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COVID-19 CRISIS
Victoria’s two new COVID-19 cases are children linked to known outbreaks
The new cases are children with no community exposure during their infectious period. Meanwhile, from today, walk-ins for the Pfizer vaccine are no longer available at mass vaccination hubs.
Bomb sites and closed shops: why the CBD may never return to its glory
COVID-19 has injected new life into long-neglected suburban shopping strips. Now, the centre-versus-local question is a serious conundrum for government, business and planners.
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Victoria
Victoria records two new local cases of COVID-19
Two new local cases have been recorded in the past day. Both are primary close contacts of existing cases, with no community exposure during their infectious period.
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Defamation
Gangland lawyer sues far right agitator over defamatory posts
Lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson says Avi Yemeni and his alt-right Rebel News website ‘gravely injured’ her reputation.
About 24,000 still without power as Victoria’s storm recovery continues
Tens of thousands of Victorians remain without power in storm-affected communities as the clean-up continues.
Ministerial decision on Biloela family within days
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack says a decision about the future of a Tamil asylum seeker family will be based on humanitarian considerations as well as health and legal advice.
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Charity
Scientology should lose charitable status over mental health attacks: McGorry
Australia’s top mental health advocates and researchers have described Scientology’s years of harassment and said their anti-psychiatry campaigning has harmed the community.
‘Chic grandma’: Crochet is back, and there’s nothing nanna about it
Whether it’s a bucket hat or a full look, crochet is the haute hobby taking over our Instagram feeds this season.
Hatted Sunda’s new city sibling is (literally) the hottest new restaurant in town
It’s business at the front, party at the back at Aru, which opens on June 16, a year later than expected.
The other side to ferociously competitive Nathan Buckley
To mark Buckley’s 218th and final game as Collingwood coach, The Age spoke to six figures who worked closely with the Magpies great across his decade at the helm.
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
Honours for AFLW trailblazer Goddard, Bomber champion Long
AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard and Essendon legend Michael Long are among the sporting figures on this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.
Without my students, I wouldn’t have got where I am today
Former national handball player and professor of neuroscience Gilles Guillemin was nominated by a patient for his Order of Australia honour.
Queen’s Birthday 2021 honours - the full list
Australians from all walks of life are recipients in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours. Here is the full list of those who have been recognised.
‘Mentor and role model’: Former Justice Patricia Bergin honoured
Retired NSW Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin has received an Order of Australia for her service to the legal profession.
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Domestic violence
Gut-wrenching sound of alcohol delivery in an abusive relationship
Kym Valentine
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World markets
There’s an eerie calm in markets despite disturbing numbers
Stephen Bartholomeusz
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QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
Recognition for the quiet, caring Australians who offer others a helping hand
The heartbeat of our community, the work they do and the people they help is all the reward they seek. These are the stories of those who’re among the most deserving of Queen’s Birthday honours.
Increase in women’s honours not good enough, say equality advocates
Women’s groups are not satisfied that women make up 44 per cent of Queen’s Birthday honours in Order of Australia general division.
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Property prices
Windfall tax stalls plans for new suburb at Sandown
A plan to turn Sandown Racecourse into a new suburb the size of Wangaratta has stalled as a result of a new state tax that would cost the site’s owners hundreds of millions of dollars.
‘Difference of opinion is not a bad thing’: Pascoe responds to Dark Emu criticism
“Aboriginal people have been wanting to have this discussion for 250 years, so I think it can only be positive,” the author said.
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.
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.
Man behind offensive hate mail admits sending letters to people’s homes
A Brisbane man who has spent years sending letters espousing offensive views about immigration and multiculturalism has been using the electoral roll to obtain recipients’ home addresses.
Politics
‘The last Saibai warrior’: Unable to vote and underpaid, Mebai still put his life on the line for Australia
They weren’t even considered Australian citizens, but about 880 Indigenous men including Mebai Warusam enlisted when their homes in the Torres Strait were thrust into World War II.
Business
Digital wallets such as Apple Pay lack transparency: RBA
As more people tap their iPhone instead of a credit card, the RBA has pointed to opaque fees charged by the tech giant.
World
As Merkel prepares to exit G7, Canada’s Trudeau aspires to replace her
As leaders walked down the long beach boardwalk in Cornwall on Friday for the traditional “family photo,” Trudeau trailed behind as Macron made a beeline for Biden.
Opinion
Walk a mile in their shoes, but don’t be a sucker
Amanda Vanstone
Former Howard government minister
Patience and empathy required from all as we navigate new gender terminology
Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney Columnist
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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
Oscar-nominated Ned Beatty, actor in more than 150 titles, dies at 83
Beatty’s manager said the actor died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by friends and loved ones.
Sport
‘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.
Buckley’s chance? Five questions for a Queen’s Birthday clash with a difference
It’ll be a Queen’s Birthday with a difference on Monday, with the traditional Collingwood v Melbourne clash set for an SCG debut given the coronavirus restrictions in Victoria.
Honours for AFLW trailblazer Goddard, Bomber champion Long
AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard and Essendon legend Michael Long are among the sporting figures on this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.
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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.
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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.
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.
Opinion
The Ashes
England’s Ashes plans in tatters after brutal wake-up call
Unless there is rapid improvement, England will lose to India and go to Australia on the back of three consecutive series defeats.
Nick Hoult
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.
