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Royalty
Queen Mary takes the Danish throne alongside Frederik X
King Frederik X has acceded to the Danish throne after his mother, Queen Margrethe, formally signed her abdication.
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Australian Open
Victoria’s secret $63m Tennis Australia bailout
As the Australian Open emerged from pandemic disruption, the government extended a financial lifeline well beyond the lockdowns to keep Tennis Australia afloat.
‘Compassionate’ GP named as victim of Doncaster home invasion
Dr Ash Gordon is believed to have been robbed before he was killed in a Doncaster street on Saturday morning.
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Australian Open
Young contender announces himself on big stage, pushing Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is still in contention for this year’s tournament, but not before surviving a hell of a scare from a teenager qualifier.
O’Connell triumphs in marathon clash, Lleyton lookalike wins over fans in defeat
A stirring comeback win by Chris O’Connell was the hometown highlight of day one, while two of his compatriots were brave in five-set matches, including Lleyton Hewitt lookalike Dane Sweeny.
Boy, 11, and woman, 26, die after car hits tree and bursts into flames
The pair were travelling with a 23-year-old man when the car they were in left the road in Echuca.
‘Like the Birdcage without horses’: Open celebrates Sunday funday
Tennis Australia chair Jayne Hrdlicka had a succinct phrase to sum up the official attitude towards the first Sunday match day: “Woo-hoo!”
Icelandic volcano erupts, spewing lava towards fishing town
Footage showed fountains of molten rock spewing from fissures in the ground, the bright orange lava flow glowing against the dark sky.
Trump in fast lane to White House as rivals fight among themselves
The Iowa caucuses are the first time the public has their say about party presidential candidates. A big win in Iowa can build the sort of momentum that leads to the presidency.
Opinion
Populism
If Trump wins, it will not be in spite of democracy, but because of it
Liberal elites often deny the legitimacy of democratic outcomes by blaming it all on populism. Which is curious, since populism must surely mean that the popular will has prevailed.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Opinion
My First Job
Cheap tickets and free popcorn suddenly made me cool in the eyes of my classmates
While all of my friends worked at the supermarket or in fast food, the cinema gave me a competitive edge and someone people wanted in their Myspace Top 8.
Caroline Schelle
National News Blogger
Succession’s ‘ludicrously capacious’ bag sells at prop auction – for a luxe price
The bag that prompted a famous quip has sold at auction for $28,000, alongside other famous props used on Succession – the famed HBO saga of the Roy family dynasty.
How Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White became lords of the ring
The actors needed strict body-building regimes and a disgusting amount of food to prepare for their roles as pro wrestling brothers in The Iron Claw.
Australian Open
How Djokovic stays ahead of Generation Next: A triumph in six charts
View our interactives to find out what gives the world No.1 the edge over up-and-comers Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton.
Ditch the face paint: How to dress for the tennis
Luxury labels and a celebrity audience have made dressing for the tennis a style workout.
Victoria
Albanese slammed over airstrikes and genocide case as thousands protest in Melbourne
Following South Africa’s launch of its genocide case against Israel in the ICJ late last week, placards at Sunday’s march quoted South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela: “Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
Popular Frankston mayor wins Liberal preselection for Dunkley
The result means the face of Frankston City will face off against Labor’s Jodie Belyea at a federal byelection to be held in coming weeks.
Questions deepen over St Vincent’s, Victorian courts hacks
Australian executives are being urged to be more transparent about data breaches happening under their watch, amid growing unrest over the recent spate of cyberattacks.
Fireball erupts in Melbourne’s fifth underworld arson attack in a week
Exploding fireworks woke neighbours in the attack in Craigeburn, spreading to a home.
Cash ban for unsupervised betting machines after pubs allegedly failed to stop child gambling
Victoria’s gaming regulator issued a statewide direction to move betting terminals close to the counter or go cashless, after a 16-year-old was found to have gambled at a string of pubs.
WEEKEND READS
Opinion
Test cricket split into two divisions is better than nothing at all
Here’s a wrong-’un of an idea. Test cricket could split into two divisions. The first would consist of Australia, England and India - who have been manoeuvring towards a closed shop anyway - and maybe New Zealand and South Africa, suitably subsidised.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: From ‘childless divorcee with a criminal record’ to motherhood and a mission
Just 18 months ago, she described herself as a childless divorcee with no job. Now the scholar and former political prisoner is a new mother on a mission to pressure our government to do better.
Politics
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AI
Clamp on high-risk use of artificial intelligence
Legislative controls on the use of AI will form part of the federal government’s first major response to regulating the rapidly advancing technology.
Business
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest steps up fight against big oil and gas
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has escalated his war against oil and gas producers, and Woodside in particular, taking to a helicopter off the remote WA coast to lambast its $18 billion Scarborough gas export project as a “carbon dioxide bomb”.
Opinion
Budgeting
Broken resolutions? Five money goals you can stick to this year
Victoria Devine
Money columnist
World
Analysis
Taiwan
Lai’s victory in Taiwan is an embarrassment for Beijing
The challenge for Taiwan and for its supporters, including Australia, will be maintaining the status quo.
Opinion
Just when you thought he’d given up, Albanese surprises us
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
How home owners turned their pool dreams into reality – on a budget
A backyard with a pool is highly sought after despite the cost of living crunch, so some renovators are finding a way to stay afloat.
The best Block sales of 2023, from beach pad to Californian bungalow
Several homes linked to the reality renovation show sold over the past year, beyond the season’s televised auctions.
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Lifestyle
Swan song? No way, these ballerinas are proving a pointe at the barre
Royal Academy of Dance-certified Silver Swans classes are bringing older dancers back to ballet, as well as new ones to try it for the first time.
Culture
Jeremy Allen White, in undies, on a roof. But that’s not the ad that has people’s knickers in a knot
People have been swooning over White’s Calvin Klein ad campaign like there’s no tomorrow. Why, then, was a similar ad banned?
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Sport
As it happened Australian Open day one: Djokovic praises Croatian teen after four-hour clash; Sabalenka wins in straight sets
Follow all the action from Melbourne Park as day one of the 2024 Australian Open gets under way, with reigning singles champions Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka due on court.
‘That was awesome’: O’Connell tastes epic win, but Sweeny, Kubler lose five-setters
A stirring comeback win by Chris O’Connell was the hometown highlight of day one, while two of his compatriots were brave in five-set matches, including Lleyton Hewitt lookalike Dane Sweeny.
How Djokovic stays ahead of Generation Next: A triumph in six charts
View our interactives to find out what gives the world No.1 the edge over up-and-comers Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton.
Sinner makes his wicked return to Melbourne Park
Majors are cruel. Like Botic van de Zandschulp’s serve to Australian Open fancy Jannik Sinner in the first set, his campaign was over before it began. The Italian, who Australian hope Alex de Minaur is yet to beat in six attempts, was in ominous touch.
Smith the opener dares quicks to bounce him with new ball
Steve Smith says the world’s quickest bowlers will have to risk wasting their new ball if they want to pummel him with short-pitched bowling now that he’s an opening batsman.
Analysis
Asian Cup
Arnie must find new answers to old questions after ‘substandard’ opener
What Graham Arnold would give to have even one of Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic, Massimo Luongo or Ajdin Hrustic with him in Qatar. Instead, he has to find other solutions to the Socceroos’ creativity shortage.
‘On road to recovery’: Smiling Sam Kerr’s positive message from hospital bed
The Matildas star is still in hospital after surgery but is ready for the long comeback from a devastating injury.
Have Your Say
The green-and-gold brigade: Meet every Aussie in this year’s Open
Twenty-one local hopes, headlined by Alex de Minaur, will contest this year’s Australian Open, after three managed to scrap their way through the qualifying rounds on Friday.
