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Breaking
Missing person
Phone found in fresh search for body of Samantha Murphy
Police have been searching a dam several kilometres south of where the 51-year-old mother’s phone last pinged.
ABC management rebukes Laura Tingle over ‘racist country’ comments
Journalist Laura Tingle was told her comments about Opposition leader Peter Dutton would not have met ABC’s standards of impartiality.
‘What were you thinking?’ Stoush erupts over fence dubbed a ‘glaring eyesore’
To some, it’s an eyesore that needs a fresh coat of paint or even bulldozing. But for the fence’s owners, it’s just a mix-up over dirt.
Monash Council alarmed by secrecy and cost of Rail Loop, but backs taller buildings
Six-storey buildings could soon begin shooting up in Clayton and Glen Waverley, but some councillors lashed the state government for shutting them out of discussions.
News Corp begins staff purge as restructure takes shape
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian publishing empire has begun the painful task of shedding long-serving journalists amid falling revenues across the media industry.
Opinion
Parenting
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
These questions are no doubt benign in their intention. But my husband also travels for work, and I’m willing to bet no one asks him who has our daughter.
Melissa Singer
National fashion editor
Did Miranda July just write ‘the first great perimenopause novel’?
The writer, director and actor has achieved the impossible and made middle age sexy.
New Star Wars show can be described as ‘Frozen meets Kill Bill’
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland used that mash-up to sell the idea of her show to Lucasfilm. And it’s very accurate, says the show’s star, Amandla Stenberg.
Opinion
Donald Trump
Of the Trump trial’s sleazy cast, one actor performed best
During this historic trial, one person exhibited a strength of character the others plainly lack.
Bill Wyman
Columnist
Kamala Harris gaining swing-state voters’ trust as Biden’s surrogate
If she continues to rise in popularity, the US vice president could neutralise Republican attacks on Biden’s age and mental acuity.
‘Heartbroken’ family hits out online after marathon runner loses Olympic battle
Six women qualified for three spots, with one Olympic marathon runner who missed out accusing Athletics Australia of breaking its selection criteria.
‘Toxic and unwelcome’: The issue driving young people out of community sport
A new study revealed more than half of LGBTQ young people in community sport have witnessed some form of homo/bi/transphobia.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Watch how the AFL tightened holding-the-ball calls; Wounded Pies lose Pendles
The AFL has ordered umpires to reduce the “reasonable time” they give tackled players to dispose of the ball.
This ‘outrageously delicious’ saucy dinner is your one-pan answer to chicken satay
Plus two more budget-friendly one-pots including a generous home-style Greek chicken and rice recipe and a rich red wine and tomato beef ragu.
‘Two-bit big shot’: Robert De Niro unleashes on Donald Trump outside hush money trial
As closing arguments began in the former president’s historic trial, the Hollywood star made a surprise appearance in Lower Manhattan.
Opinion
General insurance
Pumping insurance premiums: Are loyalty discounts a mug’s game?
Insurance giant IAG has been accused of telling customers they were receiving loyalty discounts when it wasn’t cheaper insurance at all.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Victoria
Exclusive
Victorian budget
The $12b Tim Pallas can spend without parliamentary scrutiny
Treasurer Tim Pallas has been handed a $12.1 billion “credit card” to spend next financial year without being scrutinised through the budget or parliament.
The two numbers that show how little is being done to tackle the housing crisis
A new report shows the state has only added about 300 new public homes in the past eight years.
He set his cell on fire and threw faeces at guards, but crime boss won’t serve extra time
George Marrogi embarked on an almost year-long tirade fuelled by the belief he was the target of a campaign by prison officers to unfairly punish him.
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.
Airport Rail brawl coming to a head with mediator on track to deliver report
Deputy Premier Ben Carroll says it’s time to get the $13 billion project done, and has pledged to stay in parliament until a promised train station in his electorate is built.
AFL 2024
‘I’ve maintained my innocence all along’: Fagan welcomes potential court hearing into racism saga
Brisbane Lions coach and former Hawthorn staffer Chris Fagan says he’d welcome the chance to tell his side of the story of the Hawks’ racism saga in court.
‘I’m a bleeder’: Blues star nurses leg injury, Power delay call on their skipper
Jacob Weitering is ready to marshal the defence despite injury as the Blues seek to make history in Adelaide on Thursday.
Politics
How direction 99 is putting the immigration minister under pressure
Giles is under fire over a ministerial direction that has been linked to several legal decisions to allow foreign-born criminals to stay in Australia.
Business
Nine boss faces more claims of his executives’ bad behaviour
Former Stan executive Adrian Foo attended this year’s Australian Open as a guest of Nine less than a year after leaving the company amid inappropriate conduct claims.
World
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Gaza aid pier breaks apart as Israel’s Rafah offensive expands
Defying an appeal from the International Court of Justice, Israeli tanks advanced to the heart of Rafah for the first time after a night of heavy bombardment.
Opinion
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Property
The Australians who have most of their wealth tied up in property
Research by the Productivity Commission into the makeup of Australians’ wealth has revealed whose home is the highest proportion of their net worth.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Australia’s fashion world record that no one should be proud of
Fed a diet of fast fashion, Australian consumers buy more new clothes than any other country. And more steps are needed to tackle waste.
Culture
Angie McMahon offers up a sublime performance in front of home crowd
In the first of three sold-out nights at the Forum, Angie McMahon commanded the stage and showed off her distinctive vocals.
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Sport
‘Heartbroken’ family hits out online after marathon runner loses Olympic battle
Six women qualified for three spots, with one Olympic marathon runner who missed out accusing Athletics Australia of breaking its selection criteria.
‘Toxic and unwelcome’: The issue driving young people out of community sport
A new study revealed more than half of LGBTQ young people in community sport have witnessed some form of homo/bi/transphobia, while 40 per cent reported first-hand experiences of being discriminated against.
Updated
Australian soccer
‘He’s got the quality ... now it’s time for him to show it’: Socceroos coach throws down gauntlet to Irankunda
The most hyped young talent in the Australian game is in line to make his long-awaited debut next week as part of a new-look squad picked by Graham Arnold.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Watch how the AFL tightened holding-the-ball calls; Wounded Pies lose Pendles
The AFL has ordered umpires to reduce the “reasonable time” they give tackled players to dispose of the ball; a throwback to how holding-the-ball decisions were made in 2006, one senior umpire says.
‘I’ve maintained my innocence all along’: Fagan welcomes potential court hearing into racism saga
Brisbane Lions coach and former Hawthorn staffer Chris Fagan says he’d welcome the chance to tell his side of the story of the Hawks’ racism saga in court.
‘It shocked me’: The series of events that ended Michelle Payne’s riding career
The first woman to ride the winner of the Melbourne Cup has revealed why she is walking away from a career that made her a household name.
Updated
French Open
No-fuss Demon exacts revenge to breeze into second round at Roland-Garros
Alex de Minaur is the first Australian into the second round at Roland-Garros after a five-hour rain delay and watching five compatriots exit the claycourt major on the first two days.
Have Your Say
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.
