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Investigations
Australian agencies greenlight charity with radical links
Australian authorities have registered and given special tax status to a charity directed by a key figure within the radical Islamist group, Hizb ut-Tahrir, who has urged Muslims to send weapons to Gaza.
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Schools
A report details the state of public schools. The department wants it kept secret
The Allan government is avoiding scrutiny by hiding behind long-criticised freedom-of-information laws, the Victorian opposition says.
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Cracks in Netanyahu’s leadership are emerging, but it won’t bring down the government
With the next Israeli election not scheduled until 2026, what happens between now and then depends largely on what Israeli politicians understand “the job” to be.
Maher Mughrabi
Features Editor
Former AFL boss Gill McLachlan appointed as Tabcorp CEO
McLachlan stepped down from the AFL last year and recently signed as a senior advisor for Blackstone, the US private equity owner of Crown Resorts.
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Courts
‘Where’s Costello when you need him?’ Lehrmann faces media outside court
The former Liberal staffer has arrived at a Toowoomba court for a committal hearing over allegations he raped a woman twice in 2021.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Black Star Pastry baristas wore keffiyehs to work. The next day they were sacked
The high-end bakery known for its viral watermelon cake is facing a discrimination claim after two workers were sacked for wearing keffiyehs to a shift.
Jerry Seinfeld savages pro-Palestinian protester at Australian show
The US comedian was heckled during his Sunday night performance and video shows a man being escorted out by security.
Does chicken soup really help a cold? A dietitian weighs up six common winter ailment myths
From dosing up on vitamin C to starving a fever, many of us still turn to old beliefs when we’re feeling unwell. Are any of them supported by evidence, and if so, which ones?
Coffee is linked to an increased risk of anxiety. Here’s how to cope
If your morning latte is leaving your feeling anxious, health experts have some advice.
Christian Petracca
AFL 2024
‘They were doing surgery with my eyes open’: Petracca describes traumatic injuries
The Melbourne star has explained how his condition rapidly deteriorated after he’d copped a blow to the body in his team’s King’s Birthday clash with the Pies.
Four Points
For subscribers
Ignore their ladder positions, here’s why the Roos and Pies just gave us the best game of 2024
The most compelling thing from Sunday’s game was that North Melbourne, of all teams, got nine goals up on last year’s premiers and did it in a thrilling, authoritative fashion.
How Australia’s swimmers compare to the rest of the world ahead of Olympics
Is the Australian swimming team heading to Paris as good as is being advertised? Here’s a look at the early numbers.
John Farnham makes rare public appearance since cancer surgery
Farnham appeared at his son’s wedding celebrations and is pictured in family photos posted to social media.
‘The impacts could be enormous’: Fears Sandown overhaul ignores flood threat
Melbourne Racing Club wants to rezone the Springvale site for 7500 homes, but Dandenong Council has flagged “significant concerns”.
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Aviation
Lost guns, damaged planes: Qantas’ slew of complaints to ground handler revealed
Employees at a major ground handling service have made at least one error a day on Qantas flights this month, including damaging planes and mishandling firearms.
Bill Gates flags huge investment in nuclear power
The world’s sixth-richest person says he’s prepared to spend billions of dollars on a next-generation nuclear power plant to meet growing power needs.
Opinion
Renewables
Dutton might not be denying climate change’s existence – but he’s denying the science
For years, climate scientists have been telling us that time is of the essence; Peter Dutton is now essentially saying he disagrees.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
The Lady Vanishes: Is Bruce Lehrmann’s former landlord an aristocrat?
The woman accusing Lehrmann of property damage has been described as “Lady Gaenor Meakes”. But how did she get the title?
Victoria
Housing plan ‘pressures inner city and fringe, spares middle Melbourne’
Infrastructure targets and plans for green space and community buildings are also needed, say experts.
The dirty, dark secrets behind some of Melbourne’s ghost signs
Sean Reynolds is documenting the stories behind our ghost signs, those faded advertisements in Melbourne’s inner suburbs for mostly defunct brands.
First new Alzheimer’s drugs in 20 years to bring hope for early-stage patients
Experts say two drugs expected to arrive in Australia soon may be a key to wide-spread prevention on Alzheimer’s disease.
Pill-testing plan to stop ‘horror’ of teenagers overdosing: Premier
A proposal for a year-long pill-testing trial in Victoria will be considered by cabinet after Premier Jacinta Allan called overdoses of teens at festivals an “unimaginable” horror.
‘We know these people’: Police confident of arrests after youth armed robberies on supermarkets
The group stole cigarettes and cash from the supermarkets in Melbourne’s south-east, and four employees suffered minor injuries.
AFL 2024
Footy was better then ... but was it? AFL greats have their say
We asked champions which decade of footy was the greatest. Next, our experts vote on the best spectacle, skills, tactics, toughness and fan experience. Today, you have your say.
Amartey party-pooper: Why Longmire denied Swans star shot at a rare milestone
Having kicked nine goals for Sydney against Adelaide, a stunned Joel Amartey was benched before the final siren.
Politics
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China relations
‘We won’t always agree’: Albanese rejects Chinese premier’s call to shelve disputes
The prime minister will insist that serious disagreements will not disappear simply by being treated as taboos.
Business
RBA set to hold rates as price pressures remain
Economists still expect the next rate move will be down, but those with home loans might have to wait until next year to see it.
World
Opinion
UK election
Brexit will dominate UK election. Not this one, but the next
Labour looks set to return to government in Britain on July 4. But the party will do that without a policy to reverse Brexit, even though many Brits now acknowledge it was a mistake.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Opinion
Yes, pandas are adorable. But they can’t hide national differences
Matthew Knott
National correspondent
Five reasons the Greens believe the next election could be their best
James Massola
National affairs editor
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Property
Is it still worth owning a holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula?
Property prices have come off the boil, but the cost of owning a second home has skyrocketed, with increased land tax driving up costs.
Young couple pays $200,000 above reserve for spacious Yarraville home
It took a vendor bid to start the auction before three bidders pushed the price well above the reserve.
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Lifestyle
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Gadgets
We tried the $2000 baby tech dividing parents
We road-test the controversial Snoo smart bassinet: how much tech is too much for your baby?
Culture
At this unusual show, the crowd itself is part of the performance
Last night at St Paul’s Cathedral, Shouse: Communitas showed that when we all sing together, remarkable things happen.
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Christian Petracca
AFL 2024
‘I wasn’t under anaesthetic’: Petracca details treatment for traumatic internal injuries
The Melbourne star has explained how his condition rapidly deteriorated in hospital after he’d copped a blow to the body in his team’s King’s Birthday clash with Collingwood.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The votes are in, the winner decided. Footy’s best decade is...
A dozen experts voted on the decade they thought was the pinnacle beginning with the 1970s, through to today.
Elliott v Hill: Who wins mark of the year, and could the speccie be outlawed?
AFL Legend Leigh Matthews thinks leaping knee-first into a marking contest could be legislated out of the game.
De Minaur wins Dutch grasscourt title to hit a new high ahead of Wimbledon
Alex de Minaur has started his grasscourt season in style, capturing his ninth ATP title ahead of Wimbledon and catapulting to a career-high world ranking of No.7.
Four Points
AFL 2024
Ignore their ladder positions, here’s why the Roos and Pies just played out the best game of 2024
The most compelling thing from Sunday’s game was that North Melbourne, of all teams, got nine goals up on last year’s premiers and did it in a thrilling, authoritative fashion.
How Australia’s swimmers compare to the rest of the world ahead of Olympics
Is the Australian swimming team heading to Paris as good as is being advertised? Here’s a look at the early numbers.
‘Don’t stuff around with Mother Cricket’: Starc’s parting shot after Australia get England through
Mitchell Starc invoked a phrase beloved by Justin Langer to flatly reject English suspicions that Australia seriously considered easing off on Scotland to eliminate Jos Buttler’s team from the T20 World Cup.
Have Your Say
Almost a time warp to Tiger glory days as 92,311 converge for Dusty
For a few hours on Saturday afternoon, it appeared the city of Melbourne had entered a time warp and landed back in 2019. Richmond people had returned to the football en masse to honour Dustin Martin.
