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The Matilda, the developer and the golf course ‘green wedge’ bid
Community advocates claim Matildas defender Steph Catley is being used as a pawn in a developer’s bid to rezone Melbourne’s green wedge for housing.
‘They serve a sentence too’: Victoria urged to help prisoners’ kids
Advocates have slammed the government’s two-page response to inquiries calling to help the “invisible” population of children with parents in jail.
More rain forecast after a severe thunderstorm descends on Melbourne
More wet and stormy weather is forecast for Melbourne and Victoria’s east on Wednesday, with up to 15 millimetres of rain predicted for the Yarra Valley and east Gippsland.
COVID inquiry warning to plug Australia’s health gaps before next pandemic
People from the least advantaged fifth of the population were six times more likely to die of COVID at the pandemic’s 2021 Australian peak.
Analysis
Cybersecurity
It takes one second to crack 70 per cent of our passwords
Cyberattacks and data breaches are a fact of everyday life, but there are ways to make sure your passwords – and your most sensitive information – isn’t caught up.
Court hack could expose sex abuse victims, underworld informers
A cyberattack on Victoria’s court system gave hackers access to video recordings provided under witness protection and at trials protected by suppression orders, including key evidence from a murder trial involving a Melbourne underworld figure.
Opinion
Australian cricket
The moment of tragedy that made me realise I was wrong about David Warner
We went to war on Twitter in 2013 when he was at the IPL. But during the worst week of my life, David Warner showed me he was a fundamentally decent human being.
Malcolm Conn
Chief Cricket Writer
‘Earned a lot of respect’: Former CA chair opens up on Warner’s legacy
David Warner regained respect by taking his Newlands punishment “on the chin”, according to one of the Cricket Australia directors who singled him out for the heaviest penalty levied during Sandpapergate.
The fruiterer’s son who became a Hollywood mogul, and other hidden Melbourne histories
North Melbourne IT professional Elio Sarpi started his Instagram account telling the true tales behind almost 1000 inner-Melbourne buildings during COVID lockdown. Now, it has more than 16,000 followers.
‘Sleep divorce’ isn’t the only option if your partner is a restless sleeper
Dreaming of a better night sleep? Experts weigh in on how to manage bedtime as a couple.
When did going to the shops become so awful?
I used to love the shops. The shops were the great equaliser. We were going to the shops because it’s fun to go to the shops. Now, they are just mean.
He was once one of Australia’s brightest tennis prospects. Then he got a better offer
Charlie Camus, who is likened to Australia’s Alex de Minaur, joins a long list of players who switch allegiances in their tennis careers.
The 10 coolest new hotels and resorts to put on your bucket list for 2024
A Thai wellness retreat, family fun at a Pixar-themed hotel and a new offering in Sydney’s Surry Hills are all on offer for 2024.
Punk angels and spiders with hands: Welcome to the New Weird
Weird fiction may have been around for a long while, but it’s making its presence felt in new and different ways.
Opinion
Corporate ethics
Woke corporatism has started to implode
If companies can get back to making decent products at a fair price, and paying their staff and customers on time, the system will be a lot stronger.
Matthew Lynn
Plane catches fire on runway at Japan’s Haneda airport
The passenger plane burst into flames when it hit a Coast Guard aircraft after landing. It was reported that all those on board were evacuated safely, but five coast guard crew are missing.
Opinion
Air travel
The Sydney-Melbourne route is one of the world’s busiest. It’s also hellish
While other nations offer quick and painless ways to travel between their popular cities, this commute remains a joke.
Anthony Dennis
Editor, travel
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Special series
I was about to get married. Then my phone exploded with calls from one person
He called four times in four minutes. It must be important, I thought – but I’d sworn to myself I wouldn’t answer my phone. Not today, of all days.
Special series
I’ve written more than 5 million words on crime. But one story taught me good can trump evil
The case against Peter Dupas was strong, but not strong enough for charges to be laid – then one of the fresh investigators made a phone call more in hope than expectation.
Victoria
Homicide investigation into death of a man in Hampton East street
Emergency services were unable to revive the man, 46, who was found with upper body injuries on a street in the south-east Melbourne suburb on Tuesday afternoon.
Traces of cocaine in Sea World helicopter pilot’s body, report finds
The report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the drugs were “unlikely” to have affected Ashley Jenkinson’s flying skills.
This could be one of the most dangerous roads to cross in Melbourne
Samantha Meredith has almost been hit by a car three times while trying to cross a notorious intersection. Weeks ago her neighbour died at the same spot.
Special report
City life
On the edge of the city, the hipsters and the hungry collide in this place of profound change
Tattooed hipsters sip craft beers and modern high-rises begin to fill the skyline. Just metres away, there is immense disadvantage, crime and antisocial behaviour.
Updated
Road cycling
Cyclist Rohan Dennis drove ute that killed Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins
The two-time Olympian and former world champion died after she was struck by a ute in Adelaide.
Politics
Alicio speaks three languages, loves science and is popular at school, yet he could be deported
While cerebral palsy hasn’t held Alicio back from swimming lessons, nor from playing with his friends, it means Australia’s migration system won’t let him stay.
Business
Energy stocks drive markets close to record high as trading resumes in 2024
The Australian sharemarket starts the New Year on a positive note, shrugging off a negative lead from Wall Street last week.
World
You can now sell Mickey Mouse merchandise. And Disney can’t stop you
With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form has become the leader of the band of characters, films and books that entered the public domain as the year turned to 2024.
Opinion
I didn’t mean to work at an Irish bagel shop, homesickness made me do it
Cassidy Knowlton
Saturday Age deputy editor
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Property
The areas in Melbourne that are driving house price increases
There is one corridor in Melbourne where house prices have continued to climb by almost 8 per cent annually, even as interest rates and the cost of living ate into household budgets.
No Hemsworth next door, but these are the best beach towns if you can’t afford Byron Bay
House prices are sky-high in Byron, but a handful of towns nearby offer a laid-back coastal life for a fraction of the price.
Good Food
Lifestyle
January can be the loneliest month. Here’s how to cope
Your friends are down the coast, your kids are with your ex and your favourite café is shut... The summer holidays can feel isolating.
Opinion
New Year
I’m no longer a COVID virgin, but I’m trying to stay positive
Jo Stubbings
Writer and reviewer
Culture
Opinion
Cinema
Cinema’s great wives club: the role of women in the male biopic
It’s been a season of biopics of men – building things, going to war, writing music - each with a wife to help us understand her husband’s full complexity.
Jessie Tu
Author, journalist and critic
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Australian cricket
The moment of tragedy that made me realise I was wrong about David Warner
We went to war on Twitter in 2013 when he was at the IPL. But during the worst week of my life, David Warner showed me he was a fundamentally decent human being.
Malcolm Conn
Chief Cricket Writer
‘Earned a lot of respect’: Former CA chair opens up on Warner’s legacy
David Warner regained respect by taking his Newlands punishment “on the chin” and returning to the national team, according to one of the Cricket Australia directors who singled him out for the heaviest penalty levied during Sandpapergate.
Top Australian tennis junior Charlie Camus defects to France
Charlie Camus was once one of Australia’s brightest tennis prospects, but he will now represent France after receiving a better offer from the rival federation.
‘Getting paid a truckload more’: Khawaja’s plan to save Test cricket
Usman Khawaja said he would not still be playing Test cricket if paid the inferior wages offered by many of Australia’s opponents, and has implored global chiefs to conduct an audit of where money in the game is going.
‘My last resort’: Warner’s plea for missing baggy greens
The veteran opener’s treasured caps have gone missing from his luggage as he prepares for his final Test at the SCG.
Opinion
Australian soccer
One code to rule them – why soccer may be the last survivor in world footy
It may take a century, but soccer is on a path to turning league, union and AFL into niche sports in Australia.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
‘An absolute freak’: The 16-year-old bringing swagger to the biggest stage in world darts
Luke Littler has not only reached the world championship semi-finals at the age of just 16 – he’s done it with the priceless sporting commodity of added swagger.
Have Your Say
Let’s get quizzical: 50 questions on the year in sport
Test your mental muscle or put your mates in the hot seat. It’s time to find out who is the font of knowledge on all things sport in 2023 by taking our 50-question super-quiz.
