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Restrictions set to ease, 25km travel limit likely
The distance rule will prevent Melburnians from regional travel for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend if the government eases restrictions as planned - and that hinges on mystery cases.
Delta-linked hotel sacked staff over breaches
Despite concerns of a quarantine leak, the government is expecting to release Melbourne from tough lockdown restrictions on Thursday.
To CBD or not to CBD? COVID’s question for the future of Melbourne
Politicians talk about reviving the city centre but there’s a view that COVID has achieved the decentralisation agenda that years of policy could not. Some say this is a good thing.
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Secrets of War
Defence warned Afghanistan honours posed ‘unacceptable risk’ to ADF’s moral authority
Defence officials warned that failing to strip military honours from special forces troops would cause further harm to Afghan victims and Australia’s relationship with Afghanistan.
PM asks global allies to defend freedom over autocracy, warns of competition with China
G7 leaders are planning an ambitious pledge on climate change but the Prime Minister will stand apart from other advanced economies.
‘Snapshot from a previous era’: Victorian unis rise in world rankings
The state’s universities continue to climb in global rankings but are forecast to face a grim few years as Australia’s borders remain closed to international students.
Opinion
Hamilton
Mega-musical Hamilton does a great disservice to its hero’s mother
Dismissed as a whore, Alexander Hamilton’s mother is clearly the parent from whom he inherited his brains, drive and energy.
Sarah Napthali
Author
MasterChef recap: Fan favourite told to beet it and must walk all the way home from Daylesford
Minoli, Amir, Sabina and LInda create a vegetarian dish using produce from Dairy Flat Farm in Daylesford.
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Film Festivals
‘In the world of the internet, everything goes away pretty quick’: Taika Waititi
The Oscar-winning director of Jojo Rabbit talks the new Thor film, being the centre of paparazzi attention, and an issue close to his heart in a wide-ranging new interview.
Tamil asylum-seeker family shouldn’t receive ‘special treatment’: LNP Senator
Senator Matthew Canavan, who represents Queensland where a Tamil asylum-seeker family hopes to return if they succeed in their deportation battle with the federal government, says it’s a “tough” situation but Australia needs to be consistent when it comes to border policies.
Judge sees evidence of Buk missile being used in downing of MH17 airliner
The judge said there was evidence the aeroplane was hit by an outside explosion caused by a Russian-made Buk missile.
Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face during visit to small town
In a video circulating on social media, the French President reaches out his hand to greet a man in a small crowd of onlookers before he is slapped.
Exclusive
AFL 2021
‘Taking back control’: Carlton board faces fresh challenge
The Carlton board is facing another challenge from an investment fund manager who has called for a review of the club board’s performance and urged Carlton members to assist him in “taking back control of our club”.
Opinion
England
No excuse or alibi for bigotry: Timeout for twit tweets is right for the times
At first glance, England’s standing down of debutant fast bowler Ollie Robinson for offensive, but old, tweets seems unfair. But there is a wider context.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
A WHO investigator’s take on why virus lab-leak theory is flawed
Australian investigator Professor Dominic Dwyer says China appeared open and co-operative when international investigators visited in January.
UK variant data promising, but widespread vaccination still the key to reopening
Medical experts say with the world starting from a base of zero immunity to COVID-19, Australia’s tough restrictions must remain in place until most of the population has been vaccinated.
Local
Policeman charged over leaked video of woman he stopped for speeding
A Melbourne policeman has been charged after allegedly sharing video of a friend’s former partner after he pulled her over for speeding.
Push for Victorian universities to be exempted as mental health tax lands in Parliament
While the Coalition wants hard-hit universities left out of the $800 million annual state tax, big business has been lobbying crossbenchers to kill the levy entirely.
Updated
Animal attacks
Woman dies after being attacked by several dogs in Queensland
A woman has died after she was attacked by a group of dogs in Maryborough on the Fraser Coast.
Power, passion and the winds of change
South-west Victoria is emerging is a key corridor for wind energy, but a battle for hearts and minds is playing out as the turbines add up.
Bonfire of the vanities as curtain rises on epic court battle
Ben Roberts-Smith’s barrister indicated that he will seek the largest aggravated damages payout in Australian history.
Politics
‘Heavy blow’ for organised crime, says PM, after global police sting cracks ‘encrypted’ app
Scott Morrison says organised crime has been dealt a heavy blow after a cross-border law enforcement operation yielded mass raids and arrests.
Business
Exclusive
National Australia Bank
NAB’s secretive ‘Project Apollo’ to fix financial crime loopholes
NAB has launched an internal program to overhaul its approach to monitoring suspicious customers after a series of internal audits were knocked back by AUSTRAC.
World
India to give free vaccines to citizens over 18 in COVID fight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to ramp up vaccine procurement to try to vaccinate 75 per cent of Indians sooner than in two years.
Opinion
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Property bydomain
'She'll be right!': Warnings to potential home buyers fall on deaf ears
Mortgage brokers are warning desperate home buyers about the likelihood of future interest rate rises but say it's going in one ear and out the other.
More Australian home buyers using cryptocurrencies to save for a deposit
A growing number of home buyers are investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin as a way to get into the booming property market, but there are risks.
Life & Culture
Skinimalism: the new face trend that works for everyone
The swing away from heavily contoured makeup is finally here. Three experts on achieving a natural glow using minimal products.
Sport
Updated
AFL 2021
AFL apologises again after Goodes declines HOF invite
Adam Goodes was voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2021 intake but has rejected entry.
Exclusive
AFL 2021
Carlton board facing fresh challenge
Review of Carlton’s football department not enough, says challenger as experienced assistant coach John Barker resigns.
Opinion
England
No excuse or alibi for bigotry: Timeout for twit tweets is right for the times
At first glance, England’s standing down of debutant fast bowler Ollie Robinson for offensive, but old, tweets seems unfair. But there is a wider context.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Snap Shot
AFL 2021
Snap Shot: The path to Trent Bianco’s first win was a magical mystery tour
The wonders of Trent Bianco’s alternate universe; the footy connection to the debut century at Lord’s; and the Beaumaris football factory delivers yet again.
Updated
Women's AFL
Harris won’t receive marketing money from Melbourne
Carlton have gained a top-10 pick as part of the trade that has got Tayla Harris to the Demons.
The Origin Eve sprint race Brad Fittler couldn’t bear to watch
During a visit to accommodation for Indigenous students, Josh Addo-Carr was challenged to a foot race. All his coach could think about was the Manly Corso.
Saints, Cats, Roos get all clear to travel out of Victoria
Geelong, St Kilda and North will have to adhere to strict health protocols to play their games in South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania respectively.
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Timid England begin Ashes preparation in reverse
England’s meek draw against New Zealand in a rain-marred first Test has proved an unlikely Ashes boost for Australia
