffers collapse of casual employee workforce
Lack of casual staff is hampering the recovery for many regional tourism businesses.
Rex takes fight to Virgin, Qantas with launch of Melbourne-Canberra flights
Country airline Regional Express will begin flying between Melbourne and Canberra as it targets capital city routes in a bid to take market share off the two major airlines.
Three Cantonese favourites made easy (including this ‘Chinese bolognese’)
Tony Tan’s irresistible easy recipes for three favourite dishes: Chinese bolognese, char siu and siu mai.
Kayo’d: Cheap streaming, complex ticketing keeps fans away from footy
Tigers fan Kevin Passmore used to go to every Richmond home game – but he’s among those now choosing to watch games from the couch.
The library books readers couldn’t get enough of during the pandemic
Psychologists say reading can be a risk-free way of getting our hearts racing. And during lockdown, we certainly leant towards thrillers.
PM says new COVID strains pose greatest risk in ‘raging’ pandemic
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the COVID-19 pandemic is “raging” and “morphing” every day and the greatest threat is the emergence of new strains of the virus.
Biden plan to vaccinate the world with US-made doses
The US President also revealed he was co-ordinating an “entirely new” multilateral effort with other democracies to vastly increase the global supply of vaccines.
Analysis
Victorian budget
Pallas aims to steer state back to surplus
Tim Pallas has little excuse for not outlining a credible road map back to a balanced state budget on Thursday.
More than 57,000 Kia vehicles recalled over engine fire worry
Product Safety Australia has identified a defect that could result in an electrical short circuit and a fire starting in the engine compartment.
Income support ‘not the only lever’: Labor’s plan to tackle disadvantage
The opposition is proposing to use national cabinet to work with state and territory leaders to tackle disadvantage.
Israeli strikes hit Gaza tunnels as diplomats work for truce
The Israeli military says it has destroyed 15 kilometres of militant tunnels and killed a top Gaza leader of Islamic Jihad as fighting enters a second week.
Ceasefire needed in Israel-Hamas conflict, Biden says
Biden’s stance is a major shift from his previous position that Israel has a right to defend itself from rocket attacks coming from Gaza.
Opinion
Inside China
China could be the first country to get old before it gets rich
A country’s fertility rate falls as it grows richer. But in China’s case, it’s quite abnormal.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Editorial
We’re going to have to open up eventually, so it’s time for a plan
Our politicians are right – we can’t control the virus. But we can control how Australia prepares for a world in which we learn to live with it.
The Age's View
Editorial
Virgin CEO says borders need to open faster, even if ‘some people may die’
Jayne Hrdlicka argues the toll from coronavirus in a heavily vaccinated Australia would be far smaller than the flu.
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Courts
‘Bizarre’ court fight kicks off with bombshell offer
A man who claims his reputation was ruined by an ex-girlfriend who accused him of being a sex addict and cheat offered to settle on the opening day of their defamation trial for $5000.
Dean has Crohn’s. He lost his life savings. The council insisted he still pay rates
The Ombudsman says banks often have better hardship policies than councils, who have rigid rules for dealing with people unable to pay rates.
Morrison government pulls pin on Melbourne station carparks
The government has withdrawn $50 million in parking project funding it promised in largely Liberal marginal seats ahead of the last federal election.
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Crime
Son charged with murder after mum killed in Chelsea home
Judy Bednar, who came as a young girl to Australia from Hungary with her family, has been remembered as caring, opinionated and open-minded by her friends.
‘Something was wrong’ on day of crash, truck driver’s daughter tells court
The daughter of the truck driver who took the lives of four police officers believed her father was going to kill someone if he drove, but he went to work on the day of the crash because he thought he was going to get fired, a court has heard.
Politics
‘World-first’ scheme could open carbon and biodiversity market to farmers
A new agricultural climate policy aims to deliver a world-first for farmers to trade carbon and biodiversity credits through one platform.
Business
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Nuix investigation
‘Slow the bleeding’: Documents reveal internal Nuix concerns weeks after Macquarie-led IPO
Nuix executives were questioning the quality of its core products just weeks after its sensational sharemarket listing led by Macquarie Group.
World
India’s Gujarat state evacuates more than 200,000 as Cyclone Tauktae hits
The most powerful cyclone in more than two decades, which has already killed at least 16 people and left a trail of destruction, has now made landfall in the state of Gujarat.
Opinion
National curriculum reignites history debates
Kevin Donnelly
Senior Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
Why I love Josh Frydenberg’s budget in all its big-spending glory
Steven Hamilton
Economist at the Blueprint Institute
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Property bydomain
How much you need to earn to buy a house if prices go up 19 per cent
Wages aren't expected to increase for four years but new analysis shows how big a pay rise you'll need to avoid mortgage stress.
'It's a ripple effect': How the Vic govt's stamp duty changes will affect all sales
The state government has announced it's raising stamp duty on $2 million-plus sales, but the repercussions could extend beyond multi-millionaires.
Life & Culture
Would you pay $3500 for a ‘sculpture’ made from second-hand Lego blocks?
Architect-turned-sculptor Jan van Schaik says his Lost Tablets series was inspired by the Parthenon.
Sport
Kayo’d: cheap streaming, complex ticketing keeps fans away from the footy
Tigers fan Kevin Passmore used to go to every Richmond home game but he’s among those now choosing to watch games from their living rooms.
Opinion
AFL 2021
Baaaaall: The worst rule in football and how it should be paid, or not
Two of our experts take different views on the contentious ‘holding the ball’ rule, and how it should be applied.
Back in the game? Carlton, Collingwood in pursuit of Leppitsch
Carlton have made a play for Justin Leppitsch to become senior assistant coach to David Teague. Separately, the Blues have approached him to replace Chris Judd on their board.
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Australian cricket
Clarke suggests bowlers would have known as CA chief dodges ball tampering issue
Michael Clarke and David Warner’s manager have scorned the 2018 investigation that concluded only three people had prior knowledge of the Cape Town ball-tampering plot.
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Australian cricket
Former BBL cricketer in court on child abuse charges
Aaron Summers, 25, has been charged with possessing child abuse material and grooming a minor after his alleged behaviour was brought to the attention of cricket authorities.
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AFL 2021
De Goey escapes sanction over dressing room incident
The AFL said it wanted to use the incident as an opportunity to remind players to be mindful of their actions at all times.
‘It gives hope to athletes’: Study reveals brain fades not all down to CTE
A former Australian rules umpire is working on research in the US that offers some reassurance about head knocks in footy.
Have Your Say
Real Footy podcast: Teague ‘had a shocker’ with Cripps messaging
This week our experts explore how Carlton coach David Teague explained Patrick Cripps’ injury situation and if Gold Coast should have named a team of the decade.
