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Coronavirus pandemic
Virus experts voice concern over new mystery case
The new community case, reported on Victoria’s first day out of lockdown, is believed to have worked at the Moonee Valley Racecourse drive-through coronavirus testing site for two days while infectious.
Post-lockdown rules, Victorians know them inside out
Victorians are again navigating the granular details of post-lockdown restrictions that look slightly different every time the state edges back towards normality.
Number of unused AstraZeneca vaccines in Australia tops 3 million
The World Health Organisation says Australia should give unwanted vaccines to countries that could use them.
Leaders plot path to end lockdowns, income support returns to JobKeeper levels
The country’s leaders on Friday will look at how many Australians must be vaccinated in order to end lockdowns.
Explainer
Vaccination
Do we have a vaccine stockpile?
NSW has received 350,000 extra doses of vaccines but Australia hasn’t boosted its Pfizer order, and no states have lost out. How does that work?
Landlords lash out at small business rescue plan
The Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme will force building owners to make concessions to business tenants who can demonstrate a significant loss of revenue due to Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdowns.
We’re back: Australia’s big day has nation basking under the Tokyo sun
The Australian team moved beyond the disappointments of London and Rio to equal its most successful single day in Olympic history.
Even Olympians like Simone Biles have the right to say ‘I’m not OK’
Even for those that muddle in the shallow end of elite sport, like I did, the pressure to do justice to the time, money and effort your family invests in you, the pressure to prove your potential, is real.
Opinion
Mental health
For the ultimate power move, look to Simone and Naomi
Society typically hails those for triumphing over adversity, and punishes those who quit. Could giving up be a good thing? Maybe even a pathway to enriched success?
Samantha Selinger-Morris
Lifestyle writer
Embattled Greens councillor takes medical leave
City of Yarra Greens councillor Anab Mohamud, who faces assault charges, made the announcement a week after returning to council duties and said she looked forward to clearing her name.
Rio Tinto delivers dividends bonanza after record profit
Rio Tinto, the nation’s biggest iron ore miner, has delivered a record first-half profit of $US12.1 billion and announced $US9.1 billion in dividends.
Opinion
Superannuation
Why more of your super savings will end up overseas
Australia’s $3.1 trillion superannuation pool is increasingly outgrowing the country and it’s changing how retirement savings are invested.
Clancy Yeates
Banking reporter
Ski fields reopen but economic pain remains
Victoria’s ski resorts can accept visitors again but the 12-day lockdown is estimated to have cost them $112 million.
The ancient practice that’s perfect for modern gardens
Espalier - the age-old art of flattening apple and citrus plants against a stone wall - is finding new favour. Here’s how to choose the right plant for your space.
Analysis
AFL 2021
Run home to the AFL finals: The race for the eight heats up
With finals fast approaching, Sam McClure and Jon Pierik take a look at all the teams who can still make the eight and which ones have the best chance.
Tokyo Olympics
As it happened: Kookaburras triumph over Black Sticks; Olyroos’ dream over; Aussie duo beat Italy
- by Vince Rugari, Daniel Cherny, Claire Siracusa and Roy Ward
From the futon
Gymnastics
Stop calling BS whenever athletes like Simone Biles cite mental health
- by Andrew Webster
Local
‘Terrifying’: Strong winds put Dandenong Ranges residents on edge
Some parents in the Dandenongs were putting earphones over their children’s ears on Tuesday evening, so they didn’t have to hear the wind.
Second Afghan villager tells Roberts-Smith defamation trial about ‘big soldier’
“Even if I die, I will tell the truth,” an earlier witness told the war veteran’s defamation trial against The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Coronavirus pandemic
State records nine new COVID cases as Victorians wake to eased restrictions
Cafe tills are ringing and school bells chiming once again across Victoria as the state cautiously emerges from its fifth coronavirus lockdown.
Former Don Dale child inmates to share in record settlement
Children mistreated in facilities like the infamous Don Dale detention centre have won a $35m payout after the NT government reached a record-breaking settlement.
Exclusive
Organised crime
AFP moved on global An0m operation because legal authority was about to run out
The AFP was forced to raid hundreds of properties throughout the country earlier than it would have liked under the global An0m operation as it was up against legal time limits.
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Analysis
Childcare at 2045 per cent not a worry as COVID upends inflation
Childcare prices have soared 20-fold in Sydney alone over the past year. But it’s just another sign the pandemic is still roiling the economy.
Updated
Rental relief for businesses as part of $400m support package
Thousands of hard-pressed Victorian businesses will receive rental relief and the state’s workers are now eligible for payments of up to $750 a week in any future lockdowns.
Politics
ABC defence in Porter defamation case can be given to SA Coroner, court orders
The Federal Court varied suppression orders on Wednesday to allow redacted parts of the ABC’s defence to be given to the South Australian Coroner.
Business
Rio Tinto delivers dividends bonanza after record profit
Rio Tinto, the nation’s biggest iron ore miner, has delivered a record first-half profit of $US12.1 billion and announced $US9.1 billion in dividends.
World
‘Justice for Noor’: Outcry over beheading of ex-diplomat’s daughter
The killing of 27-year-old Noor Mukadam on the grounds of an Islamabad mansion has roused anger over Pakistan’s record of protecting women from violence.
Opinion
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Melbourne house prices soar to crack $1 million median
House prices rose by about $445 per day over the three months to June, as lockdown-weary Melburnians armed with cheap mortgage rates rushed to upsize.
'A bolt of realism': House prices in six Aussie capitals hit new record highs
Exasperating for potential buyers, exhilarating for existing owners: the median price for a house in all capital cities has gone up for yet another quarter.
Life & Culture
Sexy Beasts adds an outrageous layer to the ‘blind love’ dating show
Netflix’s new dating show hides participants’ faces behind prosthetics worthy of The Masked Singer but is there a lie in its “love is blind” gambit?
Opinion
Mental health
For the ultimate power move, look to Simone and Naomi
Samantha Selinger-Morris
Lifestyle writer
Sport
Titmus gold helps a swimming legend reconcile with her lost triumph
Ariarne Titmus has twin Olympic golds. In the stands, Susie O’Neill would look at her own Sydney 2000 victory in a new light.
From the futon
Tokyo Olympics
Stop calling BS whenever athletes cite mental health
Gymnastics is a brutal sport that borders on inhumane. When the greatest of all time says it’s too much, we should listen.
Chalmers will need race of his life to defend 100m crown
Kyle Chalmers is one flawless swim away from etching himself into Olympic folklore, but a US superstar is standing in his way.
Analysis
AFL 2021
Run home to the finals: The race for the eight heats up
With finals fast approaching, Sam McClure and Jon Pierik take a look at all the teams who can still make the eight and which ones have the best chance.
Olyroos’ Tokyo dream over with loss to Egypt
The Olyroos’ group of dreams has ended with a cold jolt of reality after suffering a 2-0 loss to Egypt to end their Olympic campaign.
Players get relief as AFL lifts restrictions
Despite the cautionary tales of Rowan Marshall, Josh Dunkley and Toby Greene being fresh in the memory, the AFL on Wednesday gave the green light for players and club staff in Victoria to live freely without lockdown-style restrictions.
The Last Rance, as he dons the sash in Southport
Former Tiger Alex Rance was the star of the show in a team not short of movie star names; two AFL umpires are waiting for the all clear to get married two years after becoming engaged, and the Olympics and football continue to mix.
Have Your Say
We’re back: Australia’s big day has nation basking under the Tokyo sun
The Australian team moved beyond the disappointments of London and Rio to equal its most successful single day in Olympic history.
