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Double murderer’s daughter says she warned police about ‘imminent threat’
Mark Bombara’s daughter Ariel Bombara says serious concerns about her father and his guns were raised with WA Police multiple times in the lead up to the murders.
Bolt-action shotgun police say killed campers shown to jury
A ballistics expert has told a jury the shotgun police allege was used to murder campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay would be difficult to fire accidentally.
Second Nine manager resigned amid complaints of inappropriate touching
The head of publicity at Stan quit amid claims of bullying and touching staff, the AFR has reported.
‘I’m going to literally kill you’: The texts Maryam Hamka got before she died
Prosecutors allege Toby Loughnane murdered his former girlfriend months after texting her that he was going to cut her head off.
Deborah Conway condemns ‘extreme intolerance’ at Hobart concert
The singer and her musician husband have called out the actions of protesters after a woman threatened another with a glass shard on Saturday.
Opinion
Workplace safety
A tawdry tale of how Nine became its own headline
Why is it taking so long for companies to understand that ensuring their workforces are safe from sexual predators is an occupational health and safety issue?
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
Discrimination
No, you can’t wear a tail to work and expect to keep your job
What you do on the weekend is entirely your own business, but as an employment lawyer, I can assure you that you cannot dress as a furry at work and expect legal protection.
Paul O'Halloran
Employment Lawyer
How to do the most expensive part of Europe on the cheap
Scandinavia is notoriously expensive, but savvy travellers can cut the cost of visiting Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Who is your club likely to pick in the mid-season draft?
The AFL’s annual mid-season rookie draft will be held on Wednesday night, with an in-form Tasmanian teenager rocketing into pole position to be the first player taken.
$4 million in four days: Why the ‘Matildas effect’ isn’t slowing down
The two friendlies against China have been sold out for weeks, and an average crowd of 50,000 has watched their last 12 matches on home soil.
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Comedy
The Cleaner turns gruesome tragedy into hilarity in this cameo-filled comedy
UK funnyman Greg Davies plays a crime-scene cleaner who can’t help getting involved with the oddballs he encounters on the job.
Opinion
University
What’s the point of going to uni? It’s a question I’m still asking
I had gone to school with people who thought tertiary education was something to be admired. What surprised me, when I actually arrived, was how pointless the whole thing seemed.
Flynn Shan Benson
Graduate, essay prize winner
The joy of six ingredients: Four new pasta sauces that punch well above their weight
Katrina Meynink’s flavour-packed pasta sauce recipes are easy on your wallet, your time and your shopping list. And they taste fabulous, too.
Opinion
Air travel
I put my dog in the hold for a flight. I swore I would never do it again
Australian airline passengers will soon, for the first time, be able to bring their pets on board with them. I’m surprised it has taken so long.
Lee Tulloch
Travel columnist
Worried you’ll nod off during this eight-hour show? You won’t be alone
Just as in real life, REST happens between 9pm and 5am. Audiences can even wear their PJs.
Victoria
Car crashes into Moon Dog brewpub at former Franco Cozzo store
The crash overnight is another blow to the Melbourne brewers, who battled angry neighbours before the opening of the Footscray venue was beset with delays.
Exclusive
Roads
The premier said Victoria needed this project immediately. Now it’s on ice
The Allan government has quietly walked away from a major project that could save 10,000 daily truck trips.
11-word text from Sutton at centre of court battle over Robbie Williams gig
A text message from then-chief health officer Brett Sutton proves F1 concert in 2020 featuring Robbie Williams could have gone ahead, touring company says.
The growing movement to hand rogue builders criminal penalties
Currently, builders caught flouting the law face being slapped with a fine or having their licence suspended for certifying uncompliant work, but many say it’s not enough.
‘It is getting worse’: Anne Summers says rise in domestic violence ‘horrific’
Summers pointed to the increasing use of technology to spy on women as one sign of the increase in abuse.
AFL 2024
Magpies’ injury pain: Abdominal tear keeps De Goey sidelined, Cox, Richards also out
Collingwood’s injury list continues to mount with impressive mature recruit Joe Richards suffering a foot injury, and Mason Cox likely to miss up to six weeks, while Sydney’s Luke Parker has failed in his bid to get his six-week suspension downgraded.
Ginnivan says coach Mitchell picked his brain to plot Hawks win
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.
Politics
Top shelf to bargain bins: Shoppers downgrade their tipple
High inflation and aggressive interest rate rises have left the nation’s retail sector facing its worst outlook in generations.
Business
Shareholders approve fire sale of Russian mines to Russian tycoon with former links to sanctioned oligarchs
Tigers Realm will take steps to delist from the Australian Stock Exchange after shareholders approved a fire sale of its Russian coal mines to a Russian businessman the chairman conceded may have had former connections to oligarchs sanctioned by the federal government.
World
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Leaders react to Rafah strike with horror, Netanyahu says it was ‘tragic mistake’
An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people, including women and children, in a tent camp in the Gazan city, officials said, prompting an outcry from Israel’s closest allies.
Opinion
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Property
The type of home that’s only getting more expensive
Two key statistics indicate that Australia’s housing affordability crisis will continue to worsen, even as governments scramble to ease supply constraints.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
The exercises you should be doing to lower blood pressure
Experts agree that one of the best way to prevent and lower hypertension is by working out. Here’s what they recommend
Culture
Forget the stereotypical ballet taskmaster – this director’s leaving a different legacy
From student to director, Lisa Pavane’s storied 46-year journey with the Australian Ballet School is drawing to a close.
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Sport
Who is your club likely to pick in the mid-season draft?
The AFL’s annual mid-season rookie draft will be held on Wednesday night, with an in-form Tasmanian teenager rocketing into pole position to be the first player taken.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Football’s 11th commandment: Thou shall not get caught in the act
If a tackler neither dispossess their opponent nor forces them into an illegal disposal, then play on it should be.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
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.
‘I don’t know if it’s the last time,’ says Nadal after losing in first round at Roland-Garros
Rafael Nadal is unsure if he will be back next year at Roland-Garros – the tournament he won 14 times – after bowing out in the first round.
Magpies’ injury pain: Abdominal tear keeps De Goey sidelined, Cox, Richards also out
Collingwood’s injury list continues to mount with impressive mature recruit Joe Richards suffering a foot injury, and Mason Cox likely to miss up to six weeks, while Sydney’s Luke Parker has failed in his bid to get his six-week suspension downgraded.
Unwanted history made as Saville joins Australia’s Roland-Garros casualty ward
There are no women left in the Roland-Garros draw after Daria Saville joined Ajla Tomljanovic in suffering a first-round exit on the second day of the claycourt major.
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.
Have Your Say
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.
