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Watch live: New case linked to Southbank complex, no new exposure sites
Acting Premier James Merlino says the single new COVID case is a primary close contact of a resident at the Southbank apartment complex. The complex has been locked down for 14 days.
Opinion
Vaccination
AstraZeneca: For women under 60, how about a quiet ‘sorry’
Now the AZ age limit has been raised by 10 years, for those who had hesitations, it would not kill federal authorities to give us the merest hint of an apology.
Wendy Tuohy
Senior writer
Analysis
China relations
The China files: How Morrison persuaded Europe to talk tough
When Scott Morrison left his hotel room last Sunday, he made sure one important document was tucked away in his bag.
Opinion
Federal politics
Little reward, big risk: Why the PM may avoid an emissions target
Many observers have assumed Scott Morrison’s strategy is to creep towards endorsing the 2050 target of net zero emissions. They may be wrong.
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
‘Holding their feet to the fire’: Nationals signal unease with late defiance
Two Nationals MPs almost voted against the government’s superannuation laws, showing they are prepared to flex some muscle in a tight Parliament.
Exclusive
Commercial real estate
Wealthy Toorak families selling heritage Nicholas Building
The eclectic home of creative, idiosyncratic artists and small businesses is expected to fetch more than $80 million.
Opinion
Naked City
Operation Ironside: Using the net to catch crime’s big fish
Ironside gives us a rare insight into organised crime and how police must respond – a model that has taken four decades for many in authority to accept.
John Silvester
Crime reporter
Breaking
Local council
Boroondara Council backs down on demolition of heritage rocket
Boroondara Council announced a plan to demolish the 7m climbing apparatus in February prompting nearby residents to start a “Save Rocket Park” petition. They won.
Roberts-Smith grilled after changing evidence about Afghan killing
The former special air services soldier told his defamation trial on Friday that he had made a mistake in his evidence, prompting the barrister for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald to ask if he was being truthful.
Welcome to the revolution: meet the fintech founders disrupting super
While it started as a share trading site, Superhero founders John Winters and Wayne Baskin can’t wait to unleash it on the $3 trillion superannuation industry.
The question about men that made this woman a billionaire
At 17, she asked herself, ‘Why are men always in control in relationships?’ Meet Whitney Wolfe Herd, whose woman-focused dating app Bumble has made her the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire.
Opinion
Sunday Life
When it comes to school reunions, people fall into three camps
There’s something about drinking cheap champagne with people who knew you before you were fully formed as a person that makes you assess your own life’s journey.
Jo Stanley
columnist
Bet you’ve never had beef pho like this before, Melbourne
From banh-mi finger sandwiches to a speedy curry for footy fans, this revamped Richmond restaurant gives the punters what they want.
Merrett to give Parish ‘a nudge or two’ to re-sign with Bombers
Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett won’t hound his out-of-contract teammate to commit to the club but would love to play alongside him for the next six to eight years.
‘That dude’s got my back’: How Bogut helped Melbourne United centre become an All-Star
Jock Landale talks a big game but plays an even bigger one.
‘This cannot be a safe workplace’: Debate rages over Mackay tribunal call
Concussion campaigner Peter Jess has accused the AFL Tribunal of being negligent in its duty to protect players from serious injury, as debate raged over the decision.
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Opinion
Women in sport
How to fix the broken ‘boys’ club’ that is Australian sport
Moya Dodd
Former Matildas vice-captain
Opinion
Daniel Andrews
Labor is in a winning position but more lockdowns risk suburban pain
Annika Smethurst
State Political Editor
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CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
‘I feel cheated’: Why Rodney won’t be getting his second AstraZeneca jab
Rodney Shave, 53, will not be getting his second dose of AstraZeneca despite health experts urging people to get fully vaccinated as the risk of the rare clotting disorder is much lower for second doses.
Nearly 38,000 fines issued for breaching COVID restrictions, only a quarter paid
Crime statistics released on Thursday also showed overall crime down but a record number of reported family violence-related incidents.
Local
Exclusive
Roads
Residents launch fresh legal attack on EPA over toxic West Gate soil
West Gate Tunnel faces fifth legal challenge, putting even more pressure on one of the Andrews government’s signature infrastructure projects which is already running at least two years late.
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Education
Transgender debate a free speech stress test for Melbourne University
It was the first week back on campus for students at Melbourne University in 2021, and a hateful slogan had just been scrawled on a window of the arts building.
Watchdog investigates concerns tenants are being hit with fees to pay rent
An increasing number of real estate agents have outsourced the processing of rental payments to third-party companies and are charging tenants a fee to use these services.
Senior policewoman unfairly targeted for having an affair, court told
Prominent senior officer Stuart Bateson has taken to the witness box to accuse Victoria Police’s sexual misconduct taskforce of wrongly targeting a female officer.
Plotter a ‘simple soul’ who lacked commitment to terror cause, court told
Samed Eriklioglu was confused and naive, and his brother Ertunc “didn’t have the bottle” to carry out a terror attack, their lawyers said in the County Court.
Politics
Breaking
Wage scandal
Wages ombudsman takes Woolworths to court over underpayments
The retail giant has previously admitted underpaying its workers to the tune of $390 million but that could now blow out further.
Business
Analysis
Network outage
Bank outage could be an unavoidable symptom of life in the cloud
Akamai has apologised for a widespread outage that saw many Australian banks disappear from the internet, though such availability blips may now be the norm.
World
Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show off-limits for fans who got AstraZeneca jab
Would-be audience members don’t have to be born in the USA to see the Boss perform - but it will help to be vaccinated in the USA.
Opinion
Xi Jinping’s effort to break Australia’s will has only solidified it
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
‘No jab, no job’ policy for frontline workers is a no brainer
John Dwyer
Immunologist and emeritus professor of medicine
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Property bydomain
'Lovely memories': Author Jane Harper lists her bayside apartment
The Melbourne author of hit novel The Dry, which became a movie starring Eric Bana, is selling the home where she wrote the international bestseller.
'Your nose is black inside!': First-home buyer new apartment defect horror
When Zoe Foster visited her GP, the doctor said she had mould spores inside her nose. She knew exactly what it was from: her brand new $672,000 apartment.
Life & Culture
Ten’s new pitch: Go woke or (maybe) go broke
Ten has positioned itself as the safest place for advertisers wishing to avoid the storm of social media backlash.
Sport
‘This cannot be a safe workplace’: Debate rages over Mackay tribunal call
Concussion campaigner Peter Jess has accused the AFL Tribunal of being negligent in its duty to protect players from serious injury, as debate raged over the decision.
Effort not good enough: Members shown vision of ‘confronting’ Saints feedback
St Kilda’s players have begun to look internally at how their effort is costing them games, with the club’s head of football David Rath telling members that fitness is not to blame for their 5-8 record so far this season.
Ben Simmons is making NBA history for all the wrong reasons
The Australian stands alone right now when it comes to foul-line futility.
Merrett to give Parish ‘a nudge or two’ to re-sign with Bombers
Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett won’t hound his out-of-contract teammate to commit to the club but would love to play alongside him for the next six to eight years.
‘That dude’s got my back’: How Bogut helped Melbourne United centre become an All-Star
Jock Landale talks a big game but plays an even bigger one.
Grieving Matt Wilson included on 35-strong swimming team for Tokyo
The heartbroken breaststroker was one of the lingering images of the trials. Now the details behind his grief have been revealed as he overcame a death in the family to take his place in Tokyo.
‘Never an easy decision’: Nadal, Osaka withdraw from Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal has also pulled out of the Olympics after ‘listening’ to his 35-year-old body but the women’s world No.2 remains Tokyo-bound.
Have Your Say
Except for Hunter Clark’s jaw, nothing has changed
The tribunal found Adelaide’s David Mackay not guilty of unreasonable conduct in his clash with Hunter Clark, but it couldn’t be called a landmark decision.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
