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The political fault lines spoiling Dutton’s nuclear plans in Victoria
Nuclear power plants will probably never be built in the state even if the Coalition wins the federal election. Here’s why.
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Seven nuclear sites and two big black holes: Why voters deserve better than this
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a bold plan with almost no detail, leaving cynics to draw only one conclusion.
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Separating fact from fiction in nuclear claims
Peter Dutton has promised a “bold, visionary” nuclear program that lowers energy prices. Here is a fact check of his major claims.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Mazal went to a music festival to dance with her friends. She ended up in a pool of blood playing dead
Mazal Tazazo lost two friends on October 7 when militants stormed a festival in southern Israel. She wants people to remember what happened that day as protests escalate over the conflict in Gaza.
Opinion
Antisemitism
Just after 3.20am, six masked people started smashing my office
The escalating attacks over the Middle East conflict show that our problem is not on the other side of the world, it is here.
US spent $345 million on Gaza pier that has operated for only 10 days
The pier that the US military built to rush humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has largely failed, aid organisations say, and will probably be abandoned soon.
The Australian student who uncovered a ‘shocking’ problem with global cancer research
Undergraduate Danielle Oste found something thousands of scientists had overlooked.
Opinion
Motherhood
Is my biological clock faulty, or is motherhood just not for me?
I think I know the exact moment I decided that I wasn’t keen on becoming a mother. Parent-teacher interview night, 1997.
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
Worried about your tween’s screen time? Check your own
A new study has linked parental screen use with problematic social media use in adolescents.
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Sports betting
McLachlan brokered extension of Sportsbet deal before he left AFL
There was no public announcement of the extension, which prevents other wagering businesses, including McLachlan’s new employer, Tabcorp, from advertising or promoting their odds on AFL platforms until 2028.
‘I was told beforehand’: Knowing you’ve won the Brownlow ahead of time
Kelvin Templeton told the Australian Football Hall of Fame function on Tuesday night that he knew he would win the 1980 Brownlow before the count.
‘Unconditional support’: Putin and Kim sign new mutual defence pact
The Russian president’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years is being watched closely by Seoul and Washington, which have expressed concern about the growing military ties.
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Trump's White House
Trump 2.0: What four more years mean for Australia and the world
In the first of a five-part series, international editor Peter Hartcher examines why Donald Trump is more inclined to like a US enemy than a friend.
Ice-cream with tomato sauce? McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI drive-thrus
The experiment behind the fast-food giant’s automated order taker will soon be coming to a close.
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Crime
Perth brother of exiled crime kingpin behind bars
Maytham Hamad, 29, was charged alongside Omar Hussein, Moey Ofi and Anita Lee McLean with receiving, possessing or dealing with any money or property that is the proceeds of an offence.
Opinion
Media & marketing
The public has voted on the next Media Watch host, and you’re in for a shock
With a couple of notable exceptions, the permanent hosting role usually goes to an older white man towards the twilight of his career. Not this time.
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
Victoria
A ‘proud Wemba Wemba’ girl wrote a letter asking for help. The state didn’t listen
The 17-year-old took her own life in 2021, and a coroner found her human rights were breached when a Victorian department did not listen to her desire for culturally competent care.
Victoria spent $1.2 billion on tutoring. Students in the program were worse off
Former deputy premier James Merlino called this program the “most critical thing” the government was doing. But an audit has found it failed to make a difference.
Icy weather locks in across south-east Australia after crisp winter morning
Parts of the country have experienced the coldest June morning in almost 30 years and the cold snap is expected to last for days.
‘We failed’: Victoria flags truth-telling process for child abuse victims
Glen Fearnett hoped for change after he spoke out about being abused at a Melbourne school. Victim-survivors will now be given a platform to tell their stories.
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Victorian budget
The elite schools hardest hit by Victoria’s payroll tax change
Some high-fee schools will pay more in taxes than they get in state funding, according to opposition analysis. Find out which ones here.
Politics
Albanese says MP office attack is a major escalation in local tensions over Gaza
The vandalising of a Jewish Labor MP’s office comes amid heightening political tensions, which the prime minister said “undermines the cause that people purport to represent”.
Business
‘Prudent but difficult’: Mineral Resources announces Yilgarn shutdown, 1000 jobs affected
Mining giant Mineral Resources has announced plans to shut down its Yilgarn iron ore hub by the year’s end in a move expected to affect up to 1000 employees after the operation was deemed no longer financially viable.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Weird Trump idea would shut America off from the world
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
Executive pay
Should the Qantas board cut Alan Joyce’s pay deal down to size?
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
Another ‘alien’ monolith appears, this time atop a remote desert mountain
The discovery is the latest in a series of mysterious shiny columns popping up around the globe since at least 2020. No one knows where they come from.
Opinion
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Property
Rates held steady. But these households will struggle to keep up with their mortgages
Households are stretched to their limits and some are already behind on mortgage repayments.
How much it costs to live in the top Victorian tree-change towns for wellbeing
The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income. But it comes at a price.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Sunday Life
Two decades ago, we crashed a proposal on a Parisian bridge
As they called their parents in Dublin to give them the news, we suddenly realised we were strangers standing in the middle of their special moment.
Jo Stanley
Columnist
Opinion
Death
Please do this before you die. I just did and it nearly killed me
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Culture
Police escorts, angry drivers: Australia’s most expensive art commission has arrived
An immersive, public sculpture by Australian artist Lindy Lee has arrived at the National Gallery of Australia, after its epic journey from Brisbane on the back of a truck.
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Sports betting
McLachlan brokered extension of Sportsbet deal before he left the AFL
There was no public announcement of the extension, which prevents other wagering businesses, including McLachlan’s new employer, Tabcorp, from advertising or promoting their odds on AFL platforms until 2028.
‘I was told beforehand’: Knowing you’ve won the Brownlow before the count
Kelvin Templeton told the Australian Football Hall of Fame function on Tuesday night that he knew he would win the 1980 Brownlow before the count.
Why the Demon needs Novak to pull out of Wimbledon
The 25-year-old Sydneysider was runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s last year, but tumbled out in the first round this year.
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Courts
Former jockey Danny Nikolic charged with burglary, stalking, car theft and assault
The former champion jockey is due to face court next month. His friend and former lawyer Pat Lennon will also face court.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
GWS Giants star suffers ruptured testicle
Star GWS defender Sam Taylor has been ruled out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on a ruptured testicle.
Asfoora joins Australian racing greats with stunning Royal Ascot win
The Ballarat-trained sprinter justified the long journey across the globe to power to King Charles III Stakes glory.
This Frankston teen was jumping dangerously close to the ceiling. Now he’s set to make history in Paris
It’s 24 years since Australia’s Ji Wallace caught the public’s imagination with Olympic silver in Sydney. Now Brock Batty is looking to raise the roof in Paris.
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Crunch time: Why the next three months are crucial for these players at your AFL club
For a range of reasons, these 18 players across the AFL need a bumper second half of the season when it comes to their careers beyond 2024.
