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The coastal town that will have to retreat – or build up – as seas rise
Immediate action is needed to protect hundreds of homes, dozens of businesses, a school, an airport and a highway that face a growing threat of inundation around Western Port.
The health advice that saw Robbie Williams’ grand prix COVID concert axed
A touring company says a text message from then-chief health officer Brett Sutton proves they did not have to cancel a Formula 1 concert in 2020 featuring Robbie Williams.
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AFL 2024
Hawthorn racism claim terminated by Australian Human Rights Commission
The commission has terminated a claim against Hawthorn by First Nations ex-players and their partners after the parties failed to come to a deal.
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Media & marketing
Nine investigates newsroom behaviour that ‘damaged trust and fairness’
Nine chief executive Mike Sneesby has told staff there will be an independent investigation into newsroom behaviour following allegations against former television news boss Darren Wick.
‘He was law-abiding, until he wasn’t’: How murderer of WA women owned 13 guns
The Perth man who murdered two innocent women inside their suburban home on Friday was a licensed gun owner, it has been revealed.
Fire obliterated any chance of working out campers’ cause of death, court told
A forensic pathologist said she could not say how Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, died after their bodies were burnt into thousands of bone fragments.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The Cripps-Warner connection; big fortnight for Pies: Key takeouts from round 11
Chad Warner and Patrick Cripps have a mutual connection which is having a big impact on their seasons, while the Blues may have found an unlikely missing piece to their forward puzzle.
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
Can Essendon go all the way this year?
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Jake Niall, Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson discuss the Bombers, who are now unbeaten in seven games.
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IPL
Starc the ‘X factor’ for Australia’s World Cup campaign, says Marsh
Mitchell Starc will lead the charge for Australia in the T20 World Cup from next week after bowling his Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title.
ABC’s Laura Tingle under fire after ‘racist country’ comments
ABC’s 7.30 chief political correspondent Laura Tingle has come under fire for comments she made criticising Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
Analysis
Software
‘Peak cringe’: Canva goes viral for on-stage rap video
The rap was panned as being awkward and emblematic of how detached Silicon Valley has become from reality.
It will be a miracle if you visit this country and avoid this dish
Portugal has its own unique vegetable and it’s a vital ingredient in one of the country’s best-loved dishes.
Opinion
Activist shareholders
Why this property giant’s shareholders staged a strategy coup
The hulking-out of Lendlease shareholders not only demonstrates just how aggrieved they were but is a reminder that investors are the owners.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Downsizers compete to pay $4.3m for Middle Park terrace without car space
The home’s high-spec renovation prompted two bidders to push the price well beyond the quoted price range. It was one of 1028 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
How the changes to higher education debts will affect you
How will the changes to HECS indexation actually work? And how much do you stand to benefit? Here’s a quick guide.
Opinion
Parenting
The boys knew nothing about my son’s struggles. Yet somehow they knew what to do
One day, these boys will be men. Seeing how they treated my son - who’s happy just to be out on a basketball court with them – gave me faith in the future.
Tamara Walsh
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G7 summit
Named and shamed: The West just turned up the heat on China and Russia
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Victoria
Minister fails to guarantee Boxing Day Test at the MCG amid stand-off
Victoria’s major events minister has failed to guarantee the Ashes Boxing Day Test will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground the summer after next.
Wilkinson seeks $1.8m in legal costs from Ten for Lehrmann defence
Lawyers for Ten and high-profile presenter Lisa Wilkinson return to the Federal Court amid the fallout from Bruce Lehrmann’s disastrous lawsuit.
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Crime
Police adopt new tactic to muscle key players out of tobacco turf war
Investigators have found illegal tobacco products in about 100 of the stores they have raided.
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Roads
The West Gate Tunnel is years delayed and $4b over budget. Now its builders are suing
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.
Farmland or townhouses? The fight for the future of Daylesford
Like many areas, Daylesford is facing a housing crisis. But some locals fear a plan to extend the popular spa town’s urban boundaries will threaten its very identity.
AFL 2024
Exclusive
Warner hits pause on Swans contract talks as his value skyrockets
Dynamic midfielder Chad Warner rejected a contract extension from the Swans earlier this year, and his hot form looks set to spark a bidding war for his services.
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.
Politics
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Russia-Ukraine war
The urgent plea from Ukraine to Penny Wong that has gone unanswered
Ukrainian officials fear Labor is holding back on a request out of fear of damage to the party’s climate change credentials.
Business
Threat of legal action as billionaire attempts to surrender Russian coal play
Tigers Realm shareholders, including billionaire Paul Little, are set to approve the sale of its Russian coal mines but a sanctions complication looms.
World
Dozens killed in Israel’s ‘precise’ strike on Rafah, Palestinians say
Earlier on Sunday, the Israeli military said eight projectiles had been launched from Rafah toward Tel Aviv – the first rocket attack in months.
Opinion
Let’s be clear, Peter Dutton: prosecuting Netanyahu is not antisemitism
Geoffrey Robertson
Human rights barrister and author
When they cater for women, even the menu is misogynist
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
Britt made a temporary move, but she loved the area so much she stayed
The rising cost of housing in a string of bayside and inner-east suburbs hasn’t deterred buyers, bucking the trend of Melbourne’s softening market.
Comedian Rhys Nicholson’s ‘maximalist’ home sells for $842,500 after auction
The Coburg home passed in for $810,000, but soon sold to the highest bidders in post-auction negotiations.
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Lifestyle
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.
Opinion
Trends
In appealing to the rich, has trail running lost its dirtbag spirit?
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Opinion
Oral health
Yes, we love to hate them, but here’s some sparkling news for dentists
Jo Stubbings
Writer and reviewer
Culture
How a new generation embraced the complex sounds of the ’70s
Fifty years since peak prog, streaming has resurrected what punks tried to bury.
Opinion
Spectrum
Quiche used to seem amazing, when did we become so immune to delight?
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
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Exclusive
AFL 2024
Hawthorn racism claim terminated by Australian Human Rights Commission
The commission has terminated a claim against Hawthorn by First Nations ex-players and their partners after the parties failed to come to a deal.
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
Can Essendon go all the way this year?
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Jake Niall, Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson discuss the Bombers, who are now unbeaten in seven games.
Staff writers
Ginnivan says coach Mitchell picked his brain to plot Hawks win
Although he says he sometimes had to don an “invisible cloak” at Collingwood, Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan says his three years at the Magpies did teach him how to win close games; intel he is now sharing with Hawks coach Sam Mitchell.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The Cripps-Warner connection; Blues’ missing piece; big fortnight for Pies: Key takeouts from round 11
Chad Warner and Patrick Cripps have a mutual connection who is having a big impact on their seasons, while the Blues may have found an unlikely missing piece to their forward puzzle.
Updated
Formula 1
‘Oscar, we do see the impact of the damage’: Why Piastri’s third F1 podium is his most telling yet
Australian Oscar Piastri avoided a horror crash to claim his third Formula 1 career podium ahead of some of the sport’s biggest names at the Monaco GP.
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IPL
Starc the ‘X factor’ for Australia’s World Cup campaign, says Marsh
Mitchell Starc will lead the charge for Australia in the T20 World Cup from next week after bowling his Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title.
‘I trust in my body’: Matildas star says she’ll be fit for Olympics
Katrina Gorry said a chill ran up her spine when she went down injured for West Ham United, and she feared she may miss what could be her last major tournament with the Matildas.
Have Your Say
‘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.
