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Daily Sudoku
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The Traveller Quiz
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Bills
One-click switch set to save households hundreds each year
Chris Bowen wants to stop energy companies slugging households and businesses with a loyalty tax on their power bills.
How Luca juggles exam deadlines with protests
Students at the University of Melbourne vow to continue their protest inside the campus.
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Mental health
Getting a good night’s sleep may be key to protecting against cognitive decline
New insights into REM sleep and our emotions may change the way we treat mental health.
Beneath the city: Inside Victoria’s largest, most expensive road
Deep underneath our north-eastern suburbs, two mega-machines are embarking on an ambitious project to shape Melbourne’s future.
Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000
The downsizer’s son bid on her behalf for the stylish one-bedroom home and embraced her as she broke down with joy after the hammer fell.
The Melbourne suburbs where you should have bought a house
Nearly 100 suburbs that were affordable to home buyers in 2022 are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away, and where to look instead.
‘You wrote the rules you idiots’: Inside Australia’s dressing-room reaction to Bairstow stumping
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room, is revealed by the latest season of the Amazon Prime documentary.
‘I think that’s dangerous’: The moment the new CSIRO boss decided to hit back at Peter Dutton
Doug Hilton didn’t back off when he felt the leader of the opposition had crossed a line.
Opinion
Federal budget
For younger Australians, this budget falls woefully short
In the lead-up to the budget, younger Australians were hopeful for real cost-of-living relief. Instead, we’ve been left with little to celebrate.
Ryan Bourke
Australians stranded in New Caledonia ‘running out of food’ amid civil unrest
Penny Wong said the government was working with authorities in France and New Caledonia, to find a way for Australians to safely leave the island.
Netflix boss misled parliament over truth of Baby Reindeer story, MP claims
A Scottish National Party MP wants the streaming giant to substantiate its claims that a stalker who inspired the fictional character was convicted.
‘Do you really need $150 billion?’ Sanders on taxing the uber-rich
The American senator on the “so-called” American Dream, the influence of his working-class upbringing – and making money from books.
‘I still hate the man’: Wall Street’s billionaires can’t resist Trump
When President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, some of Wall Street’s biggest names swore they were moving on from him for good. Times have changed.
Coordinating chaos: Counter-terror drill nine months in making as crews prepare for worst
In a large-scale counter-terrorism exercise, Victoria’s emergency services have tested how they would respond to a major attack.
Opinion
Tax deductions
The single move that will cut $540 from your tax bill
Finding extra money today may be a big stretch. But if you can redeploy any, the financial advantage could work out well worth it.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
‘Out for numero uno’: Anne Edmonds, Lloyd Langford take on Taskmaster
Can Australia’s best-known comedy power couple survive the inspired silliness of Taskmaster Australia?
WEEKEND READS
‘For all the other non-grandparents out there: you are not alone’
The pain of childlessness is well documented. But it can hit all over again when friends gush about their grandchildren.
Modern Guru
Shouldn’t my adult children be paying their way when we all go out?
Discuss who’s paying before you go anywhere, writes our Modern Guru. This way, everyone can avoid bill shock.
Victoria
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Premier ‘disgusted’ at protesters crashing state conference
About 200 pro-Palestine protesters chanted slogans as they lashed the Labor Party and the prime minister for their stance on Gaza.
Inside the secret place saving women
It is hidden behind a high fence and protected by 16 security cameras. This place of safety is where women escaping violence get the chance for a new life.
Broken love pact at centre of missing campers’ long-time affair
A Supreme Court jury has been taken inside the long-term affair between Russell Hill and Carol Clay before they were allegedly murdered together on a camping trip.
More warnings but no action against Melbourne Uni’s Gaza sit-in
Frustrated Jewish students and community leaders have called on the University of Melbourne to make good on its promise to end the occupation of a campus building by pro-Palestinian protesters.
The virus soup that’s making so many Victorians sick
Xavier complained of a headache. Within hours, he was having seizures. The five-year-old is one of the rising number of Victorians falling victim to the flu, COVID or RSV.
AFL 2024
Opinion
To those saying no to an NT team in the AFL, your arguments are a crock
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Analysis
Carlton’s season is on the brink, and the next month could decide it
The casualties are mounting at the Blues, but their next four games could well be season-defining.
Jake Niall
Parker facing extended Swans exile after hospitalising VFL opponent
Luke Parker is facing an even longer stint out of the AFL after a brutal collision in a VFL game that is likely to attract a multi-week suspension.
Politics
Bet your house on it: The issues Dutton wants as election battlegrounds
The opposition leader seems utterly sure of his power to drive Albanese out of office. Too sure, perhaps.
Business
Opinion
Investing
Decline of 138-year-old wealth icon shows bigger isn’t always better
Gobbling up other fund managers wasn’t enough to shield Perpetual from the headwind buffeting stock pickers.
Clancy Yeates
Deputy business editor
World
Trucks are rolling across a new pier into Gaza. But some fear it’s a diversion from the real crisis
The $480m US-built pier has been welcomed by aid groups, but there is a fear it may be diverting attention from the surging humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Opinion
Albanese has a vision splendid. Can Dutton the wrecker spoil it?
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
By resisting exposure, Gina Rinehart painted a portrait of the ‘Streisand effect’
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Property
The Melbourne suburbs where you should have bought a house
Nearly 100 suburbs that were affordable to home buyers in 2022 are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away, and where to look instead.
Entrepreneur splashes near $100m on Toorak house, Portsea beach house
Grant Rule sold his company, bought the second-most expensive home in Toorak and added a holiday home on the beachfront.
Good Food
Lifestyle
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Mental health
How we process emotions during sleep may change our mental health
New insights into REM sleep and our emotions may change the way we treat mental health.
Opinion
Pets
What’s a good death? For Maggie we chose a sunny day and roast chicken
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Culture
They changed attitudes around the world. Now Back to Back tackles the 9 to 5
Next month in Venice, the 37-year-old theatre troupe will pick up its latest international gong. But first comes a new play about workplace dynamics.
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Sport
‘You wrote the rules you idiots’: Inside Australia’s dressing-room reaction to Bairstow stumping
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room, is revealed by the latest season of the Amazon Prime documentary.
Webster, King set to face MRO scrutiny as Saints crash to defeat; Tigers suffer more injury pain in heavy loss
Collingwood, Western Bulldogs, Fremantle and Brisbane scored wins in the Saturday games for round 10.
Analysis
AFL 2024
‘It’s become innate to us’: The act of desperation that turned defeat into victory for thrill king Pies
Isaac Quaynor’s match-saving smother sparked the match-winning play for Collingwood, who emerged triumphant over Adelaide in another thriller.
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A-League Men
Treble-hunting Central Coast Mariners book home clash with Melbourne Victory in A-League decider
The Mariners toppled Sydney FC 2-1 on aggregate in their semi-final and will host Victory in next Saturday night’s grand final at Industree Group Stadium. Catch up with all the action from the semis.
Opinion
AFL 2024
To those saying no to an NT team in the AFL, your arguments are a crock
It’s only fair that there will be an NT team in the AFL some day soon. And when you look at the reasons why, it adds up.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Analysis
AFL 2024
Carlton’s season is on the brink, and the next month could decide it
The casualties are mounting at the Blues, but their next four games could well be season-defining.
Jake Niall
Analysis
EPL
This was no ‘mea culpa’ from Ange. If anything, he doubled down
To read Ange Postecoglou’s latest comments as an admission of defeat would be to take away the incorrect reading. And it wouldn’t be the first time that’s happened this season.
Have Your Say
At the crossroads, Richmond’s next decision could sink or save the Tigers
Richmond president John O’Rourke says he is not daunted by the job ahead as he leads the club’s attempt to get back on the right track.
