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Liberal Party
Liberal frontbencher accuses Angus Taylor of treachery, incompetence
The extraordinary row within the shadow ministry stemming from a preselection contest shows a rare crack in the unity shown by the Coalition under Peter Dutton.
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Social media
Fifty Bacchus Marsh Grammar girls targeted with AI fake nudes
The fake nudes have been shared online, and police are investigating who created and published them.
Greg Lynn answered 1200 police questions and told no lies: defence
The prosecutor has asked the jury to reject as “complete fiction” accused killer Gregory Lynn’s claim the deaths of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay were accidental.
Caulfield’s upgrade cost $160m. Now they’re renovating because a room is too small
Melbourne Racing Club’s executive director of racing and operations said the club understood that “what we have delivered isn’t perfect for everyone”.
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China relations
‘Panda diplomacy’ takes centre stage during Chinese premier visit
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Adelaide Zoo on Sunday in a promising sign for the continued presence of giant pandas in Australia.
Opinion
Bruce Gordon
The man who wears the crown in Nine’s Game of Thrones
Billionaire Bruce Gordon began his career juggling apples at his father’s suburban fruit stand – useful experience for any Nine directorial shuffle.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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AFL 2024
Petracca played on with four broken ribs, lacerated spleen and punctured lung
Christian Petracca faces an extended stint on the sidelines after undergoing surgery for internal injuries.
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Weightlifting
He was banned for life. The Olympic gold medallist is now handing out awards
Nicu Vlad’s appearance at multiple weightlifting events has highlighted concerns about dysfunction in the running of the core Olympic sport in Australia.
How Australia can help the old enemy advance at T20 World Cup
Coach Andrew McDonald has deflected the possibility of rotating Australia’s squad for their last match against Scotland to force England out of the T20 World Cup.
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Kathryn Hahn’s performance in Tiny Beautiful Things will have you in tears
Hahn gives one of her best performances playing a 50-year-old who has lost control of her life and family, until she begins writing an advice column.
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RecipeTin Eats: The 10 things I wish every cook in Australia knew
From using the right salt to eating like a prince on a pauper’s budget, these are Nagi Maehashi’s top cooking tips.
Opinion
Budgeting
This tax time, it pays to remember my ‘guaranteed’ secret for wealth
In a few weeks, everybody will have a fatter pay packet because the tax rates are changing. Smart money managers will put the extra to good use.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
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How To Poison a Planet
The suburbs and towns with contaminated tap water
The drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians – including in some Melbourne suburbs – has been contaminated. Experts say further testing must be an urgent priority.
A suspected extremist group just posted its best election result in Germany
Not even a string of scandals could halt the far-right AfD’s progress in Germany. The shift to the political right is a theme that is occurring across Europe.
Fire at Thailand’s famous Chatuchak market kills hundreds of animals
The fire was reported early on Tuesday and quickly swept across more than 100 shops in the market’s pet section.
Some heaters are like trying to ‘heat your home with a hair dryer’. Do this instead
While many households will need more serious heating options in winter, good home design and the principle of heating the person, not the room, can go a long way.
‘Don’t do it alone’: What Mosley learnt pushing his body to the limit in 2019
Michael Mosley was no stranger to taking risks – usually on television, for the noble cause of enabling people to live better, healthier lives.
Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on extreme turbulence flight
Singapore Airlines said it has offered compensation to passengers of a flight that hit extreme turbulence last month, in a rare case that killed one passenger and injured dozens.
Victoria
Even the owners don’t want to protect these ‘six-pack flats’
One owner calls it the “ugly duckling” of her street, but it’s in line for heritage protection.
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Climate crisis
Electric vehicles alone ‘won’t be enough to hit climate goals’
More public transport travel and rail freight are expected to be needed to rein in Australia’s carbon emissions to help the world limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
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Renting
Rental stock plummets in Victoria, as squeeze tightens on tenants
The state’s tenants face a tough rental market with some local government areas experiencing significant drops in the number of homes available.
Vandals behead King George V statue in Melbourne on King’s Birthday
The monument in Kings Domain was also sprayed with red paint in the latest attack by activists on a colonial monument in Victoria.
Consumers urged not to stockpile eggs as Coles imposes limits
Hundreds of thousand of birds have been destroyed after bird flu was found at five Victorian poultry farms.
Politics
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Superannuation
How the wealthy avoid tax on their super and push the burden onto ordinary wage earners
High-income earners are using trusts and self-employment to bring their “official” income down to avoid higher tax on their super.
Business
Hundreds of Bonza staff sacked after no rescue bid emerges
More than 300 workers at budget carrier Bonza have been told their roles have been terminated as no one has offered to buy the plane-less airline.
World
‘RIGGED CONVICTION!’: Donald Trump meets probation officer before hush money sentencing
Trump has become the first former US president to meet a probation officer as he braces for the possibility of a jail term after being found guilty of a criminal conspiracy designed to sway the 2016 election.
Opinion
The Finns are the happiest people on the planet. Here’s why they’re not smiling
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Joe Biden’s TikTok crusade ignores the real China threat
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez
Climate policy analyst
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Family triumphs at auction to pay $2.6 million for Glen Iris five-bedder
The new owners plan to renovate the property, which had been held by one family for 50 years. By evening, Domain Group recorded a clearance rate of 55.9 per cent.
Brunswick house that last sold for $75,000 fetches $1,553,000 in bidding war
The vendors were emotional about saying goodbye to the home, which had been in their family for 45 years.
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Lifestyle
Do kids have the right to consent? What to consider before tracking their location
More parents are using technology to track their children’s whereabouts. But their use raises a number of questions around ethics, privacy and development.
Culture
Charli XCX’s late-night masterpiece Brat is her best album yet
Texturally brash and genuinely affecting, the pop iconoclast’s new album is a must-hear.
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How Australia can help the old enemy advance at T20 World Cup
Coach Andrew McDonald has deflected the possibility of rotating Australia’s squad for their last match against Scotland to force England out of the T20 World Cup.
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AFL 2024
Petracca faces long layoff after surgery for lacerated spleen, four broken ribs
Christian Petracca suffered a lacerated spleen, four broken ribs and a “small puncture with his lung” during Melbourne’s costly loss to Collingwood.
Australia’s new Thorpe-Hackett power pair who can rule Olympic 400m freestyle
Elijah Winnington and Sam Short are doing what no one else has for 20 years, pushing each other to Paris 2024 qualification and possibly gold and silver in seven weeks.
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Weightlifting
He was banned for life. The Olympic gold medallist is now handing out awards
Nicu Vlad’s appearance at multiple weightlifting events has highlighted concerns about dysfunction in the running of the core Olympic sport in Australia.
Titmus almost breaks own world record as Winnington edges out Short
Ariarne Titmus gave her 400m freestyle world record a nudge on the opening night of Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic trials in Brisbane.
Caulfield’s upgrade cost $160m. Now they’re renovating because the jockeys’ room is too small
It took the Melbourne Racing Club less than three months to realise the oversight. Still, the club has hit back at race caller Terry Bailey’s on-air criticism of the lavish new redevelopment.
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Paris 2024
Rise of the far right puts French pop star in crosshairs of Olympics culture war
France’s surging far right doesn’t want a black, Muslim woman singing, “Non, je ne regrette rien”, in front of the Eiffel Tower and a global television audience at the opening ceremony.
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Next stop, the top five: Why Wimbledon-bound Demon is not done climbing tennis’ world order
Alex de Minaur has an opportunity to move closer to his top-five ranking goal in the grasscourt season after a breakout quarter-final run at Roland-Garros.
