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‘Ringing alarm bells’: Business panic mounts on Dutton’s migration numbers
The opposition leader’s plans to cut net migration to 160,000 – a figure 100,000 less than next year’s forecast – has horrified Australia’s business lobby.
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Aviation
‘The plane just dropped’: One dead, 30 injured as turbulence forces flight to make emergency landing
The Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok due to bad weather conditions causing ‘severe turbulence’.
Analysis
Political leadership
Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers
The PM’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles: confidantes, influencers, attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
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Roads
Follow the light: How Transurban tricked everyone into driving faster through the Burnley Tunnel
These green bars of light send a subliminal signal to drivers and Transurban says the move is working as intended.
‘I’m an old bloke, I was excited’: Ex-cop says sex with teen inside police station was consensual
A week after allegedly raping the 19-year-old while investigating her complaint, Glen Coleman messaged: “The final offer. $700 for two hours. Either way, this will be the end”.
Already binged Bridgerton? Here are seven other great period dramas to watch
If you’ve worked your way through Netflix’s juicy drama, get your fill of corsets, cravats and torrid love affairs with these other period drama shows.
More young people than ever identify as LGBTQ. But is it easier to be queer today?
What’s it like to grow up queer in modern times? Three Gen Z Australians share their stories.
Opinion
WordPlay
Australia leads the world in the use of this oxymoronic term
During this year’s budget there was one recurrent word association that appeared more than others.
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Opinion
Indigenous
The number of Indigenous AFL players has plunged - and it’s going to get worse
Recruiters tell me the number of Indigenous AFL players is likely to fall even more next year due and worsen from there. Here’s why.
John Evans
Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous engagement
Blues stars join Tottenham fanfare but avoid breaking unwritten rule
Carlton players ventured down to AAMI Park for Tottenham’s open training, but the biggest cheers were reserved for Ange Postecoglou.
Australia backs ICC’s role, but says ‘no equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas
If the international court were to find Israel’s PM and defence chief as well as three Hamas leaders guilty of war crimes, they would not be allowed into Australia.
Government urged to ban AI-generated election materials
There are fears deepfakes of Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton could be used to spread misinformation.
Zelensky pushes allies to step up and fight war that ‘no one even notices’
On the fifth anniversary of his inauguration, the comedian-turned-wartime leader says his allies need to push so-called “red lines”.
Opinion
Supermarkets
Supermarket self-checkouts must die. And no, I don’t wish to print a receipt
Supermarkets’ faith in customers’ ability to negotiate the self-checkout appears to be fading faster than a BBQ chicken after six hours in the bain-marie.
Michelle Cazzulino
Writer
Opinion
Financial planning
This is what good financial planning really looks like
You might ask what a two-month sojourn in New York has to do with personal finance, but good planning goes well beyond just the numbers.
Paul Benson
Money contributor
Your life will never be the same after visiting this unfinished masterpiece
Here’s how to get the best out of a visit to Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece in Barcelona.
Victoria
From Pratt to Fox to Dalidakis: Who gets time with Jacinta Allan
The first full release of three months of MPs’ diaries reveals familiar names meeting Spring Street figures, including Anthony Pratt, Lindsay Fox’s family and unionists.
My suburb’s a sleepy paradise until the SUPs and MAMILs swoop in
It’s a sleepy paradise from Monday to Friday, a blip on Nepean Highway on the way to Frankston. But my suburb is transformed on weekends.
Their house values could fall 20% after shock change. The push is on for a fix
Property experts say house prices in an inner Melbourne estate could drop by up to 20 per cent after revised modelling for the Maribyrnong River catchment.
No more ATAR? The Melbourne schools testing a new measure of year 12 achievement
Critical thinking, collaboration and communication are being measured to provide a rounded view of a student’s skills.
‘Alarming for a young kid’: What a father and son found at missing campers’ abandoned site
A burnt campsite, an Esky full of food, a handbag on the passenger seat of a car. The first people to come across Russell Hill and Carol Clay’s campsite have described the scene to a jury.
AFL 2024
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First-class cricketer and son of an ex-Dockers gun to debut for Magpies as De Goey out with ‘fresh injury’
Collingwood have introduced two players with sporting pedigrees to make their debut on Friday night with Jordan De Goey to miss against Fremantle.
The booming kick set to be top pick in the mid-season draft
Meet Jasper Scaife, the forward with an infamous work ethic whose WAFL coach thinks he has such a booming kick he could be a punter in the NFL if he doesn’t make it in Australian rules footy.
Politics
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Immigration
Murder accused released from immigration detention a month ago
The 29-year-old was freed into the community after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal decided he was “now a low risk of reoffending”.
Business
Opinion
Telecommunications
Why Telstra needs to sack 10 per cent of its workforce
The good news for chief executive Vicki Brady is that the mobile division continues to motor on nicely. She needs this motor to purr like a kitten.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
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US Votes 2024
Scott Morrison explains why evangelical Christians love Trump
The former PM has shared his insights on the Republican former president, who heads towards November’s election with more support from evangelical Christians than ever before.
Opinion
When Taiwan changed leader, Beijing sent its own guests, uninvited
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night, and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
In defence of Gina Rinehart: I hate my Archibald portrait too
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
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Property
‘Spun us out’: Carnegie vendors’ stylish reno earns $3.75m auction payday
The sellers paid $1.65m for the Californian bungalow in late 2020 and their renovation attracted five bidders, all locals, at auction.
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.
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Lifestyle
Opinion
Flu season
I know pseudo remedies won’t cure my winter cold. But they make me feel special
We’re currently experiencing a unique hell of virus soup, and despite knowing what we need to do to get better, following doctor’s orders feel painfully pedestrian.
Wendy Syfret
Freelance writer
Culture
Play School continues to affect everything I do: Noni Hazlehurst
The prolific actor has done everything from theatre, film to lifestyle presenting. But the beloved children’s show was one of the toughest.
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Sport
Carlton stars join Tottenham fanfare but avoid breaking the ‘No Sherrin’ rule
Carlton players ventured down to AAMI Park for Tottenham’s open training, but didn’t break the ‘No Sherrin’ rule.
Swans star Parker suspended for six weeks after ugly VFL collision
The VFL tribunal found Luke Parker had failed in his duty of care in a challenge that left an opponent with facial fractures and concussion.
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Rafael Nadal
A fairytale ending is unlikely for Rafael Nadal, Australian great predicts
Australian tennis great Todd Woodbridge believes retirement-bound legend Rafael Nadal is long odds to achieve a fairytale Roland-Garros farewell in the next fortnight.
From Cold Chisel to Hotspur: ‘Big Ange’ calls the tune
Ange Postecoglou is back at home, but he is a long way from where he started. It’s been a ride like no other in Australian sport.
‘I haven’t got too many close friends in that team’: Carey opens up on Ashes abuse
At times in England, following his stumping of Jonny Bairstow, Alex Carey was reluctant to venture out in public.
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AFL 2024
First-class cricketer and son of an ex-Dockers gun to debut for Magpies as De Goey out with ‘fresh injury’
Collingwood have introduced two players with sporting pedigrees to make their debut on Friday night with Jordan De Goey to miss against Fremantle.
Catley’s Gunners will be main event at Marvel Stadium. Next step for women’s football: the MCG
Women’s football powerhouse Arsenal will have the prime-time slot of a global football double-header at Marvel Stadium. While that’s a positive step, star defender - and Matildas captain - Steph Catley still dreams of the day she’ll get to play on the MCG.
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The booming kick set to be top pick in the mid-season draft
Meet Jasper Scaife, the forward with a famous work ethic whose WAFL coach thinks has such a booming kick he could be a punter in the NFL if he doesn’t make it in Australian rules footy
