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Millie thought she was safe getting an Uber home. Her driver was a predatory impostor
Millie is among a string of women who have been raped or sexually assaulted, targeted by rideshare drivers – or someone posing as one – after a night out.
Opinion
Political leadership
Dutton could help Pesutto, if only the two weren’t drowning in bad blood
Pollsters say the Queenslander is not as unpopular in Victoria as many think. But the Liberal leaders continue to blame each other for their troubles when they could be working together.
Annika Smethurst
State Political Editor
Analysis
Naked City
Where there are smokes there are fires: Inside Victoria’s tobacco war
Property owners knowingly making money from an illicit source could find their income and the property subject to asset seizure.
Exclusive
Immigration
Disabled teen’s family face deportation while criminals allowed to stay
Lily Lumintang, whose 13-year-old son has a disability, says a decision to deny her bid to remain in Australia is unfair.
‘He’ll be staying at the AFL’: CEO Dillon backs umpire boss after Setka spray
AFL chief executive officer Andrew Dillon has pledged support for umpire boss Steve McBurney, and swore the league would not bow to threats from the CFMEU’s Victorian leader John Setka.
Opinion
NACC
Robo-debt wasn’t fair or legal - now we’ll never know if it was also corrupt
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
The world’s 50 greatest travel bargains right now
Travel budget shrinking? Here are the best-value destinations, hotels, flights and more for Australians right now.
Opinion
Weight loss
Jelena Dokic has lost 20 kilos. If only she could shed the trolls
By deciding to lose weight, the former tennis champ turned commentator is still inundated with online body commentary.
Hannah Vanderheide
Contributor
Friend v foe: The tagger caught in the middle of a footy battle
Ryan Crowley taught Lachie Neale how to shake a tag, and two weeks ago he gave Marcus Windhager tips on how to shut players down. On Friday night, the two worlds collide.
Simpson swam fast enough to make Australia’s Olympic team. He was in the wrong race
Cody Simpson missed Thursday’s 100m freestyle final but swam a massive personal best that would have been quick enough to sneak him into a relay team in Paris.
Blue detective: Celebrity cop’s ‘unforgivable’ calls on duty
Podcasting detective Gary Jubelin’s ex-partner has revealed that nothing kept the homicide squad veteran from pursuing his cases.
Updated
Executive pay
‘I do deliver’: Elon Musk jubilant as Tesla shareholders approve $84 billion pay deal
Tesla shareholders have voted to restore Elon Musk’s controversial pay package, but the fight might not be over for the mercurial billionaire.
Netflix made us wait a month for more Bridgerton. Was it worth it?
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS. The first half of season three reached all sorts of heights. But with the same old secret and a resoundingly boring man now at the centre of the story, how can it continue pleasing us?
Hot shots: Stars (and stripes) from the 2024 National Photographic Portrait Prize
WARNING: CONTAINS NUDITY. Innocence, honesty, intimacy, humour … they’re all there among the finalists in this year’s National Portrait Gallery exhibition, opening June 22.
How much does a weekday copy of The Age cost? Take the quiz
How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.
See & Do
God-kings and everyday people: NGV’s blockbuster isn’t just about pharaohs
It might be named for the pharaohs, but this year’s Winter Masterpieces exhibition also tells a quieter and more intimate story – that of everyday people.
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This moving and vibrant Rising show is a must-watch
Gurr Era Op, a beautifully composed dance theatre piece, is like a sea breeze: it blows strong and tastes fresh.
Victoria
‘We’re competing with Andrew Tate’: The impossible battle many teachers face
Schools say they can only do so much to teach students about proper online behaviour.
Exclusive
Courts
The country singer, his alleged $21.5 million fraud and the sugar babies he did it for
Craig Heath allegedly scammed 30 victims in a fake property investment scheme and spent at least $200,000 of the money on women he met online.
Exclusive
Education
The way children are taught to read in Victoria is about to change
Victoria is almost the last state or territory to adopt this approach. But Education Minister Ben Carroll says the evidence is in.
Exclusive
Building insurance
Building insurance to increase by 65 per cent for new homes
Home building insurance is increasing after a string of companies collapsed over the past year, leaving thousands of homes unfinished and the state-backed insurance agency making record payments.
Exclusive
Healthcare
‘No way in the world’: Battle lines drawn as chiropractors lift ban on cracking babies’ backs
Chiropractors have given themselves the green light to crack babies’ backs after a four-year ban and doctors are furious.
AFL 2024
Opinion
The player at your club who must be tagged
The AFL’s best onballers have had it too easy. Until now. It’s time to rein them in.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
AFL teams and expert tips: Tigers boosted by stars for milestone day
Our experts have entered their tips for the six games of round 14, while Richmond have gained two big-name inclusions for their clash with Hawthorn, including 300-gamer Dustin Martin.
Politics
Record surge in immigrants starts to slow
Australia’s population swelled by a record 651,200 people last year, driven by net migration. There are signs migration is slowing and births continue to tumble.
Business
Telstra ditches carbon credits to push harder on direct emissions
The telco giant, one of Australia’s largest electricity users, has beefed up its 2030 emissions reduction targets and won’t use carbon offsets to get there.
Opinion
Interest rates
Fed’s rate cut caution can’t spoil Wall Street party
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Exclusive
Indigenous
‘The spotlight’s on Australia’: World took note of Voice vote, Indigenous diplomat says
Justin Mohamed is Australia’s first diplomat for Indigenous issues. He is determined to make sure his people’s voices are heard around the world.
Opinion
Dutton’s climate policy risks a Liberal wasteland
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Lisanne Iriks
Family conflict and mediation expert
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Property
‘No doubt we will see more homelessness’: Rents increase at more than six times the rate of wages
Experts say other interim measures, such as rent caps and slowing immigration, are needed to ease the pressure on renters until 1.2 million needed homes are built.
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.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Curry
Friday night fakeaway: 20 comforting chicken curries
Lifestyle
What are the health risks of using Ozempic for weight loss?
When Oprah was rushed to hospital, many assumed it was linked to her use of weight-loss drugs. But is that fair?
Culture
Exclusive
Performing arts
This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang
The Herd are one of Australia’s best-known political acts. Befitting their activist origins, the band’s final song will be an anthem for Gaza.
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Opinion
Australian cricket
Our cricketers play to win, even if it means giving the old enemy a second chance
A mischievous suggestion that Australia could manipulate results to squeeze England out of the World Cup has prompted apoplexy. It’s unlikely to happen.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Friend v foe: The tagger caught in the middle of a footy battle
Ryan Crowley taught Lachie Neale how to shake a tag, and two weeks ago he gave Marcus Windhager tips on how to shut players down. On Friday night, the two worlds collide.
Simpson swam fast enough to make Australia’s Olympic team. He was in the wrong race
Cody Simpson missed Thursday’s 100m freestyle final but swam a massive personal best that would have been quick enough to sneak him into a relay team in Paris.
Chalmers qualifies for third Olympics after injury from too much time on couch
Kyle Chalmers hurt his back so badly earlier this month he thought he wouldn’t be able to swim at Olympics trials. After four cortisone injections, he was able to get on the blocks.
Updated
AFL 2024
Petracca’s season over as Melbourne great puts heat on Goodwin
Christian Petracca has confirmed on social media he will not return this year after suffering a lacerated spleen in Melbourne’s loss to Collingwood, severely damaging the club’s 2024 prospects.
Exum’s dunk: Best play by an Aussie in NBA finals since Mills a decade ago?
The Celtics are 3-0 up in the NBA Finals and will chase a series sweep over Dallas in game four on Saturday as questions remain about why Dante Exum didn’t see the court again following his highlight dunk in the first quarter.
Opinion
ATP Tour
‘Grit greater than gift’: How Federer made hard work look easy
Roger Federer was always cool on court, but no one saw the hard work he put in to look that way.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Have Your Say
Take it from a long-suffering fan, the Demons’ dynasty looks over before it began
The long drive back home to Canberra seems even longer after making the journey to witness yet another Dees loss. My curse continues.
James Massola
National affairs editor
