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Police warn landlords about leasing stores to tobacconists amid turf war

Police and arson investigators on the scene at another tobacco store arson attack in Hadfield last August.

Investigators have found illegal tobacco products in about 100 of the stores they have raided.

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The West Gate Tunnel is years delayed and $4b over budget. Now its builders are suing

The West Gate Tunnel is three years late and $4 billion over budget.

The West Gate Tunnel Project’s builders have blamed the project’s engineers for design errors that led to cost blowouts and a three-year delay.

The ‘extraordinary numbers’ signalling years of pain for renters

An expert analysis shows migration, low vacancy rates and soft investment will drive rental inflation beyond its current 15-year high.

People take pictures with an abandoned American M18 army tank sitting in the sand at Ou Cuo Beach in Kinmen.

Frogmen, tanks and an ever-present threat: The tiny islands standing between China and Taiwan

Less than 10kms from mainland China, the Taiwan controlled Kinmen islands would be right in the path of Chinese forces. Our correspondent Lisa Visentin went there to see it for herself.

The deal that blew up in the face of one of the state’s most powerful union leaders

Victorian secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Lisa Fitzpatrick

Nurses Union boss Lisa Fitzpatrick thought the pay agreement with the government was a done deal. What happened next left her visibly shaken.

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I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria, I’d probably have none

The state government’s donor recruitment drive may have good intentions, but without a review of family limits the idea of donating sperm feels too risky.

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Daylesford locals pitted against each in fight for their town’s future

Daylesford locals pitted against each in fight for their town’s future

Like many areas, Daylesford is facing a housing crisis. But some locals fear a plan to extend the  town’s urban boundaries will threaten its very identity.

The Crows’ Jake Soligo gets caught holding the ball by Campbell Chesser, of the Eagles on Sunday.
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AFL 2024

‘Baaaallll! Yes!’: Why AFL umpires need to revive this great footy catchcry

The holding-the-ball rule hasn’t changed, but the way the AFL’s umpires are officiating it has. It’s no wonder players, coaches, past greats and fans are confused and frustrated.

This town’s only store has closed. Now heartbroken locals are banding together to buy it

The Guildford general store building when it was the Commercial Hotel, before 1916.

A campaign to save a town’s historic general store is asking the community to pitch in $5000 per person to help raise the money needed.

They’re not old enough to drink it yet, but these students are producing their own pinot noir

Upper Yarra Secondary College, Students- (left to right) Jess Wells, yr 11;  Aussie Rayner, yr 11 and Rylan Fulford, yr 12; and their teacher Marcus Cook. Viticulture students are releasing their first bottle of wine. 24th May 2024, The Age news Picture by JOE ARMAO

It’s been five years since Upper Yarra principal Scott Tully had a “crazy idea” to plant a vineyard on school grounds. This week, the school will launch its first drop.

A place where the sun never sets (though you still might not see it)

Tourism is still a rarity when exploring this part of the Arctic.

The recreated head of Shanidar Z, based on 3D scans of the reconstructed skull, made by the Kennis brothers for the Netflix documentary Secrets of the Neanderthals.
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A quirk of fate: why Neanderthals went extinct and we didn’t

They were shrewd, complex and creative, and we shared the planet with them (and other types of humans) for thousands of years. So why did the Neanderthals die out and not us?

A rising black musician lost his elite orchestra job. He won’t go quietly

Josh Jones was denied tenure with the Kansas City Symphony in January 2023.

Josh Jones wasn’t expecting to lose his dream job. He has shared the performance reviews and messages that shed light on a typically confidential process.

I was born from an extramarital affair. This is how my life has played out

My dad’s name wasn’t even on my birth certificate, but I was intent on not erasing him completely from my life.

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Katie Roberts-Hull and Jonathan O’Brien from the YIMBY group ( Yes In My Back Yard)  in fromt of some single fronted terrace homes in Grattan Street Carlton. Under the YIMBY’s ‘Missing Middle’ proposal, streets like this would be rezoned to accomodate six-storey buidings.

The YIMBY movement has made it to Melbourne. Their war on urban sprawl begins with unlocking these suburbs

The YIMBYs want to rewrite the planning rules, scrap heritage overlays and start a housing revolution. And they have the ear of government.

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Why long-time supporters want controversial sculpture to be heritage listed now

The Melbourne sculpture Vault.

Ron Robertson-Swann’s sculpture Vault has had its share of admirers and detractors across more than four decades. Now it is destined for heritage listing.

The ‘unusual’ solution to end long-running battle over hedges in leafy suburbs

Lynne recently paid to extend the footpath in front of her home to save 100-year-old hedge.

Long-standing feuds between hedge lovers and neighbours fed up with conifers encroaching on footpaths are being tackled with a creative solution.

The lost delivery riders causing chaos on toll roads and tunnels

Cyclists and scooter riders are regularly causing chaos on CityLink.

The increase in food delivery services means more bicycle and scooter riders are getting lost on some of Melbourne’s busiest freeways and tollway tunnels.

Nationals grassroots members go nuclear over Welcome to Country ceremonies

Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh.

The Victorian Nationals rank and file want a future Coalition government to back nuclear power and to axe funding for Welcome to Country ceremonies.

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Essendon defender Jordan Ridley was best on ground in his first game of the season.

Bombers defender makes stellar AFL return in Dreamtime nail-biter

Jordan Ridley’s seamless return lifted the Bombers to a 12-point Dreamtime victory over Richmond, who defied a league-worst injury list to still be in contention in the dying stages of the game.

Mac Andrew is tackled by Carlton’s Charlie Curnow. Damien Hardwick pointed to another contest between the duo.

‘It is dangerous’: Hardwick and Voss tackle umpires

Damien Hardwick has called on the game’s decision-makers to do faster calls on holding-the-ball decisions because players’ health and safety is at risk.

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The Crows’ Jake Soligo gets caught holding the ball by Campbell Chesser, of the Eagles on Sunday.
Four Points
AFL 2024

‘Baaaallll! Yes!’: Why AFL umpires need to revive this great footy catchcry

The holding-the-ball rule hasn’t changed, but the way the AFL’s umpires are officiating it has. It’s no wonder players, coaches, past greats and fans are confused and frustrated.

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon comes to terms with another disappointing performance by his team.

Ross the boss at a loss as ‘sloppy’ Saints slide into deeper hole

This time last year the Saints were top-four contenders, but 12 months on they are mired in the bottom four and in a deep slump that’s testing even their most optimistic supporters.

Steven May and Max Gawn celebrate a goal for the Demons.

Naarm back in eight after downing Euro-Yroke; Dawson leads Crows past Eagles

Narrm have secured a top eight spot after downing lacklustre Euro-Yroke, while Hawthorn climbed to 13th on the ladder by defeating Brisbane, and the Crows gave their percentage a boost against the Eagles.

Adam Zampa in action for Australia on Sunday at the SCG.

‘Not the same buzz’: Zampa rejects club riches to chase more World Cup glory

He’s had a spin on the lucrative franchise circuit, but for Adam Zampa it will never compare to the “buzz” of playing in big tournaments for Australia.

Ajla Tomljanovic started strong, winning the first set over No.30 seed Dayana Yastremska.

Aussies Ajla Tomljanovic, Aleks Vukic bow out of French Open

Ajla Tomljanovic suffered a first-round exit at Roland-Garros despite taking the first set against her seeded opponent. She was one of 11 Australians who started in the draw.

Jess Hull smashed the national record.

Medal threat: Australia’s Hull smashes national record on eve of Olympics

Jess Hull is dramatically closing the gap on the world’s best and is now poised as a medal threat at this year’s Olympics after smashing the Australian 1500 metres record in a Diamond League meet on Sunday morning.

Essendon defender Jordan Ridley was best on ground in his first game of the season.

Bombers defender makes stellar AFL return in Dreamtime nail-biter

Jordan Ridley’s seamless return lifted the Bombers to a 12-point Dreamtime victory over Richmond, who defied a league-worst injury list to still be in contention in the dying stages of the game.

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