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‘Ludicrous’: Treasurer urges Victoria to follow NSW, open up at 70% full-vaccination
Victoria is at about 63 per cent of double-dose vaccination but the government isn’t planning to be as aggressive as NSW in easing restrictions.
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Melbourne
15yo girl among Victoria’s latest COVID deaths as state records 1993 new cases
Victoria has recorded 1993 new local cases of coronavirus and seven deaths as changes to border rules mean vaccinated NSW travellers will be able to visit Victoria without quarantining before Melburnians can escape the city.
Explainer
Glasgow summit
‘A matter of survival’: What’s COP26?
What is a “COP”? How did we get here? And what needs to be achieved at Glasgow?
Opinion
Climate policy
Now he’s been shamed into going, Morrison must take more than spin to Glasgow
To be credible, Australia should reduce its emissions by about 50 per cent by 2030.
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian prime minister
Exclusive
Tax reform
Backbenchers push government to take on tax reform
Capital gains taxes on high-value homes, scrapping payroll taxes and lowering income tax are among the changes MPs want implemented.
Maison d’être: the Aussie MP who swapped politics for a grand French château
Quitting Victorian politics at 40, Tim Holding wanted a new career. Buying a 105-room, 18th-century mansion for less than $1.2 million and restoring it wasn’t in the plan – now it’s his mission.
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Good Weekend
‘It’s the gagging that causes further trauma’: the growing crusade against NDAs
Non-disclosure agreements have long been used in sexual harassment cases. But in the wake of the #MeToo movement, a global campaign to ban them is taking off.
Life in limbo: This family fled the Taliban but still aren’t free
The NSW lockdown has been lifted, but there are still restrictions in place for one family – restrictions enforced for years and with no apparent end in sight.
Opinion
Yoo-rrook Justice Commission
Indigenous injustice: It’s time to hear the uncomfortable truth
The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to officially record the grave injustices inflicted upon our people.
Jidah Clark
Opinion
Real life
Enfolding grief within the joy of life
Losing someone you love concentrates the mind and heart on the value of each year, of every birthday, of every joyous experience.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
When her daughter died suddenly, Lucy found a new way to grieve
When Abi, 12, was killed in a car crash, Lucy was appalled by advice she received from experts. So, she decided to become an “active participant” in grief.
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Spring racing carnival
Cox Plate winner euthanised after trackwork incident
Reigning Cox Plate champion Sir Dragonet has been euthanised after he broke down at Moonee Valley on Saturday morning.
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Australian Grand Prix
Australian F1 Grand Prix bumped to third slot in 2022
The Australian F1 Grand Prix will take place in April to give the country more time to ease travel restrictions.
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UK
Deadly stabbing of British MP declared terrorism by investigators
Conservative Party MP Sir David Amess was stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in the English town of Leigh-on-Sea.
weekend reads
Two minutes with Danny Katz: Is a free newspaper worth the guilty cost?
Buying a house is expensive, so I can understand why home buyers might think they’re entitled to keep any unexpected extras that come with it.
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‘You know when you’re watching a horror film...?’: Life in 1970s juvenile detention
Jailed at 14 and eventually bunking with a child killer, Sandie Jessamine escaped three times. Nearly 50 years on, she recalls the traumatic years that shaped her future.
Local
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Anti-vaxxer baggage handler infects co-workers at Melbourne Airport
An anti-vax baggage handler at Melbourne Airport who came to work while sick is being blamed for passing on COVID-19 to at least seven colleagues.
SES receives more than 200 calls as wind, rain hits Victoria
Minor landslides have been reported after rain and winds as high as 78km/h hit greater Melbourne and Victoria overnight.
‘At what point do we say no?’: Development to destroy laneway street art
One of Melbourne’s most significant street art laneways will be destroyed under a proposal for a 41-storey development near the Queen Victoria Market.
Hobart and Southern Tasmania plunged into lockdown
Hobart and Tasmania’s south have entered a three-day lockdown from Friday night, after difficulty with tracing the movements of a man who escaped hotel quarantine.
State government wage bill soars as debt and deficit eases
Victoria’s public sector wage bill soared past $30 billion in the past financial year, with the cost of fighting the pandemic and wage deals won by government workers driving the 10 per cent year-on-year increase.
SEE & DO
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For the Fringe’s final days, here’s our pick of what you should catch
The Melbourne Fringe Festival hits its final weekend bearing a cornucopia of curiosities, each tweaked to be easily experienced by the housebound.
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The Teskey Brothers’ Sam takes a dramatic new direction with solo album
Sam Teskey shrugs aside the Teskey Brothers’ soul stylings on his first solo outing.
Politics
Morrison to give Nationals time to seal net zero deal ahead of Glasgow
The Prime Minister is willing to take more time to finalise the government’s climate policy amid signs of a deadlock among the Nationals when they meet on Sunday.
Business
‘A recipe for disaster’: Unregulated and untamed, meet the crypto influencers
Australian crypto influencers are building fan bases in the hundreds of thousands by posting about the enviable lifestyles fuelled by their trading activities and encouraging their followers to do the same.
World
Scared, shocked and deeply disturbed: Britain reacts to the murder of David Amess
The veteran MP’s murder has prompted a flood of tributes and triggered reflection on the importance of politicians to democracy.
Opinion
Now he’s been shamed into going, Morrison must take more than spin to Glasgow
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian prime minister
Losing one cabinet minister is unfortunate, but seven is just careless
Annika Smethurst
State Political Editor
Albanese’s failure to act wounds credibility of leader and party
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Trolling, abuse, death threats: a COVID scientist’s lot
Lisa Jackson Pulver
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Property bydomain
Inside an artist's impressive home in one of our most coveted suburbs
In the luminous, gallery-style spaces, owner Kerry Armstrong spread her wings and became the successful artist she is today.
The new way to buy on a small deposit - with a $180k difference in profit
For a deposit of $47,500, a potential homebuyer could buy a family home in a middle suburb and likely end up with a tidy capital gain in a decade.
Lifestyle
It’s time to start dreaming our Delta Dawn
The emotional, physical and mental loss of freedom has left many of us depressed. But there are positive steps we can take to help ourselves change.
Culture
‘The most silent of all silences’: Port Arthur massacre film opens in Tasmania
Against the wishes of some survivors, Nitram opened in Tasmania this week, at two cinemas only.
Sport
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Spring racing carnival
Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet euthanised after trackwork incident
Reigning Cox Plate champion Sir Dragonet has been euthanised after he broke down during trackwork at Moonee Valley on Saturday morning.
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Australian Grand Prix
Australian F1 Grand Prix pushed to April 2022 in bid to ease restrictions
The Australian F1 Grand Prix is listed as the third race on the 2022 calendar as authorities give the country more time to ease travel restrictions.
Five-flag Hawk backs teammate in challenge to Kennett board
Gary Ayres, a five-time premiership hero, has backed Andy Gowers’ bid for the club board, as Jeff Kennett says he will try to find a way to resolve any board issues
Hickey hopes for a ‘leap of faith’ for AFLW senior coaches
Former Geelong captain Mel Hickey is a coach on the rise but admits there will need to be change in an AFLW competition that this season does not have one female senior coach.
The ‘gaping hole’ in Peter Moody’s CV is not one of the cups
Four-time premiership-winning trainer Peter Moody scoffs at the suggestion there’s a “gaping hole” in his training resume.
‘I was devastated’: Paine shattered by latest Pucovski blow
Test captain Tim Paine has been in close contact with Will Pucovski since the exciting young batsman suffered his 10th concussion during a net session with Victoria.
Former Cat Matthew Egan in line for coaching role at Geelong
Geelong are looking at former Cat Matthew Egan to join their coaching line-up as the club revamps their panel ahead of the 2022 season.
Have Your Say
Jumping the Ashes gun: let’s end the phoney war now
Do we really need two months of firing blanks at one another? The Ashes series doesn’t start until December and there is a whole World Cup in between.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
