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Daily Sudoku
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Dutton’s energy war spooks major global investors
Global investors have been ploughing billions of dollars into Australian renewable energy. Now, the Coalition’s plans for nuclear energy have them reconsidering their spending.
Opinion
Opinion
Dutton’s gone full throttle on nuclear and it’s playing out like a comedy
Even if one successfully argued that nuclear power is a good option, introducing it now is reckless.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
One call every six minutes: Family violence statistics the biggest concern for police
The latest Victorian crime data shows police responded to a record 96,000 family violence incidents.
This is the view from the apartment block where train announcements have become an ‘intrusive force’
A train station has moved and now sits less than five metres from balconies. Residents have been offered noise-cancelling headphones to deal with it.
Repco, Officeworks, cafes: Not out of the question for Melbourne’s public towers
Homes Victoria last year asked Ernst & Young’s advice on the value of adding thousands of square metres of retail and commercial spaces to some of Melbourne’s public housing towers.
The popular acne drugs causing birth defects
One in 35 women of reproductive age use oral retinoids. There are fears too few are warned of the dangers if they become pregnant.
Forget Bali and Thailand, smart young travellers are now heading here
This bustling and rapidly changing Asian city is now a magnet for younger travellers.
10 of Melbourne’s best bakery pies (including one of the city’s essential handheld snacks)
Thaw out with a hot, hearty pie – from old-school classics to fun and flavourful fillings – by one of Melbourne’s best bakers.
Opinion
Psychology
The only life coaches I’d hire are long dead or too busy
It seems you can’t swing a cat without hitting a life coach these days. They’re everywhere, jacked up on positivity and self-love.
Cherie Gilmour
Freelance writer
Opinion
AFL 2024
He’s a villain after just seven games. But this young Hawk will be a star
Nick Watson is only 19 and has kicked 5.15, but I’ve seen enough to be convinced he will, in time, become one of the most marketable sports stars in the country.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
AFL teams and expert tips: Tigers lose Grimes as one of four changes
Our experts have entered their tips for the eight games of round three. See which way they’re predicting each match will turn out, and come back on Thursday night for all the ins and outs.
‘If we change our way of life … they win’: Paris, terror and the ‘light-touch’ Olympics
Most host cities undergo an expensive building spree to fit the Games. Paris is making the Games fit the city.
Trump belittles Biden so much that just staying awake could win the debate
What if US President Joe Biden clears the very low bar that opponent Donald Trump has now set for him?
Putin and Kim getting behind the wheel of new ‘alliance’
The Russian president’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years is being watched closely by Seoul and Washington.
When he couldn’t do the Coogee to Bondi walk, Vaughan knew he was in trouble
Michael Vaughan has revealed his battle with a mystery stress-related illness which left him struggling to complete one of his Australian summer rituals.
Recipe collection
Budget
15 new (and improved) ways with mince starring Adam Liaw’s low-cost stroganoff
Amid a cost of living crisis, mince is one of the most affordable meats we can buy, and as these recipes prove, one of the most versatile, too.
Guzman y Gomez soars on ASX with $3 billion debut
Mexican fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez has clinched its place as the hottest float in years.
Opinion
Air travel
‘No frills’ an understatement: The world’s worst airline ticket has arrived
This airline’s new ultra-basic ticket is the most rudimentary plane ticket ever sold. And it could well indicate the beginning of a wider trend.
Greg Dickinson
See and Do
Fame, glamour and tragedy: Griffin Dunne’s touching memoir
The actor, writer and producer’s memoir is a warm portrait of an unusual – and celebrity-filled – upbringing.
★★½
Despicably predictable fourth outing for Gru and his Minions
There are few surprises in this new instalment of the Despicable Me franchise.
Victoria
‘The state will need to pay more’: Metro Tunnel costs blow out once again
The cost of the $14b project will increase further as construction of the tunnel pushes past its contract date, but the government says it is still on track to open in 2025.
Exclusive
Hospitals
A $1b rebuild was promised for this hospital. It might end up at Eastland
Labor had pledged rebuilding the Maroondah Hospital on its existing site. But the costs involved mean it could be rebuilt near a shopping centre or on land once used as a drive-in.
The underground issue that Victoria’s proposed nuclear plant would need to confront
Maps reveal a number of significant fault lines in the Latrobe Valley, including one that runs directly past the Loy Yang A power station.
Numeracy in schools doesn’t add up. Experts are calling for mandatory testing
All children would be tested for numeracy knowledge in the first two years of school under a plan to tackle underachievement in maths.
Footscray is full of empty, derelict sites. Locals blame ‘land banking’
Critics say land banking has become a problem with large commercial buildings in prime locations standing empty for years.
Politics
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Dutton didn’t put a price on nuclear reactors. The world reveals the real cost
Peter Dutton admits the cost of his nuclear policy will be “big”. So big that it could cause enormous problems to the federal budget.
Business
Updated
World markets
ASX flat as Guzman y Gomez shares make stellar debut
The Australian sharemarket was slightly lower on Thursday, with shares in consumer staples and healthcare companies showing weakness while financials extended recent gains.
World
Democrats consider boycotting Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
Some Democrats say they don’t want to be part of a “one-way lecture” when the Israeli prime minister addresses Congress next month.
Opinion
The public has voted on the next Media Watch host, and you’re in for a shock
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
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Property
How house prices will buck the trend in Melbourne next year
Despite higher interest rates, property prices are tipped to grow to new highs, but not all capitals will keep up.
Six of the best luxury homes for sale across the country
We’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch from across the New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia’s most luxurious properties.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Daggy to cool: How the humble cardi returned from fashion purgatory
Thick cardigans and strategic layering make up the trend that everyone from Queen Camilla to Kim Kardashian can get behind.
Opinion
Motherhood
Is my biological clock faulty, or is motherhood just not for me?
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
Opinion
Death
Please do this before you die. I just did and it nearly killed me
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Culture
The Bear has made the kitchen TV’s most dramatic setting. But it wasn’t the first
Mouthwatering food, pressure cooker suspense, and Jeremy Allen White’s biceps are only part of the genre’s appeal.
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Sport
When he couldn’t do the Coogee to Bondi walk, Vaughan knew he was in trouble
Michael Vaughan has revealed his battle with a mystery stress-related illness which left him struggling to complete one of his Australian summer rituals.
AFLW to adopt ‘wholly national draft’ for 2025; Charlie McCartin bound for the VFL
The AFLW will adopt a fully national draft model, to take effect for 2025, with all nominees able to be selected by any of the 18 clubs. Meanwhile, Charlie McCartin will play VFL for the Sydney Swans.
Burnout fears for Head ahead of massive Test summer
World Cup strike force Travis Head is yet to receive Cricket Australia’s nod of approval to play in the US-based Major League Twenty20 tournament next month.
Barty returns to Wimbledon grass for first time since 2021 triumph
The former Wimbledon champion will be stepping back onto the grass for the first time since announcing her shock retirement in 2022.
Opinion
AFL 2024
He’s a villain after just seven games. But this young Hawk will be a star
Nick Watson is only 19 and has kicked 5.15, but I’ve seen enough to be convinced he will, in time, become one of the most marketable sports stars in the country.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Alive and kicking: Former Hawk’s proof-of-life call to David Parkin
A Hawthorn premiership player, named as deceased, called his former skipper to report signs of life.
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.
Have Your Say
Read the fine print, Swanny: Hall of fame man of the moment’s accommodation snafu
Collingwood icon Dane Swan’s induction to the Australian Football Hall of Fame couldn’t have gone more to script. We’re just glad he made it to the event in the first place.
