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Victorian Parliament
Liberal women demand dumped MP Moira Deeming be reinstated
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto is facing calls from the Liberal Party’s federal women’s committee to reinstate Moira Deeming and apologise to her.
Thorpe bouyed by messages of support; Dutton says Van should resign
“I think it’s in everyone’s best interest that he resign from the parliament, and I hope he is able to do that sooner [rather] than later,” Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said.
‘Further information caused me considerable concern’: Dutton
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he’s aware of a third allegation of misconduct against the Liberal senator.
A proposal and 30,000 calls, texts: Ex-policeman jailed for abusing 14-year-old school girl
Mario Simon Didulica’s incessant mobile phone use was the talk of his office, but when he showed colleagues photos of a young girl in her underwear no one did a thing.
Analysis
Naked City
Beyond redemption: The crooks who ran out of chances
Some crooks, if you forget their chosen occupations, are a great deal of fun.
Inside story
Indigenous Voice
The move to establish a Voice to parliament is facing its toughest moment
Arguably Australia’s most eminent Indigenous leader has admitted something that none of his colleagues has said publicly.
Wellbeing zones, snack bars: Qantas unveils cabins for ultra-long-haul flights to Paris, NY, London
The largest economy-class seats of any Qantas plane and a special ‘Wellbeing Zone’ will feature on the airline’s planned non-stop flights to New York and London.
Opinion
Health
I don’t care if I don’t need 10,000 steps. Get out of my way!
Earlier this week, we reported that we don’t need 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy. Brilliant! I thought, before doing my 10,000 steps.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
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What was Marvel Stadium’s original name? Test your knowledge with The Age quiz
How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.
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AFL 2023
‘Basically incapacitated’: Dangerfield suffers collapsed lung, cracked rib
Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield is out indefinitely after suffering a partially collapsed lung and cracked rib in Thursday night’s 38-point loss to Port Adelaide.
He’s friends with Dusty and led the team to three flags. How Trent Cotchin ranks among Tiger legends
We asked five Richmond greats what Trent Cotchin has meant to the club, and where he stands among the iconic figures of yesteryear.
The Ashes are imminent and the cricket episode of Bluey had me weeping
Childhood memories, adult responsibilities, Australian culture abroad and cricket ... somehow Bluey brings it all home in one big-hearted package.
Twice-impeached, twice-indicted Trump will ‘never drop out’
After a bruising week, Donald Trump remains a fighter but what his tenacity means for his fellow presidential aspirants is an open question.
‘Stunned’: Tourist arrested for pushing two others into 50-metre ravine at German castle
An American man has been arrested over the death of an American tourist and an assault on another near Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany.
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Tragedy
Up to 100 children onboard boat that sank off the south of Greece
Nine of the 104 people rescued have now been arrested on suspicion of smuggling as attention turns to Greece’s failure to act before the ship capsized.
‘Is everything a wine bar now?’: How Melbourne’s dining scene is changing
The Age Good Food Guide editors take the temperature of Victoria’s restaurant industry in the first half of 2023. After a lukewarm start, things are finally heating up.
When it comes to menswear, hats are back on top for urban cowboys
Wide brimmed hats with a difference are gaining on winter beanies and baseball caps in the style stakes.
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Opinion
Political leadership
Nobody needed four days of bloodsport over Brittany Higgins claims
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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SEE & DO
What would you do if you found the last thylacine? First, build a boat...
This wrap of Rising festival shows includes Hide the Dog, Buŋgul, THIS, Ethel Cain, Thundercat, Weyes Blood, Tanz, and Tracker.
Black Mirror’s creator on how the new season is built to surprise
Creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker says it was time to “reset” the tech-focused anthology series.
Victoria
Breaking
Casinos
Crown hit with $20 million fine following tax failings
The issue was uncovered in the 2021 Royal Commission into Crown Melbourne among voluminous documents that Crown disclosed for other purposes.
Labor MPs urge party to contest Warrandyte byelection
The Liberal Party will on Sunday choose its candidate for the Warrandyte byelection. The Greens have entered the race, but Labor and some minor parties are weighing up whether to contest the seat to be vacated by Ryan Smith.
No grand ale in Footscray: Council rejects brewery’s proposal for Franco Cozzo site
A proposal to turn the iconic former furniture showroom into a three-storey Moon Dog venue with a grandiose baroque fountain has been rejected by Maribyrnong City Council.
Exclusive
Liberal Party
Long-serving Liberal MP faces preselection challenge
Mary Aldred has confirmed she will seek Liberal Party preselection for the federal seat of Monash in Gippsland, held by Russell Broadbent, who has been in parliament since 2004.
No apologies: Defiant Ben Roberts-Smith breaks silence
Ben Roberts-Smith has ruled out apologising to the families of his victims in Afghanistan, calling the decision in his defamation case “terrible” and “incorrect”.
AFL 2023
‘Smelling the roses’: Tigers champ enjoying every moment ahead of game 300
There was no mention of the “r” word – just a lot of skirting around it – as Trent Cotchin spoke about becoming just the sixth Tiger to play 300 matches this Saturday night against St Kilda.
Opinion
Why the AFL’s next big thing needs to avoid football’s graveyard
Soon, hundreds of teenagers will file their AFL draft forms with a dream – and the hope of avoiding a footballing nightmare.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Politics
Exclusive
Workplace culture
Brittany Higgins is being used as a political football, says Rachelle Miller
The fellow former Liberal staffer says the Coalition is using “their own women to tear down other women” and warned the leaking of Higgins’ text messages could have a chilling effect on victims.
Business
‘I made mistakes’: Fake heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin wants to reinvent herself
Anna Sorokin became a notorious figure after posing as a German heiress and lying about having a $US67 million trust fund.
World
Opinion
US politics
Trump verdict courts disaster no matter how it lands
Donald Trump is exactly where he works best: at the centre of the political conversation, railing against the elites who run a corrupt system designed to bring him down because they didn’t like his presidency.
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Opinion
Nobody needed four days of bloodsport over Brittany Higgins claims
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
We all get older but does anyone ever fully ‘grow up’?
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Hope for Parliament House’s improved culture turns to rubble
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property
Luxury for less: The most glamorous houses for sale for $2 million
Trophy homes can cost tens of millions, but buyers willing to look further afield can find luxury living for less.
Stunning $60 million mansion sale - on the best street in the best suburb
The late Ron Walker’s family home on prestigious Albany Road has found a deep-pocketed buyer.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How air plants can work together to create much-needed city shade
Fragrant and flowering plant varieties can provide a plastic-free alternative to shade cloths.
Culture
Anger over ABC’s decision to axe dedicated arts team in restructure
The national broadcaster has been criticised for making its most senior arts journalists redundant.
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‘I would’ve died in a hole anyway’: The ballad of Baz McCullum
What drives the thinking of Brendon McCullum, England’s Ashes mentor and offsider to captain Ben Stokes?
Where Tiger greats rank Trent Cotchin among Richmond legends
We asked five Richmond greats what Trent Cotchin has meant to the club, and where he stands among the iconic figures of yesteryear.
‘It is just ridiculous’: International concussion group, AFL at odds over CTE link
The powerful Concussion in Sport Group, which includes the AFL’s chief medical officer, has not linked degenerative brain disease definitively with concussion, contradicting the stance taken by the AFL.
‘They’re awesome’: Hannah Mouncey celebrates Australia’s new sports trans guidelines
Transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey says Australia’s new guidelines for elite trans athletes as the best and most detailed that she’s seen, as two Olympic swimmers supported trans inclusion.
Updated
AFL 2023
‘Basically incapacitated’: Geelong reveals extent of Dangerfield’s serious injuries
Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield is out indefinitely after suffering a partially collapsed lung and cracked rib in Thursday night’s 38-point loss to Port Adelaide.
Updated
AFL 2023
AFL round 14 teams and expert tips
All the ins and outs for round 14 and the expert tips for a big weekend of football.
Fowler, Schauffele shoot 62 to set US Open record; Australians well back
Just halfway through day one at the Los Angeles Country Club, Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele had already rewritten the record books.
Have Your Say
It starts at the top: Warner, Khawaja key as Cummins faces Ashes examination
The performances of the Australian openers will be a major factor in deciding the Ashes, along with how Pat Cummins leads.
Mark Taylor
Former Australian cricket captain
