AFL great Eddie Betts has opened up on his infamous late-night arrest in 2009 in his autobiography, saying he believed he was targeted by “power-tripping” police | #AFL
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The killer who gunned down two men outside a Melbourne nightclub should receive a shorter sentence, his lawyers say, because he had been ordered to open fire by the father he feared – the late crime boss Nabil Maghnie | #courts
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The Melbourne publican says he feels sandwiched between two groups: the neo-Nazis that insisted on the sacking of the staff, and people who think it was wrong to sack the employee who spat in Jimeone Roberts' beer. | and
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New data shows that many children who play community sport are subjected to violence at alarming rates, with peers the most frequent perpetrator.
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“It is in Australia’s national interest to play a leading role in the development of a robust, liquid, high integrity, trusted and effective global carbon market,” a Climate Change Authority review found. |
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New data shows that many children who play community sport are subjected to violence at alarming rates, with peers the most frequent perpetrator.
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The head of corporate regulator ASIC has voiced concern about the rising number of cryptocurrency investors in Australia, saying many buyers of Bitcoin and other digital assets don’t fully understand the risks of what they’re investing in |
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Lawyers for a former horse trainer accused of stabbing two people during an altercation in Ascot Vale say he needs urgent medical attention after being involved in a car crash | #courts
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“It did seem like we were after world domination back then. Now I’m moving at a gentler pace.” co-founder Sarah-Jane Clarke is returning to the runway on her own terms with her new travel-inspired brand. | Damien Woolnough
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The has opened a new facility in Clayton to make vaccines quickly for clinical trials, which the organisation hopes will fill a missing link in Australia’s pandemic preparedness. |
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Lawyers have warned Victoria’s proposed sexual consent laws could lead to unintended and unfair consequences, particularly for young people. |
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Dustin Martin has been ruled out for the remainder of the home-and-away season. That story and more in today's AFL briefing.
Australia’s flag carrier is facing industrial action such as work stoppages in a pay stoush with its aircraft engineers, a development that could further escalate the airport chaos for travellers. |
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Shona Hendley was booking an overseas holiday when it suddenly occurred to her – she and her husband really needed to write a will. Barely 30 per cent of Australian adults have one.
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A giant floating wind farm off Victoria’s coast could be up and running within six years, the developer says – if governments draft efficient regulations for the fledgling industry and co-ordinate grid access
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Australia will need to do much more to both deter the chance of the “two war” scenario, but also be ready to act if it does eventuate | OPINION from military leader and strategist Mick Ryan
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AMP will start a $350 million share buyback immediately after it committed to returning $1.1 billion to shareholders over the next 12 months
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It's lunchtime. It's chilly. But just because it's winter doesn't mean a Caesar or a nicoise's off the menu. Here are some salad recipes that will warm you through.
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"Two years of counter-productive messaging on where the risks of COVID really lie have done a lot of damage. Let’s not repeat the same mistakes now when we know what works" | OPINION from Osman Faruqi
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Dozens of wind turbines almost twice the height of the Sydney Harbour bridge could soon be seen off the coast of Australia. | and Nick O'Malley
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The plight of the missing “Wild Boars” soccer team riveted Thailand and captured worldwide headlines: read the story as it was reported at the time.
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Our new arts editor . A rare collection of Sidney Nolan’s earliest works are going under the hammer
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More AFL games are likely to end up behind a paywall in the next broadcast deal, regardless of which party wins the bid for the AFL rights. and report:
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Lawyers criticise state’s proposed sexual consent laws
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Nick Kyrgios has continued his blazing run with a rollicking three-set victory over world No.1 Daniil Medvedev in Montreal.
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Style rebels are embracing the tie’s fall from fashion to exert their independence from trends.
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Nick Kyrgios has continued his blazing run with a rollicking three-set victory over world No.1 Daniil Medvedev in Montreal. #tennis
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“She was talking about how she wanted to be a famous singer,” she reflected. “We were a very academic school and we thought, ‘What’s she on about?’ Did we have to eat our words!” |
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Earn-while-you-learn degrees and bonuses for teachers who stay in the field have been put forward as ways to keep teachers in the classroom. |
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The federal budget could miss out on billions in revenue in coming years and economists have called for reforms to bring Australia’s housing tax policy into line with international standards. #realestate #propertyprices
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More AFL games are likely to end up behind a paywall in the next broadcast deal, regardless of which party wins the bid for the AFL rights. |
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Critics of the decision to add coastal rowing, which involves beach sprints and rowing out to a buoy and back, for the next Games in regional Victoria, say the sport is almost non-existent in Australia.
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John Koenig’s bestselling Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows offers a glossary of new terms for living in the modern world.
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