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A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
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Pokies clubs are meant to use a tax break for good. This is how they spent $242m
Hundreds of millions of dollars is meant to go back to the communities that host Victorian pokies clubs, in return for a lucrative tax break.
He bashed his girlfriend to death. Then he went to get pizzas for dinner
Robert Rickerby fatally attacked his 27-year-old partner, Jessica Geddes, in their Endeavour Hills home in 2020.
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Healthcare
Chiropractors once again banned from manipulating babies’ spines
The Chiropractic Board of Australia has reinstated its interim ban on practitioners manipulating the spines of children, after public outcry and political pressure.
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Cooking
Why the stovetop is the last front in war on household gas
A growing number of chefs are backing induction cooking over gas, including for the legendary “wok hei” of Asian cuisine.
Dan and Albo make a Chinese meal of it for their Labor mate
The former premier and current prime minister got together for Chinese twice in one week.
Princess Catherine’s comeback channels Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady
The Princess of Wales has kept her royal touch while recovering from cancer, wearing an outfit to Trooping the Colour that was packed with meaning.
Flavours of Syria brings its warm Middle Eastern vibes (and baklava) to Camberwell
At its second cafe, you’ll find the saffron-scented chicken soup that charmed St Kilda, plus Arabic coffee and house-made baklava.
The English created one of the world’s greatest culinary experiences
A full English breakfast is a glory to behold – a fry-up that will make you want to put off lunch until tomorrow.
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AFL 2024
‘I wasn’t under anaesthetic’: Petracca details treatment for internal injuries
The Melbourne star explained how his condition rapidly deteriorated in hospital after he’d copped a blow in the clash with Collingwood.
Opinion
Executive shake-up
Tabcorp’s big, risky bet on the former king of AFL
Gillon McLachlan will move from running a sporting code where the revenue topped $1 billion to overseeing a gaming company with its share of challenges.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Analysis
Collingwood Magpies
He beat Daicos, then was dragged: Clarko’s sub call and other key takeouts from round 14
Will Phillips is a maligned top-five draft pick who is uncontracted beyond this year and effectively fighting for his career.
Jerry Seinfeld and pro-Palestinian protester in heated exchange at Australian show
The US comedian was heckled during his Sunday night performance, and video shows a man being escorted out by security.
Analysis
Russia-Ukraine war
One country has the ultimate trump card over Russia. But it’s not playing, yet
Any path to ending war in Ukraine will cost many more lives and billions and billions of dollars.
Opinion
US election
I’m beginning to think MAGA doesn’t mean what Trump thinks
Somewhat ironically, the issue of whether age should preclude Trump and Biden from seeking the top job is the only one on which the two men are united.
Michelle Cazzulino
Writer
Virgin flight bound for Melbourne makes emergency landing after engine catches fire
People reported seeing flames coming from one of the engines and heard loud bangs.
Paris for $1108 return? Olympics or not, flights to Europe are cheap
You’d expect airfares between Australia and Europe to be going through the roof by now. Instead, the opposite has happened. Here’s why.
Family tops price range with one bid to buy Bentleigh East house for $3.43 million
The auctioneer said the buyers, who used an advocate, had planned to blow all the other bidders away in an effort to secure the keys for the home.
Victoria
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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.
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.
AFL 2024
Elliott v Hill: Who wins mark of the year, and could the speccy be outlawed?
AFL Legend Leigh Matthews thinks leaping knee-first into a marking contest could be legislated out of the game.
Four Points
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.
Politics
Analysis
Political leadership
Dutton takes flight as Labor loses altitude. But both face dangers
Peter Dutton is tapping into community anger about the cost of living, and new polling should debunk any idea that he is unelectable.
Business
Analysis
Climate policy
The accounting trick at the heart of the world’s climate goals
On paper we can offset our way to net zero. In the real world, we cannot.
World
Graphic content
Animal rights
Animal-loving Brits outraged after officer uses police car to knock down runaway cow
The officer has been removed from frontline duties after footage of the incident was shared on social media in a country world-renowned for its love of animals.
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu claims he didn’t know about plan to pause fighting
Isabel Kershner
Opinion
UK election
Brexit will dominate UK election. Not this one, but the next
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
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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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Analysis
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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Sport
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AFL 2024
‘I wasn’t under anaesthetic’: Petracca details treatment for internal injuries
The Melbourne star 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
He beat Daicos, then was dragged: Clarko’s sub call and other key takeouts from round 14
Will Phillips is a maligned top-five draft pick who is uncontracted beyond this year and effectively fighting for his career.
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 speccy be outlawed?
AFL Legend Leigh Matthews thinks leaping knee-first into a marking contest could be legislated out of the game.
Tennis power couple warm up for Wimbledon by both winning grasscourt titles on same day
Alex de Minaur shot to the highest world ranking of his career after his win in the Netherlands, and hours later his girlfriend, Brit Katie Boulter, won the Nottingham title, also on grass.
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US Open
The agonising moment on final hole when McIlroy lost the US Open
The Northern Irishman bogeyed his last hole by missing a par putt from about four feet. It handed the lead to Bryson DeChambeau, who sealed victory minutes later.
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.
Have Your Say
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.
