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The CBD bike lanes to be paused under new council plan
The City of Melbourne will pause construction of new bike lanes in the Hoddle Grid as it instead focuses on routes into the city centre.
Analysis
Courts
The logic behind an accused killer’s unexpected legal tactic
There’s an argument for Erin Patterson facing justice on her home patch. But her case has a long way to go.
Exclusive
Crime
Melbourne DJ who worked at private school events jailed over 100,000 images, videos of child abuse
Bruce Harrison, a regular performer at weddings and private school formals, spent two decades amassing child abuse material.
Albanese is walking the walk while brushing off China’s moves in PNG
Two days after China’s top diplomat poured scorn on AUKUS during a Port Moresby visit, Albanese will be the first Australian PM to walk the Kokoda Track while in office.
Violet was making a simple TikTok toffee recipe. She ended up in hospital
Health authorities are urging parents to supervise their children who are attempting to make popular cooking recipes at home.
Opinion
Opinion
X marks the spot where free speech comes at a cost
Lydia Khalil
Lowy Institute project director
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
The Melbourne quirk that gave my suburb its confusing postcode
Inseparable like two peas in a pod, my suburb and its twin are tight-knit communities where families intermingle across their Scouts and sports clubs without a second thought.
Kellie Floyd
Contributor
Analysis
Streaming
Baby Reindeer has us asking who’s the real Martha. Is that the wrong question?
There’s a villain in this based-on-fact English series about a comedian and his stalker, but they almost get away with it.
Opinion
University
Returning to uni at 36 has convinced me: This is no place for teenagers
Whether they’re getting high distinctions or failing it doesn’t make a difference. This is why they are all wasting their time.
Wendy Syfret
Freelance writer
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Chinese checkers and the WADA cone of silence
The thing about a cover-up is that there’s nothing to see. It’s the smell that gives it away.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Indonesian court knocks back calls for presidential election re-run
The ruling has sparked street protests from backers of the failed presidential candidates, who had both claimed fraud.
Consumer watchdog refuses to certify green labelling scheme
The ACCC has not certified a key federal government program used by more than 500 companies to promote their environmental credentials.
Updated
MICF
‘Let’s clear the air’: Comedian explains why he booted a mum and baby from his show
Trish Faranda and her baby were booted out of an Arj Barker comedy show on Sunday night. Faranda says her baby wasn’t loud and felt humiliated.
Opinion
Parenting
Arj Barker’s biggest joke was evicting a breastfeeding mum from his show
An expectation there be no noise is a high bar when applied to children if you consider the intoxicated heckles and liveliness among some comedy festival crowds.
Brigid Meney
Contributor
Croissants and egg freezing: What a consultant on $130,000 spends in a week
On Money Diaries this week, we meet a diarist with severe endometriosis and adenomyosis who spends $9796 on fertility treatments and finishes four books.
Are you a perfectionist? Here’s how to manage those critical thoughts
Rates of perfectionism have surged in young people, but there are ways to keep your inner critic in check.
A smile so hideous it inspired the Joker: The Grinning Man comes to Melbourne
Eight years after becoming a huge cult hit in the West End, the musical The Grinning Man is heading Down Under.
Victoria
Accused mushroom cook wants murder case kept out of city
The evidence in the case of alleged killer Erin Patterson may not be tested publicly until next year as her defence fights to have the matter heard in regional Victoria.
Sketch
Mushroom case
Erin Patterson philosophical about time stretching in custody
Accused of one of the most high-profile murder cases in Victoria, Erin Patterson sits content as justice moves glacially around her.
Firebomb thrown at home of Burgertory’s activist founder
The Palestinian founder of Burgertory, Hash Tayeh, said his home “became a target of terror” after a Molotov cocktail struck just below his toddler son’s bedroom.
Awil Hussein’s home is set for demolition. He’s not leaving without a fight
Awil Hussein and his two daughters call the North Melbourne public housing towers home and say their community will be destroyed if a plan to demolish them is allowed to go ahead.
Cladding fire at high-rise building blamed for top architecture firm’s liquidation
The architects behind some of Melbourne’s most prominent buildings say a tower fire in Docklands sent them broke.
AFL
Operation free Toby: Giants to fight Greene suspension at tribunal
The Giants will head to the AFL Tribunal in a bid to clear Toby Greene and Jesse Hogan after the pair were offered one-match bans.
Analysis
Bombers should be ‘up and about’, Blues ruck ’n’ rolling: Key takeouts from round six
Carlton’s victory over Greater Western Sydney has rekindled memories of the early 1980s.
Politics
Analysis
Australia votes
These numbers show Labor cannot win on the vibe
The old assumption about a Labor victory at the next election is well and truly out of date. The government is clearly losing the fight to hold wavering voters.
Business
The Star sinks to new low as inquiry delivers more hits
The casino operator’s shares are at their lowest level in company history as executive chair David Foster and former boss Robbie Cooke prepare to give evidence.
World
Will a mountain of evidence be enough to convict Trump?
Donald Trump has broken a number of conventions in politics. He is about to be the first president to have his fate decided not just by voters, but by 12 citizens in a jury box.
Opinion
For as long as playing ball is optional, horrific violence will remain on social media
Alice Dawkins
Executive Director, Reset.Tech
Axing this Catch-22 could add 40,000 workers to the economy. What are we waiting for?
Terese Edwards
CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
The best thing about the Lehrmann judgment is its slowness in a time of dangerous speed
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Property
Prolific buyer on The Block sells Hampton East house for $3,245,000, a $1m loss
The vendor owned three houses in the Charming Street neighbourhood, and sold number 22 for a loss after listing it with a published $1 reserve price.
The inner-city Melbourne suburbs where property buyers pay cash
Some investors have been deterred by higher taxes, but others are snapping up properties in cash in inner-city suburbs.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Can you really hypnotise yourself? And if so, should you?
Self-hypnosis apps are becoming increasingly popular for managing stress and anxiety. But are they actually safe to use?
Culture
The knockout audition that set a rising Australian actor on the road to Hollywood
The producers wanted Steve McQueen-grade movie charm. Australian-born actor Hoa Xuande delivered it.
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Sport
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Chinese checkers and the WADA cone of silence
The thing about a cover-up is that there’s nothing to see. It’s the smell that gives it away.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Updated
AFL 2024
‘I wasn’t brave enough’: Crow speaks up on marks missed against Essendon
Young Crows player Josh Rachele said he just “wasn’t brave enough” when he fumbled a mark anticipating contact in a critical moment in the loss to Essendon.
Analysis
AFL 2024
No Harley on the horizon: Why the 2024 draft won’t provide a quick fix for North
North Melbourne may need to contemplate trading the No.1 pick again to address their extreme key-position shortage and avoid adding to their problematic midfield logjam.
Analysis
Asian Cup
Winless, scoreless and out: Football Australia needs deep rethink after Olyroos disaster
Australia’s under-23 men have failed to reach the Paris Olympics. An undermanned squad at the qualifying tournament is one reason – but there are deeper issues.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Bombers should be ‘up and about’, Blues ruck ’n’ rolling: Key takeouts from round six
Peter Wright’s expected return has left the Bombers with a selection dilemma, the Blues have rekindled memories of the early 1980s, Harley hype is exploding, the Hawks finally made an early statement and what do the Lions and the Australian cricket team have in common?
Operation free Toby: Giants to fight Greene suspension at tribunal
The Giants will head to the AFL Tribunal in a bid to clear Toby Greene and Jesse Hogan after the pair were offered one-match bans.
Exclusive
Doping
‘Infuriating’: Mack Horton unloads on ‘failed system’ after Chinese doping scandal
The Australian swimmer spent his career championing clean sport. He believes the integrity of “all sport” is under threat following revelations of positive Chinese drug tests.
Have Your Say
Why footy’s bravest act needs to be flipped on its head
Jordan Boyd should not be penalised for the collision with Toby Greene, of course. But the game needs to stop praising that type of bravery and start discouraging it.
