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Trial by Water
One crash killed three soldiers, the other three boys. Both featured this strange detail
Why would people stuck in a sinking car turn off the heater, ignition or headlights?
Hatch, match and dispatch: Labor’s bold privatisation move to tackle soaring debt
As the state’s daily interest bill tips $25m, Treasurer Tim Pallas is in talks with private firms to gauge their interest in running part of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
Babynomics: Balancing the nation’s future against the ‘motherhood penalty’
Having children can be a joy, but they’re not cheap. They’re also important to the economy.
A 125-year-old bowls club rejected a secret sale. Then the mystery buyer was revealed
Members of the Elsternwick Club will again vote on the $15m deal, but a group opposed to the sale is plotting to take over the board.
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Nuclear energy
‘Every day between now and the election’: Albanese ignites nuclear fight with Dutton
Anthony Albanese is spoiling for a fight on Peter Dutton’s nuclear power at the next election. It’s a fight he has won once before.
Analysis
Political leadership
Six reasons Albanese could still go for a 2024 election –and get married soon after
Anthony Albanese has said he plans to serve a full term, but there are at least six good reasons for him to consider going to the polls early.
There’s been a lot of ‘vulva shouting’ lately. And no, it shouldn’t look like Barbie’s
With a growing number of young women seeking cosmetic genital surgery, health professionals are on a mission to challenge the Barbie “ideal”.
Inside the Northcote renovation that was never meant to happen
It started as a few odd jobs around the house, then one thing led to another. Before long, Trent was knee-deep in a major renovation.
I’m with Prince William – you don’t need to put a ring on it
Carats don’t always lead to marriages that stick, so why bother with a wedding band? The course of true love surely runs no smoother with bling wrapped around your fourth finger.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Darcy, Daicos brilliance shows why father-sons must cost more
Nick Daicos is a generational footballer and Sam Darcy has the tool kit to become one. They show the inadequacies of the father-son rule, which is to be reformed.
Hawthorn’s ‘rascal pack’: Inside the clash between Day and Ginnivan
Sam Mitchell has revealed Will Day’s explosive clash with teammate Jack Ginnivan during Saturday’s 27-point win over Adelaide was how the team’s “rascal pack” behave.
Demon’s Roland-Garros charge continues but Kokkinakis loses five-set epic
Alex de Minaur has become the first Australian man since Lleyton Hewitt in 2007 to reach the fourth round at Roland-Garros.
‘Mr and Mrs Sharaz’: Brittany Higgins weds David Sharaz on the Gold Coast
The former political staffer married her partner on the Gold Coast in a tightly guarded ceremony surrounded by family and friends.
Marles in ‘frank’ talks with China over sea skirmishes
The defence minister used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to raise Australia’s concerns about “unsafe” encounters between the PLA and the Australian navy.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘It was the first time they had heard Alan Jones afraid,’ says Sally McManus
The union “nun” talks about Albanese, Dutton, pizza, why she has grudging respect for Michaelia Cash and that moment with Alan Jones.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
The one restaurant we would travel across the world just to eat at again
Of all the destinations we’ve eaten at around the world, these are the ones we found the most remarkable, inspiring and – of course – delicious.
At 30, this writer put bad boys and drink behind her. Then she sold 30 million books
Novelist Marian Keyes’ life is divided into two, but she says her painful youth still haunts her.
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Did the justice system get the Robert Farquharson conviction wrong? | An epic art fraudster tells all | Harriet Dyer’s death wish
Trump’s appetite for upheaval is as American as apple pie
Another Trump presidency might feature scenes of disunity and political violence. But that’s always been the American way.
Victoria
Independent Kew school to sell part of primary campus to meet new tax bill
Preshil will sell land on its primary school campus ahead of a controversial change to state taxes set to cost the school hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Chemist Warehouse family’s proposed coastal compound draws ire of locals
The billionaire co-founder of the ubiquitous pharmacy chain is facing a battle over plans to build a luxury 16-bed complex with a pool, cinema and tennis court.
Why Victorians should keep looking to the night sky to be dazzled
After the aurora australis phenomenon painted our skies pink and green, a new celestial delight is headed our way (but it could be more fickle).
Rising numbers of flu, COVID-19 cases puts Victorian ambulances under the pump
Ambulance Victoria has urged the public to call triple zero only in an emergency after the number of COVID-19 cases in hospitals doubled in a month.
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City life
Locals love this cafe parklet. Businesses want the car spaces back
An on-street cafe and bar dubbed ‘The Birdcage’ is fighting back against a council order to shut down.
AFL 2024
Tigers fear Lefau has injured knee as Cats return to form with last term win
The Tigers led for the first 82 minutes of the match and wrestled back and fourth until just before three-quarter time when the Cats regained the lead and went on to win.
Pup steals the show from the big dogs in a battle of the wounded
The injury toll meant that many lesser lights were on show on Friday night, and one popped up to seal victory for the beset Bulldogs over the beleaguered Magpies.
Politics
Australian universities are under siege from all sides. Are they powerless in the face of political attacks?
The federal government’s use of international student numbers to slash migration puts universities’ business models at risk. Here’s why.
Business
Opinion
Inside China
The West is completely unprepared for Xi Jinping’s next masterstroke
The US and its allies face a grim choice if China escalates tensions with Taiwan. It could lead to an economic catastrophe.
Philip Pilkington
World
Trump lawyer: ‘I believe in the justice system’
A jury convicted Trump on all counts of falsifying business records, a felony punishable by incarceration, probation or a fine. Trump said the trial was rigged.
Opinion
The bad thing about the Trump verdict? People celebrated it
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
How’s your Uber rating? Mine came as a shock
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Why a guilty verdict won’t dethrone King Donald
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
‘I completely overpaid’: First home buyer lands Brunswick townhouse for $980k
A first home buyer beat five others in a heated bidding war for a two-bedroom townhouse in a coveted location.
Melbourne suburbs where property prices are cheaper than five years ago
As investors shy away from the Melbourne market, a handful of areas have fallen below their 2019 prices.
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Lifestyle
‘It’s not your fault’: How to overcome shame after being scammed
Scams have become so sophisticated and numerous these days, so why is there still a stigma around those who fall victim to them?
Culture
After MasterChef and the UFC, Melissa Leong dives in the deep end
The former MasterChef Australia judge joins the front line of Australia’s hospital system as part of SBS’s new observational series.
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AFL 2024
Darcy, Daicos brilliance shows why father-sons must cost more
Nick Daicos is a generational footballer and Sam Darcy has the tool kit to become one. They show the inadequacies of the father-son rule, which is to be reformed.
Demon’s Roland-Garros charge continues but Kokkinakis loses five-set epic
Alex de Minaur has become the first Australian man since Lleyton Hewitt in 2007 to reach the fourth round at Roland-Garros.
Tigers fear Lefau has injured knee as Cats return to form with last term win; Reid faces possible ban
Hawthorn, St Kilda and Geelong scored wins in the Saturday matches of round 12.
‘I’m a bit concerned’: Gustavsson takes blame as Matildas rocked by Foord injury scare
Caitlin Foord’s preparation for the Paris Olympics could be disrupted after she went down with a hamstring injury in Friday night’s scratchy 1-1 draw with China.
Hawthorn’s ‘rascal pack’: Inside the clash between Day and Ginnivan
Sam Mitchell has revealed Will Day’s explosive clash with teammate Jack Ginnivan during Saturday’s 27-point win over Adelaide was how the team’s “rascal pack” behave.
Tennis star Zverev put ‘hands around neck’ of girlfriend, court hears
It was alleged German Alexander Zverev placed his hands around his former girlfriend’s throat with such force that she was unable to swallow without pain for several days.
‘Some clubs have got that wrong’: Inside the AFL’s growing injury toll
About 150 AFL players are out injured right now. It’s an alarming number, and Collingwood coach Craig McRae is among many startled by it.
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‘Fearless’ Warner chasing grand slam of world titles with Australia at T20 cup
Australia are aiming to add the world Twenty20 trophy to go alongside their Test championship and one-day cup triumphs over the past 12 months.
