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‘I’m sorry’: PM expresses regret over vaccine rollout
Scott Morrison has come under pressure in recent days for his lack of apology for missteps and delays in the vaccine rollout. Meanwhile, the plan for pharmacies to deliver vaccines is being brought forward.
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Victoria’s 26 new local cases as Prahran Market listed as COVID exposure site
Victoria has recorded 26 new local cases as health authorities declared Prahran Market a tier-1 site after a positive case visited several stalls during a trading day last week.
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‘She thanked me’: John Coates defends bizarre media conference
The AOC president has revealed he was “taking the heat” off Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk so she could attend the opening ceremony.
Opinion
Olympic bid
Why I am grateful to Coates (for his insulting treatment of Qld’s most powerful woman)
For so long men have demeaned and degraded women, but too often it’s been invisible. The Australian Olympic Committee president, at least, has put it right out in the open.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Tokyo Olympics opening, closing ceremony director sacked
The creative director of the opening ceremony has been sacked for anti-Semitic comments just one day before the Games begin.
‘I feel like we are in a war’: Opera Australia blockbuster cancelled
Opera Australia has been dealt a devastating double blow after it was forced to cancel upcoming seasons of Phantom of the Opera in Sydney and Melbourne.
Willy Wonka turns 50: just what were those filmmakers on?
The chocolate-making genius is one of Roald Dahl’s strangest inventions.
Can’t follow conversation in a noisy cafe? Study links this to dementia
An 11-year Oxford study of 82,000 people over 60 found links between dementia and the inability to detect speech in a crowded setting.
BHP’s Australian nickel to power Tesla electric vehicles
Mining giant BHP has struck a deal to supply Australian nickel to Elon Musk’s Tesla, the world’s biggest electric car maker.
A Hindu married a Muslim for love. Her parents called the police
Across India, vigilante groups have created a vast network of local informers who tip off the police to planned interfaith marriages.
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Documentaries
Naomi Osaka on Netflix captures a troubled star at her most vulnerable
This three-part documentary is all about the quiet moments of reflection off court for the first Asian player to be ranked number 1 in the world.
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WA Premier open to Perth hosting AFL finals hub and grand final at Optus Stadium
With the lockdowns Optus Stadium is likely to be the last venue standing when a decision is required on where the Grand Final will be held.
AFL needs to explain fixturing ‘ethical framework’, says Scott
The Cats have been denied a home match against Richmond on Sunday at GMHBA Stadium, prompting a please explain from Scott.
Ignore the critics, the clothes are the true stars of Gossip Girl
If the first incarnation was known for its gauche expressions of wealth, Gossip Girl 2.0 delivers a lesson in understated style.
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs: 40+ soothing red sauce recipes
You can’t dine at your local red-sauce joint, so recreate the classics with these recipes that go far beyond Italian-American favourites like meatballs and spaghetti.
Local
Embattled councillor interrupts then disappears from no-confidence debate
Cr Anab Mohamud left a Yarra Council meeting while members debated a motion calling on her to step aside until assault charges against her are dealt with.
Environment Minister appeals ruling she must protect children from climate harm
Sussan Ley’s appeal against a landmark court ruling also argues the primary judge erred in his findings about global temperature rise.
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City life
‘Unfair’: Steve Bracks’ office company blasts AMP over lockout
A company chaired by the former Victorian premier has accused AMP Capital of damaging its brand after the global firm locked small businesses out of three of its flexible working hubs.
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Industrial relations
‘If they want a fight, they’ll get one’: ACM’s Catalano on the attack as journalists lay strike groundwork
The Canberra Times, Illawarra Mercury and Newcastle Herald could face strikes as staff bargain for a pay rise.
She came to Melbourne hoping for a better life. Instead, she was kept as a domestic slave
A wife and husband who kept a woman as their domestic slave at their home for eight years have been jailed for conduct a judge condemned as “disgraceful”.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
AFL watching overseas vaccination plans for crowds
The AFL is closely monitoring overseas sports that have allowed large crowds on the condition of vaccination or negative COVID-19 tests.
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Voters in NSW question speed of lockdown but Berejiklian still popular
A small majority of NSW voters say Sydney was too slow to go into lockdown and the state government should have done more to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Politics
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Government grants
Former judge labels $660m car park fund ‘corruption’
A leading former Victorian Supreme Court judge says the Commuter Car Park fund meets “any appropriate definition of corruption”.
Business
Qantas flags stand-downs if state lockdowns drag on
The airline has been forced by state border restrictions and lockdowns to cut back domestic flights to 40 per cent of normal levels.
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‘Please save us!’: panic on Chinese subway as flood filled carriage
More than 500 people were pulled to safety after a subway tunnel flooded while social media images showed train commuters immersed chest-deep.
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Rents are so high many are opting to live in apartment hotels
They're similar in price to residential properties but with more amenities and the flexibility to leave at any time.
'We fell in love': The new Melbourne houses set to have a huge impact
In a small new development of just 15, buyers are expected to quickly snap up properties that are good not just for the environment but their wallets, too.
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Are you bi-Pfi or bi-Az? How to join the vax populi
Are you a fully vaccinated person? Half your luck. By last count, only one in 10 of us can claim that, the two-jab citizen who needs a neater label.
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Sport
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NBA star Matisse Thybulle is embracing his inner Boomer
Named after a French artist, Philadelphia 76ers guard Matisse Thybulle is loving representing a country he has fond memories of as a child.
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Tokyo Olympics
‘She thanked me’: John Coates defends bizarre media conference
The AOC president has revealed he was “taking the heat” off Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk so she could attend opening ceremony.
Opinion
AFL 2021
‘Horse’ is capable of a dream result this spring
The only other time I’ve seen John Longmire cry was when he missed our 1996 premiership at North Melbourne due to a knee injury.
Wayne Carey
Two-time AFL premiership captain
Scott: AFL needs to explain fixturing ‘ethical framework’
The Cats have been denied a home match against Richmond on Sunday at GMHBA Stadium, prompting coach Chris Scott to declare the AFL will need to provide detailed answers should Geelong win the right to a home final and again have their request denied.
‘Every ball is an event’: Hazlewood happy juggling
Josh Hazlewood believes he is capable of putting in another dominant Ashes performance with minimal Shield preparation.
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Tokyo Olympics
Coates reminds Queensland Premier who is in charge
Among his extraordinary talents for navigating the born-to-rule bureaucracy of the IOC and bending the will of state and federal governments to his ends, John Coates has an Olympic-sized capacity for humiliation.
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Kerr rises to occasion as Matildas start in style
Australia finally got their first win under coach Tony Gustavsson in an impressive performance against New Zealand in Tokyo on Wednesday night.
Have Your Say
Why sports stars should be allowed to jump the COVID vaccine queue
By making footballers play during lockdown, aren’t we doing the equivalent of sending them out to go motor racing without wearing seat belts?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
