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Peta Credlin receives Queen’s Birthday gong for work with Tony Abbott
Peta Credlin, the chief of staff when Tony Abbott was prime minister, is among a record amount of women receiving Order of Australia honours for the Queen’s Birthday.
Modest Neale Daniher recognised for crusade against MND
Neale Daniher’s wife and four children have paid tribute to the FightMND co-founder, who has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia as part of Monday’s Queen’s Birthday honours.
Recognition for the quiet, caring Australians who offer others a helping hand
They are the heartbeat of our community, and the work they do and the people they help is all the reward they seek. Today they are among the most deserving of Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients. These are their stories.
Holiday plans in limbo amid uncertainty on COVID restrictions
Two weeks out from the school holidays, health authorities are refusing to commit to which coronavirus restrictions will be eased.
Breaking
French Open
Djokovic comes from two sets down to beat Tsitsipas in French Open final
The 22-year-old Greek looked poised in his first grand slam final, going two sets up before it all fell apart against the world No.1.
Record-breaking Kaylee McKeown puts world on notice ahead of Tokyo
The 19-year-old set Australia’s first female individual world record since 2016, while Emily Seebohm made her fourth Olympic Games.
Snap judgment: Kennedy denies Tigers in Perth with last-gasp goal
The veteran Eagles forward got down low in a way that defied his age then launched an extraordinary set shot to seal victory over the reigning premiers.
Another week until power returned, towns still without triple zero
Almost 40,000 homes remain without power and emergency services say they still don’t know the full scale of destruction from wild weather.
Lamborghinis snapped up in lockdown ‘revenge’ spree
Tired of having spent much of the last year cooped up at home, customers are buying high-end items as they emerge from lockdown.
Australia waiting for ‘the right deal’ with Britain: Morrison
The new post-Brexit economic pact is due to be settled this week during Scott Morrison’s five-day tour of Britain, but a dispute over tariffs and quotas for agricultural goods still needs to be resolved.
How Andy Warhol’s Darling muse inspired St Vincent’s next move
Annie Clark, aka St Vincent, freely admits to “getting bored easily” and has no desire to repeat herself musically, stylistically or in life.
Back from the dead, Kerry Godliman is a sleuth in Whitstable Pearl
Based on Julie Wassamer’s novels, this new series follows a tried-and-tested tradition of comfy British TV.
‘They had fear in their eyes’: how to handle motherhood rage
More overwhelmed parents are losing it in front of their children. Here’s how to stop it from happening. Or fix things if you’ve crossed the line.
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
The country’s most-honoured living dancer still has anxiety dreams
David McAllister joins a rare elite, receiving an AC for his service to ballet. But now and then, he dreams he’s being ordered back on stage.
Sculptor who helped create Melbourne’s identity awarded OAM
If you were looking for public artworks that are distinctly ‘Melbourne’, Deborah Halpern’s sculptures would go pretty close.
Local
Seasonal flu ‘nowhere to be seen’ in Australia
Experts who have spent decades studying the flu in Australia have never seen anything like it, but they have warned the strange phenomenon may not last.
Melbourne property market in ‘catch-22’ as empty nesters dig in
“There’s nowhere to go because people won’t move out but people won’t move out because there’s nowhere to go.”
Never cross the river? Inside Melbourne’s north-south divide
Although derided by outer Melburnians (and those in the city’s west), there is no doubt that the psychological barrier of the Yarra River is alive and well.
Updated
Victorian Parliament
Premier gets Pfizer vaccine, prepares 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.
Survivors of rape by strangers demand to know offender’s name
Victims of Crime Commissioner Fiona McCormack agrees with sexual assault survivors who say the State’s justice system is designed around the rights of the accused, not victims.
AFL 2021
Roos 14.10 (94) Giants 14.10 (94)
Underwhelming Giants play out season’s first draw against Kangaroos
Greater Western Sydney did not leave Hobart a loser on the scoreboard but their finals hopes were dealt a brutal blow.
Hawks want 25,000 at MCG for Hawks v Bombers to stop Tassie move
Hawks president Jeff Kennett said on Sunday that the club was waiting to hear back from the state government on how many people they could have at the MCG for the clash with Essendon, as Victoria emerges from a two-week lockdown.
Politics
Updated
Asylum seekers
Biloela family’s fate to be decided within days
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is close to a final decision on whether to intervene, with Liberals and Nationals asking him to let them rejoin the community.
Business
‘Gold rush is an understatement’: Punting upstart BlueBet eyes lucrative US market
Punting upstart BlueBet says it has secured its first US wagering licence, opening the door to grab a stake in the American sports betting gold rush as it heads towards an ASX listing next month.
World
United only in opposition to Netanyahu, can Israel’s fragile coalition government survive?
Naftali Bennett, the head of a small ultranationalist party, will take over as prime minister. But if he wants to keep the job, he will have to maintain an unwieldy coalition of parties from the political right, left and centre.
Opinion
Patience and empathy required from all as we navigate new gender terminology
Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney Columnist
All-male club where gents fear ‘bossy’ women while confronting the prospect of ‘shrinkage’
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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The tiny town with no pub, no cafe, just homemade casserole
It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it-town of fewer than 300 people. There’s no pub and no cafe, but what it lacks in places it makes up for in people.
Home sells $575K above reserve as on-street auctions return to Melbourne
The home in Armadale was sold at one of many delayed auctions at the weekend, with vendors waiting until the two-week lockdown ended.
Life & Culture
Half yearly report card: The best movies of 2021 so far
Film critics Sandra Hall, Jake Wilson and Paul Byrnes share their top films from the year to date.
Sport
Snap judgment: Kennedy denies Tigers in Perth with last-gasp goal
The veteran Eagles forward got down low in a way that defied his age then launched an extraordinary set shot to seal victory over the reigning premiers.
Updated
AFL 2021
Mackay sent to tribunal as Clark faces long lay-off
A landmark night looms this week with Adelaide’s David Mackay sent straight to the AFL tribunal for his collision with Hunter Clark, which left the Saints star requiring facial surgery.
Roos 14.10 (94) Giants 14.10 (94)
AFL 2021
Giants play out season’s first draw against Kangaroos
Greater Western Sydney did not leave Hobart a loser on the scoreboard but their finals hopes were dealt a brutal blow.
‘Great man, great legacy’: The other side to ferociously competitive Buckley
To mark Nathan Buckley’s 218th and final game as Collingwood coach, The Age spoke to six figures - including players, assistant coaches, and other football department staffers - who worked closely with the Magpies great across his decade at the helm.
Record-breaking Kaylee McKeown puts world on notice ahead of Tokyo
The 19-year-old set Australia’s first female individual world record since 2016 as she torched the 100m backstroke field, while Emily Seebohm made her fourth Olympic Games.
No place for racism: AFL community joins Saints to condemn attack on Ryder
St Kilda players have taken to Instagram to condemn a racist Twitter post directed at ruckman Paddy Ryder in the wake of the Saints’ loss to Adelaide on Saturday night.
Opinion
AFL 2021
Season over, Saints must not waste this crisis
The sole silver lining from St Kilda’s capitulation to Adelaide in Cairns on Saturday night is that any baseless hope that the Saints could have made something of their cursed 2021 season will not extend another fortnight.
Daniel Cherny
Sports reporter
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.
