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Drones being used to track ex-immigration detainees: Giles
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has revealed the government has turned to using drones to track people released from immigration detention.
New Zealand warns Australia not to rip up deportation deal
The Albanese government softened immigration laws as part of an effort to improve diplomatic relations with New Zealand in the Ardern era.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Trump’s air of confidence has vanished as jurors deliberate on his verdict
The former US president has vehemently denied wrongdoing, but his usual air of confidence was gone.
Clarkson’s language revealed as AFL probes whether swearing was directed at officials
The outcome of the investigation will be shaped by whether Clarkson was expressing frustration or directing the language at officials.
Opinion
For subscribers
Forget the contract, Max King must leave the Saints
The St Kilda forward is at a crucial moment in his career and needs to start asking the hard questions about his future.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Updated
Super Rugby
Battle looms as Rugby Australia slams rescue plan, shuts down Melbourne Rebels
The club entered administration in January with debts owed to creditors exceeding $23 million.
‘The scale is our issue’: Well-heeled residents up in arms over Port Melbourne housing plan
Port Melbourne residents have joined forces with former tenants of the Barak Beacon public housing block to oppose plans to build an 11-storey tower on the site.
Opinion
Company mergers
BHP walks after Anglo breaks off the engagement – but never say never
Anglo American’s refusal to engage with BHP forced the world’s largest miner to abandon its $74 billion mega-deal.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Street artist wins Archibald Packing Room Prize with portrait of Baker Boy
The 57 finalists competing for the main Archibald Prize this year have also been announced.
This Sunset Boulevard looks the part, but just isn’t dark enough to deliver
This production marks Sarah Brightman’s long-awaited return to musical theatre – but despite its many highlights, the show falls short.
Breaking
Courts
Australian among 14 convicted in Hong Kong under national security law
It’s the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent on the former British colony.
‘We all seem to be happier’: Where you can be a sea-changer for under $750,000 in Victoria
The finest homes of Torquay and Portsea might be out of reach, but Melburnians are ditching the commute for more affordable and less hectic options.
An image calling for ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ is going viral. But it seems AI-generated
More than 40 million Instagram users have shared this graphic to their stories using a user-generated template.
‘I’ve checked my own safety when I go out’: Premier on new domestic violence laws
After a spate of women being killed across Australia, the Allan government has announced a raft of reforms to better prevent domestic violence and protect victims.
‘This is women’s surfing’: A perfect 10 as history made at Teahupo’o
Women were banished from Teahupo’o for 15 years because it was deemed too dangerous. In heaving, two-metre waves on Thursday, the women dominated like never before.
Opinion
City life
You and I paid for Melbourne’s landmarks. But billionaires’ names have been slapped on them
Philanthropy is a wonderful thing, which fortifies so many institutions – but it should not reflexively confer naming rights.
Joe Rollo
Writer
Victoria
Updated
Missing person
Phone found in fresh search for body of Samantha Murphy
A police source, speaking anonymously owing to the sensitivity of the investigation, is confident the phone belonged to the 51-year-old mother.
‘This should not have occurred’: Uni admits it underpaid staff
Deakin University has turned itself in to the Fair Work Ombudsman after discovering it had been underpaying casual academic staff – two years after the union first accused it of doing so.
‘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.
Intervention order taken out on Ultra Tune boss charged with death threat
Auto-repair empire head Sean Buckley cannot go within 100 metres of his former business associate known as Jimmy Vegas.
‘Screaming for help’: Sister describes seeing Maryam Hamka threatened with knife
Hannah Hamka broke down in court describing harrowing incidents of domestic violence in the lead-up to her sister Maryam’s death.
AFL 2024
Exclusive
Who is whispering in the umpire’s ear and why some AFL coaches aren’t happy
AFL umpires are receiving in-game feedback through an earpiece from an official at the ground, prompting senior coaches to seek answers from the league.
AFL Briefing
Port Adelaide skipper Connor Rozee will miss prime-time Blues clash
The Power have taken a no-risk approach with Rozee and ruled him out of the Adelaide Oval encounter against the Blues.
Politics
Mortgage pain on the rise as inflation remains high
Delinquency rates have more than doubled in some suburbs as households struggle to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Business
Privacy watchdog facing questions over aborted TikTok probe
Australia’s privacy commissioner says her office did not conduct rigorous testing of the TikTok app before deciding to close its inquiry into the company.
World
‘Horrible accident’: Person dies in plane engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
The investigation has not yet identified who the person was, a Dutch police spokesperson said.
Opinion
Laura Tingle called out racism. So why is she the one facing a backlash?
Giri Sivaraman
Race discrimination commissioner
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Property
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a palatial penthouse to an elegant Italianate villa and a hinterland showstopper with infinity-edge pool, here’s our pick of the bunch.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
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
Culture
Why being an Archibald finalist can mean a lot more than fame
On Thursday, 57 artists will be announced as Archibald finalists, and the winner of the Packing Room prize will be revealed.
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Opinion
AFL 2024
Forget the contract, Max King must leave the Saints
The St Kilda forward is at a crucial moment in his career and needs to start asking the hard questions about his future.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Updated
Super Rugby
Battle looms as Rugby Australia slams rescue plan, shuts down Melbourne Rebels
The club entered administration in January with debts owed to creditors exceeding $23 million. A consortium backing the club will now sue Rugby Australia.
Clarkson’s language revealed as AFL probes whether swearing was directed at officials
The outcome of the investigation will be shaped by whether Clarkson was expressing frustration or directing the language at officials.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Lyon calls for transparency on umpire comms; Bombers avoid virus catastrophe
Ross Lyon and Sam Mitchell have very different views on umpire coaches speaking with umpires during breaks in play.
Barry Cable pleads not guilty to 1960s sexual abuse of child
WA Police last week charged Cable with seven offences dating back to 1967. He will now head to trial.
‘This is women’s surfing’: A perfect 10 as history made at Teahupo’o
Women were banished from Teahupo’o for 15 years because it was deemed too dangerous. In heaving, two-metre waves on Thursday, the women dominated like never before.
‘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.
Have Your Say
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.
