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High voltage: The $300 power play Chalmers claims will fight inflation
Economists have warned that Labor’s budget spending could put pressure on the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer.
Analysis
Cost of living
Are you a winner or loser in this budget?
Your guide to who gained the most – and who missed out – in Jim Chalmers’ third federal budget.
How to tame a dragon: The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance
The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.
Analysis
Federal budget
Why this budget is a great big red light to Sally McManus and the ACTU
Just spending money on handouts to bring down inflation is not Jim Chalmers’ main game.
Opinion
Federal budget
Don’t be fooled: this is an election budget with plenty of pork barrelling
This budget taxes more, and spends more, than any of the others for at least a quarter-century, outside the pandemic years. And it conceals the pork better.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Opinion
Federal budget
Why the Treasurer needed to throw women some sugar
Women voters are growing increasingly progressive which makes them appetising prey not just for Labor but for the Greens and the teals.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Analysis
Analysis
Is this the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts
Jim Chalmers’ third budget sought to strike a balance between inflation and cost of living. Here’s what our experts thought.
How the budget affects you – from students to retirees
Young or old, single or married: this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.
Former pilot claims hunting dispute led to campers’ deaths in tragic accident
Gregory Lynn’s lawyer has revealed to a jury what Lynn says happened at a remote campsite that led to the deaths of campers Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73.
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AFL 2024
Revealed: Saints’ massive offer to make Weitering one of the AFL’s richest players
Carlton’s superstar defender is set to become one of the highest-paid players in the league after St Kilda informally pitched him a bumper multi-year deal.
Opinion
Baby Boomers
Stop blaming Boomers for all your problems – they’re not even in charge any more
Not every Boomer is hell-bent on plundering the natural world, locking everyone else out of the housing market and decapitating the letterbox on their way down the driveway.
Gary Newman
Filmmaker
Opinion
Homelessness
My neighbour took his life rather than face homelessness. Will anyone bother to notice?
The last time anyone saw him, he was tearing the development notice off a wall by the lobby entrance and ripping it up in anger, frustration and despair.
Sue Williams
Freelance writer
World’s oldest Chinese dragon vandalised in attack on Victorian museum
Two separate dragons were damaged in the attack. Police have released images of two suspects they are looking for.
Updated
Crime
Luxury car swindler targeted as burning cars slam into suburban home
An SUV and a ute were set alight in the early hours of Tuesday and driven into a multimillion-dollar Essendon property linked to ex-bankrupt Andrew Triantafyllos.
‘Unacceptable’ pro-Palestine protesters ordered off Deakin campus
Despite the order, protesters at the Burwood encampment have refused to budge, arguing that their small protest is lawful.
Exclusive
Healthcare
Patient seriously harmed after equipment fails during heart surgery
Between July 2021 and June 2022, 151 people died because of preventable errors in Victorian hospitals, according to data obtained by The Age.
Want to know what happens in ACMI’s playful new show? It’s up to you
Visitors need only keep moving to experience their own animated world inside ACMI’s Beings exhibition.
Golden goals on Fashion Week day two as designers switch it up to chase customers
On the second day of Australian Fashion Week, the Matildas’ favourite off-pitch brand stepped out of its comfort zone.
Opinion
Tours
My guide went above and beyond for me – he gave me his shoes
When I was in Morocco last September during the earthquake, I ran out into the street without thinking about my feet.
Lee Tulloch
Travel columnist
Federal Budget 2024
Opinion
This budget will make us better off now, worse off later
It seems the top priority of Anthony Albanese’s government is not to have any priorities.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Labor backs compulsory fee payment to student unions
The government is mandating universities pass on 40 per cent of student amenities fees to student unions.
Victoria
Bike lane plans trigger campaign war in St Kilda
Opposing campaign posters have gone up around St Kilda as locals face off over a council plan to build a separated bike lane and slash parking bays on a key street.
Greenline project’s future in doubt as council funding dries up
The City of Melbourne on Tuesday unveiled its $781 million draft budget, which crept into surplus for the first time in five years.
Exclusive
Victorian budget
‘Being suffocated until amalgamation is the only option’: No bailouts if cash runs dry, hospitals warned
Victoria’s hospitals have been warned they have to rein in rising cost blowouts and they will not be bailed out if they go over budget, stoking fears of amalgamations and eroded patient care.
When is a room a studio apartment? The ruling upending boarding houses
Tenants moved into Frank Days’ brand new rooming house in Melbourne’s outer west last year, but by next month, they will have their kitchenettes ripped out. This is why.
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Education
One A4 sheet is all that justifies a $1.2 billion school program
Small-group tutoring was billed as an important program for students catching up after COVID lockdowns. But any evidence about the program’s effectiveness is being kept from teachers, schools and parents.
AFL 2024
AFL briefing
Blues, Pies, Swans to vie with Paris Games for TV viewers; Dons lose Draper for up to eight weeks
Essendon are hoping Sam Draper will be over his knee concerns by the time they appear in a string of blockbuster games in the final weeks of the season after the ruckman had an operation and the AFL finalised its fixture for rounds 16-23.
Newly re-signed Ugle-Hagan declares Beveridge is the Bulldogs’ man
Western Bulldogs young gun Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has thrown his support behind embattled coach Luke Beveridge and believes a selfless mindset can unlock the forward line’s potential.
Politics
Defence whistleblower sentenced to five years in jail
Former defence lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months’ jail for stealing and then disclosing classified military information to ABC journalists.
Business
Opinion
Sharemarket
How a cartoon from ‘Roaring Kitty’ sparked a $6.1 billion Wall Street frenzy
The man who ignited the meme stock mania in 2021 has resurfaced after lying low for years, sending shares flying. We might need a sequel to the movie Dumb Money.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Michael Cohen, Trump fixer-turned-foe, takes the stand in hush money trial
The prosecution will hinge on how well Cohen can convince a jury that Trump falsified business records with the intent to commit campaign finance violations.
Opinion
Neither Israel nor Hamas is winning. Measured against their stated aims, they can’t win
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Young people think it’s their right to have a child when they want. It isn’t
Ramona Koval
Writer and broadcaster
In the president v the porn star, Stormy Daniels is a legal dominatrix
Maureen Dowd
New York Times columnist
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Property
‘I hate a sparse house’: Inside comedian Rhys Nicholson’s maximalist home in Melbourne’s north
Rhys and now-husband Kyran bought their first home in 2017. Not a fan of its stark white walls, the pair slowly added their personalities to the property.
Downsizers outbid young couples for $4m Hawthorn East house
The home, which had a guide of $3.5 to $3.8 million, had drawn the interest of young couples as well due to nearby schools.
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Lifestyle
No, you’re not imagining it. Your feet might be getting bigger
Many people say their feet are getting bigger as they age. Experts share their thoughts.
Culture
Soaring production costs push Opera Australia to loss as audiences shy away from early ticket purchases
Increasing costs and an ambitious production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle have contributed to an operating loss of $4.9m for the nation’s biggest arts company.
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AFL 2024
Revealed: Saints’ massive offer to make Weitering one of the richest players in the AFL
Carlton’s superstar defender is set to become one of the highest-paid players in the AFL after St Kilda informally pitched him a bumper multi-year deal.
AFL briefing
AFL 2024
Blues, Pies, Swans to vie with Paris Games for TV viewers; Dons lose Draper for up to eight weeks
Essendon are hoping Sam Draper will be over his knee concerns by the time they appear in a string of blockbuster games in the final weeks of the season after the ruckman had an operation and the AFL finalised its fixture for rounds 16-23.
AFL off to the races? League could build ovals in middle of Moonee Valley
The AFL could build two new football ovals in the centre of Moonee Valley racecourse under a long-term lease agreement that would help the league keep up with the sport’s growing demands.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The Richmond recession: Its underlying causes, and the Tigers’ way out
To strip back the playing ranks to near ground zero would be a road to prolonged recession. Richmond people know too well what that looks like.
Analysis
Australian cricket
His career pre-dates YouTube and Facebook, now Anderson’s exit sets stage for a Bazball Ashes assault
They admired his skill and sometimes were taken aback by his sledging. How Jimmy Anderson was seen through Australian eyes.
Analysis
AFL 2024
A reminder that footy is just a game, and why Dees need Petracca to be their Dusty: Key takeouts from round nine
The outpouring of grief for Cam McCarthy underpinned round nine and showed us that footballers are as fragile as the rest of us, while Christian Petracca gave us a glimpse of what might be the answer to Melbourne’s forward woes.
Newly re-signed Ugle-Hagan declares Beveridge is the Bulldogs’ man
Western Bulldogs young gun Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has thrown his support behind embattled coach Luke Beveridge and believes a selfless mindset can unlock their forward line’s potential.
Have Your Say
‘Embarrassing, terrible, absurd’: AFL criticised for letting Cameron play on after head knock
If the AFL truly wants to treat concussion seriously, it needs to tighten up the process for assessing players immediately after they cop an obvious blow to the head.