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All-Stars cricket promoter says Warnie’s death left him helpless as businesses went under
Professional poker player Raj Ramakrishnan once rubbed shoulders with cricket’s elite but now faces allegations he engaged in tax fraud and owes the ATO $14 million.
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Smoking & vaping
Vapes will be sold behind-the-counter under watered-down ban
Health Minister Mark Butler struck a deal with the Greens for legislation to pass through the Senate to ban retail sales.
Judge lashes Xavier College’s ‘troubling’ conduct in school abuse claim
Xavier College is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit after a Supreme Court judge overturned a deed of settlement struck to compensate the victim of a paedophile staff member.
Jury’s motive query in missing campers murder trial
The jury in the trial of accused double murderer Gregory Lynn have asked the judge what happens if they can’t reach a unanimous verdict.
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Victoria Police conduct
Victoria Police told to reinstate officer who questioned women-only gym sessions
Detective senior constable Brad McPherson was told not to come to work after questioning a trial of women-only gym sessions at the force’s training academy.
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AFL 2024
A rough year gets worse for Hawkins; Blues, Lions, Swans and Hawks reap rewards of good bye-rounds form
Even before he injured his foot, there were signs Tom Hawkins was coming towards the end of his AFL career and slowing down.
Analysis
Paris 2024
The USA’s Olympic swimming trials have finished. Australia’s stars have some work to do
Five weeks out from the Olympics, we crunch the numbers to see just how Australia’s swimmers are faring against their US rivals.
Analysis
For subscribers
The charts that show how the umps stopped blowing the whistle
The AFL had encouraged umpires to pay more holding-the-ball free kicks in a league directive in late May but, after an early spike, this round had the lowest average since round two.
‘Economic insanity’: Labor fires up attack on Dutton’s nuclear idea
Energy – and specifically the opposition’s announcement on nuclear energy last week – have dominated the first hour of Question Time.
City of Melbourne sells rubbish services for $110 million to Cleanaway
Lord Mayor Sally Capp, in her final week in the role, said the ASX-listed Cleanaway would also redevelop the city’s waste-transfer facility in North Melbourne.
Opinion
Trains
High-speed trains are no silver bullet, but they could help shift house prices
A business case cannot be made for bullet trains in Australia, but faster rail connections in and around Sydney and Melbourne would be a winner for decentralisation.
Millie Muroi
Business Reporter
Footage captures teen stumbling in Tenerife nightclub before he vanished
Jay Slater, 19, has been missing on a Spanish island for a week. He was last heard from during a phone call in which he told a friend he was injured and thirsty.
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Media & marketing
Axe swings at Seven West Media with 150 jobs to go
Redundancies come as the Kerry Stokes-controlled media company braces for the end of a lucrative commercial deal with Facebook and Instagram’s owner Meta.
‘Comfortable’ Canterbury house faces wrecking ball after $4.62m auction sale
Most of the potential buyers had plans to knock down and rebuild the four-bedroom home, which came with an indoor pool and sauna. It was one of 900 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
Surprisingly hard to find, this Italian dish is daggy but glorious
To understand the glory of fettuccine alfredo, you only need to hear about the ingredients.
Yoga and Netflix: What a speech pathologist on $75,000 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a graduate speech pathologist spends on some hot yoga classes and vodka, lime and sodas.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not Kat Stewart and her husband
The Offspring star and her husband, David Whiteley, are bringing Edward Albee’s classic play about marital mayhem to the big stage.
Victoria
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Development
The Melbourne suburb getting seven new high-rise towers
The new towers, which include a 50-storey skyscraper, will add 1700 homes to the area - but the approval is set to reignite debate about how high is too high.
The common condition that can cause too much shame to be named
It affects everything from sex lives to sport participation and self-image. Yet research reveals it is rarely discussed and many go without treatment.
Keith has written five books and a PhD thesis. He’s never read a single one
The professor, who kept his reading difficulties a secret for years, supports Victoria’s move to structured phonics in classrooms.
John Howard and a patriotic dessert menu: The Liberal Party turns 80
Ahead of Peter Dutton’s savage speech at the Liberals’ 80th federal council, the party’s top figures gathered for an evening of festivities.
‘Just gave money to a Jew’: Seinfeld faces more pro-Palestine hecklers in Melbourne
The US comedian didn’t back down when hecklers targeted his Melbourne show, days after his Sydney performances were also interrupted.
Politics
Charlatan, opportunist, climate change denialist: Keating unloads on Dutton
Keating issued his statement the same day that Nationals leader David Littleproud said teal MPs were “dripping with self-righteous sanctimony”.
Business
‘Not sure that could be justified’: Metcash boss questions billion-dollar penalties
IGA operator Metcash is facing tougher supermarket regulations and battling to win over price-conscious shoppers amid an 15.5 per cent uptick in private-label sales.
Opinion
Regulation
Shadow of doom: The threat that could spark another financial crisis
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Heat deaths in Mecca shine light on underworld pilgrim industry
More than 1000 deaths in Saudi Arabia have put a spotlight on an underworld of illicit tour operators who profit off people desperate to meet their religious duty.
Opinion
Dutton’s nuclear plan is surrounded by false claims – but people are listening
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property
The most liveable Melbourne suburbs that buyers can no longer afford
Once considered affordable, these areas are now even further out of reach for home buyers.
Essendon home owned by same family for 69 years sells for $1.59m
It was a bittersweet moment for the sellers, whose family home since 1955 was sold for some $215,000 above reserve.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Is blue light damage real or just a skincare marketing gimmick?
Is blue light skin damage something we should be concerned about or just another industry ploy to sell skincare? Experts weigh in.
Culture
This republished classic captures the intensity of young love
First published in 1980, Beverley Farmer’s debut novel, Alone, reminds the reader how hard it was to be queer in Australia in the 1950s.
Opinion
WordPlay
I watched it for research. So was I unsatisfied or dissatisfied with The Fall Guy?
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
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AFL 2024
The charts that show how the umps stopped blowing the whistle
The AFL had encouraged umpires to pay more holding-the-ball free kicks in a league directive in late May but, after an early spike, this round had the lowest average since round two.
AFL cleared of anti-doping breach but integrity boss calls for overhaul of drug policy
Sports Integrity Australia warned the AFL must bolster its “intelligence capability to manage emerging threats to the game’s integrity” through illicit drugs, but found the program highlighted by MP Andrew Wilkie was not against anti-doping rules.
Analysis
Paris 2024
The USA’s Olympic swimming trials have finished. Australia’s stars have work to do
Five weeks out from the Olympics, we crunch the numbers to see just how Australia’s swimmers are faring against their US rivals.
Analysis
AFL 2024
A rough year gets worse for Tomahawk; Blues, Lions, Swans and Hawks reap rewards of good bye-rounds form
Even before he injured his foot, there were signs Tom Hawkins was coming towards the end of his AFL career and slowing down, just like Jarryd Roughead in his final season. Meanwhile, our form ladder shows which teams made a run during the mid-season bye rounds.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Dangerfield planning for appeal as Hawkins consults specialists; Roos skipper wants Zurhaar, Phillips to stay
Tom Hawkins is meeting with specialists to determine the extent of what could be a season-ending foot injury, while Patrick Dangerfield prepares for a likely tribunal hearing over his tackle on Carlton’s Sam Walsh. Meanwhile, North Melbourne skipper Jye Simpkin has opened up on two of his uncontracted teammates.
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Wimbledon
Tomljanovic optimistic ahead of Wimbledon despite falling short in Birmingham
The Australian will head to Wimbledon – where she is a dual quarter-finalist – hungry for success after a run to the final at the Birmingham Classic.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
Five things Australia must do to save their T20 World Cup campaign
An historic loss to Afghanistan has left Australia in serious danger of missing the T20 World Cup finals just seven months after claiming the one-day World Cup.
Have Your Say
Out of harm’s way: AFL’s mental health boss on drugs policy, weight ban
Dr Kate Hall, who treated AFL players with drug and mental health issues in her previous life as a clinical psychologist, says the league is focused on “harm minimisation”.
