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Schools to reopen, 5km limit to go as Victoria eases restrictions
The easing of restrictions expected on Tuesday will include hospitality and gyms also reopening, but home visits will still be banned.
How Australia largest food charity shored up pantry staples in the time of panic buying
Long before pandemic panic-buying stripped supermarket shelves of pantry staples, Foodbank Australia realised it would not always be able to rely on donors for in-demand products - so it came up with a plan.
‘Big soldier’ involved in killing of Afghan farmer, Ben Roberts-Smith trial told
An Afghan man killed by Australian forces was a farmer and not a Taliban fighter, the former soldier’s Federal Court defamation trial has heard.
Two worlds collide as defamation lawyers quiz Afghan farmer
Mohammed Hanifa testified in the Ben Roberts-Smith case from Kabul, through an interpreter in Canada.
OLYMPICS
As it happened: Coach’s celebration triggers IOC response; Aussie softballers out of medal contention
IOC issues reminder to teams of athletes to follow COVID-19 regulations after Ariarne Titmus’ coach Dean Boxall took off his mask during his celebrations. Australia goes down to Mexico in the softball and misses the bronze medal play off against Canada.
The 13-year-old who made history with gold for Japan
Nishiya Momiji, the pocket rocket from Osaka, has given Japan a new national hero and one of two golds from skateboarding events.
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Table tennis
Mother of two, 48, equals best performance at record sixth Games
Table tennis veteran Jian Fang Lay has represented Australia at every Olympics since Sydney 2000 but remains a relative unknown. A boilover win that saw her reach the third round might change that.
Opinion
Olympics
A swim for the ages and a swim for the moment
In so many ways, Ariarne Titmus’ 400 metres freestyle win in Tokyo belongs in the all-time great Australian Olympic stories.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Titmus stops the Games and unlocks hearts across the nation
Ariarne Titmus versus Katie Ledecky could not have been more hyped had Don King been in charge of promotions. And it delivered.
Melbourne to build inner-city battery network in green power push
The City of Melbourne project is part of efforts to accelerate emissions reductions after the council declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in 2019.
Roaming Swedish baker gets a permanent home in Melbourne’s inner west
Get stuck into cardamom buns that are the real deal, unique sausage rolls, and sourdough influenced by one of the city’s best bakers.
Opinion
Sunday Life
‘I could no longer look away’: a science reporter’s tipping point
I don’t know why I thought snow would be magically immune to climate change. But logically, can you think of anything more vulnerable to rising temperatures than snow?
Jonica Newby
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Hillsong pastors gain permission to leave Australia
The Sydney-based co-founders of Hillsong preached in person at a service in Mexico on Monday, despite the Australian border being closed due to the COVID pandemic.
‘Massive hole in our lives’: Tributes flow for former Home and Away heartthrob
Two-time Logie winner Dieter Brummer, one of the biggest TV stars of the ’90s who left acting to start a window cleaning business, has died aged 45.
Tokyo Olympics
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Surfing
Deadly Fitzgibbons closes in on Olympic medal; Gilmore, Wilson eliminated
- by Adam Pengilly
Local
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Tragedy
Child killed in Dandenong house fire remembered as cheeky, playful boy
A man has been taken to hospital with serious burns after attempting to save a five-year-old boy in a house fire in Melbourne’s south-east.
Trouble at the mall: Melbourne’s prize shopping strip faces lean years
The pandemic, and the changing face of shopping, has left Melbourne’s famous Bourke Street Mall facing “grim” times with rents tumbling and vacancies rising.
Legal payout brings hope for other victims of paedophile priest
The first of Kevin O’Donnell’s victims to report the paedophile priest to police hopes the $1.375 million he will receive from the Catholic Church will stand as a landmark settlement and assist other victims who are seeking compensation.
Women more electable but ‘motherhood penalty’ keeps young mums off councils
Heather Cunsolo says a passion for helping others drove her to become a councillor, but a study shows many mothers are dropping out of local government.
Regional hospitals struggle as hundreds of staff forced to isolate
The Rural Doctors Association warns regional Victoria’s health system is delicately poised in the face of more widespread coronavirus outbreaks.
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Learning the hard way, Taiwan exits lockdown and steps up vaccine race
From a case study for success against the virus, Taiwan is emerging from more than two months of partial lockdown as a “COVID-zero” cautionary tale.
‘Very high levels of protection against Delta’: AstraZeneca backs new ATAGI advice on jab
The pharmaceutical giant has welcomed new guidance from the national vaccine advisory group that younger Sydneysiders should strongly consider taking its jab.
Politics
Mandatory respectful workplace training this year for federal ministers
A public register will reveal federal politicians who don’t take a training on preventing and responding to allegations of sexual harassment and bullying.
Business
Investors betting on COVID-19 recovery within two to three years: AFIC
The chief executive of Australia’s largest listed investment company says investors believe there will be a recovery from COVID-19 within the next two to three years.
World
Beijing’s surprise plan to lift birth rate sparks massive selloff
New rules barring for-profit tutoring in core school subjects have sent shockwaves through an industry that investors had bet billions of dollars on.
Opinion
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Property bydomain
'It's the opposite of who we are': Tradies blast stereotypes
At a time when home owners are spending a record $1 billion a month on renovations, tradies are furious that publicly they’re being castigated and devalued.
Lockdowns more detrimental to buyers than hikes in fixed interest rates, brokers say
If house hunters have been shopping around for months, the latest series of lockdowns may prove to be worse news than any rate rise.
Life & Culture
Grim report finds arts ‘can’t reboot’ after COVID without massive help
A report from the Australia Institute proposes hundreds of new “creative fellowships” to support artists, and a new national streaming platform to deliver culture to the country.
Sport
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AFL 2021
Perth in running to host finals after AFL asks Joondalup Resort to reserve potential hub
The AFL has told Joondalup Resort to keep all bookings reserved from the middle of August until late September.
‘Focused, determined, gritty, gutsy’: Titmus topples Ledecky in 400m freestyle showdown
Ariarne Titmus has prevailed over Katie Ledecky in an almighty 400m freestyle final as Emma McKeon and Australia’s men’s 4x100 freestyle relay team picked up bronze medals.
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
Carlton’s ‘gigantic risk’ on Teague with coaching talent available
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Caroline Wilson, Jake Niall and Sam McClure put the coaching landscape under the microscope and examine Carlton’s next most likely move.
McKeown’s time to shine finally arrives but record-breaking rivals lie in wait
Kaylee McKeown is ready for her moment in the spotlight, but after four Olympic records in four races before Tuesday’s 100m backstroke final, she won’t have it all her own way.
Franklin offered one-match ban for errant elbow on Docker
The Sydney Swans will decide on Tuesday whether to challenge the ban offered to star forward Lance Franklin.
Fixing shattered Victory tougher job than starting new club: Popovic
Tony Popovic built Western Sydney Wanderers into an Asian champion team in a couple of seasons, but he thinks rebuilding Melbourne Victory is a bigger job.
From the futon
Tokyo Olympics
Ariarne Titmus fires up to win gold — and, finally, so does Thorpey
Sure, the 20-year-old’s performance in beating Katie Ledecky was breathtaking, while Dean Boxall’s victory celebration was something special — but Ian Thorpe was the real winner on day three.
Have Your Say
AFL mark of the year battle rises to another level
Shai Bolton, Jack Riewoldt, Tim O’Brien, Cody Weightman and Isaac Heeney have taken some of the stand-out marks this year but who should win the top prize?
