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A 920-page plan lays out a second Trump presidency. Nadine has read it and is terrified
The most striking part of the blueprint is the consolidation of presidential power.
Analysis
Political leadership
Dutton’s frontbench problem laid bare by Hughes’ feud with Taylor
Behind the hardman Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, there are problems in the Coalition frontbench.
‘National crisis’ in health spurs state funding calls
Health ministers from every state and territory say it is time for the federal government to step up funding support.
Dusty’s journey from Castlemaine kid to silent superstar
Here are 10 key moments that have helped shape Dustin Martin the man, and Martin the footballer, ahead of his 300th game.
‘A massive impact’: AFL chief defends McBurney after Setka threat
AFL chief Andrew Dillon supported the league’s umpires boss on Friday, praising the four-time grand final umpire, even suggesting he could be up for a promotion.
How Gillon McLachlan’s running mate could be embroiled in a fresh racing fight
Gillon McLachlan’s name was nowhere to be seen when the racing minister appointed two new Racing Victoria directors on Friday. So, who is going to become the industry’s new chairman?
Opinion
Sexism
It seemed a simple kiss on TV after the game, but it crossed a boundary
Is kissing at work cool and contemporary, or something best left to 1970s Christmas parties? When someone is just trying to do their job, it can be difficult to say no.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
‘You need to know what to eat, and how to eat it’: A chef’s guide to Korean food shopping
Doju chef Mika Chae takes us to Asian superstore KT Mart and helps us fill up our shopping basket with his Korean pantry favourites.
This under-the-radar Netflix show is ‘like Monkey on steroids’
Critics have likened this humble detective turned judge to a Chinese Sherlock Holmes. If you liked a certain vintage 1980s series as a kid, this is for you.
The Melbourne luxury hotel that needs just one thing
Tall enough to cast a shadow over Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens, the 61-level luxury hotel is vacant despite a strong recovery in Australia’s hotel market.
Opinion
Globalisation
Globalisation might be worsening inequality, but I’m OK with that
Millie Muroi
Business Reporter
Opinion
Work therapy
I can’t stand the way my new boss speaks. Should I leave?
Jonathan Rivett
Freelance writer
Analysis
Naked City
‘There are no boundaries’: Why tobacco gangs don’t care who gets in the way
Property owners knowingly making money from an illicit source could find their income and the property subject to asset seizure.
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.
A big decision for Boeing: Is it time for a new plane?
Building a new plane soon could help the company regain ground it has lost to Airbus. But doing so would be difficult, and risky.
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.
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?
Opinion
Chicken
What comes first, the chicken or your egg shortage?
It was the label on the chicken thawing on our kitchen bench that undid me. It read: “Our chooks forage and socialise outdoors.”
Jo Stubbings
Writer and reviewer
See & Do
Jake Gyllenhaal is made to squirm in every frame of Presumed Innocent
The TV remake of the 1990 Harrison Ford thriller ups the tension and tightens the screws on its lawyer suspect.
Bestselling author of One Day on why his new novel is his funniest yet
Already a bestselling author, romcom specialist David Nicholls has a bigger readership than ever after the massive success of Netflix’s One Day adaptation.
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.
Cuckoo buyer wanted for popular $4m Dandenongs restaurant
The tearoom has been selling smorgasbords and steins in the chalet-style restaurant with a strong Alpine theme for more than 65 years.
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.
AFL 2024
Updated
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.
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
Politics
Exclusive
Child safety
Facebook is scanning some users’ faces to verify age. The Coalition wants laws that go further
The Coalition says, if elected, it will push for laws forcing social media platforms to check users’ ages before creating new accounts. Meta is already doing it for some.
Business
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.
World
Crossover moment: Farage’s party outperforms Sunak’s Tories in polls for first time
Many conservative MPs are terrified Farage’s Reform Party will put the final nail in their coffin, not by winning their seat but by taking enough votes to hand power to Labour.
Opinion
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
Dutton’s climate policy risks a Liberal wasteland
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Know a man who has recently separated? It might be worth checking in
Lisanne Iriks
Family conflict and mediation expert
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Property
The magic number that tips the rental market in tenants’ favour
Experts say it’s been years since the market has favoured renters, and it would take years of high vacancy rates to reverse the rental crisis.
‘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.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Curry
Friday night fakeaway: 20 comforting chicken curries
Lifestyle
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
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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Sport
Dusty’s journey from Castlemaine kid to silent superstar
Here are 10 key moments that have helped shape Dustin Martin the man, and Martin the footballer, ahead of his 300th game.
How Gillon McLachlan’s running mate could be embroiled in a fresh racing fight
Gillon McLachlan’s name was nowhere to be seen when the racing minister appointed two new Racing Victoria directors on Friday. So, who is going to become the industry’s new chairman?
Cummins reassures England a go-slow is ‘against the spirit of cricket’
Pat Cummins has dismissed suggestions Australia will try and tip England out of the Twenty20 World Cup by going easy on Scotland in Sunday morning’s match.
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.
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.
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
Have Your Say
‘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
