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‘No trickier politician’: Dutton backs Guy to beat Andrews at state election
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he was not aware of his predecessor Scott Morrison’s appointment to additional ministerial portfolios while prime minister. He was also asked whether Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy could win November’s state election.
Albanese seeks advice on Morrison swearing himself into additional portfolios
The prime minister has accused Scott Morrison of running a fake government that was “unbecoming, cynical and just weird”.
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Scott Morrison
The former PM turned the system into a sitcom
Now we know how far Scott Morrison went to centralise power. Thinking he did not really need his ministers, he had himself sworn into their jobs.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Updated
AFL 2022
Rutten’s job under threat as Dons look at Clarkson
Essendon sources said the new board would be under enormous pressure to hire Alastair Clarkson, opening up a contest between North Melbourne and the Dons.
Where the contenders stand in the race for the top eight
It’s all on the line heading into the final round of the AFL home-and-away season. The Cats are minor premiers, but how will the remaining spots fall?
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‘A club divided’: Rutten, Brasher and what the future holds for Essendon
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson discuss what’s behind the off-field moves at Essendon.
Doctor not aware pregnant woman had sepsis before death
The doctor in charge of Annie Moylan’s care when she arrived at a private emergency department believed the 37-year-old expectant mother had fallen ill after eating a chicken sandwich.
Victorian house price record smashed twice in a week as Toorak mansion fetches $80m
Crypto king Ed Craven has paid $80 million for a derelict house in Toorak and plans to build a new home on the block.
Nine rejects allegation Costello worked as secret Crown lobbyist
Billionaire James Packer caused a stir when he took on Peter Costello. But the Nine chairman is not the only one to receive one of hundreds of emails from the billionaire.
No room for nanny as Cambridges downsize, move closer to grandparents
Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, are having to make some adjustments.
Anne Heche was a gifted actor whose career came unstuck thanks to the tabloids
Heche, who died on Saturday, once said that as a consequence of her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres, big Hollywood studios stopped casting her. Still, she forged on.
The swing state that could make or break Joe Biden
In a battle between a tattooed progressive and a TV doctor backed by Trump, Pennsylvania is shaping up to be the marquee race of the midterm elections.
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Retail
Relaxed: JB Hi-Fi unfazed as sales defy gravity
A confident JB Hi-Fi feels that it won’t follow other retailers down the depressed demand cliff.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
World markets
Dead-cat bounce? Markets are surging but it could be a false dawn
Sharemarkets have been on a big and bullish run over the past month with investors seemingly convinced the worst is over. But these remain highly uncertain times.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Dreaming big while bombs fell all around me? It seemed absurd
The Islamic Revolution brought fear and bloodshed, but my parents still pushed those books in front of me.
Opinion
ABC
Fran Kelly is fine, but she’s not the future of the ABC
When the ABC decided on a host for their new Friday night chat show, how was it that Fran Kelly was top of the list?
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
The Netflix show paving the way for more nuanced displays of diversity on TV
When Never Have I Ever came along, South Asian millennials finally had a show that blended the angst of our peak hormonal years with the inflections of our heritage and customs.
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Tony Wright
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Albanese lauds Monash, Moderna vaccine partnership
The facility at Monash’s Clayton campus will be the first site producing mRNA vaccines in the southern hemisphere, and is soon expected to be making 100 million doses each year.
Meet the people hurt most by criminals ripping off the NDIS
Ken Gray has Down syndrome, but is determined to learn how to be self-sufficient because one day his parents will die.
‘The whole crowd was spooked’: Footy players bolt as lightning strikes
Players and spectators at a football game ran for cover as a spectacular bolt of lightning hit a tree close to the oval on the weekend.
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Marine life
‘It’s utterly misleading’: Experts call on Plibersek to tighten marine protections
Prominent marine scientists are calling on the environment minister to provide greater protection to Australia’s ailing marine parks.
More paintings found as rogue gallery owner goes missing
Tristian Koenig failed to answer a summons before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court and has a warrant issued for his arrest.
AFL 2022
Opinion
Four Points: Better get used to the big-time Blues as Magpies wait
Carlton are in a place one great has been all his career as the season enters a fabulous final round, with all but top spot up for grabs.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
Updated
Injury mayhem for Magpies, Blues ahead of finals-shaping blockbuster
Collingwood are dealing with injuries to Jordan De Goey and Jack Ginnivan, while Carlton have received a further setback with tough on-baller Matt Kennedy out for the rest of the season.
Politics
Jobs summit ‘must solve childcare crisis to tap into workforce of women’
Big business says women’s participation is a core issue and the Finance Minister says solving the chronic childhood workforce shortages is key.
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World markets
The Wrap: Tech stocks, brighter rates outlook lift the ASX
The Australian sharemarket lifted 0.45 per cent at the start of the week on the back of a Wall Street rally.
World
Ardern denies bullying culture after rogue MP attacks Labour Party
Dr Gaurav Sharma has gone public with claims of bullying, misspending of taxpayer funds and wrongdoing by staffing and standards agency Parliamentary Service.
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Rolling out the welcome Matt: Quasi election campaign begins
Paul Sakkal
Victorian political reporter
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Some Melbourne home buyers wait for years to snap up a waterfront residence and will pay millions more.
Buyer snaps up Ormond home she admired for decades for $1.81 million
After 30 years thinking of a home she once lived four doors down from, the buyer noticed a “for sale” sign when driving past and made a major life change to secure it.
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Stop telling fat people their bodies are costing our healthcare system
I’m a thin woman and I guarantee my body costs the health system more than people in fat bodies do.
Hannah Vanderheide
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‘Hamilton is the only musical I’ve seen’: First-time actor lands role of a career
For a first-timer in the world of musical theatre, you could do a lot worse than landing a role in Hamilton’s principal cast.
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AFL 2022
Rutten’s job under threat as Dons look at Clarkson
Essendon will conduct a second review, this time external, and senior coach Ben Rutten’s job is under serious threat following a board ruction that has resulted in the installation of a new president.
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AFL 2022
Cat Cameron’s hamstring concern; Pies announce AFLW leaders
Steph Chiocci and Brianna Davey to co-captain as Collingwood announce leadership group.
‘Pressure is a privilege’: Stubblety-Cook
The reigning Olympic and Commonwealth 200m breaststroke champion is coming to terms with a new sense of pressure which follows him to every meet.
‘Emotionally and mentally drained’: Ginnivan’s toll
Collingwood young star Jack Ginnivan reveals more of the toll that media scrutiny has taken on his mental health.
Where the contenders stand in the race for the top eight
It’s all on the line heading into the final round. The Cats are minor premiers, but can the Blues end nine years of anguish? Who will finish top four? Here’s what could happen.
Rule breach costly as Smith misses out on No.1 ranking
The Australian was penalised two shots moments before his final round at the St Jude Championship because of an infraction picked up on a late night replay.
AFL round 22 key takeouts and match review news
Our reporters give you the lowdown on all the action from round 22 of the AFL season.
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Four Points: Better get used to the big-time Blues as Magpies wait
Carlton are in a place one great has been all his career as the season enters a fabulous final round, with all but top spot up for grabs.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
