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Premier Daniel Andrews given all-clear to return to work
Daniel Andrews has confirmed he will return to work soon after more than three months out with a fractured spine and ribs.
‘Little bit concerned’: Higher testing numbers integral to Victoria restrictions decisions
Ahead of school holidays, Victoria’s COVID-19 commander warned the decision on easing rules like the 25km movement limit will be more difficult if testing numbers do not increase.
Meet the next Mr Big in the criminal underworld: He’s known as Mr Blonde
The An0m bust in Operation Ironside took down hundreds of organised criminals globally, but crime does not sleep and another cartel is waiting in the wings.
Brash and bold Edelsten lived life in the glare of publicity
Geoffrey Edelsten lived life to the full, drawn to the spotlight like a moth to the flame - whether in business, his love life or his sports ventures.
Analysis
Biden's White House
The Democrats have a Kamala Harris problem
She is the heir apparent. But after the Vice-President’s difficult week, Democrats are asking if she would be up to the task of running for president in 2024.
Crows storm home to torpedo Saints’ finals hopes
The Saints squandered a six-goal lead to tumble to Adelaide, with Riley Thilthorpe conjuring a miracle kick over his head to give the Crows a five-point buffer with a minute remaining.
With a little help from friends, women over 50 stare down vaccine fears
Women over 50 have been found to be the most vaccine hesitant, but after talking it through they are showing up in droves. Though for some, the subject remains fraught.
Nearly 60,000 without power as some Victorian towns face days without phone or internet
A minor flood warning is still in place for Traralgon as more than 59,000 homes enter Sunday without power and a number of Victorian towns face days without internet or phone access.
‘I gave it everything’: Horton misses chance to defend 400m gold in Tokyo
Elijah Winnington and Jack McLoughlin held off Mack Horton in one of the great domestic races as Emma McKeon put the world on notice on night one of the Olympic trials in Adelaide.
Humpback whale starts to swallow lobster diver, spits him out
“I realised, oh my God, I’m in a whale’s mouth and he’s trying to swallow me,” lobster diver Michael Packard told a Boston TV station. “This is it. I’m gonna die.”
Marvel’s new series Loki is ambitiously rewriting the rulebook
The series is the first in the Marvel franchise to feature one of the A-list comic book characters in the Avengers mythology.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appoints new chief conductor after five year search
Spaniard Jaime Martin will pick up the baton replacing Sir Andrew Davis who ended his tenure as chief conductor after six years in 2019.
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Online dating lacks the ‘magic’, according to social researcher Hugh Mackay
“Physical intimacy is a beautiful expression of emotional intimacy that is achieved through attraction, and getting to know and feel you love someone.”
WEEKEND READS
Store wars: what do I do when I’m sent off my trolley?
When shopping at my local supermarket, I often find people’s trolleys left in the middle of the aisle while they wander off looking for something. Is it okay to move it?
Exclusive
Two young girls wrote to Cate Campbell in the dark days after Rio. The letters saved her career.
In the turbulent wake of the 2016 Olympics, Cate Campbell received letters from two little girls convincing her to try for her fourth Olympics. Five years later, she met the sisters.
Local
‘We need Melbourne to come back’: Victoria’s snow season kicks off
Victorian alpine ski operators say while they’re optimistic about this season, they’re desperate for Melburnians to return after a ‘quiet start’ on opening weekend.
Viral fragments found in wastewater, more exposure sites revealed amid pleas for test boost
Three new places have been added to the current list of exposure sites, including a McDonald’s, Woolworths and a child health services centre.
‘I’m proud to be from Biloela’: The town they called home
The story of Biloela and its most famous family, who “just wanted a safe, happy life with their kids”, is again burning on Australia’s collective tongue.
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Death
Brynne ‘deeply saddened’ at Edelsten death
Flamboyant Australian businessman Geoffrey Edelsten’s ex-wife, Brynne Gordon, paid tribute to “beautiful moments” the couple had shared.
West Gate Tunnel workers reach pay deal: $300k a year
Tunnelling workers on the $6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel will earn more than $300,000 a year after the project’s builders cut a pay deal with one of Victoria’s powerful building unions.
AFL 2021
Bargain buys: The moneyball selections paying off for every club
While high-end draft picks are pivotal, finding talent deep in the draft or through shrewd low-cost trades are also important. Here are the moneyball deals paying off at your club.
Analysis
Will Nathan Buckley make the cut as an Australian football legend?
Nathan Buckley is one of the game’s most decorated figures. Will the absence of a flag mean he falls short of official legend status?
Politics
How Four Corners became the story in the government’s ABC wars
Four Corners remains one of the nation’s most important TV shows. But recent stumbles have given ammunition to its critics - in government, media and even inside the ABC.
Business
Squeezing one last drop from Big Oil: The climate debate in Australia’s energy sector
A dark cloud hangs over the energy sector as it faces a climate change reckoning. But some are convinced there is money to be made as the world recovers from COVID-19.
Opinion
Big four
The brutal reality for NAB: Regulatory problems have been a recurring theme for years
Adele Ferguson
Investigative journalist and columnist
World
A vaccine ready in 100 days for the next pandemic? G7 leaders think it may be possible
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will debate the fast-tracked vaccine timeline in Carbis Bay this weekend, as world leaders discuss readiness for the next virus.
Opinion
A land of flooding cliches, parched of eloquence: the impoverished vocabulary of Australian politicians
Bob Carr
Industry Professor of Climate and Business at the University of Technology Sydney
Go deeper and find the narrative for survival during difficult times
Nyadol Nyuon
Lawyer and human rights advocate
The rollout that’s even worse than the vaccine debacle
Elizabeth Farrelly
Columnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
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Property bydomain
Toorak mansion sells for $14.25m at auction, $2.75m above reserve
A grand mansion in one of Toorak's most prestigious streets has sold at auction for a whopping price after seven bidders fought it out for the deceased estate.
Nicole Kidman nabs $2.78 million inner-city sub-penthouse
The Academy Award-winner has taken up the obsession with real estate since she returned home, buying an apartment below her penthouse.
Life & Culture
How did he do that? The currency trader who changed the sound of cinema
Nicholas Britell went from working on Wall Street to composing award-winning soundtracks five years later.
Sport
Crows storm home to torpedo Saints’ finals hopes
The Saints squandered a six-goal lead to tumble to Adelaide, with Riley Thilthorpe conjuring a miracle kick over his head to give the Crows a five-point buffer with a minute remaining.
‘I gave it everything’: Horton misses chance to defend 400m gold
Elijah Winnington and Jack McLoughlin held off Mack Horton in one of the great domestic races as Emma McKeon put the world on notice on night one of the Olympic trials in Adelaide.
From Ronaldo and Mbappe to Kane, all you need to know about the Euros
After a year’s delay, 24 teams, playing across 11 venues all over Europe will vie for the continent’s top prize. Here’s everything you need to know.
Tables turn as Magpies swoop in on Vixens
The Vixens salvaged their percentage with two super shots but on the final siren last year’s wooden spoon winners had defeated the reigning premiers by 16 points.
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Collingwood
‘We would love to get the win’: Pendlebury faces Buckley’s last game
Scott Pendlebury is immediately focused on performing in Magpies coach Nathan Buckley’s last game but beyond that wants a senior coach who can get the best out of the players.
Muscat in the mix for A-League return?
Kevin Muscat has learned plenty during his European sojourn. Now he could be ready for a return to the A-League if the right opportunity presents.
Swimming Australia to set up all-female panel to investigate treatment of women
The governing body has again called for Maddie Groves to engage with it after her inflammatory tweets, and will set up an independent panel to investigate the allegations.
Have Your Say
The letters that saved Cate Campbell’s Olympic career.
In the turbulent wake of the 2016 Olympics, Cate Campbell received a pair of letters from two girls that helped convince her to forge on towards her fourth Olympics.
