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Wild weather sparks calls for underground power lines
Parts of the destroyed electricity network will be rebuilt underground in the Dandenongs.
‘Like hell on earth’: The night the trees fell from the sky
For those in the picturesque Dandenong Ranges, it felt as if the whole mountain was shaking. In Gippsland, it was worse than a cyclone.
‘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.
Ice-cool Rohan kicks match-winning goal after siren to deliver Geelong win
In one of the games of the season Geelong defeated the Bulldogs by five points after Gary Rohan kicked the winning goal after the siren.
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State Parliament
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian dating high-profile lawyer Arthur Moses
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is dating the lawyer who represented her at a corruption hearing into her former boyfriend Daryl Maguire.
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.
Plot thickens and stakes are raised in community gardens dispute
Community gardeners at the Collingwood Children’s Farm are still yet to have access to their plots, with plans for a third-party facilitator to pave the way forward.
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.
Wild bear rampages through Japanese military base, airport
Eight flights were cancelled and 10 schools were shut down in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo after a bear shoved its way onto a military base.
North Korea’s Kim says he’s ready for ‘both dialogue and confrontation’ with US
In his first direct comments on US President Joe Biden’s administration, Kim said preparing for dialogue and confrontation would protect the dignity of his country.
Weird ‘living fossil’ lives 100 years, pregnant for 5
Females don’t hit sexual maturity until their late 50s, a new study said, and maybe strangest of all, they are pregnant for a long time.
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?
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Architecture
Whitlam’s dilapidated ‘Lodge in Waiting’ home to be preserved and restored
The Commonwealth Government is providing $1.3 million for the purchase and restoration of former prime minister Gough Whitlam’s Cabramatta house.
WEEKEND READS
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.
Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, June 19
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Local
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.
‘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.
Victorian couple who travelled through NSW to Queensland fined $4000
A couple who travelled through NSW from Victoria and sparked a COVID scare after they crossed the Queensland border while positive with the virus has been fined $4000 by police.
‘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.
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.
AFL 2021
Browne lashes Pies board on seven counts, including Buckley handling
Collingwood presidential aspirant Jeff Browne has lashed the Collingwood board on seven counts, including the “instability” of Nathan Buckley’s mid-season exit.
The suburban Sydney club that became the AFL’s unlikeliest football factory
How can a team based in Sydney’s Upper North Shore be such a big producer of AFL talent? The answer lies deeper than just what’s in the water at Pennant Hills.
Politics
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National security
Former Australian spy Witness K spared jail
A former spy 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.
Business
Altium defends knocking back $5b bid despite another profit warning
The software maker’s boss Aram Mirkazemi says he would be open to Autodesk taking a strategic stake in his company rather than a fully fledged takeover.
World
The Earth is warming faster than expected: NASA
It is now trapping an “unprecedented” amount of heat, NASA says after two measurement methods arrived at the same conclusion.
Opinion
Xi Jinping’s effort to break Australia’s will has only solidified it
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
The green inner-city bogyman is a figment of the government’s imagination
Jan Fran
Journalist and presenter
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Property bydomain
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe sells $2m Melbourne pad to his parents
Accio, real estate deal! Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has sold his stylish, north-facing Toorak apartment to some buyers he knows very well indeed.
Revealed: The best new houses and renovations in Victoria last year
The winners of the Victorian Architecture Awards for 2021 have been unveiled, and they're just the ticket for staying at home. Take a look.
Life & Culture
Vale Janet Malcolm, the writer whose unflinching gaze missed nothing
“Every unflattering gesture and nervous tic will be recorded eventually with devastating precision,” wrote critic Robert Boynton.
Sport
Ice-cool Rohan kicks match-winning goal after siren to deliver Geelong win
In one of the games of the season Geelong defeated the Bulldogs by five points after Gary Rohan kicked the winning goal after the siren.
Browne lashes Pies board on seven counts, including Buckley handling
Collingwood presidential aspirant Jeff Browne has lashed the Collingwood board on seven counts, including the “instability” of Nathan Buckley’s mid-season exit.
‘I want to fix it’: Arnold eyes Socceroos redemption over old foe Iran
Graham Arnold’s last match as a player for the Socceroos was on a night that left a deep scar on the psyche of Australian soccer. But the opportunity for payback could be just around the corner.
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NBL
Melbourne United ‘dodge bullet’ to win grand final series game one
Melbourne United had their struggles but they have the game one victory over Perth Wildcats in their best of five grand final series.
As it happened AFL 2021: Gary Rohan kicks winner after the siren as Cats beat Dogs
The Cats and Bulldogs square off in Geelong as footy returns to Victoria after the lockdown.
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.
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.
Have Your Say
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
