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Warning on disadvantage over vaccine passports
Insisting people get vaccinated in exchange for jobs or services risks entrenching disadvantage, with some experts warning it should not be a long-term feature of Australia’s COVID-normal future.
State’s contact tracers in fine form, hope for hospitals rises
The performance of Victoria’s contact tracers and the latest COVID numbers has provided some cause for optimism as the state nears an important vaccine milestone.
Shorten backs inspections of ‘wild west’ NDIS homes
The opposition’s NDIS spokesman has demanded better oversight of vulnerable scheme participants.
Breaking
R Kelly case
R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex trafficking case
Prosecutors said Kelly took advantage of his fame to recruit victims, with help from people in his entourage.
He has big plans for our orchestra, thanks (in part) to Stan Grant
Spanish conductor Jaime Martin has unveiled his first season at the helm of the MSO – and revealed his unlikely go-to reference book.
Exclusive
Space
‘It’s not tourism for me’: Meet Australia’s next space traveller
The Australian-born venture capitalist is about to become just the third Australian to go to space.
Analysis
AFL 2021
Why the Blues can take heart from Demons’ triumph
With similar access to a lot of high draft picks, Carlton can look at following Melbourne’s rise. But there is a critical difference between the two clubs’ approaches.
Opinion
National security
Why Washington was so ecstatic about Morrison’s AUKUS pact
The agreement fits into US war planning in the South China Sea.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Exclusive
Defence
Submarine shift puts thousands of jobs at risk: unions
The nation’s peak union body says the new AUKUS agreement robs Australia’s shipbuilding and manufacturing communities of ‘decent jobs for generations’.
Investigation
Glasgow summit
Power shift: The Latrobe Valley looks for a new future, again
The old coal giants of Victoria’s power generation belt are dying fast, and fear of job losses is deep. Many in these communities know they must move to a new future. The question is how.
Editorial
Nationals
Fracas among Nationals comes at pivotal time for climate change policy
The issue here is ideology, certainly, but also timing, with the government planning to unveil its updated climate policy position next month ahead of a key summit in Glasgow.
The Age's View
Editorial
LIFE IN LOCKDOWN
For the lockdown-weary, sometimes it’s the little things that count
Going to the beach or getting out of the city are some of the things Victorians are looking forward to when restrictions ease.
Cooking for good: Free food hits the spot for lockdown blues
A Brunswick West woman is beating the lockdown blues by making home-cooked meals for locals in need.
Exclusive
Spending
Locked-down consumers splurge on gambling, takeaway and gadgets
Gambling spending had been elevated since the 2020 lockdowns, pointing to a lasting shift in consumer behaviour.
LOCAL HEROES
Les plans to turn his country pub into a haven for creative people
A Terang hotel is set to be a sanctuary for artists, writers, musicians and performers, all for free.
Meet the Melbourne kids helping Australia track the virus
When year 9 students Jack, Darcy and Wesley set up CovidBaseAU earlier this year, they kept their ages secret because they wanted their site to be taken seriously.
Local
Wharfies deny strikes will cancel Christmas after port operator warns of shortages
Patrick Terminals says stop-work actions planned next month by the Maritime Union of Australia could cause shortages of imported electronics, furniture, white goods and sports gear.
‘Who would do something like that to a kid?’: Alleged attempted abduction of boy in Melbourne’s north-east
A man with a distinctive snake tattoo on his neck allegedly attempted to abduct a boy from a busy shopping precinct in Doncaster East.
Former White Ribbon ambassador guilty of multiple rapes unmasked
Jon Seccull was found guilty of nine counts of rape, two charges of assault and one count of threatening to inflict serious injury.
Melbourne protest activist seeks support for legal fight against charges
Attempts by anti-vaccination protesters to rally again on Monday fizzled out quickly, a day after an organiser behind one of Melbourne’s largest protests was arrested and charged with inciting others to breach public health directions.
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
Melbourne probably avoided injuries last week because of the COVID-19 lockdown.
AFL 2021
‘We’ll have a look at it’: AFL open to MCG night grand final
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says the start time of next year’s grand final is up for debate should it return to the MCG.
Opinion
‘Drought-breaker with a team of destiny’: The Dees’ grand final win
Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan review the Demons’ drought-breaking grand final win and how they shook off history to get the victory.
Politics
Exclusive
Superannuation
Retailers, super fund to share data in bid to close gender gap in retirement savings
ARA chief executive Paul Zahra says the most effective way to close the gap in super balances is to remove barriers to women wanting to get back to work.
Business
‘Fortress Australia’: Closed borders aggravate tech talent shortage
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes says Australia’s closed borders are creating a major headache for tech firms trying to attract talent.
World
John Hinckley, who shot Ronald Reagan, to be freed from oversight
Hinckley was 25 when he shot and wounded the 40th US president outside a Washington hotel in 1981.
Opinion
Evergrande is not a ‘Minsky moment’ or the next Lehman Brothers
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Meng’s release marks a shift in China-US relations that could leave Australia behind
Eryk Bagshaw
North Asia correspondent
China braces for an Evergrande collapse and other threats to its stability
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Centralisation is hampering Victoria’s pandemic response
John Pesutto
Former Victorian shadow attorney-general
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Property bydomain
Inside the Aussie homes nominated for a top international architecture prize
Here's an entertaining way to pack in a whole lot of vicarious international travel: have a squiz at the recently announced shortlist of the 2021 Dezeen Awards, and vote for your favourite.
Why other people have so much money to spend buying property
Aside from low interest rates, help from the Bank of Mum and Dad, pandemic-era savings or a high-powered job, there's another factor helping homebuyers bid up prices.
Life & Culture
To make your mind a nicer place to live, think of it as a houseboat
Campbell Walker’s new illustrated guide to the brain is unlike any you’ve seen before, and he’s one of many young Australians changing the way we approach our minds and our mental health.
Sport
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
‘Drought-breaker with a team of destiny’
Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan review the Demons’ drought-breaking grand final win and how they shook off history to get the victory.
Pies board asked Korda to go sooner
Members of Collingwood’s board last week called on president Mark Korda to stand down from the board at the end of the year to enable a peaceful transition to a Jeff Browne-led ticket.
Opinion
Rugby Championship
Why Cooper can lead Wallabies to World Cup final
Even after his last-gasp penalty goal to defeat the Springboks, the expectation was he was a seat warmer. But this is very much a changed Quade Cooper.
Wayne Smith
‘We’ll have a look’: AFL open to MCG night grand final
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says the start time of next year’s grand final is up for debate should it return to the MCG.
NRL investigating footage of Storm players in room with white substance
Video footage has emerged appearing to show two Storm players partying in a room with a white substance on a table.
Essendon’s AFL base an option as Western United look for a home
Western United chief executive Chris Pehlivanis has confirmed that the nomadic A-League club is in talks with Essendon over a deal to use Tullamarine as a training base.
Big Show ready for World Cup but others struggling
Glenn Maxwell’s domination in the IPL on Sunday night has been the only performance of note by Australians as they prepare for the T20 World Cup.
Have Your Say
A premiership blueprint: The numbers behind the Demons’ rise
What was the Melbourne way? Put simply, it was a game built on pressure across the ground, winning the contest no matter how difficult, and adding a touch of brilliance when required.
