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‘He was at work’: Hunt, Merlino defend Sutton’s trip to Canberra despite 25km limit
Opposition MPs were incensed that Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton flew to Canberra on Wednesday and was subsequently on leave for a parliamentary inquiry on Friday.
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
Breaking
Crime
Human remains found at Wollert tip amid search for missing mother Ju Zhang
Ju Zhang, also known as Kelly, was last seen at her home in Epping on the evening of February 1.
‘Builders are going bust’: Construction material shortages cause costly delays
“We could have a house sitting there for two to three months with just a slab and nothing happening because we are waiting for frames,” said East Gippsland builder Michael Ellett.
Breaking
National security
Former Australian spy Witness K spared jail
A former spy known as Witness K has been handed a three-month suspended sentence for conspiring to reveal classified information about an alleged Australian operation to bug East Timor’s cabinet rooms during sensitive oil and gas treaty negotiations.
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
Work therapy
In trouble for bludging when I wasn’t: what can I do?
When we are made accountable for every hour spent at work - even during a lunch break.
Jonathan Rivett
How Canberra’s problem with women shaped Peta Credlin 2.0
Peta Credlin has transformed herself from political aide to one of the most powerful conservative commentators in Australia. What comes next?
He has a visa, a job and we need him, but he can’t come in
The clock is ticking for some 8000 skilled migrants like Amir Tawdrows who meet all the criteria except for a travel exemption.
Federal Court clears way for Australian family to sue cruise giant over White Island disaster
The Federal Court has cleared the way for Marie Browitt and her daughter to sue Royal Carribean over the disastrous 2019 trip to White Island.
He warned Apple about the risks in China. Then they became real
In 2014, Apple hired Doug Guthrie to help navigate perhaps its most important market. By then, he was worried about China’s new direction.
Private school funding cut puts squeeze on prep places in booming west
Bacchus Marsh Grammar says changes to federal funding for non-government schools will force it to cut back on enrolments in one of Melbourne’s growth regions.
Investigation
Private schools
Australia’s top private schools are growing richer and faster than ever
The country’s most prestigious private schools are worth a massive $8.5 billion and accumulated assets at a greater rate than the property market or the stock exchange between 2015, 2019.
Teague vows to get Blues back to ‘where they should be’
Carlton coach David Teague, fighting for his future, has defended key off-field personnel and maintains confidence in his on-field tactics which have proven defensively leaky.
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.
Investigation
Private schools
Australia’s top private schools are growing richer and faster than ever
The country’s most prestigious private schools are worth a massive $8.5 billion and accumulated assets at a greater rate than the property market or the stock exchange between 2015, 2019.
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
‘Cautious confidence’: Victoria records one new local case of COVID-19 as restrictions ease
Public health authorities have “cautious confidence” as the state eases restrictions and edges closer to bringing Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreaks under control.
How COVID-19 is threatening the world’s ‘last chance’ climate talks
Why the nations most at risk of climate change are also those least likely to be vaccinated in time for this year’s United Nations climate talks.
Local
Policeman gave junior officer ‘heads-up’ about corruption probe, court told
Victoria Police Commander Stuart Bateson denies he ever warned a junior female officer about an anti-corruption commission investigation.
Victoria requests more ADF support for storm clean-up
The Victorian government is set to ask the Commonwealth to send more Australian Defence Force members to assist with clearing roads and doorknocking after a deadly storm lashed the state last week.
Court awards defamation damages over cosmetic surgery Instagram story
A court has awarded $82,500 in damages to cosmetic clinic owners in what is thought to be Australia’s first judgment involving defamation in an Instagram story.
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.
Graphic content
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.
AFL 2021
Teague vows to get Blues back to ‘where they should be’
Carlton coach David Teague, fighting for his future, has defended key off-field personnel and maintains confidence in his on-field tactics which have proven defensively leaky.
Updated
‘Rules will be adjusted’: Debate rages over Mackay tribunal call
Concussion campaigner Peter Jess has accused the AFL Tribunal of being negligent in its duty to protect players on a day Steve Hocking suggested a law change was imminent.
Politics
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.
Business
ASIC confirms review of Nuix float disaster
The corporate watchdog’s new boss says it’s not ASIC’s job to pre-vet prospectuses, even as it gets ready to take look at the data forensics outfit’s ill-fated IPO.
World
Second air strike in a week shakes fragile truce between Israel and Gaza
Gaza and Israel both launched small-scale attacks as negotiators continue to wrangle the details of the cease-fire and 8000 remain homeless.
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
Juniors leave computer games behind as local footy re-emerges from lockdown
Close to 100,000 junior footballers will return to the field across Victoria this weekend following the easing of COVID restrictions.
Updated
AFL 2021
‘Rules will be adjusted’: Debate rages over Mackay tribunal call
Concussion campaigner Peter Jess has accused the AFL Tribunal of being negligent in its duty to protect players on a day Steve Hocking suggested a law change was imminent.
Updated
AFL 2021
Port Adelaide players exonerated over missing masks
Power players seen without masks while sitting in the crowd at the Olympic swimming trials have been exonerated for an apparent breach of coronavirus protocols.
Matt Wilson rises again to overcome tragedy and swim in Tokyo
The Sydney breaststroker kept a family tragedy to himself as he tried to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Now he’s vowed to make the most of his second chance.
Teague vows to get Blues back to ‘where they should be’
Carlton coach David Teague, fighting for his future, has defended key off-field personnel and maintains confidence in his on-field tactics which have proven defensively leaky.
Postecoglou ready to ‘create more magic’ at Celtic
New Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou will come up against a Socceroo striker when he takes charge of Celtic for the first time next month.
Opinion
AFL 2021
It’s time to put heads together on footy’s burning issue
The AFL’s conundrum is that no one knows seems to know how to crash-proof the game.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
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
