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Australia Day
‘Luckiest guy in this country’: Dylan Alcott is Australian of the Year
The Paralympic champion and tennis golden grand slam winner was honoured for his powerful disability advocacy and unmatched legacy in the sport he credits with saving his life.
Champion’s legacy to be admired and felt for years
The globe-trotting sporting phase of Dylan Alcott’s life officially ends this week. But the legacy left by the Australian of the Year, on the back of a hugely successful wheelchair tennis career, will be felt for years.
Opinion
Grace Tame
Messages over manners History shows activists, revolutionaries tend to prioritise
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Victorians emerge from self-imposed lockdown
Research shows that when the state government opted against imposing a lockdown as infections rose in December and January, Victorians took matters into their own hands.
Minister refused to front hearing on Omicron wave and went to the cricket instead
Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck defended his decision to go to the cricket the same day he refused to attend a hearing on the government’s handling of the Omicron wave.
Opinion
Australia Day
Scowling at Scott Morrison, Grace Tame squanders her moment
While well-behaved women seldom make history, there is nothing inherently history-making in being merely ill-behaved.
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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UK politics
London police open investigation into Downing Street parties
The police inquiry exposes Prime Minister Boris Johnson on yet another front, but it also buys him more time.
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Putin's Russia
Government considers Magnitsky sanctions to step up action on Russia
New federal powers to seize property and deny travel could be wielded against Russians who are implicated in aggression against Ukraine.
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Australian Open
Berrettini downs Monfils in five; Barty cruises into semis
It was another late-night epic as Italy’s Matteo Berrettini and Frenchman Gael Monfils did battle in the quarter-finals of the Open.
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Rafael Nadal
Nadal’s rival slams preferential treatment as Spaniard wins brutal five-setter
Rafael Nadal won through to another semi-final, in what appeared a gutsy performance, but was accused of getting preferential star treatment from umpires by his opponent who also questioned his illness.
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Ashleigh Barty
Ruthless Barty crushes Pegula to book a place in the semi-finals
Ashleigh Barty has equalled her best finish at the Australian Open and moved just two wins away from ending a famous drought for the sporting nation.
Melbourne’s rare powerful owls at risk from long-lasting rat poisons
New research suggests the birds are being exposed to rat poison via accidental or deliberate poisoning of prey species such as possums.
Labor accused of going soft on ‘donor mates’ at Crown
The Andrews government is facing growing pressure to impose tough new rules on Crown’s poker machines.
Explainer
Healthcare
Do blue-light glasses relieve ‘digital eye strain’?
Blue-light glasses are supposed to protect your eyes from the damage caused by computer screens. Do they work?
Opinion
Britney Spears
Britney versus Jamie Lynn: the toxic saga of the Spears sisters
What seemed like liberation for Britney Spears has descended into turmoil once more. Why has her sister apparently turned against her?
Eleanor Margolis
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Arts
Brilliant set design brings a near-death experience to life on stage
This unlikely theatrical adaptation of Joe Simpson’s mountain-climbing memoir is a well-paced, visually splendid survival thriller with gutsy lead performances.
AUSTRALIA DAY 2022
Five scientists win top Australia Day honours: Amid pandemic, is science having a moment?
Australian science has taken centre stage at this year’s Australia Day Honours list, with leading scientists making up five of the seven people recognised with the day’s highest honour.
Miner Gina Rinehart pools support after beneficiaries strike gold
Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart was among the recipients of Australia Day Honours this year with the committee lauding her service to the mining sector and philanthropic efforts. But her sports patronage may have been the clincher.
Local
Push for workers to return to CBD from February
The City of Melbourne and business groups want workers back next month, but the state government has given no signs of changing its work-from-home recommendation.
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Crime
Husband charged with murdering wife, six-year-old daughter in stabbing attack
Police have charged 40-year-old Prabhal (Raj) Sharma with two counts of murder.
Greens councillor battling assault charges to return from leave
Anab Mohamud will return to Yarra City Council on Tuesday despite allegations she assaulted a woman outside a Melbourne nightclub being still before the courts.
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Gambling
Plans to cut Crown pokies players’ losses put on ice
The state government is reconsidering a promise to force pokies players at Crown to commit to maximum losses amid feasibility fears.
Terence Kelly confesses to abducting Cleo Smith in WA
Cleo Smith’s abductor Terence Kelly has confessed to kidnapping the four-year-old from her family tent.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Livin’ out loud: Four friends are back at the Open, making a racket
After staying away last year, a group of “loud T-shirt” wearing friends are back at the Australian Open.
Measured Madison finds Keys to Open semis
Madison Keys used to hit every tennis ball that came at her as hard as she could. Every ball was a chance to be a winner. She played tennis like climbing mountains, she hit them hard because they were there to be hit.
Politics
COVID-19 outbreak hits Australian navy on Tonga recovery mission
There has been a COVID-19 outbreak on the navy supply ship on route to Tonga, the coronavirus-free archipelago recovering from a volcano eruption and tsunami.
Business
‘War for talent’: Wall Street pay is soaring despite uncertainty
Coming off a year of blockbuster profits, Wall Street is handing out fatter pay cheques even as storm clouds gather around the economic outlook.
World
WeChat account owner set to cancel PM’s account
Huang Aiping, who bought the account from another Chinese user in October last year, said he did not know it was Morrison’s account when he purchased it.
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Property
No price listed, but this 16th century castle comes with a free ghost
A magnificent Scottish castle that entertained royalty has graced the market, and it comes with a ghost and an asking price that could scare you even more.
Starting a house hunt? Beware the ‘wounded under-bidder’
Potential property buyers who missed out in 2021 are approaching this year’s market with renewed determination.
Lifestyle
‘Low and slow’: How do I make my kid’s RAT comfortable?
With the right tips, the experience can be painless and easy – for both parents and children.
Culture
Unwell, twisted ... or cool? New show explores being ‘sick’
A field of gnomes, an angelic visitation in a toilet block and a pair of Hammond organs all feature in a show set to premiere in the Midsumma festival.
Sport
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Australian Open
Ruthless Barty into Australian Open semi-finals
Ashleigh Barty has equalled her best finish at the Australian Open and moved just two wins away from ending a famous drought for the sporting nation.
Alcott’s legacy to be admired and felt for years
The globe-trotting sporting phase of Dylan Alcott’s life officially ends this week. But the legacy left by the Australian of the Year, on the back of a hugely successful wheelchair tennis career, will be felt for years.
Another one bites the Barty dust
After an early tussle, Ash Barty raced through her Australian Open quarter-final and now has the title firmly in sight.
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Australian Open
Nadal’s rival slams preferential treatment as Spaniard wins brutal five-setter
Rafael Nadal won through to another semi-final, in what appeared a gutsy performance, but was accused of getting preferential star treatment from umpires by his opponent who also questioned his illness.
‘The rowdier, the better’: Kyrgios, Kokkinakis light up raucous crowd, earn semi spot
The atmosphere had to be seen to be believed as the Australian pair beat Michael Venus and Tim Puetz to earn a place in the semi-finals.
Head full of steam: Forgotten man back for Australia’s white-ball team
Cricket Australia has made four changes to the Twenty20 squad which won the T20 World Cup in October - and Ashes player of the series Travis Head is among them.
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Australian Open
Australian Open 2022 LIVE updates: Berrettini downs Monfils in five-setter; Ruthless Barty crushes Pegula; Nadal wins epic quarter-final; Alcott makes his last final
The 2022 Australian Open reaches the quarter-finals on day nine of the event.
Have Your Say
Have we seen the last of Lewis Hamilton in an F1 car?
Guessing game continues as Briton weighs up options after controversially losing world title or to race for eighth crown
