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Angle grinder, padlock: What officer bought after alleged murders
Police sent a car searching for the source of the triple-zero call, but because it was registered to Davies’ home in Waterloo, patrolled Paddington without specific information to go on.
Firefighters prepare defences as catastrophic fire danger declared for Wednesday
Victorians are bracing for the worst fire conditions in four years after at least six houses and about 20,000 hectares were burnt over the past five days.
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Abducted in Japan
Seven more Australian kids abducted as Japan debates custody changes
The number of Australian children abducted in Japan has jumped by almost 10 per cent in the past year.
Push to deny visa for Palestinian hijacker who praised Hamas terrorists
Leila Khaled, who appears holding an AK-47 in famous murals in the West Bank, is a member of a hard-line Marxist group that shocked the world with airline hijackings and bombings.
Australian pilot kidnapped in Papua New Guinea
An Australian pilot and two local workers have been kidnapped in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, police said in a statement on Monday.
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Victorian budget
Greens’ billion-dollar tax plan to fund Victoria’s cost-of-living relief
An 0.05 per cent quarterly levy on Victoria’s share of bank liabilities would raise an estimated $1.25 billion next financial year, costings have found.
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Meal prep
Weeknight winners: 14 Adam Liaw recipes you’ll immediately want to put on high rotation
Quick, easy and budget-friendly – these simple throw-together pastas, salads and stir-fries will make cooking this week a breeze.
Thailand’s most unusual train ride is chaotic and surreal
Thailand’s Mae Klong Railway Market is one to watch out for. Quite literally.
Opinion
Social media
From viral social media ‘pranks’ to hooning, what makes teens behave so badly?
It is easy to explain this behaviour away as poor parenting or problem children. But there are other reasons boys are acting up online.
Kathryn Daley
Academic
Opinion
School funding
Two-class school system great way to entrench low productivity
You’d expect a Labor government to care about public school students getting a decent education. We’ll soon find out if it does.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
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ABC
Antoinette Lattouf files second legal case against ABC over dismissal
Sacked radio host Antoinette Lattouf has filed more proceedings against the ABC, this time in the Federal Court, and alleges the broadcaster breached its own workplace agreement.
Bruce Lehrmann to face committal hearing in June for Toowoomba rape case
Bruce Lehrmann faces two counts of raping a woman he allegedly met in a nightclub weeks after he first appeared in a Canberra court over unrelated allegations.
Tickled Pink: Bowing to public demand, Nike is finally selling Matildas goalkeeper jerseys
Pink and her daughter, Willow, were the first people in the world to get their hands on a shirt that was impossible to buy last year.
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AFL 2024
Hardwick on why he left the Tigers and the Sun with licence to do a ‘Dusty’
After more than a decade at Richmond, Hardwick’s first senior game as Suns coach will be against the Tigers – a team that knows the game he’s trying to instil better than Suns players themselves do.
The director’s cut: Watching Collingwood’s historic grand final win with Scott Pendlebury
The Collingwood great sat in front of a projector screen and revealed his fears - that this would be 2018 all over again - and the conversations with coaches, teammates and umpires behind a modern classic.
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Melbourne
Have a hot date with a hotpot at this solo dining sanctuary in the city
There’s only one restaurant like this in Melbourne, and it’s only for solos. Dani Valent nabs a cubicle.
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There are glimmers of promise in Hugo Weaving’s buddy movie, but it’s clumsy
The Rooster takes some bizarre twists and turns without ending up anywhere worthwhile.
Newly engaged couple splashes $3m on renovated Windsor cottage
The single-fronted, three-bedroom home boasted period features and more space than meets the eye.
Victoria
Driver ‘on rims’ charged with sparking spot fires in danger zone ahead of ‘catastrophic’ day
Victorians are bracing for the worst fire conditions in four years after at least six houses and about 20,000 hectares were burnt over the past five days.
The Victorian towns where Peter Dutton is considering going nuclear
The Coalition is pushing the prospect of nuclear energy in old coal-mining towns. But do Victorians actually want them?
Calling time on wine o’clock: The hidden reasons working mothers use alcohol to cope
Mothers told researchers they struggled to meet expectations at work and home in the evening, which is when alcohol kicked in as a stress-relieving tool.
Melissa spent $10k on tutors for her daughter. She says there’s something seriously wrong
Parents are spending thousands on tutors and specialists while children are falling years behind, as outdated reading lessons fail to pick up on learning problems.
He watched Katy Perry perform at a lavish Kew mansion, but Albanese just wanted to talk jobs
While global superstar Katy Perry staged a private performance at billionaire Anthony Pratt’s mansion, Anthony Albanese said he was just there to talk about manufacturing.
Politics
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Political leadership
Coalition takes primary vote lead from Labor as Dunkley byelection looms
Voters have lifted the Coalition to its strongest position since the last federal election despite backing Labor on its overhaul of personal income tax cuts.
Business
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Mergers & acquisitions
US giant Alcoa set to take over Australian partner in $3.3b deal
Aluminium giant Alcoa has moved to take over Alumina Limited in a blockbuster deal.
World
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu confirms hostage deal talks, plans to move Gazans to the north
“There’s room for them to go north of Rafah to the place that we’ve already finished fighting in,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Opinion
As Morrison leaves parliament, we should honour his legacy
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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Property
‘It is a crisis’: How relationship status is affecting housing stress
Buying a home solo has become tougher over the past decade. Now renting has caught up.
Beaumaris house sells for $2,325,000 in just seven bids
Two bidders slugged it out during the ultra-fast auction for the four-bedroom home, which was over in just a few minutes.
Good Food
Lifestyle
I went looking for the family of my lung donor. It didn’t end as planned
“I hope they know who I am, that they know I’ve tried to make something of my life, which would not have been possible without their ultimate act of love.”
Culture
Zoe Coombs Marr thought her life was boring. Until she remembered that smell
The comedian was feeling at ‘odds with her existence’, so she took a personal stocktake of her life. “It matters and it doesn’t matter at all.”
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Sport
‘There’s enough crash and bash’: Magpies, Cats guard against concussion
Premiership stars Darcy Moore and Patrick Dangerfield have revealed their clubs have changed their approaches to contact training in a bid to avoid concussion.
The pain behind Lyon’s call to end two-Test series
Nathan Lyon has implored cricket authorities to mandate a minimum of three-match Test series, fuelled by the unresolved pain of his very first meeting with New Zealand.
‘We have issues going on’: Gawn won’t hide from Dees’ problems, but winning finals is his goal
The Demons have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this off-season but Max Gawn says their main motivation is to redeem themselves for losing four straight finals.
Tickled Pink: Bowing to public demand, Nike is finally selling Matildas goalkeeper jerseys
Pink and her daughter, Willow, were the first people in the world to get their hands on a shirt that was impossible to buy last year.
Opinion
Super Rugby
A boring product trapped by pedantic rules: Why it’s time rugby joined the entertainment game
The game is going backwards economically because, aside from episodic scintillating moments like the first half of France-South Africa in the recent World Cup, it’s become lousy entertainment. Here’s how to fix it.
John Wylie
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AFL 2024
Hardwick on why he left Tigers, feeling reinvigorated and the Sun with potential to be ‘special’
After more than a decade at Richmond, Damien Hardwick has begun a new chapter at Gold Coast. He talks to Michael Gleeson about being reinvigorated by his new club, the young Sun with a licence to do a “Dusty” and why he doesn’t regret being open about his family life to build connections.
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ATP Tour
First ATP title and career-high ranking: Thompson’s Mexican ‘miracle’
Australia’s Jordan Thompson will rise to No.32 in the rankings after winning an ATP title in Los Cabos, but it took what the man himself described as a miracle to do it.
Have Your Say
Bringing the heat: The next step in the Blues’ quest for greatness
For Carlton to really make the September running this season, Michael Voss has indicated his team needs to make a statement through the home-and-away campaign, a point Harry McKay is keen to back up.
