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Disability
NDIS cannot be dumping ground for criminals, sex predators: Shorten
Bill Shorten will write to state governments demanding they start telling his agency when serious criminals are released from their jails.
Ex-boyfriend of Hannah McGuire appears in court charged with her murder
Lachlan Young, 21, has faced McGuire’s devastated family in court after her body was found in a burnt-out car in bushland near Ballarat on Friday.
‘I am devastated’: Doctor’s regret over toddler’s death
Paul Bumford told a coroner he was on his first locum shift at Wangaratta hospital when he treated Noah Souvatzis and should have escalated his care to a more senior doctor.
Breaking
Defamation
Higgins makes submissions to court as judge sets fresh date for Lehrmann decision
Brittany Higgins has made submissions to the court for the first time in Bruce Lehrmann’s high-stakes defamation case, just days before the judge is set to hand down his decision.
Opinion
Interest rates
The chief of America’s biggest bank is worried. That’s bad news for all of us
Jamie Dimon is one of the most powerful people in the world. His annual letter to shareholders contains an alarming scenario. Australia would not be immune.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
PM pressures Netanyahu as Hamas rejects Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal
Hamas said the latest Israeli ceasefire proposal from Qatari and Egyptian mediators did not meet any of the demands of Palestinian factions.
How one of the world’s best-known rock songs started at a Melbourne pub and went viral 22 years later
A stunning re-imagining of the White Stripes rock classic Seven Nation Army sent soccer fans into a frenzy at the Melbourne A-League derby at the weekend.
Festivals ‘in the thick of a real crisis’ says Music Australia chief
The number of 18-24 year olds attending music festivals has dropped in the past five years, with a new report warning rising costs and over-policing are key factors.
Analysis
Defence
Can a two-year ‘placeholder’ reform the Australian Defence Force?
The Albanese government has opted for continuity over change and safety over boldness in its choice of a new Defence Force chief.
Remember Seinfeld’s controversial finale? Curb Your Enthusiasm just fixed it
Did comedy mastermind Larry David engineer the perfect finale? Not quite. But it was pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Review
Melbourne
Our critic had high expectations for this revamped CBD fine diner. Here’s the thing she didn’t anticipate
There are a few notable changes at the newly refurbished fine diner, but those spectacular views aren’t one of them.
Opinion
Supermarket inquiry
Everyone seems to be a victim in the supermarket review
While Woolworths and Coles point the finger at the behaviour of other big retailers, it’s a brain twister as to how giving suppliers more help will benefit customers at the checkout.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Seven secrets of the Mediterranean’s best-preserved ancient site
Ephesus, a Greco-Roman trading city, gives you a fine impression of daily life in classical times.
Elbows are back on the table as Gen Z say manners no longer relevant
More than three quarters of those polled aged over 16 said traditional table etiquette was outdated nonsense.
Victoria
Rain lashes the city as the High Country welcomes first snow of year
The SES is reporting floods in Kew East and trees down in Heathmont, Templestowe, Lyndhurst and Kinglake as the state shivers through a cold, wet morning.
Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in bushland near Ballarat
Hannah McGuire, 23, has been remembered as a “bright young woman with a heart of gold” after her body was found in a burnt-out car.
This MP never met with Daniel Andrews. He’s already had two meetings with Jacinta Allan
Labor’s control of the crossbench is changing as progressives warn they won’t be taken for granted and those frozen out under Andrews welcome a new approach.
Exclusive
Liberal Party
Influential Liberal Michael Kroger at centre of heated corporate coup
Kroger is embroiled in a battle for control over the $52m Mayfield Childcare fuelled in part by a contentious deal three years ago.
Period leave, pay rises and flexible work trials for Victoria’s public service
Thousands of government workers will get a 3 per cent pay rise, an average bonus of $1400 and women’s health leave under a new agreement, according to their union.
AFL
Analysis
Ginnivan and the small attack: How the Pies survived a monumental Hawks comeback
Jack Ginnivan said after the match that there was plenty for the Hawks to be optimistic about, and explained how he would make himself a better player.
Analysis
Essendon the big losers, Blues’ Houdini strikes again: Key takeouts from round four
The round of football started slowly and built to a crescendo with controversy, comebacks, scandal and a celebration of a round now embedded in the football calendar.
Politics
‘Intellect, resolve’: PM announces new head of Australian Defence Force
Anthony Albanese has announced Vice Admiral David Johnston will be the new chief of the ADF.
Business
Opinion
Web culture
Google may be about to make the biggest strategy change yet
Google is weighing up charging customers to use its AI products. We should be begging it to.
Matthew Lynn
World
Why Trump’s statement angers conservatives and gives Biden campaign a new target
In releasing his video the presumptive Republican presidential nominee tried to put to rest an issue widely seen as a general election liability. It hasn’t.
Opinion
Japan is set to join AUKUS – it won’t be the last to do so
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
The Albanese government is finally awakening to the bleak nature of Israel’s fighting
Ben Saul
Challis Chair of International Law at Sydney University
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Property
Why half the homes in this sleepy seaside town are bought with cash
Asset-rich buyers who don’t need a mortgage are arriving in droves, while others struggle against high interest rates and the cost of living.
‘It’s a market within itself’: Why buyers chase homes in this sought-after zone
A huge crowd turned up to watch a recent battle between families trying to buy a home, and there’s not much else for sale.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How to make sure a takeaway meal is healthy: A dietitian’s guide to what to pick if you can’t quit
It might be hard to resist the lure of a take-home pizza or stir-fry, but there may be other convenient and tasty takeaway options that are better for your health.
Culture
Chilling show means you’ll never think of Fleabag’s Hot Priest the same way
Forget the sunny setting of 1999’s The Talented Mr Ripley – this gritty new version, filmed in black and white, is as noir as it gets.
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Sport
How one of the world’s best-known rock songs started at a Melbourne pub and went viral 22 years later
A stunning re-imagining of the White Stripes rock classic Seven Nation Army sent soccer fans into a frenzy at the Melbourne A-League derby at the weekend. But did you know the song originated just a few hundred metres down the road at an iconic live music venue?
AFL’s captain’s call: Skippers won’t get right to review umpiring decisions
The AFL has made its own captain’s call on the push to allow team skippers to challenge umpiring decisions by sending them to video review.
Gorry, Hunt in doubt for Olympics as Matildas prepare for ‘experimental’ friendly
Tony Gustavsson’s casualty ward is nearing double figures, and it remains unclear whether some first-choice starters will recover in time for Paris 2024.
‘Always in my corner’: Aussie ace addresses Open snub amid resurgence
Amid concerns of a vendetta against her, former national No.1 Arina Rodionova vows to cast the ordeal aside.
Brisbane troll fined for ‘vile’ online ref abuse during Rugby World Cup
A Brisbane man has been fined $1000 and given a 12-month good behaviour bond for abusing a Rugby World Cup match official and his family.
Opinion
AFL 2024
‘That’s enough’: AFL must send Finlayson a simple message with slur penalty
What shocks about Jeremy Finlayson’s homophobic insult against Essendon is that it even sprung to his mind to use such language in 2024.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Opinion
AFL 2024
Gather Round? More like Blather Round if you ask me
After being bombarded with missives about the charms of South Australia, we were supposed to rejoice and be grateful that they had the footy and we didn’t.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Have Your Say
Essendon the big losers, Blues’ Houdini strikes again: Key takeouts from round four
The round of football started slowly and built to a crescendo with controversy, comebacks, scandal and a celebration of a round now embedded in the football calendar.
