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The suburbs that turned to their super to get through COVID-19
People in some suburbs barely touched their superannuation, while elsewhere residents were 10 times more likely to make a withdrawal. What happened in your suburb?
Finance company hacked, 300,000 customer IDs stolen
Hackers managed to get the drivers licence details of 100,000 customers, among other information, prompting a trading halt and announcement to the ASX.
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Australians drained $38b of super in the pandemic. Here’s what they spent it on
The first study of the superannuation withdrawal scheme used during the pandemic reveals the breakdown of who tapped funds and where the money went.
Hot Melbourne suburbs where the property market is defying the downturn
A handful of neighbourhoods are attracting keen competition at auction and property values are starting to inch higher, but will it last?
Opinion
Note From The Editor
There’s criticism, and then there’s Keating - The Age editor responds
We aren’t averse to criticism here at The Age, but that does not mean we must silently endure condemnation from a former PM who hasn’t had an official security briefing in decades, or a TV host who won’t pick up the phone.
Patrick Elligett
Editor
‘Difficult decisions’: Budget razor comes for Victoria’s human rights agency
Staff at the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission have been informed of looming job cuts as other public servants brace for the May budget.
‘It’s me, in a bar, drinking beer, talking footy’: Mick Molloy’s winning TV pitch
When the comedy icon first pitched The Front Bar, network executives said it was either the best or worst idea they’d heard.
‘Our profits will go up, up, up’: Dancing bankers’ videos didn’t age well
Signature Bank’s music videos, which show employees doing synchronised dances inside cubicles, are hard to watch now.
Opinion
Gender equality
I’m a GP. Ted Lasso’s comments to his therapist are where the comedy stops
While we celebrate the wonderful moments of male vulnerability in the show, let’s also allow the people who facilitate them to invoice us.
Elizabeth Oliver
General practitioner
Not even Kevin Sheedy could trump Maurice Rioli jnr’s desire to join Daniel at Richmond
Richmond’s Riolis on why one of them knocked back a pitch from Essendon, close calls with crocodiles and why they hate playing against each other.
Burning questions: Can Curnow rise, or is it Dusty time?
As the Blues and Tigers return to the marquee stage to open the new season before a crowd of more than 80,000 at the MCG on Thursday night, here’s what to keep an eye on.
The Scoop
For subscribers
Bombers reshuffle: New boss makes his mark to defuse football department tension
Recruiting boss Adrian Dodoro and football chief Josh Mahoney are at the centre of a restructure at the Bombers.
Opinion
Political leadership
Albanese and Chalmers ‘at war’? That’s a sign of a healthy PM-treasurer partnership
It’s normal for a prime minister and treasurer to have creative tension, but Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers should embrace it.
Paul Strangio
Political historian
Your local brewer, beauty salon may just have to pass on cost of power bills
Small businesses are bracing for higher energy bills come July 1 and calling for more government assistance.
Exclusive
Illness
‘Spreads like wildfire’: Health authorities called in after school camp gastro outbreak
Victorian health authorities are trying to track down the cause of a suspected gastro outbreak which affected dozens of students and teachers from Yarra Valley Grammar.
Opinion
Money psychology
How to battle financial anxiety in an age of redundancy
In a time of rising interest rates, soaring energy prices and ballooning grocery bills, economic anxiety is a feeling that far too many people can relate to.
Shivani Gopal
CEO of The Remarkable Woman and women’s rights commentator
Chinese tycoon arrested in $1.5b fraud conspiracy
Guo Wengui has been accused of lying to hundreds of thousands of people before misappropriating hundreds of millions of dollars.
The world’s worst ‘express’ train is wonderfully slow
As express trains go, the one that runs between two well-known tourist towns is the world’s worst. But I don’t care.
Editor's Picks
Opinion
AUKUS
In unmoored fury, Keating lashes leaders of the party that made him
Tony Wright
Associate editor and special writer
Just in
AUKUS deal
Keating blasts AUKUS as the ‘worst decision’ by Labor since WWI
The former prime minister said Anthony Albanese had relied on “two seriously unwise ministers”, Penny Wong and Richard Marles.
Analysis
The three reasons why the PM told us the nuclear subs cost $368 billion
The price tag has become a clarifying point in the argument about defence policy and how it affects the federal budget.
Victoria
Regional schools urged to spray after third death from mosquito-borne disease
Mosquitoes carrying the Murray Valley encephalitis virus have been detected across much of regional Victoria and high-risk schools are being encouraged to act.
Council’s ‘bin tax’ vote prompts calls for rates transparency across the state
Separate waste charges are open to misuse by councils without more scrutiny, the state’s peak ratepayers body warns after City of Yarra became the last Victorian council to adopt the charges.
Teenage girl dies after Carlton car crash
A man was charged after the collision, which injured pedestrians at Lygon Street on Saturday and has now claimed the life of a 16-year-old Brunswick girl.
Analysis
GST
What the Treasurer needs to do to head off a brawl with Victoria on GST
Federal Labor may not have made the decision to give Western Australia billions of dollars of extra GST, but it must now deal with the consequences.
Woman found guilty of murdering husband with drug-laced biscuits
A woman who fed her husband temazepam-glazed biscuits, wrapped him in a blanket and stuffed him in a backyard freezer has been found guilty of his murder.
SEE & DO
★★½
Has the Scream slasher series finally outworn its welcome?
Unlike most of the characters, the flip yet gruesome series has stayed alive longer than anyone could have anticipated.
★★★★
Juliet, without Romeo, will play with your heart. Get lost in the game
The plot of & Juliet unfurls as a battle of quills between Shakespeare and his wife, via the Backstreet Boys for starters. It’s a joyous, hilarious, face-palming adventure.
Politics
Australian incomes could plunge 40 per cent, work hours grow, warns Chalmers
A major Productivity Commission report will reveal Australians’ incomes will fall, and the working week get longer, unless there’s major reform.
Business
Updated
World markets
ASX dives in early trading as banks and miners drag
Global banking jitters after a share price plunge at Credit Suisse have flowed through to Australian markets.
World
‘Always more work to do’: South Korea proposes 69-hour workweek
South Koreans already toil more than many of their overseas counterparts. They work an average of 1915 hours a year, compared with 1791 hours for Americans and 1490 hours for the French.
Opinion
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Property
The beer necessities: Sub-$700,000 cottage with a hidden bar
There’s no clue in the charming facade, but the buyer of this Victorian home won’t have to travel far to get an ale on tap.
The cash rate that could mark a property market tipping point
“We think the probabilities would start rising north of 50 per cent of a hard landing in the economy and a double dip downturn in the housing market,” one economist warned.
Lifestyle
Is ‘cluttercore’ the interiors social media trend we need right now?
TikTok influencers are now documenting, or even flexing, their imperfect homes in all of their gory detail.
Opinion
Work/life balance
A four-day week with the right to disconnect? Yes, that works a treat
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Culture
‘We have poorer books as a result’: Why Australian publishers are silenced by fear
“There’s a lot of cautiousness and nervousness. And the larger the company, the more nervous they are,” says publishing veteran Hilary McPhee.
Sport
Burning questions: Can Curnow rise, or is it Dusty time?
As the Blues and Tigers return to the marquee stage to open the new season before a crowd of more than 80,000 at the MCG on Thursday night, here’s what to keep an eye on.
Not even Sheedy could trump Maurice Rioli jnr’s desire to join Daniel at Richmond
Richmond’s Riolis on why one of them knocked back a pitch from Essendon, close calls with crocodiles and why they hate playing against each other.
Violence hits Naples before Champions League win, Liverpool eliminated
Frankfurt fans were barred from the game but made the trip anyway, while Real Madrid cruised to a 1-0 win over Liverpool after their Anfield heroics last month.
The Scoop
AFL 2023
Bombers reshuffle: New boss makes his mark to defuse football department tension
Recruiting boss Adrian Dodoro and football chief Josh Mahoney are at the centre of a restructure at the Bombers.
AFL teams and expert tips for round one
All the ins and outs for round one of the 2023 season, and how the experts have tipped.
AFL briefing
AFL 2023
Blues give De Koning first crack, Tigers name Prestia; Dees lose three flag heroes
Carlton have handed out-of-contract big man Tom De Koning first go at the ruck for the season-opening blockbuster against Richmond.
‘They will look at Dave in Mumbai’: Warner needs medical clearance
David Warner will have a medical examination on his injured elbow before being cleared to play the first one-day match against India on Friday in Mumbai.
Have Your Say
The golden rules: How to win footy tipping bragging rights
Forget about premierships, there are few things more precious in football than beating colleagues, friends and family in footy tipping.
