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Race victory! Ferrari’s Sainz victorious at Albert Park after drama-filled grand prix
The Australian Grand Prix 2024 has set a new attendance record with today’s crowd of 132,106 pushing the four-day crowd to 452,055 people.
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LoadingFerrari goes one-two as Sainz benefits from Verstappen’s bad luck
The race opened up when Max Verstappen, the reigning champion – starting in pole and chasing a 10th straight GP win – was forced out after his car caught fire.
‘Like Succession’: Christian Horner and the battle for Red Bull
The Christian Horner saga has fascinated the globe, a clash of sport, celebrity, ego and corporate governance that has a very uncertain outcome.
Breaking
Liberal Party
Tim Wilson’s preselection win locks in Goldstein rematch against Zoe Daniel
The ambitious Liberal has spent months forming a strategy on how to win over the 12 per cent of voters who abandoned the party at the 2022 election and reclaim his old seat.
Opinion
Political leadership
As Liberals navigate a ‘sea of red’, the Greens are making waves of their own
The Tasmanian state election was bad news for the Liberal Party, but the potency of the Greens as a political force is growing, and it spells bad news for Labor in key battlegrounds.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Frankston masterplan that includes highrises near the beach ignores climate risks
Melbourne Water will not back a masterplan to densify Frankston’s city centre over a lack of consideration of flood risks and coastal inundation caused by climate change.
Catherine ‘enormously touched’ by support after cancer announcement
The Princess of Wales and Prince William have released their first statement since Catherine announced her cancer diagnosis.
Opinion
For subscribers
I jumped on the ‘Katespiracy’ bandwagon. Now I’m flooded with shame
The prospect of a missing princess was a blessed diversion. But now we know the truth, I feel ashamed. What was I thinking?
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
You can’t simply walk into Hermes and buy a Birkin bag. This pair is suing instead
The exclusivity of the item is very much part of its appeal – but a pair of California residents who have struck out in their attempts to buy the bags have decided that enough is enough.
Live
AFL 2024
Low-scoring affair between Tigers, Power; Dogs too good for Gold Coast
Follow along for all the live action as the Western Bulldogs get their first win against Gold Coast in Ballarat and Richmond face Port Adelaide at the MCG.
Latest live posts
LoadingDarren Weir reached forward, relaxed, oblivious. What he did next sent a shock through his horse – and the racing fraternity
Spy cameras, underperforming horses and the illegal plan that led to the downfall of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir.
‘Pretend to be tough’: Papley slams Dons’ off-ball tactics, Wright faces ban
Essendon’s Peter Wright is facing a likely ban of three or four matches when the AFL match review officer assesses the incident that left Sydney’s Harry Cunningham concussed and unable to take further part in Saturday night’s game.
ISIS-K claim of Moscow attack is credible, analysts say. Here’s who they are and why
The attack in a Moscow concert hall had many hallmarks of an attack by Islamist militants, but one unusual aspect has intrigued security analysts.
Handbrake on consumer spending means long tail for retail recession
As shoppers curbed their Christmas spending, accounting firm KPMG has lowered its forecast for the retail sector’s recovery.
Opinion
Donald Trump
The worst thing about Trump’s take-down of Rudd? Dutton’s cynical reaction
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton could have sided with Australia’s national interest over Trump, but he chose a different path.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Emelia Jackson’s lemon, lime and bitters tartlets with a curd you’ll want to eat by the spoonful
Take a refreshing mixed drink and turn it into a luxurious dessert that’s tart, sweet and bitter in all the right ways.
Exclusive
ATO
Inside the ‘ecosystem’: the Brethren businesses in the sights of the tax office
The ATO this week conducted an extraordinary unannounced raid on the politically connected sect known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, which preaches a “hatred” for the world.
This hike from one perched village to another is tough (but worth it)
A five-day hike around Mont Ventoux, the southern France mountain that strikes fear into the hearts of Tour de France cyclists every few years, is equally confronting and rewarding.
WEEKEND READS
‘Fingers crossed’: For Julianne Moore, the old fear remains
She’s realistic about ageing and struggling with empty-nest syndrome – yet at the top of her acting game.
Two of Us
She moved to Paris for love despite speaking no French. An instant fairytale? Non!
After a whirlwind romance, Melbourne-born interior designer Loretta Genovesi quit her job to be with entrepreneur Nicolas Collignon.
Victoria
Liberal royalty to take on teal Ryan in Frydenberg’s former seat of Kooyong
Amelia Hamer was considered a frontrunner for the seat despite a late surge in support for the chair of Transgender Victoria, Rochelle Pattison.
High-tech vending machines offer everything from pizza and flowers to bubble tea. Some say they’re a gimmick
High-tech vending machines are popping up at Southern Cross Station and elsewhere across the city, but industry experts say the new technology won’t take off in Australia for a simple reason.
Apply for a traineeship at The Age
The Age is seeking aspiring journalists for a 12-month traineeship program in our Melbourne newsroom.
Decades after ‘Victoria’s most brutal crime’, Helen wants justice for the slain women of Easey Street
In January 1977, friends Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, were stabbed more than 80 times in their Collingwood home.
Like Catherine, more under-50s are being diagnosed with cancer
Globally and in Australia, more people are being diagnosed with cancer before their 50th birthday.
Politics
Crucial export iron ore under pressure from China’s economy
Australia’s biggest miners face the prospect of iron ore prices staying flat for longer, analysts suggest.
Business
‘Speculate in bitcoin, hoard gold’: Precious metal’s value soars
This week, gold crashed through a historic high, leaving many analysts and other market watchers looking for explanations.
World
Battles rage around Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, Israel says 170 gunmen dead
Al Shifa, the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital before the war, is now one of the few healthcare facilities even partially operational in the north of the territory.
Opinion
If I could gather all the leaders of boys’ schools in one room, here’s what I would tell them
Chanel Contos
Founder of Teach Us Consent
You’re a realist, not a racist if you oppose unchecked immigration
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
The minute Trump labelled Rudd ‘nasty’, calls started flooding the Australian embassy
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
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Property
Buyer priced out of his suburb beats four others for $735,000 Hawthorn unit
Five bidders competed for the two-bedroom apartment on Melbourne’s biggest auction weekend of the year so far.
Mitchell was trying to buy a home. Then $150,000 nearly evaporated
That amount of money would have been the difference between buying a three-bedroom and a two-bedroom house.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How skincare is creeping below the neckline
Thanks to trends like the “everything shower” and our culture’s growing obsession with skincare, it seems a slap of Sorbolene is no longer enough.
Culture
‘It was never going to be a problem’: Juliette Binoche on acting with her ex
In The Taste of Things, the French star’s former partner Benoît Magimel appears as a renowned 19th-century gourmet. She plays his live-in cook and sometime paramour.
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Sport
Ferrari goes one-two in Australian Grand Prix as Sainz benefits from Verstappen’s bad luck
Carlos Sainz won a dramatic Australian Grand Prix after champion rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton had to bow out in the early laps with car troubles.
Grand Prix Melbourne 2024 LIVE updates: Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz triumphant amid high-drama
Join us for live coverage of the 2024 Formula 1 race from Melbourne’s inner-city Albert Park circuit. World champion Max Verstappen was hot favourite, but his race finished early.
‘Pretend to be tough’: Papley slams Dons’ off-ball tactics, Wright faces ban
Essendon’s Peter Wright is facing a likely ban of three or four matches when the AFL match review officer assesses the incident that left Sydney’s Harry Cunningham concussed and unable to take further part in Saturday night’s game.
Live
AFL 2024
AFL live updates: Tigers with nose in front of Power at half-time; Weightman enjoyed six-goal haul as Dogs downed Suns
Follow along for all the live action as the Western Bulldogs hunt their first win against a rampaging Gold Coast in Ballarat and Richmond face Port Adelaide at the MCG.
‘Aaron is a centre-half back:’ The case for switching the Bulldogs’ astro-Naught to defence
Peter Sumich is the latest in a long line of people to call for Naughton to go back. Plus, the AFL is considering a lifetime ban for the Adelaide Oval pitch invader.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Why free agency won’t rescue the Tigers or Pies (or nearly any AFL team)
A packed MCG and the buzz of being on Broadway or the more private surrounds offered by the Getaway clubs? Players have options, but free agency is not the panacea for clubs. Here’s why.
Andrew Hoy made his Olympic debut in 1984. Forty years later, he’s eyeing off Paris
While Andrew Hoy is eyeing off his ninth Olympics, it’s a race against the clock for Shane Rose, who fractured his pelvis days after securing his qualification.
Have Your Say
Where have all the CEOs gone? Footy’s problem with finding new leaders
As the competition has expanded to include a national women’s league and soon 19 teams, veteran club bosses have lamented the dearth of emerging off-field leaders across the competition.
