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Teeth and a charred watch: The police search for missing campers’ remains

At the base of a fallen tree off a remote alpine track, forensic experts spent three days meticulously looking for answers to the disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

Power bills set to fall from July for the first time in two years

Regulator’s move to cap energy prices should provide relief for homes and businesses within weeks.

Victoria is going to destroy 400,000 chickens as they try to curb the latest avian flu outbreak.

400,000 dead chickens: The Victorian egg farm at the centre of the bird flu outbreak

Thousands of chickens were killed to stem the spread of a deadly strain of bird flu at an egg farm on Thursday, as Australia braces for the looming wave of H5N1.

‘Shattered into a million pieces’: Mother speaks of loss after son drowns on school trip

Cooper Onyett, 8, drowned at Port Fairy in the state’s south-west.

A judge has grilled lawyers for the Education Department about why they did not pass on swimming proficiency information before the boy drowned.

Albanese offers a forceful defence of his ICC comments

Anthony Albanese has fiercely defended his stance on the ICC decision to seek arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu.

‘Hunger Games on level five’: Lachlan Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks in town as News plans shake-up

News Corp’s UK boss, Rebekah Brooks, is in town as the company plans a massive restructure of its Australian business.

News Corp’s top executives are in Sydney ahead of an overhaul of the group’s Australian news operations.

‘A heart attack, two cancers and a spicy midlife crisis’: Why these women started this club

When marriage trouble hit a group of Melbourne friends, they sought solace in each other.

Why ‘green dot’-obsessed managers are ruining remote work

Workers once hid behind pot plants and pillars to avoid their bosses’ roving eyes. These days, the ever-present ‘green dot’ is making it harder.

Jim Bright
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Young guns: Sam Darcy, Nick Daicos and Chad Warner.
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AFL 2024

Who Kane Cornes would pick in the ultimate AFL super draft

Imagine a new-look AFL where all player contracts are ripped up. Would you choose a player with a proven track record, or gamble on a young star?

Kane Cornes
Kane Cornes

AFL columnist

He’s billed as the next David Warner. Now Warner has some advice for Fraser-McGurk

Jake Fraser-McGurk with David Warner in Dubai.

David Warner won’t bite back at those who feel his Twenty20 World Cup spot should have been taken by Jake Fraser-McGurk.

Australian great Ponting reveals approach over India coaching job

Australia great Ricky Ponting was sounded out for the India head coach’s role but the 49-year-old said he is not in the race to succeed Rahul Dravid in the high-profile job.

Chinese military surrounds Taiwan as ‘strong punishment’

The People’s Liberation Army of China released a map highlighting the areas of operation around Taiwan.

China has started its most expansive military drills in a year around Taiwan, just days after Lai Ching-te took over as the island’s new president.

No ‘dirty deals done dirt cheap’: Why Murdoch teamed up with OpenAI

Rupert Murdoch has decided that a deal done with the ‘thieves and counterfeiters’ of AI is better than no deal.

Elizabeth Knight
Elizabeth Knight

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 Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at Accor Stadium, Sydney 2024.

US moves to break up biggest music company in Australia after Taylor Swift fiasco

Live Nation’s controversial merger with Ticketmaster has been under the microscope since fans struggled to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour.

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(Left to right)  Nadja Kostich, CEO and artistic director of St Martins Theatre, and Michele Lee, playwright.

Threatened youth theatre company’s tale of two tribes

An idea born out of lockdown has become the latest production of St Martins Youth Arts Centre. It’s about saving the world, but can it save the centre?

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Hunchback Shardlake is a fascinating protagonist in this 16th-century murder mystery

Disabled actor Arthur Hughes plays an English barrister who gets to the bottom of the machinations that surround King Henry VIII.

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The scene of the crash on Wandong Road.
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‘They loved him’: School bus driver had medical episode before crash, police believe

Students are devastated after the much-loved driver died following the crash on the way home from school on Wednesday afternoon.

Why motels are not suitable for family violence victims

A child’s bedroom, vacant only for a few hours after the last resident transitioned out of Safe Steps’ high-security facility, Sanctuary.

Women and children fleeing family violence should be moved out of motels and placed in supported crisis accommodation to help reduce suicide risk, Victoria’s 24/7 family violence response agency says.

Alleged murderer changed colour of his 4WD after deaths, court hears

Traffic camera footage of the dark-coloured Nissan Patrol.

Gregory Lynn was also snapped by a traffic camera at the same time as missing camper Russell Hill’s phone was traced to the same stretch of remote road, the Supreme Court was told.

Assumption College school bus driver dies in crash north of Melbourne

Emergency personnel attend the scene of a bus crash near Kilmore on Wednesday afternoon, 22 May 2024.Pic credit: Nine News

Passers-by used a ladder to help pull frightened children out of the school bus after it ran off the road near Kilmore.

Victorian child confirmed to have rare and dangerous H5N1 bird flu

An egg is examined to check its suitability for injecting it with a sample of the H5N1 bird flu virus during a demonstration in a laboratory at The Pirbright Institute in the UK last year.

A critically ill child who returned from India in March was infected with the disease, which has killed millions of animals worldwide.

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AFL 2024

Essendon coach Brad Scott wants change at the tribunal.

Swans to challenge severity of Parker ban; Why the Dons want change at the tribunal

Sydney accept Luke Parker should be banned but believe six matches is excessive despite the serious injuries to Frankston’s Josh Smith.

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan recreated Nicky Winmar’s famous moment in a game last year.
Opinion

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.

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Jake Fraser-McGurk with David Warner in Dubai.

He’s billed as the next David Warner. Now Warner has some advice for Fraser-McGurk

David Warner won’t bite back at those who feel his Twenty20 World Cup spot should have been taken by Jake Fraser-McGurk.

Ricky Ponting says the job of India coach would not fit into his lifestyle at the moment.

Australian great Ponting reveals approach over India coaching job

Australia great Ricky Ponting was sounded out for the India head coach’s role but the 49-year-old said he is not in the race to succeed Rahul Dravid in the high-profile job.

Young guns: Sam Darcy, Nick Daicos and Chad Warner.
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AFL 2024

Who Kane Cornes would pick in ultimate AFL super draft

Imagine a new-look AFL where existing contracts are scrapped and every player nominates for the biggest draft ever. Who would you choose?

Kane Cornes
Kane Cornes

AFL columnist

Nick Kyrgios has turned his hand to commentary during a long injury lay-off.

BBC told to ‘hang heads in shame’ after signing Kyrgios for Wimbledon

A senior British MP and the co-founder of a women’s safety organisation have condemned the BBC’s plans to use the Australian in their coverage.

Addin Fonua-Blake has been stood down by the Warriors.
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Warriors stand down $1m prop Fonua-Blake for skipping team song

Addin Fonua-Blake, one of the NRL’s elite front-rowers, has been benched for a crucial game after he walked out of the Warriors dressing room after the victory over Penrith.

Ange Postecoglou.

‘It never stops’: Postecoglou balances transfers, holidays as Kuol faces another loan

The Tottenham coach will balance a family holiday with plotting player signings while Aussie forward Garang Kuol will get another appearance on Friday.

Helen Housby shoots for goal.
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The crowds are booming, but netball has a $30 million problem

A multimillion-dollar loss for Super Netball, buried in financial statements lodged with the corporate regulator, comes amid a changing of the guard at the top of the cash-strapped sport.

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