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Cheers to the real thing: pubs to reopen but virtual parties on
Online beer aficionados are preparing for the real thing too, beauticians will raise eyebrows, and restaurants are booking out fast. The alarm is set – Melbourne is waking up at 11.59pm on Thursday.
Double-shot mandate for hospitality causes a ‘kerfuffle of confusion’
Premier Daniel Andrews confirms hospitality staff will need to have two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to serve seated customers from Friday after contradictory information and a last-minute change threw bars and restaurants into a spin.
Analysis
Science
Is media coverage of COVID-19 too negative?
Is it possible the news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic has been too negative? Some curious research should at least make us consider the question.
Exclusive
IBAC Labor inquiry
Suspect fundraisers attended by Andrews, Marles, Shorten
The head of the firefighters’ union raised the alarm in 2018 about fundraising events that he suspected may have been used improperly to pay for stacking Labor branches.
IBAC appearance of community leader accused of pocketing $75,000 pushed back
Somali Australian Council of Victoria founder Hussein Haraco has been handed a temporary medical exemption, as IBAC heard taped calls of factional leaders discussing plans to “go racism” in response to questions from reporters.
Analysis
Richmond
From rescuing the Tigers to RMIT Chancellor, who is Peggy O’Neal?
Peggy O’Neal - the first woman to be president of an AFL club - can see strong parallels between her new role as RMIT Chancellor and Richmond.
Opinion
Live music
Emma, you brought us so much joy, like a veggie stir-fry with some soy
Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins has announced she’s going to leave the popular children’s band, but her legacy will live long with her most devoted fans.
Niki Tolios
The way you think about luck is wrong
It’s possible to enhance the amount of luck you experience in life. Here’s how.
‘I leave with my head held high’: Tour de France host Mike Tomalaris suddenly exits SBS TV
The popular host is sad that his association with “a place that ran through my veins” is over.
The final interview: Colin Powell on Trump, Bush and ‘little jerk’ Kim Jong-Un
Colin Powell’s wife Alma never liked him talking to Bob Woodward - but in July, the ex-general spoke to the legendary journalist about his life and battles.
Karen Andrews tells MPs their work is ‘a privilege we must not shy from’ in face of threats
The Home Affairs Minister discussed the security arrangements for MPs with the AFP Commissioner amid safety fears after the murder of a British MP.
Fake families and spies: China’s 24-hour repression of Uighurs
In the campaign to remake Xinjiang into a region of ‘perfect stability’, household managers are trained in intelligence and ideological instability.
PM assures net zero an economic positive as Nats debate coal price
Scott Morrison is trying to end a damaging policy split that could last into next week as key Nationals insist on more time to put forward their demands for regional jobs.
Diver discovers ancient crusader sword off Israeli coast
Encrusted in shells, the metre-long weapon lay hidden for 900 years near the old city of Haifa until it was revealed by shifting sandbanks.
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Review
Finneas steps out of Billie Eilish’s shadow, but he’s got a way to go
Unlike those who’ve voiced his lyrics, Finneas – who’s just released his debut album – isn’t quite capable of being the main character yet.
Analysis
Streaming
With Voice Plan, Apple pays you to use only Siri for music
With Voice Plan, users can pay less for their music subscription if they’re willing to lock themselves in to Apple’s ecosystem.
coronavirus pandemic
Updated
CHO scraps isolation, COVID testing requirements for fully vaccinated visitors from NSW
Fully vaccinated people in NSW will be able to visit Victoria without spending any time in quarantine or getting tested for COVID-19 from Wednesday, authorities have announced.
Opinion
‘These are really sick people’: My week working on a hospital COVID ward
No one laughs in the COVID ward. Bloody hell. These are really sick people. Everyone is on oxygen, there is coughing, spluttering, body aches.
Nicholas Wilcken
Sydney oncologist
Local
‘Someone has to know’: Mum of missing Cleo Smith pleads for information on her little girl
Ellie Smith opens up on her family’s nightmare wait for news on the whereabouts of her four-year-old daughter, who went missing from a remote beach camp in WA.
Burns victim among refugees testing positive in detention hotel
A man who suffered burns to more than half his body after setting himself on fire on Nauru is one of more than a dozen refugees believed to have tested positive to COVID-19 in the Park Hotel in Carlton.
Former partner charged with murdering mother of two
Appearing in court from hospital, the man is accused of killing his former partner, who was the mother of their two children and expecting their third.
Labor dissidents mull appeal after court supports branch takeover
In a major win for Anthony Albanese and Daniel Andrews, the ALP’s takeover of its Victorian branch amid branch-stacking allegations has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
RMIT takes a punt on Peggy O’Neal as chancellor amid turbulent times
Richmond football club president Peggy O’Neal will succeed Crown chair Ziggy Switkowski as chancellor of Victoria’s third largest university.
Politics
Collingwood Football Club got regional development grant for Melbourne site
A surf club patrolling Sydney’s Coogee beach and the Collingwood Football Club in inner Melbourne won government grants earmarked for regional development.
Business
Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz builds a second fortune
When Dustin Moskovitz stepped away from Facebook four years after helping start it, the 24-year-old owned a piece of the social-media giant that today would be worth about $US18 billion. Now he has another fortune to rival the first.
World
Statue of limitations: Thomas Jefferson to be removed from New York council chambers
The Founding Father’s history as a slaveholder was behind the push for the statue to be banished, as the US grapples with symbols of systemic racism.
Opinion
Melburnians heave a sigh of relief – except our health workers
Stephen Duckett
Grattan Institute health economist and former health bureaucrat
Why I learnt to love the Queen and church in a hot minute
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
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Property bydomain
The suburbs where rents are still lower than five years ago
Rents have reached record heights in many of our biggest cities, but there are still suburbs where they have fallen since 2016.
The Dandenongs: The 'little slice of heaven' on Melbourne's doorstep
Life in theese verdant ranges is a world away from the city, but only 40 minutes’ drive from the Melbourne CBD.
Lifestyle
The way you think about luck is wrong
It’s possible to enhance the amount of luck you experience in life. Here’s how.
Culture
Meet Tsehay Hawkins, the teenager who’s the new Yellow Wiggle
The Sydney high school student takes up the yellow skivvy after Emma Watkins’ surprise departure.
Sport
Updated
Australian Open
‘I will not reveal my status’: doubts grow over Djokovic’s Australian Open plans
The likelihood of nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic missing January’s tournament has increased after the world No.1 again refused to reveal his vaccination status.
Updated
Concussion crisis
Coroner rejects call for ‘sins of the past’ to be examined in Tuck inquest
Shane Tuck’s widow has threatened to withdraw her participation in a proposed coronial inquest into the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death, as the AFL was warned it could face a class action as early as next year.
WBBL pair fined for misbehaviour as CA signals stricter stance
Cricket Australia insist there is no crackdown on player misbehaviour, but at the very least there appears to be a more stringent application of the code of conduct.
Analysis
Richmond
From rescuing Tigers to RMIT Chancellor, who is Peggy O’Neal?
Peggy O’Neal - the first woman to be president of an AFL club - can see strong parallels between her new role as RMIT Chancellor and Richmond.
Pagan’s big chance for Cup shot is here. Will he take it?
Denis Pagan’s dream of saddling up a Melbourne Cup runner will hinge on Johnny Get Angry’s final lead-up run in Wednesday’s group 3 Geelong Cup.
Inglis saves Australia’s blushes against NZ in T20 World Cup warm-up
David Warner’s first appearance for Australia since January lasted one ball, before Josh Inglis conjured the winning runs.
Updated
AFL 2021
Simpkin extends deal with Kangas, Demons snare Magpies’ staffer as footy boss
North Melbourne’s 2021 best and fairest Jy Simpkin has signed on for another three seasons. Meanwhile, Melbourne’s new general manager of football operations says the Demons are on the hunt for more success.
Have Your Say
Dodemaide a natural selection for Australia
Long-serving administrator Tony Dodemaide will provide a steadying hand alongside Justin Langer and George Bailey on the selection panel, but the 58-year-old is no cricket conservative.
